Biofilmed-PGPR: Next-Generation Bioinoculant for Plant Growth Promotion in Rice under Changing Climate by Jeberlin Prabina Bright, Hemant S. Maheshwari, Sugitha Thangappan, Kahkashan Perveen, Najat A. Bukhari, Debasis Mitra, Riyaz Sayyed, Andrea Mastinu

“…Further, Pearson correlation analysis showed that yield was positively correlated with soil dehydrogenase (r = 0.92**) and soil chlorophyll content (r = 0.96**). …”
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Effect of phosphorus fractions on benthic chlorophyll-a: Insight from the machine learning models by Yuting Wang, Sangar Khan, Zongwei Lin, Xinxin Qi, Kamel M. Eltohamy, Collins Oduro, Chao Gao, Paul J. Milham, Naicheng Wu

“…A total of 125 freshwater samples were collected from these sections of the Thousand Island Lake (TIL) watershed for analysis. The RF model (R2 = 0.88, RMSE = 2.20) outperformed the ANN (R2 = 0.37, RMSE = 4.78). …”
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Identifying the barriers and facilitators to culturally responsive HIV and PrEP screening for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients: A scoping review protocol. by Julia Xavier, Maranda C Ward, Patrick G Corr, Nikhil Kalita, Paige McDonald

“…Results will be reported according to PRISMA-ScR guidelines.<h4>Discussion</h4>To our knowledge, this is the first study to use scoping methods to investigate barriers and facilitators to culturally responsive HIV and PrEP screening practices for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized populations. …”
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Effect of empowerment-based interventions on self-efficacy and self-care capacity among patients with sickle cell disease: A randomized controlled trial by Zohour Ibrahim Rashwan, Hasan Abdali Khalil, Leena Mohamed Khonji, Gayathripriya Narayanan, Marwan Kamal Altheeb, Roseben Pradeep, Rajeswari Krishnasamy, Magda Mohamed Bayoumi

“…The Sickle Cell Self-Efficacy Scale (SCSES) and the Appraisal of the Self-Care Agency Scale-Revised (ASA-R) were measured at baseline and one month after the intervention among two groups of patients. …”
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Nd:YAG Laser Vitreolysis for Symptomatic Vitreous Floaters: Application of Infrared Fundus Photography in Assessing the Treatment Efficacy by Xiaolei Sun, Jingyi Tian, Jinyan Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Ying Wang, Gongqiang Yuan

“…Pearson correlation analysis showed that the shadow areas of floaters were negatively correlated to VFQ-25 scores before (r=−0.73,  P=0.001) and after (r=−0.72,  P=0.001) treatments. …”
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Analytic and clinical validity of thyroid nodule mutational profiling using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction by Vincent L. Biron, Ashlee Matkin, Morris Kostiuk, Jordana Williams, David W. Cote, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Daniel A. O’Connell

“…Optimized ddPCR probes were used to detect mutations including HRASG12 V, HRASQ61K, HRASQ61R, NRASQ61R, NRASQ61K and BRAFV600E. The diagnostic performance of BRAF and RAS mutations was assessed individually or in combination with Bethesda classification against final surgical pathology. …”
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Korelasi antara Latent Membrane Protein-1 Virus Epstein-Barr dengan P53 pada Karsinoma Nasofaring (Penelitian Lanjutan) by Yenita ., Aswiyanti Asri

“…Nilai p <0,05 dianggap bermakna secara statistik.Hasil: Terdapatkan korelasi yang lemah antara ekspresi LMP-1 dengan ekspresi p53 (r = 0,249) dan berpola positif. Dari hasil uji statistik didapatkan hubungan yang tidak bermakna antara ekspresi LMP-1 dengan ekspresi p53 (p=0,085). …”
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Effects of environmental bisphenol S exposure on male rat reproductive health and gut-blood-testicular axis integrity by Biran Zhu, Zequan Zhang, Ying Xie, Min Huang, Yu Chen, Yong Yang, Xiongjie Shi, Jian Han, Lihua Yang, Min Zhao

“…Additionally, BPS altered serum metabolites, including phosphatidic acid and diacylglycerol, which are involved in Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis and linked to inflammation. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity of RuCp(II) Complexes Bearing (Iso)nicotinic Acid Based Ligands by Bárbara Marques, Diogo M. Engrácia, João Franco Machado, Jaime A. S. Coelho, Filipa Mendes, Tânia S. Morais

“…Results: In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of two new ruthenium(II) complexes with the general formula [Ru(η⁵-C₅H₄CCH₃=R)(PPh₃)(bipy)][CF₃SO₃], where R represents a nicotinic acid derivative (NNHCO(py-3-yl)) (1) or an isoniazid derivative (NNHCO(py-4-yl)) (2). …”
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Outcomes of the toxic hepatites caused by alcohol surrogates by I. Yu. Pirogova, I. Yu. Ponomareva, S. P. Sinitsyn, Ye. P. Samokhina, A. S. Gorbunova, Ye. Yu. Startseva, V. S. Chulkov, T. F. Kondrat'yeva

“…For evaluation of the disease prognosis MELD index and Hy's Law were determined, as well as R ratio (ratio of hepatocellular and-or cholestatic lesions).Results. …”
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GIS-based assessment of soil erosion impact and mitigation strategies for sustainable agriculture in Ghana's most vulnerable region by Stephen Sodoke, Samuel Ato Andam-Akorful, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Ebenezer Gyampoh Amoah, Kwame Anokye, Douti Biyogue Nang, Raymond Webrah Kazapoe

“…A sensitivity analysis showed that C and R factors profoundly impact soil loss in the region. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Rhipicephalus microplus hemocytes from female ticks infected with Babesia bovis or Babesia bigemina by Rubikah Vimonish, Janaina Capelli-Peixoto, Wendell Johnson, Lowell Kappmeyer, Perot Saelao, Naomi Taus, Chungwon Chung, Massaro Ueti

“…Methods During Babesia acute infection, female R. microplus ticks were fed on bovines to acquire parasites. …”
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Inflammatory biomarkers of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in 563 severe OSA patients before and after surgery by Chung-Wei Lin, Pei-Wen Lin, Li-Wen Chiu, Han-Tan Chai, Chun-Tuan Chang, Michael Friedman, Anna M. Salapatas, Sara Rahavi-Ezabadi, Hsin-Ching Lin

“…The changes of the “apnea, longest (r = 0.298, P = .037)” and “hypopnea, longest (r = 0.321, P = .026)” were found significantly related to the improvement of PLR. …”
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Pharmacological Preconditioning Improves the Viability and Proangiogenic Paracrine Function of Hydrogel-Encapsulated Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Francesco K. Touani, Melanie Borie, Feryel Azzi, Dominique Trudel, Nicolas Noiseux, Shant Der Sarkissian, Sophie Lerouge

“…Bone marrow MSCs from rat (rMSC) and human (hMSC) origin were preconditioned for 1 hour with celastrol 1 μM or vehicle (DMSO 0.1% v/v), then encapsulated within a chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel. …”
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CORRELACIÓN ENTRE EL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL Y NIVEL DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA EN ESCOLARES DEL SUR DE SONORA, MÉXICO by M.Sc. Jesús Alfredo Rojo Villa, M.Sc. Liliana Guadalupe Rojo Villa, MSc. Jhoanna Martínez Félix

“…Los principales resultados indican que el 3.20% de los escolares cuenta con bajo peso;por otra parte,el sobrepeso y obesidad en conjunto suman 19.86%ypredomina el sexo masculino con mayor número de casos:el 23.76% cuenta con niveles moderados de actividad física;el sexo femenino cuenta con mayor presencia en los niveles bajos y muy bajos.Se encontró una correlación inversa significativa entre el estado nutricional y nivel de actividad física,tanto en el sexo femenino (r=-0.19;p=.003)comoenel masculino (r=-0.55;p<.0001). …”
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واکنش عملکرد و اجزای عملکرد سه رقم مختلف برنج در واکنش به محدودیت منبع و مخزن و کود نیتروژن

“…همچنین، در این آزمایش عملکرد بیولوژیک (76/0=r) و شاخص برداشت (50/0=r) بیش‌ترین همبستگی مثبت و معنی‌دار را با عملکرد دانه نشان دادند. …”
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Sir2 and Fun30 regulate ribosomal DNA replication timing via MCM helicase positioning and nucleosome occupancy by Carmina Lichauco, Eric J Foss, Tonibelle Gatbonton-Schwager, Nelson F Athow, Brandon Lofts, Robin Acob, Erin Taylor, James J Marquez, Uyen Lao, Shawna Miles, Antonio Bedalov

“…By developing a method that can distinguish activation of closely spaced MCM complexes, here we show that the displaced MCMs at rDNA origins have increased firing propensity compared to the nondisplaced MCMs. …”
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Batch Reactor Design and Conception at Laboratory Scale for Solid-State Anaerobic Digestion: Practical Comparison Between 3D-Printed Digesters and Conventional Methods by Arnaud Dujany, Franco Otaola, Laura André, Amar Naji, Denis Luart, Mikel Leturia, André Pauss, Thierry Ribeiro

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Discrimination of Selected Cold-Pressed and Refined Oils by Untargeted Profiling of Phase Transition Curves of Differential Scanning Calorimetry by Mahbuba Islam, Montowska Magdalena, Fornal Emilia, Tomaszewska-Gras Jolanta

“…High OPLS-DA coefficients including R2X(cum)=0.971, R2(cum)=0.916 and Q2X(cum)=0.887 indicated good fitness of the model for oil discrimination. …”
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Migration of Health Workers and Its Impacts on the Nigerian Health Care Sector: Protocol for a Scoping Review by David Omiyi, Ebenezer Arubuola, Marcus Chilaka, Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin

“…The study selection process will be shown using a PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) flowchart. …”
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