Enhancing the Accuracy of Land Use/Cover Map Using Some Spectral Indices in Sarab County–East Azerbaijan by A. Sarabchi, H. Rezaei, F. Shahbazi

“…Among the vegetation indices used in the SVM algorithm, LAI had the most significant impact, increasing the classification accuracy by 2.64%. …”
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Village and age based precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Chevakadzi ward of Shamva district in Zimbabwe by Nicholas Midzi, Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka-Makuvaza, Shan Lv, Qin-Zhi Qiang, Hong-Mei Li, Ling Tang, Xin-lin Yu, Chang-Lian Li, Tonderai Manengureni, White Soko, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Ying-Jun Qian, Shi-Zhu Li

“…Combined schistosomiasis and single species prevalence significantly differed among villages and age groups (p < 0.05), while no significant difference was observed in the intensity of infections. …”
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Optimization of Surgical Procedure and Efficacy Evaluation of Aortic Calcification Model in Rats with Chronic Kidney Disease by PAN Yicong, JIANG Wenhong, HU Ming, QIN Xiao

“…Objective To establish a chronic kidney disease-associated aortic calcification model in SD rats using different nephrectomy surgical methods, and to compare and evaluate surgical duration and survival time to explore a more optimized modeling method. …”
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Nitrogen addition substantially affects plant phenology in terrestrial ecosystems: a meta-analysis by Yaqi He, Yaqi He, Yaqi He, Yaqi He, Tenglong Zhou, Tenglong Zhou, Tenglong Zhou, Tenglong Zhou, Jianing Mao, Jianing Mao, Jianing Mao, Jianing Mao, Mengke Li, Mengke Li, Mengke Li, Mengke Li, Ruomin Sun, Ruomin Sun, Ruomin Sun, Ruomin Sun, Chang Liu, Chang Liu, Chang Liu, Chang Liu, Wen Li, Wen Li, Wen Li, Wen Li, Lei Ma, Lei Ma, Lei Ma, Lei Ma, Shenglei Fu, Shenglei Fu, Shenglei Fu, Shenglei Fu

“…A positive correlation exists between temperature elevation and the advancement of key phenological stages (e.g., flowering) in forest ecosystems, while temperature, precipitation, and nitrogen addition had little effect on the phenology of grassland and farmland plants.DiscussionThis is because different ecosystems have different functions, resource allocation, and climate adaptation strategies, resulting in different responses to different environmental factors. …”
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Relationship between brain atrophy and disability in a multi-site multiple sclerosis registry by Robert Zivadinov, Maria Pia Sormani, Nicola De Stefano, Tomas Kalincik, Dana Horakova, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Vincent Van Pesch, Helmut Butzkueven, Wim Van Hecke, Michael Barnett, Guy Laureys, Francesco Patti, Frank Gaillard, Patricia M Desmond, Marco Battaglini, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Ai-Lan Nguyen, Edgardo Cristiano, Manuela Vaneckova, Vilija G Jokubaitis, Anneke van der Walt, Liesbeth Van Hijfte, Juan I Rojas, Mineesh Datta, Eva H Havrdova, Elaine Lui, Hayden Prime, Femke Podevyn, Marie B D’hooghe, Guy Nagels, Diana M Sima

“…Background In a retrospective multicentre cohort study, we explored the association between brain atrophy and multiple sclerosis (MS) disability using different MRI scanners and protocols at multiple sites.Methods Relapse-onset MS patients were included if they had two clinical MRIs 12 months apart and ≥2 Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores. …”
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Evaluation of Landslide Susceptibility Zonation applying Fuzzy Gamma Operators in Taleghanroud Watershed of Qazvin Province by Jamal Mosaffaie, Amin Salehpour Jam, Faramarz Sarfaraz, Samad Shadfar

“…The different landslide zonation maps showed that the percentage of area under more susceptible classes has increased steadily by increasing gamma values from zero (fuzzy multiplication) to one (fuzzy sum). …”
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Association between gut microbiome profiles and host metabolic health across the life course: a population-based studyResearch in context by Ruolin Li, Alexander Kurilshikov, Shuyue Yang, Julie A.E. van Oortmerssen, Arno van Hilten, Fariba Ahmadizar, Gennady Roshchupkin, Robert Kraaij, Liesbeth Duijts, Jingyuan Fu, M. Kamran Ikram, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, André G. Uitterlinden, Fernando Rivadeneira, Maryam Kavousi, Alexandra Zhernakova, Carolina Medina-Gomez

“…As disease development is likely a lifelong process, evidence gathered at different life stages would help gain a better understanding of this correlation. …”
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Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in local ducks at varying altitudes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Santika Anggrahini, Irkham Widiyono, Zein Ahmad Baihaqi, Ahmad Sofyan, Randi Mulianda, Wulandari Wulandari, Fitrine Ekawasti, Ima Fauziah, Sadarman Sadarman, Miarsono Sigit, Hendra Herdian, Riza Zainuddin Ahmad, Efi Rokana

“…This study aimed to determine the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in ducks raised at different altitudes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and assess the influence of altitude and seasonal variation on infection rates. …”
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Abstract 038: Fusiform/Dissecting vs. Saccular Posterior Circulation Aneurysms Treated with Flow Diversion: A Multicenter Study by Juan Vivanco Suarez, Mahmoud Dibas, Aaron Rodriguez‐Calienes, Gustavo Cortez, Ricardo Hanel, Hidehisa Nishi, Vitor Pereira, Chaim Feigen, David Altschul, Stavros Matsoukas, Johanna Fifi, Muhammad Hafeez, Peter Kan, Anna Kühn, Ajit Puri, Margarita Rabinovic, Ajay Wakhloo, Priyank Khandelwal, Milagros Galecio‐Castillo, Mudassi Farooqui, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez

“…F, 63%) but not statistically different (p=.356). Follow‐up mRS was not different (mRS 0‐2: fusiform/dissecting, 73% vs. saccular, 76%; p=.365). 172 (71%) of the cases achieved complete aneurysm occlusion. …”
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Rituximab in pediatric B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Clinical outcomes and prognostic implications by Şefika Akyol, Turan Güzel, Alper Özcan, Serap Karaman, Mehmet Fatih Orhan, Veysiye Hülya Üzel, Mustafa Özay, Deniz Koçak Göl, Ebru Yılmaz, Baver Demir, Kamuran Karaman, Mustafa Büyükavcı, Musa Karakükcü, Ekrem Ünal

“…Despite improved survival, patients with PID had poor outcomes, likely due to increased infections and disseminated disease. …”
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Relationship between dietary fiber physicochemical properties and feedstuff fermentation characteristics and their effects on nutrient utilization, energy metabolism, and gut micro... by Feng Yong, Bo Liu, Huijuan Li, Houxu Hao, Yueli Fan, Osmond Datsomor, Rui Han, Hailong Jiang, Dongsheng Che

“…Results The production dynamics of SCFA and dry matter corrected gas production of different feedstuffs during in vitro fermentation were different and closely related to the physical properties and chemical structure of the fiber. …”
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A holistic approach to promoting early child development: a cluster randomised trial of a group-based, multicomponent intervention in rural Bangladesh by Stephen P Luby, Mahbubur Rahman, Fahmida Tofail, Lia CH Fernald, Esther O Chung, Helen O Pitchik, Fahmida Akter, Jesmin Sultana, Abul Kasham Shoab, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Md Ruhul Amin, Md Khobair Hossain, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Kendra A Byrd, Farzana Yeasmin, Laura H Kwong, Jenna E Forsyth, Malay K Mridha, Peter J Winch

“…Compared with the control arm, children in the group arm had higher total ASQi scores (adjusted mean difference in standardised scores: 0.39, 0.15 to 0.64), while in the combined arm scores were not significantly different from the control (0.25, –0.07 to 0.54).Conclusion Our findings suggest that group-based, multicomponent interventions can be effective at improving child development outcomes in rural Bangladesh, and that they have the potential to be delivered at scale.Trial registration number The trial is registered in ISRCTN (ISRCTN16001234).…”
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Effectiveness of early intervention and combination treatment with monoclonal antibodies and antivirals in oncohematological patients with SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective experience by Silvia Di Bari, Francesco Izzo, Livia Bresciani, Giulia Mancarella, Silvia Garattini, Andrea Gasperin, Daniela Di Trento, Alessandra Grimaldi, Alberico Parente, Raffaella Marocco, Anna Carraro, Blerta Kertusha, Tiziana Tieghi, Cosmo Del Borgo, Serena Vita, Mariasilvia Guardiani, Caterina Pasquazzi, Alessandra Spagnoli, Danilo Alunni Fegatelli, Miriam Lichtner, Miriam Lichtner

“…While most patients (75,25%) did not receive “early therapy”, those who did had a higher chance of survival (p=0.04). Furthermore, the pneumonia subgroup treated with early therapy demonstrated a higher survival rate as well (p=0.02). …”
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Economic evaluation of robot-assisted training versus an enhanced upper limb therapy programme or usual care for patients with moderate or severe upper limb functional limitation d... by Christopher Price, Jesse Dawson, Helen Rodgers, Gary Ford, Luke Vale, Scott Wilkes, David Cohen, Laura Ternent, Tracy Finch, Lisa Shaw, Richard Francis, Nina Wilson, Cristina Fernandez-Garcia, Tara Marie Homer, Helen Bosomworth, Lydia Aird, Sreeman Andole, Steven Hogg, Niall Hughes, H I Krebs, Duncan Turner, Frederike Van Wijck

“…Cost-effectiveness acceptability curves showed that robot-assisted training was unlikely to be cost-effective and that EULT had a 19% chance of being cost-effective at the £20 000 willingness to pay (WTP) threshold. …”
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Assessment of hemodynamic disturbances and impaired ventricular filling in asymptomatic fontan patients: A 4D flow CMR study by Li-Wei Hu, Xiaodan Zhao, Shuang Leng, RongZhen Ouyang, Qian Wang, Ai-Min Sun, Yi-Man Liu, Wei Dong, Liang Zhong, Yu-Min Zhong

“…Furthermore, residual volume and E-wave KEiEDV were observed to be significantly different between LV and right ventricle (RV) Fontan subgroups. …”
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Artificial intelligence for prediction of atrial fibrillation in the stroke unit: a retrospective derivation validation cohort studyResearch in context by Maximilian Schoels, Laura Krumm, Alexander Nelde, Manuel C. Olma, Christian H. Nolte, Jan F. Scheitz, Markus G. Klammer, Christoph Leithner, Andreas Meisel, Franziska Scheibe, Michael Krämer, Karl Georg Haeusler, Matthias Endres, Christian Meisel

“…The relative contributions of different input data sources were assessed for explainability. …”
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Positive effects of optimal dietary protein content on the growth, reproductive performance and health of Procambarus clarkii broodstock farming in rice field by Hui Luo, Feng Qin, Yu Li, Chuanbo Xiao, Wenbo Sun, Fan Liu, Guangjun Lv, Hua Ye, Yuanfa He, Wenping He, Feng Xu, Yong Lin, Dapeng Wang, Honghao Jin

“…There was no significant difference in muscle moisture, crude lipid and crude ash content of among all groups (P > 0.05). …”
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COVID-19 on patients with immune-mediated rheumatic disease: a comparative study of disease activity, fatigue, and psychological distress over six months by Claudia Marques, Marcelo M. Pinheiro, Jennifer Lopes, Sandra Lúcia Euzébio Ribeiro, Mary Vânia Marinho de Castro, Lilian David de Azevedo Valadares, Aline Ranzolin, Nicole Pamplona Bueno de Andrade, Rafaela Cavalheiro do Espírito Santo, Nafice Costa Araújo, Cintya Martins Vieira, Valéria Valim, Flavia Patricia Sena Teixeira Santos, Laurindo Ferreira da Rocha, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Ana Paula Monteiro Gomides Reis, Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto, Gecilmara Salviato Pileggi, Gilda Aparecida Ferreira, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Odirlei Monticielo, Ricardo Machado Xavier

“…Disease activity assessment over a 6-month follow-up showed no significant difference between cases and controls. Although the mean activity scores did not differ significantly, some patients reported worsened disease activity post-COVID-19, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (32.2%) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients (23.3%). …”
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Effects of dietary supplementation with abscisic acid on Apis mellifera colonies confined in overwintering nucleus: studies on the adult honey bee population, nosemosis, and expres... by Nicolas Szawarski, Lorenzo Lamattina, Martin Javier Eguaras, Facundo Ramos, Giulia Mitton, Eugenia Olivera, Facundo Meroi Arcerito, Constanza Brasesco, Gregorio De Landa, Silvina Quintana, Enzo Dominguez, Matías Daniel Maggi

“…Results in this work showed that ABA had no significant effect on any of the parameters studied. …”
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Evolutionary Analysis of Structural Protein Gene VP1 of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype Asia 1 by Qingxun Zhang, Xinsheng Liu, Yuzhen Fang, Li Pan, Jianliang Lv, Zhongwang Zhang, Peng Zhou, Yaozhong Ding, Haotai Chen, Junjun Shao, Furong Zhao, Tong Lin, Huiyun Chang, Jie Zhang, Yonglu Wang, Yongguang Zhang

“…The result suggested that the virus had a high mutation rate (5.745 × 10−3 substitutions/site/year) in comparison to the other serotypes of FMDV VP1 gene. …”
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