Thinning intensity influences the C:N:P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems: A global synthesis by Chongwei Fan, Guiyao Zhou, Hongyang Chen, Zhenggang Du, Ruiqiang Liu, Yanghui He, Changjiang Huang, Shuying Qiu, Yimin Zhu, Jie Li, Xuhui Zhou

“…Future forest management could implement an appropriate forest thinning intensity to ensure ecosystem functionality and maintain the balance and stability of ecosystem elements.…”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…It collects information gathered from all departments of the organization, which contains various sources related to various business functions. This information is combined and replicated by providing a user interface in the form of graphs, reports, visual indicators and alerting mechanisms. …”
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Some epidemiological indicators and results of surgical treatment of children with unstable and complicated spine injuries using different models of medical care based on the examp... by I.V. Basankin, S.V. Vissarionov, A.A. Gyulzatyan, A.A. Afaunov, K.K. Takhmazyan, V.K. Shapovalov, L.A. Tarasenko, A.M. Efremov, A.V. Sobolev, A.A. Danileichenko

“…In total, the number of children and adolescents hospitalized for surgical treatment in the periods under review increased more than 4-fold (by 332.0 %), and the number of complicated spinal injuries increased less than 2-fold (86.7 %). …”
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Association between care complexity individual factors and older inpatients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study by Jordi Adamuz, Jordi Adamuz, Jordi Adamuz, Julia González-Vaca, Julia González-Vaca, Maribel González-Samartino, Maribel González-Samartino, Maribel González-Samartino, María-Magdalena López-Jiménez, María-Magdalena López-Jiménez, María-Magdalena López-Jiménez, Andrea Urbina, Andrea Urbina, Andrea Urbina, Oliver Polushkina-Merchanskaya, Sergio Alonso-Fernández, Sergio Alonso-Fernández, Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda, Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda, Sergio Barrientos-Trigo, Maria-Eulàlia Juvé-Udina, Maria-Eulàlia Juvé-Udina

“…Of these, 46.3% were young-old (65–74 years), 34.8% middle-old (75–84 years) and 18.8% oldest-old (≥85 years). The analysis shows that middle-old (75–84 years) patients were associated with chronic disease, position impairment, urinary or fecal incontinence, anatomical and functional disorders, vascular fragility, involuntary movements, fear or anxiety and mental status impairments. …”
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Water Stress Promotes Secondary Sexual Dimorphism in Ecophysiological Traits of Papaya Seedlings by Ingrid Trancoso, Guilherme A. R. de Souza, João Vitor Paravidini de Souza, Rosana Maria dos Santos Nani de Miranda, Diesily de Andrade Neves, Miroslava Rakocevic, Eliemar Campostrini

“…Plant genders could express different functional strategies to compensate for different reproductive costs, as females have an additional role in fruit and seed production. …”
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Flavonoids as Potential Modulators of Pancreatic Lipase Catalytic Activity by Sílvia Rocha, Carina Proença, Alberto N. Araújo, Marisa Freitas, Ismael Rufino, Natália Aniceto, Artur M. S. Silva, Félix Carvalho, Rita C. Guedes, Eduarda Fernandes

“…The kinetic parameters and inhibitory mechanisms of the most active flavonoids were determined, and in silico docking studies of the more potent flavonoids were also performed, using the active site of HPL. …”
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A comparative DFT study to investigate structural, electronic, and optical properties and bandgap engineering of 2D XSn4O7(X=Ba, Ca) and XSi4O9(X=Ba, Ca) materials for photocatalyt... by Muhammad Hasnain Jameel, Alaa Nihad Tuama, Salim Oudah Mezan, Basheer A. Abdulkhudher, Aqeela Yasin, Mohd Zul Hilmi Bin Mayzan, Muhammad Sufi bin Roslan, Karrar Mahdi Badi, Laith H. Alzubaidi

“…This comparison study is based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) to investigate the structural, electrical, and optical properties of two-dimensional XSn4O7(X=Ba, Ca) and XSi4O9(X = Ba, Ca) materials. …”
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Mandibular reconstruction outcomes for in-house patient-specific solutions by Matthew D. Marquardt, Erin Cowen, Rachel Fenberg, Natalia von Windheim, Margaret Lashutka, Abigail E. Reid, Amit Agarwal, Enver K. Ozer, Ricardo L. Carrau, James W. Rocco, Catherine T. Haring, Stephen Y. Kang, Nolan B. Seim, Matthew O. Old, Kyle K. VanKoevering

“…Results After exclusions due to poor or no post-operative imaging, 25 patients were included in the final analysis. Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 19) was the most common pathology, and males (n = 18) were represented more than females (n = 7). 96% (24/25) of patients had good plate adaptation and 96% (24/25) had good osteotomy adaptation. …”
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Diseño de un Software de Intermediación de Comunicación para Sistemas Distribuidos de Tiempo Real Críticos en Java by Daniel Tejera, Alejandro Alonso, Miguel A. de Miguel

“…The JRMP protocol was modified to include two phases, non-functional parameters, and message size optimizations. …”
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Impact of length of stay on diagnostic yield in the epilepsy monitoring unit: A multi‐center retrospective 12‐year Veterans Health Administration study by Maximillian S. Feygin, Autumn Smith, Sruthi Gopinath Karicheri, Khadar Haroun, Omar Khan, Maria R. Lopez, Stephan Eisenschenk, John Jones, Stephanie Reeder, Alan R. Towne, Christopher Ransom, Karen Medin, James Chen, Tung Tran, Nina I. Garga, Noemi Rincon‐Flores, Marissa Kellogg, Steven Tobochnik, Zulfi Haneef, the Veterans Epilepsy Learning, Collaborative Research, and Operations (VELCRO) investigators

“…Repeat EMU admissions were performed in 10% of patients and were more likely to be diagnostic of ES than PNES or other non‐epileptic events. …”
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Comparison of clinical efficacy between Percutaneous Endoscopic Large channels nerve decompression through Translaminar approach and Percutaneous Endoscopy Conventional channels ne... by Junlin Liu, Qingquan Kong, Junsong Ma, Pin Feng, Bin Zhang

“…There was no statistically significant difference in functional scores between the two groups at each follow-up time point (p > 0.05). …”
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Isostatic Crustal Thickness Under The Tibetan Plateau And Himalayas From Satellite Gravity Gradiometry Data by Robert Tenzer, Mohammad Bagherbandi, Lars E Sjöberg, Pavel Novák

“…We explain this bias by more localized information on the Earth’s inner structure in the gravity gradient eld compared to the potential or gravity fields.  …”
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Ovidius moralizatus by Pierre Bersuire: target audience, exegetical and ideological context by Ludmilla Evdokimova

“…In my opinion, this term is appropriate in the analysis of various medieval texts including those that have evident pragmatic and communicative functions. …”
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Abstract 129: Endovascular Therapy in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Nationwide Insights and Implications for Mortality by Liqi Shu, Elizabeth M. Lee, Piers Klein, Mohamad Abdalkader, Thanh Nguyen, Shadi Yaghi, Thalia Field, Lily Zhou

“…Introduction Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cerebrovascular condition causing death or functional dependency in 10‐15%. Although Endovascular Therapy (EVT) is deployed variably across centers for managing CVT, the determinants and consequences of such use remain under‐explored. …”
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Vaginal progesterone pessaries for pregnant women with a previous preterm birth to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (the PROGRESS Study): A multicentre, randomised, p... by Caroline A Crowther, Pat Ashwood, Andrew J McPhee, Vicki Flenady, Thach Tran, Jodie M Dodd, Jeffrey S Robinson, PROGRESS Study Group

“…The withdrawal of progesterone, either actual or functional, is thought to be an antecedent to the onset of labour. …”
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Effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, therapeutic hoof trimming, and orthopedic block application on lameness in multiparous dairy cattle: A randomized controlled trial by J.P. Wilson, M.J. Green, L.V. Randall, C.S. Rutland, N.J. Bell, H. Hemingway-Arnold, J.S. Thompson, N.J. Bollard, J.N. Huxley

“…ABSTRACT: Hoof horn lesions are recurrent in nature and cause long-term pathological challenges to the functional anatomy of the hoof in dairy cattle. It is hypothesized that inflammation is a driver of these pathological changes. …”
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Sources of uncertainty in DNA metabarcoding of whole communities: Implications for its use in biomonitoring by J. Iwan Jones, Amanda Arnold, Dominik Buchner, John F. Murphy, Jasmine N. Childress, Pedro Beja, Florian Altermatt, Kristian Meissner, Ian Adams, Meri Anderson, Yaisel J. Borrell, Andrew G. Briscoe, Kat Bruce, Cátia Chaves, Chris Conyers, Kristy Deiner, Vasco Elbrecht, Álvaro Fueyo, Tim Goodall, Javier Granero‐Castro, Cristina Hartmann‐Fatu, Eleanor Jones, Elvira Mächler, Filipa M. S. Martins, Sam McGreig, Lyndall Pereira‐da‐Conceicoa, James L. Pretty, Daniel S. Read, Ben Price, Florian Leese, Rosetta C. Blackman

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Anchoring of 2D layered materials of Ge5Si5O20 for (Li/Na/K)-(Rb/Cs) batteries towards Eco-friendly energy storage by Fatemeh Mollaamin

“…In this research, hydrogen energy sources on functionalized 2D materials by metals have been shown as promising alternatives for clean energy systems. …”
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The Trend of Residential-Livelihood Changes in Nomadic Ecosystems with Environmental Sustainability Approach (Case Study: Farsimadan Tribe Ecosystem, Fars Province) by Siamak Tahmasbi, Seyed Ali Badri, Mohammad Reza Rezvani

“…In this change, a lot of structures and functions of nomadism have changed. In the past, livestock was impartible components of nomadic life having the value and dignity among nomads and well- known people who had more livestock in the tribe. …”
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PDGF-BB overexpressing dental pulp stem cells improve angiogenesis in dental pulp regeneration by Wentao Jiang, Wentao Jiang, Wentao Jiang, Wentao Jiang, Shuhan Duan, Shuhan Duan, Shuhan Duan, Shuhan Duan, Weiping Li, Huijiao Yan, Huijiao Yan, Huijiao Yan, Huijiao Yan, Chenli Si, Chenli Si, Chenli Si, Ningwei Xu, Ningwei Xu, Ningwei Xu, Ningwei Xu, Yishuai Li, Yishuai Li, Yishuai Li, Yishuai Li, Wenjie Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Shensheng Gu, Shensheng Gu, Shensheng Gu, Shensheng Gu

“…In vivo transplants generated more vascular structures containing CD31 (+) endothelia. …”
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