‘Planning over programs’: Challenges and opportunities affecting the participation of underserved producers in the conservation reserve program across the southeastern United State... by Parag Kadam, Alejandro Bolques, Alex Harvey, Alton Perry, Sherwynn Best, Danielle Atkins, Felicia Burke, Lincoln Larson, Erica Rieder, Kayla Stukes, Sam Cook, Ben Graham, Troy Bowman, Wayde Morse, Ben Garber, Sarah Hitchner, Puneet Dwivedi

“…Lack of knowledge about CRP emerged as the most significant challenge, followed by limited resources, lack of trust in the government, onerous program requirements, and other factors such as family or personal issues, or other priorities and motivations not centered on conservation. …”
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Changes in rapid HIV treatment initiation after national "treat all" policy adoption in 6 sub-Saharan African countries: Regression discontinuity analysis. by Olga Tymejczyk, Ellen Brazier, Constantin T Yiannoutsos, Michael Vinikoor, Monique van Lettow, Fred Nalugoda, Mark Urassa, Jean d'Amour Sinayobye, Peter F Rebeiro, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Mary-Ann Davies, Elizabeth Zaniewski, Nanina Anderegg, Grace Liu, Nathan Ford, Denis Nash, IeDEA consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>Most countries have formally adopted the World Health Organization's 2015 recommendation of universal HIV treatment ("treat all"). …”
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Biological role and use of L-glutamic acid and its influence on the body by O. O. Korytko

“…L-glutamic acid (GA) is an non-essential ubiquitous amino acid present in most foods in either the free form (as free glutamate, Glu) or bound to peptides and proteins. …”
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A DNA vaccine candidate provides protection against Rift Valley Fever virus in sheep under natural field conditions by Moufid Mhamadi, Moufid Mhamadi, George (Giorgi) Babuadze, Aminata Badji, Marie-Edith Nepveu-Traversy, El Hadji Ndiaye, Alioune Gaye, Mignane Ndiaye, Moundhir Mhamadi, Frank William Mendy, Cheikh Talibouya Touré, Idrissa Dieng, Moussa Dia, Ndeye Sakha Bob, Marc-Antoine de La Vega, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Mawlouth Diallo, Gary Kobinger, Gary Kobinger, Oumar Faye, Hugues Fausther-Bovendo, Hugues Fausther-Bovendo

“…Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen, that causes significant morbidity and mortality in livestock, including high abortion rates in pregnant animals and elevated case fatality in neonates, representing a major threat to both animal and human health. Vaccination is the most effective countermeasure to reduce RVFV’s impact. …”
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Intervention delivery complexity and adaptations for implementation of non-pharmacologic pain interventions by Lindsay A. Ballengee, Maggie E. Horn, Trevor A. Lentz, Devon Check, Leah L. Zullig, Steven Z. George

“…Workflow emerged as the most challenging domain for adaptation among all trials. …”
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Artificial intelligence in endoscopy and colonoscopy: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of global research trends by Negin Letafatkar, Amr Ali Mohamed Abdelgawwad El-Sehrawy, KDV Prasad, KDV Prasad, Ahmad Alkhayyat, Ahmad Alkhayyat, Ahmad Alkhayyat, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Maryam Hasanpour, Masoomeh Namdar Taleshani, Mohammad Hashemi, Hadi Alotaibi, Pegah Rashidian, Mohammad-Hossein Keivanlou, Soheil Hassanipour

“…The leading journal was Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, contributing 72 publications and accumulating 6,496 citations. The most frequently occurring keywords were “diagnosis,” “classification,” and “cancer.” …”
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Interventions to reengage people living with HIV who are lost to follow-up from HIV treatment programs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ali Mirzazadeh, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Ryan R Thompson, Atousa Bonyani, James G Kahn, Stefan D Baral, Sheree Schwartz, George Rutherford, Elvin H Geng

“…In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (N = 16), tracing most frequently involved identification of LTFU from the electronic medical record (EMR) and paper records followed by a combination of telephone calls and field tracing (including home visits), by a team of outreach workers within 3 months of becoming LTFU (N = 7), with few incorporating additional strategies to support reengagement beyond contact (N = 2). …”
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Lentil lectin derived from Lens culinaris exhibit broad antiviral activities against SARS-CoV-2 variants by Wenbo Wang, Qianqian Li, Jiajing Wu, Yu Hu, Gang Wu, Chuanfei Yu, Kangwei Xu, Xumei Liu, Qihui Wang, Weijin Huang, Lan Wang, Youchun Wang

“…The Lens culinaris-derived lentil lectin which specifically bind to oligomannose-type glycans and GlcNAc at the non-reducing end terminus showed most potent and broad antiviral activity against a panel of mutant strains and variants, including the artificial mutants at N-/O-linked glycosylation site, natural existed amino acid mutants, as well as the epidemic variants B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1. …”
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Impact of Different Nutrient Enrichment Concentrations on the Growth of Microalga Nannochloropsis sp. (Monodopsidaceae) Culture by Norsheen B. Sanuddin, Melodina D. Hairol, Cherry T. Nian, Rizal Jhunn F. Robles, Hadjiran A. Illud, Jubail S. Muyong, Jamrun H. Ebbah, Jurmin H. Sarri

“…In order to maintain a high cell density in a continuous phototrophic culture of algae, the nutrient can serve as the most important factor in enhancing cell density. …”
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Can psychological interventions affect cardiac rehabilitation patients’ well-being? Preliminary results from a longitudinal study by Elisa Zambetti, Maura Crepaldi, Fiorella Lanfranchi, Emanuela Zenoni, Irene Bariletti, Francesco Quarenghi, Luigina Viscardi, Ginevra Rizzola, Valentina Regazzoni, Alessandra Bigoni, Francesca Brivio, Irma Maria Soddu, Massimiliano Anselmi Kaiser, Vittorio Giudici, Andrea Greco

“…Individual counseling is the most high-impact psychological intervention. These findings show the importance of psychological interventions in enhancing CVD patients’ psychological and physical well-being.…”
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Bioaccumulation kinetics of hexavalent chromium in the tissues of Exopalaemon carinicauda and Portunus trituberculatus by Li Lei, Shen Xinqiang, Li Chao, Wang Yunlong, Jiang Mei, Wu Qingyuan, Niu Junxiang, Xu Gaopeng

“…Cr (Ⅵ) is considered as the most toxic form of Cr, whereas Cr (Ⅲ) is much less toxic. …”
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Soil organic carbon estimation using spaceborne hyperspectral composites on a large scale by Xiangyu Zhao, Zhitong Xiong, Paul Karlshöfer, Nikolaos Tziolas, Martin Wiesmeier, Uta Heiden, Xiao Xiang Zhu

“…However, constrained by the availability of hyperspectral satellite data, current works mostly use a small number of spaceborne hyperspectral imagery for SOC retrieval on a small scale. …”
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Improvement in Physicochemical, Microbial, and Sensory Properties of Common Squid (Todarodes pacificus Steenstrup) by Superheated Steam Roasting in Combination with Smoking Treatme... by Lisa Andriani Sutikno, Khawaja Muhammad Imran Bashir, Hari Kim, Yeseul Park, Na Eun Won, Jeong Hyeon An, Jong-Hoe Jeon, Sung-Joon Yoon, Sun-Mee Park, Jae Hak Sohn, Jin-Soo Kim, Jae-Suk Choi

“…The common squid (Todarodes pacificus) is one of the most widely consumed food ingredients in East Asian countries, especially Korea and Japan. …”
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Effect of Sensory Integration Therapy on Attention Span and Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Quasi-experimental Study by Manshi Baberwal, Dimple Choudhry, Anjali, Anshu Kumari, Mallika Jhandai, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Ekta

“…Introduction: Down Syndrome (DS) is the most widely recognised intrinsic chromosomal problem that is related with mental retardation. …”
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Prognostic value of combining preoperative immune-inflammatory-nutritional index and tumor biomarkers in gastric cancer patients undergoing radical resection by Yongtao Du, Yunlong Li, Zhaobang Tan, Jiawei Song, Jiawei Song, Yu Jiang, Shuai Liu, Yajie Guo, Yajie Guo, Yihuan Qiao, Jun Zhu, Jun Zhu, Shisen Li, Jipeng Li, Jipeng Li

“…The IINTM score, incorporating PNI, SII, body mass index (BMI), NRS2002, serum albumin, platelet, D-dimer, CEA, and CA199, exhibited a high concordance index (C-index) of 0.784, underscoring its robust predictive efficacy. Most crucially, IINTM score demonstrated substantial diagnostic value for cachexia, with an AUC of 0.858, denoting its high degree of accuracy.ConclusionThe IINTM score could be a reliable tool and precisely predict the cachexia and prognosis for GC patients. …”
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Identification of unknown pollutants in drinking water based on solid-phase extraction and supramolecular solvent extraction by Zixin QIAN, Yuhang CHEN, Chao FENG, Yuanjie LIN, Qian XU, Ziwei LIANG, Xinyu WANG, Dasheng LU, Ping XIAO, Zhijun ZHOU

“…The effects of different supramolecular solvents and salt concentrations on target compound recovery were also evaluated to determine the most suitable solvent and salt concentration.ResultsThe solid-phase extraction elution solvents, supramolecular extraction solvents, and salt concentrations were optimized based on the target compound recovery rates. …”
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Role of Common Fractalkine Receptor Variants with Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in Tunisia by Imene Ben Dhifallah, Kaouther Ayouni, Zeineb Belaiba, Bacem AlaDdine Razgui, Sahar Trabelsi, Henda Touzi, Amel Sadraoui, Walid Hammemi, Hela Hannachi, Amira Kebir, Slimane Ben Miled, Henda Triki

“…Analysis of allele and genotype frequencies showed that there was no differences in age and sex distribution between patients and the control group, but when CHB patients were stratified according to age, a clear significant difference was obtained for the T280M polymorphism (<i>p</i> < 10⁻³, OR = 88.91; <i>p</i> < 10⁻³, OR = 37.42, for genotype and allelic distribution, respectively) with the MM genotype being more frequent in patients aged ≥ 50 years. The most frequently combined genotypes in the Tunisian population were VVTT, VITT and VITM both in patients (48.9%, 22.5% and 22.1%, respectively) and in controls (52%, 23.8%, 13.5%, respectively) compared to the extremely rare IITT, IITM or IIMM genotypes. …”
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Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the main monogenic autoinflammatory diseases treatment. Experience of application in rheumatological practice by S. O. Salugina, E. S. Fedorov, M. I. Kaleda

“…They were used more often in patients with CAPS (56.6%), and less often – in TRAPS (26.4%), FMF (28.3%) and HIDS/MKD (5.7%). iIL1 were the most frequently prescribed bDMARDs (90.6%): canakinumab (in 38 patients) and anakinra (in 10), they were mainly used in patients with CAPS, in 2/3 of patients with TRAPS, HIDS/MKD and colchicine-resistant FMF. …”
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Techno-Socio-Economic Framework for Energy Storage System Selection in Jordan by Khaled Alawasa, Adib Allahham, Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, Mohammed Al-Mahmodi, Musab Hamdan, Yara Khawaja, Hani Muhsen, Saqer Alja’afreh, Abdullah Al-Odienat, Ali Al-Dmour, Ahmad Aljaafreh, Ahmad Al-Abadleh, Murad Alomari, Abdallah Alnahas, Omar Alkasasbeh, Omar Alrosan

“…Results indicate that Li-ion batteries are most suitable for renewable energy integration, while flywheels excel in grid stability and frequency regulation. …”
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Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection during periods of Alpha, Delta, or Omicron dominance: A Danish nationwide study. by Katrine Finderup Nielsen, Ida Rask Moustsen-Helms, Astrid Blicher Schelde, Mie Agermose Gram, Hanne-Dorthe Emborg, Jens Nielsen, Christian Holm Hansen, Michael Asger Andersen, Marianna Meaidi, Jan Wohlfahrt, Palle Valentiner-Branth

“…Waning immunity following vaccination was observed and was most pronounced during the Omicron period. Due to too few events, it was not possible to estimate VE for hospitalization and death. …”
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