Nutrient, Organic Matter and Shading Alter Planktonic Structure and Density of a Tropical Lake by Marina Isabela Bessa da Silva, Luciana Pena Mello Brandão, Ludmila Silva Brighenti, Peter A. U. Staehr, Cristiane Freitas de Azevedo Barros, Francisco Antônio Rodrigues Barbosa, José Fernandes Bezerra-Neto

“…On the other hand, physical shading had less influence on these communities, presenting densities similar to those found in the control mesocosms. …”
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Ectoparasites of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Germany by Katrin Bisterfeld, Marie-Kristin Raulf, Andrea Springer, Johannes Lang, Michael Lierz, Christina Strube, Ursula Siebert

“…In addition, the potential risk to domestic cats (Felis catus) and humans posed by the wildcats’ ectoparasites, appears to be low but present.…”
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GATCGGenerator: New Software for Generation of Quasirandom Nucleotide Sequences by O. Yu. Kiryanova, R. R. Garafutdinov, I. M. Gubaydullin, A. V. Chemeris

“…In  recent  decades,  knowledge  about  DNA  has  been  increasingly  used  to  solve  biological  problems (calculations using DNA, long-term storage of information). …”
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The effect of Douglas-fir on biodiversity in European forests – What do we know and what do we not know? by Marlene Graf, Rafael Achury, Isabelle Lanzrein, Ronja Wenglein, Peter Annighöfer, Stefan Scheu, Wolfgang W. Weisser

“…Other taxa were not investigated.4. In the present literature, the effects of Douglas-fir inclusion in stands on native biodiversity, compared to stands of solely native tree species, were mostly non-significant (78.6%, based on 32 studies). …”
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Dual BLyS/APRIL targeted therapy with telitacicept in rituximab-refractory SLE-associated neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a case report by Mingfen Dai, Chunyan Huang, Mingxuan Zhou, Mingxuan Zhou, Pui-Ying Leong, Pui-Ying Leong, Pui-Ying Leong, Pui-Ying Leong, Xiaoqing Chen, Xiaoqing Chen

“…This article presents a case of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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Self-reported outcomes following lower extremity, carotid and aortic artery disease: protocol for the Danish Vascular (DanVasc) survey by Jes Sanddal Lindholt, Britt Borregaard, Kim Christian Houlind, Marie Dahl, Jacob Budtz-Lilly, Jonas Peter Eiberg, Christian Nikolaj Petersen, Saeid Shahidi

“…Introduction Among lower extremity artery disease (LEAD), symptomatic carotid stenosis (SCS) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), the disease burden is insufficiently illuminated from a patient and societal perspective. Such knowledge is central to identifying patients at risk of poorer outcomes. …”
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Automated Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in Intracranial EEG Using the Combination of Short-Time Energy and Convolutional Neural Networks by Dakun Lai, Xinyue Zhang, Kefei Ma, Zichu Chen, Wenjing Chen, Heng Zhang, Han Yuan, Lei Ding

“…The proposed methodology presents the following significant advantages: 1) compared with the recently reported HFOs detector based on the CNN using only the 1D temporal EEG signal, the proposed method achieves a higher accuracy using the deep CNN classifier on 2D time–frequency map of HFOs, of which the evaluated sensitivity and false discovery rate (FDR) for identifying ripples are 88.16% and 12.58%, respectively, and the corresponding sensitivity and FDR are 93.37% and 8.1% for detecting fast ripples, respectively; 2) it is capable of automatically extracting the shared features of HFOs events of different patients and would be much robust, unlike other automated methodologies proposed in the literature where the characteristics of HFOs were extracted manually on the basis of researchers’ knowledge, which, probably, is prone to observer bias; and 3) with the proposed STE estimation, all suspicious ripples and fast ripples could be initially found out and transformed into time–frequency map for subsequently CNN-based classification, rather than transforming and classifying the raw data, thus requiring a lower computational resource. …”
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Otoritas Kufah Asy-Sya‘bī dan Konstruksi Sanad: Kritik terhadap Pendekatan Joseph Schacht dalam Studi Hadis Tabi‘in by Fahmi Riady, Abdul Karim

“…This study aims to describe and critique Joseph Schacht’s arguments regarding the historicity of the authority of Asy-Sya‘bī (d. 103–110 AH), a prominent figure in Kufah, as presented in his monumental work “The Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence”. …”
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease vs Idiopathic: A Comparison of Pes Cavovarus Using Known and Novel Measurements by Eli Schmidt BS, Nolan M. Schonhorst, Andrew Behrens BS, Grayson M. Talaski, Jason Wilken MPT, PhD, Donald D. Anderson PhD, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD, PhD, Bopha Chrea MD

“…In the setting of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease this often presents in more severe deformity due to muscular imbalance, however, pes cavus may also present idiopathically. …”
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Editorial by Teddy Surya Gunawan

“…The diversity of topics and the depth of innovation presented in this issue underline the IIUM Engineering Journal's dedication to advancing knowledge and fostering impactful solutions to global challenges. …”
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Understanding African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study focused on self-regulatory resources by Leo Wilton, Marya Gwadz, Charles M. Cleland, Stephanie Campos, Michelle R. Munson, Caroline Dorsen, Samantha Serrano, Dawa Sherpa, Shaddy K. Saba, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Prema Filippone

“…However, overall, substance use did not commonly interfere substantially with HIV management. Conclusions The present study advances knowledge on AABL young/emerging adults living with HIV and highlights ways to improve screening and services.…”
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Escritos sobre tecnologias e políticas educacionais no Brasil: uma análise dos trabalhos publicados pela Anped e RBPAE (2000-2013) / Technologies and educational policies in Brazil... by Sossai, Grimm, Loureiro

“…Firstly, assumptions of the article and reflections about the history of the knowledge fields were presented. Then, the elements of analysis which are used to discuss when we analysis the empirical material, as well as considerations about the conceptions of technology, on the educational policies discussion, its repeating themes and the epistemological aspects observed in the papers researched were explained. …”
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Large language models meet user interfaces: The case of provisioning feedback by Stanislav Pozdniakov, Jonathan Brazil, Solmaz Abdi, Aneesha Bakharia, Shazia Sadiq, Dragan Gašević, Paul Denny, Hassan Khosravi

“…However, it also presents challenges to LLMs' widespread, ethical, and effective adoption. …”
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Fasciola hepatica: can the coproantigen ELISA replace the faecal egg sedimentation test? by Jake Collyer

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Influence of crouch angle on lower-extremity kinetic gait profile and walk distance in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Rajani Mullerpatan, Triveni Shetty, Sailakshmi Ganesan, Ashok Johari

“…Kinetic gait profile of children with lesser crouch angle is known; however lower-extremity gait kinetics of ambulatory children at a further continuum of the spectrum with greater crouch angle is unclear. Therefore, present cross-sectional study evaluated influence of varying crouch angle on gait kinetics and walk distance. …”
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SMARCB1-deficient poorly differentiated testicular carcinoma: a case report by Zhiying Wang, Zhixian Zhong, Yi Zhong, Cunya Li, Yun Li, Ling Xu, Shujuan Fu

“…In the present study, a 36-year-old male presented with left scrotal enlargement without an obvious cause, accompanied by a feeling of heaviness. …”
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Gliosarcoma: A Very Rare Biphasic Histopathological Engima Associated with Very Poor Prognostic Parameters by Pal Ruchismita, CD Anand, J Sowmiya, TP Jayaselvan, Manasa Raj

“…Due to the rarity of the condition, existing knowledge is primarily based on limited published reports. …”
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Case Report: a novel variant in WT1 leads to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and uterovaginal anomalies through exon skipping by Jonathan Marquez, Lauren O’Sullivan, Audrey E. Squire, Ginny L. Ryan, Katherine E. Debiec, Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, Margaret P. Adam

“…After kidney transplant, she presented with hematocolpos and was found to have distal vaginal atresia and an arcuate uterus. …”
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COMPETENZE CHIAVE PER IL CURRICOLO VERTICALE: L’OPINIONE DEGLI INSEGNANTI E I MATERIALI DIDATTICI by Matteo La Grassa, Monica Barni

“…Key competences for the vertical curriculum: teachers’ opinions and teaching materials In this contribution we present the first results of a qualitative survey, carried out in schools in Tuscany, which aimed to verify what knowledge and importance is given in the educational sphere to the Key Competences for Lifelong Learningdescribed by the 2006 European Recommendation and updated by the 2018 Recommendation, and whether there is systematic planning on these competences within schools and whether the conditions are in place for their effective development from a vertical and transversal perspective across the various disciplines. …”
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Advancing Public Health in Rwanda through the Field Epidemiology Training Program by Mutabazi Vincent, Sinayobye Jean d’Amour

“…We hope that the insights presented in this supplement will foster greater collaboration, knowledge sharing, and evidence-based interventions in Rwanda and beyond. …”
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