Enhanced Bayesian model for multienvironmental selection of winter hybrids maize: assessing grain yield using ‘ProbBreed’ by Bikas Basnet, Chitra Bahadur Kunwar, Umisha Upreti

“…Joint probability analysis identified RMH1899 super (0.23 & 8.3 tons/ha), followed by RMH 666 (0.15 & 8.4 tons/ha) and Uttam 121 (0.11 & 8.6 tons/ha), all of which accounted for overall environmental conditions. Additionally, over the years, DKC 9149, NK 6607(0.18 & 8.6 tons/ha), GK 3254(0.18 & 8.5 tons/ha), Shann 111(0.12 & 8.4 tons/ha), Sweety 1(0.13 & 8.4 tons/ha), and ADV 756(0.10 & 8.2 tons/ha) consistently demonstrated superior performance and stability. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of blood-drop agglutination test for chicken tuberculosis diagnosis by M. O. Baratov

“…The blood-drop agglutination test made it possible to additionally identify 311 adult chickens seropositive for tuberculosis in poultry farms. …”
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Complement activation by in vivo neonatal and in vitro extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Johannes Graulich, Joseph Sonntag, Monika Marcinkowski, Karl Bauer, Hans Kössel, Christoph Bührer, Michael Obladen, Hans T. Versmold

“…We investigated the relative importance of these mechanisms by measuring C3a, C5a and sC5b-9 before, during and after neonatal ECMO in six consecutive newborn patients using enzyme-linked immunoassay. In addition complement activation during in vitro ECMO with repeated flow of the same blood volume was measured using blood from healthy adult donors. …”
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An Optimization Coverage Strategy for Wireless Sensor Network Nodes Based on Path Loss and False Alarm Probability by Jianing Guo, Yunshan Sun, Ting Liu, Yanqin Li, Teng Fei

“…., this may lead to a large gap between the expected effect of actual coverage and simulated coverage. Additionally, these models frequently neglect critical factors such as sensor failures and malfunctions, which can significantly affect signal detection. …”
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Parental Evaluation of a Responsive Parenting Program for Infants with Hearing Loss by Reinhild Glanemann, Karen Reichmuth, Stephanie Brinkheetker, Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, Katrin Neumann

“…Their infants (<i>N</i> = 45) had moderate to complete hearing loss, they were aged 2–20 months, and 40% of them had an additional disease, disorder, and/or developmental delay. …”
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Concept, features and types of corruption by L. I. Kalienichenko, D. V. Slynko

“…On a territorial basis, a distinction should be made between domestic (national) and transnational corruption, depending on the form of corruption - bribery, fraud, extortion, embezzlement (misappropriation) of public funds, clientelism, lobbying, favoritism, nepotism, state capture. In addition to these types of corruption, based on the definition of this legal phenomenon, which gives the legislator in the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”, depending on the form of corruption, the following types should be distinguished: acceptance of illegal gain; acceptance of a promise / proposal of illegal benefit. …”
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Abrasion resistant characteristics of UHPC based on high-speed underwater method: Efficiency, process, evaluation, and mechanisms by Xuan Qiu, Jihui Zhao, Zhong Li

“…The wear characteristics of UHPC under high-speed water flow conditions were investigated using a 3D visualization quantitative method. Additionally, the abrasion mechanism of UHPC was analyzed using nanoindentation testing, SEM, and MIP techniques. …”
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Ocular hypertension after silicone oil filling surgery for high myopia: a case-control study by Xiaodan Lin, Shenghui Feng, Chunmei Chen, Yadan Xiong, Na Li, Ling Tong

“…The study aimed to document the incidence and timing of postoperative ocular hypertension “OH” while assessing various factors, including demographic details, medical history, additional surgical interventions, and findings from supplementary examinations (such as axial length, silicone oil emulsification, and anterior chamber penetration). …”
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Development and Evaluation of selective nitroxanthone Derivatives: A promising compound for Targeting MCF-7 breast cancer cells by Pavithren Devakrishnan, Nadiah Mad Nasir, Johnson Stanslas, Muhammad Alif M. Latif, Ahmad Zaidi Ismail, Fatin Farhana Baharuddin

“…The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of compound 1 was 7.00 ± 0.00 µM for MCF-7 cells, compared to 250.00 ± 70.71 µM for HaCaT and 800.00 ± 0.00 µM for RAW 264.7 cells, yielding selectivity indices (SI) of 35.71 and 114.29, respectively. Additionally, compound 1 exhibited mortality concentrations of 1736.58 µM and 3660.35 µM for zebrafish and brine shrimp embryos, with SI values of 522.91 and 248.08, respectively. …”
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Identification of depressive symptoms in adolescents using machine learning combining childhood and adolescence features by Xinzhu Liu, Rui Cang, Zihe Zhang, Ping Li, Hui Wu, Wei Liu, Shu Li

“…The performance of each model was evaluated using a test set, and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) were utilized to interpret the models’ prediction results. …”
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A prospective model of the potential clinical and economic impact of cervical cancer screening supported by a mobile phone app. by Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Brian W Bresnahan, Faith Yego, Dana Duncan, James K Karichu, Louis P Garrison

“…<h4>Results</h4>In a simulated cohort of women using the app-based intervention compared to conventional care, with 10,000 women in each arm, use of the app is projected to increase healthcare costs by $12.53 per enrolled woman during the trial period and to detect and treat an additional 247 women-229 with precancerous cervical lesions and 18 with cervical cancer. …”
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Design of low-carbon planning model for vehicle path based on adaptive multi-strategy ant colony optimization algorithm by Qi Guo, Rui Li, Changjiang Zheng, Gwanggil Jeon

“…This includes various vehicle types, such as electric and autonomous vehicles, each with specific needs. Additionally, varying speeds and operational requirements further complicate the process, demanding more sophisticated planning solutions. …”
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INFORMACINIS GENOMAS, INDIVIDO IR POPULIACIJOS GENOMAI by Jonas Rubikas

“…Information genome increases by addition of new information necessary for individual and population under impact of selection. …”
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Prevalence and associations of anisometropia with spherical ametropia, cylindrical power, age, and sex, based on 134,603 refractive surgery candidates. by Mona Deuchert, Andreas Frings, Vasyl Druchkiv, Jakob Schweighofer, Sajjad Muhammad, Stephan Linke, Toam Katz

“…In myopes, cylindrical power was most strongly associated with anisometropia: an increase in (negative) cylindrical power by 2.15 D doubled the chances of observing anisometropia in myopes. In addition, advancing age (double chance with an increase of 38.3 years), increasing spherical power (double chance with an increase of 8.15 D), and female sex correlated positively with increasing anisometropia in myopes.…”
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Deconstructing the Monolith: An Educational Module for Understanding Disparities Within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations by Karan D. Luthria, Dylan K. Kim, Samantha Xing, Mina Yuan, Jerry Zhou, Catherine A. Shu, Usha S. Krishnan

“…Pre- and postworkshop evaluations assessed participants’ confidence and understanding of AANHPI health disparities. Additionally, the postworkshop evaluation gathered feedback on the presentation. …”
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CGV-Net: Tunnel Lining Crack Segmentation Method Based on Graph Convolution Guided Transformer by Kai Liu, Tao Ren, Zhangli Lan, Yang Yang, Rong Liu, Yuantong Xu

“…This approach effectively addresses the challenge of modeling contextual information in crack feature extraction. Additionally, the Detailed-Macro Feature Fusion (DMFF) module enables multi-scale feature integration by combining detailed and coarse-grained features, mitigating the significant feature loss encountered during the encoding and decoding stages, and further improving segmentation precision. …”
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ENHANCING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN A HOME-BASED TEMPE CHIPS INDUSTRY by Latifatul Ummi Qurrota'ayun, Muhamad Zainudin, Siti Nur Mahmudah

“…The impact of implementingproduction management on the development of this home industry is increasingprofits, increasing orders, achievingproduction targets thatcan meetmarket needs, aswell as the addition of networksthat work together with the Berkah Jaya Tempe Chips Home Industry.   …”
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Working toward Personalized Intervention Advice: A Survey Study on Preference Heterogeneity in Patients with Breast Cancer–Related Fatigue by Lian Beenhakker, Kim A. E. Wijlens, Christina Bode, Miriam M. R. Vollenbroek-Hutten, Sabine Siesling, Janine A. van Til, Annemieke Witteveen

“…In this study, we explore preference heterogeneity regarding between-attribute and within-attribute preferences. In addition, we propose simple decision rules to match preferences to interventions. …”
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Social isolation in the young and middle-aged patients with stroke: role of social support, family resilience and hope by Xiao Jia Wu, Ke Ke, Hui Liu, Shao Ping Zhan, Lei Wang, Juan Feng He

“…In the mediating effects model, social support could influence social isolation directly (95% CI -0.250, -0.061) or indirectly through family resilience (95% CI -0.136, -0.062) or patient hope level (95% CI -0.078, -0.017). In addition, Family resilience and hope had a significant chain mediating effect between social support and social isolation (95% CI -0.029, -0.006).ConclusionsSocial support can have both direct and indirect effects on social isolation through the mediating factors of family resilience and hope. …”
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Can urban compactness improve ecosystem services: Evidence from Chinese urban agglomerations by Xuewei Zhang, Jiahui Wu, Jintao Yuan, Wanxu Chen

“…The results of the spatial regression analysis indicated that there was a negative association between urban compactness and ESs in both 2010 and 2020. Additionally, the negative impact of urban compactness on HQ increased, while the effect on CS diminished. …”
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