Risk Factors and Prognostic Implications of Tumor‐Related Epilepsy in Diffuse Glioma Patients: A Real‐World Multicenter Study by Yao Xiao, Zhuang Nie, Jinsha Huang, Jie Zhao, Chengjun Dong, Yan Zou, Zikai Li, Bingqing Yan, Yue Hu, Fan Yang, Jong Woo Lee, Alexander P. Lin, Steven Tobochnik, Min Zhou, Ziqiao Lei

“…Multivariate analysis identified age as the only significant independent correlate of TRE in the OD/AC group (OR = 0.961; p = 0.004), while the absence of deep structure involvement was independently associated with TRE in the NOS/NEC and HGG groups. …”
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Do neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) health workers know about retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)? A qualitative study at a Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda by Henry Muwonge, Innocent Ayesiga, Primrose Magala, Tom Didimus Ediamu, Hana El Diwany, Ian LY Yeung, Alex Wasomoka, Phillip Musoke, Elias Musiime, Abraham Tumwesigye, Pius Atwau, Noreen Atwijukire, Iddi Ndyabawe, Anne Mpaire Musika, Himanshu I Patel, Aeesha NJ Malik, Ibrahim Bwaga, Sheba Gitta Nakacubo

“…We recommend developing a formal training structure and syllabus for ROP screening. The training can enhance task shifting among health workers in areas without specialised health workers. …”
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A 1.8 m Class Pathfinder Raman LIDAR for the Northern Site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory—Performance by Pedro José Bauzá-Ruiz, Oscar Blanch, Paolo G. Calisse, Anna Campoy-Ordaz, Sidika Merve Çolak, Michele Doro, Lluis Font, Markus Gaug, Roger Grau, Darko Kolar, Camilla Maggio, Manel Martinez, Samo Stanič, Santiago Ubach, Marko Zavrtanik, Miha Živec

“…The results show that the pBRL can provide valuable scientific results on aerosol characteristics and structure, although not all performance requirements could be validated under the conditions found at the two test sites. …”
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Butyrate alleviates food allergy by improving intestinal barrier integrity through suppressing oxidative stress‐mediated Notch signaling by Jialu Shi, Wenjun Mao, Yuqing Song, Yuxin Wang, Lili Zhang, Yan Xu, Huiwen Gu, Siyu Yao, Yuanhang Yao, Zhifeng Liu, Vijaya Raghavan, Jin Wang

“…However, butyrate counteracted this loop by restoring microbiota structure and suppressing reactive oxygen species (ROS)/Notch cascades. …”
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Identification, Characterization, Expression Profiling and Functional Analysis of Tobacco <i>CalS</i> Gene Family by Hong Wang, He Meng, Xiaohan Qi, Yi Pan, Bailu Ji, Liuying Wen, Yanjun Zan, Huan Si, Yuanying Wang, Dan Liu, Aiguo Yang, Zhengwen Liu, Lirui Cheng

“…A comprehensive analysis of their physicochemical properties, gene structure, and evolutionary history highlighted their evolutionary conservation. …”
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Lupus nephritis and U1-RNP-antibodies are associated with low bone mineral density and osteoporosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: baseline findings in a sub-cohort... by Edgar Wiebe, Elisa Celine Schilling, Dörte Huscher, Andriko Palmowski, Zhivana Boyadzhieva, Sandra Hermann, Burkhard Muche, Mirella Lopez Picazo, Gerhard Krönke, Falk Hiepe, Tobias Alexander, Frank Buttgereit

“…Our findings suggest that 3D bone structure analysis may be helpful in discriminating past vertebral fractures. …”
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Investigating the contribution of understory to radiative transfer simulations through reconstructing 3-D realistic temperate broadleaf forest scenes based on multi-platform laser... by Xiaohan Lin, Ainong Li, Jinhu Bian, Zhengjian Zhang, Xi Nan, Limin Chen, Yi Bai, Yi Deng, Siyuan Li

“…This study provides a successful case for modeling the multi-layered forest structure in natural temperate broadleaf forests, and even offers a theoretical reference for facilitating the retrieval of biochemical and biophysical information from the understory by remote sensing.…”
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Digitalizing Material Knowledge: A Practical Framework for Ontology-Driven Knowledge Graphs in Process Chains by Elena Garcia Trelles, Christoph Schweizer, Akhil Thomas, Philipp von Hartrott, Marina Janka-Ramm

“…A generic template for structuring processes is proposed, simplifying subsequent data retrieval. …”
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Ambulatory Oxygen for Pulmonary Fibrosis (OxyPuF): a randomised controlled trial and acceptability study by Rachel L Adams, Alisha Maher, Nicola Gale, Anjali Crawshaw, David Thickett, Alice M Turner

“…This was due to a combination of the impact of COVID-19 on research infrastructure, financial issues for sites with the payment structure for the trial and lack of equipoise which limited site recruitment. …”
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Research Status and Prospects of Key Technologies for Rice Smart Unmanned Farms by YU Fenghua, XU Tongyu, GUO Zhonghui, BAI Juchi, XIANG Shuang, GUO Sien, JIN Zhongyu, LI Shilong, WANG Shikuan, LIU Meihan, HUI Yinxuan

“…The construction of high-standard farmland is the foundation of the physical environment of the smart unmanned farms of rice, which provides perfect operating environment for the operation of modernized smart farm machinery through the reasonable layout of the field roads, good drainage and irrigation systems, and the scientific planting structure. Agricultural machine operation provides a perfect operating environment. …”
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The haplotype-resolved telomere-to-telomere genome and OMICS analyses reveal genetic responses to tapping in rubber tree by Chaochao Li, Yuan Yuan, Zhiyi Nie, Tingkai Wu, Zhiyuan Wang, Jiangxia Qiao, Zhi Deng, Xiaobo Wang, Dong Xu, Xu Wang, Shuo Cao, Bingqin Li, Zewei An, Wenguan Wu, Zhongxin Jin, Huasun Huang, Wei Hu, Yongfeng Zhou, Han Cheng

“…We present the haplotype-resolved, telomere-to-telomere, gap-free genome assembly of the cultivar CATAS 7-33–97, with both haplotypes containing complete telomeric and centromeric regions. Structural variations, including a 32.71 Mb inversion on chromosome 8, are identified. …”
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The accumulation characteristics and exploration potential of oil and gas in the back-arc basin of Japan under the background of high heat flow by Jian-qiang Wang, Jie Liang, Jian-wen Chen, Qing-fang Zhao, Yin-guo Zhang, Jian-wei Zhang, Sen Li, Chang-qing Yang, Jian Zhang, Jing Sun, Chuan-sheng Yang, Yong Yuan, Lee-Jel Jiang

“…The trap types are mainly structural traps, lithologic traps and composite traps. …”
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Tagging large CNV blocks in wheat boosts digitalization of germplasm resources by ultra-low-coverage sequencing by Jianxia Niu, Wenxi Wang, Zihao Wang, Zhe Chen, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhen Qin, Lingfeng Miao, Zhengzhao Yang, Chaojie Xie, Mingming Xin, Huiru Peng, Yingyin Yao, Jie Liu, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo

“…Abstract Background The massive structural variations and frequent introgression highly contribute to the genetic diversity of wheat, while the huge and complex genome of polyploid wheat hinders efficient genotyping of abundant varieties towards accurate identification, management, and exploitation of germplasm resources. …”
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Prognostic impact of small size sutureless prostheses: results for 241 patients from an international registry by Giuseppe Santarpino, Roberto Lorusso, Giovanni Concistrè, Josè Cuenca Castillo, Vincenzo Argano, Alistair Royse, Angelo Lucas Nobre, Patrick Parrino, Gianluigi Bisleri, Max Baghai, Theodor Fischlein, Giovanni Troise, Generoso Mastrogiovanni, Raphael Fontaine, Davide Pacini, Giuseppe Minniti, Aniello Pappalardo, George Chad Hughes, Philippe Noirhomme, Jean-Philippe Grimaud, Maximilian Scherner, Ignacio Muñoz, George Asimakopoulos, Antony Walker, Daniela Zakova, Michele Torella, Giorgio Vigano, Mark Connolly, Christian Dinges, Pierre Corbi, Loris Salvador, Mauro Rinaldi, Luis Maroto, David Heimansohn, Basel Ramlawi, Mattia Glauber, Jlenia D’Agnano, Valeria Cosco, Veronica D’Anna, Marco Solinas

“…At a maximum follow-up of 8.1 years, 10 cardiovascular deaths, 4 valve related reinterventions (3 structural valve deterioration (SVD) requiring TAVI Valve-in-Valve, 1 endocarditis) occurred. …”
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Effects of nutritional counseling on dietary patterns in patients with mild cognitive impairment: insights from the BrainFit-Nutrition study by Etienne Hanslian, Etienne Hanslian, Melanie Dell’Oro, Julia K. Schiele, Julia K. Schiele, Farid I. Kandil, Farid I. Kandil, Dzenita Hasanbasic, Dzenita Hasanbasic, Cirus Henn, Elmar Graessel, Julia-Sophia Scheuermann, Petra Scheerbaum, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler

“…IntroductionThis study examines the effects of a structured nutritional counseling intervention for individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) via synchronized online courses conducted bi-weekly over six months.MethodsThis work presents a secondary analysis of the BrainFit-Nutrition study, which explored the impacts of both 1) dietary counseling interventions (comparing a Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet with a diet based on the German Nutrition Association guidelines or Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung, DGE) and 2) standardized versus individualized computer-based cognitive training, within a 2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial design for participants with MCI. …”
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Can Different Cultivars of <i>Panicum maximum</i> Be Identified Using a VIS/NIR Sensor and Machine Learning? by Gelson dos Santos Difante, Gabriela Oliveira de Aquino Monteiro, Juliana Caroline Santos Santana, Néstor Eduardo Villamizar Frontado, Jéssica Gomes Rodrigues, Aryadne Rhoana Dias Chaves, Dthenifer Cordeiro Santana, Izabela Cristina de Oliveira, Luis Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Gabriela Souza Oliveira, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Vanessa Zirondi Longhini, Alexandre Menezes Dias, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro

“…<i>Panicum maximum</i> cultivars have distinct characteristics, especially morphological ones related to the leaf structure and coloration, and there may be differences in the spectral behavior captured by sensors. …”
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Tour of Asteroids for Characterization Observations (TACO): A Planetary Defense Asteroid Tour Concept by Angela M. Stickle, Andrew S. Rivkin, Justin Atchison, Jodi Berdis, Rylie Bull, Andy Cheng, R. Terik Daly, Carolyn M. Ernst, Patrick King, Meagan Leary, Emma S. G. Rainey, Ronald J. Vervack Jr., Nancy Chabot

“…The TACO tour concept is specifically designed to measure the most important asteroid properties for planetary defense, including mass, size/shape, surface and near-surface structure, presence of satellites, and composition. …”
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Endothelial soluble epoxide hydrolase links polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism to oxidative stress and atherosclerosis progression by Minghua Cao, Mengqing Li, Xixuan Li, Yuanyuan Li, Yunyun Chen, Maria-Kyriaki Drekolia, Xiang Cheng, Fredy Delgado Lagos, Sofia-Iris Bibli, Jiong Hu

“…Such inhibition, resulted in a lowering of the mitochondrial membrane potential and subsequent excessive mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and disrupted mitochondrial structure. Heightened mitochondrial redox generation ultimately led to TGFβ activation and the subsequent stimulation of an athroprone and pro-inflammatory endothelial transcriptional programme. …”
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Reconciling species diversity in a tropical plant clade (Canarium, Burseraceae). by Sarah Federman, Michael J Donoghue, Douglas C Daly, Deren A R Eaton

“…We recognize at least six distinct clades based on genetic structure and species delimitation analyses that correspond clearly with geographic and discrete morphological differences. …”
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Deep learning-based carotid plaque vulnerability classification with multicentre contrast-enhanced ultrasound video: a comparative diagnostic study by Yanli Guo, Hongxia Zhang, Yang Guang, Wen He, Bin Ning, Chen Yin, Mingchang Zhao, Fang Nie, Pintong Huang, Rui-Fang Zhang, Qiang Yong, Jianjun Yuan, Yicheng Wang, Lijun Yuan, Litao Ruan, Tengfei Yu, Haiman Song, Yukang Zhang

“…Moreover, with a more powerful network structure and better utilisation of video information, DL-DCCP provided greater diagnostic accuracy than a state-of-the-art static CNN model.Trial registration number ChiCTR1900021846,…”
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