Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation of Lagos Coastal Communities to Flooding by Prince Emeka Ndimele, Akinloye Emmanuel Ojewole, Gabriel Olarinde Mekuleyi, Lateef Akorede Badmos, Christopher Monday Agosu, Emmanuel Sunday Olatunbosun, Oluseyi Olaide Lawal, Jamiu Adebayo Shittu, Olufemi Olabode Joseph, Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin, Felix Chinsom Ndimele, Catherine Oluwalopeye Ojewole, Iman Olawunmi Abdulganiy, Odunayo Temitope Ayodele

“…Some of the problems are wetland loss, pollution, population pressure, restricted access to drinkable water, and flooding. All these factors have contributed to the instability of Lagos ecosystems, but the impact of flooding is particularly significant because Lagos is surrounded by aquatic ecosystems and its low elevation and topography increase its susceptibility to flooding. …”
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Dynamic functional connectivity patterns predict early antidepressant treatment response in drug-naïve, first-episode adolescent MDD by Maojia Ran, Hang Zhang, Meijiang Jin, Yuanmei Tao, Hanmei Xu, Shoukang Zou, Zhujun Wang, Fang Deng, Lijuan Huang, Hong Zhang, Xiaowei Tang, Yanping Wang, Xia Fu, Li Yin, Li Yin, Li Yin

“…The aim of this study is to investigate whether dFC patterns will be changed by antidepressant treatment, as well as whether baseline dFC pattern could predict treatment response in adolescent MDD patients.MethodWe included 35 drug-naïve, first-episode MDD adolescents (age 14.40 ± 1.24; 8 males and 27 females) and 24 healthy controls (HCs, age 14.21 ± 1.41; 11 males and 13 females). All MDD adolescents received 6 weeks of antidepressant treatment. …”
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Impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination on the subsequent incidence of COVID-19: a multicentre prospective cohort study among UK healthcare workers – the SIRE... by Nick Andrews, Mary Ramsay, Maria Zambon, Victoria Hall, Sarah Wallace, Susan Hopkins, Jean Timeyin, Tim J G Brooks, Amoolya Vusirikala, Meera Chand, Andre Charlett, Sakib Rokadiya, Colin S Brown, Madhumita Shrotri, Peter D Kirwan, Michele Cole, Natalie Gillson, Ana Atti, Sarah Foulkes, Andrew Taylor-Kerr, Blanche Oguti, Jasmin Islam

“…At enrolment, participants are allocated into cohorts, positive or naïve, dependent on their prior SARS-CoV-2 infection status, as measured by standardised SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing on all baseline serum samples and previous SARS-CoV-2 test results. …”
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The effect of groundwater depth on topsoil organic matter mineralization during a simulated dry summer in northwestern Europe by A. Françoys, A. Françoys, O. Mendoza, J. Hu, P. Boeckx, W. Cornelis, S. De Neve, S. Sleutel

“…In contrast, <span class="inline-formula">CO₂</span> efflux pulses after some of the wetting events were even higher for the drier <span class="inline-formula">−165</span> cm GWT than for the <span class="inline-formula">−115</span> cm GWT across all three soil textures. Additionally, a model fitted to cumulative ryegrass mineralization showed a lower mineralization rate for the stable <span class="inline-formula"><i>C</i>_ryegrass</span> pool in the silt loam soil with the shallowest GWT, where capillary rise contributed most significantly to topsoil moisture, compared with other combinations of soil texture and GWT depth. …”
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Pemodelan Kausal Faktor-Faktor Beban Keluarga dalam Merawat Pasien Kanker Menggunakan Algoritma S3C-Latent by Rizki Surtiyan Surya, Christantie Effendy, Ridho Rahmadi

“…A family caregiver helps to overcome almost all problems experienced by the patients both while being treated at home and in the hospital. …”
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Predictors of recurrence of ventricular tachycardia and the effectiveness of endocardial ablation at the patients with sudden cardiac death and history of myocardial infarction by O. M. Grytsay, Ya. V. Skybchyk

“…In the multivariate model, all the above-mentioned parameters were tested, while the only factor independently associated with VT recurrence was the fact of an electrical storm at the time of ablation (risk ratio 5.78; 95 % CI: 1.16–19.4; p = 0.02). …”
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Analysis of acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures in children: a 5-year retrospective study by Yanning Qu, Rui Tang, Zhuyan Duan, Mengyi Sheng, Hui Wang, Shuang Liu, Jiao Li, Linlin Guo, Linying Guo, Si Zheng, Si Zheng

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to systematically analyze the epidemiological characteristics, clinical interventions and outcomes of children with acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures.MethodsThis retrospective study included all children with acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposure admitted to the emergency department of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023. …”
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Aquaponics model can provide better productivity: Microorganisms affect the growth and health of tilapia by Dingyue Fan, Huimin Xu, Shunlong Meng, Limin Fan, Chao Song, Liping Qiu, Dandan Li, Longxiang Fang, Zhuping Liu, Xuwen Bing

“…The activities of alkaline phosphatase (AKP), acid phosphatase (ACP), lysozyme (LYS), lipase (LPS), and trypsin (TRP) in tissues, all of which are indicators of fish health, were significantly greater in aquaponics than in controls. …”
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Optimising compensatory growth in pastoral beef production systems: insights into feed efficiency, body composition, carcass characteristics and meat quality attributes by J.M. Clariget, G. Banchero, A. Saravia, S. Luzardo, G. de Souza, D.A. Kenny, K. Keogh, A.K. Kelly

“…Half of the steers in each treatment were then slaughtered at similar age (24 months), whilst all remaining steers were slaughtered at similar BW (∼620 kg). …”
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Sistem Rekognisi Citra Digital Bahasa Isyarat Menggunakan Convolutional Neural Network dan Spatial Transformer by Mohammad Alfiano Rizky Mahardika, Novanto Yudistira, Achmad Ridok

“…When tested on a plain background such as black or white, the model was able to detect all 26 alphabets with almost perfect probability. …”
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TALome and phenotypic analysis of Pakistani Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae population revealed novel virulent TALEs contributing to bacterial blight of rice by Syed Mashab Ali Shah, Rafia Ahsan, Linlin Liu, Ying Li, Qi Wang, Yong Wang, Jiali Yan, Moein Khojasteh, Xiameng Xu, Zhengyin Xu, Awais Rasheed, Muhammad Zakria, Gongyou Chen

“…Pathogenicity assays on near-isogenic lines (NILs) containing different resistance (R) genes exhibited that CBB23 was incompatible with all tested Pakistani-Xoo genotypes, whereas IRBB5 and IRBB4 showed resistance against specific genotypes. …”
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A comprehensive, population level evaluation of previously reported drug triggers of pemphigus highlights immunomodulatory capacity as a common characteristic by Justin Baroukhian, Kristina Seiffert-Sinha, Animesh A. Sinha

“…The significant associations reported here provide empirical support for the hypothesis that certain drugs act as triggers for PV. Moreover, all of the drugs found to be associated with PV in this study harbor immunomodulatory capacity, suggesting that the ability to induce such perturbations, directly or indirectly, may be a critical factor connecting drug exposure to pemphigus pathogenesis. …”
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Incidence and contributing factors of dementia among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada, from 2002 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study by Rolando Barrios, Julio S G Montaner, Silvia Guillemi, Ni Gusti Ayu Nanditha, Viviane D Lima, Thomas L Patterson, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, William G Honer, Jason Trigg, Hasan Nathani, Sara Shayegi-Nik, Weijia Yin, Alejandra Fonseca, Bronhilda T Takeh

“…We examined the effect of sociodemographic and clinical covariates on the incidence of dementia using a cause-specific hazard (CSH) model, with all-cause mortality as a competing risk event.Results Among 5121 eligible PLWH, 108 (2%) developed dementia. …”
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Clinical Characteristics During and After COVID‐19 Infection Among Healthcare Workers During the First Wave of Omicron in Chongqing, China by Haoling Tang, Zhiwei Chen, Tianquan Huang, Pingping Yu, Qiao Tang, Yue Qiu, Yunling Xue, Jing Tang, Nan Cai, Hong Ren, Mingli Peng, Peng Hu

“…These symptoms can be further categorized into five groups: fever type, upper respiratory tract type, influenza type, digestive system type, and systemic type—all showing complex and diverse patterns. Following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, a total of 19 symptoms were recorded including four newly emerged ones: reduced lung capacity, memory loss, lethargy, and inattention. …”
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A Phenologically Simplified Two-Stage Clumping Index Product Derived from the 8-Day Global MODIS-CI Product Suite by Ge Gao, Ziti Jiao, Zhilong Li, Chenxia Wang, Jing Guo, Xiaoning Zhang, Anxin Ding, Zheyou Tan, Sizhe Chen, Fangwen Yang, Xin Dong

“…Globally, based on the phenologically simplified two-stage CI product, the CI_LOS is smaller than the CI_LFS across all land cover types. Compared with the LFS stage, the quality for this CI product is better in the LOS stage, where the QA is basically identified as 0 and 1, accounting for more than ~90% of the total quality flag, which is significantly higher than that in the LFS stage (~60%). …”
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Medium- to long-term health condition of patients post-COVID-19, exercise intolerance and potential mechanisms: A narrative review and perspective by Fabian Schwendinger, Denis Infanger, Debbie J Maurer, Thomas Radtke, Justin Carrard, Julia M Kröpfl, Aglaia Emmenegger, Henner Hanssen, Christoph Hauser, Udo Schwehr, Hans H Hirsch, Julijana Ivanisevic, Karoline Leuzinger, Aurélien E Martinez, Marc Maurer, Thomas Sigrist, Lukas Streese, Roland von Känel, Timo Hinrichs, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss

“…Conclusion: Research combining all the above methods in the search for underlying mechanisms of post-COVID-19 symptoms is mostly missing. …”
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Effectiveness of the Modified WHO Labour Care Guide to Detect Prolonged and Obstructed Labour Among Women Admitted at Eight Publicly Funded, Midwife-Led Community Health Facilities... by Mugyenyi GR, Tumuhimbise W, Atukunda EC, Tibaijuka L, Ngonzi J, Kayondo M, Kanyesigye M, Musimenta A, Yarine FT, Byamugisha JK

“…Godfrey R Mugyenyi,1,2 Wilson Tumuhimbise,3 Esther C Atukunda,2,4 Leevan Tibaijuka,1 Joseph Ngonzi,1 Musa Kayondo,1 Micheal Kanyesigye,2 Angella Musimenta,3 Fajardo T Yarine,1 Josaphat K Byamugisha5 1Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Support Mom’s Project, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 3Computing and Informatics Department, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 4Pharmacy department, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 5Obstetrics and Gynaecology department, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence: Godfrey R Mugyenyi, Email gmugyenyi@must.ac.ugBackground: Obstructed labour, a sequel of prolonged labour, remains a significant contributor to maternal and perinatal deaths in low resource settings.Objective: We evaluated the modified WHO labour care guide (LCG) in detecting prolonged/obstructed labour compared to the traditional partograph at publicly funded maternity centers in Southwestern Uganda.Methods: LCG was deployed to monitor labour by trained health care providers in 2023. We reviewed all patient labour monitoring records for the first quarter of 2024 (LCG-intervention) and 2023 (partograph-before LCG introduction) from eight randomized maternity centers. …”
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Subclinical Plasmodium spp. Infections in a Community Setting in Bangui, Central African Republic by Nzoumbou-Boko R, Denissio Morissi Nalingbo MCI, Yambiyo BM, Detol R, Moussa ERF, Nalinga D, Namsenei-Dankpea LJVDLG, Manirakiza A, Ayong L, Boum II Y

“…Proportions of positive tests for malaria parasites were determined by combining the results of antigen-based malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT), thick blood smear microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results: A total of 638 participants (mean age, 26.44 years (range, [1– 75] years) with a sex ratio (M/F) of 1.22) were tested for malaria using all three detection methods. Proportions of positives were 32.45% by PCR, 27.59% by mRDT, and 23.51% by Giemsa-based thick blood smear microscopy, representing the burden of subclinical malaria. …”
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ATP1B3 may promote glioma proliferation and migration through MAPK/NF-KB signaling pathway by Qikang Yan, Quan Sun, Yan Feng, Qingyun Hu, Jinling Zhu

“…Glioma cell motility, invasion, and proliferation all decline when ATP1B3 expression is lowered. The downstream protein PPP1CA is indirectly regulated by ATP1B3. …”
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Identification and Classification of Factors Influencing the Regulation of Priority Goods Markets Based on Network Governance with an Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach by sadegh Dadashi, Fattah Sharifzadeh, Reza Vaezi, Hossein Aslipour

“…Lastly, network management should focus on transparency and accountability among all actors. Additionally, network support must prioritize safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats to maintain the integrity of market regulation network resources.…”
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