Rapid escalation and release of risks to forest ecosystems triggered by warming: Insights from tree growth synchrony in temperate forests by Liangjun Zhu, Danyang Yuan, J. Julio Camarero, David J. Cooper, Mai-He Li, Shuguang Liu, Xiaochun Wang, Paolo Cherubini

“…These results provide crucial insights for forest management practice to enhance structural diversity and resilience capacity against climate change-induced synchrony shifts.…”
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Factors associated with tobacco use among Saudi Arabian youth: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior by Mosa A. Shubayr, Anwar S. Alhazmi, Mervat M. El Dalatony, Eman D. El Desouky, Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani, Sarah S. Monshi, Ahmed A. Elkhobby, Shaikha K. Aldukhail, Mohammed M. Alqahtani, Mohammed S. Aldossary

“…Methods A cross-sectional study used the 2022 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) to assess tobacco use among 5610 Saudi students aged 13–15 years. The structured, anonymous questionnaire collected demographic data and TPB constructs (e.g. attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions) were derived from the validated GYTS questionnaire, with items grouped and scored to represent each construct. …”
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How national leaders keep ‘us’ safe: A longitudinal, four-nation study exploring the role of identity leadership as a predictor of adherence to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interven... by Niklas K Steffens, S Alexander Haslam, Svenja B Frenzel, Nina M Junker, Aidos Bolatov, Valerie A Erkens, Jan A Häusser, Ronit Kark, Ines Meyer, Andreas Mojzisch, Lucas Monzani, Stephen D Reicher, Adil Samekin, Sebastian C Schuh, Liliya Sultanova, Dina Van Dijk, Llewellyn E van Zyl, Rolf van Dick

“…Hypotheses testing was conducted with structural equation modelling.Setting Data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, Germany, Israel and the USA in April/May 2020 and four weeks later.Participants Adults in China (n=548, 66.6% women), Germany (n=182, 78% women), Israel (n=198, 51.0% women) and the USA (n=108, 58.3% women).Measures Identity leadership (assessed by the four-item Identity Leadership Inventory Short-Form) at Time 1, perceived shared national identification (PSNI; assessed with four items) and adherence to health-protective NPIs (assessed with 10 items that describe different health-protective interventions; for example, wearing face masks) at Time 2.Results Identity leadership was positively associated with PSNI (95% CI 0.11 to 0.30, p<0.001) in all countries. …”
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The study for asthma in older adults: a combined analysis of the effects of occupational asthmagens, high body-mass index and smoking by Jia-Qi Wang, Jia-Qi Wang, Yuan-Yu Liang, Yuan-Yu Liang, Zhong-Xue Zhao, Zhong-Xue Zhao, Wei Xie, Wan-Ning Sun, Wan-Ning Sun, Ji-Yu Zou, Ji-Yu Zou, Xiao-Dong Lv, Xiao-Dong Lv, Youfu He, Li-Jian Pang, Li-Jian Pang

“…Gender-stratified analysis showed that the risk burden of smoking was higher in older men in Asia, whereas the high BMI-related burden was higher in women in more developed regions.ConclusionThis study demonstrates a structural shift in the composition of asthma risk factors among older adults, with high BMI emerging as a dominant contributor amid declining traditional behavioral risks such as smoking. …”
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Advances in diffuse glial tumors diagnosis by Luis Filipe de Souza Godoy, Vitor Ribeiro Paes, Aline Sgnolf Ayres, Gabriela Alencar Bandeira, Raquel Andrade Moreno, Fabiana de Campos Cordeiro Hirata, Frederico Adolfo Benevides Silva, Felipe Nascimento, Guilherme de Carvalho Campos Neto, Andre Felix Gentil, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Edson Amaro Junior, Robert J. Young, Suzana Maria Fleury Malheiros

“…This article will explore morphologic pathology and molecular/genetics techniques (immunohistochemistry, genetic sequencing, and methylation profiling), which are pivotal in diagnosis, besides the correlation of structural neuroimaging radiophenotypes to pathology and genetics. …”
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Advancing dementia care: a review of Italy’s public health response within the WHO Global Action Plan and European strategies by Giancarlo Logroscino, Daniele Imperiale, Nicola Vanacore, Nicola Veronese, Giorgio Fumagalli, Cristina Basso, Federica Asta, Marco Canevelli, Eleonora Lacorte, Anna Maria Bargagli, Angela Giusti, Ilaria Bacigalupo, Guido Bellomo, Ilaria Palazzesi, Paola Piscopo, Emanuela Salvi, Valerio Zaccaria, Francesca Zambri, Martina Valletta, Massimo Corbo, Teresa Di Fiandra, Alessio Crestini, Francesco Saverio Mennini, Rosella Saulle, Alessandra Lombardi, Antonio Guaita, Luciano Sagliocca, Rosa Liperoti, MARCO TRABUCCHI, Maria Cotelli, Carlo Gabelli, Gianfranco Spalletta, Carlo Petrini, Vincenza Frisardi, Alice Fauci, Marcello Giordano, Luca Vignatelli, Luciana Riva, Camillo Marra, Francesco Nonino, Antonio Ancidoni, Simone Salemme, Domitilla Marconi, Sara Maria Pani, Nicoletta Locuratolo, Flavia Lucia Lombardo, Elisa Fabrizi, Francesco Sciancalepore, Patrizia Lorenzini, Alice Paggetti, Francesco Della Gatta, Annachiara Di Nolfi, Vittorio Palermo, Paolo Sciattella, Chiara Bini, Caterina Bianca Neve Aurora Bianchi, Fiammetta Landoni, Maria Assunta Giannini, Stefano Sensi, Cristina Lupinetti, Valeria Panetta, Antonio Matera, Francesca Lubian, Carla Melani, Gennarina Arabia, Maria Pompea Bernardi, Annarita Greco, Annalisa Di Palma, Andrea Fabbo, Federica Boschi, Antonino Riolo, Antonio Zaccardi, Antonio Mastromattei, Silvia Scalmana, Ernesto Palummeri, Elisa Lidonnici, Alessandro Amorosi, Lorenzo Blandi, Filippo Masera, Fabio Izzicupo, Alfonso Di Costanzo, Carla Severino, Patrizia Spallino, Piero Secreto, Elena Memeo, Stefano Piras, Serena Meloni, Tommaso Piccoli, Sara Madrigali, Antonella Notarelli, Micaela Gilli, Anna Laura Spinelli, Nando Scarpelli, Monica Seganfreddo, Alessandra Caci, Amalia Cecilia Bruni, Francesco Mazzoleni, Alessandro Pirani, Massimiliano Massaia, Luisa Bartorelli, Susanna Cipollari, Gabriella Porro, Mario Possenti, Manlio Matera, Patrizia Spadin, Paolo Caffarra, Andrea Capasso, Maria Pia Cozzari, Sabina Gainotti, Giuseppe Gambina, Marina Michela Gasparini, Andrea Stracciari, Gilda Losito, Elena Rendina, Federica Francescone, Francesca Galeotti, Teresa Di Fiandra, Flaminia Camilli, Elena Carbone, Giulia Carnevale, Daniela Coclite, Benedetta Contoli, Francesco Della Gatta, Annachiara Di Nolfi, Eugenio Distaso, Ylenia Druda, Sabrina Esposito, Francesco Giaquinto, Flavia L. Lombardo, Gabriella Martelli, Maria Masocco, Fabio Matascioli, Alberto Milanese, Valentina Minardi, Sandra Morelli, Antonello Napoletano, Maria Cristina Porrello, Giulia Remoli, Roberto Rivabene, Paola Scardetta, Roberta Vaccaro, Petronilla Battista, Consuelo Borgarelli, Chiara Cerami, Annalisa Chiari, Alfredo Costa, Alessandra Dodich, Elisa Faè, Elisa Favaretto, Lidia Fubini, Monica Gandelli, Donata Gollin, Claudio Ivaldi, Alessandro Lanzoni, Valentina Lavermicocca, Margherita Lazzarino, Giacomo Menabue, Maria Angela Molinari, Alessia Morelli, Fabrizio Piazza, Anna Peruzzi, Clara Ricci, Stefano Russo, Davide Zenaro, Alessandra Ceccarini, Scilla Pizzarelli, Zuzana Mitrova, Salvatore De Masi

“…Two reviewers independently screened and extracted data with a predefined matrix mapped to the seven WHO GAP Action Areas. …”
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Distinct subnetworks of the mouse anterior thalamic nuclei by Houri Hintiryan, Mitchell Rudd, Sumit Nanda, Adriana E. Gutierrez, Darrick Lo, Tyler Boesen, Luis Garcia, Jiandong Sun, Christian Estrada, Hyun-Seung Mun, Seita Yamashita, Yeji E. Han, Ian Bowman, Lin Gou, Chunru Cao, Jennifer Gonzalez, Keivan Moradi, Qiuying Zhao, Inga Yenokian, Aishwarya Dev, Brian Zingg, Hanpeng Xu, Qing Xue, Muye Zhu, Lijuan Liu, Xin Chen, Zhixi Yun, Hanchuan Peng, Nicholas N. Foster, Hong-Wei Dong

“…Therefore, the ATN provide a promising avenue to investigate the relationship between structural and functional complexity with neuron type diversity. …”
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EP240801a/XRF 240801B: An X-Ray Flash Detected by the Einstein Probe and the Implications of Its Multiband Afterglow by Shuai-Qing Jiang, Dong Xu, Agnes P. C. van Hoof, Wei-Hua Lei, Yuan Liu, Hao Zhou, Yong Chen, Shao-Yu Fu, Jun Yang, Xing Liu, Zi-Pei Zhu, Alexei V. Filippenko, Peter G. Jonker, A. S. Pozanenko, He Gao, Xue-Feng Wu, Bing Zhang, Gavin P Lamb, Massimiliano De Pasquale, Shiho Kobayashi, Franz Erik Bauer, Hui Sun, Giovanna Pugliese, Jie An, Valerio D’Elia, Johan P. U. Fynbo, WeiKang Zheng, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, Yi-Han Iris Yin, Yuan-Chuan Zou, Adam T. Deller, N. S. Pankov, A. A. Volnova, A. S. Moskvitin, O. I. Spiridonova, D. V. Oparin, V. Rumyantsev, O. A. Burkhonov, Sh. A. Egamberdiyev, V. Kim, M. Krugov, A. M. Tatarnikov, R. Inasaridze, Andrew J. Levan, Daniele Bjørn Malesani, Maria E. Ravasio, Jonathan Quirola-Vásquez, Joyce N. D. van Dalen, Javi Sánchez-Sierras, Daniel Mata Sánchez, Stuart P. Littlefair, Jennifer A. Chacón, Manuel A. P. Torres, Ashley A. Chrimes, Nikhil Sarin, Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Vik Dhillon, Yi Yang, Thomas G. Brink, Rebecca L. Davies, Sheng Yang, Amar Aryan, Ting-Wan Chen, Albert K. H. Kong, Wen-Xiong Li, Rui-Zhi Li, Jirong Mao, Ignacio Pérez-García, Emilio J. Fernández-García, Moira Andrews, Joseph Farah, Zhou Fan, Estefania Padilla Gonzalez, D. Andrew Howell, Dieter Hartmann, Jing-Wei Hu, Páll Jakobsson, Cheng-Kui Li, Zhi-Xing Ling, Curtis McCully, Megan Newsome, Benjamin Schneider, Kaew Samaporn Tinyanont, Ning-Chen Sun, Giacomo Terreran, Qing-Wen Tang, Wen-Xin Wang, Jing-Jing Xu, Wei-Min Yuan, Bin-Bin Zhang, Hai-Sheng Zhao, Juan Zhang

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The haplotype-resolved telomere-to-telomere genome and OMICS analyses reveal genetic responses to tapping in rubber tree by Chaochao Li, Yuan Yuan, Zhiyi Nie, Tingkai Wu, Zhiyuan Wang, Jiangxia Qiao, Zhi Deng, Xiaobo Wang, Dong Xu, Xu Wang, Shuo Cao, Bingqin Li, Zewei An, Wenguan Wu, Zhongxin Jin, Huasun Huang, Wei Hu, Yongfeng Zhou, Han Cheng

“…We present the haplotype-resolved, telomere-to-telomere, gap-free genome assembly of the cultivar CATAS 7-33–97, with both haplotypes containing complete telomeric and centromeric regions. Structural variations, including a 32.71 Mb inversion on chromosome 8, are identified. …”
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Unlocking winter maize potential: pioneering on-farm strategies for resilient yields in challenging climates by Raj Kumar Jat, Shubham Durgude, Vijay Singh Meena, Vijay Singh Meena, RK Sohane, RN Singh, Illathur R. Reddy, Suneel Kumar, S. Pazhanismy, Sunita Kumari Meena, Kumari Sharda, Susheel Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Seema Kumari, Seema Kumari, Pankaj Kumar, Govind Kumar, Amit Kumar Lenka, Asheesh Chaurasiya, Anup Das, Anil Kumar Jha, Dhananjay Pati Tripathi, Swati Sagar

“…The key factors evaluated for maize yields encompassed sowing windows, varietal performance, topography, seed treatment, earthing up, planting methods, spacing, tillage practices, irrigation, and nutrient management. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire that was validated by visiting on-farm experimentation at fields. …”
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Efficacy and safety of cannabidiol in a single-center pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy cohort: a retrospective study by Ambra Butera, Ambra Butera, Giulia Spoto, Graziana Ceraolo, Maria Grella, Ivana Giunta, Maria Ludovica Albertini, Carla Consoli, Caterina Sferro, Maria Spanò, Gabriella Di Rosa, Antonio Gennaro Nicotera

“…Clinical, demographic, and instrumental data were retrospectively extracted from the medical records and caregivers’ reports. …”
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Prognostic Role of Ultrasound Diagnostic Methods in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Zhanna D. Kobalava, Tolkacheva Veronika Vladimirovna, Sarlykov Bekbolot Kanatbekovich, Rena Sh Aslanova, Lapshin Artem Alekseevich, Nazarov Ivan Sergeevich, Smirnov Ilya Pavlovich, Maria V Vatsik-Gorodetskaya, Ghazaal Alavi Tabatabaei, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Georgiana Luisa Baca, Peter A Brady, Rajesh Rajan, Bhavesh Talera

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using a structured telephone survey method at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. …”
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Conceptualizing the implementation of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in Malawi using a co-design approach by Myness Kasanda Ndambo, Kristine Bærøe, Kamija Samuel Phiri, Isabel-Kazanga Chiumia, Inger Lise Teig, Bjarne Robberstad, Oddvar Martin Kaarbøe, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Tinashe Alinafe Tizifa, Elisabeth Mamani-Mategula, Lumbani Munthali, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

“…Results The inductive analysis yielded four overarching themes from the data. These key themes are PDMC adaptability, trialability, implementability, and sustainability. …”
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Performance of GPT-4 for automated prostate biopsy decision-making based on mpMRI: a multi-center evidence study by Ming-Jun Shi, Zhi-Xiang Wang, Shuang-Kun Wang, Xuan-Hao Li, Yan-Lin Zhang, Ying Yan, Ran An, Li-Ning Dong, Lei Qiu, Tian Tian, Jia-Xin Liu, Hong-Chen Song, Ya-Fan Wang, Che Deng, Zi-Bing Cao, Hong-Yin Wang, Zheng Wang, Wei Wei, Jian Song, Jian Lu, Xuan Wei, Zhen-Chang Wang

“…GPT-4 generated structured reports with given prompts. The performance of GPT-4 was quantified using confusion matrices, and sensitivity, specificity, as well as area under the curve were calculated. …”
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A qualitative study on dietary behaviors and nutritional management needs of patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (系统性红斑狼疮活动期患者饮食行为与营养管理需求的质性研究)... by SONG Weiting (宋炜婷), LI Yuwei (李雨蔚), QIAO Caicai (乔彩彩), WANG Sa (王飒), XUE Fei (薛菲), WANG Yuzhen (王玉珍), MIAO Huali (苗华丽)

“…Methods A descriptive study was conducted, involving semi-structured interviews with 10 patients with active SLE and 6 healthcare providers. …”
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Phenotypically distinguishable eosinophilic cells do not impact epithelial functions in a triple-culture in vitro intestinal model by Christoph Benkstein, Laurin Mosig, Daniel Vondran, Heidi Schlichting, Lea Kissing, Bente Wohlert, Ida Gensmer, Larissa Nogueira de Almeida, Peter König, Peter König, Kerstin Fibelkorn, Anna Kordowski, Stefanie Derer-Petersen, Christian Sina, Christian Sina, Yves Laumonnier, Yves Laumonnier

“…In-depth characterization by real-time PCR, flow cytometry, functional assay and electron microscopy showed that only butyrate and dibutyryl-cAMP generated phenotypically distinct eosinophilic cells with different activation statuses, marked by differential expression of surface markers CD11c and CD62L, increased expression of eosinophil specific genes, and development of eosinophilic structural features. Then, a triple-culture system encompassing the enterocytic cell line Caco-2 and the secretory cell line HT29-MTX complemented with eosinophilic differentiated cells was established. …”
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Feasibility study of single-image super-resolution scanning system based on deep learning for pathological diagnosis of oral epithelial dysplasia by Zhaochen Liu, Zhaochen Liu, Peiyan Wang, Peiyan Wang, Nian Deng, Hui Zhang, Hui Zhang, Fangjie Xin, Xiaofei Yu, Xiaofei Yu, Mujie Yuan, Mujie Yuan, Qiyue Yu, Yuhao Tang, Keke Dou, Jie Zhao, Bing He, Jing Deng, Jing Deng

“…Both the DS30R and Nikon scanners demonstrate high sensitivity and specificity for detecting structural features in OED pathological images; however, DS30R excels at identifying certain cellular features. …”
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Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy by Stephana Julia Moss, Sonia Siddiqui, Cristina Zuniga Chacon, Cynthia Sriskandarajah, Maia Stelfox, Ben Gaunce, Micaela Harley, Stacie Smith, Sofia B. Ahmed, Kathryn Birnie, Donna Halperin, Scott Halperin, Christine Hampson, Jia Hu, Laura Leppan, Angie Nickle, Kristine Russell, Andrea Soo, May Solis, Henry T. Stelfox, Sharon Straus, Perri R. Tutelman, Quincy Wiele, Kirsten M. Fiest, Nicole Racine, Jeanna Parsons Leigh

“…Phase II consisted of a modified Delphi consensus process to determine evidence-based consensus statements (N = 352 (13% youth) Round 1; N = 87 (33% youth) Round 2). Semi-structured focus groups in Phase III were conducted to refine the consensus statements (N = 16, 25% youth) and design the digital mental health literacy tool (N = 24, 33% youth). …”
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Quality of Surface and Groundwater in the Sierra de Amula Region, Jalisco, Mexico by Oscar Raúl Mancilla-Villa, Fabiola Villafaña-Castillo, Álvaro Can-Chulim, Rubén Darío Guevara-Gutiérrez, José Luis Olguín-López, Elia Cruz-Crespo, Jonas Alan Luna-Fletes, Juan Uriel Avelar-Roblero

“…Each sample was evaluated for its pH, electrical conductivity, and ionic concentration (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, CO₃²⁻, HCO₃⁻, CI⁻, SO₄²⁻). For data analysis, we determined the ionic concentrations and the salinity and sodicity indexes, including the electrical conductivity, pH, sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and cationic ratio of soil structural stability (CROSS). …”
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A qualitative analysis on the awareness of noise pollution and occupational protection among staff members of the Central Sterile Supply Department (消毒供应中心工作人员对噪声污染的认知及职业防护质性分析)... by HUANG Xuanxuan (黄玄玄), FU Li (付立), SUN Ziwen (孙子文), YU Jiang (于江), ZHANG Shenhong (张沈弘), ZHANG Tianqiang (张天强)

“…Methods Through face-to-face and semi-structured interviews, 10 staff members from the Central Sterile Supply Department were interviewed in depth. …”
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