Association of Frailty Index at 66 Years of Age with Health Care Costs and Utilization Over 10 Years in Korea: Retrospective Cohort Study by Jieun Jang, Anna Kim, Mingee Choi, Ellen P McCarthy, Brianne Olivieri-Mui, Chan Mi Park, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jaeyong Shin, Dae Hyun Kim

“…The primary outcome was total health care cost, while the secondary outcomes were inpatient and outpatient health care costs, inpatient days, and number of outpatient visits. Generalized estimating equations with a gamma distribution and identity link function were used to investigate the association between the frailty index and health care costs and utilization until December 31, 2019. …”
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The Association Between Periodontitis, Gingivitis, Tooth Loss and Stroke: An Umbrella Study with Meta-Analysis by Jad El Masri, Ahmad Al Malak, Diala El Masri, Maya Ghazi, Silva Al Boussi, Yasmina El Masri, Mohammad Hassoun, Maryam Tlayss, Pascale Salameh, Hassan Hosseini

“…Results: Seven of the identified meta-analyses were of high quality, and they were distributed in different countries. Periodontitis was generally associated with a significant increase in CVA risk (OR = 2.32, 95% CI: 1.70, 3.17, <i>p</i> < 0.00001 and RR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.15–1.29, <i>p</i> < 0.00001), same as tooth loss, but to a lower degree (0.78). …”
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Antibiogram Profile of Patients Having Urinary Tract Infection Treated with Most Commonly Used Antibiotics by Bilal Ahmad, Faleesha Gul, Said Hassan, Haseeba Arif, Amber Javaid, Shawkat Ali

“…Conclusion: Escherichia coli remains the dominant pathogen, with Fosfomycin proving generally effective, while resistance to cefotaxime is notable. …”
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Evaluating Normalization Methods for Robust Spectral Performance Assessments of Hyperspectral Imaging Cameras by Siavash Mazdeyasna, Mohammed Shahriar Arefin, Andrew Fales, Silas J. Leavesley, T. Joshua Pfefer, Quanzeng Wang

“…Our results demonstrate that normalization can mitigate the impact of some factors during HSI camera evaluation, with performance varying across methods. Generally, noisy spectra pose challenges for normalization methods that rely on limited reflectance values, while methods based on reflectance values across the entire spectrum (such as standard normal variate) perform better. …”
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Petrophysical Properties and Microstructural Analysis of Faulted Heterolithic Packages: A Case Study from Miocene Turbidite Successions, Italy by Hannah Riegel, Miller Zambrano, Fabrizio Balsamo, Luca Mattioni, Emanuele Tondi

“…Fault-related fractures (macro- and microscopic) in the damage zone generally increase the permeability parallel to the fault, except when they are cemented or filled with gouge material. …”
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NavBLIP: a visual-language model for enhancing unmanned aerial vehicles navigation and object detection by Ye Li, Li Yang, Meifang Yang, Fei Yan, Tonghua Liu, Chensi Guo, Rufeng Chen

“…Additionally, these methods often fail to effectively integrate multimodal inputs, which restricts their adaptability and generalization capabilities when facing complex and diverse scenarios.MethodsTo address these challenges, we introduce NavBLIP, a novel visual-language model specifically designed to enhance UAV navigation and object detection by utilizing multimodal data. …”
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Immunoinfiltration Analysis of Mitochondrial Damage‐Related Genes in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Construction of a Classification and Prognostic Model Integrated With WGCNA and Machine... by Jirong Zhang, Lin Lin

“…The ML models for classification and prognosis that were constructed demonstrated good effectiveness and generalization capabilities. Discussion Mitochondrial damage‐related genes are crucial in LUAD progression and linked to immune infiltration. …”
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Approaches to ecological sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: Evaluating the role of globalization, renewable energy, economic growth, and population density by Abdikafi Hassan Abdi, Siyad Abdirahman Siyad, Mohamed Okash Sugow, Omar Mohamed Omar

“…To ensure robust and reliable findings, advanced econometric techniques—namely Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE), Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS), and Driscoll-Kraay estimators—are employed to address heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence issues prevalent in panel data. …”
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The GWAS-MAP|ovis platform for aggregation and analysis of genome-wide association study results in sheep by A. V. Kirichenko, A. S. Zlobin, T. I. Shashkova, N. A. Volkova, B. S. Iolchiev, V. A. Bagirov, P. M. Borodin, L. С. Karssen, Y. A. Tsepilov, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…In contrast to research in human genetics, GWAS on farm animals often does not meet generally accepted standards (availability of information about effect and reference alleles, the size and direction of the effect, etc.). …”
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Assessment of Radiometric Calibration Consistency of Thermal Emissive Bands Between Terra and Aqua Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers by Tiejun Chang, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Carlos Perez Diaz, Aisheng Wu, Hanzhi Lin

“…Results show that the calibration of the two MODIS sensors and their respective Earth measurements are generally consistent and within their design specifications. …”
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Human Herpesviruses, Bacteria, and Fungi in Gingivitis and Periodontitis Pediatric Subjects: A Systematic Review by Federica Di Spirito, Massimo Pisano, Mario Caggiano, Giuseppina De Benedetto, Maria Pia Di Palo, Gianluigi Franci, Massimo Amato

“…In pediatric periodontitis, biofilms were more diverse and pathogenic, with increased prevalence of <i>A. actinomycetemcomitans</i> (56.09%), <i>P. gingivalis</i> (55.4%), and <i>T. forsythia</i> (35.9%). Generalized periodontitis showed higher CMV (36.36%) and EBV-I (36.24%) prevalence than gingivitis (HSV-I 18.75%). …”
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Metabolomic Links between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Obesity by Bingjie Zhou, Reiko Ichikawa, Laurence D. Parnell, Sabrina E. Noel, Xiyuan Zhang, Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju, Caren E. Smith, Katherine L. Tucker, Jose M. Ordovas, Chao-Qiang Lai

“…We examined the association of plasma metabolomic profiles with SSB intake and obesity risk in 781 participants, aged 45–75 y, in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS) using generalized linear models, controlling for potential confounding factors. …”
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Association of Questionnaire‐Assessed Fall Risk With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults by Grant T. Hiura, Talar W. Markossian, Beatrice D. Probst, Katherine Habicht, Holly J. Kramer

“…This study examined the association of a fall risk assessment, based on patient response to three questions administered by trained staff, with uncontrolled BP (≥140/90 mmHg) during a clinic visit and with TI during clinic visits with uncontrolled BP among 13 893 patients age ≥ 65 years corresponding to 41 122 primary care visits. Separate generalized linear mixed effects models were used to examine the association of fall risk (low, moderate, and high) with uncontrolled BP and with TI at a clinic visit after adjustment for demographics, comorbidities, and total number of visits. …”
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Antisense oligonucleotides for the arterial hypertension mechanisms study and therapy by L. O. Klimov, A. A. Seryapina, V. F. Zarytova, A. S. Levina, A. L. Markel

“…Despite the fact that there is a large group of antihypertensive drugs on the market, mainly representing different combinations of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system, adrenoreceptor blockers in combination with diuretics, there is no generally accepted “gold standard” for drugs that would not have side effects. …”
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Unveiling Low-frequency Eclipses in Spider Millisecond Pulsars Using Wideband GMRT Observations by Sangita Kumari, Bhaswati Bhattacharyya, Devojyoti Kansabanik, Rahul Sharan, Ankita Ghosh, Jayanta Roy

“…Our analysis, supported by the Kolmogorov–Smirnov statistic, confirms that eclipsing black widow binaries generally exhibit a higher mass function compared to noneclipsing black widow binaries, consistent with previous studies.…”
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Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study by Daniel H. Bordvik, Yeliz Prior, Rachael Bamford, Francis Berenbaum, Mathilda Björk, Thalita Blanck, Barbara Slatkowsky Christensen, Krysia Dziedzic, John Edwards, Nazemin Gilanliogullari, Carol Graham, Ida K. Haugen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Hellen Laheij, Marco J.P.F. Ritt, Tanja Stamm, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken

“…After three voting rounds, sixteen QI items reached consensus, reflecting current hand OA care standards. Items were generally well understood, requiring only minor clarity amendments after patient interviews (N ​= ​28). …”
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Seasonal Tree Height Dynamic Estimation Using Multi-source Remotely Sensed Data in Shenzhen by Hang Song, Xuemei Zhang, Ting Hu, Jinglei Liu, Bing Xu

“…Tree canopy heights in winter are generally lower than those in summer, and the tree growth rate shows spatial heterogeneity. …”
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Ruellia tuberosa L. Extract Improves Histopathology and Lowers Malondialdehyde Levels and TNF Alpha Expression in the Kidney of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Anna Roosdiana, Fajar Shodiq Permata, Riera Indah Fitriani, Khairul Umam, Anna Safitri

“…Ruellia tuberosa L. is a therapeutic plant that is generally consumed in Indonesian traditional medicine to prevent or cure various illnesses, i.e., diabetes. …”
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Prevalence of nasopharyngeal bacteria during naturally occurring bovine respiratory disease in commercial stocker cattle by Afroza Akter, Hannah Teddleton, Marc Caldwell, Gina Pighetti, Phillip R. Myer, Madison T. Henniger, Liesel Schneider, Elizabeth Shepherd

“…Considering that the bovine upper respiratory tract microbiome has been associated with generalized health, understanding the microenvironment that influences this microbiome may provide insights into the pathogenesis of BRD. …”
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Methods for tagging an ectoparasite, the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis by Folk, Alexius, Mennerat, Adèle

“…The proportion of RFID-tagged individuals followed a negative exponential decline, with tag retention among the living female population generally high. The projected retention was found to be about 88% after 30 days or 80% after 60 days, although one of the four batches of glue used, purchased from a different supplier, appeared to give significantly lower tag retention and with greater initial loss (74% and 60% respectively). …”
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