Global stroke burden attributable to household air pollution: Insights from GBD 2021 and projections to 2040. by Manqing Li, Shicheng Liao, Chao Wang, Haojia Ma, Xiumei Xing, Jianhui Yuan, Jie Jiang, Zhuoying Zeng

“…From 1990-2021, age-standardized death rates (EAPC = -0.37), DALY rates (EAPC = -0.20), and YLL rates (EAPC = -0.30) decreased, while YLD rates increased (EAPC = 1.11). …”
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The scale of the Russian shadow economy in modern realities by A. V. Savtsova, O. N. Patsenko, S. M. Grishanov

“…The study analyzed the dynamics of the number of people employed in the informal sector and the unemployment rate, as well as the volume of questionable transactions in the banking sector, which revealed some patterns. …”
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Re-establishment of elephant in the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Reserves, Natal, South Africa by A. Wills

“…The article discusses the potential problems identified during the planning, and how the monitoring of the programme was conducted in terms of observing movement patterns, feeding behaviour and mortality rate. Thus far the programme, which released 26 animals in Hluhluwe and 30 in Umfolozi and maintains that 18 and 20 are now living in the respective areas, is considered a success. …”
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Frequency characteristic of the acoustic emission signal in concrete under compressive loading by K. POGAN

“…Among the AE intensity measurements (i.e. counts rate, root mean square, etc.) also the frequency analysis of the AE signal seems to be the useful method. …”
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Evolving Landscape of Melanoma in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece: Trends and Insights by L. Cayuela, J.J. Pereyra-Rodríguez, J.C. Hernández-Rodríguez, R.C. Bueno-Molina, A. Cayuela

“…Objective: To study melanoma incidence trends from 1990 to 2021 in Southern European countries—Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece—and explore regional and age-period-cohort (A-P-C) patterns. Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 were used to calculate age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs). …”
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[Artículo traducido] Panorama actual del melanoma en Portugal, España, Italia y Grecia: tendencias y perspectivas by L. Cayuela, J.J. Pereyra-Rodríguez, J.C. Hernández-Rodríguez, R.C. Bueno-Molina, A. Cayuela

“…Abstract: Objective: To study melanoma incidence trends from 1990 to 2021 in Southern European countries—Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece—and explore regional and age-period-cohort (A-P-C) patterns. Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 were used to calculate age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs). …”
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Differences in geochemical characteristics of produced water from coalbed methane wells and their indications for drainage：A case study of the Santang Syncline in Western Guizhou by Xiaozhi ZHOU, Shuaiqi WANG, Shiliang ZHU, Shaolei WANG, Gang XIANG, Xuehua CHEN, Jihang DONG, Xin QIU

“…Combined with the monitoring of the water quality and hydrochemical characteristics of the produced water from CBM wells, the overflow release process after fracturing is divided into four stages: trial flowback, constant-rate flowback, slow increase of the flowback rate, and rapid decrease of the flowback rate. …”
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Tensile Fracture Behavior of Corroded Pipeline: Part 1—Experimental Characterization by Yuchao Yang, Feng Liu, Feng Xi

“…The comparative analysis based on the macroscopic stress-strain relationship shows that the rapid decrease of the yield stress, ultimate strength, and strain at the fracture for corroded pipe are correlated with the fracture patterns; i.e., the fracture patterns of pipe are changed from uniform to scattered with the continuous increase of the corrosion rate. …”
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Tensile strength and elongation prediction for pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded AISI 4135 steel by auto-associative memory network by Efezino McCarthy Elutabe, Sunday Ayoola Oke, John Rajan, Swaminathan Jose

“…The parameters investigated include gas flow rate, base current, welding speed, and peak current. …”
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Analysis of Metallic-to-Oxide Sputtering Mode Transition During Reactive Magnetron Deposition of Aluminum Oxide Coatings by Andrey V. Kaziev, Alexander V. Tumarkin, Dobrynya V. Kolodko, Maksim M. Kharkov, Raghavendra Konaguru, Dmitry G. Ageychenkov, Nikolay N. Samotaev, Konstantin Yu. Oblov

“…Electrical measurements of the discharge voltage and current along with the deposition rate trends observed with varying the oxygen flow rate indicated the presence of hysteresis, typical to when using a DC power supply. …”
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Area-wide augmentation of Anagyrus vladimiri and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri enhances biological control of mealybugs in Lambrusco vineyards in Northern Italy by Giovanni Burgio, Serena Magagnoli, Roberto Mondini, Emilio Guerrieri, Luca Casoli, Marco Profeta, Sabina Capponcelli, Alessandro Castiglioni, Stefano Meglioraldi, Matteo Mora, Stefania Valeriani, Martina Parrilli

“…A significant increase in parasitism rate and predator density was recorded in release farms compared to the control ones, with the parasitism rate reaching a median value of about 80 %. …”
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Variations in the Use of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) in Primary Care in England: A Population-Based Cohort of 531,735 FITs from 495,121 Patients Between 2019 and 2023 by Morton AJ, Crooks CJ, West J, Nicholson BD, Humes DJ

“…This is the first study on national patterns of FIT testing, showing a rapid but unequal increase across England.There is large variation in the proportion of FIT results exceeding the referral criteria of 10 μgHb/g faeces between English regions that is associated with the rate of testing in each region. 3) What do these results mean?…”
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Dynamic mechanical behavior of polypropylene fiber-reinforced shotcrete: Experimental analysis, microstructural observation, and numerical simulation by Shengran Zhang, Changxing Zhu, Xinming Chen, Jiaqi Guo, Huazhe Jiao

“…Key findings include: (1) The material exhibits strain-rate dependency: as impact rate increases, mechanical properties, toughness index, ductility index, and energy dissipation improve, but sample integrity declines. (2) At 5.143 m/s loading rate, 0.1 % PPF dosage delivered optimal performance: 33.8 % higher compressive strength, 14.6 % greater elastic modulus, 19.5 % enhanced toughness, 42.6 % increased ductility, and 23 % improved energy dissipation ratio versus PPF-free specimens. (3) Microscopically, PPF inhibits crack propagation by forming stress-dispersing bridges within the cement matrix, improving crack resistance. …”
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Sine Power Unit Inverse Lindley Model: Bayesian Analysis and Practical Application by Amal S. Hassan, Diaa S. Metwally, Mohammed Elgarhy, H. E. Semary, Abdoulie Faal, Rokaya Elmorsy Mohamed

“…The SPUIL distribution demonstrates greater flexibility in modeling various hazard rate behaviors, including increasing, decreasing, N‐shaped, U‐shaped, and J‐shaped patterns. …”
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Comparative analysis of different stroke subtype burden and future trends over 15 years in China and globally from 1990 to 2021 by Zeyan Zhang, Zeyan Zhang, Sijia Wu, Tianyu Jin, Zhixuan Duan, Zhixuan Duan, Xiaoxia Du, Xiaoxia Du

“…Joinpoint regression and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models were applied to analyze historical patterns and forecast future trajectories.ResultsThe age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and the age-standardized prevalence rate (ASPR) exhibited similar trends, with ischemic stroke (IS) showing an increase, while intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) displayed a decline. …”
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Temporal changes in grain yield and quality of rice varieties released in Guangdong Province, China (1990–2020) by Huifang Yang, Longmei Wu, Bin Zhang, Taotao Yang, Jixiang Zou

“…Furthermore, the development of new varieties should prioritize higher head rice rate, particularly for early rice. These findings provide crucial insights into the evolving patterns of grain yield and quality in Guangdong Province, offering valuable guidance for future breeding strategies and cultivation practices.…”
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Modelling the Rainfall Erosivity of the Rhone Region (Southeastern France) Associated with Climate Variability and Storminess by Nazzareno Diodato, Gianni Bellocchi, Nunzio Romano, Francesco M. Guadagno

“…Changes in the spatial and temporal patterns of extreme rainfall may have important effects on the magnitude and timing of rainfall erosivity, which in turn lead to even severe soil degradation phenomena. …”
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The distortion of fertility due to migration: A comparative analysis of migrants in the Netherlands and stayers in Poland by Nasim Ahamed Mondal, Agnieszka Fihel, Weronika Kloc-Nowak

“…The literature on migrants’ childbearing patterns offers several explanations for this phenomenon. …”
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Intermittent ne-waza exercise leads to greater effort in uke compared to tori in prepubescent judo athletes by Bayram Ceylan, Furkan Öztürk, Hasan Basri Taskin, Ugur Sarikaya, Sükrü Serdar Balci

“…Athletes also reported significantly higher RPE scores in the uke role than in the tori role, indicating greater perceptual demands in prepubescent judo athletes, despite similar heart rate patterns between roles. …”
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Intermittent ne-waza exercise leads to greater effort in uke compared to tori in prepubescent judo athletes by Bayram Ceylan, Furkan Öztürk, Hasan Basri Taskin, Ugur Sarikaya, Sükrü Serdar Balci

“…Athletes also reported significantly higher RPE scores in the uke role than in the tori role, indicating greater perceptual demands in prepubescent judo athletes, despite similar heart rate patterns between roles. …”
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