Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries by Richard John Lessells, David McCoy, Alimuddin Zumla, Leonard Mboera, Palwasha Khan, Thomas Czypionka, Richard Kock, Blandina T Mmbaga, David Musoke, Elizabeth Henry Shayo, Najmul Haider, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Audrey Gadzekpo, George O Akipede, Rashid Ansumana, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Mark Urassa, Nathan Kapata, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Pascalina-Chanda Kapata, Florian Stigler

“…However, there are signs of lockdown harming health by affecting the functioning of the health system and causing social and economic disruption.…”
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Interest groups in Lithuania: dynamics of development and characteristics of institutionalization by Alvidas Lukošaitis

“…On the other - it implies functional inclusion of the interest groups into the decision-making process. …”
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Synergistic effect of vermicompost and calcium for improving salinity tolerance in Yunnanopilia longistaminea by Jiangshan Xie, Liu Yang, Shirui Tan, Chigui Xiao, Zhiyuan Liu, Likai Xu, Qamar uz Zaman, Khawar Sultan, Shah Fahad, Shikang Shen, Gang Deng

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Macroproperties vs. microstates in the classical simulation of critical phenomena in quench dynamics of 1D Ising models by Anupam Mitra, Tameem Albash, Philip Daniel Blocher, Jun Takahashi, Akimasa Miyake, Grant Biedermann, Ivan H Deutsch

“…The long-time correlation length near the critical point is more sensitive to the full many-body state fidelity, and generally requires a large bond dimension MPS. …”
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Dietary supplementation with glutamate improves the flesh quality of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) by altering muscle texture characteristics and increasing the deposition of flav... by Wanjie Cai, Xing Wang, Haokun Liu, Luohai Hua, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Junyan Jin, Zhimin Zhang, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie

“…Conclusively, dietary Glu supplementation can improve the flesh quality in this fish, which can further support evidence from other studies more generally that improve flesh quality of cultured fish.…”
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Application of the Original Agroecological Survey and Indicator System tool (OASIS) to organic and conventional farms in Belgium, France, and Italy by Alexander Wezel, Alexander Wezel, Paola Migliorini, Paola Migliorini, Anna Brumer, Tommaso Gaifami, Tommaso Gaifami, Angelica Marchetti, Geoffrey Floymont, Garance Guizard, Elsa Michel, Marie-Alix Renaud, Karla Škorjanc, Nicolas Allard, Stefano Bocchi, Alain Peeters, Alain Peeters, Alain Peeters

“…European agriculture faces major challenges in adapting and transforming current farming and food systems to become more sustainable. Agroecology is one transition pathway. …”
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Al–20Sn–1Cu self-lubricating alloy: Correlations between microstructure coarsening, mechanical, and application properties by Sarah De Albuquerque, Vinicius Leme Andrade, Rodrigo V. Reyes, Guillaume Reinhart, Danielle Cristina Camilo Magalhães, Henri Nguyen-Thi, José Eduardo Spinelli

“…However, those alloys exhibit peculiar behaviors contrary to the classical Archard equation, which relates hardness to wear resistance, or to the typical behavior of metallic alloys, where increasing strength generally leads to a reduction in ductility. This can be attributed to the morphology, fraction and distribution of the β-Sn phase, a component of low hardness and strength but essential for self-lubricating functionality. …”
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Research Progress on Extraction, Isolation, Purification, Structure Characterization, and Bioactivities of Polysaccharides from Sugarcane Leaves and Bagasse by Jinhua LU, Qingxia YUAN, Zhenzhen YANG, Chunxiu HUANG, Ling Tang Pei, Zheng LI, Yaowen LIAO, Jian ZHANG, Longyan ZHAO, Xiaotao HOU, Jiagang DENG

“…These materials are abundant in resources and rich in bioactive compounds, and their significant potential for the development of functional foods and health products is acknowledged. …”
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Trait-mediated responses and co-occurrence patterns of breeding steppe birds under human footprint in Inner Mongolia by Wenyu Xu, Chunlu Wang, Yanqi Wang, Xi Yang, Lishi Zhang, Piotr Tryjanowski, Frédéric Jiguet, Zheng Han, Haitao Wang

“…We conducted standardized point-count surveys across a gradient from intact grasslands to urbanized areas, integrating species occurrence data, functional traits and the Human Footprint Index (HFI). …”
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MOCVD-grown ε(κ)-Ga2O3 with highly preferred orientation for memristor applications by Po-Kai Kung, Hsin-Yu Chou, Wei-Hsiang Chiang, Anoop Kumar Singh, Wen-Hao Lee, Tung-Han Wu, Ray-Hua Horng, Dong-Sing Wuu

“…Notably, repeated stimulation enhances the spike-voltage-dependent plasticity index by more than 280-fold, highlighting the device's strong learning capability. …”
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Incorporating the Acclimation of Photosynthesis and Leaf Respiration in the Noah‐MP Land Surface Model: Model Development and Evaluation by Yanghang Ren, Han Wang, Sandy P. Harrison, I. Colin Prentice, Giulia Mengoli, Long Zhao, Peter B. Reich, Kun Yang

“…Our approach thus simulates climate‐carbon coupling more realistically, with fewer parameters.…”
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Analysis and comparison of the trends in burden of low back pain in China and worldwide from 1990 to 2021 by Yongcun Wei, Yanchun Xie, Anwu Xuan, Hongwen Gu, Yi Lian, Zening Wang, Hongwei Wang, Hailong Yu

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The models of the impact of interactive relationship between thinking style and the format of the advertising message on advertisement attractiveness and purchase intention by mean... by Alireza Haddadi, Rosa Hendijani, Tahmores Hasangholi pour

“…Those campaigns which considered combination of sensation and rationalism gained more profit (26%) than those which only considered persuasion methods (Dooley, 2012). …”
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Correspondence of MRI and nTMS With EDSS in Multiple Sclerosis: Longitudinal Follow‐Up Study by Antonia Bralić, Sanda Pavelin, Nikolina Pleić, Joško Šoda, Krešimir Dolić, Anita Markotić, Ana Ćurković Katić, Angela Mastelić, Nikolina Režić Mužinić, Jasna Duranović, Zlatko Kljajić, Ivona Stipica Safić, Zoran Đogaš, Maja Rogić Vidaković

“…EDSS scoring included evaluation of the EDSS general score, EDSS functional pyramidal score, and EDSS functional pyramidal score for each extremity. …”
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The interplay between species and locations shapes vector fleas microbial communities in plague foci: pathogens rather than symbionts? by Shahin Seidi, Shahin Seidi, Abbasali Raz, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Esmaeil Forouzan, Fateh Karimian, Florent Sebbane, Aria Sohrabi, Aria Sohrabi, Saber Esmaeili, Saber Esmaeili, Ehsan Mostafavi, Ehsan Mostafavi

“…Here, the microbial communities of fleas were characterized using 16S rRNA Next-Generation Sequencing to understand microbial interactions and functions in areas with historical plague-outbreaks in Iran with the ultimate idea of ​​managing flea-borne diseases. …”
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Screening and mechanistic study of natural compounds that enhance T cell anti-tumor effects post-heat treatment by Zhaoyi Wang, Zhongqi Diao, Yiyan Zhang, Jiangying Liu, Yeshan Li, Zijin Sun, Huimin Zhen, Haojia Wang, Siyun Yang, Tieshan Wang, Lei Ni

“…We screened for compounds possessing anti-tumor properties and thoroughly investigated their mechanisms of action.Results and DiscussionThe findings indicated that heating treatment augmented the cytotoxic effect of Jurkat cells against malignant tumors, and the optimal effect was achieved when T cells were exposed to 39°C for a duration of 24 hours(48% increase in cell proliferation rate compared to 37°C treatment). By triggering the generation of heat shock proteins and facilitating mitochondrial energy supply, the 39°C treatment amplified the anti-tumor functions of T cells. …”
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Development and Validation of Models to Estimate the Incident Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults by Michael G. Nanna, Daniel Wojdyla, Eric D. Peterson, Ann Marie Navar, Jeff D. Williamson, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Stephen Y. Wang, Yasser Jamil, Alain G. Bertoni, Musarrat Nahid, Abdulla A. Damluji, Parag Goyal, Sarwat I. Chaudhry, Thomas M. Gill, Karen P. Alexander

“…Variable selection, including functional status, was based on the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator method. …”
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Industrial data-driven machine learning soft sensing for optimal operation of etching tools by Feiyang Ou, Henrik Wang, Chao Zhang, Matthew Tom, Sthitie Bom, James F. Davis, Panagiotis D. Christofides

“…Two types of models with different loss functions are tested to compare the effects of the Mean Squared Error (MSE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) loss functions on model performance. …”
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In Situ-Prepared Nanocomposite for Water Management in High-Temperature Reservoirs by Hui Yang, Jian Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Shichao Li, Qiang Wei, Yunteng He, Luyao Li, Jiachang Zhao, Caihong Xu, Zongbo Zhang

“…These findings advance the mechanistic understanding of organic–inorganic hybrid gel systems and provide a framework for developing next-generation EOR technologies under extreme reservoir conditions.…”
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Exploring Oxidative Stress Mechanisms of Nanoparticles Using Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>): Toxicological and Pharmaceutical Insights by Denisa Batir-Marin, Monica Boev, Oana Cioanca, Ionut-Iulian Lungu, George-Alexandru Marin, Ana Flavia Burlec, Andreea-Maria Mitran, Cornelia Mircea, Monica Hancianu

“…The influence of NP physicochemical properties, such as size, surface charge, and functionalization, on oxidative stress responses is explored. …”
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