Scouting for Huanglongbing (HLB; Citrus Greening) by Jamie D. Burrow, Stephen H. Futch, Tripti Vashisth

“… This 5-page publication is a minor revision that describes the following: 1) symptoms of HLB and how to distinguish these symptoms from those of other diseases/disorders; 2) when to scout; 3) different methods of scouting; and 4) what to do when an HLB-affected tree is identified. …”
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Personal Marketing: A Strategy for Marketing Programs to Diverse Audiences by Lisa A. Guion

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Long term effectiveness of intraoperative radiotherapy given as a boost in adjuvant treatment for oral cavity cancers by Grzegorz Woźniak, Tomasz Rutkowski, Wojciech Majewski, Aleksandra Napieralska, Jerzy Wydmański, Agnieszka Czarniecka, Cezary Szymczyk, Adam Bekman, Żaneta Kaniszewska Dorsz, Tomasz Latusek, Bogusław Maciejewski

“…The study included 23 patients: IORT dose of 5–7.5 Gy was delivered using 50 kV X-rays generated by INTRABEAM™, combined with EBRT of 50–60 Gy in 25–30 fractions depending on presence of extracapsular invasion and narrow or positive surgical margins. …”
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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…The Morning and Evening Questionnaire 5 (MEQ-5) was used to assess chronotype. The cardiometabolic (CM)-risk score was the sum of standardized Z scores based on gender for the 5 indicators: waist circumference (WC), mean arterial pressure (MAP), triglyceride (TG), homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), where the HDL-C is multiplied by-1. …”
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Discrepancies in safety reporting for chronic back pain clinical trials: an observational study from ClinicalTrials.gov and publications by Nick Boyne, Alison Duke, Jack Rea, Adam Khan, Alec Young, Jared Van Vleet, Matt Vassar

“…Serious adverse events (SAEs) were reported differently in 15 (37.5%) publications; 80% reported fewer SAEs than ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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Exogenous organic acids promoted phytoremediation by Hydrangea macrophylla in cadmium‑contaminated soil by Yunjing Song, Qian Cheng, Bing Zhao

“…The effects of acetic acid (AA), citric acid (CA), and malic acid (MA) with different concentrations (2.5, 5, and 10 mmol·kg−1) on the growth physiology, Cd absorption and accumulation of H. macrophylla and soil microecological environment under Cd stress were systematically studied. …”
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Thomas Cottier / Shaheeza Lalani / Clarence Siziba (eds.): Intergenerational Equity: Environmental and Cultural Concerns by Nicky van Dijk

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Implementing intergenerational justice: Children at the heart of policy making by Lucy Stone

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Kasper Bro Larsen, Jesus: En historisk crash course by Anna Enberg

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Transrectal circular proctoplasty in treatment rectocele by A. M. Kuzminov, L. P. Orlova, I. V. Zarodnyuk, V. Yu. Korolik, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, Sh. T. Minbayev

“…At presence rectocele over 5 cm in size it is rational to apply this procedure with additional strengthening of rectovaginal septum by allotransplant.Conclusions. …”
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COARSE-CRYSTALLINE PYRITE OF CENTRAL TIMAN by R.I. Shaybekov, M.Yu. Sokerin, V.G. Kotelnikov, A.Yu. Lysyuk, G.V. Ignatyev, E.M. Tropnikov

“…The unit cell parameter of pyrite vary from 5.4137 ± 0.0002 to 5.4187 ± 0.0010 Å and correspond to an ideal pyrite. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C-15. by Ainembabazi, Edina

“…CHA, obtained from the combustion of coffee husks, was added in varying proportions of 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% by weight of cement, with a mix ratio of 1:1.5:3 and a water-cement ratio of 0.6. …”
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Economic Burden of Contraception Management in Spain by Inmaculada Parra Ribes, Juan José Rascón Poza, Ezequiel Pérez Campos, Ignacio Bugella Yudice, Maria Jesús Rodríguez Domingo

“…**Results:** Reversible contraception costs in Spain amount to €12.5 billion over a 5–year period. Condoms and combined oral contraceptives (COC) account for 86.8% of the total cost and the other methods only 13.2%. …”
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Practical analysis of using PPPH and raPPPid for Precise Point Positioning in Europe by Saber Mohamed, El-Mewafi Mahmoud, Awad Ahmed

“…RMSE in E direction estimated by raPPPid varied from 0.4 cm to 3.3 cm, but RMSE in E direction estimated by PPPH varied from 0.5 cm to 3.7 cm. RMSE in Up direction estimated by raPPPid varied from 0.8 cm to 5.2 cm, while RMSE in Up direction estimated by PPPH varied from 0.9 cm to 5.5 cm. 3D Positioning error was also estimated by both software and it was found that the 3D positioning error estimated by raPPPid varied from 0.2 cm to 2.2 cm, whereas the 3D positioning error estimated by PPPH varied from 0.9 cm to 4.1 cm. …”
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Benchmarking LLM chatbots’ oncological knowledge with the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology’s annual board examination questions by Efe Cem Erdat, Engin Eren Kavak

“…Methods We assessed the performance of four LLMs—Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic), ChatGPT 4o (OpenAI), Llama-3 (Meta), and Gemini 1.5 (Google)—using the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology’s annual board examination questions from 2016 to 2024. …”
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New Composite Indexes through Factor Analysis Simplifying the Interpretation of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of Surgical Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Complet... by Wai-Wang Chau, Bobby Kin-Wah Ng

“…“Trunk symmetry and health-related quality of life (HRQOL)” loaded with 2 SAQ and all 5 SRS-22 scores, and 5 SAQ scores in “Body appearance.” …”
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Analysis of Air Quality Changes and Influencing Factors in Changchun during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 by Hanbo Gao, Ju Wang, Tongnan Li, Chunsheng Fang

“…The results showed that the concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, CO were 30.5%–53.8% lower in the Level I period and 49.4%–65.0% lower in the Level II period than in the pre-lockdown period, respectively. …”
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High performance synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete mixed with nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept green railway sleeper product by Radhika Sridhar, Satjapan Leelatanon, Monthian Setkit, Thanongsak Imjai, Elhem Ghorbel, Boksun Kim

“…Durability tests, including water absorption, rapid chloride penetration, and water penetration, showed that adding 5% hybrid nanoparticles and 0.5% fibers resulted in high strength (17.81%) and significant pre refinement. …”

HEAL-Dengue: Hospital- based Exploration, Analysis and Learning about Dengue Outcomes (HEAL-D-ALDO) by Aijaz Zeeshan Khan, Omer Sabir, Adnan Hussain Shahid, Muhammad Bilal Basit, Syeda Arzinda Fatima Shah, Qamar Sajad

“…Higher hemoglobin on day 1 and 5 (P=0.05), higher WBCs on day 3 and 5 (p =0.0), platelets on day 5 (p =0.009), O2 saturations (p=0.0) and mean BP on presentation (p =0.008) (day 1) were significant predictors of death. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and toxicity assessment of chlorantraniliprole nanoemulsion against Helicoverpa armigera by Geeta Devi, Lomash Kumar, Rahul Kumar Dhaka, Karuna Jain, Rahul Saini, Shubham Saini, Anil Jakhar, Sushil Ahlawat, Mehdi Rahimi

“…The nano size of emulsion is confirmed by Dynamic light scattering (62.43 nm), Scanning electron microscopy (55 ± 5 nm), X-ray diffraction (42.9 nm), and Transmission electron microscopy (22.5 ± 2.5 nm), Stability of synthesized nanoemulsion is confirmed via, centrifugation, freeze thaw cycle, heating cooling test, and zeta potential. …”
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