Detection of corrosion on silvered glass reflectors via image processing by Florian Wiesinger, Sarah Baghouil, Estelle Le Baron, Romain Collignon, Filipa Santos, Teresa C. Diamantino, Isabel Catarino, Jorge Facão, Cristina Ferreira, Soraia Páscoa, Florian Sutter, Aránzazu Fernández-García, Johannes Wette

“…A novel characterization technique based on image analysis is presented, intended to complement state-of-the-art reflectometer measurements. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9: an investigation using Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis by David Forsström, Farzaneh Badinlou, Magnus Johansson, Olivia Ojala, Samir El Alaoui, Kristoffer N. T. Månsson, Alexander Rozental, Johan Lundin, Simon Jangard, Shervin Shahnavaz, Karolina Sörman, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Tobias Lundgren, Markus Jansson-Fröjmark, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf

“…Results showed that a one-factor solution fit the data after removing one item and that some items had a different response pattern for older respondents. …”
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Peripartum energy metabolism of prolific ewes and their progeny in response to prepartum feeding and litter size by M. Plante-Dubé, R. Bourassa, P. Luimes, S. Buczinski, F. Castonguay, R. Gervais

“…In late gestation, the increased energy demand to support the rapid fetal growth can induce an acute negative energy balance associated with a high risk of pregnancy toxemia, especially for prolific ewes (carrying two or more fetuses). …”
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Effect of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Regimen on Tacrolimus Pharmacokinetics by Haruno Oku, BS, Saki Yoshida, BS, Takumi Hotta, BS, Hirohito Muroi, BS, Keizo Fukushima, PhD, Kei Irie, PhD, Tatsuya Hirano, BS, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, MD, Takayuki Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Ikesue, PhD, Nobuyuki Muroi, PhD, Tohru Hashida, PhD, Nobuyuki Sugioka, PhD

“…In patients undergoing cord blood transplantation (CBT), there is a negative correlation between volume of distribution of tacrolimus and hemoglobin levels, which reflect the red blood cell (RBC) count. …”
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Sewage pollution from onsite sewage disposal systems and an offshore wastewater treatment plant outfall in coastal waters of Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi Island by Shayla M.P. Waiki, Steven L. Colbert, Tracy N. Wiegner, Noelani Puniwai, Joseph W.P. Nakoa, III, Nicolas M. Storie, Craig E. Nelson, Ashlynn N. Overly, Karla J. McDermid, Devon K. Aguiar

“…Reported sewage odors coincided with high bacterial count advisories and HWTP discharge events, demonstrating the effectiveness of human olfaction as a sewage pollution indicator. Our findings suggest that Hilo’s prioritization category for OSDS removal should be elevated to Priority 1, and that the HWTP outfall should be relocated to a less culturally and ecologically sensitive area.…”
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Specific detection of pigeon parvovirus with TaqMan real-time PCR technology by Cuiteng Chen, Chunhua Zhu, Shuyu Chen, Zhen Chen, Huanru Fu, YuYi Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Wenyu Zhang, Yu Huang, Longfei Cheng, Chunhe Wan

“…Owing to no specific detection platform for PiPV, studies on the epidemiology of PiPV are still a research gap. To achieve this goal, in this study, a TaqMan-based fluorescence quantitative PCR (TaqMan‒PCR) technique was established. …”
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TEKNIK MENENTUKAN WAKTU HILANGNYA SYAFAQ (CAHAYA MERAH) MENGGUNAKAN SQY QUALITY METER (SQM) DENGAN METODE TITIK POTONG (CUTOFF) by M. Asep Rizkiawan, Rosalina Rosalina, Emilia Roza

“…Sky Quality Meter (SQM) is a tool to measure the brightness of the sky. Measurements were carried out using a portable, lightweight, and relatively inexpensive photometer with a USB connection, namely the Unihedron Sky Quality Meter (SQM). …”
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Prospective analysis of the effects of RAS mutation on local tumor progression and overall survival after radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastases by Ji-Chen Wang, Yu-Hui Liu, Bin-Bin Jiang, Li-Jin Shao, Song Wang, Wei Yang, Wei Wu, Kun Yan, Zhong-Yi Zhang

“…Compared with the RAS-wild-type group, the RAS-mutant group had a higher 2-year cumulative LTP rate (20.0% vs. 9.8%, p = 0.016) and a worse 2-year OS rate (55.7% vs. 79.8%, p < 0.001). …”
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Ovarian development of female mud crab, Scylla serrata supplemented with cholesterol and injected with serotonin by Betsy J. Pattiasina, M. Zairin Junior, I. Mokoginta, R. Affandi, W. Manalu

“…The experimental crabs were assigned into a completely randomized design with a 3 x 3 factorial arrangement. …”
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Estatus ecológico del bentos de la zona costera del Golfo de Arauco: patrones espacio-temporales de índices bióticos de la macrofauna by Patricio Torres-Ramírez, Rodrigo Veas, M. Cristina Krautz, Cristian Chandía, Marco Salamanca, Aldo Hernández, Sergio Contreras, Eduardo Hernández-Miranda

“…Estacionalmente los índices bióticos presentaron variaciones significativas a excepción de la diversidad de Shannon-Wiener y M-AMBI. …”
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Sekülerleşme Ya Da Dünyevileşme Anaforunda İnsan (Kârun Örneği) by Kerim Buladı

“…Özet: Kur’ân, rahmet kaynağı ve hidayet rehberidir. Kur’ân, insana; Allah’a, kendisine, diğer insanlara, canlılara ve eşyaya olan sorumluluğunu anlatmak ve onu sırat-ı müstakime ulaştırmak için çeşitli metotlara başvurmuştur. …”
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Deciphering the generation of heterogeneity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma metastasis via single-cell multiomics analysis by Kaiwen Sheng, Jun Chen, Ruitang Xu, Haoqiang Sun, Ran Liu, Yongjie Wang, Wenwen Xu, Jiao Guo, Miao Zhang, Shuai Liu, Juan Lei, Yawen Sun, Yang Jia, Dianhao Guo

“…Abstract Background Chromatin accessibility plays a crucial role in mediating transcriptional dysregulation and heterogeneity in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC). …”
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甲状腺乳头状癌雌激素受体β表达及其 5′非翻译区甲基化 by 苟茜, 许琳婉, 刘智敏

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Placental malaria infection is associated with downregulation of STAT-6 and ANG-1 in decidual macrophages by Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Omu Anzala, Omu Anzala, Edwin Walong, Obiero Jael, Steven G. Nyanjom, Agola Lelo Eric, Bernard N. Kanoi, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka, Jesse Gitaka

“…IntroductionMacrophages play a crucial immunological role in maintaining pregnancy. …”
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Periapical bone edema volume in 3D MRI is positively correlated with bone architecture changes by Alexander W. Marka, Monika Probst, Tobias Greve, Nicolas Lenhart, Niklas Graf, Florian Probst, Gustav Andreisek, Thomas Frauenfelder, Matthias Folwaczny, Egon Burian

“…Abstract Objectives To compare and correlate bone edema volume detected by 3D-short-tau-inversion-recovery (STIR) sequence to osseous decay detected by a T1-based sequence and conventional panoramic radiography (OPT). …”
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Formulation, characterization, and evaluation of curcumin-loaded ginger-derived nanovesicles for anti-colitis activity by Shengjie Huang, Min Zhang, Xiaoge Li, Jierong Pei, Zhirong Zhou, Peng Lei, Meng Wang, Peng Zhang, Heshui Yu, Guanwei Fan, Lifeng Han, Haiyang Yu, Yuefei Wang, Miaomiao Jiang

“…The optimum conditions for ginger-derived nanovesicles loaded with curcumin (CG) were ultrasound time of 3 min, a carrier-to-drug ratio (GDNV:CUR) of 1:1. The study achieved a high loading capacity (94.027% ± 0.094%) and encapsulation efficiency (89.300% ± 0.344%). …”
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Pemeriksaan Laboratorium Cystatin C Untuk Uji Fungsi Ginjal by Rismawati Yaswir, Afrida Maiyesi

“…Serum CysC assay has been introduced as a marker of GFR in children as well as adults. …”
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Prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease in an urban Indian population by S Singh, M Singh, S K Singh, R Aggarwal, T Sekhri, R S Kanwar, R Wilfred, P Chugh, M Chhillar, Y K Sharma, J Sethi, J Sundriyal, K Bhadra, N Rautela, Tek Chand

“…All selected individuals were subjected to a detailed questionnaire, medical examinations and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Overexpression of <i>AtruLEA1</i> from <i>Acer truncatum</i> Bunge Enhanced <i>Arabidopsis</i> Drought and Salt Tolerance by Improving ROS-Scavenging Capability by Shaofeng Li, Huijing Meng, Yanfei Yang, Jinna Zhao, Yongxiu Xia, Shaoli Wang, Fei Wang, Guangshun Zheng, Jianbo Li

“…<i>Late embryonic developmental abundant</i> (<i>LEA</i>) genes play a crucial role in the response to abiotic stress and are important target genes for research on plant stress tolerance mechanisms. …”
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The utilization of different combination and level of corn, tapioca and pollard on the growth performance of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) juvenile by M. Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Yaniharto, . Ridwan

“…Diet A and diet C have similar carbohydrate source pollard and corn plus tapioca at the ratio of 1:1, where diet B and D was 2:1:1.  …”
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