Preoperative short-term fasting in paediatric cancer care is safe, feasible and activates protective responses by D.S.J. Komninos, C.A.J. Oudmaijer, R.A. Ozinga, K. Smit, J.N.M. Ijzermans, J.H.J. Hoeijmakers, R.C. Minnee, M.M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, W.P. Vermeij

“…In a randomized controlled setting preceding surgery (FIURTT-study), these children fasted for 10–18 h, depending on age, during which patient/parent experiences and blood measurements were collected. …”
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Advanced 4-chamber echocardiography techniques enable clinically matched precise characterization of heart disease progression in mice by Ege Kacira, Mariam F. Oueis, Nawal H. Tamimi, Sarah L. Sturgill, Xianyao Xu, Thomas J. Hund, Mark T. Ziolo, Yuchi Han, Isabelle Deschênes, Ji-dong Fu

“…Conclusions: The A4CLAX imaging approach provides clinically comparable, comprehensive echocardiographic evaluation in murine models and offers improved sensitivity for detecting subtle changes in cardiac performance during disease progression.…”
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An AI recognition method for children's clinical operative pain by skin potential (SP) signal by Mingxuan Huang, Cangcang Fu, Linbo Chui, Jiadong He, Xiaozhi Wang, Jikui Luo, Bin Wu, Yonggang Chen, Shaohua Hu, Jihua Zhu, Yubo Li

“…Objective and rationale: Children's clinical pain phenotypes are complex, and there is a lack of objective biological diagnostic markers and cognitive patterns. Detecting physiological signals through wearable devices simplifies disease diagnosis and holds the potential for remote medical applications. …”
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Hepatic fat and dietary intake as determinants of metabolic health in obese adolescents: a cross-sectional MRI study by Hadar Moran-Lev, Ron Sternfeld, Rotem Lazmi, Rivka Ohayon, Rivka Dudi, Avivit Brener, Shira Zelber Sagi, Shira Zelber Sagi, Shlomi Cohen, Ronit Lubetzky, Yftach Gepner

“…A comprehensive evaluation included MRI assessments of abdominal adipose tissue distribution and hepatic fat content (HFC), physiological and metabolic assessment, serum biomarkers, prenatal and sociodemographic characteristics, and dietary habits.ResultsCompared to the MUO, MHO individuals exhibited significantly lower HFC (p = 0.01), liver enzymes (p = 0.004), and experienced a lower risk of complications during birth (p = 0.03). Additionally, MHO participants had significantly lower intake of total calories (p = 0.04), animal protein (p = 0.005), red meat (p = 0.02), sodium (p = 0.027), palmitic acid (p = 0.04), stearic acid (p = 0.029), arachidonic acid (p = 0.005) and calories from ultra-processed grains (p = 0.049) compared to their MUO counterparts.ConclusionAdolescents with MHO show lower hepatic fat, improved liver markers, and healthier dietary patterns than MUO peers. …”
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NASA GEOS Composition Forecast Modeling System GEOS‐CF v1.0: Stratospheric Composition by K. E. Knowland, C. A. Keller, P. A. Wales, K. Wargan, L. Coy, M. S. Johnson, J. Liu, R. A. Lucchesi, S. D. Eastham, E. Fleming, Q. Liang, T. Leblanc, N. J. Livesey, K. A. Walker, L. E. Ott, S. Pawson

“…Overall, the spatial patterns of the GEOS‐CF simulated concentrations of stratospheric composition agree well with satellite observations. …”
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Advances and trends of non-marine shale sedimentology: A case study from Gulong Shale of Daqing Oilfield, Songliao Basin, NE China by Longde SUN, Rukai ZHU, Tianshu ZHANG, Yi CAI, Zihui FENG, Bin BAI, Hang JIANG, Bo WANG

“…Through paleolake-level reconstruction and comprehensive analyses on types of lamina, vertical associations of lithofacies, as well as stages and controlling factors of sedimentary evolution, the cyclic changes of waters, paleoclimate, and continental clastic supply intensity in the lake basin during the deposition of the Qingshankou Formation were discussed. …”
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Monsoonal influence on floating marine litter pathways in the Bay of Bengal by L. C. Harrison, L. C. Harrison, J. A. Graham, J. A. Graham, P. Chowdhury, P. Chowdhury, T. A. M. Silva, T. A. M. Silva, D. P. Hoehn, D. P. Hoehn, A. Samanta, K. Chakraborty, S. Joseph, T. M. B. Nair, T. S. Kumar

“…This is likely due to the relatively large size of Myanmar's coastline and that it lies in the path of the East India Coastal Current for much of the year (February–September). Patterns of connectivity were found to change along with the monsoon and the post-monsoon period (October–January) showed a notably greater dispersal of particles than the rest of the year. …”
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Assessment of the gold nanoparticles biosynthesized using Casuarina equisetifolia bark extract against the ethion induced Hepato- and neurotoxicity in rats by Wael Mahmoud Aboulthana, Noha El-Sayed Ibrahim, Amal Gouda Hussien, Amgad Kamal Hassan, Wagdy K.B. Khalil, Hassan Abdel-Gawad, Hamdy Ahmed Taha, Ayda K. Kelany, Kawkab A. Ahmed

“…The protein and isoenzyme patterns were also assayed using an electrophoretic technique. …”
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Introduction by Verena Balz

“… Since the 1980s, planning approaches in European regions shifted as a result of increasing attention to spatial patterns of interaction and movement on regional levels of scale, and alongside “a relative decline of the role of the state, a growing involvement of nongovernmental actors in a range of state functions, the emergence of new forms of multi-agency partnerships and more flexible forms of networking at various spatial scales” (Davoudi, 2008, p.63). …”
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Utilisation of alcohol-related treatment after a first alcohol use disorder diagnosis in Hamburg, Germany by Jakob Manthey, Kilian Huß, Sven Buth, Ludwig Kraus, Anna Schranz, Carolin Kilian, Jürgen Gallinat, Ingo Schäfer, Bernd Schulte

“…Methods Linking individual-level data from three sources (statutory health insurance, pension funds, outpatient addiction care services) identified seven alcohol-related treatment types delivered in outpatient (brief psychiatric consultation; formal psychotherapy; pharmacotherapy; low-threshold counselling), inpatient (standard, somatic inpatient treatment; intensive inpatient treatment with somatic and psychosocial care), or either of the two settings (long-term rehabilitation treatment) during 2016–2021. For patients with a new AUD diagnosis (ICD-10: F10.1–9), treatment utilisation over 24 months was recorded and patterns were identified using latent class analyses. …”
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Performance of Ankle Exoskeletons on Irregular Terrains: Key Design Principles and Benchmarking Tests by L. Liguori, G. Mariani, J. Taborri, I. Mileti, D. Torricelli, L. Mattioli, E. Palermo, F. Patane, S. Rossi

“…The findings indicate that while S-RANK offered stability and a less pronounced effect on proximal joint kinematics, M-RANK’s additional degrees of freedom provided superior adaptability and maintenance of natural gait patterns.…”
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Gonorrhoea among China’s aging population: a 20-year nationwide analysis of epidemiological trends with 5-year projections by Rui-Rui Peng, Zuo-Xi Chen, Juan Wu, Mei Shi, Xin Zheng, Chun-Jie Liao, Lin Zhu, Xiang-Dong Gong, Fu-Quan Long

“…These findings call for integrating geriatric sexual health education with strengthened monitoring systems to address evolving epidemiological patterns.…”
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Kolmogorov–Arnold–Enhanced Nonlinear Expansions for Fine-Grained Feature Amplification in Robust Near-Shore SAR Vessel Discrimination by Hankang Wang, Gaopeng Huang, Zhao Huang, Xingru Huang, Zhaoyang Xu, Zhiwen Zheng, Shanwei Liu, Shiqing Wei, Jin Liu, Xiaoshuai Zhang

“…., shore structures) while amplifying subtle intensity patterns and edge transitions unique to ships. Second, we design a Feature Fusion Allocation Structure with parallelized deep convolutions to aggregate multiscale features. …”
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How much time do internal medicine residents spend on self-directed learning and on which resources: a multi-center study by Shreya P. Trivedi, Anthony R. Artino, Adam Rodman, R. Logan Jones, Jafar Al-Mondhiry, Timothy Rowe, Tyler Larsen, Sarai Ambert-Pompey, Devesh Rai, Ahmed Ghoneem, Nicholas Gowen, Melina Manolas, Martin Fried, Shrunjal Trivedi, Kelly L. Graham

“…Residents were asked to estimate weekly hours spent on SDL during their last clinical rotation, on which resources, and then to rank the usefulness of each resource. …”
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A Smartphone-Based Non-Destructive Multimodal Deep Learning Approach Using pH-Sensitive Pitaya Peel Films for Real-Time Fish Freshness Detection by Yixuan Pan, Yujie Wang, Yuzhe Zhou, Jiacheng Zhou, Manxi Chen, Dongling Liu, Feier Li, Can Liu, Mingwan Zeng, Dongjing Jiang, Xiangyang Yuan, Hejun Wu

“…A Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) was then used to model dynamic patterns in chemical indicators across spoilage stages, combined with a Context-Aware Gated Fusion (CAG-Fusion) mechanism to adaptively integrate image and chemical temporal features. …”
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Effects of sandblasting and acid etching on the surface properties of additively manufactured and machined titanium and their consequences for osteoblast adhesion under different s... by Osman Akbas, Amit Gaikwad, Amit Gaikwad, Leif Reck, Nina Ehlert, Nina Ehlert, Anne Jahn, Jörg Hermsdorf, Andreas Winkel, Andreas Winkel, Meike Stiesch, Meike Stiesch, Andreas Greuling

“…Acid etching introduced characteristic irregular patterns on the surface with only marginal consequences for the resulting overall roughness. …”
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Automatic detection of lucky bamboo nodes based on Improved YOLOv7 by Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Ruoling Deng, Ruoling Deng, Ruoling Deng, Chengzhi Cai, Erpeng Zou, Haitao Liu, Haitao Liu, Mingxin Hou, Xinzhi Chen, Huamin Lin, Zhenye Wei

“…Future work will address limitations in detecting nodes obscured by mottled patterns or severe occlusions by expanding label categories during training.…”
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Canine rabies and risk of dog aggression in the city of Santa Cruz. A temporal-spatial perspective by Gladys Carolina Herbas-Perez, Alvaro Guibarra Urquieta, Nestor Gomez Salvatierra, Saul Jhonny Ruiz Justiniano, Ariel Jhonny Loza-Vega

“…This study analyzed factors associated with dog bites and canine rabies cases in the city between 2019 and 2022, using georeferencing tools to identify key epidemiological patterns and provide relevant information for control strategies. …”
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Exploring Work Engagement and Cynicism in Industry: A Preliminary Investigation in a Central Italian Engineering Company by Luca Di Giampaolo, Teresa Galanti, Michela Cortini, Simone De Sio, Claudia Giurgola, Federica Marino, Piergiorgio Astolfi, Rossella Martelli, Daria Ziccardi, Paola Borrelli, Laura Forcella, Maria Elisa Maiolo, Luca Coppeta

“…The results emphasize the need to expand the sample and to conduct comparative analyses across different teams within the company better understand engagement patterns and inform targeted interventions. <b>Conclusions:</b> Although work engagement has been extensively studied in the healthcare sector, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, limited research has addressed its role in the industrial context, and even less within the metalworking sector. …”
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Three Decades of Land Cover Dynamics in a Boreal Coastal Basin: A Multisensor Spectral Index and Machine Learning Approach Using Landsat Data and GB-SAR Data by Jinsong Zhang, Bochi Zou, Yifei Yuan, Asad Khan, Muhammad Bilawal Junaid, Qaiser Abbas, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Olga D. Kucher, Hassan Alzahrani

“…Using a 30-year Landsat satellite data archive (1990&#x2013;2020) from Landsat 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 sensors, we analyzed long-term changes in land cover patterns, focusing on vegetation health, surface water extent, and urban expansion. …”
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