Meteorological Drivers and Agricultural Drought Diagnosis Based on Surface Information and Precipitation from Satellite Observations in Nusa Tenggara Islands, Indonesia by Gede Dedy Krisnawan, Yi-Ling Chang, Fuan Tsai, Kuo-Hsin Tseng, Tang-Huang Lin

“…The low error rates and the ability to capture the spatial distribution of droughts, especially in open-land vegetation, highlight the potential of these models to provide an estimation of agricultural drought.…”
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Climate Change and the Impact on Ocular Infectious Diseases: A Narrative Review by Yong Le Tong, Carlos Cifuentes-González, Kajal Agrawal, Fatma Shakarchi, Xin Ying Rachel Song, John S. Ji, Rupesh Agrawal

“…Rising temperatures and humidity have been linked to increased rates of fungal infections, particularly fungal keratitis in tropical regions. …”
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Dynamics of HLB Transmission: Integrating Saturated Removal and Vector Bias in Spatial/Non-Spatial Models by Yang Liu, Yirong Gao, Fumin Zhang, Shujing Gao

“…This investigation develops an innovative compartmental framework that simultaneously incorporates two critical factors in HLB epidemiology: saturated removal rates of infected citrus trees and behavioral bias in vector movement patterns. …”
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Trends in gastric cancer burden in the Western Pacific region from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2040 by Tao Zhang, Yiqun Zhang, Yiqun Zhang, Yiqun Zhang, Xiaofei Leng

“…Future trends in age-standardized rates were projected using the Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort (BAPC) model.ResultsThe GC burden of Western Pacific region remains above the global average, but improvements have outpaced global trends. …”
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Global Ragweed Allergy: Molecular Allergens and Integrated Control Strategies by Cheng ZL, Ma TT, Gao ZS, Ming WH, Yang MR, Wang XY

“…Epidemiological data indicate higher rates of sensitization in North America and Europe, with a growing trend observed in China. …”
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Collective behavior quantification on human odor effects against female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes-Open source development. by Abdul Halim Poh, Mahmoud Moghavvemi, Cherng Shii Leong, Yee Ling Lau, Alireza Safdari Ghandari, Alexlee Apau, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan

“…Classifying and quantifying mosquito activity includes a plethora of categories, ranging from measuring flight speeds, repellency, feeding rates, and specific behaviors such as home entry, swooping and resting, among others. …”
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Global research trends on nutritional status and dialysis from a bibliometric perspective by Muna Shakhshir, Divya Vanoh, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…Abstract Background A significant lack of systematic data exists regarding the relationship between nutrition and dialysis, despite the recognized impact of poor nutrition on extended hospital stays and high mortality rates, especially in developing countries. To address this gap and stimulate further research, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis is crucial. …”
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Sex affects the nestling diet of a large aerial predator of the Andes by Juan Sebastián Restrepo-Cardona, Sebastián Kohn, Juan D. Vásquez-Restrepo, Luis A. Salagaje, Fabricio Narváez, Paul Monar-Barragán, Félix Hernán Vargas, Vanessa Hull

“…Here, we conducted direct observations to evaluate the differences in prey size between female and male eagles, as well as the numerical rates of prey delivery to nestlings, and the differences in prey diversity between sexes, in nine nests in Ecuador. …”
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An Emphasis on the Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Viral Gene Expression, Pathogenesis, and Innate Immunity in Viral Chicken Diseases by Anindita Sarma, Parul Suri, Megan Justice, Raja Angamuthu, Samuel Pushparaj

“…The poultry farming industry encounters considerable obstacles stemming from viral diseases, resulting in elevated mortality rates and substantial economic losses. Current research highlights the significant involvement of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the interactions between hosts and pathogens by enhancing antiviral responses at different levels, such as the activation of pathogen recognition receptors, as well as through epigenetic, transcriptional, and post-transcriptional modifications. …”
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University-based physical education as a structured temporal and spatial opportunity for shaping health-oriented lifestyles by Lu Zhang, Tao Zhong, Kui Dong

“…Male students had higher rates of smoking, obesity, and unhealthy diets compared to females. …”
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Impact of sampling strategy on inference of community assembly processes in phylogenetic island biogeography by Ornela N. Dehayem, Ryan F. A. Brewer, Luis Valente, Frederic Lens, Rampal S. Etienne

“…Abstract Phylogenetic trees are increasingly used to infer the processes that shape biodiversity patterns, such as diversification, dispersal and trait evolution. …”
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Moisture legacy effects shape vegetation productivity across East Asia ecosystems, 2001-2020 by Pingping Zheng, Mark Henderson, Binhui Liu, Mingyang Chen, Kexin Deng, Ruiting Gu, Xiaojing Gong, Xiaojing Gong

“…A critical divergence occurred around 2014, when grassland and DNF growth rates declined substantially while DBF maintained steady increases. …”
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A novel cancer-associated membrane signature predicts prognosis and therapeutic response for lung adenocarcinoma by Biao Tu, Jun Wu, Wei Zhang, Haitao Tang, Tenghui Dai, Bingfeng Xie

“…This study highlights the importance of membrane expression patterns in LUAD at single-cell and spatial resolution. …”
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Health centre surveys as a potential tool for monitoring malaria epidemiology by area and over time. by Abraham R Oduro, Kalifa A Bojang, David J Conway, Tumani Corrah, Brian M Greenwood, David Schellenberg

“…In the wet season, parasitaemia, seroprevalence and fever prevalence were higher in subjects seen in the health centres than in the community surveys. Age patterns of parasitaemia, attributable proportions of fever and seroprevalence rates were similar in subjects who participated in the community and health centre surveys.…”
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A robust deep learning framework for multiclass skin cancer classification by Burhanettin Ozdemir, Ishak Pacal

“…Abstract Skin cancer represents a significant global health concern, where early and precise diagnosis plays a pivotal role in improving treatment efficacy and patient survival rates. Nonetheless, the inherent visual similarities between benign and malignant lesions pose substantial challenges to accurate classification. …”
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Assessment of Phosphine Resistance in Major Stored-Product Insects in Greece Using Two Diagnostic Protocols by Paraskevi Agrafioti, Efstathios Kaloudis, Dimitrios Kateris, Christos G. Athanassiou

“…The results showed that 13.3% of field populations were resistant, and mortality rates increased with higher phosphine concentrations. …”
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Improving rainfall forecasting using deep learning data fusing model approach for observed and climate change data by Farhan Amir Fardush Sham, Ahmed El-Shafie, Wan Zurina Binti Wan Jaafar, S. Adarsh, Mohsen Sherif, Ali Najah Ahmed

“…On the other hand, LSTM demonstrated higher error rates, with MAE, MSE, and RMSE values of 14.07, 363.03, and 19.05, respectively, and an R² value of 0.1662 for weekly forecasts. …”
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Invasive shrubs amplify seasonal granivory, revealing optimal windows for seed survival following invasive shrub removal by Mark E. Fuka, John L. Orrock

“…Seed removal was almost entirely due to rodent granivores that removed seeds at similar rates among species. These results indicate that, following removal of invasive shrubs, sowing seeds in winter may optimize seedling establishment by minimizing granivory. …”
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Flow and Transport in Coastal Aquifer‐Aquitard Systems: Experimental and Numerical Analysis by Jiaxu Zhang, Chunhui Lu, Chengji Shen, Yuxuan Liu, Adrian D. Werner, Chenming Zhang

“…This increased the horizontal flow toward the sea, which in turn reduced the extent of the saltwater wedge in the semi‐confined aquifer. The higher rates of both fresh and saline submarine groundwater discharge (SGD), caused by tides, led to lower groundwater ages in the semi‐confined aquifer. …”
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Spatio-temporal risk prediction of leptospirosis: A machine-learning-based approach. by Rodrigue Govan, Romane Scherrer, Baptiste Fougeron, Christine Laporte-Magoni, Roman Thibeaux, Pierre Genthon, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Cyrille Goarant, Nazha Selmaoui-Folcher

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>This study aims to establish a precise spatio-temporal risk map of leptospirosis at a national scale, using binarized incidence rates as the variable to predict. The spatial analysis was conducted at a finer resolution than the city level, while the temporal analysis was performed on a monthly basis from 2011 to 2022. …”
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