UV radiation at 222, 254, and 282 nm inhibits sporulation and suppresses infectivity of Eimeria acervulina oocysts by Aaron A. Baumann, Addison K. Myers, Niloofar Khajeh-Kazerooni, Ashley Wise-Mitchell, Benjamin M. Rosenthal, Mark C. Jenkins, Celia O'Brien, Lorraine Fuller, Samuel Tremaine, Mark Morgan, Scott C. Lenaghan

“…In this study, the effect of UV radiation (UVR) on E. acervulina sporulation efficiency was evaluated. Nonstandard wavelengths including 222 and 282 nm have been established as alternatives to standard 254 nm UVR for sterilization. …”
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Generating Mechanism of Online Public Opinion Heat in Public Emergencies from the Perspective of Information Ecology: Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis Based on 50 Cases by YOU Ge, LI Jielin, ZHANG Fangshun

“…[Method/Process] From an information ecology perspective, this study employs fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to examine the online public opinion heat of 50 public emergencies between 2020 and 2022. …”
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The effectiveness of myofascial massage of the gastrocnemius muscle on the threshold and pain tolerance by Karolina PAWLIKOWSKA, Aleksandra JAŻDŻEWSKA, Jakub KORTAS

“…Background: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the myofascial self-massage technique of the gastrocnemius muscle in determining the possibility of increasing pain tolerance and individual pain threshold, which could increase exercise efficiency, allow for greater training loads and accelerate post-exercise regeneration, as well as to determine the subjective assessment of pain intensity using the VAS scale. …”
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A Comparative Assessment of Cardiovascular Autonomic Reflex Testing and Cardiac 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus without Complications... by Triantafyllos Didangelos, Efstratios Moralidis, Eleni Karlafti, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Charalambos Margaritidis, Zisis Kontoninas, Ioannis Stergiou, Maria Boulbou, Marianthi Papagianni, Emmanouel Papanastasiou, Apostolos I. Hatzitolios

“…When using H/M_4 < 1.80 as the reference standard, a cutoff point of ≥2 abnormal CARTs had a sensitivity of 100% but a specificity of only 33% for determining CAN. Conclusions. CARTs are not closely associated with 123I-MIBG measurements, which can detect autonomic dysfunction more efficiently than the former. …”
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Comparing immobilisation devices in gynaecological external beam radiotherapy: improving inter‐fraction reproducibility of pelvic tilt by Shimon Prasad, Linda J. Bell, Benjamin Zwan, Florence Ko, Tayla Blackwell, Kevin Connell, Cameron Stanton, Meegan Shepherd, John Atyeo, Mark Stevens, Marita Morgia

“…Methods Sixteen patients were retrospectively reviewed, eight immobilised using the BodyFIX system (BodyFIX®, Elekta, Stockholm, Sweden) and eight using the Butterfly Board (BB) (Bionix Radiation Therapy, Toledo, OH, USA). …”
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The Effectiveness of Wisdom Training on Academic Emotions, Academic Motivation and Subjective Vitality in Students by Masoomeh Azizi, Abolghasem Yaghoobi

“…The present study examined the effectiveness of wisdom training on academic emotions, academic motivation and subjective vitality in students. The study method was semi-experimental and its design was pretest, post-test with control group and follow-up stage. …”
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Effect of culture conditions on the content of B-phycoerythrins in Porphyridium cruentum cells by SUN Li-qin, WANG Chang-hai, TENG Li

“…The results showed that the HA-column chromatographic method could purify the B-PE efficiently, and the purity of B-PE reached to 4.32 (OD₅₄₅/OD₂₈₀). …”
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A generalizable framework for urban wetland training samples generation and migration: A case study of global Ramsar Wetland Cities by Zhe Yang, Weiguo Jiang, Xiaogan Yin, Ziyan Ling, Xiaoya Wang, Miaolong Lin, Shuhui Lai, Xiao Li, Qiaozhen Guo, Zhijie Xiao, Ze Zhang, Qiuling Li, Peiyu Yang, Shihui Huang, Xiang Long, Keyi Yang, Kaifeng Peng, Yongbiao Yu, Xuan Liu, Yaheng Sheng, Xiaorui Ren, Xiangdong Yang, Haicheng Tian

“…A dual-constraint spectral matching method based on Spectral Angle Distance (SAD) and Euclidean Distance (ED) was developed to reduce the manual effort required for determining unchanged sample thresholds and to enable dynamic migration of urban wetland training samples. …”
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Genomic insights of predominant international high-risk clone ST2 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Saudi Arabia by Thamer M. Brek, Abdulrahman A. Muhajir, Khalil K. Alkuwaity, Moayad A. Haddad, Elaf M. Alattas, Zaki M. Eisa, Majid S. Al-Thaqafy, Ahmed M. Albarraq, Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani

“…Objectives: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), particularly the globally prevalent ST2 clone, poses significant threats in the Gulf Cooperation Council region through extensive drug resistance, high virulence, and efficient gene transfer. This study investigates the epidemiological and genomic characteristics of CRAB in the Jazan region, using whole genome sequencing to understand its transmission and genetic determinants. …”
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Synergistic Drivers of Vegetation Dynamics in a Fragile High-Altitude Basin of the Tibetan Plateau Using General Regression Neural Network and Geographical Detector by Yanghai Duan, Xunxun Zhang, Hongbo Zhang, Bin Yang, Yanggang Zhao, Chun Pu, Zhiqiang Xiao, Xin Yuan, Xinming Pu, Lun Luo

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Reduction of Ascites Susceptibility in Broiler Chickens under Cold Stress by Guanidinoacetic Acid Supplementation by Mousa Ezatikia, parviz Farhoomand, Sina Payvastegan, Bahram Pirooz, Negin Delfani

“…In addition to its role in preserving arginine and glycine for other metabolic pathways, guanidinoacetic acid plays a crucial role in nitric oxide synthesis and improves energy efficiency through ATP production via the creatine-phosphocreatine shuttle (Khalil et al., 2021). …”
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New Patient PROMIS Scores of Patients Presenting with Low Back Pain Predict Time to Elective Spine Surgery by Justin E. Kung, Chase Gauthier, Yianni Bakaes, Michael Spitnale, Richard A. Bidwell, David G. Edelman, Heidi C. Ventresca, J. Benjamin Jackson, Shari Cui, Gregory Grabowski

“…Conclusions: Worse new patient PROMIS PI scores were associated with undergoing surgery within one year of initial evaluation. To determine if PROMIS scores may help in a triage capacity to identify which patients are most appropriate for a surgeon visit versus a nonsurgical provider, further research is needed, thereby improving the efficiency of surgical care delivery.…”
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Combining genetic and non-genetic factors to predict the risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with new-onset diabetes mellitus by Yu Zhou, Zhuo Wu, Liangtang Zeng, Rufu Chen

“…We developed a NODM-PC risk prediction model to stratify PC risk in patients with NODM. Methods This study utilized data from the UK Biobank, including 238 NODM-PC cases and 14,825 cancer-free T2DM controls. …”
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Long‐term cardiovascular outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor‐related myocarditis: A large single‐centre analysis by Lorenzo Braghieri, Ahmad Gharaibeh, Lubika Nkashama, Abdelrahman Abushouk, Osama Abushawer, Amir Mehdizadeh‐Shrifi, Bianca Honnekeri, Cassandra Calabrese, Venu Menon, Pauline Funchain, Patrick Collier, Diego Sadler, Rohit Moudgil

“…Patients and methods The ICI‐related adverse event (irAE) registry was queried to identify irM patients by using Bonaca criteria. …”
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Detecting Older Adults’ Behavior Changes During Adverse External Events Using Ambient Sensing: Longitudinal Observational Study by Roschelle Fritz, Diane Cook

“…MethodsSecondary analysis of historic ambient sensor data collected on 39 adults managing one or more chronic conditions was performed. …”
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CECT-Based Radiomic Nomogram of Different Machine Learning Models for Differentiating Malignant and Benign Solid-Containing Renal Masses by Qian L, Fu B, He H, Liu S, Lu R

“…Among the various radiomic models, the LR model demonstrated superior predictive efficiency and robustness, yielding an AUC of 0.952 in the training cohort and 0.887 in the test cohort. …”
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Analysis of Temperature Characteristics of Electrolytic-Plasma Discharge in Jet Processing of a Metal Anode by A. I. Popov, V. I. Novikov, D. N. Ivanov, I. A. Kozyrskiy

“…The research objective is to determine the distribution of temperatures and heat flows in the system “jet electrolytic cathode — metal anode” under various processing conditions.Materials and Methods. …”
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Comparative analysis of anthocyanin content in various tomato samples in connection with breeding by E. A. Dzhos, M. I. Mamedov, O. N. Pyshnaya, N. A. Golubkina, O. V. Verba, A. A. Matyukina

“…These compounds protect the photosynthetic apparatus of the plant, neutralise free radicals, increase the efficiency of phosphorus and nitrogen assimilation, have an osmoregulatory function, antimicrobial activity and increase the level of adaptation to unfavourable environmental conditions. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Altruism and Social Support With the Resilience of Rescuers by Iman Shakibkhah, Mitra Rafiei, Mohammad Javad Moradian, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Mehdi Heidari, Elahe Piraee

“…This study explores the relationship between the moral virtues of altruism and social support and resilience. Materials and Methods: The methodology employed in this study was descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. …”
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Optimization of the Lens Nucleus Fragmentation during Phacoemulsification in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by V. M. Malov, A. V. Zolotarev, E. B. Eroshevskaya, I. V. Malov, A. E. Gorbunov

“…Objective: Comparative analysis of the results of phacoemulsification (FEC) with the use of developed and classic technologies for fragmentation of the lens nucleus in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES). Patients and methods. The proposed technology is gentle crushing of the lens nucleus in patients with PES, you can reduce the pressure on the fibers of the zonule, the probability of damage to the ligaments and posterior capsule of the lens based on the use of phacofragmentation original design. …”
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