Application of Geotechnologies in the Characterization of Forage Palm Production Areas in the Brazilian Semiarid Region by Jacqueline Santos de Sousa, Gledson Luiz Pontes de Almeida, Héliton Pandorfi, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Moemy Gomes de Moraes, Abelardo Antônio de Assunção Montenegro, Thieres George Freire da Silva, Jhon Lennon Bezerra da Silva, Henrique Fonseca Elias de Oliveira, Gabriel Thales Barboza Marinho, Beatriz Silva Santos, Alex Souza Moraes, Rafaela Julia de Lira Gouveia Ramos, Geliane dos Santos Farias, Alexson Pantaleão Machado de Carvalho, Marcio Mesquita

“…Forage scarcity, intensified by climate variability and edaphoclimatic limitations in the Brazilian semiarid region, challenges regional livestock production. …”
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Utilization of interpretable machine learning model to forecast the risk of major adverse kidney events in elderly patients in critical care by Lin Wang, Shao-Bin Duan, Ping Yan, Xiao-Qin Luo, Ning-Ya Zhang

“…The study cohort comprised 2366 elderly ICU patients admitted to the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between January 2020 and December 2021. Variables including demographic information, laboratory values, physiological parameters, and medical interventions were used to construct an extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) -based prediction model. …”
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Evaluating soil respiration and water infiltration in esparto grasslands: the effects of hillslope position and soil management in arid, human-affected Mediterranean environments by Alicia M. Arredondo, Morad Mirzaei, Gao-Lin Wu, Ali Keshavarzi, Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo, Francisco Serrano Bernardo, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino

“…., commonly known as esparto grass, is a key species in semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystems, historically valued for its use in crafts and agriculture. However, the widespread abandonment of esparto grasslands has led to significant soil degradation, including erosion, reduced water retention, and nutrient loss. …”
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Optimizing sunflower production through the use of GIS-based soil fertility management strategy by Emmanuely Z. Nungula, Boniface J. Massawe, Luciana R. Chappa, Daniel M. Nhunda, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Nawab Ali, Harun I. Gitari

“…This study aimed to use a GIS-based approach in producing soil fertility maps and utilize the spatial data on achieving site-specific management of major nutrients in Morogoro, Tanzania. …”
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Triglycerides/Glucose and Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Indices in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies: A Longitudinal Study by Natalia Elvira Poveda, María Fernanda Garcés, Aquiles Enrique Darghan, Silvia Alejandra Blanco Jaimes, Estefania Pulido Sánchez, Luz Amparo Díaz-Cruz, Carmen Doris Garzón-Olivares, Mario Orlando Parra-Pineda, Alejandro Antonio Bautista-Charry, Edith Ángel Müller, Héctor Fabio Sandoval Alzate, Luis Miguel Maldonado Acosta, Elizabeth Sanchez, Ariel Iván Ruíz-Parra, Jorge Eduardo Caminos

“…Metabolic changes have been correlated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study is to determine the TyG and TG/HDL-c indices in a cohort of healthy pregnant (n=142), preeclamptic (n=18), and healthy nonpregnant women (n=56). …”
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Clinical Evaluation of the Time-effect Relationship of Auriculoacupuncture at Point Zero on Autonomic Function among Healthy Volunteers: An Exploratory Three-arm Study by Annamalai Dharuman, Deepa Saravanan, Prabu Narasimman, Geethanjali Sankar, Narmatha Murugan, Madhumitha Vellingiri, Abirami Balu

“…Studies have suggested that AA influences heart rate variability (HRV) and pain modulation at different retention times. …”

Microbial Contamination in Commercial Honey: Insights for Food Safety and Quality Control by Felipe Bruxel, Ana Maria Geller, Andrei Giacchetto Felice, Jeferson Aloísio Ströher, Anderson Santos de Freitas, Angela Balen, Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto Oliveira, Wemerson de Castro Oliveira

“…Honey is a sugar-rich product produced by <i>Apis mellifera</i> bees, with significant variability in properties due to the influence of geographic and climatic conditions and the predominant flora in the production region. …”
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Evaluation of vascular invasion in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis using computed tomography: An observational study by Ilyar A. Baudinov, Aliya I. Kadyrova, Kanat Omorov, Bakhadyr K. Bebezov, Kubat Ibraimov, Aleksei Oginskiy, Roshan Kumar Shah, Shabdan N. Isamadyrov

“…Statistical analyses included cross-tabulations and symmetric measures, with significance assessed at p < 0.05. Results: Among the variables analyzed, the number of foci and the size of the largest focus were identified as significant predictors of vascular invasion, with Cramer's V values of 0.404 (p=0.022) and 0.630 (p=0.066), respectively. …”
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Impact of Wall Material Composition (Maltodextrin vs. Inulin vs. Nutriose) and Emulsion Preparation System (Nano- vs. Microemulsion) on Properties of Spray-Dried Linseed Oil by Dorota Ogrodowska, Iwona Zofia Konopka, Grzegorz Dąbrowski, Beata Piłat, Józef Warechowski, Fabian Dajnowiec, Małgorzata Tańska

“…The aim of this study was to compare the functional properties of linseed oil powders made of three types of wall material (OSA starch + maltodextrin, OSA starch + nutriose, and OSA starch + inulin) and two types of emulsion phases (micro- and nanoemulsion). …”
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Elevated BP180 ELISA at Diagnosis Correlates with Disease Severity and Relapse in Oral Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: Preliminary Results from a Retrospective Monocentric Italian Stud... by Andrea Gabusi, Davide B. Gissi, Roberto Rossi, Federica Filippi, Camilla Loi, Cosimo Misciali, Giacomo Clarizio, Michelangelo La Placa, Federico Bardazzi

“…Results: Values of BP180 > 20 U/mL significantly correlated with higher ODSSs in both univariate (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and multivariate analyses (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Water quality assessment of streams and rivers for irrigation in Southern Continental Patagonia by Boris G. Diaz, Adrián J. Acuña, Leandro R. Almonacid, M. Fernanda Gaspari, Mariano Bertinat, Ornella Bertoni, Pablo L. Peri

“… This work aimed to analyze and classify the suitability of freshwater sources for irrigation in three large hydrographic regions of Southern Continental Patagonia: Coyle, Serrano, and Gallegos. …”
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Ethnozootechnical Perspectives on the Decline of Traditional Knowledge About Local Goat and Sheep Breeds in the Semi-Arid Region of Paraíba, Brazil by Raissa C. Silva, Marilene N. Melo, Carlos F. T. de Oliveira, José V. Cardoso, Luis A. C. Cevallos, Laura L. da Rocha, Janaina K. G. Arandas, Maria N. Ribeiro

“…The conservation of local breeds plays a strategic role in maintaining genetic variability, ensuring adaptive responses to environmental challenges, and preserving the cultural and socioeconomic structures of traditional communities. …”
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Genetic selection for growth, wood quality and resin traits of potential Slash pine for multiple industrial uses by Xianyin Ding, Yini Zhang, Jiaming Sun, Zifeng Tan, Qinyun Huang, Shu Diao, Yadi Wu, Qifu Luan, Jingmin Jiang

“…This study aims to understand the genetic basis of key industrial traits in Slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm. var. elliottii) to enhance improvement efficiency. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Steel Slag–Ceramsite Foam Concrete via Integrated Orthogonal Experimentation and Multivariate Analytics: A Synergistic Approach Combining Range–Vari... by Alipujiang Jierula, Haodong Li, Tae-Min Oh, Xiaolong Li, Jin Wu, Shiyi Zhao, Yang Chen

“…This study aims to enhance the performance of an innovative steel slag–ceramsite foam concrete (SSCFC) to advance sustainable green building materials. …”
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Engaging Leadership Reduces Quiet Quitting and Improves Work Engagement: Evidence from Nurses in Greece by Ioannis Moisoglou, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Maria Katharaki, Maria Malliarou, Konstantinos Tsaras, Ioanna Prasini, Maria Rekleiti, Petros Galanis

“…<b>Objectives</b>: The aim of the study was to examine the impact of engaging leadership on quiet quitting and work engagement among nurses. …”
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Pilot project to study the association of troponin I with cardiovascular events in the population of Russian region by S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina, A. V. Kontsevaya, E. B. Yarovaya, V. A. Kutsenko, V. A. Metelskaya, A. V. Kapustina, Yu. A. Balanova, O. A. Litinskaya, M. S. Pokrovskaya

“…Aim. As part of a pilot study, to investigate the potential significance of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in assessing the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in general population aged 35-64 years of one of the regions from the ESSE-RF study.Material and methods. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in internationally adopted children: a cohort study by Danilo Buonsenso, Ugo Maria Pierucci, Anna Camporesi, Francesca Raffaelli, Maria Chiara Barbieri, Lucia Scarlato, Arianna Turriziani Colonna, Mariella Iademarco, Ilaria Lazzareschi, Piero Valentini, Gruppo di Lavoro Nazionale del Bambino Migrante della Società Italiana di Pediatria

“…Associations between categorical variables was studied with Pearson’s or Fisher’s test and between quantitative and qualitative variables with Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni correction. …”
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Evaluation of Attitudinal Beliefs Held by Medical and Nursing Students Towards Suicidal Behavior by Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, María Lilia López-Narváez, Ana Fresán, Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate, Alma Delia Genis-Mendoza, Humberto Nicolini, Juan Pablo Sánchez de la Cruz, Yazmín Hernández-Díaz

“…Comparative analysis between nursing and medical students was performed, using Chi-square tests for categorical variables and Student <i>t</i>-tests for continuous variables. …”
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Systemic Immune–Inflammatory Index and Other Inflammatory Marker Variations in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Management by Adrian Nicoară, Ciprian Roi, Alexandra Roi, Alexandru Cătălin Motofelea, Marina Rakitovan, Flavia Zară, Mircea Riviș

“…The parameters assessed—neutrophils, lymphocytes, platelets, SII, and NLR—qualify as significant variables that need to be monitored before, during, and following OSCC therapy. …”
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Predictive Factors of Non-Elevation of Carcinoembryonic Antigen 125 in Acute Heart Failure by Raquel López-Vilella, Francisco González-Vílchez, Borja Guerrero Cervera, Víctor Donoso Trenado, Zoser Saura Carretero, Julia Martínez-Solé, Sara Huélamo Montoro, Luis Martínez Dolz, Luis Almenar Bonet

“…This study aims to analyze the factors associated with the lack of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA-125) elevation in cases of acute heart failure (HF) decompensation. …”
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