A Dynamic Monitoring Framework for Spring Low-Temperature Disasters Affecting Winter Wheat: Exploring Environmental Coercion and Mitigation Mechanisms by Meixuan Li, Zhiguo Huo, Qianchuan Mi, Lei Zhang, Jianying Yang, Fengyin Zhang, Rui Kong, Yi Wang, Yuxin Huo

“…This study firstly employed the KNN model combined with a piecewise function to determine the daily dynamic minimum critical temperature for low-temperature stress (LTS) experienced by winter wheat in the Huang-Huai-Hai (HHH) region after regreening, with the fitting model’s R², RMSE, MAE, NRMSE, and MBE values being 0.95, 0.79, 0.53, 0.13, and 1.716 × 10⁻¹¹, respectively. …”
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Influence law of abnormal coal thickness zone on coal and gas outburst by Jupeng TANG, Zhonghua ZHANG, Yishan PAN, Lingran REN, Xin ZHANG, Lei HUANG

“…The relative outburst strength has a quadratic function relationship with the change rate of coal thickness. …”
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Patient-reported outcomes and radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in sustained remission versus low disease activity by Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil, Pascal H P de Jong, Marijn Vis, Selinde V J Snoeck Henkemans, Agnes E M Looijen

“…No differences in mTSS were found between groups.Conclusion Patients with RA who reach sREM in the first year have better HRQoL and function, and less pain, fatigue and productivity loss in the years thereafter, compared with patients with RA who are in sLDA or AD in the first year.…”
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Estimating the mass of tephra accumulated on roads to best manage the impact of volcanic eruptions: the example of Mt Etna, Italy by L. Mereu, L. Mereu, M. Stocchi, M. Stocchi, A. Garcia, M. Prestifilippo, L. Sandri, C. Bonadonna, S. Scollo

“…Tephra dispersal and deposition is a function of multiple factors, including the mass eruption rate (MER), tephra characteristics (size, shape, density), top plume height (<span class="inline-formula"><i>H</i>_TP</span>), grain size distribution (GSD), and local wind field. …”
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Development, opportunities, and challenges of siRNA nucleic acid drugs by Bowen Xiao, Shaopeng Wang, Yu Pan, Wenjun Zhi, Chensheng Gu, Tao Guo, Jiaqi Zhai, Chenxu Li, Yong Q. Chen, Rong Wang

“…Small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs were first proposed in 1999. They have reached the market for administration to patients after more than 20 years of development. …”
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Investigation on Circadian Action and Color Quality in Laser-Based Illuminant for General Lighting and Display by Shuo-Di Lei, Bi-Jing Liu, Yang Gao, Xiao-Ya Dong, Yu-Jia Gong, Jian Xu, Yun-Xin Xu, Dong Wang, Zi-Quan Guo, Ting-Zhu Wu, Chen-Liang Zhou, Zong-Jian Cai, Yi-Jun Lu, Zhong Chen

“…In addition, for the display application, the investigation on the optimal circadian tunability as a function of color gamut at two CCTs (3000 K and 6500 K) is also performed. …”
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Supply chain management and optimization in transportation logistics by Saoussen Krichen

“…</em></li><li><em>The objective(s) to be reached.</em></li><li><em>The set of structural constraints that bound the feasible set. …”
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EFTE-SOAR: Two Giant M Dwarf Flares with Rapid Spectroscopic Follow-up by Hank Corbett, Nathan Galliher, Amy Glazier, Ramses Gonzalez Chavez, Nicholas M. Law, Ward S. Howard, Alan Vasquez Soto, Jeffrey K. Ratzloff, Robert Quimby

“…We model the blackbody temperature of the flares as a function of time, finding that the characteristic temperature reaches ∼13,000 K during the secondary peaks of both events and is likely higher during the initial, unobserved impulsive phase. …”
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Patterns and drivers of water-land resources nexus in arid inland river basins of northwestern China by Lingge Wang, Wei Liu, Qi Feng, Zhenliang Yin, Rui Zhu, Meng Zhu, Jutao Zhang, Yuanyuan Xue, Zexia Chen, Xuejiao Li

“…In this study, we evaluated and predicted water and land resource dynamics by combining the soil quality index function with MCE-CA-Markov and SWAT models. We further constructed the Water-Land Nexus Model (WLNM) for water conservation and consumption zones to quantify responses of WLN to climate and land-use changes in inland river basins. …”
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Modeling growth curve parameters in Peruvian llamas using a Bayesian approach by Ali William Canaza-Cayo, Rubén Herberht Mamani-Cato, Roxana Churata-Huacani, Francisco Halley Rodríguez-Huanca, Maribel Calsin-Cari, Ferdynand Marcos Huacani-Pacori, Oscar Efrain Cardenas Minaya, Júlio Sílvio de Sousa Bueno Filho

“…The MCMC method using the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm with noninformative prior distributions was applied in the Bayesian approach. All non-linear functions closely fitted actual body weight measurements, while the Brody function provided the best fit in both frequentist and Bayesian approaches in describing the growth data of llamas. …”
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From Waste to Biocatalyst: Cocoa Bean Shells as Immobilization Support and Substrate Source in Lipase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis by Luciana Lordelo Nascimento, Bruna Louise de Moura Pita, César de Almeida Rodrigues, Paulo Natan Alves dos Santos, Yslaine Andrade de Almeida, Larissa da Silveira Ferreira, Maira Lima de Oliveira, Lorena Santos de Almeida, Cleide Maria Faria Soares, Fabio de Souza Dias, Alini Tinoco Fricks

“…These findings validate CBS as a dual-function material for enzyme immobilization and valorization of agro-industrial waste. …”
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Outcomes of definitive radiotherapy vs. laryngectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: real-world experience in... by Ali Kazemian, Ebrahim Esmati, Reza Ghalehtaki, Borna Farazmand, Nima Mousavi-Darzikolaee, Reyhaneh Bayani, Mahdieh Razmkhah, Maryam Taherioun, Niloufar Saeedi, Farrokh Heidari, Kaveh Zakeri

“…Surgical treatment can impair patients’ voice and swallowing function, making definitive radiotherapy a viable alternative for locally advanced cases. …”
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Effects of astaxanthin on growth performance, intestinal integrity, and microbiota in Salmonella Enteritidis-infected chickens by Yong Lin, Jiansen Gong, Colin Buttimer, Xiaoqing Pan, Yimin Jia, Zongchun Bai, Ran Wang, Haibing Tong, Hongduo Bao

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The embryo stage at fresh ET does not affect the cumulative live birth rate in women with a thin endometrium: a retrospective matched-controlled cohort study by Qiao-Song Han, Yan-Hua Chen, Bin Zhang, Jing-Yan Song, Ying Xu, Heng-Bing Li, Zi-Zhen Guo, Zi-Zhen Guo, Zhen-Gao Sun

“…The CLBR for the cleavage group reached 78.1%, while the blastocyst group reached 60.0% after 5 cycles of embryo transfers (log-rank test, p=0.09). …”
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Cloning of claudin-5 Gene from Oreochromis niloticus and Analysis of Its Expression Under Streptococcus agalactiae by Yanghui CHEN, Suying ZHANG, Yongxiong HUANG, Zirui ZHANG, Bei WANG

“…After stimulation by S. agalactiae, the expression levels of claudin-5 in brain and head kidney reached the highest at 12 h and then began to decrease. …”
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Reference charts for the fetal cavum septi pellucidi’s width, length and length-to-width ratio: protocol for a prospective monocentric cross-sectional study in Italy (the ‘REC-FAST... by Patrizia Vergani, Sara Ornaghi, Anna Locatelli, Elena Spada, Roberta Rovelli, Maria Verderio, Paola Camponovo, Laura Lanteri, Elettra Salmoiraghi, Sabrina Cozzolino

“…A minimum sample size of 80 will be reached for each gestational age group. Before charting, the data will be checked for consistency to identify any outliers. …”
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Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling to Assess Biobehavioral Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Thailand: Cross-Sectional Study by Watcharapol Srinor, Suvimon Tanpradech, Panupit Thiengtham, Samart Karuchit, Charif Naksuk, Thitipong Yingyong, Thananda Naiwatanakul, Sanny Northbrook, Wolfgang Hladik

“…The goal was to enhance surveillance efforts targeting hard-to-reach populations in the country. MethodsWe developed a website to fully function like a conventional RDS survey office, including coupon verification, eligibility screening, consenting, interviewing (self-administered), peer recruitment training, coupon issuance, compensation, and recruitment tracking. …”
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Novel ABCD1 and MTHFSD Variants in Taiwanese Bipolar Disorder: A Genetic Association Study by Yi-Guang Wang, Chih-Chung Huang, Ta-Chuan Yeh, Wan-Ting Chen, Wei-Chou Chang, Ajeet B. Singh, Chin-Bin Yeh, Yi-Jen Hung, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Hsin-An Chang

“…<i>Results:</i> Eleven SNPs reached significance (<i>p</i> < 10⁻⁵), with the variant rs11156606 in the ABCD1 gene—implicated in fatty acid metabolism—emerging as a prominent finding. …”
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Implementing an online-delivered exercise program for childhood cancer survivors: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation protocol for the MERRIER studyKey points by David Mizrahi, Alexandra Martiniuk, Laurence Hibbert, Dinisha Govender, Tora Sibbald, Richard Mitchell, Natalia Millard, Lauren Ha, Damian Ragusa, Kylie Brown, Ben Smith

“…Physical function and patient-reported outcomes will be assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1; week 12) and follow-up (T2, week 24). …”
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Associations of healthy eating index 2020 and its components with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes patients and the mediating roles of metabolic indicators: NHA... by Jingxiong Chen, Jingxiong Chen, Haizhou Diao, Yuling Zhang, Ben Hu, Kai Qian, Kaiguang Zhang, Tengyue Zhang, Jizhong Song, Jizhong Song

“…Enhancing diet quality, particularly by increasing the consumption of whole fruits and greens while reducing saturated fat intake, may be important in managing metabolic health and liver function in this vulnerable population.…”
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