MaxEnt-Based Predictions of Suitable Potential Distribution of <i>Leymus secalinus</i> Under Current and Future Climate Change by Shimeng Zhao, Zongxian Zhang, Changyu Gao, Yiding Dong, Zeyao Jing, Lixia Du, Xiangyang Hou

“…Based on 357 data points collected on the natural distribution of <i>L. secalinus</i>, this study employs the jackknife method and Pearson correlation analysis to screen out 23 variables affecting its spatial distribution. …”
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Designing a Model for Demand Side Management in Electricity Sector Based on Collaborative Governance by Gholamreza kazemian, Mohammadreza Raecy, Reza Vaezi, Vajollah Ghorbanizadeh

“…Conclusion The outcomes of this study underscored the significant role that a collaborative framework plays in the success of DSM programs, particularly under specific and important conditions. The strategies employed by Iran’s power ministry were found to be integral, serving as a key moderating force in aligning DSM programs with the diverse motivations of various consumer groups, encompassing both financial and technical drivers. …”
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Structure-Function Relationship between Cluster Mean Defect and Sector Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma by Jing Han, Wenjiu Yang, Dabo Wang, Haiqing Bai

“…Then, linear (y = a+ bx) and curvilinear (quadratic, y = a+bx + cx2) regression analyses were employed to investigate the model for the cluster MD-sector pRNFLT pair with significant correlation. …”
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Associations of health literacy with metabolic status and quality of life among comunity patients with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai by YANG Liping, SONG Haihong, SHEN Jue, GAO Jinli, ZHANG Zhiping, QIAN Liuyu, GONG Huan

“…Pearson correlation coefficients were employed to assess the relationship between health literacy levels and metabolic indicators as well as QoL. …”
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Trends in certifications of overall vision impairment and that due to diabetic retinopathy/maculopathy in England and Wales, 2009/2010 to 2019/2020: a retrospective database analys... by Catey Bunce, Gwyn Samuel Williams, David Owens, Wen Xing, Rhianon Reynolds, Antra Zekite, Declan Flanagan, RL Thomas, Rebecca John

“…Poisson regression was employed to analyse changes in trends over time for certifications of vision impairment.Results In England, from 2010 to 2020, there was a small but significant reduction (p&lt;0.001) in the overall rate of certifications for SI and SSI due to any cause, from 43.4 certifications per 100 000 people to 41.7 per 100 000 people. …”
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Production performance of eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor with the addition of calsium carbonat by Ardyen Saputra, Tatag Budiardi, Eddy Supriyono

“…The parameters measured were the survival rate, growth rate on biomass, feed convertion ratio, oxygen consumption rate, and the employment rate of osmotic. The results of this study showed treatment with 50 mg/L calcium carbonate addition into the culture media was the best treatment for growth rate of 1.77 g/day and optimal feed convertion ratio of 2.27, oxygen comsumption rate of 0.41 mg O2/g/h and osmotic work rate of 0.269 mOsm/L H2O.   …”
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Sustainable healthy settlement on a small island as a cultural heritage area by I. Martias, R. Rifardi, A. Agrina, I. Suprayogi

“…Therefore, this research analyzes the status and determinants of the sustainability of healthy settlement arrangements in the coastal area of Penyengat Island as a cultural heritage site.METHODS: The study utilizes the multi-dimensional scaling-rapid appraisal for sustainability approach, employing the modified rapid appraisal for fisheries ordinance software technique for settlement analysis. …”
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L’apport de la géomatique à la connaissance de la partie terminale de l’aqueduc du Gier à Lyon by Éric Leroy

“…But other techniques are also employed, with tunnels running through some hillocks and siphons used to cross deep valleys. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of rapeseed production using the LCA method: Part two: Life cycle impact assessment by Kiš Ferenc, Đurišić-Mladenović Nataša, Marjanović-Jeromela Ana

“…The environmental impact assessment employed the ReCiPe 2016 (H) LCIA method, using the OpenLCA software. …”
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Conception of a mobile health application targeting early postoperative physiotherapeutic care after total knee replacement, a qualitative study by Hassan Tarek Hakam, Hassan Tarek Hakam, Hassan Tarek Hakam, Nikolai Ramadanov, Nikolai Ramadanov, Awda Garzuzi, Mikhail Salzmann, Mikhail Salzmann, Hannes Hofmann, Hannes Hofmann, Felix Muehlensiepen, Felix Muehlensiepen, Roland Becker, Roland Becker, Robert Prill, Robert Prill, Robert Prill

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An atmospheric correction method for Himawari-8 imagery based on a multi-layer stacking algorithm by Menghui Wang, Donglin Fan, Hongchang He, You Zeng, Bolin Fu, Tianlong Liang, Xinyue Zhang, Wenhan Hu

“…A weighted integration strategy was then employed to develop an MSM AC tailored to Himawari-8 image data. …”
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Inflammatory Markers and Severity in COVID-19 Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Co-Infection: A Retrospective Analysis Including Subgroups with Diabetes, Cancer, and Elderly by Teodor Cerbulescu, Flavia Ignuta, Uma Shailendri Rayudu, Maliha Afra, Ovidiu Rosca, Adrian Vlad, Stana Loredana

“…Statistical comparisons employed <i>t</i>-tests, chi-square tests, and logistic regression models. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of 3D-printing-assisted surgery with traditional surgical treatment of fracture: an umbrella review by Lin Xiao, Peiyuan Tang, Shengwu Yang, Jingyue Su, Wenbo Ma, Han Tan, Ying Zhu, Wenfeng Xiao, Ting Wen, Yusheng Li, Shuguang Liu, Zhenhan Deng

“…Furthermore, Graphical Representation of Overlap for Overviews (GROOVE) was employed to examine overlap, and the resulting evidence was categorized into four groups according to established criteria for evidence classification. …”
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30 Years of Research in Brand Personality: Mapping Knowledge and Analyzing the Thematic Structure by a Scientometrics Approach by Mohammad Rahim Esfidani, Mohsen Nazari, Shahriar Gharibzadeh, Nakisa Rezaie

“…Methodology This study employs a systematic literature review approach to identify publication trends in brand personality in the Web of Science database to determine future research opportunities. …”
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Understanding Dioxygen Activation in the Fe(III)-Promoted Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Amines: A Computational Study by Ricardo D. Páez-López, Miguel Á. Gómez-Soto, Héctor F. Cortés-Hernández, Alejandro Solano-Peralta, Miguel Castro, Peter M. H. Kroneck, Martha E. Sosa-Torres

“…Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions are fundamental in chemistry and essential for all living organisms. We employ density functional theory (DFT) to understand the reaction mechanism of the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of the pyridyl-amine complex [Fe^IIIL³]³⁺ (L³, 1,9-bis(2′-pyridyl)-5-[(ethoxy-2″-pyridyl)methyl]-2,5,8-triazanonane) to the mono-imine complex [Fe^IIL⁴]²⁺ (L⁴, 1,9-bis(2′-pyridyl)-5-[(ethoxy-2″-pyridyl)methyl]-2,5,8-triazanon-1-ene) in the presence of dioxygen. …”
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Assessment of Types, Factors Contributing to Violence Against Women and its Effects on the Health Seeking Behaviour of Women in Rubanda Town Council Rubanda District. by Byumvuhore, Stephen

“…Results indicated that of the 407 respondents, the majority were aged 23-27 years (81.8%), had primary education (56.3%), were Christians (95.8%), were married (83.3%), self-employed (74.9%) and Bakiga (76.7%). VAW stood at 52.3% and verbal VAW (70.0%) was the most prevalent. …”
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Deciphering key nano-bio interface descriptors to predict nanoparticle-induced lung fibrosis by Jiayu Cao, Yuhui Yang, Xi Liu, Yang Huang, Qianqian Xie, Aliaksei Kadushkin, Mikhail Nedelko, Di Wu, Noel J. Aquilina, Xuehua Li, Xiaoming Cai, Ruibin Li

“…Random forest classification was employed for analyzing in chemico, in vitro and in vivo data to identify predictive descriptors. …”
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Gut microbiota influence on lung cancer risk through blood metabolite mediation: from a comprehensive Mendelian randomization analysis and genetic analysis by Yizhao Du, Qin Wang, Zongmei Zheng, Hailun Zhou, Yang Han, Ao Qi, Lijing Jiao, Lijing Jiao, Yabin Gong

“…However, the causal links among GM, metabolite, host genes, and LC remain to be fully delineated.MethodThrough bidirectional MR analyses, we examined the causal links between GM and LC, and utilized two-step mediation analysis to identify potential mediating blood metabolite. We employed diverse MR methods, including inverse-variance-weighted (IVW), weighted median, MR-Egger, weighted mode, and simple mode, to ensure a robust examination of the data. …”
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Urban ozone formation and sensitivities to volatile chemical products, cooking emissions, and NO_<i>x</i> upwind of and within two Los Angeles Basin cities by C. E. Stockwell, M. M. Coggon, R. H. Schwantes, C. Harkins, C. Harkins, B. Verreyken, B. Verreyken, B. Verreyken, C. Lyu, C. Lyu, Q. Zhu, Q. Zhu, Q. Zhu, L. Xu, L. Xu, L. Xu, J. B. Gilman, A. Lamplugh, A. Lamplugh, A. Lamplugh, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, M. A. Robinson, M. A. Robinson, P. R. Veres, P. R. Veres, M. Li, M. Li, A. W. Rollins, K. Zuraski, K. Zuraski, S. Baidar, S. Baidar, S. Liu, T. Kuwayama, S. S. Brown, B. C. McDonald, C. Warneke

“…<p><span id="page1122"/>Volatile chemical products (VCPs) and other non-traditional anthropogenic sources, such as cooking, contribute substantially to the volatile organic compound (VOC) budget in urban areas, but their impact on ozone formation is less certain. This study employs Lagrangian box modeling and sensitivity analyses to evaluate ozone response to sector-specific VOC and nitrogen oxide (NO<span class="inline-formula">_<i>x</i></span>) emissions in two Los Angeles (LA) Basin cities during the summer of 2021. …”
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Unveiling causal immune cell–gene associations in multiple myeloma: insights from systematic reviews and Mendelian randomization analyses by Hui Zhang, Hui Zhang, Ling Zhang, Jing-Xuan Lian, Zhi-Fu Kou, Yu Zhu, Yu Zhu, Li-Tian Ma, Li-Tian Ma, Jin Zheng, Jin Zheng, Can-Jun Zhao, Can-Jun Zhao

“…This study utilized meta-analysis to evaluate CAR-T-cell therapy efficacy and safety and employed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate the causal links between immune cells and Multiple Myeloma (MM).MethodOur literature review, conducted from January 1, 2019, to August 30, 2024, across Medline/PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, identified 2,709 articles, 34 of which met our inclusion criteria. …”
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