High Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Mentally Retarded Patients in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran by Mostafa Omidian, Mariye Diyaleh, Ali Pouryousef, Habibollah Turki, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Bahador Sarkari

“…The elevated seroprevalence rate of toxocariasis in the current study indicates that these subjects constitute a high-risk group for Toxocara infection, which may be attributed to their behavioral patterns.…”
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Paleomagnetism in Lake Pannon: Problems, Pitfalls, and Progress in Using Iron Sulfides for Magnetostratigraphy by Nick A. Kelder, Karin Sant, Mark J. Dekkers, Imre Magyar, Gijs A. vanDijk, Ymke Z. Lathouwers, Orsolya Sztanó, Wout Krijgsman

“…Alternating field demagnetization cannot resolve the individual components: it yields polarities corresponding to the dominant component resulting in erratic polarity patterns. Interpretation of LT and HT components allows a reasonably robust magnetostratigraphic correlation to the geomagnetic polarity time scale with the base of PAET‐30 at ~8.4 Ma and its top at ~6.8 Ma (average sedimentation rate of ~30 cm/kyr). …”
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Spatio-temporal variability analysis for climatic factors in urban districts with statistical trend line data estimates for sustainable development by Saloni Mangal, Renu Dhupper, Maya Kumari, Vipan Kumar Verma, Deepak Kumar

“…The results showed substantial rising maximum and minimum temperatures in all urban districts and relative humidity was found to have an increasing significant trend at the rate of 0.18–0.20%/year during the winter season. …”
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Dimensional stabilization of 55%SiCp/Al composites by CUI Yan, LI Pengwei, LI Shuo, CAO Leigang, YANG Yue, LIU Yuan

“…The results show that compared with the 14 μm particle-reinforced samples， the 76 μm particle-reinforced samples and the gradation of 14 μm and 76 μm particle-reinforced samples show better dimensional stability， the size change rate （dV/V） of the control samples can be stabilized at about 1×10-3. …”
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Morbidity, mortality, and risk factors associated with Theileria parva seropositivity in a longitudinal calf study, Narok, Kenya by Wyckliff Ngetich, George Karuoya Gitau, Tequiero Abuom Okumu, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Daniel Muasya

“…The cumulative incidence rate was 37 cases per 100 calf-years with higher incidence rate in agro-pastoral system. …”
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Photosynthetic performance index (PIabs) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content determine rice biomass under combined salt stress and prohexadione-calcium treatment by Guanqiang Zuo, Wanqi Mei, Naijie Feng, Dianfeng Zheng

“…In this study, we applied random forest machine learning with variable importance measures to quantify the relative importance of key physiological traits - including photosynthetic rate (Pn), photosynthetic performance index (PIabs), electron transport rate (ETR), maximum photosystem II efficiency (Fv/Fm), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content- in rice subjected to NaCl (0.3%) and Prohexadione-Calcium (PCa) co-treatment. …”
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How key features of early development shape deep convective systems by Sophie Abramian, Caroline Muller, Camille Risi, Thomas Fiolleau, Rémy Roca

“…We find that a system’s growth rate during the first 2 h of development predicts its final size with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.65. …”
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A machine learning model for early detection of sexually transmitted infections by Juma Shija, Judith Leo, Elizabeth Mkoba

“…Based on evaluation metrics, the AdaBoost model was identified as the best-performing model, achieving an accuracy of 97.45%, an F1 score of 97.7%, and the Receiver Operating Characteristics Area Under the Curve (ROC-AUC) with a higher true positive rate and a lower false positive rate. The study recommends integrating a machine learning model into healthcare systems to detect STIs early, improve medical care, reduce disease progression, and remove stigmatisation barriers. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 control measures on influenza positivity among patients with acute respiratory infections, 2018–2023: an interrupted time series analysis by Wei Chen, Huabin Wang, Xianlin Ten, Miao Fu, Meili Lin, Xiaoping Xu, Yongjun Ma

“…Before the pandemic, influenza primarily showed a winter peak pattern, whereas during the pandemic, the positivity rate declined significantly with no distinct peak. …”
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Visual Subfield Progression in Glaucoma Subtypes by Wei-Wen Su, Shian-Sen Hsieh, Shih-Tsung Cheng, Cheng-Wen Su, Wei-Chi Wu, Henry Shen-Lih Chen

“…An average follow-up of 6.94 ± 2.69 years that showed the rate of change of visual field threshold sensitivity was correlated with the peak posttreatment intraocular pressure (IOP) and the long-term IOP fluctuations in all GHT zones except in the inferior arcuate area. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with borderline resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Jun-Peng Lin, Feng-Nian Zhuang, Wei-Jie Chen, Zhou Lin, Yu-Jie Chen, Xiao-Feng Chen, Hui Lin, Hao He, Peiyuan Wang, Hang Zhou, Wen-Wei Wei, Peng-Qiang Gao, Shuo-Yan Liu, Feng Wang

“…After PSM, the R0 resection rate (85.7% vs. 90.5%, P = 0.341) and pCR rate (19.0% vs. 26.2%, P = 0.269) were comparable between two groups, while the MPR rate in the NACI group was significantly lower than in the NCRT group (32.1% vs. 56.0%, P = 0.002). …”
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Investigation of Thermal Behaviour of Mesocarp Fibre and Bituminous Coal with their Blends by Olutosin Olufisayo Ilori, James Tayo Bamigboye, Oluwasegun Michael Adebanjo, Akpoizokumor Jeremiah Tobi, Ayo James Kayode, Pelumi Ebenezer Akinlotan, Michael Odumu Ebegonye, Opeoluwa Damilola Sola-Adeoye

“…Although, the blending of MF with CF was found to have significant effects on the thermal behaviour of both feedstocks, due to a better pattern in the feedstocks’ behaviour at 5 oC/min heating rate, it can be deduced that this rate helps to have a better insight into the thermal behaviour of the feedstocks studied. …”
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Molecular markers as predictors of response to perioperative chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer by K. A. Oganyan, A. A. Musaelyan, S. V. Lapin, T. V. Kupenskaya, A. A. Sveсhkova, M. A. Belyaev, A. A. Zakharenko, S. V. Orlov

“…The endpoints were progression-free survival and objective response rate.Results. Microsatellite instability was detected in 4.8 % (9/185) of GC cases. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of acute viral and mycoplasma respiratory infections in Yongzhou, China: a retrospective descriptive study by Ying Jiang, Ying Jiang, Junyan Lu, Junyan Lu, Zhengrong Tan, Zhengrong Tan, Hanmei Wan, Hanmei Wan, Min Tang, Min Tang, Jiani Li, Jiani Li, Tao Zhou, Tao Zhou, Wenlong Tang, Wenlong Tang

“…Significant seasonal variations were observed, with winter showing the highest pathogen detection rates (49.04%, p < 0.001), and seasonal patterns changed notably during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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An optimized domain-specific shrimp detection architecture integrating conditional GAN and weighted ensemble learning by L. Ravi Kumar, Ravi Kumar Tata, T. R. Mahesh, Endris Mohammed Ali

“…Abstract Deep learning primarily operates on images which contain hidden patterns that are quantified through pixel intensities. …”
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Evaluation of Tru-Cut biopsy in differential diagnosis and challenges in breast adenoid cystic carcinoma on a case basis by İlyas Sayar, Ufuk Memiş, Sami Bilici, Nurten Arslan Isik

“…No staining was observed with progesterone, estrogen, and Cerbb2. The staining rate of Ki-67 was determined as 2 percent. A diagnosis of AdCC was made with these findings. …”
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Tree seed dispersal modes affect forest resilience along savanna-forest boundaries by Max van der Ree, Gerard T Barkema, Arie Staal

“…We find that forest recruitment rate and resilience are more sensitive to forest pattern morphology when trees are dispersed by birds than by wind. …”
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The prophylaxis and treatmen to finfectious complications caused by nosoco-mialflora after kidney transplantation from living related donor by E. P. Volynchik, L. V. Bolshakov, E. M. Balakirev, N. S. Bogomolova

“…This resulted in reduced rate of infectious complications.…”
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Impact of Calcium and Potassium Currents on Spiral Wave Dynamics in the LR1 Model by Xiaoping Yuan, Qianqian Zheng

“…We demonstrate that reducing gate variables accelerates wave propagation, thins spiral arms, and shortens action potential duration, ultimately inducing dynamic instability. …”
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Experimental Study of Temperature Distribution and Evolution Law of Fractured Rock Mass During Heat Transfer Process by Baoping Xi, Keliu Liu, Qiang Fan, Fuzhi Han, Wenzhuo Zhao

“…The heat transfer characteristics were analyzed based on the temperature field distribution, temperature variation pattern, heating rate, temperature difference, and temperature gradient evolution within the fractured granite. …”
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