From Lab to Field: Harnessing HO-Mediated Upregulation of Plant Capacities Under Abiotic Stresses.

Climate-driven abiotic stresses, responsible for approximately 50% of global crop yield losses, are putting agriculture under increasing pressure, demanding smarter ways to strengthen plants' natural defenses beyond genetic modification. Hydrogen peroxide (HO), long recognized as a key signaling molecule, plays a powerful role in helping plants cope with environmental stress. This review deciphers the mechanistic basis of HO-mediated capacity enhancement under diverse stresses (drought, salinity, heavy metals, heat, cold) while also addressing climate-intensified challenges like waterlogging and ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Automated Autism Assessment With Multimodal Data and Ensemble Learning: A Scalable and Consistent Robot-Enhanced Therapy Framework.

Navigating the complexities of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis and intervention requires a nuanced approach that addresses both the inherent variability in therapeutic practices and the imperative for scalable solutions. This paper presents a transformative Robot-Enhanced Therapy (RET) framework, leveraging an intricate amalgamation of an Adaptive Boosted 3D biomarker approach and Saliency Maps generated through Kernel Density Estimation. By seamlessly integrating these methodologies through majority voting, the framework pioneers a new frontier in automating the assessment of ASD levels and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores, offering unprecedented precision and efficiency.

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis on Discharge Following Major Cancer Surgery in the Abdomen: Improving Compliance With National Guidelines.

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hospitalized patients, particularly those undergoing abdominal surgery for cancer, is critical to reducing the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Despite increased awareness, ensuring appropriate VTE prophylaxis post-discharge remains challenging. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend prolonged prophylaxis in specific cases, yet compliance on discharge often falls short.

Hypospadias Reconstruction Training: Development of an Ex-Vivo Model for Objective Evaluation of Surgical Skills.

Objective: To objectively evaluate technical skill acquisition in hypospadias repair procedures during surgical training using noninvasive wearable sensor technology.

Methods: We combined subjective video evaluations with objective electromyography (EMG) measurements in a hands-on hypospadias training course. Surgeons wore wireless EMG and accelerometer sensors on their dominant hand while performing tasks on ex-vivo cadaveric calf penises.

Engagement With Stop Smoking Services After Referral or Signposting: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Introduction: Screening for smoking when people interact with healthcare services and referral of those who smoke to stop smoking services (SSSs) is a key component of efforts to tackle tobacco use. However, little is known about what happens after someone is referred or signposted to SSSs.

Methods: As part of the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (NCT04854616), those randomized to intervention (n = 505) were referred to local SSSs (along with receiving brief advice and an e-cigarette starter kit) and those randomized to control (n = 502) were given contact details for the same services (signposted).

Redox priming could be an appropriate technique to minimize drought-induced adversities in quinoa.

The exogenous use of the redox compound (HO) plays a significant role in abiotic stress tolerance. The present study investigated various HO application methods (seed priming, foliar spray, and surface irrigation) with varying concentration levels (0 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM, 40 mM, 80 mM, and 160 mM) to evaluate the efficiency of supplying exogenous HO to quinoa under water-deficit conditions. Drought stress reduced quinoa growth and yield by perturbing morphological traits, leading to the overproduction of reactive oxygen species and increased electrolyte leakage.

Emerging technology effects on combined agricultural and eco-vermicompost.

This study focused on the waste management of livestock manure and wetland plant residues and their increasing effect on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The benefits of nutrient-rich plants and manures are often overlooked. By conducting a soil column experiment with a fully factorial design, this work found that adding the vermicompost amendments of wetland plants [combination of Canna indica (CiV), Cyperus alternifollius (CaV), Acorus calamus (AcV), and Hydrocotyle vulgaris (HvV) vermicompost] to agricultural wastes affected maize growth throughout its growing season.

Salinity and exogenous H O improve gas exchange, osmoregulation, and antioxidant metabolism in quinoa under drought stress.

Climate change-induced concurrent drought and salinity stresses significantly threaten global crop yields, yet the physio-biochemical responses to combined stress in quinoa remain elusive. This study evaluated quinoa responses under four growth conditions: well-watered, drought stress, salt stress, and drought + salt stress with (15 mM) or without (0 mM) exogenous hydrogen peroxide (H O ) application. All examined stresses (alone or in combination) reduce quinoa growth and net photosynthesis, although salt stress was found to be less destructive than drought and combined stress.

Exploring the inclusion of anatomical variation in medical education.

The role of anatomical variability in safe clinical practice is underappreciated. A lack of familiarity of anatomical variations is at the center of a multitude of medical and surgical errors. The recent rise in litigation due to such errors suggests that patient care may be compromised.

Wound complications following surgery to the lymph nodes: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Malignancies that spread to the lymph nodes may be identified through surgical biopsy, and treatment of metastatic disease may be through lymph node dissection. These surgeries, however, may be associated with significant adverse outcomes, particularly wound complications, the true incidence of which remains unknown. Multiple studies have reported their individual rates of complications in isolation.

Ammonia Volatilization and Greenhouse Gases Emissions during Vermicomposting with Animal Manures and Biochar to Enhance Sustainability.

There is a huge potential for nutrient recovery from organic waste materials for soil fertility restoration as well as negative environmental emission mitigation. Previous research has found vermicomposting the optimal choice for converting organic waste into beneficial organic fertilizer while reducing reactive N loss. However, a great deal of the processes of greenhouse gases (GHG) and ammonia volatilization during vermicomposting are not well-documented.

Synergistic consequences of salinity and potassium deficiency in quinoa: Linking with stomatal patterning, ionic relations and oxidative metabolism.

Quinoa emerged as an ideal food security crop due to its exceptional nutritive profile and stress enduring potential and also deemed as model plant to study the salt-tolerance mechanisms. However to fill the research gaps of this imperative crop, the present work aimed to study the effect of potassium (K) deficiency either separately or in combination with salinity. First, we investigated the stomatal and physiological based variations in quinoa growth under salinity and K, then series of analytical tools were used with model approach to interpret the stomatal aperture (SA) and photosynthesis (Pn) changes.

Differential physio-biochemical and yield responses of Camelina sativa L. under varying irrigation water regimes in semi-arid climatic conditions.

Camelina sativa L. is an oilseed crop with wide nutritional and industrial applications. Because of favorable agronomic characteristics of C.

Suspected dietary-related Wernicke's encephalopathy.

A 64-year-old female presented with fluctuating level of consciousness of unclear cause. She had radiological features of right middle lobe consolidation and raised inflammatory markers, but normal computed tomography scan of head and normal cerebrospinal fluid results. She was intubated and ventilated with nasogastric feeding for four days and had fully recovered after six days.

Mapping safety culture attributes with integrity management program to achieve assessment goals: A framework for oil and gas pipelines industry.

Introduction: The safety of oil and gas pipelines is an increasing concern for the public, government regulators, and the industry. A safety management system cannot be efficient without having an effective integrity management program (IMP) and a strong safety culture. IMP is a formal document (policies, planning, scheduling, and technical processes) while safety culture is a measure of views, beliefs, and traditions about safety.

Soil drenching of paclobutrazol: An efficient way to improve quinoa performance under salinity.

Salinity extent and severity is rising because of poor management practices on agricultural lands, possibility lies to grow salt-tolerant crops with better management techniques. Therefore, a highly nutritive salt-tolerant crop quinoa with immense potential to contribute for future food security was selected for this investigation. Soil drenching of paclobutrazol (PBZ; 20 mg l ) was used to understand the ionic relations, gaseous exchange characteristics, oxidative defense system and yield under saline conditions (400 mM NaCl) including normal (0 mM NaCl) and no PBZ (0 mg l ) as controls.

Differential response of quinoa genotypes to drought and foliage-applied HO in relation to oxidative damage, osmotic adjustment and antioxidant capacity.

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), a highly nutritious grain crop, is resistant to abiotic stresses (drought, salinity, and cold) and offers an alternate crop to endure harsh environmental conditions under the face of climate change. Naturally, quinoa genome displays a wide degree of variabilities in drought tolerance strategies.