Effects of Root Cooling on Plant Growth and Fruit Quality of Cocktail Tomato during Two Consecutive Seasons by F. He, B. Thiele, M. Watt, T. Kraska, A. Ulbrich, A. J. Kuhn

“…In most cases, root cooling had a positive effect on the functional quality (sugars, vitamin C, and carotenoids levels). In the case of “Delioso,” glucose concentration increased by 7.7–10.3%, vitamin C by 20–21%, and lycopene by 16.9–20.5% in both seasons. …”
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Introducing the Index of Response to Stimulation (IRES): A Novel Metric for Assessing Vagus Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy by Flavius-Iuliu Urian, Corneliu Toader, Razvan-Adrian Covache Busuioc, Antonio-Daniel Corlatescu, Horia Petre Costin, Gabriel Iacob, Alexadru Vlad Ciurea

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Heterogeneity Effect of Human Disturbances on Landscape Patterns in the Yellow River Delta Wetland, China by HAN Zheng, LING Ziyan, DONG Li, ZHANG Aizhu, JING Cheng, LI Xinyan

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE by Erick Yoshio Wataya, Katherine Vanessa Tenezaca Rodriguez, Lucas Sousa Macedo, Ricardo Boso Escudero, Luiz Sorrenti, Bernardo Figueira Althoff, Ana Katherina Abarca Herrera, Maurício Pinto Rodrigues, Antonio Carlos da Costa, Mateus Saito, João Carlos Nakamoto

“…The mean monthly cases of the initial 12 months of the pandemic (15.3) were statistically equal to previous periods (17.3 and 17.2), but the period from March 2021 to February 2022 showed an increase (20.5; p = 0.037). …”
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Production and Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Waste and Its Effect on the Melt Rheology of PLA by Soledad-Cecilia Pech-Cohuo, Gonzalo Canche-Escamilla, Alex Valadez-González, Victor Vladimir Amilcar Fernández-Escamilla, Jorge Uribe-Calderon

“…The production and surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from Agave tequilana Weber waste (ATW) and their effect on the melt rheology of PLA were investigated. …”
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Características clínico-epidemiológicas de pacientes afectados por condilomatosis by Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, María Teresa Rodríguez Gandulla, Niurka Ramos Viera, Yoan Bernárdez Cruz

“…<strong><br />Resultados:</strong> la condilomatosis genital fue la más frecuente, predominó en el sexo femenino, edades entre 20 y 39 años (51,4 %) y en el nivel escolar medio superior (66,7 %); el 55,6 % de los pacientes presentaron antecedentes patológicos personales de infecciones de transmisión sexual e infecciones asociadas previas al diagnóstico; el 23, 6 % presentó infección concomitante con el diagnóstico de condilomatosis y de ellos, 70,6 % correspondió a vaginosis bacteriana. …”
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Epidemiology and associated factors of genital warts among patients in Iran: A cross-sectional study highlighting the impact of education and sexual behavior by Hossein Faramarzi, Hasti Jofreyi, Nahid Heydari Marandi, Mehdi Ghahartars, Nasrin Aliabadi

“…Results: Out of 679 participants in this study, 498(73.3 %) were male and 181(26.7 %) were females. The average age of participants was 32.1 ± 9.1 years. …”
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Comparison of Morphological and Functional MRI Assessments of Periprostatic Fat for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by David Freire Maia Vieira, Cecília Vidal de Souza Torres, André de Freitas Secaf, Matheus de Moraes Palma, Gabriel de Lion Gouvea, Jorge Elias Júnior, Rodolfo Borges Reis, Valdair Muglia

“…In the Poisson Model for systemic recurrence risk, dPSA had a relative risk (RR) of 1.04 (95%CI 1.0-1.07, p=0.03), systemic disease at diagnosis had an RR of 63.3 (95%CI 3.7-86.4, p<0.01), and average ADC had an RR of 3.42 (95%CI 1.52-7.69, p<0.01). …”
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Machine Learning-Based Radiomics Analysis for Identifying KRAS Mutations in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer from CT Images: Challenges, Insights and Implications by Mirjam Schöneck, Nicolas Rehbach, Lars Lotter-Becker, Thorsten Persigehl, Simon Lennartz, Liliana Lourenco Caldeira

“…In general, due to only a single moderate result (highest test F1 score = 0.67), the accuracy of KRAS prediction is not sufficient for clinical application. …”
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Genetic Variants of SIRT1 Gene Promoter in Type 2 Diabetes by Shuchao Pang, Zhengjun Zhang, Yu Zhou, Jie Zhang, Bo Yan

“…The frequencies of two SNPs (g.4540A > G (rs3740051) (OR: 1.75, 95% CI: 1.24–2.47, P<0.001 in dominant genetic model) and g.4821G > T (rs35995735)) (OR: 3.58, 95% CI: 1.94–6.60, P<0.001 in dominant genetic model) were significantly higher in T2D patients. …”
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Susceptibility of Sardinella lemuru to emerging marine microplastic pollution by J.D.H. Palermo, K.L. Labrador, J.D. Follante, A.B. Agmata, M.J.R. Pante, R.N. Rollon, L.T. David

“…The dominant microplastics were 97.94 % in the form of fibers while 1.52 % and 0.54 % were respectively classified into fragments and films. …”
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A Nonlinear Hybrid Algorithm for Retrieving Land Surface Temperatures From Chinese Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite Thermal Infrared Data by Yichao Li, Hang Zhao, Kun Li, Jian Zeng, Qiongqiong Lan, Qijin Han, You Wu, Yonggang Qian

“…Cross-validation with moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) LST products showed that the hybrid algorithm outperforms the SW and TES algorithms in retrieving LST, achieving reductions in LST error of 0.43 and 0.16 K at the Qinghai Lake site, and 0.67 and 0.06 K at the Dunhuang site, respectively. …”
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Panzerina lanata accelerates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus eradication by promoting migration and activation of neutrophils by Shuai Dong, Xingyuan Bai, Bin Chen, Minzhe Fan, Qi Liu, Yubo Zhao, Linsen Li, Dan Zhu

“…RNA-seq, RT-qPCR, flow cytometry, ELISA, and CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) inhibitors were used to explore the mechanism of Lanata in regulating neutrophils.ResultsIn vitro assays showed that Lanata had no direct antibacterial activity. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of pulmonary surfactant delivery strategies in neonatal RDS: a network meta-analysis by Shiyue Liu, Yu Wang, Xingwang Zhu, Feifan Chen, Yuan Shi

“…Results A total of 36 trials and 4035 infants were included in the analysis. LMA (OR: 0.20, 95%CI: 0.09 to 0.42) and Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) (OR: 0.17, 95%CI: 0.09 to 0.32) significantly reduced intubation rates compared to usual care. …”
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KADININ BEKLEME SÜRESİ İLE İLGİLİ AVRUPA İNSAN HAKLARI MAHKEMESİNİN VERMİŞ OLDUĞU BAYRAKTAR/ TÜRKİYE KARARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ by Yasemin Durak

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Periodontitis como factor de riesgo de enfermedad renal crónica y manifestaciones bucales en pacientes hemodializados by Nismely Ayala Sotolongo, Senia Danger Bradshaw, Idalmis Osmara Reytor Gonzalez, Carlos Santana Borrego

“…Introducción: La enfermedad periodontal crónica se caracteriza por un proceso inmunoinflamatorio, de origen multifactorial, que afecta los tejidos de protección e inserción de los dientes. Ha sido relacionada con alteraciones generales que pueden modificar la respuesta defensiva del hospedero. …”
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Improving influenza vaccine uptake in clinical risk groups: patient, provider and commissioner perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of expanding delivery pathways in E... by Sandra Mounier-Jack, Rajeka Lazarus, Ben Kasstan, Ifra Ali

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Health system responsiveness: comparison of different levels of medical institutions in Kunshan City, China by Zhuang Hong, Jing Lu, Gang Chen, Qi Tang, Heqi Sun, Ting Wei, Sitang Zhao, Jun Lu

“…Compared with primary healthcare institutions, secondary hospitals had lower HSR scores (β = -1.47, 95%CI = [-2.15, −0.79], p < 0.001). Similarly, tertiary hospitals had lower HSR scores compared with primary healthcare institutions (β = -1.54, 95%CI = [-2.39, −0.70], p < 0.001). …”
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Investigation of dgat1 and prnp gene polymorphism of various cattle breeds in turkey by İclal Şahin, Zafer Bulut, Ercan Kurar, Yusuf Özşensoy, Müge Doğan, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu

“…The highest frequency of del/del genotype in promoter region of PRNP gene was found in the EAR and SAR (0.53 and 0.52, respectively) followed by AG (0.46); however, AB (0.19) and Zavot (0.17) showed the low frequencies. In intron 1 region of PRNP, the highest frequency of del/del genotype was found in the AG (0.25) and EAR (0.13), followed by AB (0.08). …”
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Neurologic Complications Associated with Sjögren’s Disease: Case Reports and Modern Pathogenic Dilemma by Michele Colaci, Giulia Cassone, Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Dilia Giuggioli, Clodoveo Ferri

“…We reported 2 cases: the first one was a 40-year-old woman who developed neuritis of the left optic nerve as presenting symptom few years before the diagnosis of SS; the second was a 54-year-old woman who presented a paralysis of the right phrenic nerve 7 years after the SS onset. An exhaustive review of the literature on patients with cranial or phrenic nerve involvements was also carried out. …”
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