Thermal-Moisture Dynamics at Different Underlying Surfaces in Permafrost Regions of the Central Tibetan Plateau by considering the Effect of Rainfall by Bingbing Lei, Bin Wang, Mingli Zhang, Zhixiong Zhou, Guang Li, Guodong Yue

“…The gravel pavement significantly increases the surface evaporation latent heat to lower the soil surface heat flux, and the amount of moisture in shallow soil is strongly influenced by rainfall and evaporation. Therefore, the moisture migration and accumulation under the asphalt pavement are dominated by the water vapor flux under thermal gradients, whereas the liquid water under the water potential gradients is the major source of moisture migration under the gravel pavement. …”
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Comparing Health Care Financing in Indonesia and Thailand from 1995-2010: What Lessons Could Be Learned? by Darius Erlangga, Lizheng Shi

“…**Conclusions:** One important lesson identified in this study is that health care reform is unlikely to succeed without strong political support and constant pressure from the nation as a whole, which can be represented by local organizations or professional associations. …”
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Scoping review of happiness and well-being measurement: uses and implications for paediatric surgery in low- and middle-income contexts by Carrie Dolan, Jillian Harrison, Cate Pringle

“…A key finding was the strong reciprocal relationship between subjective well-being and physical health: subjective well-being impacts health outcomes, while health outcomes influence subjective well-being. …”
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The Effect of Upcycled Brewers’ Spent Grain on Consumer Acceptance and Predictors of Overall Liking in Muffins by Shannon Combest, Cynthia Warren

“…Bivariate correlation analyses found that all attributes across each muffin variation were strongly, positively correlated (r > 0.6) with overall likeability excluding appearance (r = 0.359, P < 0.001) and moistness (r = .466, P < 0.001) in control muffins. …”
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Evolutionary determinants of reproductive seasonality: A theoretical approach by Burtschell, Lugdiwine, Dezeure, Jules, Huchard, Elise, Godelle, Bernard

“…It was further, and most strongly, favoured by high daily reproductive energy expenditure. …”
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Experiences, perceptions and ethical considerations of the malaria infection study in Thailand by Bhensri Naemiratch, Natinee Kulpijit, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Nicholas P. J. Day, Jetsumon Prachumsri, Phaik Yeong Cheah

“…Despite some debate regarding eligibility criteria, most participants agreed that the informed consent process was robust, accompanied by a strong sense of responsibility to contribute to the greater good. …”
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A Circulating miRNA-Based Scoring System Established by WGCNA to Predict Colon Cancer by Da Qin, Rui Wei, Si Liu, Shengtao Zhu, Shutian Zhang, Li Min

“…After correlation analysis, green (cor=0.77, p=3×10‐25) and yellow (cor=0.65, p=6×10‐16) modules were strongly correlated with cancer development. 20 hub genes were found after hub gene analysis in these DEmiRs by cytoscape. …”
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IgG4 as a Biomarker in Graves’ Orbitopathy by Michał Olejarz, Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska, Daniela Dadej, Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj, Remigiusz Domin, Marek Ruchała

“…Typical signs of GO accompanied by increased concentration of IgG4 include younger age at diagnosis, and more severe course of the disease with a higher Clinical Activity Score (CAS).. We strongly recommend considering the diagnosis of GO with elevated IgG4 in patients with an established diagnosis of GD, elevated serum IgG4 levels, and clinical features of ophthalmic disease overlapping with those of IgG4-related orbital disease.…”
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Etiopathogenic theories of nervous system diseases in Vilnius in the early 19th century: “insanity and epilepsy exacerbate when the moonlight shines” by E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė

“…It was also stated that some NS diseases may be triggered by physical and mechanical causes, concomitant diseases, medications and drinks, strong emotions, or violation of sleep hygiene. “Inflammatory agents” were reported to cause traumatic tetanus as inflammation spread upwards from the nerve endings, tendons, and ligaments to the brain. …”
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Determinants and impact of calcium oxalate crystal deposition on renal outcomes in acute kidney injury patients by Weiwei Yang, Tao Zhao, Xuejing Chen, Suxia Wang, Yu Wang, Tao Su

“…Univariate analysis showed a strong link between this ratio and poor renal outcomes, independent of oxalosis severity.Conclusions In AKI, CaOx deposition is common despite declining GFR. …”
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Exploring the hidden synergy between system thinking and patient safety competencies among critical care nurses: a cross-sectional study by Amal Diab Ghanem Atalla, Rwan Ragab Rabea Bahr, Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed

“…Results Nurses demonstrated moderate to high levels of systems thinking (mean = 82.36 ± 12.14) and patient safety competencies (mean = 162.74 ± 23.56). Strong positive correlations were found between systems thinking and patient safety competencies (r = 0.605, p < 0.05), particularly in areas such as error reporting, communication, and infection prevention. …”
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Fire return intervals and recruitment affect population growth rate of canopy trees in tall open forest in humid savanna by Patricia A. Werner, Stephanie J. Peacock

“…The largest protected areas of savannas are found in sparsely populated monsoonal northcentral Australia with strong annual wet and dry seasons. The most common vegetation type is relatively intact, tall (<15 m), open forests where Eucalyptus canopy trees form the basic structure. …”
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Estimation Model for Cotton Canopy Structure Parameters Based on Spectral Vegetation Index by Yaqin Qi, Xi Chen, Zhengchao Chen, Xin Zhang, Congju Shen, Yan Chen, Yuanying Peng, Bing Chen, Qiong Wang, Taijie Liu, Hao Zhang

“…These results confirm the strong predictive capacity of <i>NDVI</i> for <i>LAI</i>, with the power function model offering the best estimation accuracy. …”
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Development and Validation of a Photoplethysmography System for Noninvasive Monitoring of Hemoglobin Concentration by Hongyun Liu, Fulai Peng, Minlu Hu, Jinlong Shi, Guojing Wang, Haiming Ai, Weidong Wang

“…Noninvasive SpHb_PLS (r = 0.61, p<0.001) and SpHb_BP (r = 0.62, p<0.001) had a strong correlation with invasive tHb values. The Bland–Altman plot showed excellent consistency between the proposed noninvasive methods and laboratory invasive reference. …”
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Integrated bioinformatics analysis identified cuproptosis-related hub gene Mpeg1 as potential biomarker in spinal cord injury by Dandan Mao, Qi Chen, Shuolan Tong, Zixia Xu, Guofeng Yu, Chuan Chang, Yao Lv

“…From these modules, we identified two hub genes, Cd48 and Mpeg1, which exhibited a strong positive correlation (R = 0.92) and shared similar pathways. …”
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Spatiotemporal Response of MODIS Derived Vegetation index to climatic condition Case study: Kohgiloyeh O Boirahmad Province of Iran by Mohammad Hossein Nasserzadeh, zahra Hejazizadeh, Zahra Gholampour, Bohloul Alijani

“…A visual comparison of climate and vegetation on a global scale immediately reveals a strong correlation between climatic and vegetation zones and this relationship, of course, are not co-incidental.  …”
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‘They went for the test together but came back separately’: a constructivist grounded theory perspective on male engagement in antenatal HIV testing in Bamenda, Cameroon by Lily Haritu Foglabenchi, Nancy Manigha Nyahkeh, Heidi Stöckl, Tanya Marchant

“…Perceptions on HIV risk were largely inaccurate and strongly gendered. For example, normative expectations on female fidelity were perceived as a buffer against HIV acquisition but this was not the norm regarding male partner behaviour. …”
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High-resolution canopy fuel maps based on GEDI: a foundation for wildfire modeling in Germany by Johannes Heisig, Milutin Milenković, Edzer Pebesma

“…Agreement ( RMSE / R ^2 ) with validation data (from the same population) was strong for footprint-level predictions and moderate for map predictions. …”
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Awareness, efficacy, and readiness on the usability of counseling service application software to enhance the academic outcome by Abdulmutalib Opeyemi Adio, Hameed Olamilekan Bolaji

“…Collaboration with technology experts is strongly recommended to optimize the application of this software in counseling practices.   …”
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Assessing the impact on mode competitiveness of improvements of the Trans-Eurasian railway network by Seyed Mohseni, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander

“…The sensitivity analysis shows that in particular using longer trains will allow strongly further reducing generalized rail chain costs, easily over a third of the base case costs. …”
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