Effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties on leaf bud sprouting for rapid multiplication of planting materials by Ngakwi Masai Meibuko, Hosea Dunstan Mtui, Anna Baltazari

“…The use of coco peat and peat moss media generally led to early and more successful sprouting. These results are important as a basis for selecting varieties for propagation using the leaf bud technique for rapid multiplication of planting materials for breeding and seed production purposes.…”
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Multiple underwater target positioning with optimally placed acoustic surface sensor networks by David Moreno-Salinas, Antonio Manuel Pascoal, Joaquín Aranda

“…In this setup, we are naturally led to a multiple objective optimization problem, the solution of which allows for the analysis of the trade-offs involved in the localization of the targets simultaneously. …”
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Silencing of STEAP3 suppresses cervical cancer cell proliferation and migration via JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway by Zouyu Zhao, Panpan Yu, Yan Wang, Hong Li, Hui Qiao, Chongfeng Sun, Lina Zhu, Ping Yang

“…In contrast to control group, STEAP3 knockdown suppressed the proliferation and invasion of CC cells and enhanced sensitivity to oxaliplatin. Silencing of STEAP3 led to reduced N-cadherin and vimentin levels and increased E-cadherin expression. …”
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Culex quinquefasciatus: status as a threat to island avifauna and options for genetic control by Tim Harvey-Samuel, Thomas Ant, Jolene Sutton, Chris N. Niebuhr, Samoa Asigau, Patricia Parker, Steven Sinkins, Luke Alphey

“…The potential for ecological disruption by Cx. quinquefasciatus has been particularly striking in the Hawaiian Islands, where the introduction and transmission of avian malaria and avian poxvirus led to the extinction of several endemic bird species, with many more at risk. …”
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MANAGING FRAUD IN CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT: A STUDY OF QUOTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS (DMBs) IN NIGERIA by Onajero Kensington OHWO

“…However, the Nigerian banking sector has been plagued with the risk of fraud which has led to the loss of huge amounts of money annually. …”

USING OF NEGATIVE WOUND PRESSURE THERAPY (NPWT): A CASE SERIES OF WOUND DISRUPTION AS A COMPLICATION OF A CAESAREAN SECTION by Herman Yosef Limpat Wihastyoko, Ellenora Resti Mustikaningrat, Dorothea Respa Kusumaningrat, Gisella Sekar Wruhastanti, Yohana Joni

“…Re-debridement and VAC installation led to the formation of granulation tissue and re-epithelialization. …”
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…Subjective happiness with nonessential internet use negatively predicted IA only in middle adolescents (P<.001) as greater dissatisfaction led to a higher IA risk. Essential internet use did not predict IA in either group. …”
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Nomophobia, phubbing, and deficient sleep patterns in college students by Margit Julia Guerra Ayala, Olga María Alegre de la Rosa, Maria Amparo del Pilar Chambi Catacora, Elizabeth Vargas Onofre, Edith Cari Checa, Débora Díaz Flores

“…In the current context, excessive mobile device use has led to new issues, such as nomophobia—an irrational fear of being without a mobile phone—and phubbing, which involves ignoring nearby people in favor of using one’s phone. …”
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Effects of Reduced Substrate Volumetric Water Contents on the Morphology and Physiology of Three Landscape Shrubs Grown in a Greenhouse by Ji-Jhong Chen, Youping Sun

“…However, stomatal closure also led to increases in leaf temperatures because of limited transpirational cooling efficiency. …”
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Stability and Control of Surrounding Rock of a Trapezoidal Roadway Retained with Hard Roof Cutting by Shizhong Zhang, Chuangnan Ren, Xinyao Gao, Yongsheng Gao, Lianyi Nie, Shaodong Li, Moulie Jiang

“…According to actual engineering conditions, the top-cutting angle and height of the roof of the 21,100-panel were determined to be 10° and 5.0 m, respectively; (2) the special structure of the trapezoidal roadway led to asymmetric stress distribution in the surrounding rock, especially in the roof and rib. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy–guided personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression: a case report by Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Wen-Chun Liu, Po-Han Chou

“…Although the treatment led to side effects such as dizziness and headache, these effects resolved after the treatment. …”
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Disability of military personnel in Ukraine for 2014-2022 by I.Y. Khanyukova, N.O. Hondulenko, N.A. Sanina

“…In connection with the military operations in our country, initially in the form of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), 2018 – the Joint Forces Operation (JFO), and from February 24, 2022 in the form of a large-scale invasion of the RF (Russian Federation), which led to changes in the life of the entire country, there was a need for new approaches to medical and social examination and collection of statistical information on disability and rehabilitation of military personnel. …”
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Creating pragmatic, rapid‐cycle, evidence‐based innovation: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Delivery Science and Applied Research (DARE) program by Douglas A. Corley, Julie A. Schmittdiel, Smita Rouillard, Yi‐Fen Chen, Tracy A. Lieu

“…Results The DARE program and its components rapidly led to more than 200 recently completed or ongoing projects, informed care changes, influenced national guidelines, developed communities of evidence‐based clinician innovators in 15 specialties, and empowered new paths for career diversity and physician wellness. …”
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Resistance to causal agents of late blight and golden potato nematode of the modern cultivars of seed potatoes and their phytosanitary status in various agroclimatic zones of the E... by A. V. Khiutti, D. A. Rybakov, T. A. Gavrilenko, O. S. Afanasenko

“…The active expansion of foreign potato cultivars on the territory of the Russian Federation has led to a change in the dominant pathogen species and to the emergence of new pathotypes of causal agents of harmful potato diseases. …”
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The biological control agent for bacterial canker of kiwifruit, in Aureo® Gold, is a strain of Aureobasidium pullulans identifiable by novel SCAR marker primers by Deirdre A. Cornish, Magan M. Schipper, Jenny M. Oldham, Janet Yu, Joel L. Vanneste

“…None of the published PCR primers developed for the identification of other strains of A. pullulans led to an amplicon when using CG163 total DNA. Following PCR using 14 random amplified polymorphic DNA primers by themselves or in combination, we identified a Sequence Characterised Amplified Region (SCAR) marker specific to CG163. …”
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Climate change and urban forests: generational differences in women’s perceptions and willingness to participate in conservation efforts by Rahim Maleknia, Raluca Elena Enescu, Tayebeh Salehi

“…Socio-economic factors also influenced willingness differently between the two generational groups, highlighting the nuanced effects of these variables on participation intentions.DiscussionThe results showed althought differences in awareness were observed between the two groups, increased awareness consistently led to a heightened willingness among both groups to participate in urban forest conservation. …”
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Upper arm deep vein thrombosis in a patient with active lupus by Mahmoud Farouk Kamel Hassanein, Alaa Ebrahim, Stephanie Alcine Joseph, Teresa Jack, Ramprasath Anbazhagan, Miguel Fernández Olivares, Olena Kovalska

“…Further investigations throughout her admission led to the diagnosis of SLE, while antiphospholipid syndrome - a common contributor to thrombosis in SLE - was notably ruled out. …”
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Ethical issues raised in the care of the elderly during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and possible solutions for the future: a systematic review of qualitative scientific literature by Mohamed Amine Bouchlaghem, Zoé Estey-Amyot, Erika Ethier, Miruna Anohim, Marie-Laurence Ouellet-Pelletier, Lyse Langlois, Félix Pageau

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led governments worldwide to make ethically controversial decisions. …”
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The XIAP inhibitor AZD5582 improves the treatment effect of microwave ablation on hepatocellular carcinoma by Wenhui Wang, Fuyuan Wu, Zhe Wu, Mengfan Zhang, Qiang Lu

“…However, the residual tumor, resulting from insufficient ablation, led to recurrence and metastasis of liver cancer. …”
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RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF INORGANIC FERTILIZER AND BIOCHAR ON LEAD AND CADMIUM UPTAKE BY Amaranthus cruentus L. ON CONTAMINATED SOIL OF BAGEGA, NIGERIA by Victor Odiamehi Onokebhagbe, Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Abdu Nafiu, Nkechi Mary Chinke, Ayorinde Ogunsesin, Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye

“…The need to remediate contaminated mine soils has led to the adoption of biochar technology. Soils obtained from gold mining sites are heavily contaminated soils due to the presence of heavy metal occlusions in the gold ores. …”
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