Soil depth determines the microbial communities in Sorghum bicolor fields within a uniform regional environment by Emily R. Murray, Jeremiah J. Minich, Jocelyn Saxton, Marie de Gracia, Nathaniel Eck, Nicholas Allsing, Justine Kitony, Kavi Patel-Jhawar, Eric E. Allen, Todd P. Michael, Nadia Shakoor

“…Microbiome studies on agricultural soils, particularly fields growing S. bicolor, have been mostly limited to surface soils (<30 cm). Here we investigated the abiotic factors of soil properties, field location, depth, and the biotic factors of sorghum type across 38 genotypes of the soil microbiome. …”
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Potential applications for composite utilization of rubber and plastic in asphalt pavements: A critical review by Haibin Li, Lichang Zhou, Yuhang Cai, Yongfei Zhang, Bature Auwal Ibrahim, Zixuan Feng, Liyun Tang, Zhigang Li, Fayong Yang

“…The results show that rubber-plastic composite modified asphalt is mostly prepared by directly adding modified materials. …”
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Exosomes from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Damage from Oxidative Stress and the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Renal Epithelial Cells Exposed to Oxalate... by Dian Li, Dan Zhang, Bo Tang, Yue Zhou, Wenhao Guo, Qing Kang, Zhang Wang, Lianju Shen, Guanghui Wei, Dawei He

“…The isolated exosomes had double-layer membranes, had hollow, circular, or elliptical shapes, had diameters mostly between 30 and 100 nm, and expressed CD9, CD63, and Alix. …”
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Exploring the limits of scan time reduction for ferumoxytol-enhanced whole-heart angiography in congenital heart disease patients by Ludovica Romanin, Milan Prsa, Christopher W. Roy, Xavier Sieber, Jérôme Yerly, Bastien Milani, Tobias Rutz, Salim Si-mohamed, Estelle Tenisch, Davide Piccini, Matthias Stuber

“…In 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), strategies to shorten scan times mostly rely on ECG‐triggering or self-navigation for motion management, but are affected by heart rate variabilities or respiratory drifts. …”
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Illuminating a biologics development challenge: systematic characterization of CHO cell-derived hydrolases identified in monoclonal antibody formulations by Melanie Maier, Linus Weiß, Nikolas Zeh, Valerie Schmieder-Todtenhaupt, Alireza Dehghani, Marius Nicolaus Felix, Daniel Heinzelmann, Benjamin Lindner, Moritz Schmidt, Joey Studts, Patrick Schulz, Bernd Reisinger, Kerstin Otte, Matthias Franzreb, Daniel Lakatos, Simon Fischer

“…Applying a PS degradation assay, we found nine mostly secreted, PS-active hydrolases with varying hydrolytic activity. …”
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Machine learning enhanced metal 3D printing: high throughput optimization and material transfer extensibility by Yuanjie Zhang, Cheng Lin, Yuan Tian, Jianbao Gao, Bo Song, Hao Zhang, Min Wang, Kechen Song, Binghui Deng, Dezhen Xue, Yonggang Yao, Yusheng Shi, Kun Kelvin Fu

“…The high throughput methodologies are mostly on obtaining the printed samples and their structural and physical properties, while ML is used for data analysis by model building for prediction (optimization), and understanding. …”
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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein and syndromic gene variants detected in Turkish isolated pituitary adenoma families by whole exome sequencing by M. Eda Ertorer, Feyza N. Tuncer, Sema Ciftci, Seher Tanrikulu, Ozlem Soyluk Selcukbiricik, Ömercan Topaloğlu, Mehtap Evran, Pinar Kadioglu, Sevcan Aydin, Bulent Can, Canan Sehit, Zafer Pekkolay, Guzide Gonca Oruk, Berrin Cetinarslan, Sema Yarman

“…Abstract Genetic causes of familial isolated pituitary adenomas (FIPAs) remain mostly elusive. A cohort of 20 FIPA cases from 12 different geographical regions of Türkiye was included to characterize clinical and genetic features. …”
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Rehabilitation with removable dentures in adults and older people with partial or total edentulism: Chilean Public Health System Experience, 2017–2019 by Karen Danke, DDS, MSc, Ingeborg Bevensee, DDS, Ana Beatriz Silva, DDS, MSc, Alicia Morales, DDS, MSc, Gisela Jara, DDs, MSc, Fabiola Werlinger, MSc, PhD, Mauricio Baeza, DDS, MSc, PhD, María Ignacia Muñoz, DDS, Viviana García Ubillo, MSc, Jorge Gamonal, DDS, MSc, PhD

“…The Public's response is mostly via removable dentures (RDs), however there is limited evidence regarding its results. …”
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Adverse events following the first, second and third doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in hemodialysis patients by Mei-Fen Pai, Kuei-Ting Tung, Shih-Ping Hsu, Yu-Sen Peng, Wan-Yu Lin, Ju-Yeh Yang, Hon-Yen Wu, Yen-Ling Chiu, Kai-Hsiang Shu, Wan-Chuan Tsai

“…These adverse events were mostly minor, short-lived and less than 5% reported daily activities being affected. …”
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A Novel Forest Dynamic Growth Visualization Method by Incorporating Spatial Structural Parameters Based on Convolutional Neural Network by Linlong Wang, Huaiqing Zhang, Kexin Lei, Tingdong Yang, Jing Zhang, Zeyu Cui, Rurao Fu, Hongyan Yu, Baowei Zhao, Xianyin Wang

“…Current visual methods of forest dynamic growth mostly focus on the plot or stand level, which cannot express the morphological and structural characteristics of individual trees, as well as their statistical linkages, and causes each tree in the stand to grow at the same rate. …”
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Lung-Selective Delivery of mRNA-Encoding Anti-MERS-CoV Nanobody Exhibits Neutralizing Activity Both In Vitro and In Vivo by Yuhang Zhang, Chongyu Tian, Xinyang Yu, Guocan Yu, Xuelian Han, Yuan Wang, Haisheng Zhou, Shuai Zhang, Min Li, Tiantian Yang, Yali Sun, Wanbo Tai, Qi Yin, Guangyu Zhao

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a highly pathogenic virus causing severe respiratory illness, with limited treatment options that are mostly supportive. The success of mRNA technology in COVID-19 vaccines has opened avenues for antibody development against MERS-CoV. mRNA-based antibodies, expressed in vivo, offer rapid adaptability to viral mutations while minimizing long-term side effects. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with high-risk thrombophilia: a single-center cross-sectional study of 3550 patients at a tertiary Thrombosis Centre in Switzerland by Shabnam Najaf Zadeh, Fabienne Schmidli, Katarzyna Aleksandra Jalowiec, Tobias Tritschler, Yan Xu, Alan Haynes, Grégoire Le Gal, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Kristina Vrotniakaite-Bajerciene

“…Conclusion: High-risk thrombophilia was mostly prevalent in women with pregnancy-related morbidity. …”
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Evaluating Clinical and Sociodemographic Risk for Symptom Burden Associated Interference With Daily Functioning in the Primary Brain Tumor Patient Population by Bennett A. McIver, Tara S. Davis, Kimberly Reinhart, Elizabeth Vera, Alvina Acquaye‐Mallory, Anna Choi, Tricia Kunst, Morgan Johnson, Ewa Grajkowska, Hope Miller, Jennifer Reyes, Mark R. Gilbert, Terri S. Armstrong, Michelle L. Wright

“…Results This patient sample had a median age of 48 years (18–85), was mostly male (57%), with a high‐grade tumor (73%), glioblastoma (39%), and tumor recurrence (49%). …”
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Role of the Modified WHO Partograph in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study by Sukeshini Bhagat, Shreyasi Chiwadshetti, Chhavi Kowe, Renema Datta, Mahesh Shinde, Pushti Shah, Divya Yadav, Samreen Chunawala, Abhay Gupta, Natanshi Kumar, Pranav Ghuge, Prajakta Kokane

“…In 2017, WHO reported 295,000 maternal deaths, mostly in low- to middle-income countries, highlighting the need for improved care. …”
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Duration of resuscitation, regain of consciousness and histopathological severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest by Christian Endisch, Katharina Millard, Sandra Preuß, Werner Stenzel, Jens Nee, Christian Storm, Christoph J. Ploner, Christoph Leithner

“…A tROSC less than 1 min was mostly associated with SEND less than 30% in all brain regions. …”
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Course of uveitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): Five years follow-up data from a prospective multicenter Inception Cohort of Newly diagnosed patients with J... by Karoline Baquet-Walscheid, Kirsten Minden, Martina Niewerth, Frank Dressler, Ivan Foeldvari, Dirk Foell, Johannes-Peter Haas, Gerd Horneff, Anton Hospach, Tilmann Kallinich, Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner, Kirsten Mönkemöller, Christoph Tappeiner, Daniel Windschall, Jens Klotsche, Arnd Heiligenhaus

“…Conclusions Despite intensified DMARD treatment, almost half of the children experience JIAU-related ocular complications after 5 years of disease; however, visual acuity mostly remains good. Uveitis inactivity can be achieved frequently, but is often limited in duration. …”
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Menstrual blood and ritual beliefs: a qualitative study on menstrual health and hygiene practices among senior high school girls in Volta Region, Ghana by Sitsofe Gbogbo, Israel Wuresah, Wisdom Axame, Priscilla Klutse, Emmanuel Gbogbo, Robert Kokou Dowou, Sarah Odi Mantey, Sarah Abena Yeome Ayitey, Ishmael Boateng, Paramount Eli Nelson, Nuworza Kugbey, Victor Christian Korley Doku, Julie Hennegan, Frank E. Baiden, Fred N. Binka

“…Additionally, water and hygiene facilities were mostly inadequate, with many girls relying on poorly maintained pit latrines and non-functional flushing toilets. …”
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Assessing metabarcoding-based identifications for monitoring beetle communities in temperate forests by R․G․Bina Perl, Alexander Schneider, Julio V. Schneider, Viktor Hartung, Angela Röhner, Sebastian Will, Steffen U. Pauls

“…Even though our study was limited to a single location and peak season, we succeeded in detecting the DNA of 389 mostly plausible beetle species across a total of 54 samples. …”
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In Vitro Efficacy of <i>Thymbra capitata</i> (L.) Cav. Essential Oil Against Olive Phytopathogenic Fungi by Gabriele Simone, Margherita Campo, Silvia Urciuoli, Lorenzo Moncini, Maider Giorgini, Francesca Ieri, Pamela Vignolini

“…A comparison of the inhibitory effect of <i>T. capitata</i> essential oil (0.1 g/L) and carvacrol (0.07 g/L) on selected fungal strains showed similar results, with carvacrol slightly more effective, although the differences were mostly statistically insignificant, except for <i>C. acutatum</i>. …”
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Fediša Modikologo: breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence against women and children. Theoretical framework and protocol for a prospective cohort study [version 2; peer r... by Leane Ramsoomar, Rachel Jewkes, Samantha Willan, Jani Nothling, Esnat Chirwa, Venice Mbowane, Maureen Phakoe, Shibe Mhlongo, Louis Sibiya, Desiree Pass, Charntel Paile, Ishen Seocharan, Nataly Woollett, Laura Washington, Nwabisa Jama-Shai, Bianca Dekel, Pinky Mahlangu, Mercilene Machisa, Amanda Zembe, Boitumelo Seepamore, Tracy Glass, Nicola Christofides, Stanley Carries, Darshini Govindasamy, Naeemah Abrahams, Asiphe Ketelo

“…The primary cohort will enrol 12,000 women experiencing severe IPV, recruited using non-probabilistic methods (mostly referral from services and community members, and chain-recruitment). …”
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