The responses of vegetation water use efficiency to biomass density and CO2 balance in dryland of Central Asia during 21st century by Alphonse Kayiranga, Xi Chen, Xuexi Ma, Dative Ingabire, Tie Liu, Yaoming Li, Emeka Edwin Igboeli, Eldiiar Duulatov, Hubert Hirwa, Clement Nzabanita, Ping Hu

“…The results showed also that during 2000–2023, the total biomass density and total C. stocks of the CA desert ecosystems were amounted to 5.52 ± 1.19 Gt and 3.12 ± 0.88 Pg C with 0.044 Pg C and 0.218 Pg C the actual total C. sources and C. sinks, respectively. …”
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Distribution of the arctic variant of the CPT1A gene in indigenous populations of Siberia by B. A. Malyarchuk, M. V. Derenko, G. A. Denisova, A. N. Litvinov

“…Population screening of the Arctic variant, which has arisen due to the G > A mutation at locus rs80356779 in the CPT1A gene, has been performed for the first time among indigenous peoples of Siberia (Chukchi, Koryaks, Evens, Evenks, Yakuts, Buryats and Altaians) and East Asia (Koreans). …”
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Polymorphism of the LCT gene regulatory region in Turkicspeaking populations of the Altay-Sayan region (southern Siberia) by I. V. Pilipenko, M. S. Pristyazhnyuk, V. F. Kobzev, M. I. Voevoda, A. S. Pilipenko

“…Rare and unique SNPs in the locus under consideration that were found in the Altaian Kazakhs (LCT-13895G > C and LCT-13927C > G) and Khakasses (LCT-14011C > T) potentially play a role in regulation of LCT gene expression, because they are located within the enhancer, regulating activity of its promoter.…”
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Prognostic significance of lymph node ratio in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: insights from the South Asian population by Sajida Qureshi, Waqas Ahmad Abbasi, Hira Abdul Jalil, Saba Mughal, Muhammad Saeed Quraishy

“…BackgroundEsophageal cancer (EC) is a significant health concern in South Asia, yet data on prognostic factors, such as lymph node ratio (LNR), in this region is limited. …”
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Hubungan Derajat Obesitas dengan Kadar Gula Darah Puasa pada Masyarakat di Kelurahan Batung Taba dan Kelurahan Korong Gadang, Kota Padang by Andi Fadilah Yusran Putri, Eva Decroli, Ellyza Nasrul

“…Derajat obesitas diukur dengan metode antropometrik, berupa Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) menurut kriteria Asia-Pasifik, yaitu obese I (IMT ≥25 kg/m2) dan obese II (IMT ≥30 kg/m2). …”
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Radiofrequency ablation vs. cryoablation for pediatric atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in the era of three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping by Yao-Wei Chan, Chieh-Mao Chuang, Chieh-Mao Chuang, Pi-Chang Lee, I-Hsin Tai, I-Hsin Tai, I-Hsin Tai, Ying-Hsuan Peng, Ying-Hsuan Peng, Wen-Po Fan, Wen-Po Fan, Yu-Shin Lee, Ming-Chih Lin, Ming-Chih Lin, Sheng-Ling Jan, Sheng-Ling Jan, Yun-Ching Fu, Yun-Ching Fu, Shih-Ann Chen, Shih-Ann Chen

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First Report of CTNS Mutations in a Chinese Family with Infantile Cystinosis by Yong-jia Yang, Yuan Hu, Rui Zhao, Xinyu He, Liu Zhao, Ming Tu, Lijun Zhou, Jihong Guo, Linqian Wu, Tantai Zhao, Yi-min Zhu

“…To date, several CTNS mutations have been identified as the cause of the prototypic disease across different ethnic populations worldwide. However, in Asia, the CTNS mutation is very rarely reported. …”
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Global prevalence of Eimeria species in goats: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Endris A. Ali, Abdul Ghafar, Juan C. Angeles-Hernandez, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Yaseen, Charles G. Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Sandra Baxendell, Abdul Jabbar

“…Most countries (n = 42/56) had an estimated prevalence above the overall pooled estimate (>62.9%). The subgroup of studies conducted in 2000 or later presented a lower prevalence of 59.6% (95% CI: 54.7–64.3). …”
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Features and evolutionary adaptations of the mitochondrial genome of Garuga forrestii W. W. Sm by Rong Chen, Rong Chen, Rong Chen, Rong Chen, Rui Rao, Rui Rao, Rui Rao, Rui Rao, Chun Wang, Chun Wang, Chun Wang, Chun Wang, Dongbo Zhu, Dongbo Zhu, Dongbo Zhu, Dongbo Zhu, Fen Yuan, Fen Yuan, Fen Yuan, Fen Yuan, Liangliang Yue, Liangliang Yue, Liangliang Yue, Liangliang Yue

“…., matR, nad3, rps1, rps12, and rps4) show signs of positive selection (Ka/Ks > 1), potentially conferring evolutionary advantages. …”
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Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide by J Lennert Veerman, Sarah Lewis, John Britton, Bruce Neal, Kathryn G Andrews, Goodarz Danaei, Majid Ezzati, Yanping Li, Yu Chen, Farshad Farzadfar, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Idris Guessous, Lital Keinan-Boker, Paul Elliott, Carukshi Arambepola, Antonia Trichopoulou, Philippos Orfanos, Martin C Gulliford, Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian, Wen-Harn Pan, Shoichiro Tsugane, Habibul Ahsan, Manami Inoue, Luz Maria Sanchez-Romero, Andrew Fogarty, Christos Pitsavos, Edward Giovannucci, Stefaan De Henauw, Stephen S Lim, Cho-il Kim, Inge Huybrechts, Didier Garriguet, Simón Barquera, Katia Castetbon, Neville Calleja, Peilin Shi, Hsing-Yi Chang, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hubert Barennes, Guansheng Ma, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Saman Fahimi, John Powles, Morteza Abdollahi, Anahita Houshiar-rad, Eda Koksal, Sahar Zaghloul, Sirje Vaask, Ana Baylin, Simon Forsyth, Rosely Sichieri, Christian Haerpfer, Ian Brown, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Jacqui Webster, Androniki Naska, Dorothy Gauci, Rebecca E Engell, Tim E Byers, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Mayuree Rao, Pamela A Abbott, Enrique O Abeyá Gilardon, Suad N Al-Hooti, Wulf Becker, Peter Bjerregaard, Lesley T Bourne, Mario V Capanzana, Melanie J Cowan, Dulitha N Fernando, Regina M Fisberg, Brahmam NV Ginnela, Wilbur Hadden, Daniel J Hoffman, Nahla C Hwalla, Hajah Masni Ibrahim, Maria D Jackson, Lars Johansson, Hae-Jeung Lee, Chan Mei Fen, Gert BM Mensink, Rafael A Monge-Rojas, Balakrishna Nagalla, Marga C Ocke, Maciej Oltarzewski, Marja-Leena Ovaskainen, Gulden Ayla Pekcan, Stefka Petrova, Noppawan Piaseu, Leanne M Riley, Rusidah BT Selamat, Chansimaly Simmala, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Gillian Swan, Lucjan Szponar, Heli Tapanainen, Robert Templeton, Anastasia Thanopoulou, Holmfridur Thorgeirsdóttir, Inga Thorsdottir, Aida Turrini, Nowak Verena, Anna Waskiewicz, Gábor Zajkás, Shadi Kalantarian, Pattra Wirojratana, Mary Anne Land, Tricia McKeever, Mohannad Abed Alfattah Al Nsour, Medical Science, Heléne Enghardt Barbieri, Aida Filipovic Hadziomeragic, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Stephen T. McGarvey, Abdulrahman Obaid. Musaiger, Luz Gladys. Posada, Elz˙bieta Halina. Sygnowska

“…Intakes were highest in East Asia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe (mean >4.2 g/day) and in Central Europe and Middle East/North Africa (3.9–4.2 g/day). …”
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Aerosol layer height (ALH) retrievals from oxygen absorption bands: intercomparison and validation among different satellite platforms, GEMS, EPIC, and TROPOMI by H. Kim, H. Kim, X. Chen, X. Chen, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, M. Zhou, G. R. Carmichael, G. R. Carmichael, S. S. Park, J. Kim

“…Evaluation of ALH against CALIOP demonstrates that the EPIC/TROPOMI ALH has good consistency (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i></span> <span class="inline-formula">&gt;</span> 0.7) with CALIOP but is overestimated by approximately 0.8 km. …”
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