Polar bears and expanding sea ice in the Mid Holocene Aleutian Islands, Alaska by Lillian Draper Parker, Catherine F. West, Kaylee Hope Tatum, Michael Etnier, Brandi Bethke, Katherine Reedy, Nikkita Shellikoff, Courtney A. Hofman

“…Bear age profiles and butchery patterns suggest that the animals were harvested locally and the extension of sea ice in the Neoglacial phase likely facilitated their presence around Unalaska Island. …”
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Cutaneous Manifestations In the Patients With Covid 19: A Prospective Clinical Analysis by Sagar Mani Jha, Nabin Bhakta Shakya, Anil Kumar Singh Dangol, Sunil Shakya, Jyotshna Yadav, Manisha Maharjan, Shrikant Panday

“…All inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 with RT PCR were included. Types, patterns and how the skin lesions changed its course during illness were recorded. …”
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Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization of Common Organic Amendments in Olive Grove Soils by Pablo Domouso, Evangelina Pareja-Sánchez, Julio Calero, Roberto García-Ruiz

“…The results indicated that C and N mineralization patterns varied significantly between amendments, although the predicted remaining C after one year was similar for CC and PR (46.7–48.9%) and slightly lower for OP (40.0%). …”
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Effects of a kappa opioid receptor antagonist on delayed postoperative pain recovery in a novel mouse sleep disorder model by Hisakatsu Ito, Hisakatsu Ito, Masaaki Kawakami, Masashi Yoshida, Sadamu Sugimoto, Tomonori Takazawa

“…We also examined the effects of nor-BNI on pain recovery.ResultsThe evaluation showed that PAWW housing significantly increased activity during the light phase, disrupted sleep patterns, and delayed postoperative pain recovery. …”
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Origin of the formation of isostructural bcc-Fe+bcc-Cu nanocomposites in Fe–Cu alloy via vacuum co-deposition by A. I. Ustinov, L. O. Olikhovska, S. O. Demchenkov, V. S. Skorodzievskii, S. S. Polishchuk, T. V. Melnychenko

“…This study examined the influence of substrate temperature and the ratio of iron and copper vapor flow on the structural state of Fe–Cu vacuum condensates. XRD patterns of the condensates deposited under specific electron beam physical vapor deposition process parameters revealed peaks corresponding to either bcc or bcc+fcc phases. …”
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A new high-resolution groundwater isoscape for south-east Germany: insights from differences in relation to precipitation by A. Gaillard, R. van Geldern, J. A. C. Barth, C. Stumpp

“…Further comparative studies between the stable water isotopes of precipitation and groundwater, including time series, are needed to further improve our understanding of the spatial and seasonal recharge patterns of groundwater.</p>…”
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Drug administration errors among anaesthesia providers in South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study by René van Wyk, Ryan Alroy Davids

“…The aim was to determine the self-reported frequency, nature, contributing factors and reporting patterns of DAEs among anaesthesia providers in South Africa. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of Soil Water Dynamics and Nitrogen Species Transport with Multi-Crop Rotations Under Variable-Saturated Conditions by Vilim Filipović, Dragutin Petošić, Ivan Mustać, Igor Bogunović, Hailong He, Lana Filipović

“…Results revealed that nitrate leaching was influenced by precipitation patterns, soil moisture, crop growth stages, and fertilization timing. …”
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Using data mining techniques to improve inflation rate management by Fatemeh Zahra Abedi Samakoosh, Soheila Karbasi

“…Data mining techniques are a useful tool in solving various problems in the economic field by identifying correlations and discovering patterns that helps the analysts to make the best predictions of economic indicators. …”
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High-K, I-type Tonian post-collisional magmatism in the South Delhi Terrane, NW India: Petrogenetic and tectonic implications by Manisha, Parampreet Kaur, Naveen Chaudhri

“…The nearly flat to variably inclined [(Gd/Yb)N = 1.0–4.8)] and depleted [(Gd/Yb)N = 2.8–3.0)] HREE patterns of the granitoids with notable negative (Eu/Eu* = 0.21–0.71) and insignificant (Eu/Eu* = 0.83–0.85) Eu anomalies, respectively and variable Sr/Y ratios (0.6–93.9), imply variation in the depth of their magma generation. …”
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Influence of Previous Emergency Department Visit Information on Care of Current Patients by Ricardo X. Noriega, Juan Nañez, Emily Hartmann, Scott B. Crawford, Chantel D. Sloan-Aagard

“…The primary outcome was the influence of knowledge from prior records on interactions during the most recent visit, measured with 11 Likert-scale ratings. …”
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Properties and phase composition of cement mortars by L. N. Makarova, V. V. Schmidt, A. V. Ismagilova, V. V. Makarov

“…The X-ray diffraction patterns of the samples prove the high intensity of reflections of calcium hydrosilicate d = 9.69 Å, portlandite d = 4.921 Å, d = 2.632 Å, which indicates a high degree of hydration of portland cement. …”
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Comparative analysis of heat transfer dynamics in high-intensity focused ultrasound and microwave ablation for cancer treatment by Teerapot Wessapan, Pornthip Keangin, Phadungsak Rattanadecho, Nisakorn Somsuk

“…Moreover, the flow effects due to the porous nature of tissues significantly influence the heat distribution patterns, with HIFU generating localized and intense heat flux owing to focused acoustic streaming, whereas MWA promotes wider heat spread facilitated by natural convection flows.…”
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Topologic Reorganization of White Matter Connectivity Networks in Early-Blind Adolescents by Zhifeng Zhou, Long Qian, Jinping Xu, Yumin Lu, Fen Hou, Jingyi Zhou, Jinpei Luo, Gangqiang Hou, Wentao Jiang, Hengguo Li, Xia Liu

“…To investigate the global and local topologic alterations and to identify specific reorganized neural patterns in early-blind adolescents (EBAs), we applied diffusion tensor tractography and graph theory to establish and analyze the white matter connectivity networks in 21 EBAs and 22 age- and sex-matched normal-sighted controls (NSCs). …”
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Heterothallism and potential hybridization events inferred for twenty-two yellow morel species by Xi-Hui Du, Dongmei Wu, Heng Kang, Hanchen Wang, Nan Xu, Tingting Li, Keliang Chen

“…Different evolutionary patterns were suggested for MAT genes between the Esculenta and the Elata Clades. …”
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Crop calendar optimization for climate change adaptation in yam farming in South-Kivu, eastern D.R. Congo. by Jean M Mondo, Géant B Chuma, Henri M Matiti, Jacques B Kihye, Espoir M Bagula, Katcho Karume, Charles Kahindo, Anthony Egeru, Jackson-Gilbert M Majaliwa, Paterne A Agre, Patrick A Adebola, Asrat Asfaw

“…Results showed the existence of four AEZs in the South-Kivu province, with contrasting altitudes, temperatures, and rainfall patterns. Climate change is real in all these South-Kivu's AEZs, resulting either in rainfall deficits in some areas, or extreme rainfall events in others, with significant temperature increases across all AEZs. …”
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The Impact of Vaccination on COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Outcomes: A Narrative Review by Roberto Debbag, Deborah Rudin, Francesca Ceddia, John Watkins

“…In this narrative review, we summarize the overall impact of vaccination for these 3 viruses, focusing on mRNA vaccines, each of which exhibits unique patterns of infection, risk, and transmission dynamics, but collectively represent a target for preventive strategies. …”
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…Regular monitoring focuses on the prevalence of tobacco use, yet there is a gap in understanding its socio-economic patterns. Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking and to identify the social determinants associated with smoking among men in Mauritius in 2021. …”
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Scene Semantic Recognition Based on Modified Fuzzy C-Mean and Maximum Entropy Using Object-to-Object Relations by Ahmad Jalal, Abrar Ahmed, Adnan Ahmed Rafique, Kibum Kim

“…An Artificial Neural Network recognizes the multiple objects using the different patterns of objects. Finally, labels are estimated via Maximum Entropy model. …”
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Volumetric hyperthermia delivery using the ExAblate Body MR-guided focused ultrasound system by Kisoo Kim, Pragya Gupta, Kazim Narsinh, Chris J. Diederich, Eugene Ozhinsky

“…The experimental validation was performed using a tissue-mimicking phantom.Results The developed simulation framework allowed for a parametric study with varying numbers of heating spots, sonication durations, and transducer movement times to evaluate the hyperthermia characteristics for mechanical transducer movement and sector-vortex beamforming. Hyperthermic patterns involving 2-4 sequential focal spots were analyzed. …”
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