Impact of Climate Change on the Growth of Typical Crops in Karst Areas: A Case Study of Guizhou Province by Jun Ma, Baisha Weng, Wuxia Bi, Dan Xu, Ting Xu, Dengming Yan

“…The rate of shortening of crop cycle length is faster than the value during 1961 to 2018. (2) In the next 30 years, extreme precipitation concentrates in June and mainly falls in the central and southeast parts of Guizhou Province. In addition, summer is the outbreak period of drought events and drought-flood abrupt alternation events, which has a great impact on crop’s growth. …”
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Understanding the affinity of Cyphos Nitrate for Zr(IV) over other metal ions present in simulated high level liquid waste compositions by Alok Rout, S. Sriram, N. Ramanathan

“…The efficient extraction of Zr(IV) without any additional ligand in IL phase by adopting simple complexation mechanism infers the novelty of [P66614][NO3]. …”
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Genetic Components Derived Parameters and Heterosis in Okra under Saudi Arabia Conditions by Mohamed F. M. Abdelkader, Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Mohamed Z. Diyasty, Noha A. Sukar, Maged I. Farag, Nesma N. I. Mohamed, Yasser A. M. A. Salama, Mohamed A. Abdein

“…Four parental genotypes of okra were crossed in complete diallel design to study the direction and extent of relative heterosis and heterobeltiosis for yield and its associated traits for utilization of existing genetic diversity to develop heterotic F1 hybrids in okra. The additive genetic component (D) was significant in all studied traits except average pod weight. …”
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The impact of climate change on the development of water resources by M.D. Teweldebrihan, M.O. Dinka

“…In terms of stakeholder distribution, municipal and community governments accounted for 17.3 percent and 25.4 percent, respectively. Additionally, organizations with investors, ministries, and certain government agencies represented 37.4 percent of the articles, while foreign actors and religious organizations accounted for 19.9 percent.CONCLUSION: The research findings indicate that the water balance in the Dhidhessa basin may be affected by climate change in the coming century. …”
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The Relationship between the Structure and Thermal Properties of Bi2O3-ZnO-B2O3 Glass System by Sung-Hung Lan, Chin-Tung Lee, Yi-Sheng Lai, Chien-Chon Chen, Hsi-Wen Yang

“…The glass thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) of this glass system increases with the increase of Bi2O3 content, and the O1s nuclear electron binding energy shifts to the lower energy direction with the increase of Bi2O3 addition. In terms of FTIR, as the melting temperature rises, the B-O-B bonding vibration concentration of [BO4] inside the borate glass decreases, and the density of B-O-B bonding vibration of [BO3] increases, Moreover, the increase in melting temperature increases the probability of reducing Bi ions to Bi0, reduces the bonding of Bi-O-B, and increases the bonding of B-O-B, and the CTE also slightly decreases.…”
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Seasonal Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in South American Agricultural Watersheds Using Multisource Remote Sensing: The Case of Cuenca Laguna Merín, Uruguay by Giancarlo Alciaturi, Shimon Wdowinski, María del Pilar García-Rodríguez, Virginia Fernández

“…These initiatives should consider various data combinations, including additional indices and texture metrics derived from the Grey-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix.…”
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Screening and Characterization of Thermostable Amylase-Producing Bacteria Isolated from Soil Samples of Afdera, Afar Region, and Molecular Detection of Amylase-Coding Gene by Semira Nureddin Yassin, Tamene Milkessa Jiru, Meera Indracanti

“…Studies on the effect of temperature revealed that the crude enzyme had a maximum activity and stability at 75°C, 70°C, and 65°C for isolates M13, M8, and M2, respectively. Additionally, amylase produced from all isolates retained more than 66.41% of their original activity after incubating them at a temperature range from 55 to 80°C for 50 min. …”
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Factors associated with treatment response in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis at a single center: a retrospective cohort study by Katherine D. Nowicki, Nathan D. Rogers, Carson L. Keeter, Nathan J. Donaldson, Jennifer B. Soep, Yongdong Zhao

“…Results from logistic regression indicated that for each additional region affected, the odds of needing second line treatment increased by 1.94 times (p = 0.01) and that patients with symmetric bone lesions were 6.86 times more likely to require second-line treatment (p < 0.001). …”
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UAV-Multispectral Based Maize Lodging Stress Assessment with Machine and Deep Learning Methods by Minghu Zhao, Dashuai Wang, Qing Yan, Zhuolin Li, Xiaoguang Liu

“…This study collected a UAV-multispectral dataset containing non-lodging maize and lodging maize with different lodging types, severities, and directions. Additionally, 22 vegetation indices (VIs) were extracted from multispectral data, followed by spatial aggregation and image cropping. …”
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Research on Soft Rocks for the Construction of Roadbeds for High-Speed Railroad: Effect of Water Soaking Environment by Xiangdong Zhang, Jie Geng, Yuebo Xu, Zhongchao Zhou, Shuai Pang

“…The water plugging effect observed after the addition of the cement slurry was studied, and the equations defining uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, and free saturated water content were established. (3) An increase in the content of the cement slurry admixture resulted in a change in the nature of the partial stress–strain curves generated for muddy sandstone. …”
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Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of a Proprietary Preparation of Quercetin–Rutin Blend (SophorOx™) in Exercised Rats by Devanand Shanmugasundaram, James Martin Roza

“…All the animals were examined for body weight, feed consumption, signs of clinical abnormalities, and morbidity. …”
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Structural Parameter Design of Magnetic Pulse Welding Coil for Dissimilar Metal Joints: Numerical Simulation, Parameter Optimization, and Experiments by Yangfan Qin, Changhui Ji, Hao Jiang, Yuefan Jiang, Junjia Cui, Guangyao Li

“…The optimized coil structure serves to refine the pulse current flowing path within the coil, effectively reducing the current loss within the coil. Additionally, the structure reduces the adverse effect of the current within the coil on the induced current within the flyer plate. …”
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WEAR AND CRACK initiation PREDICTION OF RAIL IRREGULARITY WELDING ZONE by WEAR AND, CRACK initiation PREDICTION OF RAIL IRREGULARITY WELDING ZONE

“…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 was increased from 0.2 to 0.35， its effect on the service life of the upper convex weld zone was significantly smaller than that of the axle load （12~18 t）. …”
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Strengths of pelvic floor muscles in women with multiple sclerosis and its relationship with urinary incontinence and quality of life by Poorandokht Afshari, Parvin Abedi, Nastaran Majdinasab, Samaneh Tafakh, Mohammadhossein Haghighizadeh

“…Data analyzed using Pearson correlation test, and multiple linear regression tests.ResultsThere was a positive correlation between pelvic muscle strengths with all domains of quality of life except for body pain and role limitations due to emotional problems. …”
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A scalable tool for analyzing genomic variants of humans using knowledge graphs and graph machine learning by Shivika Prasanna, Ajay Kumar, Deepthi Rao, Eduardo J. Simoes, Praveen Rao

“…VariantKG extracts variant-level genetic information output by a variant calling pipeline, annotates the variant data with additional metadata, and converts the annotated variant information into a KG represented using the Resource Description Framework (RDF). …”
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Electroacupuncture combined with trigonelline inhibits pyroptosis in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by suppressing autophagy via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by Zhengguo Qiu, Jianbing Ma, Xiaqing Zhang, Mingna Jiao, Liqiang Zhi

“…Results: EA or TG treatment could effectively ameliorate neurological disorders, attenuate cerebral infarction and reduce neuronal damage in brain tissue in CIRI rats. In addition, EA or TG treatment suppressed autophagy and pyroptosis in CIRI rats. …”
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Are preschool Kosovar children anxious on the edge? Validating the Preschool Anxiety Scale by Samire BLLACA BALAJ, Merita SHALA, Mimoza SHAHINI, Pranvera JETISHI ÇOLLAKU

“…Introduction: Our current study aimed to test the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of PAS for Kosovar preschool children. Additionally, we sought to explore the anxiety levels in these children and the demographic variables influencing their anxiety. …”
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Ningxiang pig-derived Lactobacillus reuteri improves the gut health of weaned piglets by regulating intestinal barrier function and cytokine profiles by Qian Xie, Mei Yang, Qing Duanmu, Meng Kang, Jing Wang, Bi E Tan

“…However, it lowered serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels (P < 0.05) and elevated serum concentrations of Immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) (P < 0.05). Additionally, L. reuteri notably enhanced the villus height-to-crypt depth ratio in the ileum (P < 0.05) and increased mRNA expression of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), Claudin-1, and ZO-1 in ileal tissue (P < 0.05). …”
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6-Gingerol Normalizes the Expression of Biomarkers Related to Hypertension via PPARδ in HUVECs, HEK293, and Differentiated 3T3-L1 Cells by Yong-Jik Lee, Yoo-Na Jang, Yoon-Mi Han, Hyun-Min Kim, Hong Seog Seo

“…Hypertension is a disease with a high prevalence and high mortality rates worldwide. In addition, various factors, such as genetic predisposition, lifestyle factors, and the abnormality of organs related to blood pressure, are involved in the development of hypertension. …”
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Attitudes, Awareness, and Willingness of Iranians Toward Using Telemedicine in Post‐COVID Era: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Marsa Gholamzadeh, Hamidreza Abtahi, Reza Safdari, Elham Haghshenas, Mehrnaz Asadi Gharabaghi, Besharat Rahimi

“…The analysis revealed a positive correlation between higher e‐health literacy scores and favorable attitudes toward telemedicine. Additionally, a significant relationship was observed between having a positive attitude toward telemedicine and prior usage of telemedicine services before the pandemic. …”
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