Associations of Long-term PM10 Exposure with Mortality in Dialysis Patients: A Population Based Cohort Study by Shih-Feng Chen, Yu-Hui Chien, Yu-Chin Lai, Pau-Chung Chen

“…Stratification analysis revealed that male patients had a significantly higher increase in mortality risk per IQR increase in PM10 compared to female patients (aHR 1.185 vs. 1.074; p-interaction < 0.001). …”
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MICROSATELLITES-BASED EVALUATION OF THE PEAR CULTIVARS SELECTED FROM NIKITSKY BOTANICAL GARDENS GERMPLASM BY THEIR ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE CHARACTERISTICS by Y. V. Plugatar, R. D. Babina, I. I. Suprun, T. S. Naumenko, Y. I. Alekseev

“…The SSR-markers were significantly different according to their level of polymorphism – from 3 (CH04e03 marker) to 11 (EMPc115) alleles per a gene locus were revealed, the effective number of alleles varying from 1.37 to 4.65. …”
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Who freezes her eggs and why? psychological predictors, reasons, and outcomes of social egg freezing by Julia Jeannine Schmid, Seraina Weber, Ulrike Ehlert

“…As the motives for SEF, rather than its use per se, might be linked to psychological variables, these should be considered when counseling and supporting women.…”
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Effect of Dalmavital and Ovulik Plus on conception rate in Ovsynch synchronized Nili-Ravi buf- faloes by Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Muhammad Muzammal Niaz, Ghulam Shabbir Khan

“…In conclusion, Ovulik Plus per oral was superior to intramuscular administration of Dalmavital in improving conception rates of Ovsynch synchronized Nili-Ravi buffaloes. …”
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Creating accountable hospital service areas in China: a case analysis of health expenditure in the metropolis of Chengdu by Jay Pan, Peiya Cao, Xiaoshuang Zhao, Yili Yang

“…Total in-patient expenditure per admission varied more than threefold across HSAs after adjusting for age and gender. …”
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Systematic review of the impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on mortality and adverse clinical outcomes for individuals with chronic kidney disease by Paul Roderick, Julie Parkes, Theresa Hydes, Ryan Buchanan, Oliver J Kennedy, Simon Fraser

“…Two studies examined CKD progression; in one adjusted rate of percentage decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate per year was found to be increased in those with NAFLD (p=0.002), whereas the other found no significant difference.Conclusions Few studies have examined the influence of NAFLD on prognosis and major adverse clinical outcomes within the CKD population. …”
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Assessing clenbuterol’s modulation of metabolic and inflammatory pathways in Nile tilapia (Oreochromas niloticous) fed high fat diet by Aya G. Rashwan, Doaa H. Assar, Abdallah S. Salah, Muyassar H. Abualreesh, Shimaa M. R. Salem, Norah Althobaiti, Zizy I. Elbialy

“…The results revealed that compared to the control group, HFD exhibited a marked reduction in FBW, BWG, PER, and body protein percent but significantly increased the FCR, IPF, liver fat percent, and body ash percent with altered hematological parameters, raised serum biomarkers of hepatic and renal injury. …”
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Impact of diet on vitamin D status in a Sri Lanka-based sample of pregnant women by Kaneshapillai Anusha, Liyanage Guwani, Hettiaratchi Usha, Gunasekera Dulanie

“…A significant proportion of mothers (45%) consumed < 600 IU of vitamin D per day. More than half of our sample (56.9%) received vitamin D though fortified milk powder and 36% from fish consumption. …”
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Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Nepal: A case control study. by Chanda Thakur, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Sabina Marasini, Dinesh Timalsena, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Biraj Man Karmacharya

“…On multivariate analysis, the risk factors studied were; parity ≥3 (AOR = 2.80, 95% CI: 1.17-6.66, P value 0.020), being ethnic group of Terai/Madhesi (AOR = 7.88, 95% CI: 3.16-19.66, P value <0.001), being Janajati (AOR = 3.36, 95% CI: 1.17-6.61, P value <0.001), having gallbladder related disease (AOR = 2.00, 95% CI:1.00-4.02, P value 0.049), consuming alcohol ≥100ml/day (AOR = 3.44, 95% CI:1.11-10.63, P value 0.032), exposed with pesticides ≥2 times in a year (AOR = 4.04, 95% CI: 1.27-12.89, P value 0.018) and consuming less vegetables and fruits (<1 times per day in a week) (AOR = 2.69, 95% CI:1.34-5.40, P value 0.005).…”
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Differences in central dopamine, but not serotonin, activity and welfare associated with age but not with preening cup use in commercial grow-out Pekin duck barns by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, D. Frey, H. Parnin, G.S. Fraley

“…We visited 4 standard commercial barns that housed approximately 6000–9000 ducks (one preening cup per 1500 ducks) and collected samples on d21 prior to preening cup placement, d28 one week after preening cup placement, and d35 one day prior to processing. …”
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Determining the effect of drug "Warfarin sodium" on toxicity indicators in an acute experiment by D.O. Hlavachek, O.Ye. Kondratenko

“…Six groups were injected with the drug "Warfarin sodium" in different doses: the first group (female rats) – 58 mg/kg per animal, the second (also female rats) – 29 mg/kg, the third (male rats) – 323 mg/kg, the fourth (also male rats) – 161.5 mg/kg, the fifth (mice of both sexes) – 374 mg/kg, the sixth (also mice of both sexes) – 187 mg/kg. …”
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Variability of the structure of correlations between the morphological and commercial traits of soybeans with different growth habit and branching characters by M. O. Burlyaeva, N. S. Rostova

“…The green  biomass  productivity of accessions  with the determinate growth  habit and more than two branches is most strongly associated with the branch  weight, while in accessions  with the indeterminate growth  habit and with (or without) 1–2 branches it depends on the growing season  duration,  one leaf weight  and the number of leaves per plant. In the semi-cultivated accessions  (with the indeterminate growth habit and numerous branches of the 1st and 2nd order), it correlates, besides the listed traits, with the number of nodes, the internode length, the main stem diameter, the weight of leaves, seed morphometric parameters and their quality.…”
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Incidence of diabetic retinopathy and predictors among adult patients with diabetes in central and southern Ethiopia: a multicentre retrospective cohort study by Tagese Yakob, Awoke Abraham, Begidu Yakob, Mesfin Menza Jaldo

“…Overall, the incidence rate was 11.7 per 1000 PMs of observation. Positive proteinuria (adjusted HR (AHR)=2.19; 95% CI 1.18 to 4.08), hypertension (HTN) (AHR=2.23; 95% CI 1.39 to 3.55) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (AHR=2.89; 95% CI 1.19 to 7.05) were independently significant predictors of DR.Conclusion The overall incidence rate of DR (type 1 and type 2) was high. …”
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Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults aged 70 years and older, 1990-2021: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. by Kaifang Meng, Xu Chen, Zhishang Chen, Jing Xu

“…The prevalence and incidence rates increased from 18823.5 (95% uncertainty interval (UI) 16324.4-21208.4) to 20165.6 (17703.8-22549.4) and 1429.0 (1224.2-1613.0) to 1502.7 (1309.0-1677.9) per 100,000 population (EAPC 0.31, 95% CI 0.28-0.33; 0.17, 95% CI 0.16-0.19). …”
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Comparison of Two Preparation Methods for Platelet-Rich Plasma Eye Drops for Release of Growth Factors and De-Epithelization Rabbit Model by Tatsuhiko Kobayashi, Takashi Suzuki, Tomohiko Saito, Takashi Itokawa, Yuichi Hori

“…Freezing/thawing PRP eye drops and control were instilled in the de-epithelization rabbit model four times per day for 5 days. Histology was compared between eyes treated with control, D-PRP, and T-PRP. …”
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Metabolic phenotype of adult mice offspring obtained from different variants of embryo transfer by M. V. Anisimova, Ya. Gong, N. S. Yudin, Yu. M. Moshkin, L. A. Gerlinskaya

“…Stable deviations of body compositions and glucose homeostasis indices detected in experimental groups of progenies indicate the phenotypic significance of the embryo transplantations per se.…”
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Plant Detection in RGB Images from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Segmentation by Deep Learning and an Impact of Model Accuracy on Downstream Analysis by Mikhail V. Kozhekin, Mikhail A. Genaev, Evgenii G. Komyshev, Zakhar A. Zavyalov, Dmitry A. Afonnikov

“…The accurate identification of plants in field images provides estimates of plant number per unit area, detects missing seedlings, and predicts crop yield. …”
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Light exposure profiles differ between myopes and non-myopes outside school hours by John G Lawrenson, Rakhee Shah, Rohit Dhakal, Byki Huntjens, Pavan Kumar Verkicharla

“…The illuminance exposure levels, time spent outdoors and epoch (number of times participant is exposed to a predefined range of lux level per day) were compared between myopes and non-myopes across different light conditions: ≥1000, ≥3000, ≥5000 and ≥10 000 lux. …”
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Hospitalization due to pneumococcal disease in the Unified Health System in Brazil: A retrospective analysis of administrative data by Daniela V. Pachito, Mauricio Longato, Guilherme Cordeiro, Paulo H.R.F. Almeida, Ricardo Macarini Ferreira, Ana Paula N. Burian

“…Total cost of hospitalizations was USD-PPP 13,958,959 (BRL 34,659,578) with an annual mean estimate of USD-PPP 3,045,591 (BRL 7,562,090). Cost per hospitalization episode was significantly higher for meningitis, followed by septicemia, CAP and arthritis, with median values ranging from USD-PPP 190.93 to 615.14 (BRL 476.20 to 1529.02). …”
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Weight-Based Standardized Sugammadex Dosing in Pediatrics: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Compliance with Dosing Guidelines and Reduce Waste and Cost by Sydney E. S. Brown, Michael Meyer, Andrea Meyer, Ruth Cassidy, Xinyi Zhao, Deborah Wagner, Laura Wetzel, Douglas A. Colquhoun

“…A smaller proportion of cases received standard 2 or 4 mg/kg doses (pre: 77.6 vs. post: 66.7%). Mean waste per case declined from 4.2 mg/kg (SD: 4.1) to 0.22 mg/kg (SD: 0.38). …”
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