Genetic profiling of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from a tertiary care center in Malaysia by Aisyah Syakirah Shahari, Navindra Kumari Palanisamy, Fadzilah Mohd Nor

“…MDR A. baumannii was predominantly found in HDW (39.84%), general wards (29.69%), and ICU (28.13%). All isolates conferred resistance to carbapenem and more than 90% resistance to the remaining antibiotics. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Human Populations towards Malaria Control in Four Ecoepidemiological Settings in Cameroon by Nelly Armanda Kala Chouakeu, Laura Gilberine Ngingahi, Roland Bamou, Abdou Talipouo, Carmen Sandra Ngadjeu, Marie Paul Audrey Mayi, Edmond Kopya, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Christophe Antonio Nkondjio

“…A substantial number of participants (over 90%) in all the localities were able to make an accurate association between malaria and mosquito bites. …”
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Pediatric endoscopic retrograde pancreatography expertise in chronic pancreatitis: a single-center analysis by Hongxi Guo, Juan Luo, Hu Yang, Jun Yang, Hongqiang Bian, Xufei Duan, Xin Wang

“…Pancreatic duct stent placement was successfully performed in all 17 children (100.0% success rate). Stent replacements occurred on average 2.2 times (range 1–5) at intervals of 3–6 months. …”
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Value Propositions for Digital Shared Medication Plans to Boost Patient–Health Care Professional Partnerships: Co-Design Study by Benjamin Bugnon, Francesca Bosisio, Alain Kaufmann, Pascal Bonnabry, Antoine Geissbuhler, Christian von Plessen

“…Our findings underscored the shared responsibility of all stakeholders, including policy makers and technology providers, for the effective and safe use of SMPs. …”
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Characterization of the complete genome sequence of the recombinant norovirus GII.P16/GII.4_Sydney_2012 revealed in Russia by E. V. Zhirakovskaia, A. Y. Tikunov, S. N. Sokolov, B. I. Kravchuk, E. I. Krasnova, N. V. Tikunova

“…Noroviruses (the Caliciviridae family) are a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in all age groups. These small non-envelope viruses with a single-stranded (+)RNA genome are characterized by high genetic variability. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

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Therapeutic potential of adipose-derived stem cells for diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed A. Abu Elainein, Mohamad Mahmoud Whdan, Mahmoud Samir, Nada G. Hamam, Mohamed Mansour, Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Mohamed, Mahmoud Mostafa Snosy, Mahmoud Ayman Othman, Ahmed Sayed Sobieh, Mahmoud Gamal Saad, Mohamed A. Labna, Salma Allam

“…Dichotomous data was subjected to risk ratio analysis, while continuous data underwent Mean Difference (MD) evaluation, all was reported with 95% confidence intervals, P value is considered statistically significant if less than 0.05. …”
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Shanghai et Guangzhou sont les deux agglomérations urbaines les plus peuplées du monde by François Moriconi-Ebrard, Joan Perez

“…The morphological approach also highlights the new physical shapes taken recently by metropolis all over the world, the latter being resolutely more polycentric and extensive than by the past. …”
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Effect of “Helping Babies Breathe” Training on Ethiopian Undergraduate Midwifery Students’ Knowledge and Skills in Neonatal Resuscitation at Public Universities: A Non-Randomized Q... by Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Girum Sebsibe Teshome, Wegnesh Kelbessa Jirata, Lemi Abebe Gebrewold, Rahel Endalew Gemechu

“…The results demonstrated that, although before the intervention, over 25% of research participants (18; 29.63%) lacked adequate knowledge about managing birth asphyxia, all of them acquired adequate knowledge[≥80%] after the intervention. …”
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Mollusk Diversity in Percut Sei Tuan Silvofishery Ponds, North Sumatra, Indonesia by Ipanna Enggar Susetya, Mohammad Basyuni, Muhammad Rakezza Rifzy Rifzy, Rizka Amelia, Yuntha Bimantara, Rusdi Leidonald, Amanatul Fadhilah

“…Mollusk sampling was carried out on sub-plots measuring 1 x 1 m² in the mangrove vegetation transect, and mangrove density was measured by counting the number of trees directly on all of the mangrove species at two silvofishery ponds. …”
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Automatic Characterization of Prostate Suspect Lesions on T2-Weighted Image Acquisitions Using Texture Features and Machine-Learning Methods: A Pilot Study by Teodora Telecan, Cosmin Caraiani, Bianca Boca, Roxana Sipos-Lascu, Laura Diosan, Zoltan Balint, Raluca Maria Hendea, Iulia Andras, Nicolae Crisan, Monica Lupsor-Platon

“…<b>Materials and Methods:</b> We included 55 patients with 76 lesions. All patients were examined on the same 1.5 Tesla mpMRI scanner. …”
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Automated classification of elongated styloid processes using deep learning models-an artificial intelligence diagnostics by Anuradha Ganesan, N. Gautham Kumar, Prabhu Manickam Natarajan, Jeevitha Gauthaman

“…This comparison indicates that EfficientNetB5 outperformed InceptionV3 across all key metrics.ConclusionIn conclusion, our study presents a deep learning-based approach utilizing EfficientNetB5 and InceptionV3 to accurately categorize elongated styloid processes into distinct types based on their morphological characteristics from digital panoramic radiographs. …”
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Turning crisis into chances: Tourism entrepreneurs’ timing strategies amidst emergencies by Katarzyna Czernek-Marszałek, Dagmara Wójcik, Patrycja Juszczyk, Paweł Piotrowski, Brendan Richard

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Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning Guided Discovery of NLRP3 Inhibitors Towards the Effective Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sidra Ilyas, Abdul Manan, Chanyoon Park, Hee-Geun Jo, Donghun Lee

“…The models were evaluated, and a comparative analysis revealed that the ensemble Random Forest (RF) model (PubChem fingerprints) with RMSE (0.731), R² (0.622), and MAPE (8.988) and bootstrap aggregating model (MACCS fingerprints) with RMSE (0.687), R² (0.666), and MAPE (9.216) on the testing set performed well, in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines. Out of all docked compounds, the two most promising compounds (ChEMBL5289544 and ChEMBL5219789) with binding scores of −7.5 and −8.2 kcal/mol were further investigated by MD to evaluate their stability and dynamic behavior within the binding site. …”
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Challenges in diagnosing polyethylene glycol and polysorbate 80 allergies: implications for allergic reactions in COVID-19 mRNA vaccination program: experience from Qatar by Sami Aqel, Sherin Thalappil, Asaad Imameldin, Dalal Mudawi, Muna Al Maslamani, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Hassan Mobayed, Maryam Ali Al-Nesf, Tayseer Ibrahim

“…Anaphylaxis was reported in 21.1% of the patients, while the remaining experienced less severe allergic reactions. All patients underwent SPT and ID testing with PEG and polysorbate 80. …”
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Pleomorphic Adenoma in Palatal Region of a Young Patient: A Case Report by Adel Sharifi Rayeni, Arian Yeganeh

“…No pus drainage, inflammation, or redness was evident in the examination, and tenderness was not reported by the patient.then she refered to the endodontics part for examination of vitality tests. All of the teeth were vital. After performing diagnostic work, the patient was prepared for biopsy and enucleation and curettage of the lesion. …”
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sB7H3 in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Its Diagnostic Value and Association with Histological Findings by Xiaochen Du, Yan Chen, Jie Zhu, Zhenjiang Bai, Jun Hua, Ying Li, Haitao Lv, Guangbo Zhang

“…Prior to appendectomy, blood was collected and sent for analysis of routine examination and cytokines (sB7H3 and TNF-α). We compared values of all measured parameters according to histological findings. …”
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Ion bridging enables high-voltage polyether electrolytes for quasi-solid-state batteries by Tianyi Hou, Donghai Wang, Bowen Jiang, Yi Liu, Jia Kong, Yanbing He, Yunhui Huang, Henghui Xu

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Simultaneous non-contrast assessment of cardiac microstructure and perfusion in vivo in the human heart by Camila Munoz, Eunji Lim, Pedro F. Ferreira, Dudley J. Pennell, Sonia Nielles-Vallespin, Andrew D. Scott

“…Results: Good image quality across the myocardium was obtained for all b-values. Mean(±SD) IVIM parameter estimates were: diffusivity D = 0.83 ± 0.07 × 10-3 mm2/s, perfusion coefficient D* = 19.08 ± 6.48 × 10-3 mm2/s, perfusion fraction f = 19.72 ± 4.11%, and mean diffusion tensor parameters were: mean diffusivity = 0.88 ± 0.06 × 10-3 mm2/s, fractional anisotropy = 0.45 ± 0.04, absolute E2 angle = 55.29 ± 6.38º, helix angle gradient = -0.68 ± 0.18º/%. …”
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Identifikasi Bakteri Coliform pada Air Kobokan di Rumah Makan Kelurahan Andalas Kecamatan Padang Timur by Ervan Arditya Kusuma, Roslaili Rasyid, Endrinaldi

“…This research implemented in two steps: taking the water for cleaning hand sample and also observing factor affecting contamination of the water for cleaning hand, then bacteriologi inspection using Most Propable Number (MPN) methods to presumptive test, confirmation test and complementary test. All of them sampel containing coliform bacteria. …”
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