Assessing the Use of Crushed Rock Aggregate and Carbon Black for Laterite Soil Stabilization in Road Construction. by Turyamureeba, Emmanuel

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Spatiotemporal evolution and prediction of land use change and carbon storage in ionic rare earth mining areas based on the YOLOv11–SegFormer–InVEST–PLUS integrated model by Zhenghao Zhu, Shen Zhao, Qiangfeng Li, Zongbin Shi, Yuxuan Wu, Lu Wang

“…Results show: (1) carbon storage displays spatial heterogeneity linked to forest cover and mining intensity; (2) carbon storage rose 6.12% over the decade; (3) By 2030, compared to the naturally developed scenario, ecological protection scenario may increase carbon storage by 0.3%, while the economic development scenario may reduce it by 0.8%. …”
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Association of plasma microRNA levels with different collateral circulation degree in chronic total occlusion patients with coronary artery disease: a pilot study by A. V. Kiseleva, D. K. Vasilyev, A. G. Soplenkova, F. B. Shukurov, E. A. Sotnikova, D. A. Feshchenko, V. A. Kutsenko, N. A. Arablinsky, O. P. Skirko, A. A. Zharikova, A. I. Ershova, M. S. Pokrovskaya, A. N. Meshkov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Among the 7 microRNAs, decreased expression of hsa-miR-126-5p, hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-155-5p, hsa-miR-15b-5p, hsa-miR-21-5p, hsa-miR-23a-3p and increased expression of hsa-miR-451a were detected. …”
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Combined Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction and Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Has a Lower Risk of Recurrent Instability Requiring Revision Stabilization at 2 Years Than Eith... by Alexander R. Markes, M.D., Ramesh B. Ghanta, M.D., Alan L. Zhang, M.D., C.Benjamin Ma, M.D., Brian T. Feeley, M.D., Drew A. Lansdown, M.D.

“…Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.…”
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Phytochemical Diversity and Genetic Characterization of Mountain Tea (<i>Sideritis</i> sect. <i>Empedoclia</i>) from Greece by Christos E. Ioannou, Eleni Liveri, Charikleia Papaioannou, Konstantina Zeliou, Virginia D. Dimaki, Aris Zografidis, Gregoris Iatrou, Panayiotis Trigas, Vasileios Papasotiropoulos, Fotini N. Lamari

“…<i>Empedoclia</i> (Lamiaceae), known as ‘mountain tea’, are widely used medicinal plants. Their taxonomic classification is complex due to frequent hybridization and subtle morphological distinctions. …”
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Instance segmentation and automated pig posture recognition for smart health management by Md Nasim Reza, Md Sazzadul Kabir, Md Asrakul Haque, Hongbin Jin, Hyunjin Kyoung, Young Kyoung Choi, Gookhwan Kim, Sun-Ok Chung

“…Additionally, the study explored body weight estimation using 2D image pixel areas, which showed a high correlation with actual weight, although limitations in capturing 3D volume could affect precision. Future work should integrate 3D imaging or depth sensors and expand the use of the model across diverse farm conditions to enhance real-world applicability. …”
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Assessment of physical capacity level in recreational athletes by Agata Rzeszutko-Bełzowska, Marta Przydział, Iwona Pezdan-Śliż, Paweł Cięszczyk, Kinga Humińska-Lisowska, Petr Stastny, Małgorzata Skrzęta, Agnieszka Lulińska, Magdalena Prończuk, Wiesław Mendyka

“…More than one in four participants had a peak oxygen uptake at a very good level (28.3%), nearly one in five at good (18.9%), while more than one in ten reached an average (9.4%), low (1.5%), or very low (0.5%) levels. …”
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HALP Score in Predicting Response to Treatment in Patients with Early-Stage Gastric Cancer: A Multi-Centred Retrospective Cohort Study by Tolga Köşeci, Mustafa Seyyar, Yasemin Aydınalp Camadan, Halil Çelik, Burak Mete, Hakan Demirhindi, Kadir Eser, Serdar Ata, Ali Alper Solmaz, Timuçin Çil

“…<i>Results</i>: The mean age of the 118 patients included in the study was 61.3 ± 11.1 (min = 23; max = 86). In the ROC analysis, the optimum cut-off value for the HALP score in pathological response classification was found to be 28.9 (AUC = 0.710, sensitivity = 56.7%, specificity = 80%, PPV = 86.79%, NPV = 46.15%). …”
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IgA Nephropathy in the Elderly by Dana V. Rizk, Emily Dryer, Ashutosh Tamhane, Jan Novak, Bruce A. Julian, Robert J. Wyatt

“…Kidney failure strongly associated with CKD stages 3, 4, and 5 versus stages 1 or 2; findings remained unchanged after adjusting for histology. …”
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Molecular epidemiological study of enterovirus D68 in hospitalised children in Hong Kong in 2014–2015 and their complete coding sequences by Haichao Wang, Kinpong Tao, Cheuk Yin Leung, Kam Lun Hon, C M Apple Yeung, Zigui Chen, K S Paul Chan, Ting-Fan Leung, W Y Renee Chan

“…A maximum-likelihood phylogeny was constructed using all EV-D68 complete coding sequences available in GenBank (n=482).Results 2662/10 695 (24.9%) were tested positive with EV/RV and 882/2662 (33.1%) were selected randomly and subjected to molecular classification. EV-D68 was detected in 15 (1.70%) samples from patients with clinical presentations ranging from wheezing to pneumonia and belonged to subclade B3. …”
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Does body mass index (BMI) influence the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score in axial spondyloarthritis? by Robert Landewé, Désirée van der Heijde, Hanne Dagfinrud, Roberta Ramonda, Floris A van Gaalen, Rosaline van den Berg, Pauline A C Bakker, Zineb Ez-Zaitouni, Miranda van Lunteren, Esmeralda Molenaar, Roxana Rubio Vargas

“…The mean age was 31.1 years, 36.9% were male, 26.4% were overweight and 13.3% obese, median CRP was 3 mg/L and the mean ASDAS was 2.6. …”
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ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH PNEUMOGASTROGRAPHY IN DETERMINING THE REGRESSION GRADE OF LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER AFTER NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY by I. D. Amelina, A. M. Karachun, D. V. Nesterov, L. N. Shevkunov, A. S. Artemieva, S. S. Bagnenko, S. L. Trofimov

“…The tumor pathomorphological response to chemotherapy was assessed in all patients using a pathomorphological response rate system according to the classification of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA, 3rd English edition). …”
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Integrating machine learning with mendelian randomization for unveiling causal gene networks in glioblastoma multiforme by Lixin Du, Pan Wang, Xiaoting Qiu, Zhigang Li, Jianlan Ma, Pengfei Chen

“…Validation using external datasets confirmed the model's reliability, with a classification accuracy of 89.5% in the training set and 85.3% in the validation sets. …”
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Outcomes of Posterior Oblique Medial Epicondylectomy for the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome by Shinsuke Morisaki, MD, PhD, Kengo Yoshii, PhD, Shinji Tsuchida, MD, PhD, Ryo Oda, MD, PhD, Kenji Takahashi, MD, PhD

“…Wilson and Krout grading revealed outcomes of “excellent” in 31 patients, “good” in 17 patients, and “fair” in 3 patients. Significant improvements occurred in two-point discrimination (ring/little finger: from 12 to 6 mm) (P < .001), side pinch (from 4.0 to 6.5 kg) (P < .001), tip pinch (from 3.0 to 4.5 kg) (P < .001), and grip strength (from 25 to 30 kg) (P < .001). …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of adverse events after COVID‐19 vaccination by Tariq Kewan, Monica Flores, Komal Mushtaq, Mahmoud Alwakeel, Robert Burton, James Campbell, Hunter Perry, Mohammed Al‐Jaghbeer, Francois Abi Fadel

“…Causes of ED, hospital, and ICU admissions and discharges were collected based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD‐10) coding system. …”
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Deep learning and radiomics fusion for predicting the invasiveness of lung adenocarcinoma within ground glass nodules by Qian Sun, Lei Yu, Zhongquan Song, Can Wang, Wei Li, Wang Chen, Juan Xu, Shuhua Han

“…Radiomics, 2D deep learning, and 3D deep learning models were constructed based on CT images. …”
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Mode of delivery and outcomes among inborn extremely preterm singletons: A cohort study by Colm P. Travers, Dhuly Chowdhury, Abhik Das, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Myriam Peralta‐Carcelen, Nancy Newman, Shirley Cosby, Myra Wyckoff, Alan Tita, Waldemar A. Carlo, For the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network

“…Death or severe neurodevelopmental impairment (Bayley Scales of Infant Development‐3rd edition cognitive composite score<70, cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification Scale >3), bilateral blindness, or bilateral hearing loss) at 18–26 month follow‐up were compared by mode of delivery (cesarean, vaginal including vertex or breech) using propensity score analysis to adjust for baseline characteristics. …”
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TWO MUTATIONS CONCOMITANCE IN FEMALE PATIENT WITH ARRHYTHMIC TYPE OF NONCOMPACTION MYOCARDIUM SYNDROME by M. E. Polyak, A. A. Bukaeva, A. G. Shestak, O. V. Blagova, A. V. Sveshnikov, Yu. A. Lutokhina, A. V. Nedostup, E. V. Zaklyazminakaya

“…There is no consensual approach to classification, diagnostics, as treatment and management of patients with NCM till recently. …”
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Cohort profile: methodology and cohort characteristics of the Aotearoa New Zealand Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry by Susan Jack, Mayanna Lund, Rachel Webb, Nigel Wilson, Elizabeth Tilton, Briar Peat, Bryan Mitchelson, Anneka Anderson

“…Prior to 1960, RHD cases were 64.3% European, 25.3% Māori and 6.7% Pacific. However, in contrast, from 2010 to 2019, RHD cases were 10.7% European, 37.4% Māori and 47.2% Pacific.Follow-up showed 32% had changed region of residence within New Zealand from their initial presentation. …”
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Accurate low-dose exposure assessment of benzene and monoaromatic compounds by diffusive sampling: Sampling and analytical method validation according to ISO 23320 for radiello® sa... by Laura Zaratin, Caterina Boaretto, Riccardo Carnevale Schianca, George Hinkal, Elena Grignani, Danilo Cottica

“…In particular, n-hexane and isopropyl benzene (also known as cumene), whose classification is currently under revision, can be efficiently monitored by this technique.…”
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