Experiment and Numerical Study on the Flexural Behavior of a 30 m Pre-Tensioned Concrete T-Beam with Polygonal Tendons by Bo Yang, Chunlei Zhang, Hai Yan, Ding-Hao Yu, Yaohui Xue, Gang Li, Mingguang Wei, Jinglin Tao, Huiteng Pei

“…The full-scale experiment applied symmetrical four-point bending to create a pure bending region and used embedded strain gauges, surface sensors, and optical 3D motion capture systems to monitor the beam’s internal strain, surface strain distribution, and three-dimensional displacement patterns during loading. The experiment observed that the test beam underwent elastic, crack development, and failure phases. …”
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The temperate marine Peruvian Province: How history accounts for its unusual biota by Geerat J. Vermeij, Thomas J. DeVries, Miguel Griffin, Sven N. Nielsen, Diana Ochoa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, Rodolfo Salas‐Gismondi, Fernanda Valdovinos

“…We outline the history of ecological guilds including primary producers, herbivores, predators, and suspension‐feeders and document patterns of extinction, colonization, and geographic restriction. …”
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Kinematic and Kinetic Gait Principal Component Domains in Older Adults With and Without Functional Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study by Juliana Moreira, Bruno Cunha, José Félix, Rubim Santos, Andreia S. P. Sousa

“…<i>Pace</i> and <i>frontal hip control</i> distinguished disabilities, revealing cautious walking patterns and weaker hip abductor strength.…”
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Evaluating Three Modelling Frameworks for Assessing Changes in Fin Whale Distribution in the Mediterranean Sea by Francesca Grossi, Elliott L. Hazen, Giulio De Leo, Léa David, Nathalie Di‐Méglio, Antonella Arcangeli, Eugenia Pasanisi, Ilaria Campana, Miriam Paraboschi, Alberto Castelli, Massimiliano Rosso, Aurelie Moulins, Paola Tepsich

“…Our results show that all models performed well in distinguishing presences and absences but, while density and presence patterns for the fin whale were similar, their dependencies on environmental factors can vary depending on the chosen model. …”
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MobilitApp: A Deep Learning-Based Tool for Transport Mode Detection to Support Sustainable Urban Mobility by Gerard Caravaca Ibanez, Luis J. de la Cruz Llopis, Adrian Catalin Diaconeasa, Alberto Bazan Guillen, Monica Aguilar Igartua

“…By analyzing travel patterns, transport modes, and mode-switching behaviors, it delivers actionable insights to city planners, aiding in the enhancement of urban mobility, promotion of sustainable development, and transition to greener cities.…”
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Mapping of snail intermediate host habitats reveals variability in schistosome and non-schistosome trematode transmission in an endemic setting by Teckla Angelo, Naima Camilla Starkloff, David James Civitello, Moses Paul Mahalila, Safari Kinung’hi

“…Co-infections were uncommon, with only 0.05% of snails concurrently emitting both schistosome and non-schistosome parasites. These infection patterns were consistent across village and district levels. …”
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Mapping the literature of integrated marketing communications: A scientometric analysis using CiteSpace by Lingling Wu, Yuriy Danko, Fuli Chen, Xuefeng Yao, Fenghe Zhang

“…Moreover, it explores the characteristics and patterns of IMC research. First, this paper shows the annual literature volume, leading countries, journals, and authors in IMC research through bibliometrics. …”
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Pharmacotherapy from Pre-COVID to Post-COVID: Longitudinal Trends and Predictive Indicators for Long COVID Symptoms by Nadia Baalbaki, Sien T. Verbeek, Harm Jan Bogaard, Jelle M. Blankestijn, Vera C. van den Brink, Merel E. B. Cornelissen, Jos W. R. Twisk, Korneliusz Golebski, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee

“…This study focused on descriptive analysis of the pharmacotherapy patterns across different phases: pre-COVID-19, acute COVID, and post-COVID. …”
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Establishing reference values for amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in preterms below 35 weeks of gestational age: A prospective observational cohort study by Young Mi Han, Na Rae Lee, Mi Hye Bae, Kyung Hee Park, Yun Jin Lee, Sang Ook Nam, Shin Yun Byun

“… Characteristic patterns in amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) develop with gestational age (GA), and so can be used to evaluate brain maturation in premature infants. …”
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Leveraging machine learning and Landsat time series for high-resolution mapping of mining-induced vegetation changes in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Oussama Himmy, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Safia Loulad, Hassan Rhinane, Andreas Buerkert

“…To account for varying quarry patterns, we applied the LandTrendr algorithm to analyze images from 1990 to 2022, mapping annual vegetation disturbance and recovery. …”
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Stem-Skilled Parents and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring: A Case-Control Study by Marco Valenti, Margherita Attanasio, Ilenia Le Donne, Antony Bologna, Francesco Masedu, Monica Mazza

“… Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopment disorder characterised by a range of deficits in two specific domains: social communication and social interaction and repetitive patterns of behaviour. Several studies have explored the link between ASD and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or other mathematics-grounded disciplines), but results are still uncertain. …”
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Strain and contact-dependent metabolomic reprogramming reveals distinct interaction strategies between Laccaria bicolor and Trichoderma by Prasath Balaji Sivaprakasam Padmanaban, Pia Stange, Baris Weber, Andrea Ghirardo, Karin Pritsch, Tanja Karl, J. Philipp Benz, Maaria Rosenkranz, Jörg-Peter Schnitzler

“…Using integrated analyses of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hyphal metabolomes, and secreted exudates, we uncovered strong contact- and strain-dependent growth inhibition patterns: Trichoderma growth was suppressed under shared headspace, whereas L. bicolor was more strongly inhibited under direct contact. …”
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Reviewing Mangrove Degradation, Conservation, and Restoration: A Sustainability Nexus Assessment on Myanmar Using the DPSIR Framework by Lwin Thuzar Nyein, Daniel Karthe, Lukas Giessen, Mukand Singh Babel, Carsten Schusser

“…However, the regional patterns of crop production, firewood, and charcoal consumption have remained stable during the recent past. …”
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Determinants of indiscriminate antimicrobial use in commercial chicken farms in Bangladesh and their impact on food safety and public health by Mehedi Hasan, Tiasha Ali, A. K. M. Dawlat Khan, Monjurul Islam, Arif Khan, Abu Sayeed, Zulqarnine Ibne Noman, Abdullah Al Mamun, Shariful Islam, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassasn, Cameron E. F. Clark, Tahmina Shirin, Ariful Islam

“…Thus, our research determined AMU patterns and their associated factors in Bangladeshi chicken farms. …”
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Seasonal expression of reproductive axis-related neuroendocrine genes and their relation with ovarian maturation in captive yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) by Jaime Palomino, Ayleen Olea, Stevanie Ramírez, Phillip Dettleff, Ricardo D. Moreno

“…This study aimed to assess the expression patterns of brain-expressed neuroendocrine mRNAs involved in the activation of brain-pituitary-gonad (BPG) axis throughout different year seasons and to correlate them with ovarian maturation stages in S. lalandi females under captive conditions. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the OCT4 Upstream Regulatory Region in Sus scrofa by Seung-Hun Kim, Kwang-Hwan Choi, Dong-Kyung Lee, Mingyun Lee, Jae Yeon Hwang, Chang-Kyu Lee

“…OCT4 plays pivotal roles in maintaining pluripotency during early mammalian embryonic development and in embryonic stem cells. …”
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Propagation Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Meteorological Drought to Soil Drought in the Upper Reaches of the Shiyang River Based on the Copula Function by Junju Zhou, Anning Gou, Shizhen Xu, Yuze Wu, Xuemei Yang, Wei Wei, Guofeng Zhu, Dongxia Zhang, Peiji Shi

“…Based on the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized Soil Moisture Index (SSMI), the Drought Propagation Intensity Index (DIP) and Copula function were applied to quantify the intensity and time of drought propagation from meteorological to soil drought and explored the drought propagation patterns at different temporal and spatial scales in these tributaries. …”
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Six decades of global crop yield increase and cropland expansion from 1960 to 2020 by Karina Winkler, Richard Fuchs, Mark Rounsevell, Martin Herold

“…Here we (1) analyse the spatiotemporal patterns of global cropland changes and crop yield changes at a spatial resolution of 1 km during six decades (1960–2020) and (2) explore the relationship between yield increases and cropland expansion across agroecological country zones by applying a temporal cross-correlation and a Granger causality test. …”
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Response of Community Characteristics and Assembly Mechanisms of cbbL-Carrier Carbon-Fixing Microorganisms to Precipitation Changes in Alpine Lakeshore Wetland by Ni Zhang, Siyu Wang, Shijia Zhou, Desheng Qi, Jing Ma, Kelong Chen

“…Precipitation change strongly influences soil microbial communities, and precipitation patterns have become a key factor affecting carbon and nitrogen cycling processes in wetland ecosystems. …”
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Special Welfare and Ethical Requirements for Infectious Animal Experiments by MIN Fangui, FU Hongkun, LIU Yonggang, LIU Xiangmei, LIU Zhonghua, LI Yao, TAO Yufeng

“…Infectious disease animal models serve as indispensable tools for understanding the transmission patterns, pathogenesis, and anti-infective medicine. …”
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