Tree Growth Prediction in Relation to Simple Set of Site Quality Indicators for Six Native Tree Species in the Philippines by F. Santos Martin, B. Lusiana, M. van Noordwijk

“…The complement of “site characteristics” is probably “management”, and the low determination of tree growth by site properties may in fact be good news for the farmers.…”
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Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in HCl by Isolated Compounds of Riccinus Communis (L.) by Rinki Goel, W. A. Siddiqi, Bahar Ahmed, J. Hussan

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Deep-Learning-Based Bughole Detection for Concrete Surface Image by Gang Yao, Fujia Wei, Yang Yang, Yujia Sun

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Synthesis, Characterization and Corrosion Protective Efficiency of 2[2-Oxo-phenyl hydrazinyl ethyl] benzamide on Mild Steel in Sulphuric Acid Medium by Rinki Goel, Weqar A. Siddiqi, V. M. Chaubey, Bahar Ahmed

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Seismic Response Mitigation of Steel-Concrete Hybrid Wind Turbine Tower by Using Isolation Bearings and Distributed Tuned Mass Dampers by Dongliang Zhang, Tianhao Li, Kun Fu, Ziteng Peng, Chu Zhao, Cirong Huang

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Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Antibacterial Evaluation of Some Novel Flouroquinolone Derivatives as Potent Antibacterial Agent by Mehul M. Patel, Laxman J. Patel

“…Our objective was to synthesize newer quinolone analogues with increasing bulk at C-7 position of the main 6-fluoroquinolone scaffold to produce the target compounds which have potent antimicrobial activity. …”
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The Shear Damage Model of the Two-Component Forming Polymer Grouting Material-Bentonite Contact Surface by Hao Zhang, Mingrui Du, Yan Zhao, Liangqiong Chen

“…The newly developed two-component polymer (TFPU) cut-off walls have great application potential in civil engineering for water-seepage prevention. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Fear of Monkeypox Scale among Men Who Have Sex with Men by Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour, Mark D. Griffiths, Chien-Wen Lin, Cheng-Fang Yen

“…In the present study, we intended to examine the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale among MSM: the Fear of Mpox Scale (FMS) assessing the fear of Mpox. …”
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Modeling Evapotranspiration Response to Climatic Forcings Using Data-Driven Techniques in Grassland Ecosystems by Xianming Dou, Yongguo Yang

“…It was demonstrated that most developed models did good job of simulating and forecasting daily ET at the four sites. …”
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Beyond reliability: assessing rater competence when using a behavioural marker system by Samantha Eve Smith, Scott McColgan-Smith, Fiona Stewart, Julie Mardon, Victoria Ruth Tallentire

“…This study aimed to test the inter-rater reliability of a new behavioural marker system (PhaBS — pharmacists’ behavioural skills) with clinically experienced faculty raters and near-peer raters. …”
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Ekorozwój jedyną drogą polskiej wsi i rolnictwa by Mieczysław Górny

“…Not only does it provide the highest quality food and feeding stuff but it also helps protect the environment, fertilizes the soil, caters to good growth conditions of cultivated plants and animals, provides new jobs, and improves living conditions in rural areas. …”
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The bioinfomatics analysis of the M1 macrophage-related gene CXCL9 signature in cervical cancer by Wenxin Liao, Tingting Liu, Yang Li, Hua Liang, Juexiao Deng, Fujin Shen

“…Meanwhile, CXCL9 may had clinical significance for the drug response in cervical cancer, possibly mediating resistance to chemotherapy and targeted drug therapy.Conclusion Our findings may provide new insight into the M1 macrophage coexpression gene network and molecular mechanisms in cervical cancer, and indicated that M1 macrophage association gene CXCL9 may serve as a good prognostic gene and a potential therapeutic target for cervical cancer therapies.…”
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Clinical Utility of a Structured Program to Reduce the Risk of Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment after Discharge from Intensive Care Unit: A Real-World Experience by Angelica Venni, Francesca Ioia, Silvia Laviola, Francesca Frigieri, Alessandra Pieri, Simona Marilli, Daniela Balzi, Piercarlo Ballo, Stefano Gori, Diletta Guarducci

“…Twenty-nine patients (18.2%) showed evidence of PICS. Similar good results were found by the questionnaire of memories. …”
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Quality Assessment of Young Sparkling Wines of Crimean Indigenous Grape Varieties by Igor P. Lutkov, Alexander S. Makarov, Natalia A. Shmigelskaya

“…The new technology makes it possible to obtain unique high-quality products right in the harvest year, thus increasing the range and volume of sparkling wine production.…”
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Design of Upper Limb Active Rehabilitation System Based on Somatosensory Interaction Technology and Reliability and Validation Analysis by MAI Wangxiang, ZHENG Jiaxing, HE Weiyi, FANG Liang, SHANG Yaru, LI Wanyue, CHEN Zhuoming

“…In terms of interobserver reliability, the ICC of all four joint range of motion were greater than 0.9.ConclusionThis upper limb active rehabilitation system designed based on somatosensory interaction technology has good validity and reliability, strong feasibility, which can meet the needs of clinical upper limb rehabilitation, and provide a new method for the rehabilitation of upper limb function after stroke. …”
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Social Acceptance of Smart Glasses in Health Care: Model Evaluation Study of Anticipated Adoption and Social Interaction by Niek Zuidhof, Oscar Peters, Peter-Paul Verbeek, Somaya Ben Allouch

“…Furthermore, regarding the second objective involving gaining insights into the influential constructs of the anticipated intention to use, the following results were highlighted: in testing the conceptual model, the measurement model generated a good fit and the respecified structural model also generated a good fit. …”
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…Objective To develop and validate a new scale to assess treatment burden (the effort of looking after one’s health) for patients with multimorbidity.Design Mixed-methods.Setting UK primary care.Participants Content of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) was based on a literature review and views from a patient and public involvement group. …”
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Experimental Study on the Bending Behavior of Steel-Wood Composite Beams by Shaowei Duan, Wenzhao Zhou, Xinglong Liu, Jian Yuan, Zhifeng Wang

“…This paper proposes a steel-wood composite beam with H-shaped steel beam webs glued to the wood. As a new type of composite beam, it combines the advantages of low energy consumption of wood, high permeability, and less pollution and the advantages of light weight and high strength of steel, high degree of assembly, short construction period, and less construction waste generated. …”
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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

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Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Vegetable Handlers in Bangladesh by Ismat Ara Begum, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Bhavani Shankar, Tamanna Mastura, Gregory Cooper, Karl Rich, Panam Parikh, Nazmun N. Ratna, Suneetha Kadiyala

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