Data on effect of NPSB fertilizer rates on growth and yield of carrot (Daucus carrota L.) varieties in Gondar district, Northwestern EthiopiaMendeley Data by Abebaw Mulugeta Andualem, Yenus Ousman Kemal, Derajew Asres Mekonen, Fentahun Asrat Yenet, Hulushum Woreta Kassa

“…Data were collected on crop phenology, growth and root yield (marketable, unmarketable, and total root yield) parameters and subjected to analysis of variance using SAS computer software version 9.4. As described in Montgomery, the residuals were examined to verify the normal distribution and homogeneous variance model assumptions on the error terms for each response variable. …”
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Gastric Cancer Cell Lines Have Different MYC-Regulated Expression Patterns but Share a Common Core of Altered Genes by Jersey Heitor da S. Maués, Helem Ferreira Ribeiro, Giovanny R. Pinto, Luana de Oliveira Lopes, Letícia M. Lamarão, Carla Mariana F. Pessoa, Caroline de Fátima Aquino Moreira-Nunes, Raimundo Miranda de Carvalho, Paulo P. Assumpção, Juan A. Rey, Rommel M. Rodríguez Burbano

“…Our results present a computational analysis of MYC-related signatures in GC, and we present evidence that GC cell lines representing distinct histological subtypes of this disease have different MYC-regulated expression profiles but share a common core of altered genes. …”
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A quasi-one-dimensional ice mélange flow model based on continuum descriptions of granular materials by J. M. Amundson, A. A. Robel, J. C. Burton, K. Nissanka

“…Previous efforts have included modifying existing viscous ice shelf models, despite the fact that ice mélange is fundamentally a granular material, and running computationally expensive discrete element simulations. …”
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Course of pancreatic necrosis on a background of major duodenal papilla stone by S. V. Mikhaylusov, Ye. V. Moiseyenkova, M. M. Misrokov

“…Disease development was controlled by ultrasound scanning, multispiral computer tomography, X-ray fistulography. All patients underwent duodenoscopy, videolaparoscopy with drainage of abdominal cavity for subsequent peritoneal lavage. …”
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CAPTCHA as a Visual Performance Metric in Active Macular Disease by Gautam Vangipuram, Aaron Y. Lee, Kasra A. Rezaei, Lisa C. Olmos De Koo, Yewlin E. Chee, Jennifer R. Chao, Catherine Egan, Cecilia S. Lee

“…CAPTCHA (completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart) was designed as a spam prevention test. …”
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Fosaprepitant as combination therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced vomiting in children: a meta-analysis by Yanshuo Shi, Yanshuo Shi, Yuanyuan Yue, Yuanyuan Yue, Yue Zhang, Guoxun Pang

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of fosaprepitant combined with 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonists (5-HT3RA) (with or without dexamethasone) on the chemotherapy-induced vomiting in pediatric cancer patients.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China Journal full-text database (CNKI), Wanfang data knowledge service platform (Wanfang) and VIP Chinese sci-tech Journal full-text database (VIP) were searched by computer (retrieval time from database establishment to Apr. 2024), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies about fosaprepitant and 5-HT3RA with or without dexamethasone (observation group) versus 5-HT3RA, with or without dexamethasone, as the control group for chemotherapy-induced vomiting were collected, after data extraction and quality evaluation, meta-analysis was carried out by Rev Man 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 731 patients were included in 7 trials. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Weighted, country-specific prevalence estimates were computed overall and by gender. Adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) were calculated in a multivariable Poisson regression model to examine whether correlates of tobacco use differed between boys and girls. …”
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Entropy generation and heat convection analysis of second-grade viscoelastic nanofluid flow in a tilted lid-driven square enclosure: A finite difference approach by Anil Ahlawat, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, K. Loganathan

“…The stream function approach removes the pressure gradient term from the linear momentum equation, and the resulting partial differential equations are discretized via finite differences and then resulting algebraic equations are solved with SOR and SUR methods employing self-developed MATLAB codes. The computations were carried out with the values relevant parameters ranging from: 10  ≤ Re ≤ 50, 0 ≤  Ha ≤ 20, 0 % ≤ ϕnf ≤ 4 %, 10−1 ≤  Ec ≤ 10−3, 0 ≤ En ≤ 10−2 and inclination angle (ξ)= -300, 00, 300, 450. …”
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Mechanisms of L-citrulline on phosphodiesterase 5 in erectile dysfunction intervention by Abdulhakeem Olarewaju Sulyman, Olawale Moshood Aliyu, Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani, Yusuf Folohunsho Abdulkareem, Isaac Ade Afe, Fathia Oluwakemi Abdulyakeen, Halimat Yusuf Lukman, Saheed Sabiu, Karishma Singh, Kuben Naidoo

“…This study evaluated the inhibitory effect of citrulline from Citrullus lanatus on PDE5 activity using experimental and computational methods to explore its therapeutic potential. …”
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Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study by Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis, life table, and log rank were computed. Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to identify independent predictors of preterm mortality. …”
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Characterizing the microstructural transition at the gray matter-white matter interface: Implementation and demonstration of age-associated differences by Joan Y Song, Roman Fleysher, Kenny Ye, Mimi Kim, Molly E Zimmerman, Richard B Lipton, Michael L Lipton

“…This analysis includes cross-sectional data from a total of 146 participants (18–91 years; mean age: 52.4 (SD 21.4); 83 (57 %) female) enrolled in two normative lifespan cohorts at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 2019 to 2023. We compute the aggregate GWI slope for each parameter, across each of 6 brain regions (cingulate, frontal, occipital, orbitofrontal, parietal, and temporal) for each participant. …”
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Diurnal variation in brain injury after cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Fei Peng, Fei Wang, Bowen Gao, Ping Sun

“…The gray-to white-matter signal intensity ratio (GWR) was analyzed using brain computed tomography (CT) images. We used the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) to estimate the neurological outcomes. …”
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Comparative analysis of floristic richness and diversity in six central forest reserves of north eastern Uganda by Samuel Ojelel, Esther Katuura, Patrick Mucunguzi, James Kalema

“…Binary similarity coefficients were computed because only presence/absence data of plant species was recorded. …”
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Comparison and Impact Factor Analysis of Ground PM2.5 Retrieved by Aqua and Himawari-8 Satellite Products in Guangdong, China by Tingyuan Li, Xuejiao Deng, Jingyang Chen, Jie Xu, Jin Shen

“…Thus, improving the computational accuracy of aerosol scale height may improve the effectiveness of satellite-based PM2.5 concentration retrievals.…”
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Biomechanical Effects of Different Spacing Distributions Between the Cemented Superior Boundary and Surgical Vertebral Superior Endplates After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Oste... by Xiao Meng, Chengqiang Zhou, Yifeng Liao, Haibin Zhou, Hua Li, Jiayuan Liu, Xuebin Tang, Yunqing Wang

“…Methods One patient with L1 vertebral body OVCF was selected, and computed tomography (CT) of the thoracolumbar segment was performed. …”
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Identifying high-risk population segments for underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa by Amare Abera Tareke, Amare Abera Tareke, Anissa Mohammed, Amare Muche, Yeshimebet Ali

“…Nutritional status was assessed using body mass index (BMI). We computed the pooled prevalence of different forms of malnutrition using the random effects inverse variance method. …”
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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

“…Descriptive analysis was performed, bivariate analysis was computed and a multivariable analysis was done to provide adjusted odds ratios (AOR). …”
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A Comparison between Two Different Remineralizing Agents against White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Hassan Alsubhi, Mohammad Gabbani, Abdulsalam Alsolami, Mohammed Alotaibi, Jameel Abuljadayel, Waleed Taju, Omair Bukhari

“…All statistics were computed using STATA software (version14.1; Stata, College Station, TX). …”
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Preliminary Exploration of AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Prospective Clinical Study by Shibo Guo MD, Zhehao Lyu PhD, Chunyu Duan MD, Hui Wang PhD, Peng Xu MD, Wei Han BD, Peng Fu PhD

“…Objective The study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of aluminium-[ 18 F]fuoride(Al 18 F)-labelled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/computed tomography (CT) in AS and to investigate its ability to assess disease activity during the development of AS. …”
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Portable Gentle Jogger Improves Glycemic Indices in Type 2 Diabetic and Healthy Subjects Living at Home: A Pilot Study by Jose A. Adams, Veronica Banderas, Jose R. Lopez, Marvin A. Sackner

“…CGM data was analyzed at baseline (BL) and during 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 days of JD (JD 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and 1-2-day post JD (Post JD1 and 2) and the following 24 hr indices computed mean glucose (mGLu), SUM of all glucose values, % coefficient of variation (%CV), area under the 24-hour curve (AUC), time spent above range (TAR, glucose 180-250 mg/dl), and time in range (TIR). …”
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