Integrating anaerobic co-digestion and BSF larvae cultivation: A sustainable approach to fish innards and food waste management by Riris Waladatun Nafi'ah, Sri Suhartini, Nur Hidayat, Yusuf Wibisono, Nimas Mayang Sabrina Sunyoto, Lailia Alfisya, Rohmi Nadi Wilujeng, Nur Anisah Rizky Harahap, Hanna Syakira Salsabila, Novita Ainur Rohma, Andhika Putra Agus Pratama, Khairil Anas Md Rezali

“…This waste contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, estimated at 1,789.66 kg CO₂-eq per ton of food waste. Addressing this issue requires innovative strategies to reduce emissions and enhance the economic value of organic waste. …”
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VEGFR-2 Expression in Glioblastoma Multiforme Depends on Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment by Jana Jaal, Marju Kase, Ave Minajeva, Mikk Saretok, Aidi Adamson, Jelizaveta Junninen, Tõnis Metsaots, Tõnu Jõgi, Madis Joonsalu, Markus Vardja, Toomas Asser

“…After immunohistochemistry, the tissue expression of ICAM-1 (optical density), the number of VEGFR-2 positive (VEGFR-2+) blood vessels (per microscopic field), and the endothelial staining intensity of VEGFR-2 (score 0–3) were determined. …”
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Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplants: Time Evolution, Role of Acute Rejection, Risk Factors, and Impact on Patient and Graft Outcome by Martin Chaumont, Judith Racapé, Nilufer Broeders, Fadoua El Mountahi, Annick Massart, Thomas Baudoux, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Dimitri Mikhalsky, Anwar Hamade, Alain Le Moine, Daniel Abramowicz, Pierre Vereerstraeten

“…Perioperative saline loading efficiently prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury, which is the predominant factor inducing DGF. DGF per se has no influence on patient and graft outcome. …”
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Sport-related concussion in Brazilian professional soccer: A four-year prospective epidemiological analysis by Guilherme Corrêa de Araújo Moury Fernandes, Ewerton Borges de Souza Lima, Paulo Henrique Schmidt Lara, Ana Camila de Castro Gandolfi, Jorge Roberto Pagura, Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani, Moisés Cohen

“…A total of 299 CMFT cases were reported, with a median incidence of 2.37 per 1 000 ​h of play. Among them, there were 178 head and 121 face traumas, which led to 87 SRC (representing 29.10% of all CMFT), with an incidence of 0.69. …”
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Automatic Segmentation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm From Computed Tomography Angiography Using a Patch-Based Dilated UNet Model by Merjulah Roby, Juan C. Restrepo, Haehwan Park, Satish C. Muluk, Mark K. Eskandari, Seungik Baek, Ender A. Finol

“…During the prediction phase, the deep learning architecture demonstrates exceptional speed, requiring <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$17~\pm ~0.02$ </tex-math></inline-formula> milliseconds per frame to generate the final segmented output. …”
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Cardiometabolic deaths in black and white men: Tracing the risks from early- to mid-adulthood by Rebecca Arden Harris, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Judith A. Long

“…The YLL for Black men averaged 6.72 months per person while White men averaged 2.94 months. …”
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Duplex qPCR for detecting and differentiating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus GI and GII subtypes by Bin Wang, Wang Han, Di Wu, Yue Jing, Li Ma, Feiyang Jiang, Shusen Ji, Lianmei Bai, Xiuju Yu, Wei Hou, Shouyu Wang, Haidong Wang

“…Leveraging this information, we developed a TaqMan probe-based quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay that is uniquely tailored to detect both PEDV GI and GII subtypes.ResultsAdditionally, this qPCR can identify PEDV GI and GII subtypes with high sensitivities of 90 copies/μL and 40 copies/μL, respectively (refers to the number of copies of the DNA target per microliter of template in the reaction system), much higher than the previously reported works and especially suitable for early diagnosis and prevention. …”
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The Impact of Space Radiation on Brains of Future Martian and Lunar Explorers by Yuncong Li, Jingnan Guo, Salman Khaksarighiri, Mikhail Igorevich Dobynde, Jian Zhang, Bailiang Liu, Robert F. Wimmer‐Schweingruber

“…Our calculations show that GCR induced absorbed dose per month in the brain does not reach the 30‐day limit for CNS (500 mGy) as defined by NASA on either Martian or lunar surface. …”
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A multicenter, single‐group, open feasibility study of a new individual cognitive behavioral therapy program for adult Japanese patients with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disord... by Naoki Takamatsu, Misuzu Nakashima, Kei Matsuura, Ikue Umemoto, Masaya Ito, Junichiro Kanazawa, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Masaki Kondo, Hisateru Tachimori, Tomohiro Nakao, Masaru Horikoshi, Hironori Kuga

“…The full analysis set and per protocol set will be used for statistical analysis. …”
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Evidence of Rehabilitative Impact of Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) Programs in Parkinson Disease: An Umbrella Review by T. Paolucci, S. Sbardella, C. La Russa, F. Agostini, M. Mangone, L. Tramontana, A. Bernetti, M. Paoloni, L. Pezzi, R. G. Bellomo, V. Santilli, R. Saggini

“…Each study analyzed how PRT elicited positive effects on muscle strength in PD patients, suggesting 10 weeks on average of progressive resistance exercises for the upper and lower limbs two to three times per week. However, none of the studies considered the postworkout follow-up, and there was no detailed evidence about the value of PRT in preventing falls. …”
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Toward enhanced quality assurance guidelines for deep hyperthermia devices: a multi-institution study by Mattia De Lazzari, Carolina Carrapiço-Seabra, Dietmar Marder, Gerard C. van Rhoon, Sergio Curto, Hana Dobšíček Trefná

“…Up to six measurements per applicator were performed in each institution. …”
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Amphotericin B Encapsulation in Polymeric Nanoparticles: Toxicity Insights via Cells and Zebrafish Embryo Testing by Magno Maciel-Magalhães, Renata Jurema Medeiros, Nayara Cecília do Couto Guedes, Thais Morais de Brito, Gabriele Fátima de Souza, Beatriz Rodrigues Canabarro, Fausto Klabund Ferraris, Fábio Coelho Amendoeira, Helvécio Vinicius Antunes Rocha, Beatriz Ferreira de Carvalho Patricio, Isabella Fernandes Delgado

“…Nevertheless, it was demonstrated that the polymers used are safe and they are not the cause of toxicity, neither are the nanostructures per se. <b>Conclusions:</b> Therefore, it is believed that the objective of improving the bioavailability of AmB may have been achieved, and the observed toxicity was probably linked to AmB’s ability to destabilize cell membranes.…”
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Estimated inpatient malnutrition prevalence, screening tool utilization, and dietitian referral rates across hospitals during extension of phase 2 of More-2-Eat by Yingying Xu, Rachel A. Warren, Shirley M. Peters, Sonya Boudreau, Tina N. Strickland, Mari Somerville, Brenda L. MacDonald, Heather Keller, Leah E. Cahill

“…Results: Nutrition screening at admission occurred for 54.9% of audited patients, with variation among sites (p<0.001). 34.5% of these screened patients were at nutritional risk, of whom 79.8% were referred to a dietitian. 14.4% of all charts audited had a malnutrition diagnosis as per SGA, as did 28.5% of patients screened by the CNST. 94.2% of patients who underwent SGA were diagnosed with malnutrition. …”
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The Manufacture of GMP-Grade Bone Marrow Stromal Cells with Validated In Vivo Bone-Forming Potential in an Orthopedic Clinical Center in Brazil by Rhayra B. Dias, João A. M. Guimarães, Marco B. Cury, Leonardo R. Rocha, Elaine S. da Costa, Liebert P. Nogueira, Camila Hochman-Mendez, Anneliese Fortuna-Costa, Anna Karoline F. Silva, Karin S. Cunha, Sergio A. L. de Souza, Maria Eugênia L. Duarte, Rafaela C. Sartore, Danielle C. Bonfim

“…The average cell yield per cell factory at passage 1 was of 21.93±12.81×106 cells, while at passage 2, it was of 83.05±114.72×106 cells. …”
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Shock Wave Therapy Enhances Mitochondrial Delivery into Target Cells and Protects against Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Kun-Chen Lin, Christopher Glenn Wallace, Tsung-Cheng Yin, Pei-Hsun Sung, Kuan-Hung Chen, Hung-I Lu, Han-Tan Chai, Chih-Hung Chen, Yi-Ling Chen, Yi-Chen Li, Pei-Lin Shao, Mel S. Lee, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Hon-Kan Yip

“…ARDS was induced in rats through continuous inhalation of 100% oxygen for 48 h, while SW entailed application 0.15 mJ/mm2 for 200 impulses at 6 Hz per left/right lung field. In vitro and ex vivo studies showed that SW enhances mitochondrial uptake into lung epithelial and parenchyma cells (all p<0.001). …”
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Comparative effectiveness of urine drug screening strategies alongside opioid agonist treatment in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based observational study protocol by Malcolm Maclure, M Eugenia Socías, Evan Wood, Paul Gustafson, Robert W Platt, Bohdan Nosyk, Jeong Eun Min, Micah Piske, Julie Bruneau, U Siebert, P Todd Korthuis, Paxton Bach, B Carolina Guerra-Alejos, Megan Kurz, Laura M Dale, X Joan Hu, Kyle Kampman, Tom Loughin

“…To determine the effectiveness of the intervention, we will emulate a ‘per-protocol’ target trial using a clone censoring approach to compare fixed and dynamic UDT monitoring strategies. …”
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A Multivent System for Non-Invasive Ventilation: Solving the Problem of Ventilator Shortage During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Shuai Ren, Xiaohan Wang, Liming Hao, Tao Wang, Zujin Luo

“…The experiments for different inspired positive airway pressure (IPAP), expired positive airway pressure (EPAP), inspiratory expiratory ratio (I:E), and breath per minute (BPM) have been conducted and analyzed to test the performance of the multivent system. …”
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Assessing genetic diversity and population structure of f4:f5 wheat genotypes using morphological and microsatellite markers under heat stress by Md. Zahid Hassan, M. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Jalil Uddin, Md Badsha Alomgir, Most. Salma Akter, Amorish Chandra Mohanto, Md. Omar Kayess

“…A total of 77 alleles were identified with an average of 4.53 alleles per locus. The genetic similarity analysis showed that Shatabdi and BARI Gom 25 had the highest similarity at 94%, followed by P3-18-10 with P3-11-3 at 90%, and P3-24-10 with P3-21-10 at 85%. …”
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Correlation between follicle diameter and pre-ovulatory metabolic profile in Bos grunniens by Jiuru Yan, Jiuru Yan, Jiuru Yan, Yuxin Fu, Yuxin Fu, Yuxin Fu, Lan Lan, Huizhu Zhang, Huizhu Zhang, Huizhu Zhang, Ling Huang, Ling Huang, Yaying Wang, Yaying Wang, Xianrong Xiong, Xianrong Xiong, Xianrong Xiong, Shi Yin, Shi Yin, Shi Yin, Jian Li, Jian Li, Jian Li, Honghong He, Honghong He, Honghong He

“…The follicular fluid was collected, 6 replicates per group and subjected to LC–MS assay, combined with multidimensional and unidimensional statistical analyses to screen the differential metabolites between follicles of different sizes. …”
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Energy efficiency and productivity improvements analysis in a Brazilian steel plant: simulation model using JaamSim open source software by Rodrigo de Paula Oliveira, Wilson Trigueiro de Sousa Júnior, Roberta Alves, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, Helio Tavares de Sá Neto

“…As a result, in the alternative scenario, daily production increased by almost 87% and the total electrical energy consumption decreased by 38.2%, a total saving of 100,440.6 kilowatts per hour, which is equivalent to 71.2 metric tons of avoided $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 emission.…”
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