A hybrid stochastic-interval Mean–CVaR model for the wind-storage system offering strategy under uncertainties by Ziang Wang, Xiuli Wang, Zhicheng Wang, Jing Huang, Xiancheng Ren, Mengfu Tu

“…The scenario generation is aligned with the physical information model. Then, a virtual decision pre-construction and evaluation model is established to minimize the decision error. …”
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ClimaWATCH: A new interactive tool for community heat-health vulnerability assessments by Aparna Keshaviah, Dheeya Rizmie, Huihua Lu, Mike Rudacille, Eric Morris, Colleen Psomas, Farid Qamar, Xindi C. Hu

“…To boost heat preparedness and response, officials need information on where heat-related health issues concentrate and how risks vary by demographic, social, environmental, and infrastructural factors. …”
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Investigating the formation and evolution of plant diversity patterns in the Qiangtang Plateau based on phylofloristics approach by Xiaoping Li, Yun Han, Lei Miao, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Shuang Han, Faqi Zhang

“…Phylofloristics integrates phylogenetic information into the analysis of flora to elucidate the origin and evolutionary history of flora. …”
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“Common sense is hard work” but benefits from persistent collaboration: Lessons learnt from the development of The Collaborative Network for European Clinical Trials for Children (... by Sabah Attar, Carla Peacock, Mandy Wan, Erin Halil, Chloe Bickerstaff, Lionel Tan, Hafsah Bhatti, Ricardo M. Fernandes, Regis Hankard, Mark A. Turner

“…Practical actions that infrastructure developers and users can take include operational planning with a view to fostering collaborations across stakeholders, sharing information about different approaches to clinical operations, and raising awareness of the need for explicit work on collaboration, communication, and planning. …”
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The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community Science Approach to Explore Infant Formula Preparation Safety in the Home by Sara Jones, Jonie Cooper, Abbie Dolling, Tara McNamara, Susan Dvorak, Vicky Sibson, Amy Brown, Emma Yhnell, Phyll Buchanan, Sharon Breward, Rebecca Ellis, Aimee Grant

“…Parents often seek out information about health and parenting topics, but despite this, there have been few attempts to actively engage them in the research process. …”
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First evidence of immunomodulation of the renin-angiotensin system through substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor: a case and control study in hypertension and cardiac patients by Ibrahim M. Alanazi, Riffat Mehboob, Ayesha Tariq, Sajid Hameed, Uzma Malik, Noreen Sarwar, Imran Shahid, Khurram Mehboob

“…Each participant was asked for their informed permission before any demographic data, medical history, and pertinent clinical data were gathered. …”
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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

“…It provides valuable information about the impact of tax regulation quality and sustainable fiscal practices on municipal income generation, offering insights for policymakers aiming to achieve fiscal sustainability and equitable access to SWM services.…”
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A growing degree day model determines the effect of temperature stress on diverse chickpea genotypes by Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Laura Ziems, Laura Ziems, Brent Kaiser, Brent Kaiser, Richard Trethowan, Richard Trethowan

“…GDD and SDD were shown to be useful for predicting genotype adaptation to locations and seasons thus providing a basis for varietal recommendations. This information could also be used to breed environment specific cultivars and to understand trait plasticity.…”
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Ginsenoside Rg1: A bioactive therapeutic agent for diverse liver diseases by Mingyu Wu, Ke Li, Jiabin Wu, Xianyi Ding, Xiaotong Ma, Wenhong Wang, Weihua Xiao

“…Meyer) is a tonic traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and natural products, including ginsenoside Rg1 (G-Rg1), which is a kind of 20(S)-protopanaxatriol saponin with a relatively high biological activity, can be isolated from the roots or stems of ginseng. Given these information, this review aimed to summarise and discuss the metabolic mechanisms of G-Rg1 in the regulation of diverse liver diseases and the measures to improve its bioavailability. …”
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Effects of photobiomodulation therapy in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, Shaiane Silva Tomazoni, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Layana de Souza Guimarães, Amanda Costa Araujo, Dafne Port Nascimento, Flávia Cordeiro de Medeiros, Marina Athayde Avanzi

“…For ethical reasons, all patients, regardless of treatment allocation, will also receive an information booklet based on ‘The Back Book’. Clinical outcomes will be measured at baseline, at the end of treatment, as well as 3, 6 and 12 months after randomisation. …”
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Immune system effectors as biomarkers of prognosis after acute burns in a case-control study by Alejandro Ferrari, Lorena Di Croce, Sabrina Saavedra, Marisel Hartwig, Omar Perrone, María Alejandra Guzmán

“…These results indicate that IgG, CHOL, and CHE measurement might provide useful information for medical intervention independently of the TBSA and suggest that the measurement of TBSA-linked parameters might help to estimate the severity of burns more objectively. …”
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Refined Urban Functional Zones Identification via Empirical Bayesian Kriging: A POI-Weighted Scoring Innovation by Xuan Du, Yisha Pan, Xiaoyan Yang, Longgao Chen, Liangchen Liu, Ying Lin

“…We integrate multi-source data, including remote sensing-based land use/cover information, road networks, POIs, and building geometry data, to classify UFZs based on their dependence on buildings. …”
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Enhanced characterization of non-metallic inclusions in ultra-high-strength steels using advanced synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemometric analysis by Mourad Kharbach, Mohammed Alaoui Mansouri, Ekta Rani, Harishchandra Singh, Tuomas Alatarvas, Brice Sarpi, Lin Zhu, Yuran Niu, Alexei Zakharov, Ilkka Launonen, Marko Huttula, Mikko J. Sillanpaa, Samuli Urpelainen

“…By analyzing complex X-PEEM data, we uncover valuable information about NMIs' responses to annealing processes and their classification based on calcium phase changes.…”
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Health Behavior Study in Natural Disaster Vulnerability in Palu City (Case Study of Tondo Huntap, Palu City) by Arwan Arwan, Sadly Syam, Muhammad Zikra, Firmansyah Firmansyah, Muhammad Sabri Syahrir, Muhammad Aji Satria

“…Meanwhile, in-depth interviews revealed barriers to health behavior, such as respondents' attitudes towards preparedness efforts and inadequate access to information and health workers. There is a pressing need for mental health interventions to improve preparedness. …”
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Exploring offshore wind’s potential to enhance energy security in nations with limited land and fuel resources by Kenji Shiraishi, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Daniel M Kammen, Amol Phadke, Won Young Park

“…First, comprehensive evaluations of OSW resources were performed by integrating a geographic information system (GIS)-based resource assessment with simulated data for hourly resource availability and renewable power plant operation. …”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…Method: This qualitative study utilized a rapid assessment procedure (RAP) to generate cross-sector collaboration indicators through in-depth interviews with five key informants and four experts. The recurring themes from these interviews were identified as indicators, which were further refined. …”
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Exploration of interstitial fluid proteome in Homo sapiens forearm through a cutting edge intradermal microdialysis and high-throughput proteomics approach: a pilot study by Yu Sakamoto, Naoto Fujii, Junko Shibato, Ravi Gupta, Cheol Woo Min, Sun Tae Kim, Ranjith Kumar Bakku, Randeep Rakwal

“…Network analysis revealed 228 proteins that were successfully identified with the PPI information in the database, where 10 were identified as highly connected proteins with 80 first neighbors. …”
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Inflammation mediates the adverse effects of urinary phthalate exposure on metabolic disease risk: Results from NHANES 2005–2016 by Chenyang Gu, Teng Yao, Chenxian Dong, Zuhai Chen, Wanting Wei, Xiaoju Li, Qiang Niu, Yizhong Yan, Yunhua Hu

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included information from 9217 participants in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2016. …”
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Assessment of Management Factors Influencing Vaccination Against Cholera in the Health District of Katana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Irène Ntererwa-Nsimire, Leonid M Irenge, Paulin B Mutombo, Eric M Mafuta, Jean-Luc Gala, Dosithée Ngo-Bebe

“…The survey targeted households (n = 404) with 1 adult person per household responding on behalf of all the members of the household and key informants (KI) who were health workers (n = 6) in 5 health areas of the Katana health district. …”
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Study protocol of the METAPANC trial - intensified treatment in patients with local operable but oligometastatic pancreatic cancer - multimodal surgical treatment versus chemothera... by Michael Ghadimi, Uwe Pelzer, Marc G. Besselink, Jens Siveke, Ralph Telgmann, Rickmer Braren, Hanneke Wilmink, Marie Crede, Alexander Koenig, Ute Koenig, Sven Thorsten Liffers, Kai Antweiler, Bas Uijterwijk, Hanna Seppanen, Arno Nordin, Pauli Puolakkainen, Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Mia Johansson, Svein Olav Bratlie, Tim Friede, Peter Jo

“…To identify patient subgroups that might benefit from multimodal surgical therapy, additional information on tumor genetics could supplement valid parameters. …”
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