Velocity-Constraint Kalman Filtering for Enhanced Bubble Tracking in Motion-Compensated Ultrasound Localization Microscopy by Yifei Zhu, Lingyin Jiang, Qi Zhang, Jun Yin, Bingze Du, Guofeng Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Bo Ding, Han Lin, Honghui Xue, Xiasheng Guo, Xiao-Yang Zhang, Jing-Ning Zhu, Dong Zhang, Juan Tu, Ning Gu

“…Furthermore, velocity constraint was applied to minimize possible erroneous traces and enhance the contrast-to-noise ratio of ULM images, while ensuring the continuity of vascular reconstruction and the accuracy of the blood flow analysis to generate a reduced normalized root mean square error in velocity estimation, even at a relatively low frame rate of 146 Hz. …”
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ISSR-Based Molecular Characterization of an Elite Germplasm Collection of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) in China by Kai ZHANG, Zheng-dan WU, Yan-hua LI, Han ZHANG, Liang-ping WANG, Quan-lu ZHOU, Dao-bin TANG, Yu-fan FU, Feng-fa HE, Yu-chun JIANG, Hang YANG, Ji-chun WANG

“…Pedigree investigations suggest that more diverse Chinese sweet potato varieties should be formed by broadening the selection scope of breeding parents and incorporating the introduced varieties into future breeding programs.…”
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High spatial resolution crop type and land use land cover classification without labels: A framework using multi-temporal PlanetScope images and variational Bayesian Gaussian mixtu... by Minh Tri Le, Khuong H. Tran, Phuong D. Dao, Hesham El-Askary, Tuyen V. Ha, Taejin Park

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Impact of Remote Monitoring on Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis by Francisco Javier Centellas-Pérez, Agustín Ortega-Cerrato, Manel Vera, Ramón Jesús Devesa-Buch, Eduardo Muñoz-de-Bustillo, Mercedes Prats, Rafael Alonso-Valente, José Pedro Morais, Paula Jaro Cara-Espada, Claudia Yuste-Lozano, Marco Montomoli, Miguel González-Rico, Beatriz Díez-Ojea, Francesc Barbosa, Miren Iriarte, Carmen Flores, Pedro Luís Quirós-Ganga, Laura Espinel, Vicente Paraíso, María Peña-Ortega, Diana Manzano, Bárbara Cancho, Juan Pérez-Martínez

“…Conclusion: The use of RPM programs in patients on APD was associated with better survival of the technique and lower mortality rates. …”
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Molecular and serological evidence of chikungunya virus among dengue suspected patients in Sri Lanka by Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Maurine Mumo Mutua, Shingo Inoue, Yuki Takamatsu, Satoshi Kaneko, Takeshi Urano, Rohitha Muthugala, Lakkumar Fernando, Menaka Hapugoda, YINS Gunawardene, Kouichi Morita

“…All IgG-positive samples exhibited NAb with titers of 10 or higher. The NAb geometric mean titer in the Kandy and Negombo areas does not show a significant difference. …”
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Study pressure and self harm in Chinese primary school students: the effect of depression and parent-child relationships by Jing-Lan He, Jing-Lan He, Xiao-Ming Xu, Xiao-Ming Xu, Wo Wang, Jian-Mei Chen, Jian-Mei Chen, Qi Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yao Gan, Yao Gan, Jun Cao, Jun Cao, Da-Qin Ding, Jin-Hui Hu, Jin-Hui Hu, Xiaorong Chen, Li Kuang, Li Kuang

“…These findings enhance our understanding of the development of self-harm behaviors and can inform the design of targeted intervention programs aimed at reducing self-harm among primary school students.…”
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Construction of high-density SNP genetic maps and QTL mapping for dwarf-related traits in Litchi chinensis Sonn by Fu-chu HU, Zhe CHEN, Xiang-he WANG, Jia-bao WANG, Hong-yan FAN, Yong-hua QIN, Jie-tang ZHAO, Gui-bing HU

“…These QTLs could explain 8.0 to 14.7% (mean=9.7%) of the phenotypic variation. Among them, several QTL clusters were observed, particularly on LG04 and LG11, which might show enrichment for genes regulating the dwarf-related traits in litchi. …”
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Research on the pharmacological potential of 1-alkyl derivatives of 3,5-dimethyl-4-((4-nitrobenzylidene)amino)-1,2,4-triazolium bromide by O. I. Panasenko, T. S. Brytanova, A. S. Hotsulia

“…The toxicity of the studied compounds has been predicted using the TEST program (Toxicity Estimation Software Tool), which allowed to determine the predictive level of acute toxicity, ecotoxicity and mutagenicity. …”
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On the problem of research schools in the library science by A. N. Vaneev, V. S. Kreydenko, V. A. Borodina, M. N. Kolesnikova, V. V. Orlov

“…Today there are no generally accepted methods and description of RS as a socio-cultural institution, there is no unified strategy for their development in the library science, there is no consensus on what meaning should be invested in the «research school» notion. …”
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Determinantes individuais e utilização dos serviços de saúde para o diagnóstico da tuberculose [Individual determinants and utilization of health services for tuberculosis diagnost... by Débora Raquel Soares Guedes Trigueiro, Jordana de Almeida Nogueira, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Lenilde Duarte de Sá, Ulisses Umbelino dos Anjos, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa

“…These indicators were evaluated by means of bivariate analysis and association chi-square test. …”
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Parental health-seeking behavior on self-medication, antibiotic use, and antimicrobial resistance in children by Premalatha Paulsamy, Krishnaraju Venkatesan, Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Maha Hamed Mohamed Ali, Kousalya Prabahar, Vinoth Prabhu Veeramani, Nahid Khalil Elfaki, Rasha Elsayed Ahmed, Hala Ahmed Elsayes, Yahya Hussein Ahmed Abdalla, Osman Babiker Osmsn Mohammed, Absar Ahmed Qureshi, Friyal Alqahtani, Sirajudeen Shaik Alavudeen

“…Strategic education programs to the targeted population, especially to the parents about side effects of antibiotics, dangerous consequences of self-medication, and crucial AMR concerns must be addressed immediately.…”
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Noninvasive assessment of the fractional reserve of coronary blood flow with a one-dimensional mathematical model. Preliminary results of the pilot study by D. G. Gognieva, T. M. Gamilov, R. A. Pryamonosov, Yu. V. Vasilevsky, S. S. Simakov, F. Liang, S. K. Ternovoy, N. S. Serova, E. S. Tebenkova, E. A. Sinitsyn, E. S. Pershina, S. A. Abugov, G. V. Mardanyan, N. V. Zakryan, V. R. Kirakosyan, V. B. Betelin, Yu. O. Mitina, A. Yu. Gubina, D. Yu. Shchekochikhin, A. L. Syrkin, F. Yu. Kopylov

“…Statistical analysis was performed using R programming language packages (cran-r.project.com). …”
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Tracing Visual Expertise in ECG Interpretation: An Eye‐Tracking Pilot Study by Alessandro Bortolotti, Fabrizio Ricci, Carmelita Cieri, Federica Cocco, Chiara Martini, Marcello Panunzi, Davide Rossi, Anna Sorella, Silvio Saraullo, Davide Scordo, Giulia Renda, Sabina Gallina, Riccardo Palumbo

“…Increased task difficulty was associated with greater pupil dilation, particularly among novices (mean pupil dilation for difficult tasks 13.4% ± 4.1% vs. 7.3% ± 2.3% for easy tasks; p = 0.008), indicating higher cognitive demand. …”
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Comparison of the Clinical Profile of Patients with Glaucoma Between Private and Government Clinics in the Philippines by Edgar Felipe U. Leuenberger, MD, DPBO, Marie Joan Therese D. Balgos, MD, DPBO, Shalam Siao-Mariano, MD, DPBO, Denise Polly Chao-Po, MD, DPBO, Irene R. Felarca, MD, DPBO, Rainier Victor A. Covar, MD, DPBO, Nilo Vincent FlorCruz, MD, DPBO, John Mark S. De Leon, MD, DPBO, Jose Ma. D. Martinez, MD, DPBO, Joseph Anthony J. Tumbocon, MD, DPBO, Maria Imelda Yap-Veloso, MD, DPBO, Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, DPBO, James Paul S. Gomez, MD, DPBO, Noel D. Atienza, MD, DPBO

“…Our findings may provide important preliminary information that can aid future health studies or training programs.…”
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Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Rural Population Towards Infectious Diseases and Their Prevention by Saumya Shukla1, Kumar S Abhishek2, Laxmi Rathore3, Vinod Kumar Maurya1*, Vandana Upadhyay1, Pawan Kumar Dubey4, Amit Kumar Singh1

“…Continuous variables were summarized as mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables as frequencies and percentages. …”
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Phase I study of the safety and clinical activity of the interleukin-8 inhibitor AMY109 combined with atezolizumab in patients with advanced solid cancers by Yasutoshi Kuboki, Masafumi Ikeda, Shigehisa Kitano, Takafumi Koyama, Noboru Yamamoto, Yuki Yamaguchi, Yuki Nakagawa, Takaaki Ishida, Hidenori Mizugaki, Takatsugu Narikiyo, Ryoko Takubo, Chika Ogami, Mayuko Sekiya

“…Background Immunosuppressive conditions within the tumor microenvironment (TME) can allow tumors to evade the immune system, including by hampering programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor activity. …”
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Modeling the effects of climate change scenarios on the potential distribution of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot by Erika Bazzato, Arturo Cocco, Emanuele Salaris, Ignazio Floris, Alberto Satta, Michelina Pusceddu

“…The ensemble model achieved even higher predictive accuracy with Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) = 0.95 ± 0.02 and True Skill Statistic (TSS) = 0.78 ± 0.06.Key factors influencing V. crabro distribution included Annual Mean Temperature, Maximum Temperature of Warmest Month, Temperature Annual Range, Precipitation of Driest Month, and Precipitation Seasonality. …”
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Access to timely cancer treatment initiation in India: extent, determinants and trendsResearch in context by Pritam Halder, Jyoti Dixit, Nidhi Gupta, Nikita Mehra, Ashish Singh, Pankaj Malhotra, Anisha Mathew, Lalit Kumar, Amal Chandra Kataki, Sudeep Gupta, Shankar Prinja

“…Findings: The median (IQR) overall TTI was 20 (7–39) days, with a mean of 53.7 days (SD, 192.9). The TTI was higher for those having head and neck cancer (median TTI: 29 days, IQR: 10.5–55.5) and those receiving radiotherapy as initial treatment (27.5 days, IQR: 10–49.5). …”
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Evaluating academic detailing as an antibiotic stewardship intervention in primary healthcare settings in Croatia by Darija Kuruc Poje, Domagoj Kifer, Maja Kuharić, Katarina Gvozdanović, Željka Draušnik, Ana Posavec Andrić, Vesna Mađarić, Vlatka Janeš Poje, Marina Payerl-Pal, Arjana Tambić Andrašević, Juraj Mark Poje, Vesna Bačić Vrca, Srećko Marušić

“…Conclusions This feasibility study showed reductions in antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections, emphasizing the efficacy of targeted, educator-led programs. Tailored healthcare strategies are vital, especially in Croatia and southeastern Europe, for promoting sustainable practices and addressing antimicrobial resistance challenges.…”
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Development of a Customizable Web-Based Dashboard for Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring: Feasibility and Usability Implementation Study by Joshua Wollen, Thuy Nguyen, Charles Coton, Gina DeWildt, Gabretta Cooksey, Audrey Cohen, Nicholas Hoang, Munachi Okpala, Michael Gonzalez, Mengxi Wang, Chigozirim Izeogu, Elmer Bernstam, Charles Green, Sean Savitz, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Anjail Sharrief

“…Clinicians actively used the system, with mean monthly logins ranging from 19 to 44 per provider. …”
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