A review of additive usage in polymer manufacturing: case study phenolic antioxidants by Derek Orndoff, Sohail Lone, Betsy Beymer-Farris, Morgan Wood, Jennifer Sadler, Mary Ellen Ternes, Tracy Hester, Kevin M. Miller, Jeffrey Seay

“…The March 2, 2022, United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14: “End plastic pollution: Toward an international legally binding instrument by 2024” provides an important path for addressing global plastic pollution, from monomer design and production through the value chain to the final fate of plastic products, including resource recovery. …”
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A Novel Passive Over-Current Trip Device for Seismic Resilience by Lai-Wan Hsu, Jian-Hong Liu, Kun-Long Chen, Pei-Ching Chen, Kuo Lung Lian, Hong-En Chiang, Zhi-Kai Fan, Zhao-Yin Chen, Chung-Liang Cheng, Chi-Feng Chung, Yuan-Ching Tu

“…A seismic test waveform from the Fukushima earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 was used to test POCT. Under such a severe earthquake, no structural or mechanical damage on the associated components in the POCT was found. …”
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A Spelling Course for Students in the Health Technology Bachelor Degree by Miriam Gutiérrez Escobar, Raúl López Fernández, Rosa María Rodríguez Arencibia, Rachel Yanes Seijo, Loreta Sánchez Ortiz, Saimí de la Caridad Risquet Toscano

“…<strong>Methods</strong>: A descriptive-observational study was conducted from January to March 2010. The sample consisted of 120 first year students. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy and adverse effects of long pulsed 1064 nm Nd: YAG laser and sclerotherapy in the treatment of pyogenic granuloma in children: a retrospective study by Jun Cheng, Hua Yuan, Ronghua Fu, Pingliang Jin, Mengyu Huang, Zhiping Wu, Hanxiang Bai, Xiangqun Huang, Yun Zou

“…Between June 1, 2022 to March 1, 2024, we retrospectively analyzed 72 children with PG who were seen and treated in our department for long pulsed 1064 nm Nd: YAG laser (Gentle Nd: YAG laser) and sclerotherapy, respectively. …”
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Seasonality Influence on Biochemical and Hematological Indicators of Stress and Growth of Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), an Amazonian Air-Breathing Fish by Rosiely Felix Bezerra, Maria do Carmo Figueiredo Soares, Athiê Jorge Guerra Santos, Elba Verônica Matoso Maciel Carvalho, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho

“…This work was conducted in three periods (April to July 2010, August to November 2010, and December 2010 to March 2011) defined according to rainfall and medium temperatures. …”
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Assessment of Peacock Spot Disease (<i>Fusicladium oleagineum</i>) in Olive Orchards Through Agronomic Approaches and UAV-Based Multispectral Imaging by Hajar Hamzaoui, Ilyass Maafa, Hasnae Choukri, Ahmed El Bakkali, Salma El Iraqui El Houssaini, Rachid Razouk, Aziz Aziz, Said Louahlia, Khaoula Habbadi

“…Key disease parameters—incidence, severity, diseased leaf area, and disease index—were systematically monitored from March to October, revealing peak values of 45% incidence in April and 35% severity in May. …”
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Comparing the Efficacy of Concomitant Therapy with Sequential Therapy as the First-Line Therapy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication by Sung Min Jung, Dae Young Cheung, Jin Il Kim, Il Kim, Hyeonjin Seong

“…We reviewed medical records of patients who were confirmed to have H. pylori infection and received eradication treatment from September 2012 to March 2015. The concomitant group was treated with rabeprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and metronidazole for 7 days. …”
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Effectiveness of Extractants for Bioavailable Phosphorus in Tropical Soils Amended with Sewage Sludge by Roberta Corrêa Nogueirol, Wanderley José de Melo, Edna Ivani Bertoncini, Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni

“…Soil samples were collected at depths of 0–10, 10–20, and 20–40 cm in March 2010 from the two experimental areas. Soil P was extracted via ion exchange resin, Mehlich-I, and 0.025 M H2SO4 and determined via colorimetry. …”
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Association between hypertension and hearing loss: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Xiaohua Jin, Xiaohua Jin, Xianpeng Xu, Xianpeng Xu, Jingjing Wang, Jingjing Wang, Xinghong Liu, Xinghong Liu, Xinxing Deng, Xinxing Deng, Hui Xie, Hui Xie

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the association between hypertension and hearing loss.MethodsA standardized search for studies on hypertension and hearing loss in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science was performed using subject terms, free terms, and keyword combinations for the period of library construction to March 2024. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 and STATA 18.0.ResultsA total of 12 studies were included, assessing 594,676 participants. …”
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Climatology and Teleconnections of Mesoscale Convective Systems in an Andean Basin in Southern Ecuador: The Case of the Paute Basin by Lenin Campozano, Katja Trachte, Rolando Célleri, Esteban Samaniego, Joerg Bendix, Cristóbal Albuja, John F. Mejia

“…The seasonality of MCSs occurrence shows a bimodal pattern, with higher occurrence during March-April (MA) and October-November (ON), analogous to the regional rainfall seasonality. …”
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Wind Power Potential Analysis for Sustainable Development in Northern Sumba by Hesty N.W., Fithri S.R., Aminuddin, Nurrohim A., Raharja M.B., Kuncoro A.H., Nurliyanti V., Niode N., Pranoto B., Pandin M.

“…The dry season (May to August) is the most favorable period for wind energy production at both locations, while November, December, and March are the least favorable. The prevailing wind direction is southeast for both locations. …”
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Assessment of the Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Ozone in Fuzhou, China, Using Wavelet Analysis by Guiwen Luo, Lanyi Zhang, Xisheng Hu, Benjie Shi, Rongzu Qiu

“…High concentrations appeared during spring and summer, and notable fluctuations occurred primarily from March till April, from June till July and during September. …”
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Early Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Management following Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Poststernotomy Mediastinitis by Rafik F. Soliman, Hatem M. Soltan, Saeed O. Abdelwahed, Ibrahim M. Khalil

“…Patients and methods: This prospective study, including 32 patients with DSWI, was performed at Menoufia University Hospital between March 2021 and October 2023. All patients were managed using VAC of the wound for 5–7 days, followed by surgical closure. …”
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Phytotoxicity and Benzoxazinone Concentration in Field Grown Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.) by C. La Hovary, D. A. Danehower, G. Ma, C. Reberg-Horton, J. D. Williamson, S. R. Baerson, J. D. Burton

“…Results showed that rye tissue harvested in March was the most toxic to indicator species, with toxicity decreasing thereafter. …”
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Therapeutic resources used by physiotherapists for the relief of labor pain: a cross-sectional study by Alessandra de Campos Gonçalves, Giovana Garçoni Poli, Clara Maria de Araujo Silva, Ana Carolina Sartorato Beleza, Richard Eloin Liebano

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted from January to March 2021, followed the STROBE guidelines. It included Brazilian physiotherapists with a minimum of two years in obstetric care experience. …”
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Evaluating Functional Outcome of Oblique Cut  across Mentum  in Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Shomes Mozumder, Shilpi Agrawal, Aniruddha Dam, Anup Kumar Bhowmick, Ishita Sinha

“…Material and methods: In this study from 26 December 2022 to 25 March 2023, the effect of oblique cut across mentum in 10 patients of oral  SCC were analysed for functional outcome over next 3 months. …”
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Repeated subglacial jökulhlaups in northeastern Greenland revealed by CryoSat by Laurence Gray, David Burgess, Luke Copland, Christine Dow, Xavier Fettweis, David Fisher, Will Kochtitzky, Wesley van Wychen, James Zheng

“…Between 7 February and 6 March 2012, the central ice region (22.6 km2) above the largest lake dropped by ~37 m followed by a further drop of 12 m in the following 29 days. …”
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Main life history traits of the largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Senegalese North coast by Diop Khady, Diouf Khady, Ndiour Yacine, Diouf Sidya, Jouffre Didier

“…Samples were collected monthly from April 2015 to March 2016 in Cayar, one of the main landing sites in Senegal. …”
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Relationships that promote and threaten family hope during pregnancy and care for high-risk newborns by Bruna Camargos de Lima Ramos, Renata de Oliveira Costa, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Patrícia Pinto Braga

“…Method: Qualitative research, guided by the theoretical framework of Understanding the Complex Nature of Hope, carried out between December 2021 and March 2022, with 28 members of 14 families attended at a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for at-risk newborns in Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Simulating the air quality impact of prescribed fires using graph neural network-based PM2.5 forecasts by Kyleen Liao, Jatan Buch, Kara D. Lamb, Pierre Gentine

“…This framework determines that March is the optimal month for implementing prescribed fires in California and quantifies the potential air quality trade-offs involved in conducting more prescribed fires outside the peak of the fire season.…”
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