Protective mechanisms of exogenous melatonin on chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis in tomato seedlings under heat stress by Wangwang An, Guangzheng Wang, Jianhua Dou, Yonghai Zhang, Qing Yang, Yongmei He, Zhongqi Tang, Jihua Yu, Jihua Yu

“…Elevated temperatures severely affect plant growth, reducing yield and quality. Melatonin (MT), a plant biomolecule, is known to enhance stress tolerance, but its role in heat resistance and underlying mechanisms require further exploration. …”
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Automatic detection and counting of wheat spike based on DMseg-Count by Hecang Zang, Yilong Peng, Meng Zhou, Guoqiang Li, Guoqing Zheng, Hualei Shen

“…However, in actual production, due to the susceptibility of wheat spike images to factors such as lighting conditions, shooting angles, occlusion, and overlap, the contour and features of wheat spike is unclear, which affects the accuracy of automatic detection and counting of wheat spike. …”
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The effect of cervical spine flexion-extension motion on odontoid parameters by Longao Huang, Dun Liu, Hongyuan Xu, Junfei Feng, Tao Kang, Shengwang Wei, Hua Jiang

“…Conclusion OI is a stable and reliable anatomic parameter, not affected by cervical spine flexion-extension motion. …”
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Evidence from NHANES 2011–2014: a correlation between the weight-adjusted-waist index and cognitive abilities in the United States by Chan Zhao, Xintian Xu, Chunyan Hao

“…We also executed subgroup analyses and interaction tests based on gender, race, educational background, marital status, diabetes, body mass index, alcohol consumption, hypertension, smoking habits, stroke, depression, and sleep quality to assess whether the relationship between WWI and cognitive function was affected by heterogeneity across different population segments. …”
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A Morphometric Approach to Bozkurt (Kastamonu-Türkiye) Flood by Vedat Avci, Ömer Ünsal

“…According to CORINE land cover data, urban areas in the Ezine Stream Basin increased by over 100% between 1990 and 2018, which is also affected by disastrous floods and overflows. Conservation and strengthening of natural vegetation in the study area will reduce the damage level of floods and overflows.…”
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Ecological and human health implications of mercury contamination in the coastal water by A. Mallongi, A.U. Rauf, R.D.P. Astuti, S. Palutturi, H. Ishak

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The increasing population and anthropogenic activities in coastal areas affects the presence of mercury in coastal waters. …”
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TT Mutant Homozygote of Is a Key Factor for Increasing Basal Metabolic Rate and Resting Metabolic Rate in Korean Elementary School Children by Jung Ran Choi, In-Su Kwon, Dae Young Kwon, Myung-Sunny Kim, Myoungsook Lee

“…In the high-BMR group, we observed that higher muscle, fat mass, and C-peptide affect the increase of BMR in children with TT (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, and p = 0.018, respectively), while Rohrer's index could explain the usual decrease in BMR (adjust r2 = 1.000, p < 0.001, respectively). …”
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Impact of leadership behaviour on physician well-being, burnout, professional fulfilment and intent to leave: a multicentre cross-sectional survey study by Mihriye Mete, Charlotte Goldman, Tait Shanafelt, Daniel Marchalik

“…Objective To examine how perceived leadership behaviours affect burnout, professional fulfilment and intent to leave the organisation among physicians.Design Anonymous cross-sectional survey study from November 2016 to October 2018.Setting 12 036 attending and resident physicians at 11 healthcare organisations participating in the Physician Wellness Academic Consortium (PWAC) were surveyed to assess burnout and professional fulfilment and their drivers.Participants A sample of 5416 attending physicians with complete data on gender, specialty, leadership, burnout and professional fulfilment.Main outcomes and measures The leadership behaviour of each physician’s supervisor was assessed using the Mayo Clinic Participatory Management Leadership Index and categorised in tertiles. …”
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Financial security as a factor of military security by O. P. Getmanets, D. V. Korobtsova

“…It has been noted that the constant deficit of the state budget and the associated significant debt burden, insufficient development of long-term investment lending to the economy and the stock market, the growth of economic crime, and low financial culture in society are negative factors affecting the state of the financial system. It has been noted that different academic opinions on the constituent elements of financial security depend on the object of consideration. …”
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Assessing Microbial Diversity in Páramo Soils (Multistrategy Analysis): Effects of Potato Farming and Livestock Grazing in Nevados National Natural Park, Colombia by Lizeth Manuela Avellaneda-Torres, Tomás León Sicard, Edlin Guerra Castro, Esperanza Torres-Rojas

“…The results may have been caused by the type of molecular marker used in the analyses and the type of agricultural practices used by peasant farmers, which affect the functional diversity of the soil community. …”
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Biochemical characteristics, nutrient intakes, and chronic disease risk according to the dietary fat energy ratio in middle-aged Korean: a cross-sectional study using data from the... by Ga-Hyeon Jeong, Sook-Bae Kim

“…Conclusion Insufficient or excessive fat energy intake ratio negatively affects nutrient intake and chronic disease risk. …”
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Pulsed Light Accelerated Crosslinking versus Continuous Light Accelerated Crosslinking: One-Year Results by Cosimo Mazzotta, Claudio Traversi, Anna Lucia Paradiso, Maria Eugenia Latronico, Miguel Rechichi

“…Methods. 20 patients affected by progressive keratoconus were enrolled in the study. 10 eyes of 10 patients underwent an epithelium-off pl-ACXL by the KXL UV-A source (Avedro Inc., Waltham, MS, USA) with 8 minutes (1 sec. on/1 sec. off) of UV-A exposure at 30 mW/cm2 and energy dose of 7.2 J/cm2; 10 eyes of 10 patients underwent an epithelium-off cl-ACXL at 30 mW/cm2 for 4 minutes. …”
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Crotalaria madurensis flavonol glycosides’ antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus by Hala Sh. Mohammed, Salwa A. Abu El Wafa, Mona H. Ibrahim, Rasha Mohammad Fathy, Noha A. Seif-Eldein

“…The antibacterial activity of the plant extract and metabolite 1 was assessed after gamma irradiation at 50 and 100 Gy, which did not significantly affect the antibacterial efficiency. FTIR analysis indicated that the plant extract and metabolite 1 significantly altered the band frequency values, bandwidth, and peak intensity % of the treated MRSA filtrate. …”
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USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT by Joseph Olorunfemi AKANDE

“…Future research must prioritize developing models that can provide clear explanations of their decision-making processes, as well as ensuring that they do not disproportionately affect certain groups. In conclusion, our review of current applications in financial risk management highlights both well-explored areas and emerging opportunities for future research. …”
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Biosafety Management Practices Among Clinical Laboratory Professionals in Debre Berhan Town Governmental Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Mahlet Tewodros Tadesse, Libse Lemma Ayalke, Beza Fitiwi Tedla, Fikrite Adefris Weldemeskel, Ahmed Seid Yirdaw, Tsegahun Asfaw Abebe

“…Logistic regression was employed to determine factors affecting adherence to biosafety protocols. Statistically significant value was identified using p value ≤ 0.05, 95% CI, and OR. …”
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Sustainable Distance E-Learning for Enhanced Students Retention and Support: Faculty of Law National Open University of Nigeria in Focus by Erimma Gloria Orie

“…Therefore, there is need to combat the identified challenges particularly as they affect the Faculty of Law with its peculiarities and to proffer strategies to enhance students success on a sustainable basis at NOUN and thereby promote academic excellence. …”
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Development of a Bipolar Radio-frequency Power Supply for Structures of Lossless Ion Manipulations by Qing LIU, Run-ze XU, Yun-jing ZHANG, Ling-feng LI, Peng LI

“…The results showed that both the amplitude and frequency of the radio frequency power supply can affect the ion transport efficiency of the TW-SLIM structure, and there is an ideal range. …”
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Wearable devices may aid the recognition of fluctuation-related pain in Parkinson's disease-An exploratory, cross-sectional analysis of two prospective observational studies. by Katarina Rukavina, Juliet Staunton, Pavlos Zinzalias, Magdalena Krbot Skoric, Kit Wu, Kirsty Bannister, Alexandra Rizos, K Ray Chaudhuri

“…Fluctuation-related pain (FRP) affects more than one third of people with Parkinson's disease (PwP, PD) and has a harmful effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but often remains under-reported by patients and neglected by clinicians. …”
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Excess deaths from all-causes mortality in children following the discontinuation of the COVID-19 policy in Thailand by Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Sirapoom Niamsanit, Leelawadee Techasatian, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Rattapon Uppala

“…Results There were 81,510 all-cause deaths in children during the study period. Males were more affected than females, accounting for 60.5% of all deaths. …”
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Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production by René Eschen, Tim Beale, J. Miguel Bonnin, Kate L. Constantine, Solomon Duah, Elizabeth A. Finch, Fernadis Makale, Winnie Nunda, Adewale Ogunmodede, Corin F. Pratt, Emma Thompson, Frances Williams, Arne Witt, Bryony Taylor

“…The results highlight the need for pre-emptive management options, such as prevention and early detection and rapid response to reduce huge potential future costs, as well as measures that contribute to large-scale control of widely established IAS at little cost to farmers and other affected land users, to reduce losses and improve livelihoods.…”
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