Differing growth responses to nutritional supplements in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso are likely due to benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements... by Sonja Y Hess, Janet M Peerson, Elodie Becquey, Souheila Abbeddou, Césaire T Ouédraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Stephen A Vosti, Noël Rouamba, Kenneth H Brown

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Performance enhancement of triple material staggered heterojunction double gate MOSFET (TM-SH-DGMOS) with gate engineering by Prasanta Ku Khuntia, Kishore Ch Singh, Biswajit Baral, Sudhansu Mohan Biswal

“…Because of the ease of manufacture and superior short channel effect performance, in this paper different figure of merits for linearity and RF/analog performance parameters like Transconductance (gm ), Output Resistance (Rout), Cut off frequency (fT ), Maximum frequency of oscillation (fmax), VIP2 (Variable Intercept Point of Second order), 1-dB compression are analysed. …”
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Dissecting the phenotypic diversity of Ethiopian barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)  genotypes through variance components and multivariate analysis by Gizie Abeje BELAY, Alemayehu Zewodu KEBEDE

“…Key traits like heading and maturity, grain filling period, 1000-kernel mass, kernel number per spike, and productive tillers were the most discriminating traits contributing to the highest variability (46.9 %). …”
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Socioeconomic status is associated with process times in the emergency department for patients with chest pain by Sebastian Herlitz, Joel Ohm, Henrike Häbel, Ulf Ekelund, Robin Hofmann, Per Svensson

“…The associations between disposable income quintiles, whether the time to physician assessment exceeded triage priority recommendations as well as EDLOS were evaluated using crude and multivariable regression models adjusted for age, gender, sociodemographic variables, and ED‐management circumstances. Results Patients with the lowest income were more likely to be assessed by physician later than triage recommendations (crude odds ratio [OR] 1.25 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20–1.29) and have an EDLOS exceeding 6 h (crude OR 1.22 (95% CI 1.17–1.27). …”
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Early changes in choroidal thickness and ocular biometry in predicting who will achieve full myopia control with repeated low-level red light therapy by Yanxian Chen, Mingge Li, Xianwen Shang, Guangyu Li, Ziwei Zhao, Pengju Li, Yanjun Liu, Ruilin Xiong, Mengying Lai, Yueye Wang, Mingguang He, Zhuoting Zhu

“…Full myopia control was defined as axial elongation <0.1mm/year. Variables included age, sex, baseline refraction, ocular parameters at baseline, 1 and 3 months (axial length [AL] and subfoveal choroidal thickness [sChT]), as well as their rates of change over the first 3 months. …”
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The effects of alcohol on recovery from musculoskeletal trauma and injuries by Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Vincent Arriola, Daniel Arriola, Deyu Pan, Kaveh Dehghan, Emad Alamoutifard, Elby Washington

“…Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the association between alcohol misuse (abuse and dependence) and clinical outcomes including infection, length of stay (LOS), and in-hospital mortality (IHM) among patients with musculoskeletal injuries. …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients by Martha Fors, Santiago J. Ballaz

“…Aims/Background We looked at novel hematological composites like the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio, leukocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio, and lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio as explanatory variables for COVID-19 patients´ hospital length of stay (LoS).Methods The association of hematological indices with LoS was analyzed on 2930 COVID-19 patients using the univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models with enter method. …”
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Beyond the guidelines: original research on real-world outcomes of anticoagulation and corticosteroid in COVID-19 by Alison Leslie, Scott A. Chapman, Katelyn M. Tessier, Christopher Tignanelli, Sameh Hozayen

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Blue shark conservation in the Indian Ocean: data-limited insights on population structure, distribution, and stock assessments by Hoang Huy Huynh, Chun-Yi Hung, Sheng-Ping Wang, Wen-Pei Tsai

“…Several analytical approaches, including length-based mortality estimators (MLZ), and spawning potential ratio (SPR), were applied alongside empirical length-based indicators (LBIs) as auxiliary. …”
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The reciprocal relationship between gait and handgrip strength across different age groups by Gayeong Hyeon, Gayeong Hyeon, Changhun Kim, Changhun Kim, Sunghoon Shin, Sunghoon Shin, Sunghoon Shin

“…To investigate the reciprocal relationship, hierarchical moderated regression analyses were conducted to assess the effects of grip strength on spatiotemporal gait parameters, considering age as a moderator, whereas stepwise linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate the predictive effects of spatiotemporal gait parameters on grip strength, controlling for age and additional covariates.ResultsGrip strength significantly influenced gait performance variables—stride length, step length, and walking speed—with the strongest effects observed in older adults. …”
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Osteometric Study of the Dorsal (Lister’s) Tubercle of the Radius in Relation to the Neighboring Anatomical Elements: Suprastyloid, Accessory, and Oblique Crests by Laura Octavia Grigoriță, Cătălin Prodan Bărbulescu, Norberth-Istvan Varga, Andreea Grigoriță, Monica Adriana Vaida, Loredana Gabriela Stana, Adelina Maria Jianu

“…<b>Results:</b> The study found a significant positive correlation between the length of the radius and the width of the distal epiphysis. …”
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The BioFire® RP2.1 Panel Did Not Identify Concurrent Respiratory Virus Infection in Adults with Variable SARS-CoV-2 Disease Severity and Infection Duration by Kendra M. Quicke, Bridget A. Baxter, Sophia Stromberg, Emily N. Gallichotte, Emily Fitzmeyer, Michael C. Young, Kristy L. Pabilonia, Nicole Ehrhart, Julie Dunn, Gregory D. Ebel, Elizabeth P. Ryan

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Rice kernel morphometrics: Exploring the physical dimensions of indigenous traditional landrace diversity through physio metric studies by S. Manju Devi1, M. Raveendran2, R. Pushpam3, S.Muthuramu4, R. Pushpa5, N. Sritharan6, R. Suresh6 and A. John Joel1*

“…Among the clusters, the Cluster II predominantly comprised kernels of medium and short lengths, medium widths. In contrast, Cluster V predominantly featured grains of very short lengths, narrow to very narrow widths. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Genetic Variability, Association Analysis, and Elucidation of Direct and Indirect Effects of Yield and Yield Contributing Traits From Diverse Exogenous... by Admasu Mitiku, Gada Gudina, Abrar Yasin B, Misbahu Abdu

“…Essentially, these high values of genotypic and PCV suggest that the observed differences in those traits are more pronounced, making them potentially important for selection and improvement of soybean crop. Traits like the number of branches plant−1, pod length, number of seeds pod−1, and 100 seed weight showed high heritability accomplished with high genetic advance as percent of mean, suggesting that such traits are likely to respond well to breeding efforts aimed at enhancing their expression in future generations. …”
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Taste evaluation of Chinese oolong tea “Baiyaqilan” based on physiological signals and multivariate statistics by YANG Bo-kai, SHEN Li-juan, YANG Jing-min

“…<b>Methods:</b> Design a combination of electroencephalogram （EEG）, electrodermal activity （EDA）, heart rate variability （HRV） multivariate statistical analysis and sensory evaluation to allow 24 subjects （12 of each gender） to evaluate the taste preference of seven batches of white bud kiran tea of different grams and brewing lengths. …”
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Development of empirical correlations for sustainable breakup characterization of water and high-viscous oil sheets under acoustic perturbations using high-speed imaging by Aman Singh, Devesh T, Subhash K, Preetam Polavarapu, Jayakrishnan Rahul, Karthick S, Balaji K

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Unveiling the genetic potential of Terminalia chebula Retz. accessions from North-East and South India: A morphometric analysis by Shobith Murthy Mahadeva, Umesh Kanna Subramani, Parthiban Kalappan Thangamuthu, Devanand Pachanoor Subbian, Radha Palaniswamy, Senthilraja Kandasamy, Venkatesan Subramanian

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Network inference with hidden units by Joanna Tyrcha, John Hertz

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Unpacking WHO and CDC Bottle Bioassay Methods: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Protocol Analysis Revealing Key Outcome Predictors [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 appro... by Rosemary Lees, Jack Gillespie, Annabel Murphy-Fegan, Giorgio Praulins, Frank Mechan, Katherine Gleave

“…The study also demonstrates the importance of controlling bioassay variables, noting the significant influence of wing length, as an indicator of mosquito size, on mortality rates in standardized bioassays. …”
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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

“…Outcomes Death, patient and staff experience, length of stay, re-admission, adverse events, incidents (Datix), staff sickness, costs and quality-adjusted life-years. …”
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