Root and mycorrhizal nutrient acquisition strategies in the succession of subtropical forests under N and P limitation by Xue Wu, Yueming Liang, Wenwu Zhao, Fujing Pan

“…The variations in fine roots N and P contents were mainly explained by soil nutrients and fine root functional traits in grassland and by the interactions of soil nutrients, fine root functional traits, and AMF in the other three stages. Additionally, the interactive explanation with AMF increased from shrubland to shrub-tree forest but decreased in tree forest. …”
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Do the Various Indirect Bonding Techniques Provide the Same Accuracy for Orthodontic Bracket Placement? (Randomized Clinical Trial) by Ammar Sh. Al-Ubaydi, Dheaa Al-Groosh

“…For orthodontic treatment to be effective, bracket placement must be precise to make the finishing stage easier, leading to an ideal occlusion with minimal intervention. …”
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Associations between CAG repeat size, brain and spinal cord volume loss, and motor symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a cohort study by Zhi-Xian Ye, Xuan-Yu Chen, Meng-Cheng Li, Xin-Yuan Chen, Yu-Sen Qiu, Ru-Ying Yuan, Zhi-Li Chen, Min-Ting Lin, Jian-Ping Hu, Ying Fu, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Shi-Rui Gan, on behalf of the OSCCAR Investigators

“…SCA3 patients evolved along a stage-independent decline that began in the cerebellum, progressed to spinal cord, brainstem, thalami, and basal ganglia, and extensive subcortex. …”
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Influence of mode of delivery on infant gut microbiota composition: a pilot study by Li Yu, Yong Guo, Jie-Ling Wu

“…The VD group exhibited a higher abundance of the Bacillota phylum (40.51 ± 32.77% vs 75.57 ± 27.83%, p = 0.019),Conclusions The early stage of intestinal bacterial colonisation was altered in the CS group as compared with the VD group. …”
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Postawa społeczeństwa wobec organizmów modyfikowanych genetycznie (GMO) w Polsce – na przykładzie wybranych grup osób by Justyna Anna Nowakowska, Daria Berezovska, Aleksandra Szulińska

“…Poziom wiedzy społeczeństwa nt. GMO stale się zmienia. W listopadzie i grudniu 2019 r. studenci UKSW w Warszawie przeprowadzili ankiety wśród 699 anonimowych respondentów na temat zastosowania produktów GMO w codziennym życiu Polaków. …”
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Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023 by Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Bayu Hailemariam Mersha, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare

“…Methods This was a retrospective follow up study using data from Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia (PMA Ethiopia). A two-stage cluster sampling technique was used to select a total 2,246 eligible study participants from 206 enumeration areas. …”
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THE THEORY OF CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF CONTEMPORARY HUMANITIES by T. V. Danylova

“…For the preservation and further development of the world civilization, there is no other choice but to elaborate the strategies, mechanisms for consultation and dialogue, cooperation and partnership of civilizations and states. That is why the urgent task is to create the certain philosophical position that will contribute to mutual understanding. …”
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The Differential Expression of Mitochondrial Function-Associated Proteins and Antioxidant Enzymes during Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Infection: A Potential Mechanism for Virus Infection-I... by Xiaotian Fu, Xinyi Jiang, Xinye Chen, Liqian Zhu, Gaiping Zhang

“…Interestingly, the virus infection at the late stage (at 16 h after infection) stimulated TFAM expression but decreased the levels of both NRF1 and NRF2, indicating that virus infection activated TFAM signaling independent of either NRF1 or NRF2. …”
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Embryonic, Larval, and Early Juvenile Development of the Tropical Sea Urchin, Salmacis sphaeroides (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) by M. Aminur Rahman, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, A. Arshad, Mariana Nor Shamsudin, S. M. N. Amin

“…First cleavage (2-cell), 4-cell, 8-cell, 16-cell, 32-cell, and multicell (Morulla) stages were achieved 01.12, 02.03, 02.28, 02.51, 03.12, and 03.32 h postfertilization. …”
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СLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN KYIV by Maiia Aliusef, Alina Churylina

“…This study aimed to clinically evaluate children and adolescents with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in order to identify and diagnose the condition at an early stage and prevent possible complications. Materials and Methods. …”
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Impact of stain variation and color normalization for prognostic predictions in pathology by Siyu Lin, Haowen Zhou, Mark Watson, Ramaswamy Govindan, Richard J. Cote, Changhuei Yang

“…This study used sample data from a previously reported DNN that was able to identify patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors did and did not metastasize, with high accuracy, based on training and then testing of digital images from H&E stained primary tumor tissue sections processed at the same time. …”
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Review: Will “cultured meat” transform our food system towards more sustainability? by Jean-François Hocquette, Sghaier Chriki, Dominique Fournier, Marie-Pierre Ellies-Oury

“…In this context, some FoodTech companies are developing a disruptive approach: cell culture for in vitro food production of “meat” but this technology is still at the research and development stage. This article will highlight its development, the technologies used and the stakeholders involved (Part 1), its potential environmental impacts (Part 2) but also regulatory, social and ethical issues (Part 3). …”
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PHRASEOLOGICAL EXPRESSIONS WITH THE COMPONENT ‘SHOES’ IN THE LINGUOCULTURAL PICTURE OF THE CHINESE WORLD by Ma Guangdong

“…In the process of globalization, Chinese culture is gradually entering the world stage. As an important part of Chinese culture, phraseological phrases with the component “shoes” have unique cultural connotation and expression, exerting a positive influence on cross-national cultural understanding and identity. …”
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More than just staffing? Assessing evidence on the complex interplay among nurse staffing, other features of organisational context and resident outcomes in long-term care: a syste... by Matthias Hoben, Megan Kennedy, Katharina Choroschun

“…They will also screen contents of key journals, publications of key authors and reference lists of all included studies. Discrepancies at any stage of the process will be resolved by consensus. …”
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hsa_circ_0008305 facilitates the malignant progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating AKR1C3 expression and sponging miR-379-5p by Shenglan Huang, Kan Liu, Yongkan Xu, Hua Wang, Shumin Fu, Jianbing Wu

“…Our findings reveal that the novel circRNA hsa_circ_0008305 (circPTK2) is significantly upregulated in HCC tissues, with its elevated expression being positively correlated with advanced tumor T stage and vascular invasion. The circular characteristics and subcellular localization of hsa_circ_0008305 was determined by RNase R treatment and RNA nucleocytoplasmic separation. …”
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Complications and outcomes in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma with gastric lesions treated with R‐CHOP by Tomohiro Kadota, Sachiko Seo, Hiroe Fuse, Genichiro Ishii, Kuniaki Itoh, Tomonori Yano, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Kunihiro Tsukasaki

“…A low serum albumin level at diagnosis was the only risk factor identified for gastric complications (P = 0.001) and six of the eight patients with complications were shown to be at stage IV. Further studies of DLBCL‐GL are warranted to identify patients at high risk for gastric complications and to provide better treatment strategies.…”
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Neopterin and Beta-2 Microglobulin Relations to Immunity and Inflammatory Status in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients by Celina Wojciechowska, Jan Wodniecki, Romuald Wojnicz, Ewa Romuk, Wojciech Jacheć, Andrzej Tomasik, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Beata Spinczyk, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

“…Neopterin correlated with acute phase proteins and stage of heart failure and may indicate a general immune and inflammatory activation in heart failure.…”
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Serum Levels of Lipopolysaccharide and 1,3-β-D-Glucan Refer to the Severity in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Yanmin Guo, Guangxi Zhou, Chong He, Wenjing Yang, Zhenkun He, Zhanju Liu

“…Serum samples were collected from 46 patients with active CD (A-CD), 22 CD patients at remission stage (R-CD), and 20 healthy controls, and the levels of LPS, BG, and TNF in sera were determined by ELISA. …”
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Study on Deformation Law of Deep Foundation Pit with the Top-Down Method and Its Influence on Adjacent Subway Tunnel by Yue Gui, Zhenxing Zhao, Xiaqiang Qin, Jianfei Wang

“…This paper analyses the monitoring data of the existing construction stage. Based on the analyses on the data of field and numerical simulation, the following major findings were obtained: (1) the relationship between the measured maximum wall deflection, δhm, and excavation depth, H, in this study is δhm=0.06%H∼0.27%H, which is quite different compared with the relationship of soft-soil pit δhm=0.02%H∼1.2%H, but closer to the normalized curve of rock-socketed pile δhm=0.01%H∼0.45%H and rock-socketed diaphragm wall δhm=0.031%H∼0.129%H. (2) The relationship between the maximum settlement of column (δp) and excavation depth (H) is δp=−0.09%∼0.04%H. …”
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Some issues of global problems in the changing system of values of the modern world by Natalia Hrushchynska

“…Changes in the technological stages of society are accompanied by changes in society itself. …”
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