Efecto del Tipo de Producción de Banano Cavendish en su Comportamiento Poscosecha by Ana María Campuzano Vera, Fabiola Cornejo Zuñiga, Omar Ruiz Barzola, Esther Lilia Peralta García

“…Abstract The present research was focused to determine the effect of the Cavendish banana´s production type in post-harvest behavior. To achieve this aim an stratified sampling  for the selection of farms in the province of El Oro, located in southwestern Ecuador (3° 26′ 12.92″ S, 79° 53′15.07″ W), was performed. …”
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Perceived barriers and facilitators of staff recruiting participants to a randomised controlled trial of a community rehabilitation intervention following hip fracture by Kathryn Harvey, Penelope Ralph, Llinos Haf Spencer, Kodchawan Doungsong, Val Morrison, Andrew Lemmey, Miriam Golding-Day, Susanna Dodd, Ben Hardwick, Shanaz Dorkenoo, Sophie Hennessey, Nefyn Williams

“…Methods Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation – phase III (FEMuR III) was a RCT of a complex intervention post-surgery for hip fracture in patients over 60 years old. …”
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3D-CNN detection of systemic symptoms induced by different Potexvirus infections in four Nicotiana benthamiana genotypes using leaf hyperspectral imaging by Rizos-Theodoros Chadoulis, Ioannis Livieratos, Ioannis Manakos, Theodore Spanos, Zeinab Marouni, Christos Kalogeropoulos, Constantine Kotropoulos

“…The dataset was carefully processed to remove errors, and raster masks were generated to isolate only the leaf pixels. …”
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Measurement of specific and nonspecific tissue uptake of antibodies in tumor by SPECT imaging and nonlinear compartmental modeling by Nicholas Cho, Jason Ho, Geoffrey Del Rosario, Shang-Fan Yu, Gregory Z. Ferl, C. Andrew Boswell

“…Compartmental modeling of the SPECT data demonstrated that cell-associated anti-HER2 was primarily receptor-bound, with a peak receptor occupancy of 35% at 13 h post administration of a 10 mg/kg dose, with minimal free and pinocytosed mAb. …”
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Anti-inflammatory treatment using alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) does not alter osteoblasts differentiation and fracture healing by Johanna Graue, Melanie Timmen, Katharina Schmitz, Daniel Kronenberg, Markus Böhm, Kishor K. Sivaraj, M. Gabriele Bixel, Richard Stange

“…However, its direct effect on bone cell differentiation or on bone regeneration, which is an inflammatory process, too, has not been investigated, yet. Bone tissue is significantly affected in inflammatory joint diseases. …”
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HEMOSTATIC SYSTEM CONDITION AND HEART REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH Q-WAVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH ACUTE ANEURYSMS AND LEFT VENTRICLE THROMBUS by V. D. Syvolap, S. M. Kyselov

“…However, keeping in mind the pathogenetic features of myocardial defeat of the left ventricle (LV cavity dilation and thinning at the focus of myocardial infarction), which increase the risk of left ventricular aneurysm development and parietal thrombus formation, it is impossible to reduce significantly the risk of these serious complications development. Post-infarction left ventricular aneurysm, extremely unfavorable prognostic factor complicates the course of Q-wave myocardial infarction in 30% of cases. …”
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Supporting Muslim undergraduate medical students through medical school: lessons from a novel, student-led case-based learning intervention by Zain Mohammed, Zain Mohammed, Hafsah Ba, Linta Nasim, Emily Roisin Reid

“…Data were gathered to assess the effectiveness of the teaching innovation against its aims in the following formats: (1) in-session participant feedback, (2) transcriptions of the in-session discussions which demonstrated participant learning gain, and (3) notes from the post-session facilitator team reflections. These data were thematically analyzed using Braun and Clarke's six-point framework, with individuals coding the data individually and collectively across three meetings to refine and agree upon the themes.ResultsFive key themes of insights emerged from the data: Staff and Student cultural literacy relating to Islam, Facilities and Environment, Curriculum, Policy and Processes, Islamophobia and discrimination. …”
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A Hybrid 2D/3D Approach for Neural Differentiation Into Telencephalic Organoids and Efficient Modulation of FGF8 Signaling by Michele Bertacchi, Gwendoline Maharaux, Michèle Studer

“…These processes are orchestrated by gradients of morphogens, such as FGF8. …”
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Study on Single-event Gate Rupture Mechanism of Asymmetric-trench SiC MOSFET by WANG Lihao1, 2, DONG Tao2, FANG Xingyu2, QI Xiaowei2, WANG Liang2, CHEN Miao2, ZHANG Xing1, ZHAO Yuanfu2

“…Additionally, ID and IG increase at the same rate as the heavy ion fluence increased. The post-irradiation measurements of the drain and gate characteristics are consistent with the trends observed during irradiation. …”
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School-Based Homework Interventions for Improving 24-hour Movement Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by April Forrest, Duncan Buchan, Nicholas Sculthorpe, Lawrence Hayes, Samantha Robinson

“…Effects varied between pre- and post-implementations of 24-hour movement guidelines on SB, but these differences were also not statistically significant. …”
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Insomnia prehabilitation in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: Protocol for a pilot, multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing nurse delivered sleep restriction thera... by Leanne Fleming, Solveiga Zibaite, Simon D Kyle, Kathleen Boyd, Vivien Green, James Mansell, Beatrix Elsberger, David Young

“…Outcomes will be collected at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks post-randomisation. Primary outcomes in this trial relate to the feasibility of SRT for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with acute insomnia. …”
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Tracking Lava Flow Cooling from Space: Implications for Erupted Volume Estimation and Cooling Mechanisms by Simone Aveni, Gaetana Ganci, Andrew J. L. Harris, Diego Coppola

“…Accurate estimation of erupted lava volumes is essential for understanding volcanic processes, interpreting eruptive cycles, and assessing volcanic hazards. …”
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Effects of cooperative learning on students’ learning outcomes in physical education: a meta-analysis by Hulusi Boke, Yalin Aygun, Sakir Tufekci, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Burak Canpolat, Goktug Norman, Pablo Prieto-González, Luca Paolo Ardigò

“…Hedges’s g was used as the effect size (ES) measure, calculated from pre- and post-tests in both experimental and control groups. …”
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Efecto del Tipo de Producción de Banano Cavendish en su Comportamiento Poscosecha by Ana María Campuzano Vera, Fabiola Cornejo Zuñiga, Omar Ruiz Barzola, Esther Lilia Peralta García

“…Abstract The present research was focused to determine the effect of the Cavendish banana´s production type in post-harvest behavior. To achieve this aim an stratified sampling  for the selection of farms in the province of El Oro, located in southwestern Ecuador (3° 26′ 12.92″ S, 79° 53′15.07″ W), was performed. …”
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The β-triketone, nitisinone, kills insecticide-resistant mosquitoes through cuticular uptake by Zachary Thomas Stavrou-Dowd, George Parsons, Clair Rose, Faye Brown, Rosemary Susan Lees, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Lee Rafuse Haines

“…Mortality was recorded at 30 min and 24, 48, and 72 h post-exposure under controlled conditions. A total of 3 biological replicates of 30 mosquitoes per treatment were used. …”
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Approach to Design and Evaluate Digital Tools to Enhance Young Adult Participation in Clinical Trials: Co-Design and Controlled Intercept Study by Tim Mackey, Raphael E Cuomo, Qing Xu, Tiana J McMann, Zhuoran Li, Mingxiang Cai, Christine Wenzel, Joshua S Yang

“…ResultsA significantly higher change in the likelihood of participating in a clinical trial post exposure was observed among study participants when exposed to prototypes of a mobile app (Δ=0.74 on a 10-point scale, P<.01) and website (Δ=0.93, P<.01) compared to those exposed to a Facebook ad (Δ=0.21) but not a digital flyer (Δ=0.58). …”
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Patient-centered outcomes on preparing for and undergoing gender-affirming phalloplasty: a qualitative, descriptive study by Daphna Harel, Asa Radix, Rachel Bluebond-Langner, Tenny R Zhang, Carolyn A Berry, Nnenaya Mmonu, Elijah Castle, Lee Zhao, Clarissa Ospina-Norvell, Mark Fendrick

“…Experiential components of the surgical process, mental health, and quality of life are important metrics to consider in addition to functional and aesthetic outcomes.…”
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Lipoprotein N-terminal modification in Bacillus: a new paradigm for extracellular acetylation and species-dependent Toll-like receptor 2 immunomodulation by Gloria Komazin, Rachel M. Wigmore, Aditi M. Ranade, Amena A. Rizk, John H. Gardiner, Timothy C. Meredith

“…Acylation of an invariant N-terminal cysteine residue tethers proteins to the cell surface, where they participate in many cellular processes occurring at the membrane-environment interface. …”
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Integrating multi-omics and experimental techniques to decode ubiquitinated protein modifications in hepatocellular carcinoma by Haikun Yang, Yuan Chen, Yuan Chen, Zheng Zhou, Yanjing Wang, Peng Li, Yang Li

“…BackgroundUbiquitination, a critical post-translational modification, plays a pivotal role in regulating protein stability and activity, influencing various aspects of cancer development, including metabolic reprogramming, immune evasion, and tumor progression. …”
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Assessing the impact of oscillating dietary crude protein on the stability of the rumen microbiome in dairy cattle by F. L. Viquez-Umana, M. G. Erickson, J. D. Young, G. I. Zanton, M. A. Wattiaux, G. Suen, H. C. Mantovani

“…Rumen samples were collected 4 h post-feeding, and amplicon libraries of the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene were sequenced and analyzed to assess changes in microbiome composition. …”
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