Differences in Soil Reinforcement and Root Fatigue Properties of Typical Shrubs in Semi-arid Mining Areas by Xin Zhang, Bo Wang, Tiejun Liu, Jianying Guo, Hugang Wang, Zhenqi Yang

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Granular analysis of pathways to care and durations of untreated psychosis: A marginal delay model. by Walter S Mathis, Maria Ferrara, Shadie Burke, Emily Hyun, Fangyong Li, Bin Zhou, John Cahill, Emily R Kline, Matcheri S Keshavan, Vinod H Srihari

“…Marginal-delay, or the portion of overall delay attributable to a specific node, was computed as the number of days between the start dates of contiguous nodes on the PTC. Sources of delay within the network of care were quantified and patient characteristic (sex, age, race, income, insurance, living, education, employment, and function) influences on such delays were analyzed via bivariate and mixed model testing.…”
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Multi-objective optimization of urban logistics land: a gradient-based method approach with Wuhan city as an example by Hongzan Jiao, Shuaikang Zhang

“…However, the dual challenge of mismatched logistics supply and demand, along with conflicts in land use functions, can lead to inefficiencies in resource allocation and urban freight system performance. …”
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Nurses’ usage of validated tools to assess for delirium in general acute care settings: A scoping review protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Aoibhinn Boyd, Leona Bannon, Marcia Kirwan

“…It often affects hospital in-patients and is associated with an increased risk of mortality, dementia, and functional decline. Delirium can be detected through the use of validated assessment tools, administered by nurses, and early detection is associated with improved outcomes for patients. …”
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Identification and characterization of the powdery mildew resistance in cultivated emmer wheat accession Lxd-682 via bulked segregant RNA sequencing by Jiatong Li, Ningning Yu, Nina Sun, Lige Geng, Yanmin Qie, Dongfeng Zhai, Yuxiang Wang, Linzhi Li, Xueqing Liu, Xusheng Sun, Jiangchun Wang, Ruishan Liu, Guantong Pan, Shengmao Zou, Guohao Han, Yuli Jin, Pengtao Ma

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Comparison of Gut Microbiota in Overwintering Bees: <i>Apis cerana</i> vs. <i>Apis mellifera</i> by Heng Chen, Lijiao Gao, Jialin Liu, Conghui Ji, Xiaoqun Dang, Zeyang Zhou, Wenhua Luo

“…However, during the cold season, resources become limited, leading to significant losses in bee colonies. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…Their explication represents a multi-layered semiotic system (external level (multimodal resources); internal (macro- and micro-level). Between the two extreme points of recreation there are texts with different levels of recreation, and in descending order the recreational function is combined with additional, non-creative ones.…”
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Challenges to the performance of the regional health departments in Mauritania: a qualitative study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Kirsten Accoe, Karina Kielmann, Bruno Marchal, Verónica Trasancos Buitrago, Hamma Issa Moussa, Bart Criel

“…Results This study assessed the performance of two RDHAs in Mauritania by analysing of their key functions. The participants noted a lack of clarity in their objectives, an overly bureaucratic vision of their functions and inadequate technical capacities hampering the provision of required services. …”
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From DVB-S to DVB-S2X: Progress in Standardization of Digital Satellite Broadcasting Systems by K. Yu. Kolomensky, A. Yu. Demidova, A. S. Kazarinov

“…New functions and features introduced in the DVB-S2 system were analyzed, including the Time-Slicing (Annex M) option, which allows receivers to select and decode a specific stream carrying one or more services of interest without wasting resources on processing other streams. …”
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Comparative analyses of parasites with a comprehensive database of genome-scale metabolic models. by Maureen A Carey, Gregory L Medlock, Michał Stolarczyk, William A Petri, Jennifer L Guler, Jason A Papin

“…This knowledgebase represents the largest collection of genome-scale metabolic models for both pathogens and eukaryotes; with this resource, we can predict species-specific functions, contextualize experimental results, and optimize selection of experimental systems for fastidious species.…”
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Microbial diversification is maintained in an experimentally evolved synthetic community by Zahraa Al-Tameemi, Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo

“…We further observed loss-of-function mutations in flagellar genes that were fixed in monocultures but not in co-cultures. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of the SMXL Gene Family in Common Wheat and Expression Analysis of TaSMXLs Under Abiotic Stress by Zunjie Wang, Zhengning Jiang, Heping Wan, Xueyan Chen, Hongya Wu

“…This study provides a theoretical foundation for understanding the functional roles of <i>SMXL</i> genes in wheat and offers valuable candidate gene resources for breeding stress-resistant wheat varieties.…”
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Today’s Mechanisms of Financing the 4th Energy-Transition by E. V. Altukhova

“…The article studies accessible efficient finance tools, which can provide a new format of interaction with regard to principles of power system functioning. As auxiliary resources fostering finance priority identification the author put forward ESG-accounting and ESG-ratings. …”
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Heterogeneously integrated light emitting diodes and photodetectors in the metal-insulator-metal waveguide platform by Kwon Kyungmok, Park Junghoon, You Jong-Bum, Yu Kyoungsik

“…We experimentally verify the independent and combined operations of electrically-driven on-chip light sources and photodetectors.…”
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Diagnostic potential of the B9D2 gene in colorectal cancer based on whole blood gene expression data and machine learning by Zhaorui Wang, Yongcheng Fu, Haozhe Zhang, Na Liu, Ningjing Lei

“…The B9D2 gene, which is essential for ciliary function, has been rarely explored in CRC. This study is the first to investigate the diagnostic potential of B9D2 in CRC, using bioinformatics and machine learning to uncover its novel role in early detection, with implications for clinical translation. …”
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Biological properties of cord blood hematopoietic stem cells by S. A. Rumiantsev, E. Yu. Osipova, S. E. Ipatov, T. V. Shamanskaya, O. A. Mayorova, A. G. Rumyantsev

“…Phased developments of the technology of stem cells detection and selection, their proliferation, differentiation and function assessment using cultivation in vitro and in vivo in animal model was described. …”
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Automated Dead Chicken Detection in Poultry Farms Using Knowledge Distillation and Vision Transformers by Ridip Khanal, Wenqin Wu, Joonwhoan Lee

“…A dynamic frame selection strategy optimizes resource usage by adjusting monitoring intervals based on the chickens’ age, ensuring real-time performance in resource-constrained environments. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHOICE OF ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY by Oksana Mykoliuk, Nataliia Prylepa

“…The following results were obtained: defined the main selection criteria of energy security strategy of enterprise; the author’s interpretation of the concept "energy security strategy of enterprise" is proposed, which is based on the vector of innovative development of enterprise in the field of energy security, which is aimed at rational and efficient use of energy and natural energy resources for achievement of strategic innovation aimed goals of energy policy; a structure for the energy security monitoring of enterprise has been formed and the main tasks of the enterprise’s energy security subdivision have been defined. …”
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Big data in visual field testing for glaucoma by Alex T. Pham, Annabelle A. Pan, Jithin Yohannan

“…In this study, we review the use of big data for evaluating the reliability of VF tests, gaining insights into real-world clinical practices and outcomes, understanding new disease associations and risk factors, characterizing the patterns of VF loss, defining the structure–function relationship of glaucoma, enhancing early diagnosis or earlier detection of progression, informing clinical decisions, and improving clinical trials. …”
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An improved statistical bias correction method for Global Climate Model (GCM) precipitation projection: A case study on the CMCC-CM2-SR5 model projection in China’s Huaihe River Ba... by Yuning Luo, Ke Zhang, Wen Wang, Xinyu Chen, Jin Feng, Haijun Wang, Wei Liu, Cheng Guo, Cuiying Chen, Xiaozhong Wang

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