Impact of residential density on heavy metal mobilization in urban soils: Human activity patterns and eco-health risks in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region by Siyu Wang, Lingqing Wang, Xiaoyong Liao, Guangjin Zhou, Yizhong Huan, Shun Li, Tao Liang

“…Co-occurrence network and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) suggested that human activities may indirectly influence metal dispersion by altering soil organic carbon (TOC) and nitrogen dynamics, rather than directly increasing bulk metal content. …”
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Modeling the Impacts of Galaxy Intrinsic Alignments on Weak Lensing Peak Statistics by Tianyu Zhang, Xiangkun Liu, Ziwei Li, Chengliang Wei, Guoliang Li, Yu Luo, Xi Kang, Zuhui Fan

“…Weak gravitational lensing (WL) peak statistics capture cosmic nonlinear structures and can provide additional cosmological information complementary to cosmic shear two-point correlation analyses. …”
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A vegetation strategy to balance the hazardous level of microplastics in the land–sea interface through rhizosphere remediation by Weifeng Ruan, Yanqin Peng, Xi Ling, Bailun Yu, Yiping Tai, Nora Fung-Yee Tam, Yunv Dai, Yang Yang

“…To address this research gap, the present study employed a bibliometric analysis and statistics from Web of Science (WoS) data from 2017 to 2023 to detail the interactions between MPs and plants. …”
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Immunization Coverage and Barriers among Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims: Insights into Vaccine Uptake and Compliance by Adeeb A. Bulkhi, Hani M. Almoallim, Majed S. Obaid, Nahla H. Hariri, Hamsah S. Alqashqri, Ismail A. Alghamdi, Amar Mohammad A. Alkhotani, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Heba M. Adly, Mohammed A. Garout, Elbagir A. Elfaki, Saleh A. K. Saleh, Noura Mohammed Bakhsh, Raghda Sami Hassan H. Alhazmi, Aous S. Alhazmi, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Fahad A. Alamri, Anas A. Khan

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2024 Hajj season, with data collected via structured interviews from 5,355 participants. …”
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Embracing Growth, Adaptability, Challenges, and Lifelong Learning: A Qualitative Study Examining the Lived Experience of Early Career Nurses by Liz Ryan, Di Stratton-Maher, Jessica Elliott, Tracey Tulleners, Geraldine Roderick, Thenuja Jayasinghe, Joanne Buckley, Jamie-May Newman, Helen Nutter, Jo Southern, Lisa Beccaria, Georgina Sheridan, Danielle Gleeson, Haiying Wang, Sita Sharma, Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan, Linda Ng, Blake Peck, Tao Wang, Daniel Terry

“…Thematic analysis was used to analyse data while adhering to the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines. …”
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Mammography in 2022, from Computer-Aided Detection to Artificial Intelligence Applications by Filippo Pesapane, Chiara Trentin, Marta Montesano, Federica Ferrari, Luca Nicosia, Anna Rotili, Silvia Penco, Mariagiorgia Farina, Irene Marinucci, Francesca Abbate, Lorenza Meneghetti, Anna Bozzini, Antuono Latronico, Alessandro Liguori, Giuseppe Carrafiello, Enrico Cassano

“…Objective: During the last decades, advances in computing power, structured data, and algorithm development, developed a technology based on Artificial intelligence (AI) which is currently applied in medicine. …”
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From ECG to Ablation: A Modern Review of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome by Agata Krupa, Maria Potrykus, Przemysław Klasicki, Maciej Mozer, Wiktor Możarowski, Anna Krawczyk, Michał Pałuchowski, Jan Mateńko, Julia Kiełbratowska, Wiktoria Pietruszka

“…Based on current data, the prevalence of electrographic features of pre-excitation is estimated at 0.15-0.25% in the general population. …”
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A Probability Fusion Approach for Foot Placement Prediction in Complex Terrains by Jingfeng Xiong, Chuheng Chen, Yuanwen Zhang, Xinxing Chen, Yuepeng Qian, Yuquan Leng, Chenglong Fu

“…In the first part, a deep learning model is trained on augmented data to predict the probability distribution of preliminary foot placement. …”
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Early nasal microbiota and subsequent respiratory tract infections in infants with cystic fibrosis by Ruth Steinberg, Nadja Mostacci, Elisabeth Kieninger, Bettina Frauchiger, Carmen Casaulta, Jakob Usemann, Alexander Moeller, Daniel Trachsel, Isabelle Rochat, Sylvain Blanchon, Dominik Mueller-Suter, Barbara Kern, Maura Zanolari, Urs Frey, Kathryn A. Ramsey, Markus Hilty, Philipp Latzin, Insa Korten, SCILD study group, BILD study group

“…While the respiratory microbiota is clearly associated with RTI pathogenesis in infants without CF, data on infants with CF is scarce. We compared nasal microbiota development between infants with CF and controls and assessed associations between early-life nasal microbiota, RTIs, and antibiotic treatment in infants with CF. …”
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Factors influencing the perceived usability of line pay: An extended technology acceptance model approach by Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Krisna Chandra Susanto, Ko-Hui Chuang, Ruo-Ting Yin, Jia-Wei Chen, Yu-Xuan Zhang, Omar Paolo Benito, Zachariah John A. Belmonte, Maela Madel L. Cahigas, Reny Nadlifatin, Ma. Janice J. Gumasing

“…Utilizing an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the research integrated additional variables such as social influence, trust, security, and environmental concerns, offering a comprehensive framework to understand user adoption dynamics. 120 Taiwanese participants were surveyed by employing the Purposive Sampling Method and data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Peak analysis of cell-free RNA finds recurrently protected narrow regions with clinical potential by Pengfei Bao, Taiwei Wang, Xiaofan Liu, Shaozhen Xing, Hanjin Ruan, Hongli Ma, Yuhuan Tao, Qing Zhan, Efres Belmonte-Reche, Lizheng Qin, Zhengxue Han, Minghui Mao, Mengtao Li, Zhi John Lu

“…When test in real and artificial cfRNA sequencing (cfRNA-seq) data, cfPeak shows an improved performance compared with other applicable methods. …”
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Epidemiological and clinical features of lymphoproliferative diseases in the head and neck region by F. Sh. Kamolova, A. M. Mudunov, P. A. Zeynalova, L. Yu. Grivtsova, G. F. Allakhverdieva, R. I. Azizyan, A. A. Akhundov, I. A. Zaderenko, M. V. Bolotin, D. K. Stelmakh, V. I. Sokorutov, K. D. Il’kaev, V. T. Tsiklauri, I. M. Gelfand, M. B. Pak, O. L. Timofeeva, Yu. E. Ryabukhina, F. M. Abbasbeyli, Ts. Chzhao

“…The frequency of head and neck lymphoproliferative diseases detection was estimated based on the study of epicrisis and clinical data of 174 patients hospitalized at the N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in the period from 2000 to 2020.Results. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of cold-water exposure on mental health by Steven Schepanski, Steven Schepanski, Florian Batta, Florian Batta, Marleen Schröter, Marleen Schröter, Georg Seifert, Georg Seifert, Anna Katharina Koch, Anna Katharina Koch

“…Random-effects meta-analyses will be conducted where sufficient data are available. The review will provide a structured quantitative synthesis of cold-water exposure’s effects on mental health, helping to bridge the gap between popular claims and empirical evidence. …”
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Systemic biological mechanisms underpin poor post-discharge growth among severely wasted children with HIV by Evans O. Mudibo, Jasper Bogaert, Caroline Tigoi, Moses M. Ngari, Benson O. Singa, Christina L. Lancioni, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Emmie Mbale, Ezekiel Mupere, John Mukisa, Johnstone Thitiri, Molline Timbwa, Elisha Omer, Narshion Ngao, Robert Musyimi, Eunice Kahindi, Roseline Maïmouna Bamouni, Robert H. J. Bandsma, Paul Kelly, Andrew J. Prendergast, Christine J. McGrath, Kirkby D. Tickell, Judd L. Walson, James A. Berkley, James M. Njunge, Gerard Bryan Gonzales

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Response of Montane Fish Biodiversity to Landscape and Anthropogenic Activity Under Potential Water Quality Pathways by Wenjun Zhong, Wanjuan Bi, Yan Zhang, Feilong Li, Zehua Zhang, Xiangyun Huang, Xunjie Liu, Yifan Wang, Song Zhang, Shan Xu, Loïc Pellissier, Xiaowei Zhang

“…First, eDNA‐derived taxonomic composition (R = 0.97 against catch data) demonstrated Cypriniformes and Perciformes dominance. …”
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Instance-based generalization for human judgments about uncertainty. by Philipp Schustek, Rubén Moreno-Bote

“…As probability distributions are high dimensional objects, only constrained families of distributions with a low number of parameters can be specified from finite data. However, it is unknown what the structural assumptions are that the brain uses to estimate them. …”
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Fine mapping and identification of CaTTG1, a candidate gene that regulates the hypocotyl anthocyanin accumulation in Capsicum annuum by Jin Wang, Yao Dai, Luzhao Pan, Ying Chen, Li Dai, Yanqing Ma, Xiaoxun Zhou, Wu Miao, Muhammad Rizwan Hamid, Xuexiao Zou, Feng Liu, Cheng Xiong

“…Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) confirmed that CaTTG1 regulated anthocyanin accumulation. RNA-seq data showed that expression of structural genes CaDFR, CaANS, and CaUF3GT in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway was significantly decreased in Cha1 compared to the wild type. …”
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale by Manuel La Licata, Alberto Bosino, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Mattia De Amicis, Andrea Mandarino, Andrea Terret, Michael Maerker

“…HOTSED integrates geomorphic spatial information with both structural and functional properties of connectivity. …”
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Bacillary layer detachment in acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: an early predictor of long-term complications in a Brazilian cohort by Ruy Felippe Brito Gonçalves Missaka, Mauro Goldbaum, Cleide Guimarães Machado, Emmett T. Cunningham, Fernanda Maria Silveira Souto, Marcelo Mendes Lavezzo, Priscilla Figueiredo Campos da Nóbrega, Camillo Carneiro Gusmão, Viviane Mayumi Sakata, Maria Kiyoko Oyamada, Carlos Eduardo Hirata, Joyce Hisae Yamamoto

“…Clinical and multimodal data collected on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were analyzed at baseline and months (M) 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12. …”
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Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF transcription Factors in Cymbidium sinense reveals their impact on orchid diversity by Yong-Lu Wei, Jian-Peng Jin, Jian-Peng Jin, Jie Li, Qi Xie, Chu-Qiao Lu, Jie Gao, Gen-Fa Zhu, Feng-Xi Yang

“…Significant variation was observed in gene exon-intron structures, though motifs and domain structures were highly conserved. …”
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