Orbital alveolar soft part sarcoma: clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic prediction by Te Zhang, Keyun Xue, Huijing Ye, Wei Xiao, Huasheng Yang

“…Orbital protrusion was the most common presenting symptom (5/7), with one case involving invasion of the paranasal sinuses. …”
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Phenotypic Plasticity of Maize Flowering Time and Plant Height Using the Interactions Between QTNs and Meteorological Factors by Xuelian Han, Yan Luo, Guoping Shu, Aifang Wang, Yibo Wang, Yuanming Zhang

“…The regression slopes and intercepts of flowering time and plant height on four meteorological factors in their corresponding, most significant correlation windows were used to estimate the phenotypic plasticity of the above traits and to further indirectly detect the interactions between quantitative trait nucleotides and meteorological factors. …”
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Autophagy inhibition potentiates anti-cancer activity of Sunitinib in kidney cancer cells by Simone Patergnani, Pietro Zampieri, Nicoletta Bianchi, Carmelo Ippolito, Roberta Gafà, Giovanni Lanza, Mariusz R. Wieckowski, Paolo Pinton, Gianluca Aguiari

“…Abstract Background Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common solid tumor of the kidney, accounts for approximately 3% of all malignancies and has a higher incidence in Western countries. …”
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Visual impairment in any eye adversely affects quality of life: Psychometric validation of the Malay NEI VFQ-25. by Jee Yao Loke, Sanjay Rampal, Jemaima Che Hamzah, Yi Wen Lim, Tengku Ain Kamalden

“…The internal consistency was high in most subdomains, with Cronbach alpha ranging from 0.66-0.89. …”
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Breast Feeding: knowledge and practice of pregnancy by Jerusa da Mota Santana, Sheila Monteiro Brito, Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos

“…Regarding the benefits of breastfeeding for the health of women, 88% recognized the importance of this practice and pointed as the main benefit to reducing breast cancer (68%). Although most mothers present knowledge about the importance of breastfeeding, it is not yet satisfactorily applied in the practice of breastfeeding. …”
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Recycling of Mixed Post-Consumer Textiles: Opportunities for Sustainable Product Development by Valtere Megija, Bezrucko Tereza, Liberova Veronika, Blumberga Dagnija

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine if there are products in the research process that could be obtained from post-consumer mixed textile waste and, if so, to assess which is the most suitable for further development based on economic, environmental, social and technical factors. …”
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The combined therapy of chronic hepatitis with pegilated interferon <i>a</i>-2а and ribavirin in patients with HIV-infection and patients with HCV monoinfection by N. D. Yuschuk, S. L. Maximov, L. M. Ivanova, Ye. K. Klimova, O. O. Znoyko, A. V. Kravchenko

“…Tolerability of combined therapy was satisfactory at the majority of patients. The most common adverse laboratory manifestations were thrombocytopenia, leukopenia and neutropenia which did not require cessation of treatment. …”
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Exploring quality of life and social impacts in living kidney donors: Insights from tertiary hospitals Saudi Arabia: A 2-year cross-sectional study from 2022 to 2024 by Fadil Hassan, Aseel Jarwan, Abdullah Alsubaey, Mohammed Bogari, Abdullah Aldawsari, Faisal Alsabhi, Amin Qusti, Muhammed Shahzad

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrates that kidney donation generally leads to high levels of satisfaction and positive psychosocial outcomes for donors. While most donors reported improved quality of life and strong motivation to donate again, a subset experienced ongoing physical symptoms such as pain and fatigue.…”
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A Comparison Analysis of Surrogate Safety Measures with Car-Following Perspectives for Advanced Driver Assistance System by Sehyun Tak, Sunghoon Kim, Donghoun Lee, Hwasoo Yeo

“…Surrogate Safety Measure (SSM) is one of the most widely used methods for identifying future threats, such as rear-end collision. …”
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Legitimacy as a limiting factor of political utility of military power by Milenković Miloš R., Vračar Milinko S.

“…The authors also point to the misuse of the term "humanitarian intervention", which is used to provide legitimacy to military action, most often aggression. Considering the influence of legitimacy issues on the effectiveness of the use of force, the authors conclude that the success of states in imposing their own will on the opponent is no longer primarily based on their military power, at least not to the extent that it was before. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL AND BODY MASS INDEX IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY WITH BIRTHWEIGHT IN TEMBALANG by Saniya Millatina, Nurul Setiyorini, Vannya Dewi Puspitasari, Ani Margawati

“…Analysis from the two independent variables also showed no significat association with birthweight (p = 0,877). Conclusion: Most of the respondents had good nutritional status with hemoglobin level and body mass index features in the first trimester showed normal value. …”
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Enzymatic activity of different sequence of biocrusts and loess soils in Incheh Borun region. by Farhad Khormali, Behnaz Atashpaz, Sara Marinari, Rosita Marabottini

“…This species can fix he carbon of atmosphere by photosynthesis and increasing soil stability better than the other biocrusts. The most enzyme activity in the presence of biological crusts indicates a more active biological diversity or microbial population compared to the physical crusts. …”
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Development of a non-contrast CT-based radiomics nomogram for early prediction of delayed cerebral ischemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Lingxu Chen, Xiaochen Wang, Sihui Wang, Xuening Zhao, Ying Yan, Mengyuan Yuan, Shengjun Sun

“…Feature selection was conducted using t-tests, Pearson correlation, and Lasso regression to identify those features most closely associated with DCI. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify independent clinical and demographic risk factors. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy using HIV Symptoms Index: A reliability and Applicability Evaluation using Indonesian Language by Khalid Mohammad Shidiq, Erni J Nelwan, Evy Yunihastuti, Kuntjoro Harimurti, Herdiman T Pohan

“…Results: Indonesian version of HIV Symptom Index is reliable (cronbach alpha 0.76) and valid (multitrait correlation >0.4) for measuring symptoms of HIV/AIDS patients. The most common symptom is fatigue (55.7%), followed by insomnia (43.3%), dizziness and lightheadedness (42.3%), skin problems (42.3%), and pain, numbness, or tingling in the hands or feet (39.2%). …”
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Co-Infections and Their Prognostic Impact on Melioidosis Mortality: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis by Pakpoom Wongyikul, Wiyada Kwanhian Klangbud, Moragot Chatatikun, Phichayut Phinyo

“…Coinfections were observed in 10.8% of patients with tuberculosis and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. being the most common. Disseminated disease significantly increased the odds of death (OR 4.93, 95% CI: 2.14–11.37, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Advanced Wind Speed Forecasting: A Hybrid Framework Integrating Ensemble Methods and Deep Neural Networks for Meteorological Data by Daniel Díaz-Bedoya, Mario González-Rodríguez, Oscar Gonzales-Zurita, Xavier Serrano-Guerrero, Jean-Michel Clairand

“…The framework also includes a feature selection stage to identify the most relevant predictors and a hyperparameter optimization process to improve model generalization. …”
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Impact of regional metastases on prognosis of patients with thyroid carcinoma by I.V. Deineko

“…The study included 1,959 patients with a local primary tumor without invasion (group T1–3a), 171 patients with initial extrathyroidal spread of the primary tumor into the prethyroid muscles (group T3b), 132 patients with more widespread tumors, most often with the invasion into the trachea and/or larynx, internal jugular vein, esophagus, subcuta­neous fascia and tissue and skin, recurrent nerve (group T4a) and 38 patients with neglected disseminated primary tumors in the prevertebral fascia, carotid artery and/or with massive spread into the mediastinum (group T4b). …”
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Epigallocatechin Gallate Attenuates Proliferation and Oxidative Stress in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Induced by Interleukin-1β via Heme Oxygenase-1 by Po-Len Liu, Jung-Tung Liu, Hsuan-Fu Kuo, Inn-Wen Chong, Chong-Chao Hsieh

“…This study aimed to elucidate the effects of the most active green tea catechin derivative, (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), in human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs), focusing particularly on the role of a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidative enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). …”
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Classification of Climate Disputes from the Perspective of International Law by Sergey A. Lomovsky

“…Systematizing various types of climate disputes and classifying them makes it possible not only to more clearly define the specifics of this category of legal disputes, but also to identify certain patterns and problematic issues in such court cases, and to find the most effective solutions. The article examines the concept of a climate dispute (claim) and provides data on the intensive growth in the number of climate cases in judicial practice worldwide in recent years (to carry out the classification, it is necessary to first define the subject of analysis). …”
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Precise Optical Modeling of Phosphor-Converted LEDs With Arbitrary Concentration and Thickness Using Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function by Jia-Sheng Li, Yong Tang, Zong-Tao Li, Jia-Xiao Chen, Xin-Rui Ding, Bin-Hai Yu

“…Phosphor-converted light-emitting diode (pcLED) is one of the most promising methods to generate white light. The interaction of the excitation light with the phosphor in pcLED is a complicated phenomenon, combining light absorption, light conversion, and scattering. …”
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