Publication bias in the social sciences since 1959: Application of a regression discontinuity framework. by Julia Jerke, Antonia Velicu, Fabian Winter, Heiko Rauhut

“…We conclude that these changes are influenced by increasing computational possibilities as well as changes in the acceptance rates of scientific top journals.…”
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Experimental Reconstruction of a Nineteenth Century Lower Limb Prosthetic Peg Leg – The Box Leg by Charlotte Waller-Cotterhill

“…However, that all societies (past and present) follow a single technological trajectory just at different rates of progress would be an inaccurate assumption (Pfaffenberger, 1992). …”
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Decoding Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the new age of change by Silvia I. RONDON

“…Scenarios of climate variation have increased the possibility of changes in pests' biological and ecological patterns by increasing or reducing overwintering length, changes in population growth rates, number of generations, crop-pest relationship, and therefore affecting their expansion. …”
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Full spectrum of novelties in time-dependent urn models by Alessandro Bellina, Giordano De Marzo, Vittorio Loreto

“…Systems driven by innovation, a pivotal force in human society, present various intriguing statistical regularities, from the Heaps' law to logarithmic scaling or somewhat different patterns for the innovation rates. The urn model with triggering (UMT) has been instrumental in modeling these innovation dynamics. …”
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Considerations for homology-based DNA repair in mosquitoes: Impact of sequence heterology and donor template source. by Joshua Xin De Ang, Katherine Nevard, Rebekah Ireland, Deepak-Kumar Purusothaman, Sebald A N Verkuijl, Lewis Shackleford, Estela Gonzalez, Michelle A E Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…For Aedes aegypti, the most important arboviral vector, integration rates achieved in Cas9-based knock-ins so far have been rather low, highlighting the need to understand gene conversion patterns and other factors that influence homology-directed repair (HDR) events in this species. …”
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Electronic cigarette use in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study on emerging trends and public health concerns by Farah Kais Alhomoud, Ayat Almuhayshi, Roqaia Altarouti, Tuqa Abushaheen, Faten Alhomoud, Noor Alotaibi, Dana Alsugeir, Khalid A. Alamer, Yousef Alqarni, Basmah Alfageh, Hailah Almoghirah, Fahad Alsulami

“…Socioeconomic factors such as lower income and education levels were associated with higher usage rates (p = 0.001 and p = 0.030, respectively). Dual users of e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes made up 47% of participants, while 31% were ex-smokers, and 22% were exclusive e-cigarette users. …”
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Estimating medium-term (40 years) carbon uptake in living biomass from Life Terra’s afforestation and reforestation actions: challenges and recommendations by Jorge Palmero-Barrachina, Petr Blazek, Santiago Sabaté, Santiago Sabaté, Teresa Sauras-Yera, Samuel Allasia-Grau, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Sven Kallen, Tiago de Santana, Emil Cienciala, Emil Cienciala

“…The study showed significant regional variations in planting density and growth patterns. Initial planting densities in timber plantations varied substantially across biogeographic regions (1,869–7,702 trees/ha), following exponential decline patterns over time. …”
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Discharge Dynamics Responses in Forced Granular Flow of Rice Particle Beds by Dan Zhao, Zhuozhuang Li, Xianle Li, Zhiqin Zhang, Dong Liu

“…Detailed analyses were conducted on flow patterns, velocity distributions, mass flow rates, dynamic arch formation, bottom stress distribution, and load propagation. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Mitigating Urban Heat Islands of Green Infrastructure on Increasing the Productivity of Light and Heavy Work (Case Study: Tabriz Metropolitan) by Mahdi Herischian, Hassan Mahmoudzadeh, Rasoul Ghorbani

“…The primary inputs for the model included a land use/land cover raster map, a reference evapotranspiration (ET0) raster map, a biophysical table containing details about each land use/land cover class, a vector map of city buildings, and an energy consumption rate table categorized by building type and air temperature. …”
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From access to reserve: antimicrobial resistance among etiological agents of central line-associated bloodstream infections in the view of WHO’s AWaRe antimicrobial spectrum by Anand, Gargee, Lahariya, Rijhul, Priyadarshi, Ketan, Sarfraz, Asim

“…Furthermore, a fluctuation in CLABSI rates was also observed, with a significant reduction in infection rates in 2024 after the implementation of enhanced infection control practices. …”
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Parsimonious and explainable machine learning for predicting mortality in patients post hip fracture surgery by Fouad Trad, Bassel Isber, Ryan Yammine, Khaled Hatoum, Dana Obeid, Mohammad Chahine, Rachid Haidar, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ali Chehab

“…Abstract Hip fractures among the elderly population continue to present significant risks and high mortality rates despite advancements in surgical procedures. …”
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Discrepancies in tuberculosis burden estimates: North Korean defectors vs. official reports by Inho Jang, Heesang Han, Seungcheol Lee, Hyeongyeong Jeong, Rugyeom Lee, Yedham Kang, In-Hwan Oh, Seung Heon Lee, Seung Heon Lee

“…The proportion of extrapulmonary TB in NKDs was 36–46%, similar to South Korean patterns. The estimated and reported multidrug-resistant TB rates in NKDs were higher than in the control group, highlighting potential underreporting in North Korean data.ConclusionThere were large gaps in TB prevalence between NKD and native North Korean residents and between the estimated and reported TB burden within North Korea. …”
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Indirect exposure to insect growth disruptors affects honey bee (Apis mellifera) reproductive behaviors and ovarian protein expression. by Julia D Fine, Leonard J Foster, Alison McAfee

“…Curiously, eggs laid by queens exposed to pyriproxyfen exhibited increased hatching rates, and those larvae developed into worker progeny with increased responsiveness to their queens. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Implementation and Impact of Nikshay Poshan Yojana in India’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme by Sethuraman Sivaraman, Saurabh Kumar Banerjee

“…Key aspects analysed include coverage and enrolment rates, disbursement processes, awareness and utilisation patterns, implementation challenges, and the scheme’s impact on treatment outcomes and nutritional status. …”
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Spatiotemporal and trend analysis of common cancers in men in Central Serbia (1999–2021) by Kričković Emina, Lukić Tin, Kričković Zoran, Stojšić-Milosavljević Anastazija, Živanović Milica, Srejić Tanja

“…Hot spot analysis revealed a decline in mortality rates, whereas incidence rates increased. New colorectal cancer incidence hotspots emerged in three counties, while consecutive bladder cancer hotspots appeared in two counties. …”
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Link-State-Aware Proactive Data Delivery in Integrated Satellite–Terrestrial Networks for Multi-Modal Remote Sensing by Ranshu Peng, Chunjiang Bian, Shi Chen, Min Wu

“…By integrating satellite cache states, user cache states, and multi-modal data attributes (including imagery, metadata, and temporal request patterns) into a unified Markov decision process (MDP), our approach pioneers the application of the multi-actor-attention-critic with parameter sharing (MAPPO) algorithm to ISTNs push tasks. …”
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Decoding Global Palates: Unveiling Cross-Cultural Flavor Preferences Through Online Recipes by Qing Zhang, David Elsweiler, Christoph Trattner

“…We examined flavor differences across China, the US, and Germany, as well as consistent flavor preference patterns using online recipes from prominent recipe portals. …”
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Integrating Metabolomics and Machine Learning to Analyze Chemical Markers and Ecological Regulatory Mechanisms of Geographical Differentiation in <i>Thesium chinense</i> Turcz by Cong Wang, Ke Che, Guanglei Zhang, Hao Yu, Junsong Wang

“…Redundancy analysis demonstrated Anhui samples exhibited significantly higher antioxidant activity (DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging rates) than other regions, strongly correlating with stable low-temperature environments (annual mean temperature) and precipitation patterns. …”
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An epidemiological trend analysis of oral cancer in Korea from 2001 to 2021 by Hye-Sun Shin, Junho Choi, Yuyi Park, Uiseop Shin, Sangmyeong Kim, Dong-Hun Han

“…Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates were calculated using the direct method, with the 2000 Korean mid-year population as the standard. …”
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Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Canine Otitis Pathogens in the Iberian Peninsula (2010–2021) by Biel Garcias, Mar Batalla, Anna Vidal, Inma Durán, Laila Darwich

“…The AMR evolution also showed an increase in resistance patterns in <i>Proteus</i> spp. to doxycycline and <i>Streptococcus</i> spp. to amikacin. …”
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