Spatiotemporal Changes in Evapotranspiration and Its Influencing Factors in the Jiziwan Region of the Yellow River from 1982 to 2018 by Wenting Liu, Rong Tang, Ge Zhang, Jiacong Xue, Baolin Xue, Yuntao Wang

“…The results revealed that the structure of ET in the Jiziwan of the Yellow River area has changed significantly and that vegetation evapotranspiration has gradually replaced soil evaporation, occupies a dominant position, and has become the main component of ET in this area. Among the many factors affecting ET, the contribution of climate change is the most significant, with an average contribution rate of approximately 59%. …”
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Barriers facilitators and needs of female sex workers in Arak to access sexual health services a qualitative study by Iman Navidi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Samaneh Akbarpour

“…Data were classified into three main themes: (1) barriers and facilitators in accessing sexual health services; (2) educational needs for sexual health; and (3) peer education from the perspectives of sex workers. …”
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Predictive Model for the Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children by Olivier Mukuku, Augustin Mulangu Mutombo, Lewis Kipili Kamona, Toni Kasole Lubala, Paul Makan Mawaw, Michel Ntetani Aloni, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama, Oscar Numbi Luboya

“…Inadequate feeding practices are the main factors that affect physical growth and mental development. …”
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Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review. by Mireille Captieux, Regina Prigge, Sarah Wild, Bruce Guthrie

“…In this study, a total of 104 (39%) definitions defined time as a duration. The main limitations of this systematic review lie in the restriction to published studies written in English with sample sizes of over 100. …”
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Risk Factors Influencing Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients With Late‐Life Depression: A Scoping Review by Ping Jiang, Yunfeng Gao, Lin Wang, Xiaojun Shao, Lei Zhang, Gang Zhu, Li Duan

“…At present, the research on its influencing factors mainly includes socio‐demographic, physiological, psychological, genetic, and other related factors. …”
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The effect of vitamin D and vitamin A supplementation on T cell levels of patients with pneumosepsis: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial by Abolfazl Jokar, Alireza Sistani, Ghasem Mosayebi, Atefeh Poyandeh

“…Group 4 received only standard treatment. Main outcome measures: Vital signs were monitored every 6 hours, and T-cell count, ESR, CRP, creatinine, urea, and uric acid levels were assessed at 0, 24, 48, and 72 hours. …”
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Atomistic Insight into the Effects of Collision Angle on the Characteristics of Cu-Ta Joining by Explosive Welding by Van-Thuc Nguyen, Nguyen Quang Hien, Pham Minh Duc, Tran Duy Nam, Van Huong Hoang, Van Thanh Tien Nguyen

“…The stress evolution experiences three stages: quick increasing, spreading out, and stabling. The stress mainly concentrates on the weld joint. Due to its dynamic recrystallization mechanism, the Cu substrate has a lower residual stress level than the Ta substrate. …”
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Long-Term Homogeneity and Trends of Hydroclimatic Variables in Upper Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Mekonnen H. Daba, Gebiaw T. Ayele, Songcai You

“…Understanding long-term trends in hydroclimatic variables is important for future sustainable water resource management as it could show the possible regime shifts in hydrology. The main objective of this study was to analyze the homogeneity and trends of hydroclimatic data of Upper Awash Sab-Basin (UASB) in Oromia, Ethiopia, by employing homogeneity tests and Mann-Kendall and Sen’s slope tests. …”
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High light availability offsets low naturalness regarding diversity but cannot compensate for reduced ecological value: A case study of near-natural forests and tree plantations in... by Khanh Vu Ho, Mirjana Ćuk, Andraž Čarni, Dragana Vukov, Miloš Ilić, László Erdös

“…Tree plantations are commonly thought to be simple ecosystems with low conservation value, although this conclusion is mainly based on simple taxonomic diversity indices, which ignore functional and phylogenetic diversity. …”
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When Infodemic Meets Epidemic: Systematic Literature Review by Chaimae Asaad, Imane Khaouja, Mounir Ghogho, Karim Baïna

“…A total of 242 (1.79%) papers were selected for inclusion and were synthesized to identify themes, methods, epidemics studied, and social media sites used. ResultsFive main themes were identified in the literature, as follows: epidemic forecasting and surveillance, public opinion understanding, fake news identification and characterization, mental health assessment, and association of social media use with psychological outcomes. …”
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Conventional Mercury Penetration and Constant Velocity Mercury Penetration Experiments Are Used to Quantitatively Characterize the Difference in Micropore Structure in Low Permeabi... by Kaitao Yuan, Yan Li, Tiaotiao Shi, Husheng Huang, Yanfei Li, Minglei He

“…The influencing factors mainly include permeability, porosity, displacement pressure, maximum pore throat radius, and sorting coefficient. …”
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Food-specific IgG Antibody Levels in Indian Subjects: A Retrospective Analytical Study by Shailesh Desai, Moumita Misra, Raj Jatale, Alap Christy, Shibani Ramchandran

“…The food intolerance seen in the study was mainly for vegetarian food. Conclusion: The study emphasizes the role of testing food-specific IgG antibodies in adverse food reactions which may further help in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients presenting with food-related gastrointestinal symptoms.…”
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A Comparison between Two Different Remineralizing Agents against White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Hassan Alsubhi, Mohammad Gabbani, Abdulsalam Alsolami, Mohammed Alotaibi, Jameel Abuljadayel, Waleed Taju, Omair Bukhari

“…Enamel demineralization and white-spot lesions (WSLs) around the orthodontic brackets are common clinical complications after orthodontic fixed appliance therapy. WSLs form mainly due to plaque deposition around the brackets during the orthodontic treatment period. …”
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An Empirical Analysis of Transformer-Based and Convolutional Neural Network Approaches for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Using Multimodal Imaging and Genomic Data by S. K. B. Sangeetha, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, V. Muthukumaran, Jaehyuk Cho, and Sathishkumar Veerappampalayam Easwaramoorthy

“…This study has shown how state-of-the-art deep learning methods can be effectively combined with multi-modal data for building more accurate and efficient systems in cancer diagnosis. Two main lines of future work would be improving these algorithms and understanding their applicability in real clinical practice to obtain maximum benefits from them.…”
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Effect of different moisture content on nitrous oxide production in aggregated soil of Shintoku, Japan by Farzana Diba, Mariko Shimizu, Ryusuke Hatano

“…In Shintoku the results of N2O-N/NO-N ratio in both moisture contents indicated nitrification as a main process of N2O production. It is very well known that N2O is produced more from the denitrification process than nitrification. …”
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Navigating barriers and embracing facilitators of connection: insights from peer recovery specialists working with individuals with substance use disorder and criminal justice invo... by Rebecca Sutter-Barrett, Nancy R.B. Spencer, Nora Elnahas, Rebecca Hurd, Margaret Delaney, Aman Bivens

“…Results This analysis categorized findings into two main domains: barriers to connection and facilitators of connection. …”
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High Prevalence of Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Urban Areas of Pontianak, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Indah Budiastutik, Martha I. Kartasurya, Hertanto W. Subagio, Bagoes Widjanarko

“…The exercise frequency was mostly less than 3 times/week, and the BMI was mainly classified as overweight and obese. The result of spearman’s rho correlation showed that age (r = 0.146; p=0.022) and BMI (r = 0.130; p=0.041) significantly correlated with prediabetes incidence. …”
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Reasonable Support Parameters for Loess Tunnel Under Different Water Contents: A Case Study by Hao Chen, Yanbin Luo, Jianxun Chen, Hui Chen, Yanfeng Li, Pengkun Wang, Lele Guo

“…Concurrently, the primary support structure mainly bears compressive stress. On the basis of considering structural safety and engineering economy, for tunnels with a general water content (10~17%), it is recommended to use I18 steel ribs spaced 60 cm apart and C25 shotcrete with a 24 cm thickness; for high water content (17~25%), it is recommended to use I20a steel ribs, also spaced 60 cm apart, complemented by C25 shotcrete increased to a 26 cm thickness; for situations with an extremely high water content (≥25%), it is recommended to reinforce the surrounding rock with curtain grouting and use steel ribs with the same 60 cm spacing, along with C25 shotcrete maintained at a 26 cm thickness. …”
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Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review by Erika Butkutė, Monika Zieniūtė, Agnė Morkūnaitė, Vilma Jūratė Balčiūnienė

“…A systematic review of the literature was conducted, and the results were organized and displayed in tables to summarize and compare the main findings. <i>Results</i>: After screening 158 articles, 13 studies involving 17,903 patients were selected, focusing on the effects of BS on DR progression and regression. …”
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Cu⁰-Functionalized, ZIF-8-Derived, Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Composites for Efficient Iodine Elimination in Solution by Jiuyu Chen, Chensheng Gao, Jingwen Chen, Fei Liu, Zhiwen Liu

“…The copper in the pyrolysis samples was mainly in the form of Cu⁰ particles. The presence of an appropriate amount of Cu⁰ particles could increase the specific surface area of Cu@Zn-NC. …”
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