Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Urgent efforts are required to develop novel and more efficient strategies for targeted vector control. …”
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Enablers and Barriers to Medication Self-Management in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study Using the COM-B Model by Li H, Li Y, Wang J, Zhang Y, Ben S

“…The barriers include low medication literacy, aging of body functions, changes in living habits, the impact of work, limited medical resources, misguided beliefs about medication, and emotional response. …”
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Robust Infrared–Visible Fusion Imaging with Decoupled Semantic Segmentation Network by Xuhui Zhang, Yunpeng Yin, Zhuowei Wang, Heng Wu, Lianglun Cheng, Aimin Yang, Genping Zhao

“…Additionally, we design a refined loss function that employs the decoupling network to constrain the pixel distributions in the fused images and produce more-natural fusion images. …”
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Risk analysis of contamination by potentially zoonotic parasites found in public squares at Southern Brazil by Julia Somavilla Lignon, Bianca Conrad Bohm, Natália Soares Martins, Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn, Felipe Geraldo Pappen, Diego Moscarelli Pinto

“…The results were interpreted through descriptive data analysis and Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) with a binomial distribution and logit link function. …”
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Environmental impact of rabbit production systems: a farm-based cradle-to-gate analysis by F. Bordignon, G. Xiccato, A. Trocino, A. Zuffellato, C. Castellini, S. Mattioli, M. Berton

“…The fattening phase contributed more (65%, on average) than the breeding phase (35%) to the environmental impact for all the impact categories. …”
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Nasal surgery versus pharyngeal surgery in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea by Ruxandra Oana Alius, Viorel Zainea, Catalina Voiosu, Irina Gabriela Ionita, Andreea Rusescu, Oana Denisa Balalau, Catalin Alius, Raluca Oana Pulpa, Razvan Hainarosie

“…Results showed a significant reduction in AHI (more than 50%) after functional surgery, with marginal benefit for those treated with nasal surgery. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Potential Common Pathogenic Mechanisms for COVID-19 Infection and Gastric Cancer by Guiqian Zhang, Ning Wang, Shixun Ma, Yan Zhang, Pengxian Tao, Hui Cai

“…A growing body of data suggests that the prevalence of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with stomach cancer is much higher than in the general population. However, these mechanisms are still not fully understood. …”
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The impact of micronutrient supplementation on the outcome of In Vitro Fertilization: A comprehensive systematic review of current studies by Muhammad Raoul Taufiq Abdullah, Kemal Akbar Suryoadji, Aldithya Fakhri, Andon Hestiantoro

“…Some studies suggested potential benefits of vitamin D3 supplementation >20 ng/ml, further research is needed to provide more definitive conclusions. Understanding the function of micronutrients in fertility could have significant implications for IVF treatment and female infertility management.…”
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Suboptimal but intact integration of Bayesian components during perceptual decision-making in autism by Laurina Fazioli, Bat-Sheva Hadad, Rachel N. Denison, Amit Yashar

“…Limitations This study focuses on explicit priors in a perceptual categorization task and high-functioning adults. Thus, although the findings provide strong evidence against a general and basic alteration in prior integration in autism, they cannot rule out more specific cases of reduced prior effect – such as due to implicit prior learning, particular level of decision making (e.g., social), and level of functioning of the autistic person. …”
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Efficient and accurate determination of the degree of substitution of cellulose acetate using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and machine learning by Frank Rhein, Timo Sehn, Michael A. R. Meier

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PRAGMATIC DEVIATIONS IN TRANSLATION OF LEXICAL BLENDS WITHIN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Olena M. Medvid, Kateryna M. Vashyst

“…Nominative units consisting of two or more words with a contraction of at least one of them at the place of a junction, i.e., blends, are an integral feature of the English language in general and modern English socio-political discourse in particular. …”
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The expression pattern of long non-coding RNA PVT1 in tumor tissues and in extracellular vesicles of colorectal cancer correlates with cancer progression by Kai Guo, Jie Yao, Qiang Yu, Zijian Li, Hu Huang, Jianguo Cheng, Zhigang Wang, Yunfeng Zhu

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Neural correlates of reduction in self-judgment after mindful self-compassion training: A pilot study with resting state fMRI by Diane Joss, Michael Datko, Charisma I. Washington, Mary A. Tresvalles, Mihriye Mete, Sara W. Lazar, Zev Schuman-Olivier, Elizabeth A. Hoge

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Risk factors associated with poor pain outcomes following primary knee replacement surgery: Analysis of data from the clinical practice research datalink, hospital episode statisti... by Hasan Raza Mohammad, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Antonella Delmestri, John Broomfield, Rita Patel, Joerg Huber, Cesar Garriga, Christopher Eccleston, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Tamer T Malak, Nigel Arden, Andrew Price, Vikki Wylde, Tim J Peters, Ashley W Blom, Andrew Judge

“…Results are presented as relative risk ratios and adjusted risk differences (ARD) by fitting a generalized linear model with a binomial error structure and log link function.…”
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On k-fuzzy metric spaces with applications by Uma Devi Patel, Vineeta Chandra, Milica Savatović, Stojan Radenović

“…Here a fuzzy set defined in k-fuzzy metric space is a membership function FY : X × X × (0, +∞)k -> [0; 1], that is, the fuzzy distance between two points of the set depends on more than one parameter, and then also introduced first contraction principle in this space. …”
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Optimized Design of Cultural Space in Wuhan Metro: Analysis and Reflection Based on Multi-Source Data by Zhengcong Wei, Yangxue Hu, Yile Chen, Tianjia Wang

“…The main findings are as follows: (1) The metro cultural space is an important window for the public to perceive the city culture, and the public in general shows positive perception of emotions: among the 16,316 data samples, 47.7% are positive comments, 17.8% are neutral comments, and 34.5% are negative comments. (2) Based on the frequency of content in the sample data for metro station exit and entrance space, metro train space, metro concourse and platform space, they are ranked as weak cultural spaces (18%), medium cultural spaces (33%), and strong cultural spaces (49%) in terms of the public’s perception of urban culture. (3) At present, there are certain deficiencies in Wuhan metro cultural space: the circulation paths in concourses and platforms are overly dominant, leaving little space for rest or interaction; the cultural symbols of metro train space are fragmented; the way of articulation between cultural and functional space in the metro station exit and entrance space is weak, and the space is single in form. (4) Wuhan metro cultural space needs to be based on locality landscape expression, functional zoning reorganization, innovative scene creation to optimize the visual symbol system and behavioral symbol system in the space, to establish a good image of the space, and to strengthen the public’s cultural identity and emotional resonance.…”
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Using Relational Biology with Loop Analysis to Study the North Atlantic Biological Carbon Pump in a ‘Hybrid’ Non-Algorithmic Manner by Patricia A. Lane

“…Living systems do more than the minimum in the real world beyond the confines of definition alone. …”
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A rare cause of acute hippocampal encephalopathy by Nourrelhouda Bahlouli, Kaoutar Imrani, Fatima Chait, Kaouthar Sfar, Saleck Choumad, Ihsane Lahlou, Moatassim Billah Nabil, Ittimade Nassar

“…Hippocampal encephalitis (HE), or more generally limbic encephalitis, can be secondary to various etiologies. …”
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Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and h... by Yidan Wang, Pengxiao Liu, Zihao Li, Shiya Wu, Meijuan Long, Yang Li, Juan Jiao, Zheng Xie

“…RFM patients also had lower scores in SF-36 physical and mental component summaries and subscores for role physical, pain index, general health perception, vitality, and mental health index, but a higher social functioning score than RRA patients (P < 0.001). …”
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Automatic detection of foreign object intrusion along railway tracks based on MACENet. by Xichun Chen, Yu Tian, Ming Li, Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Zixian Qu, Jianqing Wu, Shiya Cheng

“…Meanwhile, to improve localization robustness, the generalized intersection over union (GIoU) loss function is implemented, offering more reliable detection across various object sizes and shapes. …”
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