Reseeding promotes plant biomass by improving microbial community stability and soil fertility in a degraded subalpine grassland by Debao Li, Sicheng Li, Hao Chen, Jianping Wu

“…However, the mechanism understanding for the effect of multiple reseeding approaches on soil microbial community and their associated ecosystem functioning remains unclear. Here, we conducted a 3-year field reseeding experiment with eight treatments in a degraded grassland in southern China to test how the link between plant biomass and soil microbial community stability are influenced by plant community structure. …”
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Optimization of the levels of ginger extract, palm oil and glucose syrup on the sensory quality of ginger yema by Lynette C. Cimafranca, Ivy C. Emnace, Roberta D. Lauzon, Julious B. Cerna, Windesa B. Yap, Karlo R. Nobleza, Leilani M. Valdevieso

“…To improve and enhance the sensory quality of the aforesaid product, an optimization study on the ingredients namely ginger extract, palm oil and glucose syrup was conducted. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to determine the effect of the different levels of ingredients on the product’s sensory quality. …”
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Sources and Transmission Routes of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: Study Design and Methodology of the SAMPAN Study by Anneloes van Veen, Selvi N. Shahab, Amber Rijfkogel, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Margreet C. Vos, Yulia Rosa Saharman, Anis Karuniawati, Silvia Zelli, Desy De Lorenzis, Giulia Menchinelli, Giulia De Angelis, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Merel Kemper, Anniek E. E. de Jong, Sima Mohammadi, Valentine Renaud, Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj, Marianne Potvin, Guillaume Q. Nguyen, Jeff Gauthier, Roger C. Levesque, Heike Schmitt, Juliëtte A. Severin

“…<b>Methods</b>: First, an international cross-sectional study will be conducted to investigate CRPA in clinical and environmental settings in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Rome (Italy), and Jakarta (Indonesia). …”
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Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics during gestation and lactation caused fertility decline in female mouse offspring by Xiu Cheng, Yue Xue, Houpeng Wang, Zhangqiang Ma, Na Hu, Chenchen Zhang, Yu Gao, Ruihong Fan, Liaoliao Hu, Jia Li, Dalei Zhang, Jian Huang, Sitian Fang, Runting Xiao, Yuanqiao He, Tao Luo, Liping Zheng

“…Studies on the effects of maternal exposure to microplastics (MPs) on the fertility in offspring have been conducted, but the damage caused by nanoplastics (NPs) remains ambiguous. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents in the United States by Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ting Zhou, Jiayi Tong, Yiwen Lu, Jiajie Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Deena J. Chisolm, Ravi Jhaveri, Rachel C. Kenney, Russell L. Rothman, Suchitra Rao, David A. Williams, Mady Hornig, Linbo Wang, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

“…These differences may exist among children and warrant further exploration. We conducted a retrospective cohort study with difference-in-differences analyzes to assess these differences in children and adolescents under the age of 21. …”
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The correlation between blood lipids and intrahepatic cholestasis syndrome during pregnancy by Huibin Huang, Juan Li, Tianhua Chen, Meidan Lu, Gunsang Zhuoma, Lijin Chen, Yuebin Gan, Huiming Ye

“…Background To analyse changes in lipid levels during the development of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and identify new biomarkers for predicting ICP.Methods A retrospective case-control study was conducted to analyse 473 pregnant women who underwent regular prenatal examinations and delivered at the Women and Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, between June 2020 and June 2023, including 269 normal pregnancy controls and 204 pregnant women with cholestasis.Results Patients with ICP with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels than in those without GDM. …”
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The phosphorus negotiation game (P-Game): first evaluation of a serious game to support science-policy decision making played in more than 20 countries worldwide by Nils Haneklaus, Mary Kaggwa, Jane Misihairabgwi, Sherif Abu El-Magd, Naima Ahmadi, Jamal Ait Brahim, Aloyce Amasi, Andrea Balláné Kovács, Łukasz Bartela, Hajar Bellefqih, Redouane Beniazza, Jaroslav Bernas, Essaid Bilal, Tomislav Bituh, Yelizaveta Chernysh, Viktoriia Chubur, Jelena Ćirić, Claudia Dolezal, Andrea Figulová, Janja Filipi, Gordana Glavan, Tibor Guzsvinecz, László Horváth, Sasho Josimovski, Martin Kiselicki, Maja Lazarus, Maja Kazazić, István Komlósi, Ali Maged, Tebogo Mashifana, Gordana Medunić, Emina Mehić, Felhi Mongi, Kelvin Mtei, Dennis Mwalongo, Jerome Mwimanzi, Jakub Nowak, Oqba Basal, Khaoula Qamouche, Małgorzata Rajfur, Hynek Roubík, Mijalche Santa, Cecília Sik-Lányi, Maike Sippel, Gerald Steiner, Anna Skorek-Osikowska, Anton Slavov, Paweł Świsłowski, Ali Tlili, Kalina Trenevska-Blagoeva, Ivan Tschalakov, Tomáš Vlček, Stanisław Wacławek, Ivan Zlatanović, Matúš Mišík, Hendrik Brink, Tzong-Ru Lee

“…Qualitative findings reveal that the P-Game can be smoothly conducted with students from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. …”
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RSK4 promotes the metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma by activating RUNX1-mediated angiogenesis by Jing Ma, Yanru Yang, Kaijing Wang, Jin Liu, Junyi Feng, Gongcheng Wang, Shuangping Guo, Linni Fan

“…We analyzed changes in the expression of target genes through transcriptomic and proteomic assessments. We also conducted tube formation assays and VEGF ELISAs to understand the role of RSK4 in angiogenesis. …”
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Changes in seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among older adults during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Repeated random telephone surveys by Xue Liang, Cichong Cai, Fuk-Yuen Yu, Danhua Ye, Yuan Fang, Phoenix K. H. Mo, Zixin Wang

“…Two rounds of random telephone surveys were conducted among 440 and 373 community-living individuals aged ≥65 y, the first between November 2021 and January 2022 and the second between October 2023 and January 2024. …”
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Herald Patch as the Only Evidence of Pityriasis Rosea: Clinical, Laboratory and Pathogenetic Features by Francesco Drago, Astrid Herzum, Serena Varesano, Gaetano Serviddio, Francesco Broccolo, Giulia Ciccarese

“…An observational, retrospective study was conducted on patients presenting with herald patch as the only sign of PR (cases) and on a series of age- and sex-matched patients who presented with a typical PR pattern (controls). …”
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Simulation and explanatory analysis of dissolved oxygen dynamics in Lake Ulansuhai, China by Fan Zhang, Xiaohong Shi, Shengnan Zhao, Ruonan Hao, Biao Sun, Guohua Li, Shihuan Wang, Hao Zhang

“…The SHAP analysis showed that water temperature, blue-green algae, pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity, and chlorophyll.a exhibited significant importance in the WT-RF model, in that order. …”
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Food consumption and adherence to dietary guidelines among Jordanian children and adolescents [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Islam K. Al-Shami, Buthaina Alkhatib, Huda Al Hourani, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh

“…Methods This cross-sectional study used data from Jordan’s Population-based Food Consumption Survey, a household population-based study conducted in Jordan between 2021 and 2022 (561 children and adolescents 8-19 years). …”
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Angina Pectoris: Current Status and Future Perspectives, a Narrative Review by Roberto Gazzeri, Jacopo Mosca, Felice Occhigrossi, Marco Mercieri, Marcelo Galarza, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni

“…A systematic literature review was conducted to evaluate the clinical effectiveness, mechanisms of action, and safety profile of SCS in treating RAP. …”
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Designing a behaviour change intervention to address the behavioural risk factors for stillbirth: A study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations... by Richard A. Greene, Keelin O'Donoghue, Tamara Escañuela Sánchez, Molly Byrne, Karen Matvienko-Sikar

“…We will use multiple studies already conducted in our research team to inform the different stages of the BCW framework, these include a series of systematic reviews of the literature, qualitative interviews with pregnant women, and a survey study with healthcare professionals. …”
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Association of valproate use and hippocampal atrophy in idiopathic generalized epilepsy by Xiang Huang, Yingying Zhang, Qiuxing Lin, Kailing Huang, Yuming Li, Peiwen Liu, Danyang Cao, Wenhao Li, Wei Li, Xiuli Li, Qiyong Gong, Dong Zhou, Dongmei An

“…Subgroup analyses for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), epilepsy with generalized tonic–clonic seizures alone (GTCA), and absence epilepsy (AE) were conducted. Results: The volumes of bilateral hippocampi were reduced in IGE compared with HCs. …”
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Removal of Humic Substances from Aqueous Solutions Using Carbon Quantum Dots and Activated Carbon Derived by Watermelon Rind by Mohammad Pirbavepour, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Atefeh Chamani, Fatemeh Houshmand

“…Water contaminated with humic substances (HSs) has become an emerging human health threat due to producing disinfection by-products (DBPs) which react with chlorine and result in carcinogenic materials such as THMs. This study was conducted to remove HSs from aqueous solutions using nano-scale biosorption based on watermelon rind (WR), as a cost-efficient adsorbent. …”
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Predictive value of preoperative pan-immune-inflammation value index in the prognosis of oral cancer patients undergoing radical resection by Weihai Huang, Yulan Lin, Enling Xu, Yanmei Ji, Jing Wang, Fengqiong Liu, Fa Chen, Yu Qiu, Bin Shi, Lisong Lin, Baochang He

“…Methods A large cohort study was conducted between January 2015 and March 2022. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression was used to assess the prognostic value of PIV, and propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was used to adjust for potential confounders. …”
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Modelling of structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of Rb2TlXF6 (X = Ir, Rh) double perovskite compounds through density functional theory by Wasi Ullah, Nasir Rahman, Mudasser Husain, Wafa Mohammed Almalki, Khamael M. Abualnaja, Ghaida Alosaimi, Soufyane Belhachi, Bashar.M. Al-Khamiseh, Vineet Tirth, Ahmed Azzouz-Rached, Hanan A. Althobaiti, Farooq Ali

“…The optical properties were analyzed through key parameters: refractive index n(ω), optical conductivity σ(ω), reflectivity R(ω), absorption coefficient α(ω), and extinction coefficient k(ω). …”
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Major Depressive Disorder as a Condition Negatively Impacting Both Mental and Physical Functioning. What to Do When There Is Treatment Resistance? by Monika Makar, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Natalie Papachristoforou, Justyna Głowacka, Aleksandra Kocjan, Emilia Bąk, Natalia Tekiela, Radosław Chmiel, Tomasz Bartuś

“…The article compares the results of selected studies. We conducted a literature search in November of 2024, using PubMed. …”
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Maternal Opioid Drug Use during Pregnancy and Its Impact on Perinatal Morbidity, Mortality, and the Costs of Medical Care in the United States by Valerie E. Whiteman, Jason L. Salemi, Mulubrhan F. Mogos, Mary Ashley Cain, Muktar H. Aliyu, Hamisu M. Salihu

“…To identify factors associated with opioid use during pregnancy and to compare perinatal morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs between opioid users and nonusers. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of pregnancy-related discharges from 1998 to 2009 using the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient database in the United States. …”
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