The Association of Health Literacy with High-Quality Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Hypertensive Patients in Outpatient Settings by Sau Nga Fu, Man Chi Dao, Carlos King Ho Wong, Bernard Man Yung Cheung

“…High-quality HBPM could be achieved by the structured educational intervention. The quality and amount of evidence on this topic are limited. …”
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Preferential flow in soils is key to the development of nebkhas in water limited regions by Weicheng Luo, Wenzhi Zhao, Ning An, Chengpeng Sun, Hong Zhou

“…Our results showed that soil properties such as clay and silt content, organic carbon content, total porosity, and soil crust thickness increased with nebkha development stages (BD < SN < LN), indicating that soils in LN had better soil structure and physicochemical properties than those in BD. …”
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Design and Optimization of Power Harrow Soil Crushing Components for Coastal Saline–Alkali Land by Nan Xu, Zhenbo Xin, Jin Yuan, Zenghui Gao, Yu Tian, Chao Xia, Xuemei Liu, Dongwei Wang

“…Initially, the ranges of key structural and motion parameters are determined, such as the angle of the harrow blade cutting edge, the thickness of the of the harrow blade cutting edge, and the ratio of the circumferential speed to the forward speed. …”
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Formulation, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, Antioxidant Activity, and Safety Evaluation of <i>Camphora longepaniculata</i> Essential Oil Nanoemulsions Through High-Press... by Yue Yan, Changhe Wei, Xin Liu, Xin Zhao, Shanmei Zhao, Shuai Tong, Guoyou Ren, Qin Wei

“…CLNEs disrupted the structure of bacterial cells and impaired the permeability of cell membranes, resulting in the leakage of bacterial intracellular contents. …”
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Implantable Multifunctional Micro‐Oxygen Reservoir System for Promoting Vascular‐Osteogenesis via Remodeling Regenerative Microenvironment by Min Rui, Jiannan Mao, Hongshuai Wu, Yujian Hui, Hao Shen, Yilin Yang, Tao Ma, Kewei Ren, Juan Wang, Wenguo Cui, Qin Shi, Huilin Yang

“…The CSP‐GM with extra cellular matrix (ECM)‐mimicking structures reconstructed living niches, promoting the adhesion and proliferation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). …”
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The beneficial effects of Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) on diet-induced obesity in mice are related to the modulation of gut microbiota composition by Yiming Zhou, Haoyu Lu, Shen Zhao, Beibei Yan, Hong Wang, Xiaoli Zhou, Ying Xiao

“…Otherwise, principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) showed that intestinal bacterial structure of FGF were separated apparently from other groups. …”
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More Efficient and Reliable: Identifying RRab Stars with Blazhko Effect by Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Nan Jiang, Tianrui Sun, Siyuan Pan, Lingzhi Wang, Xue Li, Bin Sheng, Xiaofeng Wang

“…Furthermore, we find that BL modulation could be primarily characterized by variations in light-curve structure.…”
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2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in the Gas and Crystal Phases and Its Intercalation in Montmorillonite—An Experimental and Theoretical Study by Claro Ignacio Sainz-Díaz, Nelly L. Jorge, Jorge M. Romero, André Grand, Alfonso Hernández-Laguna

“…The most stable conformer shows a dimer by means of hydrogen bonds between the carboxylic groups of both molecules, which agrees with the experimental results. The crystal structure of 2,4-D was also calculated with 3D periodical boundary conditions at the DFT level. …”
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Changes in Microbial Safety and Quality of High-Pressure Processed Camel Milk by Tareq M. Osaili, Dinesh Kumar Dhanasekaran, Fayeza Hasan, Reyad S. Obaid, Anas A. Al-Nabulsi, Amin N. Olaimat, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Nadia Alkalbani, Mutamed Ayyash, Gafar Babatunde Bamigbade, Richard Holley, Adan Shahzadi Cheema, Wael Ahmad Bani Odeh, Khalid Abdulla Mohd, Ayesha Khalid Haji Kamal

“…HPP treatment, even at extended holding times, did not significantly alter either the proteolytic activity or casein micelle structure in camel milk. This study highlights HPP as a promising non-thermal technique for enhancing the microbiological safety of camel milk.…”
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Current state of dermatovenereological medical organizations’ equipment for dermascopy by Alexey A. Kubanov, Margarita R. Rakhmatulina, Arfenya E. Karamova, Elena Yu. Novoselova, Olga G. Artamonova

“…The data obtained were structured, standardized and brought to a general form. …”
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Enhancing the efficacy of low doses of N-acetyl-L-cysteine in mitigating CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in animal model using physical cold plasma by Masume Farhadi, Farshad Sohbatzadeh, Akbar Hajizadeh Moghaddam, Yasaman Firouzjaei, Cheng Cheng

“…The plasma-treated NAC (PTN) structural changes were investigated through FTIR and LCMS/MS analysis. …”
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Exploring the impacts of senescence on implantation and early embryonic development using totipotent cell-derived blastoids by Yuxin Luo, Chenrui An, Ke Zhong, Ping Zhou, Dan Li, Hui Liu, Qing Guo, Wei Wei, Hen Pan, Zheying Min, Rong Li, Yang Yu, Yong Fan

“…TBL-blastoids demonstrated the ability to develop into postimplantation structures in vitro and successfully implanted into mouse uteri, inducing decidualization and forming embryonic tissues. …”
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Experimental study on the synergistic effect of coir fiber and lime to improve soil performance by Lihua LI, Wen LIU, Yuxia BAI, Cuiying WANG, Shuangqin LI

“…Lime fills up pores by reacting with the soil to form gelled substances, while fibers form a three-dimensional network structure providing growth areas for hydration products, thereby synergistically reinforcing the soil. …”
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Assessing carbon emissions of facility agriculture involving photovoltaic greenhouses – insights from table grapes cultivation by Yichun Li, Shuyue Li, Yaru Luo, Xuecai Wang, Hengcheng Zhang, Yuquan W. Zhang, Shiren Song

“…Furthermore, this study suggests that for the broader facility agriculture, using low carbon structure materials would serve as the level to reduce carbon footprints.…”
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Climate and Soil Properties Drive the Distribution of Minor and Trace Elements in Forest Soils of the Winter Olympic Core Area by Xiaochang Wu, Huayong Zhang, Zhongyu Wang, Wang Tian, Zhao Liu

“…The concentrations of Se and Cu were higher in the A layer than the C layer. The piecewise structural equation modeling (piecewiseSEM) results visualized a direct and negative effect on B, Fe, V, Cr and Ni concentrations due to soil temperature, while the concentrations of Se is mainly influenced by soil temperature and soil properties.…”
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Revisiting the anatomy of inferior extensor retinaculum of foot and ankle, a study based on fifty embalmed adult cadaveric lower extremities by M. Praveen Shenoy, Mangala M. Pai, B.V. Murlimanju, Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar, Latha V. Prabhu, M.D. Prameela

“…Conclusion: Our study is novel in determining the compartment format, deeper connections of IER, and relations with deeper structures along with the anatomical variations, which are clinically important in ankle arthroscopy, tendinoscopy, tendon repairs and foot drop stabilization surgeries.…”
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Optimizing the growth conditions of superconducting MoSi thin films for single photon detection by Stefanie Grotowski, Lucio Zugliani, Björn Jonas, Rasmus Flaschmann, Christian Schmid, Stefan Strohauer, Fabian Wietschorke, Niklas Bruckmoser, Manuel Müller, Matthias Althammer, Rudolf Gross, Kai Müller, Jonathan Finley

“…Abstract We investigate the growth of amorphous MoSi thin films using magnetron co-sputtering and optimize the growth conditions with respect to crystal structure and superconducting properties (e.g., critical temperature $$T_{\text {c}}$$ ). …”
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Technical Report on the New Ultrasound Lateral Mid-Shaft Approach to the Sciatic Nerve: A Never-Ending Story by Giuseppe Sepolvere, Mario Tedesco, Mario Cibelli, Dario Cirillo, Angelo Sparaco, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Giuseppina Costagliola, Loredana Cristiano, Valeria Rita Scialdone, Maria Rosaria Pasquariello, Fabrizio Di Zazzo, Luigi Merola, Mirco Della Valle, Daniela Arminio, Leonardo Maria Bottazzo, Marco Folliero, Giorgio Ranieri, Domenico Pietro Santonastaso, Antonio Coviello

“…By targeting the mid-thigh area, the ultrasound beam accesses anatomical structures that are more superficial, improving the technique’s efficacy. …”
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Relationship between weapon size and six key behavioural and physiological traits in males of the European earwig by Blackwell, Samantha E M, Pasquier, Laura, Dupont, Simon, devers, Severine, Lecureuil, Charlotte, Meunier, Joël

“…In many animals, male weapons are large and extravagant morphological structures that typically enhance fighting ability and reproductive success. …”
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Advances in chromosomal microarray analysis: Transforming neurology and neurosurgery by Wireko Andrew Awuah, Muhammad Hamza Shah, Vivek Sanker, Krishitha Meenu Mannan, Sruthi Ranganathan, Princess Afia Nkrumah-Boateng, Mabel Frimpong, Kwadwo Darko, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Oday Atallah

“…Offering unparalleled sensitivity, CMA detects submicroscopic chromosomal imbalances, enabling the examination of DNA for copy number variations, deletions, duplications, and other structural differences. In neurology, CMA has revolutionised diagnoses, personalised treatment plans, and patient outcomes. …”
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