High-parameter immunophenotyping reveals distinct immune cell profiles in pruritic dogs and cats by Erin McDonald, Eric Kehoe, Darcy Deines, Mary McCarthy, Brie Wright, Susan Huse

“…This method reduces user bias and precisely identifies cell populations, demonstrating its potential to detect variations and differentiate populations effectively. …”
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The effects of digital nature and actual nature on stress reduction: A meta-analysis and systematic review by Luyao Fan, Mohamad Rizal Baharum

“…Objectives: The study aims to conduct a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of digital nature and actual nature on stress reduction. Methods: In August 2023, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, and EBSCOhost databases were used, and ten articles were in the analysis, with a total sample size of 886 participants. …”
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Implementation of stochastic signal processing algorithms in radar CAD by M. Yu. Konopel'kin, S. V. Petrov, D. A. Smirnyagina

“…Analysis of algorithms characteristics was carried out using the simulation method.Results. A simulation model of a sector surveillance radar with a digital antenna array was created in the radar CAD visual functional editor. …”
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Pharmacological Analysis of Resistance to Anti-VEGF Therapy by M. V. Budzinskaya, A. A. Plyukhova, I. V. Andreeva, A. V. Kuznetsov, A. V. Shelankova, P. A. Sorokin

“…Therapy aimed at combating the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) resulted in an increase of corrected visual acuity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. …”
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Effect of Self-Care Guidelines on Low Back Pain among Pregnant Women by Shimaa A. Sharaby, Mona A. B. Abd Ellatef

“…Aim: Evaluate the effect of self-care guidelines on low back pain among pregnant women. Method: Quasi-experimental (pre/post-test) designed used to achieve the study aim. …”
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Impact of cognitive tasks on postural stability in young and older adults by Sakshi Shah, Nikita Nanavati

“…Abstract Background Postural stability requires coordination of the visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems. Cognitive tasks can divert attention from maintaining posture, potentially reducing body sway and fall risk. …”
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“Fish Purchases” of the Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery in the Late 16th – Early 17th Century: Based on the Materials of Coming-Expensive Books by Evgeniya Tseluykina

“…The article deals with the issue of the quantity and composition of fish in the everyday life of the Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Methods and materials. The number and composition of “fish purchases” were calculated chronologically, which led to the use of the historical and comparative method both vertically (comparing fish prices from the 1570s to the 1610s) and horizontally (comparing fish prices in Moscow, Novgorod, and Kargopol). …”
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Intelligent Recognition of Road Internal Void Using Ground-Penetrating Radar by Qian Kan, Xing Liu, Anxin Meng, Li Yu

“…Therefore, in order to more accurately detect and identify the void areas inside the road, this study proposes an intelligent recognition method for internal road voids based on 3D GPR. First, extensive data on internal road voids was collected using 3D GPR, and the GPR echo characteristics of void areas were analyzed. …”
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CausMatch: Causal Matching Learning With Counterfactual Preference Framework for Cross-Modal Retrieval by Chen Chen, Dan Wang

“…This study specifically investigates the influence of acquired visual and textual attention on network predictions by employing counterfactual intervention as a method of scrutiny. …”
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Peculiarities of the weed infestation of young paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa L.) stands by H. Nychkaliuk

“…To study the weeding processes of young Paulownia tomentosa (Paulownia tomentosa L.) plantations for the further development of an effective weed protection system in the conditions of the Forest Steppe of Ukraine. Methods. To study the interaction of research objects with weather conditions, cultivation methods and technology, field methods (in particular, small-plot), as well as visual, measuring, weight, quantitative and physiological methods were used. …”
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Modified LSTM based skin lesion segmentation and classification using optimization concept by S. Gomathi, N. Arunachalam

“…Skin lesion segmentation was performed using the U-Net method, and features such as color, texture via GLCM, and RGB histogram features were extracted from the segmented images. …”
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Optometrists’ perceptions of vision impairment services in public hospitals of Limpopo province by Modjadji M. Leshabane, Nishanee Rampersad, Khathutshelo P. Mashige

“…Background: Vision impairment (VI) services aim to mitigate the effect of VI and provide opportunities for visually impaired individuals to actively participate in their daily activities. …”
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Effectiveness of community-based interventions for older adults living alone: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Inhye Kim, Hyunseo An, Sohyeon Yun, Hae Yean Park

“…The methodological quality of these studies was assessed using the Downs and Black checklist, while Q-statistic and I-square tests were performed to examine statistical heterogeneity. Additionally, visual inspection of funnel plots and the trim-and-fill method were employed to investigate potential publication bias. …”
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Mass spectrometry imaging reveals spatial metabolic variation and the crucial role of uridine metabolism in liver injury caused by Schistosoma japonicum. by Qingkai Xue, Xiangyu Zhou, Yuyan Wang, Yiyun Liu, Xiaojing Li, Chunrong Xiong, Xinjian Liu, Yuzheng Huang

“…Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a versatile technique that integrates the molecular specificity of mass spectrometry (MS) with spatial imaging information, which could provide an accurate method for observing disease progression. In this study, we used an air flow-assisted desorption electrospray ionization (AFADESI-MSI) platform to detect a wide range of metabolites and visualize their distribution in the liver tissue of mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum. …”
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Is anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve necessary for post-traumatic elbow stiffness? A retrospective study by Jiajun Xu, Zhanchuan Yu, Fanxiao Liu, Shun Lu, Lianxin Li

“…Abstract Objective To explore whether anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve is necessary in patients with post-traumatic elbow stiffness. Method This was a retrospective study of 177 patients with post-traumatic elbow stiffness treated at Shandong Provincial Hospital from 1 January 2012 to 31 October 2022. …”
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Platelet Rich Fibrin Injection with Arthrocentesis for treatment Tempromandibular Joint Internal Derangement of by Twana Hoshyar Saleem, Reiadh Kamal Al-Kamali

“…The patients were followed up postoperatively at 2nd week, 3rd month and 6th month to evaluate pain by visual analogue scale, clicking and maximum mouth opening. …”
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BREEDING OF RICE VARIETIES WITH PYRAMIDING GENES TOLERANT TO DISEASES by P. I. Kostylev, E. V. Krasnova, A. A. Redkin, Zh. M. Mukhina, E. V. Dubina

“…The purpose of the work is to breed a line of rice with five genes resistant to rice blast using a molecular marking method.  We used the lines of foreign breeding as donors of resistant genes and domestic varieties ‘Boyarin’ and ‘Virazh’ as recipients. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of a Mixture of Honey, Olive Oil, and Beeswax for the Management of Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissure: A Pilot Study by Noori S. Al-Waili, Khelod S. Saloom, Thia N. Al-Waili, Ali N. Al-Waili

“…Bleeding, itching, edema, and erythema were measured using a scoring method: 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, and 4 = very severe. …”
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A root system architecture measurement pipeline for apple rootstocks by Jean Sabety, Alicia Serrano, Awais Khan

“…RhizoVision emerged as the most efficient and accurate method, providing root trait data without requiring extensive preprocessing of images, thus offering a reliable approach for phenotyping large apple root systems.…”
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Locally rendered high-resolution Land Use/Land Cover Bitmaps from OpenStreetMap Data for geospecific 3D Simulation by D. Frommholz

“…This paper describes a method for creating land use/land cover (LULC) bitmaps from OpenStreetMap data for virtually any part of the world at any resolution on a standard personal computer. …”
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