Spatiotemporal trends in hernia disease burden and health workforce correlations in aging populations: a global analysis with projections to 2050 by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Huayou Luo, Ruo Shu, Tong Zhang, Yong Dai

“…Countries with high hernia burden (Guatemala, Paraguay, Indonesia) consistently demonstrated lower health workforce density compared to low-burden countries. ARIMA model projections showed that by 2050, ASIR would increase slightly from 112.32/100,000 in 2022 to 112.64/100,000, with absolute new cases increasing by 19.70%. …”
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Application of descriptive statistics for the analysis of student test results by H.V. Marchuk, V.L. Levkivskyi, V.A. Suhoniak, I.V. Panarina

“…For a better understanding of the results of the study, the data was visualized in the form of a box diagram, which displays the distribution of data through five main numerical characteristics (minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, maximum). …”
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Formation Pathways of Compact Elliptical Galaxies: Perspective of Internal Structures by Jinwon Yi, Soo-Chang Rey, Suk Kim, Youngdae Lee

“…We present a structural analysis of 138 compact elliptical galaxies (cEs) in the redshift range of z < 0.05 using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR12 data. We perform single- and double-component Sérsic model fitting to their SDSS r -band surface brightness profiles. …”
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Evolutionary biology and life histories by C. R. Brown, D. L. Thomson

“…(pers. comm.) illustrate the benefits of using multi–state models in accounting for recapture/re– sighting probabilities. …”
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Simple quantitation and spatial characterization of label free cellular images by Vincent C.J. de Boer, Xiang Zhang

“…By combining classical image processing functions, Voronoi segmentation, Gaussian mixture modeling and automatic parameter optimization, our pipeline can be used for cell number quantification and spatial distribution characterization based on a single label-free image. …”
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Multidimensional well-being and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe: A comparative analysis of CEE North and CEE Continental countries. by Andrzej Geise, Małgorzata Szczepaniak

“…We estimate the vector autoregression (VAR) models based on annual data disaggregated into quarterly data covering 2004 to 2020. …”
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Adolescent physical activity profiles as determinants of emerging adults’ physical activity by Mathieu Bélanger, Marie-Andrée Giroux, Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe, François Gallant, Salma Jemaa, Pierre Faivre, Daniel Saucier, Saïd Mekari

“…The adolescent PA profiles were included in a mixed-distribution two parts model as predictors of i) the probability of reporting any PA during emerging adulthood, and ii) the PA level of emerging adults reporting PA. …”
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The current global perspective of the knowledge-attitude-behavior of the general public towards the corona virus disease -19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis on 67,143... by Abdulhadi A AlAmodi, Khaled Al-Kattan, Mohammad Abrar Shareef

“…Parameters such as random distribution, blinding, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting, and other biases were utilized to assess the quality of each retrieved record. …”
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Rational design of novel phenol ether derivatives as non-covalent proteasome inhibitors through 3D-QSAR, molecular docking and ADMET prediction by Miao Yuan, Hanwen Ji, Fengxin Sun, Qiang Chen, Ping Cheng

“…Based on these clues, 24 novel non-covalent proteasome inhibitors (D01–D24) were finally designed and screened. While the binding models between proteasome [protein data bank (PDB) code: 3MG6] and three representative compounds (15, 20, and D24) were also analyzed by using the molecular docking method. …”
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Enhancing Cyber Resilience Through Traffic Generation Patterns in Complex Networks: A Study on Cascading Failures by B. Aymar Le Pere Tchimwa, Jean-Pierre Lienou, Wilson Ejuh Geh, Frederica Nelson, Sachin Shetty, Charles Kamhoua

“…We focus on how traffic generation patterns, defined as the distribution of data packet creation across hosts, affect network resilience. …”
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Research progress and prospect of coal seam blasting antireflection technology in China by Zegong LIU, Guodong QIAO, Jian LIU, Kui GAO

“…To summarize past experiences and further enhance the technology for deep coal seam blasting in the new era, this study analyzes the blasting permeability enhancement mechanism, establishes a mathematical model for blasting-induced fracturing of coal-rock masses considering dynamic compressive (tensile) strength and ideal detonation conditions, and inversely examines stress distribution around blasting holes under different geological stress conditions. …”
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Mapping Soil Organic Matter in Black Soil Cropland Areas Using Remote Sensing and Environmental Covariates by Yu Zhang, Chong Luo, Wenqi Zhang, Zexin Wu, Deqiang Zang

“…This task is particularly challenging due to the variability in factors influencing SOM distribution across different cultivated land types, as well as the site-specific responses of SOM to remote sensing data and environmental covariates, especially in the black soil region of northeastern China, where SOM exhibits significant spatial variability. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Drought Variation from 2001 to 2023 in the China–Mongolia–Russia Transboundary Heilongjiang River Basin Based on ITVDI by Weihao Zou, Juanle Wang, Congrong Li, Keming Yang, Denis Fetisov, Jiawei Jiang, Meng Liu, Yaping Liu

“…In this study, an Improved Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index (ITVDI) was developed by incorporating Digital Elevation Model data to correct land surface temperatures and introducing a constraint line method to replace the traditional linear regression for fitting dry–wet boundaries. …”
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Influence of Source Term Algorithm on Irradiation Induced Microstructure Evolution Based on Cascade Collision Defect Database by Cluster Dynamics Method by WANG Dongjie#, PAN Caifu#, WU Shi, HE Xinfu, DOU Yankun, YANG Wen

“…The results are consistent with the experimental data. Since there are differences in the size distribution of defect clusters after irradiation simulation with the five algorithms, after analysis, it is believed that the fifth source term algorithm is the most reasonable. …”

Key technology of fine description of complex fault block reservoir and its application by LI Guoyong

“…Six key technologies have been gradually formed, including small layer division and fine correlation of complex fault block reservoirs, low-order fault identification, comprehensive characterization of delta reservoirs, formation and main controlling factors of dominant permeability channels in the process of water injection development, three-dimensional geological modeling of complex fault block reservoirs, and quantitative characterization and distribution of remaining oil, which are applied to five typical blocks, including two types of reservoir genesis of fan delta and braided river delta, and two types of physical properties of medium permeability and low permeability. …”
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The burden of refraction disorders in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021: A systematic analysis from the global burden of disease 2021 by Yunhan Shen, Linyan Wang, Yuxin Cui, Bangxun Mao, Grace Loy Ming Hooi, Oluwatobi Idowu, Juan Ye, Tiansheng Zhu

“…This study aims to describe and predict the burden and regional distribution of refraction disorders using data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. …”
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Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion by Alessandro Miani, Annamaria Colao, Prisco Piscitelli, Leonardo Setti, Fabrizio Passarini, Gianluigi De Gennaro, Pierluigi Barbieri, Sabina Licen, Maria Grazia Perrone, Andrea Piazzalunga, Massimo Borelli, Jolanda Palmisani, Alessia Di Gilio, Emanuele Rizzo

“…Thirty-nine out of 41 Northern Italian provinces resulted in the category with the highest PM10 levels, while 62 out of 66 Southern provinces presented low PM10 concentrations (p&lt;0.001). In Milan, the average growth rate before the lockdown was significantly higher than in Rome (0.34 vs 0.27 per day, with a doubling time of 2.0 days vs 2.6, respectively), thus suggesting a basic reproductive number R0&gt;6.0, comparable with the highest values estimated for China.Conclusion A significant association has been found between the geographical distribution of daily PM10 exceedances and the initial spreading of COVID-19 in the 110 Italian provinces.…”
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Twenty years of breast cancer epidemiology and treatment patterns in São Paulo, Brazil—observed versus expected treatment utilization in a retrospective cohortResearch in context... by Haydee Verduzco-Aguirre, Fernanda Mallucelli Favorito, Fabio Ynoe de Moraes, Gustavo Marta, Camila Tagle, Carlos Henrique dos Anjos, André Mattar, Brooke E. Wilson

“…Summary: Background: Over half of new breast cancer cases occur in low- and middle-income countries, with disparities in survival outcomes due to late-stage diagnoses, healthcare access gaps, and biological differences. …”
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Statistical analysis of gender pay gap in modern-day Russia by I. I. Eliseeva, M. Р. Dekina

“…The purpose of this article is a statistical assessment of gender differentiation of wages in Russia based on empirical data and aggregated data from the Federal State Statistics Service. …”
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Impact and elastic modulus of coal mining on terrestrial ecosystems by Jihong Dong, Wenting Dai, Jiren Xu, Hui Zhang, Yunpeng Li, Fei Xie

“…A conceptual model for recognizing ecological thresholds in coal mining areas is developed by incorporating the comprehensive integrity index of the ecosystem. …”
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