Modeling wheat growth to determine economic feasibility under deficit irrigation and nitrogen management strategies by Junaid Nawaz Chauhdary, Hong Li, Ragab Ragab, Zawar Hussain, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Mustafoyev Komil llxomovich

“…Economic analysis of all scenarios revealed FI.LNF150 (full irrigation with 150 % nitrogen dose) as the most profitable strategy, generating the highest net margin (826 US$ha−1) and BCR (1.44), while DI80LNF175 maximized water economic productivity (0.69 US$m⁻³). …”
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Combination of p-coumaric acid and lactoferrin ameliorates cognitive deficits through suppressing C/EBPβ/AEP pathway and modulating intestinal flora in APP/PS1 mice by Yan Zhou, Yitian Sun, Hui Guo, Yanzi Liang, Siyuan Zhu, Yu Sha, Zhongxiao Wan, Jiaying Xu, Jianrong Jiang, Liqiang Qin, Yunhong Li

“…Specifically, combined treatment was most effective in improving nesting ability and reducing amyloid β1-42 (Aβ1-42) deposition in mice. …”
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Comparative peculiarities of genomic diversity in <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i> chickens with decorative plumage: the muffs and beard phenotype by N. V. Dementieva, Y. S. Shcherbakov, A. E. Ryabova, A. B. Vakhrameev, A. V. Makarova, O. A. Nikolaeva, A. P. Dysin, A. I. Azovtseva, N. R. Reinbah, O. V. Mitrofanova

“…Based on cluster analysis, with the cross­validation error and the most probable number of clusters K = 4 taken into account, the Orloff was singled out as a separate group. …”
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Development of the Intersectoral Care Reported by Patients Survey for Primary and Oral Healthcare by Kirsten P. J. Smits, Marieke M. van der Zande, Reanne Hek, Pim W. J. J. Assendelft, Fred R. Rozema, Kenneth R. Wright, Maria C. Dolce, Christine A. Riedy, Jane R. Barrow, Fabian Hüttig, Stefan Listl

“…Introduction: Oral and general health are closely related, and many oral and chronic-systemic diseases have the same risk factors. However, in most countries dental and general health care systems are separated. …”
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Avaliação dos principais padrões de perfil facial quanto a estética e atratividade Evaluation of the main criteria of facial profile aesthetics and attractiveness by Diego Moura Soares, Pettely Thaise de Souza Santos Palmeira, Vinícius de Farias Pereira, Marconi Eduardo Sousa Maciel Santos, Rafael Miranda Tassitano, José Rodrigues Laureano Filho

“…CONCLUSIONS: The facial criteria of both Caucasian class I and African class I were the most attractive, whereas to the facial criteria of class III were less attractive. …”
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Age-related features of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease by M. S. Eliseev, O. V. Zhelyabina, M. N. Chikina

“…Thirty-eight (33.6%) of the 113 examined patients with CPPD were aged less than 55 years. The most common clinical form of CPPD was chronic arthritis (n=54; 47.8%), the less common forms were osteoarthritis (OA) with calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals (n=35; 31%) and acute arthritis (n=24; 21.2 %); their rates did not differ in the formed groups.In patients older than 55 years, the pain intensity according to VAS was higher than that at a younger age (50 [40; 70] mm and 40 [25; 54] mm, respectively; p&lt;0.001); they had more frequently to take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and/or colchicine (94.7 and 76.3%, respectively; p=0.0039) and had a higher serum CRP level (4.1 [1.9; 10.3] and 2.1 [1.9; 10.3] mg/L, respectively; p=0.0034); however, the number of patients with a CRP concentration of &gt;5 mg/dL was comparable for both groups. …”
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The diet of bats in forest ecosystems and their potential as natural enemies of forest pests: A case study in the Khingan Mountains, Northeast China by Lixin Gong, Zhiqiang Wang, Can Ke, Maojun Zhong, Wenhao Zhang, Yaping Lu, Kangkang Zhang, Jiang Feng, Tinglei Jiang

“…Bats, as natural predators of pests in agroforestry ecosystems, provide pest control services. However, most studies have focused on agroecosystems, but studies on forest ecosystems are scarce. …”
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Characteristics of stem sings of EpCAM-negative and EpCAM-positive tumor cells in primary tumor and 2D and 3D cultures in breast cancer by V. V. Alifanov, M. S. Tretyakova, E. S. Grigoryeva, M. A. Buldakov, L. A. Tashireva, E. S. Kolegova, E. S. Andryuhova, M. V. Zavyalova, E. V. Denisov, N. V. Cherdyntseva, V. M. Perelmuter

“…The results indicate that EpCAM-negative and EpCAM-positive tumor cells of luminal molecular subtype of breast cancer are capable of exhibiting various phenotypic variants of stemness and EMT in the primary tumor and 2D and 3D cultures. In most cases, individual tumor cells show co-expression of several stemness markers. …”
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Objective and Subjective Assessment of the Sound Attenuation Efficiency Obtained by Custom Moulded Earplugs with Various Acoustic Filters – a Preliminary Study by Roman Gołębiewski, Andrzej Wicher, Artur Duraj, Milena Kaczmarek-Klinowska, Karina Mrugalska-Handke

“…Background: Hearing loss caused by excessive exposure to noise is one of the most common health risks for employees. One solution for noise reduction is the use of hearing protectors, which is a very effective method for protecting hearing from the workplace noise. …”
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Indigenous herbal medicine use and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Addisu Sertsu, Aminu Mohammed, Bezabih Amsalu, Mickiale Hailu, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Tadesse Weldeamanuel, Yalelet Belay, Tesema Dinkesa, Natnael Dechasa, Betelhem Mengist, Teshale Mengesha, Aliya Nuri, Tewodros Getnet, Yibekal Manaye, Ahmedin Aliyi Usso, Henok Legesse, Zeyniya Hussen

“…Lack of formal education (adjusted OR, AOR 5.47, 95% CI 2.40 to 12.46), primary level (AOR 4.74, 95% CI 2.15 to 10.44), housewives (AOR 4.15, 95% CI 1.83 to 9.37), number of ANC visits (AOR 2.58, 95% CI 1.27 to 5.25), insufficient knowledge (AOR 4.58, 95% CI 3.02 to 6.77) and favourable perception (AOR 2.54, 95% CI 1.71 to 3.77) were factors significantly associated with herbal medicine use. The most commonly used herbs were garden cress (Lepidium sativum) (32%), bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) (25.2%), moringa (Moringa oleifera) (24.5%). …”
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Impact of neutron radiation on the viability of tumor cells cultured in the presence of boron-10 isotope by O. Yu. Volkova, L. V. Mechetina, A. V. Taranin, A. A. Zaboronok, K. Nakai, S. I. Lezhnin, S. A. Frolov, D. A. Kasatov, A. N. Makarov, I. N. Sorokin, T. V. Sycheva, I. M. Shchudlo, S. Yu. Taskaev

“…Elevated boron levels in the culture medium resulted in a significant decrease in the proportion of survived cells. Radiation had the most pronounced impact on the proliferative capacity of the human U251 glioma cell lines.Conclusion. …”
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Analysis of clinical infection characteristics of multidrug-resistant organisms in hospitalized patients in a tertiary sentinel hospital in Shanghai from 2021 to 2023 by MAO Qi, ZHAO Tenglong, LYU Xihong, GU Zhiyuan, CHEN Bin, ZHAO Lidi, LI Xifeng, ZHANG Xing, TIAN Liang, ZHU Renyi

“…The type of specimen was mainly sputum, the hospitalized ward was mainly comprehensive ICU, the sampling time was mainly in the first quarter throughout the year, the number of underlying diseases was mainly between 1 to 2 kinds, the application of antibiotics ≥4 kinds, and those who didn’t receive any surgery recently accounted for the most. There were statistically significant differences in the distribution of strains between different specimen types, wards occupied and history of ICU stay (P<0.05), but no statistically significant difference in the distribution of strains between different sampling times, number of underlying diseases and types of antibiotics applied (P>0.05).ConclusionThe situation of prevention and control on MDROs in this hospital is still serious. …”
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Multi-omic analysis of SDHB-deficient pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas identifies metastasis and treatment-related molecular profiles by Aidan Flynn, Andrew D. Pattison, Shiva Balachander, Emma Boehm, Blake Bowen, Trisha Dwight, Fernando J. Rossello, Oliver Hofmann, Luciano Martelotto, Maia Zethoven, Lawrence S. Kirschner, Tobias Else, Lauren Fishbein, Anthony J. Gill, Arthur S. Tischler, Thomas Giordano, Tamara Prodanov, Jane R. Noble, Roger R. Reddel, Alison H. Trainer, Hans Kumar Ghayee, Isabelle Bourdeau, Marianne Elston, Diana Ishak, Joanne Ngeow Yuen Yie, Rodney J. Hicks, Joakim Crona, Tobias Åkerström, Peter Stålberg, Patricia Dahia, Sean Grimmond, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Karel Pacak, Richard W. Tothill

“…TERT and ATRX-alterations are associated with metastatic PCPG and these tumours have an increased mutation load, and distinct transcriptional and telomeric features. Most PCPG have quiet genomes with some rare co-operative driver events, including EPAS1/HIF-2α mutations. …”
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Glycoproteomics analysis of complement factor H and its complement-regulatory function during Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome by Laura M. Baas, Kioa L. Wijnsma, Fokje Zijlstra, Nicole C. A. J. van de Kar, Lieke ter Steeg, Antonia H. M. Bouts, Marloes A. H. M. Michels, Marloes A. H. M. Michels, Jeroen D. Langereis, Dirk Lefeber, Dirk Lefeber, Hans J. C. T. Wessels, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel

“…This abnormal glycosylation was most prominent during the acute phase in all patients and showed partial or complete normalization during remission. …”
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Adhesion and friction patterns of CVD-grown monolayer flakes induced by vacancy-rich defect domains by Paolo Canepa, Ermes Peci, Michele Magnozzi, Hasret Ağırcan, Domenica Convertino, Stiven Forti, Camilla Coletti, Ornella Cavalleri, Maurizio Canepa, Renato Buzio, Francesco Bisio

“…These findings help identify the type of defects and mechanisms that most significantly affect the properties of TMD monolayer flakes prepared by scalable production routes.…”
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Model Optimization for High-Yield Biocrude in Co-Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Municipal Sludge by Botian HAO, Yunfei DIAO, Ya WEI, Donghai XU

“…Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology is regarded as one of the most promising sludge treatment technologies due to its ability to directly process biomass with high moisture content (80% - 90%). …”
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APOBEC affects tumor evolution and age at onset of lung cancer in smokers by Tongwu Zhang, Jian Sang, Phuc H. Hoang, Wei Zhao, Jennifer Rosenbaum, Kofi Ennu Johnson, Leszek J. Klimczak, John McElderry, Alyssa Klein, Christopher Wirth, Erik N. Bergstrom, Marcos Díaz-Gay, Raviteja Vangara, Frank Colon-Matos, Amy Hutchinson, Scott M. Lawrence, Nathan Cole, Bin Zhu, Teresa M. Przytycka, Jianxin Shi, Neil E. Caporaso, Robert Homer, Angela C. Pesatori, Dario Consonni, Marcin Imielinski, Stephen J. Chanock, David C. Wedge, Dmitry A. Gordenin, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Reuben S. Harris, Maria Teresa Landi

“…Abstract Most solid tumors harbor somatic mutations attributed to off-target activities of APOBEC3A (A3A) and/or APOBEC3B (A3B). …”
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Comparison of Disease Progression From Prostate Cancer Diagnosis to Metastatic or Nonmetastatic Castrate‐Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) Patients: CaPA Study by Pedro Costa, António Patrício, João Vasco Barreira, Luís Abranches Monteiro, Luís Campos Pinheiro, Paulo Azinhais, Inês Sequeira, Carlos Rabaça, Ferdinando Pereira, Ricardo Borges, Francisco Botelho, Frederico Reis, José Carvalho, António Canelas, Hugo Coelho, Fernando Vila, Rui Dinis, Sílvia Dias, Ana Cristina Fialho, José Palma dos Reis

“…At diagnosis, the median age was 69.0 and 70.0 years in mCRPC and nmCRPC patients, respectively, and the most common histological subtype was acinar adenocarcinoma (mCRPC: 83.6%; nmCRPC: 91.7%). …”
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Acupoint stimulation methods for premature ovarian insufficiency: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Zhenping Du, Guancheng Ye, Jingyuan Wei, Shutong Li, Shan Zhao, Jun Wang

“…Auricular seed therapy (AST) was most effective in reducing FSH [MD = 3.03, 95% CI (0.45, 5.60); SUCRA = 83.7%]. …”
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Analisis Klasifikasi Sentimen Ulasan pada E-Commerce Shopee Berbasis Word Cloud dengan Metode Naive Bayes dan K-Nearest Neighbor by Josua Josen Alexander Limbong, Irwan Sembiring, kristoko dwi hartomo

“…Then based on the word cloud results obtained word information with positive sentiments that are most often shared by customers related to words: free, good, like, cheap, easy, and fast. …”
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