Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A case study of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District. by Ian, Byoonanebye

“…Challenges faced by stakeholders in their efforts to empower the girl-child included; poverty, negative cultural norms, ignorance and traditional gender roles while on the strategies for enhanced girl-child in Kanungu Town Council, it was found out that programmes have been introduced to promote girl-child through formal education. …”
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The Impact of Batwa Settlement Patterns on their Social Economic Development: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality by Aiijshakiye, Vincent

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In vitro propagation of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. using apical shoot segments and phytochemical assessments of the maternal and regenerated plants by Roggers, Gang, Richard, Komakech, Yuseong, Chung, Denis, Okello, Wook, Jin Kim, Byeong, Cheol Moon, Nam, Hui Yim, Youngmin, Kang

“…Nannf. is a medicinal plant traditionally used in China, Korea, and Japan to treat many diseases including poor gastrointestinal function, low immunity, gastric ulcers, and chronic gastritis. …”
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A novel approach for target deconvolution from phenotype-based screening using knowledge graph by Xiaohong Wang, Meifang Zhang, Jianliang Xu, Xin Li, Jing Xiong, Haowei Cao, Fangkun Dou, Xue Zhai, Hua Sun

“…Abstract Deconvoluting drug targets is crucial in modern drug development, yet both traditional and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven methods face challenges in terms of completeness, accuracy, and efficiency. …”
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Aridity-induced phenological shifts and greening trends in Mediterranean forest species: Insights from 28 years of Landsat data in southern Spain by Aurelio D. Herraiz, Pablo Salazar-Zarzosa, Cristina Acosta-Muñoz, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, Rafael Villar

“…It is particularly important to recognize the varied phenological responses of forest species to aridity, which reflect their different adaptations to climate change. Traditional field measurements may not effectively capture these phenological changes across extensive regions. …”
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Physicochemical Properties of Sago- and Corn Flour-Based Rice Analogues Fortified with Black-Eyed Bean Flour and Skimmed Milk Powder by Noer Abyor Handayani, Siswo Sumardiono, Aprilina Purbasari, Alfan Fatir Fatikah, Imam Muda Alhakim

“…Rice analogues emerge as a potential substitute for traditional rice, serving as a viable staple food option. …”
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Prompt Conditioned Batik Pattern Generation Using LoRA Weighted Diffusion Model With Classifier-Free Guidance by Rahmatulloh Daffa Izzuddin Wahid, Novanto Yudistira, Candra Dewi, Irawati Nurmala Sari, Dyanningrum Pradhikta, Fatmawati

“…Batik, a significant element of Indonesian cultural heritage, is renowned for its intricate patterns and profound philosophical meanings. While preserving traditional batik is crucial, the creation of modern patterns is equally encouraged to keep the art form vibrant and evolving. …”
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Exploring the Pharmacokinetics and Gut Microbiota Modulation of Hesperidin and Nobiletin from Mandarin Orange Peel in Experimental Dogs: A Pilot Study by Jun Nakahigashi, Makoto Kurikami, Satomi Iwai, Sadahiko Iwamoto, Shou Kobayashi, Eiji Kobayashi

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Mandarin orange peel (MOP) is recognized for its traditional medicinal properties due to its high flavonoid content. …”
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International collaboration of VIR as an important factor of replenishing the collection of grain legume genetic resources by M. A. Vishnyakova, T. G. Alexandrova, T. V. Buravtseva, M. O. Burlyaeva, G. P. Egorova, E. V. Semenova, I. V. Seferova, I. L. Stepanova, I. I. Yankov

“…Since then, interaction of the Institute with foreign partners has not lost its relevance and traditions. The sources of foreign material are international collecting expeditions, the exchange of scientists, requests for germplasm to international genebanks, national botanical gardens, breeding organizations, specialized research institutions and universities. …”
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Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Abstract Background Traditional treatment approaches for prescription-type opioid use disorder (POUD), centered on abstinence, have limitations and hinder the development of interventions that meet the needs of people with POUD. …”
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Image-Based Detection and Classification of Malaria Parasites and Leukocytes with Quality Assessment of Romanowsky-Stained Blood Smears by Jhonathan Sora-Cardenas, Wendy M. Fong-Amaris, Cesar A. Salazar-Centeno, Alejandro Castañeda, Oscar D. Martínez-Bernal, Daniel R. Suárez, Carol Martínez

“…Malaria remains a global health concern, with 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths being reported by the WHO in 2022. Traditional diagnostic methods often struggle with inconsistent stain quality, lighting variations, and limited resources in endemic regions, making manual detection time-intensive and error-prone. …”
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ER-GMMD: Cross-Scene Remote Sensing Classification Method of <italic>Tamarix chinensis</italic> in the Yellow River Estuary by Liying Zhu, Yabin Hu, Guangbo Ren, Na Qiao, Ziyue Meng, Jianbu Wang, Yajie Zhao, Shibao Li, Yi Ma

“…Key results include: 1) The proposed model, trained with only 5&#x0025; of the source domain samples, achieves an overall classification accuracy of 96.52&#x0025; on the target domain samples, which is a 17.61&#x0025; improvement compared with the traditional network U-Net without domain adaptation. 2) Compared with domain adaptation algorithms DAN and S-DMM, the proposed ER-GMMD model demonstrates higher accuracy on the constructed dataset, indicating its potential for high-precision classification of mixed vegetation in coastal wetlands.…”
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Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics by Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, Jorge Duconge-Soler, Hilton Franqui-Rivera, Roberto Feliu-Maldonado, Abiel Roche-Lima, Israel Almodovar-Rivera

“…This data is particularly controversial because Hispanics possess a higher prevalence of traditional risk factors for developing AF yet have a lower AF prevalence. …”
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Effects and trend of steroid dosage reduction during cardiac surgery: A three-year retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center by Jeng-Wei Chen, Hsiu-Wen Liang, Bo-Wei Fong, Chih-Yang Chan, Heng-Wen Chou, Nai-Kuan Chou, Chih-Hsien Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, I-Hui Wu, Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ron-Bin Hsu

“…Background: Current adult cardiac surgery guidelines recommend against the routine use of prophylactic intravenous corticosteroids during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to concerns about myocardial injury, despite their potential to reduce postoperative atrial fibrillation. Traditionally, a high dose of 1,000 mg of methylprednisolone was used to attenuate the inflammatory response associated with CPB. …”
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Polycaprolactone for Hard Tissue Regeneration: Scaffold Design and In Vivo Implications by Fernanda Ramírez-Ruiz, Israel Núñez-Tapia, María Cristina Piña-Barba, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez, Vincenzo Guarino, Janeth Serrano-Bello

“…In this review, current state-of-the-art scaffold manufacturing based on the use of polycaprolactone (PCL) as a biomaterial for bone tissue regeneration will be described by reporting relevant studies focusing on processing techniques, from traditional—i.e., freeze casting, thermally induced phase separation, gas foaming, solvent casting, and particle leaching—to more recent approaches, such as 3D additive manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing/bioprinting, electrofluid dynamics/electrospinning), as well as integrated techniques. …”
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Fractures in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, economic impact and ethnography (Fractures-E3): study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Christopher Grundy, Simon Matthew Graham, Hannah Wilson, Samuel Hawley, Kebba Marenah, Tadios Manyanga, James Masters, Bintou Trawally, Munyardardzi Ndekwere, Prudance Mushayavanhu, Mkhululi Lukhele, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Farhanah Paruk, Kate A. Ward, Matthew Costa, Celia L. Gregson, Rashida A. Ferrand, Sarah Drew, Anya Burton, Landing M. Jarjou, Bilkish Cassim, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Sian Noble

“…Age- and sex-stratified household sampling will recruit 5030 adults aged 40 years and older; (ii) prospective cohort studies in adults aged 40 years and older will determine hip fracture incidence, associated risk factors, and outcomes over one year (e.g. mortality, disability, health-related quality of life); (iii) economic studies of direct health costs of hip fracture with projection modelling of future national health costs and cost-effectiveness analyses of different hip fracture care pathways; (iv) national surveys of hip fracture services (including traditional bonesetters in The Gambia); and (v) ethnographic studies of hip fracture care provision and experiences will understand fracture service pathways. …”
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Long-term results of treatment of right-sided colon cancer with mesocolic excision and D3-lymph node dissection by S. K. Efetov, I. A. Tulina, A. Yu. Kravchenko, D. N. Fedorov, S. V. Efetov, P. V. Tsarkov

“…Comparative analysis of the long-term results of treatment of right colon cancer at I–III stages with D2- and D3-lymph node dissections was carried out. Traditional right hemicolectomy with D2-lymph node dissection was applied in 132 patients (control group). …”
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Photon sensor-based monitoring of spatial variations in canopy FIPAR for crop growth assessment by Jian Wang, Zhenggui Zhang, Xin Li, Lu Feng, Xiaofei Li, Minghua Xin, Shiwu Xiong, Yingchun Han, Shijie Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhi, Beifang Yang, Guoping Wang, Yaping Lei, Zhanbiao Wang, Yabing Li

“…Crop growth monitoring technology holds great potential to enable timely management adjustments, optimize resource use, and support sustainable agriculture practices, achieving efficient intelligent agriculture for data-driven cultivation. Traditional field measurement and monitoring methods are often inefficient and provide limited, outdated information. …”
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An Approach to Refining MODIS LAI Data Using a Fitting Scale Factor Time Series by Junxian Tang, Peijuan Wang, Rui Feng, Yang Li, Qing Li

“…The time series of scale factors derived from high- and low-purity pixels, differentiated by a 50% purity threshold, resulted in improved performance in adjusting the spring maize LAI compared to traditional remote sensing LAI data. The adjusted LAI performed better in reflecting the growth characteristics of spring maize in the NEC region, with the relative mean square errors between observed and adjusted LAI of spring maize during 2016 and 2020 below 1 m²/m². …”
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可穿戴设备在卒中风险预测及卒中后管理中的应用进展 Research Progress on the Application of Wearable Devices in Stroke Risk Prediction and Post-Stroke Management... by 吴雅婷1，魏宸铭1，桑振华1，陈乐1，梁怡凡1，武剑1，2，3 (WU Yating1, WEI Chenming1, SANG Zhenhua1, CHEN Le1, LIANG Yifan1, WU Jian1,2,3)

“…Abstract: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Traditional monitoring and management approaches can no longer meet the growing health management needs of high-risk groups and patients with stroke. …”
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