Relationship between Skeletal Maturity Indicators and Dental Calcification Stages in a Sample Pediatric Population by Akshaya Ojha, Riddhi Chawla, Tarun Sihag, Ameena Ahmed, Ahtesham A. Qurishi, Laleena Rajkumari

“…In addition to constitutional differences in the timing of maturation, there are diseases, systemic disorders and environmental factors that may affect a child's physiologic maturity. …”
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Cryptic coral community composition across environmental gradients. by Gia N Cabacungan, Tharani N Waduwara Kankanamalage, Amilah F Azam, Madeleine R Collins, Abigail R Arratia, Alexandra N Gutting, Mikhail V Matz, Kristina L Black

“…These results imply that cryptic coral communities are influenced by both depth and local environmental conditions, although the exact environmental factors driving these patterns remain unknown. …”
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Regular exercise in adolescents with ACE gene polymorphism helps preventing cardiovascular risk factors by Nivaldo de Jesus Silva Soares Junior, Carlan Senna, Carlos Alberto Alves Dias-Filho, Bruno Rodrigues, Maria Claudia Irigoyen, Danielle da Silva Dias, Vinícius Santos Mendes, Carlos José Moraes Dias, Sally Cristina Moutinho Monteiro, Cristiano Teixeira Mostarda

“…These include the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), which plays, along with other environmental factors, a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of essential arterial hypertension in both adults and adolescents. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms conferring resistance to phenamacril in the Fusarium species by Alexander Dumbai Joe, Runze Liu, Xiao Luo, Ruqiya Syed, Farhan Aslam, Zhenying Luo, Zhitian Zheng

“…We examine the molecular, genetic, and environmental factors contributing to this resistance. We emphasize the importance of continued research and integrating different approaches to monitoring and managing drug-resistant Fusarium spp. populations. …”
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RTEL1 is upregulated in gastric cancer and promotes tumor growth by Chunyu Yang, Suzeng Wang, Ge Gao, Peiwen Xu, Mengyuan Qian, Yuan Yin, Surui Yao, Zhaohui Huang, Zehua Bian

“…GC is a highly heterogeneous disease and its progression is associated with complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. Identifying novel genes and pathways involved in GC development is crucial for improving the therapeutic outcome. …”
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Fishery stock dynamics in the Baltic Sea: The dichotomy between total allowable catch limits and spawning stock biomass by Rosciszewski-Dodgson Michael J., Cirella Giuseppe T.

“…Future strategies should balance TAC and SSB while considering broader environmental factors to ensure sustainable stock dynamics.…”
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A lethal disease of the European bison – posthitis is conditionally determined by its genomics by Sazia Kunvar, Sylwia Czarnomska, Cino Pertoldi, Astrid V. Stronen, Iwona Ruczyńska, Małgorzata Tokarska

“…The conditional nature of posthitis and ‘false negative’ sampling represent major difficulties in investigating this disease, and we recommend a complex genomic and environmental factors association assay that could eventually explain the puzzling etiology of posthitis and help mitigate this threat to the European bison.…”
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Network-Scale Impact of Vegetation Loss on Coverage and Exposure for 5G Networks by Jorn Schampheleer, Anke Huss, Margot Deruyck

“…These findings emphasize the importance of incorporating vegetation and other environmental factors into network planning, especially for high-frequency 5G networks, to ensure optimal performance and limit user exposure.…”
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Enhancing Coverage and Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review of Optimization Techniques by Rajasekaran S, Shaik Mastan Vali

“…However, achieving full coverage in WSNs presents significant challenges due to resource constraints, such as limited battery life, processing capabilities, and environmental factors like terrain and obstacles. To address these issues, coverage optimization techniques are employed to maximize spatial coverage while minimizing energy consumption and deployment costs. …”
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Enhancing soil quality in soybean cultivation: Mycorrhizal technology combined with intercropping under high cadmium stress by Xiaohui Wang, Xiaoxu Fan, Wei Chang, Kun Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Gaozhong Pu, Alexander.V. Kurakov, Yuan Ping, Fuqiang Song

“…This study evaluated the combined impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and intercropping with Solanum nigrum on soil microbial diversity, enzyme activity, and environmental factors in soybean cultivation under high Cd stress. …”
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Toward the Language MOOC (LMOOC’s) low dropout rate: The control-value theory of persistency in LMOOC (CVTPLMOOC) by Amir Reza Rahimi, Babak Daneshvar Ghorbani

“…For this gap, in the current study, the researchers developed a new conceptual framework, namely, the control-value theory of persistence in LMOOC (CVTPLMOOC), which includes a serial mechanism incorporating environmental factors, cognitive appraisals, persistence, and boredom. …”
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Determining factors affecting flood risk perception among local communities in Iran by Moslem Savari, Ahmad Jafari, Abbas Sheheytavi

“…Abstract Although climatic and environmental factors primarily determine the intensity of flood events, their impacts on residents are significantly influenced by human-related elements. …”
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Role of autophagy defects and significance of adherent-invasive <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Crohn's disease development by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreev, D. V. Rakitina, Yu. P. Baykova

“…According to modern concept, etiology of CD has complex nature and is determined by genetic predisposition, infectious agents and environmental factors. Alteration of autophagy process (defects of NOD2/ CARD15, ATG16L1, IRGM genes) is one of genetically determined disorders of innate immunity typical for CD. …”
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Exploring microbial players for metagenomic profiling of carbon cycling bacteria in sundarban mangrove soils by Basanta Kumar Das, Ayushman Gadnayak, Hirak Jyoti Chakraborty, Smruti Priyambada Pradhan, Subhashree Subhasmita Raut, Sanjoy Kumar Das

“…The findings emphasize the key role of microbial activity in preserving mangrove ecosystem health and resilience, highlighting the intricate interplay between microbial diversity, functional capabilities, and environmental factors.…”
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Unravelling single-cell DNA replication timing dynamics using machine learning reveals heterogeneity in cancer progression by Joseph M. Josephides, Chun-Long Chen

“…Our findings also highlight the importance of studying cancer tissue samples to comprehensively grasp the complexities of DNA replication because cell lines, although convenient, lack dynamic environmental factors. These results facilitate future research at the interface of genomic instability and replication stress during cancer progression.…”
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Optimal WSN Deployment to Measure Air Quality in Dynamic Multi-Source Dispersion Scenarios: A Case Study in Arequipa by Alexander Hilario-Tacuri, Alberth Tamo, Marco Pinares-Mamani, Walter Butron, Romel Jimenez

“…Thus, to address this public health challenge, this article introduces a novel dynamic multi-source dispersion model that accounts for variations in wind velocity and direction over time, recognizing that air pollution is influenced by rapidly changing environmental factors. Additionally, three optimization problems are presented to identify the optimal locations for sensor nodes. …”
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Selection of electrochemical and electrical energy storage systems for off-grid renewable energy mini-grids: A review by Isaac Gwayi, Sarah Paul Ayeng’o, Cuthbert Z.M. Kimambo

“…This review study therefore, focused on studying and selecting appropriate electrochemical and electrical storage systems for off-grid REMGs through investigating their technical, economic and environmental factors. On economic factors investigation; capital recovery factor (CRF) and annualised cost (AC) of considered ESSs were used in this study. …”
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Effect of Recycled Concrete Aggregates on Plain Concrete Compressive Strength and its Environmental Sensitivity. by Mugisha, Elaijah

“…Other test samples were exposed to environmental factors after 28 days of curing for instance elevated temperature (1 hour, @105 ℃ ), humidity, and rainwater for 14 days and compressed to note the change in compressive strength of natural concrete and recycled concrete and results showed that recycled concrete is more affected by environment factors than natural concrete made with virgin aggregates. …”
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BP-3 exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations induced male developmental reproductive toxicity via ER/CCL27/ROS pathway in mice by Hong-Mei Li, Yan-Rong Gao, Qing Chang, Xiu-Ying Pei, Jia-He Sun, Yu-Jia Lin, Ya-Nan Tian, Qiang-Wang, Bin Zhao, Heidi Qunhui Xie, Hui-Ming Ma, Hai-Ming Xu

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Population features of prevalence and clinical-diagnostic role of NOD2 gene polymorphisms associated with Crohn’s disease by D. A. Kuznetsova, M. V. Merzlyakov, G. V. Vavin, A. S. Razumov, V. L. Emanue

“…It will allow not only to increase efficacy of early diagnosis and the CD risk prognosis, but to define environmental factors affecting clinical utilization of genetic factors that is a premise for development of pathogenic justified management algorithm encompassing both populationbased and regional factors.…”
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