Assessment of the Status of <i>Cephalanthera longifolia</i> Populations in Lithuania Derived from a Single-Census Study by Laurynas Taura, Zigmantas Gudžinskas

“…In 2022, four populations of <i>Cephalanthera longifolia</i> (Orchidaceae) in Lithuania were studied using a standardised sampling plot method. Within each population, 20 plots were established along a transect. …”
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Reductions in renin‐angiotensin system inhibitors following hospitalization for heart failure by Parag Goyal, Ligong Chen, Jennifer D. Lau, Robert S. Rosenson, Emily B. Levitan

“…We examined associations between RASI prescribing patterns and outcomes (mortality and all‐cause readmission at 30 days and 1 year) using Cox proportional hazards models. Among 12 794 unique older adults, 36.8% experienced a RASI reduction following their hospitalization for HFrEF—15.7% had a dose‐reduction and 21.1% had a discontinuation. …”
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Innovative 3D-printed porous TC4 prosthesis with nano-thin tantalum coating for treating complex wrist bone defects: A preliminary report of 3 cases by Chang Chen, Huaquan Fan, Ge Chen, Zhong Li, Puquan Wang, Fuyou Wang

“…As of the latest follow-up, all patients exhibited significant improvements in pain symptoms (assessed using VAS scores) and functional outcomes. No patients experienced serious complications such as infection, prosthesis loosening, or vascular and nerve damage. …”
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Effect of Warming on Soil Fungal Community Along Altitude Gradients in a Subalpine Meadow by Jing Yin, Dandan Yuan, Jing Lu, He Li, Shuzheng Luo, Jianhua Zhang, Xingjia Xiang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of warming on aboveground grass, belowground soil properties, and fungal community along altitude gradients in the subalpine meadow of Mount Wutai using the high-throughput sequencing method. Warming reduced the restriction of low temperatures on the growth of subalpine grass, resulting in increasing grass biomass, community height, and coverage. …”
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Utilização do método ELECTRE II para avaliação de pilotos no campeonato de Fórmula 1 ELECTRE II multicriteria method to evaluate Formula 1 world championship drivers by Maria Cecília de Carvalho Chaves, Silvio Figueiredo Gomes Júnior, Eliane Ribeiro Pereira, João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello

“…Drivers that do not fight for the first places in competitions normally gain little coverage because sports broadcasts favor the winners. …”
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Estimating Geographical Variation in the Risk of Zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Countries Eliminating Malaria. by Freya M Shearer, Zhi Huang, Daniel J Weiss, Antoinette Wiebe, Harry S Gibson, Katherine E Battle, David M Pigott, Oliver J Brady, Chaturong Putaporntip, Somchai Jongwutiwes, Yee Ling Lau, Magnus Manske, Roberto Amato, Iqbal R F Elyazar, Indra Vythilingam, Samir Bhatt, Peter W Gething, Balbir Singh, Nick Golding, Simon I Hay, Catherine L Moyes

“…To predict spatial variation in disease risk, a model was fitted using records from countries where the infection data coverage is high. …”
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Can physical and psychological factors predict pain recurrence or an exacerbation of persistent non-specific low back pain? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Deborah Falla, Michael Mansfield, Janet Deane, Kanya Wongwitwichote, Cho Wai Geoffrey Yu

“…The overall certainty of evidence will be evaluated using an adapted Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. …”
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Projections of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination impact in Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and Pakistan: a comparative modelling study by Kaja Abbas, Jane J Kim, Allison Portnoy, Steven Sweet

“…Our study objective was to assess similarities and differences in vaccine-impact projections through comparative modelling analysis by independently estimating the potential health impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.Methods Using two widely published models (Harvard and Papillomavirus Rapid Interface for Modelling and Economics (PRIME)) to estimate HPV vaccination impact, we simulated a vaccination scenario of 90% annual coverage among 10 cohorts of 9-year-old girls from 2021 to 2030 in Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and Pakistan. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Daily Streamflow Prediction Model for the Hanjiang River Basin by Jianze Huang, Jialang Chen, Haijun Huang, Xitian Cai

“…The model’s effectiveness was assessed during flood events, and its predictive uncertainty was quantified using kernel density estimation (KDE). The results demonstrate that the proposed model consistently outperforms baseline models across all lead times. …”
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MASKED HYPERTENSION IN YOUNG PERSONS: PREVALENCE, SIGNIFICANCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND PROGNOSIS BY GENDER DIFFERENCES by N. P. Lyamina, A. V. Nalivaeva, V. N. Senchikhin, T. P. Lipchanskaya

“…In MAH the level of physical activity comparing to normotonics was 2 times lower. Men with MAH used to add table salt to their meals (57%) and ate sausages (61%), as took alcohol beverages.Conclusion. …”
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Author’s Fiction and Non-Fiction Prose in the Narrative System of the Literary Museum by Tatyana D. Romantsova

“…We propose to distinguish biographical and “creative” narratives by sign-semiotic nature, subjective representation of the narrator, nature of exposition space coverage, authenticity, method of refl ecting reality, type of authorship, main function, and stylistic design. …”
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Revealing the New Culture of Radio Broadcasting: An Analysis of Changes in the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Radio Programs by Ronny Yudhi Septa Priana, Dian Wardiana Sjuchro, Rina Fitriana

“…Findings reveal that integrating internet-based technologies and social media has introduced new cultural practices in broadcasting. These include using social media to promote programs, conduct live streams, and distribute content via audio streaming platforms, resulting in greater audience reach and enhanced interactivity. …”
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Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Layer Multi-Service Non-Terrestrial Vehicular Edge Computing by Swapnil Sadashiv Shinde, Daniele Tarchi

“…The Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning (HRL) method, implemented through a Deep Q network, is used to optimize the network selection and offloading policies. …”
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Hepatitis B Infection in Outpatients and Pregnant Women Visiting a Mission Hospital in Ghana by Margaret Addo, Sule Apaame, Michael Abbey Ghanney, Hannah Konadu Adu, Michael E. DeWitt, Seth Offei Addo

“…Data on their HBV infection status, sex and age were analysed using R version 4.4.1. A total of 531 outpatients and 768 pregnant women visited the hospital during the study period. …”
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How do improved lentil varieties affect farmers’ livelihood status in central Bangladesh? by Monira Sultana, Jannatul Ferdous Shetu, Fatema Sarker, Sharif Ahammad, Md. Hayder Khan Sujan

“…This study constructed a livelihood assessment index (LAI) by adopting the sustainable livelihood framework (SLF) provided by the Department for International Development (DFID) using primary data collected from two hundred randomly selected respondents during March–April 2022. …”
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Intrageneric cross-reactivity of monospecific rabbit antisera against venoms of the medically most important Bitis spp. and Echis spp. African snakes. by Aarón Gómez, Andrés Sánchez, Gina Durán, Daniel Cordero, Álvaro Segura, Mariángela Vargas, Daniela Solano, María Herrera, Stephanie Chaves-Araya, Mauren Villalta, Melvin Sánchez, Mauricio Arguedas, Cecilia Díaz, José María Gutiérrez, Guillermo León

“…These experimental results in rabbits need to be translated to large animals used in antivenom production to assess whether these predictions are reproduced in horses or sheep.…”
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Protecting hidden treasures: Indigenous lands safeguard 50% of areas with the highest potential for angiosperm discoveries in Brazil-patterns and conservation priorities. by Janaína Gomes-da-Silva, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza

“…The likely number of species remaining to be described was extrapolated using predictive models and incorporating taxonomic effort over time. …”
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A review of the FIVA project: Novel windows employing vacuum glazing products by Ulrich J. Pont, Peter Schober, Magdalena Wölzl, Matthias Schuss, Jakob Haberl

“…This is due to the specification given by vacuum glazing products, such as their small thickness and the requirement for sufficient glass edge coverage due to the major thermal bridge adjacent to the edge seal. …”
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Development and application of species ID and insecticide resistance assays, for monitoring sand fly Leishmania vectors in the Mediterranean basin and in the Middle East. by Sofia Balaska, Jahangir Khajehali, Konstantinos Mavridis, Mustafa Akiner, Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou, Latifa Remadi, Ilias Kioulos, Michail Miaoulis, Emmanouil Alexandros Fotakis, Alexandra Chaskopoulou, John Vontas

“…Our molecular and phenotypic data add to the IR map in an area with otherwise limited data coverage.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Covalent Triazine Frameworks Based on 4,4′-(Phenazine-5,10-diyl)dibenzonitrile and Its Application in CO₂/CH₄ Separation by Hanibal Othman, Robert Oestreich, Vivian Küll, Marcus N. A. Fetzer, Christoph Janiak

“…From the monomer 4,4′-(phenazine-5,10-diyl)dibenzonitrile (pBN), new pBN-CTFs were synthesized using the ionothermal method with a variation in temperature (400 and 550 °C) and the ZnCl₂-to-monomer ratio (10 and 20). …”
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