Crop rotation alleviates continuous cropping obstacles in Chrysanthemum morifolium production by regulating rhizosphere soil microbial communities and metabolites by Qiaohuan Chen, Waseem Mushtaq, Xiao Wang, Zhiyuan Liao, Jinxin Li, Siqian Xiao, Yuhuan Miao, Dahui Liu

“…This study investigates the effects of a rotation system (Prunella vulgaris–C. morifolium) on C. morifolium productivity and soil quality. Methods In this study, we investigated two distinct planting models: the P. vulgaris–C. morifolium rotation system and the C. morifolium monoculture system. …”
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Assessment of the adaptogenic properties of herbal tea based on pine needles and microstrobiles by S. D. Zhamsaranova, V. G. Shiretorova, S. A. Erdyneeva, A. A. Tykheev, S. N. Lebedeva

“…Adaptogenic properties of herbal tea were studied on the model of immunosuppression caused by the cytostatic drug azathioprine administered to experimental animals every day orally. …”
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Contextual factors associated with health care service utilization for children with acute childhood illnesses in Nigeria. by Sulaimon T Adedokun, Victor T Adekanmbi, Olalekan A Uthman, Richard J Lilford

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the independent contribution of individual, community and state-level factors to health care service utilization for children with acute childhood illnesses in Nigeria.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The study was based on secondary analyses of cross-sectional population-based data from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). …”
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Does Antibiotic Use Contribute to Biofilm Resistance in Sink Drains? A Case Study from Four German Hospital Wards by Nicole van Leuven, Ralf Lucassen, Anna Dicks, Patrick Braß, André Lipski, Dirk P. Bockmühl

“…Although there is evidence that bacteria spread from drains to the outside, there is still a lack of research data focusing on drain biofilms from hospitals. <b>Methods</b>. We sampled biofilms from various wards of Helios Hospital Krefeld (Germany), where comprehensive antibiotic consumption data were available. …”
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Electroacupuncture Modulates Microbial Phenylalanine Metabolism and Enhances the Intestinal Barrier Function to Alleviate Colitis in Mice by Zhu L, Au R, Dai L, Li Y, Xu F, Cui Y, Hu J, Shen H

“…In this study, we investigated the impact of high and low-frequency EA at Zusanli (ST36) on the gut microbiota and metabolite profile in the dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model.Methods: Colitis was established using DSS, and daily electroacupuncture at ST36 with varying frequencies was administered. …”
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Research hotspots in nutrition for patients with head and neck cancer from 2014 to 2024 by WANG Shuai, LIU Manfeng, AN Na, WANG Dikan, HUANG Qiuyu, LIN Zhumei

“…Objective To understand the current status, international cooperation, research hotspots, and development trends of nutritional studies on patients with head and neck cancer from 2014 to 2024, and to predict future research trends. Methods The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched to retrieve nutritional studies on patients with head and neck cancer from January 2014 to March 2024. …”
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Skin microbiome differences in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, other cancers, and healthy controls: a pilot study by Taylor Davis, Katherine T. Decker, Dana Hosseini, Gayle Jameson, Erkut Borazanci

“…While recent studies have explored the microbiome’s role in various types of cancer compared to healthy patients, this pilot study is the first to investigate differences in the skin microbiome composition among pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients, individuals with other cancers, and cancer-free controls.MethodsThe study characterizes the skin microbiome’s potential associations with cancer status by analyzing skin swabs from the forehead and cheek of 58 participants using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), differential abundance analysis, and machine learning techniques.ResultsThe study results indicated that the cancer group displayed a significantly higher mean alpha diversity compared to the control group. …”
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Thermogravimetric Assessment and Kinetic Analysis of Forestry Residues Combustion by João Pedro Silva, Senhorinha Teixeira, José Carlos Teixeira

“…For this, the complexity of kinetic study is addressed in this paper by using different approaches: isoconversional and model-fitting methods. However, the use of isoconversional methods proved ineffective for determining reliable kinetic parameters, due to their sensitivity to particle conversion. …”
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Size Dependence of the Band Gap of Core–Shell Tantalum and Tantalum Oxide (V) Nanoclusters by Valentin A. Shilov, Petr V. Borisyuk, Diana V. Bortko, Smagul Karazhanov, Yuri Y. Lebedinskii, Oleg S. Vasilyev

“…The size of the deposited nanoclusters was controlled using a quadrupole mass filter. The chemical composition was certified using the XPS method. Using the Reflected Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (REELS), the dependence of the band gap width on the nanocluster size was determined. …”
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About the Reading Circle of the Siberian Old Believers on the Example of the Collection B-777 by V. A. Esipova

“…The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the reading and writing practices of the Siberian Old Believers of the 18th century and determine the place of Old Russian texts in their reading repertoire. Methods of textology and codicology are used. The article considers one of collections copied in the Siberian Old Believer environment at the end of 18th century – Old Believer collection B–777 from the Tomsk State University Research Library. …”
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Telling Tales of Water Journeys With Isotopic Tracers by Gerbrand Koren

“…Over the years, several methods have been developed and applied to water source partitioning, and Gai et al. (2023, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022wr033849) provide a systematic assessment of the uncertainty of different isotopic tracers (2H, 3H, 17O, 18O) and mixing models (IsoSource, SIAR, MixSIR, MixSIAR) for an apple tree orchard on the Loess Plateau in north‐central China. …”
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Simulation Analysis and Optimization of Board-Level Power Integrity Based on PDN Impedance by YANG Guotao, LIU Haiyang, LI Ming

“…The study began with analyses related to an equivalent model representing board-level capacitance, the decoupling effects of different capacitor combinations, and relevant optimization methods based on the full-band PDN composition. …”
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Migration View on the Demographic Development of the Almaty City by R. U. Rakhmetova, S. A. Kaliyeva

“…To characterize the demographic development of a particular region, it is necessary not only to determine population growth, but also to expand the subject area of statistical demography and conduct research to identify patterns of natural renewal of the structure of the age composition of the population. For the completeness of the study, methods of statistical and mathematical analysis were used. …”
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Historical roots and modern realities: Austria's sports ecosystem by Ivana Pranjić, Marko Begović

“…It explores the historical evolution of sport policy, key legislative milestones, institutional structures, and policy paradigms that have shaped the nation's approach to sports governance.MethodsThe study employs document analysis as the primary research methodology, examining regulatory regimes and national policy documents. …”
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Сomposition and structure features of the Vikulov productive deposits (Krasnoleninsky arch) and their influence on reservoir properties by N. I. Korobova, N. S. Shevchuk, E. E. Karnyushina, R. S. Sautkin, E. A. Krasnova

“…Therefore, the prediction of the distribution of productive reservoir rocks is the main task when creating a petrophysical model of the field, and to solve this problem, the methods of lithofacies and staged core analysis are used in the work.…”
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Visualizing and Understanding Guangzhou City, an Historic City in Rapid Transformation by Xiaoli Wei, Zhuangzhuang Wu, Yao Cheng, Jing Yan, Ning Wang

“…By taking concrete sites and focusing on a relatively short period, the article aims to structure a research method and imagine new forms and uses of the city representation. …”
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Structural Components of Cognitive Rigidity by A.N. Pevneva

“…A series of samples included in the test of J. Stroup, the method &ldquo;Study of the influence of past experience on the way of problem solving&rdquo; and &ldquo;Lability of thinking&rdquo; by A. …”
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Direct ink writing of void-free heterogeneous microneedle mesh for dual-phase drug delivery by Jaeho Kim, Eunjun Lee, Sanghyun Ahn, JiYong Lee, SeungHyun Park, WonHyoung Ryu

“…Here, we introduce a vacuum-assisted direct ink writing (DIW) method to fabricate high-strength, void-free, heterogeneous MN (hetero-MN) meshes. …”
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Structural Damage Evolution of Mesoscale Representative Elementary Areas of Mudstones by Qijun Hu, Junsen Zeng, Leping He, Chengyi Huang, Shiqing Feng

“…This study investigates the damage evolution of red mudstone mesostructures under uniaxial compression through U-Net image segmentation, mesoscopic representative elementary area (mREA), meso-element equivalent method, and linearly superimposed model. Results show that the mREAs can be simplified as a binary structure comprising nonclayey minerals and a porous matrix. …”
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Analysis of sustainable development goals, gender, and financial soundness: Evidence from listed banks in developing Asian countries by Indah Anisykurlillah, Hasan Mukhibad, Muhammad Khafid, Kuat Waluyo Jati, Muhammad Ihlashul'amal

“…The Dynamic Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) was employed to add robustness to the findings and to overcome endogeneity bias. …”
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