Value-based healthcare in Latin America: a survey of 70 healthcare provider organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico by Pedro Ramos, Marcia Makdisse, Daniel Malheiro, Marcelo Katz, Luisa Novoa, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Jose Henrique Germann Ferreira, Sidney Klajner

“…Fee-for-service predominated, although one-third of organisations were experimenting with alternative payment models.Conclusions A wide variation in the definition and level of VBHC implementation existed across organisations. …”
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Dataset on the performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) reared at different dissolved oxygen levels under experimental conditions by Nina Liland, Ivar Rønnestad, Marina Azevedo, Floriana Lai, Frida Oulie, Luís Conceição, Filipe Soares

“…Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) cultivated in cages and net-pens are regularly exposed to natural variations in dissolved oxygen levels, occasionally experiencing events of low oxygen availability. …”
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Advances in PIWI-piRNA function in female reproduction in mammals by Lv Xiaolong, Zhang Hongdao, Wu Ligang

“…In particular, studies of piRNA expression dynamics, functional <sc>redundancies</sc>, and compositional variations across mammal species have advanced our understanding of piRNA functions in male and, especially, female reproduction. …”
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Automated Production of Medium Spatial Resolution Soil Moisture Remote Sensing Products Based on Google Earth Engine by Zhaoxu Zhang, Guanyu Qian, Lei Qian, Sijia Du, Yuanheng Sun, Wei Xu

“…To address the limitations of low model generalization and difficulties in rapid data acquisition, this article integrated a downscaling soil moisture estimation model with the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform to develop a technique for automated production of large-scale, medium spatial resolution soil moisture remote sensing products. …”
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Rheology of rock–ice avalanche in a periodic chute flow by Zhiping Sun, Zhibo Dong

“…The results demonstrate height-dependent fluctuations in rheological characteristics influenced by local compositional variations and bulk density stratification. …”
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Dynamics of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Rhizosphere of Medicinal Plants and Their Promotion on the Performance of <i>Astragalus mongholicus</i> by Wanyi Zhang, Chao He, Yuli Lin, Shenghui Qin, Duo Wang, Chunmiao Li, Min Li, Xiang Sun, Xueli He

“…Soil organic matter, phosphatase, available nitrogen, and glomalin-related soil proteins (GRSPs) were the main factors affecting the AMF composition. Structural equation models and a variation partitioning analysis suggested a highly plant species-specific pattern of AMF distribution patterns, where the host identities explained 61.4% of changes in spore density and 48.2% of AMF colonization. …”
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Experimental study on cobalt adsorption by bone powder modified with poly Pyrrole and polyethylene glycol by Javad Yarmohammadi Jamaloi, Majid Riahi Samani, Davood Toghraie

“…The results indicate that the highest cobalt removal percentage achieved was 68.06 %, while the lowest was 59.80 %. These variations were attributed to the addition of polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol at concentrations of 3 g/L and 1 g/L, respectively, during the synthesis of the bone powder/poly-pyrrole composite. …”
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The MMX InfraRed Spectrometer (MIRS) for the spectral characterization of the Martian system by Maria Antonietta Barucci, Pernelle Bernardi, Jean-Michel Reess, Sonia Fornasier, Frederic Merlin, Alain Doressoundiram, Thomas Gautier, Takahiro Iwata, Hiromu Nakagawa, Tomoki Nakamura, Christophe Donny, Sadok Abbaki, Shohei Aoki, Takehiko Arai, Pierre Beck, Marion Bonafous, Martin Boutelier, Jean-Christophe Bouquier, John Robert Brucato, Mickael Bruno, Jean-Tristan Buey, Matthieu Castelnau, Sebastien Charnoz, Marc Chaussidon, Frederic Chapron, Athena Coustenis, Willy D’anna, Gael David, Marco Delbo, Bruno Dubois, Sebastien Etcheverry, Catherine Garat, Stephane Gauffre, Hidenori Genda, Fabrice Glize, Rafik Hassen-Khodja, Valentin Hazard, Gilles Hervet, Ryuki Hyodo, Takeshi Imamura, Christian Imbert, Sophie Jacquinod, Laurent Jorda, Shingo Kameda, Driss Kouach, Toru Kouyama, Takeshi Kuroda, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Laurent Lapauw, Jeremie Lasue, Laetitia Le Deit, Michel Le Du, Cedric Leyrat, Christophe Mathé, Moe Matsuoka, Maeva Millan, Hideaki Miyamoto, Frederic Moynier, Napoléon Nguyen Tuong, Kazunori Ogohara, Takahito Osawa, Jerome Parisot, Paolo Pilleri, Veronique Piou, Giovanni Poggiali, Nathalie Pons, Benjamin Quertier-Dagorn, Antsa Rasamoela, Sean Raymond, Francis Rocard, Anne Rouvié, Takeshi Sakanoi, Takao M. Sato, Hervé Soulie, Eric Sawyer, Aymeric Spiga, Robin Sultana, Nicolas Theret, Sylvain Trémolières, Pascal Truchelut, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Pierre Vernazza, Antonin Wargnier, Koki Yumoto, Didier Zeganadin

“…MIRS will observe Phobos, Deimos and Mars in the spectral range 0.9–3.6 µm to characterize surface composition of the satellites and investigate Martian atmospheric variations. …”
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Toward human uterus tissue engineering: Uterine decellularization in a non‐human primate species by Lucía De Miguel‐Gómez, Edina Sehic, Emy Thorén, Johan Ahlström, Hardis Rabe, Mihai Oltean, Mats Brännström, Mats Hellström

“…Decellularized uterine tissue scaffolds proved promising in further in vivo experiments in rodent and domestic species animal models. Variations in the extracellular matrix composition among different species and adaptations of the decellularization protocols make it difficult to compare the results between studies. …”
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High-frequency Power Spectrum of Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4051 Revealed by NICER by B. Rani, Jungeun Kim, I. Papadakis, K. C. Gendreau, M. Masterson, K. Hamaguchi, E. Kara, S.-S. Lee, R. Mushotzky

“…Variability studies offer a compelling glimpse into black hole dynamics, and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer's (NICER’s) remarkable temporal resolution propels us even further. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Neutralisation of Concrete with Fly Ash as Fine Aggregate in Freeze-Thaw Environment by Dongsheng Zhang, Mingjie Mao, Qiuning Yang, Wenbo Zhang, Pengfei Han

“…The values calculated through this model and the values measured in the tests are highly correlated. …”
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Analysis of Torsional Response in Pneumatic Artificial Muscles by Frank C. Cianciarulo, Eric Y. Kim, Norman M. Wereley

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The role of gut microbiota in a generalist, golden snub-nosed monkey, adaptation to geographical diet change by Yuhang Li, Yujie Yan, Haojie Wu, Yiyi Men, Yi Yang, Hengguang Fu, Derek Dunn, Xiaowei Wang, Genggeng Gao, Peng Zhang, Guixin Dong, Liyuan Hao, Jia Jia, Baoguo Li, Songtao Guo

“…Variations in gut microbiota composition across distinct populations mirror the disparities in macronutrient intake, with a notable emphasis on carbohydrate. …”
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Influence of inclination angle on the pollution flashover voltage of contaminated silicone rubber by Hailiang Lu, Wei Wang, Yirui Zhang, Keren Shao, Wenhua Wu, Hu Zhang, Tian Yuan, Chun Li, Xishan Wen, Lei Lan

“…This model revealed that the gravity‐induced difference in the wetting states of the surface of contaminated silicone rubber under different inclination angles was responsible for the variation in pollution flashover voltages, with the maximum variation being 116.52%. …”
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A 3-D groundwater isoscape of the contiguous USA for forensic and water resource science. by Gabriel J Bowen, Jessica S Guo, Scott T Allen

“…We validate the groundwater isoscape against an independent data set of tap water values and show that the model accurately predicts tap water values in communities known to use groundwater resources. …”
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Response Surface Methodology for Biodiesel Production Using Calcium Methoxide Catalyst Assisted with Tetrahydrofuran as Cosolvent by Nichaonn Chumuang, Vittaya Punsuvon

“…A quadratic model with an analysis of variance obtained from the RSM is suggested for the prediction of FAME conversion and reveals that 99.43% of the observed variation is explained by the model. …”
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Soil Fungal Diversity, Community Structure, and Network Stability in the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau by Shiqi Zhang, Zhenjiao Cao, Siyi Liu, Zhipeng Hao, Xin Zhang, Guoxin Sun, Yuan Ge, Limei Zhang, Baodong Chen

“…Structural equation modeling confirmed that the MAT and NDVI regulate soil pH and carbon/nitrogen availability, thereby influencing fungal richness. …”
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Refined Monitoring of Water Bodies in Built-Up Areas and Analysis and Evaluation of Water Color Characteristics in Complex Urban Backgrounds by Bin Li, Yong Xie, Zui Tao, Wen Shao, Gan Qin

“…The self-constructed dataset demonstrates good accuracy across all four models, effectively addressing urban environment diversity and interference factors. …”
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Dielectric function and the absorption cross-section of the metal-graphene nanocylinders of the finite length by Ya. V. Karandas, A. V. Korotun

“…It has been shown that the variation of the radius of the core has the significantly greater influence on the properties of the polarizability resonances and absorption cross-section than the variation of the number of graphene layers. …”
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Bioactive Compounds from Propolis on Bone Homeostasis: A Narrative Review by Vanessa Bertolucci, André Felipe Ninomiya, Giovanna Barbarini Longato, Luisa Oliveira Kaneko, Nilson Nonose, Pedro Paulo Menezes Scariot, Leonardo Henrique Dalcheco Messias

“…Firstly, it explores the techniques for characterizing bioactive compounds presented in propolis, the chemogeographic variations in its composition, and the effects of both crude extracts and isolated compounds on bone tissue, offering a comprehensive analysis of recent findings across different experimental models. …”
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