Advancing Heat Health Risk Assessment: Hotspot Identification of Heat Stress and Risk Across Municipalities in Algiers, Algeria by Dyna Chourouk Zitouni, Djihed Berkouk, Mohamed Elhadi Matallah, Mohamed Akram Eddine Ben Ratmia, Shady Attia

“…With accelerating surface warming trends in urban regions, cities like Algiers are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, contributing to a growing concern over heat-related illnesses. For a comprehensive long-term assessment (2001–2023) of heat-related risks in Algiers, multi-decade satellite, meteorological, and census data were used in this study to map and assess spatial patterns of the Heat Health Risk Index (HHRI) within the framework established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) incorporating hazard, exposure and vulnerability components. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamics phenomena in continuous casting process under applied electromagnetic braking (EMBr) by Alexander Vakhrushev, Ebrahim Karimi-Sibaki, Menghuai Wu, Mohamad Al Nasser, Gernot Hackl, Yong Tang, Josef Watzinger, Jan Boháček, Abdellah Kharicha

“…These phenomena result from the distribution of induced electric current lines closing through either the liquid bulk or the semiconducting solidifying shell. The continuously growing shell, formed against the water-cooled copper mold walls, is significantly affected by the hot melt flow patterns. …”
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Enhancing Time Series Product Demand Forecasting With Hybrid Attention-Based Deep Learning Models by Xuguang Zhang, Pan Li, Xu Han, Yongbin Yang, Yiwen Cui

“…The proposed approach not only enhances forecasting accuracy but also provides interpretable attention weights, offering insights into the relative importance of different time steps in making predictions. This research contributes to the growing body of work on deep learning for time series analysis and offers practical implications for improving demand forecasting in retail and supply chain management.…”
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Movement and habitat use of feral swine near domestic swine facilities by A. Christy Wyckoff, Scott E. Henke, Tyler A. Campbell, David G. Hewitt, Kurt C. VerCauteren

“…Abstract Feral swine (Sus scrofa), a successful invasive species in the United States, have established growing populations in 38 states and are a reservoir of diseases important to domestic swine. …”
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Optical characterization of chiral three-dimensionally periodic photonic crystals fabricated by temporally periodic physical vapor deposition on two-dimensionally periodic substrat... by Ricardo A Fiallo, Mark W Horn, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

“…We fabricated chiral three-dimensionally (3D) periodic photonic crystals (PPCs) with nanoscale features by: first etching two different two-dimensionally (2D) periodic patterns in fused silica and silicon substrates, and then implementing temporally periodic physical vapor deposition (TP-PVD) whereby a collimated vapor flux was directed towards rotating substrates. …”
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Religiosity, non-religiosity and spirituality: diversity in the perceptions of Kazakhstani youth by А. Саймасаева, Г. Абдирайымова, Н. Мусаева

“…The study's results demonstrate different patterns of Kazakhstani youth's perception of religious/non-religious and spiritual beliefs. …”
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Nutrient Intakes in Vegans, Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarians, Orthodox Fasters, and Omnivores in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexey Vladimirovich Galchenko, Gianluca Rizzo, Luciana Baroni

“…The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional intakes of three groups with different plant-based patterns with that of omnivores in Russia, Moscow region. …”
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Prevalence, species identification, and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococci in dogs visiting veterinary clinics in Vietnam. by Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen Vu Thuy Hong Loan, Nguyen Thuy Y Vi, Dao Huyen Tran, Luu Thi Thanh Hang, Sandra Steele, Lam Thanh Nguyen

“…The emergence of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococci is a growing global concern, including in Vietnam. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, species distribution, and antibiotic-resistance profiles of Staphylococci isolated from dogs visiting veterinary clinics in Vietnam. …”
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Development and implementation of EcoDecibel: A low-cost and IoT-based device for noise measurement by Ling-Jyh Chen, Sakshi Saraswat, Fu-Shiang Ching, Chih-Yi Su, Hsin-Lan Huang, Wen-Chi Pan

“…Results: EcoDecibel demonstrated strong correlation, yielding R2 values of 0.948 and 0.983 in comparison with Class 1 and Class 2 sound level meters and was able to monitor and forecast daily noise patterns effectively. The system performed well across different environments and was capable of continuous real-time monitoring. …”
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Effects of Dynamic Agrivoltaics on Containerized Raspberry Plants: Results of the First Season by Perrine Juillion, Candice Tranchant, Kaoutar Nadi, Jimmy Noel, Benoit Valle, Jérôme Chopard, Gerardo Lopez, Camille Crevat, Xavier Bunker, Damien Fumey

“…The first year of experimentation revealed similar cumulative daily light integral between the two treatments over the growing season despite different patterns within the day. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN EXTREMIST GROUPS IN THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT by Olga V. Kruzhkova, Irina V. Vorobyeva, Darya M. Nikiforova

“…Consideration of the main motivational reasons, taking into account the specifics of building human interaction with the environment made it possible to identify and describe the main types of behavioural patterns exhibited by young people on the Internet. …”
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An Established Plant Invader May Still Benefit From Increasing Genetic Diversity—Insights From Artificial Populations in a Common Garden Experiment by L. Y. Watermann, W. Durka, A. Erfmeier

“…Based on this information, we created each 15 de‐novo populations with different levels of genetic diversity for both origins. …”
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Exploring the applicability of “One-Size-Fits-All” road transport decarbonization strategies: a participatory energy systems modeling comparison of urban and non-urban municipaliti... by Maria de Oliveira Laurin, Vahid Aryanpur, Hadi Farabi-Asl, Maria Grahn, Maria Taljegard, Karl Vilén

“…This study aims to assess how different socio-geographical factors impact the adoption of fossil-free vehicle technologies and fuels for private cars, buses, and trucks. …”
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The use of mixed light-emitting diodes and natural light in combination with daylength affects turkey hen performance, eye development, and feather coverage by Brooke Bartz, Jesse Grimes

“…While turkey hens reared under different lighting programs had similar ending performance, lighting parameters significantly affected bird performance during the growing period, bird\'s eye development, and body feather coverage. …”
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Tree diversity drives associational resistance to herbivory at both forest edge and interior by Virginie Guyot, Hervé Jactel, Baptiste Imbaud, Laurent Burnel, Bastien Castagneyrol, Wilfried Heinz, Marc Deconchat, Aude Vialatte

“…We addressed this issue by measuring crown defoliation and leaf damage made by different guilds of insect herbivores on oaks growing among conspecific versus heterospecific neighbors at forest edges versus interior, in two closed sites in SW France forests. …”
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Insights into Haemophilus macrolide resistance: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. by Irfan Ahmad, Aziz Kubaev, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Roopashree R, Lalji Baldaniya, Jaswinder Kaur, Bindu Rani, Masoumeh Beig

“…Macrolides are crucial in treating these infections, but rising resistance to macrolides in Haemophilus spp. highlights the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to assess the prevalence of macrolide resistance in Haemophilus spp, across different global regions.…”
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Lost in translation: using global fact-checks to measure multilingual misinformation prevalence, spread, and evolution by Dorian Quelle, Calvin Yixiang Cheng, Alexandre Bovet, Scott A. Hale

“…Abstract Misinformation and disinformation are growing threats in the digital age, affecting people across languages and borders. …”
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Person-centered workplace culture: insights from an inpatient department for older adults with chronic illnesses by Diana Vareta, Diana Vareta, Célia Oliveira, Filipa Ventura

“…In response, there is a growing emphasis on person-centered care, as advocated by the World Health Organization and integrated into national health strategies in countries such as the UK and Sweden. …”
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Characteristics and Incidences of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease in the Decades Before and After 2000 by Yu-Mei Shen, Jia-Feng Wu, Huey-Ling Chen, Hong-Yuan Hsu, Mei-Hwei Chang, Te-Kuei Hsieh, Yen-Hsuan Ni

“…This study was conducted to delineate the trends of incidence during this period and clinical patterns of pediatric CD in Taiwan. Methods: All children admitted to National Taiwan University Hospital between 1990 and 2009 who met the Porto Criteria for CD were included. …”
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Sleep hygiene games and gamification: where are we and where are we heading? by Zilu Liang, Zilu Liang, Edward Melcer, Nhung Huyen Hoang, Kingkarn Khotchasing

“…Existing SHG2S are also limited in addressing different cultural background and sleep patterns. Overall, empirical evidence is still limited regarding whether, why and how gamification leads to favorable effects on sleep hygiene over various temporal scales. …”
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