Long-term legume green manure residue incorporation is more beneficial to improving bacterial richness, soil quality and rice yield than mowing under double-rice cropping system in... by Jiangwen Nie, Qingyun Xie, Yong Zhou, Feng He, Muhammad Yousaf, Bo Zhu, Zhangyong Liu

“…Principal component analysis indicated distinct bacterial community structures between CK and CMR. …”
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Harm reduction for perinatal cannabis use: protocol for a scoping review of clinical practices by A Rani Elwy, Andrew Creamer, Ariana M. Albanese, Aden Littlewood, Brooke Rogers

“…This scoping review will systematically examine the scope and coverage of existing clinical harm-reduction approaches for perinatal cannabis use in research and clinical practice. …”
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Impact of a pay-for-performance scheme for long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) advice on contraceptive uptake and abortion in British primary care: An interrupted time seri... by Richard Ma, Elizabeth Cecil, Alex Bottle, Rebecca French, Sonia Saxena

“…We used interrupted time series (ITS) analysis to examine trends in annual LARC and non-LARC hormonal contraception (NLHC) uptake and abortion rates, stratified by age and deprivation groups, before and after the P4P was introduced in 2009/2010. …”
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Biases and complementarity in gut viromes obtained from bulk and virus-like particle-enriched metagenomic sequencing by Yun Li, Chuqing Sun, Jiaying Zhu, Mingyan Geng, Min Li, Xing-Ming Zhao, Wei-Hua Chen

“…Nevertheless, bulk sequencing can suffer from lower coverage, leading to fragmented sequences and potentially missing some viral species. …”
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High-throughput method for improving rice AGB estimation based on UAV multi-source remote sensing image feature fusion and ensemble learning by Jinpeng Li, Jinpeng Li, Jinxuan Li, Jinxuan Li, Dongxue Zhao, Dongxue Zhao, Qiang Cao, Qiang Cao, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu

“…However, vegetation indices (VIs) often suffer from saturation due to high canopy coverage and vertical organs, limiting their accuracy across multiple growth stages. …”
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Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of integrating HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening into voluntary family planning services in Malawi by Patani Mhango, Andrew Kumitawa, Monica Patricia Malata, Jennifer H. Tang, Effie Chipeta, Bianca Kandeya, Medrina Mtende, Princess Kaira, Razak Mussa, Wanangwa Chimwaza, Lameck Chinula, Ireen Magongwa, Jacqueline Mbendera, Eneli Mhango, Eunice Mwandira, Lizzie Msowoya, Jennifer S. Smith, Mitch Matoga, Agatha Bula, Luis Gadama, Victor Mwapasa

“…The World Health Organization recommends cervical cancer screening (CCS) using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. The coverage of HPV-based CCS is low but may increase with self-sampling of vaginal fluid. …”
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Advancing life cycle assessment of bioenergy crops with global land use models by Anders Arvesen, Florian Humpenöder, Tomás Navarrete Gutierrez, Thomas Gibon, Paul Baustert, Jan Philipp Dietrich, Konstantin Stadler, Cristina-Maria Iordan, Gunnar Luderer, Alexander Popp, Francesco Cherubini

“…Thanks to a global spatial coverage and temporal dimension, it facilitates a systematic and consistent inclusion of indirect effects in a global analysis framework. …”
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Gaps in MASLD/MASH Education: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey with Leaders of US Graduate Medical Education Programs by Allen AM, Hoovler AR, Articolo A, Fisher T, Noureddin M, Dieterich D

“…Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.Results: A total of 190 leaders participated in the online survey and 11 leaders joined the focus groups. …”
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Quantitation of global histone post-translational modifications reveal anti-inflammatory epigenetic mechanisms of liquiritigenin based on the optimized super-SILAC strategy by Ping Liu, Ping Liu, Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jingdan Zhang, Jingdan Zhang, Yucheng Yuan, Yucheng Yuan, Zhiqing Liu, Sixian Chen, Sixian Chen, Kaifeng Chen, Kaifeng Chen, Li Dong, Zhiyuan Cheng, Zhiyuan Cheng, Yinan Zhang, Meiyu Geng, Meiyu Geng, Minjia Tan, Minjia Tan, Minjia Tan, Minjia Tan, Minjia Tan, Wensi Zhao, Dong Xie

“…Moreover, we evaluated the identification coverage and demonstrated high reliability as well as reproducibility of the optimized method at both the peptide and cellular lysate levels, which are promising for elucidating disease pathology and drug mechanisms. …”
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Cuantificación de la contribución del voluntariado al anillamiento científico de aves asociado a la Oficina de Anillamiento de Aranzadi. by Juan Arizaga

“…Specifically, the aim of the analysis is to determine the taxonomic and geographic coverage, with particular emphasis on endangered species, of the projects carried out at the OA, and to quantify and identify the origin of project funding. …”
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Effectiveness of pay it forward intervention compared to free and user-paid vaccinations on seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults across seven cities in China: study pr... by Qing-Qing Li, Zizhen Huang, Jiangyun Chen, Junjie Wang, Duqiao Li, Xiaoshan Chen, Qing Zhao, Siyuan Liu, Wenjun He, Huanyuan Luo, Yuting Wan, Guangyu Tong, Dexing Zhang, Yiyuan Cai, Huijuan Liang, Dan Wu, David Bishai, Dong Roman Xu

“…However, seasonal influenza vaccination coverage is poor among older populations in China. …”
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Implementation and maintenance of breast cancer screening among Chinese rural women: a mixed-methods evaluation based on RE-AIM framework by Huijiao Yan, Qiankun Wang, Le Dang, Xianzhi Duan, Zhirong Bai, Yinhui Feng, Linlin Zhang, Suyala Qimuge, Haiying Gao, Xinchun Wang, Min Sun, Shuxia Ma, Cailing Yan, Fanghui Zhao, Youlin Qiao

“…Abstract Background Significant disparities in breast cancer screening coverage existed between high-income and low-income regions. …”
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Performance of molecular inversion probe DR23K and Paragon MAD4HatTeR Amplicon sequencing panels for detection of Plasmodium falciparum mutations associated with antimalarial drug... by Thomas Katairo, Victor Asua, Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Francis D. Semakuba, Innocent Wiringilimaana, Brian A. Kagurusi, Caroline Mwubaha, Jackie Nakasaanya, Shreeya Garg, Shahiid Kiyaga, Monica Mbabazi, Kisakye D. Kabbale, Alisen Ayitewala, Samuel L. Nsobya, Moses R. Kamya, Isaac Ssewanyana, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Andrés Aranda-Díaz, Philip J. Rosenthal, Bryan Greenhouse, Jessica Briggs, Melissa D. Conrad

“…These findings suggest MAD4HatTeR as the preferred assay for low-density parasite studies and microhaplotype analysis, while DR23K may be appropriate for specific applications with high-parasite density samples, where detection of minority alleles is not prioritized, or when more comprehensive genome coverage is required.…”
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SMART SPECIALISATION AS A BASIC COMPONENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Olena Guzenko, Svitlana Nikolaichuk, Dmytro Ivanenko

“…A primary instrument in the promotion of regional development is the implementation of the smart specialisation (SS) concept, which entails the identification of regional strengths and the cultivation of competitive advantages through the utilisation of the prevailing economic and innovation infrastructure. The analysis of the EU countries' experience has demonstrated that the SS concept fosters the establishment of an industrial and innovative foundation for the regional economy, delineates the distinctive characteristics of economic, scientific and technological specialisation among regions, and delineates the trajectories of their productivity, competitiveness and economic growth. …”
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Comparison of dried blood spot (DBS) and plasma HIV-1 viral load measurements using Roche COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan assay, Northwest Ethiopia by Firehiwot Kebede, Getu Girmay, Gezahegn Bewket, Muluneh Assefa, Tadelo Wondmagegn, Mulualem Lemma, Nega Berhane

“…In the current study, a strong association with a significant linear correlation (r = 0.796) (p < 0.001) was obtained from Pearson’s correlation analysis among HIV-1 viral load measurements between DBS and plasma samples. …”
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A high-resolution 20K SNP array for comprehensive genotyping and genetic mapping in Nicotiana tabacum L. by Shizhou Yu, Zhixiao Yang, Jie Zhang, Linggai Cao, Jie Liu, Peng Lu, Jiemeng Tao, Jufen Wan, Qingdong Zeng, Tenghang Xu, Peijian Cao, Jingjing Jin, Xueliang Ren

“…A total of 20,213 unique SNPs were carefully selected, achieving coverage of over 90% of the tobacco genome (Nitab4.5 and NtaSR1) with a uniform probe distribution, limiting density to no more than 5 SNPs per 200 kb. …”
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Evaluating the access and utilization of eyecare services after the adoption of eyecare PBF and its financial sustainability: the case of Rwanda by James Humuza, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana, Jean Bosco Ndayambaje, Stella Umuhoza Matutina, Tiva Kananura, Janvier Mungarulire, Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, Hassan Mugabo, Emmanuel Ntawuyirusha, Angeline Mumararungu, Ntagara Ngabo Donatien, Henry Mwangi, Caroline Ndolo, Mohamed Semakula

“…Furthermore, before the introduction of eye care PBF, the coverage of patients with cataract operations showed a slow trend from 36.1% (FY 2016–2017) to 37.8% (FY 2018–2019). …”
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Uncovering the Burden of Influenza-Associated Illness across Levels of Severity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Across Three Seasons by Amal M. Alshahrani, Ezzualdeen Okmi, Sheena G. Sullivan, Stefano Tempia, Amal Barakat, Hala Abou El Naja, Amir Aman, Osman Hamedelneil, Mutaz Mohamed, Seham F. Basheer, Ghaliah Albugami, Randah Alalweet, Norah Alhazir, Lama Alwalan, Najim Z. Alshahrani, Haleema Alsreehi, Abdullah M. Asiri

“…Seasonal variation was evident, highlighting the urgent need to enhance influenza vaccination coverage, particularly among high-risk groups such as the elderly and young children, to reduce severe outcomes. …”
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Distinct mechanisms of electroacupuncture and manual acupuncture in modulating hypothalamic GnRH–tanycyte unit function of polycystic ovary syndrome by Yu Wang, Yicong Wang, Yuning Chen, Wenhan Lu, Xiaoyu Tong, Jiajia Li, Wenhao Gao, Rui Huang, Wei Hu, Yi Feng

“…Transcriptome analysis revealed distinct mechanisms for these two approaches: EA primarily regulates neuroglial plasticity, whereas MA predominantly targets neurotransmitter regulation. …”
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Promotion of microfracture-mediated cartilage repair by the intra-articular injection of Mg2+ by Zhian Chen, Tianhua Zhou, Zhengbo Yin, Peiya Duan, Ying Zhang, Yujiao Feng, Rongmao Shi, Yongqing Xu, Rongqing Pang, Hongbo Tan

“…Cartilage damage was detected by gross observation, micro-CT, and histological analysis. The expression levels of related genes were detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). …”
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