Under-nutrition and its associated factors among adult second-line antiretroviral treatment users in Northern Ethiopia by Seteamlak Adane Masresha, Atitegeb Abera Kidie, Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Tadesse Mamo Dejene, Aychew Kassie Gidafie, Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh

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Yield performance, adaptability and processing qualities of pre-release potato clones under different Rwandan agro-ecologies by Rukundo Placide, Ndacyayisenga Theophile, Elke Vandamme, Nshimiyimana Jean Claude, Mendes Thiago

“…Abstract Five new potato clones (CIP393280.64, CIP393371.58, CIP393077.159, CIP396018.241, and CIP398190.615) and two local checks (Kinigi and Kirundo) were evaluated in fourteen sites under the National Performance Trials (NPTs) for two growing seasons using a randomized complete block design with three replications to identify their yield performance, adaptability and processing qualities. …”
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Comparative study of cucumber ( Cucumissativus L.) cultivars under organic fertilizer treatments in the Southern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria by A. I. Afe, A.A Olowoake, C.O Akure, M.R Babatunde

“…Purpose: The study investigated the growth and yield of cucumber cultivars under the influence of the organic fertilizers application. …”
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Comparative analysis of gene expression in tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) under low-temperature stress by L. S. Samarina, A. O. Matskiv, N. G. Koninskaya, T. A. Simonyan, V. I. Malyarovskaya, L. S. Malyukova

“…In this work, we performed a comparative analysis of the expression of 18 tea genes (ICE1, CBF1, DHN1, DHN2, DHN3, NAC17, NAC26, NAC30, bHLH7, bHLH43, P5CS, WRKY2, LOX1, LOX6, LOX7, SnRK1.1, SnRK1.2, SnRK1.3) under cold and frost conditions in two tea genotypes, tolerant and susceptible. …”
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The construction of large-aperture Schottky heterostructures and the study of the reduction properties of heavy metal ions under natural light by FengQi Qiu, Yanfei Pan, Yuan Tian, Huiming Shi, Shuaiqi Hu, Qiang Guo, Yuan Wang, Qinglun Liang, Mayin Dai, Zhenhua Xue

“…The results showed that the hollow pore size of NOT-1-1 was up to 30 μm, and the elements including Ni and Ti were uniformly distributed, which formed TiO2 and Ni-NiO with Schottky heterojunction structure. …”
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Randomized controlled trial on effect of different routes of dexmedetomidine on Haemodynamics in patients undergoing saphenectomy under epidural anaesthesia by Sisi Zeng, Jixiang Wan, Xuechao Li, Na Wang, Jiabei Li, Luyue Gao, Zhen Yang, Fangjun Wang

“…The primary outcome was the systolic blood pressure (SBP) at before anaesthesia (T0) and at 5 (T1), 15 (T2), and 30 min (T3) and 1 (T4), 2 (T5), 4 (T6), 6 (T7), and 8 h (T8) after dexmedetomidine infusion. …”
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A novel TID + IDN controller tuned with coatis optimization algorithm under deregulated hybrid power system by Geetanjali Dei, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Binod Kumar Sahu, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

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Immune microenvironment features underlying the superior efficacy of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy over chemotherapy in local advanced gastric cancer by Ning Zhang, Chunyu Li, Zehua Zhao, Biying Jiang, Wentao Wang, Fujing Sun, Yong Zhang, Yanmei Zhu

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Characterizing Droughts During the Rice Growth Period in Northeast China Based on Daily SPEI Under Climate Change by Tangzhe Nie, Xiu Liu, Peng Chen, Lili Jiang, Zhongyi Sun, Shuai Yin, Tianyi Wang, Tiecheng Li, Chong Du

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The Effect of Mulching on the Root Growth of Greenhouse Tomatoes Under Different Drip Irrigation Volumes and Its Distribution Model by Jiankun Ge, Yuhao Zhu, Xuewen Gong, Chuqi Yao, Xinyu Wu, Jiale Zhang, Yanbin Li

“…To explore the response patterns of greenhouse crop root distribution to the drip irrigation water amount under mulching conditions, the tomato was chosen as the research object. …”
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Effects on Soil Aggregates and Organic Carbon Under a Triple-Cropping System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River by Binjuan Yang, Qin Liu, Ning Liu, Yao Huang, Guoqin Huang

“…The contribution of soil aggregates > 2 mm under CRI increased by 20.77%, 6.71%, and 2.19% to the control in winter cropping and early and late rice harvesting periods, respectively. …”
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Chronic limb-threatening ischemia under the age of 50 – a single-center 12-year retrospective study by Inês Gueifão, Anita Quintas, Rita Soares Ferreira, Fábio Pais, Tiago Ribeiro, Joana Cardoso, Helena Fidalgo, Maria Emília Ferreira

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Integrated nitrogen nutrition with vermicompost and storage duration affect grain quality characters of aromatic rice under subtropical condition by Mohammad Rezaul Manir, Uttam Kumer Sarker, Sinthia Afsana Kheya, Md. Towkir Ahmed, Nilufa Ferdous, Md. Salahuddin Kaysar, Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Parvez Anwar, Uzzal Somaddar, Abeer Hashem, Alanoud Alfagham, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Md. Romij Uddin

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Effect of Moxidectin Treatment at Peripartum on Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections in Ewes Raised under Tropical Andes High Altitude Conditions by J. J. Vargas-Duarte, H. Lozano-Márquez, H. A. Grajales-Lombana, C. Manrique-Perdomo, D. A. Martínez-Bello, C. Saegerman, M. Raes, N. Kirschvink

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Liver Injury Indicating Fatty Liver but Not Serologic NASH Marker Improves under Metformin Treatment in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Susanne Tan, Nils Vollmar, Sven Benson, Jan-Peter Sowa, Lars P. Bechmann, Guido Gerken, Dagmar Fuhrer, Ali Canbay

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Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties and Seepage Characteristics of Red Sandstone with a Single Persistent Joint under Triaxial Compression by Wei Wang, Shifan Liu, Chong Shi, Shanxi Zheng, Qizhi Zhu

“…As a result, the mechanical responses, seepage characteristics, and cracking modes in red sandstone containing a single persistent joint under triaxial compression are revealed.…”
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Semi-analytical methodology for fretting wear evaluation of unlubricated pitch bearing raceways under operative and non-operative periods by D. Cubillas, M. Olave, I. Llavori, I. Ulacia, J. Larrañaga, A. Zurutuza, A. Lopez

“…In this work a semi-analytical methodology is presented and an analysis of the fretting phenomenon in pitch bearing raceways in the absence of lubricant under both productive and non-productive periods of static pitch control is accomplished. …”
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Heat transfer analysis of premixed low calorific value landfill gas impinging flame under oxygen and hydrogen enrichment by Kangdong Chen, Udaya Kahangamage, Kang Tan, Chun-wah Leung

“…In this study, the heat transfer of impinging flames of low-calorific value landfill gas (BG30) was analyzed under hydrogen and oxygen enrichment. …”
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Loss of correlated proteasomal subunit expression selectively promotes the 20SHigh state which underlies luminal breast tumorigenicity by Rangapriya Sundararajan, Shubhada R. Hegde, Ashish Kumar Panda, Joel Christie, Nikhil Gadewal, Prasanna Venkatraman

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Calculation and Analysis of Aircraft Pollutant Emission Based on Time Wake Separation Mode under Coastal Airport and Headwind Conditions by Pan Wei-Jun, Zhang Heng-Heng, Zhang Xiao-Lei, Wu Tian-Yi

“…According to the calculation results, TBS operation mode can save 32.52%, 19.12%, and 30.41% fuel, reduce 28.93%, 17.9%, and 29.29% CO, 31.02%, 19.36%, and 33.78% HC, 30.85%, 16.42%, and 28.67% NOx, respectively, compared with the DBS operation mode at three stages of the day. …”
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