Impacts of COVID-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Study by Donna Mendez, Krishna Paul, Jerome L. Yaklic, Dietrich Jehle

“…Conclusions: There is an increased risk of poor outcomes for pregnant women infected with COVID-19; however, fetal outcomes are generally favorable. When unvaccinated, there was an increased risk of ICU admission for the mother.…”
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Height Growth of Korean Pine Seedlings Planted under Strip-Cut Larch Plantations in Northeast China by Toshiaki Owari, Shinichi Tatsumi, Liangzhi Ning, Mingfang Yin

“…The seedlings underplanted in the wider strip-cuts tended to have greater height growth than the seedlings underplanted in the narrowest strip-cuts. A generalized linear mixed model analysis predicted the greatest seedling height growth in the open site. …”
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Characteristics and Functional Properties of Bioactive Oleogels: A Current Review by Md. Jannatul Ferdaus, Niaz Mahmud, Sudipta Talukder, Roberta Claro da Silva

“…Bioactive compounds also affect the crystalline behavior of oleogelators, the physical properties of oleogels, and storage stability. Generally, different incorporation techniques are applied to entrap bioactive compounds in the oleogel matrix depending on their characteristics. …”
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Assessing the Physical Surface Temperature Patterns in Urban Environment (Case Study: Tehran) by Aliakbar Shamsipour, Ghasem Azizi, Mostafa Karimi Ahmadabad, Masoumeh Moghbel

“…Then, using weather condition data gathered from Geophysic weather Station, land covers surface temperature patterns were divided into six categories including Sunny, Rainy, Snowy, cloudy, windy and a day after rain. Generally, one can conclude that different land covers surface temperature completely obey their thermal properties in sunny, windy and cloudy weather conditions so that, some surfaces such as Asphalt and cement which have less thermal conductivity and high absorbency show the highest surface temperature during the day but only there are some fluctuations in temperature behavior in cloudy and windy conditions which are according to the cloud cover changes or wind speed. …”
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MyVivarium: A cloud-based lab animal colony management application with realtime ambient sensing by Robinson Vidva, Mir Abbas Raza, Jaswant Prabhakaran, Ayesha Sheikh, Alaina Sharp, Hayden Ott, Amelia Moore, Christopher Fleisher, Hailey Netherton, Evan Goldstein, Pothitos M. Pitychoutis, Tam V. Nguyen, Aaron Sathyanesan

“…Dedicated software-based solutions are generally expensive and many lack remote access. Currently available open-source alternatives are difficult to implement and deploy. …”
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Vegetation runoff and sediment reduction benefits and influential factor in the Loess Plateau of China: A meta-analysis by Mengrou Jia, Cong Han, Jianzhi Niu, Miao Wang, Linus Zhang, Ronny Berndtsson

“…The results indicate that RRB and SRB are highest in shrubland and lowest in grassland, with SRB generally exceeding RRB across all vegetation types. …”
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An innovative and efficient implementation of matrix-free Newton krylov method for neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling simulation by Peijun Li, Chen Hao, Ning Xu, Yanling Zhu, Yizhen Wang, Zhigang Zhang

“…To enhance the efficiency and stability, the multi-level generalized equivalence theory-based CMFD (ML-gCMFD) iterative acceleration method and ML-gCMFD coupling acceleration method are proposed. …”
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Intelligent rockburst level prediction model based on swarm intelligence optimization and multi-strategy learner soft voting hybrid ensemble by Qinghong Wang, Tianxing Ma, Shengqi Yang, Fei Yan, Jiang Zhao

“…The proposed hybrid ensemble model greatly improves generalization and interpretability over traditional single models. …”
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Differential Impact of Climate Change and Human Activities on Runoff Changes in the Upper Reaches of the Yellow River by LI Fang, ZENG Biao, LI Xungui, SHEN Yanqi

“…The results show that the evaluation indexes R² and NSE of five hydrological stations are all larger than 0.8.During the study period,the runoff changes in the source area of the YR were generally insignificant,and the runoff downstream declined earlier and more obviously than that upstream.The change in runoff in the middle section of the YR from 1986 to 2005 was affected by both climate change and human activities.After 2005,human activities were the leading factor for the reduction of runoff.The runoff changes in the lower part of the YR from 1986 to 1995 were jointly affected by climate change and human activities.The gradual strengthening of human activities was the main cause of runoff changes after 1995.The rapid development of industry,agriculture and urban agglomerations and the successive construction of hydropower stations have led to a change in the differential driving characteristics of runoff changes from “climate control” in the base period to “co-control by climate change and human activities” and finally to “dominant human activities.”…”
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Differences in metabolic characteristics between Metabolically Healthy Obesity (MHO) and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity (MUO) in weight reduction therapy by Shiori Kawai, Hajime Yamakage, Kazuhiko Kotani, Mitsuhiko Noda, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Koshi Hashimoto

“…Metabolically Healthy Obesity (MHO) is generally recognized as the absence of any metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, in obese individuals; however, it is not clearly defined. …”
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Effects of sex, mating status, and genetic background on circadian behavior in Drosophila by Oghenerukevwe Akpoghiran, Alexandra K. Strich, Kyunghee Koh

“…In contrast, rhythm strength was influenced by the interaction between sex and mating status, with female mating generally reducing rhythm strength in the presence of SP signaling. …”
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RETHINKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by AUSTEEN NDUBUISI ADIGWE

“…The overwhelming impact of this on human interface, no doubt raises concerns that cuts across creed, colour, religion, and regional calibrations. It is generally believed that change remains a constant in human affairs; and all creatures anticipate change in their negative and positive configurations. …”
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Association between five novel anthropometric indices and erectile dysfunction in US adults from NHANES database by Ningning Xu, Haoxi Zou, Huanying Xu, Yanfen Chen, Qidan Wen, Xiaoyan Xing, Suzhen Wu

“…The analysis of logistic regressions, smooth curve fitting, subgroup analyses and generalized addition model were performed to examine the relationship between five novel anthropometric indicators and the prevalence of ED. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Effect of Oral Rinsing with H2O2 on Clinical and Microbiological Parameters Related to Plaque, Gingivitis, and Microbes by Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes Muniz, Juliano Cavagni, Gerson Pedro José Langa, Bernal Stewart, Zilson Malheiros, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing

“…Results related to plaque accumulation generally demonstrate a slightly better effect of H2O2 as compared to placebo mouth rinses, however with a lower performance as compared to chlorhexidine. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) Regarding Meat Safety and Sanitation among Carcass Handlers Operating and Assessment of Bacteriological Quality of Meat Contact Surfaces at... by Mohammed Amine Bahir, Ikram Errachidi, Mouhssine Hemlali, Bouchaib Sarhane, Asmae Tantane, Alami Mohammed, Bouchra Belkadi, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf

“…The average values concerning the attitude and practice of the carcass handlers were, respectively, very satisfactory (65.7%) and acceptable (53.44%), while the average value of knowledge was generally low (39%). Bacterial load was assessed by the serial dilution method using the standard procedure. …”
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Changes in public awareness of the social determinants of health over 15 years in Wisconsin, United States by Stephanie A. Robert, Amy Yinan Liu

“…Older adults, women, and those with lower income were generally more likely to endorse the SDoH in both years. …”
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Burning Rate Enhancement Analysis of End-Burning Solid Propellant Grains Based on X-Ray Real-Time Radiography by Wei Xianggeng, Bo Tao, Wang Pengbo, Ma Xinjian, Lou Yongchun, Chen Jian

“…Unexpected pressure rise may occur in the end-burning grain solid rocket motor. It is generally believed that this phenomenon is caused by the nonparallel layer combustion of the burning surface, resulting in the increase of burning rate along the inhibitor. …”
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How human information behaviour researchers use each other's work: a basic citation analysis study by Lynne McKechnie, George R. Goodall, Darian Lajoie-Paquette, Heidi Julien

“…Fields outside of LIS citing HIB articles include engineering, psychology, education and medicine. Papers were cited generally (36.0%), for findings (28.5%) and for theory (25.3%) with few citations for method (6.0%). …”
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Parental kidnapping as a form of abuse of parental rights by O. G. Yushkevych, M. Yu. Burdin

“…The legal positions of Ukrainian courts in cases of parental kidnapping are discussed. Generally, since there is no legal provision specifying responsibility for such actions, in cases where the evidence presented by the plaintiff parent proves that the other parent changed the child’s place of residence without authorization, the court grants the plaintiff parent’s claim for the return of the child. …”
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A Raspberry Pi-based Hardware Implementation of Various Neuron Models by Vedat Burak Yucedag, Ilker Dalkiran

“…The implementation of biological neuron models plays an important role in understanding the functionality of the brain. Generally, analog and digital methods are preferred during implementation processes. …”
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