Using Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping and Genomic Resources to Improve Breeding Precision in Peaches: Current Insights and Future Prospects by Umar Hayat, Cao Ke, Lirong Wang, Gengrui Zhu, Weichao Fang, Xinwei Wang, Changwen Chen, Yong Li, Jinlong Wu

“…This study examines the complex genetic structure that underlies the morphology of peach fruits, paying special attention to the interaction between genome editing, genomic selection, and marker-assisted selection. …”
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The Cuitzeo granitic xenolith: evidence of an Early Miocene magma plumbing system in central Mexico by María del Sol Hernández-Bernal, Pedro Corona-Chávez, Noemí Trujillo-Hernández, Consuelo Macías-Romo, Dante Jaime Morán-Zenteno, Adrián Jiménez-Haro, Stefano Poli

“… Relevant data on the structure and composition of the crystalline basement in Central México can be found by means of plutonic, metamorphic, and sedimentary xenoliths transported by Neogene and Quaternary volcanic eruptions within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). …”
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Large-scale patterns of benthic marine communities in the Brazilian Province. by Anaide W Aued, Franz Smith, Juan P Quimbayo, Davi V Cândido, Guilherme O Longo, Carlos E L Ferreira, Jon D Witman, Sergio R Floeter, Bárbara Segal

“…As marine ecosystems are influenced by global and regional processes, standardized information on community structure has become crucial for assessing broad-scale responses to natural and anthropogenic disturbances. …”
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The Clinical Review Committee: Impact of the Development of In Vitro Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Within RADx Tech by Matthew Robinson, Charlotte Gaydos, Barbara Van Der Pol, Sally McFall, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, William Clarke, Robert L. Murphy, Lea E. Widdice, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Richard Rothman, Chad Achenbach, Claudia Hawkins, Adam Samuta, Laura Gibson, David McManus, Yukari C. Manabe

“…Leveraging the experience of the Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network, a Clinical Review Committee (CRC) composed of clinicians, bioengineers, regulatory experts, and laboratorians was created to provide structured feedback to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic innovators. …”
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Neural correlates of device-based sleep characteristics in adolescents by Qing Ma, Barbara J. Sahakian, Bei Zhang, Zeyu Li, Jin-Tai Yu, Fei Li, Jianfeng Feng, Wei Cheng

“…These biotypes also differ in cognitive performance and brain structure and function. Longitudinal analysis confirms these differences from ages 9 to 14, with biotype 3 showing consistent cognitive advantages. …”
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Non-medical costs incurred by critically ill patients with dengue, sepsis and tetanus within a major referral hospital in Southern Vietnam: a cost of illness study by Mike English, Linda Denehy, Tingting Zhu, Ping Lu, Andrew King, Sayem Ahmed, Nguyen Lam Vuong, Hugo C Turner, Nguyen Van Hao, Sophie Yacoub, Chris Paton, Alison Holmes, Reza Razavi, Jacob McKnight, Alberto Gomez, Marc Modat, Ronald Geskus, Nguyen Thanh Dung, Lam Minh Yen, Guy Thwaites, Huynh Trung Trieu, David Clifton, Ho Quang Chanh, Evelyne Kestelyn, Le Dinh Van Khoa, Dang Trung Kien, Dong Huu Khanh Trinh, Du Hong Duc, Ho Van Hien, Luu Phuoc An, Nguyen Than Ha Quyen, Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung, Phan Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Louise Thwaites, Tran Minh Duc, Trinh Manh Hung, Hugo Turner, Le Buu Chau, Luong Thi Hue Tai, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Nguyen Thanh Nguyen, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Phan Tu Qui, Phan Vinh Tho, Kerri Hill-Cawthorne, Stefan Karolcik, Damien Ming, Nicolas Moser, Jesus Rodriguez Manzano, Hamideh Kerdegari, Walter Karlen, Thomas Rollinson, Luigi Pisani, Marcus Schultz, Angela McBride, Natasha Ali, Liane Canas, Thanh Nguyen Nguyen, Mau Toan Le, Phuc Hau Nguyen, Thanh Phong Nguyen, Thi Hue Tai Luong, Buu Chau Le, Ba Thanh Pham, Thi Trang Khiet Tieu, Thi Diem Thuy Tran, Minh Yen Lam, Dang Phuong Thao, Doan BuiXuan Thy, HoBich Hai, Le Thanh Phuong, Le Thuy Thuy Khanh, Luu Hoai Bao Tran, Nguyen Quang Huy, Nguyen Thanh Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Giang, Phung Khanh Lam, Phung TranHuy Nhat, Jennifer IloVan Nuil, Vo Tan Hoang, Vu NgoThanh Huyen, Le Mau Toan, Le NgocMinh Thu, Le Thi Mai Thao, Nguyen ThiKim Anh, Nguyen VanThanh Duoc, Pham KieuNguyet Oanh, Phan Thi Hong Van, Truong Thi Phuong Thao, Jannis Hagenah, Miguel Xochicale

“…Introduction Improving the knowledge of the costs of critical care is vital for informing health policy. However, cost data remain limited, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Different Fish Farming Patterns in Paddy Fields Substantially Impact the Bacterial Community Composition, Stability, and Assembly Processes in Paddy Water by Yiran Hou, Rui Jia, Linjun Zhou, Liqiang Zhang, Bing Li, Jian Zhu

“…Hence, partitioned rice–fish farming is a feasible and good agricultural production pattern, and from the perspectives of bacterial community diversity and stability it offers both theoretical insights and data-supported foundations for advancing sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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Poor sleep quality among bedtime smartphone user medical students in Ethiopia, 2024 by Dereje Esubalew, Amare Mebrat Delie, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Nigus Kassie Worku, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Mickiale Hailu, Alemwork Abie, Molla Getie Mehari, Tenagnework Eseyneh Dagnaw, Mihret Melese

“…Subject and methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed, involving 354 undergraduate medical students selected through simple random sampling from Debre Marko's University, the University of Gondar, and Debre Berhan University. Data were collected using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and structured interviews. …”
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Application of family-centered care in cardiac surgery: a scoping review by Duo Zhang, Haoyang Zheng, Yong Gan, Xichen Chai, Ying Zeng, Xiaoyan Yu, Wencan Cheng, Ya Zhao, Zelin Chen, Yanrong Zhou

“…The results were organized and synthesized using a structured spreadsheet. Results A total of 23 studies were included, 95.65% of which were quantitative, spanning nine countries. …”
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A comprehensive approach to studying motor planning and execution using 3D-printed objects and motion tracking technology by Alexander Vyazmin, Sangram Behera, Sangram Behera, Geok Lan See, Geok Lan See, Victoria Moiseeva, Matteo Feurra

“…High-resolution kinematic data were captured using an infrared motion tracking system (Smart-DX, BTS Bioengineering, Italy). …”
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Latent profile and determinants of digital health literacy among older adult patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study by Yujiao Shao, Xuejun Xu, Hongyan Guo, Xiaocui Duan, Zeyu Zhang, Shuang Zhao, Xiumu Yang, Xiumu Yang, Xiumu Yang

“…ObjectiveTo examine the heterogeneity and determinants of digital health literacy among older adult patients with chronic diseases and provide evidence for targeted interventions.MethodsA convenience sample of 536 older adult patients with chronic diseases was recruited from three tertiary hospitals in Anhui Province between October 2023 and May 2024. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, including the Digital Health Literacy Assessment Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Brief Symptom Rating Scale, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, and the age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index. …”
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Integration of nontarget screening and QSAR modeling to identify novel butachlor transformation products of high priority in soil and water environment by Feng Chen, Chi Wu, Lan Zhang, Liangang Mao, Lizhen Zhu, Xingang Liu

“…Butachlor (BTR), a widely used chloroacetanilide herbicide in rice paddies worldwide, has raised concerns due to limited data on its environmental transformation products (TPs) and their ecotoxicological effects. …”
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Physiotherapy in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Recommendations of the Expert Committee of the Rehabilitation Section at the Polish Society of Nephrology by Wioletta Dziubek, Katarzyna Chojak-Fijałka, Tomasz Gołębiowski, Łukasz Rogowski, Katarzyna Bulińska, Urszula Chrabota, Weronika Pawlaczyk, Kazimierz Ciechanowski, Mariusz Kusztal

“…Further action is needed by all stakeholders: doctors, physiotherapists, patient organisations, owners of dialysis stations and payers to implement supervised, structured exercise programmes for chronic dialysis patients.…”
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Beijing Longitudinal Disability Survey in Community Elderly (BLINDSCE): protocol for a community-based prospective longitudinal cohort study about disability prediction model by Yue Wu, Shaoyuan Lei, Siqi Cheng, Xinyan Du, ChengBei Hou, Hongjun Liu, Xiaolin Yue, Yansu Guo

“…Participants complete structured questionnaires and undergo assessments of disability, cognition and disability-related factors and outcomes. …”
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Clouds Detection in Polar Icy Terrains: A Deformable Attention-Based Deep Neural Network for Multispectral Polar Scene Parsing by Shaojin Dong, Cailan Gong, Yong Hu, Long Cheng, Yang Wang, Fuqiang Zheng

“…DLACD-Net incorporates a nested U-shaped encoder–decoder structure and proposes DSACRSU at each encoding–decoding stage. …”
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Drought-induced shifts in cowpea rhizoplane bacterial communities across different vegetative and reproductive stages by Durga P.M. Chinthalapudi, Nisarga Kodadinne Narayana, Sujan Poudel, John P. Brooks, Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam, Raju Bheemanahalli

“…Beta diversity results revealed that genotype and drought significantly influenced microbial community structure across growth stages. Proteobacteria dominated the root zone of the EpicSelect4 genotype, while UCR369 showed an increase in Actinobacteria under drought conditions. …”
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Isobutyrate Confers Resistance to Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Host–Microbiota Interactions in Pigs by Xiuyu Fang, Haiyang Liu, Junling Liu, Yongqing Du, Zihan Chi, Yiqi Bian, Xuan Zhao, Teng Teng, Baoming Shi

“…However, the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of action of isobutyrate in IBD remain unclear. Clinical data indicate that the fecal levels of isobutyrate are markedly lower in patients with Crohn’s disease than in healthy controls. …”
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Preliminary Analysis of a Novel Spaceborne Pseudo Tripe-Frequency Radar Observations on Cloud and Precipitation: EarthCARE CPR-GPM DPR Coincidence Dataset by Zhen Li, Shurui Ge, Xiong Hu, Weihua Ai, Jiajia Tang, Junqi Qiao, Shensen Hu, Xianbin Zhao, Haihan Wu

“…By integrating EarthCARE W-band doppler cloud radar observations with GPM Ku/Ka-band dual-frequency precipitation radar data, this study constructs a novel global “pseudo tripe-frequency” radar coincidence dataset comprising 2886 coincidence events (about one-third of the events detected precipitation), aiming to systematically investigating band-dependent responses to cloud and precipitation structure. …”
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Analysis of the dynamics of occupational morbidity and its consequences in Ukraine in comparison with other countries of the world by M.H. Prodanchuk, A.V. Basanets, O.P. Kravchuk, K.Y. Hashynova, V.A. Hvozdetskyy

“…The most common occupational diseases in Ukraine are diseases caused by dust exposure: pneumoconiosis, chronic bronchitis, COPD, which make up 39% of the occupational morbidity structure. The global indicator of Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALYs) from the occupational exposure factors in the world (5.1%) is 3 times higher than the similar one in Ukraine (1.53%). …”
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Genetic aspects of nonimmune hydrops fetalis by H. A. Sarkisyan, S. V. Dumova, E. I. Shabelnikova, A. A. Fadeeva, K. S. Zizyukina, I. Yu. Zyablova, A. P. Khokhlova, O. I. Savateeva, D. M. Muscherova, I. V. Zhuravleva

“…The prevalence of nonimmune hydrops fetalis, according to various data, ranges from 0.05 to 0.5%, or about 1:4000 live births. …”
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