MtDNA genetic diversity and phylogeographic insights into giant domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) breeds: connections between Central Europe and the Middle East by K. Balog, A.S. Wadday, B.A. Al-Hasan, G. Wanjala, Sz. Kusza, P. Fehér, V. Stéger, Z. Bagi

“…The highest genetic diversity was found in the Carpathian Basin, and the lowest in the Iraqi region. STRUCTURE analysis revealed low structurality, K=3 was the most likely. …”
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Telemedicine for under-resourced patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a qualitative study exploring the views and experiences of patients and their healthcare team by Savannah Bowman, Sandeep K. Agarwal, Keshia C. Ferguson, Maryjo J. Maliekel, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Maria I. Danila, Maria I. Danila, Jinoos Yazdany, Sebastian Bruera

“…Using Levesque's conceptual framework for healthcare access, semi-structured interviews and content analysis were used to explore benefits and limitations of telemedicine in under-resourced patients with SLE. …”
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Psychological correlates of eating behavior in overweight/obese adolescents in Taiwan: Psychometric and correlation analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ)-R21 by Yu-Wen Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Carol Strong, Chih-Hsiang Liu, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yi-Ching Lin, Meng-Che Tsai

“…This study aimed to assess the factor structure and reliability of TFEQ-R21 and to identify the correlates of eating behavior in obese and non-obese Taiwanese adolescents. …”
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Western disturbances and climate variability: a review of recent developments by K. M. R. Hunt, K. M. R. Hunt, J.-P. Baudouin, A. G. Turner, A. G. Turner, A. P. Dimri, A. P. Dimri, G. Jeelani, Pooja, R. Chattopadhyay, R. Chattopadhyay, F. Cannon, T. Arulalan, T. Arulalan, M. S. Shekhar, T. P. Sabin, E. Palazzi

“…Use of new modelling frameworks and tracking algorithms has significantly improved knowledge of WD structure and variability, and a more frequentist approach can now be taken. …”
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Decreasing prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women at delivery: a quality improvement initiative by Vidushi Kulshrestha, K Aparna Sharma, Neena Malhotra, Anushka Rathi, Swati Sharma, Tanisha Gupta, Aditya Sarkar, Srinidhi Y Reddy, Nambrath Sunita, Joby Titto

“…At AIIMS, New Delhi, baseline data revealed a 35.57% prevalence of anaemia among booked pregnant women at delivery. …”
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Genetic Differentiation of Abies alba Outside Its Main Range Under Warm Meso‐ and Sub‐Mediterranean Conditions in Italy and Switzerland by Sevil Coşgun, Jérémy Gauthier, Giuliano Bonanomi, Gabriele Carraro, Paolo Cherubini, Marco Conedera, Erika Gobet, Maria‐Chiara Manetti, Gianluigi Mazza, Christoph Schwörer, Christoph Sperisen, Nadir Alvarez, Felix Gugerli, Willy Tinner

“…Collectively, the combined genotypic data from individuals across the species' range demonstrate that cryptic Mediterranean populations of A. alba align with the local and large‐scale genetic structure of populations from its main range, suggesting that the species is able to thrive in a warmer and drier environmental range than hitherto anticipated. …”
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Development and validation of a climate change version of the man-made disaster-related distress scale (CC-MMDS) by Jil Beckord, Julia Barbara Krakowczyk, Nadja Gebhardt, Leonie Sophie Geiser, Katharina Kamler, Christoph Nikendei, Eva-Maria Skoda, Martin Teufel, Alexander Bäuerle

“…Initially, 1070 participants were engaged in the survey. Results: The data of n = 715 participants was used for analysis. …”
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ARTISANAL FISHING ON THE COAST OF ESPÍRITO SANTO STATE, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL: AN APPROACH TO SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHY by Joelson MUSIELLO-FERNANDES, Pablo da Costa OLIVEIRA, Samanta Chisté de ARAÚJO, Juliana Silva de ABREU, Ana Paula Madeira DI BENEDITTO, Adriane Araújo BRAGA, Mauricio HOSTIM-SILVA, Camilah Antunes ZAPPES

“…Despite this, there is a lack of updated data on artisanal fishing and its interfaces with socioenvironmental oceanography. …”
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Rational selection of the monoclonal α-synuclein antibody amlenetug (Lu AF82422) for the treatment of α-synucleinopathies by Pekka Kallunki, Florence Sotty, Katarina Willén, Michal Lubas, Laurent David, Malene Ambjørn, Ann-Louise Bergström, Louise Buur, Ibrahim Malik, Steffen Nyegaard, Thomas Thiilmark Eriksen, Berit O. Krogh, Jeffrey B. Stavenhagen, Kathrine J. Andersen, Lars Ø. Pedersen, Ersoy Cholak, Edward N. van den Brink, Rik Rademaker, Tom Vink, David Satijn, Paul W.H.I. Parren, Søren Christensen, Line R. Olsen, Josefine N. Søderberg, Sandra Vergo, Allan Jensen, Jan Egebjerg, Pernille Gry Wulff-Larsen, Mikkel N. Harndahl, Dina S. M. Damlund, Kaare Bjerregaard-Andersen, Karina Fog

“…The epitope of amlenetug was mapped to amino acids 112-117 and further characterized by crystallographic structure analysis. Based on our data, we hypothesize that targeting α-synuclein will potentially slow further disease progression by inhibiting further pathology development but be without impact on established pathology and symptoms.…”
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Systemic organoprotection with inhaled nitric oxide (literature review) by I. A. Mandel, A. G. Yavorovsky, M. A. Vyzhigina, P. V. Nogtev, E. Yu. Khalikova, D. S. Kozlova, A. V. Bayrashevskaya, K. A. Temirova, T. A. Demura, E. N. Zolotova

“…Despite the contradictory data on the role of endogenous NO as an organоprotector, NO insufflation is a promising direction, which is supported by evidence of modeling the protective effect on the myocardium, kidneys, and liver with exogenous NO in experimental and clinical studies. …”
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A Scalable Gaussian Process Approach to Shear Mapping with MuyGPs by Gregory Sallaberry, Benjamin W. Priest, Robert Armstrong, Michael Schneider, Amanda Muyskens, Trevor Steil, Keita Iwabuchi

“…Analysis of cosmic shear is an integral part of understanding structure growth across cosmic time, which in turn provides us with information about the nature of dark energy. …”
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Determinants of Rotavirus Vaccine Acceptance in an Area of Southern Italy with Low Vaccination Coverage: A Case-Control Study by the Health Belief Model Questionnaire by Davide Anzà, Massimiliano Esposito, Giorgio Bertolazzi, Alessandra Fallucca, Carlo Genovese, Gabriele Maniscalco, Andrea D. Praticò, Tiziana Scarpaci, Ermanno Vitale, Vincenzo Restivo

“…Methods: This case-control study was conducted in Southern Italy to identify factors influencing parental acceptance of RVV. Data were collected from parents using a structured questionnaire that assessed socio-demographic factors, vaccine knowledge, and attitudes based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). …”
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Vendor density mapping and compliance assessment with tobacco control laws around schools in Bhubaneswar City—a geo-spatial mapping and observational study by Nancy Satpathy, Nancy Satpathy, Pratap Jena, Pratap Jena, Amit Yadav, Venkatarao Epari, Vikrant Mohanty, Muhammad Imran Ali, Rishika Khare, Yogesh Pratap Singh, Ashish Kumar Pandey

“…This study examines tobacco vendor density around schools in Bhubaneswar City, Odisha, utilizing advanced geo-spatial mapping techniques to provide evidence for regulatory enforcement.MethodsA geo-spatial mapping approach was employed using ArcMap 10.8 and Google Maps to identify tobacco vendors within a 100-yard radius of 15 selected high schools. Data collection was conducted through a structured questionnaire with 53 closed-ended questions via the Epicollect5 platform. …”
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Health workers’ perspectives regarding climate change and health in Kween District, Mount Elgon, Uganda – A qualitative study by Aggrey Siya, Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa, Chemutai Faith, Noah Mutai, Plaxcedes Chiwire

“…Health facilities were selected through purposive sampling and 69 health service providers participated. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews that explored health workers' knowledge of climate change and its impacts on health, including malaria. …”
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Coproducing an Ecological Momentary Assessment Measurement Burst Mental Health Study With Young People: The MHIM Coproduction Protocol by Luke Power, Tong Xie, Thomas Bartlett, Dejla Hoxha, Heather Bryson, Eva Drummond, Poppy Fairbairn, Alex Swan, Yu‐Wen Tan, Lorna Caddick, Aja Murray

“…Within this context, coproduction relates to (1) the codevelopment, with young people, of the study's structure and (2) their involvement as researchers, e.g., recruitment, data interpretation and knowledge‐exchange. …”
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Impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on ocular health among people living in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Sobia Kausar, Phanika Tongchai, Sumed Yadoung, Shamsa Sabir, Supansa Pata, Woottichai Khamduang, Kriangkrai Chawansuntati, Supachai Yodkeeree, Anurak Wongta, Surat Hongsibsong

“…Daily PM2.5 concentration data was gathered from Thung Satok monitoring station. …”
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MASFF-Net: Multiazimuth Scattering Feature Fusion Network for SAR Target Recognition by Huiqiang Zhang, Wei Wang, Jie Deng, Yue Guo, Shengqi Liu, Jun Zhang

“…Initially, we design an MASF extraction module to acquire SAR subaperture image data from multiple azimuths and capture the strong scattering point features of multiazimuth SAR images, whose spatial distribution characterizes the geometric structure information of the target. …”
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Multi-Scale Hierarchical Feature Fusion for Infrared Small-Target Detection by Yue Wang, Xinhong Wang, Shi Qiu, Xianghui Chen, Zhaoyan Liu, Chuncheng Zhou, Weiyuan Yao, Hongjia Cheng, Yu Zhang, Feihong Wang, Zhan Shu

“…WGFFNet uses a classic encoder–decoder structure, where the designed stepped fusion block (SFB) embedded in the feature extraction stage captures finer local context across multiple scales during encoding, and along the decoding path, the multi-level features are progressively integrated by a Fully Gated Interaction (FGI) Module to enhance feature representation. …”
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From Ornamental Beauty to Economic and Horticultural Significance: Species Diversity and Ethnobotany of Bignoniaceae in Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand by Surapon Saensouk, Piyaporn Saensouk, Thawatphong Boonma, Sarayut Rakarcha, Khamfa Chanthavongsa, Narumol Piwpuan, Tammanoon Jitpromma

“…This study investigates the diversity, phenology, cultural relevance, and traditional uses of Bignoniaceae species in Maha Sarakham Province, Northeastern Thailand. Through semi-structured interviews with 260 local informants across 13 districts—alongside field observations and herbarium voucher collections—we documented 27 species across 21 genera. …”
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Intraperitoneal Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Prevents Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis in Mice by Joo Youn Oh, Tae Wan Kim, Hyun Jeong Jeong, Hyun Ju Lee, Jin Suk Ryu, Won Ryang Wee, Jang Won Heo, Mee Kum Kim

“…Time course study showed that the number of IFN-γ- or IL-17-expressing CD4+ T cells was increased in draining lymph nodes (DLNs) on the postimmunization day 7 and decreased thereafter. The retinal structure was severely disrupted on day 21. An intraperitoneal injection of hMSCs at the time of immunization protected the retina from damage and suppressed the levels of proinflammatory cytokines in the eye. …”
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