Global, regional, and national disease burden attributable to high systolic blood pressure in youth and young adults: 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study analysis by Chuan He, Saien Lu, Haijie Yu, Yingxian Sun, Xueyao Zhang

“…In 2021, the mortality and DALY rates were 4.29 (95% UI, 3.29–5.28) and 263.37 (95% UI, 201.40–324.46) per 100,000 population, respectively. The overall HSBP-related burden was higher in males than in females, with increasing and decreasing trends for males and females, respectively. …”
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Factors affecting cadmium toxicity to rice germinated in soils collected from downstream areas of abandoned zinc mines by P. Chanpiwat, A. Numprasanthai

“…A total of 36 paddy fields that were reported to produce rice grain with cadmium contents exceeding the national standard for cadmium in rice (0.4 milligrams per kilogram) were randomly selected for composite soil sample collection. …”
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Overweight and obesity among adolescents: health-conscious behaviours, acceptance, and the health behaviours of their parents by Anna Lewandowska, Grzegorz Rudzki, Tomasz Lewandowski, Anna Bartosiewicz, Michał Próchnicki, Aleksandra Stryjkowska-Góra, Barbara Laskowska, Małgorzata Sierpińska, Sławomir Rudzki, Sergii Pavlov

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted per the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. …”
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A cost–benefit analysis of the production system with improved and climate-resilient sorghum varieties in southern Mali by Adama B. Coulibaly, Félix Badolo, Félix Badolo, Jummai O. Yila, Jummai O. Yila, Bourema Koné, Baloua Nebié, Baloua Nebié, Nadine Worou, Nadine Worou, Macdonald Bright Jumbo, Kimseyinga Savadogo

“…A final sample of 31 farmers’ on-farm trials under the fertiliser package of “100 kg complex cereal and 50 kg urea” per hectare was held as the agronomic package. The key findings showed that both varieties were profitable, with 79,661 CFA (123.56 USD) and 45,073 CFA (69.91 USD) average net incomes corresponding to 1.54 and 1.32 CBR, and 34 and 24 percents average gross profit margins, respectively, while growing the “local” varieties was not profitable, with an average loss of 12,113 CFA (18.79 USD) with 0.91 CBR and 10 percent average gross profit margin. …”
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Mixed Comparative Evaluation of a Training Program Dedicated to Cystic Fibrosis Reference Centers: Protocol for the Pilot Implementation of Shared Decision-Making in the Treatment... by Nora Moumjid, Constance Gotte, Sophie Hommey, Stéphanie Poupon Bourdy, Julie Haesebaert, Isabelle Durieu, Quitterie Reynaud

“…ResultsForty patients will be included (8 patients in each center), that is, 60 consultation observations (2 consultations per patient in the intervention groups given the modalities of the SDM process) will be conducted in 2025. …”
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Impact of Soybean Bioactive Peptides on Growth, Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Ability, Molecular Responses, and Gut Microbiota of Oriental River Prawn (<i>Macrobrachium nipponense<... by Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Cunxin Sun, Xiaochuan Zheng, Peng Chen, He Hu, Qunlan Zhou

“…The prawns (initial biomass per tank 17 g) were randomly divided into three groups with four replicates. …”
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The impact of precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture on wheat yield gap quantification: evidence from Morocco by Lahcen Ousayd, Terence Epule Epule, Salwa Belaqziz, Victor Ongoma, Abdelhakim Amazirh, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…Additionally, losses due to wheat yield gaps were considerable, ranging between $ 194 and 891 per hectare. The revenue loss due to Yield Gap I ranged from 49 to 71%, while the loss due to Yield Gap II ranged from 240 to 444%, depending on the method used to calculate the wheat yield gap. …”
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PASS: A scoring system to evaluate persistent kidney injury in critically ill ICU adult patients [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Chakrapani Mahabala, Sonali Dattatray Prabhu, Mayoor V Prabhu, Dattatray Prabhu

“…Patients were managed as per standard protocol. After six hours of fluid resuscitation, patients were classified as volume responders or non-responders. …”
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A Truncated Multi-Thiol Aptamer-Based SARS-CoV-2 Electrochemical Biosensor: Towards Variant-Specific Point-of-Care Detection with Optimized Fabrication by Sergio Roberto Molina Ramirez, Nafiseh Samiseresht, Mateo Alejandro Martínez-Roque, Ferdinando Catania, Kevin Graef, Martin Rabe, Andreas Offenhäusser, Dirk Mayer, Gabriela Figueroa-Miranda

“…The aptasensor possesses a low limit of detection (8.0 fg/mL), the highest sensitivity reported for S protein (209.5 signal per concentration decade), and a wide dynamic detection range (8.0 fg/mL–38 ng/mL) in nasopharyngeal samples, covering the clinically relevant range. …”
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Formulation development and evaluation, in silico PBPK modeling and in vivo pharmacodynamic studies of clozapine matrix type transdermal patches by Abdul Qadir, Syed Umer Jan, Muhammad Harris Shoaib, Muhammad Sikandar, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Fatima Ramzan Ali, Fahad Siddiqui, Abdul Jabbar Magsi, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Talha Saleem, Shafi Mohammad, Mohammad Younis, Muhammad Arsalan

“…No skin irritation was found for the optimized transdermal patch as per the Draize score method. The shelf life of the optimized formulation was 30.41 months under accelerated conditions. …”
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The use of large language models in detecting Chinese ultrasound report errors by Yuqi Yan, Kai Wang, Bojian Feng, Jincao Yao, Tian Jiang, Zhiyan Jin, Yin Zheng, Yahan Zhou, Chen Chen, Lin Sui, Xiayi Chen, Yanhong Du, Jie Yang, Qianmeng Pan, Lingyan Zhou, Vicky Yang Wang, Ping Liang, Dong Xu

“…LLMs processed reports faster than the quickest radiologist (Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 13.2 s, GPT-4o: 15.0 s, radiologist: 42.0 s per report). This study demonstrates the potential of LLMs to enhance ultrasound report accuracy, outperforming human experts in certain aspects.…”
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Participant Compliance With Ecological Momentary Assessment in Movement Behavior Research Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Systematic Review by Shirlene Wang, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Denver Brown, Alan Cheng, Matthew Y W Kwan

“…For example, studies that only prompted participants once per day had higher compliance (91% vs 77%), but more frequent prompts provided more comprehensive data for researchers at the expense of increased participant burden. …”
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Effects of Agrochemicals on Soil Bio-Physico-Chemical Properties in Potato Production Systems in the Highlands of South Western Uganda. by Twebaze, Jeniffer

“…Soil macrofauna samples were collected three times per season, and the observed organisms were counted and recorded to determine their abundance, evenness, and richness. …”
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Adherence to Viral Load Testing Guidelines, Barriers, and Associated Factors Among Persons Living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a Mixed-Methods Study. by Lubega, Polly, Nalugya, Sylivia Juliet, Kimuli, Angella Namyalo, Twinokusiima, Majoreen, Khasalamwa, Mercy, Kyomugisa, Richard, Kabami, Jane, Owaraganise, Asiphas

“…Of the 395 patient charts reviewed, 317 had their VL testing (80.3%) per the guidelines (defined as up to one month post-due date). …”
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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices on the Environment in Rugarama North Ntungamo District. by Turyahabwe, Deus

“…Findings of the study indicates that there were effects of land use practices on environment as they include; Good quality yields indicated by 18%, Increased Quantity yield or yield per acre presented by 20%, improved soil fertility presented by 36% and other factors with 26%. …”
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Time trends in mechanical thrombectomy (2017–2021): do real-world data reflect advances in evidence? by Christoph Riegler, Christoph Riegler, Viktoria Rücker, Regina von Rennenberg, Regina von Rennenberg, Kerstin Bollweg, Kerstin Bollweg, Bastian Cheng, Anna C. Alegiani, Fabian Flottmann, Marlena Schnieder, Marielle Ernst, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Christoffer Kraemer, Ruben Mühl-Benninghaus, Steffen Tiedt, Steffen Tiedt, Lars Kellert, Hanna Zimmermann, Felix J. Bode, Felix J. Bode, Gabor C. Petzold, Gabor C. Petzold, Franziska Dorn, Jörg Berrouschot, Albrecht Bormann, Kathleen Bernkopf, Silke Wunderlich, Tobias Boeckh-Behrens, Martina Petersen, Lars Udo Krause, Stephan Lowens, Heinrich J. Audebert, Heinrich J. Audebert, Eberhard Siebert, Peter U. Heuschmann, Peter U. Heuschmann, Peter U. Heuschmann, Christian H. Nolte, Christian H. Nolte, Christian H. Nolte, Christian H. Nolte

“…Good functional outcome declined (percentage of patients with mRS ≤ 2 from 36.0 to 34.9%; aOR 0.94 per year [0.89–0.99]), while mortality at 3 months increased from 25.3% in 2017 to 34.7% in 2021; aOR 1.13 per year [1.07–1.19].ConclusionBetween 2017 and 2021, there were significant shifts in the demographic and clinical profiles of patients undergoing EVT, along with an expansion in EVT indications. …”
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Application of Minocycline-Containing Bismuth Quadruple Therapies as First-Line Regimens in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori by Lingyun Zhang, Yu Lan, Qi Wang, Yuexia Zhang, Xiaobei Si

“…Based on the intent-to-treat analysis, the eradication rates of the RMAB group, RMMB group, and RACB control group were 85.7% (102/119), 77.1% (91/118), and 71.7% (86/120), respectively, with significant difference (χ2=7.015, p=0.030). According to per protocol analysis, the eradication rates of RMAB group, RMMB group, and RACB group were 89.5% (102/114), 84.3% (91/108), and 76.8% (86/112), respectively, with statistically significant differences (χ2=6.673, p=0.036). …”
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Factors associated with perceived changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in the Brazilian university community during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“…Increased SB likelihood was higher among women in isolation (OR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.25 - 2.34), isolated for two or more months (OR = 1.43; 95% CI: 1.10 - 1.85), or with a room per capita ratio of 1.20 (OR = 1.51; 95% CI: 1.13 - 2.01); and among men in isolation (OR = 1.61; 95% CI: 1.10 - 2.34), isolated for two or more months (OR = 1.42; 95% CI: 1.02 - 1.96), and living in the Northeast (OR = 2.34; 95% CI: 1.20 - 4.57) or Southeast (OR = 2.96; 95% CI: 1.47 - 5.96) regions of Brazil. …”
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Identification of Potential Vectors and Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Mosquitoes Collected Before and During the 2022 Outbreak in Rwanda by Isidore Nsengimana, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Jackie Mupfasoni, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, Augustino A. Chengula, Christopher J. Kasanga, Gillian Eastwood

“…Minimum infection rates (per 1000 mosquitoes) of 0.4 before the outbreak and 0.6–7 during the outbreak were noted. …”
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Heart Rate in Hypertension: Review and Expert Opinion by Jamshed Dalal, Arup Dasbiswas, Immaneni Sathyamurthy, Srinivasa Rao Maddury, Prafulla Kerkar, Sandeep Bansal, Joy Thomas, Sankar Chandra Mandal, Soura Mookerjee, Sivakadaksham Natarajan, Viveka Kumar, Nishith Chandra, Aziz Khan, R. Vijayakumar, J. P. S. Sawhney

“…(iii) A reduced HR variability further adds to the propensity for the development of HTN, especially in men. (iv) Each 10 beats per minute increase in the resting HR can substantially increase the risk of adverse CV and mortality outcomes. …”
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