Biostimulation through natural biological inputs on fruiting, nutrient availability and rhizosphere microbiome in legume intercropped ‘Sweet Charlie’ strawberry (Fragaria × Ananass... by Pramod Kumar, Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Subhash Chander Verma, Nisha Sharma, Simran Saini, Rohit Bishist, Suman Lata

“…Liquid microbial culture of Jeevamrit contained cow dung-urine (pH-5.65, EC-0.23 dS/m) and was enriched with Azotobacter chroococcum, Pseudomonas species and actinobacteria. …”
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Highly sensitive multiplex PCR for convenient quantification and differentiation of canine Oomycota pathogens: Pythium insidiosum, Lagenidium giganteum f. caninum, and Paralagenidi... by Asfiha Tarannum, Subarna Barua, Leonel Mendoza, Raquel Vilela, Priscilla Barger, Terri Hathcock, Amelia White, Kelly Chenoweth, Chengming Wang

“…Interestingly, the developed multiplex Oomycota PCR revealed that 45.5% (40/88) of serum samples positive for anti-Pythium antibody contained Pythium DNA. Additionally, among 24 suspected anti-Pythium antibody-positive samples, 54.2% (13/24) tested positive for Pythium DNA, while 8.3% (2/24) contained Lagenidium DNA. …”
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Mycochemistry, antioxidant, anticancer activity, and molecular docking of compounds of F12 of ethyl acetate extract of Astraeus asiaticus with BcL2 and Caspase 3 by Swapan Kumar Ghosh, Koushik Pandey, Madhuparna Ghosh, Pradip Kumar Sur

“…Abstract Globally the current research is going for cancer disease management by different strategies as frequency and severity of this disease are increasing day by day. …”
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Prioritization of potential drug targets for diabetic kidney disease using integrative omics data mining and causal inference by Junyu Zhang, Jie Peng, Chaolun Yu, Yu Ning, Wenhui Lin, Mingxing Ni, Qiang Xie, Chuan Yang, Huiying Liang, Miao Lin

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with increasing global prevalence lacks effective therapeutic targets to halt or reverse its progression. …”
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Combined single- and dual-energy CT workflow for dose calculation in radiotherapy by Hella Sand, Jens Edmund, Ane Appelt, Patrick Wohlfahrt, Vicki Trier Taasti, Laurids Østergaard Poulsen, Jimmi Søndergaard, Martin Skovmos Nielsen

“…Background and purpose: Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is increasingly used in radiotherapy delineation due to its enhanced soft tissue contrast. …”
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Indonesian Nursing Educators’ Experiences with Developing Student-Centered Learning Methods by Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Kirsti Lauvli Andersen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Asniar Asniar, Randi Martinsen, Riza Septiani, Dharina Baharuddin, Signe Rasch Woersaa, Anna Willman, Liv Berit Olsen

“…A three-year educational program for nursing educators in Indonesia was developed. The current study used a qualitative, descriptive design with a questionnaire containing four open-ended questions focusing on the educators’ experiences with developing student-active methods and conditions affecting this process. …”
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Research progress on the control of reactive elements in remelted ingots during the electroslag remelting process by Shengchao DUAN, Lifeng ZHANG

“…Additionally, the physical parameters of the slag system play a crucial role in determining the surface quality and solidification characteristics of the ingots. Current research on the physical parameters of remelting slag systems containing TiO2, SiO2, B2O3, and rare earth oxides has primarily focused on viscosity and crystallization behavior. …”
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Size-dependent effects of oxo-degradable plastic contamination on soil quality and the growth of Zea mays by Do Thi Kim THANH, Robert W. BROWN, Martine GRAF, Michaela K. REAY, Charlotte E. M. LLOYD, Gupeng LI, David R. CHADWICK, Davey L. JONES

“…Oxo-degradable plastics (ODPs) have emerged as a potentially more sustainable alternative to current plastic mulch films, however, uncertainty remains around the degradation rate of ODPs in soil and their impacts on soil quality and crop health. …”
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Pilot Clinical Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of a Topical 3% Tranexamic Acid Cream and Serum Protocol for Managing Facial Hyperpigmentation in Caucasian Patients by Sarah Hsin, Kelly Lourenço, Alexandre Porcello, Cíntia Marques, Clara Rodriguez, Wassim Raffoul, Corinne Scaletta, Philippe Abdel-Sayed, Basste Hadjab, Lee Ann Applegate, Alexis Laurent

“…Hyperpigmentation significantly impacts patients’ quality of life and self-esteem. Current treatments often present disadvantages linked to poor product tolerability. …”
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What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Most patients were offered the flu jab. Older patients, current smokers and those with other conditions such as heart failure had higher risk of an acute exacerbation. …”
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Análisis de la incidencia de lesiones y hábitos usados durante el calentamiento en el baloncesto femenino (Analysis of the incidence of injuries and routines used during warm-up i... by Víctor Toro Román, David Guerrero Ramos, Diego Muñoz Marín, Jesús Siquier Coll, Ignacio Bartolomé Sánchez, María Concepción Robles Gil

“…Conclusions: Increasing the number of weekly sessions is associated to an increase in the number of injuries. …”
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Advancing Climate-Resilient Sorghum: the Synergistic Role of Plant Biotechnology and Microbial Interactions by Atul Kumar Srivastava, Aamir Riaz, Junmei Jiang, Xiangyang Li, Mohammad Uzair, Pooja Mishra, Aqib Zeb, Jiwei Zhang, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Lingfeng Luo, Songshu Chen, Sanwei Yang, Yudan Zhao, Xin Xie

“…Combinations of endophytes and microbial inoculants enhance plant immunity to pests and diseases while increasing tolerance to stress. Biocontrol agents such as Bacillus and Trichoderma contain suppression of pathogens and need less dependence on the use of chemical pesticides. …”
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Exercise Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis in T2DM Mice via Irisin/TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB-Mediated Neuroinflammation Pathway by Haocheng Xu, Xin Tian, Yuanxin Wang, Junjie Lin, Baishu Zhu, Chen Zhao, Bin Wang, Xin Zhang, Yu Sun, Nan Li, Xun Sun, Fanxi Zeng, Mingzhi Li, Xiquan Ya, Renqing Zhao

“…Moreover, exercise markedly increased the levels of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5)/irisin protein while decreasing the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differential protein-88 (MyD88), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) in the hippocampus of T2DM mice. …”
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Features of “Inverted” Educational Resources for Distance Learning of Pupils by D. A. Barkhatova, A. L. Simonova, P. S. Lomasko, L. B. Khegay

“…The main idea behind the development of such tools is that the “inverted” learning resources, on the one hand, implement a non-linear approach to the implementation of learning activities in accordance with the individual characteristics of a particular student (the current level of training, knowledge gaps, specific interests and difficulties), with the other - they create conditions for the initial systematization and complex internalization of the acquired knowledge and methods of action, contain a “cognitive challenge” aimed at increasing educational motivation through the implementation of mechanisms of formative self-control at the initial stage. …”
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Investigating Digital Storytelling as a Tool of Improving/ Developing Information Literacy Skills by Maryam Khodabin, Mohammad Zerehsaz, Somaye Sadat Akhshik, Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…Digital stories usually contain various information and knowledge conveyed to people through storytelling. …”
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Green tea dye ligands to transfer toxic lead metal ions to precipitated metal complexes for polymer composite applications by Dana S. Muhammad, Dara M. Aziz, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…Abstract The synthesis of metal complexes (MCs) by green tea dye ligands improves environmental impact and reduces costs. The result of the current work establishes the production of metal complexes with huge amount and is an attempt from laboratory scales into commercial extent. …”
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Improving the Incident Management Process Based on a Use Case Approach by A. A. Mikryukov, A. V. Kuular

“…This approach allows you to increase the efficiency of finding similar scenarios for responding to incidents. …”
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FEATURES OF FORMATION AND EXECUTION OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET IN THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF RUSSIA by Anzhela Z. Namitulina, Olga V. Kalashnikova

“…The implementation of sound financial and economic policy, improving financial support to enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the state, identifying ways to improve the financial sustainability in transformation of the market economy is an objective necessity.Conclusions and Relevance: The practical significance of the work lies in the orientation of the provisions of the conclusions and recommendations of the work on the widespread use in improving the mechanism for defense and security, and the proposals contained in the article (to improve the planning and use of funds allocated from the state budget on defense) may be used by the legislative and executive bodies the Russian Federation, including the Ministry of Defence, in the current activity.…”
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Effects of Different Aquafeed Sources on Growth Performance, Oxidative Capacity, and Fatty Acid Profile of Three Carps Reared in the Semi-Intensive Composite Culture System by Talha Zulfiqar, Muhammad Sajjad Sarwar, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Hala Saber Khalil

“…The current experiment is designed to evaluate the effect of different aquafeeds (farm-made versus commercial) on growth, body composition, oxidative capacity, and fatty acid profile in the semi-intensive composite culture system. …”
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Presentation of a residual post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect; a literature review based on a case report by Mehrdad Jafari, Mohammad Khani, Tooba Akbari, Elham Farahani, Fariba Bayat, Abdulhamid bagheri, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pedram Ramezani, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

“…This condition was managed through urgent surgical revascularization and closure of the defect. Due to his current symptoms, further cardiac investigations were planned. …”
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