FLOT Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Laparoscopic D2 Gastrectomy in the Treatment of Locally Resectable Advanced Gastric Cancer by Shun Zhang, Dongyi Yan, Qi Sun, Tao Du, Dongliang Cao, Yao Yang, Biao Yuan, Haiqiang Li, Xiaohua Jiang, Chun Song

“…The clinical efficacy response rate was 69.6%. The R0 resection rate was 91.3%. Only one patient exhibited grade III postoperative complications. …”
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The Contribution of Education, Health, and Unemployment on HDI in East Java, Indonesia by Amrun Rosyid, Elok Damayanti, Sarmilah Sarmilah, ST Rohani, Syalwa Shabila

“…The coefficient of determination (R²) suggests that these three factors collectively explain a substantial portion of HDI variation in East Java. …”
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Monitoring changes of forest height in California by Samuel Favrichon, Jake Lee, Yan Yang, Yan Yang, Ricardo Dalagnol, Ricardo Dalagnol, Fabien Wagner, Le Bienfaiteur Sagang, Le Bienfaiteur Sagang, Sassan Saatchi, Sassan Saatchi, Sassan Saatchi

“…Model validation against independent airborne LiDAR data showed a R2≥0.65 for the top of canopy height outperforming existing GEDI-based height maps and with improved sensitivity for mapping tall trees (RH98 ≥ 50 m) across California. …”
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Nicotine-induced CHRNA5 activation modulates CES1 expression, impacting head and neck squamous cell carcinoma recurrence and metastasis via MEK/ERK pathway by Chen Feng, Wei Mao, Chenyang Yuan, Pin Dong, Yuying Liu

“…It remains unclear whether HNSC cells can migrate and invade through nAChR signaling. A model of HNSC cells exposed to nicotine is established. …”
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Public insight into knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the West Bank, Palestine by Haya Jebreen Mohammed Warasna, Bashar Yaser Hasan Awad, Mohamad A. Banat, Mohammad Yaser Hasan Awad, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jameel Suliman, Tarek A. Owais, Ahmad J. Warasna

“…The survey collected demographic data, clinical characteristics, knowledge of osteoarthritis risk factors, symptoms, and attitudes towards treatment options. R Statistical Software was used for data analysis, which included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression to explore the relationships between demographic factors and osteoarthritis knowledge, whereby a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was set up as a significance level. …”
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Studies on the alleviating effect of Bifidobacterium lactis V9 on dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in mice by Xiaoyan Duan, Xiaoyan Duan, Xiaoyan Duan, Xiaoyan Duan, Rilige Wu, Jianbo Li, Jianbo Li, Zeya Li, Yanqi Liu, Ping Chen, Bangmao Wang, Bangmao Wang, Bangmao Wang

“…The fecal microbiota was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Intestinal metabolites were analyzed by untargeted metabolomics;ResultsV9 effectively improved the overall symptoms of the colitis model mice. …”
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Epidemiologic characteristics of infectious disease-related public health emergencies in Guangdong province, 2014 – 2023: a surveillance data analysis by Weiyi CHEN, Runing GUO, Yun HUANG, Jianhua HUANG, Meiling YANG, Jiya DAI, Fengxiang SHI, Wenjia LIANG

“…Descriptive data analysis was performed using WPS 2019 and R 4.0.3. ResultsExcluding COVID-19 outbreaks, a total of 3 783 infectious disease-related public health emergencies were reported in Guangdong province from 2014 to 2023, of which 2 369 (62.62%) occurred in schools. …”
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Synthesis and Advanced NMR Characterization of Ordered 3D Reticular Materials with PolySilicate Nodes and Hydrophobic OrganoSilicone Linkers by Jelle Jamoul, Sambhu Radhakrishnan, Maarten Houlleberghs, C. Vinod Chandran, Aline Vits, Pasquinel Weckx, Sam Smet, Daniel Arenas Esteban, Sara Bals, Johan A. Martens, Eric Breynaert

“…This work describes the synthesis of ordered 3D siloxane-silsesquioxane reticular materials with silicate D4R cubes (Si₈O₂₀⁸⁻), harvested from a sacrificial tetrabutylammonium cyclosilicate hydrate (TBA-CySH) precursor, interlinked with octyl and dicyclopentyl (Cp₂) hydrocarbon functionalities in a one-step synthesis with organodichlorosilanes. …”
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Unravelling genomic drivers of speciation in Musa through genome assemblies of wild banana ancestors by Guillaume Martin, Benjamin Istace, Franc-Christophe Baurens, Caroline Belser, Catherine Hervouet, Karine Labadie, Corinne Cruaud, Benjamin Noel, Chantal Guiougou, Frederic Salmon, Joël Mahadeo, Fajarudin Ahmad, Hugo A. Volkaert, Gaëtan Droc, Mathieu Rouard, Julie Sardos, Patrick Wincker, Nabila Yahiaoui, Jean-Marc Aury, Angélique D’Hont

“…Comparative and phylogenetic analyses reveal an ongoing speciation process within Musa, characterised by large chromosome rearrangements and centromere differentiation through the integration of different types of repeated sequences, including rDNA tandem repeats. This speciation process may have been favoured by reproductive isolation related to the particular context of climate and land connectivity fluctuations in the Southeast Asian region.…”
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The Origin of the Matter Matters: The Influence of Terrestrial Inputs on Coastal Benthic Microeukaryote Communities Revealed by eDNA by Mathisse Meyneng, Raffaele Siano, Naïna Mouras, Dominique Ansquer, Christine Laporte‐Magoni, Florence Antypas, Thomas Haize, Hugues Lemonnier

“…Using amplicon sequencing of the 18S‐V4 rDNA extracted from sediments, we analyzed microeukaryote community composition in relation to numerous environmental parameters. …”
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Sources of PM2.5 Oxidative Potential during Haze and Non-haze Seasons in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Pitakchon Ponsawansong, Tippawan Prapamontol, Kittipan Rerkasem, Somporn Chantara, Kraichat Tantrakarnapa, Sawaeng Kawichai, Guoxing Li, Cao Fang, Xiaochuan Pan, Yanlin Zhang

“…Inorganic ions, particularly NH4+, SO42−, and NO3−, which are the tracers of secondary inorganic aerosol (SIA), were positively correlated with DTTv activity (r = 0.394 to 0.659. p = 0.000 to 0.047; Spearman’s correlation). …”
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Bibliometric analysis of photodynamic research in bladder cancer: Trends and future directions by Xi Xu, Jinshan Xu, Hongliang Gao, Zhaoyang Sheng, Yang Xu, Shuxiong Zeng, Guanghua Chen, Zhensheng Zhang

“…We used VOSviewer (Version 1.6.19) and CiteSpace (Version 6.4 R1) for both statistical and visualization analysis. …”
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Effect of cooked rice with added fructo-oligosaccharide on faecal microorganisms investigated by in vitro digestion and fermentation by Fei Pei, Wen Li, Xiaolei Ni, Xinyang Sun, Yijun Yao, Yong Fang, Wenjian Yang, Qiuhui Hu

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Carbon sequestration effects of the typical restored vegetation types in Eastern Qinling Mountains by XU Xiaoming, YAN Shanshan, PENG Xiaobang

“…variabilis Blume (16 073.0 g/m2) > P . tabuliformis-Q. variabilis mixed forests (11 729.5 g/m2) > R. pseudoacacia L. (9 023.9 g/m2) > P. tabuliformis Carr. (8 610.1 g/m2) > grassland (7 177.9 g/m2) > farmland (5 496.2 g/m2). …”
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Human striatal progenitor cells that contain inducible safeguards and overexpress BDNF rescue Huntington’s disease phenotypes by Danielle A. Simmons, Sridhar Selvaraj, Tingshuo Chen, Gloria Cao, Talita Souto Camelo, Tyne L.M. McHugh, Selena Gonzalez, Renata M. Martin, Juste Simanauskaite, Nobuko Uchida, Matthew H. Porteus, Frank M. Longo

“…This study examined the efficacy of intrastriatally transplanted striatal progenitor cells (STRpcs) derived from these hPSCs against HD phenotypes in R6/2 mice. Engrafted STRpcs overexpressing BDNF alleviated motor and cognitive deficits and reduced mutant huntingtin aggregates. …”
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β-Caryophyllene and Statins in Bone Fracture Healing – A Narrative Review by Marom H, Khan MA, Darvish N, Tornetta III P, Khoury A, Weil YA, Skelley NW, Allison DC, Meiron S, Ehrmann Barr T

“…Hilik Marom,1,* Mansoor A Khan,1,* Nissim Darvish,2,* Paul Tornetta III,3,* Amal Khoury,4,* Yoram A Weil,5,* Nathan WM Skelley,6,* Daniel C Allison,7,* Sahar Meiron,2,* Tami Ehrmann Barr1,* 1R&D, OrthoTreat Ltd, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel; 2Corporate Office, OrthoTreat Ltd, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel; 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Trauma, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; 4Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic, and Reconstructive Trauma Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; 5Department of Orthopaedics, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel; 6Department of Orthopaedics, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, USA; 7Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tami Ehrmann Barr, Email drbarr@orthotreat.ioAbstract: Bone fractures are a leading cause of morbidity and healthcare expenditure globally. …”
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Developing a method for root-zone soil moisture monitoring at the field scale using remote sensing and simulation modeling by Hamideh Noory, Morteza Khoshsima, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Salar Pashapour

“…The root mean square errors (RMSEs) and coefficients of determination (R2 values) were < 0.032 cm3 cm−3 and 0.52–0.95, respectively. …”
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Metabolic Effects of Testosterone Hormone Therapy in Normal and Orchiectomized Male Rats: From Indirect Calorimetry to Lipolytic Enzymes by Mahmoud Mustafa Ali Abulmeaty, Ali Madi Almajwal, Mohamed Farouk ElSadek, Mohamed Y Berika, Suhail Razak

“…In the T-Sham group, T increased ghrelin and insulin levels (P<0.05) with strong positive correlations (r = 0.663 and 0.644, respectively, P<0.05), increased ATGL levels, RQ toward carbohydrate utilization ranges, and TEE, and reduced HSL levels (P<0.05) with insignificant changes in FI or wt. …”
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Blood Pressure in relation to 24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion in a Uruguayan Population Sample by Paula Moliterno, Ramón Álvarez-Vaz, Matias Pécora, Leonella Luzardo, Luciana Borgarello, Alicia Olascoaga, Carmen Marino, Oscar Noboa, Jan A. Staessen, José Boggia

“…No linear association was found between blood pressure and urinary sodium excretion (r < 0.14; P > 0.47). An effect of sodium and potassium intake on blood pressure levels was not found at the population level using regression or cluster analysis.…”
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Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis identifies hub genes associated with immune cell infiltration in early-onset schizophrenia by Shasha Wu, Tailian Xue, Yilin Li, Weikang Chen, Yan Ren

“…Conclusion Our findings demonstrated that CCL3, IL1B, CXCL8, CXCL10 and miR-34a-5p may be biomarkers that play crucial roles in the underlying mechanisms of EOS immune-related pathways. …”
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