Reproductive ecology of the great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) in the conditions of the drainage canal of the Poltava mining and processing plant by L. M. Litvin, A. B. Chaplygina

“…A decrease in the nesting density of warblers from 11.8 pairs/km2 (2022) and 9.5 pairs/km2 (2023) to 6.2 pairs/km2 (2024) has been established, it is associated with several factors, but most of all it is due to disturbance during the nesting period and abiotic factors. It has been proven that drainage canals with dense riparian vegetation provide a favorable environment for nesting and feeding birds. …”
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The role of sociodemographic factors on the acceptability of digital mental health care: A scoping review protocol. by Nagi Abouzeid, Shalini Lal

“…To bridge this care gap, digital mental health innovations (DMHI) have proven to be valuable additions to in-person care by enhancing access to care. …”
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A Profile and Three-Year Follow-Up of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Western Cape, South Africa by J. C. Gallo, J. W. Schneider, J. de Wet, K. Moxley, H. F. Jordaan, W. I. Visser, B. Tod

“…Demographic and clinical data of those patients with histologically proven BCC were retrieved from clinical records. The data included the assessment for BCC recurrence after three years (September 2016–August 2019). …”
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Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Andie Hartanto Djohan, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ping Chai, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Huay-Cheem Tan, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Conclusion: Face mask use has been proven to be an effective way in curbing COVID-19 transmission. …”
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Budgeting and Performance of Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO in Kabale Municipality. by Arinaitwe, Yosam

“…Some respondents showed that budgeting enables projects to acquire extra money, and respondents gave their opinions that all budgetary control is a proven management tool. Some respondents showed that budgeting in business organizations is formally associated with the advent of industrial capitalism. …”
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Cooperative Association as a Tool for Rural Development and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda: A Study of Abahuzamugambi ba Kawa in Maraba Sector by Adebayo, Sanni T., Onuoha Helen Chinedum, Christopher S.P. Dabo, Pascal Harelimana

“…The findings of the study is on the rural cooperatives association and the need for education programming in the areas of cooperative member ownership and ways in which to increase participation in decision making.The cooperative associations have proven to be the best means to realise developmental goals, and poverty reduction working in a humble way at grassroot levels. …”
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Isolation, Characterization, and Molecular Modeling of a Rheumatoid Factor from a Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patient with Sjögren’s Syndrome by Yu-Ching Lee, Keng-Chang Tsai, Sy-Jye Leu, Tuan-Jen Wang, Chia-Yu Liu, Yi-Yuan Yang

“…Moreover, a process of antigen-driven maturation was proven by somatically mutated VH residues on H2 and H3 CDR loops in the interfaces. …”
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Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring by Valentin Vasselon, Sinziana F. Rivera, Éva Ács, Salomé Baja Almeida, Karl B. Andree, Laure Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Bonnie Bailet, Ana Baričević, Kevin K. Beentjes, Juliane Bettig, Agnès Bouchez, Camilla Capelli, Cécile Chardon, Mónika Duleba, Tina Elersek, Clémence Genthon, Maša Jablonska, Louis Jacas, Maria Kahlert, Martyn G. Kelly, Jan-Niklas Macher, Federica Mauri, Marina Moletta-Denat, Andreia Mortágua, Jan Pawlowski, Javier Pérez-Burillo, Martin Pfannkuchen, Erik Pilgrim, Panayiota Pissaridou, Frédéric Rimet, Karmen Stanic, Kálmán Tapolczai, Susanna Theroux, Rosa Trobajo, Berry Van der Hoorn, Marlen I. Vasquez, Marie Vidal, David Wanless, Jonathan Warren, Jonas Zimmermann, Benoît Paix

“…We propose an “all for one but prove them all” strategy, suggesting that distinct protocols can be used within the scientific community, as long as their consistency is be proven by following minimum standard requirements.…”
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Effects of Chenpi (Citrus reticulata cv. Chachiensis) on serum antioxidant enzymes, inflammatory factors, and intestinal health in Beagle dogs by Wencan Wang, Ling Xu, Yan Zhang, Yong Cao, Yixue Yang, Guo Liu, Guo Liu, Xin Mao

“…Chenpi includes beneficial ingredients with proven anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties. …”
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SafeRespirator: Comprehensive Database for N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Leakage Detection Including Infrared, RGB Videos, and Quantitative Fit Testing by Geoffrey Marchais, Mohamed Arbane, Barthelemy Topilko, Jean Brousseau, Clothilde Brochot, Yacine Yaddaden, Ali Bahloul, Xavier Maldague

“…Infrared (IR) technology, which relies on temperature variation analysis around the face seal, has proven effective for locating leakage but has not yet achieved automated quantification. …”
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Safety evaluation of ethanol extract from Artocarpus altilis leaves as a herbal medicine candidate: Studies in acute and subchronic toxicity by Fitrya Fitrya, Elfita Elfita, Ferlinahayati, Salma Fayzah Septami, Umi Tsalsa Sabrina, Fatma Sri Wahyuni, Annisa Amriani, Rennie Puspa Novita

“…Background: Artocarpus altilis is a traditional medicine proven to be efficacious in several pharmacological tests using animal models. …”
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Multistage Fragmentation of Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry System and Pseudo-MS3 of Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Characterize Certain (E)-3-(Dimethylamino)-1-arylprop-2-en-1-one... by Ali S. Abdelhameed, Adnan A. Kadi, Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz, Rihab F. Angawi, Mohamed W. Attwa, Khalid A. Al-Rashood

“…The new strategy was proven to enhance the qualitative performance of tandem mass spectrometry for structural elucidation of different chemical entities. …”
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Allogeneic Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Ameliorate Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Regulating Self-Reactive T Cell Responses and Dendritic Cell Function by Per Anderson, Elena Gonzalez-Rey, Francisco O’Valle, Francisco Martin, F. Javier Oliver, Mario Delgado

“…Administration of MSCs to MS patients has proven safe with signs of immunomodulation but their therapeutic efficacy remains low. …”
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Potentials and Limitations of Real-Time Elastography for Prostate Cancer Detection: A Whole-Mount Step Section Analysis by Daniel Junker, Georg Schäfer, Friedrich Aigner, Peter Schullian, Leo Pallwein-Prettner, Jasmin Bektic, Wolfgang Horninger, Ethan J. Halpern, Ferdinand Frauscher

“…Thirdy-nine patients with biopsy proven PCa underwent RTE before radical prostatectomy (RPE) to assess prostate tissue elasticity, and hard lesions were considered suspicious for PCa. …”
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Soil fluoride enrichment process and the possible adaptation prevention principle in coal-burning fluorosis area in Southwest China by Qiao Chen, Xuewenyu Wang, Qingcai Li, Juan Chen, Lin Zhu, Li Wang, Liping Zhang

“…Although clay used as binder of briquettes was proven to cause coal-burning fluorosis, its enrichment processes remain unknown. …”
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Nondestructive testing of railway embankments by measuring multi-modal dispersion of surface waves induced by high-speed trains with linear geophone arrays by José Cunha Teixeira, Ludovic Bodet, Marine Dangeard, Alexandrine Gesret, Amélie Hallier, Agnès Rivière, Audrey Burzawa, Julio José Cárdenas Chapellín, Marie Fonda, Ramon Sanchez Gonzalez, Amine Dhemaied, Joséphine Boisson Gaboriau

“…The Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) has proven to be a valuable active seismic imaging technique by providing near-surface shear (S)-wave velocities estimations. …”
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In Vivo Effectiveness of <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> in Degradation of Toxic Metabolites of Filamentous Fungi Such as Aflatoxin B1 and Zearalenone by Agnieszka Zapaśnik, Marcin Bryła, Adrian Wojtczak, Barbara Sokołowska

“…Background/Objectives: Mycotoxins, secondary metabolites synthesized by filamentous fungi, have been classified as dangerous substances and proven to be carcinogenic, as well as to have genotoxic, nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic, teratogenic, and mutagenic properties. …”
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Atlantic mackerel population structure does not support genetically distinct spawning components [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Imanol Aguirre-Sarabia, Alice Manuzzi, Dorte Bekkevold, Natalia Díaz-Arce, Jessica Gomez-Garrido, Teunis Jansen, Marta Gut, Tyler S. Alioto, Sonia Sanchez-Maroño, Martin Castonguay, Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, Paula Álvarez

“…Methods Here, the genome of S. scombrus was sequenced and annotated, as an increasing number of population genetic studies have proven the relevance of reference genomes to investigate genomic markers/regions potentially linked to differences at finer scale. …”
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Cryoablation plus chemotherapy regimen enhance anti-tumor immune response in a mouse model of Lewis lung cancer by Hua Duan, Li Yang, Xueni Fang, Shaohua Yan, Yang Cao, Bingli Qiao, Tian Zhou, Kaiwen Hu

“…Cryo combined with chemotherapy(chemo) has been proven to improve the quality of life and prolong survival of tumor patients, but the immune effect is still unclear.Methods C57B/L6 mouse lung cancer subcutaneous transplanted tumor model was established and sacrificed at two time points after intervention. …”
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The Effects of Vitamin D on Gentamicin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Experimental Rat Model by Ender Hur, Alev Garip, Asuman Camyar, Sibel Ilgun, Melih Ozisik, Sena Tuna, Murat Olukman, Zehra Narli Ozdemir, Eser Yildirim Sozmen, Sait Sen, Fehmi Akcicek, Soner Duman

“…Findings of gentamicin nephrotoxicity are seen in 30% of the AKI patients. Vitamin D has proven to be effective on renin expression, inflammatory response, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and atherosclerosis. …”
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