The Analysis of Spatiotemporal Changes in Vegetation Coverage and Driving Factors in the Historically Affected Manganese Mining Areas of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province by Jinbin Liu, Zexin He, Huading Shi, Yun Zhao, Junke Wang, Anfu Liu, Li Li, Ruifeng Zhu

“…From a spatial perspective, in areas where artificial reclamation was conducted, the vegetation was mainly mildly and moderately degraded, while in areas where no artificial restoration was carried out, significant vegetation degradation was observed. …”
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Targeting the CLK2/SRSF9 splicing axis in prostate cancer leads to decreased ARV7 expression by Jasper Van Goubergen, Miroslav Peřina, Florian Handle, Elisa Morales, Anika Kremer, Oliver Schmidt, Glen Kristiansen, Marcus V. Cronauer, Frédéric R. Santer

“…Androgen receptor splice variant‐7 (ARV7) is clinically the most relevant and has a distinct 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) compared to the AR full‐length variant, suggesting a unique post‐transcriptional regulation. Here, we set out to evaluate the applicability of the ARV7 3′UTR as a therapy target. …”
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Individualized brain radiomics-based network tracks distinct subtypes and abnormal patterns in prodromal Parkinson's disease by Lin Hua, Canpeng Huang, Xinglin Zeng, Fei Gao, Zhen Yuan

“…A data-driven clustering approach using the radiomics-based network was carried out to cluster prodromal PD patients into higher-/lower-risk subtypes. …”
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Corrosion and wear study of medium entropy Pb-Sn-Cu alloy for coating application by Gokul M. Pillai, Kuldeep Singh, Shanmugasundaram Thangaraju, Shashinath Jha, Vinod Kumar

“…The wear tests were carried out at different temperatures with a constant load of 10 N and sliding velocity of 314 mm/s. …”
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Prediction of the RFID Identification Rate Based on the Neighborhood Rough Set and Random Forest for Robot Application Scenarios by Hong-Gang Wang, Shan-Shan Wang, Ruo-Yu Pan, Sheng-Li Pang, Xiao-Song Liu, Zhi-Yong Luo, Sheng-Pei Zhou

“…Secondly, a random forest prediction model is established based on the kernel factor subset, and a confusion matrix is established using out-of-bag (OOB) data to evaluate the prediction results. …”
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Investigation study of face mask consumption in Malaysia and its impact on environment by Low Chung-Yu, Bee Soo-Tueen, Law Yung-Siang, Lee Tin-Sin, Bee Soo-Ling

“…Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is carried out in this work to investigate the environmental impacts of both period of time by assessing the input and output of the face masks in a cradle-to-grave manner. …”
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Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm Integrating Differential Evolution and Lévy Flight for Engineering Optimization by Feng Qin, Azlan Mohd Zain, Kai-Qing Zhou, Norfadzlan Bin Yusup, Didik Dwi Prasetya, Rozita Abdul Jalil, Zaheera Zainal Abidin, Mahadi Bahari, Yusri Kamin, Mazlina Abdul Majid

“…HSA-DELF showed notable improvements in 6 out of 7 engineering problems, achieving an accuracy of 85.71%. …”
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One-year outcomes of elderly acute cholecystitis patients by index treatment by Núria Lluís, Celia Villodre, Celia Villodre, Lucía Guilabert, Lucía Guilabert, Isabel de Castro, Isabel de Castro, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Belén Martínez, Belén Martínez, José R. Aparicio, José R. Aparicio, Fèlix Lluís, Enrique de-Madaria, Enrique de-Madaria, Enrique de-Madaria

“…A propensity score matching analysis adjusted for demographic and clinical variables was carried out.ResultsThe one-year rates of additional procedures were 0%, 47.4%, and 72.7% for surgery, supportive care (SC), and percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PCGD), respectively. …”
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Global research landscape and hotspots for ferroptosis in glioma: A comprehensive bibliometric and visual analysis by Xinyue Zheng, Mengyao Diao, Shan Tong, Shuo Yang, Jing Lin, Shenghua Zhuo, Ting Wang, Jian Dai, Shenbo Chen, Kai Wang

“…Frontiers in Oncology stood out as the most prolific journal, encompassing a wide array of topics from molecular mechanisms to potential therapeutic strategies. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Promotes Survival in SERCA2a KO Heart Failure Mice by Yangchen Dhondup, Ivar Sjaastad, Øystein Sandanger, Jan Magnus Aronsen, Muhammad Shakil Ahmed, Håvard Attramadal, Alexandra Vanessa Finsen, Lili Zhang, Trine Ranheim, Katrine Alfsnes, Pål Aukrust, Geir Christensen, Arne Yndestad, Leif Erik Vinge

“…Tamoxifen-induced cardiomyocyte SERCA2a gene excision was carried out in mice, causing diastolic HF. After 7.6 weeks, cardiac functions and dimensions were analyzed by echocardiography and heart tissues were processed. …”
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The Effects of Different Phase on Independent Visual Fields SSVEP Responses by Dalu Zheng, Songyun Xie, Xinzhou Xie, Michael Scholz, Hao Tang

“…Utilizing the phase of the stimulus in addition to its frequency creates a new dimension and thus helps significantly to overcome frequency limitations in SSVEP research which otherwise dramatically hinder the read-out due to the prominent lowpass nature of the human head.…”
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Rapid growing mass of the mandible due to an oral metastasis of thymoma: Case report of an extremely rare localization and review of published cases by Francesco Scilla, Cosimo Rupe, Gioele Gioco, Luca Raffaelli, Filippo Lococo, Ciro Mazzarella, Guido Rindi, Romeo Patini, Carlo Lajolo

“…Thus, a final diagnosis of intraoral metastasis of thymoma was achieve.A review of the literature of oral metastases due to thymic tumor was also conducted through a systematic search in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, via PubMed, Scopus and CENTRAL engines. Out of 328 articles retrieved, only two articles reported oral metastasis of thymic tumors; and two reports of ectopic thymic carcinoma of the parotid gland were found. …”
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Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis by Michal Holub, Olga Džupová, Michaela Růžková, Alžběta Stráníková, Eva Bartáková, Jan Máca, Jiří Beneš, Heiko Herwald, Ondřej Beran

“…The etiology was established in 56 out of a total of 62 patients enrolled in the study. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy between Bilateral Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block versus Incision Site Infiltration for Duration of Analgesia in Lumbar Spinal Surgery Using Levob... by Karthik G Sheshadri, Sudheer Ramegowda, Mahesh Chandra, Prajyot Bhurli, Ashwani Kristipati, Renjan R I

“…Methods: A prospective randomized single blinded study was carried out in 50 patients of ASA grade I and II, aged 20 to 60 years scheduled for elective lumbar spine surgeries. …”
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The moderating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between nurses’ perceived workplace bullying and emotional exhaustion: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Peng, Jing Ma, Ying Chen, Ying Han, Hong Zhou, Aiping Gong, Fang Peng, Xinzhang Sun, Xingfen Wang, Xunya Xiong, Li Li, Mengting Huang, Qingsong Zeng

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 1068 nurses using a general information questionnaire, Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised, Psychological Capital Questionnaire-Revision, and emotional exhaustion subscale of the Chinese version of Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey. …”
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Discovering Large-scale Structure at 2 < z < 5 in the C3VO Survey by Denise Hung, Brian C. Lemaux, Olga Cucciati, Ben Forrest, Ekta A. Shah, Roy R. Gal, Finn Giddings, Derek Sikorski, Emmet Golden-Marx, Lori M. Lubin, Nimish Hathi, Giovanni Zamorani, Lu Shen, Sandro Bardelli, Letizia P. Cassarà, Gabriella De Lucia, Fabio Fontanot, Bianca Garilli, Lucia Guaita, Michaela Monika Hirschmann, Kyoung-Soo Lee, Andrew B. Newman, Vandana Ramakrishnan, Daniela Vergani, Lizhi Xie, Elena Zucca

“…The Charting Cluster Construction with VUDS and ORELSE (C3VO) survey is an ongoing imaging and spectroscopic campaign aiming to map out the growth of structure up to z  ∼ 5 and was born from the combination of the Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph Ultra Deep Survey and the Observations of Redshift Evolution in Large-Scale Environments (ORELSE) survey. …”
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Does Cisapride, as a 5HT4 Receptor Agonist, Aggravate the Severity of TNBS-Induced Colitis in Rat? by Azadeh Motavallian, Mohsen Minaiyan, Mohammad Rabbani, Parvin Mahzouni, Sasan Andalib, Alireza Abed, Mohammad Reza Babavalian

“…Animals were thereafter euthanized; macroscopic, histological, and biochemical assessments and ELISA test were carried out on distal colon samples. Our data showed that dexamethasone treatment (i.p, p.o) significantly decreased macroscopic and microscopic damage and also biochemical markers, but there were no significant differences in aforementioned parameters between cisapride (i.p or p.o) and TNBS-treated rats. …”
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Refractory human cytomegalovirus infection without evidence of genetic resistance in the UL-54 and UL-97 genes in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient: a case r... by Alejandra Pando-Caciano, Ketty Adid Escudero-Ramirez, Jackeline Carol Rodríguez-Torres, Holger Maita-Malpartida, Holger Maita-Malpartida

“…Sequencing of UL-54 and UL-97 genes was performed to rule out potential resistance to first-line treatment. …”
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Effects of Acidification and Preservatives on Microbial Growth during Storage of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Puree by Joyce Ndunge Musyoka, George Ooko Abong', Daniel Mahuga Mbogo, Richard Fuchs, Jan Low, Simon Heck, Tawanda Muzhingi

“…A challenge test study was carried out to determine the effect of combinations of chemical preservatives and acidification on microbial growth in stored puree. …”
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The effect of sowing dates on the yield of soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr.) accessions differing in maturity schedules under the climate conditions of Irkutsk Province by N. B. Katysheva, A. V. Pomortsev, N. V. Dorofeev, S. Yu. Zorina, L. G. Sokolova, A. S. Zhuravkova, Yu. S. Bukin, A. I. Katyshev

“…Field studies were carried out in 2019–2021. There were four sowing dates, from the first ten-day period of May through the first ten-day period of June. …”
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