New Plants for Florida: Conclusion by Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…Healthier and better-tasting foods will benefit consumers. FAES scientists continue to work for farmers and consumers to improve plant production and our quality of life. …”
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Sensory Gardens by Eva C. Worden, Kimberly A. Moore

“…In sensory gardens, plants and other design elements are selected with intention to provide experiences for seeing, smelling, hearing, touching, and tasting. Some sensory gardens are devoted specifically to one sense, such as a fragrance garden. …”
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Perfect Meals with Pressure Cooking by Paula G. Harris-Swiatko, Karla P. Shelnutt, Amy Simonne

“…Preparing great tasting, healthy meals can be a time-consuming task, but pressure cooking is a great way to prepare them in just minutes. …”
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Puréed Foods for Swallowing Problems by Wendy J. Dahl

“…This 3-page fact sheet describes reasons to prepare puréed foods and tips for preparing and serving great tasting and ready to swallow puréed foods. Written by Wendy J. …”
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Do indigenous people get left behind? An innovative methodology for measuring the unmeasurable economic conditions and poverty from the poorest region of Luzon, Philippines by Emmanuel A. Onsay, Jomar F. Rabajante

“…This work puts forth fresh approaches to quantify the incalculable multifaceted poverty and socioeconomic conditions: (i) a thorough statistical analysis using diagnostic and descriptive analytics to examine socioeconomic situations; (ii) combining sophisticated econometrics and predictive analytics to measure multidimensional poverty; and (iii) integrating machine learning to model socioeconomic situations and prescriptive analytics to develop policy. …”
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Third molar infections and their impact on systemic health- an awareness study among women degree college students of Udupi City, Karnataka, India by Ananya Prabhu, Ramprasad Vasthare, Prajna P. Nayak, Gargi Gandhi, Shreyosi Banik, Bidisha Sarmah

“…The third molar status was recorded by two calibrated examiners. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, independent T-test and chi-square tests were used to interpret the data. …”
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Aerosol Opto-physical Properties: Temporal Variation, Aerosol Type Discrimination and Source Identification by Amol R. Kolhe, Gajanan Raghunath Aher, Pawan S. Soyam, Sachin D. Ralegankar, Sumita Kedia, Laxman M. Chaudhari, Vivek V. Antad, Sachin D. Ghude, Pramod D. Safai, Sanjay D. Chakane, Panuganti C. S. Devara

“…However, MODIS AOD550 nm illustrates statistically insignificant increasing trend of about 0.007 year−1. …”
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Structures and strategies for retaining an international pediatric cohort from birth: Lessons from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study by Patricia Gesualdo, Jessica Melin, Rachel Karban, Claire Crouch, Michael Killian, Diane Hopkins, Annika Adamsson, Joanna Stock, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Judith Baxter

“…Background: Retention of study participants in observational studies is essential to maintaining the representativeness of the population, minimizing selection bias, and assuring sufficient statistical power. The aim of this report is to describe the structures and strategies used to retain participants in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) Study, an observational study of children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes followed in an intensive protocol from birth until age 15. …”
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Comparison of three-dimensional digital exoscope to standard operating microscope in minimally-invasive lumbar decompression: A cohort study in a community setting by Daniel E. Fulkerson, Evan Medich, Dale F. Szpisjak, Daniel H. Fulkerson

“…Estimated blood loss trended lower in the one-level exoscope group compared to the one-level microscope group, which was statistically significant for patients with BMI > 40. …”
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Multiphoton imaging-based quantifiable collagen signatures for predicting outcomes in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Xiwen Chen, Jikui Miao, Xingxin Huang, Xiahui Han, Liqin Zheng, Jianxin Chen, Linying Chen, Lianhuang Li

“…Additionally, we also extracted 142 microscopic TACS (M-TACS) from second-harmonic generation (SHG) images and constructed a new robust biomarker, M-TACS-score, using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis. Our statistical results demonstrate that as two new optical biomarkers, TACS- and M-TACS-score, are independent prognostic factors and have good discriminatory ability (high AUC) as well as risk stratification (high HR) comparing with traditional clinical model (combining seven clinical risk factors, age, sex, TNM stage, tumor location and differentiation, perineural and lymph-vascular invasion) in predicting overall survival (OS) of patients with PDAC, highlighting their potential prognostic and predictive value. …”
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Uninvestigated Dyspepsia and Heartburn Overlap Syndrome at Industrial Hub of Eastern Siberia by V. V. Tsukanov, A. V. Vasiutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, O. V. Smirnova

“…The survey data were analysed with common statistical methods.Results. Heartburn, uninvestigated dyspepsia and their overlap syndrome had prevalence of 12.4, 21.1 and 5% in study population, respectively. …”
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slendr: a framework for spatio-temporal population genomic simulations on geographic landscapes by Petr, Martin, Haller, Benjamin C., Ralph, Peter L., Racimo, Fernando

“…Together with its R-idiomatic interface to the tskit library for tree-sequence processing and analysis, slendr opens up the possibility of performing efficient, reproducible simulations of spatio-temporal genomic data entirely within the R environment, leveraging its wealth of libraries for geospatial data analysis, statistics, and visualization. Here, we present the design of the slendr R package and demonstrate its features on several practical example workflows. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF ACL INJURY WITH POSTERIOR TIBIAL SLOPE, INTERCONDYLAR NOTCH WIDTH RATIO, AGE, AND SEX by Boby Harul Priono, Ghuna Arioharjo Utoyo, Yoyos Dias Ismiarto

“…After stepwise elimination of non significant variables, the final t test independent determined that PTS (p value 0.08; p < 0.1) had statistically significant relationships with ACL injury. …”
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Influences of a Quasi-stationary Front on Particulate Matter in the Low-latitude Plateau Region in China by Wenxuan Fan, Jian Wu, Xiaopeng Li, Fangyuan Yang, Bing Chen, Jun Guo

“…Abstract By utilizing observation and reanalysis data and statistical methods to comprehensively assess the main characteristics of particulate matter (PM) on the low-latitude plateau (LoLaP) of southwestern China, this study analyzed the influence of the Kunming quasi-stationary front (KMQSF) on the PM concentration during winter in this region. …”
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Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study by Pär Eriksson, Maria Randjelovic, Hans Thulesius, Tora Hammar, Stefan Lagrosen, Evalill Nilsson

“…A reference period of 36 months (September 2016–August 2019) was used, to collect data on HSB.Results Users were more often women under the age of 60 and had higher morbidity (measured as resource utilisation) than non-users (p < .001). In contrast, no statistically significant differences were seen between the two groups regarding SES, measured as Care Need Index (CNI). …”
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Cardiometabolic deaths in black and white men: Tracing the risks from early- to mid-adulthood by Rebecca Arden Harris, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Judith A. Long

“…Methods: Using 2022 National Vital Statistics System data and standard period life table methods, we estimated the risk of CMD death in hypothetical cohorts of Black and White men from age 25 to 45 years. …”
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Long term effectiveness of intraoperative radiotherapy given as a boost in adjuvant treatment for oral cavity cancers by Grzegorz Woźniak, Tomasz Rutkowski, Wojciech Majewski, Aleksandra Napieralska, Jerzy Wydmański, Agnieszka Czarniecka, Cezary Szymczyk, Adam Bekman, Żaneta Kaniszewska Dorsz, Tomasz Latusek, Bogusław Maciejewski

“…The study included 23 patients: IORT dose of 5–7.5 Gy was delivered using 50 kV X-rays generated by INTRABEAM™, combined with EBRT of 50–60 Gy in 25–30 fractions depending on presence of extracapsular invasion and narrow or positive surgical margins. Standard statistical tests were used. Median follow up was 64 months (range 8–222 months). …”
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Incidence and pathological features of IgA nephropathy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Wen Liu, Ricong Xu, Di Wu, Zhihang Su, Yuan Cheng, Haofei Hu, Xinzhou Zhang, Qijun Wan

“…In this study, we analyzed kidney biopsy results from two medical institutions, covering the timeframe from January 2016 to May 2023. We conducted statistical analyses on various glomerular diseases according to their corresponding pathological diagnoses. …”
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Adjuvanted subunit intranasal vaccine reduces SARS-CoV-2 onward transmission in hamsters by Yongjun Sui, Swagata Kar, Bhavna Chawla, Tanya Hoang, YuanKai Yu, Shannon M. Wallace, Hanne Andersen, Jay A. Berzofsky

“…Notably, in this head-to-head comparison of COVID-19 booster vaccines on SARS-CoV-2 onward transmission, we found that statistically significant viral reduction in the lung tissues and oral swabs was observed only in the intranasal S1 nanoparticle vaccine-boosted group, but not in the systemic mRNA vaccine-boosted group, suggesting the superior protection of this intranasal vaccine, which could act as an attractive vaccine booster candidate to complement the current licensed systemic vaccines.DiscussionOverall, our study strongly supports the use of the intranasal vaccine as a boost to protect not only the vaccinated person, but also people exposed to the vaccinated person, a key public health goal.…”
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The Effectiveness of Six Weeks of Core Stability Exercises on Q Angle and Flatfoot in Female Taekwondo Athletes by Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Parnian Rashidi, Neginsadat Tabatabaei, Narges Soleymani

“…Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted in the field. The statistical population consisted of 30 female taekwondo practitioners, aged 15–25, from Mashhad, who were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups of 15. …”
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