Spiradiclis scorpiura (Rubiaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China by You Nong, Li-Qun Lei, Lei Wu, Qi-Min Hu, Ying-Jing Li, Xin-Cheng Qu, Chuan-Gui Xu, Gui-Yuan Wei

“…Spiradiclis scorpiura (Rubiaceae), a new calcareous species found in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. …”
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Searching for the best post-land abandonment management to enhance long-term carbon storage in Mediterranean mountain areas by Melani Cortijos-López, Teodoro Lasanta, Erik Cammeraat, Estela Nadal-Romero

“…A study was conducted in La Rioja (Iberian System, Spain), comparing three post-abandonment management strategies: secondary succession, forest management, and shrub clearing and extensive grazing. …”
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GERMAN PATTERN MELODIES OF THE 16ᵀᴴ CENTURY PROTESTANT HUNGARIAN HYMNS by Ágnes TÖRÖK

“…On the basis of István Gálszécsi’s and Gallus Huszár’s Hymnal this essay proves that the majority of the foreign melodies of the sixteenth century Hungarian Protestant song-material shows German relations despite some of today’s conclusions. When comparing vernacular songs we can draw up conclusions about their origins only through clear-cut differences. …”
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Effectiveness, Safety, and Costs of Thromboprophylaxis with Enoxaparin or Unfractionated Heparin Among Medical Inpatients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Heart Failur... by Alpesh N. Amin, Alex Kartashov, Wilson Ngai, Kevin Steele, Ning Rosenthal

“…Enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin (UFH) help prevent hospital-associated VTE, but few studies have compared them in COPD or HF. **Objectives:** To compare effectiveness, safety, and costs of enoxaparin vs UFH thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients with COPD or HF. …”
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A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Early Cost-effective Assessment from the Total Posterior Spine Sys... by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Yaser Badr, Todd Lanman, Kee D. Kim, J. Patrick Johnson

“…**Discussion:** The novel TOPS™ device is cost-effective compared with TLIF and becomes the dominant economic strategy over time. …”
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FEATURES OF TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF BERYL FROM THE URALIAN IZUMRUDNYE KOPI by A.K. Gavrilchik, S.G. Skublov, E.L. Kotova

“…The content of each element for both crystals coincides in the marginal zones, which have color comparable in intensity and transparency, in spite of different color pattern with a strongly contrasting distribution in the central part. …”
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Preparation of Laundry Soap from Palm Oil and Lye from Ash of Dry Eucalyptus Tree. by Bwambale, Gerald

“…A physicochemical test was performed on the final soap. White in color, rough and hard in texture, and with a saponification value of 171 mg/KOH/g. …”
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Exploring the Association Between the Doppler Findings of Endometriomal Wall Vascularization and Volume of the Endometrioma by Berna Seçkin, Ayla Sargın Oruç, Yunus Yıldız, Mustafa Uğur

“…The presence and amount of blood flow reported in terms of color scale and pulsed Doppler indiceswere examined. …”
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Metabolomics-based study on the effect of low-voltage electrostatic field treatment on the storage quality of postharvest square bamboo shoots by Xi Wang, Yingchun Mu, Wei Su, Xing Lei, Zuhao Wang, Pulai Zhang

“…Results showed that with prolonged storage, the LP-treated group had lower activities of peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, and lower levels of malondialdehyde, cellulose, and lignin compared to the control group, while superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and shear force values were higher. …”
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Breast cancer classification based on hybrid CNN with LSTM model by Mourad Kaddes, Yasser M. Ayid, Ahmed M. Elshewey, Yasser Fouad

“…The results showed that our model CNN-LSTM can enhance the performance of breast cancer classifiers compared with others with 99.90% accuracy on the second dataset.…”
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Economic and Clinical Impact of Stroke and Warfarin Use for Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation by Li Wang, Elyse Fritschel, Onur Baser

“…Costs were adjusted to 2007 U.S. dollars using the medical component of the U.S. Consumer Price Index. …”
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Mechanical resistance comparison between interlocking micro-nail and tension band for fractures subject to muscular flexion forces by Alois Foltran Müller, Silvio Henrique de Freitas, Renata Gebara Sampaio Dória, Julia Belotto Guaraná, Fábio de Souza Mendonça, Atanásio Serafim Vidane, Lázaro Manoel de Camargo, Rachel Santos Bueno Carvalho, Antônio Carlos Shimano, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio, Bruno Watanabe Minto

“…Therefore, the need for repairing orthopedic procedures is clear. Among the treatment options, the interlocking nail confers rigid stabilization on diaphyseal fractures. …”
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White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) by Andrei Sourakov

“…It describes this metallic blue Neotropical hairstreak with characteristic M-shaped pattern on its silver-colored underside which flies in clearings and edges of oak growth — its distribution, biology and lifecycle, and hosts. …”
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Design and Construction of Simple Periscope. by Nuwahereza, Emmanuel

“…This research study focused on the construction and functionality of a periscope, designed to provide clear visibility of objects not in the direct line of sight. …”
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Design and Construction of Simple Periscope. by Nuwahereza, Emmanuel

“…This research study focuses on the construction and functionality of a periscope, designed to provide clear visibility of objects not in the direct line of sight. …”
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Assessing Economic Impacts and Benefits of Commercial Horticulture Extension Programs by Alan Hodges, Shawn Steed, Jane Morse, Peggy Dessaint, Donald Rainey, Charles Vavrina

“…As fiscal pressures increase from federal and state government agencies to spend public dollars more effectively, it is imperative that the outcomes from educational efforts be clearly documented in terms of measurable changes in knowledge and behavior of clientele or stakeholders. …”
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Potassium (K) for Citrus Trees by Mongi Zekri, Tom Obreza

“…Citrus fruits remove large amounts of K compared to other nutrients. Potassium moves from leaves to fruit and seeds as they develop. …”
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The Current Status of Atmospheric Micro/Nanoplastics Research: Characterization, Analytical Methods, Fate, and Human Health Risk by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Chien-Hsing Wu, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Bo-Wun Huang, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…These limitations make it difficult to compare results from studies. In response, criteria for defining plastic debris beyond size characterization have been proposed to include polymeric composition, solubility, physical state, shape, color, and origin. …”
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Lead toxicity in Nicotiana tabacum L.: Damage antioxidant system and disturb plant metabolism by Tengfei Liu, Kai Zhang, Chunlan Ming, Jiashu Tian, Huanyu Teng, Zicheng Xu, Jiewang He, Fengfeng Liu, Yinghui Zhou, Jiayang Xu, Mohamed G. Moussa, Shenghua Zhang, Wei Jia

“…In addition, compared with CK, the pore conductivity and pore density of Pb800 treatment decreased by 45.77 % and 93.55 %, respectively. …”
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A decomposition analysis of sociodemographic factors and non-cigarette tobacco use as contributors to the change in smoking rates in South Africa between 2017/18 and 2021 by K Kali, O Ayo-Yusuf

“…Chi-square analyses and generalised linear models were used to compare the prevalence of TNP use between the two periods. …”
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