Effect of Winter Cover Crops on Soil Nitrogen Availability, Corn Yield, and Nitrate Leaching by S. Kuo, B. Huang, R. Bembenek

“…Testing with other main crops that have earlier harvest dates than corn is also needed to further validate the effectiveness of the bicultures to increase soil N availability while protecting the water quality.…”
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Investigating nutrient intake during use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist: a cross-sectional study by Brittany Johnson, Mary Milstead, Olena Thomas, Tyler McGlasson, Lauren Green, Rachel Kreider, Rachel Jones

“…BackgroundGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) pharmaceutical interventions have advanced medical treatment for obesity, yet little is known about nutrient intake while using a GLP-1RA. The purpose of this study was to compare nutrient intake while using a GLP-1RA to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI).MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of participants who had been using GLP-1RA for at least one month (N = 69). …”
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Scalable ion concentration polarization dialyzer for peritoneal dialysate regeneration by Wonseok Kim, Seongjun Hong, Kihong Kim, Sunhwa Lee, Dong Ah Shin, Seung Hee Yang, Jeongeun Lee, Kyunghee Kim, Kyoung Jin Lee, Woo Sang Cho, Hajeong Lee, Dong Ki Kim, Hee Chan Kim, Yon Su Kim, Jung Chan Lee, Gun Yong Sung, Sung Jae Kim

“…Abstract A wearable artificial kidney (WAK) stands poised to offer dialysis treatment with maximal temporal and spatial flexibility for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, while portability has not yet been achieved due to difficulties in portable purification. …”
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Cloud computing-based estimation of Peninsular India’s long-term climate change impacts on rainfall, surface temperature, and geospatial indices by Bijay Halder, Biswarup Rana, Liew Juneng, Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Sultan Alshehery, Mohamed Elsahabi, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Saad Sh. Sammen, Sujay Raghavendra Naganna

“…Interestingly, we found a strong positive association between rainfall and vegetation indices, while rainfall and LST exhibited a negative correlation. …”
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Molten Pool Stratification Morphology Study with Thermodynamic Calculation by CHEN Erhui1, ZHANG Li1, LI Nan1, YUAN Yidan1, , DING Yeqing2, LU Xiaogang2

“…The prediction of the molten pool stratification requires density data of core materials at high temperatures while existing models and databases often rely on a weighted average of the single material densities. …”

Deep learning based mapping of bee-friendly trees through remote sensing: A novel approach to enhance pollinator conservation by Robbe Neyns, Hanna Gardein, Markus Münzinger, Robert Hecht, Henri Greil, Frank Canters

“…Field surveys were conducted, documenting Andrena vaga nest aggregations and aggregation sizes. On average, the nearest Salix tree was located approximately 150 m from an aggregation, while the nearest five trees were within 300 m. …”
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Study of Feasibility and Safety of Higher-Dose Dexmedetomidine in Special Outpatient Examination of Pediatric Ophthalmology by Chaoqiao Chen, Minji You, ZhangLiang Li, Li Nie, Yune Zhao, Gang Chen

“…One group was given 2 μg/kg intranasal dexmedetomidine anesthesia, while the other group was under 3 μg/kg. The dosage of dexmedetomidine was calculated by the same anesthesiologist according to the weight of patient. …”
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Efficacy of partial toe and iliac bone transfer for reconstruction of grade I-III fingers' defects by Guoshan Li, Huyu Du, Yuxin Yan, Yong Hou, Guangsheng Zhao, Xiaolian Lei, Zihan Meng, Haolin Sun, Linfeng Liu

“…Results Postoperatively, Carroll’s hand function test scores for patients with grade III finger defects showed a significant improvement (P < 0.05), while hand mobility disability scores significantly decreased (P < 0.05). …”
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Effect of different impression techniques on marginal integrity of CAD-CAM milled all-on-four mandibular frameworks: an in vitro study by Reem A. Mahmoud, Ahmed A. Abdel Hakim, Nermeen A. Rady

“…Results When tightening the screw at multi-unit abutment #45, the vertical misfits of the frameworks manufactured by DI group (82.34 ± 5.05 μm) were lower than those of the CI group (91.09 ± 6.29 μm) with significant difference at P =.002, while no statistical significant difference was reported in the average vertical misfit between the CI group (43.60 ± 11.93 μm) and the DI group (43.90 ± 5.31 μm) (P =.940) while securing the screw at multi-unit abutment #35. …”
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Triple-E Principle: Leveraging Occam&#x2019;s Razor for Dance Energy Expenditure Estimation by Kuan Tao, Kun Meng, Bingcan Gao, Junchao Yang, Junqiang Qiu

“…Traditional methods, relying on empirical formulas within ActiGraph accelerometers, often result in significant biases. While multiple wearable sensors have been introduced to mitigate these biases, they increase model complexity. …”
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Phenotypic variability and genome-wide association studies in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) for phosphorus efficiency by Mousumi Hazarika, Klaus J. Dehmer, Ralf Uptmoor, Mareike Kavka, Julian Kirchgesser, Doerte Harpke, Silvia Bachmann-Pfabe

“…Shoot biomass decreased by 66% on average under low P, while the root biomass decreased by 36% on average. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of VOCs in an Industrial Harbor City: Spatiotemporal Distribution, Health Risk, and Potential Sources by Thi-Hieu Le, Chung-Shin Yuan, Chitsan Lin, Zhi-Ping Hsu, I-Hsin Hsu, Lin-Chi Wang

“…The source apportionment was defined by diagnostic ratio analysis and positive matrix factorization (PMF) model while ozone formation potentials (OFP) were estimated by maximum incremental reactivity method. …”
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Dynamics of fibrotic and vascular endothelial dysfunction markers in elderly hypertensive patients after ischemic stroke receiving beta-blockers by O. A. Osipova, E. V. Gosteva, O. N. Belousova, S. G. Gorelik, N. I. Klyushnikov, Yu. A. Lykov, A. N. Khachaturov, V. V. Bukatov

“…The mean age of patients was 67±6 years. The average National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was 7±3. …”
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RADIATION-INDUCED TOXICITY IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS TREATED WITH TRASTUZUMAB-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY by R. Yu. Karabut, A. V. Vazhenin, E. Y. Mozerova, M. M. Sarycheva, A. A. Lozhkov, A. Yu. Maksimovskaya, D. M. Timokhina

“…A 10 % reduction in lvef was observed in 3 patients, while a 20 % decrease in ef was not found. Long qt syndrome was observed in 3 patients, and it was accompanied by clinical manifestations in 2 patients. …”
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Prevalence and related factors of TB/HIV co-infection among hospitalized children with tuberculosis in Southwest China by Dong-Mei Wang, Qi An, Qing Yang, Yi Liao

“…The highest proportion of TB/HIV co-infection was in the 5-9 years age group (43.6%), while the 10-14 years age group accounted for the highest proportion of TB-alone cases (57.5%). …”
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Safety and tolerability of a bevacizumab biosimilar (Effivia®) in adult Mexican patients with cancer: a multicenter, observational, prospective clinical study by Alberto Alfonso Pimentel-Rentería, David Francisco Cantú de León, Eliseo Neftalí De la Cruz, David Suárez, Manuel Rodulfo Segura, José Gustavo Núñez, Livan Delgado-Roche

“…The average quality-of-life remained stable during treatment. …”
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Health Perceptions and Mental Well-Being: A LASI-Based Study of Depression in Indian Older Adults by Shanku Paul, Jayashree Das, Dipankaj Das, Ujjal Paul

“…The objective was to assess the relationship between self-rated health and depression among older Indian adults, while adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related variables. …”
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Energy storage hydrothermal and entropy analysis of micro-polar Nano-encapsulated phase change materials under the effect of exothermic reaction and external magnetic field by Ahmed M. Hassan, Mohammed Azeez Alomari, Abdalrahman Alajmi, Abdellatif M. Sadeq, Faris Alqurashi, Mujtaba A. Flayyih

“…The results demonstrate that increasing Ra enhances the average Nusselt number (Nuav) by up to 429.9 % and the average Sherwood number (Shav) by up to 206 %, while increasing the total entropy generation (Stotal) by up to 13,014 %. …”
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Remote sensing-based spatiotemporal dynamics of agricultural drought on Prince Edward Island using Google Earth engine by Fatima Imtiaz, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Gurjit S. Randhawa, Seyyed Ebrahim Hashemi Garmdareh, Xiuquan Wang, Travis J. Esau, Bishnu Acharya, Rehan Sadiq

“…CHIRPS data indicated significant rainfall anomalies relative to the long-term seasonal average for the 2021 crop season, specifically in June (−38.5 %) and August (−38.2 %), while the rainfall in the crop season in 2022 exceeded the seasonal average. …”
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Optimal dietary vitamin B1 content enhanced egg production, eggshell thickness, and serum antioxidant status in breeder geese by Lin Dai, Baowei Wang, Qian Li, Mingai Zhang, Jing Zhang, Bin Yue, Min Kong, Binghan Wang, Wenlei Fan

“…Results VB1 supplementation had no significant effects on average feed intake, average egg weight, feed-to-egg ratio, egg shape index, eggshell strength, protein height, and Haugh unit (p>0.05). …”
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