Occurrence of macrolides resistance in Legionella pneumophila ST188: Results of the Belgian epidemiology and resistome investigation of clinical isolates by Charlotte Michel, Fedoua Echahidi, Geraldine De Muylder, Max Sewell, Ian Boostrom, Olivier Denis, Owen B. Spiller, Denis Pierard

“…Conclusion: The increase in incidence is of concern and likely an under-estimate due to the reliance on urine antigen testing. …”
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Artificial Hummingbird Optimization Algorithm With Hierarchical Deep Learning for Traffic Management in Intelligent Transportation Systems by Abdulrahman Alruban, Hanan Abdullah Mengash, Majdy M. Eltahir, Nabil Sharaf Almalki, Ahmed Mahmud, Mohammed Assiri

“…The simulation result analysis under different traffic data demonstrates the better performance of the AHOA-HDLTM technique over existing models. …”
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Rapid Built-up of PM10 in the Ambient Air of the Leeward Side Resulting from Strong Pressure Gradient Force Associated with Density Current by Wei-Kuo Soong, Chung-Hsuang Hung

“…In addition, strong winds blew river dusts in the middle of Taiwan under a stable atmosphere and stimulated density current, transporting PM10 to southern Taiwan. …”
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Dansk Kan Kan tosprogede elever være ordblinde? by Hatice Filikci

“…Regarding bilingual students' reading difficulties, an underlying assumption arises that bilingual students do not suffer from phonological decoding difficulties like their monolingual peers. …”
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UAV With the Ability to Control with Sign Language and Hand by Image Processing by Hediyeh Hojaji, Alireza Delisnav, Mohammad Hossein Ghafouri Moghaddam, Fariba Ghorbani, Shadi Shafaghi, Masoud Shafaghi

“…Data collection involved capturing various hand gestures under various environmental conditions to train and validate our recognition algorithms, including implementing YOLO V5 alongside Python libraries with OpenCV. …”
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Intermediate pyrolysis of Ficus nitida wood in a fixed-bed reactor: effect of pyrolysis parameters on bio-oil and bio-char yields and properties by Tabal, Amine, Belyazid, Oumayma, Dahman, Hicham, Berrich, Emna, Jeguirim, Mejdi, El Achaby, Mounir, El Harfi, Khalifa, Aboulkas, Adil

“…The pyrolysis reaction was performed at 350, 400, 450, 500, 500, 550, and 600 °C, for different heating rates of 20, 50, 80, and $100~\text{°}\mathrm{C}{\cdot }\mathrm{min}^{-1}$, and under flow rates of N$_2$ of 50, 100, 200, 400, and $800~\mathrm{mL}{\cdot }\mathrm{min}^{-1}$. …”
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Engagement factors affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sport university students: a mediation analysis by Amayra Tannoubi, Amayra Tannoubi, Tore Bonsaksen, Tore Bonsaksen, Gry Mørk, Farruh Ahmedov, Edi Setiawan, Fairouz Azaiez

“…IntroductionUniversity students should engage with the study and ensure they adopt productive study approaches, but the nature of relationships between engagement and study approaches are under-researched. The study aimed to investigate how emotional, cognitive, and behavioral engagement affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sports students.MethodsOnline forms were submitted by 488 students in physical education and sports (age range 19–25 years, Mean = 21 ± 1.5 year). …”
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Predictive value of serum procalcitonin level for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections in hematological patients by Qi Sun, Qingsong Lin, Yanxia Lv, Zhiying Tian, Qiushuang Yan, Yaqing Yu, Xue Fu, Hongjing Yao, Fujun Sun, Yonghui Xia, Guoqing Zhu, Sizhou Feng

“…ROC analysis results showed that the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for distinguishing bacterial infection from non-bacterial infection was 0.554 (95%CI: 0.522–0.585) with the diagnostic threshold of BSI (PCT > 0.5ng/mL). …”
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Evaluation of the Economic Efficiency of Radiology Units in Hospitals Affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd by Ebrahim Bahrami Nia, Reza Shams Allahi, Sedigheh GHolamrezaee, Mohamad mehdi Zare shahne

“…Data on input and output variables were collected from nine hospitals under Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. …”
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Safety Considerations When Dry Needling the Multifidi in the Thoracolumbar Region: A Cadaveric Study by Christi L. Williams, Christian R. Falyar, Ryan C. McConnell, Stacey Lindsley

“…The needle was advanced under ultrasound guidance to determine if a 0.30 x 50 mm dry needle inserted 1.0 cm lateral to the spinous process of T12 and directed medially at a 22-degree angle could penetrate the ligamentum flavum and enter the spinal canal…”
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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…Medical facilities are available to residents, offering direct oral care for minor procedures, with comprehensive dental treatments managed through empanelled clinics under a government insurance system. This study aimed to evaluate the oral health status, treatment needs, and prevalence of oral pre-malignant conditions among security forces personnel and their families at training centres in Delhi NCR. …”
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Cooperative game scheduling and revenue sharing strategy for virtual power plants considering scenery uncertainty by SONG Duoyang, XUE Tianliang, LI Yipu, TU Jintong, BI Yuhao, WANG Mankang

“…Based on this, a cooperative game scheduling model is proposed for multi-type distributed energy sources aggregated in a virtual power plant under the day-ahead power market. Firstly, the operation framework of multi-type distributed energy aggregation in virtual power plant is proposed. …”
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Computational analysis of the effect of a binding protein (RbpA) on the dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase assembly. by Sneha Bheemireddy, Ramanathan Sowdhamini, Narayanaswamy Srinivasan

“…However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying RbpA-mediated transcription remain unknown. …”
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The impact of multi-marine intertidal service on the durability of concrete repair materials by Zhiqiang Cui, Yuanbei Li, Qizheng Bao, Yong Chen, Qiang Xu, Yunqing He, Fangzheng Wu

“…This study provides a framework for evaluating the durability of repair materials in various marine environments, offering valuable insights for material selection under similar conditions.…”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Methods: We assessed the presence of parasites in the curly lettuces sold in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil, and compared the frequency of contamination between markets and fruit stores, and between areas with high and low economic values. 130 samples of lettuce from 65 commercial establishments scattered throughout the city were washed with distilled water and analyzed under optical microscopy after 24 hours of spontaneous sedimentation method. …”
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Multiresolution Models of DC Traction Power Supply Systems With Reversible Substations by Fulin Fan, Yafang Li, Smail Ziani, Brian G. Stewart

“…The MRMs are tested based on a 1.5 kV DC TPSS and discussed alongside system dynamics under normal operation or pantograph arcing and the consistencies between different models. …”
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Acanthosis nigricans and its association with cardio-metabolic risk factors in children with overweight/obesity: A school-based cross-sectional study by Rashmi R. Das, Manaswini Mangaraj, Saurav Nayak, Amit K. Satapathy, Samarendra Mahapatro

“…There has been a lack of studies evaluating the association of AN with underlying cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. …”
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Biogenic silver nanoparticles produced by Trichoderma reesei inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection, reduce lung viral load and ameliorate acute pulmonary inflammation by Marcus V.M.V. Amaral, Cláudia B. Carraro, Amanda C.C. Antoniêto, Mariana N. Costa, Thais F.C. Fraga-Silva, Ualter G. Cipriano, Rodrigo P.F. Abuná, Tamara S. Rodrigues, Ronaldo B. Martins, Andreia M. Luzenti, Glaucia R. Caruso, Priscyla D. Marcato, Vania L.D. Bonato, Dario S. Zamboni, Bergman M. Ribeiro, Sônia N. Báo, Joao S. da Silva, Flávio P. Veras, Roberto N. Silva

“…Further investigations are warranted to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of action of AgNPs and to assess their safety and efficacy in clinical settings. …”
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5-Aminolevulinic acid activates the MdWRKY71-MdMADS1 module to enhance anthocyanin biosynthesis in apple by Liuzi Zhang, Huihui Tao, Jianting Zhang, Yuyan An, Liangju Wang

“…Abstract 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA), as a natural plant growth regulator, is well known for promoting red fruit coloring by enhancing anthocyanin accumulation. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we firstly demonstrated that ALA upregulates gene expression of the transcription factor MdMADS1, which in turn directly binds to and activates transcription of the key anthocyanin biosynthetic genes, MdCHS and MdUFGT. …”
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RETHINKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by AUSTEEN NDUBUISI ADIGWE

“…Historical materialism offered the theoretical framework for this investigation under the methodological philosophy of qualitative analysis as obtainable in social inquiry. …”
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