Area-wide augmentation of Anagyrus vladimiri and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri enhances biological control of mealybugs in Lambrusco vineyards in Northern Italy by Giovanni Burgio, Serena Magagnoli, Roberto Mondini, Emilio Guerrieri, Luca Casoli, Marco Profeta, Sabina Capponcelli, Alessandro Castiglioni, Stefano Meglioraldi, Matteo Mora, Stefania Valeriani, Martina Parrilli

“…Mealybug infestation patterns, and to some extent the activity of natural enemies, showed some variability among the farms monitored. …”
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Food provision responses to changes in mountainous terraced and sloping cropland: Implications for land management based on land dynamics and terrain gradient by Yu Shi, Wei Wei, Wendi Wang, Paolo Tarolli, Liding Chen

“…This study clarified the impact of long-term terrace patterns on food provision and offered large-scale perspectives for terrace-based agriculture to enhance food security. …”
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Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor: Anatomical Locations, Chemotherapy Response, and Epidemiological Aspects at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Brazil (2012–2022) by Pedro Antônio Bronhara Pimentel, Lorena Diniz Macedo Silva Maia, Isadora Maria Sátiro de Oliveira, Camila Stefanie Fonseca de Oliveira, Antonio Giuliano, Angel Almendros, Rodrigo dos Santos Horta

“…This study employed a retrospective observational design and analyzed 131 CTVT cases diagnosed via cytology or histopathology at a veterinary teaching hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, aiming to describe the anatomical distribution, treatment outcomes, and epidemiological patterns. Most affected dogs were mixed-breed (70.2%) and female (61.1%), with a median age of 4.5 years. …”
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From sandstorms to deluges: assessing flood risks in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates by Naeema Alhosani, Khalid Hussein, Ahmed M. Al-Areeq, Amran A. Al Aghbari, Muhagir Elkamali, Tareefa Alsumaiti, Ahmed M. G. Almurshidi, Hatim O. Sharif, Waleed Abdalati

“…In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced a marked increase in extreme rainfall events, challenging urban planning and infrastructure. …”
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In vitro susceptibility profiles of 16 antifungal drugs against Trichophyton indotineae by Wenting Xie, Xue Kong, Hailin Zheng, Huan Mei, Naicen Ge, Weida Liu, Guanzhao Liang, Xiaofang Li

“…These findings could provide valuable insights into antifungal resistance patterns and help guide treatment strategies for T. indotineae infections.IMPORTANCETrichophyton indotineae is a novel emerging dermatophyte that has rapidly spread globally in recent years. …”
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Cloud probability distribution of typical urban agglomerations in China based on Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing by Jing Ling, Rui Liu, Shan Wei, Shaomei Chen, Luyan Ji, Yongchao Zhao, Hongsheng Zhang

“…A cloud probability descriptor was constructed based on three years of high spatiotemporal resolution observations. …”
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Temporal and Phenological Modulation of the Impact of Increasing Drought Conditions on Vegetation Growth in a Humid Big River Basin: Insights From Global Comparisons by Junlan Xiao, César Terrer, Pierre Gentine, Ryunosuke Tateno, Lei Fan, Mingguo Ma, Yuemin Yue, Wenping Yuan, Josep Peñuelas, Weiyu Shi

“…The Nile basin, similar to the UYR basin, exhibits pronounced late‐season vegetation vulnerability, highlighting shared patterns of drought impact across heterogeneous landscapes. …”
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Maternal Western-style diet has a persistent effect on offspring gene expression in skeletal muscle of Japanese macaques by Emily A. Beck, Byron Hetrick, Luis Nassar, Douglas W. Turnbull, Tyler A. Dean, Diana L. Takahashi, Maureen Gannon, Stephanie R. Wesolowski, Kjersti M. Aagaard, Jacob E. Friedman, Paul Kievit, Carrie E. McCurdy

“…Overall, we identified maternal (m)WD, and not maternal adiposity, as a principal driver of DE in offspring muscle even years after exposure with few differences observed in patterns of DE between offspring of lean vs. obese mWD dams. …”
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Cohort profile: The Forzani & MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre biorepository, Calgary, Alberta by Linda Rabeneck, Robert J Hilsden, Mubasiru Lamidi, Mamadou Dian Diallo, Janine English, Susanna Town, Shane Cartwright, Courtney Maxwell, Mary-Elizabeth McGillivray, Elizabeth McGregor, Amanda Barberio, Joy Pader, Darren Brenner

“…In addition to biological samples, the CCSC collects detailed patient information on their lifestyle, physical activity and dietary patterns through questionnaires at the time of their enrolment.Findings to date The majority of participants (75%) are between 50 and 64 years of age. …”
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Exploring needs, perceptions, and preferences towards exercise video among overweight individuals - a qualitative study [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reserva... by Rajagopal Kadavigere, Tulasiram Bommasamudram, K Vaishali, Suresh Sukumar, Shishira K B, Praveen Hoogar

“…Thematic analysis was performed using inductive and deductive approaches to identify the recurrent patterns, themes, and insights in the transcribed interviews. …”
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“A veces no aguantas lo pesado que es el trabajo”: A qualitative study on work conditions, labor and social policies, and health among Latino agricultural workers in Washington Sta... by Erica Chavez Santos, Miriam Flores Moreno, Amy Hernandez, Ricardo Moreno Garcia, June T. Spector, India J. Ornelas, Barbara Baquero

“…We used thematic analysis to identify patterns within and across transcripts. Findings: We interviewed 32 Latino agricultural workers, of whom half were female and over half had 10+ years of experience working in agriculture. …”
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Deep Ocean Ventilation: A Comparison Between a General Circulation Model and Data‐Constrained Inverse Models by Bruno Millet, Casimir de Lavergne, William R. Gray, Christian Éthé, Gurvan Madec, Mark Holzer, Tim DeVries, Geoffrey Gebbie, Didier M. Roche

“…Here, we assess steady‐state ventilation patterns and timescales in three models of ocean transport: a 1° global configuration of the Nucleus for European Modeling of the Ocean (NEMO), a recent 2° solution of the Ocean Circulation Inverse Model (OCIM), and a 2° solution of the Total Matrix Intercomparison (TMI). …”
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Adverse reaction characteristics of five COVID-19 vaccines across different technology platforms: a pooled analysis of nine clinical trials by Yue Liu, Qian Liu, Lai-Run Jin, Wei-Wei Han, Ming-Wei Wei, Si-Yue Jia, Feng-Cai Zhu, Jing-Xin Li

“…Factor analysis and association rule analysis were used to characterize adverse reaction patterns, while multivariate logistic regression was employed to assess the influence of vaccine type and demographic factors.Results Inactivated, recombinant, and intramuscular Ad5 vectored vaccines commonly caused injection site pain, fatigue, headache, and pyrexia from the SOC of ‘General disorders and administration site conditions.’ …”
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Longitudinal trajectories of disability index and associated factors in Chinese older adults by Huaxin Si, Yemin Yuan, Zhenyu Shi, Yanshang Wang, Ping He

“…This study aimed to identify patterns of disability index trajectories and associated factors influencing these trajectories in older adults. …”
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How does a preference-based generic health-related quality of life measure perform in patients with a rare disease? Measurement properties of the EQ-5D-Y proxy version among undera... by Wanxian Liang, Shihuan Cao, Yusi Suo, Lining Zhang, Lujia Yang, Hanfei Wang, Han Wang, Xuejing Jin

“…The performance of the EQ-5D-Y was assessed by response pattern (ceiling and floor effects), convergent validity against the PedsQL GCS, known-groups validity, and Shannon (H’) and Shannon evenness (J’) indices. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics and factors associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Marsabit County, Northern Kenya by Diba Dulacha, Stephen Mwatha, Peter Lomurukai, Maurice Omondi Owiny, Wycliffe Matini, Zephania Irura, Fredrick Odhiambo, Titus Waititu, Damaris Matoke, Daniel Njenga, Hussein Boru, Abduba Liban, George Kirigi, Mark Obonyo

“…We conducted an investigation to describe the magnitude and pattern of the outbreak and to assess factors associated with VL infection among the cases. …”
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MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST: ROENTGENOLOGIC AND ULTRASOUND SEMIOTICS by A. B. Abduraimov, K. A. Lesko, V. Yu. Pletneva, I. A. Blokhin

“…One of the main features of this article is description of ultrasound elastography pattern of medullary BC, which could be find in only a small number of scientific articles.Typical medullary BC, atypical medullary cancer and ductal carcinoma with medullary signs have different prognosis. …”
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IMPACT OF THE INFLAMMATORY AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE MARKERS INTO THE OVERALL CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN SENILE CITIZENS OF A LARGE CITY (THE DATA FROM SAHR TRIAL) by S. A. Shalnova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. D. Deev, V. A. Metelskaya, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, Yu. A. Balanova, E. M. Tuaeva, A. E. Imajeva, N. V. Kiseleva, M. A. Shkolnikova

“…For CHD screening, we used standard ROse questionnaire and ECG pattern by Minnesota coding. Mortality was evaluated under the continuous death cases registry. …”
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The contrasted impacts of grasshoppers on soil microbial activities in function of primary production and herbivore diet by Ibanez, Sébastien, Foulquier, Arnaud, Brun, Charles, Colace, Marie-Pascale, Piton, Gabin, Bernard, Lionel, Gallet, Christiane, Clément, Jean-Christophe

“…Herbivory decreased microbial biomass and increased the production of extracellular enzymes in those sites. This pattern can be explained by the loss of carbon associated with insect respiration, which increases the resource requirements of microbes and by a lower production of root exudates by conservative species. …”
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The burden dynamics of leukemia in China from 1990 to 2021: an epidemiological analysis of trends, risk factors, and projections to 2036 by Renfang Zhang, Chunyue Guo, Yifang Liang, Siyu Qing, Ziyue Liang, Yongbin Wang, Chenguang Zhang

“…Objective: Leukemia is a key public health challenge in China, with epidemiological patterns shifting due to demographics, environment, and healthcare advances. …”
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