Economic and social transformation: The impact of urbanization on the informal worker by W. Wahyudi, O. Sukmana, B. Avianto

“…Urbanization in Surabaya has triggered significant economic and social transformations, created new job opportunities, and also increased challenges for informal workers.METHODS: The study employs a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews and participatory observation to collect data from informal workers.FINDINGS: The findings indicate that 78% of informal workers experience significant income volatility, while 65% report facing high competition and 72% lack access to essential resources. …”
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Natural Ventilation in Iranian Bakeries: Identifying Gaps and Proposing Guidelines for Future Respiratory Pandemics Such as COVID-19 by Zeinab Rasouli Divklaei, Khalilollah Moeinian, Hamidreza Nassehinia, Elahe Saleh, Taleb Askaripoor

“…Results: The findings revealed that while 94.4% of the bakeries adhered to fundamental airflow guidelines, only 40.8% achieved the ACH standards, a key measure of indoor air quality (IAQ). …”
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The correlation among pain, demographic factors and psychological well-being in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain by Thangamani Ramalingam Alagappan, Aparna Vajpayee

“…Gender negatively correlated with anxiety and depression, while condition duration positively correlated with depression. …”
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Proximity effect correction in electron beam lithography using a composite function model of electron scattering energy distribution by Qingyuan Mao, Jingyuan Zhu, Xinbin Cheng, Zhanshan Wang

“…This approach ensures high accuracy of the PSF while simultaneously reducing computational complexity. …”
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Trends and emerging frontiers of mesenchymal stem cells in intervertebral disc degeneration: a bibliometric analysis (2000–2024) by Jian Zhao, Shuwen Li, Jie Cheng, Xiang Xu, Ming Bai, Yingnan Yu, Meixia Liu, Heping Yin, Yimin Wu

“…China and the USA led in publication volume and citation counts, while the United Kingdom achieved the highest average citations per publication. …”
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Impact of sex hormones on postoperative outcomes in plastic surgery: a narrative review by Xiong Lv, Chun Xiang, Yan Zheng, Xuling Lv, Wanxuan Zhou, Jiajun Zhu

“…This is particularly evident in the postoperative recovery of plastic surgery patients. While the effects of sex hormones differ between males and females, their mechanisms in wound healing, angiogenesis, and collagen regulation have drawn significant attention.MethodsThis narrative review synthesizes key literature from four databases including PubMed (up to 2024) focusing on the effects of sex hormones on healing after plastic surgery.Key terms such as “sex hormones,” “tissue repair,” and “postoperative recovery” were used. …”
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Barriers to Respect Professional Ethics Standards: Insights from Iranian Nurses by Fatemehalsadat Hosseini Baghdadabad, MohammadKazem Rahimi, Roohollah Askari, Hasan Jafari, Hossein Fallahzadeh

“…The present study aimed to determine the barriers to respect to the Professional Ethics Standards (PES) in nurses working in educational hospitals of University of Medical Sciences in the province of Yazd, Iran, in 2022. Materials and Methods: This study was quantitative cross-sectional. …”
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Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease using brain $$^{18}\textrm{F}$$ -FDG PET imaging based on a state space model by Yufang Dong, Yonglin Chen, Zhe Jin, Xingbo Dong

“…This allows the model to maintain high performance while achieving more lightweight and efficient operations. …”
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Patterns and Outcomes of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions in a Hospital Based Study by Upama Paudel, S Parajuli, DB Pokhrel

“…Steroids were used for initial treatment for around 4.9 ± 1.7 days. 83.3% of the patients improved while 11.9% succumbed despite optimal management. …”
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Synergistic effects of yoga and ayurvedic nutrition on middle-distance running performance: A randomized clinical trial by Ashish Kumar Mishra, Aakanksha Heer, Medha Kulkarni, Tanuja M Nesari, Man Singh

“…Introduction: Yoga is known for its benefits on physical and mental well-being, while Ayurvedic diets, like those including Ragi and Urad Laddu, aim to optimize energy and recovery. …”
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Gain or loss? Examining the dual effects of small talk on employees’ safety performance by Pan Liu, Mingyu Zhang, Ru Guo, Caili Duan, Bixiang Shi, Bolu Wei

“…Practically, it offers insights for managing informal communication to balance relational benefits and task focus, optimizing workplace safety.…”
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Cytokine-Targeting Biologic Therapies for Alopecia Areata: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanism of Action, Clinical Efficacy, and Adverse Events by Simonetta I. Gaumond, Isabella Kamholtz, Joaquin J. Jimenez

“…Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease affecting 2% of the global population, often causing localized scalp hair loss that can progress to alopecia totalis or universalis. While corticosteroids and JAK inhibitors are effective, their significant side effects highlight the need for safer, more targeted treatments. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Anticancer Activity of some Metal Complexes of New Ligand Derived from 4-Methylbenzohydrazide with Computational Studies by Enass J. Waheed

“…The prepared compounds were identified by several spectroscopic methods such as Infrared, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electronic Spectra. …”
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Associations between exposure to heavy metal and sarcopenia prevalence: a cross-sectional study using NHANES data by Yingying Zhang, Qianbing Li, Xiangfei Wang

“…Therefore, this study expects to construct a risk prediction machine model of heavy metal exposure on sarcopenia and to interpret and analyze it.MethodsModel construction was based on data from the NHANES database, covering the years 2011 to 2018. …”
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Spatial variability of soil attributes and modeling to estimate forage production and carrying capacity in Semi-arid by Francisco Gleyson da Silveira Alves, Edmilson Rodrigues de Lima Junior, Rodrigo Gregório da Silva, Magno José Duarte Cândido

“…The exponential model best fit the attributes of organic matter, potassium, phosphorus, and pH, while the spherical model was optimal for base saturation, stoniness index, slope index, and general index. …”
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Thermographic Insights into Degenerative Spinal Disorders: Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Digital Infrared Thermography Imaging by Sathish Muthu, Guna Pratheep Kalanchiam, Ashok Shyam

“…As research progresses, integrating DITI with conventional imaging methods may enhance its role in clinical practice, optimizing diagnostic accuracy and treatment outcomes for patients with degenerative spinal disorders.…”
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Modulation of radiant oncological therapy through the intervention with substances of vegetable origin by Soledad Banega, Cintia Bertoncini, Mercedes Pascuccio, Alba Güerci

“…Introduction: the search for substances that modulate the adverse effects of radiotherapy is key to optimizing the efficacy of these treatments and improving the patient's quality of life. …”
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A Hybrid Compact Convolutional Transformer with Bilateral Filtering for Coffee Berry Disease Classification by Biniyam Mulugeta Abuhayi, Andras Hajdu

“…Traditional detection methods are often subjective and inefficient, particularly in resource-limited settings. …”
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A critical review on soil remediation using electrokinetic-enhanced permeable reactive barriers: Challenges and enhancements by Ali Barati Fardin, Ahmad Jamshidi-Zanjani

“…Contaminated soil poses a critical threat to ecosystems, affecting their components in various detrimental ways. Among the methods for addressing this issue, the combination of electrokinetic remediation and permeable reactive barrier (EKR-PRB) is particularly effective in low-permeability soils. …”
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Auto-embedding transformer under multi-source information fusion for few-shot fault diagnosis by Bo Wang, Shuai Zhao, Qian Zhao, Yang Bai

“…Subsequently, an innovative cross-attention architecture leveraging Transformer neural networks is proposed to facilitate efficient multi-modal data integration by highlighting key correlations between sensing devices while minimizing superfluous information. In the final stage, the architecture integrates global max pooling and global average pooling operations to optimize feature abstraction and improve resilience to data variations. …”
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