Multi-Trait Genomic Prediction Models Enhance the Predictive Ability of Grain Trace Elements in Rice by Blaise Pascal Muvunyi, Wenli Zou, Junhui Zhan, Sang He, Guoyou Ye, Guoyou Ye

“…The predictive performance of MT models compared to a traditional single trait (ST) model was assessed by 1) applying different cross-validation strategies (CV1, CV2, and CV3) inferring varied phenotyping patterns and budgets; 2) accounting for local epistatic effects along with the main additive effect in MT models; and 3) using a selective marker panel composed of trait-associated SNPs in MT models. …”
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Product-access challenges to menstrual health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic among a cohort of adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya by Shannon N. Wood, Rachel Milkovich, Mary Thiongo, Meagan E. Byrne, Bianca Devoto, Grace Wamue-Ngare, Michele R. Decker, Peter Gichangi

“…Qualitative data indicate deprioritization of menstrual health within household budgets as a contributor. Interpretation: Menstrual health product-access challenges are prevalent among AGYW during the pandemic; barriers were primarily financial. …”
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Challenges in Implementing Community-Based Healthcare Teams in a Low-Income Country Context: Lessons From Ethiopia’s Family Health Teams by Teralynn Ludwick, Misganu Endriyas, Alison Morgan, Sumit Kane, Margaret Kelaher, Barbara McPake

“…Conclusion  Lessons from Ethiopia’s challenges in implementing its FHT program suggest that LMICs interested in adopting CHW-integrated healthcare team models should closely consider health system readiness (budgets, staffing, equipment/medicines) as well as incentivization strategies (financial, professional, political) to drive organizational change.…”
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Impact of a health services innovation university program in a major public hospital and health service: a mixed methods evaluation by Elizabeth Martin, Olivia Fisher, Gregory Merlo, Pauline Zardo, Sally E. Barrimore, Jeffrey Rowland, Janet M. Davies

“…Abstract Background While health services and their clinicians might seek to be innovative, finite budgets, increased demands on health services, and ineffective implementation strategies create challenges to sustaining innovation. …”
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Simulated responses of soil carbon to climate change in CMIP6 Earth system models: the role of false priming by R. M. Varney, R. M. Varney, S. E. Chadburn, E. J. Burke, S. Jones, S. Jones, A. J. Wiltshire, A. J. Wiltshire, P. M. Cox, P. M. Cox

“…<p>Reliable estimates of soil carbon change are required to determine the carbon budgets consistent with the Paris Agreement climate targets. …”
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Dormant Season Vegetation Phenology and Eddy Fluxes in Native Tallgrass Prairies of the U.S. Southern Plains by Pradeep Wagle, Vijaya G. Kakani, Prasanna H. Gowda, Xiangming Xiao, Brian K. Northup, James P. S. Neel, Patrick J. Starks, Jean L. Steiner, Stacey A. Gunter

“…Carbon dioxide (CO₂) fluxes and evapotranspiration (ET) during the non-growing season can contribute significantly to the annual carbon and water budgets of agroecosystems. Comparative studies of vegetation phenology and the dynamics of CO₂ fluxes and ET during the dormant season of native tallgrass prairies from different landscape positions under the same climatic regime are scarce. …”
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Dynamics of Charcoal Alteration in a Tropical Biome: A Biochar-Based Study by Philippa L. Ascough, Michael I. Bird, William Meredith, Colin Snape, D. Large, Emma Tilston, Emma Tilston, David Apperley, Ana Bernabé, Ana Bernabé, Licheng Shen, Licheng Shen

“…There is a growing recognition that PyC forms an important part of carbon budgets, due to production rates of 116–385 Tg C yr, and the size and ubiquity of PyC stocks in global carbon reservoirs. …”
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Agro-hydrology and multi-temporal high-resolution remote sensing: toward an explicit spatial processes calibration by S. Ferrant, S. Gascoin, A. Veloso, J. Salmon-Monviola, M. Claverie, V. Rivalland, G. Dedieu, V. Demarez, E. Ceschia, J.-L. Probst, P. Durand, V. Bustillo

“…This optimization of simulated LAI has a negligible impact on water budgets at the catchment scale (1 mm yr⁻¹ on average) but a noticeable impact on in-stream nitrogen fluxes (around 12%), which is of interest when considering nitrate stream contamination issues and the objectives of TNT2 modeling. …”
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Cost of community-based human papillomavirus self-sampling in Peru: A micro-costing study by Michelle B. Shin, Patricia J. Garcia, Enrique M. Saldarriaga, José L. Fiestas, Kristjana H Ásbjörnsdóttir, Sarah J. Iribarren, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Sarah Gimbel

“…We obtained unit costs for each input previously identified from budgets and expenditure reports. Findings: From November 2018 to March 2020, the program recruited and trained 62 Hope Ladies who distributed 4,882 HPV self-sampling kits in their communities. …”
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Time-series maps reveal widespread change in plant functional type cover across Arctic and boreal Alaska and Yukon by Matthew J Macander, Peter R Nelson, Timm W Nawrocki, Gerald V Frost, Kathleen M Orndahl, Eric C Palm, Aaron F Wells, Scott J Goetz

“…These maps have important applications for assessment of surface energy budgets, permafrost changes, nutrient cycling, and wildlife management and movement analysis.…”
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DosEmi study protocol: a phase IV, multicentre, open-label, crossover study to evaluate non-inferiority of pharmacokinetic-guided reduced dosing compared with conventional dosing o... by Marjon H Cnossen, Karin Fijnvandraat, Ron Mathot, Antoine C G Egberts, Rolf T Urbanus, Anouk Donners, Konrad van der Zwet, Ilmar Kruis, Roger Schutgens, Kathelijn Fischer

“…Introduction Emicizumab effectively prevents bleeding in people with haemophilia A (PwHA), but is a burden for national healthcare budgets and consequently may limit access. According to the drug label, dosing of emicizumab is based on body weight with fixed intervals of 7, 14 or 28 days, which leads to mean plasma concentrations of 55 µg/mL (SD 15 µg/mL). …”
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Global distributions, time series and error characterization of atmospheric ammonia (NH[subscript 3]) from IASI satellite observations by Van Damme, M., Clarisse, L., Hurtmans, D. R., Ngadi, Y., Clerbaux, C., Dolman, A. J., Erisman, J. W., Coheur, P. -F., Heald, Colette L.

“…Advanced infrared sounders in orbit have recently demonstrated their capability to measure NH[subscript 3], offering a new tool to refine global and regional budgets. In this paper we describe an improved retrieval scheme of NH[subscript 3] total columns from the measurements of the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI). …”
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Assessing earthquake-induced housing damage: A fuzzy Ahp approach incorporating local parameters and Pga Zoning in the Bantul District, Indonesia by Bawono, A. S., Noram Irwan, Ramli, Mohamad Idris, Ali

“…Decision-makers could use this information to allocate budgets efficiently for safety measures. 2). Engineers were able to focus on strengthening structures in the green zone for slight damage and allocate more resources to address moderate damage in the red zone. 3). …”
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Allocation pattern and accumulation potential of carbon stock in natural spruce forests in northwest China by Jun-Wei Yue, Jin-Hong Guan, Lei Deng, Jian-Guo Zhang, Guoqing Li, Sheng Du

“…Background The spruce forests are dominant communities in northwest China, and play a key role in national carbon budgets. However, the patterns of carbon stock distribution and accumulation potential across stand ages are poorly documented. …”
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Genetic variation in Loudetia simplex supports the presence of ancient grasslands in Madagascar by George P. Tiley, Andrew A. Crowl, Tchana O. M. Almary, W. R. Quentin Luke, Cédrique L. Solofondranohatra, Guillaume Besnard, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, Anne D. Yoder, Maria S. Vorontsova

“…This may benefit conservation programs with small operating budgets while reducing uncertainty compared to status quo microsatellite assays. …”
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Modelling temporal variability of in situ soil water and vegetation isotopes reveals ecohydrological couplings in a riparian willow plot by A. Smith, D. Tetzlaff, D. Tetzlaff, D. Tetzlaff, J. Landgraf, M. Dubbert, M. Dubbert, C. Soulsby, C. Soulsby, C. Soulsby

“…By evaluating isotope mass balances along with water partitioning, energy budgets, and biomass allocation, the EcH<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O-iso model proved a useful tool for assessing water cycling within the critical zone at high temporal resolution, particularly xylem water sources and transport, which are all necessary for short- and long-term assessment of water availability for plant growth.…”
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The development of Swiss sports clubs: Membership, volunteering, professionalization by Rahel Bürgi, Angela Gebert, Hanspeter Stamm, Markus Lamprecht

“…Although there is more paid work in clubs today, the need for volunteers is still growing. Club budgets also place limits on professionalization. …”
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Changes in Food Insecurity Among Individuals Using a Telehealth and Nutrition Platform: Longitudinal Study by Shivani Bakre, Benjamin Shea, Kaylee Ortega, Jared Scharen, Jason Langheier, Emily Hu

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to characterize food-insecure users of Foodsmart, a telehealth and nutrition platform with meal planning, food ordering, nutrition education, budgeting, and grocery discount features, and to evaluate changes in diet and food insecurity. …”
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Explainable artificial intelligence models for predicting risk of suicide using health administrative data in Quebec. by Fatemeh Gholi Zadeh Kharrat, Christian Gagne, Alain Lesage, Geneviève Gariépy, Jean-François Pelletier, Camille Brousseau-Paradis, Louis Rochette, Eric Pelletier, Pascale Lévesque, Mada Mohammed, JianLi Wang

“…For example, how variations in the quality of local area primary care programs for depression or substance use disorders or increased in regional mental health and addiction budgets would lower suicide rates.…”
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Development of a Supportive Parenting App to Improve Parent and Infant Outcomes in the Perinatal Period: Development Study by Shefaly Shorey, Thiam Chye Tan, Jancy Mathews, Chun Yan Yu, Siew Hoon Lim, Luming Shi, Esperanza Debby Ng, Yiong Huak Chan, Evelyn Law, Cornelia Chee, Yap Seng Chong

“…Quick adaptability, team cohesion, and hindsight budgeting are crucial for intervention development. …”
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