Response of Crop Yield and Productivity Contribution Rate to Long-Term Different Fertilization in Northeast of China by Xingzhu Ma, Xiaoyu Hao, Yue Zhao, Xinhua Peng, Jinghong Ji, Shuangquan Liu, Yu Zheng, Lei Sun, Baoku Zhou

“…In addition, the black soil has strong phosphorus and potassium supply capacity; nitrogen was lower than those two elements, with an average natural potassium supply capacity of 94.0–97.1%. …”
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“Use 19 Metal Pieces of Approximately the Same Timbre”. An Analysis of Twelve Recorded Performances of Xenakis’s Métaux (Pléïades) by Diederik Mark de Ceuster

“…In the preface to the score of Pléïades, Xenakis describes that the primordial element of the work is rhythm; strong periodic elements are repeated, and then superposed to form “arhythmic clouds of sound.” …”
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Functional Dependency as a Marker for Positive SARC-F Screen among Older Persons at the Emergency Department by Edward Chong, Eileen Fabia Goh, Wee Shiong Lim

“…Conclusion Functional dependency is strongly associated with positive SARC-F screen among older adults at the ED. …”
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The plight of Ukrainian refugees staying in Sweden under EU:s mass refugee directive: a brief trauma-focused, participatory, online intervention as a pilot feasibility study by Solvig Ekblad, Oksana Gramatik, Yuliia Suprun

“…Four out of ten needed individual psychosocial support online.The participants' open questions were analyzed with qualitative content analysis, giving five general categories and 25 sub-categories and the theme “Strong efforts to cope with Swedish system”.ConclusionTrust and reduced anxiety level changed after the intervention and a combination online of small, closed group meetings with the possibility of personal acquaintance, trust and individual follow-up psychosocial support for those in need to be paid attention to for future refugee support services, particular an online format.…”
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The “Metropolitan City” in Italy: New Spaces for Dialogue and Interaction Between the City and the Mountain by Federica Corrado, Erwin Durbiano

“…Wide areas in which the actors have experimented a strategic planning in order to create strong interactions between urban and mountain context through a process of local governance.The results of the analysis permit to highlight some issues: the definition of mutual benefit between city and mountain context; the construction of a strategic polycentric vision inside the urban-mountain territories; concerns inter-territoriality as a tool to build metropolitan identity.…”
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Rural–urban and age differences in association between depression and suicidal attempt: a large retrospective clinical sample study in China by Yong Xia, Dandan Ge, Zhonghua Zhang

“…In subgroup analyses, we further found that depression was strongly associated with SA in juveniles (OR 2.84, 95% CI 1.19 to 6.76, p=0.018) and urban patients (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.40, p=0.006). …”
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Probabilistic nested model selection in pharmacokinetic analysis of DCE-MRI data in animal model of cerebral tumor by Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Stephen L. Brown, Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Prabhu C. Acharya, Indrin J. Chetty, Benjamin Movsas, James R. Ewing, Kundan Thind

“…The K-SOM PNMS’s estimation for the leaky tumor regions were strongly similar (Dice-Similarity-Coefficient, DSC = 0.774 [CI: 0.731–0.823], and 0.866 [CI: 0.828–0.912] for Models 2 and 3, respectively) to their respective NMS regions. …”
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Associations of modifiable dementia risk factors with dementia and cognitive decline: evidence from three prospective cohorts by Mengzhao Wang, Changming Fan, Yanbai Han, Yifei Wang, Hejia Cai, Wanying Zhong, Xin Yang, Zhenshan Wang, Hongli Wang, Yiming Han

“…Compared to the group with no coexistence of risk factors, the clusters of excessive alcohol, diabetes, vision loss, and hearing loss (HR = 4.11; 95% CI = 3.42–4.95; p < 0.001); excessive alcohol, vision loss, smoking, and hearing loss (HR = 5.18; 95% CI = 4.30–6.23; p < 0.001); and excessive alcohol, obesity, diabetes, and smoking (HR = 5.96; 95% CI = 5.11–6.95; p < 0.001) were most strongly associated with dementia risk.ConclusionAmong the 11 risk factors, educational attainment has the greatest impact on dementia risk and cognitive decline. …”
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Effects of Salt Field Waste-Generated Bio-Organic Fertilizer Application on Bacterial Community Structure in Tea Plantations Rhizosphere Soil by Chengran Yu, Liuting Zhou, Xiaoyun Huang, Xiaofeng You, Jiali Lin, Haidong Han, Xiusheng Huang

“…Network association analyses showed a strong positive correlation between <i>g_Candidatus_Solibacter</i> and <i>g_Bryobacter</i> and a significant negative correlation between <i>g_AD3</i> and <i>g_ADurb.Bin063_1</i>. …”
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A novel minimally invasive neurosurgical cranial fixation device for improved accuracy of intraventricular catheter placement: an experimental animal study by Atai Daniel, Matan Coronel, Segev Peer, Ben Grinshpan, Soner Duru, Jose L. Peiro, James L. Leach, Elena Abellán, Carolyn M. Doerning, David Zarrouk, Francesco T. Mangano

“…Herein, we introduce a new concept of a cranial fixation device for insertion of EVDs, that reduces reliance on freehand placement and drilling techniques and provides a simple, minimally invasive approach that provides strong fixation to minimal thickness skulls. Methods An experimental device for catheter insertion and fixation was designed and tested in both ex-vivo and in-vivo conditions to assess accurate cannulation of the ventricle and to test the strength of fixation to the skull. …”
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Toxicity of nickel oxide nanoparticles in Capoeta fusca, using bioaccumulation, depuration, and histopathological changes by J. Kharkan, M.H. Sayadi, M. Hajiani, M.R. Rezaei, M. Savabieasfahani

“…These anomalies were fusion of lamellae, lamellar synechiae, curvature and oedema in the gill; increased number of goblet cells and cell swelling; and degradation of villi structure and expansion of villi structure in the intestine.CONCLUSION: The study conclusively demonstrated that nickel oxide nanoparticles were eco-toxic and harmful to aquatic organisms. Strong global nickel oxide nanoparticles regulations must be enforced to prevent further environmental contamination with nanoparticles.…”
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Evaluation of CORDEX ERA5-forced NARCliM2.0 regional climate models over Australia using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 4.1.2 by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, Y. Li, M. L. Riley

“…At 20 km resolution, improvements in mean and extreme precipitation for ERA5 RCMs versus ERA-Interim RCMs are principally evident over southeastern Australia, whereas strong biases remain over northern Australia. At convection-permitting scale over southeastern Australia, mean absolute biases for mean precipitation for the ERA5 RCM ensemble are around 79 % smaller versus the ERA-Interim RCMs that simulate for this region. …”
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Impact of PCSK9 Immunization on Glycemic Indices in Diabetic Rats by Amir Abbas Momtazi-Borojeni, Mahmoud Reza Jaafari, Elham Abdollahi, Maciej Banach, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…The prepared nanoliposomal vaccine could strongly induce anti-PCSK9 antibodies in the vaccinated rats. …”
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A 32-year trend analysis of lower respiratory infections in children under 5: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yan Wang, Ruiyang Han, Xiao Ding, Junli Chen, Wenjia Feng, Chunping Wang, Runguo Gao, Anning Ma, Anning Ma

“…Additionally, there was a strong negative correlation between the burden of lower respiratory infections in children under 5 and the socio-demographic index. …”
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Interactions between NAD+ metabolism and immune cell infiltration in ulcerative colitis: subtype identification and development of novel diagnostic models by Linglin Tian, Huiyang Gao, Tian Yao, Tian Yao, Yuhao Chen, Linna Gao, Jingxiang Han, Lanqi Zhu, He Huang, He Huang, He Huang

“…These biomarkers are closely linked to various immune cells within the UC microenvironment, particularly NAMPT and PTGS2, which were strongly associated with neutrophil infiltration. Nomograms developed for subtyping and diagnosis demonstrated high predictive accuracy, achieving area under curve (AUC) values up to 0.989 and 0.997 in the training set and up to 0.998 and 0.988 in validation sets. …”
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Acceptability and feasibility of pre-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial STIs: a systematic review. by Julie-Anne Carroll, Amy B Mullens, Sarah Warzywoda, Philip R A Baker, Meika Stafford, Faye McMillan, Jacintha Manton, Daniel Demant

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Further research into acceptability, feasibility and knowledge transfer among diverse high-risk groups, healthcare professionals, and policymakers is necessary to create a strong foundation for implementing STI PrEP.…”
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Machine learning of Antarctic firn density by combining radiometer and scatterometer remote-sensing data by W. Li, S. B. M. Veldhuijsen, S. Lhermitte, S. Lhermitte

“…The RF results reveal a strong agreement between the spatial patterns estimated by the RF regressor and the modelled densities. …”
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Informing policy with health labour market analysis to improve availability of family doctors in Tajikistan by Jamoliddin Abdullozoda, Salomudin Yusufi, Sulakshana Nandi, Parvina Makhmudova, Juana Paola Bustamante, Margrieta Langins, Alba Llop-Gironés, Ilker Dastan, Victor Olsavszky, Shukhrat Sultonov, Zebo Najmuddinova, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Tomas Zapata

“…Implementation of the Action Plan will require political commitment, financial resources, strong inter-sectoral collaboration, stakeholder management, and cross-country learning of best practices. …”
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The Complete Blood Count Sepsis Index Using Monocyte Distribution Width for Early Detection of Sepsis in Patients Without Obvious Signs by Scott Levin, PhD, Nima Sarani, MD, Jeremiah Hinson, MD, PhD, Melissa Naiman, PhD, Chad Cannon, MD, Aria Smith, MS, Benjamin Steinhart, MS, Arnaud DeBraine, BS, Sarah Kehoe, PhD, Bryan Immhoff, MD, Yasir Taribichi, MD, Alexandra Malinovska, MD, Kemi Badaki-Makun, MD

“…The CBC-SI demonstrated strong performance for early sepsis detection. Its performance was best for nonobvious presentations, suggesting highest utility in a subgroup that is most susceptible to delayed interventions and poorer outcomes.…”
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NPRL2 gene therapy induces effective antitumor immunity in KRAS/STK11 mutant anti-PD1 resistant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a humanized mouse model by Ismail M Meraz, Mourad Majidi, Renduo Song, Feng Meng, Lihui Gao, Qi Wang, Jing Wang, Elizabeth J Shpall, Jack A Roth

“…IFNγ, CD8b, and TBX21 associated with T-cell functions were significantly increased, whereas FOXP3, TGFB1/B2, and IL-10RA were strongly inhibited by NPRL2. A list of T-cell co-inhibitory molecules was also downregulated. …”
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