Salt-Tolerant Bacteria Support Salinity Stress Mitigating Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) by Randa M. Zaki, Aida H. Afify, Eman H. Ashour, Ahmed M. El-Sawah

“…Using saline water certainly poses a major threat to maize growth and may severely affect the growth and productivity of this important crop. …”
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Evaluating refrigeration and antibiotic treatment for maintaining urine electrophysiology. by Rashedul Hoque, Fatima H Labeed, Srdjan Cirovic, Michael Pycraft Hughes

“…However, transporting and preserving urine samples from collection to the laboratory poses logistical challenges that could impact the reliability of electrophysiological measurements.…”
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Development and Evaluation of Gluten-Free Rice Biscuits: Impact on Glycaemic Index and Bioactive Compounds by Cristiana L. Pereira, Inês Sousa, Cristina Roseiro, Manuela Lageiro, Vanda M. Lourenço, Carla Brites

“…Biscuits are widely consumed snacks traditionally made from wheat flour, which poses challenges for individuals with gluten intolerance and/or diabetes due to their high glycaemic index (GI). …”
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A comparison of deep versus awake tracheal extubation in adults: a randomized controlled trial by Michael A. Lee, Peter W. Schenke, Matthew R. Faller, Henry R. DeYoung, Ashley R. Adams

“…Secondary outcomes included airway interventions, hemodynamic parameters, severe emergence agitation, and sore throat severity. …”
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Hyperspectral Detection of Metal Element Concentration in Vegetation Canopies: A Case Study of Fe and Mo by Daming Wang, Veronika Kopačková-Strnadová, Bo Zhang, Jing Zhang, Feicui Wang, Junquan Yang

“…However, in regions where vegetation is abundant, the presence of foliage poses a significant challenge to mineral exploration efforts, creating a natural barrier that hinders the search for valuable minerals. …”
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Leveraging Clean Power From Base Transceiver Stations for Hybrid and Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Stations System With Energy Storage Devices by Muhammad Bilal Ali, Abdullah Altamimi, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Zafar A. Khan

“…Numerous emerging country mobile telecommunications industries are expanding quickly, which poses challenges for network operators include network congestion and subpar service delivery. …”
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CrysMTM: a multiphase, temperature-resolved, multimodal dataset for crystalline materials by Can Polat, Erchin Serpedin, Mustafa Kurban, Hasan Kurban

“…These results highlight both the selective difficulty posed by temperature-sensitive geometric targets and the considerable room for innovation in model design. …”
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Prediction of Airfoil Icing and Evaluation of Hot Air Anti-Icing System Effectiveness Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations by Yifan Niu, Zhiqiang Wang, Jieyao Su, Jiawei Yao, Hainan Wang

“…Icing poses a serious threat to flight safety, and ice accretion simulations are essential for addressing aircraft icing problems. …”
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Incorporation of surfactant-intercalated graphene oxide into zeolitic imidazolate framework-9 for effective heavy metal and dye removal from wastewater: RSM optimization and ANN mo... by Ahmed I. Ibrahim, Sagheer A. Onaizi, Muhammad S. Vohra

“…Wastewater pollution from toxic inorganic and organic contaminants poses serious environmental and health threats and must be removed. …”
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Complex immunotoxic effects of T-2 Toxin on the murine spleen and thymus: Oxidative damage, inflammasomes, apoptosis, and immunosuppression by Mingyan Chen, Yanfang Zhang, Yangbo Zhao, Kewei Cao, Ruiyan Niu, Dongguang Guo, Zilong Sun

“…T-2 toxin (T-2), a highly stable and toxic mycotoxin, poses a significant public health risk as an inevitable environmental pollutant. …”
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Inherent Trade-Offs Between the Conflicting Aspects of Designing the Compact Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Anti-Interference Array by Xiangjun Li, Xiaoyu Zhao, Xiaozhou Ye, Zukun Lu, Feixue Wang, Peiguo Liu

“…This limitation results in a restricted number of interference-resistant antennas, posing a risk of failure in scenarios involving distributed multi-source interference. …”
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Characterization of Field of View in Visible Light Communication Systems for Intelligent Transportation Systems by Marco Seminara, Tassadaq Nawaz, Stefano Caputo, Lorenzo Mucchi, Jacopo Catani

“…Despite the implementation of long-sought ITS protocols poses the crucial need to detail how the features of optical stages influence the overall performances of a VLC system in realistic configurations, such characterization has rarely been addressed at present. …”
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Effect of cyclophospamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone/prednisolone (CHOP) chemotherapy regimens on left ventricular systolic function and cardiac structural abnormalit... by Imanita Septianda, Mochamad Yusuf Alsagaff, Budi Susetyo Pikir, Ami Ashariati, Muhamad Robiul Fuadi, Fatimah Zahra

“…Conclusion The CHOP regimen poses significant risks of subclinical cardiac dysfunction and structural abnormalities in NHL patients, with cumulative doxorubicin dosage being a key contributor. …”
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Assessing the impact of a potential canine vaccine for the control of Chagas disease: a mathematical modeling study by Edem Fiatsonu, Aniruddha Deka, Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah, Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah

“…IntroductionChagas disease, a zoonotic infection transmitted by triatomine bugs, poses serious public health risks in endemic areas. …”
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DCMC-UNet: A Novel Segmentation Model for Carbon Traces in Oil-Immersed Transformers Improved with Dynamic Feature Fusion and Adaptive Illumination Enhancement by Hongxin Ji, Jiaqi Li, Zhennan Shi, Zijian Tang, Xinghua Liu, Peilin Han

“…For large oil-immersed transformers, their metal-enclosed structure poses significant challenges for direct visual inspection of internal defects. …”
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A Dual-Source Deep Learning Model for Mapping Wet Anabranches in Braided Rivers on the Tibetan Plateau by Xiaolu Liu, Xiaoyi Ma, Shuai Qin, Tang Liu, Chenghu Zhou

“…However, the complex network of water channels and sandbars, coupled with frequent cloud cover, intricate terrain, and numerous branches in the plateau region, poses significant challenges to traditional monitoring and extraction methods. …”
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Pre-stimulation of precision-cut bovine udder slices with zymosan before LPS exposure indicates aspects of trained immunity especially in the absence of FCS by Viviane Filor, Joanna Myslinska, Amitis Saliani, Jesmond Dalli, Peter Olinga, Wolfgang Bäumer, Dirk Werling

“…Mastitis in cattle poses a significant health challenge and results in substantial economic losses for the dairy industry. …”
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The Bony Density of the Pedicle Plays a More Significant Role in the Screw Anchorage Ability Than Other Regions of the Screw Trajectory by Zan Chen, Yue Chen, Jiajun Zhou, Yanwei He, Jingchi Li

“…Research has shown that anchorage on the screw tip is the most significant factor for screw anchorage ability, while others argue that decreased bony quality in the pedicle poses a significant risk for screw loosening. This study aimed to determine whether the bony quality of the screw tip, pedicle, or screw‐anchored vertebral body plays the most significant role in screw anchorage ability. …”
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Precision in Practice: Clinical Indication-Specific DRLs for Head CT for Advanced Personalised Dose Benchmarking by Nora Almuqbil, Zuhal Y. Hamd, Wiam Elshami, Mohamed Abuzaid

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Computed tomography (CT) of the head is vital in diagnosing neurological conditions but poses concerns regarding radiation exposure. Traditional diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are based on anatomical regions, potentially overlooking variations in radiation requirements driven by clinical indication. …”
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Changes in Health Education Literacy After Structured Web-Based Education Versus Self-Directed Online Information Seeking in Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery: Nonr... by Mariella Seel, Julian Alexander Mihalic, Stefan Mathias Froschauer, Bernhard Holzner, Jens Meier, Tobias Gotterbarm, Matthias Holzbauer

“…Online health information often lacks reliability and comprehensibility, posing risks for patients with low health literacy. …”
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