Impact Assessment of Energy Transition Policy on Air Quality over a Typical District of the Pearl River Delta Region, China by Weidong Chen, Haixian Li, Yun Zhu, Jicheng Jang, Che-Jen Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang, Shuxiao Wang, Jia Xing, Tingting Fang, Jie Li, Qingshan Yang, Kaiming Zheng

“…The emission inventory revealed that the power, transportation and industry sources were three key sectors of CO2 and energy-related air pollutant emissions, with a combined contribution of more than 90%. …”
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Diagnostic Effectiveness of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in Assessing the Risk of Developing Graft Dysfunction in Liver Recipient Children by R. M. Kurabekova, O. M. Tsiroulnikova, I. E. Pashkova, A. G. Olefirenko, O. E. Gichkun, L. V. Makarova, R. A. Monakhov, P. O. Shevchenko

“…The level of TGF-β1 in the blood of children with liver cirrhosis was lower than in healthy children (p = 0.001). LT was accompanied by an increase in the TGF-β1 content in the blood of recipients (p = 0.001). …”
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Preoperative prediction of IDH genotypes and prognosis in adult-type diffuse gliomas: intratumor heterogeneity habitat analysis using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-we... by Xingrui Wang, Zhenhui Xie, Xiaoqing Wang, Yang Song, Shiteng Suo, Yan Ren, Wentao Hu, Yi Zhu, Mengqiu Cao, Yan Zhou

“…Compared to the IDH wild-type group, the IDH mutant group exhibited lower mean Ktrans values in Habitats 1 and 2 (both P < 0.001), higher volume (P < 0.05) and volume percentage (pVol, P < 0.01) of Habitat 2, and lower volume and pVol of Habitat 3 (both P < 0.001). …”
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Effect of drinking water salinity on lactating cows’ water and feed intake, milk yield, and rumen physiology by A. Iritz, D. Espinoza, M.G. Taye, F. Salhab, Y. Portnik, U. Moallem, Y.A. Ben Meir

“…Consequently, in those regions, drinking water offered to lactating cows has lower salinity and mineral concentrations than in the past. …”
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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Endorsement among Adolescents and Young Adults in Tanzania: Insights from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey by Alpha Johnson Kapola, Rahma Musoke, Glenda Marie Manayon, Hassan Fredrick Fussi, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Haji Mbwana Ally, Swalehe Mustafa Salim, Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Lynn Moshi, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Habib Omari Ramadhani

“…Female respondents (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.69; 95% CI 0.51–0.91) and rural residents (aOR = 0.78; 95% CI 0.61–1.00) had lower odds of PrEP awareness compared with male respondents and urban residents, respectively. …”
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PneumoniaCheck, a novel aerosol collection device, permits capture of airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis and characterisation of the cough aeromicrobiome in people with tuberculos... by Tinaye L. Chiyaka, Georgina R. Nyawo, Charissa C. Naidoo, Suventha Moodley, Jose C. Clemente, Stephanus T. Malherbe, Robin M. Warren, David N. Ku, Leopoldo N. Segal, Grant Theron

“…The aeromicrobiome is distinct from sputum, oral washes and BALF and contains differentially-enriched lower respiratory tract microbes.…”
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Can oral caffeine decrease postoperative opioid consumption following posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A randomized placebo-controlled trial by Anne Stuedemann, MSN, RN, CPNP, Richard M Schwend, MD FAAP FAOA, Kenneth A. Shaw, MD, Nicolette Saddler, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Michon Huston, PA-C, Michael Benvenuti, MD, Julia Leamon, MSN, RN, CPN, Ashley K. Sherman, MA, John Anderson, MD

“…ABSTRACT: Background: Current studies have examined the efficacy of opioid-sparing analgesics primarily in adult surgical populations, while fewer guide pediatric postoperative pain treatment. …”
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The contrasted impacts of grasshoppers on soil microbial activities in function of primary production and herbivore diet by Ibanez, Sébastien, Foulquier, Arnaud, Brun, Charles, Colace, Marie-Pascale, Piton, Gabin, Bernard, Lionel, Gallet, Christiane, Clément, Jean-Christophe

“…This pattern can be explained by the loss of carbon associated with insect respiration, which increases the resource requirements of microbes and by a lower production of root exudates by conservative species. …”
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Longitudinal Utilization of Invasive Pain Treatment Procedures Among Veterans with Chronic Pain Following Use of Whole Health Services and Complementary and Integrative Health Ther... by Zeliadt SB, DeFaccio R, Carey EP, Etingen B, Rosser EW, Suri P, Chen JA, Bokhour BG, Coggeshall S

“…Whole Health use was associated with 42% (− 61% to − 17%) lower utilization of invasive pain procedures at three months compared to matched patients who did not use Whole Health. …”
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Assessment of Types, Factors Contributing to Violence Against Women and its Effects on the Health Seeking Behaviour of Women in Rubanda Town Council Rubanda District. by Byumvuhore, Stephen

“…Alcoholism was protective against VAW with a lower likelihood of VAW, especially if both partners were involved in alcoholism compared to no alcoholism to any of them (AOR = 0.2, 95%CI: 0.1-0.5, p = 0.001). …”
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Validation of the Spanish Version of the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale by Marina Beléndez, Lawrence Fisher

“…Higher PDDS-SP scores were associated with lower well-being and more frequent hypoglycemic episodes. …”
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Multi-level high utility-itemset hiding. by Loan T T Nguyen, Hoa Duong, An Mai, Bay Vo

“…The insights gained from higher abstraction levels are somewhat more valuable than those from lower levels since they contain the outlines of the data. …”
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B ¯ → D ¯ D $$ \overline{B}\to \overline{D}D $$ decays and the extraction of f d /f u at hadron colliders by Jonathan Davies, Martin Jung, Stefan Schacht

“…Employing an SU(3) F analysis including symmetry-breaking contributions together with a conservative power counting for various suppression effects, we obtain updated Standard Model predictions for all branching fractions and CP asymmetries from a fit to the available experimental data, testable at Belle II and the LHC experiments. …”
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Four Central Nanocavity of Ultra-Sensitive Refractive Index Biosensor for Cancer Detection in Hexagonal Photonic Crystal by William Matsui, Jianqiao Fang

“…The resonant wavelengths range for the detection of cancer cells is λ0=1.491258µm ~ 1.50588µm. The power loss in the proposed structure is less than 2%, and the delay time is 2ps. …”
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Pantoprazole – safety in drug-drug interaction by E. V. Shikh, D. A. Sychev

“…Pantoprazole is metabolized by CYP2C19 and CYP3A4, however, it has the lowest affinity to these enzymes of all PPIs. …”
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Family case of cardiac achalasia by Yu. V. Yevsyutina, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Cardiac achalasia is idiopathic disease, caused by inflammation and degeneration of myenteric plexus resulting in loss of postganglionic inhibitory neurons, essential for relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and peristaltic contractions of the esophagus. …”
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Environmental selection underlies distinct distribution patterns of closely related European evening primroses by Monika Woźniak-Chodacka, Maciej Kocurek, Maria Pilarska, Ewa Niewiadomska

“…Oenothera suaveolens, observed at lower latitudes, displays the largest flowers, a pure green phenotype, the highest stomatal conductance, and a light avoidance strategy, reflected by rapid photoinhibition and hyponasty. …”
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Heritage lndustry in Lithuania by Agnė Vaitkuvienė

“…It is closely connected with the rise of economic and purchasing power of the population, and then people could spend more time and money on leisure and entertainment, including cultural heritage. …”
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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum' by Edward F. Gilman

“…Be sure to clear all turf away from beneath the branches of these low growing types so the lawn mower will not damage the tree. The more upright selections make nice patio or small shade trees for residential lots, and, with pruning to remove drooping branches, provide adequate clearance for pedestrian traffic to pass close to the tree. …”
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Tourism commodification and privatization of nature: private protected areas in the Serra de Tramuntana (Mallorca) by Nora Müller, Robert Fletcher, Macià Blázquez Salom

“…Overall, we conclude, privatization appears more pervasive than commodification in this global north context, as compared to research concerning PPAs in the global south suggesting the presence of far more commodification in such lower-income contexts. …”
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