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Association between educational attainment and mental health conditions among Africans working and studying in selected African countries
Transcriptomic and network toxicology approaches reveal potential mechanisms of DEHP induced intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy
Selective nanocomposite hydrogels developed from cashew gum/laponite for selective removal
Land use impacts on soil aggregate associated organic carbon in reclaimed coal mining subsidence areas: mechanisms and implications
Abstract Under the background of ecological restoration and soil structure improvement in coal mining subsidence areas, understanding the impact of land use on soil organic carbon pools and aggregate characteristics is of great significance to evaluate the quality change and ecological effect of reclaimed soil and guide the improvement of reclaimed soil. Although the dynamics of soil organic carbon under land use changes have been studied, the mechanism of aggregate carbon protection in reclaimed mining soil is still unclear. Taking the reclaimed soils of farmland, woodland, and wasteland in the Dongtan mining area of Zoucheng City in Shandong Province as the research object, by comparing the particle size composition of soil aggregates, the distribution characteristics of organic carbon in 0–20 cm and 20–40 cm soil layers, and analyzing the differences of different organic carbon components, it was found that the organic carbon content of aggregates in the 0–20 cm soil layer was higher than that in the 20–40 cm soil layer; In topsoil, the contribution of fine aggregates to total organic carbon was the largest; the contents of free light fraction (free LF) organic carbon in fine aggregates, micro-aggregates, and total free light fraction organic carbon in forest soil were significantly higher than those in farmland and wasteland. These results suggest that fine aggregates may serve as primary carriers of reclaimed soil organic carbon. The study on the surface soil aggregate organic carbon helps reveal the transformation and accumulation process of reclaimed soil organic carbon. The study found that woodland reclamation may enhance microbial-driven soil organic carbon storage, suggesting that targeted land-use strategies have the potential to maximize the carbon sequestration capacity in degraded ecosystems. Findings are specific to the 7-year reclamation period and Dongtan mining area, requiring long-term regional validation.
Diagnosis of diabetes without oral glucose tolerance test is associated with increased mortality in older adults
Accurate robot calibration via cascaded adaptive momentum LM and B-spline interpolated PSO
Prognostic value of the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients with stroke: a meta-analysis
FDA approvals in 2024: new options for patients across cancer types and therapeutic classes
Correction for Maher et al., Intracranial substrates of meditation-induced neuromodulation in the amygdala and hippocampus
Dimetridazole potentiates cefotaxime against multidrug-resistant E. coli via membrane disruption and fatty acid composition
Interconnected four split rectangular ring resonator flexible metamaterial for microwave sensing application
GPS Galileo BDS3 LEO uncalibrated phase delays estimation and tight combination precise point positioning with ambiguity resolution
Predictive model on employee stock ownership impacting corporate performance
Life cycle cost of communication towers: identification and hierarchical classification of influencing factors
Effect of enhanced early life nutrition on the M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum transcriptome of crossbred beef heifer calves
Lactate-related lncRNAs assessment model predicts the prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Depression detection methods based on multimodal fusion of voice and text
Systematic implementation of rapidplan for prostate cancer: toward a unified knowledge-based planning model
Abstract This study presents a comprehensive methodology for implementing a unified knowledge-based planning model for RapidPlan™ (RP) to manage all 11 prostate cancer prescriptions used at our institution. Several RP configurations were evaluated to address different clinical scenarios. The initial models RP_46 and RP_30 involved the prostate, seminal vesicles, and lymph nodes treated with 46 Gy in 23 fractions and the prostate alone treated with 30 Gy in 15 fractions, respectively. These models were progressively expanded to incorporate all sequential boost treatment plans (RP_46 + 30), including those targeting the prostate bed (RP_Seq). Simultaneous integrated boost prescriptions were used to train the RP_SIB model, which was subsequently combined with the RP_Seq model to form the unified RP_UNI model. Each configuration was compared with the manual method using a cohort of 10–25 patients. All the models produced treatment plans that met the clinical requirements. An overall analysis revealed that the RP_UNI model significantly reduced the 45 Gy and 15 Gy volumes (cm3) in the peritoneal cavity by approximately 18%. The RP_UNI model was chosen for clinical implementation owing to its broader applicability compared with the other models, offering a 66% reduction in planning time with respect to the manual method. The unified model, derived from simpler RP configurations, successfully integrated all 11 prostate cancer prescriptions used at our institution. This model performed efficiently regardless of the complexity of the target volumes or whether the irradiation technique was a sequential or simultaneous integrated boost.