Relationship between sleep quality and dietary nutrients in rural elderly individuals: a latent class analysis by Xinlei Zhao, Xinyan Xie, Han Zhou, Feng Zhong, Cuiping Liu

“…Latent profile analysis and binary logistic regression were applied for data analysis.ResultsTwo sleep categories were identified as “Quick falling asleep, long time, high efficiency group,” Class 1(89.1%) and “Difficult falling asleep, short time, low efficiency group,” Class 2(10.9%). …”
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THE USSR AND FRG’S “NEW OSTPOLITIK” by A. M. Filitov

“…The historical experience of overcoming the “enemy image” in the relationship between the Soviet Union and the FRG has a great practical value for the solution of the present-day international conflicts.…”
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A Nomogram to Predict Benign/Malignant Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Based on EBUS Sonographic Features by Bingchao Ling, Weishun Xie, Yi Zhong, Taowen Feng, Yueli Huang, Lianying Ge, Aiqun Liu

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that long-axis, short-axis, echogenicity, fusion, and central hilar structure (CHS) were the independent predictors of malignant lymph nodes. …”
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Speech Emotion Recognition Model Based on Joint Modeling of Discrete and Dimensional Emotion Representation by John Lorenzo Bautista, Hyun Soon Shin

“…Experiments conducted on the IEMOCAP dataset using a leave-one-subject-out approach demonstrate the model’s effectiveness, with results showing a 1–2% accuracy improvement over classification-only models. …”
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Differences in Aroma Quality of Different Types of Jinmudan Tea Made from Tea Leaves Harvested in Summer and Autumn by TANG Mengting, LIAO Xiansheng, WU Xianshou, WEI Mingxiu, ZHENG Yucheng, JIN Shan, ZHANG Jianming, YE Naixing

“…In this study, the tender shoots of ‘Jinmudan’ tea plants harvested in summer and autumn were processed separately into green tea, yellow tea, white tea, oolong tea and black tea. …”
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Does management support drive sustained agile usage? a serial mediation model and cIPMA perspective. by Uthpala Wijesinghe, Vidara Mapitiyage, Chathurya Wickramarathne, Chamoda Wickramage, Krishantha Wisenthige, Chathuni Aluthwala

“…While management support is paramount, its practical implementation falls short within teams. All four antecedents are found to be necessary for optimal agile sustainment. …”
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Effects of Water Deficit on Growth, Biomass Allocation and Photosynthesis of <i>A. senegal</i> Seedlings from Nguru and Gujba Provinces of Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria by A.U. Jibo, M.G. Barker

“…Plant biomass, stomata conductance, quantum yield, chlorophyll fluorescence, relative water content, root length and root: shoot ratios were highly responsive to changes in soil water. …”
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Effects of Standardized Natural Citrus Extract on Growth, Gut Health, Carcass Quality, and Welfare of Broiler Chickens by Sekhou Cisse, Arkadiusz Matuszewski, Damian Bień, Patrycja Ciborowska, Anna Zalewska, Jakub Urban, Monika Michalczuk, Marta Mendel, Urszula Latek, Joanna Polak, Małgorzata Sobczak-Filipiak, Paweł Konieczka, Mohammed El Amine Benarbia

“…Caecal digest was also collected post mortem for short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) analyses, and jejunum samples were collected for ex vivo gut permeability assay. …”
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Nanonaringenin and Vitamin E Ameliorate Some Behavioral, Biochemical, and Brain Tissue Alterations Induced by Nicotine in Rats by Mohamed A. Kandeil, Eman T. Mohammed, Rania A. Radi, Fatma Khalil, Abdel-Razik H. Abdel-Razik, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Ghada M. Safwat

“…Cosupplementation with NNG, vitamin E, and their combination with nicotine was beneficial in the alleviation of activity impairments and improved short memory and cognition defects and exploratory behaviors. …”
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Captive breeding, developmental biology and commercial production of<i> Dravidia fasciata</i>- An indigenous ornamental fish of the Western Ghats of India by T.V. Anna Mercy, Eapen Jacob, K. Raju Thomas

“…Hence many times, the demand could not be met due to short supply. The only remedial measure for a sustainable supply is to produce the fish in captive conditions. …”
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Assessment of technogenic pollution by silver compounds on the biological properties of the soil (model experiment) by Tatiana Minnikova, Natalia Tsepina, Sergey Kolesnikov, Natalia Evstegneeva, Anna Kusina

“…Activity of catalase it was determined gasometrically, dehydrogenases, peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase, ferrireductase, ascorbatoxidase, phosphatase, invertase, urease, protease was determined photocolorimetrically, the total number of bacteria by luminescent method, Azotobacter sp. abundance by the method of fouling lumps on the Ashby medium, length of shoots and roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) morphometrically. …”
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Plasma amino acids spectrum as an important part of metabolomic pattern in patients with coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation by I.O. Melnychuk, V.H. Lyzogub

“…A strong reliable connection between plasma AA spectrum and gut microbiota metabolites (trimethylamine, trimethylamine-N-oxide, total amount of fecal short chain fatty acids) was detected.…”
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Effects of melatonin, proline, and salicylic acid on seedling growth, photosynthetic activity, and leaf nutrients of sorghum under salt stress by Mehmet Sait Kiremit, Elif Öztürk, Hakan Arslan, Bhaskara Anggarda Gathot Subrata, Hasan Akay, Aigerim Bakirova

“…This issue continues to hinder plant growth, requiring innovative solutions to alleviate salt stress. Moreover, climate change accelerates soil salinization, which may soon spread to previously unaffected agricultural areas. …”
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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…Introduction Gestational diabetes (GDM) causes various adverse short-term and long-term consequences for the mother and child, and its incidence is increasing globally. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Probiotic Therapy on Bowel-Related Symptoms in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis during Endoscopic Remission: An Observational Study by Jin Lee, Su Bum Park, Hyung Wook Kim, Hong Sub Lee, Sam Ryong Jee, Jong Hun Lee, Tae Oh Kim

“…All patients completed bowel-related symptom questionnaires and short inflammatory bowel disease questionnaires (SIBDQs) at the start and end of the 4-week treatment period. …”
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Design and simulation of an intelligent irrigation system using fuzzy logic by Peter Kibazo, Wanzala Jimmy Nabende, Michael Robson Atim

“…Abstract Farmers in developing countries employ various irrigation methods ranging from traditional techniques such as the use of irrigation cans to modern pressurized systems while irrigating short-seasoned crops that require continuous water supply especially during the dry season. …”
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Microlearning beyond boundaries: A systematic review and a novel framework for improving learning outcomes by Wali Khan Monib, Atika Qazi, Rosyzie Anna Apong

“…Based on the findings, we maintain that microlearning is an instructional approach that delivers targeted, action-oriented, bite-sized content to achieve specific objectives within a short period, typically within a few seconds or minutes. …”
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Evidence of factors influencing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults. Protocol for a systematic scoping review. by Kamyar Keramatian, Emma Morton, Alexander Levit, John-Jose Nunez

“…A conceptual framework based on the Model of Pathways to Treatment by Scott and colleagues was used as a foundation for our search and extraction strategy to ensure all components of delay and potential factors influencing each component are explored. …”
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Highway Travel Time Prediction of Segments Based on ANPR Data considering Traffic Diversion by Wenjun Du, Bo Sun, Jiating Kuai, Jiemin Xie, Jie Yu, Tuo Sun

“…This paper proposes a hybrid model named LSTM-CNN for predicting the travel time of highways by integrating the long short-term memory (LSTM) and the convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with the attention mechanism and the residual network. …”
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Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Potassium Deficiency on Apple Tree Growth by Evangelia-Vasiliki Ladikou, Gerasimos Daras, Marco Landi, Theocharis Chatzistathis, Thomas Sotiropoulos, Stamatis Rigas, Ioannis E. Papadakis

“…Biomass allocation was also affected, with a notable decrease in the shoot-to-root ratio, mainly due to increased dry weight of roots, likely reflecting an adaptive response to enhance K uptake. …”
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