Characteristics and genesis analysis of dolomite in Lower Ordovician Penglaiba Formation in Tahe area by Qinqi XU, Jun PENG, Chengqi HE, Jingang XIA, Rui LIU, Wei HUANG

“…Silty-medium crystalline dolomite was mostly subhedral to euhedral. Medium-coarse crystalline dolomite was predominantly xenomorphic. …”
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The developmental trajectories and modifiable factors of adolescents’ subjective well-being from late adolescence to early adulthood by Songli Mei, Chengbin Zheng, Leilei Liang, Marhaba Kiyum, Tongshuang Yuan, Junsong Fei, Kai Liu, Honghua Li, Xinli Lin

“…Moreover, explorations of the factors influencing adolescents’ subjective well-being have mostly focused on a single level or variable. This study aimed to identify the different developmental trajectories of adolescents’ subjective well-being during this transition period and the influencing factors at different levels. …”
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The South African Traditional Communities and Women for Rural Democracy and Land Rights by Wandile Brian Zondo

“…However, substantial obstacles persist, particularly within the legal and policy frameworks that remain mostly ineffective and do not adequately address the realities faced by traditional communities and their living customary laws. …”
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Non-inferiority of sleep position therapy compared to positive airway pressure therapy with regard to daytime sleepiness in patients with mild to moderate position-dependent obstru... by Nina Timmesfeld, Anja Neumann, Frederik Valbert, Jürgen Wasem, Alexandra Spillner, Christoph Schöbel

“…At least one half of patients with mild to moderate OSA (apnoea-hypopnoea-index (AHI) 5-30/h) have positional OSA (POSA), where apnoea occurs mostly in supine sleep. These patients might benefit from sleep-position therapy (SPT) which should reduce sleeping time spent in a supine position. …”
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Clinical features of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in older patients with lung cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors-based therapy: a retrospective study by Jiafan Liu, Dongmei Zhou, Na Wu, Jia Liu, Xiaonan Wang

“…Conclusions Radiotherapy history, first line treatment (mostly in combination therapy), and increased baseline SII and CD4/CD8 were associated with the occurrence of CIP in older patients with lung cancer. …”
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Effects of Plant Diversity on Soil Organic Carbon in Alpine Meadow in Northeastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau by Junjie MA, Yinping CHEN, Xiaoming MOU, Yuqiang LI, Yuqing ZHANG, Yuzhi LU, Bo CAO

“…Plant diversity significantly affects the structure and function of ecosystems and plays a crucial role in soil organic carbon sequestration.In the past， the effects of plant diversity on soil organic carbon were mostly carried out under artificial plant diversity control， indicating that high plant diversity significantly promoted soil organic carbon accumulation.However， in natural grassland ecosystem， the research on the effect of plant diversity on soil organic carbon is relatively weak.In this study， 15 typical alpine meadows in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau were selected as sample sites.By measuring plant above-ground and subsurface biomass， soil pH value， soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen， soil organic carbon， granular organic carbon， mineral-bound organic carbon， total nitrogen and total phosphorus， etc.， the effects of plant diversity on soil organic carbon sequestration under natural conditions were explored.It provides theoretical basis for the change of soil carbon storage and scientific management of grassland.The results showed that plant diversity significantly increased plant coverage and aboveground biomass （P < 0.01）， but had no significant effect on underground biomass in different soil layers （0~20 cm and 20~40 cm）.In 0~20 cm and 20~40 cm soil layers， the increase of plant diversity significantly increased soil microbial biomass carbon and organic carbon contents （P<0.05）， but had no effect on microbial biomass nitrogen in different soil layers.According to the classification of soil organic carbon， there was a significant positive correlation between plant diversity and soil mineral bound organic carbon content （P<0.01）， but no correlation with soil particulate organic carbon content.In conclusion， in the alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau， higher plant diversity under natural conditions has a significant promoting effect on soil organic carbon content， which is mainly reflected in the increase of mineral binding organic carbon content.This study provides new insights and theoretical basis for the relationship between plant diversity and soil carbon pool in grassland ecosystem.…”
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Values clarification as part of shared decision-making with patients with limited health literacy in general practice by Laura Vriese, Jesse Jansen, Bart Knottnerus, Jany Rademakers, Trudy van der Weijden

“…This sample of patients with LHL rarely initiated values clarification, but if they did, it mostly occurred early in the consultation when they shared their reason for encounter.Discussion Observed SDM was low. …”
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PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIC MARKET IN UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL by Іnna Honcharuk, Roman Lohosha, Dina Tokarchuk

“…This makes it difficult to monitor this sector, which is mostly composed of farms and private households. Over time, the integration of such farms into the monitoring network will become necessary in the process of formalising the organic market, as the lack of certification limits prices and economic returns. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies Identifies Novel Functional CpG-SNPs Associated with Bone Mineral Density at Lumbar Spine by Chuan Qiu, Hui Shen, Xiaoying Fu, Chao Xu, Hongwen Deng

“…Osteoporosis is a serious public health issue, which is mostly characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD). …”
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Latent Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors among patients with chronic kidney disease: a registry-based study by Mahbobeh Montazeri, Mahdi Fakhar, Omid Sedighi, Atieh Makhlough, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Maryam Nakhaei, Mostafa Soleymani

“…Conclusion Our findings demonstrate a highly significant association between latent T. gondii infection and CKD, mostly in the late stages. Thus, regular screening for T. gondii infection in these patients is strongly recommended to prevent the reactivation of latent infections. …”
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Progress of in situ conservation and use of crop wild relatives for food security in a changing climate: a case of the underutilised Vigna Savi by Leonard Manda, Leonard Manda, Rodrigue Idohou, Eric Etchikinto Agoyi, Symphorien Agbahoungba, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Clement Agbangla, Aristide Cossi Adomou, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo

“…We report that 104 Vigna CWR species in five subgenera, Ceratotropis, Haydonia, Lasiosporon, Plectotropis, and Vigna, are distributed mostly in Africa and Asia. Nine species are domesticated while six are threatened. …”
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The fate of recessive deleterious or overdominant mutations near mating-type loci under partial selfing by Tezenas, Emilie, Giraud, Tatiana, Véber, Amandine, Billiard, Sylvain

“…This may contribute to explain why evolutionary strata of recombination suppression near the mating-type locus are found mostly in automictic (pseudo-homothallic) fungi. We also showed that rare events of deleterious mutation maintenance during strikingly long evolutionary times could occur, suggesting that deleterious mutations can indeed accumulate near the mating-type locus over evolutionary time scales. …”
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A Case Study of -some and -able Derivatives in the OED3: Examining the Diachronic Output and Productivity of Two Competing Adjectival Suffixes by Chris A. Smith

“…On the other hand, -able has a more predictable semantic pattern, having mostly passive-oriented senses. Secondly, existing-some adjectives have a low token frequency as shown by extensive corpus searches, and this is verified in all periods, except for the 1850s where -some adjective formation increased out of a deliberate attempt to increase native suffixation. …”
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Discussions and Forecasts by L. V. Konstantinova, V. V. Vorozhikhin, A. M. Petrov, E. S. Titova, D. A. Shtykhno

“…Analysis and forecasting are mostly carried out on the example of the practice by using generative artificial intelligence in higher education, however, the main provisions and conclusions can be extrapolated to other levels of education.Materials and methods. …”
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A spatial-temporal description of the SARS-CoV-2 infections in Indonesia during the first six months of outbreak. by Dewi Nur Aisyah, Chyntia Aryanti Mayadewi, Haniena Diva, Zisis Kozlakidis, Siswanto, Wiku Adisasmito

“…Of those confirmed cases 67.79% (75,551/111,450) were shown as recovered and 4.83% (5,382/111,450) of them as died. Patients were mostly male (50.52%; 56,300/111,450) and adults aged 31 to 45 years old (29.73%; 33,132/111,450). …”
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Suppression of pseudogene MT2P1 transcription induced by E2F7 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and facilitates apoptosis via preserving its parental gene by Yiquan Lu, Yifan Zhang, Fengjie Hao, Nan Wang, Yongjun Chen, Junqing Wang

“…Their transcripts are mostly attributed to non-coding RNAs that play various functions in human tumorigenicity and progression. …”
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The impact of surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: a nationwide longitudinal observational study on surgical workforce and volume, 2012–2023 by Håkon Angell Bolkan, Nobhojit Roy, Alex J van Duinen, Martin P Grobusch, Juul Bakker, Mali Eggen Furre, Maria Svengaard, Elisabeth Øvreås, Thomas Ashley, Jaap Gunneweg, Mustapha S Kabba

“…Caesarean sections were in 2023 mostly performed in public facilities (81.3%, 95% CI 80.1.0% to 82.5%) by associate clinicians (57.6%, 95% CI 53.2% to 61.9%).Conclusions Over the last decade, Sierra Leone has seen a shift in surgical care, with a transition from general to obstetric surgeries, from private to public institutions, and an expansion of surgical care in rural areas, with associate clinicians as the leading provider. …”
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A systematic review of robotic colorectal surgery programs worldwide and a comprehensive description of local robotic training programme by Valentin Butnari, Harpreet Kaur Sekhon Inderjit Singh, Eshtar Hamid, Shady Gaafar Hosny, Sandeep Kaul, Joseph Huang, Richard Boulton, Nirooshun Rajendran

“…These have been performed mostly by consultants, many of whom have gained sufficient proficiency to begin to educate their trainees. …”
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Quality of Life of Lung Cancer Patients with Immune-Related Endocrinopathies During Immunotherapy: A Prospective Study Based on the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC13 Questionnaires in Rom... by Simona Coniac, Mariana Cristina Costache-Outas, Ionuţ-Lucian Antone-Iordache, Alexandra-Valentina Anghel, Maria-Alexandra Bobolocu, Andreea Zamfir, Horia-Dan Liscu, Andreea-Iuliana Ionescu, Corin Badiu

“…Endocrine immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are mostly irreversible and need life-long hormonal substitution therapy. …”
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Thyroid nodule rupture after thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules: incidence, risk factors, and clinical management by Yu-tong Liu, Ying Wei, Zhen-Long Zhao, Jie Wu, Shi-Liang Cao, Na Yu, Yan Li, Li-Li Peng, Ming-an Yu

“…Background Thyroid nodule rupture (TNR) is a rare and severe complication after thermal ablation (TA), mostly from benign thyroid nodules (BTN).Objective To summarize the incidence of TNR after TA and analyze the causes and prevention strategies.Materials and methods This retrospective study enrolled 3971 patients who underwent TA for BTN from January 2014 to March 2024. …”
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