Compressive properties analysis of mono-sized fragmented coal and rock by Dingyi Hao, ShiKun Xu, Shihao Tu, Hongbin Zhao, Long Tang

“…Experimental observations demonstrated progressive yet decelerating axial strain development under increasing stress, accompanied by diminishing porosity reduction rates. AE activity exhibited proportional escalation in both event frequency and energy release intensity during particle consolidation. …”
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“The alcohol-harm paradox”: Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in liver diseaseKeypoints by Laura Weichselbaum, Judah Kupferman, Allison J. Kwong, Christophe Moreno

“…Summary: The alcohol-harm paradox (AHP) refers to the fact that people from lower socioeconomic groups experience higher rates of alcohol-related illness despite consuming the same or even lower amounts of alcohol than their more affluent counterparts. …”
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Taxonomic Profile of Cultivable Microbiota from Adult Sheep Follicular Fluid and Its Effects on In Vitro Development of Prepubertal Lamb Oocytes by Slavcho Mrenoshki, Letizia Temerario, Antonella Mastrorocco, Grazia Visci, Elisabetta Notario, Marinella Marzano, Nicola Antonio Martino, Daniela Mrenoshki, Giovanni Michele Lacalandra, Graziano Pesole, Maria Elena Dell’Aquila

“…As long-term effects, one of them reduced the total cleavage rate after in vitro embryo culture (IVC). In conclusion, microbiota/bacteria are present in adult sheep FF and may influence reproductive outcomes in vitro. …”
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Enhancing AI-driven forecasting of diabetes burden: a comparative analysis of deep learning and statistical models by Rasool Esmaeilyfard, Mohsen Bayati

“…LSTM effectively captured short-term patterns but struggled with long-term dependencies, while GRU, though computationally efficient, exhibited higher error rates. …”
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The Rise of FinTech and the Journey Toward a Cashless Society: Investigating the Use of Mobile Payments by SMEs in Oman in the Context of Vision 2040 by Hisham Al Ghunaimi, Faozi A. Almaqtari, Ronald Wesonga, Ahmed Elmashtawy

“…Through an examination of worldwide FinTech adoption patterns, this research offers perspectives on Oman’s progress toward becoming a cashless society. …”
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Numerical and experimental study on the combustion pressurization and gaseous products of propellant in a combustor by Chenzhuo Hao, Xing Lv, Zhibin Sun, Jiangong Zhao, Wen Ao

“…Results showed a sigmoidal pressure profile, with pressure rise rates nonlinearly dependent on propellant mass and surface area. …”
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A longitudinal macro analysis of social determinants of health and their impacts on HIV prevalence and nutritional deficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa by Mzolisi Abednigo Payi, Dominic Abaver, Teke Apalata

“…For HIV prevalence, income, education, and employment reduce rates over the long term, while healthcare access and housing quality show positive associations. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>: The Current State of Evidence and a Call for More National Surveillance Studies by Sunčanica Ljubin-Sternak, Tomislav Meštrović

“…Different national surveillance studies have consistently demonstrated low rates of resistance, confirming that <i>C. trachomatis</i> remains largely susceptible to first-line therapies. …”
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Influence of Diet and Tobacco Smoking on Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Poland in 1960–2008 by Mirosław Jarosz, Włodzimierz Sekuła, Ewa Rychlik

“…In 1960–1989 correlations were found between pancreatic cancer incidence rates and energy (0.60 for males and 0.57 for females), cholesterol (0.87 and 0.80), fibre (−0.84 and −0.89) and folate (−0.45 and −0.49) intake, the consumption of total fats (0.94 and 0.91), animal fats (0,90 and 0,82), sugar (0.88 and 0.87), cereals (−0.93 and −0.91), and alcohol (0.86 and 0.82). …”
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Accurate total consumer price index forecasting with data augmentation, multivariate features, and sentiment analysis: A case study in Korea. by Injae Seo, Minkyoung Kim, Jong Wook Kim, Beakcheol Jang

“…In Korea, the CPI significantly impacts decisions on interest rates, fiscal policy frameworks, and the Bank of Korea's strategies for economic stability. …”
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Fast and Accurate Plane Wave and Color Doppler Imaging with the FOCUS Software Package by Jacob S. Honer, Robert J. McGough

“…Simulation results demonstrate rapid convergence and lower error rates compared to conventional spatial impulse response methods and Field II, resulting in substantial reductions in computation time. …”
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Assessment of air pollution resulting from the South Baghdad power plant using the Gaussian model by RUQAYA A. Al-NASER, MONIM H. AL-JIBOORI

“…Therefore, the assessment of concentrations of air pollutants specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4) at Al-Mustansiriya University, located approximately 10 km from the north of the South Baghdad Thermal Power Plant (SBTPP), has been made and the emission rates of these pollutants are estimated.  The atmospheric stability was determined using a three-dimensional ultrasonic anemometer and stability classes were determined using the Monin-Obukhov method and applied Lagrange scale to calculate vertical and horizontal dispersion coefficients. …”
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Shear behavior of the interface between asphalt concrete core and transition under seepage effect by Lifeng Wen, Jialuo Huang, Yu Yang

“…Shear tests were conducted across five seepage pressure, three shear rates, and five normal stress levels. A nuclear magnetic resonance system was employed to analyze internal pore distribution in the asphalt concrete core within shear-affected region. …”
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Development and longitudinal validation of the Veterinary Stressors Questionnaire by Amandine Mudry, Didier Truchot, Marie Andela

“…Abstract Veterinarians often experience burnout and show high suicide rates worldwide, yet today, we lack a scale to assess their work stressors. …”
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Flume Experiments With Refractive‐Index Matched Sediment Revealing the Impact of Two In‐Line Channel‐Spanning Logs on Hyporheic Exchange by S. H. Huang, A. H. Sawyer, E. Wohl, J. Q. Yang

“…Our results suggest that the hyporheic flow pattern induced by logs can be inferred from measurements of the surface flow patterns. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospital-acquired Bloodstream Infections among Children in a Pediatric Hospital in Bolivia by Diana Rodriguez, Shirley Equilia, Cristian Roca, Erica Ludi, Grover Espada, Zulma García, Blanca Machuca, Taryn Clark, Robert H. Gilman

“…Overall, most of the clinically important microorganisms had high rates of AMR. Conclusions: In the present study, we report that isolated bacteria showed significant resistance to multiple drugs, and most demonstrated increased resistance over time. …”
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Retail technology use in sustainability practices: A mixed-methods analysis of implementation approaches and future directions by Noptanit Chotisarn, Thadathibesra Phuthong

“…Implementation success rates showed notable disparities between developed (25 %) and developing markets (18 %). …”
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Modeling the kinetics of pyrolysis of date seeds using artificial neural networks by R. A. Felobes, Magdy Abadir

“…<p>Ground date seeds were subjected to thermal analysis in a stream of Nitrogen at four different heating rates (5, 10, 15 and 20oC.min-1 ) and their TG – DTG patterns were obtained. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Screen Time Exposure in Young Children: A Descriptive, Facility Based Study by Ashutosh Paldiwal, Pritam Kabra, Umesh Kawalkar, Amar Prakash Mankar, Mahesh Puri, Aditi Rathod

“…Infants under 1 year had notably high exposure rates (95.1%). Maternal and paternal education, maternal occupation and child’s behaviour (throwing tantrums) were significantly associated with screen exposure time. …”
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A Psycho-Socio-Cultural Investigation of Factors Involved in the Perezhivanie of Chilean Mothers by Juan J. Rubio-González, Catalina Escobar Torres, Valentina Flores Avalos, Daniela Jofré Godoy

“…Motherhood in Chile is complex and challenging - marked as it is by a growing number of women raising children on their own, against a backdrop of multiple social, cultural and economic factors- as well as a significant decline in birth rates. Perezhivanie is a Russian word, originating in Russian scholarship. …”
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