Prevalence and determinants of restrictive lung disorder among quarry workers at the Umuoghara quarry site, Ebonyi State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Ngozika Substance Ike-Samuel, Osaeloka C. Ekwueme, Susan Chioma Udeh

“…Data was collected using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire among 300 quarry workers selected by simple random sampling method. Lung function test was performed using a spirometer- spirovit SPI schiller and data was analyzed with the use of IBM SPSS version 23.0. …”
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Systemic model of segregation and transformation of urban solid waste by Alex Rengifo Rojas, Nelino Florida Rofner, Luis Morales y Chocano, José Raúl Rodríguez Lichtenheldt, Julio Pedro Atoche Cornejo

“…These values were adjusted to a probability distribution function and expressed in state, flow and auxiliary equations, to explain and predict their behavior. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. …”
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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Cutlassfish Head Peptone in RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Su-Jin Lee, Jeonghyeon Im, Svini Dileepa Marasinghe, Eunyoung Jo, Minthari Sakethanika Bandara, Youngdeuk Lee, Jaewon Lee, Gun-Hoo Park, Chulhong Oh

“…These findings suggest its potential not only as a therapeutic agent for conditions related to chronic inflammation, such as cardiovascular diseases and arthritis, but also as a functional ingredient in foods and nutraceuticals aimed at alleviating inflammation-related disorders.…”
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Senegalin-2: A Novel Hexadecapeptide from <i>Kassina senegalensis</i> with Antibacterial and Muscle Relaxant Activities, and Its Derivative Senegalin-2BK as a Bradykinin Antagonist by Yueyang Lu, Yanguo Zhu, Chengbang Ma, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Tianbao Chen, Xiaonan Ma, Xu Zhang, Zhimin Fan

“…In conclusion, Senegalin-2 has dual functionalities as an antibacterial agent and muscle relaxant, positioning it as a potential therapeutic candidate for managing overactive bladder. …”
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Vitamin D and Osteoporosis in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients: A Literature Review by Paola Di Carlo, Lucia Siracusa, Giovanni Mazzola, Piero Colletti, Maurizio Soresi, Lydia Giannitrapani, Valentina Li Vecchi, Giuseppe Montalto

“…The final 12 articles selected are homogeneous in terms of age but heterogeneous in terms of sample size, participant recruitment, and data source. …”
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Microarray-Based Comparisons of Ion Channel Expression Patterns: Human Keratinocytes to Reprogrammed hiPSCs to Differentiated Neuronal and Cardiac Progeny by Leonhard Linta, Marianne Stockmann, Qiong Lin, André Lechel, Christian Proepper, Tobias M. Boeckers, Alexander Kleger, Stefan Liebau

“…Numerous families of ion channels are present in the organism which can be distinguished by means of, for example, ion selectivity, gating mechanism, composition, or cell biological function. …”
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Fe foam supported FeVO4 nanoparticles for electrochemical nitrogen fixation at ambient conditions by Abdulmalik Aminu, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Shamraiz Hussain Talib, Janah Shaya, Ibrahim Yildiz, Sharmarke Mohamed, Ahsanulhaq Qurashi

“…Furthermore, the coupling interaction between FeVO4 and FF support exposed abundant intrinsic active sites and facilitated beneficial charge transfer further inducing superior e-NRR activity. Density functional theory (DFT) computations disclosed that surface Fe atoms are the main active centers for e-NRR which proceed via the alternating pathway.…”
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Feedback of patient-reported outcomes to healthcare professionals for comparing health service performance: a scoping review by Dominique A Cadilhac, Shaun L Hancock, Olivia F Ryan, Violet Marion, Sharon Kramer, Paulette Kelly, Sibilah Breen

“…Therefore, the aim of this scoping review was to summarise the emerging approaches to PROs data for ‘service-level’ feedback to healthcare professionals.Setting Healthcare professionals receiving PROs data feedback at the health-service level.Data sources Databases selected for the search were Embase, Ovid Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and targeted web searching. …”
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PRAGMATIC DEVIATIONS IN TRANSLATION OF LEXICAL BLENDS WITHIN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Olena M. Medvid, Kateryna M. Vashyst

“…The general and special methods were used to achieve the goal and objectives of the study: information retrieval method – to select research material and process basic theoretical knowledge; generalization method – to highlight the most critical academic positions; deduction and induction – to clarify the theoretical foundations, generalize data and formulate conclusions; discourse analysis – to identify specific communicative and pragmatic features of socio-political communication; contextual and functional methods – to actualize the linguopragmatic meaning of the lexical units under the study, i.e., blends; the vocabulary definitions analysis – to examine their linguopragmatic peculiarities; structuralsemantic and component analysis – to determine the ways of blend formation and their main structural elements – all this is necessary for the implementation of translation analysis. …”
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Creation of Souvenir Products as a Means of Promotion of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the City by Uliana P. Efremova, Olga A. Tsesevichene, Anastasia A. Seldusheva

“…The methodological basis of the project was theoretical research methods, such as: analysis used to identify and clarify the target audience of the project, and select similar examples, as well as the souvenir market to highlight competitive advantages; synthesis - to identify optimal design solutions and formulate conclusions; comparison - to work with information sources when determining the functionality of the souvenir and its application. …”
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Effect of discontinuing antipsychotic medications on the risk of hospitalization in long-term care: a machine learning-based analysis by Mikko Nuutinen, Riikka-Leena Leskelä, Daniela Fialova, Ira Haavisto, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Jokke Häsä, Johanna Edgren, Hein van Hout, Daniel E. da Cunha Leme, John P. Hirdes, Graziano Onder, Rosa Liperoti

“…The use of restraints, age, and functional impairment were relevant variables in all ITE models in influencing the predicted ITE. …”
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MSC-derived extracellular vesicles: Precision miRNA delivery for overcoming cancer therapy resistance by Ahsas Goyal, Muhammad Afzal, Kavita Goyal, Subbulakshmi Ganesan, Mukesh Kumari, S. Sunitha, Aniruddh Dash, Suman Saini, Mohit Rana, Gaurav Gupta, Haider Ali, Ling Shing Wong, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan

“…The focus is shifting towards employing miRNA-encapsulated exosomes sourced from MSCs to target and heal cancerous cells selectively. …”
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TIM3-blockade synergizes with IL2 in alleviating intra-tumoral CD8+T cell exhaustion by Xuhao Zhang, Yu Gao, Huiping Liao, Wenyan Wang, Zaili Yang, Weian Cao, Ge Li, Jing Wen, Gencheng Han, Yang-Xin Fu

“…Progressive loss of IL2-secretion is an early sign of diminished effector function in TILs, which raises the possibility of IL2 loss driving exhaustion of TILs. …”
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Differential efficacy of olfactory neurospheres from deviated nasal septum and chronic rhinosinusitis patients in regenerating olfactory epithelium by Rong-San Jiang, Chiang-Wen Lee, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Jing-Jie Wang, Jia-Bin Liao, Kuo-Ti Peng, Yao-Chang chiang, Pei-Ling Chi

“…Conclusions These findings highlight the importance of selecting the appropriate ONS source for therapeutic applications, with DNS-ONS showing greater promise for olfactory epithelium repair and olfactory function restoration.…”
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GEANT4 Simulation of Proton Beam Properties from a Cyclotron Accelerator at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Piyanud Thongjerm, Ekkachai Kongmon, Khwanjira Tangpong, Phalakorn Khwansungnoen, Sarinrat Wonglee, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Nantanat Chailanggar

“…For effective treatment, the linear energy transfer (LET) is a key parameter in ensuring the destruction of diseased cells, and both the dose and LET are typically represented as functions of depth. The distribution of dose and LET in the target depends on the beam properties, including beam energy, energy spread, beam size, and beam emittance. …”
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The association between serum albumin–globulin ratio and overactive bladder in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Hao Liu, Fu-Chun Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Ju Guo

“…However, despite its widely studied correlations in numerous health fields, the link between AGR and Overactive Bladder (OAB) is still not completely comprehended. Methods Data were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database, selecting adult samples spanning from 2007 to 2018. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in echocardiography from 2009 to 2024: a bibliometric analysis by Yangli Liu, Lei Zhao, Bin Tu, Jie Wang, Yaqun He, Rufang Jiang, Xiaofeng Wu, Wen Wen, Jian Liu

“…The objective of this study is to explore the current status and prevailing research trends in this field from 2009 to 2024 through bibliometric analysis and to forecast future developmental trajectories.MethodsWe selected the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) as our primary data source and conducted a comprehensive search encompassing all articles and reviews published between 2009 and 2024 and used the online analysis platform of bibliometrics, CiteSpace and VOSviewer software to analyze countries/regions, institutions, authors, keywords, and references, used Microsoft Excel 2021 to visualize the trends of the number of articles published by year.ResultsBetween 2009 and 2024, a total of 3,411 publications on AI applications in echocardiography were identified, including 3,000 articles (87.9%) and 411 reviews (12.1%), contributed by researchers from 100 countries/regions. …”
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The evolution and competitive strategies of Akkermansia muciniphila in gut by Ji-Sun Kim, Se Won Kang, Ju Huck Lee, Seung-Hwan Park, Jung-Sook Lee

“…In addition, WapA and anSME, which function in competition and post-translational modification of sulfatase, respectively, have been a particularly important selective pressure in the evolution of group A. …”
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Influence of suturing material on wound healing: Experimental study in dogs by Gazivoda Dragan, Pelemiš Dejan, Vujašković Goran, Đurđević Slaviša

“…When using resorbable materials it is of great importance to determine whether its absorbability and tensile strength help wound healing in function of time. Sutures themselves can become a source of inflammation, that may reduce or compromise the potential of reparation and regeneration. …”
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