Urea Application Rate for Crop Straw Decomposition in Temperate China by Y. Wang, H. Wang, C. Gao, P. A. Seglah, Y. Bi

“…Returning straw to the field has become the most important straw utilization method in China. …”
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Predictive Model for Erosion Rate of Concrete Under Wind Gravel Flow Based on K-Fold Cross-Validation Combined with Support Vector Machine by Yanhua Zhao, Kai Zhang, Aojun Guo, Fukang Hao, Jie Ma

“…Moreover, erosion time is identified as the most significant factor affecting the CER. An enhanced theoretical erosion model, derived from the Bitter and Oka framework and integrating concrete strength and erosion parameters, was formulated. …”
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GINSER: Geographic Information System Based Optimal Route Recommendation via Optimized Faster R-CNN by S. D. Anitha Selvasofia, B. SivaSankari, R. Dinesh, N. Muthukumaran

“…GIS analyzes spatial data and traffic patterns to recommend the most efficient and congestion-free routes. The effectiveness of the proposed GINSER approach was assessed utilizing F1 score, accuracy, precision, recall, and specificity. …”
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Early new bone formation in ovine intramuscular defects: comparison between different silicate-containing calcium phosphate synthetic bone grafts by Iain R. Gibson, Viviana R. Lopes, Rema Oliver, Tian Wang, Dan Wills, Tom Buckland, William R. Walsh

“…Abstract Background The property of in vivo osteoinductivity (OI) has been reported in synthetic calcium phosphates bone grafts, including silicate-containing calcium phosphates in different animal intramuscular defect models. However, most studies that have evaluated osteoinductivity in these models only focus on the formation of new bone at only one endpoint, typically 12 weeks, and without reporting evidence of graft resorption. …”
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Bacterial extracellular vesicles for gut microbiome–host communication and drug development by Dingfei Qian, Peijun Xu, Xinwei Wang, Chong Du, Xiao Zhao, Jiaqi Xu

“…As the intricate interplay between microbiota and the host garners increasing research attention, a significant parallel surge has emerged in the investigation of intestinal bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs). Most intestinal bacteria secrete BEVs, which harbor specific cargo molecules and exhibit diverse functions, encompassing interactions among bacteria themselves and between bacteria and the host. …”
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Comparing cognitive impairment using MACFIMS in patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amirreza Nasirzadeh, Mohammad Mohammadi, Melika Arab Bafrani, Aynaz Mohammadi, Hossein Bakhtiari-Dovvombaygi

“…Processing speed and working memory were the most affected domains, with 36% of pwMS showing impairment on the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT). …”
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Influence of coal macerals on carbonization process and sodium storage behavior by Rundong HE, Hang GUO, Zhongchao SUN, Wencui LI

“…Notably, the hard carbon material synthesized through vitrinite carbonized at 1200 ℃ demonstrated the most favorable sodium storage performance, it boasts a high capacity of 305.8 mAh/g at a current density of 0.02 A/g, and a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 82.2% is displayed. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Sacubitril/Valsartan Versus Amlodipine in Japanese Patients With Essential Hypertension: A Randomized, Multicenter, Open‐Label, Noninferiority Study (PARASOL... by Koichi Yamamoto, Daisuke Yarimizu, Ayano Shimanishi, Shunsuke Eguchi, Kazuma Iekushi, Yoichi Takami, Yoichi Nozato, Kazuomi Kario, Hiromi Rakugi

“…In this open‐label, multicenter study, we aimed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of sacubitril/valsartan versus amlodipine, one of the most widely used CCBs, after 8 weeks of treatment. …”
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The relationship between the use of information and communication technologies, family social capital and aggressiveness among adolescents by D.I. Dubrov

“…</strong> The younger generation are the most active users of ICT, especially the Internet. …”
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SIMULTANEOUS PANCREAS-KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: EARLY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS by M.Sh. Khubutia, A.V Pinchuk, I.V. Dmitriev, K.E. Lazareva, A.G. Balkarov, R.V. Storozhev, N.V. Shmarina

“…The analysis of early postoperative complications after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation is presented in the paper, the most rational diagnostic algorithms, non-surgical and surgical complications’ treatment; the outcomes of the SPKT are reported.Results. 15,6% of patients experienced surgical complications, 12,5% – immunological complications, 12,5% – infectious complications, 6,25% – complications of the immunosuppressive therapy. 1-year patient survival after SPKT was 91,4%; pancreas graft survival – 85,7%; kidney graft survival – 88,6%.Conclusion. …”
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Application of free perforator-based medial gastrocnemius flap in oncology patients for oral cavity defect reconstruction by B. A. Novoselov, A. D. Sviridenko, V. V. Mikhailov, G. M. Kolchanov

“…Therefore, the selection of the most appropriate plastic material including a free revascularized autotransplant (flap) remains an important problem. …”
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A família Drew de Walworth: um século após a avaliação inicial finalmente o diagnóstico doença de Machado-Joseph The Drew family of Walworth: one century from the first evaluation... by Hélio A. Ghizoni Teive, Walter Oleschko Arruda

“…Several forms have already been described, and it seems the most common form of SCA observed among the many series of families described worldwide is SCA3 (Machado-Joseph disease). …”
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Vaccine hesitancy among parents of children with chronic diseases of different pathophysiology: a cross-sectional study in Sivas, Türkiye by Ayça Kömürlüoğlu, Nurullah Çelik, Ayla Uzun Çiçek, Siddika Songül Yalçın

“…However, parents of children with CHD had lower odds of VH [OR: 0.38 (95% CI: 0.15–0.97)]. The most common reasons for VH were concerns about vaccine ingredients (40.2%) and fear of adverse events (22.5%). …”
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Urban digital twins for citizen-centric planning: A systematic review of built environment perception and public participation by Junjie Luo, Pengyuan Liu, Xinya Kong, Junru Shen, Qiaoqiao Wu, Da Xu

“…UDT studies primarily focus on visual and functional perception, with limited attention to auditory and risk perception dimensions. Additionally, most research concentrates on meso-scale (neighbourhood or city-level) contexts, revealing scale-specific limitations. …”
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The potentially therapeutic effects of ascorbic acid in different cell line in attempt to reduce the risk of radiation therapy by Rasha S. Shams El Dine, Heba T. Youseef, Ashraf K. Awaad, Sabahh I. Hammoury, Ehab I. Mohamed

“…Abstract Leukemia is the most common type of serious, life-threatening cancer that requires the immediate initiation of therapy. …”
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Oral Health Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes: Examining the Elevated Risk for Dental Caries—A Comparative Study by José Frias-Bulhosa, Maria Conceição Manso, Carla Lopes Mota, Paulo Melo

“…<b>Results</b>: A similar caries prevalence was found between the T2DM (98.2%) and nT2DM (98.8%) groups, with the T2DM group showing significantly higher tooth loss (<i>p</i> < 0.001), higher caries experience rerted as mean ± sd (17.7 ± 8.3 vs. 15.9 ± 7.8, <i>p</i> = 0.005), fewer decayed teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and filled teeth (<i>p</i> = 0.016) compared to nT2DM. The most frequently identified comorbidity was hypertension (53.6%). …”
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Real-World Outcomes of Combination Anthracycline and Taxane Adjuvant Therapies in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Moroccan Retrospective Analysis by Hassan Abdelilah Tafenzi, Farah Choulli, Ismail Essaadi, Rhizlane Belbaraka

“…The 7-year OS was 52% (95% CI, 32 to 83) in the AC-D group, 88% (95% CI, 78 to 99) in the AC-WP group, 95% (95% CI, 88 to 100) in the EC-D group, and 83% (95% CI, 58 to 100) in the EC-WP group (HR, 0.19 [95% CI, 0.06 to 0.66]; P = .03). Most of the grade 3-4 adverse events occurred in the AC-D group, primarily neutropenia, nausea-vomiting, and alopecia.CONCLUSIONEC-D was linked to a slightly longer survival free of invasive, noninvasive, or distant disease and a significantly longer OS with fewer adverse events. …”
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New Miocene litoptern remains from Colombia and ecological structure of American Neogene herbivore guilds by Andrew J. McGrath, Darin A. Croft, Juan D. Carrillo, M. Gabriela Suárez, Andres Vanegas, Siobhan B. Cooke, Andres Link

“…Although hypselodont xenarthrans were successful in post-GABI North America, the fact that most other hypselodont lineages went extinct during and after the GABI suggests that dental morphology may not fully capture the ecomorphological diversity in diet of North American herbivores. …”
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Elevated NLR and PCT levels and reduced GCS score predict 90-day mortality in heatstroke: findings from a 13-year retrospective cohort study by Huili Guo, Jingjing Ji, Leifang Ouyang, Conglin Wang, Jinxin Jia, Zhifeng Liu, Zhifeng Liu

“…Background and objectiveHeatstroke is the most severe heat-related illness and is associated with high mortality rate. …”
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A Simple Radiological Technique for Demonstration of Incorrect Positioning of a Foley Catheter with Balloon Inflated in the Urethra of a Male Spinal Cord Injury Patient by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Bakul M. Soni

“…Radiological diagnosis is not frequently required and, when needed, should employ the technique most readily available, which might be a body and pelvic CT without intravenous contrast. …”
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