Detection of Soybean Pod Formation Stage Using Sentinel-1 SAR Data by Sakshi Jain, Unmesh Khati, Vineet Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Verma

“…This study provides an effective method for soybean phenology monitoring and pod formation detection using Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) based Dual-pol Radar Vegetation Index (DpRVI) and cross-pol ratio (VH/VV). We observed a trend followed by DpRVI and VH/VV. …”
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Clonal Heterogeneity in the Neuronal and Glial Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem/Progenitor Cells by Fraser I. Young, Vsevolod Telezhkin, Sarah J. Youde, Martin S. Langley, Maria Stack, Paul J. Kemp, Rachel J. Waddington, Alastair J. Sloan, Bing Song

“…Transplanted Dental Pulp Stem/Progenitor Cells (DPSCs) have demonstrated early promise in experimental models of spinal cord injury and stroke, despite limited evidence of neuronal and glial-like differentiation after transplantation. Here, we report, for the first time, on the ability of single cell-derived clonal cultures of murine DPSCs to differentiate in vitro into immature neuronal-like and oligodendrocyte-like cells. …”
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The accuracy of anthropometric indices in detecting hypertension in Sudanese adults: a cross-sectional study by Imad R. Musa, Osman E. Osman, Ahmed M. Khair, Ishag Adam

“…Abstract Background Hypertension is an increasing health problem; hence, efforts have been made to promote the disease's early detection and modify prognoses. We aim to evaluate the accuracy of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-height ratio (WHtR) in detecting hypertension among adults in Northern Sudan. …”
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Cost of Serum Versus Skin Allergy Testing Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries in the United States by Kenny Y. Kwong, Yang Z. Lu

“…Multivariate linear regression was performed on the association between testing patterns and each cost and utilization measure, controlling for parity, age, sex, race/ethnicity, and dual-eligible status. **Results:** We analyzed 270 831 patients and 327 263 allergy-related claims. …”
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Correlation between Obesity and Left Atrial Enlargement in Patients Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Solos Jaturapisanukul, Yodying Kaolawanich, Methat Meechuen, Thananya Boonyasirinant

“…Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled consecutive eligible patients aged 18 years or older who underwent CMR at a tertiary academic hospital. …”
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Effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy intervention on occupational burnout among school teachers by Netra Raj Paudel, Netra Raj Paudel, Prakash K. C., Prakash K. C., Clas-Håkan Nygård, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Subas Neupane, Subas Neupane

“…BackgroundWe aimed to assess the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy (MB-CBT) as an intervention to reduce burnout among secondary school teachers in Nepal.MethodsThe baseline survey of this randomized controlled trial included 218 secondary school teachers from 37 schools in Kathmandu. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Syrian Adolescent Refugees and Local Adolescent Turkish Citizens: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Türkiye by Ceren Golbasi, Tayfun Vural, Burak Bayraktar, Hakan Golbasi, Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aim to compare the maternal and obstetric outcomes between local adolescent Turkish citizens and adolescent Syrian refugees admitted to a tertiary care center in Turkey. …”
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A longitudinal study of the association between the outcome of bariatric surgery and mental health indicators in Chinese patients: an examination of the interaction effect by Hung-Yen Lin, Te-Chang Changchien, Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Cheng-Sheng Chen, Yung-Chieh Yen

“…Methods The study population comprised patients who had undergone bariatric surgery at least one year prior (with the follow-up durations predominantly within two years). We collected and compared pre- and post-operative mental health status (using the Chinese Health Questionnaire, CHQ, and the Taiwanese Depressive Questionnaire, TDQ) and physical indicators to evaluate and establish their relationships. …”
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Cholinergic Elicitation Prevents Ventricular Remodeling via Alleviations of Myocardial Mitochondrial Injury Linked to Inflammation in Ischemia-Induced Chronic Heart Failure Rats by Yang Zhao, Huaxin Sun, Kai Li, Luxiang Shang, Xiaoyan Liang, Hang Yang, Zhenyu Dong, Jiasuoer Xiaokereti, Shuai Shang, Qina Zhou, Xianhui Zhou, Ling Zhang, Yanmei Lu, Baopeng Tang

“…Mitochondrial injuries play an important role in ventricular remodeling of the CHF process. Herein, we aim to investigate whether CAP elicitation prevents ventricular remodeling in CHF by protecting myocardial mitochondrial injuries and its underlying mechanisms. …”
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Early antiretroviral therapy in SIV-infected rhesus macaques reveals a multiphasic, saturable dynamic accumulation of the rebound competent viral reservoir. by Brandon F Keele, Afam A Okoye, Christine M Fennessey, Benjamin Varco-Merth, Taina T Immonen, Emek Kose, Andrew Conchas, Mykola Pinkevych, Leslie Lipkey, Laura Newman, Agatha Macairan, Marjorie Bosche, William J Bosche, Brian Berkemeier, Randy Fast, Mike Hull, Kelli Oswald, Rebecca Shoemaker, Lorna Silipino, Robert J Gorelick, Derick Duell, Alejandra Marenco, William Brantley, Jeremy Smedley, Michael Axthelm, Miles P Davenport, Jeffrey D Lifson, Louis J Picker

“…The rebound competent viral reservoir (RCVR)-virus that persists during antiretroviral treatment (ART) and can reignite systemic infection when treatment is stopped-is the primary barrier to eradicating HIV. We used time to initiation of ART during primary infection of rhesus macaques (RMs) after intravenous challenge with barcoded SIVmac239 as a means to elucidate the dynamics of RCVR establishment in groups of RMs by creating a multi-log range of pre-ART viral loads and then assessed viral time-to-rebound and reactivation rates resulting from the discontinuation of ART after one year. …”
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An Agent-Based Model of Leader Emergence and Leadership Perception within a Collective by Shun Cao, Neil G. MacLaren, Yiding Cao, Yingjun Dong, Hiroki Sayama, Francis J. Yammarino, Shelley D. Dionne, Michael D. Mumford, Shane Connelly, Robert Martin, Colleen J. Standish, Tanner R. Newbold, Samantha England, Gregory A. Ruark

“…Leader emergence is a crucial topic in collective leadership, yet it is challenging to investigate as the problem context is typically highly complex and dynamic. Here, we explore leadership emergence and leadership perception by means of computational simulations whose assumptions and parameters were informed by empirical research and human-subject experiments. …”
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Coal-Fired Power Plant Operations: Management, Technical and Air Pollution Aspects by Zamzam T. A. Ramly, Mohd Y. Ishak, Ahmad M. Abdullah, Marzuki Ismail, Samsuri Abdullah, Amalina Abu Mansor

“…To address these issues, we evaluated a coal-fired power plant's efficiency using a questionnaire completed by industry experts. …”
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A plant endophytic bacterium Burkholderia seminalis strain 869T2 increases plant growth under salt stress by affecting several phytohormone response pathways by Hau-Hsuan Hwang, Yu-Ting Huang, Pei-Ru Chien, Fan-Chen Huang, Chih-Lin Wu, Liang-Yu Chen, Shih-Hsun Walter Hung, I-Chun Pan, Chieh-Chen Huang

“…The B. seminalis 869T2 can colonize inside host plants and increase the growth of bananas, Arabidopsis, and several leafy vegetables. Results We further demonstrated that different growth parameters of Arabidopsis and pak choi plants were significantly increased after inoculating the B. seminalis 869T2 under normal, salt, and drought stress conditions compared to the mock-inoculated plants. …”
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State updating of the Xin'anjiang model: joint assimilating streamflow and multi-source soil moisture data via the asynchronous ensemble Kalman filter with enhanced error models by J. Gong, J. Gong, X. Liu, C. Yao, C. Yao, Z. Li, A. H. Weerts, A. H. Weerts, Q. Li, S. Bastola, Y. Huang, J. Xu

“…Our study first merges soil moisture data collected from field soil moisture monitoring sites with China Meteorological Administration Land Data Assimilation System (CLDAS) soil moisture data. We then employ the AEnKF, equipped with improved error models, to assimilate both the observed outlet discharge and the merged soil moisture data into the Xin'anjiang model. …”
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Barriers facilitators and needs of female sex workers in Arak to access sexual health services a qualitative study by Iman Navidi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Samaneh Akbarpour

“…In this qualitative research study, we used a content analysis design. Fourteen female sex workers who attended the specialized HIV center in Arak participated in the study. …”
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Optimization and Evaluation of <i>Cannabis</i>-Based Magistral Formulations: A Path to Personalized Therapy by Bożena Grimling, Magdalena Fast, Magdalena Okoniewska, Artur Owczarek, Bożena Karolewicz

“…In vitro studies demonstrated that suppositories prepared with Witepsol^® H15 exhibited superior release of ∆-9-THC compared to those prepared with cocoa butter. Conclusions: We suggest that pharmacists making prescription drugs in a pharmacy setting in the form of medical marijuana suppositories will receive a better release profile of the drug by choosing Witepsol® H15 as a substrate.…”
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The Association between the Parents’ Knowledge of Carbohydrate Counting and the Glycaemic Control of the Children with Type 1 Diabetes by Priyanga Ranasinghe, Vidarsha Rajini Senadeera, Rashmi Senarathna, Uththara Sapurnika, Vindhya Ramanayake, Ranil Jayawardena

“…Medical nutritional therapy is an important component of type 1 diabetes (T1D) care in children and carbohydrate counting is one such method. We aimed to evaluate the knowledge of carbohydrate counting among parents of children with T1D from Sri Lanka and study its association with the child’s glycaemic control. …”
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Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study by Narcisse Elenga, Aurélie Adeline, John Balcaen, Tania Vaz, Mélanie Calvez, Anne Terraz, Laetitia Accrombessi, Gabriel Carles

“…The study showed that the follow-up of patients was variable, but no maternal death was found. We also noted that the main maternofetal complications of pregnancies were anemia (36.5%), infection (31.7%), vasoocclusive crisis (20.6%), preeclampsia (17.5%), premature birth (11.1%), intrauterine growth retardation (15.9%), abnormal fetal heart rate (14.3%), and intrauterine fetal death (4.8%). …”
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Prevalence, influencing factors, and prediction model construction of anemia in ankylosing spondylitis based on real-world data: An exploratory study. by Yifan Gong, Kun Yang, Zhaoyang Geng, Hongxiao Liu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In November 2023, we accessed the database from China Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry of Patients with Chinese Medicine (CERTAIN). …”
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Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review. by Mireille Captieux, Regina Prigge, Sarah Wild, Bruce Guthrie

“…Grey literature was not included in the search.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We found that there is substantial heterogeneity in the definition of type 2 diabetes remission in research studies published since 2009, at least partly reflecting ambiguity in the 2009 report. …”
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