Organic matter: a critical soil health indicator in agrosystems within the Cerrado of Bahia, Brazil and South Florida, USA by Flávia Cristina dos Santos, Flávia Cristina dos Santos, Manoel Ricardo de Albuquerque Filho, Johnny Rodrigues Soares, Tanjila Jesmin, Noel Manirakiza, Márcia Cristina Teixeira da Silveira, Ieda de Carvalho Mendes, Maria Ines Lopes de Oliveira, Suraj Melkani, Antonio Carlos Reis de Freitas, Juaci Vitoria Malaquias, Jehangir H. Bhadha

“…Principal Component Analysis revealed stronger correlations between OM, EA, and macronutrients in more sustainable systems like ICL and ICLF. The SHI scoring approach better captured changes in Brazil. …”
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Downscaling of Soil Moisture Map using Sentinel Radar Satellite Images and Distribution Analysis in the West of Iran by Seyed Hossein Mirmosavi, kohzad Raispour, Muhammad Kamangar

“…Using the soil moisture layer backup (SVM) vector machine classification method, a small scale was obtained and a map with high resolution power was obtained. …”
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Urolithiasis complicated by chronic obstructive pyelonephritis in patients with concomitant diseases of the cardiovascular system by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, R. A. Khomov

“…To study the features of chronic obstructive pyelonephritis in patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis and concomitant diseases of the cardiovascular system.Materials and methods. The study included a total of 618 patients suffering from recurrent nephrolithiasis complicated by ChOP. …”
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Prevalence and Patterns of Use of Natural Health Products and Medicines in New Zealand: A Pilot Study Using an Online Market Research Panel by E Lyn Lee, Jeff Harrison, Joanne Barnes

“…Objective This project explored the feasibility of conducting a national study and collecting preliminary data on the prevalence and patterns of use of NHPs, including access to and expenditure on NHPs, and of the use of conventional medicines in NZ using a newly designed bespoke questionnaire. Methods An online cross-sectional survey was administered to a sample of the adult population in NZ via an online market research panel in November 2021. …”
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Genomic alterations in normal breast tissues preceding breast cancer diagnosis by Jiawei Dai, Mariya Rozenblit, Xiaoyue Li, Naing Lin Shan, Yueyue Wang, Shrikant Mane, Michal Marczyk, Lajos Pusztai

“…Results The pre-diagnosis tissues had significantly more high functional impact germline variants per sample than the healthy controls (P = 0.034), 36.5% of affected genes were cancer hallmark genes, among these 62.4% were involved with evading growth suppressors and 5.7% with genome instability. …”
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AVPR1A RS3 and relationship maintenance processes in newlywed couples by Anastasia Makhanova, James K. McNulty, Lisa A. Eckel, Larissa Nikonova, Jennifer A. Bartz, Arial S. Bloshinsky, Elizabeth A. D. Hammock

“…We examined whether variability in the repeat-length polymorphism RS3 on the vasopressin receptor gene AVPR1A is associated with relationship maintenance processes and trajectories of marital satisfaction over the first three years of marriage.MethodsNewlywed couples (N=70; 128 individuals) reported on various aspects of their marriage within three months of their wedding and on their marital satisfaction every four months for three years, and provided saliva samples that we genotyped for RS3 alleles. …”
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Examination of Elemental Composition of Herbal Medicinal Raw Materials of Voronezh Region by N. A. Dyakova

“…The studied raw materials accumulate macroelements to the greatest extent (more than 84 %). Essential trace elements accumulate most in dioecious nettle leaves (more than 9 mg/g). …”
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Characteristics influencing COVID-19 testing and vaccination among Spanish-speaking Latine persons in North Carolina. by Sandy K Aguilar-Palma, Thomas P McCoy, Lilli Mann-Jackson, Jorge Alonzo, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel, Dorcas Mabiala Johnson, Tony Locklear, Amanda E Tanner, Mark A Hall, Alain G Bertoni, Ana D Sucaldito, Laurie P Russell, Scott D Rhodes

“…While most reported ever being COVID-19 tested (83.3%) and ever being vaccinated against COVID-19 (84.4%), only 24% were up to date with vaccination. Nearly half of the sample reported one or more barriers to COVID-19 testing, and over one-quarter reported one or more barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. …”
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Oral microbiome diversity and composition before and after chemotherapy treatment in pediatric oncology patients by Egle Immonen, Lauri Paulamäki, Hannaleena Piippo, Atte Nikkilä, Liisa Aine, Timo Peltomäki, Olli Lohi, Mataleena Parikka

“…In patients without oral lesions, Bergeyella genus was more abundant prior to treatment while Alloprevotella was more abundant in the post-treatment samples, compared to patients with lesions. …”
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Determinants of change in children's sedentary time. by Andrew J Atkin, Kirsten Corder, Ulf Ekelund, Katrien Wijndaele, Simon J Griffin, Esther M F van Sluijs

“…Greater maternal weekend screen-time (0.45; 0.08, 0.83) and, in girls, greater parental restriction on playing outside (0.91; 0.08, 1.74) were associated with larger increases in weekend sedentary time. The analytical sample was younger, more likely to be female, had lower BMI and was of higher SES than the original baseline sample.…”
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Irony, deception and theory of mind in people with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnoses by Đorđević Mirjana, Glumbić Nenad, Brojčin Branislav

“…This research was conducted to determine the linguistic aspects of production and comprehension of irony and deception in adults with ID and DD, as well as the relationship of these abilities with theory of mind. Methods. The sample consisted of 120 people with ID aged between 20 and 56. …”
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Understanding the journey towards rabies vaccination for travellers: Results of a cross-sectional survey with patients and providers in the US, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland by Jennifer Cummins, Florian Lienert, Annabel Su, Elaine Melander, Rebecca L. West, Fernanda Salgado

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Variation of DNA Repair System Genes (XRCC1) rs25487 and (RAD18) rs373572 in Methamphetamine Abuse Cases by Shaimaa A. Al-Oubaidy, Mazin Eidan Hadi, Sura A. Awadh

“…Objectives: The current study aimed to detect variations in the X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 1 (XRCC1) rs25487 and E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase (RAD18) rs373572 genes in cases of addiction. Materials and Methods: Blood samples and data collection: 1 mL of the whole blood sample was collected from each patient who attended the Psychiatric Center, Marjan Teaching Hospital, Hillah, Babylon Governorate, from February 2023 to May 2023. …”
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Experimental and numerical simulation research on the mechanical properties and failure characteristics of joint limestone under triaxial compression by Xiaolin Tan, Bin Du, Mingxuan Shen, Yukun Li, Gang Jiang, Xiaoyong Tang

“…In contrast, intact limestone samples and limestone samples with a joint inclination angle of 90° demonstrate more shear failure characteristics. …”
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Cross-Cultural Differences in Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Sensory Responses in Individuals with Autism: A Comparison Between Spain and Colombia by Tíscar Rodríguez-Jiménez, Ignasi Navarro-Soria, Agustín E. Martínez-González

“…No differences were found as a function of age, sex and autism severity between Spanish and Colombian participants. More severe functional nausea and vomiting was reported by the Colombian sample when compared with the Spanish sample (<i>p</i> < 0.00, <i>d</i> = 0.42). …”
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Design, rationale and protocol for Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring (GO MOMs): an observational cohort study by Erin S LeBlanc, Mary Larkin, José Castillo, Erika Werner, William Lowe, Michael Gomez, David Amy, Afshin Azimirad, Camille E Powe, Denise Scholtens, Kimberly K Vesco, Kristi Bays, Stefan Massimino, Sperry Robinson, Katrina Schell, Gillian A Walters, Teresa A Hillier, Caryn Oshiro, Sandra Cordero, Connor Howick, Lisa Kim, Yannica Theda Martinez, Olena Pishchalenko, Vladka Wastlova, Noelia Zork, Mirella Mourad, Jacqueline Lonier, Uma Reddy, Jayleen Acevedo, Belgica Peguero, Francesca Facco, Maisa Feghali, Heather Bocan, Savannah Stramowski, Andrea Edlow, William Barth, David Nathan, Robin Azevedo, Arantxa Medina Baez, Chinenye Iroajanma, Jacqueline Maya, Nefeli Neamonitaki, Nopporn Thangthaeng, Lynn Yee, William Grobman, Emily Szmuilowicz, Alyssa Aguirre, Evelyn Guevara, Gail Mallett, Samantha Matos, Shubhi Tyagi, Alexandra Spadola, Patrick Catalano, Dwight Rouse, Madeline Malloy, Floralba Parra, Jennifer Sherr, Audrey Merriam, Sherrie Bitterman, Elizabeth Considine, Jessica Leventhal, Lauren Perley, Linda Rink, Amy Steffen, Beatrix Thompson, Melinda Zgorski, Michael Steffes, Valerie Arends, Anthony Killeen, Juned Siddique, Patricia Bustamante, Ying (Jennifer) Cheung, Carmen Edith Freeze, Tania Grott, Alan Kuang, Mary Beth Tull, Barbara Linder, Chloe Michalopoulos

“…Multiple organisations recommend first-trimester diabetes screening for individuals with risk factors; however, the benefits and drawbacks of detecting glucose abnormalities more mild than overt diabetes in early gestation and the best screening method to detect such abnormalities remain unclear.Methods and analysis The goal of the Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring study (GO MOMs) is to evaluate how early pregnancy glycaemia, measured using continuous glucose monitoring and oral glucose tolerance testing, relates to the diagnosis of gestational diabetes (GDM) at 24–28 weeks’ gestation (maternal primary outcome) and large-for-gestational-age birth weight (newborn primary outcome). …”
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Analyzing Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates using Microplate Alamar Blue Assay by Kamal Ahmadi1, 2 , 3, Nahid Madadi-Goli1, 2, 3, Morteza Masoumi1, 2, Mahshid Nasehi4, 5, Seyed Davar Siadat1, 2, Farzam Vaziri1, 2, Abolfazl Fateh1, 2*

“…The present study aimed to determine antibiotic resistance among M. tuberculosis clinical isolates using the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA). Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 25 M. tuberculosis isolates from clinical samples were identified and confirmed using standard microbiological and biochemical tests. …”

Associations of dietary patterns and abdominal obesity in the adult population. Results of the Russian epidemiological ESSE-RF study by N. S. Karamnova, S. A. Shalnova, A. I. Rytova, O. B. Shvabskaya, Yu. K. Makarova, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, S. A. Maksimov, E. B. Yarovaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…To study the associations of dietary patterns and AO among the adult Russian population.Material and methods. The analysis was carried out using representative samples of male and female population aged 25-64 years (n=19297; men, 7342; women, 11,955) from 13 Russian regions. …”
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Integrating artificial intelligence with miniature mass spectrometry by Jiayi Wang, Lingyan Liu, Ting Jiang

“…In this review, we provide an overview of the recent advancements in the intelligence of miniature mass spectrometers, focusing on intelligent sample identification and AI methods that enhance the instruments’ performance. …”
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Battery System Fault Detection: A Data-Driven Aggregation and Augmentation Strategy by Zhiming Zhang, Dan Zhang, Dejun Li, Yi Liu, Jiong Yang

“…Comprehensive experimental evaluations demonstrate that our approach achieves marked improvements in both detection accuracy and robustness compared to conventional methods. These advancements not only enable more precise battery system diagnostics but also present a generalizable paradigm for other industrial fault detection applications requiring robust performance under data constraints.…”
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