Phenotypic diversity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) landraces accumulated in the Vavilov collection from the centers of the crop origin by M. A. Vishnyаkova, M. O. Burlyaeva, C. B. Bulyntsev, E. V. Seferova, E. S. Plekhanova, S. V. Nuzhdin

“…Here, the results of analysis of variability of 11 biological, morphological and economic-valuable traits in 1082 chickpea landraces descended from 60 countries are briefly driven. …”
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Association between the dietary inflammatory index and depressive symptoms in adults with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database by Jinshun You, Jinshun You, Shujie Xia

“…ObjectiveThe comorbidity of metabolic syndrome (MS) and depressive symptoms has emerged as a growing public health concern, contributing to a substantial global economic burden. The pathogenesis of this comorbidity is thought to be closely linked to inflammation. …”
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The Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion (AVERT) study: protocol for a randomised controlled, feasibility trial of spinal medial branch nerve block in hospitalised older patients with vert... by Avril Drummond, Opinder Sahota, Simon Bishop, Dritan Pasku, Apostolos Fakis, Anastasios Bastounis, Chia Wei Tan, Maribel Cameron, Yuriy Arlachov, Michal Czernicki

“…Embedded within the trial will be a health economic evaluation to understand resource utilisation and implications of the intervention and a qualitative study of the experiences and insights of trial participants and clinicians. …”
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Transformative adaptation: from climate-smart to climate-resilient agriculture by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, Marcus Taylor, Suhas Bhasme, Ana María Loboguerrero

“…This reveals how a failure to contextualize CSA in relation to the structural socio-economic dynamics associated with agricultural systems that render some categories of farmer especially vulnerable to climate change, undermines CSA’s contribution to reducing rural poverty and increasing equity. …”
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Nuclear and chloroplast genome variability in leek (Allium porrum L.) by E. A. Dyachenko, T. M. Seredin, M. A. Filyushin

“…(Amaryllidaceae), the most numerous among monocotyledonous plants, includes such economically important vegetable crops as onion (A. cepa), garlic (A. sativum) and leek (A. porrum). …”
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Integrated response of crop yields and greenhouse gas emissions to cropland management practices and natural factors: a global meta-analysis by Jiahui Dong, Shikun Sun, Guolong Zhan, Jingxin Sun, Yihe Tang, Yubao Wang

“…The study assessed the response of global crop yields and GHG to cropland management and natural factors (including mean annual temperature, mean annual rainfall, soil pH, soil C N ratio (SCN), soil organic matter, crop type, biochar (application rate Brate, biochar feedstock, C N ratio BCN, biochar pH BPH, biochar organic matter BTC), irrigation, N fertilizer (Nrate), tillage, straw management, plastic film mulch, duration of experiment, economic development, geographic location (state, country)) involving 167 papers from 17 crops in 27 countries, with a total of 1249 pairs of observations by using meta-analysis. …”
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Spatially explicit assessment of water stress and potential mitigating solutions in a large water-limited basin: the Yellow River basin in China by W. Zhang, W. Zhang, X. Zhao, X. Zhao, X. Gao, W. Liang, J. Li, B. Zhang

“…Water demand in the 2030s is predicted to be 6.5 % higher than during 2001–2020 (34.2 km<span class="inline-formula">³</span>) based on the trajectory of historical irrigation water use and corrected socio-economic data under different Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs). …”
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Timing, risk factors, and causes of foetal and preweaning lamb mortality in lowland production systems involving a range of ewe genotypes by D. Shiels, J.F. Mee, J.P. Hanrahan, C.M. Dwyer, S. Fagan, T.W.J. Keady

“…Reducing lamb mortality has production, economic and animal welfare benefits. The timing and causes of death and associated risk factors were investigated in a study conducted over 2 consecutive years (involving 1 103 and 1 038 ewes in 2017 and 2018, respectively) in three prolific (average litter size 1.91) indoor-lambing, lowland flocks (in Ireland) that consisted of a range of genotypes, managed in grass-based systems of production. …”
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Worldwide gene pool of fiber flax at VIR, and breeding of rust-resistant varieties by S. N. Kutuzova, E. A. Porokhovinova, N. B. Brutch, A. V. Pavlov

“…Nineteen donors with a set of economically useful traits, analogous to cvs. ‘Orshansky 2’ and ‘Prizyv 81’ and carrying the same genes, were produced and distributed to breeders. …”
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Investigation into the determinants of decision speed in product elimination decision (decision-reaching and implementation) processes in cosmetic industries by Homa Doroudi, Yasser Heidari

“…Removal of a product for various reasons such as its life cycle status, entry of similar products and loss of market, lack of technical and economic justification for continuing its production and supply or the decision to enter newer products, product diversity, competition, activities of companies in the innovative environment. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the <i>GRF</i> and <i>GIF</i> Gene Families in <i>Prunus avium</i> by Hongxu Chen, Yangang Pei, Wanjia Tang, Hongfen Li, Yidi Huang, Yizhe Chu, Guanqiong Kou, Wenyi Niu, Runmei He, Ronggao Gong

“…<i>Prunus avium</i> is a woody plant of economic importance within the genus <i>Prunus</i>, the family Rosaceae, which is affected by various environmental factors during its long growth period. …”
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Synthesis of Zinc Oxide (ZnO)-Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)-Chitosan-Farnesol Nanocomposites and Assessment of Their Anticancer Potential in Human Leukemic MOLT-4 Cell Line by Abozer Y. Elderdery, Badr Alzahrani, Siddiqa M. A. Hamza, Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Pooi Ling Mok, Suresh Kumar Subbiah

“…Among the existing nanoparticle synthesis methodologies, biologically synthesized nanoparticles using phytochemicals have emerged as a straightforward, economical, and environmentally sound strategy. The synergistic antitumor potential of ZnO-TiO2-chitosan-farnesol nanocomposites (NCs) against leukemia MOLT-4 cells was investigated in the current study. …”
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The Constellation of Macrovascular Risk Factors in Early Onset T2DM: A Cross-Sectional Study in Xinjiang Province, China by Mingchen Zhang, Jiangfeng Mao, Ablikm Tuerdi, Xiaoyun Zeng, Li Quan, Shan Xiao, Jun Zhu, Hua Yao

“…Despite a rapid popular of early onset type 2 diabetes (defined as diagnosis at <40 years old) recently, there is a lack of studies on this population in economically undeveloped area. We aimed to investigate the risk factors of macrovascular complications in the early onset T2DM patients in Xinjiang, China. …”
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Krüppel-like factor 4 modulates the miR-101/COL10A1 axis to inhibit renal fibrosis after AKI by regulating epithelial–mesenchymal transition by Jingying Zhao, Xiuli Wang, Yubin Wu, Chengguang Zhao

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) can progress to renal fibrosis and chronic kidney disease (CKD), which reduces quality of life and increases the economic burden on patients. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying renal fibrosis following AKI remain unclear. …”
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Comparison of clinical and pharmacodynamic features of proton pump inhibitors efficacy in gastroesophageal reflux disease by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…To present literature data on clinical presentation, pharmacodynamic and economic efficiency of standard dozes of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Summary. …”
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Prevalence, determinants and knowledge about herbal medicine and non-hospital utilisation in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Olujimi Aina, Lata Gautam, Padam Simkhada, Sarah Hall

“…Objectives To examine the prevalence, determinants, safety perceptions, effectiveness and knowledge of herbal medicines (HMs) and reasons for non-hospital utilisation.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Ekiti state, southwest Nigeria.Participants A representative sample (n=1600) of adults (18 years or above) currently living in Ekiti state, southwest Nigeria for at least 2 years, at the time of study.Results The majority of the respondents (85% n=1265) have used HMs in the last 2 years. Across economic classes use, middle income (88.3%) was the highest (p&lt;0.001), suggesting poverty is not a major factor, even with income inequality. …”
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The AEDUCATE Collaboration. Comprehensive antenatal education birth preparation programmes to reduce the rates of caesarean section in nulliparous women. Protocol for an individual... by Soo Downe, Lisa Askie, Sarah J Lord, Hannah G Dahlen, Kenneth William Finlayson, Anna Lene Seidler, Federico Girosi, Kylie Elizabeth Hunter, Kate M Levett, Mary-Ann Davey, Caroline A Smith, Julie Fleet, Mary Steen, Elizabeth Newnham, Anette Werner, Leslie Arnott, Kerry Sutcliffe

“…The intervention could occur in a hospital-based or community setting.Comparator: standard care alone in hospital-based maternity units.Outcomes Primary: CS.Secondary: epidural analgesia, mode of birth, perineal trauma, postpartum haemorrhage, newborn resuscitation, psychosocial well-being.Subgroup analysis: parity, model of care, maternal risk status, maternal education, maternal socio-economic status, intervention components.Study design An individual participant data (IPD) prospective meta-analysis (PMA) of randomised controlled trials, including cluster design. …”
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Optimisation of controlled reproduction protocol in broadhead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864) using Ovopel™: Effect of different hormonal treatment methods on reprodu... by Nguyễn Ngọc Quyến, Nguyễn Thanh Tâm, Thạch Anh Pha, Lý Anh Thuật, Nguyễn Ngọc Lợi, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quyên, László Horváth, Tamás Müller

“…Taking into account hormone doses (economical consideration) as well as invasive and less-invasive hormone administration, the 0.5-pellet Ovopel™ ovarian lavage treatment is recommended for artificial propagation of C. macrocephalus.…”
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Comparison of Secondary Metabolite Extraction Methods in <i>Hamelia patens</i> Jacq. and Their Inhibitory Effect on <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>radicis-lycopersici</i> by Daniel Jafet Valle Ortiz, Dolores Guadalupe Aguila Muñoz, María del Carmen Cruz López, Diana Verónica Cortés Espinosa, Martha Rosales Castro, Fabiola Eloísa Jiménez Montejo

“…<i>radicis-lycopersici</i> (Fo), a phytopathogenic fungus affecting economically important crops, is managed with fungicides like benzimidazoles and azoles. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes care and factors associated with care disruption in Kenya and Tanzania by Richard E. Sanya, Caroline H. Karugu, Peter Binyaruka, Shukri F. Mohamed, Lyagamula Kisia, Peter Kibe, Irene Mashasi, Grace Mhalu, Christopher Bunn, Manuela Deidda, Frances S. Mair, Eleanor Grieve, Cindy M. Gray, Sally Mtenga, Gershim Asiki

“…Tanzania had a lower likelihood of severe disruption among insured patients (aOR, 0.51[95%CI, 0.33–0.79]; p = 0.003) but higher likelihood among patients with low economic status (aOR, 1.81[95%CI, 1.14–2.88]; p = 0.011). …”
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