சிந்தனைத் தளத்தில் சுகுமாரனின் வண்டு குண்டு / Thoughts in Sukumaran's Vandu Kundu by முனைவர் ந. இரஞ்சன் / Dr. N. Ranjan

“…This distinction is observed even among academics with advanced degrees, reflecting a broader linguistic and cultural shift. …”
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Planning for success but facing uncertainty: lessons learned from a native oyster, Ostrea lurida, restoration project in the Salish Sea by James T. McArdle, Julie S. Barber, Sarah K. Grossman, Lindy L. Hunter

“…Significant growth was observed each year in each lagoon. Despite the known presence of brooding oysters and competent larvae in the region, we found no evidence of recruitment at either site through six years of monitoring. …”
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Modeling Soil Behavior with Machine Learning: Static and Cyclic Properties of High Plasticity Clays Treated with Lime and Fly Ash by Gebrail Bekdaş, Yaren Aydın, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, İnci Süt Ünver, Wook-Won Kim, Zong Woo Geem

“…SHapley Additive Explanations (SHAP), the impact of inputs on outputs were observed, and it was generally found that PL and LL had the highest impact on outputs. …”
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Russian-Chinese Educational Cooperation in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods by T. L. Guruleva, Luo Wanqi

“…However, a decrease in the total number of Chinese and Russian students in both countries was observed, along with a decline in the quality of education due to the transition from offline to online learning.During this period, existing forms of cooperation continued to develop. …”
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Geographic Variation and Trends in Laryngeal Cancer Incidence in Iran: A Comprehensive Analysis by Farimah Asghari, Hamideh Rashidian, Fereshteh Lotfi, Fatemeh Mahdavi Sabet, Zahra Faraji, Kazem Zendehdel

“…Our findings suggest that opium use, in addition to established risk factors like tobacco and alcohol, might contribute to the high incidence rates observed in Iran. Early diagnosis and targeted interventions tailored to regional risk factor prevalence are crucial to address the growing public health burden of laryngeal cancer in Iran. …”
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PRV-1b and PRV-3a infection is associated with the same clinical disease in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) farmed in Chile: unraveling the pathogenesis of the orthoreoviral car... by Marco Rozas-Serri, Ricardo Ildefonso, Andrea Peña, Victoria Jaramillo, Rodolfo Correa, Soraya Barrientos, Ariel Muñoz, Lucerina Maldonado, Estefanía Peñaloza

“…The objective of this study was to comparatively describe the clinical manifestations, pathological changes, and pathogenesis associated with PRV infection in two different farms of farmed coho salmon in Chile through a prospective longitudinal descriptive observational study. The results demonstrated that PRV-1b and PRV-3a are independently associated with the same clinical and pathological presentation in farmed coho salmon. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Root Caries Amongst the Elderly Population in Udupi District, Karnataka State, India by Kush Kalra, Ramprasad Vasthare, Shivashankar K. N., Nishu Singla, Deepak Kumar Singhal, Ritesh Singla

“…To compare the prevalence of root surface carious lesions among the nondiabetic and diabetic elderly population and its association with various risk factors. Methods. An observational analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 800 elderly participants, 431 males and 369 females, aged 50 years and above, with a minimum of ten teeth present, with 400 being diabetic and 400 nondiabetic from the various hospitals of the Udupi district. …”
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A Novel Framework for Selecting Informative Meteorological Stations Using Monte Carlo Feature Selection (MCFS) Algorithm by Rizwan Niaz, Ibrahim M. Almanjahie, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Faisal, Ijaz Hussain

“…Furthermore, the Jhelum station has more relative importance (RI = 0.1410 and 0.1030) for SPTI-1 and SPTI-9 indices, while varying concentration behaviour is observed in the remaining time scales.…”
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Effect of WC on the microstructure and wear resistance of Invar-WC coatings prepared by laser fusion cladding by Yuheng Li, Qiyu Gao, Xiaohu Guan, Feixiang Tian, Binbin Li, Xiaohong Zhan

“…The microstructures and phase compositions of the different coatings were analyzed, and the hardness and wear resistance of the two coatings were tested and observed in the wear micro-morphology. The results show that the two coatings are well formed. …”
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Which Hop Tests Can Best Identify Functional Limb Asymmetry in Patients 9-12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Employing a Hamstrings Tendon Autograft? by Jay R Ebert, Luke Du Preez, Bonnie Furzer, Peter Edwards, Brendan Joss

“… # Results Significant differences were observed across hop LSIs (p\<0.0001). Mean LSIs for the SHD (95.0%), 6MTH (95.0%), THD (96.1%) and TCHD (95.3%) were ≥90% and significantly greater (p\<0.05) than the MHD (87.3%), LHD (87.5%), SLCMJ (83.4%) and TSHT (86.5%), which were all \<90%. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the microstructure of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Self-Movement Screening using the Symmio Application is Reliable and Valid for Identifying Musculoskeletal Risk Factors by Kyle Matsel, Jonathan Kirsch, Tessa Netelbeek, Rolando Rodriguez, Ervin Velic, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer

“… # Results The mean Cohen's kappa coefficient was 0.68 (95% CI, 0.47-0.87) and the absolute agreement was 89% between self-assessment of subjects and the observation of a trained healthcare provider. There were significant associations for the presence of pain with movement (*p*=0.003), movement dysfunction (*p*=0.001), and dynamic balance deficits (*p*=0.003) relative to poor Symmio performance. …”
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Secondary Smoking and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bella Weijia Luo, Ivy Guofang Sun, Sophia Siu Chee Chan, Chun Hung Chu

“…Method: Two independent reviewers systematically searched English publications with keywords in PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, Scopus, and Embase to identify publications reporting on secondary smoking and ECC for children under 71 months. Observational studies, including cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional surveys, were included. …”
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Functional capacity testing in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) using the one-minute sit-to-stand test (1-min STST). by Christina Kronberger, Roya Anahita Mousavi, Begüm Öztürk, Robin Willixhofer, Theresa-Marie Dachs, René Rettl, Luciana Camuz-Ligios, Nima Rassoulpour, Christoph Krall, Brigitte Litschauer, Roza Badr Eslam

“…Significant changes in cardiorespiratory parameters were observed in both tests (all p < 0.001). Further the post-exercise cardiorespiratory parameters correlated strongly between the 1-min STST and 6MWT (all r ≥ .651, all p < .001).…”
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Coexisting arsenate and arsenite adsorption from water using porous pellet adsorbent: Optimization by response surface methodology by B. Te, B. Wichitsathian, C. Yossapol, W. Wonglertarak

“…Central composite design under response surface methodology was applied for optimizing and observing both individual and interactive effects of four main influential adsorption factors such as contact time (24-72 h), initial solution pH (3-11), adsorbent dosage (0-20 g/L) and initial adsorbate concentration (0.25-4.25 mg/L). …”
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Meteorological conditions for growing promising grape cultivars in the Black Sea agroecological zone of viticulture by V. S. Petrov, A. A. Marmorshtein, M. I. Pankin, D. M. Tsiku, M. D. Larkina

“…Eight introduced and domestic grape cultivars served as the research material. Phenological observations were carried out according to M. A. Lazarevsky, ANOVA was performed according to B. …”
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Adaptation of Anopheles Vectors to Anthropogenic Malaria-Associated Rubber Plantations and Indoor Residual Spraying: Establishing Population Dynamics and Insecticide Susceptibility by Suntorn Pimnon, Adisak Bhumiratana

“…Significant differences in the abundance (mean density and human landing rate) were observed at pre-IRS (P<0.001  and  P=0.046), and similarly, during IRS (P=0.001  and  P=0.037). …”
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A single-cell atlas of the Culex tarsalis midgut during West Nile virus infection. by Emily A Fitzmeyer, Taru S Dutt, Silvain Pinaud, Barb Graham, Emily N Gallichotte, Jessica L Hill, Corey L Campbell, Hunter Ogg, Virginia Howick, Mara K N Lawniczak, Erin Osborne Nishimura, Sarah Hélène Merkling, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Gregory D Ebel

“…., AGO2, R2D2, etc.) at the whole-midgut level. Rather, we observed a significant positive correlation between immune gene expression levels and vRNA load in individual cells, suggesting that within midgut cells, high levels of vRNA may trigger antiviral responses. …”
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Effects of Low or High Dosages of Dietary Sodium Butyrate on the Growth and Health of the Liver and Intestine of Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides by Yiyang Ge, Shibin Yao, Ye Shi, Chunfang Cai, Chengrui Wang, Ping Wu, Xiamin Cao, Yuantu Ye

“…No significant difference was observed in the specific growth rate or hepatosomatic index among the groups (P>0.05). …”
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Intraocular Pressure and Anterior Segment Morphometry Changes after Uneventful Phacoemulsification in Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by João N. Beato, David Reis, João Esteves-Leandro, Manuel Falcão, Vítor Rosas, Ângela Carneiro, Fernando Falcão Reis

“…Forty-five diabetic (45 eyes) and 44 (44 eyes) age- and sex-matched non-DM patients with age-related cataract were enrolled in this prospective observational study. Goldmann applanation tonometry and AS Scheimpflug tomography (Pentacam® HR) were performed preoperatively and at 1- and 6-month follow-up. …”
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