Evaluation of potential productivity in coniferous forests by integrating field data and aerial laser scanning in Hidalgo, México by Rodrigo Ramos-Madrigal, Héctor M. de los Santos-Posadas, José René Valdez-Lazalde, Efraín Velasco-Bautista, Gregorio Ángeles-Pérez, Alma Delia Ortiz-Reyes

“…Study area: Intensive Carbon Monitoring Site Atopixco, Hidalgo, Mexico. Material and methods: A total of 329 observations from five remeasurements in permanent forest inventory sampling units were used to generate site index curves and metrics derived from a 2013 LiDAR scan. …”
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Neuron-Specific Glycine Metabolism Links Transfer RNA Epitranscriptomic Regulation to Complex Behaviors by Jennifer Blaze, Viviana Dolores Evans, Jessica Abigail Feria Pliego, Petr Unichenko, Behnam Javidfar, Soeren Heissel, Hanan Alwaseem, Zachary Pennington, Denise Cai, Henrik Molina, Christian Henneberger, Schahram Akbarian

“…Changes in extracellular glycine levels were monitored by an optical glycine Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensor in the hippocampus, and behavioral phenotyping included cognition, anxiety-like behavior, and behavioral despair. …”
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A Resource-Efficient Multi-Entropy Fusion Method and Its Application for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition by Jiawen Li, Guanyuan Feng, Chen Ling, Ximing Ren, Xin Liu, Shuang Zhang, Leijun Wang, Yanmei Chen, Xianxian Zeng, Rongjun Chen

“…Emotion recognition is an advanced technology for understanding human behavior and psychological states, with extensive applications for mental health monitoring, human–computer interaction, and affective computing. …”
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Evaluation of the Antinociceptive Effect of Maropitant, a Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist, in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy by Janaina M. X. Corrêa, Priscila C. L. R. Soares, Raquel V. Niella, Brenda A. Costa, Maxuel S. Ferreira, Alex C. Silva Junior, Aline S. Sena, Kátia M. O. R. Sampaio, Elisângela B. Silva, Fabiana L. Silva, Mário S. L. Lavor

“…Temperature, heart rate (HR), Doppler blood pressure (DBP), respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and measuring the end-tidal carbon dioxide and isoflurane were monitored. Postoperative pain was evaluated using a visual analog scale and the UNESP-Botucatu multidimensional composite pain scale in cats; morphine was used for analgesic rescue. …”
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The Effectiveness of Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet on Children with Intractable Epilepsy: A Pilot Study from Indonesia by Achmad Rafli, Setyo Handryastuti, Mulya Rahma Karyanti, Yoga Devaera, Cut Nurul Hafifah, Irawan Mangunatmadja, Muzal Kadim, Elisabeth Siti Herini, Lora Sri Nofi, Ariek Ratnawati, Suci Fitrianti

“…This study aims to assess the effectiveness, tolerance, compliance, and the adverse effects of MAD in children with intractable epilepsy during a 6-month monitoring period. Methods. This is a pilot experimental study involving children aged 2–18 years old with intractable epilepsy at the Pediatric Neurology and the Pediatric Nutrition & Metabolic Diseases Clinics at the Dr. …”
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Clinical impact of proteinuria on renal function and treatment outcomes in patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib by Naoki Fukuda, Kazuhisa Toda, Hirotaka Suto, Ryosuke Oki, Xiaofei Wang, Tetsuya Urasaki, Yasuyoshi Sato, Kenji Nakano, Makiko Ono, Junichi Tomomatsu, Hiroki Mitani, Shunji Takahashi

“…In conclusion, the proteinuria grade was not significantly associated with decreased eGFR under UPCR monitoring in our study. Therefore, lenvatinib can carefully be continued targeting UPCR of less than 3.5 g/gCre.…”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

“…Within this context, the results will be useful for the development of a monitoring program to better manage the operations and evaluate their effectiveness.…”
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Dutch Validation of the Self-Evaluation of Negative Symptoms Scale (SNS) by Tim van Brouwershaven, Anika Poppe, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg, André Aleman, Nynke Boonstra, Shiral Gangadin, Sonia Dollfus, Wim Veling, Stynke Castelein, Jan Alexander de Vos, Edith Liemburg, PHAMOUS-researchers, Lisette van der Meer

“…Methods: The SNS was added to the Pharmacotherapy Monitoring Outcome Survey (PHAMOUS)-protocol for adults with a DSM-5 classification of a disorder in the psychosis spectrum. …”
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Uncovering molecular mechanisms of soybean response to 12C6+ heavy ion irradiation through integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling by Honglei Ren, Bixian Zhang, Chunlei Zhang, Xiulin Liu, Xueyang Wang, Fengyi Zhang, Kezhen Zhao, Rongqiang Yuan, Ahmed M. Abdelghany, Sobhi F. Lamlom

“…Our results revealed that key growth-related parameters, including plant height, branch number, number of pods per plant, and number of seeds per plant, were closely monitored and exhibited significant declines with increasing radiation doses. …”
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Advancements in lamb wave high-frequency devices using diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings by Jatinder Pal Singh, Ajay Kumar Sao, Babita Sharma, Satyam Garg, Anjali Sharma, Reema Gupta, Lokesh Rana, Mallika Verma, Akhilesh Pandey, Archibald Theodore Nimal, Upendra Mittal, Amit Kumar Vishwakarma, Monika Tomar, Arijit Chowdhuri

“…Lamb wave devices, vital in sensing, communication, and structural health monitoring, require efficient surface acoustic wave (SAW) propagation for their diverse applications. …”
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The relationship between stress levels and the habits of consuming high-sugar food among undergraduate students by Zulfa 'Azizah, Dittasari Putriana, Agil Dhiemitra Aulia Dewi

“…Students are encouraged to adopt healthier dietary habits by monitoring their sugar intake, reading nutritional labels, and limiting high-sugar foods to 1–3 times per week. …”
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Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells Prevent Tumor Growth in a Melanoma Tumor-Bearing Mouse Model and Modulate Breast Cancer and Melanoma Cells in a Cell Line-Dependent Manner I... by Lianet Lopez, Hannah Shuster-Hyman, Eden Marco, Hasna Khan, Avishai Gasner, Aleksandra Uzelac, Brandon Wyse, Poonam Mander, Mugundhine Sangaralingam, Joseph Fish, Ariel Gorodensky, Samar Mouazz, Amanda Kauffman, Denis Gallagher, Andrée Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford L. Librach

“…Fibroblast cells were included as a cell control in some experiments. Tumor size was monitored weekly and weighed at 3-weeks postinjection. …”
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GPIHBP1 increase accounts for rheumatic arthritis-related hypotriglyceridemia by facilitating lipids uptake of white adipose tissues by Meng-Ke Song, Meng-Fan Gu, Ling Liu, Lian-Jun He, Peng Ye, Kui Yang, Dan-Dan Wang, Opeyemi Joshua Olatunji, Qin Yin, Jian Zuo

“…Some rats were injected with human plasma and GPIHBP1, and their blood TG was monitored. Various cells were stimulated by cytokines or rheumatic subjects’ serum. …”
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Distinct Murine Pancreatic Transcriptomic Signatures during Chronic Pancreatitis Recovery by Yinjie Zhang, Baibing Yang, Joy M. Davis, Madeline M. Drake, Mamoun Younes, Qiang Shen, Zhongming Zhao, Yanna Cao, Tien C. Ko

“…The DEGs shared between CP and CPR and the DEGs specific to CPR may serve as the unique transcriptomic signatures and biomarkers for determining CP recovery and monitoring potential therapeutic responses at the molecular level to reflect pancreatic histological resolution.…”
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Dynamics and Insights into the Unique Ecological Guild of Fungi in Bacteria-Bioaugmented Anaerobic Digesters by Linda U. Obi, Ashira Roopnarain, Memory Tekere, Jun Zhou, Heng Li, Yuanpeng Wang, Yanlong Zhang, Rasheed A. Adeleke

“…The diversity and dynamics of the fungal community of the digesters before and after digestion were monitored using high-throughput sequencing of the fungal <i>ITS2</i> sub-region of the ribosomal gene. …”
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Effect of antiretroviral therapy on the mortality of HIV-1 infection long-term non-progressors: a cohort study by Jinming Su, Jie Liu, Fengxiang Qin, Rongfeng Chen, Tongxue Qin, Xing Tao, Xiu Chen, Wen Hong, Bingyu Liang, Ping Cui, Li Ye, Junjun Jiang, Hao Liang

“…Participants were followed up until December 2022, monitoring ART status, CD4+ T cell counts, and survival/death outcomes. …”
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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…Objectives Determine the safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of a multicomponent telerehabilitation programme for COVID-19 survivors.Design Pilot randomised feasibility study.Setting In-home telerehabilitation.Participants 44 participants (21 female, mean age 52 years) discharged home following hospitalisation with COVID-19 (with and without intensive care unit (ICU) stay).Interventions Participants were block randomised 2:1 to receive 12 individual biobehaviourally informed, app-facilitated, multicomponent telerehabilitation sessions with a licenced physical therapist (n=29) or to a control group (n=15) consisting of education on exercise and COVID-19 recovery trajectory, physical activity and vitals monitoring, and weekly check-ins with study staff. Interventions were 100% remote and occurred over 12 weeks.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was feasibility, including safety and session adherence. …”
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Mothers’ Knowledge of and Practices Toward Oral Hygiene of Children Aged 5-9 Years in Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study by Tahazid Tamannur, Sadhan Kumar Das, Arifatun Nesa, Foijun Nahar, Nadia Nowshin, Tasnim Haque Binty, Shafiul Azam Shakil, Shuvojit Kumar Kundu, Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, Shafkat Mahmud Rafsun, Umme Habiba, Zaki Farhana, Hafiza Sultana, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman

“…This underscores the need for educational programs, accessible dental care services, oral health education in the curriculum, media and technology involvement in oral health educational campaigns, and proper research and monitoring.…”
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Automatic Segmentation of Asphalt Cracks on Highways After Large-Scale and Severe Earthquakes Using Deep Learning-Based Approaches by Mehmet Yilmaz, Erkut Yalcin, Fatih Demir, Ahmet Munir Ozdemir, Muhammed Atar, Aysegul Gunes, Beyza Furtana Yalcin, Ertugrul Cambay

“…By demonstrating superior performance metrics compared to existing methods, this study provides a robust framework for future infrastructure monitoring and maintenance strategies, ensuring safer and more resilient transportation networks in disaster-prone regions.…”
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Digital mapping of soil salinity with time-windows features optimization and ensemble learning model by Shuaishuai Shi, Nan Wang, Songchao Chen, Bifeng Hu, Jie Peng, Zhou Shi

“…Remote-sensing time-series data enable more accurate monitoring and prediction of soil salinity levels, offering a refined approach to soil salinization assessment. …”
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