Role of air–soil temperature in the leaf area index (LAI) course and role of height–diameter at breast height (DBH) in the maximum LAI during foliation of <i>Platanus orientalis</i... by M. Öztürk, T. Biricik, R. Koruyan

“…This gradual-closure indicator and coverage determinant parameter can further be used for detecting shading and recreation potential, as well as the safety level of those greenways. …”
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Quantitative analyses of multidimensional ecological impacts of Talatan photovoltaic power plant on desert ecosystems in Northwestern China by Yishuang Tong, Qian Ding, Chongbin Xu, Qian Chen, Guojin He, Zhiyun Ouyang, Wu Yang

“…Our study demonstrates a potentially sustainable mode in desert areas that supports vertical multiple land uses, improves the surface ecological environment while harnesses solar energy. …”
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A multi-component, community-based strategy to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Latinx populations: From theory to practice. by Carina Marquez, Andrew D Kerkhoff, Jamie Naso, Maria G Contreras, Edgar Castellanos Diaz, Susana Rojas, James Peng, Luis Rubio, Diane Jones, Jon Jacobo, Susy Rojas, Rafael Gonzalez, Jonathan D Fuchs, Douglas Black, Salustiano Ribeiro, Jen Nossokoff, Valerie Tulier-Laiwa, Jacqueline Martinez, Gabriel Chamie, Genay Pilarowski, Joseph DeRisi, Maya Petersen, Diane V Havlir

“…<h4>Background</h4>COVID-19 vaccine coverage in the Latinx community depends on delivery systems that overcome barriers such as institutional distrust, misinformation, and access to care. …”
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EEG microstates: Functional significance and short-term test-retest reliability by Elena Antonova, Martin Holding, Ho Chak Suen, Alex Sumich, Reinoud Maex, Chrystopher Nehaniv

“…The participants' alertness and their sense of effort during the experiment were rated using visual-analogue scales. The EEG data were 2–20 Hz bandpass-filtered and analysed into the four canonical microstate classes: A, B, C, and D. …”
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Population impact and effectiveness of sequential 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate and monovalent rotavirus vaccine introduction on infant mortality: prospective birth cohort studi... by Anthony Costello, Neil French, Charles Mwansambo, Ellen Heinsbroek, Naor Bar-Zeev, Amelia Crampin, Nigel Cunliffe, Sonia Lewycka, Carina King, James Beard, Tambosi Phiri, Hazzie Mvula, Dan Hungerford, Jennifer Verani, Cynthia Whitney, Rob Heyderman, Osamu Nakagomi, Jacqueline E Tate, Umesh D Parashar

“…Study 1, in northern Malawi (40000population), evaluated population impact using change-point analysis and negative-binomial regression of non-traumatic 14–51-week infant mortality preintroduction (1 January 2004 to 31 September 2011) and postintroduction (1 October 2011 to 1 July 2019), and against three-dose coverage. …”
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Results of the Campaign Dedicated to World Hepatitis Day by V. V. Klushkina, Z. S. Rodionova, T. V. Tyrgina, E. V. Tivanova, I. V. Solovieva, V. V. Orlov, L. V. Telminova, E. B. Lapteva, R. S. Amirov, V. S. Kichatova, F. A. Asadi Mobarhan, A. A. Karlsen, O. V. Isaeva, A. N. Gerasimov, S. N. Kuzin, K. K. Kyuregyan, M. I. Mikhailov, V. G. Akimkin

“…In order to assess the feasibility of reflex testing, HCV RNA and HCV viral load were tested in the serum samples unloaded from the analyzer after anti-HCV testing using kits manufactured by the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology. …”
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Intelligent Environmental Health Risk Assessment System for the Elderly in Cold Regions Based on Artificial Intelligence Integrated Development Environment by Tianheng ZHANG, Yao FU, Jian GAO, Huanran XUE

“…Physiological indicators include systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and pulse pressure (PP), which are measured using an Omron HEM-7136 electronic sphygmomanometer. …”
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Niche partitioning and trait tradeoff strategies enable plants to coexist under interspecific competition in restored wetlands by Shenglin Yang, Shenglin Yang, Zhen Yuan, Bibi Ye, Feng Zhu, Feng Zhu, Xiaoxian Tang, Rui Gao, Zhaosheng Chu, Zhaosheng Chu, Xiaowei Liu

“…These findings on coexistence strategies can be used in the configuration of plants communities and the biological control of alien invasive plants.…”
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Partial breast irradiation after sentinel lymph node biopsy omission: Is it a valid alternative to whole breast Irradiation? Analysis of the dose to the sentinel lymph node region... by Sophie T. Behzadi, Rebecca Moser, Mathias Düsberg, Maximilian Aigner, Jana Nano, Sophia Kiesl, Jacqueline Lammert, Evelyn Klein, Georg P. Schmidt, Marion Kiechle, Thomas Huber, Stefanie Corradini, Stephanie E. Combs, Kai J. Borm

“…Methods: In this study, SLNs were identified and contoured in 100 BC patients using pre- and postoperative imaging. Axillary levels were contoured following ESTRO guidelines. …”
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One round of azithromycin MDA adequate to interrupt transmission in districts with prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular of 5.0-9.9%: Evidence from Malawi. by Khumbo Kalua, Alvin Chisambi, David Chinyanya, Michael Masika, Ana Bakhtiari, Rebecca Willis, Paul M Emerson, Anthony W Solomon, Robin L Bailey

“…The standardized training package and survey methodologies of Tropical Data, which conform to WHO recommendations, were used.<h4>Results</h4>Each of the 18 evaluation units had a TF1-9 prevalence <5.0%.…”
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STRATEGI PROMOSI DALAM MENINGKATKAN PENJUALAN LUSCIOUS CHOCOLATE POTATO SNACK by Marceline Livia Hedynata, Wirawan Endro Dwi Radianto

“…So far, promotion strategies which used by LUSCIOUS Chocolate Potato Snack to promote and sell products was not maximal that caused the company's sales target (sales force) problem that has not been achieved and customer coverage is still narrow. …”
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HST SHEL: Revealing Haze and Confirming Elevated Metallicity in the Warm Neptune HAT-P-26b by Lakeisha M. Ramos Rosado, David K. Sing, Natalie H. Allen, Hannah R. Wakeford, Mercedes López-Morales, Nikolay K. Nikolov, Kevin B. Stevenson, Munazza K. Alam, Thomas M. Evans-Soma

“…We present this analysis as part of the Sculpting Hubble’s Exoplanet Legacy program, where the goals are to analyze all HST archival observations of transiting exoplanets using a uniform and homogeneous reduction technique. …”
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In silico multi-epitope-based vaccine design for Mycobacterium avium complex species by Leah Kashiri, Wonderful T. Choga, Wonderful T. Choga, Wonderful T. Choga, Tinashe Musasa, Pasipanodya Nziramasanga, Rutendo B. Gutsire, Lynn S. Zijenah, Norman L. Mukarati, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Nyasha Chin’ombe

“…Promising epitopes were further evaluated for antigenicity, immunogenicity, physicochemical stability, and population coverage.ResultsEpitope mapping across the nine target proteins yielded 82 THL epitopes predicted to bind 13 MHC class II (DRB*) alleles, ensuring broad coverage within Zimbabwean and pan-African populations. …”
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Software Define Wide Area Network (SDWAN) network optimization analysis on radiolink-fiber optic access media migration by Nugraha Beny, Muslim Muslim, Mega Nur Khotimah, Lukman Medriavin Silalahi, Dhiya Akmal Firdaus, Christ Geofany

“…While the analysis method used is Quality of Service (QoS), which is a method to find out data delivery (Packet Loss, Delay and Jitter) using the FortiManager application, which is the analytical and experimental proof of concept of the SDWAN network model using the BGP method for auto failover testing.…”
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Multiscale Eight Direction Descriptor-Based Improved SAR–SIFT Method for Along-Track and Cross-Track SAR Images by Wei Wang, Jinyang Chen, Zhonghua Hong

“…Then, the SUSAN function is used to constrain the effect of coherent noise on the initial feature points, and the multi-scale and multi-directional GLOH descriptor construction approach is used to boost the robustness of descriptors. …”
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Measuring the unknown: An estimator and simulation study for assessing case reporting during epidemics. by Christopher I Jarvis, Amy Gimma, Flavio Finger, Tim P Morris, Jennifer A Thompson, Olivier le Polain de Waroux, W John Edmunds, Sebastian Funk, Thibaut Jombart

“…Using simulated epidemics, we study how this method performs for different outbreak sizes and reporting levels. …”
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Qualitative Insights on Barriers to Receiving a Second Dose of Measles-Containing Vaccine (MCV2), Oromia Region of Ethiopia by Kalkidan Solomon, Brooke N. Aksnes, Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Chala Gari Sadi, Almea M. Matanock, Monica P. Shah, Paulos Samuel, Bekana Tolera, Birhanu Kenate, Abebe Bekele, Tesfaye Deti, Getachew Wako, Amsalu Shiferaw, Yohannes Lakew Tefera, Melkamu Ayalew Kokebie, Tatek Bogale Anbessie, Habtamu Teklie Wubie, Aaron Wallace, Ciara E. Sugerman, Mirgissa Kaba

“…However, the sub-optimal coverage of both MCV1 and MCV2 suggest challenges with vaccine uptake. …”
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The improved Trajectory-mapped Ozonesonde dataset for the Stratosphere and Troposphere (TOST): update, validation and applications by Z. Zang, J. Liu, D. Tarasick, O. Moeini, J. Bian, J. Zhang, A. M. Thompson, A. M. Thompson, R. Van Malderen, H. G. J. Smit, R. M. Stauffer, B. J. Johnson, D. E. Kollonige, D. E. Kollonige

“…TOST offers users a dataset with a long record, global coverage and high vertical resolution.</p>…”
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Barriers and enablers of HPV vaccination among caregivers of school-age girls in resource-limited regions of Western Sichuan, China: a mixed-methods study by Qiwen Zhang, Lu Zhang, Zubo Huang, Yue Zeng, Yueshan Wang, Jieru Peng, Yan Kou, Wei Huang, Gang Zhu, Wencheng Long, Yao Dong, Chunxia Yang

“…At least 2,034 caregivers and 75 participants should be recruited for the quantitative and qualitative studies, respectively. Questionnaires were used to assess caregivers’ willingness to vaccinate girls under the age of 15. …”
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Brachial Plexopathy in Head and Neck Cancer Potentially Related to LET-Dependent RBE by Abanob Hanna, Anthony Casper, Roi Dagan, Hardev S. Grewal, Jiyeon Park, Eric D. Brooks, Erik Traneus, Lars Glimelius, Perry B. Johnson, Mohammad Saki, Yawei Zhang, Twyla R. Willoughby, Julie A. Bradley, Jackson Browne, Mark E. Artz

“…Conservative treatment with pentoxifylline, gabapentin, and physical therapy improved his symptoms. (2) Methods: The original treatment plan was retrospectively analyzed using Monte Carlo dose algorithms and LET-dependent RBE models from McMahon and McNamara. …”
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