The Conceptualization and Measurement of Comorbidity: A Review of the Interprofessional Discourse by Salimah H. Meghani, Harleah G. Buck, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Marilyn J. Hammer, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva, Robyn Clark, Mary D. Naylor

“…Because of the rudimentary stage of knowledge development in this area, this approach will require time and significant research investments. In contrast, the epidemiological approach relies on statistical identification of disease entities that cooccur beyond random chance; this approach carries an accompanying risk of diagnostic and treatment proliferation. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia by Max Mauerman, Henny Osbahr, Emily Black, Daniel Osgood, Grieve Chelwa, Bernadette Mushinge

“…We find that farmers’ recall identifies meteorologically consistent patterns in shocks, going back 40 years. In contrast, conventional methods of regressing weather on maize yields to measure shocks would result in estimates that are biased and overconfident. …”
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Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection and an incidental aberrant right subclavian artery: A rare case report by Ashish Khadka, MD, Aakash Neupane, MBBS, Pramodman Singh Yadav, MBBS, Leeza Shah, MD, Abinash Dev, MBBS, Sabin Ghale, MBBS, MBBS, Amisha Karki, MBBS

“…Imaging revealed cardiomegaly and pulmonary hypertension on chest X-ray. Contrast-enhanced CT showed normal right pulmonary vein drainage but anomalous drainage of the left pulmonary veins into the left brachiocephalic vein. …”
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Efficient nitrogen fertilization for sustainable sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) cultivation in Tropical Peatland by Yuka Sasaki, Ho Ando, Ken-Ichi Kakuda, Lulie Melling, Akira Watanabe

“…The N supplying potential of peat soils exceeded the N requirements of sago palms. In contrast, N application at the nursery stage increased leaf length, number of leaves, aboveground biomass, and leaf chlorophyll content after transplanting. …”
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Thermal Comfort and Sustainability in University Classrooms: A Study in Mediterranean Climate Zones by Pilar Romero, María Teresa Miranda, Rui Isidoro, José Ignacio Arranz, Víctor Valero-Amaro

“…The results reveal that NV classrooms offer sustainable benefits, but their effectiveness decreases when outside temperatures exceed 28 °C, increasing thermal discomfort. In contrast, AC classrooms maintain more stable and comfortable conditions, although they have thermal gradients that affect specific zones, such as areas near windows or air vents. …”
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Bacterial Exopolysaccharides as Reducing and/or Stabilizing Agents during Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles with Biomedical Applications by Carlos Enrique Escárcega-González, Javier A. Garza-Cervantes, Augusto Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Rubén Morones-Ramírez

“…Recently, synthesis and stabilization of metal nanoparticles have been of interest because their usefulness for many biomedical applications, such as antimicrobials, anticancer drugs, antioxidants, drug delivery systems, chemical sensors, contrast agents, and as catalysts. In this context, bacterial EPSs have been explored as agents to aid in a greener production of a myriad of metal nanoparticles, since they have the ability to reduce metal ions to form nanoparticles and stabilize them acting as capping agents. …”
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Femtosecond laser polishing of pure copper surfaces with perpendicular incidence by Emmanuel Loubère, Nada Kraiem, Aofei Mao, Sébastien Preaud, Andrzej Kusiak, Amélie Veillère, Jean-François Silvain, Yong Feng Lu

“…Over the past few years, femtosecond (fs) laser processing has drawn a growing interest in a wide range of applications as it offers the possibility to process the surface morphologies of metals and semiconductors. In contrast to other polishing techniques, laser polishing offers a flexible and non-contact solution, thereby avoiding potential external contamination, while enabling a precise selection of processing areas. …”
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Voltammetric Determination of Ascorbic Acid Content in Cabbage Using Anthraquinone Modified Carbon Paste Electrode by T. Alemu, B Zelalem, N Amare

“…After cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of ascorbic acid and to study dependence of oxidative peak current on scan rate and pH, square wave voltammetric method was developed for direct determination of ascorbic acid in cabbage samples. In contrast to the unmodified carbon paste electrode, a remarkable enhancement in oxidative peak current at anthraquinone modified carbon paste electrode confirmed electrocatalytic property of the modifier towards oxidation of ascorbic acid. …”
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Do Endangered Glacial Relicts Have a Chance for Effective Conservation in the Age of Global Warming? A Case Study: <i>Salix lapponum</i> in Eastern Poland by Michał Arciszewski, Magdalena Pogorzelec, Marzena Parzymies, Urszula Bronowicka-Mielniczuk, Tomasz Mieczan

“…The study showed that plants at early growth stages were sensitive to low-temperature stress. In contrast, older ones showed a stronger response to high temperature, marked by an increased anthocyanin content and guaiacol peroxidase activity. …”
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Identifying suitable tester for evaluating Striga resistant lines using DArTseq markers and agronomic traits. by Degife Zebire, Abebe Menkir, Victor Adetimirin, Wende Mengesha, Silvestro Meseka, Melaku Gedil

“…Although the susceptible tester (T3) was the most distantly related to the 30 Striga resistant inbred lines, it exhibited a narrower range in genetic distance estimates and poor agronomic performance under Striga infestation in crosses with the resistant lines. In contrast, the resistant tester (T2) showed a broader range in genetic distance estimates in pairs with the 30 resistant lines. …”
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An algorithm of unordered wavefront propagation in terahertz phase retrieval with dense multiplane data acquisition by E.G. Tsiplakova, A. Chopard, N.S. Balbekin, O.A. Smolyanskaya, J.-B. Perraud, J.-P. Guillet, P. Mounaix, N.V. Petrov

“…Unlike a number of conventional phase retrieval algorithms, which may require a series of numerical experiments for determining optimal intensity distributions from a large dataset, disordered propagation of the estimation wavefront guarantees the high-contrast and high-resolution image reconstruction without pre-setting the parameters. …”
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The artificial intelligence-based agricultural field irrigation warning system using GA-BP neural network under smart agriculture. by Xiying Wang

“…Under a standalone BPNN, the absolute relative error in flow prediction is 1.09%. In contrast, the EGA-BPNN model achieves a significantly lower mean absolute relative error of 0.41% for single-flow prediction, demonstrating superior prediction performance. …”
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A review on egg waste-based adsorbents for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from aqueous solution by Alusani Manyatshe, Linda Lunga Sibali

“…Most studies have focused on using adsorbents based on eggshells to remove various contaminants, including dyes, phenols, aromatic carbons, anions, metals, and pharmaceuticals. In contrast, the eggshell membrane was mainly investigated for removing metals and dyes, with little to no research on phenols, aromatic carbons, and pharmaceuticals. …”
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MMP-9 Contributes to Dendritic Spine Remodeling Following Traumatic Brain Injury by Barbara Pijet, Marzena Stefaniuk, Leszek Kaczmarek

“…Decreased spine density was also observed in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus; however, in contrast to the cerebral cortex, spines in the DG became more filopodia-like. …”
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Evaluation of the Environmental Performance of Seasonal Spaces in the Vernacular Architecture of the Regions With Cold Climate: A Case Study in Ardabil by Marjaneh Kharrat Sadeghi, Mahsa Javadi Nodeh, Mehrdad Sarabi

“…Conclusion: The application of climate-responsive strategies, particularly passive solar designs during winter, in the construction of traditional houses was estimated to reduce CO₂ emissions by 218.47 kg and natural gas consumption by 82.07 kg per month for every 100 m² of space during the cold seasons. In contrast, during the hot seasons, while indoor temperatures in most spaces exceeded outdoor temperatures, they remained within the acceptable range of human thermal comfort.…”
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Fibrolytic efficiency of the large intestine microbiota may benefit running speed in French trotters: A pilot study by Maximilien Vasseur, Romuald Lepers, Nicolas Langevin, Samy Julliand, Pauline Grimm

“…The abundance of fibrolytic bacterial taxa was not associated with MRS, but functional inference analysis revealed a positive association between MRS and pathways potentially related to fibrolytic activity (r = 0.54; p = 0.07 and r = 0.56; p = 0.05 for butyrate metabolism and thiamine metabolism, respectively). In contrast, the metabolic pathway of starch degradation appeared negatively associated with MRS (r = −0.55; p = 0.06). …”
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The Effect of Six Weeks of Patella Taping on Pain in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis by Maryam Alikhani, Hamid Tabatabai

“…Results The experimental group showed a significant reduction in pain levels, with a mean difference of 2.91, a t-value of 2.67, and a significance level of p=0.04 between the pre-test and post-test. In contrast, the control group exhibited a mean difference of 0.11, a t-value of 0.74, and a significance level of p=0.32, indicating no significant effect. …”
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Problem of Unity and Differentiation of Internal Labor Regulations by D. S. Podkopai

“…It is established that the unity of internal labor regulations is that the requirements for the organization of the labor process are applied to all employees regardless of (a) form of ownership and management, type of activity and industry affiliation of enterprises, institutions or organizations, (b) type and form of employment contract, (c) circumstances that characterize the identity of the employee and the work performed by him, etc. …”
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The impact of PD-L1 polymorphisms on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors depends on the tumor proportion score: a retrospective study by Keiichiro Suminaga, Takashi Nomizo, Hironori Yoshida, Hiroaki Ozasa

“…Result The rs2282055 T/T genotype was associated with significantly better PFS in the TPS-negative population than in the other genotypes. In contrast, no differences were observed in TPS-positive patients. …”
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Effect of Uncaria rhynchophylla against Thioacetamide-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Rat by Mi-Rae Shin, Min Ju Kim, Jin A Lee, Seong-Soo Roh

“…UR supplementation improved matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) such as MMP-1, -2, and -8. In contrast, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases- (TIMP-) 1 level increased significantly by UR treatment. …”
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