Hydrogeological and electrostratigraphic modeling of coastal aquifers: Investigating systemic vulnerability, hydraulic yield potential, and corrosivity pathways by Jewel E. Thomas, Ndifreke I. Udosen, Aniekan M. Ekanem, Nyakno J. George

“…Results indicate that 86 % of the study area is non-corrosive, making it suitable for long-term pipeline installation, a factor rarely integrated into groundwater assessments. The study alsoadvances understanding of the Benin Formation by linking resistivity variations to arenaceous-argillitic intercalations, and this significantly influences groundwater movement and contaminant transport. …”
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Risk Factors for Gout in Taiwan Biobank: A Machine Learning Approach by Liu YR, Nfor ON, Zhong JH, Lin CY, Liaw YP

“…The study aimed to identify crucial risk factors and evaluate the performance of different models in gout prediction.Patients and Methods: This study analyzed data from 88,210 individuals in the Taiwan Biobank, identifying 19,338 cases of gout and 68,872 controls. …”
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Effects of Pomegranate Seed Oil on Lower Extremity Ischemia-Reperfusion Damage: Insights into Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Cell Death by Ümmü Gülşen Bozok, Aydan İremnur Ergörün, Ayşegül Küçük, Zeynep Yığman, Ali Doğan Dursun, Mustafa Arslan

“…PSO mitigated tissue damage and maintained mitochondrial integrity by addressing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptotic pathways. …”
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Saturation Oxygenation Pressure Index: A Novel Non-invasive Approach for Evaluating Pulmonary Disease Severity in Neonates on Non Invasive Ventilation by Swetha Naikodi, AS Jagadish, R Premalatha, B Ravichander

“…Changes in distending pressure requirements, Fraction of Inspired Oxygen (FiO2), or both, indicate variations in disease severity. An integrated tool that incorporates these parameters would facilitate an objective evaluation of disease severity. …”
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The Impact of Various Pretreatment Agents on Shear Bond Strength between Self-adhesive Resin Cement and Dentin: An <italic>In Vitro</italic> Study by Ruhi Bajaj, Salil Pawah, Amit Gupta, Arpit Sikri, Prateek Madan

“…To protect their integrity, these teeth were cleaned and kept in distilled water until the procedure was performed. …”
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Relationship between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among chronic inflammatory airway diseases patients: a population-based stud... by Zhuanbo Luo, Peixu Chen, Shiyu Chen, Xue Kong, Hongying Ma, Chao Cao

“…This study aimed to investigate this relationship.MethodsWe gathered data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2013 to 2018. …”
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Global burden of cancer attributable to high BMI (1990–2031): a multidimensional analysis based on GBD and Mendelian randomization by Xianglin Zhu, Xianglin Zhu, Yushuai Mi, Lang Wang, Lang Wang, Hao Liang, Hao Liang, Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Shijun Zhao, Shijun Zhao, Cheng Zhao, Cheng Zhao, Yinlu Ding

“…This study aims to analyze the association between body mass index (BMI) and 12 types of cancer, examine the regional, gender, and age disparities in cancer burden attributable to high BMI, and project the disease burden trends over the next decade based on available data.MethodsData for this study were sourced from the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) Open Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Project and the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of Landscape Ecological Risks in Highly Urbanized Areas: A Case Study of Suzhou City by Lingyue LU, Dawei SHAO, Dianming WU

“…The formation mechanism, spatio-temporal heterogeneous driving effect and scale response law of LER in highly urbanized areas still need to be systematically explored.MethodsUtilizing multi-source data spanning the period from 1995 to 2020, including Landsat TM/ETM imagery, digital elevation model (DEM) and NASA datasets, this research focuses on exploring the characteristics of spatio-temporal variability of LER and corresponding drivers in Suzhou at the optimal scale, utilizing the LER evaluation model and the geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) framework.Results1) The landscape pattern of Suzhou City is scale-dependent, with significant variations in the landscape pattern index for each land type at the optimal scale. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of maternal disorders, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jie Huang, Yuanyuan Man, Zan Shi, Xiaojie Fu, Wenhao Shi, Xiaoling Liang

“…Maternal mortality peaked at ages 20–24 globally, with variations in high-income regions (peaks at 25–34 years). …”
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Implementing routine assessment of perinatal anxiety: case studies by Andrea Sinesi, Georgina Constantinou, Cassandra Yuill, Rose Meades, Helen Cheyne, Margaret Maxwell, Catherine Best, Susan Ayers, Judy Shakespeare, Fiona Alderdice, Julie Jomeen, Grace Howard

“…Identification of perinatal anxiety is recommended in various countries, but there is a lack of consensus on the most effective, acceptable and feasible measure to use. The Methods of Assessing Perinatal Anxiety study previously found the Stirling Antenatal Anxiety Scale to be diagnostically accurate and acceptable to women. …”
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Mindfulness-Based Intervention Effects on EEG and Executive Functions: A Systematic Review by Gilberto Galindo-Aldana, Luis Arturo Montoya-Rivera, Jose Jaime Esqueda-Elizondo, Everardo Inzunza-Gonzalez, Enrique Efren Garcia-Guerrero, Alfredo Padilla-Lopez, Tara G. Bautista, Cynthia Torres-González

“…</b> This study concludes that the research integrating the analysis of the electrophysiological and executive function effects of MBI shows important methodological variations and clinical conditions, which explains the significant results reported individually. …”
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THE IMAGE OF THE WORLD AND THE IMAGE OF THE HUMAN: A.S. BYATT’S “ANGELS AND INSECTS” AS AN ARTISTIC WHOLE by Elena S. Annenkova

“…In the article we used such methods as: holistic, historical-literary, historical-cultural, comparative analysis, as well as elements of hermeneutic and gender analysis methods. …”
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Prenatal maternal stress: triangulating evidence for intrauterine exposure effects on birth and early childhood outcomes across multiple approaches by Ingunn Olea Lund, Laurie J. Hannigan, Helga Ask, Adrian D. Askelund, Laura Hegemann, Elizabeth C. Corfield, Robyn E. Wootton, Yasmin I. Ahmadzadeh, George Davey Smith, Tom A. McAdams, Eivind Ystrom, Alexandra Havdahl

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Analysis on pulse features of coronary heart disease patients with or without a history of ischemic stroke by Li Xin, Li Wei, Ng Man-In, Parry Natalie Ann, Li Siqi, Li Rui, Guo Rui

“…Objective: To evaluate the capability of wrist pulse analysis in distinguishing three physiological and pathological conditions: healthy individuals, coronary heart disease (CHD) patients without a history of ischemic stroke, and CHD patients with a history of ischemic stroke. Methods: Study participants were recruited from Shuguang East Hospital, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, from April 15 to September 15, 2021. …”
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Evolutionary conformation model of salivary gland lithiasis by Álvaro Sánchez Barrueco, Álvaro Sánchez Barrueco, Álvaro Sánchez Barrueco, María Victoria López-Acevedo Cornejo, William Aragonés Sanzen-Baker, William Aragonés Sanzen-Baker, William Aragonés Sanzen-Baker, Sol López-Andrés, Gonzalo Díaz Tapia, Gonzalo Díaz Tapia, Gonzalo Díaz Tapia, Ignacio Alcalá Rueda, Ignacio Alcalá Rueda, Ignacio Alcalá Rueda, Jessica Mireya Santillán Coello, Jessica Mireya Santillán Coello, Jessica Mireya Santillán Coello, Carlos Cenjor Español, Carlos Cenjor Español, Carlos Cenjor Español, José Miguel Villacampa Aubá, José Miguel Villacampa Aubá, José Miguel Villacampa Aubá

“…Understanding the detailed structure of sialoliths may aid in developing specific preventive or therapeutic strategies.Materials and methodsThis study analyzed 137 sialoliths from 102 patients treated across three university hospitals. …”
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Modeling healthcare resource dynamics and its application based on interregional population mobility by Jiaming Guo, Beibei Yan, Yanli Yang, Yifei Ning, Yan Zhou, Rui Zhang, Yifei Ma, Jiantao Li, Hongmei Yu, Hongmei Yu, Hongmei Yu, Hongmei Yu, Jun Xie, Jun Xie, Jun Xie

“…In the event of an infectious disease outbreak, this model can be integrated into a regionally unified platform for healthcare resource allocation. …”
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The prevalence, patterns, and antifungal drug resistance of bloodstream infection-causing fungi in Sichuan Province, China (2019–2023): a retrospective observational study using na... by Jin Deng, Jin Deng, Jin Deng, Ya Liu, Ya Liu, Ya Liu, Ling Shu, Ling Shu, Ling Shu, Dan Zhou, Dan Zhou, Dan Zhou, Yi Xie, Yi Xie, Yi Xie, Ying Ma, Ying Ma, Ying Ma, Mei Kang, Mei Kang, Mei Kang

“…Our objective was to gain insights into regional differences in the distribution and resistance patterns of fungal pathogens.MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of fungal bloodstream infections (BSIs) from 31 hospitals (2019–2023). …”
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Application of fourier transform infrared vibrational spectroscopy in identifying early biochemical changes in lipid profiles of individuals undergoing Roux-en-y gastric bypass by Amanda Motta de Bortoli, Márcia Helena Cassago Nascimento, Blanca Elena Guerrero Daboin, Beatriz Bobbio de Brito, Luiza Recla Pessotti, Paulo Roberto Filgueiras, Andressa Bolsoni Lopes, Valerio Garrone Barauna, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi

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The impact of social and commercial determinants on the unequal increase of oral disorder disease burdens across global, regional, and national contexts by Yongqiang Lai, Ye Li, Xinwei Liu, Yuanxiang Shi, Fangqi Qu, Xiyu Zhang, Baoguo Shi, Xiaohe Wang, Tao Sun, Xianhong Huang, Dingyun You

“…Policy efforts should prioritize intersectoral actions to regulate harmful commercial practices, strengthen primary oral health care in underserved regions, and integrate oral health into universal health coverage frameworks. …”
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Investigation of a chest radiograph-based deep learning model to identify an imaging biomarker for malnutrition in older adults by Ryo Sasaki, Yasuhiko Nakao, Fumihiro Mawatari, Takahito Nishihara, Masafumi Haraguchi, Masanori Fukushima, Ryu Sasaki, Satoshi Miuma, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…It is anticipated that AI will be integrated into the NST workflow in the future.…”
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