False Alarm Causes and Wind Field Sensitivity Analysis of a Severe Rainfall Event in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Urban Cluster by Lan Zhang, Jiawen Zheng, Huaiyu Li, Rui Yu, Lei Wei, Yufei Zhang

“…The results indicate that the warm and moist airflow transported by the low-level jet stream was intercepted by the upstream MCS (mesoscale convective system) along the coastal area of western Guangdong, and inadequate conditions of negative vorticity dynamics led to insufficient moisture, thermodynamic, and dynamic conditions over the urban cluster, preventing the triggering of heavy precipitation. In addition, the 700 hPa westerly flow guiding the airflow and the stable low-level shear line, coupled with surface convergence lines, influenced the northward or southward movement of MCSs along the coastal and inland regions of western Guangdong. …”
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An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation Technique for Inspection and Data Acquisition in UWSNs by Arif Wibisono, Md. Jalil Piran, Hyoung-Kyu Song, Byung Moo Lee

“…The model successfully navigates to the target point in 3D coordinates X Y Z, assuming the launch point as d0 (10 40 40), and reaches the q-goal target point (45 45 0) within 21 seconds, with the addition of uattractive and urepulsive (magnetic beacon attraction force and repulsion force as simulation of underwater current disturbance factor). …”
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Research note: Protective effects of compound mycotoxin detoxifier in broiler chicken fed aflatoxins-contaminated diets by Kourosh Gholami Ahmadabadi, Mahsa Rahimi, Hamid Raei, Reza Majedifar, Mohammad Amir Karimi Torshizi

“…Increasing body weight gain (BWG) following feeding HCTB were found compared to the PC (P < 0.05). …”
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Lower grass stomatal conductance under elevated CO2 can decrease transpiration and evapotranspiration rates despite carbon fertilization by Sate Ahmad, Charilaos Yiotis, Weimu Xu, Jan Knappe, Laurence Gill, Jennifer McElwain

“…As expected, our results show that elevated CO2 significantly decreases whole‐plant transpiration rates (38% lower in the final week) which is a result of lower stomatal conductance (57% lower in the final week) despite a slight increase in aboveground biomass. Additionally, there was an overall decline in evapotranspiration (ET) under elevated CO2, indicating the impact of CO2‐mediated suppression of transpiration on the overall water balance. …”
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Formaldehyde and propionic acid do not reduce starch gelatinization within a laboratory setting and may not contribute to reduced pellet quality by K.M. Bowen, L.E. Knarr, E.B. Estanich, S.R. Estep, J.S. Moritz

“…The use of antimicrobial feed additives has been increasing due to the risk of salmonellosis to consumers. …”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Furthermore, patients with poor functional status (poor handgrip strength (p<0.001), inability to walk (p<0.001), needing help in daily activity or in transfer (p<0.001)) were significantly associated with malnutrition. Additionally, malnutrition was significantly higher among patients who does not meet their recommended calorie intake (p = 0.008), whose sodium intake within recommendation (p = 0.049), patients with low levels of hemoglobin (p = 0.022), albumin (p<0.001), TIBC (p = 0.002), phosphate (p<0.001), and patients with higher levels of ferritin (p<0.001). …”
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Wear and crack initiation prediction of rail irregularity welding zone by LIN Fengtao, WANG Zixu, TAN Rongkai, ZHANG Zihao, DU Ruiting, SHI Zhiqin

“…When the axle load increases from 12 t to 18 t, the service life of the upper convex weld zone decreases less, while the service life of the lower concave weld zone decreases more. In addition, when the friction coefficient is increased from 0.2 to 0.35, its effect on the service life of the upper convex weld zone is significantly smaller than that of the axle load （12-18 t）. …”
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Determination of present-day crustal deformation along the Kenyan rift system using InSAR by Pius Kipng’etich Kirui, Bjorn Riedel, Markus Gerke

“…Our results indicate that Suswa experienced a 9 cm movement towards the satellite line of sight between 2018-2020, while Longonot moved 4 cm towards satellite line of sight between 2016-2018 and also underwent 3 cm displacement away from the satellite line of sight between 2019-2021. In addition, we observe land subsidence associated with geothermal exploitation in the range of 1 $$-$$ - 3.6 cm/yr in Olkaria as well as in multiple locations in Nairobi at a rate of up to 6 cm/yr, primarily attributed to groundwater overexploitation. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Channelization Near the Wellbore due to Seepage Erosion in Unconsolidated Sands during Fluid Injection by Jin Sun, Shiguo Wu, Jingen Deng, Qingping Li, Qi Fan, Linwei Ma, Yanrui Liu

“…The near-wellbore damage of the formation will decrease the flow rate, and the preferential flow channels are less likely to be induced under the same injection pressure when compared with undamaged formation. In addition, we also found that the reservoir heterogeneity is essential to the formation of preferential flow channels. …”
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Patterns of natural regeneration of pine forests in the Left-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by Volodymyr P. Pasternak, Tetiana S. Pyvovar, Anna V. Garmash

“…Natural regeneration in pine-dominated stands is characterized by an age of 4–8 years and a low number of plants per hectare (1,000 [500–2,000]), with few plots containing enough regeneration (over 3,000 plants per hectare) to form a new forest stand without additional planting. The regeneration in the plots varies by species composition: pure Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), pure English oak (Quercus robur L.), pine-oak mix in different proportions with accompanying species (Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.), Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.), or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.) or without any accompanying species. …”
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Immune-mediated mechanisms in acute osteofascial compartment syndrome: insights from multi-omics analysis by Qinzhen Lu, He Ling, Yonghui Lao, Junjie Liu, Wei Su, Zhao Huang

“…Results Our research findings indicate that AOCS is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease, primarily involving immune cells, especially neutrophils. In addition, genes associated with ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death, are found to be upregulated in the rat model, with non-coding RNAs playing a role in regulatory interactions. …”
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Real-world Bleeding Outcomes and Costs Following Vascular Graft Anastomosis Using PROLENE Sutures with HEMO-SEAL Technology in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair by Nadia Y. Sutton, Niels-Derrek Schmitz

“…**Conclusion:** The results indicate that real-world use of HEMO-SEAL sutures may be associated with reduced hemostat usage and costs, and reduced bleeding that requires additional hemostats and/or transfusions.…”
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Ellipsoid Zone Integrity and Visual Acuity Changes during Diabetic Macular Edema Therapy: A Longitudinal Study by Lucy J. Kessler, Gerd U. Auffarth, Dmitrii Bagautdinov, Ramin Khoramnia

“…Together with baseline VA, baseline EZ parameters did predict VA outcome after 1 year (p<0.05). Concordantly, VA and EZ parameters from year 1 were associated with VA outcome in year 2. …”
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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…Most of the patients were retired 119 (32.1%) in comparison to other occupations and illiterate patients 151(40.7%) were dominance over other patient’s education levels. In addition, majority of patients had hypertension 278(74.9%), diabetes 132 (35.6%) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) 130 (35.0%) and 230 (62.0%) and 141(38.0%) of them were in severe and moderate stage of disease respectively. …”
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Influence of Synthetic Antioxidants Used in Food Technology on the Bioavailability and Metabolism of Lipids - In Vitro Studies by Magdalena Mika, Anna Antończyk, Agnieszka Wikiera

“…BHT, BHA and TBHQ increased intestinal absorption of triacylglycerols and modified the structure of chylomicrons (CM). The addition of BHT and TBHQ inhibited apolipoprotein-IV (apoA-IV) synthesis. …”
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The Effect of Continuity of Midwifery Care (CoMC) Based on EDUGARLIN Application and Booklet on Postpartum Fitness Quality by Junengsih Junengsih, Rosita Syarifah, Ani Kusumastuti, Herlyssa Herlyssa, Elly Dwi Wahyuni, Yulia Ulfah Fatimah, Lia Nurcahyani, Fahmi Hafid

“…A total of 36 respondents (85.7%) also showed positive attitudes, compared to 34 (81%) in the control group (p-value<0.05). In addition, 38 respondents (90.5%) in the intervention group had good postpartum fitness quality, compared to 26 (61.9%) in the control group (p-value<0.05). …”
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The Effects of Synthetic Polymers on the Release Patterns of Bupivacaine Hydrochloride from Sodium Hyaluronate Hydrogels by Dorota Wójcik-Pastuszka, Roksana Iwaszkiewicz, Witold Musiał

“…Background: Using hydrogels for the controlled release of drugs is beneficial for patients, who then receive the proper dose of the medicinal substance. In addition, the formulation can provide more consistent drug absorption while reducing the frequency of dosing. …”
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What are the lived healthcare experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis? A community-based qualitative interview study by Sheila Greenfield, Gideon Hirschfield, Jayne Parry, Katherine Arndtz, Madeline Cameron

“…Hidden complexities within chronic illness behaviour in PSC were described, including a noteworthy fragile doctor−patient relationship and dependence on the specialist. These produce additional challenges for the optimal clinical management of such patients by generalists and specialists.Conclusions This study complements the existing literature on the ongoing high burden of PSC, with added value from in-depth discussions with patients themselves. …”
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Addressing genome scale design tradeoffs in Pseudomonas putida for bioconversion of an aromatic carbon source by Deepanwita Banerjee, Javier Menasalvas, Yan Chen, Jennifer W. Gin, Edward E. K. Baidoo, Christopher J. Petzold, Thomas Eng, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

“…Metabolic cross-feeding experiments were used to examine the impact of complete removal of the fumarase hydratase reaction and revealed an unanticipated nutrient requirement, suggesting additional functions for this enzyme. While a complete implementation of the design was achieved, this study highlights the challenge of completely inactivating metabolic reactions encoded by under-characterized proteins, especially in the context of multi-gene edits.…”
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The Role of Aspartate Aminotransferase/Platelet Ratio Index Score in Predicting Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and its Relationship with Total Bile Acid Level: A Case-Contro... by Merve Demir, Emre Sertel

“…Using Roc analysis, the values of AST, ALT, PLT values, and APRI scores were examined in predicting ICP among the first trimester findings of the patients. In addition, TBA levels of patients with ICP at the time of diagnosis were obtained from hospital records. …”
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