Social media use, risk behavior engagement, and mental health among middle adolescents in the Caribbean by Deogwoon Kim, Riley Magane, Maxwell Poitier, Julia Kuang, Ava Wang, Richard Adderley, Lynette Deveaux

“…This study explored the magnitude and patterns of social media use, risk behaviors, and mental health among boys and girls and examined associations between these factors. …”
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MSDCA: A Multi-Scale Dual-Branch Network with Enhanced Cross-Attention for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Ning Jiang, Shengling Geng, Yuhui Zheng, Le Sun

“…First, a multiscale 3D spatial–spectral feature extraction module (3D-SSF) employs parallel 3D convolutional branches with diverse kernel sizes and dilation rates, enabling hierarchical modeling of spatial–spectral representations from large-scale patches and effectively capturing both fine-grained textures and global context. …”
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Non-selective waterbird hunting in a Natura 2000 site results in killing of protected species: A case study from western Poland by Dominik Marchowski, Robert Jurszo, Paweł Stańczak, Michał Jasiński, Sebastian Guentzel

“…For nearly all species, harvest rates exceeded the sustainable thresholds defined by BirdLife International. …”
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Spatial Downscaling of TRMM Precipitation Data Using an Optimal Subset Regression Model with NDVI and Terrain Factors in the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin, China by Jinping Liu, Wanchang Zhang, Ning Nie

“…Moreover, the spatial patterns of both precipitation rates of change and their corresponding p value statistics were consistent between the downscaled results and the original TRMM 3B43 during the 2001–2014 period, which verifies that the downscaling method performed well in the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin. …”
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Mental Health in Croatian Competing Adolescent Athletes: Insights from the SMHAT-1 Questionnaire by Katarina Sore, Frane Franic, Luka Androja, Ivana Batarelo Kokic, Darko Marcinko, Stipe Drmic, Valentin Zdravko Markser, Tomislav Franic

“…Understanding gender-specific patterns is crucial for targeted interventions. A cross-sectional study involved 674 Croatian athletes (418 men, 256 women) aged 16–24 years from 43 sports. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution and multi-scenario simulation of the land-use cover change and habitat quality in arid and semi-arid areas: a case study of the urban agglomeration along t... by Tianle Ma, Wenhao Cheng, Wenxuan Yao

“…Habitat quality (HQ) is recognized as a significant factor in biodiversity maintenance and ecological conservation advancement, and the land-use cover change (LUCC) can directly affect the spatial pattern and evolution of HQ. Land-use datasets spanning 2010, 2015, and 2020 were analyzed through the integrated application of the future land-use simulation (FLUS) model and the integrated valuation of ecosystem services and trade-offs (InVEST) model, supplemented by multiple analytical indicators, resulting in LUCC patterns and HQ variations being investigated within the urban agglomeration along the Yellow River in Ningxia, China. …”
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Identifying risk factors and evaluating therapeutic interventions for anastomotic recurrence in postoperative esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Tiantian Cui, Huajian Chen, Min Fan, Wei Huang, Xiaodong Liu

“…Abstract Purpose This investigation delineates the differential impact of recurrence patterns—specifically, anastomotic recurrence (AR) and lymph node recurrence (LNR)—on the survival outcomes of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile in Patients Attending Tertiary Care Settings by Murad A. Mubaraki, Mubbashir Hussain, Faaiz Ul Hassan, Shahzad Munir, Fozia Fozia, Ijaz Ahmad, Fatima Bibi, Samia Sultan, Ziaullah Zialluh

“…The highest resistance rates were found against penicillin (83.3%) followed by amoxicillin (70%), nalidixic acid (61%), and metronidazole (38%), and the lowest resistance was found against vancomycin (6.4%) and imipenem (3.7%). …”
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A novel approach in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis for content based image retrieval in big data analytics and medical images by Pinar Gundogan Bozdag, Hurşit Burak Mutlu, Mucahit Karaduman, Muhammed Yildirim, M. Attique Khan, Shrooq Alsenan, Jamel Baili, Yunyoung Nam

“…Current deep learning architectures published in the literature struggle to achieve comparable success rates in distinguishing between closely related but distinct disease groups. …”
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Acclimation of Ecophysiological and Agronomic Traits to Increasing Growth Temperature in Three Cowpea Genotypes Grown in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka by Imanthi Wijayaraja, Malika Piyarathne, Thilakshi Alahakoon, Udeni Devasinghe, Lasantha Weerasinghe, Dushan Kumarathunge, Dharmasiri Dissanayake, Chaminda Egodawatta, Nalaka Geekiyanage

“…More work is proposed to examine the patterns of biomass partitioning and radiation use efficiency in three cowpea genotypes at elevated temperatures.…”
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A framework for continual learning in real-time traffic forecasting utilizing spatial–temporal graph convolutional recurrent networks by Mariam Labib Francies, Abeer Twakol Khalil, Hanan M. Amer, Mohamed Maher Ata

“…This approach improves the efficiency of the Continual Learning (CL) process by enabling the model to adapt to new traffic patterns more effectively over time. Extensive experiments conducted on the PeMSD3, PeMSD4, PeMSD7, and PeMSD8 datasets reveal the superiority of the proposed models, STGCN-EWC, STGCN-MAS, and STGCN-SI models achieve significant reductions in error rates compared to baseline methodologies. …”
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Geochemical modeling of CO2 emissions from volcanic soil microseepage: implications for greenhouse gas budget by Xianzhe Duan, Haoran Sun, Nan Li, Jiale Dou

“…Our results provide important insights as follows: (1) Low porosity in subsurface strata inhibits CO2 penetration, while well-developed underground cracks and channels enhance release rates. (2) Favorable gas pathways enable CO2 to penetrate dense layers, and migrate upward, with migration patterns influenced by gas source pressure, temperature, and soil permeability. …”
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Navigating Energy Efficiency and Mould Risk in Australian Low-Rise Homes: A Comparative Analysis of Nine External Wall Systems in Southeast Australia by Liqun Guan, Mark Dewsbury, Louise Wallis, Hartwig Kuenzel

“…More than 8000 hygrothermal and bio-hygrothermal simulations were completed to evaluate seasonal moisture patterns and calculate mould growth potential for nine typical external wall systems. …”
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Estimation of Relative Sea Level Change in Locations Without Tide Gauges Using Artificial Neural Networks by Heeryun Kim, Young Il Park, Wansik Ko, Taehyun Yoon, Jeong-Hwan Kim

“…Unlike conventional forecasting approaches focused on future time series prediction, the proposed model is designed to learn spatial distribution patterns and temporal rates of sea level change from a fusion of satellite altimetry and tide gauge data. …”
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Assessment of Tourism Development in Belarus: A Comprehensive Analysis of Infrastructure, Cultural Heritage and Natural Resources by Viktoryia Kauchun, Anna Michalska, Walery Zukow

“…Results: The findings indicate moderate tourism development in Belarus (39% rated it as average, 42% as high). Infrastructure quality shows significant regional variation (χ2(4)=31.50, p<0.001, V=0.56). …”
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Is guideline-driven prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism common practice in the South African private hospital setting? by Melissa van der Merwe, Marlene Julyan, Jesslee M. du Plessis

“…This study evaluated prescribing patterns of VTE prophylaxis in one of the largest South African (SA) private hospital groups. …”
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Climate Change and the Impact on Ocular Infectious Diseases: A Narrative Review by Yong Le Tong, Carlos Cifuentes-González, Kajal Agrawal, Fatma Shakarchi, Xin Ying Rachel Song, John S. Ji, Rupesh Agrawal

“…Rising temperatures and humidity have been linked to increased rates of fungal infections, particularly fungal keratitis in tropical regions. …”
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Global research trends on nutritional status and dialysis from a bibliometric perspective by Muna Shakhshir, Divya Vanoh, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…Abstract Background A significant lack of systematic data exists regarding the relationship between nutrition and dialysis, despite the recognized impact of poor nutrition on extended hospital stays and high mortality rates, especially in developing countries. To address this gap and stimulate further research, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis is crucial. …”
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Sex affects the nestling diet of a large aerial predator of the Andes by Juan Sebastián Restrepo-Cardona, Sebastián Kohn, Juan D. Vásquez-Restrepo, Luis A. Salagaje, Fabricio Narváez, Paul Monar-Barragán, Félix Hernán Vargas, Vanessa Hull

“…Here, we conducted direct observations to evaluate the differences in prey size between female and male eagles, as well as the numerical rates of prey delivery to nestlings, and the differences in prey diversity between sexes, in nine nests in Ecuador. …”
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University-based physical education as a structured temporal and spatial opportunity for shaping health-oriented lifestyles by Lu Zhang, Tao Zhong, Kui Dong

“…Male students had higher rates of smoking, obesity, and unhealthy diets compared to females. …”
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