Microbial Contamination and Food Safety Aspects of Cassava Roasted Flour (“Rale”) in Mozambique by Andreia Massamby, Su-lin L. Leong, Bettina Müller, Lucas Tivana, Volkmar Passoth, Custódia Macuamule, Mats Sandgren

“…The results obtained from the Illumina 16S rRNA gene sequencing can be considered a complementary technique to the plating methods relied on in this study. …”
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Screening of Indigenous Oxalate Degrading Lactic Acid Bacteria from Human Faeces and South Indian Fermented Foods: Assessment of Probiotic Potential by Sivasamy Gomathi, Ponnusamy Sasikumar, Kolandaswamy Anbazhagan, Sundaresan Sasikumar, Murugan Kavitha, M. S. Selvi, Govindan Sadasivam Selvam

“…These were identified as Lactobacillus fermentum and Lactobacillus salivarius using 16S rDNA sequencing. Three strains, Lactobacillus fermentum TY5, Lactobacillus fermentum AB1, and Lactobacillus salivarius AB11, exhibited good adhesion to HT-29 cells and strong antimicrobial activity. …”
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The Use of SGLT-2 Inhibitors and GLP-1RA in Frail Older People with Diabetes: A Personalised Approach Is Required by Alan J. Sinclair, Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz

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Pulmonary Bacterial Communities in Surgically Resected Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Lungs Are Similar to Those in Cystic Fibrosis by Heather Maughan, Kristopher S. Cunningham, Pauline W. Wang, Yu Zhang, Marcelo Cypel, Cecilia Chaparro, D. Elizabeth Tullis, Thomas K. Waddell, Shaf Keshavjee, Mingyao Liu, David S. Guttman, David M. Hwang

“…Methods. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene libraries were constructed from lung tissue of 10 non-CF bronchiectasis and 21 CF patients, followed by DNA sequencing of isolates from each library. …”
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Synergistic action between a synthetic cannabinoid compound and tramadol in neuropathic pain rats by Quiñonez-Bastidas Geovanna Nallely, Osuna-Martínez Ulises, Reda-Licea Ana Laura, López-Ortíz Manuel, Regla Ignacio, Navarrete Andrés

“…In the present study the interaction of cannabinoid, PhAR-DBH-Me [(R, Z)-18-((1S,4S)-5-methyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl)-18-oxooctadec-9-en-7-ylphenyl-acetate] and tramadol in two neuropathy models, as well as their possible toxic effects, was analyzed. …”
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Relación entre el estado redox celular y marcadores sistémicos de inflamación by Gretel Riverón Forment, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Lilia Caridad Marín Padrón, Yaíma Zúñiga Rosales, Bárbara Torres Rives, Jacqueline Pérez Rodríguez

“…El estado redox celular se correlacionó negativamente con los valores de la eritrosedimentación (r=-0,41; p=0,017). Sin embargo, esta asociación no aparece cuando se analizan los niveles de proteína C-reactiva. …”
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Progress in research on strain glass transition in Ni-Ti based alloys by ZHAO Xinqing, WANG Kai, LYU Chao, ZHANG Kaichao, HOU Huilong

“…By contrast，under temperature or/and stress fields the strain glass ↔ R transition could occur in the strain glasses with high concentration of defects，leading to the superelasticity with small recovery strain and slim hysteresis over a broad temperature range. …”
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A Comparison of Rice Root Microbial Dynamics in Organic and Conventional Paddy Fields by Fangming Zhu, Takehiro Kamiya, Toru Fujiwara, Masayoshi Hashimoto, Siyu Gong, Jindong Wu, Hiromi Nakanishi, Masaru Fujimoto

“…In this study, we performed amplicon sequencing targeting fungal ITS and the bacterial 16S rRNA gene to characterize and compare bacterial and fungal community dynamics of the rice root endosphere and soil in organic and conventional paddy fields. …”
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Coupling ICESat-2 and Sentinel-2 data for inversion of mangrove tidal flat to predict future distribution pattern of mangroves by Xiaoyong Ming, Yichao Tian, Qiang Zhang, Yali Zhang, Jin Tao, Junliang Lin

“…This methodology was rigorously applied and validated on China’s largest and most representative mangrove tidal flats, revealing a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) not exceeding 7.5 cm and an R-squared value surpassing 0.89 when compared to airborne LiDAR data. …”
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Relationship between Urinary Alzheimer-Associated Neuronal Thread Protein and Apolipoprotein Epsilon 4 Allele in the Cognitively Normal Population by Yuxia Li, Meimei Kang, Can Sheng, Guanqun Chen, Taoran Li, Jun Wang, Yanning Cai, Rong Wang, Ying Han

“…Urinary AD7c-NTP levels were significantly higher in subjects with ApoE ɛ3/4 and 4/4 [0.6074 (0.6541) ng/mL] than in subjects without ApoE ɛ4 [0.4368 (0.3392) ng/mL and 0.5287 (0.3656) ng/mL], and urinary AD7c-NTP levels positively correlated with ApoE genotype grade (r=0.165, p=0.003). There were significant differences in urinary AD7c-NTP levels between subjects with and without a history of coronary heart disease or diabetes. …”
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Predictors of irritability in pediatric autistic populations: a scoping review by Sara Alatrash, Sara Alatrash, Tithi Paul, Julia Carbone, Melanie Penner, Melanie Penner, Atena Roshan Fekr, Atena Roshan Fekr, Azadeh Kushki, Azadeh Kushki

“…The review was conducted using the PRISMA-ScR checklist.ResultsThe search yielded 48 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. …”
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Grazing Intensity Modifies Soil Microbial Diversity and Their Co-Occurrence Networks in an Alpine Steppe, Central Tibet by Mingxue Xiang, Zepeng Liang, Yanjie Zhang, Junxi Wu, Tao Ma, Lha Duo, Xianzhou Zhang, Gang Fu

“…We used high-throughput sequencing to find the sequences of bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal ITS gene amplicons. Then, we analyzed their alpha and beta diversities and set up co-occurrence networks that show how often they occur together. …”
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2.1 W/mm Output Power Density at 10 GHz for H-Terminated Diamond MOSFETs With (111)-Oriented Surface by Bing Qiao, Pengfei Dai, Xinxin Yu, Zhonghui Li, Ran Tao, Jianjun Zhou, Rui Shen, Tangsheng Chen

“…After passivation, a low ohmic contact resistance <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R_{c}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.5 \Omega \cdot $ </tex-math></inline-formula>mm was obtained and the 2DHG sheet density was as high as <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.0\times 10\,\,^{\mathrm{ 13}}\,\,{\mathrm{ cm}}^{-2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> with a corresponding mobility of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$104 {\mathrm{ cm}}^{2} /\text{V}\cdot \text{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Impact of advanced lung cancer inflammation index on all-cause mortality among patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis with reconstructed time-to-event d... by Ahmed Mazen Amin, Ramy Ghaly, Hossam Elbenawi, Abdelrahman Ewis, Ubaid Khan, Khaled S. M. Elshaer, Mohamed Abuelazm, Basel Abdelazeem, Brijesh Patel, Farris K. Timimi, Islam Y. Elgendy

“…All analyses were performed using R V. 4.3.1. This meta-analysis was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42024535227). …”
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Impact of Abdominal Obesity on Thyroid Auto-Antibody Positivity: Abdominal Obesity Can Enhance the Risk of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Men by Jazyra Zynat, Suli Li, Yanrong Ma, Li Han, Fuhui Ma, Yuyuan Zhang, Bei Xing, Xinling Wang, Yanying Guo

“…TPOAb correlates positively with waist circumference (r = 0.100, P<0.05) in men. Binary logistic analysis showed that TPOAb positivity had increased risks of abdominal obesity in men, and the OR was 1.1044 (95% CI 1.035, 1.151, P<0.05). …”
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Gender Roles in Understanding and Implementing Green Energy Technology in Indonesian Schools: Rasch Analysis by Ismail Ismail, Riandi Riandi, Ida Kaniawati, Wahyu Sopandi, Supriyadi Supriyadi, Suhendar Suhendar, Febrian Andi Hidayat

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Global, regional and national burden of asthma attributable to NO2 from 1990 to 2021: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Chunyi Zhang, Jian Sun, Jingli Li, E Qin, Lingjing Liu, Guimei Pu

“…A positive correlation between ASDR and sociodemographic index (SDI) was observed (R=0.637, p&lt;0.001), indicating a greater asthma burden in higher SDI regions.Conclusion The findings highlight significant regional and demographic disparities in asthma burden attributable to NO₂ pollution. …”
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Pengembangan media pembelajaran pai berbasis reels instagram untuk meningkatkan minat belajar siswa by Sabila Akbar, Salminawati Salminawati, Fibri Rakhmawati

“…Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengembangan media pembelajaran PAI berbasis Reel Instagram, kelayakan media pembelajaran PAI berbasis Instagram, kepraktisan media pembelajaran PAI berbasis Instagram, dan efektivitas implementasi media pembelajaran PAI berbasis Reel Instagram.Metode penelitian ini adalah Research and Development/ R&D yang diterjemahkan kedalam bahasa Indonesia menjadi Perancangan dan Penelitian Pengembangan. …”
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Prolonged screen time is associated with increased severity of tic symptoms in children with tic disorders by Zakaria Ahmed Mohamed, Hanyu Dong, Yang Xue, Miaoshui Bai, Yuling Ouyang, Feiyong Jia

“…We also noted a positive correlation between ST and TDs( r = 0.461, p < 0.01). Daily ST was a significant predictor of overall YGTSS scores (t = 9.58, p < 0.001), suggesting that increased ST is associated with heightened tic symptoms. …”
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In vitro and molecular docking evaluation of black sesame seeds' anti-prostate cancer and antioxidant activity processed by nine steaming nine drying by Glennielyn D. Magdamit, Cheng-Yang Hsieh, Mon-Juan Lee, Kathlia A. De Castro-Cruz, Samantha Franchette B. Austria, Beatrice D. Sipat, Steven Kuan-Hua Huang, Po-Wei Tsai

“…Additionally, molecular docking analyses revealed compelling interactions between sesamin and sesamolin and key proteins implicated in prostate cancer (FYN, ITGB3, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, and PIK3R1), demonstrating higher LibDock scores than the standard anti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil. …”
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