Breeding report of a new early-mid-maturing kiwifruit cultivar Ganjin 2 by XU Xiaobiao, HUANG Chunhui, LIAO Guanglian, ZHONG Min, JIA Dongfeng

“…Additionally, the inflorescences are mainly panicles, which require manual thinning of flowers and fruits to promote normal fruit development, resulting in the increase of labor costs. Therefore, medium maturity and single-flower fruiting traits are important breeding objectives for A. chinensis. …”
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Drugs in Aviation - A Review by G.L. Muntingh

“…Aircrew, like all of us, are prone to illness, but those who take medicine on an inadequately informed basis or undertake self-medication, not only endanger their lives but also jeopardise the safety of passengers and costly aircraft. The Aviation Medicine Department of the South African Civil Aviation Authority, Aviation Medical Examiners, and the Institute for Aviation Medicine receive numerous inquiries regarding the use of medication in the aviation environment. …”
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An eHealth Intervention to Improve Quality of Life, Socioemotional, and Health-Related Measures Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial by David H Gustafson Sr, Marie-Louise Mares, Darcie Johnston, Olivia J Vjorn, John J Curtin, Gina Landucci, Klaren Pe-Romashko, David H Gustafson Jr, Dhavan V Shah

“… BackgroundIn the United States, over 60% of adults aged 65 years or older have multiple chronic health conditions, with consequences that include reduced quality of life, increasingly complex but less person-centered treatment, and higher health care costs. A previous trial of ElderTree, an eHealth intervention for older adults, found socioemotional benefits for those with high rates of primary care use. …”
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Developing Laterality-Specific Computable Phenotypes from Electronic Health Record Data, Employing Treatment-Warranted Diabetic Macular Edema as a Use Case by Kaili Ding, MBBS, MS, Tracy Z. Lang, BS, Roberta McKean-Cowdin, PhD, Hossein Ameri, MD, PhD, Narsing A. Rao, MD, Brian C. Toy, MD

“…Application of this algorithm could improve the utility of clinical data generated as part of routine care for future investigations of ocular disease prevalence, sequelae, treatment patterns, and costs. Financial Disclosure(s): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.…”
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Investigating waste management strategies in the extended producer responsibility in Iran by Hassan Passandideh Tashakori, Parvin Farshchi, Dariush Karimi, Seyed Masoud Monavari

“…EPR is aimed at reducing the financial load that waste collection and management imposes on local governments, especially waste that requires complicated and costly treatment and recovery processes. It is an efficient tool in resource management according to which the responsibility for goods and products rests with their producers until the end of their life cycle. …”
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Evaluating the impact of waste marble on the compressive strength of traditional concrete using machine learning by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Viroon Kamchoom, Ahmed M. Ebid, Shadi Hanandeh, Susana Monserrat Zurita Polo, Rolando Fabián Zabala Vizuete, Rodney Orlando Santillán Murillo, Rolando Marcel Torres Castillo, Siva Avudaiappan

“…ML offers a powerful alternative to costly and time-consuming laboratory experiments, enabling faster and more sustainable exploration of the potential of waste marble in improving concrete’s compressive strength. …”
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CC180 clade dynamics do not universally explain Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 persistence post-vaccine: a global comparative population genomics studyResearch in context by Sydney Stanley, Catarina Silva-Costa, Joana Gomes-Silva, Jose Melo-Cristino, Richard Malley, Mario Ramirez

“…The additional accessory genome content may mitigate these fitness costs. Regional differences in Clade I prevalence and pangenome heterogeneity suggest that clade dynamics is not a generalizable approach to understanding serotype 3 vaccine escape. …”
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Seguimiento de trayectorias de un robot móvil (3,0) mediante control acotado by J.F. Guerrero-Castellanos, M.G. Villarreal-Cervantes, J.P. SaÌnchez-Santana, S. Ramírez-Martínez

“…Debido a su simplicidad, la estrategia de control propuesta permite ser implementada en sistemas embebidos con bajo coste computacional. Abstract: The present work deals with the tracking problem of a mobile robot (3,0) based on the kinematic model and proposes a control strategy that takes into account a priori input signals bounds i.e. the linear and angular velocity of the robot. …”
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Options to apply national developments in the assessment of sentinel lymph node involvement in breast cancer by M. V. Shomova, E. P. Kulikov, A. N. Demko, I. I. Vinogradov, A. D. Gerasimova, A. N. Budanov

“…In addition, it requires the introduction and improvement of domestic developments, including reducing financial costs.Aim. To study the use of indocyanine green of domestic production (LLC Firm “FERMENT”, Russia) and the IC-GOR detection system (LLC “MedKomplekt”, Russia) for SLN biopsy in patients with early breast cancer.Materials and methods. …”
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Optimasi Algoritma Naive Bayes dengan Diskritisasi K-Means pada Diagnosis Penyakit Jantung by Nafa Fajriati, Budi Prasetiyo

“…Diagnosing heart disease early can help reduce the risk of death and the high costs of treatment for heart disease. Diagnosis of the disease is an important process that must be carried out accurately to avoid misdiagnosis. …”
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High-grade non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma in dogs and humans share specific expression of integrin α5β1 by Roberta Lucianò, Maurizio Colecchia, Maurizio Colecchia, Francesca Sanvito, Irene Locatelli, Chiara Venegoni, Alessia Di Coste, Davide Danilo Zani, Angelica Stranieri, Chiara Giudice, Antonella Rigillo, Matteo Gambini, Francesco Montorsi, Francesco Montorsi, Andrea Salonia, Andrea Salonia, Marco Moschini, Massimo Alfano

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Adoption of a biologically-enhanced agricultural management (BEAM) approach in agroecosystems for regenerating soil fertility, improving farm profitability and achieving productive... by David C. Johnson, Hui-Chun Su Johnson

“…BEAM protocols also promoted: (a) farm input reductions of: 100% for herbicide, 56% for insecticide, 61% for diesel fuel, 85% for synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, and 100% for phosphorus fertilizer applications, reducing farm input costs ~$470 ha−1yr−1. Adoption of a BEAM regenerative agricultural management system, increased: (a) SOC (~6.59 t C ha−1yr−1); (b) C in the annual growth of cover-crop biomass (~4.12 t of C ha−1yr−1); (c) carbon in residual surface cover-crop plant residues from previous annual cover crops (~0.82 t C ha−1yr−1); and (d) C exported in cotton lint (~0.77 t C ha−1yr−1). …”
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STATE BUDGET IN THE CONTEXT OF A WARTIME ECONOMY AND POST-WAR TRIGGERS FOR ITS RECOVERY by Serhii Petrukha, Dmytro Konovalenko, Nina Petrukha

“…It is determined that the key barriers are the lack of domestic financial resources, high level of external debt and significant debt service costs. The impact of international financial assistance on ensuring macroeconomic stability and prospects for improving the efficiency of its use for resource support for economic recovery are also investigated. …”
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A New Smartphone-Based Cognitive Screening Battery for Multiple Sclerosis (icognition): Validation Study by Stijn Denissen, Delphine Van Laethem, Johan Baijot, Lars Costers, Annabel Descamps, Ann Van Remoortel, Annick Van Merhaegen-Wieleman, Marie D’hooghe, Miguel D'Haeseleer, Dirk Smeets, Diana M Sima, Jeroen Van Schependom, Guy Nagels

“…Currently, cognitive status is measured in clinical practice using paper-and-pencil tests, which are both time-consuming and costly. Remote monitoring of cognitive status could offer a solution because previous studies on telemedicine tools have proved its feasibility and acceptance among people with MS. …”
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Modulation of dopaminergic transmission and brain activity by frontotemporal tDCS: A multimodal PET-MR imaging study by Clara Fonteneau, Inés Merida, Jérome Redoute, Frédéric Haesebaert, Sophie Lancelot, Nicolas Costes, Marine Mondino, Jerome Brunelin

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Adsorption properties of tea polyphenols by hyperbranched poly (amine-ester) by Zhu Qing, Shi Yuanxu, Fan Dongmei, Yu Cuiping, Sun Zhiming, Wang Xiaochang

“…However, this technique involves of organic solvents and complex operational processes, which leads to an environmental pollution and increases the additional costs virtually. The demand for an environment-friendly and cheaper technique in TPs industry is growing rapidly while more people become to pay attention to ambient bio-environment, so seeking for some new methods or new materials is of great significance. …”
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No Long-Term Superiority of Cord-Derived PRP over Autologous PRP in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Michele Coviello, Antonella Abate, Giuseppe Maccagnano, Alessandro Geronimo, Elio Caiaffa, Vittorio Nappi, Vincenzo Caiaffa, Giuseppe Solarino

“…Given the limited scientific evidence supporting C-PRP and its higher logistical costs, A-PRP should remain the preferred PRP therapy for knee OA. …”
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Examining Competitive and Collaborative Intercity Relations amidst the Regional Integration of the Yangtze River Delta: A Case of Pinghu Science and Technology Park by Wang Yingying, Ma Huiling, Zhou Zihang, Cao Xiuting

“…Employing semi-structured interviews and case study methods, this study investigated the competitive and cooperative dynamics among multiple stakeholders in the context of enclave industrial parks, as exemplified by the Zhangjiang-Pinghu Science and Technology Park, revealing that regional cooperation fosters intercity linkages, reducing production costs and public service expenditures, while promoting balanced regional development. …”
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Developing a Machine Learning Model for Predicting 30-Day Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: Retrospective Study by Ju-Seung Kwun, Houng-Beom Ahn, Si-Hyuck Kang, Sooyoung Yoo, Seok Kim, Wongeun Song, Junho Hyun, Ji Seon Oh, Gakyoung Baek, Jung-Won Suh

“… BackgroundConsidering that most patients with low or no significant risk factors can safely undergo noncardiac surgery without additional cardiac evaluation, and given the excessive evaluations often performed in patients undergoing intermediate or higher risk noncardiac surgeries, practical preoperative risk assessment tools are essential to reduce unnecessary delays for urgent outpatient services and manage medical costs more efficiently. ObjectiveThis study aimed to use the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model to develop a predictive model by applying machine learning algorithms that can effectively predict major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. …”
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Multimodal Web-Based Telerehabilitation for Patients With Post–COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Aleksandar Tomaskovic, Vincent Weber, David T Ochmann, Elmo Wanja Neuberger, Ella Lachtermann, Alexandra Brahmer, Nils Haller, Barlo Hillen, Kira Enders, Viktoria Eggert, Peter Zeier, Klaus Lieb, Perikles Simon

“…There is emerging evidence suggesting that exercise and respiratory therapy–based telerehabilitation is safe and could potentially improve physical capacity while reducing health care costs. ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the superiority of a multimodal, symptom-titrated telerehabilitation program over standard care in patients with PCC who are severely affected, using the highest oxygen uptake rate (VO2peak [mL/min/kg]) achieved during the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope (VE/VCO2 [full slope]) as primary outcomes. …”
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