Effects of foliar selenium spraying on the growth and selenium content and morphology of rice by Wenxia Pei, Mengya Dai, Sheng Shi, Yuan Zhang, Daxia Wu, Cece Qiao, Yafei Sun, Jianfei Wang

“…Selenium (Se), an essential micronutrient for both plants and humans, plays critical roles in crop metabolism and human physiological functions. However, optimizing Se biofortification strategies to enhance grain Se accumulation while mitigating potential agronomic trade-offs remains a significant challenge. …”
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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interventions for Caregivers of Patients With Cancer: Scoping Review by Chun Tong Shen, Jian Shi, Feng Xia Liu, Xiao Meng Lu

“…In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the mental and physical well-being of caregivers. …”
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Prediction of 1-year post-operative mortality in elderly patients with fragility hip fractures in China: evaluation of risk prediction models by Qiyuan Lu, Mengmeng Chen, Houfu Ling

“…Holt et al.is more suitable for a well-resourced medical system. SHiPS displayed optimal risk categorization accuracy, suggesting potential for broader clinical implementation. …”
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The impact of parental absence on the mental health of middle school students in rural areas of Western China by Xiaohong Ren, Cen Lin, Lu Pan, Qiuyue Fan, Dapeng Wu, JinLong He, Ping He, Jiaming Luo

“…However, studies specifically examining the dual impact of parental separation and migration on psychological outcomes among adolescents in Western China remain relatively limited.AimThis study aims to systematically examine the association between various parental absence situations and mental health outcomes in early adolescence, with the objective of informing targeted interventions and policy formulations to optimize psychosocial support systems for vulnerable youth population.MethodsThe Wilcoxon rank-sum test was employed to analyze continuous and ordinal variables that exhibited non-normal distributions. …”
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Options for postoperative radiation therapy in patients with de novo metastatic breast cancer by Chaofan Li, Yusheng Wang, Biyun Fang, Mengjie Liu, Shiyu Sun, Jingkun Qu, Shuqun Zhang, Chong Du

“…Conclusion: This study is the first to propose a risk stratification strategy for postoperative RT in dnMBC, and innovatively integrates machine learning and clinical tools to provide a new paradigm for optimizing precision therapy.…”
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Effect of Planting <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> L. on Improvement of Salt-Affected Soils by Jing Dong, Jincheng Xing, Tingting He, Sunan He, Chong Liu, Xiaomei Zhu, Guoli Sun, Kai Wang, Lizhou Hong, Zhenhua Zhang

“…“Su Ma Chi Xian 3” as the test material. A plot experiment was established in coastal saline soils with planting <i>P. a- oleracea</i> (P) and no planting (CK) under three blocks with the different salt levels (S1: 2.16 g/kg; S2: 4.08 g/kg; S3: 5.43 g/kg) to systematically evaluate its salt accumulation capacity and effects on soil physicochemical properties. …”
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Research progress on comprehensive utilization of phosphogypsum and metallurgical acidic gypsum residue by Shenao ZHANG, Yongwei WANG, Lijue WANG, Junwei HAN

“…However, because of the complex composition and low content of these valuable metals, the economic benefits of recovery are insufficient and it is difficult to realize industrialization. This paper presents a framework for comparing phosphogypsum and acidic wastewater neutralization gypsum residues for the first time, systematically discusses their current utilization and disposal methods, and thoroughly explores the resource-utilization mechanisms of different production systems, along with the fixation mechanisms for heavy metals and other pollutants. …”
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Machine learning algorithms to predict stroke in China based on causal inference of time series analysis by Qizhi Zheng, Ayang Zhao, Xinzhu Wang, Yanhong Bai, Zikun Wang, Xiuying Wang, Xianzhang Zeng, Guanghui Dong

“…Participants This study employed a combination of Vector Autoregression (VAR) model and Graph Neural Networks (GNN) to systematically construct dynamic causal inference. …”
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Study on erosion resistance experimental and mathematical modeling of nano-silica concrete in gravelly Gobi windy area by Kai Zhang, Bo Yang, Benli Liu, Yanhua Zhao, Aojun Guo, Li Chen, Yongshuai Liu, Guangyu Yan

“…The ER of NS-modified concrete exhibited a decreasing trend with the increase in erosion particle size. …”
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Coconut shell activated carbon engineered for triphasic adsorption and multimechanistic removal of emerging contaminant F-53B by Yongming Wu, Kexuan Pei, Jiayu Zhou, Jianzhong Xiong, Yu Liu, Panrong Li, Fangfei Li, Jiaqi Wang, Xiangmin Liu, Mi Deng, Chenxi Wu

“…Oxygen-containing functional groups (C-O, -OH) promoted hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions, enhancing F-53B adsorption. Besides, CSAC is optimized for emergency scenarios, it achieves 99.9% removal efficiency for 1 mg/L F-53B within 8 h at room temperature, with a maximum capacity of 261.64 mg/g; also, it maintains > 85% removal efficiency under wide pH conditions and tolerates coexisting ions (e.g., Cl−, SO4 2−, Ca2+).This study highlights the multi-mechanistic synergy of CSAC in theremoval of F-53B, providing theoretical foundations and technical insights for biochar-based remediation of emerging contaminants.…”
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Global ischemic heart disease burden attributable to environmental risk factors, 1990–2021: an Age-Period-Cohort analysis by Rui Su, Rui Su, Wangchu Ze, Wangchu Ze, Ruiyu Huang, Yanxia Guo, Gang Liu, Baolu Zhang

“…Environmental factors included particulate matter pollution, non-optimal temperature, and lead exposure. Countries were categorized into five socio-demographic index (SDI) levels. …”
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Effect of Pile Spacing on Load Bearing Performance of NT-CEP Pile Group Foundation by Yongmei Qian, Hualong Li, Wei Tian, Hang Yu, Yingtao Zhang, Ming Guan, Zhongwei Ma

“…As six-pile and nine-pile groups represent common pile configurations, studying these two types can provide valuable insights and direct references for optimizing pile foundation design. The study systematically investigates the influence of varying piles spacings on the bearing capacity of NT-CEP pile group foundations. …”
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Law and Mechanism of Different Electric Field Modes Enhancement Alkaline Leaching Sandstone-type Uranium Ore by LI Rubin1, 2, LI Chunguang1, 2, 3, LIU Zhenzhong1, LI Yongmei1, 2, HUANG Zixian1, 2, CHEN Rukang2, ZHANG Shengdong3, LIU Longcheng2

“…At this ratio, through a self-designed electric field enhancement leaching experimental device, the effects of four different electric field modes in enhancing the alkaline leaching of sandstone-type uranium ores were compared within 40 d to systematically study the behavior and laws of uranium in alkaline leaching under different electric field conditions, namely stabilized electric field (continuously energized), alternating electric field (continuously energized but exchanging the direction of the electric field every other day, and the initial electric field direction is the same as the stabilized electric field), intermittent electric field (de-energized for one day followed by re-energized for another day, with a duty cycle of 50%), and non-electric field (not energized). …”
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Sivelestat-Loaded Neutrophil-Membrane-Coated Antioxidative Nanoparticles for Targeted Endothelial Protection in Sepsis by Juexian Wei, Aijia Zhong, Yuting Zhang, Ehua Deng, Hengzong Mo, Hongyu Zhao, Jiayu Huang, Huaidong Peng, Kaiyin Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Haifeng Mao, Yixin Chen, Yongcheng Zhu

“…<b>Results</b>: The optimized Siv@NMs exhibited an average particle size of approximately 150 nm, and a zeta potential of −10 mV was achieved. …”
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Preferences for Mobile App Features to Support People Living With Chronic Heart Diseases: Discrete Choice Study by Sumudu Avanthi Hewage, Sameera Senanayake, David Brain, Michelle J Allen, Steven M McPhail, William Parsonage, Tomos Walters, Sanjeewa Kularatna

“…A D-optimal design was developed using Ngene software, informed by Bayesian priors derived from pilot survey data. …”
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Data Preprocessing Techniques for AI and Machine Learning Readiness: Scoping Review of Wearable Sensor Data in Cancer Care by Bengie L Ortiz, Vibhuti Gupta, Rajnish Kumar, Aditya Jalin, Xiao Cao, Charles Ziegenbein, Ashutosh Singhal, Muneesh Tewari, Sung Won Choi

“…Moreover, preprocessing pipelines to clean, transform, normalize, and standardize raw data have not yet been fully optimized. ObjectiveThis study aims to conduct a scoping review of preprocessing techniques used on raw wearable sensor data in cancer care, specifically focusing on methods implemented to ensure their readiness for artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) applications. …”
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Adjusting Aspergillus niger pellet diameter, population heterogeneity, and core architecture during shake flask cultivation by K. Engelbert, C. Deffur, T. C. Cairns, F. Zhang, T. Kheirkhah, H. Winter, S. Junne, P. Neubauer, H. Briesen, V. Meyer

“…Abstract Background Filamentous fungi form a range of macromorphologies during submerged cultivation including dispersed mycelia, loose clumps, and pellets. …”
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Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Nitrogen-Mediated Delay of Premature Leaf Senescence in Red Raspberry Leaves by Qiang Huo, Feiyang Chang, Peng Jia, Ziqian Fu, Jiaqi Zhao, Yiwen Gao, Haoan Luan, Ying Wang, Qinglong Dong, Guohui Qi, Xuemei Zhang

“…In this study, the double-season red raspberry cultivar ‘Polka’ was used, with N₁₅₀ (0.10 g N·kg⁻¹) selected as the treatment group (T150) and N₀ (0 g N·kg⁻¹) set as the control (CK). This study systematically investigated the mechanism of premature senescence in red raspberry leaves under different nitrogen application levels by measuring physiological parameters and conducting a combined multi-omics analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics. …”
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Metagenomic insights into the effects of Chive seed flavonoid on intestinal fermentation, morphology, and microbiota composition in sheep by Xujie Li, Xujie Li, Dengpan Li, Dengpan Li, Chunhui Wang, Chunhui Wang, Qiao Li, Qiao Li, Yajing Nie, Yajing Nie, Liming Zhang, Liming Zhang, Jin Xu, Jin Xu, Youji Ma, Youji Ma

“…Animals were randomly allocated to a control (basal diet) or CSF-supplemented group (T), following a 7-day adaptation and 90-day experimental protocol. …”
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Determination of Phenolic Compounds from Lignin Decomposition Products in Marine Sediments by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry by Jianbo YANG, Junhui CHEN, Xiuping HE, Jiuming WANG, Ming XIN, Xia SUN, Baodong WANG

“…The effect of pH (1.0-2.5) of the loading solution for solid phase extraction on the extraction efficiency of various target phenolic compounds was systematically investigated, to ensure that the phenolic compounds of lignin decomposition products in marine sediments have a good recovery rate during the SPE process. …”
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