Ecological niche and phenotypic differences among two alpine Rhododendron species and their natural hybrids in a common landscape by Yanghui Zhao, Ying Zhang, Liang Xu, Yadan Yan, Chuncheng Wang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

“…Leaf area, leaf length, leaf thickness, and leaf tissue density emerged as key indicators for distinguishing the leaf phenotypes of the three Rhododendron species. …”
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QUANTIFICATION OF ECTOPIC FAT DEPOTS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE by A. N. Kokov, N. K. Brel, V. L. Masenko, O. V. Gruzdeva, Yu. A. Dyleva, E. V. Belik, O. L. Barbarash

“…To visualize the epicardial fat depot with an assessment of the thickness of the adipose tissue layer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart was performed.Results. …”
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Evaluating the impact of a multimodal perinatal education program on birth preparedness, mental health, and birth outcomes among rural primiparous women: a retrospective cohort stu... by Wei Li, TaiFang Ren, GuiHong Xu, YongShu Wang

“…Methods A retrospective cohort design was employed, utilizing patient records from Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University between January 2021 and December 2022. …”
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The Association between Standardized Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Risk of Anemia: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Yang Zhang, Xiaotong Wang, Jia Wang, Weiwei Hu, Xiaolu Song, Ding Yuan, Xianliang Yan

“…After adjusting for known confounding variables, compared with the lowest quartile, the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for association of serum 25(OH)D with anemia across the second, third, and fourth quartiles were 0.735 (0.651, 0.829), 0.527 (0.461, 0.602), and 0.696 (0.611, 0.792), respectively. …”
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Deformation and movement characteristics of debris flow landslide: A case study of the Shaziba landslide in Enshi, China by Zijian SHI, Wen CHEN, Yifan SHENG, Guangli XU

“…The deposition pattern of the landslide mass in the Qing River displayed a conical accumulation shape, with thick accumulation near the landslide exit and thin accumulation in the opposite direction of the landslide, which closely matched the actual situation. …”
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Melanosis as a factor reducing grain quality in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) by Т. V. Kulemina

“…A possible effect of millet grain shape on the level of disease manifestation has not been clearly explained, but there is evidence that the degree of floral scale closeness and thickness as well as the grain size do enhance mechanical protection of seed from infection. …”
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Investigating the Working Efficiency of Typical Work in High-Altitude Alpine Metal Mining Areas Based on a SeqGAN-GABP Mixed Algorithm by Ning Hua, He Huang, Xinhong Zhang

“…Second, principal component analysis (PCA) was integrated with the fusion entropy weight method to (i) analyze the coupling correlation and overlapping effects between the factors influencing efficiency at different altitudes and (ii) to determine the key influencing factors. Third, a model based on the sequence generative adversarial network genetic algorithm backpropagation (SeqGAN-GABP) hybrid algorithm was established to predict the trends in the operating efficiency of typical work types in high-altitude alpine metal mining areas. …”
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Utility of 5-ALA for resection of CNS tumours other than high-grade gliomas: a protocol for a systematic review by Michael D Jenkinson, Ashwin Venkatesh, Colin Watts, Michael T C Poon, Victoria Wykes, Stephen John Price, Puneet Plaha, Georgios Solomou, Melissa Gough, Conor S Gillespie, Aref-Ali Gharooni, Waqqas Patel

“…Two independent reviewers will screen the abstracts and full articles, with a third reviewer resolving any conflicts. The data will be extracted in a standardised template and outcomes will be reported using descriptive statists. …”
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Global variation in the assessment of psychological trauma in pregnancy by Kathryn Wall, Francesca Penner, Lindsey Wallace Goldman, Jin Young Shin, Eloise Novak, Amanda Lowell, Michèle Day, Lea Papa, Drew Wright, Soudabeh Givrad, Helena J. V. Rutherford

“…We also found that Central America, Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Middle East or Northern Africa, Europe, and studies conducted across multiple regions had one-third or more studies that only used in-house assessments, rather than previously validated assessments of psychological trauma. …”
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Generalized Extension of Referred Trigeminal Pain due to Greater Occipital Nerve Entrapment by Jung-woo Hyung, Byung-chul Son

“…One is the possibility that generalized pain is caused by sensitization of third-order nociceptive neurons in the thalamus. …”
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Évaluation du développement territorial comme processus d'innovation et d'institutionnalisation : le cas du Territoire du Alto Sertão do Piauí e Pernambuco au Nordeste du Brésil... by Jean-Philippe Tonneau, Marc Piraux, Emilie Coudel, Sergio Guilherme de Azevedo

“…Our goal is to give some facts on the action and its impacts. The third part discusses the insight brought by this experiment. …”
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IMPACTUL POPULISMULUI ASUPRA ECHILIBRULUI DE PUTERE ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ. AMENINȚARE HIBRIDĂ LA ADRESA INTEGRITĂȚII UNIUNII EUROPENE by Maria-Lorena REIT

“…In the second part of the article, I framed populism among hybrid threats, examining how this ideology can be perceived as such a threat. In the third part of the paper, I analyzed how populism affects the balance of power, approaching this theme from three perspectives, namely from the perspective of the balance of power between the member states, from the inter-institutional perspective, as well as from the perspective of the international balance of power. …”
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The effect of locomotive syndrome on the trajectory of sleep disturbance in geriatric oncology inpatients by Yu-Ling Yang, Hui Su, Hui Lu, Jing Wang, Yu-Qing Zhou, Ling Li, Hui Yu, Yan Lv, Ying Chen

“…Significant differences were found in the trajectory distribution of sleep disturbance between the two groups (P<0.001).ConclusionsSleep disturbance is prevalent in geriatric oncology inpatients, with an incidence of 74.6% (212/284), and is most severe on the third day after admission. Patients with LS exhibit lower overall sleep quality and a higher likelihood of persistent sleep disturbances.…”
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UTILITARUS SVEIKATOS PRIEŽIŪROS IŠTEKLIŲ SKIRSTYMO MODELIS by Sigita Jakutytė

“…The article objects to the idea of commensurability and suggests that the application of this methodology doesn't solve but just simplifies the problem of resource allocation. The third part of the article discusses utilitarian conception of the value of life. …”
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Ameliorated Impact of Fenugreek Seed Extract on Some Blood Cellular and Biochemical Parameters in Female Albino Rats Exposed to Lead Acetate by Rozhya Abduljalil Naser, Rabar Yousif Mameik, Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood, Kurdo Bapir Chato

“…Second group received basal diet and LA 80 mg/L with water ad libitum. Third group received basal diet contained 2.5% fenugreek seed extract and LA 80 mg/L with water ad libitum. …”
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Investigating the effect of localized heat treatment and bioinspired structure on the crashworthiness of bumper subsystem by Israel Endale Asres, Ermias Gebrekidan Koricho, Ephrem Zeleke Kassa

“…A baseline Peugeot 3008 model was used to test 26 different models for the crash box, taking into account variables such as heat treatment thickness and sequence of soft and hard pitch variation. …”
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Exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding salt intake: A community-based cross-sectional study by Deepak Sharma, Seema Gupta, Naveen Krishan Goel, Bhavana Katariya, Prabhdeep Singh, Aanchal Sareen

“…Mostly, the study participants (92.1%) opined that limiting the amount of salt was important for them and 84.7% thought they consumed the right amount of salt. Around two-third (72.2%) of the study participants never/rarely added salt to food at the table and 86.3% took some action to control their salt intake. …”
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Investigation of the Aquifer Protective Capacity and Groundwater Quality around Some Open Dumpsites in Sapele Delta State, Nigeria by Julius Otutu Oseji, James Chucks Egbai, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Okolie, Etebefia Chris Ese

“…The aquifer is within the third, fourth, and fifth layers at a depth of 30 m. …”
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The experience of approbation and empirical substantiation of the ecopsychological model of subjectivity development in educational practice by Irina V. Plaksina

“…The analysis and comparison of the results obtained in different years on different samples revealed a number of patterns of development of the subject of educational, educational and professional activity: violation of the process of transferring components of educational activity from teacher to student, the return of a third of 11th grade students to reproductive methods of activity (low stages of subjectivity), the deficit of subject-generating interactions in educational environments in assessment of students, etc. …”
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SPLIT LATERAL FOREHEAD FLAP FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS by I G. A. N. Widya Pramana, Sitti Rizaliyana

“…Tumor was widely excised, leaving a full thickness on upper and lower eyelids. The inner lining palpebral was replaced by composite auricular graft following by lateral cantophexy. …”
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