State-of-the-art Absorption Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles by Chen Guangming, Shi Yuqi

“…However, absorption systems have a large footprint, a large initial investment, high cooling load, low energy efficiency (direct combustion form), and other deficiencies. …”
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Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis and iliopsoas muscle abscess caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella rapidly identified by genetic testing in an immunocompetent teenage boy without hem... by Jun Hirai, Nobuaki Mori, Daisuke Sakanashi, Yuichi Shibata, Nobuhiro Asai, Mao Hagihara, Hiroshige Mikamo

“…Diagnostic imaging revealed lumbar osteomyelitis and an iliopsoas abscess. Blood culture and initial iliopsoas puncture tissue sample test results were negative. …”
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Functional Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Surgical Correction of Late-Presenting Severely Deformed Foot in a Patient with Myelomeningocele by Shurbaji SA, Abdulaziz AA, Alsuwat OB, Abu Adas SM, Alotaibi KA, Alahmari AM

“…The Pirani score total was 6, signifying a severe deformity according to received initial assessments. Upon review of treatment alternatives, minimally invasive percutaneous surgical correction was performed consisting of percutaneous plantar fascia release followed by Achilles tendon lengthening and flexor digitorum tenotomy. …”
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Problem of pain in the USA: evaluating the generalisability of high-impact chronic pain models over time using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data by Sean Mackey, Titilola Falasinnu, Md Belal Hossain, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Kenneth Arnold Weber

“…We used logistic regression with Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) and random forest techniques. …”
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Research progress on mechanism of surface sensing in Escherichia coli by WANG Liliang, GAO Chunhui, WU Yichao, HUANG Qiaoyun, CAI Peng

“…In the above processes, these pathogens can survive and spread in the form of surface- associated biofilm. Initial attachment is the first step of the biofilm development. …”
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Fine Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) with Resistance to Common Scab in Diploid Potato and Development of Effective Molecular Markers by Guoqiang Wu, Guanghui Jin

“…Initial screening with parental lines identified 18 polymorphic markers (8 SSR and 10 InDel) that demonstrated stable segregation patterns. …”
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Mindfulness-based interventions and their relationships with body image and eating behavior in adolescents: a scoping review by Silvia Patrícia de Oliveira Silva Bacalhau, Luciana Gonçalves de Orange, Marco Aurélio de Valois Correia Junior, Juliana Vieira Nunes, Carolina Larissa Alves Sales de Almeida, Maria Wanderleya de Lavor Coriolano-Marinus

“…The references of the initially selected articles were researched in additional sources. …”
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The long-term straw return resulted in significant differences in soil microbial community composition and community assembly processes between wheat and rice by Siyuan Cui, Shangqi Xu, Guangqiao Cao, Xinkai Zhu

“…Deterministic processes, including homogeneous and heterogeneous selection, were found to play a crucial role in shaping the soil bacterial communities in both rice and wheat systems. …”
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Improved antibody pharmacokinetics by disruption of contiguous positive surface potential and charge reduction using alternate human framework by Romain Ollier, Aline Fuchs, Florence Gauye, Katarzyna Piorkowska, Sébastien Menant, Monisha Ratnam, Paolo Montanari, Florence Guilhot, Didier Phillipe, Mickael Audrain, Anne-Laure Egesipe, Damien Névoltris, Tamara Seredenina, Andrea Pfeifer, Marie Kosco-Vilbois, Tariq Afroz

“…Murine mAb targeting TDP-43, ACI-5891, was humanized on a framework (VH1–3/VK2–30) selected based on the highest sequence homology. Since the initial humanized mAb (ACI-5891.1) presented a fast clearance in non-human primates (NHPs), reiteration of humanization on a less basic human framework (VH1-69-2/VK2–28) while retaining high sequence homology was performed. …”
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Using Large Language Models to Enhance Exercise Recommendations and Physical Activity in Clinical and Healthy Populations: Scoping Review by Xiangxun Lai, Jiacheng Chen, Yue Lai, Shengqi Huang, Yongdong Cai, Zhifeng Sun, Xueding Wang, Kaijiang Pan, Qi Gao, Caihua Huang

“…Thematic analysis was used to synthesize findings, which were presented narratively. ResultsAn initial search identified 598 papers, of which 1.8% (11/598) of studies were included after screening and applying selection criteria. …”
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O QUE REVELAM AS PESQUISAS SOBRE AS CLASSES MULTISSERIADAS NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL DA EJA? by Ada Guimarães Ribeiro, Regina Magna Bonifácio de Araújo

“…The objective of this research is to present the educational researches developed about the object of study mentioned, so as to draw a panorama of what has been produced about the subject, making next a selection of the researches carried out between the years 2010 and 2017 in the country. …”
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Prevalence and Pattern of Learning Disability in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Johny Kutty Joseph, Babitha K. Devu

“…The literature search was focused on Indian studies conducted between 2000 and 2020 (20 years). The initial search identified 122 articles across the databases. …”
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Characteristics of hybrid populations of <i>Linum usitatissimum</i> L. according to adaptability in the Northern Trans-Urals by K. P. Korolev, D. V. Odintseva, A. N. Yakubenko

“…According to the genotype selection index (GSI), there have been established the groups of both stable (41.6 %) and unstable (58.4 %) populations, among which Gen 1, Gen 5, Gen 9 were the best ones. …”
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Functional Elements of Entrusted Professional Activities for Dental Educators: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Noraini Abu Bakar, Nurhanis Syazni Roslan, Muhammad Ainul Haq, Yasmin Mustafa Byrnes, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff

“…The literature search process will involve a librarian, while study selection and evidence charting will be conducted by 4 independent reviewers. …”
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Antiviral effect of mouthwashes against SARS-COV-2: A systematic review by Jhon Paul Iakov Mezarina Mendoza, Briggitte Patricia Trelles Ubillús, Gabriela Tazziana Salcedo Bolívar, Rosa Del Pilar Castañeda Palacios, Paulo Sergio Gilmar Herrera Lopez, David Alex Padilla Rodríguez, Karin Harumi Uchima Koecklin

“…Results: A total of 907 records were found; after initial selection by title and abstract, 33 full-text articles were selected to be evaluated for eligibility. …”
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A NEW HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE VARIETY OF DURUM WINTER WHEAT ‘LAZURIT’ by N. E. Samofalova, N. P. Ilichkina, О. A. Dubinina, M. A. Leshchenko, A. S. Popov, N. E. Vasyushkina

“…The article gives the information about highly productive variety of durum winter wheat ‘Lazurit’, the method of its selection, initial parent components, which have been taken for hybridization, about morphological traits of its head. …”
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How far along the future path do individuals recognize the path for stepping on multiple footfall targets? A new evaluation method under virtual reality by Ryotaro Waki, Ryotaro Waki, Kazuyuki Sato, Kazuyuki Sato, Junki Inoue, Junki Inoue, Minoru Yamada, Takahiro Higuchi

“…In this study, we aimed to develop a walking task within a virtual reality (VR) environment, termed the VR multi-target stepping (VR-MTS) task, as a method to evaluate the extent to which individuals can recognize the path ahead while continuously stepping on footfall targets.MethodsAs an initial study for the development of the VR multi-target stepping (VR-MTS) task, we tested a sample of young individuals (8 males and 5 females, aged 26.2 ± 3.7 years). …”
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Comparative study on risk prediction model of type 2 diabetes based on machine learning theory: a cross-sectional study by Shu Wang, Shuang Wang, Rong Chen, Ling Luo, Qiaoli Zhang, Danli Kong, Rudai Cao, Chunwen Lin, Jialu Huang, Haibing Yu, Yuan Lin Ding

“…The multistage cluster random sampling method was adopted at each monitoring site, and 4157 people were finally selected. In the initial population, we excluded individuals with more than 20% missing data and eventually included 4106 subjects.Design K nearest neighbour algorithm and synthetic minority oversampling technique were used to process the data. …”
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Real-world effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) and inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV) in children from 2003 to 2023: a systematic literature review and net... by Anke L. Stuurman, Joshua Enxing, Aura V. Gutiérrez, Christen M. Gray, Ingrid T. Sepúlveda-Pachón, Egbe Ubamadu, Allyn Bandell, Sylvia Taylor, Georges El Azzi, Wilhelmine Meeraus

“…A systematic literature review (SLR), random effects meta-analysis (REMA), and network meta-analysis (NMA) estimated absolute VE (aVE) and relative VE (rVE) of LAIV and IIV in children/adolescents from initial LAIV approval in 2003.Methods Northern Hemisphere studies (2003–2023) with children ≤19 yrs were included. …”
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First National Report on Soil Salinity Across Paraguay by Arnulfo Encina Rojas, Víctor Sevilla-Linares, Mario Guevara-Santamaría, Samuel Villarreal Villarreal, Carolina Olivera, Ronald Vargas, Federico Olmedo

“…This study represents the first effort to develop a soil salinity map of Paraguay, providing the initial national baseline for the development of salinity/sodicity monitoring frameworks. …”
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