Assessing One Health integration in Somalia’s school curriculum for future pandemic preparedness by Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle, Aamir Muse Osman, Abas Mohamed Sharif

“…This study evaluated the inclusion of the OH concept in Somalia’s national school curriculum and textbooks and assessed teacher preparedness to deliver the content effectively. Methods: This study employed content analysis of Somalia’s school curriculum and textbooks in science, social studies (grades 1–8), and biology (grades 9–12) to assess OH integration. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroxine in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2000 by Ting Lu, Shunshun Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Xiaona Shao, Dahua Chen, Jianwei Shen

“…Consequently, this study aimed to explore the correlation between TSH and T4 levels and H. pylori infection in a US-based population sample.MethodsData from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), comprising 971 participants aged 30–85 years from 1999 to 2000, were analyzed. …”
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Sleep quality during pregnancy following assisted reproductive technology and natural conceiving: a prospective birth cohort study by Yidong Xie, Yidong Xie, Ruoti Peng, Li Xiao, Li Xiao, Shangwei Li, Shangwei Li, Xiaohong Li, Xiaohong Li

“…PurposeTo investigate the association of sleep quality during pregnancy on in vitro fertilization/intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) and natural conceiving (NC), as well as anxiety, depression, and perceived stress.MethodsThis prospective cohort study includes 500 infertile pregnant women undergoing IVF/ICSI and 678 NC women in a Sichuan birth cohort. …”
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Green sanctuaries: residential green and garden space and the natural environment mitigate mental disorders risk of diabetic patients by Erxu Xue, Jianhui Zhao, Jingyu Ye, Jingjie Wu, Dandan Chen, Jing Shao, Xue Li, Zhihong Ye

“…We aim to investigate the impact of green space, garden space, and the natural environment on the risk of mental disorders among the population living with diabetes. Methods We performed a longitudinal analysis based on 39,397 participants with diabetes from the UK Biobank. …”
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Meta Analysis of Clinical Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Compounds of Huoxue Yangyin in the Treatment of Vocal Cord Polyp after Surgery by GE Xiaoni, ZHU Ling, SONG Ruohui, TU Yanhong, ZHENG Rixin

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of the traditional Chinese medicine compounds "Huoxue Yangyin" for promoting blood circulation and nourishing Yin in the treatment of postoperative discomfort of vocal cord polyp by Metaanalysis.MethodsData were searched from the databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP) ,Wanfang Database (Wanfang Data), China Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, Embase, Web of science,Springer and Cochrane Library,etc. …”
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Feasibility of mango by-products and biogas solid residue aerobic co-composting at different C/N ratios by Do Thi My Phuong, Le Hoang Viet, Nguyen Thuy Duong, Nguyen Xuan Loc

“…However, no research report is available on co-composting of mango by-products (MB) and biogas solid residue (BR). Method: This study established three in-vessel lab-scale composting bins with 3 different C/N ratios, including Bin 1: 27.4/1 (156 kg MB + 144 kg BR); Bin 2: 30.23/1 (193 kg MB + 107 kg BR); and Bin 3: 37.7/1 (224 kg MB + 76 kg BR). …”
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NUAK1 acts as a novel regulator of PD-L1 via activating GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma by Chao-Yan Yao, Hang-Tian Tao, Jin-Jin He, Feng-Yi Zhu, Cui-Qing Xie, Yu-Na Cheng, Ji-Qin Li, Zhuang-Zhuang Liu, Chun-Yu Hou, Xue-Li Liu, Yong-Li Fan, Dong Fang, Xin-Rui Lv

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate the novel role of NUAK1 in facilitating immune evasion in HCC and to investigate the mechanisms underpinning this process. Method The levels of NUAK1 expression and the infiltration of CD8+ T cells were assessed in tumor tissues from HCC patients and mice xenograft model. …”
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Computational pathology assessments of cardiac stromal remodeling: Clinical correlates and prognostic implications in heart transplantation by Eliot G. Peyster, MD, MSc, Cai Yuan, PhD, Sara Arabyarmohammadi, PhD, Priti Lal, MD, Michael D. Feldman, MD, PhD, Pingfu Fu, PhD, Kenneth B. Margulies, MD, MS, Anant Madabhushi, PhD, FAIMBE, FIEEE, FNAI

“…Both overt and indolent inflammatory insults propel this remodeling, but there is a paucity of tools for monitoring the speed and severity of remodeling over time. Methods: This retrospective cohort consisted of n = 2,167 digitized heart transplant biopsy slides along with records of prior inflammatory events and future allograft outcomes (cardiac death or allograft vasculopathy). …”
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Outcomes Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery at a Single Center in the United Arab Emirates by Allum M, Buckley A, Suliman SGI, Suliman M, Hamdan K, Al Hadad M

“…Matthew Allum,1 Adam Buckley,1 Sara GI Suliman,1 Mohamed Suliman,1 Khaled Hamdan,2 Mohamed Al Hadad2 1Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Matthew Allum, Consultant Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, PO Box 48338, United Arab Emirates, Tel +971 24040800, Email mallum@icldc.aeIntroduction: While the benefits of metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) are well described, only few studies have been published from the Gulf region, where the impact of regional patient characteristics on outcomes remains poorly understood.Methods: Data were reviewed for patients attending metabolic follow-up three or more months after primary MBS at our center in the UAE from 2016 to 2022. …”
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Functional tests in children with type 1 diabetes and their correlation with hemoglobin A1c levels by V.R. Abdulina, I.S. Stepanova

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods: </b>79 children were enrolled. The control group included 52 age-matched healthy children. …”
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Perbandingan Algoritme Machine Learning untuk Memprediksi Pengambil Matakuliah by Fitra A. Bachtiar, Indra K. Syahputra, Satrio A. Wicaksono

“…To handle imbalance dataset will use Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) techniques. Classification method used in this study are k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms to compare their performance for prediction cases. …”
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AI-Assisted Compressed Sensing Enables Faster Brain MRI for the Elderly: Image Quality and Diagnostic Equivalence with Conventional Imaging by Gu W, Yang C, Wang Y, Hu W, Wu D, Cai S, Hong G, Hu P, Zhang Q, Dai Y

“…This study aims to assess the feasibility of using artificial intelligence-assisted compressed sensing (ACS) to reduce brain MRI scan time while maintaining image quality and diagnostic accuracy compared to a conventional imaging protocol.Patients and Methods: Seventy patients from the department of neurology underwent brain MRI scans using both conventional and ACS protocols, including axial and sagittal T2-weighted fast spin-echo sequences and T2-fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence. …”
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Analysis of the correlation between the dose exposure intensity and apatinib in advanced gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma, Lan Gao, Siying Che, Chaofeng Tao

“…This study amid to evaluate the correlation between dose exposure intensity and efficacy and safety of apatinib in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer.MethodsWe conducted an observational, retrospective cohort study of patients with advanced gastric cancer who received apatinib targeted therapy in Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University between June 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021. …”
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Novel banana lectin CAR-T cells to target pancreatic tumors and tumor-associated stroma by Malcolm K Brenner, Challice Bonifant, Norihiro Watanabe, Mary K McKenna, Daniel Brenner, Ada Ozcan, Maureen Legendre, Dafydd G Thomas, Christopher Ashwood, Richard D Cummings, David M Markovitz

“…Here, we tested the efficacy of our novel H84T CAR in models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), intractable tumors with aberrant glycosylation and characterized by desmoplastic stroma largely contributed by pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs).Methods We transduced human T cells with a second-generation retroviral construct expressing the H84T BanLec chimeric receptor, measured T-cell expansion, characterized T-cell phenotype, and tested their efficacy against PDAC tumor cells lines by flow cytometry quantification. …”
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Neurocognitive Function, Psychosocial Outcome, and Health-Related Quality of Life of the First-Generation Metastatic Melanoma Survivors Treated with Ipilimumab by Anne Rogiers, Christophe Leys, Justine Lauwyck, Adrian Schembri, Gil Awada, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Jennifer De Cremer, Peter Theuns, Paul Maruff, Mark De Ridder, Jan L. Bernheim, Bart Neyns

“…To assess neurocognitive function (NCF), psychosocial outcome, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and long-term effects of immune-related adverse events (irAE) on metastatic melanoma survivors treated with ipilimumab (IPI). Methods. Melanoma survivors were identified within two study populations (N=104), at a single-center university hospital, and defined as patients who were disease-free for at least 2 years after initiating IPI. …”
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Associations between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and disability in activities of daily living: a nationwide longitudinal study among the middle-aged and older adults i... by Junfeng Zhang, Huijie Huang, Zhan Lin, Jingran Dong, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jing Gao, Jing Gao, Yin Liu, Yin Liu, Changping Li, Zhuang Cui

“…We examined the association between CKM syndrome and ADLs disability among middle-aged and older adults in China and whether it varied by age and socioeconomic status.MethodsParticipants were from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which conducted four waves of surveys from 2011 to 2018. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory, Antithrombotic, and Antioxidant Properties of Amphiphilic Lipid Bioactives from Shrimp by Alexandros Tsoupras, Paschalis Cholidis, Dimitrios Kranas, Evangelia Aikaterini Galouni, Anna Ofrydopoulou, Pavlos Efthymiopoulos, Katie Shiels, Sushanta Kumar Saha, George Z. Kyzas, Chryssa Anastasiadou

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Marine organisms, including shrimps, have gained research interest due to containing an abundance of bioactive lipid molecules.This study evaluated the composition and the in vitro biological activities of amphiphilic bioactive compounds from four different wild shrimp species: <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>, <i>Penaeus kerathurus</i>, <i>Aristaeomorpha foliacea</i>, and <i>Parapenaeus longirostris</i>. <b>Methods:</b> Total lipid (TL) extracts were obtained from shrimp and separated into total amphiphilic (TAC) and total lipophilic (TLC) compounds. …”
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Current trends of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA): choosing between robotic-assisted and conventional surgeries and timing of procedures by Kelvin S. C. Cheung, Kai Chun Augustine Chan, Amy Cheung, Ping Keung Chan, Michelle Hilda Luk, Kwong Yuen Chiu, Henry Fu

“…Also, current utilization trends of UKA and choice of procedure timing (unilateral [uUKA] vs. one-staged bilateral UKA [biUKA]) could be explored. Methods This was a retrospective study utilizing the Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System (CDARS) for data retrieval. …”
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Research progress on characteristics of secondary aluminum dross and its detoxification and utilization by Kun LIN, Yuanbo ZHANG, Zijian SU, Jiamei XU, Tao JIANG

“…Furthermore, gases such as H2, CH4, and NH3 are unavoidably generated during the hydrometallurgical process; these gases serve as a valuable by-product as well as a potential risk. Hence, methods for regulating the generation of these gases in a targeted manner and efficiently recycling them are also a future direction of study.…”
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Prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using cardiac obesity marker—epicardial adipose tissue mass index: a prospect... by Zeyan Liu, Jinbo Wang, Yanfang Yang, Jinglin Cheng, Min Yang, Ye Zhang

“…However, research examining this relationship remains limited.MethodsThis single-center prospective study enrolled 308 STEMI patients. …”
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