Something Old and Something New—A Pilot Study of Shrinkage and Modern Imaging Devices by Josephine V. W. Hearing, Raymund E. Horch, Rafael Schmid, Carol I. Geppert, Maximilian C. Stumpfe

“…Shrinkage significantly reduced wound area by almost 47% ± 8.5%, with a 16.5% ± 6.0% reduction in length and a 36.5% ± 7.7% reduction in width. Tissue temperature rose by an average of 38.3 °C post-shrinkage, reaching approximately 65 °C. …”
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Effect of tree size attributes on fruit production and animal-mediated seed dispersal web in Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry) in north-west Himalaya, India by Sukumaran Arun, Sasidharan Sarath, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Suraj, Rawat Shweta, Chand Vaisakhy Prem

“…Out of the 10 bird species recorded, the Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Himalayan Black Bulbul) and Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul) were the most frequent visitors and crucial for seed dispersal of M. azedarach. Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed Parakeets) dropped a significant quantity of fruits below the parent tree, acting as a pre-dispersal seed predator. …”
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Complement activation by in vivo neonatal and in vitro extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Johannes Graulich, Joseph Sonntag, Monika Marcinkowski, Karl Bauer, Hans Kössel, Christoph Bührer, Michael Obladen, Hans T. Versmold

“…In neonatal patients, sC5b-9 rose faster than in vitro, but the rapid increase was also significant for in vitro experiments (in vivo: from 328 ± 63 to 1623 ± 387 μg/l after 2 h; and in vitro: from 78 ± 32 to 453 ± 179 μg/l after 8 h). …”
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Failure Modes and Fault Morphology by Adam J. Cawood, David A. Ferrill, Kevin J. Smart

“…Here, we use field data and close-range digital photogrammetry to characterize, in detail, the surface morphology of three normal faults with cm-scale displacements in mechanically layered carbonates of the Cretaceous Glen Rose Formation at Canyon Lake Gorge, Comal County, Texas. …”
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Chronological trend of social contact patterns in Japan after the emergence of COVID-19 by Hwichang Jeong, Sehyun Park, June Young Chun, Norio Ohmagari, Yongdai Kim, Shinya Tsuzuki

“…Most recently, the median number of contacts per day during illness was 3 (interquartile range [IQR] 2–7) and then rose to 4.5 (IQR 2–11) after recovery. The earlier survey and ILIs showed a negative association with the frequency of social contacts. …”
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Behavior of unconfined steel-fiber reinforced UHPC post high-temperature exposure by Sohit Agrawal, Erika Yulianti, Mugahed Amran, Chung-Chan Hung

“…Simultaneously, levels of calcium silicate hydrate and calcium carbonate rose, indicating continued hydration at elevated temperatures. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer from 1990 to 2021, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the global burden of... by Tianyu Li, Chen Lin, Weibin Wang

“…The global burden of pancreatic cancer, measured in DALYs, rose from 5.21 million to 11.32 million. Mortality rates showed a similar upward trend, with the number of deaths increasing from around 211,613 to 505,752, and the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) rising from 5.655 to 5.948 per 100,000 population. …”
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Comprehensive Medical and Psychological Rehabilitation in War Trauma (clinical case) by O.A. Panchenko, A.V. Kabantseva, O.O. Zhogina, I.A. Serdyuk

“…Upon completion of the rehabilitation course, cortisol levels rose to a healthy level (246 nmol/l), indicating the effectiveness of the process of restoring the psychophysiological state and adapting to a stressful situation. …”
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Heart-Kidney Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Stress Testing by Mikko Haapio, Andrew A. House, Massimo de Cal, Dinna N. Cruz, Paolo Lentini, Davide Giavarina, Antonio Fortunato, Luigi Menghetti, Matteo Salgarello, Andrea Lupi, Giuliano Soffiati, Alessandro Fontanelli, Pierluigi Zanco, Claudio Ronco

“…With stress, the group with no detectable NGAL had a segmental defect score 4.2 compared to 8.2 (P=.06) in the detectable NGAL group, and 0.9 vs. 3.8 (P=.03) at rest. BNP rose with stress to a greater degree in patients with detectable NGAL (10.2 vs. 3.5 pg/mL, P=.03). …”
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Microstructure evolution and recrystallization behavior of two nickel-based single crystal superalloys by XU Fuze, LIN Yongcheng, MA Dexin, HE Daoguang, ZHAO Yunxing, LI Lyu, CHENG Bowen, DENG Yangpi

“…Following a solution heat treatment at 1300 ℃， the CMSX-4 SC test plate displayed RX at the lower corners of 2-5 stage platforms， with the extent of RX expanding as the solution heat treatment temperature rose. Conversely， no RX was detected in the DD5 SC test plate post-treatment at 1300 ℃. …”
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Toxicogenic Fungi, Aflatoxins, and Antimicrobial Activities Associated with Some Spices and Herbs from Three Selected Markets in Ho Municipality, Ghana by Nii Korley Kortei, Barnabas Teye Djaba, Clement Okraku Tettey, Alfred Ofori Agyemang, Enoch Aninagyei, Edward Ken Essuman, Adjoa Agyemang Boakye, Theophilus Annan

“…The decimal reduction technique was used to plate onto Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol (DRBC) agar media plates for fungal growth. …”
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Resistance to causal agents of late blight and golden potato nematode of the modern cultivars of seed potatoes and their phytosanitary status in various agroclimatic zones of the E... by A. V. Khiutti, D. A. Rybakov, T. A. Gavrilenko, O. S. Afanasenko

“…Absolute resistance to the causative agent of late blight was demonstrated by the cultivars Alouette and Sarpo Mira (score 9); high levels of resistance (score 6 and 7) were determined for the cultivars Evolution, Red Fantasy and Ricarda. The cultivars Baltic Rose, Damaris, Desiree, Gala, Labella, Laperla, Mia, Sanibel, Zekura, Queen Anne, Red Lady and ‘7 for 7’ were classified as susceptible, although the characteristics of originators indicated average resistance to late blight. …”
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Effect of Pulsed Electric Field on the Cations Removal from Salt-Affected Soils to Optimize Energy Use Efficiency in Reclamation by Ahmed Abou-Shady

“…However, the amount of Ca²⁺ removed rose when the electric field’s pulsed mode was applied, and the removal percentages were higher for the pulsed 50% strategy than the pulsed 25% strategy. …”
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Optical Observations of Sputtered Au-nanostructures and Characterizations by Sabah Jameel Mezher, Mohammed O. Dawood, Bahjat B. Kadhim

“…The average layer thickness, and hence the size of the golden crystallites, rose from 6.8 to 13.6 nm when the sputtering period was increased. …”
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Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word by Ciara Lockstadt, MD, Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP, Jill Feldman, MD, Jamie L. Studts, PhD, Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD, Li Liu, PhD, Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, Robert A. Smith, PhD, Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, Lawrence E. Feldman, MD

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Integration of simulation-based medical education: Student satisfaction and self-confidence at Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin

“…Students’ satisfaction with their learning significantly rose (P = 0.027); however, improvements in self-confidence were not statistically significant. …”
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Geomorphic imprint of high-mountain floods: insights from the 2022 hydrological extreme across the upper Indus River catchment in the northwestern Himalayas by A. Kashyap, K. L. Cook, M. D. Behera

“…As snow cover changed, glacial-melt runoff rose, contributing to increased fluvial stream power after traversing higher-order reaches. …”
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Evolution characteristics and causes of iodine and fluoride in groundwater of Hengshui city in North China by Yapeng Tuo, Baizhong Yan, Junbai Gai, Yanbo Yu, Xinkai Zhan, Yuanjing Zhang, Shuwei Qiu

“…In the deep groundwater (DG), the mean concentration of I⁻ rose from 0.17 mg/L to 0.19 mg/L, and the mean concentration of F⁻ increased from 1.99 mg/L to 2.90 mg/L. (2) In 2014, the concentrations of I⁻ and F⁻ in SG increased progressively from the recharge area to the discharge area along the groundwater flow. …”
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Effect of oral potassium supplementation on urinary potassium excretion and its diagnostic value for primary aldosteronism by Ke Zhang, Xiyun Deng, Zhuoran Li, Chen Yi, Jianqiong Kong, Yunhong Wang

“…Following a median potassium supplement dose of 8.50 g, serum potassium increased from 3.25 to 3.90 mmol/L (p < .001), and 24-hour urinary potassium (24 h UK) rose from 41.40 to 59.75 mmol/24 h (p = .004). After supplementation, 20% of patients had decreased 24 h UK, while 25%, 25%, and 40% showed increases of 0–10, 10–20, and > 20 mmol/24 h. …”
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Mapping Variability of Mycotoxins in Individual Oat Kernels from Batch Samples: Implications for Sampling and Food Safety by Irene Teixido-Orries, Francisco Molino, Bianca Castro-Criado, Monika Jodkowska, Angel Medina, Sonia Marín, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen

“…Additionally, sampling statistics showed that as the percentage of selected kernels increased, the probability of batch sample rejection for DON contamination rose significantly. The study highlights the heterogeneity of mycotoxin contamination in oat batches, emphasising the importance of accurate detection and regulatory compliance to ensure safer oat-based products.…”
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