Species-specific influences of competition and tree size on drought sensitivity and resistance for three planted conifers in northern China by Rui Deng, Jinglei Liao, Tim Rademacher, Zhongqi Xu, Mingchao Du, Jianwei Zheng, Lihua Fu, Xianliang Zhang

“…Large L. principis-rupprechtii trees had lower drought resistance than small trees in all stands. …”
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Abnormal glymphatic system in patients with autoimmune encephalitis: Relationship with cognitive performance by Yingchi Zhang, Dianwei Wu, Zhirong Fan, Xiuxiu Leng, Ting Wan, Xiaodan Shi, Xiaomu Wang, Xuan Wang, Changgeng Song, Fang Du, Wen Jiang

“…After correcting for age and sex, patients with AE had a significantly lower baseline ALPS index compared to HCs (1.173, 95 % CI [1.135, 1.210] vs. 1.456, 95 % CI [1.371, 1.541]; P < 0.001). …”
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The effect of gas and liquid phase composition on miscibility through interfacial tension measurements of model oils in compressed CO2 by Sonya Ahmadyar, Hanin Samara

“…Lastly, the enrichment of the CO2 phase with n-Decane results in further IFT reduction and consequently a lower MMP is obtained for CO2 + (n-Decane + n-Hexadecane) and CO2 + n-Hexadecane systems which is favourable for enhancing the efficiency of processes pertaining CO2-enhanced oil recovery.…”
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An Insight of Vitamin E as Neuroprotective Agents by Hui-Min Yap, Kwan-Liang Lye

“…TRF was reported to possess potent antioxidant, anti-inflammation, anticancer and cholesterol-lowering properties. Thus, this writing highlights the significant neuroprotective effects of tocotrienol and tocopherol. …”
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Evaluation of dietary quality in patients with functional gastrointestinal symptoms: a Norwegian single centre study by Ida Marie Holm, Sissi Christiane Stove Lorentzen, Monica Hauger Carlsen, Jørgen Valeur, Tonje Mellin-Olsen, Hanna Fjeldheim Dale

“…The total intake of vegetables, fruit, berries, fish and nuts was lower than current recommendations, and the intake corresponded to intake below recommendations for several micronutrients, including vitamins D, C and A; iodine; folate; potassium; and selenium. …”
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Subnational trends and inequalities of under-immunisation and zero-dose among children aged 12–23 months in Uganda: a national population-based cross-sectional study by Aluísio J D Barros, Peter Waiswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Ronald Wasswa, Thiago M Santos

“…While inequalities across wealth quintiles, maternal education levels and places of residence narrowed, children of mothers with lower education levels continued to have the highest under-vaccination rates. …”
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Prevalence and impact of Internet Gaming Disorder: A population-based study by Josip Razum, Renata Glavak Tkalić

“…Sports games and casual games players had lower risk for IGD, while other genres did not differ in their risk for IGD. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota Transplant Prior to Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant (MAST) trial: study protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase IIa trial by Julian R Marchesi, Emma Nicholson, Benjamin H Mullish, Renuka Palanicawandar, Graham Wheeler, Francesca Kinsella, Andrew J Innes, Lauren A Roberts, Shian Anim-Burton, Lee Webber, Nicholas A Johnson, Rohma Ghani, Pakhshan Farshi, Anjum B Khan, Panagiotis Kottaridis, Pramila Krishnamurthy, Frances Davies, Jiří Pavlů

“…Introduction Lower diversity of the gut microbiome prior to allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) correlates with reduced survival after the intervention. …”
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Optimizing the gelation, structure, and thermal stability of alkali-induced duck egg white gels with calcium chloride by Pin-Chun Tseng, Wen-Yuan Yang, Yi-Chen Chen, Yen-Po Chen, Jia-Shian Shiu, Sheng-Yao Wang

“…Gels containing 0.10 % and 0.20 % calcium chloride demonstrated significantly higher Bloom strength, reduced free thiol content, and lower free alkalinity after 40 h at room temperature compared to the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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Geospatial mapping of drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence in Africa at national and sub-national levels by Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Archie C.A. Clements, Fasil Wagnew, Beth Gilmour, Kefyalew Addis Alene

“…We used Bayesian model-based geostatistical framework with multivariate Bayesian logistic regression model to estimate DR-TB prevalence at lower administrative levels. Results: We estimated 148,239 DR-TB cases (95% uncertainty interval: 17,499-313,683) in Africa, showing significant variation by country. …”
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Synthesis and application of zinc oxide nanoparticles in Pieris brassicae larvae as a possible pesticide effect by Isabella Martins Lourenço, Amedea Barozzi Seabra, Marcelo Lizama Vera, Nicolás Hoffmann, Olga Rubilar Araneda, Leonardo Bardehle Parra

“…Formulations of nanopesticides can provide unique characteristics such as size and shape, in addition to having integrated properties in a single material, making them efficient in pest management and protection against diseases in a single material; it can be applied in small volumes, with a greater precision, lower input costs, and a potential reduction in environmental contamination. …”
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Alleviating small sample problem in continuous forest monitoring with remote sensing-assisted Copulas by Xinjie Cheng, Zhengyang Hou, Annika Kangas, Jean-Pierre Renaud, Hao Tang, Weisheng Zeng, Qing Xu

“…Four main conclusions are relevant: for both Burkina Faso (BF) and Genhe (GH) study area, (1) Copulas outperforms WLS in modeling and prediction, both in terms of mean values and maximum/minimum values; (2) Copulas consistently demonstrates superior performance and precision across varying sample sizes compared to the WLS with MA estimators; (3) a straightforward sample size optimization approach reveals that variance estimates of Copulas remain lower than those of WLS as the sample size decreases in monitoring surveys; (4) Copulas requires about 20% smaller sample size than WLS does when achieving a specified precision, suggesting enhanced efficiency. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis and Phytohormone Profile Reveal Core Phytohormone Regulating Parthenocarpy in Fingered Citron by Qianbin Chen, Jinjian Xu, Xinjian Zou, Yanjun Zhang, Xiaoxian Zhu, Kewei Zhang, Wenrong Chen, Fanglei Liao, Weidong Guo

“…Phytohormone content analysis indicated that fingered citron exhibited higher levels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and lower levels of ABA compared to citron. A weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) suggested that the interplay between auxin and ABA is crucial for triggering parthenocarpy. …”
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Development and Validation of a Novel ELISA for the Specific Detection of Antibodies against Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Based on a Chimeric Polyprotein by Roberto Damián Moyano, Magali Andrea Romero, María Alejandra Colombatti Olivieri, María Fiorella Alvarado Pinedo, Gabriel Eduardo Traveria, María Isabel Romano, María Natalia Alonso

“…However, the ELISA with the polyprotein antigen showed a better performance against sera from animals infected with Mycobacterium bovis compared to the ELISA with PPA: lower cross-reactivity (2.85% versus 25.71%). These results demonstrate a very low cross-reactivity of the polyprotein with antibodies present in serum samples from animals infected with M. bovis. …”
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Dynamic simulation of landscape ecological risk in Gansu’s farming-pastoral ecotone based on topographic gradients by Le Yang, Jixuan Yan, Guang Li, Weiwei Ma, Tao Li, Pengcheng Gao, Qiang Li, Xiangdong Yao, Jie Li, Wenning Wang

“…Ecological risk in the study area exhibits a spatial distribution pattern characterized by lower risk in the southwest and higher risk in the northeast. …”
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Association of albumin to non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Yongjie Xie, Xiaoran Feng, Youqun Gao, Xiaojiang Zhan, Fenfen Peng, Qian Zhou, Xianfeng Wu, Xiaoyang Wang, Na Tian, Qingdong Xu, Ning Su, Xingming Tang, Jianbo Liang, Jiao Li, Yueqiang Wen

“…Multivariate Cox regression showed that the risk of all-cause mortality was lower in the moderate group (9.36–12.79) (HR, 0.731; 95% CI, 0.593–0.902, p = 0.004) and the highest group (>12.79) (HR, 0.705; 95% CI, 0.565–0.879, p = 0.002) compared to the lowest group (≤9.36). …”
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The impact of social networking addiction on the academic achievement of university students globally: A meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Hosna Zarei, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Hooman Ghasemi, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the keywords of Social Network, Addiction, Academic Performance, and University Students, and their suitable combinations were searched within PubMed, Web of science, JISC Library Hub Discover, the Library of congress, and the Google scholar search engine with no lower time limit and until February 2022. The identified sources were then transferred into the EndNote reference management software. …”
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Caregiver burden and quality of life among family caregivers of hemodialysis patients from South India by Afina Azeez, Srikant Ambatipudi

“…Moreover, the QoL score was lower among family caregivers with CB than those without CB. …”
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Oscillatory ventilation enhances oxygenation and reduces inflammation in an animal model of acute respiratory distress syndrome: an experimental study by Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Junior, Luiz Felipe Forgiarini, Arthur de Oliveira Paludo, Rodrigo Mariano, Mikael Marcelo de Moraes, Elaine Aparecida Felix, Cristiano Feijó Andrade

“…Histological samples were collected from the upper and the lower portion of the left lungs and analyzed separately. …”
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Assessing the Dark Matter Content of Two Quasar Host Galaxies at z ∼ 6 through Gas Kinematics by Qinyue Fei, John D. Silverman, Seiji Fujimoto, Ran Wang, Luis C. Ho, Manuela Bischetti, Stefano Carniani, Michele Ginolfi, Gareth Jones, Roberto Maiolino, Wiphu Rujopakarn, N. M. Förster Schreiber, Juan M. Espejo Salcedo, L. L. Lee

“…We find relatively large dark matter fractions within their effective radii ( f _DM ( R  <  R _e ) = ${0.61}_{-0.08}^{+0.08}$ and ${0.53}_{-0.23}^{+0.20}$ , respectively), which are significantly larger than those extrapolated from lower redshift studies and remain robust under different input parameters verified by Monte Carlo simulations. …”
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