What is left in miombo woodlands? Rarity and commonness of woody species, commercial timber species, and lawful harvestable diameter classes by Tarquinio Mateus Magalhães

“…Brachystegia spiciformis, B. boehmii, and Julbernardia globiflora stood out among the few timber species with commercially viable populations. …”
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Integrating socio-economic support into drug-resistant TB care to optimise treatment outcomes by J. Limo, C. Pahe, I. Kathure, L. Ndungu, A. Mahihu, C. Mwashumbe, E. Mueni, H. Momanyi

“…Despite significant progress in DR-TB management, the treatment success rate (TSR) in 2021 stood at 77%, falling short of the 85% target. This low TSR occurs amidst a complex range of treatment challenges, including psychosocial factors. …”
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Soil Respiration Variations in Temperate Rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum) Forest of Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) in Nepal by Deepa Dhital, Purushottam Manandhar, Bikash Gosain, Jaishree Sijapati

“…However, the effect of soil water content (SWC) on SR was scattered and the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) stood weak to represent the SR variation. The seasonal trend of SR was compatible with the PPFD and litter input with having accountable temporal, diurnal, and interannual variations of SR, ST, SWC, and litterfall. …”
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Enhancing adsorption efficiency for camouflage clothing through activated carbon and inorganic composite coatings by Kittiphop Promdee, Doungkamon Phihusut, Apisake Monthienvichienchai, Natthapong Monarumit

“…The pore size analysis found that the pore size distribution of activated carbon, Talc, TiO2 and Bentonite stood in the range of micropores (0.020–0.094 cm3/g). …”
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Which Aspects of Postural Control Differentiate between Patients with Parkinson’s Disease with and without Freezing of Gait? by Griet Vervoort, Evelien Nackaerts, Farshid Mohammadi, Elke Heremans, Sabine Verschueren, Alice Nieuwboer, Sarah Vercruysse

“…Freezers (n=9), nonfreezers (n=10), and controls (n=10) stood on a movable force platform and performed 3 randomly assigned tests: (1) sensory organization test (SOT) to evaluate the effective use of sensory information, (2) motor control test (MCT) to assess automatic postural reactions in response to platform perturbations, and (3) rhythmic weight shift test (RWS) to evaluate the ability to voluntarily move the center of gravity (COG) mediolaterally and anterior-posteriorly (AP). …”
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Socioeconomic profile and environmental perception of Amazon beach users about solid waste by M. G. Amazonas, M. L. G. Araújo, K. C. Yamamoto, N. N. Soares, O. F. Matos, J. Aguiar-Santos, D. Ribeiro-Brasil, A. T. Oliveira

“…On the Tupé and Lua beaches, people between 31 and 40 years old stood out. The majority (70%) responded that they completed high school and received up to two minimum wages. …”
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Noi cercetări arheologice la cetatea Saschiz I. Incinta exterioară by Marcu Istrate, D., Dobrotă, S., Rezi, B., Gál, S.

“…In 2018, the fortress entered restoration, and in 2023 a large‑scale archaeology research project was initiated, involving excavations both inside the area of the preserved fortified structure – formerly the main ward of the fortress – and beyond it, in the area where the outer ward once stood. Due to the amount of data and materials collected during the 2023 investigation, the research results will be published gradually, as they are being processed. …”

The activity of Count Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont in the Russian Empire, with a focus on his St. Petersburg salon by Anežka Kotoučová

“…It can thus be stated that the salons stood at the very birth and beginnings of Russian public opinion. …”
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Enhancing breast cancer prediction through stacking ensemble and deep learning integration by Fatih Gurcan

“…Among these models, CNN stood out for its high accuracy and rapid training time, making it an ideal choice for real-time diagnostic applications. …”
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Optimizing Clinical Reasoning: Unpacking the Impact of Virtual Patient Educational Duration in Cancer Care and Nursing Students’ Experiences by Masoud Bahrami, Arash Hadadgar, Masoumeh Fuladvandi

“…The correlation coefficient, for the 4th semester, stood at 0.65, while for the 5th semester, it was 0.213. …”
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Contribution to the assessment of the genetic potential of wild pear mother trees from the landscape of outstanding features ”Kosmaj” by Nonić Marina, Inđić Anđela, Kerkez-Janković Ivona, Maksimović Filip, Devetaković Jovana, Šijačić-Nikolić Mirjana

“…The mother trees DK4, DK22 and DK23 stood out as potentially superior due to the percentage of survival and the high values for height and root collar diameter of the seedlings of the half-sib lines. …”
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DEFINIENDO LA HIPNOSIS DESDE LA PSICOBIOLOGÍA: ALGUNAS LÍNEAS DE DESARROLLO CIENTÍFICO DE LOS FENÓMENOS HIPNÓTICOS. by Juan Cristóbal Ruiz Díaz, Guy Santibáñez-Hidalgo

“…Los estudios atencionales han demostrado que bajo sugestiones específicas, la actividad de la corteza cingulada anterior y de las cortezas visuales se reduce de manera significativa en sujetos altamente hipnotizables, lo que se correlaciona con un menor conflicto atencional al realizar el paradigma de Stroop. Todos estos hallazgos aún en desarrollo, muestran que la hipnosis es un campo fértil para la investigación básica y clínica.…”
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Fatigue State Evaluation of Urban Railway Transit Drivers Using Psychological, Biological, and Physical Response Signals by Hao Wu, Yubo Jiao, Chaozhe Jiang, Tong Wang, Jiangbo Yu

“…Specifically, we applied statistical analytics on self-reported fatigue feelings, the Mackworth Clock Task, the Stroop Test, and the Iowa Gambling Task to evaluate the impact of fatigue on driver performance. …”
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Cognitive Impairments in LRRK2-Related Parkinson’s Disease: A Study in Chinese Individuals by Yifan Zheng, Zhong Pei, Yanmei Liu, Hongyan Zhou, Wenbiao Xian, Yingying Fang, Ling Chen, Qi Wu

“…No differences in motor features were found between two groups, but the executive function evaluation showed that Stroop word colour test time (SWCT-TIME) scores were lower in LRRK2 S1647T carriers than in noncarriers (P=0.017). …”
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Children with autoimmune hepatitis receiving standard-of-care therapy demonstrate long-term obesity and linear growth delay by Or Steg Saban, Shannon M. Vandriel, Syeda Aiman Fatima, Celine Bourdon, Amrita Mundh, Vicky L. Ng, Simon C. Ling, Robert H.J. Bandsma, Binita M. Kamath

“…Mixed effect models assessed the impact of time and daily steroid exposure on z-scores. Kaplan-Meier survival methods were used to estimate the cumulative incidence of new-onset growth impairments. …”
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Ekspresi Gen Family Bcl-2 dan Ekspresi Gen Protein Kanal Ion Vdac1 pada Oligozoospermia by Arni Amir

“…Selanjutnya dilakukan pembuatan cDNA menggunakan First Strand cDNA synthetis (Roche). Tingkat ekspresi gen dinilai menggunakan mesin Light Cycler 2.0 (Roche). …”
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Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis—Where Do We Stand? by Nikhil Vojjala, Supriya Peshin, Lakshmi Prasanna Vaishnavi Kattamuri, Rabia Iqbal, Adit Dharia, Jayalekshmi Jayakumar, Rafi Iftekhar, Shagun Singh, Mamtha Balla, Claudia S. Villa Celi, Ramya Ramachandran, Rishab Prabhu, Sumeet K. Yadav, Geetha Krishnamoorthy, Vijendra Singh, Karan Seegobin

“…Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cause of stroke, constituting 0.5–3% of all strokes with an extremely varied spectrum of presentation, predisposing factors, neuroimaging findings, and eventual outcomes. …”
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Contralateral Occlusion Increases the Risk of Neurological Complications Associated with Carotid Endarterectomy by Laura Capoccia, Enrico Sbarigia, Anna Rita Rizzo, Chiara Pranteda, Danilo Menna, Pasqualino Sirignano, Wassim Mansour, Andrea Esposito, Francesco Speziale

“…Outcomes considered for analysis were perioperative neurological death rates, major and minor stroke rates, and a combined endpoint of all neurological complications. …”
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Amniotic fluid microbiota and metabolism with non-syndromic congenital heart defects: a multi-omics analysis by Wenli Xu, Lu Li, Hong Kang, Meixian Wang, Yanqun Liu, Guicun Wang, Ping Yu, Juan Liang, Zhen Liu

“…The differential metabolites were primarily enriched in the steroid hormone biosynthesis, bile secretion and ovarian steroidogenesis, according to KEGG analysis. …”
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Assessment of Atrial Conduction Times in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease by Yiğit Çanga, Ayşe Emre, Gülbün Asuman Yüksel, Mehmet Baran Karataş, Nizamettin Selçuk Yelgeç, Ufuk Gürkan, Ali Nazmi Çalık, Hülya Tireli, Sait Terzi

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is strongly associated with ischemic stroke. Prolonged atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) is an independent predictor for the development of AF. …”
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