Genomic prediction for sugarcane diseases including hybrid Bayesian-machine learning approaches
Sugarcane smut and Pachymetra root rots are two serious diseases of sugarcane, with susceptible infected crops losing over 30% of yield.
John Foo
Long-Term Oral Administration of Huaier Granules Improves Survival Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Within Milan Criteria following Microwave Ablation: A Propensity Score Matching and Stabilized Inverse Probability Weighting Analysis
Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the therapeutic effects of Huaier granules on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within the Milan criteria in patients who underwent microwave ablation (MWA).
Materials and Methods: A total of 228 patients were included, with 97 in the Huaier group and 131 in the control group. We
What We Don’t Seem to Care About
When I say “we” in the title of this article, I don’t mean us shrews.
Epigenetically active chromatin in neonatal iWAT reveals GABPα as a potential regulator of beige adipogenesis
Background: Thermogenic beige adipocytes, which dissipate energy as heat, are found in neonates and adults.
Coal mining environment causes adverse effects on workers
Background: The objective of this study is to study the adverse effects of coal mining environment on workers to discover early effective biomarkers.
Latent class analysis and longitudinal development trajectory study of psychological distress in patients with stroke: a study protocol
Background: Psychological distress affects the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with stroke, affects their long-term functional exercise and quality of life, and increases the risk of stroke recurrence and even death. This is a multi-dimensional and multi-level mental health problem and a dynamic process variable that shows a dynamic development
The Interactive Effect between Economic Uncertainty and Life History Strategy on Corrupt Intentions: A Life History Theory Approach
Why do some people show more corruption when facing uncertain environment?The present study aimed to give a plausible answer from an evolutionary perspective: this might be rooted in people's different life history strategies (slow vs. fast).
The present study measured the participants' corrupt intentions by a hypothetical scenario and
What are the implications if WHO succeeds in imposing its IHR amendments on us?
To understand the impact the World Health Organisation’s (“WHO’s”) proposed International Health Regulations (“IHR”) amendments will have on every person on Earth, we have to get to grips with what totalitarian rule is – because should the amendments proposed by WHO be accepted next month, the people of the
Immune niches for hair follicle development and homeostasis
The hair follicle is a dynamic mini-organ that has specialized cycles and architectures with diverse cell types to form hairs.
A CT texture-based nomogram for predicting futile reperfusion in patients with intraparenchymal hyperdensity after endovascular thrombectomy for acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion
Background: Post-thrombectomy intraparenchymal hyperdensity (PTIH) in patients with acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion is a common CT sign associated with a higher incidence of futile reperfusion (FR). We aimed to develop a nomogram to predict FR specifically in patients with PTIH. Methods: We retrospectively collected information on patients with
Jet Lag Hurts Both Mental and Physical Performance
Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.
ARE YOUR EYES OPEN?: Global Governments are in a Silent War Against Humanity- The Prelude to WW3 & the March Towards a Digital Dystopia
It is an honour, a privilege and a joy to give my thoughts and words to my brothers and sisters in our fight to preserve our identity, our history, our national culture, the honour of our ancestors, our freedoms, our health, our individuality, our spirituality, our families, our lives, our
5 Herbs to Detox with this Spring
Spring is the perfect time of year for a gentle detox.Think of it as spring cleaning for your body! As the seasons change, we naturally change with them.
“Climate change” profiteering from the Amazon versus the needs of the population causes tensions in Guyana and Brazil
As is a common theme behind the “climate change” agenda, local and indigenous people suffer at the hands of those who seek to capitalise on the natural world and profit from it.
What ‘Brave New World’ and ‘1984’ got wrong and what ‘The Castle’ got right
Charles Hugh Smith compares the writings of Kafka, Huxley and Orwell in the context of our current predicament.
For self-evident reasons, the fictional visions of Orwell and Huxley resonate as maps to current ails being afflicted on the world. But what Kafka got right, Smith says, is how societies can