Development of a one-step multiplex RT-qPCR method for rapid detection of bovine diarrhea viruses by Dequan Yang, Li Ma, Zhongping Yang, Xianchao Yang, Jian Wang, Houbin Ju, Chunguang Lu, Yonggang Weng, Heping Zhao, Haixiao Shen, Xin Li, Feifei Ge, Xiaoxu Wang, Xiujuan Wu, Meng Xiang, Guidan Feng, Congsheng Tang, Shixin Huang, Hongjin Zhao

“…Furthermore, the assay exhibited excellent reproducibility, with coefficients of variation below 1.5%, a strong linear correlation (R2 > 0.996), and an amplification efficiency between 90% and 110%. …”
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UAV-SfM Photogrammetry for Canopy Characterization Toward Unmanned Aerial Spraying Systems Precision Pesticide Application in an Orchard by Qi Bing, Ruirui Zhang, Linhuan Zhang, Longlong Li, Liping Chen

“…This study selected mango trees as the research sample and evaluated the differences between UAV aerial photography with a Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm and airborne LiDAR in the results of extracting canopy parameters. …”
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Determination of chlorinated paraffins in PM2.5 by QuEChERS combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry by Wenyan YAN, Chao WANG, Juan LIU, Yibin SUN, Wen GU, Yifu LU, Ke FANG, Yi WAN, Song TANG

“…Then internal standard was utilized to estimate linear range and detection limit of the refined QuEChERS approach. …”
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Differential expression of plasma extracellular vesicles microRNAs and exploration of their association with bone metabolism in childhood trauma participants treated in a psychosom... by Yangyang He, Yangyang He, Karin Wuertz-Kozak, Karin Wuertz-Kozak, Petra Cazzanelli, Sanne Houtenbos, Sanne Houtenbos, Francisco Garcia-Carrizo, Francisco Garcia-Carrizo, Tim J. Schulz, Tim J. Schulz, Tim J. Schulz, Pia-Maria Wippert, Pia-Maria Wippert

“…MiRNA target gene network prediction revealed highly associated target genes of dysregulated miRNAs, such as Trinucleotide Repeat Containing Adaptor 6B (TNRC6B), and enrichment analysis highlighted pathways including the forkhead box protein O (FoxO) signaling pathway.DiscussionsThis study explored the potential associations between childhood trauma and bone metabolism, due to the sample size and experimental group limitations, these associations should be validated in future experiments with larger sample sizes and different control group settings.…”
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基于数字图像比色法的食用油酸价检测研究Determination of acid value of edible oil by digital image colorimetry-based method by 李跃凡1，马改琴1，王媛媛1，张帆2，于修烛1LI Yuefan1, MA Gaiqin1, WANG Yuanyuan1, ZHANG Fan2, YU Xiuzhu1

“…The model established by the robust linear regression algorithm had the best prediction effect with a root mean square error of 0.734 3. …”
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Associations of social network use and social network addictive behaviors with self-esteem in adolescents: the EHDLA study by Estefanía Martínez-Iniesta, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Daniel Duclos-Bastías, Daniel Duclos-Bastías, Josefa María Panisello Royo, Arthur Eumann Mesas, José Francisco López-Gil, Estela Jiménez-López, Estela Jiménez-López

“…Generalized linear regression analyses with Gaussian distributions were conducted to calculate unstandardized beta coefficients (B) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Ether lipids and sphingolipids drive sex-specific human aging dynamics by Joaquim Sol, Anna Fernàndez-Bernal, Natalia Mota-Martorell, Meritxell Martín-Garí, Èlia Obis, Alba Juanes, Victoria Ayala, Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs, Rafel Ramos, Víctor Pineda, Josep Garre-Olmo, Manuel Portero-Otín, José Manuel Fernández-Real, Josep Puig, Mariona Jové, Reinald Pamplona

“…This study underscores the non-linear nature of lipid metabolism in aging and provides a foundation for identifying biomarkers and interventions to promote healthy aging.…”
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Microbiota and metabolite-based prediction tool for colonic polyposis with and without a known genetic driver by Bryson W. Katona, Ashutosh Shukla, Weiming Hu, Thomas Nyul, Christina Dudzik, Alex Arvanitis, Daniel Clay, Michaela Dungan, Marina Weber, Vincent Tu, Fuhua Hao, Shuheng Gan, Lillian Chau, Anna M. Buchner, Gary W. Falk, David L. Jaffe, Gregory Ginsberg, Suzette N. Palmer, Xiaowei Zhan, Andrew D. Patterson, Kyle Bittinger, Josephine Ni

“…Furthermore, we used these differential microbiota taxa to perform linear discriminant analysis to differentiate Gene-neg subjects from Gene-pos and from SPS subjects with an accuracy of 89% and 93% respectively. …”
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Urinary metals and phenols mixtures, oxidative stress, and heart rate variability: Association and mediation analyses by Min Xiang, Huihua Yang, Ziqian Zhang, Wenting Guo, Miao Liu, Chong Liu, Suli Huang, Xiaomin Zhang, Liangle Yang

“…The associations were estimated using linear mixed-effect models (LMEs), weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, adaptive Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) and mediation analyses. …”
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Seroprevalence of Zika virus and dengue virus infections in migrants in Italy by Federica Frasca, Federica Frasca, Francesco Eugenio Romani, Elio Gentilini Cacciola, Francesca Colavita, Enrico Palermo, Luca Maddaloni, Luca Maddaloni, Luigi Rosa, Alessandra D’Auria, Valentina Baccolini, Giuseppe Migliara, Giulia Matusali, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Guido Antonelli, Guido Antonelli, Fabrizio Maggi, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Carolina Scagnolari, Carolina Scagnolari

“…Serum samples with detectable Ig were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). …”
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Large-area urban TomoSAR method with limited a priori knowledge and a complex deep learning model by Haoxuan Duan, Yuzhou Liu, Hong Zhang, Peifeng Ma, Zhongqi Shi, Zihuan Guo, Yixian Tang, Fan Wu, Chao Wang

“…Buildings are crucial to cities, and tomographic synthetic aperture radar (TomoSAR) is an important tool for monitoring the heights, linear deformations and thermal amplitudes of buildings. …”
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One-Year HbA1c Predicts Long-Term Pancreas Graft Survival Following SPK Transplantation: A US Population Cohort Study by Georgios Kourounis, Georgios Kourounis, Georgios Kourounis, Samuel J. Tingle, Samuel J. Tingle, Samuel J. Tingle, Angeles Maillo-Nieto, Caroline Wroe, Emily R. Thompson, Emily R. Thompson, Emily R. Thompson, Ruth Owen, Leonie van Leeuwen, Matthew Holzner, Vikram Wadhera, Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, Sander Florman, James Shaw, James Shaw, James Shaw, Steve White, Steve White, Colin Wilson, Colin Wilson, Colin Wilson

“…Regression models with multiple imputations for missing data were used to evaluate predictors of long-term function. Non-linear relationships were modelled with restricted cubic splines (RCS). …”
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GFR is a Key Determinant of Red Blood Cell Survival in Anemia Associated With Progressive CKD by Rosi Bissinger, Lina Schaefer, Bernhard N. Bohnert, Anja Schork, Sebastian Hoerber, Andreas Peter, Syed M. Qadri, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Nils Heyne, Tamam Bakchoul, Thomas Wieder, Ferruh Artunc

“…Methods: In this cross-sectional cohort study, we describe the relationship between RBC death and anemia in all stages of NDD-CKD (n = 122). Blood samples from 133 healthy blood donors were additionally analyzed as controls. …”
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Associations of accelerated biological ageing with incident dementia, cognitive functions and brain structure: a prospective cohort study based on UK Biobank by Xiao Ren, Xiaowei Zheng, Yonghong Zhang, Zhengbao Zhu, Mengyao Shi, Pinni Yang, Lulu Sun, Ruirui Wang, Yiqun Li, Wenyang Han, Minglan Jiang, Yiming Jia

“…Background Several small-sample studies have suggested that biological processes of ageing are implicated with dementia and cognitive function. …”
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Serum metabolome indicators of early childhood development in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Marina Padilha, Victor Nahuel Keller, Paula Normando, Raquel M Schincaglia, Nathalia C Freitas-Costa, Samary SR Freire, Felipe M Delpino, Inês RR de Castro, Elisa MA Lacerda, Dayana R Farias, Zachary Kroezen, Meera Shanmuganathan, Philip Britz-Mckibbin, Gilberto Kac

“…Results: Twenty-eight top-ranked metabolites were included in linear regression models adjusted for the child’s nutritional status, diet quality, and infant age. …”
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Mapping the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC13 to the SF-6D utility index in patients with lung cancer using machine learning and traditional regression methods by Longlin Jiang, Kexun Li, Simiao Lu, Zhou Hong, Yifang Wang, Qin Xie, Qin He, Sirui Wei, Aoru Zhou, Hong Kang, Xuefeng Leng, Qing Yang, Yan Miao

“…Traditional regression techniques, including Ordinary Least Squares regression, Generalized Linear Model, as well as machine learning techniques, such as Gradient Boosting Tree, Support Vector Regression, Ridge Regression are used. …”
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Mechanosynthesis and thermal bio–sensing of beryllium–based molecularly imprinted polymers by Ana I. Furtado, Joseph W. Lowdon, Kasper Eersels, Bart van Grinsven, Adriana Cruz, Jacinta Serpa, Vasco D.B. Bonifácio, Raquel Viveiros, Teresa Casimiro

“…The generated biosensor was found to have an optimal linear range of 0.30–0.93 mM and LoD of 0.16 mM (obtained by the 3σ method), while also being selective when comparing the thermal response to other analogues molecules (IFeffect-LEU = 1.6–1.8 vs. …”
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Changes in upper airway morphology and respiratory function of adolescent patients with mandibular retrognathism treated with clear aligner mandibular advancement: a prospective st... by Tianlu Jiang, Yizhe Qi, Yueying Zhang, Yusen Du, Qiuyue Wu, Hua Xiao, Kangping He, Jiajing Zheng, Zuolin Jin, Feifei Li

“…A three-dimensional model of the hyoid bone, soft palate, tongue, and upper airway was reconstructed using Dolphin 11.9 software. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to analyze the contribution of lateral and anteroposterior diameters to the volume and cross-sectional area of the airway. …”
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Levels and determinants of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in French pregnant women from the SEPAGES cohort by Nicolas Jovanovic, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Sarah Lyon-Caen, Blandine Duval, Sylvain Carras, Annabelle Bédard, Wassila Ait-Hadad, Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain, Valérie Siroux, Sam Bayat, Inger-Lise Steffensen, Rémy Slama, Line Småstuen Haug, Claire Philippat

“…Results: Seven PFAS were quantified in 83 % or more of the samples, while the remaining PFAS were quantified in less than 20 %. …”
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Prevalence, incidence and modifiable factors for subtypes of mild cognitive impairment: results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in China by Wei Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Xulai Zhang, Juan Li, Ying Liu, ChenCheng Zhang, Shifu Xiao, Tao Wang, Yong Lu, Huali Wang, Yiru Fang, Yuping Wang, Feng Yan, Ning Su, Haining He, Yanchen Shi, Minjie Zhu, Muni Tang, Feng Bao, Yefeng Yuan, Xiaoyun Zuo, Lijuan Cui, Wenyuan Wu

“…In total, 3514 and 2051 individuals completed the baseline and 1-year follow-up assessments, respectively. Logistic and linear regression analyses were used to identify the modifiable factors for MCI subtypes and predictors of cognitive decline, respectively.Results Among our participants, aMCI and VCIND demonstrated prevalence of 14.83% and 2.71%, respectively, and annual incidence (per 1000 person-years) of 69.6 and 10.6, respectively. …”
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