Identification of essential anthropometric and health-related markers for effective weight loss program in middle-aged women by Nurul Hidayah Mat, Rabiu Muazu Musa, Fanora Mat, Zaffira Firzana Zaffri

“…The MLR model, with these components as independent variables and weight as the dependent variable, yielded a significant regression (F (2163, 1) = 73.3, p < 0.0001, R² = 0.979), explaining 98% of the variability in weight. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Ruxolitinib vs Best Available Therapy in the Treatment of Myelofibrosis in Spain by María Teresa Gómez-Casares, Juan Carlos Hernández-Boluda, Antonio Jiménez-Velasco, Joaquin Martínez-López, María Giovanna Ferrario, Irmina Gozalbo, Joana Gostkorzewicz, Rudi Subirá

“…The population was assumed to be similar to that of the COMFORT-II clinical trial (CT), which was also the source of treatment efficacy data. BAT composition was derived from the same CT and validated with Spanish experts. …”
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Contribution of Organic Carbon, Moisture Content, Microbial Biomass-Carbon, and Basal Soil Respiration Affecting Microbial Population in Chronosequence Manganese Mine Spoil by S. Dash and M. Kujur

“…Relative distribution and composition of the microbial population were estimated from six different chronosequence manganese mine spoil (MBO0, MBO2, MBO4, MBO6, MBO8, MBO10) and forest soil (FS). …”
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Founders Can Increase Determinism of Community Assembly by Yi‐Ting Cheng, Wei Deng, Xiao‐Yan Yang, Kun Tan, Wen Xiao

“…ABSTRACT The effect of founders (the potential influence of initially colonizing species on the composition, functionality, and stability of communities) plays a crucial role in community assembly; many experimental studies on priority effects or artificially assembled species have suggested the existence of this effect, but direct experimental evidence at the community level remains limited. …”
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Striving for consistency in a national lake assessment: Defining reference status and littoral macroinvertebrate condition in lakes across the conterminous United States by Richard M. Mitchell, Alan T. Herlihy, Robert M. Hughes

“…As part of that process, we identified least-disturbed ecoregional reference lakes by filtering all sampled lakes by using specific physical, chemical, and disturbance variables to remove disturbed lakes. To account for natural variability, different criteria values were used for each of the nine national ecoregions. …”
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Urban–Rural Exposure to Flood Hazard and Social Vulnerability in the Conterminous United States by Bishal Dhungana, Weibo Liu

“…Utilizing the American Community Survey (ACS) 2016–2020 data, we focused on 16 social factors representing socioeconomic status, household composition, racial and ethnic minority status, and housing and transportation access. …”
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Short-term variation of zooplankton community in Cintra Bay (Northwest Africa) by Amina Berraho, Hinde Abdelouahab, Tarik Baibai, Said Charib, Jamila Larissi, Aziz Agouzouk, Ahmed Makaoui

“…This situation is likely to have an impact on the spatiotemporal variability of the composition and distribution of zooplankton, especially the copepods. …”
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The influence of the volume fraction of meat in dumplings on their cooking time by V. N. Makarov, A. R. Sadykov, D. C. Chetverikova

“…The need to study the dumplings of well-known brands is justified by both consumer interest and a smaller variability of product parameters, which increases the reproducibility of the results of the study. …”
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Creatine in women’s health: bridging the gap from menstruation through pregnancy to menopause by Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Gabrielle M. DelBiondo, Ann F. Brown, Susan M. Kleiner, Nhi T. Tran, Stacey J. Ellery

“…Creatine supplementation has shown positive effects on muscle strength, exercise performance, and body composition, particularly when combined with resistance training. …”
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Trophic cascades and top-down control: found at sea by Szymon Surma, Szymon Surma, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Tony J. Pitcher

“…Regional variability in benthic and neritic trophodynamics also results from differences in producer and consumer traits and food web structure. …”
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Genetic diversity and nutritional analysis of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (l.) Lam.] genotypes in Abakaliki, Nigeria by Mulugeta Adamu Merga, Issa Zakari Mahaman Mourtala, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew, Happiness Ogba Oselebe

“…The present study aimed to determine the genetic diversity and nutritional composition of sweet potato accessions. One hundred accessions of sweet potato were collected from Nigeria and Niger for agro-morphological characterization and 50 of them were used for nutritional and molecular analysis. …”
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Lettuce immune responses and apoplastic metabolite profile contribute to reduced internal leaf colonization by human bacterial pathogens by Cristián Jacob, Maeli Melotto

“…The results indicate that both immune response activation and metabolite composition may contribute to restrict apoplastic bacterial persistence or growth. …”
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Effectiveness of biofilm-targeted therapy in managing and preventing dental caries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Venkata Suresh Venkataiah, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

“…Discussion This review anticipates providing evidence on the efficacy of BTT in reducing bacterial load, altering biofilm composition, and preventing caries progression. Variability in study design and outcome measures is expected, underscoring the need for standardized methodologies and more robust clinical trials. …”
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Proximate Design of Onion Harvester Separating Surface by A. V. Sibirev, A. G. Аksenov, A. S. Dorokhov

“…High variability of soil and climatic conditions in Russia requires to develop and use appropriate technologies and technical means to harvest root crops. …”
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Ambient fine particulate matter provokes multiple modalities of cell death via perturbation of subcellular structures by Yán Wāng

“…Furthermore, PM2.5 exposure disrupts genetic and epigenetic regulation, often resulting in cell cycle arrest and exacerbating cellular damage. The composition, concentration, and seasonal variability of PM2.5 modulate these effects, underscoring the complexity of PM2.5-induced cellular dysfunction. …”
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Discrimination of some red sea coral reef species based on hyperspectral signature field data by Mostafa A. Khaled, Ali A. Abdelsalam

“…Significant spectral variability was observed in soft corals like Sarcophyton glaucum and S. trocheliophorum across all spectral regions. …”
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The Aspects of Manufacturing and Quality Control of Somatic Medications Based on Mesenchymal Stem Cells by O. A. Rachinskaya, E. V. Melnikova, V. A. Merkulov

“…Thus, the use of donor material and reagents of animal origin poses a risk of infection and the development of immunogenicity; the cultivation MSCs is associated with the risk of tumorigenicity; the formation of intermediate products during the manufacturing process and their cryopreservation leads to the creation and characterization of cell banks; the variety of mechanisms of action of MSCs requires a clear explanation of the method of achieving a therapeutic effect; the variability of donor material and cell processing methods makes it difficult to obtain a product with a reproducible composition. …”
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The effect of biofertilizer on water regime, intensity of photosynthesis and productivity of grain crops in the Steppe Pre-Urals by D. G. Fedorova, L. V. Galaktionov

“…The purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of biofertilizer on the parameters of the water regime, pigment, and gas composition of grain crops. The study was conducted at the stationary research site of the Botanical Garden of Orenburg State University in 2021–2023. …”
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Development of an approach to predicting the bioavailability of enteral nutrition products by V. V. Kondratenko, E. Yu. Agarkova

“…Available information on the composition and indicators of 52 commercial ENPs was used as a research object. …”
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Identification of critical process parameters and quality attributes for bioreactor-based expansion of human MSCs by Laura Herbst, Bastian Nießing, Robert H. Schmitt, Robert H. Schmitt

“…Key cell quality parameters measured are cell number and viability, immunophenotype and differentiation potential, while key process parameters include the cultivation system (cell source, bioreactor type, media composition), physiochemical properties of the media such as pH and dissolved oxygen (DO), as well as nutrient supply. …”
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