A Standardized Classification Scheme for Gastroduodenal Disorder Evaluation Using the Gastric Alimetry System: Prospective Cohort Study by Chris Varghese, Gabriel Schamberg, Emma Uren, Stefan Calder, Mikaela Law, Daphne Foong, Vincent Ho, Billy Wu, I-Hsuan Huang, Peng Du, Thomas Abell, Charlotte Daker, Christopher N. Andrews, Armen A. Gharibans, Gregory O’Grady

“…Symptom patterns independent of gastric amplitude were more strongly correlated with depression and anxiety (Patient Health Questionnaire 2: exp(β) 2.38, P = .024, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Short-Form score: exp(β) 1.21, P = .021). …”
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Optimizing Nitrogen Fertilization Regimes for Sustainable Maize (Zea mays L.) Production on the Volcanic Soils of Buea Cameroon by Christopher Ngosong, Victorine Bongkisheri, Clovis B. Tanyi, Lawrence T. Nanganoa, Aaron S. Tening

“…Maize N use efficiency decreased sharply at higher N application rates, as demonstrated by a strong negative correlation between the N-Partial Factor Productivity and total soil N. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Drought and the Ecohydrological Response in Central Asia by Keting Feng, Yanping Cao, Erji Du, Zengguang Zhou, Yaonan Zhang

“…Nonetheless, the NDVI of cultivated land and grassland distribution areas in Central Asia displayed a strong negative correlation with GRACE-SGI. This study concludes that the arid environment in Central Asia affected the growth of vegetation. …”
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Efficiency of Automated Viral RNA Purification for Pediatric Studies of Dengue and Zika in Hyperendemic Areas by Sandra L. Delgado, Piedad M. Perilla, Doris M. Salgado, María Clemencia Rojas, Carlos F. Narváez

“…The cycle thresholds of the TaqMan Triplex® commercial kit and the in-house assay for the detection of plasma ZIKV RNA isolated with the standard protocol showed a strong association (r = 0.93, P<0.0001) and a Cohen Kappa index of 0.98 when all 249 samples were analyzed. …”
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Morphological Characterization of Emerging Cercariae among Lymnaeid Snails from Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines by Gregorio L. Martin I, Esperanza C. Cabrera

“…Each snail was acclimatized for 24 hours in a 50-ml capacity container before being exposed to strong artificial light. The 150 snails collected per month were grouped into 5 batches (n=30/batch) with each batch receiving different number of light exposures. …”
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Climate Change Impact on Cereal Production in Northern Africa: A Comprehensive Modeling and Control Approach by Sabrina De Nardi, Claudio Carnevale, Sara Raccagni, Lucia Sangiorgi

“…During the validation phase, the ARX models show strong agreement with data, effectively reproducing global temperatures (correlation close to 1 and a normalized mean absolute error around 0.02) and local temperature (correlation of 0.75 and a normalized mean absolute error of 0.2). …”
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The Identical External Reference Point Standardized to the Zero-Reference Level for Measuring Both Central and Jugular Venous Pressures: An Observational Study by Niraj Karmacharya, Madhur Dev Bhattarai, Amita Pradhan

“…CVP-MTP and CVP-MAL demonstrated similar means (p=0.129), strong positive linear relationship (r = 0.908), and good agreement (near-zero mean difference) with each other. …”
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Industrial Potential of Two Varieties of Cocoyam in Bread Making by Nnabuk O. Eddy, Emmanuel Essien, Eno E. Ebenso, Richard A. Ukpe

“…The use of cocoyam - wheat flour mixture in producing composite bread is therefore strongly recommended from this study.…”
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Identification of Potential Biomarkers for Coronary Artery Disease Based on Cuproptosis by Bohong Zhang, Mingliang He

“…Identifying peripheral biomarkers is an important noninvasive diagnosis method for coronary artery disease (CAD) which has aroused the strong interest of researchers. Cuproptosis, a newly reported kind of programmed cell death, is closely related to mitochondrial respiration, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, and the TCA cycle. …”
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Research Progress of Common Rehabilitation Training Methods in Mild Cognitive Impairment by WANG Yiyuan, FAN Chenyu, WANG Nianhong, WU Yi

“…Drug treatment is now the primary approach for MCI, but long-term drug treatment can lead to strong addictive tendencies and produce toxic side effects. …”
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Multi-omics analysis reveals interactions between host and microbes in Bama miniature pigs during weaning by Wen Ma, Li Yin, Ying Hu, Xu Liu, Zhenghong Guo, Bingyang Zhong, Haofeng Qiu, Jing Li

“…The reduced abundance of bacteria Dialister after weaning had strong correlations with the decreased 2-AGPE metabolite and the downregulated expression of RHBDF1 gene. …”
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Uncontrolled Hypertension and Behavioral Risk Factors among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yemisirach Sisay, Hana Abera, Tolesa Diriba Biratu, Tesfaye Girma Legesse

“…Behavioral practices and lifestyles factors have a strong association with uncontrolled hypertension. …”
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Shock reaction model for impact energy release behavior of Al/PTFE reactive material by Bao-yue Guo, Ke-rong Ren, Xia-yin Ma, Gan Li, Cai-min Huang, Zhi-bin Li, Rong Chen

“…Metal/polymer reactive materials are inert under normal temperature and pressure conditions and possess a certain level of structural strength, allowing them to be fabricated into components such as fragments. However, under strong impact, they can undergo intense reactions and release a large amount of chemical energy. …”
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Construction of a predictive model for the risk of aspiration in enteral nutrition patients in ICU by CHEN Yue, ZHANG Hui, GUAN Chun, HU Fasheng

“…The calibration curve and decision curve showed that the model had good calibration and benefit.Conclusion The risk prediction model constructed in this study demonstrates strong predictive efficacy, offering a scientific and objective reference basis for clinical staff to assess the risk of aspiration, and facilitate the implementation of targeted preventive  measures.…”
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Impact of exercise with blood flow restriction on muscle hypertrophy and performance outcomes in men and women. by Dawson Nancekievill, Ken Seaman, Danielle R Bouchard, Amy M Thomson, Martin Sénéchal

“…However, in all exercise studies of BFRT, the proportion of female participants represents only 17-29% of all research participants. This highlights a strong underrepresentation of females and the need for more knowledge on the impact of BFRT and sex differences. …”
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How to evaluate a multi-country implementation-focused network: Reflections from the Quality of Care Network (QCN) evaluation. by Gloria Seruwagi, Mike English, Nehla Djellouli, Yusra Shawar, Kasonde Mwaba, Abdul Kuddus, Agnes Kyamulabi, Kohenour Akter, Catherine Nakidde, Hilda Namakula, Mary Kinney, Tim Colbourn, QCN Evaluation Group

“…Despite complexities, the team effectively implemented the QCN evaluation. Strong leadership, partnership, communication and coordination were key; as were balancing standardization with in-country adaptation, co-production, flattening hierarchies among study team members and the iterative nature of data collection. …”
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Spatial-temporal pattern and driving mechanism of urban land use eco-efficiency in mountainous counties based on multi-source data: a case study of Zhejiang province, China by Li Fan, Lindong Ma, Lindong Ma, Zhongwei Huang

“…On the local scale, the cold spot significant area was mainly distributed in the north and south of Zhejiang province, and significant spatial and temporal variations were observed within the hot spot significant area. (3) The results of factor detection showed that altitude (X1), topographic relief (X2), and forest cover (X3) always played a strong role in affecting ULUEE. Among the socioeconomic factors, foreign trade (X8) had the strongest explanatory power in the early period, and GDP per capita (X5) and industrial structure (X6) played the strongest role in the later period. …”
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Association between folate and glutamine metabolism and prognosis of kidney cancer by Jiaxuan Qin, Jiaxuan Qin, Jiaxuan Qin, Jiaxuan Qin, Chaoyue Ouyang, Chaoyue Ouyang, Chaoyue Ouyang, Chaoyue Ouyang, Xuan Zhuang, Xuan Zhuang, Xuan Zhuang, Xuan Zhuang

“…Folate and glutamine metabolism might play a synchronous role in KIRC prognosis. Strong correlations between MTHFD2 and SLC1A5 expression with KIRC immune infiltrates were found. …”
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VAS and NRS, Same or Different? Are Visual Analog Scale Values and Numerical Rating Scale Equally Viable Tools for Assessing Patients after Microdiscectomy? by Joanna Bielewicz, Beata Daniluk, Piotr Kamieniak

“…Many studies have shown strong similarities between those two scales, but the direct interchange is difficult. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for Sick Building Syndrome among Italian correctional officers: A pilot study by Francesco Chirico, Giuseppe Ferrari, Giuseppe Taino, Enrico Oddone, Ines Giorgi, Marcello Imbriani

“…Discussion: Our survey showed that symptoms compatible with the sick building syndrome are common in correctional officers and that psychosocial work climate and exposure to passive smoking could have a strong influence on the prevalence of both general and mucocutaneous symptoms associated with SBS. …”
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