Benefits of aldosterone receptor antagonism in chronic kidney disease: the BARACK-D RCT by F D Richard Hobbs, Richard McManus, Clare Taylor, Nicholas Jones, Joy Rahman, Jane Wolstenholme, Louise Jones, Jennifer Hirst, Sam Mort, Ly-Mee Yu

“…These higher rates of negative renal change reduced in scale over the study but did not equalise between arms. …”
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A retrospective analysis of 6942 amniocentesis cases by Qingsha An, Yuxiao Huang, Feifei Yu, Yilun Tao, Juan Li, Xiaoze Li

“…The analysis encompassed the detection rate of chromosomal abnormalities via amniocentesis, the proportion and positive predictive value (PPV) of each indication group, the distribution of maternal age and gestational age, and the characteristic patterns of confirmed diagnostic findings. …”
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From west to east: dissecting the global shift in inflammatory bowel disease burden and projecting future scenarios by Kaiqi Yang, Changhao Zhang, Rui Gong, Wei Jiang, Yuchen Ding, Yang Yu, Jinlong Chen, Min Zhu, Jiaxuan Zuo, Xueping Huang, Lumei Wang, Peng Li, Xiujing Sun

“…This survey analyzed patterns and trends in the burden of IBD to aid future decision making. …”
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An Unexplored Diversity for Adaptation of Germination to High Temperatures in Brassica Species by M. Tiret, M.‐H. Wagner, L. Gay, E. Chenel, A. Dupont, C. Falentin, L. Maillet, F. Gavory, K. Labadie, S. Ducournau, A.‐M. Chèvre

“…Diversity must be sought in wild populations, coupled with an understanding of the complex pattern of adaptation across a broad range of landscapes. …”
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Artificial Ventilation-Induced Acute Lung Lesion: Experimental, Morphological Study by A. M. Golubev, V. V. Moroz, D. V. Lysenko, A. N. Kuzovlev, D. A. Ostapchenko

“…Objective: to elucidate the pattern of morphological changes in the lung during artificial ventilation.Materials and methods. …”
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Survival prognostic factors and molecular aspects in extremity soft tissue sarcoma by Bogdan Serban, Eugen Radu, Adrian Cursaru, Bogdan Stefan Cretu, Sergiu Andrei Iordache, Madalina Cîrnu, Cosmin Florentin Niculae, Cătălin Florin Cîrstoiu

“…Significant prognostic factors for the likelihood of a lower survival and death rate are tumor size, tumor depth, histology type, and vascular invasion. …”
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Large-scale genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of longitudinal change in adult lung function. by Wenbo Tang, Matthew Kowgier, Daan W Loth, María Soler Artigas, Bonnie R Joubert, Emily Hodge, Sina A Gharib, Albert V Smith, Ingo Ruczinski, Vilmundur Gudnason, Rasika A Mathias, Tamara B Harris, Nadia N Hansel, Lenore J Launer, Kathleen C Barnes, Joyanna G Hansen, Eva Albrecht, Melinda C Aldrich, Michael Allerhand, R Graham Barr, Guy G Brusselle, David J Couper, Ivan Curjuric, Gail Davies, Ian J Deary, Josée Dupuis, Tove Fall, Millennia Foy, Nora Franceschini, Wei Gao, Sven Gläser, Xiangjun Gu, Dana B Hancock, Joachim Heinrich, Albert Hofman, Medea Imboden, Erik Ingelsson, Alan James, Stefan Karrasch, Beate Koch, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Ashish Kumar, Lies Lahousse, Guo Li, Lars Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Yongmei Liu, Kurt Lohman, Thomas Lumley, Wendy L McArdle, Bernd Meibohm, Andrew P Morris, Alanna C Morrison, Bill Musk, Kari E North, Lyle J Palmer, Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Bruce M Psaty, Fernando Rivadeneira, Jerome I Rotter, Holger Schulz, Lewis J Smith, Akshay Sood, John M Starr, David P Strachan, Alexander Teumer, André G Uitterlinden, Henry Völzke, Arend Voorman, Louise V Wain, Martin T Wells, Jemma B Wilk, O Dale Williams, Susan R Heckbert, Bruno H Stricker, Stephanie J London, Myriam Fornage, Martin D Tobin, George T O'Connor, Ian P Hall, Patricia A Cassano

“…As a secondary aim, we estimated the mean rate of decline in FEV1 by smoking pattern, irrespective of genotypes, across these 14 studies using meta-analysis.…”
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Research on Strata Movement Control in Deep Composite Lithologic Gangue Backfill Mining of Super-Thick and Weak Cementation Overburden Based on PFC–FLAC Coupling Simulation by Yonglei Li, Jiangning Gan, Guojian Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, Guangli Guo, Baode Guo, Shuo Sun

“…In addition, after calculation, the secondary compression rate of the composite rock gangue reaches 7% to 8%, ultimately leading to a secondary surface subsidence rate of 19%. …”
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Vegetation variations and driving mechanisms in northern China based on kNDVI by Zhuxia Xu, Weicheng Liu, Haiyan Li, Sanjie Qin, Tao Wen

“…Vegetation cover in northern China exhibits a fluctuating upward trend, with the northern Loess Plateau showing the highest rate of increase at 0.0032 per year and Southern Xinjiang and the Hexi Corridor showing the lowest rate of increase at 0.0003 per year. …”
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Statistical and numerical investigation of irreversibility for time-dependent Casson-Carreau nanofluid flow driven by curved surface: Regression analysis by P. Kumar, AR. Ajaykumar, F. Almeida, S. Saranya, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…Identifying the parameters that optimize the heat transfer rate and using those parameters applying the appropriate statistical tool to optimize the heat transfer rate are the two motives behind this study. …”
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Legume-Cereal Intercropping Improves Forage Yield, Quality and Degradability. by Jie Zhang, Binjie Yin, Yuhuai Xie, Jing Li, Zaibin Yang, Guiguo Zhang

“…Intercropping legume with cereal is an extensively applied planting pattern in crop cultivation. However, forage potential and the degradability of harvested mixtures from intercropping system remain unclear. …”
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Modeling of digital spatial processing under conditions of troposphere propagation of centimeter radio waves for wireless telecommunication by Ilia W. Peshkov, Dmitry N. Borisov

“…The best geometry for this purpose is circular, since providing the lowest bit error rate for binary phase-shift keyed signals.…”
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Long-term effect of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: а clinical case by I. A. Pokataev, A. S. Tyulyandina, L. V. Chitia, S. A. Tyulyandin

“…Chemotherapy is a main treatment for recurrent OC. In Russia, the rate of platinum-resistant recurrences after first-line chemotherapy is more than 50 %, which may be due to the high extent of a tumor process at the moment of diagnosis, to the low rate of optimal cytoreductive interventions, and to non-optimal treatment. …”
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Research on Combustion State System Diagnosis Based on Voiceprint Technology by Jidong Yan, Yuan Wang, Liansuo An, Guoqing Shen

“…The BP neural network has a slower convergence speed and a high error rate in recognizing the flameback and thermoacoustic oscillations. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Surface Water Temperature Changes in China's Major Lakes by Haimei Duan, Kun Yang, Xiaolu Zhou, Yi Luo

“…Particularly, when analyzing the spatial pattern based on China's famous population‐economic demarcation line (the Hu Huanyong Line), we found that the LSWT growth rate in lakes east of the Hu Huanyong Line is higher than that in lakes to the west in Phase II, as well as under the SSP1‐RCP2.6 and SSP2‐RCP4.5 scenario models. …”
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Effect of engine failure on aerodynamic characteristics of a light transport aircraft model by Yu. S. Mikhailov

“…If the half of engine thrust is lost, which adversely affects a rate of climb, the most critical flight modes are the take-off and go-around procedures performed at low altitudes using the engine asymmetric thrust. …”
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Subsidence of Critical Prohibited Well Drilling Plains (Study Area: Eshtehard Plain) by Rana Norouzi, Sayyd Morovat Eftekhari, Ali Ahmadabadi, khadijeh alinoori

“…The subsidence change profiles suggest a complex subsidence pattern within the study area, influenced by a combination of factors, including human activities (such as the intensity and type of land use, as well as excessive groundwater extraction), environmental conditions, geological characteristics (e.g., sediment composition, aquifer thickness, and bedrock position), and the rates of aquifer recharge and discharge. …”
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Planting Strategy Optimization Can Increase Maize Yield by Delaying Leaf Senescence and Improving Photosynthetic Capacity by Li Zhao, Xinrong Duan, Xinping Zhang, Xin Zhang, Linzhuan Song, Pei Chen, Min Liang, Chang Zhang, Chuangyun Wang

“…The results show that with the increase in planting density, the net photosynthetic rate of maize leaves gradually decreased, and the transpiration rate gradually increased. …”
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Massive Water Production from Cryogenic Icy Lunar Regolith by a Microwave Heating Method by Qinggong Wang, Yong Pang, Juping Gu, Zhongxian Zhao, Qichen Sun, Mengfei Yang

“…Once the liquid water begins to collect, the water collection rate is comparable to that at the high-power heating pattern. …”
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Study on main controlling factors of CO2 huff-n-puff for enhanced oil recovery and storage in shale oil reservoirs by CHEN Jun, WANG Haimei, CHEN Xi, TANG Yong, TANG Liangrui, SI Rong, WANG Huijun, HUANG Xianzhu, LENG Bing

“…Considering both oil recovery and storage, the optimal injection strategy for a single well included: initiating when daily oil production declined to just above 8 m3, injecting 15 000-24 000 tons of CO₂ at a rate of 500-900 t/d, shut-in duration of 30-50 days, and conducting 2-3 huff-n-puff cycles. …”
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