Impacts of Cereal and Legume Cultivation on Soil Properties and Microbial Communities in the Mu Us Desert by Lirong He, Lei Shi, Yang Wu, Guoliang Wang, Guobin Liu

“…Further studies are warranted to investigate the functional roles of microbial communities under different cropping patterns.…”
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Family Support, Clinical Profiles, and Psychiatric Comorbidities among Adult Ambulatory HIV/AIDS Patients In A Tertiary are Centre: A Cross-sectional Study by AbdulRauf S. Ibraheem, Louis O. Odeigah, Ibrahim S. Kuranga, Rasaki K. Omowumi, Adisulahi A. Maiyegun, Abayomi O. Ayodapo

“…Family members should be encouraged to offer appropriate and functional social support to PLWHA …”
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Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Determination of Phosphoprotein Based on Novel 3D-CuFC-C Nano-material by Jianping GUO, Jingwen WANG, Lele YUE, Mengmeng REN

“…Compared with the traditional laser desorption ionization−time-of-flight mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), this prepared sensor had advantages such as lower cost and greater ease of operation. …”
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Impact of Anthropogenic Pollution on the Plant Species Diversity and Composition Along the Riparian Ecotones of Goa's Sal and Zuari Rivers by Moses Musisi, Celly Quadros, Krishnan Sellappan

“…GLM regression revealed that anthropogenic disturbances (hemeroby) had a significant negative impact on riparian plant species diversity mediated by water pollution. …”
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Utilizing of graphite tailings as fine aggregates in asphalt mixture: Road performance and economic environment assessments by Hongshuai Gao, Bing An, Yuanjian Dai, Kunbo Fan, Jiaming Ding, Hongbo Liu

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Prediction of suicidal attempts among Chinese adolescents with mood disorders: a clinical study using a machine learning approach by Jianbing Li, Yinqiu Zhao, Chi Yang, Wenqing Li, Zhihao Huang, Changhe Fan

“…Of these adolescents, 53 had clinically documented SA. Four ML models – logistic regression (LR), random forest (RF), eXtreme gradient boosting machine (XGBM), and light gradient boosting machine (LGBM) were used to predict SA in participants, and their results were compared to identify key predictive variables as well as the best-performing model. …”
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Association between Alpha- Klotho Protein, Calcium, and Phosphate concentrations in Adult Iraqi Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major by Ahmed J. Kadhim, Hedef D. El-Yaseen, Ali M. Jawad

“…Patients with thalassemia had decreased levels of serum calcium compared to the control group. …”
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Predicting loss of independence among geriatric patients following gastrointestinal surgery by Michaela R. Cunningham, Christopher L. Cramer, Ruyun Jin, Florence E. Turrentine, Victor M. Zaydfudim

“…Training and validation datasets had 5,232 (80%) and 1,278 (20%) patients, respectively. …”
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Species Diversity, Growth, Status, and Biovolume of Taia River Riparian Forest in Southern Sierra Leone: Implications for Community-Based Conservation by Moses Fayiah, Baimba F. Kallon, Shikui Dong, Mathew S. James, Sanjay Singh

“…Biotic pressure such as fuelwood collection, unsustainable charcoal production, pole harvesting, bushfires, and other traditional and cultural functions contributes greatly to the exploitation of the riparian forest. …”
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Laparoscopic ureteroplasty of a transplanted kidney using a healthy native ureter by B. G. Guliev, B. K. Komyakov, Zh. P. Avazkhanov, O. Sh. Abdurakhmanov

“…Previously, all patients had undergone a cadaveric kidney transplant; the time from the operation itself to the development of stricture ranged from 3 months to 13 years. …”
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Scene construction deficits in adolescent PTSD are in sensory, rather than spatial, imagery by Hannah Marlatte, Hannah Marlatte, Jennifer D. Ryan, Jennifer D. Ryan, Jennifer D. Ryan, Asaf Gilboa, Asaf Gilboa

“…Cognitive ability predicted several aspects of scene construction performance, rather than PTSD severity, as had been expected based on the adult literature. …”
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Effect of Chemical Degradation on Physicochemical Properties and Anti-aging Activity of Dendrobium officinale Polysaccharides by ZENG Yi, YANG Yina, SHAO Huiyan, LI Yanlang, XI Xingyu, YANG Liu, HU Jiangmiao

“…Both DOP and VC- degraded DOP had collagenase inhibitory effects. This study provides a theoretical reference for the application of DOP in various important areas such as anti-aging foods, pharmaceuticals and health products.…”
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Comparison of Metabolite Changes in Lycium barbarum Bud Tea at Different Processing Stages by Widely Targeted Metabolomics by WEI Jiayi, MI Jia, ZHANG Bo, WANG Siyu, GE Xinyu, JIN Bo, LUO Qing, ZHANG Lutao, LU Lu, YAN Yamei

“…The results showed that L. barbarum buds had the highest contents of total polyphenols, (43.65 ± 3.15) mg/g, total flavonoids, (10.68 ± 0.25) mg/g, and chlorogenic acid (5.24 ± 0.52) mg/g. …”
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A New Preclinical Surgical Model for the Assessment of Dental Implant Tissue Integration by Ryan Noh, Nahrain Warda, Charles Tremblay, John E. Davies

“…However, SEM images showed that at all three time points, topographically complex nanotube surfaces had a profound effect on soft tissue peri-implant deposition, although functionally oriented collagen fibers were not identified attached to the implant surface. …”
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Cytokine and Chemokine Responses of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Dogs Infected with <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> by Tyler Morrison, Danielle A. Gunn-Moore, Jayne C. Hope, Conor O’Halloran

“…PBMCs from infected dogs released IFN-γ in response to stimulation, but this response was reduced in those that had seroconverted. Similarly, cells stimulated with PPDB secreted increased amounts of TNF-α when dogs were seronegative, but cells taken from seropositive dogs did not. …”
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A prospective association between dietary mushroom intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study–Cardiovascular Disease Association Study by Yu-Mi Kim, Hye Won Woo, Min-Ho Shin, Sang Baek Koh, Hyeon Chang Kim, Mi Kyung Kim

“…OBJECTIVES Mushrooms, known for their nutritious and functional components, are considered healthy and medicinal. …”
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An algorithm for managing surgical patients with acute retinal necrosis by V. V. Neroev, P. A. Ilyukhin, V. E. Tankovsky, R. A. Fedotov

“…The comparison group included 25 eyes which had retinal detachment and fibrosis of the vitreous at the time of surgery. …”
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ERBB3-related gene PBX1 is associated with prognosis in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer by Shufen Mo, Haiming Zhong, Weiping Dai, Yuanyuan Li, Bin Qi, Taidong Li, Yongguang Cai

“…Functional studies demonstrated that interference with PBX1 inhibited the proliferation, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition process of HER2-positive BC cells. …”
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Farming system typology construction for the adoption of new technologies in north-west India by KARTIK SHARMA, SOHAN SINGH WALIA, JASHANJOT KAUR, RAKSHIT BHAGAT, JAYANTA LAYEK

“…Using multivariate statistical techniques, structural and functional farm characteristics were analysed to construct specific farm typologies. …”
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The impact of dental intervention under general anesthesia in Kohlschutter-Tonz Syndrome: a case series by Mervat Khoury Absawi, Ali Shama, Kholoud Fahoum, Iris Slutzky-Goldberg, Fares Kablan, Idan Redenski, Samer Srouji

“…Conclusions Comprehensive dental treatment under GA significantly improved KTSZ patients symptoms and functions, as well as parent distress.…”
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