Determination of future gully erosion risk and its spatially quantitative interpretability of driving factors in regional scale using machine learning algorithms by Xin Liu, Dichen Wang, Mingming Guo, Xingyi Zhang, Zhuoxin Chen, Zhaokai Wan, Jielin Liu

“…It is pivotal to identify areas sensitive to and at risk from gully erosion for guiding gully erosion prevention and control efforts. Existing studies typically use gully erosion susceptibility modeling (GESM) to assess the severity of gully erosion at the watershed scale, focusing primarily on whether a gully forms, but not accounting for the risk of further gully development. …”
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Comparison of Different Chronic Maintenance Antithrombotic Strategies in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Junyan Zhang, Zhongxiu Chen, Yujia Cai, Chen Li, Yong He

“…Background. Optimal antithrombotic therapy during the chronic maintenance period in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown. …”
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RESILIENCE (Retrospective Linkage Study of Autoimmune Encephalitis): protocol for an Australian retrospective cohort study of outcomes in autoimmune encephalitis using data linkage... by David Brown, Wendyl D’Souza, Mark Cook, Andrew McLean-Tooke, David Gillis, Udaya Seneviratne, James Boyd, John Dunne, Nicholas Lawn, Ximena Camacho, Christine Bundell, Nerissa Jordan, Sudarshini Ramanathan, Fabienne Brilot, Kerri M Prain, Elaine Pang, Katrina Lambert, Russell Dale, Lisa Gillinder, Emma Whitham, Saxon Douglass, Amy Jean Halliday, Greg Bryson, Alan Lai, Wendyl Jude D’Souza

“…Univariate statistical methods will identify candidate coding elements for use in the operational case definition and multivariate models and evaluation methods used to identify and internally validate the optimal coding algorithms. …”
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Original hydrazine carbothioamide Schiff base derivative as a suitable mitigator for corrosion of carbon steel and hydrogen production in acidic aqueous media by Mahmoud G. A. Saleh, Majda Alfaker, Rasha N. Felaly, Salih S. Al-Juaid, Fatima H. Alabdali, Kamal A. Soliman, Metwally Abdallah, Saleh Abd El Wanees

“…The inhibition process is controlled by the adsorption of inhibitive molecules on the carbon steel surface, obeying the Langmuir model. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Hf-Nb-Ta-Ti-Zr refractory high-entropy alloys fabricated by laser directed energy deposition by Xiaoxiao Wang, Bo Yao, Yunquan Li, Yichen Xu, Yuye Wu, Qianyong Zhu, Shiteng Zhao, Mingxi Li, Ruixiao Zheng, Keyu Yan, Menghan Zhang, Hao Yin, Long Cheng, Guang-Hong Lu, Haotian Zhang, Haichen Wu, Xin Lin, Jingmin Wang, Chengbao Jiang

“…Finite element (FE) modeling elucidates the thermal field distribution and its role in grain refinement. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…Attempts to increase patient uptake of PADs can circumvent risks of undue provider influence in the facilitation process and promote optimal mental health outcomes with a peer-support model, thereby protecting patient autonomy in accordance with the principle of beneficence. …”
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Analysis and validation of serum biomarkers in brucellosis patients through proteomics and bioinformatics by Xiao Li, Bo Wang, Xiaocong Li, Juan He, Yue Shi, Rui Wang, Dongwei Li, Ding Haitao, Ding Haitao

“…The Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) algorithm identified six proteins that were concurrently present in both the differentially expressed and co-expression modules, demonstrating promising diagnostic potential. …”
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Patterns of recurrence after curative D2 resection for gastric cancer: Implications for postoperative radiotherapy by Jing Xu, Li Shen, Yongjie Shui, Wei Yu, Qingqu Guo, Risheng Yu, Yulian Wu, Qichun Wei

“…Conclusions For GC patients who underwent radical D2 resection, distant and regional recurrences were still common. Besides, optimizing regional control of lymph nodes outside the D2 dissected area was crucial for rational design of the RT field. …”
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Reducing scheduled evening training does not improve recruits' sleep duration or quality during British Army basic training by Alex J. Rawcliffe, Bethany Moxham, Harry Britt, Katrina Hinde, Shaun Chapman, Andrew Roberts

“…Sleep-wake data are presented descriptively (mean ± SD) and a series of linear-mixed models determined differences in actigraphy between groups and across each week.ResultsCompared to CMS18, no significant improvements in any sleep-wake indices were observed during CMS21. …”
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Phase I Study of Sorafenib Combined with Gemcitabine and Carboplatin in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors by Daphne W. M. Voogd, Merel J. J. Lucassen, Ruud van der Noll, Sybrand W. J. Zielhuis, David Boss, Jos H. Beijnen, Hilde Rosing, Matthijs Tibben, Alwin D. R. Huitema, Jan H. M. Schellens, Neeltje Steeghs

“…The multi-target kinase inhibitor sorafenib demonstrates synergistic activity when combined with chemotherapeutics in preclinical models. This phase I trial aimed to assess safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of sorafenib with gemcitabine and carboplatin. …”
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Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on survival in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy: a real-world data retrospective cohort study by Lucas E. Flausino, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco, Tatiane Katsue Furuya, Wen-Jan Tuan, Roger Chammas

“…Cox proportional-hazards and logistic regression models assessed mortality and morbidity risks between the cohorts. …”
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Development of the composition and technology of a combined gel for the treatment of osteoarthritis with a pharmacological rationale for the content of components by U. V. Nogaeva, Ju. M. Kotsur, E. V. Flisyuk, D. Yu. Ivkin, E. D. Semivelichenko, I. A. Titovich, I. A. Narkevich, V. G. Antonov

“…The criteria for choosing the optimal composition of the gel were the size of the damaged joint, exercise tolerance and the histological picture in comparison with intact and control animals. …”
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Treatment of metastatic ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer: indirect comparison of different ALK inhibitors using reconstructed patient data by Vera Damuzzo, Vera Damuzzo, Lorenzo Gasperoni, Luna Del Bono, Andrea Ossato, Andrea Ossato, Alessandro Inno, Andrea Messori, Andrea Messori

“…Additionally, lorlatinib showed the highest efficacy in the control of CNS progression.…”
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Acceptability of and preferences for long-acting injectable hormonal contraception among US women: evidence from a national cross-sectional online survey by Ann Gottert, Timothy Abuya, Elizabeth Proos, Isabella Johnson, Nathan H. Dormer, Ulrike Foley, Grace Saul, Lisa B. Haddad, David R. Friend

“…Common current contraceptive methods were birth control pills (37.4%), male condoms (35.7%), and withdrawal (19.8%); 18.9% reported having had an unintended pregnancy. …”
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The Development of an Air Suction Precision Seed-Metering Device for Rice Plot Breeding by Wei Qin, Yuwu Li, Cheng Qian, Zhuorong Fan, Daoqing Yan, Guo Zou, Siqian Liu, Zaiman Wang, Ying Zang, Minghua Zhang

“…To address the lack of specialized seeding equipment and low manual seeding efficiency in rice plot breeding, this study developed an air suction precision seed-metering device for rice plot breeding, featuring automatic seed-switching and seed-clearing functions controlled by an STM32 microcontroller. Firstly, based on morphological analysis and MATLAB image processing, an active contour method was used to construct a suction hole model. …”
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BananaImageBD: A comprehensive banana image dataset for classification of banana varieties and detection of ripeness stages in BangladeshMendeley Data by Md Hasanul Ferdaus, Rizvee Hassan Prito, Ahmed Abdal Shafi Rasel, Masud Ahmed, Md. Jahid Hassan Saykot, Shanjida Sultan Shanta, Sonali Akter, Ankan Chandra Das, Mohammad Manzurul Islam, Mahamudul Hasan, Md Sawkat Ali

“…Such ML and DL models can be leveraged to develop automated systems to determine the optimal harvest time, establish standards for quality control of bananas, develop products and marketing strategies through analysis of consumer preferences for various banana varieties and ripeness levels, and streamline the banana supply chain through improvements in harvesting, sorting, packaging, and inventory management. …”
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Exploring Microelement Fertilization and Visible–Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Enhanced Productivity in <i>Capsicum annuum</i> and <i>Cyprinus carpio</i> Aquaponic Systems by Ivaylo Sirakov, Stefka Stoyanova, Katya Velichkova, Desislava Slavcheva-Sirakova, Elitsa Valkova, Dimitar Yorgov, Petya Veleva, Stefka Atanassova

“…SIMCA models successfully classified control and treated plants with a misclassification rate of only 1.6%, highlighting the effectiveness of the spectral data for plant differentiation. …”
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A Highly Portable Smartphone-Based Capillary Electrophoresis with Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detection by Zhimin Tao, Qiang Zhang, Yiren Cao, Xunjie Duan, Yuyang Wu, Liuyin Fan, Chengxi Cao, Weiwen Liu

“…To demonstrate the device, six metal ions were selected as model analytes for verification and successfully applied to the detection of ions in tap water. …”
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A Celecoxib-Loaded Emulsion Gel for Enhanced Drug Delivery and Prevention of Postoperative Adhesion by Heesang Yang, Dongmin Kim, Jong-Ju Lee, Ye Ji Kim, Seungeun Song, Sooho Yeo, Sung-Joo Hwang

“…<b>Results</b>: The optimized emulsion gel (F4) exhibited improved mucoadhesion (9009 mPa·s), prolonged retention, and controlled celecoxib release over 14 days, reaching 80% release by day 9. …”
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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease among individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or metabolic dysfunction... by Jialu Lv, Jiangnan Yao, Leyi Zheng, Jiaxin Shao, Jijie Jin, Qianrong Zheng, Jiayi Teng, Jianghua Zhou, Fuman Cai, Pan Huang, Xuepei Jiang

“…After participants were grouped according to AIP quartiles, the relationship between AIP levels and CVD risk was explored using multivariate logistic regression models and restricted cubic splines. The relationship between AIP levels and all-cause and CVD mortality was analyzed using multivariate Cox regression models. …”
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