A tendency towards leaf rust resistance decrease in common wheat introgression lines with genetic material from Aegilops speltoides Tausch by L. Ya. Plotnikova, L. V. Meshkova, E. I. Gultyaeva, O. Р. Mitrofanova, I. F. Lapochkina

“…During the study (2003-2017) the resistance has been overcome of lines Od 26/89, 156/90, analogs of cv. Novosibirskaya 67 – ANK-39 (B, C), and L-500 from the “Arsenal” сollection. …”
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Associations of Long-term PM10 Exposure with Mortality in Dialysis Patients: A Population Based Cohort Study by Shih-Feng Chen, Yu-Hui Chien, Yu-Chin Lai, Pau-Chung Chen

“…We used a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model to estimate mortality risk and observed that each interquartile range (IQR) increase in the mean PM10 concentration during follow-up period was associated with a 13.2% higher risk of mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.132, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.097–1.169). …”
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Biomarker microRNA-371a-3p - expression in malignancies other than germ-cell tumours by Gazanfer Belge, Markus Klemke, Bendix Hansen, Cansu Dumlupinar, Aylin Igde, Dirk Arnold, Hans Salwender, Christian Wülfing, Armin Soave, Klaus-Peter Dieckmann

“…Thus, the specificity of the M371-Test for GCT is 94.90% (95% CI 90.21–97.77%) when all NTMs and tumour-free controls are considered. …”
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Assessment of depression in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome: a double-blind study by Ela Giladi, Sapir Tzadok, Tamar Shitrit, Ilya Losin, Ziad Arow, Ranin Hilu, Sharon Reisfeld, Yoav Arnson, Abid Assali, David Pereg

“…Based on the PHQ9 questionnaire, depressive symptoms were above the cutoff for clinical depression in 31 (20.7%) patients, with 10 (32.3%) of them experiencing moderate or severe depression (PHQ9 score >15). …”
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Blade pitching in vertical axis wind turbines: A double multiple stream tube theoretical approach to performance enhancement by Antim Gupta, Ussama Ali, Hamid Ait Abderrahmane, Isam Janajreh

“…A peak average coefficient of performance (Cp) of 0.568 was achieved at TSR = 5 using pitching Model 1 with a maximum angle of attack of 8.5°, compared to a Cp of 0.48 for the fixed blade configuration, near to Betz's limit (Cp = 0.593). …”
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Impact of the National Drug Price Negotiation policy on the price, usage, and affordability of anticancer medicines in Shandong Province, China by Yaqun Sun, Yan Qiang, Yongxuan Duan, Yan Song, Yan Song

“…There has been a significant reduction in the MPR following NDPN, with a median MPR of 0.57 in 2022, and the prices of anticancer medicines were generally lower than IPR. …”
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A pathway to cyclic carbonates: Cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxidized methyl oleate on grafted heterogeneous catalysts by Wander Y. Perez-Sena, Fabrizio Ciccarelli, Kari Eränen, Martino Di Serio, Vincenzo Russo, Tapio Salmi

“…Journal of CO2 Utilization…”
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Enhancing maternity healthcare workers’ wellbeing using insider participatory action research by Claire M. Wood, Mary Chambers, Jayne E. Marshall

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Unveiling the nutritional and antioxidant properties of brown algae resources (Dictyota J.V. Lamouroux) from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, Indian coast by P. Chellamanimegalai, Geetanjali Deshmukhe, Amjad K. Balange, P. Layana

“…The analysis revealed significant levels of protein (6.67–19.27 %), ash (16.48–52.55 %), lipids (1.37–4.55 %), carbohydrates (25.98–57.07 %), and digestible energy (186.43–311.88 Kcal/100 g), indicating their potential as functional foods. …”
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Assessment of Healthcare Solid Waste Composition, Generation and its Management: the case of Two Hospitals of Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Gudeta Elie, Daniel Fitamo, Semere Gebreaegawi

“…Of the total solid waste generated, over half(GH: 53.3%; PH: 57.1%) constituted general waste (GW), and the remaining (GH: 46.7%; PH: 42.9%) comprised hazardous waste (HW), which exceeded the WHO threshold(10‒25%) intimates the lack of poor waste segregation. …”
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Monitoramento de insetos e distribuição espacial de Sitophilus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) em unidade de beneficiamento e armazenamento de grãos by Luiz Fernandes Silva Dionisio, Antonio Cesar Silva Lima, Richarles Martins Izidório, Artur Vinícius Ferreira dos Santos, Hipolito Murga Orrillo, Greguy Looban Cavalcante de Lima

“…As espécies mais representativas foram: Oryzaephilus surinamensis (29,3%), Rhyzopertha dominica (28%), Sitophilus spp. (17%) e Cryptolestes spp. (15,7%). A distribuição espacial do Sitophilus spp. é agregada com dependência espacial descrita pelo modelo esférico. …”
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Anterior skull base reconstruction using nasoseptal flap: cadaveric feasibility study and clinical implication [SevEN-001] by Kyoung Su Sung, Jaejoon Lim, Minkyun Na, Sanghun Lee, Ju-Seong Kim, Je Beom Hong, Chang-Ki Hong, Ju Hyung Moon

“…After the sphenoidotomy, the length by which the PNSF fell short in providing coverage at the posterior wall of the frontal sinus (CPFS), and the extent of the anterior coverage from the limbus (CL) of the sphenoid bone was measured. Results Without sphenoidotomy, the mean length of the remaining PNSF after the coverage of the posterior wall of the frontal sinus was 0.67 cm. …”
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Effects of Different Harvest Times on Nutritional Component of Herbaceous Peony Flower Petals by Weixing Li, Xiaomei Song, Yanmin Hua, Jun Tao, Chunhua Zhou

“…For mineral elements, the content of Na, Mg, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Ni, and Zn was 20.96–65.51 μg/g DW, 810.85–1342.36 μg/g DW, 6723.68–12253.63 μg/g DW, 848.67–3038.46 μg/g DW, 1.14–8.44 μg/g DW, 48.70–149.72 μg/g DW, 1.20–2.17 μg/g DW, and 16.69–25.50 μg/g DW, respectively. …”
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Thermal enhancement using variable characteristics and tripartite diffusion features of solar aircraft wings in context of Reiner-Philippoff hybrid nanofluid passing through a para... by Esraa N. Thabet, A.M. Abd-Alla, S.M.M. El-Kabeir

“…With the utilization of the appropriate similarity transformations, partial differential equations that represent the mathematical model can be simplified to ordinary differential equations. …”
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Progress in Study of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Acting on Inflammation-Related Signaling Pathways in Knee Osteoarthritis by OUYANG Hui, LIN Xingjin, WANG Jinying, SHEN Longbin, WANG Chengdong

“…Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), as a non-invasive and safe physiotherapy therapy, is essentially a low intensity mechanical energy, which can produce a series of physicochemical effects on cells through physical stimulation such as cavitation effect. …”
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Development and biomechanical evaluation of a 3D printed analogue of the human lumbar spine by Siril Teja Dukkipati, Mark Driscoll

“…Model RMS error against ex vivo human response was estimated to be 1.57°, 1.64°, 0.82° in flexion-extension, lateral bending and axial rotation respectively. …”
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Cold Storage of Two Selections of Soursop (Annona muricata L.) in Nayarit, Mexico by José Orlando Jiménez-Zurita, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Irán Alia-Tejacal, Leticia Mónica Sánchez Herrera, Edgar Iván Jiménez-Ruiz, Juan Esteban Bello-Lara, Juan Diego García-Paredes, Porfirio Juárez-López

“…The maturity of two selections of soursop (G1 and G2) from Nayarit, Mexico, was evaluated under environmental conditions at 22°C and refrigeration at 15°C stored for 6 and 8 days, respectively. …”
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Nosemosis negatively affects honeybee survival: experimental and meta-analytic evidence by Monika Ostap-Chec, Jessica Cait, R. Wilder Scott, Aneta Arct, Dawid Moroń, Marcin Rapacz, Krzysztof Miler

“…Both the experimental results and meta-analysis revealed a consistent, robust effect of infection, indicating a threefold increase in mortality among the infected group of honeybee workers (hazard ratio for infected individuals = 3.16 [1.97–5.07] and 2.99 [2.36–3.79] in the experiment and meta-analysis, respectively). …”
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The Effects of 5-Hydroxytryptophan in Combination with Different Fatty Acids on Gastrointestinal Functions: A Pilot Experiment by Helene Sauer, Isabelle Mack, Silke Kohler, Stefanie Siegle, Nicole Rieber, Stephan Zipfel, Bärbel Otto, Yvonne Ritze, Stephan C. Bischoff, Paul Enck

“…Two hours after FA/5-HTP or placebo intake, a 13C octanoid acid test was conducted. Cortisol, serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK), and ghrelin were measured, as were mood and GE. …”
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Tomato Stem and Leaf Segmentation and Phenotype Parameter Extraction Based on Improved Red Billed Blue Magpie Optimization Algorithm by Lina Zhang, Ziyi Huang, Zhiyin Yang, Bo Yang, Shengpeng Yu, Shuai Zhao, Xingrui Zhang, Xinying Li, Han Yang, Yixing Lin, Helong Yu

“…The framework uses a four-layer Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for stem and leaf segmentation by incorporating an improved swarm intelligence algorithm with an accuracy of 0.965. …”
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