Predicting soil CO2 emissions and sinks due to soil management factors of Brachiaria decumbens pastures using Tier 2 IPCC Methodology by A. Silva-Parra, J. Mora-Delgado, L. M. Barrera-Rojas

“…El diseño estadístico fue un bloques completos al azar en arreglo factorial 2 x 4 x 3. El test de Tukey indicó que la inclusión de la leguminosa en la pastura (B2), la aplicación de 2.2 y 3.3 tons CaCO3 ha-1 en ambas pasturas y la fertilización de B1 con Urea y de B2 con Superfosfato triple presentaron un mayor beneficio en la acumulación de C del suelo y la neutralización de las emisiones de CO2-eq. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of young COPD, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yi Zhu, Tao Shen, Ruixin Guo, Ke Liu, Xiyu Cao, Xiuli Yang, Chuantao Zhang

“…Improving air quality, promoting smoking cessation, and increasing access to lung function tests, raising awareness of young COPD are key strategies for alleviating the burden of young COPD.…”
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Antagonistic Effects of Sublethal Concentrations of Certain Mixtures of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and the Bulk (Al2O3, CuO, and SiO2) on Gill Histology in Clarias gariepinus by Amaeze Henry Nnamdi, Tam-Miette Dawarri Briggs, Oluwaseun Olusola Togunde, Henry Ebele Obanya

“…The juvenile fishes of Clarias gariepinus (mean Length: 12.3 ± 3.5 cm; mean weight: 18.52 ± 6.41 g) were used for the acute and chronic toxicity tests. They were exposed to 7 mg/L each of the bulk and nano sizes of the three metallic oxides either singly or in mixtures for 28 days. …”
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The first experience of two-stage treatment of transsphincteric fistulas of rectum by means of fibrin sealant by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, M. O. Chernozhukova, Sh. T. Minbayev

“…At pre­hospital stage patients underwent transrectal ultrasound, fistulography and physiological tests. Results. Surgical intervention was carried out under local anesthesia, duration averaged 16 min (12 to 26), no intra­operative morbidity was registered. …”
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Pooled prevalence and associated factors of traditional uvulectom among children in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Solomon Demis Kebede, Kindu Agmas, Demewoz Kefale, Amare Kassaw, Tigabu Munye Aytenew

“…Heterogeneity among the included studies was assessed using a forest plot, I2 statistics, and Egger's test, ensuring the robustness and reliability of the findings. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTIVE PROPERTIES OF SPRING BARLEY VARIETIES ACCORDING TO THEIR YIELD CAPACITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF THE NEAR-IRTYSH AREA IN OMSK PROVINCE by P. N. Nikolaev, P. V. Popolzukhin, N. I. Anisimov, O. A. Yusova, I. V. Safonova

“…The barley yield varied greatly  depending on environmental conditions and hereditary  characteristics of varieties, which was confirmed by the results of the variance analysis: the share of the influence of the "year of testing"  factor on the yield was 77.5%. The best conditions for the formation  of increased yields during the period of research were observed: in 2011 and 2015 (5.28 and 5.78 t/ha), with a maximum index of  environmental conditions (Ij = 1.38 and 1.88, respectively).  …”
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A leitura compartilhada como instrumento de desenvolvimento da compreensão textual de alunos do 3º ano do Ensino Fundamental by Jan Edson Rodrigues Leite, Morgana Farias de Luna

“…Ambas as turmas responderam aos mesmos testes de compreensão textual após as atividades de leitura. …”
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Identification of Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed based on phylogenetic and carrageenan conten by Gloria Ika Satriani, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Alimuddin, Harton Arfah, Irzal Effendi

“…The results of DNA sequencing analysis and FTIR testing of 16 varieties of seaweed seedlings obtained from various cultivation centers in Indonesia showed 99% similarity with K. alvarezii, a producer of kappa carrageenan.   …”
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An Upper Bound for Locating Strings with High Probability Within Consecutive Bits of Pi by Víctor Manuel Silva-García, Manuel Alejandro Cardona-López, Rolando Flores-Carapia

“…These properties are evaluated similarly to those of encrypted images, using measures of correlation and entropy, along with two hypothesis tests to confirm the uniform distribution of bits and the absence of periodic patterns. …”
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The Effect Hydroquinone Extracted from Sonneratia caseolaris Fruit to Control Vibrio harveyi Artificial Infection on Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fab. by . Arifuddin, . Sukenda, D. Dana

“…Total count of live V. harveyi on the shrimps and survival rate were observed after challenge test. Hydroquinone showed antibacterial activity with MIC at 3000 ppm. …”
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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease – A multicenter observational study from India by Sham Santhanam, Pravin Patil, Mohit Goyal, C B Mithun, Parthajit Das, Kavitha Mohanasundaram, Neeraj Jain, Vijaya Prasanna, Keerthi Talari, Himanshu Pathak, Parshant Aggarwal, Deepika Ponnuru, Vikram Raj Jain, Sharath Kumar

“…Information on demographics, duration of symptoms, diagnosis, comorbidities, autoantibodies, lung imaging, pulmonary function testing (PFT), echocardiography (ECHO), treatment, immunization, and admissions for exacerbations was obtained. …”
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Attitudes of medical students in Croatia toward rural medicine education and practice by Nataša Mrduljaš-Ðujić, Nataša Mrduljaš-Ðujić, Ivana Radić, Nina Bašić Marković, Nina Bašić Marković, Toni Vrgoč, Maja Buljubašić

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests (chi-square) to assess group differences.ResultsCompared to first-year students, final-year students feel less prepared by their education for rural practice (χ2 = 84.287; P = 0.000) but are more interested in working in rural areas (χ2 = 26.810; P = 0.000). …”
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Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Male Fertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Prashant Motiram Mulawkar, Pankaj N. Maheshwari, Vineet Gauhar, Sumeet Gopal Agrawal, Taofiq Olayinka Mohammed, Abhishek Gajendra Singh, Gopal Ramdas Tak, Utsav Shailesh Shah, Deepali Parthsarthi Shukla, Deepali Mamankar

“…Controlled clinical trials randomised or nonrandomised (if available), case series with or without matched controls, case reports, cross-sectional surveys, reports on follow-up of subjects caught in doping test and their fertility parameters when reported. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dexamethasone or triamcinolone in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for diabetic macular edema: A systematic review and meta-a... by Bo Zhou, Hua Liu, Feng Xiong

“…The assessment of heterogeneity was conducted via Cochran's Q test, I2 statistics, and the implementation of a 95% prediction interval (PI). …”
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Single-vehicle injury crashes on rural roads in Iceland: contribution of unforgiving roadsides to fatal and serious injuries of vehicle occupants by Audur Thora Arnadottir, Gudmundur F. Ulfarsson, Sungyop Kim

“…A binary logit model for the most severe injury in each crash was developed to statistically test the effect of roadside elements on the probability of fatal and serious injury versus low severity. …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…We measured SF levels in the1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters, as well as plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in the 1st trimester, blood glucose levels in the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the 2nd trimester. …”
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Mesalazine for People with Diverticular Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Andrea Iannone, Marinella Ruospo, Germaine Wong, Michele Barone, Mariabeatrice Principi, Alfredo Di Leo, Giovanni F. M. Strippoli

“…We quantified heterogeneity by Chi2 and I2 tests. We performed subgroup analyses by disease subtype, comparator, follow-up duration, mesalazine dose, and mode of administration. …”
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Caracterización de pacientes con hipertensión arterial no controlada en relación con la adherencia al tratamiento by Yadelaicy Ochoa González, Yoenny Peña García, Joanne Mola Vega

“…Para la obtención de la información se diseñó un cuestionario para entrevista, en el que se incluyeron las preguntas del Test de Morisky-Green. Para el análisis se utilizaron frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes. …”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

“…Proportions were calculated and χ2 tests done to determine whether there was any significant relationship between the categorical variables. …”
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Genomic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of MRSA from medical centers in Mexico: Results from the Invifar network. by Gabriela Echaniz-Avilés, Luis Ángel Núñez-García, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Consuelo Velázquez-Acosta, Luis Esaú López-Jácome, Eduardo López-Gutiérrez, Talia Pérez-Vicelis, Cristina Torres-Báez, Ulises Garza-Ramos, Nadia Rodríguez-Medina, Juan Manuel Barajas-Magallón, Rosario Vázquez-Larios, Aldo Rafael Silva-Gamiño, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Adolfo Gómez-Quiroz, Elvira Garza-González

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using VITEK 2. In addition, WGS was performed using a NovaSeq platform, and a bioinformatic analysis was conducted using several tools.…”
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