Strategic fertilizer placement in containers influences liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) growth, reproduction, and competitiveness with ornamentals by Manjot Kaur Sidhu, Sushila Chaudhari, Roberto Lopez, Eric L Patterson, Debalina Saha

“…Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha L.) is a problematic weed for nurseries and greenhouses, and currently, no effective method exists for controlling it in greenhouses. This study assessed liverwort growth, reproduction, and its competitiveness with ornamental plants in response to the strategic placement of controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs). …”
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A Novel Approach to Optimize Key Limitations of Azure Kinect DK for Efficient and Precise Leaf Area Measurement by Ziang Niu, Ting Huang, Chengjia Xu, Xinyue Sun, Mohamed Farag Taha, Yong He, Zhengjun Qiu

“…To correct RGB–depth misalignment, a unified recalibration method was developed to ensure accurate alignment between RGB and depth data. …”
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The Suitability of Tomini Bay Gorontalo for Marine Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges by Sri Nuryatin Hamzah, Femy M Sahami, Sitty Ainsyah Habibie, Sandrianto Djunaidi

“…Coral reef conditions were assessed using the underwater photo transect method, while reef fish data were collected using the underwater visual census method. …”
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USSD: Unsupervised Sleep Spindle Detector by Edgardo Ramirez, Pablo A. Estevez, Martin D. Adams, Claudio A. Perez, Marcelo Garrido Gonzalez, Patricio Peirano

“…An unsupervised adaptive threshold method based on the distribution of the automatically detected SS lengths is developed, which allows the adaptation of the USSD algorithm to different datasets in an unsupervised way. …”
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Health-related quality of life in Singapore: Population norms for the EQ-5D-5L and EORTC QLQ-C30 by Jaclyn Tan, Mervyn JR Lim, Ravindran Kanesvaran, Richard Norman, Wen Yee Chay, Mohamad Farid Bin Harunal Rashid, Mihir Gandhi, Madeleine King, Nan Luo

“…Regression-based population norms were computed for each subgroup using a post-stratification method. Results: In multiple linear regression analysis, age was significantly associated with EQ-5D-5L index and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, while no sociodemographic characteristics were significantly associated with EORTC QLQ-C30 summary scores. …”
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The Modeling of the Probable Behaviour of Insider Cyber Fraudsters in Banks by Hanna Yarovenko, Aleksandra Kuzior, Alona Raputa

“…Conducting a cluster analysis using the k-means method made it possible to form 3 main groups of search queries, which included 12 of the selected variables. …”
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Oil-Painting Style Classification Using ResNet with Conditional Information Bottleneck Regularization by Yaling Dang, Fei Duan, Jia Chen

“…We implement this conditional term using a matrix-based Rényi’s entropy estimator, thereby avoiding costly variational approximations and ensuring computational efficiency. We evaluate our method on two public benchmarks: the Pandora dataset (7740 images across 12 artistic movements) and the OilPainting dataset (19,787 images across 17 styles). …”
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Polythermal study of phase behavior and extractive crystallization of salt in the ternary system ammonium sulfate – water – polyethylene glycol-1500 by Karagulova, Madina A., Kirilina, Diana R., Danilina, Veronika V., Tsesarenkova, Victoria M., Cherkasov, Dmitry G.

“…Phase equilibria and solubility have been studied by the visual polythermal method in mixtures of components in nine sections of the composition triangle in the range of 10–70° C in the ternary system ammonium sulfate – water – polyethyleneglycol-1500 (PEG-1500). …”
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Unraveling the significance of cuproptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment through integrated single-cell sequencing and machine learning appro... by Wang Liu, Liangjing Xia, Yuan peng, Qiang Cao, Ke Xu, Huiyan Luo, Yongjun Peng, Yanping Zhang

“…A comprehensive understanding of the biological characteristics and molecular mechanisms underlying HCC cell subpopulations is crucial for improving prognostic predictions and refining treatment strategies. Methods Single-cell RNA sequencing data were obtained from the GEO database and processed using the Seurat R package for quality control, including data filtering, batch effect correction, and dimensionality reduction via PCA and UMAP to visualize cell distribution and identify distinct subpopulations. …”
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Effect of Neuromuscular Exercise Training Combined with Semiconductor Laser Therapy on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by LOU Xiaole, TAO Yating, LIN Lin, SONG Xiaodong, WANG Min, JIANG Yong

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of neuromuscular exercise (NEMEX训练) training combined with semiconductor laser therapy on patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).MethodsA total of sixty patients with knee osteoarthritis were treated in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University from August 2023 to March 2024 were selected and randomly divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table method, with 30 patients in each group. …”
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Enhanced Dermal Delivery of Nanoparticulate Formulation of Cutibacterium acnes Using Sponge Spicules for Atopic Dermatitis Treatment by Jin Y, Zhang C, Jia M, Chen M

“…In this study, a novel nanoparticulate formulation of Cutibacterium acnes (NFCA) was developed with the formulation optimization for the dermal delivery.Materials and Methods: Sponge Haliclona sp. spicules (SHS) were isolated from the explants of sponge Haliclona sp. with our proprietary method. …”
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Deep Learning-Assisted Diagnostic System: Implant Brand Detection Using Improved IB-YOLOv10 in Periapical Radiographs by Yuan-Jin Lin, Shih-Lun Chen, Ya-Cheng Lu, Xu-Ming Lin, Yi-Cheng Mao, Ming-Yi Chen, Chao-Shun Yang, Tsung-Yi Chen, Kuo-Chen Li, Wei-Chen Tu, Patricia Angela R. Abu, Chiung-An Chen

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Efficacy of Tuina Versus the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Technique in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Kaiqi Fan, Aicheng Wang, Hainan Gao, Ting Yu, Xiangyu Zhu

“…However, there is little evidence of the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), a rehabilitative method involving specific patterns of muscle contraction and stretching, in treating NCNP, either alone or in combination with tuina. …”
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V. DOMONTOVYCH’S SHORT STORY “THIRST FOR MUSIC” IN THE ASPECT OF INTERDISCURSIVE METHODOLOGY by Alyona R. Tychinina., Nataliia V. Nikoriak

“…It involves the use of biographical, hermeneutical, intertextual, and intermedial research methods. The study is based on the research of M. …”
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Survival outcomes of hybrid total hip replacement following failed proximal femoral nail antirotation: a retrospective study with a median 10-year follow-up by Yannan Chen, Zhifen Lai, Weiguang Yu, Xianshang Zeng, Mingdong Zhao, Guangquan Zhu

“…The primary objective of this study was to evaluate implant longevity, which was assessed using the Kaplan–Meier method, with a particular focus on revision surgeries. …”
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Partial femoral head replacement: a new innovative surgical technique for precise minimally invasive treatment of association research circulation osseous stage III femoral head ne... by Tianyu Wang, Zhongzheng Wang, Yuchuan Wang, Changhui Li, Yining Lu, Yanbin Zhu, Wei Chen, Xuebin Zhang, Yingze Zhang

“…Conclusions Our preliminary clinical results showed that partial femoral head replacement was a safe and effective method for the treatment of ARCO III femoral head necrosis. …”
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Clinical efficacy and radiological changes of proximal fibular osteotomy for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Jiang, Jingyuan Li, Liang Zhang, Xiaodong Jia, Tianrui Wang, Xia Zhao, Jinli Chen, Kuishuai Xu

“…Abstract Objective We aimed to analyze the clinical efficacy, safety, and radiological changes of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (MKOA). Methods Since the establishment of the databases, we searched all studies involving proximal fibular osteotomy in PubMed, Proquest, Scopus, and Web of Science. …”
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Clinical Study on Lumbar Disc Herniation Treated by Sling and Tuina Exercise Technique by Yi DING, Chenchen GUO, LI Li

“…Objective:To explore the clinical effect of sling and tuina exercise technique on lumbar disc herniation(LDH)and the changes of thickness of local core stable muscles including transversus abdominal muscle and multifidus muscle, and to explain the therapeutic advantages of sling and tuina exercise technique for LDH.Methods:A total of 84 LDH patients who were outpatient and admitted to the rehabilitation center of the Second Affiliated Hospital in Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were collected. …”
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A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF BALANCE– PROPRIOCEPTION AND AEROBIC EXERCISES ON FUNCTIONAL STATUS, PAIN, AND BALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLE... by Hadi Yavuz, Türker Şahinkaya, Musa Doruk, Mert Zure, Şensu Dinçer, Ayşegül Ketenci, Gökhan Metin

“…This study aimed to compare the effects of aerobic and balance-proprioception exercises on pain, functional status, and balance in female patients with fibromyalgia.Material and Method: Female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome who applied to the university physical medicine and rehabilitation department clinic were evaluated for eligibility. …”
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Radiomic study on preoperative multi‐modal magnetic resonance images identifies IDH‐mutant TERT promoter‐mutant gliomas by Haoyu Wang, Shuxin Zhang, Xiang Xing, Qiang Yue, Wentao Feng, Siliang Chen, Jun Zhang, Dan Xie, Ni Chen, Yanhui Liu

“…This study aimed to characterize the IDHmut pTERTmut gliomas in multimodal MRI using the radiomic method and establish a precise diagnostic model identifying this group of gliomas. …”
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