Specialized Medical Weight Management Intervention for High-Risk Obesity by Gitanjali Srivastava, Chelsea Paris, Jessica Johnson, Emma Barnes, Brittany L. Cunningham, C. J. Stimson, Kevin D. Niswender, Sabrina J. Poon

“…**Background:** Bundled payments are services rendered at pre-determined costs with the goal of providing high value care. …”
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Converting from seepage irrigation to plasticulture for vegetable production: A case study by Charles E. Barrett, Lincoln Zotarelli, Brian S. Taylor, Lucas G. Paranhos, Mark Warren

“…An on-farm demonstration was setup on Greene’s Farms in Bunnell, FL to provide a platform for collaboration between researchers, growers and extension professionals. …”
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Remarks on Some Results of Extended Interpolative Hardy-Rogers-Geraghty-Wardowski Contractions and Ćirić-Reich-Rus Type F-Contractions by Dušan Bajović, Slobodanka Mitrović, Sandra Buhmiler, Stojan Radenovic

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Superpotential of three dimensional N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 heterotic supergravity by Xenia de Ia Ossa, Magdalena Larfors, Matthew Magill, Eirik E. Svanes

“…We make some comments on the role of the superpotential functional with respect to the coupled moduli problem of instanton bundles over G2 manifolds.…”
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Ambrosia Beetles, Platypus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Platypodidae) by T. H. Atkinson

“…All species found in Florida are borers of trunks and large branches of recently killed trees and may cause economic damage to unmilled logs or standing dead timber. The most recent key to species was published 60 years ago (Chamberlin 1939), does not include all species known from the United States (Wood 1979), and has long been out of print. …”
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Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea) by Xin Wang, Qing-Hong Feng, Zhi-Hua Zeng, Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Jie Cai, Gao Chen, De-Zhu Li, Hong Wang, Wei Zhou

“…These included sexual species, those that propagate primarily by bulbils, and those with mixed sexual and asexual reproductive modes. …”
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Autism common variants associated with white matter alterations at birth: cross-sectional fixel-based analyses of 221 European term-born neonates from the developing human connecto... by Hai Le, Alexandra F. Bonthrone, Alena Uus, Daphna Fenchel, Alexandra Lautarescu, Konstantina Dimitrakopoulou, A. David Edwards, Joseph V. Hajnal, Serena J. Counsell, Lucilio Cordero-Grande, Daan Christiaens, Dafnis Batalle, Maximilian Pietsch, Anthony N. Price, Hamel Patel, Charles Curtis, Harriet Cullen, Maria Deprez, Jacques-Donald Tournier

“…The results suggest greater tract mean fibre-bundle cross-section of the left superior corona radiata is associated with higher autism PS. …”
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Exploring the intricacies of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria interactions: an omics review by Kamogelo Mmotla, Nompumelelo R. Sibanyoni, Farhahna Allie, Lungile Sitole, Thendo Mafuna, Manamele D. Mashabela, Msizi I. Mhlongo

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Prevalence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a prospective cohort study by Erlend Eriksen, Ronak Rajani, Sahrai Saeed, Svein Rotevatn, Daanyaal Wasim, Øyvind Bleie, Abukar Mohamed Ali, Erik Jerome Stene Packer, Håvard Keilegavlen

“…An abnormal baseline ECG, right bundle branch block, atrial fibrillation and bioprosthesis selection remained important predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation. …”
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RNA helicase MOV10 suppresses fear memory and dendritic arborization and regulates microtubule dynamics in hippocampal neurons by Temirlan Shilikbay, Aatiqa Nawaz, Megan Doon, Stephanie Ceman

“…In mitotic spindle formation, HAUS is antagonized by the microtubule bundling protein NUMA1. Numa1 mRNA is a MOV10 CLIP target and is among the genes significantly decreased in Mov10 Deletion hippocampus. …”
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Federated Learning-Based Load Forecasting for Energy Aggregation Service Providers by HUANG Yichuan, SONG Yuhui, JING Zhaoxia

“…However，the required forecasting data are typically scattered among different energy suppliers，and owing to data security and privacy concerns，these suppliers are often unwilling to share their data. Inaccurate load forecasting reduces the operational efficiency of energy aggregation service providers and limits the in-depth understanding of supplier operating models. …”
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Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of human skin with the arrector pili muscle interacting with the hair follicle epithelium by Tomonobu Ezure, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, Hidetoshi Urakubo, Nobuhiko Ohno

“…The results revealed dense nerve fiber networks branching from nearby nerve fiber bundles outside the muscle and running among muscle fibers. …”
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Simulating the impact of white matter connectivity on processing time scales using brain network models by Paul Triebkorn, Viktor Jirsa, Peter Ford Dominey

“…We systematically tested the effect of removal of selected fibre bundles (IFO, ILF, MLF, SLF I/II/III, UF, AF) on the processing time scales across brain regions. …”
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Implementing E-MOTIVE for detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in South Africa by M Singata-Madliki, S Fawcus, N Moran, E Arends, E Muller, S Mandondo, G J Hofmeyr

“…The E-MOTIVE approach comprises objective blood loss measurement monitored every 15 minutes during the first hour after delivery to detect PPH early and trigger a bundle of first-line treatments, including massaging the uterus, oxytocin infusion, tranexamic acid infusion, intravenous crystalloid fluids, examination for the cause, emptying the bladder and, if necessary, escalation of care. …”
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To destroy or not? A Cognitive Linguistics exploration of Yahweh’s (un)willingness to destroy Israel in Deuteronomy by Izaak J.L. Connoway

“…Deuteronomy portrays Yahweh as both willing (e.g. Dt 28:63) and unwilling (Dt 4:31; 10:10) to destroy Israel, which creates one tension worthy of exploration. …”
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Perceptions and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among pregnant and lactating women in Singapore: a pre-vaccine rollout cross-sectional study by Pooja Agarwal Jayagobi, Chengsi Ong, Kee Thai Yeo, Caleb Chun Wei Lim, Meei Jiun Seet, Lee Koon Kwek, Chee Wai Ku, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Manisha Mathur, Mei Chien Chua

“…Pregnant women who were unsure or unwilling to take the vaccine cited concerns about safety of the vaccine during pregnancy (92.9%), while lactating women were concerned about its potential long-term negative effects on the breastfeeding child (75.6%). …”
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Clinical, Radiological and Pathological evaluation of breast lumps: a crosssectional study from a tertiary care hospital of north-east India by Kaushik Datta, Kaushik Datta, Susmita Dutta

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included 180 female patients with palpable breast lumps, excluding those previously diagnosed or unwilling to consent. Each patient underwent clinical examination, imaging (mammography or ultrasonography based on age), and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) for preliminary diagnosis. …”
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The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals by Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Milena S Marcolino, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Ana Paula Coutinho, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Aranha, Filipe Carrilho, Giovanna Vietta, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, José Miguel Chatkin, Juliana da Silva Nogueira, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Luciana Haddad, Maiara Floriani, Marília Teixeira de Siqueira, Patrícia Ziegelmann, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Pozza, Umbelina Cravo Teixeira Lagioia, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luciane Kopittke

“…**Methods:** This research covers the initial findings of “COVID-19 hospital costs and the proposition of a bundled reimbursement strategy for the health-care system,” which includes 10 hospitals. …”
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Value-based Reimbursement as a Mechanism to Achieve Social and Financial Impact in the Healthcare System by Ana Paula Beck de Silva Etges, Harry H. Liu, Porter Jones, Carisi A. Polanczyk

“…From fee-for-service to value-based bundled payment strategies, the manner in which accurate patient-level cost and outcome information are used varies, resulting in different risk agreements between stakeholders. …”
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Budget Impact of RefluxStop™ as a Treatment for Patients with Refractory Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the United Kingdom by Sam Harper, Lukasz Grodzicki, Stuart Mealing, Elizabeth Gemmill, Paul Goldsmith, Ahmed Ahmed

“…Standard of care for GORD patients in the UK involves initial treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and laparoscopic antireflux surgery in patients unwilling to continue or intolerant of long-term PPI treatment. …”
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