Smoking and alcohol use plays a mediating role on the social determinants of high blood pressure: Evidence from nationally representative sample in India by Arivarasan Barathi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Rajan Rushender

“…Behavioral characteristics are strong candidates to act as mediators of the observed effects of socioeconomic determinants on BP; therefore, we aimed to investigate the mediating role of smoking and alcohol on the association between education, wealth index, sex, and hypertension using NFHS-5 data. …”
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Early Warning Simulation of Urban Vulnerability in Coal-Resource-Based Cities Based on System Dynamics by Dongmei Feng, Liang Wang, Xiumei Duan

“…Coal-resource-based cities, as one of the important types of typical resource-based cities in China, have strong characteristics of instability, sensitivity, and fragility, exhibiting a series of vulnerability features of the human-land system. …”
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PROMISE: Prognostic Radiomic Outcome Measurement in Acute Subdural Hematoma Evacuation Post-Craniotomy by Alexandru Guranda, Antonia Richter, Johannes Wach, Erdem Güresir, Martin Vychopen

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Postoperative Δ surface area is, among other variables, a strong predictor of 30-day outcomes, while in multivariate analysis, preoperative Feret diameter remains the only independent predictor. …”
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Sex differences in aggression and its neural substrate in a cichlid fish by Lillian R. Jackson, Mariam Dumitrascu, Beau A. Alward

“…The ATn (anterior tuberal nucleus) is a homolog of the ventromedial hypothalamus in mammals, which is strongly implicated in the regulation of aggression in males. …”
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Physical safety climate, safety practices and perceived well-being of informal solid waste collectors in the Cape Coast Metropolis by Samuel Maneen, Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Mustapha Amoadu, Edward Wilson Ansah

“…Results The results revealed that 40.8% of the workers perceived their work as high-risk due to low physical safety climate, and 41.7% exhibited poor safety practices while at work. There was also a strong positive relationship between perceived well-being, physical safety climate, and safety practices among the workers. …”
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XSE-TomatoNet: An explainable AI based tomato leaf disease classification method using EfficientNetB0 with squeeze-and-excitation blocks and multi-scale feature fusion by Md Assaduzzaman, Prayma Bishshash, Md. Asraful Sharker Nirob, Ahmed Al Marouf, Jon G. Rokne, Reda Alhajj

“…The model achieved an average training accuracy of 99.41% and a validation accuracy of 98.88% in 10-fold cross-validation, showing strong generalization to unseen data. We also used LIME and SHAP for model interpretability, offering insights into the decision-making process, and employed Grad-CAM and Grad-CAM++ to visually highlight key areas in leaf images. …”
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Phenotypic diversity of bread wheat lines with introgressions from the diploid cereal Aegilops speltoides for technological properties of grain and f lour by L. V. Shchukina, I. F. Lapochkina, T. A. Pshenichnikova

“…Two lines (69/00i and 76/00i) showed a high flour strength and dough elasticity, characterizing the lines as strong and valuable in quality. These lines can be used for baking bread. …”
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The Role of Chinese Small and Medium TNCs in the Modernization of the National Economy by D. B. Kalashnikov

“…In developing countries SMFAs are represented by trade and manufacturing outlets within the “Belt and Road Initiative” They come after the infrastructural projects of large business, grouped in clusters, have strong coordination with other Chinese TNCs, and create Chinese GVCs. …”
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Human-centered design of a health recommender system for orthopaedic shoulder treatment by Akanksha Singh, Benjamin Schooley, John Mobley, Patrick Mobley, Sydney Lindros, John M. Brooks, Sarah B. Floyd

“…In addition, utility questions addressing shared decision-making found that 90% of orthopaedic surgeon respondents either strongly agreed or agreed that I-C-IT would help them make data informed decisions with their patients. …”
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Bioassay-guided isolation and identification of antimutagenic compounds from Morina coulteriana and evaluation of its therapeutic potential by Jasbir Kour, Bashir Ahmad Lone, Amit Kumar, Bashir A. Ganai, Govind Yadav, Prasoon Gupta, Md.Niamat Ali, Seema Akbar

“…Conclusion: The findings of the present investigation clearly show that the plant M. coulteriana Royle has a strong antimutagenic potential. Its administration decreased the mutagenic load on the cells both in vitro and in vivo experiments Thus the present study provides a platform for the exploration of new plants with potential antimutagenic properties.…”
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Temporal variation of Manning roughness coefficient in furrow irrigation and its relationship with various field parameters by Hadi Rezaei Rad, Hamed Ebrahimian, Abdolmajid Liaghat, Fatemeh Khalaji, Mahshid Shabani Arani

“…Pearson and Kendall statistical tests revealed that the Manning roughness coefficient during the entire irrigation event was strongly correlated with advance time (r = 0.65, p < 0.01) and moderately correlated with inflow and outflow rates, as well as initial soil moisture and cross-sectional flow area. …”
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Positive impacts of typical desert photovoltaic scenarios in China on the growth and physiology of sand-adapted plants by Ruibing Meng, Ruibing Meng, Ruibing Meng, Zhongju Meng, Zhongju Meng, Zhongju Meng, Xiaomeng Ren, Jiale Cai, Jiale Cai, Jiale Cai, Xufang Tong, Xufang Tong, Xufang Tong

“…Notably, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities were higher in all treated plants compared to those of CK, effectively removing O2− and providing H2O2 protection, thereby delaying plant senescence and demonstrating strong adaptability. Through membership function analysis, the plant’s tolerance levels at various positions around the PV panels ranked under panels &gt; before panels &gt; behind panels &gt; CK. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Admission CRP Levels as a Predictor of Mortality in Burn Patients by Maria Syed, Qaiser Jehangir, Ijaz Hussain Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui, Sara Ishaq, Sarah Zaka

“…No significant differences were found in age and gender. A strong positive correlation was observed between total burn surface area and CRP at admission. …”
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Data-driven machine learning approaches for simultaneous prediction of peak particle velocity and frequency induced by rock blasting in mining by Yewuhalashet Fissha, Prashanth Ragam, Hajime Ikeda, N. Kushal Kumar, Tsuyoshi Adachi, P.S. Paul, Youhei Kawamura

“…The performance evaluation of each five machine learning models demonstrates each model achieved a performance of more than 0.90 during the testing phase, there was a strong correlation observed between the actual and the predicted ones. …”
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Targeting of the HER2/HER3 signaling axis overcomes ligand‐mediated resistance to trastuzumab in HER2‐positive breast cancer by Satomi Watanabe, Kimio Yonesaka, Junko Tanizaki, Yoshikane Nonagase, Naoki Takegawa, Koji Haratani, Hisato Kawakami, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Masayuki Takeda, Junji Tsurutani, Kazuhiko Nakagawa

“…In contrast, trastuzumab/pertuzumab/patritumab triple treatment demonstrated potent anticancer efficacy, concomitant with strong repression of Akt. Finally, in heregulin‐expressing BT474‐HRG and JIMT‐1 xenograft models, the addition of pertuzumab and patritumab to trastuzumab also enhanced antitumor efficacy leading to tumor regression. …”
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Comparison of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and molybdenum blue colorimetry for total phosphorus determination in freshwater invertebrates. by Molly S Costanza-Robinson, Baker J Angstman, Qiting Cai, Charles Forbes, Julia S Keon, Shuyi Lin, Emma D Neill, Elizabeth G Peebles, Ella Roelofs, Eric K Moody

“…Total P in invertebrates determined using the two methods was strongly linearly correlated (r = 0.96) with a slope of 1.01. …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy and Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy with All-Cause Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Orsolya E. Vági, Márk M. Svébis, Beatrix A. Domján, Anna E. Körei, Ildikó Istenes, Zsuzsanna Putz, Szilvia Mészáros, Noémi Hajdú, Magdolna Békeffy, Solomon Tesfaye, Péter Kempler, Viktor J. Horváth, Adam G. Tabák

“…Furthermore, we report a similarly strong association between DSPN and CAN and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus.…”
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Aspiring to clinical significance: Insights from developing and evaluating a machine learning model to predict emergency department return visit admissions. by Yiye Zhang, Yufang Huang, Anthony Rosen, Lynn G Jiang, Matthew McCarty, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Jin Ho Han, Adam Wright, Jessica S Ancker, Peter Ad Steel

“…This machine learning model demonstrated a strong predictive performance for 72- RVA. Despite the limited clinical actionability potentially due to model complexity, the rarity of the outcome, and variable relevance, the clinical examination offered guidance on further variable inclusion for enhanced predictive accuracy and actionability.…”
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Comparison of dark-field chest radiography and CT for the assessment of COVID-19 pneumonia by Florian T. Gassert, Henriette Bast, Henriette Bast, Henriette Bast, Theresa Urban, Theresa Urban, Theresa Urban, Manuela Frank, Manuela Frank, Felix G. Gassert, Konstantin Willer, Konstantin Willer, Rafael C. Schick, Rafael C. Schick, Bernhard Renger, Thomas Koehler, Thomas Koehler, Alexandra Karrer, Andreas P. Sauter, Alexander A. Fingerle, Marcus R. Makowski, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Daniela Pfeiffer, Daniela Pfeiffer

“…The areas of signal intensity reduction observed in dark-field images showed a strong correlation with infiltrates identified on CT scans. …”
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Gastrointestinal symptoms and bowel habits in 53 046 healthy Danish blood donors: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Christian Erikstrup, Ole Birger Pedersen, Henrik Hjalgrim, Erik Sørensen, Jens Frederik Dahlerup, Klaus Rostgaard, Mikkel Steen Petersen, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Susan Mikkelsen, Khoa Manh Dinh, Thorsten Brodersen, Janna Nissen, Anne Karmisholt Grosen, Jens Kjærgaard Boldsen, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Mie Topholm Bruun, Bitten Aagaard, Christina Mikkelsen, Christian Lodberg Hvas

“…Half of the participants (50%) had a regular defaecation pattern (defined as generally the same stool consistency and stool frequency) consisting of Bristol Stool Form Scale 4 stools 1–3 times per day. …”
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