Integrating GIS and remote sensing for soil attributes mapping in degraded pastures of the Brazilian Cerrado by Rômullo Oliveira Louzada, Ivan Bergier, Édson Luis Bolfe, Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo

“…Remote sensing is a crucial tool for soil assessment, yet soil complexity and sensor limitations hinder accurate analysis. This study integrates active and passive remote sensing data with Machine Learning (ML) methods to predict the physicochemical properties of degraded sandy soils in the Brazilian Cerrado. …”
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Biomass distribution law of winter wheat in mining-affected area based on UAV remote sensing by Jing WANG, Wenbing GUO, Zhichao CHEN, Erhu BAI

“…Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)laser radar combined with RTK technology was used to monitor coal mining subsidence, and the accuracy of surface elevation and subsidence data was verified. Vegetation indices and texture features were extracted based on UAV multi-spectral images, and Pearson correlation analysis was used for screening. …”
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Correlation Between Peripheral Blood Immune Cell Distribution and Disease Severity and Prognosis in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Liu PJ, Yuan P, Liu SP

“…Pen-Ju Liu, Peng Yuan, Shui-Ping Liu Department of Neurology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Pen-Ju Liu, Department of Neurology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Road,Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13521678687, Email lpjhq@163.comObjective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between peripheral blood immune cell distribution patterns and both disease severity and prognosis in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data from MS patients admitted to the Neurology Department of our Hospital between March 2020 and April 2024. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Feeling of Unsafety Scale—Arabic in general population adults by Sahar Obeid, Zeinab Bitar, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Feten Fekih-Romdhane

“…We used the FACTOR software to conduct the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the FUSA scale and RStudio for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).ResultsThe confirmatory factor analysis of the unidimensional model was poor; the EFA conducted on the first split subsample showed a two-factor solution, with the CFA conducted on the second split subsample showing good fit. …”
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Impact of a dedicated antenatal specialist service for women with a history of stillbirth: the rainbow clinic by Jack Le Vance, Michelle Plant, Samiramis Saba, Alexander E.P. Heazell, R. Katie Morris, Victoria Hodgetts Morton, Leo Gurney

“…Individual maternal and fetal outcome data were collected from case records. A composite adverse perinatal outcome was defined as one of: perinatal mortality; an Apgar score < 7 at five minutes or an umbilical artery pH < 7.05, or both; admission to NICU; intraventricular hemorrhage; hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; necrotizing enterocolitis; retinopathy of prematurity; respiratory distress syndrome; pneumonia; and neonatal sepsis. …”
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International Index of Digital Economy and Society (I-DESI): Trends in the Development of Digital Technologies by L. P. Bakumenko, E. A. Minina

“…Comparisons of cluster analysis results by sub-indexes were made based on data from 2016 and 2013. …”
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Evaluation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and minimal intervention associated with deproteinisation in permanent teeth with molar incisor hypomineralisation: study protocol... by Ana Paula Taboada Sobral, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari, Amanda Rafaelly Honório Mandetta, Carolina Carvalho Bortoletto, Renato Araujo Prates, Alessandro Melo Deana, Rita de Cássia Loiola Cordeiro, Lourdes Aparecida Martins dos Santos Pinto

“…The teeth will subsequently be restored using a mixed technique with resin-modified glass ionomer cement and bulk-fill composite resin. The data will be submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. …”
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Empowering knowledge graphs with hybrid retrieval-augmented generation for the intelligent mix scheme of mass concrete by Yuqing Shang, Zhijiang Ke, Peng Lin, Qianhui Ren, Wenshan Zhang, Xiongwu Wang, Xiaotao Li, Fuyuan Gong, Shiqi Wang, Baofa Wang, Zhengkui Xu, Minglun Sun, Shunli Tan

“…Firstly, a total of 1723 mix proportioning records collected from 15 hydropower stations were structurally extracted using a customized data transformation tool. A knowledge graph (KG) was then constructed on the Neo4j platform, encompassing entities such as environmental conditions, material compositions, and performance indicators. …”
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Discordances in Kinetic Energy Between the Superior Cavopulmonary Connection and Single Ventricle Are Associated With Suboptimal Fontan Outcomes: A Pre‐Fontan 4‐Dimensional Flow St... by Jacqueline Contento, Mithra Agamy, Maren Brinken, Ryan O'Hara, Nicholas Mouzakis, Janet Kruetzer, Rittal Mehta, Roland Axt‐Fliedner, Elias Balaras, Francesco Capuano, Ravi Vegulla, Yves d'Udekem, Yue‐Hin Loke

“…Twenty‐six (40%) experienced a composite outcome, including 9 with rejected candidacy. …”
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Gut microbiota differences between sports and non-sports major students: a population-controlled trial by Benlong Ma, Yifang Zhang, Wenbo Yuan, Nan Hu, Shanshan Li

“…Fecal samples were collected from the sports majors (SS group, 50 students, 11 males, and 39 females, 18.7 ± 0.8 years old) and non-sports majors (NC group, 50 students, 23 males, and 27 females, 19.0 ± 1.0 years old) for high-throughput sequencing analysis. Their clinical data were statistically analyzed. …”
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Typhoon Rainfall Intensification by Urban Dynamical Effects in Shanghai by Caijun Yue, Changhai Liu, Liping Deng, Zhihui Han, Xiaofeng Wang, Yao Yao, Wen Gu, Yuqi Tang, Xiangyu Ao, Bingxin Ma, Yiwen Lu

“…Abstract Based on observational data from 17 typhoons affecting Shanghai between 2012 and 2020, this study investigates the spatial characteristics of typhoon rainfall, with a multi‐case composite analysis. …”
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Adsorption evaluation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate on magadiite-magnetite and carbon-magnetite from rice husk ash by Yuliana Yuliana, Muhamad Diki Permana, Solihudin, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Norio Saito, Takahiro Takei

“…In this study, the adsorption that uses magadiite and carbon from rice husk ash via the microwave irradiation method and is composited with magnetite was proposed. The composite magadiite-magnetite (MM) and carbon-magnetite (CM) were obtained by co-precipitation methods by intercalation and impregnation. …”
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“Revitalizing” Alginate Films: Control of Texture, Hemo- and Cellular Compatibility via Addition of Cellulose Nanocrystals by Mikhail A. Torlopov, Ilia S. Martakov, Vasily I. Mikhaylov, Philipp V. Legki, Kirill S. Vavrinchuk, Pavel A. Markov, Natalia N. Drozd, Andrey V. Zhuravlev, Petr A. Sitnikov, Alexander V. Kutchin

“…The hematological tests of the composites showed a procoagulant effect. Summarizing the data, we propose a model that explains the influence of nanocrystals and their concentration on the formation of the observed composites’ structure and their physicochemical and biological properties. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of a patient-reported symptom index for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: the NMIBC-SI by Claudia Rutherford, Margaret-Ann Tait, Daniel S. J. Costa, Madeleine T. King, David P. Smith, Shomik Sengupta, Joseph Ischia, Andrew Mitterdorfer, Dickon Hayne, Roger Watson, Paul Anderson, Mark Frydenberg, Peter Gilling, Nicholas Buchan, Euan Green, Noel Clarke, Stephen A. Boorjian, Badrinath Konety, Jeffrey M. Holzbeierlein, Peter C. Black, Venu Chalasani, Jörg Henseler, Manish I. Patel, on behalf of the NMIBC-SI Study Group

“…Results NMIBC-SI assesses disease and treatment-related symptom burden and two treatment-specific side-effects (cystoscopy, intravesical BCG/Chemotherapy). Composite analysis supported a single composite model including core symptom and cystoscopy index items (Intravesical index items were not tested due to small sample). …”
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Whole-Genome Resequencing to Identify Selection Signatures Associated with High Fertility in Lüliang Black Goat by Xu Wang, Zhenqi Zhou, Xinrui Chai, Jie Li, Wannian Wang, Zhixu Pang, Lifen Cheng, Caihong Cheng, Liying Qiao, Yangyang Pan, Kaijie Yang, Wenzhong Liu, Jianhua Liu

“…Three selection signal analysis methods—Fst (Fixation Index), π (nucleotide diversity), and XP-CLR (Cross Population Composite Likelihood Ratio)—were applied to screen a total of 838 genes, and enrichment analysis was performed to identify genes closely related to the reproductive performance of LBG, including <i>ENPP3</i>, <i>APC</i>, and <i>GLI2</i>. …”
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Elbaite, the neotype material from the Rosina pegmatite, San Piero in Campo, Elba island, Italy by F. Bosi, F. Pezzotta, H. Skobgy, R. Luppi, P. Ballirano, U. Hålenius, G. Tempesta, G. Agrosì, J. Sejkora

“…In the Rosina pegmatite, tourmaline is the primary boron mineral, increasing in abundance toward the core. Its composition reflects the pegmatite's geochemical evolution, with rising Li and Cs contents in deeper zones. …”
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Evaluating the accuracy of artificial intelligence-powered chest X-ray diagnosis for paediatric pulmonary tuberculosis (EVAL-PAEDTBAID): Study protocol for a multi-centre diagnosti... by Heather J Zar, Savvas Andronikou, Lesley Workman, Tehmina Mustafa, Dennis Robert, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Cynthia Baard, Abid Ali Qureshi, Aneela Shaheen, Atiqa Ambreen, David McFarlane, Humera Javed, Iqbal Bano, Justy Antony Chiramal, Tanyia Pillay, Zoe Franckling-Smith

“…In adults with PTB, there is substantial evidence showing the usefulness of artificial intelligence (AI) in CXR interpretation, but very limited data exist in children.Methods and analysis A prospective two-stage study of children with presumed PTB in three sites (one in South Africa and two in Pakistan) will be conducted. …”
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Intraoperative protective mechanical ventilation in patients requiring emergency abdominal surgery: the multicentre prospective randomised IMPROVE-2 study protocol by Samir Jaber, Emmanuel Futier, Karim Asehnoune, Bruno Pereira, Gerald Chanques, Justine Bourdier, Thomas Godet, Louisa Khaled, Lynda Araujo

“…The primary endpoint is a composite of PRF and all-cause mortality by day 30 or hospital discharge. …”
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Outcomes of Del Nido and hyperkalemic blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery with prolonged aortic cross-clamp times★ by Szpytma Malgorzata, Gimpel Damian, Ross Jordan, Newland Richard F., Crouch Gareth, Rice Gregory D., Bennetts Jayme S., Baker Robert A.

“…Data was prospectively collected from the Flinders Cardiac Surgery Registry from June 2014 to December 2022. …”
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Mendelian randomization provides a multi-omics perspective on the regulation of genes involved in ribosome biogenesis in relation to cardiac structure and function by Shuxu Wei, Ronghuai Shen, Xiaojia Lu, Xinyi Li, Lingbin He, Youti Zhang, Jiahang Yang, Zhouwu Shu, Xianxi Huang

“…Conclusion Our multi-omics MR analysis identified 15 RiboSis-related genes associated with cardiac risk, with 12 further validated through gene set enrichment analysis. …”
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