Balancing Complexity and Performance of Machine Learning Models for Avian Pests Sound Detection in Agricultural Environments by Micheline Kazeneza, Anna Sergeevna Bosman, Destiny Kwabla Amenyedzi, Damien Hanyurwimfura, Emmanuel Ndashimye, Anthony Vodacek

“…Agricultural pest control traditionally relies on inefficient visual inspections. Acoustic monitoring offers a promising alternative by analyzing pest-specific sounds. …”
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Interplay between glucocorticoids and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes on the prognosis of adrenocortical carcinoma by Martin Fassnacht, Matthias Kroiss, Laura-Sophie Landwehr, Barbara Altieri, Jochen Schreiner, Iuliu Sbiera, Isabel Weigand, Silviu Sbiera

“…Patients with glucocorticoid excess and low TILs had a particularly poor overall survival (27 vs. 121 months in patients with TILs without glucocorticoid excess).Conclusion Glucocorticoid excess is associated with T cell depletion and unfavorable prognosis. …”
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Functional and anatomical results of subthreshold micropulse laser as rescue treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy after verteporfin shortage by Carlos Oribio-Quinto, Antonio Domingo Alarcón-Garcia, Jacobo Enriquez-Fuentes, Bárbara Burgos-Blasco, Jose Ignacio Fernandez-Vigo

“…However, the rate of complete SRF resolution was low.…”
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A qualitative study of type 1 diabetes complications, mental health, and structural pathways of complications occurrence among young people (14–24 years) and caregivers in southern... by Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Prince Ofori-Boateng, Elizabeth Bankah, Nana Ama Barnes, Yacoba Atiase, Ernest Yorke, Marc Kwame Dzradosi, David Teye Doku

“…Background: Young people (aged 14–24 years) living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), especially, those in low-resource settings experiencing having T1D complications, and poor mental health. …”
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Stability Analysis and Multi-Trait Selection of Flowering Phenology Parameters in Olive Cultivars Under Multi-Environment Trials by Jinhua Li, Dongxu Jia, Zhenyuan Zhou, Jincheng Du, Qiangang Xiao, Mingrong Cao

“…Heritability values were low (0.0589 to 0.262), indicating that genetic factors had limited control over flowering phenology compared to environmental factors. …”
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Achilles Tendon Scraping With Plantaris Tendon Removal for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Jimmy Wen BA, Meraj Alam BS, Romteen Sedighi BS, Burhaan Syed BS, Ramy Khalil BS, Mouhamad Shehabat BS, Bethany Joy BS, Daniel Razick BS, Adam Razick, Eldo Frezza MD

“…Mean preoperative score VISA-A (5 studies), and visual analog scale (VAS) scores (2 studies) were 43.4 (0-74.1) and 6.6 (5.8-7.4), respectively. …”
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Healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practices on infection prevention and control in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Faranah regional hospital and associated he... by Lena Landsmann, Anna Borodova, Carlos Rocha, Aziz Amadou Diallo, Kamis Mamadou Diallo, Matthias Borchert, Mardjan Arvand, Mamadou Diallo, Rebekah R. Wood, Sophie A. Müller

“…IPC strategies are important across the globe, but even more in low-resource settings where capacities for testing and treatment are limited. …”
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To jump or not to jump: Mule deer and white‐tailed deer fence crossing decisions by Emily N. Burkholder, Andrew F. Jakes, Paul F. Jones, Mark Hebblewhite, Chad J. Bishop

“…Though sample size was low in terms of use at modified fence sites, we recommend visually inconspicuous modifications (such as clips to increase the bottom wire height as opposed to goat‐bars) when implementing pasture fencing that was friendlier for deer. …”
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Health Disparity Clusters of Off Label Prescriptions for Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists by Kateri J. Spinelli, Allison H. Oakes, Shih-Ting Chiu, Mary T. Imboden, Austin Miller, Sanjula Jain, Ty J. Gluckman

“…The lowest off-label prescribing rate (31.2%) occurred in a cluster of counties that included American Indian Tribal reservation lands, with low median income ($52,437) and high SVI (0.88). …”
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Neural adaptations to temporal cues degradation in early blind: insights from envelope and fine structure vocoding by Hyo Jung Choi, Hyo Jung Choi, Jeong-Sug Kyong, Jeong-Sug Kyong, Jong Ho Won, Hyun Joon Shim, Hyun Joon Shim

“…The amplitude modulation (AM) vocoder, which contained only the envelope component, had the low-pass filter's cutoff frequency for AM extraction set at 16, 50, and 500 Hz to control the amount of AM cue. …”
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Population genetic structure and connectivity of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii in the Western Indian Ocean is influenced by predominant ocean currents by Marlene Jahnke, Martin Gullström, Josefine Larsson, Maria E. Asplund, Said Mgeleka, Mathew Ogalo Silas, Arielle Hoamby, Jamal Mahafina, Lina Mtwana Nordlund

“…We assessed clonality and visualized genetic diversity and genetic population differentiation. …”
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Identifying potential three key targets gene for septic shock in children using bioinformatics and machine learning methods by Wei Guo, Hao Chen, Feng Wang, Yingjiao Chi, Wei Zhang, Shan Wang, Kezhu Chen, Hong Chen

“…BackgroundSeptic shock in children is an infectious disease caused by low immunity, and its mortality is very high. Early prediction of the risk of death in children with septic shock is helpful for clinicians to judge the severity of the disease, take active treatment measures, and improve the adverse outcomes of patients. …”
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Anthropogenic Effects on Amphibian Diversity and Habitat Similarity in the Yoko Forest Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Loving Musubaho, Léon Iyongo, Jean-Claude Mukinzi, Alain Mukiranya, Jasmin Mutahinga, Marc Dufrêne, Jan Bogaert

“…During twenty-four field sampling campaigns organized over a period of twelve months, amphibians were collected from nocturnal surveys supported by three techniques: visual spotting using a headlamp, systematic searching of habitats and acoustic hearing of vocalizations. …”
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Application of Monoclonal Antibodies against Naturally Occurring Bioactive Ingredients by Shunsuke Fujii, Takuhiro Uto, Hiroaki Hayashi, Waraporn Putalun, Seiichi Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yukihiro Shoyama

“…Eastern blotting, which was developed as an antibody staining method for low-molecular-weight compounds, is useful for its ability to visually represent specific components. …”
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Watershed scale soil moisture estimation model using machine learning and remote sensing in a data-scarce context by Marcelo Bueno, Carlos Baca García, Nilton Montoya, Pedro Rau, Hildo Loayza

“…Models were built using random forest for spatial downscaling of SMAP-L3-E, then visually and statistically evaluated for disaggregation quality. …”
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Evaluation of Comparative Efficacy of Goghrita with Saindhava Matrabasti versus Goghrita Matrabasti in Sciatica (Gridhrasi): A Randomised Controlled Trial Research Protocol by Girish Bhupal, Shweta Parwe, Milind Nisargandha, Shalini Pathania

“…Introduction: Modern lifestyles contribute to nutritional deficiencies and health issues, with low back pain affecting 80-90% of individuals. Sedentary living, poor posture and stress often lead to sciatica, characterised by pain radiating down the leg, which is classified in Ayurveda as Gridhrasi, a Vata disorder. …”
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Exploring computer vision syndrome among primary school students in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Hasibul Hassain Emon, Jakia Sultana Pingky, Hriday Halder, Santu Karmaker, Musfiqur Rahman, Fahim Muntasir Shishir, Tonima Rahaman Tithi, Suchana Akter, Moinur Rahman, Md Moyazzem Hossain

“…Different symptoms of CVS, such as eye strain, headache, blurred vision and visual discomfort, have become major public health problems. …”
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Sustained response to guselkumab regardless of baseline characteristics in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and inadequate response to TNF inhibitors: results from the phas... by Iain B McInnes, Laura C Coates, Philipp Sewerin, Frédéric Lavie, Mohamed Sharaf, Miriam Zimmermann, Michela Efficace

“…Guselkumab effect on joints (American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20/50/70, enthesitis, dactylitis), skin (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 90/100, Investigator’s Global Assessment 0/1), patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue, Health Assessment Questionnaire–Disability Index) and composite outcome measures (PsA Disease Activity Score low disease activity, minimal disease activity) were evaluated by baseline patient age, sex, body mass index, SJC, TJC, PsA duration, %body surface area, C reactive protein, pain Visual Analogue Scale, number of prior TNFi and discontinuation reason, and conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug status. …”
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Qualidade química da água residual da criação de peixes para cultivo de alface em hidroponia Chemical quality of residual water from fish breeding tanks for cultivation of hydropon... by Glauco E. P. Cortez, Jairo A. C. de Araújo, Paulo A. Bellingieri, Alexandre B. Dalri

“…Their concentration was close to that found in nutrient solutions, used for lettuce hydroponic cultivation, except for potassium and magnesium. The low concentration of magnesium in the water did not prevent lettuce development, although the plants presented visual symptoms of deficiency of this nutrient. …”
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Effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Trigger Point Compression Release among Patients with Neck Pain - RCT by Saad Tariq, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Anam Javed, Iqra Naseem, Nasir Khan, Muhammad Shakir Khan

“…Background: Neck pain is a disorder that has lifetime and point prevalence almost as high as low back pain. It also leads to substantial disability and economic burden on society. …”
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