Transcriptomic and physiological insights into auxin-mediated root growth and potassium uptake in tobacco under low-potassium stress by Kunhao Guan, Yingying Li, Yuyin Zhang, Jie Yang, Zixuan Ge, Xiaoyan Dai

“…Abstract Background Improving potassium uptake efficiency in plants is crucial for agricultural production. …”
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COMBINED PLASMA FILTRATION, SELECTIVE ADSORPTION OF CYTOKINES WITH HEMOFILTRATION AND PLASMA EXCHANGE IN THE CORRECTION OF PLATELET AND COAGULATION HEMOSTASIS IN PATIENTS WITH THE... by L. V. Belskikh, A. B. Zulkarnaev, I. A. Vasilenko, A. V. Vatazin

“…Aim. To improve the efficiency of treatment of the patients with pancreatic necrosis through correcting the platelet-coagulation potential by methods of combined plasma filtration, selective sorption of cytokines with hemofiltration and plasmapheresis. …”
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A comparison study and multi-objective optimization of a DICI engine fueled with petroleum diesel and Fischer-Tropsch diesel by Panpan Cai, Zheng Jing, Chunhua Zhang, Bing Han, Gang Li, Wenlong Song

“…The combustion and emission characteristics of a direct injection compression ignition (DICI) engine fueled with FT100 and petroleum diesel (PD100) are systematically investigated under different injection timing (IT), common-rail pressure (Pcr) and brake mean effective pressure (BMEP). …”
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Revisiting the Mechanistic Pathway of Gas-Phase Reactions in InN MOVPE Through DFT Calculations by Xiaokun He, Nan Xu, Yuan Xue, Hong Zhang, Ran Zuo, Qian Xu

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The Triglyceride–Glucose Index, a Marker of Insulin Resistance, Is Associated with the Myocardial Performance Index in Asymptomatic Subjects by Necip Nas, Muzaffer Aslan, Semih Saglik, Hafize Uzun

“…The MPI provides a comprehensive view of the overall efficiency of the heart’s pumping ability, making it a valuable tool for detecting early signs of heart dysfunction, even in the absence of overt symptoms. …”
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Multifunctional hybrid films made from CoT3OTx4 and CoFeT2OT4 nanoparticles inside a poly 3-hydroxybutyrate matrix and study of their impact in methyl orange photodegradation. by Lan J Bernal-Sánchez, América R Vázquez-Olmos, Roberto Y Sato-Berrú, Esther Mata-Zamora, Margarita Rivera, Vicente Garibay-Febles

“…The CoFe2O4@P3HB hybrid film achieved 85% photodegradation efficiency of a methyl orange solution of 20 ppm after 15 minutes of exposure to sunlight. …”
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexity score by Christopher Malkin, Daniel J Blackman, Noman Ali, Amr Abdelrahman, Michael Cunnington, Paul Bamford, Sacchin Arockiam, Suleman Aktaa, Rowan Hall

“…Background Increasing demand for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) places greater emphasis on the efficiency of pathways and services. A significant limitation to increasing TAVI capacity is the availability of cardiac catheterisation laboratory time. …”
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Approximated 2-Bit Adders for Parallel In-Memristor Computing With a Novel Sum-of-Product Architecture by Christian Simonides, Dominik Gausepohl, Peter M. Hinkel, Fabian Seiler, Nima Taherinejad

“…There is a wide range of logic forms compatible with memristive IMC, each offering different advantages. We present a novel mixed-logic solution that utilizes properties of the sum-of-product (SOP) representation and propose a full-adder circuit that works efficiently in 2-bit units. …”
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Responses of Chukrasia tabularis seedling growth and physiological characteristics to drought stress by Hongting QUAN, Jieyi ZHU, Fengling LONG, Qian ZHAO, Daoming WU, Shucai ZENG

“…The contents of soluble protein and malondialdehyde (MDA), as well as the activities of peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in all drought treatment groups were not significantly different from those in the control.ConclusionA field water capacity of 65%−70% facilitates root growth, biomass accumulation, and enhances photosynthetic efficiency in C. tabularis seedlings, indicating that appropriate drought is generally advantageous for the growth of C. tabularis seedlings.…”
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Experimental investigation of the performance of a seawater Reverse Osmosis spiral wound membrane under variable feed water temperature by Jorge Camacho-Espino, Evangelos Dimitriou, George Papadakis, G. Nicolás Marichal Plasencia

“…Feed water temperature (seawater temperature varies from −2–36 °C) and salt concentration are key parameters for the RO process performance and efficiency. This research presents the response of a seawater RO spiral wound membrane to the variation of the feed water temperature from 5 to 45 ºC. …”
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Factors Influencing Online Health Information Acquisition Behavior of Rural Elderly Groups in Western China: A Field Study from the Guanzhong Region of Shaanxi Province by Zheng WANG, Miao ZHUANG, Yudi ZHANG, Yaqi ZHANG

“…Finally, interventions for different roles in health information access are proposed to better meet the health information needs of the rural elderly population.…”
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Above-mJ optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier at 3 μm for laser-driven coherent soft x-ray generation beyond the water window by Pritha Dey, Lutz Ehrentraut, Johannes Tümmler, Matthias Schnürer, Stefan Eisebitt

“…Our experimental results are further compared with two different simulation codes for optimization. To increase the amplification efficiency, we utilize a pulse-front tilt matching configuration resulting in 80% more energy in the first power OPCPA stage and expect up to 3 mJ of pulse energy in total with all three power OPCPA stages. …”
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Research on Mobile Robot Path Planning Based on MSIAR-GWO Algorithm by Danfeng Chen, Junlang Liu, Tengyun Li, Jun He, Yong Chen, Wenbo Zhu

“…Path planning is of great research significance as it is key to affecting the efficiency and safety of mobile robot autonomous navigation task execution. …”
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The potential mechanism of MicroRNA involvement in the regulation of muscle development in weaned piglets by tryptophan and its metabolites by Tianle He, Qingyun Chen, Huifeng Li, Jiani Mao, Ju Luo, Dengjun Ma, Zhenguo Yang

“…Results The results indicated that different dietary Trp levels led to the identification of sixteen differentially expressed microRNAs (DE miRNAs) in the longissimus dorsi muscle of the weaned piglets. …”
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Where does plastic waste go? Local dynamics of waste flows in Indonesian neighbourhoods by Giulia Frigo, Christian Zurbrügg, Iwan Juwana, Claudia R. Binder

“…Wards and neighbourhoods exhibit distinct dynamics, local governance structures and resources, and are home to people with different socioeconomic backgrounds. Our findings show that plastic consumption is higher in wealthier households, while source-separated plastic waste is higher among households with both higher education and income levels. …”
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Assessing the Utilization of Electronic Consultations in Genetics: Seven-Year Retrospective Study by Sawona Biswas, Joyce So, Robert Wallerstein, Ralph Gonzales, Delphine Tout, Lisa DeAngelis, Aleksandar Rajkovic

“…ConclusionsThe UCSF Genetics e-Consult service has demonstrated efficiency in providing timely genetic consultations, with a high rate of provider adherence to recommendations. …”
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Metastases of squamous cell carcinoma in the lymph nodes of the neck without the revealed primary focus by I. G. Komarov, D. A. Karseladze, A. I. Senderovich, A. I. Karseladze, K. V. Smirnova, M. A. Кrylovetskaya

“…Performed the retrospective 45 patients data analysis with metastases of SCC in cervical lymph nodes without  the revealed primary focus treated in different departments of N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology from 2005  to 2012. …”
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Study on the Influence of Sn Concentration on Non-Substitutional Defect Concentration and Sn Surface Segregation in GeSn Alloys by Zihang Zhou, Jiayi Li, Mengjiang Jia, Hai Wang, Wenqi Huang, Jun Zheng

“…GeSn alloys are among the most promising materials for the fabrication of high-efficiency silicon-based light sources. However, due to the tendency of Sn to segregate to the surface during growth, it is challenging to achieve a high Sn concentration while maintaining high-quality GeSn alloys. …”
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Dietary milk phospholipids increase body fat and modulate gut permeability, systemic inflammation, and lipid metabolism in mice by Albert Lihong Zhou, Robert E. Ward

“…The MPL diet increased the efficiency of converting food into body fat and facilitated body fat accumulation compared with CO. …”
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EFFECT OF ANTI-MOLD AND MYCOTOXIN BINDER ON CORN QUALITY AND BROILER PERFORMANCE by Catootjie Lusje Nalle, Max A.J. Supit, Johanis A. Jermias, Damai Kusumaningrum, Melani Kefi, Ariska Benu

“…The utilization of the anti-mold in afla-corn with different moisture levels did not influence (P > 0.05) corn’s nutrient content. …”
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