The potential habitat of Phlomoides rotata in Tibet was based on an optimized MaxEnt model by Jun-Wei Wang, Jun-Wei Wang, Min Xu, Norbu Ngawang, Yonghao Chen, Ngawang Bonjor, Xiaoyan Jia, Zhefei Zeng, Zhefei Zeng, La Qiong, La Qiong

“…Analysis of key environmental factors revealed that land cover type (30.7%), temperature seasonality (19.9%), and vegetation type (10.2%) are the most significant drivers influencing the distribution of P. rotata. …”
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Rapid and low-cost geochemical indices for tracing iron mining tailings within fluvial sediments: a case study from the Paraopeba River after the B1 Dam burst in Brumadinho, Minas... by Fernando Luís Pantuzzo, Fernando Verassani Laureano, Caíque Lima Cabral, Caíque Lima Cabral, Gabriel Negreiros Salomão, Roberto Dall’Agnol, Vitor Brognaro Pimenta, Lucas Pereira Leão

“…Fe2O3 levels were above 60% in most of the tailing’s samples. Natural sediment samples generally had higher TiO2, CaO, and MgO content than tailings samples, which, in turn, showed generally higher levels of MnO and P2O5. …”
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Inner Plexiform Layer Substrata Are Discernible with Commercial OCT and Affected by Aging by Victor S.M.C. Correa, MD, Maria Emfietzoglou, MD, Gustavo Sakuno, MD, PhD, Rosanne Naafs, MSc, Joan W. Miller, MD, Alexander Charonis, MD, Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD

“…Inner plexiform layer analysis exhibited high intraeye and intereye repeatability, with significant correlations and nonsignificant mean differences observed in most key parameters. Conclusions: Analysis of the IPL and its sublayers is both feasible and reproducible using commercially available OCT along with a semiautomated segmentation program. …”
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Development of a Nomogram Model to Predict the Risk of Pneumothorax after CT-guided Coaxial Core Needle Lung Biopsy: A Cross-sectional Study by Mahitha J Alapati, C Nellaiappan, S Kalpana, SK Gopibagya

“…Pneumothorax remains the most common complication of CT-guided coaxial core needle lung biopsy. …”
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Geospatial distribution and anthropogenic litter impact on coastal mangrove ecosystems from the Saudi Arabia coast of the Gulf by Kannaiyan Neelavannan, Abdurahiman Pulikkoden, Gopalan Jinoy, Rajeeshkumar Meleppura, Premlal Panickan, Kolchar M. Rajaneesh, Chaitanya Akurathi V. S., Sudhanshu Dixit, AbdulRazak Bawazeer, OmerRehman Reshi, Manikandan Ponnambalam, Thadickal Joydas, Rommel Hilot Maneja, Jiya Albert, Luai Alhems

“…Single-use plastics were the most prevalent type of litter detected across all surveyed locations. …”
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Optimizing Thyroid Nodule Management With Artificial Intelligence: Multicenter Retrospective Study on Reducing Unnecessary Fine Needle Aspirations by Jia-Hui Ni, Yun-Yun Liu, Chao Chen, Yi-Lei Shi, Xing Zhao, Xiao-Long Li, Bei-Bei Ye, Jing-Liang Hu, Li-Chao Mou, Li-Ping Sun, Hui-Jun Fu, Xiao-Xiang Zhu, Yi-Feng Zhang, Lehang Guo, Hui-Xiong Xu

“… Abstract BackgroundMost artificial intelligence (AI) models for thyroid nodules are designed to screen for malignancy to guide further interventions; however, these models have not yet been fully implemented in clinical practice. …”
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The role of a tutor in teaching values by Anna Pekala

“…Commenting on the nowadays crisis of values, the author notes that the main source of problem is in men and their perception of the values and concludes that education of values is one of the most important tasks of modern education. The role of education of moral values in preparing for future functioning in society and building correct interpersonal relations is emphasized. …”
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Protective effect of Korean red ginseng water extract on levothyroxine-induced hyperthyroidism and propylthiouracil-induced hypothyroidism in rats by Lei Huang, Won Young Jang, Ji Hye Yoon, Zhenyan Piao, Jinghan Su, Dong Seon Kim, Ki Woong Kwon, Ji Won Kim, Sang Hee Park, Sunggyu Kim, Jong-Hoon Kim, Jae Youl Cho

“…Background: Korean red ginseng extract (KRGE) (Family: Araliaceae) is one of the most widely used traditional herbs in Asia. Multiple studies have shown that KRGE has anti-inflammation, anti-fatigue, anti-obesity, anti-oxidant, and anti-cancer effects. …”
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Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease by M. S. Eliseev, O. V. Zhelyabina, M. N. Chikina, A. M. Novikova

“…Calcium pyrophosphate  crystal deposition disease (CPCDD) is among the most common  inflammatory rheumatic diseases; however, studies of cardiovascular risks in CPCDD have not been conducted.Objective: to stratify a cardiovascular risk in patients with CPCDD according to the systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE)  algorithm that allows determination of an individual 10-year risk of cardiovascular death.Subjects and methods. …”
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The determination of optimal cells disintegration method of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis fungals by M. V. Rybalkyn

“…It should be noted that researchers have not yet reached a consensus view which vaccine is most effective with candidiasis. There are several types of vaccines: live, inactivated, subunit and others. …”
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TP53 and KRAS co-mutations are associated with worse outcomes in mucinous ovarian carcinomas by Yingao Zhang, Savannah Barkdull, Panayiotis D. Kontoyiannis, Alejandra Flores Legarreta, David M. Gershenson, Preetha Ramalingam, Michael M. Frumovitz, Anil K. Sood

“…TP53 (68%) and KRAS (63%) were most frequently altered, and 21 patients (53%) had tumors with TP53/KRAS co-mutations. …”
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Current Trends and Future Directions in Pancreatic Cancer Management: Review by Wojciech Firlej, Michał Nowak, Barbara Ufnalska, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Artur Fabijański, Mateusz Janik, Justyna Lisiecka, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Adriana Dukacz

“…Introduction: Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most aggressive and lethal malignancies, characterized by late diagnosis, limited treatment options, and a poor overall prognosis. …”
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Sustainable Development Clauses in the International Law of the Sea by A. N. Vylegzhanin, A. M. Korzhenyak

“…In the context of contemporary international law, it is expedient to assert an inter-branch (cross-cutting) nature of the sustainable development principle: its legal content extends beyond the scope of specific branches of international law, including international law of the sea, international environmental and economic law. However, most international treaties of a universal and especially regional character that contain some form of sustainable development clauses currently refer to sources of the international law of the sea, which may certainly change in the future.…”
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Innovative machine learning-based prediction of early airway hyperresponsiveness using baseline pulmonary function parameters by Hua Yang, Xingru Zhao, Zhuochang Chen, Lihong Yang, Guihua Zhao, Chenxiao Xu, Jinyi Xu

“…The Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) was applied to identify the most predictive variables, and 10-fold cross-validation was used to determine the optimal penalty parameter (λ = 0.023) to prevent overfitting. …”
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Research Progress on Evolution of Rivers and Lakes in China Based on Remote Sensing Technology by QI Zhan-shuo, YAO Shi-ming, ZHU Yu, LIU Xiao-qing

“…Further statistical analysis of the remote sensing data sources used in these studies reveals that Landsat satellite data were the most commonly used, followed by platforms such as MODIS, Chinese Resources Satellites, Environmental Satellites, Sentinel satellites, and Gaofen series. …”
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Differences in care delivery for children and adolescents with cancer in Europe – Results from the SIOPE OCEAN project by Maria Otth, Teresa de Rojas, Kerstin K. Rauwolf, Miguel Martins, Uta Dirksen, Delphine Heenen, Lejla Kameric, Pamela Kearns, Ruth Ladenstein, Cormac Owens, Caroline Queiroz, Richard Sullivan, Carmelo Rizzari, Gilles Vassal

“…Public health insurances reimburse standard of care treatments in most countries (35/37); however, they do not cover all costs and additional funding is reported to be needed in up to one fifth of countries. …”
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Waterborne Transmission Driving the Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> sp. in Los Ríos Region, Southern Chile by Daniel Sanhueza Teneo, Cedric B. Chesnais, Javiera Manzano, María Paz Moll, Analía Téllez, Guillermo Valenzuela-Nieto

“…This study focused on the most prevalent intestinal parasites in the Los Ríos Region of Chile: <i>Blastocystis</i> sp., <i>Giardia duodenalis</i>, and <i>Entamoeba coli</i>. …”
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Repurposed clindamycin suppresses pyroptosis in tumor-associated macrophages through Inhibition of caspase-1 by Adrian Weich, Johannes Berges, Cindy Flamann, Katrin Bitterer, Krishna Pal Singh, David Chambers, Christopher Lischer, Xin Lai, Olaf Wolkenhauer, Carola Berking, Gerhard Krönke, Shailendra Gupta, Heiko Bruns, Julio Vera, Research Group Macrophages

“…The method generates a ranking of drug-target interactions, the most promising of which are channeled towards experimental validation. …”
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Effects of auriculotherapy on urinary incontinence in men with prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Ying Zhang, Siyuan Wu, Keping Zhu, Kun Li, Ziyi Qi, Binbin Zhu, Sijia Hou, Wei Wang

“…Abstract Background Urinary incontinence is one of the most distressing common symptoms in patients with prostate cancer after surgery. …”
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Characterization of radiation risk associated with computed tomography for the Russian patients using disability-adjusted life years measure by L. V. Repin, R. R. Akhmatdinov, A. M. Biblin, A. V. Vodovatov, L. A. Chipiga, I. G. Shatskiy

“…The use of DALY to characterize risk instead of the most widely used value of radiation detriment (or lifetime risk of death, relating the harm from the reduction in the quality of life in the case of non-fatal oncological disease) is an attempt to harmonize the methodology of radiation risk assessment with the methodologies of other kind of health risks. …”
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