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eenaRockandaHardPlace:TheIntersectionalExperiencesofIranianFeministsfromMinoritizedEthno-NationalBackgroundsbyDonyaAhmadiReligions2024,15(5),533;doi.org/10.3390/rel(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractOverthepastdecades,Iranhasbeenwitnessingthegrowthofaburgeoningfeministmovement.Withitsoriginsdeeplyrootedintheearly20thcentury,theIranianfeministmovement,assuch,isnotauniformbody:itembodiesvarious,opposingeven,politicalideologies[...]Readmore.Overthepastdecades,Iranhasbeenwitnessingthegrowthofaburgeoningfeministmovement.Withitsoriginsdeeplyrootedintheearly20thcentury,theIranianfeministmovement,assuch,isnotauniformbody:itembodiesvarious,opposingeven,politicalideologiesundertheumbrellaoffeminism,reflectingthedivergentsociallocationsofitsprotonists.Whilethemovementhasbeencriticizedforitscentralist,middle-classandattimesapoliticaltendencies,academicscholarshiphasyettoofferintersectionalanalysesthatproblematizehistoricallyrootedanddailymaterializedrelationsofpowerwithinthemovement,particularlyinrelationtoaxessuchasethnicity(andrace),religion,genderidentity,sexuality,and(dis)ability.Inlightofthisgap,thepresentarticleaimstowardsdocumentingandtheorizingtheintersectionalityofthechallengesfacingIranianfeministactivistsbelongingtovariousethnicnationsandreligiousbeliefs.Drawingonethnographicresearch,itarguesthatminorityfeministsfindthemselvesbetweenarockandahardplace:therockbeingmasculinistpoliticswithintheirminoritizedcommunities,whichprioritizeethno-nationalistdemandsovergenderedones;thehardplacebeingacentralistliberalfeministmovementthatfailstoreflecttheintersectionalityoftheirexperiencesasnon-Persiannon-Shiawomen,therebyreproducinghierarchiesofpowerinrelationtoethnicity,religion,andclass.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueRace–ReligionConstellations:Antisemitism,Islamophobia,andAntiblackness)23pes,2892KiB OpenAccessArticleEstimationofInterceptedSolarRadiationandStemWaterPotentialinaTableGrapeVineyardCoveredbyPlasticFilmUsingSentinel-2Data:AComparisonofOLS-,MLR-,andML-BasedMethodsbyAlessandroFarbo,NicolaGerardoTrombetta,LauradePalmaandEnricoBorgogno-MondinoPlants2024,13(9),1203;doi.org/10.3390/plants(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractIntheframeworkofprecisionviticulture,satellitedatahebeendemonstratedtosignificantlysupportmanytasks.Specifically,theyenabletherapid,large-scaleestimationofsomeviticulturalparameterslikevinestemwaterpotential(Ψstem)andinterceptedsolarradiation(ISR)thattraditionallyrequiretime-consumingground[...]Readmore.Intheframeworkofprecisionviticulture,satellitedatahebeendemonstratedtosignificantlysupportmanytasks.Specifically,theyenabletherapid,large-scaleestimationofsomeviticulturalparameterslikevinestemwaterpotential(Ψstem)andinterceptedsolarradiation(ISR)thattraditionallyrequiretime-consuminggroundsurveys.Thepracticeofcoveringtablegrapevineyardswithplasticfilmsintroducesanadditionalchallengeforestimation,potentiallyaffectingvinespectralresponsesand,consequently,theaccuracyofestimationsfromsatellites.ThisstudyaimedtoaddressthesechallengeswithaspecialfocusontheexploitationofSentinel-2Level2Aandmeteorologicaldatatomonitoraplastic-coveredvineyardinSouthernItaly.EstimatesofΨstemandISRwereobtainedusingdifferentalgorithms,namely,OrdinaryLeastSquare(OLS),MultivariateLinearRegression(MLR),andmachinelearning(ML)techniques,whichrelyonRandomForestRegression,SupportVectorRegression,andPartialLeastSquares.Theresultsprovedthat,despitethepotentialspectralinterferencefromtheplasticcoverings,ISRandΨstemcanbelocallyestimatedwithasatisfyingaccuracy.Inparticular,(i)theOLSregression-basedapproachshowedagoodperformanceinprovidingaccurateISRestimatesusingthenear-infraredspectralbands(RMSE<8%),and(ii)theMLRandMLalgorithmscouldestimateboththeISRandvinewaterstatuswithahigheraccuracy(RMSE<7forISRandRMSE<0.14MPaforΨstem).Theseresultsencouretheadoptionofmedium–highresolutionmultispectralsatelliteimeryforderivingsatisfyingestimatesofkeycropparameterseveninanomaloussituationsliketheoneswhereplasticfilmscoverthemonitoredvineyard,thusmarkingasignificantadvancementinprecisionviticulture.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionCropPhysiologyandCropProduction)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure414pes,1592KiB OpenAccessArticleResidualDenseSwinTransformerforContinuous-ScaleSuper-ResolutionAlgorithmbyJinweiLiu,ZihanGui,ChenghaoYuan,GuangyiYangandYiGaoAppl.Sci.2024,14(9),3678;doi.org/10.3390/app(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractThesingle-imesuper-resolutiontaskbenefitshasawiderangeofapplicationscenarios,sohaslongbeenahotspotinthefieldofcomputervision.However,designingacontinuous-scalesuper-resolutionalgorithmwithexcellentperformanceisstilladifficultproblemtosolve.Inorderto[...]Readmore.Thesingle-imesuper-resolutiontaskbenefitshasawiderangeofapplicationscenarios,sohaslongbeenahotspotinthefieldofcomputervision.However,designingacontinuous-scalesuper-resolutionalgorithmwithexcellentperformanceisstilladifficultproblemtosolve.Inordertosolvethisproblem,weproposeacontinuous-scaleSRalgorithmbasedonaTransformer,whichiscalledresidualdenseSwinTransformer(RDST).Firstly,wedesignaresidualdenseTransformerblock(RDTB)toenhancetheinformationflowbeforeandafterthenetworkandextractlocalfusionfeatures.Then,weusemultilevelfeaturefusiontoobtainricherfeatureinformation.Finally,weusetheupsamplingmodulebasedonthelocalimplicitimefunction(LIIF)toobtaincontinuous-scalesuper-resolutionresults.WetestRDSTonmultiplebenchmarks.TheexperimentalresultsshowthatRDSTachievesSOTAperformanceinthefixedscaleofsuper-resolutiontasksinthedistribution,andsignificantlyimproves(0.1∼0.6dB)thearbitraryscaleofsuper-resolutiontasksoutofdistribution.SufficientexperimentsshowthatourRDSTcanusefewerparameters,anditsperformanceisbetterthantheSOTASRmethod.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSectionComputingandArtificialIntelligence)18pes,660KiB OpenAccessArticleEnhancingCompetency-BasedEducationinInstrumentalAnalysis:ANovelApproachUsingHigh-PerformanceLiquidChromatographyforReal-WorldProblemSolvingbyMercedesVázquez-Espinosa,PauSancho-Galán,AnaV.González-de-Peredo,JoséLuisPérez-Calle,AnaRuiz-Rodríguez,GerardoFernándezBarberoandMartaFerreiro-GonzálezEduc.Sci.2024,14(5),461;doi.org/10.3390/educsci(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractCurricularelatedtoinstrumentalanalysisaimforcompetency-basededucationtopromotethedevelopmentofteachingstrategiesthatencourestudentstosuccessfullytackletheproblem-solvingandtasksinherenttotheirprofession.However,thisendeorisconstrainedbythecomplexityofequipmentandthelack[...]Readmore.Curricularelatedtoinstrumentalanalysisaimforcompetency-basededucationtopromotethedevelopmentofteachingstrategiesthatencourestudentstosuccessfullytackletheproblem-solvingandtasksinherenttotheirprofession.However,thisendeorisconstrainedbythecomplexityofequipmentandthelackoftimeinlaboratoryclasses.Theobjectiveofthisworkistopresentanalternativehigh-performanceliquidchromatography(HPLC)practicethatadaptsthedesiredcompetenciestoashorterandmoreeffectivetimeframe.Itseeksmoreactiveparticipationfromthestudentandcontextualizeschromatographicanalysiswithinareal-worldproblemthatencompassestheentireanalyticalprocess,fromsampletofinalresult.Inthisscenario,thestudentreceivesasolidsampleofspicypaprikafromasupermarketandmustreportthelevelofspicinessintermsofthetotalamountofcapsaicinoids.Toachievethis,theymustfirstapplydifferentexperimentalconditionsforextractingtheanalytesofinterest(varyingtemperaturesandsolvents)andselectingthemostoptimalcondition.Thispracticeisdesignedforshortsessions,specificallyconductedintwo2.5hlaboratorysessions,andhasbeenimplementedinthesubject“AdvancedTechniquesinInstrumentalAnalysis(ATIA)”inthefourthyearoftheDegreeinBiotechnologyattheUniversityofCadiz.Theresultsobtaineddemonstratedasignificantincreaseinstudentmotivationandanimprovementintheacquisitionofskills;100%ofthestudentsachievedagradehigherthanseveninthefinalevaluationoftheirlearningprocess.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueHigherEducationResearch:ChallengesandPractices)19pes,3304KiB OpenAccessArticleNanovesicularMediationoftheGut–BrainAxisbyProbiotics:InsightsintoIrritableBowelSyndromebyRadhaSantonocito,LetiziaPaladino,AlessandraMariaVitale,GiuseppaD'Amico,FrancescoPaoloZummo,PaoloPirrotta,SamueleRaccosta,MauroManno,SalvatoreAccomando,FrancescoD’Arpa,FrancescoCarini,RosarioBarone,FrancescaRappa,AntonellaMarinoGammazza,FabioBucchieri,FrancescoCappelloandCelesteCarusoBisottoBiology2024,13(5),296;doi.org/10.3390/biology(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractBackground:Dysbiosis,influencedbypoordietorstress,isassociatedwithvarioussystemicdiseases.Probioticsupplementsarerecognizedforstabilizinggutmicrobiotaandalleviatinggastrointestinalissues,likeirritablebowelsyndrome(IBS).Thisstudyfocusedonthetryptophanpathways,whichareimportantforthe[...]Readmore.Background:Dysbiosis,influencedbypoordietorstress,isassociatedwithvarioussystemicdiseases.Probioticsupplementsarerecognizedforstabilizinggutmicrobiotaandalleviatinggastrointestinalissues,likeirritablebowelsyndrome(IBS).Thisstudyfocusedonthetryptophanpathways,whichareimportantfortheregulationofserotoninlevels,andonhostphysiologyandbehiorregulation.Methods:Nanovesicleswereisolatedfromtheplasmaofsubjectswithchronicdiarrhea,bothbeforeandafter60daysofconsumingaprobioticmix(Acronelle®,BromatechS.r.l.,Milan,Italy).ThesenanovesicleswereassessedforthepresenceofTryptophan2,3-dioxygenase2(TDO2).Furthermore,theprobioticsmix,incombinationwithH2O2,wasusedtotreatHT29cellstoexploreitscytoprotectiveandanti-stresseffect.Results:Invivo,levelsofTDO2innanovesicleswereenhancedinthebloodafterprobiotictreatment,suggestingaroleinthegut–brainaxis.Intheinvitromodel,atypicalH2O2-inducedstresseffectoccurred,whichtheprobioticsmixwasabletorecover,showingacytoprotectiveeffect.Theprobioticsmixtreatmentsignificantlyreducedtheheatshockprotein60kDalevelsandwasabletopreserveintestinalintegrityandbarrierfunctionbyrestoringtheexpressionandredistributionoftightjunctionproteins.Moreover,theprobioticsmixincreasedtheexpressionofTDO2andserotoninreceptors.Conclusions:Thisstudyprovidesevidenceforthegut–brainaxismediationbynanovesicles,influencingcentralnervoussystemfunction.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueExperimentalBiology100YearsaftertheFoundationoftheItalianSociety:ACelebratorySpecialIssue)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure1Figure2---Figure3---Figure3Cont.---Figure4---Figure5---Figure6---Figure719pes,1482KiB OpenAccessArticleANovelMethodforPredictingtheBehiorofaSuckerRodPumpingUnitBasedonthePolishedRodVelocitybyJiaojianYinandHongzhangMaMathematics2024,12(9),1318;doi.org/10.3390/math(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractFaultdynamometercardsarethebasisofthedinosistechniqueforsuckerrodpumpingsystems.Predictingfaultcardswithapumpingconditionmodelisaneconomicalandeffectivemethod.Theusualmodelisdescribedbyamixedfunctionofthepumpdisplacementand[...]Readmore.Faultdynamometercardsarethebasisofthedinosistechniqueforsuckerrodpumpingsystems.Predictingfaultcardswithapumpingconditionmodelisaneconomicalandeffectivemethod.Theusualmodelisdescribedbyamixedfunctionofthepumpdisplacementandpumpload,anditisdifficulttouseinthepredictionmethodbasedontheanalyticalsolutionofthesuckerrodstringweequation.Inthispaper,anormalpumpingconditionmodeldescribedbyafunctionofpolishedrodvelocityisproposed.Fortheanalyticalsolutionofthesuckerrodweequation,aniterativepredictionalgorithmwithpumpingconditionmodelsisproposed,itsconvergenceisanalyzed,andthenitisvalidatedbyclassicalfinitedifferencemethodsimulatedcardsandmeasuredsurfacedynamometercards.Theresultsshowthattheproposedalgorithmisaccurate.Thealgorithmhasamaximumrelativeerrorof0.10%fortheclassicalmethodsimulatedcardareaand1.45%forthemeasuredcardarea.Theresearchofthispaperprovidesaneffectiveschemeforthedesign,prediction,andfaultdinosisofasuckerrodpumpingsystemwithananalyticalsolution.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMathematicalModelingandSimulationinMechanicsandDynamicSystems,3rdEdition)11pes,1351KiB OpenAccessArticleRepetitionoftheExhaustiveWrestling-SpecificTestLeadstoMoreEffectiveDifferentiationbetweenQualityCategoriesofYouthWrestlersbyKresoSkugor,HrvojeKarnincic,NenadZugaj,ValdemarStajerandBarbaraGilicAppl.Sci.2024,14(9),3677;doi.org/10.3390/app(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractThisstudyaimedtoinvestigatewhetherwrestlersofdifferentcompetitivequalities(i.e.,medalistsvsnon-medallists)woulddifferintermsofspecifictestperformanceandcardiacandmetabolicresponsesafterademandingtestingprotocol.Theresearchincluded29wrestlersed17.62±1.86years[...]Readmore.Thisstudyaimedtoinvestigatewhetherwrestlersofdifferentcompetitivequalities(i.e.,medalistsvsnon-medallists)woulddifferintermsofspecifictestperformanceandcardiacandmetabolicresponsesafterademandingtestingprotocol.Theresearchincluded29wrestlersed17.62±1.86yearsdividedintotwoperformancecategories:successful(medallistsattheNationalChampionships;n=13)andlesssuccessful(non-medallists;n=16).Thevariablesincludedanthropometricindicesandspecificwrestlingfitnesstest(SWFT)parameters,includingthenumberofthrows,heartrate,lactateconcentrationandcalculatedcardiacandmetabolicindexes.Toshowdifferencesbetweenqualitycategories,Student'st-testandreceiveroperatingcharacteristiccurves(ROC)werecalculated.Two-wayANOVAforrepeatedmeasurementswasusedtoevaluatethedifferencesinperformance,cardiac,andmetaboliccharacteristicsbetweenthetesttrialsandqualitycategories.Wrestlersdifferedinthetotalnumberofthrows(p<0.01,AUC=0.82),cardiacindices(p<0.03,AUC=0.73),andmetabolicindices(p<0.04,AUC=0.75)afterthesecondSWFTtrial,withsuccessfulwrestlersreachingbetterresults.Therewerenodifferencesinthefirsttestingtrial.Thefindingsofthisstudyindicatethatwrestlersexhibitdifferencesinspecificperformancevariablesafterundergoinganexhaustivetestingprotocol.Therefore,thisstudysuggeststhatfutureresearchonsport-specificperformanceinwrestlersshouldincludeexhaustiveexerciseortestingprotocols.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssuePerformanceAspects,Biomechanics,andTechnologyinSportsandExercise)12pes,887KiB OpenAccessArticleIntelligentSpaceThermalControlRadiatorBasedonPhaseChangeMaterialwithPartialVisibleTransparencybyXianghaoKong,HezhiSun,ShiriLiang,ZaoYi,NaitingGuandYougenYiCoatings2024,14(5),535;doi.org/10.3390/coatings(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractCoatingstructureswithdynamicallyadjustableinfraredemissivityarecrucialinspacecraftcomponentstocopewiththetransientthermalenvironmentsofspace.Foralongtime,thermochromicphasechangematerialshebeenwidelyusedinapplicationsrequiringemissivityadjustment,andoptimizingtherangeof[...]Readmore.Coatingstructureswithdynamicallyadjustableinfraredemissivityarecrucialinspacecraftcomponentstocopewiththetransientthermalenvironmentsofspace.Foralongtime,thermochromicphasechangematerialshebeenwidelyusedinapplicationsrequiringemissivityadjustment,andoptimizingtherangeofadjustableinfraredemissivityhasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofresearch.However,reducingtheabsorptionofsolarradiationhassignificantimplicationsforthepracticalapplicationandthermalstabilityofspacecraftcomponentsinspaceenvironments.Inthispaper,weproposeamultilayerfilmstructurebasedonthephasechangematerialVO2combinedwiththematerialsZnSeandITOtoachievelowsolarradiationabsorptionandadjustableinfraredemissivityforintelligentthermalradiatorsinspace.Throughfiniteelementsimulationanalysisofthestructure,weachieveasolarradiationabsorptionrateof0.3andanadjustableinfraredemissivityof0.49.AccordingtoStefan–Boltzmann’slaw,thestructureexhibitsstrongradiativeheatdissipationathightemperaturesandweakenergydissipationatlowtemperaturestomaintainthethermalstabilityofthedeviceandensureefficientoperation.TheintelligentthermalradiatoroperatesbasedontheprinciplesofFabry–Perotresonance.Therefore,themultilayerstructurebasedonthephasechangematerialVO2demonstratesexcellentperformanceinbothsolarradiationabsorptionandadjustableinfraredemissivity,showcasingitstremendouspotentialinthefieldofintelligentthermalcontrolinaerospace.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMicro-NanoOpticsandItsApplications)10pes,601KiB OpenAccessArticleAssociationbetweenPeriodontitisandHematologicCancer:AnNHIRDCohortStudyinTaiwanbyLiang-GieHuang,Cheng-ChiaYu,Ming-ChingLin,Yu-HsunWangandYu-ChaoChangCancers2024,16(9),1671;doi.org/10.3390/cancers(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractBackground:Chronicperiodontitis,aninflammation-relateddisorderaffectingglobalpopulations,hasbeenrevealedtobelinkedtodiversecancers.NumerousepidemiologicalstudieshenotshownalinkbetweenchronicperiodontitisandbloodcancersinTaiwan.Methods:Thisstudyincluded601,628patients,dinosedwithnewly[...]Readmore.Background:Chronicperiodontitis,aninflammation-relateddisorderaffectingglobalpopulations,hasbeenrevealedtobelinkedtodiversecancers.NumerousepidemiologicalstudieshenotshownalinkbetweenchronicperiodontitisandbloodcancersinTaiwan.Methods:Thisstudyincluded601,628patients,dinosedwithnewlychronicperiodontitisbytheICD-9-CMclassification,whowereenrolledfrom2001to2021intheNationalHealthInsuranceResearchDatabase(NHIRD)inTaiwan.Inthisstudy,weemployedcomprehensivestatisticalanalysestoinvestigatetheassociationbetweenchronicperiodontitisandhematologiccancers.Initially,wecalculatedincidencedensityandusedaPoissonregressiontoanalyzerelativerisk.Subsequently,wecomparedthecumulativeincidenceofhematologicalcancerinbothchronicandnon-chronicperiodontitisgroupsusingtheKaplan–Meiermethod.Results:Theresultsrevealedasignificantlylowercumulativeincidenceofhematologiccancerinindividualswithnon-chronicperiodontitisovera12-yearfollow-upperiod.Tofurtherexploretheriskfactors,aCoxproportionalhazardregressionanalysiswasconducted.Beingmale(adjustedhazardratio[aHR]=1.21,95%CI:1.04to1.42;p=0.014)andhinghypertension(aHR=1.34,95%CI:1.06to1.69;p=0.015)weredemonstratedtobeassociatedwithanincreasedriskofhematologiccancers,respectively.Inaddition,inasubtypemultivariateanalysisforcategorizinghematologiccancersintolymphomaandleukemia,theaHRforleukemiawas1.48(95%CI:1.13to1.93;p=0.004)andaHRforlymphomawas1.15(95%CI:0.96to1.37;p=0.140).Conclusions:Thisstudyfoundthatbeingmaleandhinghypertensionwerethesignificantriskfactorsforhematologicalmalignancies.Moreover,theassociationbetweenchronicperiodontitisandspecificsubtypesofhematologiccancerswasconfirmed.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueOralPotentiallyMalignantDisordersandOralCityCancer)13pes,7853KiB OpenAccessArticleSubstitutionofInorganicFertilizerwithOrganicFertilizerInfluencesSoilCarbonandNitrogenContentandEnzymeActivityunderRubberPlantationbyQiuYang,JialeLi,WenxianXu,JingjingWang,YaminJiang,WaqarAliandWenjieLiuForests2024,15(5),756;doi.org/10.3390/f(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractConventionalfertilizationpracticescanleadtomanyecologicalproblems,suchasnutrientimbalance,soilacidity,andreducedsoilfertility,innaturalrubberplantations.Toaddressthesechallenges,afieldinvestigationwasstrategicallycarriedouttosubstituteinorganicfertilizerwithorganicfertilizer,consistingof[...]Readmore.Conventionalfertilizationpracticescanleadtomanyecologicalproblems,suchasnutrientimbalance,soilacidity,andreducedsoilfertility,innaturalrubberplantations.Toaddressthesechallenges,afieldinvestigationwasstrategicallycarriedouttosubstituteinorganicfertilizerwithorganicfertilizer,consistingofsixtreatments:nofertilization(CK),inorganicfertilizer(NPK),25%replacementofinorganicthroughorganic(25%manure(M)),50%replacementofinorganicthroughorganic(50%manure(M)),75%replacementofinorganicthroughorganic(75%manure(M)),and100%organicfertilizer(100%manure).Thesoilphysicochemicalproperties(soilorganiccarbon(SOC),totalnitrogen(TN),mineralnitrogen(N),ammoniumnitrogen(NH4+-N),andnitratenitrogen(NO3−-N)),C:N,pH,andthecarbon-andnitrogen-convertingenzymesβ-1,4-glucosidase(BG),N-acetylglucosaminidase(N)andL-leucineaminopeptidase(LAP)werealldetermined.Thepartialsubstitutionofinorganicfertilizerwithorganicfertilizer(i.e.,75%Matsurfacesoillayer)showedhigherSOC(14.52g·kg−1),TN(1.06g·kg−1),N(20.07mg·kg−1),C:N(14.63),NH4+-N(10.63mg·kg−1),andNO3−-N(11.06mg·kg−1)thanNPKandCK.Thisincreaseinphysicochemicalpropertiesafterpartialreplacementofinorganicwithorganicfertilizerresultedfromhighercarbonandnitrogenenzymeactivities(BG(143.17·nmol·g−1·h−1),N(153.96nmol·g−1·h−1),andLAP(153.48nmol·g−1·h−1))comparedtoNPKandCK.Further,thePearsoncorrelationandredundancyanalysis(RDA)analysesconfirmedasignificantpositivecorrelationbetweenSOC,N,andsoilenzymes.Thisstudypresentsanewstrategyforassessingtheimpactofpartiallyreplacinginorganicfertilizerwithorganicfertilizerinrubberplantationsintropicalregions,mainlybymodifyingthesoilnutrientcomposition.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueSustainableForestFertilizationStrategies:ImpactonSoilQuality,EcosystemHealthandProductivity)15pes,360KiB OpenAccessArticlePrevalenceandDeterminantsofUndernutritioninSchoolchildrenintheKilomberoDistrict,South-EasternTanzaniabyElihaikaG.Minja,EmmanuelC.Mrimi,WinfridaP.Mponzi,GetrudJ.Mollel,ChristinLang,JohannaBeckmann,MarkusGerber,UwePühse,KurtZ.Long,HonoratiMasanja,FredrosO.Okumu,MarcelineF.FindaandJürgUtzingerTrop.Med.Infect.Dis.2024,9(5),96;doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractChildhoodundernutritionisamajorissueinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,affectingthehealth,well-being,andeducationaloutcomesofschoolchildren.Thisstudyaimedtoassesstheprevalenceandassociatedfactorsofstunting,wasting,andunderweightamongschoolchildreninperi-urbanareasinthesouth-eastern[...]Readmore.Childhoodundernutritionisamajorissueinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,affectingthehealth,well-being,andeducationaloutcomesofschoolchildren.Thisstudyaimedtoassesstheprevalenceandassociatedfactorsofstunting,wasting,andunderweightamongschoolchildreninperi-urbanareasinthesouth-easternpartofTanzania.Across-sectionalstudywasconductedinvolving930childrened6–12yearsfromfourprimaryschoolsfromJulytoAugust2019.TheWHOAnthroSurveyAnalyzerwasemployedtoestimatetheprevalenceofstunting,wasting,andunderweight,whilelogisticregressionanalysesexaminedsociodemographicbackground,malariainfection,anaemia,anthropometricmeasures,anddietarydiversityscoreaspotentialfactors.Theprevalenceofstunting,wasting,underweight,overweight,andobesitywas11.8%,4.3%,3.9%,11.1%,and2.0%,respectively.Overall,1.5%ofthechildrenhadmalaria,asdeterminedbyrapiddinostictests,and0.4%hadsevereanaemia.Univariateanalysisindicatedhigheroddsofundernutritionamongchildrened9–12comparedtotheiryoungerpeers.Stuntingwasmorecommonamongchildrenwithlowandmediumdietarydiversity.Anaemiawasfoundin11.2%ofschoolchildren,andsevereanaemiawasassociatedwithwasting.Multivariateanalysisrevealedthateandlowdietarydiversityweresignificantlyassociatedwithundernutrition.Thesefindingsemphasisetheneedforschool-basedhealthandnutritionprogrammestargetingchildrenbeyondtheeof5toimprovetheirnutritionalstatusandmitigatepotentialadverseeffectsonhealth,cognition,andacademicachievement.Regularassessmentofthenutritionalstatusofschoolchildreniswarranted.Fullarticle21pes,500KiB OpenAccessReviewAdvancesinOrganosulfur-BasedPolymersforDrugDeliverySystemsbyFawadIslamandQingleZengPolymers2024,16(9),1207;doi.org/10.3390/polym(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractOrganosulfur-basedpolymersheuniquepropertiesthatmakethemusefulfortargetedandmaneddrugdelivery,whichcanimprovetherapywhilereducingsideeffects.Thisworkaimstoprovideabriefreviewofthesynthesisstrategies,characterizationtechniques,andpackesoforganosulfur-basedpolymersin[...]Readmore.Organosulfur-basedpolymersheuniquepropertiesthatmakethemusefulfortargetedandmaneddrugdelivery,whichcanimprovetherapywhilereducingsideeffects.Thisworkaimstoprovideabriefreviewofthesynthesisstrategies,characterizationtechniques,andpackesoforganosulfur-basedpolymersindrugdelivery.Moreimportantly,thisworkdiscussesthecharacterization,biocompatibility,controlledrelease,nanotechnology,andtargetedtherapeuticaspectsoftheseimportantstructuralunits.Thisreviewprovidesnotonlyagoodcomprehensionoforganosulfur-basedpolymersbutalsoaninsightfuldiscussionofpotentialfutureprospectivesinresearch.Thediscoveryofnovelorganosulfurpolymersandinnovationsishighlyexpectedtobestimulatedinordertosynthesizepolymerprototypeswithincreasedfunctionalaccuracy,efficiency,andlowcostformanyindustrialapplications.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueRecentProgressinSulfur-ContainingPolymers)20pes,741KiB OpenAccessArticleOptimizedBatteryCapacityAllocationMethodforWindFarmswithDualOperatingConditionsbyChenruiDuanmu,LinjunShi,DepingJian,RenshanDing,YangLiandFengWuSustainability2024,16(9),3615;doi.org/10.3390/su(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractInordertosolvetheproblemsofwindpoweroutputvolatilityandwindpowerparticipationinfrequencyregulation,amethodforoptimizingthecapacityallocationofwindfarmstorebatteriesbasedonthedualgroupingstrategyandconsideringthesimultaneousexecutionofthe[...]Readmore.Inordertosolvetheproblemsofwindpoweroutputvolatilityandwindpowerparticipationinfrequencyregulation,amethodforoptimizingthecapacityallocationofwindfarmstorebatteriesbasedonthedualgroupingstrategyandconsideringthesimultaneousexecutionofthedualconditionsofenergystoreinfluctuationsmoothingandprimaryfrequencyregulationisproposed.Firstly,atwo-layermodelisestablishedtooptimizethecapacityallocationunderdualoperatingconditions,i.e.,theplanninglayertakesintoaccountthelifetime,cost,andbenefit,andtheoperationlayerconsidersthewindturbinereservebackupandstorecontroltoparticipateintheprimaryfrequencyregulationinacooperativemanner.Then,thedualbatterypackoperationstrategyisembeddedwiththevariationalmodaldecompositionmethodtodeterminethecharginganddischargingoperationstrategyofenergystoreafterconsideringthegrid-optimizedreferencepower.Animprovedparticleswarmalgorithmwithinverselearningpre-optimizationcombinedwithvariationalcrossoverpost-optimizationisembeddedintheGUROBIcomputationtoobtaintheoptimalbatterystorecapacityallocationscheme.Finally,thesuperiorityofthemodelproposedinthispaperintermsofimprovingenergystoreutilization,servicelife,andeconomicefficiencyaswellasreducingwindpowerloadsheddingisverifiedbycomparingitwithasingleexecutionworkingconditionscenarioandtraditionalbatterycontrolstrategy.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueSustainableOperationandControlofRenewableEnergyResources)20pes,679KiB OpenAccessArticlePedogicalCompetenceAnalysisBasedontheTPACKModel:FocusonVR-BasedSurvivalSwimmingInstructorsbyYooChurlShinandChulwooKimEduc.Sci.2024,14(5),460;doi.org/10.3390/educsci(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractThisstudyexploresthepedogicalcompetenceofVR-basedsurvivalswimminginstructorsinSouthKorea,focusingontheirapplicationofTechnologicalPedogicalContentKnowledge(TPACK).Employingqualitativemethodology,weconductedin-depthinterviewswith11instructorstounderstandtheirinstructionalstrategieswithinaVRcontext.[...]Readmore.ThisstudyexploresthepedogicalcompetenceofVR-basedsurvivalswimminginstructorsinSouthKorea,focusingontheirapplicationofTechnologicalPedogicalContentKnowledge(TPACK).Employingqualitativemethodology,weconductedin-depthinterviewswith11instructorstounderstandtheirinstructionalstrategieswithinaVRcontext.ThestudyaimedtoidentifyhowinstructorsintegrateTPACKcomponentsintotheirteaching,specificallyexploringtechnologicalcontentknowledge(contentutilization,equipmentpreparation,addressingdizziness),pedogicalcontentknowledge(creatingaconducivelearningenvironment,enhancingstudentengement),andtechnologicalpedogicalknowledge(settingappropriatelearningobjectivesandguidelines,educationalassessment),understandinglearners,andpedogicalbeliefsandphilosophy.OurfindingsrevealthatVR-basedinstructorsproficientlyblendtheseknowledgedomainstoenhancetheeffectivenessofsurvivalswimmingeducation.TheresultsdemonstratethatstrategicpedogicalapproachesarecrucialinleveringVRtechnologyforeducationaloutcomes,highlightingtheimportanceofinstructorcompetenceinsuccessfullyimplementingVRinteaching.ThisresearchcontributestotheliteraturebydetailingspecificcompetenciescriticTafadhali subiri… KivulialforVR-basededucationandsuggestingthatathoroughunderstandingandapplicationoftheTPACKframeworkareessentialforoptimizingVR’seducationalpotential.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueTeachingandLearningwithVirtual/AugmentedReality)12pes,1582KiB OpenAccessArticleAStudyof{10-12}TwinningActivityAssociatedwithStressStateinMg-3Al-1ZnAlloyduringCompressionbyBoqinLu,WeiWang,JinyiYao,LipingDeng,LeiXiaoandBingshuWangMetals2024,14(5),502;doi.org/10.3390/met(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractAneight-sidedprismsample,obtainedfromahot-rolledAZ31mnesiumalloysheet,wascompressedatroomtemperaturealongthetransversedirectiontoinvestigatetheinfluenceoflocalstrainontwinningbehiorusingelectronbackscatterdiffraction(EBSD)measurements,hardnessdistribution,andmetallographicobservations.The[...]Readmore.Aneight-sidedprismsample,obtainedfromahot-rolledAZ31mnesiumalloysheet,wascompressedatroomtemperaturealongthetransversedirectiontoinvestigatetheinfluenceoflocalstrainontwinningbehiorusingelectronbackscatterdiffraction(EBSD)measurements,hardnessdistribution,andmetallographicobservations.Theoctonalsurfaceofthesamplewasdividedintodistinctregionsbasedonhardnessdistributionandmetallographicobservations.CombinedanalysisoftheSchmidfactor(SF)andthestraincompatibilityfactor(m’)wasemployedtostudytwinvariantselection.BasalonSFratiodistribution,theSchmidfactorcriterion,canpredictover75%ofobservedtwinvariantsinregionsAandD(normalstresssamples).Incontrast,64%oftwinvariantselectionbehiorinregionC(shearstresssample)canbeeffectivelyexplainedusingapureshearmodel.Twinvariantswithhighstraincompatibilityfactorsmaypreferactivationtoreducestressconcentration.ThestraincompatibilityfactorismoreappropriatethantheSchmidfactorforanalyzingtheeffectoflocalstrainontheselectionbehioroftwinvariants.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueDeformationandPhaseTransformationMechanismof MetallicMaterials)attachmentSupplementarymaterial:SupplementaryFile1(ZIP,543KiB)17pes,2087KiB OpenAccessArticleAnalysingtheCyanobacterialPipXInteractionNetworkUsingNanoBiTComplementationinSynechococcuselongatusPCC7942byCarmenJerez,AntonioLlop,PalomaSalinas,SirineBibak,KarlForchhammerandAsunciónContrerasInt.J.Mol.Sci.2024,25(9),4702;doi.org/10.3390/ijms(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractTheconservedcyanobacterialproteinPipXispartofacomplexinteractionnetworkwithregulatorsinvolvedinessentialprocessesthatincludemetabolichomeostasisandribosomeassembly.BecausePipXinteractionsdependontherelativelevelsoftheirdifferentpartnersandoftheeffectormoleculesbinding[...]Readmore.TheconservedcyanobacterialproteinPipXispartofacomplexinteractionnetworkwithregulatorsinvolvedinessentialprocessesthatincludemetabolichomeostasisandribosomeassembly.BecausePipXinteractionsdependontherelativelevelsoftheirdifferentpartnersandoftheeffectormoleculesbindingtothem,invivostudiesarerequiredtounderstandthephysiologicalsignificanceandcontributionofenvironmentalfactorstotheregulationofPipXcomplexes.Here,weheusedtheNanoBiTcomplementationsystemtoanalysetheregulationofcomplexformationinSynechococcuselongatusPCC7942betweenPipXandeachofitstwobest-characterizedpartners,PIIandNtcA.OurresultsconfirmpreviousinvitroanalysesontheregulationofPipX-PIIandPipX-NtcAcomplexesby2-oxoglutarateandontheregulationofPipX-PIIbytheATP/ADPratio,showingthedisruptionofPipX-NtcAcomplexesduetoincreasedlevelsofADP-boundPIIinSynechococcuselongatus.ThedemonstrationofapositiveroleofPIIonPipX-NtcAcomplexesduringtheirinitialresponsetonitrogenstarvationortheimpactofaPipXpointmutationontheactivityofPipX-PIIandPipX-NtcAreportersarefurtherindicationsofthesensitivityofthesystem.ThisstudyrevealsadditionalregulatorycomplexitiesinthePipXinteractionnetwork,openingapathforfutureresearchoncyanobacteria.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueAdvancesinProtein-ProteinInteractions 2.0)15pes,754KiB OpenAccessFeaturePaperArticleImpactofCombinedElectrolysisandActivatedSludgeProcessonMunicipalWastewaterTreatmentbyMiroslHutňan,BarboraJankovičová,RonaldZakharandNikolaŠoltýsováProcesses2024,12(5),868;doi.org/10.3390/pr(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractElectrochemicalmethodsforthetreatmentofmunicipalandindustrialwastewaterareusedeitherindependentlyorinconjunctionwithbiologicalmethodsforpretreatmentorposttreatmentofbiologicallytreatedwastewater.Inourwork,thecombinationoftheseprocesseswasstudied,wherepre-electrolysiswasusedto[...]Readmore.Electrochemicalmethodsforthetreatmentofmunicipalandindustrialwastewaterareusedeitherindependentlyorinconjunctionwithbiologicalmethodsforpretreatmentorposttreatmentofbiologicallytreatedwastewater.Inourwork,thecombinationoftheseprocesseswasstudied,wherepre-electrolysiswasusedtoproducedissolvedironbeforetheactivationprocess.Electrolysiswasalsodirectlyintroducedintotheactivationusingeitherironorcarbonelectrodes.Thesurfaceofoneironelectrodewas32.2cm2,volteattheelectrodeswas21V,andcurrentwas270mA.Thesurfaceofonecarbonelectrodewas7.54cm2,currentwas82.5mA,andvolteattheelectrodeswas21V.Laboratoryresearchonsyntheticmunicipalwastewatertreatmentusingacombinationofelectrolysisandactivationprocessesshowedthattheuseofironelectrodesincreasestheefficiencyofphosphorusremovalcomparedtoitsprecipitationwithironsalts.Electrolysishasshownapositiveeffectonthesedimentationpropertiesofsludgeandthedestructionoffilamentousmicroorganisms.Eventhoughitnegativelyaffectedtherespirationratesofactivatedsludgeandthedenitrificationefficiency,itdidnotheanegativeimpactonthenitrificationactivityofsludge.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueMunicipalWastewaterTreatmentandRemovalofMicropollutants)24pes,345KiB OpenAccessArticleBeyondColonialPoliticsofIdentity:BeingandBecomingFemaleYouthinColonialKenyabyElizabethNgutukuandAumaOkwanyGenealogy2024,8(2),47;doi.org/10.3390/genealogy(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractThispaperdrawsonbiographicalresearchamongtheAkambaandtheLuocommunitiesinEasternandWesternKenya,respectively.Ourresearchexploredhowpracticesofadolescenceasaprocess,aninstitution,andaperformanceofidentityinteractwithcolonialmodernitiesandiminariesin[...]Readmore.ThispaperdrawsonbiographicalresearchamongtheAkambaandtheLuocommunitiesinEasternandWesternKenya,respectively.Ourresearchexploredhowpracticesofadolescenceasaprocess,aninstitution,andaperformanceofidentityinteractwithcolonialmodernitiesandiminariesincomplexways.ThebiographicalresearchwascarriedoutpredominantlywithwomenborninthelatecolonialperiodinKenya.Weprovidecriticalreflectionsontheprocessandaffordancesofourembodiedstorytellingapproach,whichwepositionasanAfricanistmethodologyandadecolonialresearchpractice.Thisresearchandapproachprovidedwomenwithaspacetonarrateandperformtheirlivedexperience,potentiallydisruptingepistemicinequitiesthatareembeddedinthewayresearchongrowingupinthepastiscarriedout.Thediscussionsshowhowcolonialisminteractedwithotherfactors,includinggenderandgenerationalpower,tradition,girls’ency,andotherlifecharacteristicslikepovertyandfamilysituation,inordertoinfluencethelivedexperiencesofwomen.Goingbeyondthenarrativesofvictimhoodthatcharacterisecomingofeinsimilarspaces,wepresentwomen’semergent,incomplete,andincongruentency.Wepositionthisencyasthediversewaysinwhichpeoplecometotermswiththeirdifficultcontexts.ThediscussionalsopointstotheneedforunsettlingthesettledthinkingaboutgirlhoodandcomingofeinspecifichistoricalspacesintheglobalSouth.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueDecolonizingEastAfricanGenealogiesofPower)11pes,581KiB OpenAccessArticleTheBacterialMeningitisEpidemicinBanaliaintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoin2021byAndreArseneBitaFouda,AndersonLatt,AbdoulayeSinayoko,FranckFortuneRolandMboussou,LorenzoPezzoli,KatyaFernandez,ClementLingani,BertheMiwanda,DorothéeBulemfu,FrancisBaelongandi,PatrickMbengaLikita,Marie-JoséKikooBora,MarcelSabiti,GervaisLeonFolefackTengomo,EugèneKabambiKabangu,GuyKalambayiKabamba,IssifouAlassani,Muhamed-KheirTaha,AdoMpiaBwaka,CharlesSheyWiysongeandBenidoImpoumaaddShowfullauthorlistremoveHidefullauthorlistVaccines2024,12(5),461;doi.org/10.3390/vaccines(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractBackground:TheBanaliahealthzoneintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreportedameningitisepidemicin2021thatevolvedoutsidetheepidemicseason.Weassessedtheeffectsofthemeningitisepidemicresponse.Methods:Thestandardcasedefinitionwasusedtoidentifycases.Care[...]Readmore.Background:TheBanaliahealthzoneintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreportedameningitisepidemicin2021thatevolvedoutsidetheepidemicseason.Weassessedtheeffectsofthemeningitisepidemicresponse.Methods:Thestandardcasedefinitionwasusedtoidentifycases.Carewasprovidedto2651in-patients,with8%ofthemlaboratorytested,andreactivevaccinationwasconducted.Toassesstheeffectsofreactivevaccinationandtreatmentwithceftriaxone,astatisticalanalysiswasperformed.Results:Overall,2662suspectedcasesofmeningitiswith205deathswerereported.Thehighestnumberofcasesoccurredinthe30–39yearsegroup(927;38.5%).Ceftriaxonecontributedtopreventingdeathswithacasefatalityratethatdecreasedfrom70.4%beforeto7.7%afterceftriaxonewasintroduced(p=0.001).NeisseriameningitidisWwasisolated,accountingfor47/57(82%),ofwhich92%ofthestrainsbelongedtotheclonalcomplex11.ReactivevaccinationofindividualsinBanaliaed1–19yearswithameningococcalmultivalentconjugate(ACWY)vaccine(Menactra®)covereof104.6%resultedinan82%declineinsuspectedmeningitiscases(incidencerateratio,0.18;95%confidenceinterval,0.02–0.80;p=0.041).Conclusion:Despitelatedetection(twomonths)andreactivevaccinationfourmonthsaftercrossingtheepidemicthreshold,interventionsimplementedinBanaliacontributedtothecontroloftheepidemic.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueVaccineCovereandSafetyinImmunizationPrograms)9658;9660;ShowFiguresFigure121pes,3406KiB OpenAccessArticleOptimizingNetworkServiceContinuitywithQuality-DrivenResourceMigrationbyChaofanChen,YuboSong,YuJiangandMingmingZhangElectronics2024,13(9),1666;doi.org/10.3390/electronics(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractDespiteadvancesinsecuritytechnology,itisimpracticaltoentirelypreventintrusionthreats.Consequently,developingeffectiveservicemigrationstrategiesiscrucialtomaintainingthecontinuityofnetworkservices.Currentservicemigrationstrategiesinitiatethemigrationprocessonlyupondetectingalossofservice[...]Readmore.Despiteadvancesinsecuritytechnology,itisimpracticaltoentirelypreventintrusionthreats.Consequently,developingeffectiveservicemigrationstrategiesiscrucialtomaintainingthecontinuityofnetworkservices.Currentservicemigrationstrategiesinitiatethemigrationprocessonlyupondetectingalossofservicefunctionalityinthenodes,whichincreasestheriskofserviceinterruptions.Moreover,themigrationdecision-makingprocesshasnotadequatelyaccountedforthealignmentbetweentasksandnoderesources,therebyamplifyingtheriskofsystemoverload.Toaddresstheseshortcomings,weintroduceaQuality-DrivenResourceMigrationStrategy(QD-RMS).Specifically,QD-RMSinitiatesthemigrationprocessatanopportunemoment,determinedthroughananalysisofservicequality.Subsequently,itemploysamethodcombiningParetooptimalityandthesimulatedannealingalgorithmtoidentifythenodemostsuitableformigration.Thisapproachnotonlyguaranteesseamlessservicecontinuitybutalsoensuresoptimalresourcedistributionandloadbalancing.Theexperimentsdemonstratethat,incomparisonwithconventionalmigrationstrategies,QD-RMSachievessuperiorservicequalityandanapproximate20%increaseinmaximumtaskcapacity.Thissubstantiatesthestrategicsuperiorityandtechnologicaladvancementoftheproposedstrategy.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssueKnowledgeInformationExtractionResearch)15pes,2091KiB OpenAccessArticleAppropriateDroughtTrainingInducesOptimalDroughtTolerancebyInducingStepwiseH2O2HomeostasisinSoybeanbyYuqianShen,LeiLi,PengDu,XinghuaXing,ZhiweiGu,ZhimingYu,YujiaTaoandHaidongJiangPlants2024,13(9),1202;doi.org/10.3390/plants(registering DOI)-25Apr2024AbstractSoybeanisconsideredoneofthemostdrought-sensitivecrops,andROShomeostasiscanregulatedroughttoleranceintheseplants.UnderstandingthemechanismofH2O2homeostasisanditsregulatoryeffectondroughtstressisimportantforimprovingdroughttoleranceinsoybean.[...]Readmore.Soybeanisconsideredoneofthemostdrought-sensitivecrops,andROShomeostasiscanregulatedroughttoleranceintheseplants.UnderstandingthemechanismofH2O2homeostasisanditsregulatoryeffectondroughtstressisimportantforimprovingdroughttoleranceinsoybean.Weuseddifferentconcentrationsofpolyethyleneglycol(PEG)solutionstosimulatetheprogressionfromweakdroughtstress(0.2%,0.5%,and1%PEG)tostrongdroughtstress(5%PEG).Weinvestigatedtheresponsesofthesoybeanplantphenotype,ROSlevel,injuryseverity,antioxidantsystem,etc.,todifferentweakdroughtstressesandsubsequentstrongdroughtstresses.Theresultsshowthatdrought-treatedplantsaccumulatedH2O2forsignalingandexhibiteddroughttoleranceunderthefollowingstrongerdroughtstress,amongwhichthe0.5%PEGtreatmenthadthegreatesteffect.Undertheoptimaltreatment,therewasqualitativelydescribableH2O2homeostasis,characterizedbyaconsistentincreasingamplitudeinH2O2contentcomparedwithCK.TheH2O2signalformedundertheoptimumtreatmentinducedthecapacityoftheantioxidantsystemtoremoveexcessH2O2toformaprimaryH2O2homeostasis.TheprimaryH2O2homeostasisfurtherinducedseniorH2O2homeostasisunderthefollowingstrongdroughtandmaximizedtheimprovementofdroughttolerance.ThesefindingsmightsuggestthatgradualdroughttrainingcouldresultinstepwiseH2O2homeostasistocontinuouslyimprovedroughttolerance.Fullarticle(ThisarticlebelongstotheSpecialIssuePlantStressPhysiologyandMolecularBiology—2ndEdition)MoreArticles...OpenAccessJournalsAcousticsActaMicrobiologicaHellenica(AMH)ActuatorsAdministrativeSciencesAdolescentsAdvancesinRespiratoryMedicine(ARM)AerobiologyAerospacericultureriEngineeringrochemicalsronomyAIAirAlgorithmsAllergiesAlloysAnalyticaAnalyticsAnatomiaAnesthesiaResearchAnimalsAntibioticsAntibodiesAntioxidantsAppliedBiosciencesAppliedMechanicsAppliedMicrobiologyAppliedNanoAppliedSciencesAppliedSystemInnovation(ASI)AppliedChemAppliedMathAquacultureJournalArchitectureArthropodaArtsAstronomyAtmosphereAtomsAudiologyResearchAutomationAxiomsBacteriaBatteriesBehioralSciencesBeveresBigDataandCognitiveComputing(BDCC)BioChemBioengineeringBiologicsBiologyBiologyandLifeSciencesForumBiomassBiomechanicsBioMedBiomedicinesBioMedInformaticsBiomimeticsBiomoleculesBiophysicaBiosensorsBioTechBirdsBlockchainsBrainSciencesBuildingsBusinessesCCancersCardiogeneticsCatalystsCellsCeramicsChallengesChemEngineeringChemistryChemistryProceedingsChemosensorsChildrenChipsCivilEngCleanTechnologies(CleanTechnol.)ClimateClinicalandTranslationalNeuroscience(CTN)ClinicsandPracticeClocks&SleepCoastsCoatingsColloidsandInterfacesColorantsCommoditiesComplicationsCompoundsComputationComputerSciences&MathematicsForumComputersCondensedMatterConservationConstructionMaterialsCorrosionandMaterialsDegradation(CMD)CosmeticsCOVIDCropsCryptographyCrystalsCurrentIssuesinMolecularBiology(CIMB)CurrentOncologyDairyDataDentistryJournalDermatoDermatopathologyDesignsDiabetologyDinosticsDieteticsDigitalDisabilitiesDiseasesDiversityDNADronesDrugsandDrugCandidates(DDC)DynamicsEarthEcologiesEconometricsEconomiesEducationSciencesElectricityElectrochemElectronicMateria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