The burden of hepatitis E virus infection among Ghanaian pregnant women by Husein Bagulo, Husein Bagulo, Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Susan C. Welburn, Susan C. Welburn, Langbong Bimi

“…Although well-described in many developed countries, the epidemiology of the disease and its impact on maternal and fetal health in Ghana is not fully understood.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in the antenatal clinics of 10 district hospitals in five regions of Ghana. The study involved 1,000 pregnant women attending antenatal care. …”
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Nonlinear response and driving mechanisms of ecological restoration project effectiveness to drought by Xin Liu, Qi Wang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Yujun Zhang

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Burden and factors associated with perceived stress amidst COVID-19: a population web-based study in Pakistan by Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Romaina Iqbal, Nargis Asad, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Syed Iqbal Azam, Ghazal Peerwani

“…Individuals belonging to any province, city, village, or district of Pakistan irrespective of any age, having internet access and a link of Google form, with English/Urdu competency, consent to participate, and currently residing in Pakistan were eligible to participate.Outcome measure Perceived stress was measured using a validated tool of perceived stress scale-10. …”
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The bacterial composition signatures of perianal abscess and origin of infecting microbes by Song Han, Wenya Su, Kefeng Fan, Zhen Xu, Hai Xu, Mingyu Wang, Ling Li, Wenlong Shen

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Case report: Persistent syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis after traumatic brain injury: spontaneous resolution and impact on RAAS and bone metabolism over five years by Yaoxia Liu, Jiao Tang, Jiao Tang, Jiao Tang, Mingwei Zhou, Haotian Huang, Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Min Zhang

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Risk Factors of Delirium Following Reconstructive Surgery for Head and Neck Tumors: A Retrospective Clinical Trial by Li L, Zhang L, Wu X, Zeng Z

“…Lulan Li,1,* Liupan Zhang,1,2,* Xixuan Wu,1 Zhenhua Zeng1 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Zhongshan Shenwan Hospital, Zhongshan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhenhua Zeng, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86 20 61641884, Email zhenhuazeng.2008@163.comBackground: Patients after head and neck tumor reconstruction surgery frequently require deep sedation and analgesia in the ICU. …”
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A two-step machine learning approach for predictive maintenance and anomaly detection in environmental sensor systems by Saiprasad Potharaju, Ravi Kumar Tirandasu, Swapnali N. Tambe, Devyani Bhamare Jadhav, Dudla Anil Kumar, Shanmuk Srinivas Amiripalli

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Zooplankton Structure and Potential Food Web Interactions in the Plankton of a Subtropical Chain-of-Lakes by Karl E. Havens

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Integrated multi-omics analysis reveals the underlying molecular mechanism for the neurotoxicity of triclosan in zebrafish by Shasha Zhao, Yuhang Ling, Baohua Zhang, Danting Wang, Limei Sun

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Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis of tedizolid phosphate against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in children, adolescents, and adults by Monte Carlo simul... by Xiao-Chen Wei, Ming-Feng Zhao, Hai-Rong Lv, Xia Xiao

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Application of Monoclonal Antibodies against Bioactive Natural Products: Eastern Blotting and Preparation of Knockout Extract by Hiroyuki Tanaka, Osamu Morinaga, Takuhiro Uto, Shunsuke Fuji, Frederick Asare Aboagye, Nguyen Huu Tung, Xiao Wei Li, Waraporn Putalun, Yukihiro Shoyama

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Impacts of anemia and its determinants among 6–59 months age children residing in Dayniile internally displaced person’s camps, Banadir region, Somalia by Abdirasak Sharif Ali Mude, Farhia Abdullahi Ali, Sumaya Hassan Ali

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among children under 5 years of age living in internally displaced persons camps in the Dayniile district of Somalia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2022 and July 2023 in Mogadishu, Somalia. …”
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Practice of self-medication to manage oral health issues in a community setting of Nepal by Ashish Shrestha, Tarakant Bhagat, Santosh Kumari Agrawal, Ujwal Gautam, Naresh Prasad Joshi

“…Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two conveniently selected wards of Baraha Municipality of Sunsari district in August 2021 using a pre-validated questionnaire in the Nepali language. …”
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Oncologists' views on ototoxicity monitoring in head and neck cancer patients: A South Indian qualitative study. by Varsha Shankar, Jayashree Seethapathy, Satish Srinivas, Raghu Nandhan, Prasanna Kumar Saravanam

“…The current study aims to explore the oncologist's awareness and perspectives of ototoxicity and ototoxicity monitoring for individuals with head and neck cancer in a South-Indian district, using qualitative semi-structured interviews.…”
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Space-Time Evolution Laws of Zonal Disintegration in Deep Underground Caves Based on Coordination Deformation between the Bolt Body and Surrounding Rock by Yuan-xiang Yu, Zhi-xun Xie, Bao-ping Chen

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Approaches to the integration of information about resource and financial flows in the fuel and power complex under the digital transformation of control systems by E. P. Grabchak, E. L. Loginov, S. V. Mischeryakov, V. U. Chinaliev

“…The reform of the industry creates opportunities to form market financial sources for the implementation of investment projects in the heat power industry of Russia, as well as to modernize the production capacities of the heat power system and district heating systems.The introduction in the industry of a mechanism for regulating the processes of providing heat energy services based on the transition to the system of Unified Heat Supply Organizations and providing a return on investment of the price trend in the heat market with the possibility of transferring departmental reporting and analytics to a single regulatory legal basis allows you to regulate the work of the power industry as a subsystem of the Russian energy sector with general information technology platform of fuel and energy complex.The inclusion of Unified Heat Supply Organizations in market relations and the formation of game rules in the market using the principle of tariff setting according to the alternative boiler house rule allow you to create conditions for emergence of the heat market. …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of liraglutide in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Xu Wang, Yu-Qing She, Jie Liu, Qing Zhang

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Evaluating oral health status in elderly Irula tribes of Tamil Nadu by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index by Margret Beaula Alocious Sukumar, Roshni Mary Peter, Alex Joseph

“…Methods: A cross-sectional research was undertaken in the Irula settlements of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, focusing on inhabitants over 60 years who had lived there for at least 6 months. …”
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Integrative bioinformatics approach identifies novel drug targets for hyperaldosteronism, with a focus on SHMT1 as a promising therapeutic candidate by Minyue Jia, Liya Lin, Hanxiao Yu, Zhichao Dong, Xin Pan, Xiaoxiao Song

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Risk factor clusters for non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa by Avela Mathe, Maya M. van Gent, Leon R. van Niekerk

“…Setting: The study involved adolescents from eight schools in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and Amatole district, Eastern Cape. Methods: A stratified random sample of 266 adolescents (aged 12 years–18 years) was assessed for anthropometric, physiological, and perceived stress measures. …”
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