Characteristics of Microseismic Generated During Shear Failure of Granite With Structural Plane of Various Connectivities by Xianzhe Liang, Zhicheng Hu, Xiufen Qin, Yaoqun Deng, Jianqing Jiang, Guoshao Su

“…Also, it can be found that in the middle-to-late stages of the tests, the b value initially drops to a very low level and then rises back to the original level; before rock failure, the b value continuously decreases at a swift rate, but the average rate of decrease increases with the increase in structural plane connectivity. …”
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Augmenting Coral Growth on Breakwaters: A Shelter-Based Approach by Almog Ben Natan, Natalie Chernihovsky, Nadav Shashar

“…No differences were found in coral settlement between the niches. Flow rate patterns remained similar in Exposed and Sheltered niches due to vortex formation in the Sheltered zones. …”
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Risk Factors of Clonally Related, Multi, and Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients by Meqdad Saleh Ahmed, Zirak Faqe Ahmed Abdulrahman, Zanan Mohammed Ameen Taha

“…The secondary infection of multi and extensively drug-resistant “Acinetobacter baumannii” in severely ill COVID-19 individuals is usually associated with extended hospitalisation and a high mortality rate. The current study aimed to assess the exact incidence rate of A. baumannii coinfection in severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICUs), to identify the possible mechanism of A. baumannii transfer to COVID-19 patients and to find out their resistance rate against different antibiotics. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and influencing factors of soil heterotrophic respiration in northeast China. by Dan Liu, Cheng Long Yu, Rui Feng, Shi Ping Yin

“…And it had a significant increasing trend at the rate of 5.75 × 108 kg/year. (2) From the spatial differentiation and spatial clustering pattern, Rh was dominated by a northeast-southwest direction, its spatial distribution center was close to the northeast geographical center, and it had no obvious contraction or expansion trend on the whole. (3) In the northern and northeastern regions of the study area, vegetation cover directly influences local soil respiration rates. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Human Rabies in Urban and Suburban Districts in Shanghai, 2006–2021 by Zhi Li, Jiayu Hu, Zhuoying Huang, Xiang Guo, Jia Ren, Jing Qiu, Xiaoying Ma, Han Yan, Fang Huang, Xiaodong Sun

“…The body parts most frequently injured by dogs were the hands (48.84%). The fatality rate was 100%. Most cases (86.05%) were not treated after exposure. …”
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Intelligent Prediction of Lost Circulation and Gas Invasion in Cementing Operations Based on ACO-SWXGBoost by Wei Ji, Mengyuan Xiong, Shuangjin Zheng

“…The model extracts both raw features and slope-based variations of key parameters—flow rate, pressure, and density—to enhance representation, incorporates a sliding window and time decay mechanism to capture dynamic patterns, and leverages ACO to optimize hyperparameters for improved predictive performance. …”
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Statistical Analysis of a Generalized Variant of the Weibull Model Under Unified Hybrid Censoring with Applications to Cancer Data by Mazen Nassar, Refah Alotaibi, Ahmed Elshahhat

“…Characterized by one scale parameter and two shape parameters, the proposed model offers enhanced flexibility for modeling diverse lifetime data patterns and hazard rate behaviors. Notably, its hazard rate function can exhibit five distinct shapes, including upside-down bathtub and bathtub shapes. …”
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Analysis of treatment efficacy, tolerability, and survival of patients receiving antifibrotic therapy for progressive nonidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Nesrin Ocal, Aykut Cilli, Nesrin Mogulkoc, Funda Coskun, Ahmet Ursavas, Ismail Hanta, Berna Akinci Ozyurek, Kerem Ensarioglu, Alper Ezircan, Esra Yuksel, Beste Arikan, Fatih Uzer, Tugce Sahin Ozdemirel, Salim Misirci, Pelin Pinar Deniz, Ilknur Basyigit, Ozlem Ozdemir Kumbasar

“…The 6th month and overall progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 83.3% and 51.8%. The 6th month and overall clinical event-free survival (CEFS) rates were 89.6% and 53.6%. …”
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Complementing community science with xenomonitoring: Understanding the eco-epidemiology of Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs and mosquitoes by Tamara Szentivanyi, Laura V. González, Ágnes Klein, Zoltán Soltész, László Z. Garamszegi

“…Similar to community science results, the highest infection rates were observed in the southeastern and eastern regions (MIR: 14.9 and 11.6, respectively), but the two approaches generally provided overall similar geographical patterns. …”
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Characterization and dissolution test of recrystallized mefenamic acid by fast cooling methods by La Ode Akbar Rasydy, Hilda Damayanti, Erza Satrio, Jaka Supriyanta

“…Mefenamic acid, classified as a Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class II drug, exhibits high permeability but low dissolution rates, limiting its bioavailability. This study aims to enhance the dissolution rate of mefenamic acid through crystal structure modification using fast cooling recrystallization with three distinct solvents: acetone (AMA), ether (AMEt), and ethyl acetate (AME). …”
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Short-term physiological responses of Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc. and Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. seedlings to elevated CO2 by Iereh Kim, Myeongja Kwak, Juyeong Kim, Suyoung Woo

“…C. obtusa initiated early biochemical adjustments, indicated by increased biochemical parameters of photosynthesis (maximum carboxylation rate, Vcmax; electron transport capacity, Jmax; and triose phosphate utilization, TPU), yet required more time for these changes to result in higher photosynthetic rates. …”
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Influence of Water Injection Pressure on Methane Gas Displacement by Coal Seam Water Injection by Tianwei Shi, Yishan Pan, Wenhong Zheng, Aiwen Wang

“…The test results show that with the same displacement time, the ratio of displaced methane increases with the increase in the water injection pressure. The displacement rate increases with the increase in the water injection pressure at the stage without water discharge, while the water displacement rate under different water injection pressures differed slightly; in the later displacement stage, a higher water injection pressure of the coal sample results in a faster attenuation of the displacement rate and water displacement rate due to the decrease in the methane content in the coal sample. …”
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Comparison of peripheral nerve injury outcomes between COVID-19 survivors and non-COVID rehabilitation inpatients: A retrospective study by Antonio Mondríguez-González, Brian M. Rothemich, Manasi Sheth, Kevin N. Swong, Colin K. Franz

“…COVID-19 patients have elevated rates of medical comorbidities, including risk factors for acquired PNI, such as diabetes mellitus and obesity. …”
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Trends in type 1 diabetes incidence among children and adolescents in Bursa (2015-2022): impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and demographic insights by Yasemin Denkboy Öngen, Özlem Kara, Emine Demet Akbaş, Güven Özkaya, Erdal Eren

“…Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) rates showed a significant rise over time, particularly in severe DKA cases during the pandemic. …”
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The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa by C.S. Schoeman, Michael K. Pather

“…Worksheets were used to record any costs incurred, which were calculated at rates applicable to 2001. This was done daily during admission. …”
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Phenotypic and molecular analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence and association with antibiotic resistance in Egypt by Salah AI Ali, Aya A Ghamry, Amal M Soliman, Abdullah M Abdo, Nagwan G El-Menofy, Manal M Al-Gerby, Haytham K Mahrous

“…Results: Aztreonam showed the highest resistance rate among MDR (94.7%) and ceftazidime showed the highest resistance rate among non-MDR isolates (44.2%). …”
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Comparative efficacy of half-dose and one-third-dose photodynamic therapy in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: a retrospective study by Mohsen Farvardin, Dorna Eghtedari, Maryam Shahmohammadi, Mohammadkarim Johari

“…The recurrence rate of SRF was significantly higher in the one-third-dose group (20%) compared to the half-dose group (7.5%) (P =.015). …”
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Epidemic Trends and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Hepatitis B in China: Surveillance Study by Xiaoxue Li, Jie Liang, Lanqing Ma, Shijie Shen, Xueying Han, Tao Sun, Heng Guo

“…The age effect showed that the incidence rate of hepatitis B reached its peak at the age of 22 years, with an average incidence rate of 176.173/100,000. …”
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Analysis of complications of laparoscopic management of abdominal diseases related to extended indications by Kazimierz Rembiasz, Andrzej Bobrzyński, Andrzej Budzyński, Marcin Strzałka, Anna Gwóźdź, Marcin Migaczewski, Anna Zub

“…Overall conversion rate was 2.91%; in the 1st period it was 3.97%, in the 2nd 1.81%, and in the 3rd 3.28%.Complication-driven conversion rates were 0.60%, 0.27%, and 0.26%, respectively. …”
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Ischemic heart disease burden attributable to inadequate omega-3 fatty acid intake in Chinese adults, 1990–2021: an Age-Period-Cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study... by Lin Luo, Lin Luo

“…Although both death rates and DALY rates have decreased, population aging continues to drive an increase in the absolute disease burden. …”
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