Source Apportionment of Fine Particulate Matter in Wuhan: Application of Rolling Positive Matrix Factorization Under Different Seasons and Episodic Events by Ziye Guo, Qiongqiong Wang, Nan Chen, Bo Zhu, Huang Zheng, Shaofei Kong, Mingjie Xie, Huan Yu

“…Larger source profile variabilities were observed for winter data than summer data. …”
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Deep Learning Approaches for Morphological Classification of Intestinal Organoids by Giovanni Cicceri, Sebastiano Di Bella, Simone Di Franco, Giorgio Stassi, Matilde Todaro, Salvatore Vitabile

“…Organoids, derived from primary donor or stem cells, closely replicate the composition and function of their in vivo counterparts. …”
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Remote sensing and spatial analysis for estimating vegetation fire risk in the Puglia Region by Cillis G, Nolè G, De Santis F, Pirone L, Donvito D, Ronco Francesco V, Lanorte A

“…The analysis of affected areas’ composition revealed that 63% were evergreen broadleaf forests, 17% conifers, and 15% deciduous broadleaf forests. …”
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Canonical correlation analysis for multi-omics: Application to cross-cohort analysis. by Min-Zhi Jiang, François Aguet, Kristin Ardlie, Jiawen Chen, Elaine Cornell, Dan Cruz, Peter Durda, Stacey B Gabriel, Robert E Gerszten, Xiuqing Guo, Craig W Johnson, Silva Kasela, Leslie A Lange, Tuuli Lappalainen, Yongmei Liu, Alex P Reiner, Josh Smith, Tamar Sofer, Kent D Taylor, Russell P Tracy, David J VanDenBerg, James G Wilson, Stephen S Rich, Jerome I Rotter, Michael I Love, Laura M Raffield, Yun Li, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, TOPMed Analysis Working Group

“…Applying our SMCCA-GS to MESA and JHS, we identified strong associations between blood cell counts and protein abundance, suggesting that adjustment of blood cell composition should be considered in protein-based association studies. …”
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Seasonal nutrient contribution of mangrove aquatic foods to fisher households in West Kalimantan, Indonesia by Lucinda Middleton, Puji Astuti, Siti Nurokhmah, Benjamin Michael Brown, Shakuntala Thilsted, Julie Brimblecombe, Natasha Stacey

“…Results Households consumed more meals containing aquatic food in the dry season (390 meals) compared to the wet season (337 meals). …”
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Metazoan Diversity and Its Drivers: An eDNA Survey in the Pacific Gateway of a Changing Arctic Ocean by Gerlien Verhaegen, Tatsuya Kawakami, Ayla Murray, Akihide Kasai, Charlotte Havermans

“…The Arctic Ocean, experiencing more drastic environmental changes than any other ocean, has two primary inflow regions that facilitate these shifts: the wide, deep Atlantic Gateway and the narrow, shallow Pacific Gateway. …”
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Management factors affecting the environmental impact of cereal-based dairy farms by Marco Berton, Enrico Sturaro, Stefano Schiavon, Alessio Cecchinato, Luigi Gallo

“…These results can contribute at drawing good practices for farmers and consultants to promote more environmentally sustainable dairy production while supporting farm functioning and farmers’ income.HIGHLIGHTS Farm and animal determinants of Life Cycle Assessment of cereal-based dairy farms were studied. …”
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Ecological drivers of malaria vector habitat and transmission over 1 year of long-lasting insecticidal net intervention in Côte d’Ivoire by Benoit Talbot, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Colette Sih, Edouard Dangbenon, Marius G. Zoh, Soromane Camara, Serge B. Assi, Raphael N’Guessan, Louisa A. Messenger, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Manisha A. Kulkarni

“…Results Minimal to considerable overall reductions in suitable habitat across the study area were observed for the three mosquito vector species (less than 1% to more than 60%), and considerable overall reduction was observed for P. falciparum-infected vectors (more than 50%). …”
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Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics and Changes of Lean and Fat Pigs After the Growth Turning Point by Tianci Liao, Mailin Gan, Yan Zhu, Yuhang Lei, Yiting Yang, Qianli Zheng, Lili Niu, Ye Zhao, Lei Chen, Yuanyuan Wu, Lixin Zhou, Jia Xue, Xiaofeng Zhou, Yan Wang, Linyuan Shen, Li Zhu

“…Correlation and clustering analyses revealed more synchronized regulation of meat quality traits in QYPs, while YPs showed greater trait variability. …”
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Intake of Condensed Tannins (<i>Acacia mearnsii</i>) by Lambs in Confinement and Its Impact on Growth Performance, Rumen Environment, and Meat by Andrei L. R. Brunetto, Ana Luiza F. dos Santos, Isadora Zago, Guilherme L. Deolino, Luisa Nora, Vitor L. Molosse, Rafael V. P. Lago, Aline de C. Machado, Roger Wagner, Jelson N. Nauderer, Bianca F. Bissacotti, Aniela P. Kempka, Bruna Klein, Aleksandro S. Da Silva

“…More significant ruminal bacterial activity was also observed in the group receiving condensed tannins. …”
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Comparing weight loss rates between males and females: a preliminary analysis by Valentina Rodriguez Da Silva, Ryan Singh, Valeria V. Silva Ramirez, Daniel Arevalo, Eric T. Trexler, Landon Shannahan, John Solis, Samuel Blanke, Samuel Evers, Talon Westervelt, John Holtje, Bill I. Campbell

“…Future research should explore the factors contributing to this variability and include more balanced samples for validation.…”
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Aerosol hygroscopicity over the southeast Atlantic Ocean during the biomass burning season – Part 1: From the perspective of scattering enhancement​​​​​​​ by L. Zhang, L. Zhang, M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, M. Segal-Rozenhaimer, H. Che, H. Che, C. Dang, C. Dang, J. Sun, Y. Kuang, Y. Kuang, P. Formenti, S. G. Howell

“…Higher OA hygroscopicity is related to aerosols that are more aged, oxidized, and present at lower altitudes. …”
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Do leaf traits shape herbivory in tropical montane rainforests? A multispecies approach by Jana E. Schön, Raya Keuth, Jürgen Homeier, Oliver Limberger, Jörg Bendix, Nina Farwig, Roland Brandl

“…Another explanation could be that environmental conditions or processes along the food web are more important in structuring herbivory than leaf traits.…”
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Contribution of entropy analysis on three-dimensional Prandtl model under Hall and ion slip effects with generalized mass and heat fluxes via OHAM by Sana Akbar, Muhammad Sohail, Syed Tehseen Abbas, Abha Singh

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5-Item Modified Frailty Index Score is Associated with Increased Postoperative Complications Following Ankle Fracture ORIF by Ronit Kulkarni BS, Alexander S. Guareshi BS, Nikhil Vallabhaneni BA, Joshua L. Morningstar BS, Daniel J. Scott MBA, MD, Christopher E. Gross MD

“…(Table 1) Mortality was strongly predicted by mFI-5 with the risk more than tripling for each point increase in mFI-5 score (odds ratio (OR)=3.639, 95% CI= 3.038-4.360). …”
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Consequences, costs and cost-effectiveness of workforce configurations in English acute hospitals by Peter Griffiths, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, David Culliford, Jeremy Jones, Francesca Lambert, Paul Meredith, Bruna Rubbo, Lesley Turner, Chiara Dall’Ora

“…Avoidance of registered nurse understaffing gave more benefits and was more cost-effective for highly acute patients. …”
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The Effect of the Ripening Period on the Quality Attributes of Pear Fruit by Smaranda-Oana Boghean, Mădălina Militaru, Eugenia Gherghina (Mareși), Radu E. Sestras, Orsolya Borsai, Andreea F. Andrecan, Catalina Dan, Adriana F. Sestras, Anca Livia Butiuc-Keul

“…The study suggests that a differentiated sensory scoring approach, rather than a uniform 1–9 hedonic scale, may more effectively identify high-quality pear cultivars for breeding programs.…”
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Altered seasonal sensitivity of net ecosystem exchange to controls driven by nutrient balances in a semi-arid savanna by L. Nadolski, L. Nadolski, T. S. El-Madany, J. Nelson, A. Carrara, G. Moreno, R. Nair, Y. Luo, A. Hildebrandt, A. Hildebrandt, V. Rolo, M. Reichstein, S.-C. Lee

“…In the future, the increasing NEE variability might become even more pronounced with increasing N deposition and a changing climate.…”
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Effectiveness of Enriched Milk with Ashwagandha Extract and Tryptophan for Improving Subjective Sleep Quality in Adults with Sleep Problems: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Tr... by Silvia Pérez-Piñero, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Carrillo, Jon Echepare-Taberna, Macarena Muñoz-Cámara, Cristina Herrera-Fernández, Vicente Ávila-Gandía, María Heres Fernández Ladreda, Javier Menéndez Martínez, Francisco Javier López-Román

“…However, the results from the three experimental groups containing ashwagandha were more favorable compared to the placebo group.…”
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The Small Mobile Ozone Lidar (SMOL): instrument description and first results by F. Chouza, T. Leblanc, P. Wang, S. S. Brown, K. Zuraski, K. Zuraski, W. Chace, W. Chace, W. Chace, C. C. Womack, C. C. Womack, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, J. Hair, T. Shingler, J. Sullivan

“…<p>Ozone profile measurements at high temporal and vertical resolution are needed to better understand physical and chemical processes driving tropospheric ozone variability and to validate the tropospheric ozone measurements from spaceborne missions such as TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution). …”
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