Compositional Design, Microstructure, and Thermal Processing of Aluminum-Based Complex Concentrated Alloys by Spyridon Chaskis, Constantinos Tiktopoulos, Evangelos Gavalas, Marianthi Bouzouni, Fotis Tsiolis, Spyros Papaefthymiou

“…The microstructure of the cast alloys did not appear to be affected by the heat treatments compared to the corresponding as-cast specimens. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine in prevention and treatment of anti-tumor drug induced hand-foot syndrome (中医药防治抗肿瘤药物所致手足综合征效果的Meta分析)... by ZHOU Qiaoli (周巧丽), ZHOU Fanhua (周樊华)

“…However, the sample size of the included study was small, and the quality of included literature was poor, which may affect the validity of evidence. (目的 系统评价中医药防治抗肿瘤药物所致手足综合征的疗效。…”
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Foreign Direct Investment and Violent Crimes: Evidence from the Iranian Provinces by gholamreza zamanian, Frnaz Dehghan, foruzan falahati, ali davari

“…Therefore, it is crucilaly important to identify the factors affecting the flow of foreign direct investment. As a result, the aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between foreign investment and crimes committed in 31 provinces of the country during 2001-2021 using panel data regression models and unit root stationarity tests of Levin, Lin and Chu, Im, Pesaran and Shin, Fisher and Fisher. …”
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Nursery of red tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in a small-scale aquaponics system with different stocking densities by Yani Hadiroseyani, Anita May Sharly, Dadang Shafruddin, Apriana Vinasyiam

“…The stocking density did not affect fish survival 99 ± 0.82%, 97 ± 1.27%, and 97 ± 0.68%, respectively (p>0.05), but supported a better specific growth rate, namely 3.09 ± 0.30%/day; 3.57 ± 0.23%/day; 4.03 ± 0.04%/day (p<0.05). …”
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A Model for Bank Management Performance Appraisal with the Advanced Technologies Approach (Meta-Synthesis Method) by Ehsan Kiani Ghalehno, Habibollah Salarzehi, Bahareh Naseri, Abdolali Keshtegar

“…The important question is what factors affect the bank management performance appraisal with the advanced technology approach?…”
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Large errors in soil carbon measurements attributed to inconsistent sample processing by R. J. Even, M. B. Machmuller, M. B. Machmuller, J. M. Lavallee, J. M. Lavallee, T. J. Zelikova, T. J. Zelikova, M. F. Cotrufo, M. F. Cotrufo

“…Further, to better understand how soil processing procedures and quantification methods commonly used in soil testing laboratories affect soil C concentration measurements, we designed an internal experiment assessing the individual effect of several alternative procedures (i.e., sieving, fine grinding, and drying) and quantification methods on total (TC), inorganic (SIC), and organic (SOC) soil C concentration estimates. …”
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Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses Changes of Clinical Healthy High-Risk Beef Calves During Their First 56-Days from Arrival by Octavio Carrillo-Muro, Pedro Hernández-Briano, Paola Isaira Correa-Aguado, Alejandro Rivera-Villegas, Oliver Yaotzin Sánchez-Barbosa, Rosalba Lazalde-Cruz, Alberto Barreras, Alejandro Plascencia, Daniel Rodríguez-Cordero

“…Na⁺, K⁺, and Cl⁻ concentrations were not affected by prolonged days after arrival. Finally, blood cells of LYM, LYM%, PLT, RBC, HGB, HCT%, MCV, and MCH increased (linear effect, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001) as the number of days after arrival increased. …”
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Wild grasses as the reservoirs of infection of rust species for winter soft wheat in the Northern CaucasusWild grasses as the reservoirs of infection of rust species for winter sof... by E. I. Gultyaeva, L. A. Bespalova, I. B. Ablova, E. L. Shaydayuk, Zh. N. Khudokormova, D. R. Yakovleva, Yu. A. Titova

“…In the North Caucasus, forage and wild grasses are affected by Puccinia species almost every year. Depending on weather conditions, the symptom expression is noted from late September to December and then from late February to May–June. …”
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Characteristics and drainage modes of coalbed methane resources in closed coal mines in Yangquan and Jincheng Mining Areas by Yang WANG, Jie XIANG, Yong QIN, Shangbin CHEN, Yanming ZHU, Manli HUANG, Ying SHI

“…Affected by factors such as coal resources exhaustion, elimination of outdated and excess capacity, the number of closed coal mines in Shanxi Province has increased year by year, and the evaluation and exploration of closed or abandoned coal mine coalbed methane resources has gradually received attention. …”
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Influencing Mechanisms of Ecosystem Services on Net Carbon Sink Efficiency and Spatial Differentiation Thereof: A Case Study of the Shanghai Metropolitan Area by Haoyang SONG, Min WANG

“…For the ecosystem service trade-off index and relationship index, the direct effects are significantly positive, while indirect effects significantly negative.ConclusionThe research clarifies that water-related ecosystem services such as water retention and water purification services can significantly affect carbon reduction and sink enhancement in the Shanghai Metropolitan Area, and attention should be paid to water network system and its coupling effects with green and grey spaces, so as to further stimulate the ecological vitality of Jiangnan water vein. …”
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Effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and social support on post-traumatic growth in parents of children with craniocerebral tumors (颅脑肿瘤患儿父母创伤后应激障碍、社会支持与创伤后成长的相关性分析)... by LUO Jingwen (罗静文), ZHANG Hongyang (张宏扬), ZHU Ruifang (朱瑞芳)

“…Social support and post-traumatic stress disorder can affect the post-traumatic growth of children's parents in different ways. …”
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Soluble and cell-based markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated nephritis by Sandra M Herrmann, Riley Fadden, Ryan J Sullivan, Kerry L Reynolds, Harish Seethapathy, Meghan E Sise, Shruti Gupta, Alexandra-Chloe Villani, Qiyu Wang, Daiana Moreno, Destiny Harden, R Neal Smith, Ivy A Rosales, Robert B Colvin, Sarah Chute, Lynn D Cornell, Nancy J Yang, Sara Barmettler, Sophia Wells, Jocelyn Farmer

“…The downstream impact of T cell activation in the affected kidney was investigated using archived biopsy samples to evaluate the gene expression of IL2RA, IL-2 signaling, and T cell receptor signaling in patients with ICI-nephritis compared with other causes of drug-induced nephritis, acute tubular injury, and histologically normal controls.Results sIL-2R level in peripheral blood was significantly higher in patients with ICI-nephritis (N=24) (median 2.5-fold upper limit of normal (ULN), IQR 1.9–3.3), compared with ICI-treated controls (N=10) (median 0.8-fold ULN, IQR 0.5–0.9, p&lt;0.001) and hemodynamic AKI controls (N=6) (median 0.9-fold-ULN, IQR 0.7–1.1, p=0.008). …”
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Detection Method of Apple Alternaria Leaf Spot Based on Deep-Semi-NMF by FU Zhuojun, HU Zheng, DENG Yangjun, LONG Chenfeng, ZHU Xinghui

“…[Objective]Apple Alternaria leaf spot can easily lead to premature defoliation of apple tree leaves, thereby affecting the quality and yield of apples. Consequently, accurately detecting of the disease has become a critical issue in the precise prevention and control of apple tree diseases. …”
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Detection Method of Effective Tillering of Rice in Field Based on Lightweight Ghost-YOLOv8 and Smart Phone by CUI Jiale, ZENG Xiangfeng, REN Zhengwei, SUN Jian, TANG Chen, YANG Wanneng, SONG Peng

“…[Objective]The number of effective tillers per plant is one of the important agronomic traits affecting rice yield. In order to solve the problems of high cost and low accuracy of effective tiller detection caused by dense tillers, mutual occlusion and ineffective tillers in rice, a method for dividing effective tillers and ineffective tillers in rice was proposed. …”
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Gut bacteria Prevotellaceae related lithocholic acid metabolism promotes colonic inflammation by Liping Chen, Zhenghao Ye, Junhua Li, Lijia Wang, Yu Chen, Meiping Yu, Jian Han, Jiangeng Huang, Dongyan Li, Yongling Lv, Kai Xiong, De’an Tian, Jiazhi Liao, Ursula Seidler, Fang Xiao

“…Through multivariate analysis, LCA was identified as the key bile acid that significantly affects colonic inflammation and the integrity of mucosal barrier. …”
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Inter-pregnancy interval and uterine rupture during a trial of labour after one previous caesarean delivery and no previous vaginal births: a retrospective population-based cohort... by Pejman Adily, Travis Bettison, Mark Lauer, Rajit Narayan, Adam Mackie, Hala Phipps, Vincenzo Berghella, Marjan M. Haghighi, Katelyn Perren, George Johnson, Bradley de Vries

“…We investigated how the interval between pregnancies and induction or augmentation of labour affect the likelihood of uterine rupture among parturients with one previous livebirth by caesarean delivery who had a subsequent trial of labour. …”
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Association of depression in multiple sclerosis with fatigue, sleep disturbances, disability, and health-related quality of life: Outcomes of a cross-sectional study by E. Aparicio-Castro, A. Candeliere-Merlicco, C.M. Santa, R. Villaverde-González

“…Introduction: Depression affect individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) more frequently compared with the general population. …”
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HIF-1α and VEGF Immunophenotypes as Potential Biomarkers in the Prognosis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy of Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Dimitra P. Vageli, Panagiotis G. Doukas, Dimitrios Georgiou, Michailangelos P. Prokopiou, Nefeli E. Ladaki, Androniki Papadopoulou, Sotirios G. Doukas, Konstantina Zacharouli, Konstantinos P. Makaritsis, Maria Ioannou

“…Background: Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) and its related vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may play a significant role in atherosclerosis and their targeting is a strategic approach that may affect multiple pathways influencing disease progression. …”
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Proving the Innocence of Prophet Noah in Facing His Son Based on the Appearances of the Verses with a Critique on the Theory of Allameh Tabatabai by mohammad daneshnahad, Mohammad Hasan Vakili

“…Such a lack of knowledge does not affect his innocence. Discussion of Results and ConclusionAccording to the characteristics mentioned for Noah's people in the Holy Qur'an, accompanying Noah's son with such a people that is expressed by Noah, and in addition to this, the answer that the son of Noah gives to Noah, it can be concluded that Prophet Noah was aware of his son's disbelief. …”
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Analysis of factors causing delays in seeking medical attention and its relationship with short-term prognosis in patient with acute ischemic stroke (急性缺血性脑卒中患者延迟就医原因与短期预后相关性分析)... by PENG Hong (彭红), CHEN Xiangyang (陈向阳), ZHANG Xiuliang (张修亮)

“…Conclusion There is a relationship between delays in seeking medical attention and type of symptom identification, which may affect the short-term prognosis in patient with acute ischemic stroke. …”
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