Effects of uncut refuge management on grassland arthropods – A systematic review by Kitti Révész, Róbert Gallé, Jean-Yves Humbert, Péter Batáry

“…Results varied across study designs, which often involved sampling arthropods within and outside the refuges, before or after mowing, with or without independent control meadows. Additionally, research primarily focused on orthopterans with no negative responses to refuges, whereas other taxa received less attention. …”
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Phytoremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil by <i>Tagetes erecta</i> L. Combined with Biochar and Microbial Agent by Xin Fang, Pufan Zheng, Haomin Wang, Kefan Wang, Cong Shi, Fuchen Shi

“…Overall, this study suggests the co-addition of microbial agents and biochar as an excellent method to improve the phytoremediation effects of oil-contaminated soil and enhances our understanding of the inner mechanism.…”
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KAT2B inhibits proliferation and invasion via inactivating TGF-β/Smad3 pathway-medicated autophagy and EMT in epithelial ovarian cancer by Yuqin Yao, Yuna Niu, Honggui Zhou, Min Yong

“…Mechanistic investigations suggested that KAT2B knockdown enhanced autophagy via activation of the TGF-β/Smad3/7 signaling pathway, thereby driving epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), proliferation, and invasion in EOC. Additionally, our data hint at a potential role for the AKT/mTOR pathway. …”
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Numerical Shear Tests on the Scale Effect of Rock Joints under CNL and CND Conditions by Xige Liu, Wancheng Zhu, Lankun Li

“…Three different normal stresses were adopted in numerical shear tests with joint specimen lengths ranging from 100 mm to 800 mm. In addition to the commonly used CNL, the constant normal displacement (CND) condition was established for the purposes of this study; the CND can be considered an extreme case of the constant normal stiffness (CNS) condition. …”
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Dynamics and Driving Factors of Carbon Storage in the Yellow River Delta from 1980 to 2020 by SUN Hanqing, CUI Buli, JIANG Dejuan, LI Yuan, LUO Yongming

“…Medium values were found in the inland extension of wetland, while high values were distributed between the first two areas and along the Yellow River. ③The decrease in carbon storage was mainly attributed to land use conversion from wetland and grassland to built-up area, salt pan, and mariculture. Additionally, the construction of large-scale tidal barriers in the YRD altered the distribution of carbon storage by affecting sea-land hydrological connectivity, vegetation, and soil properties. …”
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Barriers to and facilitators of healthcare professionals in ADR reporting in a tertiary care hospital in India by Ian Osoro N, Suhaib KP, Jamuna Rani R, Rajanandh MG

“…Results Out of the 80 HCPs, only 22 of them had reported any ADRs in their career. 52% of our HCPs reported the lack of understanding of ADR reporting mechanism as their main hindrance. Additionally, 25 (31%) of the HCPs stated that reporting ADRs is time consuming. 18 (22%) of them reported a fear of legal liability. 13 (16%) of them stated that the reporting from is complicated and 29 (36%) stated a lack of motivation as the reason for not reporting ADR. …”
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Alendronate versus Raloxifene for Postmenopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis of Seven Head-to-Head Randomized Controlled Trials by Tiao Lin, Shi-Gui Yan, Xun-Zi Cai, Zhi-Min Ying, Fu-Zhen Yuan, Xi Zuo

“…There was no evidence of difference of fracture risk reduction between Aln and Rlx. In addition, age did not obviously influence their relative antifracture efficacy. …”
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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GROWTH, YIELD, AND SUNFLOWER CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PLANT DENSITY. by Sinan A. Abas, Zeyad A. Abdulhamed, Nihad M. Abood

Subjects: “…GDD, CAT, Climate action, food security…”
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Genetic Variants Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Risk: Cumulative Epidemiological Evidence from Meta-Analyses and Genome-Wide Association Studies by Caiyang Liu, Ran Ran, Xiaoliang Li, Gaohua Liu, Xiaoyang Xie, Ji Li

“…Five variants in 4 genes showed convincing evidence of no association with COPD risk in meta-analyses. Additionally, 29 SNPs identified in GWASs were proved to be noteworthy based on the FPRP test. …”
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Machine Learning Model for Imbalanced Cholera Dataset in Tanzania by Judith Leo, Edith Luhanga, Kisangiri Michael

“…Adaptive Synthetic Sampling Approach (ADASYN) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used to the restore sampling balance and dimensional of the dataset. In addition, sensitivity, specificity, and balanced-accuracy metrics were used to evaluate the performance of the seven models. …”
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Sequential Optimization Configuration Method for Power Quality Monitors Considering Photovoltaic Access by Xiaorui Liang, Qiming Zhong, Huaying Zhang, Ying Wang, Huicong Liu

“…This demonstrates the proposed method can effectively improve the monitoring performance of the new distribution network, while reducing the additional costs caused by discontinuous configurations. …”
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Location Information-Based Routing Protocol for Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radio Wireless Sensor Network by Mohamad-Rida Mortada, Abbass Nasser, Alaaeddine Ramadan, Koffi-Clement Yao, Ali Mansour

“…By proposing LIBRO-based EH-CWSN, we aim to eliminate energy constraints on the nodes and reduce the need for frequent battery replacements in EH-CWSN, thus enabling deployment in challenging environments. Additionally, LIBRO&#x2019;s unique feature of minimizing nodes&#x2019; cooperation during routing offers advantages for protecting Primary Users (PUs) against interference caused by secondary transmissions. …”
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Value of alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC): An immunohistochemical approach to tumor stroma categor... by Heba E.M. Youssef, Basant Hamdy AbouZaid

“…Results: Our results revealed a significant positive correlation between advanced histopathologic grade and the higher stromal category (P = 0.02). Additionally, increased stroma category was significantly associated with advanced clinical stage (P = 0.001) and nodal involvement (P = 0.05). …”
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Predicting of Temporal-Spatial Sand Dunes Transition Caused by Marine Storms (Case Study: The Coast of Makran, Iran) by Soleiman PirouzZadeh, Mahmood Khosravi, Samad Fotohi

“…Sands of marine origin are available on the beach and away from the sea of dunes in addition of marine origin, Predictive models for planning sustainable use of land use and land cover in a country like Iran that land use is changing rapidly, there is an urgent need; To detect and predict changes in land cover changes overview to better manage natural resources and protect marginal lands beaches and is very effective long-term policy measures. …”
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Optimizing greenhouse microclimate for plant pathology: challenges and cooling solutions for pathogen control in arid regions by Abdulmujib G. Yusuf, Fahad A. Al-Yahya, Amgad A. Saleh, Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghany

“…The review also provides an overview of how microclimatic parameters within greenhouses influence plant-pathogen dynamics, ensuring conditions that are conducive to managing both biotic and abiotic diseases. Additionally, the review aims to evaluate various cooling techniques available and most widely accepted in hot arid regions. …”
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Designing Health Recommender Systems to Promote Health Equity: A Socioecological Perspective by Caroline A Figueroa, Helma Torkamaan, Ananya Bhattacharjee, Hanna Hauptmann, Kathleen W Guan, Gayane Sedrakyan

“…In this viewpoint, we argue that a new design paradigm is necessary in which HRS focus on incorporating structural barriers to good health in addition to user preferences. HRS should be designed with an emphasis on health systems, which also includes incorporating decolonial perspectives of well-being that challenge prevailing medical models. …”
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Opportunities and Difficulties for Strategic Litigation to Advance Digital Rights in the Internet Audience Economy by Swee Leng Harris

“…Furthermore, the new Acts could increase regulatory fragmentation and the risk of legal incoherence by establishing additional regulatory authorities and competences alongside existing institutions and regimes. …”
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A Blockchain-Based Privacy Protection Model Under Quality Consideration in Spatial Crowdsourcing Platforms by Amal Albilali, Maysoon Abulkhair, Manal Bayousef, Faisal Albalwy

“…Furthermore, it demonstrated significantly lower latency in both datasets than state-of-the-art approaches. Additionally, the ePPTA model has theoretically demonstrated its capability to prevent task tracking, eavesdropping attacks, and reward-reneging threats from external entities, thereby enhancing SC privacy protection. …”
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Interventions to promote the implementation of pressure injuries prevention measures in nursing homes: a scoping review protocol by Yu Liu, Chun-Tao Wu, Long-Fei Yang, Yan-Ling Liu, Cui-Ping Ni

“…Finally, managers of nursing homes in China will be consulted for additional information and their viewpoints on the research findings.Ethics and dissemination Since the scoping review is a secondary analysis of the literature, there is no need to apply for ethical approval. …”
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Predicting penetration depth in ultra-high-performance concrete targets under ballistic impact: An interpretable machine learning approach augmented by deep generative adversarial... by Majid Khan, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Nashwan Adnan Othman, Sardar Kashif Ur Rehman, Furqan Ahmad

“…Interpretability techniques revealed that projectile features like impact energy, velocity, diameter, and mass, along with the target's compressive strength and fiber addition, significantly influence penetration depth. …”
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