Influence of latitude, host body size and host body weight on helminth species richness and abundance in two Neotropical marsupials by Bruna Silva Cirino, Sócrates Fraga da Costa Neto, Thiago dos Santos Cardoso, Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior, Rosana Gentile

“…We evaluated the effect of latitude on helminth species composition using redundancy analysis followed by ANOVA. …”
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Impact of short-term aircraft noise on cardiovascular disease risk in the area surrounding London Heathrow airport: the RISTANCO epidemiological study by Xiangpu Gong, Nicole Itzkowitz, Calvin Jephcote, Kathryn Adams, Glory O Atilola, John Gulliver, Marta Blangiardo, Anna Hansell

“…Objectives were: to obtain daily estimates of day and night-time noise average exposure and number of noisy (flight) events for 2014–18 for the population living around London Heathrow airport; to link the noise estimates to cardiovascular hospital admission and mortality data via postcode of residence; to conduct a case-crossover analysis relating daily changes in aircraft noise to cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, taking account of relevant confounders that also change on a day-to-day basis such as temperature and air pollution; to identify relevant interactions for areas with consistent patterns of noise exposure versus those with changing patterns of noise exposure and to explore interactions with age, gender, ethnicity and deprivation. …”
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Embedding electronic patient-reported outcome measures into routine care for patients with stage III MELanoma (ePROMs-MEL): protocol for a prospective, longitudinal, mixed-methods... by Serigne Lo, Andrew Spillane, Donna Milne, Robyn Saw, Mbathio Dieng, Iris Bartula, Rachael Morton, Frances Boyle, Julia Lai-Kwon, Kathy Dempsey, Craig Lawn, Thomas Pennington, Skye Dong, Linda Seaman, Dina Saks, Jake Robert Thompson

“…Secondary aims include measurement of improvements in patients’ emotional and physical health and well-being, and utility of real-time data capture and clinician feedback. All participants will complete the Distress Thermometer and EQ-5D-5L questionnaires in the clinic using a tablet computer at baseline and two to three subsequent follow-up appointments. …”
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Diagnostic capabilities of breast scintigraphy and molecular imaging of the mammary glands in the detection of various biological subtypes of breast cancer by N.  S. Popova, S. N.  Novikov, P.  I. Krzhivitskiy, L. A. Zhukova, P.  V. Krivorotko, A.  S. Artemyeva, A. E. Michnin, A. A. Valitova, V. V. Danilov, A. V. Chyornaya, T. T. Tabagua, Zh.  V. Bryantseva, I.  A.  Akulova, S.  V. Kanaev

“…The obtained data were evaluated by 2 experienced radiologists. …”
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Fish Diversity Patterns in Rivers Receiving Ecological Water Supplement Driven by Riparian Land Use by LIU Han, LI Lu-dan, GUO Wei-jie, QIAO Qiang-long, GONG Dan-dan, DU Qi, LI Hang, ZHAO Wei-hua

“…Riparian land use types (built area, wetland, trees, crop, water, bare ground, and rangeland) within four buffer zones (0.5 km, 1 km, 2 km, 5 km) were extracted from ESRI’s global 10-m resolution land cover data. Statistical analyses included: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Permutational Multivariate Analysis of Variance (PERMANOVA) to test interannual differences; Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) to visualize community structure; Pearson correlation analysis to examine relationships among diversity indices; and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) models to quantify the driving effects of riparian land use on fish diversity. …”
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Neutrophil and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of clinical characteristics in patients with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis by Lulu Yang, Lulu Yang, Lulu Yang, Liting Huang, Liting Huang, Liting Huang, Yingquan Luo, Siying Ren, Siying Ren, Siying Ren

“…This study aim to evaluate the potential of neutrophils and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting treatment response and prognosis in LAM.MethodsLymphangioleiomyoma patients hospitalized in the respiratory department from January 2013 to January 2024 were retrospectively collected. Baseline data, routine blood tests, pulmonary function, and lung computed tomography (CT) were recorded, and the NLR was calculated. …”
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A systematic scoping review on utility of cytomorphometry in the detection of dysplasia in oral potentially malignant disorders by Monal Yuwanati, Amol Gadbail, Shailesh Gondivkar, Sachin C. Sarode, Ravi Dande, Shubhangi Mhaske, Satayjit Tekade, Sandeep Kumar Pathak

“…Background: Oral exfoliative cytology is simple, non-invasive, inexpensive tools prone to subjective bias. Objective computer-based quantitative cytomorphometry technique was developed in last few decades to overcome its limitation. …”
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Theoretical study on the transition wavelengths and probabilities, Landé gJ factors, and sensitivity to fundamental constants of Ge-like highly charged ions by Cunqiang Wu, Xiaobin Ding, Chenzhong Dong

“…The finite nuclear size effect, Breit interaction and quantum electrodynamics effect have also been appropriately considered. The computed results demonstrate excellent agreement with available experimental and theoretical data. …”
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Association of socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities, lifestyle habits, and saliva parameters with dental caries in adults with obesity by Virginie Chuy, Marie Mayoute, Maud Monsaingeon-Henry, Blandine Gatta-Cherifi, Élise Arrivé

“…Material and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 204 patients’ data with obesity attending a therapeutic education programme. …”
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Development and usability testing of a preliminary web-based application for the clinical implementation of blood flow restriction: a mixed methods pilot study by Isaac J. Wedig, Isaac J. Wedig, Isaac J. Wedig, Erich J. Petushek, Erich J. Petushek, John J. Durocher, John McDaniel, Steven J. Elmer

“…The composite SUS score was 94 ± 5, ranking highly compared to industry standards. …”
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Ultrasonication versus magnetic stirring influence on optimal process parameters for FAME biodiesel production from Croton Macrostachyus seed oil by Adem Siraj Mohammed, Venkata Ramayya Ancha, Samson Mekbib Atnaw

“…In this study, the biodiesel production process optimization was performed based on a Box-Behnken design (BBD), and the experimental data were analyzed via analysis of variance (ANOVA), leading to the development of a quadratic regression model. …”
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DNA barcoding and cryptic diversity in fishes from the Ili River Valley in China, Xinjiang by Ling‐Ling Zheng, Dan Yu, Ning Sun, Cheng Wang, Wen‐Jun Chen, Zu‐Fa Ding, Shun‐Ping He, Lian‐Dong Yang

“…In conclusion, this study has demonstrated the effectiveness of DNA barcoding in identifying fish species in the Ili River Valley, providing valuable data to support the conservation of local fish resources.…”
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Adolescent transition preparation around the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study by Sarah P. Cohen, Andrew H. Tran, Robin Alexander, Laura C. Hart

“…The association of demographic factors and survey year with a composite measure of adequate transition preparation was evaluated using univariable analysis and multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Microbiological Contamination of Food Raw Materials and Ready-To-Eat Foods: Analytical Review by Andrei S. Khishov, Tatiana V. Balagula, Olga I. Lavrukhina, Aleksey V. Tretyakov, Olga E. Ivanova, Elizaveta S. Kozeicheva

“…The percentage of detections for individual groups of microorganisms was calculated as opposed to their total number. The data obtained can be summarized as follows. Regular industrial monitoring can minimize the risk of microbiological contamination. …”
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Molecular Elucidation of Anthocyanin Accumulation Mechanisms in <i>Hippeastrum hybridum</i> Cultivars by Pengyu Guo, Chuanji Xing, Jiacheng Ye, Jing Xue, Luis A. J. Mur, Bao Di, Zongli Hu, Guoping Chen, Xiuhai Zhang, Xuqing Chen

“…Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) correlated the abundance of these four anthocyanins with transcriptomic data, to suggest three regulatory modules. …”
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Spatial transcriptomics uncovers immune-cell plasticity and dedifferentiation signatures in aggressive lung adenocarcinoma subtypes by Huiyan Deng, Qingyi Liu, Ziqiang Tian, Guangjie Liu, Shize Wang, Di Liang, Yun Wang, Yaqing Han, Shaonan Xie

“…Our analysis revealed 34 annotated cell types, with cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) being the most abundant, playing a crucial role in tumor microenvironment remodeling and prognosis. …”
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A Multi-Strategy Active Learning Framework for Enhanced Peripheral Blood Cell Image Detection by Yuheng Feng, Jiangtao He, Linjin Wang, Wuchen Yang, Sihan Deng, Lanlin Li, Xinwei Li

“…These methods also struggle with class imbalance and still rely heavily on large amounts of annotated data, limiting their effectiveness for underrepresented categories and hindering scalability. …”
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Framing of Oil Spillage and Gas Flaring in Rivers State in Three Selected Nigerian Newspapers by Ata-Awaji Reuben, Nyerhovwo MUOBOGHARE, Bassey IKOT-OSIN, Soibi ORUWARI, Etimbuk OBOT, Emmanuel Omula, Theresa LINUS, Peace OJONTA, Simon SHEYIGARI

“…Methods: The study adopted content analysis as its research design, thus studying 504 editions of the newspapers selected through composite week sampling. …”
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Interaction of vitamin D, homocystein and dental diseases by Ye. O. Karpun, Yu. V. Karpenko, M. V. Parchenko, O. A. Bihdan

“…Based on the above, it is the promising structural modification of the nucleus by the position of the Sulfur atom. Conclusions. Data from a computer prediction indicate the prospect of searching among the two areas of bioregulators that could be potential histidine kinase inhibitors and diuretic agents. …”
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International Probabilistic Workshop 2022 by Editorial, Foreword

“…The presenters of peer-reviewed papers at the conference came from 11 countries from three continents (Africa, Australia, and Europe), delivering a further 28 contributions, which covered a broad range of topics, including reliability of existing buildings and bridges, uncertainty quantification, durability analysis, statistical treatment of data, environmental effects, risk assessment and cost optimisation, applications of advanced techniques in the assessment of existing structures, information about developments of new codes of practice, and the difference between the assessment of existing structures and structural design.  …”
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