Mejoramiento de procesos constructivos a partir de un módulo programable para captura de imágenes y simulación digital Improvement of constructive processes based on a programmable... by Adriana Gómez Cabrera, Juan Diego Echeverry Hoyos, María Ximena Giraldo Palma, Camilo Otálora Sanchez, Martha Lucía Cano Morales

“…This system includes hardware and electronic components such as cameras, video cameras, electronic cards, computers, solar panels, web platform and communication systems; all controlled by a specially designed software which simplifies the control of the equipment and its components. …”
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Perspectives and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a community sample of Veterans with unhealthy alcohol use: overall and across sexual orientation and gende... by Olivia V. Fletcher, Kristine Beaver, Elizabeth J. Austin, Jenna van Draanen, E. Jennifer Edelman, Emily C. Williams

“…Methods Using data collected from a national online survey of Veterans recruited via Facebook ads, community organizations, and listservs, we assessed variation in four PrEP outcomes (knowledge, experience, willingness, and conversations with doctors) across patterns of unhealthy alcohol use among all respondents reporting any lifetime drinking (n = 1,041) and then within sexual orientation and gender identity groups using Chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests. …”
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A catalogue of land-based adaptation and mitigation solutions to tackle climate change by Maria Vincenza Chiriacò, Claudia Dămătîrcă, Sara Abd Alla, Sara Barilari, Rebeca Biancardi Aleu, Tommaso Brazzini, Tiago Capela Lourenço, Carlotta Annamaria de Carolis Villars, Suzie Durand, Giulio Di Lallo, Ricardo Encarnação Coelho, Océane Espin, Noelia Ferreras-Alonso, Giulia Galluccio, Daniel Ganszky, Sofie Hellsten, Gema Hernández-Moral, Jane Ihrfors, Iphigenia Keramitsoglou, Chris T. Kiranoudis, Attila Nemethy, Robert Oakes, Jesús Ortuño Castillo, Amandine Valérie Pastor, Patricia Pérez-Ramirez, Iván Ramos-Diez, Panagiotis Sismanidis, Chiara Trozzo, Chiara De Notaris

“…Abstract Informing and engaging all actors in the land sector, including land-owners and managers, researchers, policy-makers and citizens, on the most effective sustainable land-based solutions and behavioural changes is a key strategy for achieving climate change adaptation and mitigation targets at the global as well as at EU and local level. …”
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Trends in incidence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among residents of Xiamen city from 2012 to 2022: analysis of hospital records and death registration dat... by Youlan CHEN, Ahua WU, Moliang CHEN, Yilan LIN, Yanqi LAN, Qun LOU, Zhinan GUO

“…During the study period, the annual crude mortality rates (1/100 000) for COPD were 14.47, 16.19, 19.77, 24.66, 30.42, 33.05, 36.30, 38.39, 34.08, 40.37, and 45. 37 and the annual standardized mortality rates (1/100 000) of COPD were 14.74, 16.46, 19.07, 22.79, 28.23, 31.87, 35.16, 36.33, 30.75, 37.70, and 41.39, respectively; both the crude mortality rate (AAPC = 12.20%, t = 7.6, P < 0. 001) and the standardized mortality rate (AAPC = 10.60%, t = 5.7, P < 0.001) showed a significant increasing trend; further subgroup analysis showed that the increasing trend of the crude COPD mortality rate was significant for male and female residents and for residents aged 60 – 69, 70 – 79, and ≥ 80 years (all P < 0.05), and the increasing trend of standardized COPD mortality rate was significant for both male and female residents (both P < 0.05). …”
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The Antiobesity Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Alone or in Combination with Metformin in Overweight /Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana... by Xiaorui Lyu, Taibiao Lyu, Xue Wang, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Linjie Wang, Hongbo Yang, Fengying Gong

“…Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted in our present study to evaluate the antiobesity effects of GLP-1RAs either as monotherapy or combined with MET in comparison with MET alone in overweight/obese PCOS patients. Methods. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which reported the efficacy of GLP-1RAs and MET in overweight/obese PCOS patients in Medline (from Pubmed), Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were independently searched by two reviewers. …”
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Evaluation of the potential value of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health using fluoride intake as the example by Wei Wei, Tianshu Gu, Yanhong Cao, Shuqiu Sun, Dan Wei, Minghui Li, Alyce D. Fly, Weikuan Gu, Lan Yao, Dianjun Sun

“…Finally, summaries were made through group discussions among all the authors. Results: For the three questions on basic knowledge about the effect of fluoride on public health, the answers from ChatGPT were rated as excellent or good. …”
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The Effect of Adjuvant Radiotherapy on One- and Two-Stage Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction and on Autologous Reconstruction: A Multicenter Italian Study among 18 Senonetwork Breast... by Andrea Vittorio Emanuele Lisa, Marzia Salgarello, Alessandra Huscher, Fabio Corsi, Daniele Piovani, Federica Rubbino, Stefania Andreoletti, Giovanni Papa, Francesco Klinger, Corrado Tinterri, Alberto Testori, Marta Scorsetti, Paolo Veronesi, Maria Cristina Leonardi, Mario Rietjens, Umberto Cortinovis, Valeria Summo, Emanuele Rampino Cordaro, Pier Camillo Parodi, Paolo Persichetti, Mauro Barone, Giorgio De Santis, Matteo Murolo, Michele Riccio, Angelica Aquinati, Francesco Cavaliere, Nicola Vaia, Giulia Pagura, Erica Dalla Venezia, Franco Bassetto, Vincenzo Vindigni, Luigi Ciuffreda, Maria Alessandra Bocchiotti, Alberto Sciarillo, Nadia Renzi, Graziano Meneghini, Tajna Kraljic, Andrea Loreti, Lucio Fortunato, Valentina Pino, Valeriano Vinci, Marco Klinger

“…Data were collected from 18 Italian Breast Centres and stored in a cumulative database which included the following: autologous reconstruction, direct-to-implant (DTI), and tissue expander/immediate (TE/I). For all patients, we described complications and surgical endpoints to complications such as reconstruction failure, explant, change in type of reconstruction, and reintervention. …”
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PDTA BPCO-R Indicatori di processo e di esito nel percorso di presa in carico dei pazienti con malattia respiratoria: studio osservazionale by Matteo Tamburlani, Tiziana Trequattrini, Simona Rossi, Maria Cristina Zappa, Rossana Cuscito, Giovanni Galeoto, Fabrizio Ciaralli, Annamaria Servadio

“…L’obiettivo di questo studio è quello di analizzare l'efficacia del protocollo riabilitativo già testato in letteratura per i pazienti affetti da BPCO sui pazienti affetti da Long Covid e di valutare gli indicatori di processo organizzativo e clinico all’interno del percorso di presa in carico del paziente. …”
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Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rats by Enes Aydın, Serpil Mungan Durankaya, Osman Yilmaz, Günay Kirkim, Safiye Aktaş, Salim Neşelioğlu, Özcan Erel, Yüksel Olgun, Abdullah Dalgıç

“…The auditory brainstem response (ABR) test was performed in all groups on day 1 after noise exposure and was repeated in groups 1, 2, and 3 on day 5. …”
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Effects of prolonged NaHCO3 exposure on the serum immune function, antioxidant capacity, intestinal tight junctions, microbiota, mitochondria, and autophagy in crucian carp (Carass... by Jia Liu, Faye Zhang, Zihao Yan, Zhengyao Guo, Yuqian Lu, Baolan Yao, Yuehong Li, Wenfa Lv

“…A total of 240 fish (31.19 ± 1.03 g) were randomly allocated to two groups and treated with 0 mmol/L (CK) and 50 mmol/L NaHCO3 (CA) respectively, to simulate the carbonate alkaline water environment. All of the experimental fish were cultured for 8 weeks. …”
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Advances and Prospects in Smart Border Studies Based on a Bibliometric Analysis by Yang Danxuan, Li Cansong, Hu Wei, Lai Zulan, Ge Xurui

“…A smart border management model with Chinese characteristics should be constructed, emphasizing data sharing, technological interoperability, and coordination and cooperation among all parties. Secondly, with a view toward enhancing border management efficiency, it is recommended that interdisciplinary cooperation be strengthened, international best practices be drawn upon, and technological innovations be promoted. …”
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Effects of Mixing Ratio and Lactic Acid Bacteria Preparation on the Quality of Whole-Plant Quinoa and Whole-Plant Corn or Stevia Powder Mixed Silage by Chao He, Qian Li, Huaidong Xiao, Xuchun Sun, Zepeng Gao, Yuan Cai, Shengguo Zhao

“…Quinoa is the only single plant that can meet all the nutritional needs of human, and its potential for feed utilization has been continuously explored, becoming a prosperous industry for poverty alleviation. …”
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Impact of Obesity on Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic/Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy for Benign or Malignant Adrenal Diseases: A Meta-Ana... by Maurizio Zizzo, Andrea Morini, Magda Zanelli, Chiara Grasselli, Francesca Sanguedolce, Sze Ling Wong, Munyaradzi G. Nyandoro, Andrea Palicelli, Giuseppe Broggi, Nektarios I. Koufopoulos, Lucia Mangone, Angelo Cormio, Rosario Caltabiano, Antonino Neri, Massimiliano Fabozzi

“…<i>Results</i>: The four included comparative studies (809 patients: 552 NOb versus 257 Ob) covered an approximately 15-year-study period (2007–2022). All the included studies were observational in nature. …”
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Relation among zootechnical performance, biochemical indicators, water quality, and small invertebrates (zooplankton) abundance reared in biofloc-supplemented systems by Ahmed Said Al-Souti, Marwa M. Zaher, Amr M. Helal, Dina T. Meshhal, Mansour D. H., Afify D. G. Al-Afify, Mohamed M. Rafaey, Abeer El-Saharty, Ehab El-Haroun, Marian G. Nassif, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Mohamed Ashour

“…Interestingly, compared to all groups, T3 achieved the best feed conversion ratio (FCR) value (1.68). …”
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Fermentation of seaweed flour with various fermenters to improve the quality of fish feed ingredients by Siti Aslamyah, Muh Yusri Karim, , Badraeni

“…The results showed an increase in the percentage of DMD (21.94–27.76%) and OMD (8.35–11.66%) of all seaweed fermented using fermentor compared to control (DMD of 17.65–20.36% and OMD of 4.36–5.98%). …”
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Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with robotic-assisted body weight-supported treadmill training enhances motor score and gait recovery in incomplete spinal cord inju... by Natalia Comino-Suárez, Juan C. Moreno, Álvaro Megía-García, Antonio J. del-Ama, Diego Serrano-Muñoz, Juan Avendaño-Coy, Ángel Gil-Agudo, Mónica Alcobendas-Maestro, Esther López-López, Julio Gómez-Soriano

“…Twenty-seven subacute iSCI participants were randomly allocated to tSCS or sham-tSCS group. All subjects conducted a standard Lokomat walking training program of 40 sessions (5 familiarization sessions, followed by 20 sessions combined with active or sham tSCS, and finally the last 15 sessions with standard Lokomat). …”
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Comparison of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Normal-Appearing White Matter to Cerebrovascular Lesions and Correlation with Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors and Severity by Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Christopher J. M. Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Joel Ramirez, Stephen R. Arnott, Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Malcolm Binns, Derek Beaton, Wendy Lou, Kelly Sunderland, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Jane Lawrence, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, J. B. Orange, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Sandra E. Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C. Strother, Richard H. Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, null ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha

“…DTI metrics in vascular lesions differed significantly from healthy tissue. Specifically, all tissue types had significantly different MD values, while FA was also found to be different in most tissue types. …”
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Influence of urokinase gene-knockout in C57BL/6-PlautmI. IBugThisPlau6FDhu/GFDhu mice on growth factors in malignant melanoma by E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Kaplieva, I. V. Neskubina, V. A. Bandovkina, L. K. Trepitaki, E. I. Surikova, N. D. Cheryarina, L. A. Nemashkalova, N. S. Lesovaya

“…Нigh levels of IGF1 in tissues of all uPA gene-knockout mice (males: in tumors by 1.4 times, in perifocal tissues by 2.6 times, in the skin by 3.6 times; females: in tumors by 2.6 times, in perifocal tissues by 25.0 times, in the skin by 13.9 times, compared to С57 ВL/6 mice) could maintain the metastatic phenotype of cancer cells (in females) or hiher proliferative activity of melanoma cells (in males). …”
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Dissection of the genetic basis and molecular mechanism of ovule number per ovary in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Xinyi Lin, Farhan Nabi, Kishore Kumar Ashok, Xue-Rong Zhou, Qingbin Sun, Peiman Shi, Xinfa Wang, Jiaqin Shi, Hanzhong Wang

“…This study aimed to dissect the genetic basis and molecular mechanism of ONPO using a newly developed doubled haploid (DH) population in oilseed rape. In all the four investigated environments, the ONPO of 201 DH lines exhibited normal distribution with a wide variation from 22.6 to 41.8, suggesting quantitative inheritance appropriate for mapping QTL. …”
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IMMUnity Unveiled: A Translational NETwork for tackling PARKinson's Disease – IMMUPARKNET [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Tamara Saksida, Alessia di Flora, Marina Romero-Ramos, Vladimirs Pilipenko, Laura Muñoz Delgado, Franca Marino, Yasemin Gursoy Ozdemir, Neda Nikolovski, Cristoforo Comi, Dale Lawson, Inês Figueira, Mitilda Gugu, Simona Poletti, Shubhra Acharya, Dogukan Pira

“…IMMUPARKNET output will facilitate the improved sharing and development of research resources, straightening the road to novel treatments and identifying where existing ones can be repurposed, all, ultimately and hopefully, finding a cure for PD.…”
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