TUM4Health, a holistic student health promotion program. Screening of cardiovascular risk factors in university students by Klaus Christian Haggenmüller, Barbara Reiner, Renate Maria Oberhoffer, Nils Olson, Jochen Weil, Thorsten Schulz

“…Screenings sensitize CV risk factors and detect HF risks at an early age; for freshmen at universities it seems to be the perfect time and place for secondary prevention. The gap in risk prevention can be closed, at least for students, who are an economically important target group. …”
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Alda-1 Ameliorates Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Activating Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 and Enhancing Autophagy in Mice by Meng Li, Min Xu, Jichang Li, Lili Chen, Dongwei Xu, Ying Tong, Jianjun Zhang, Hailong Wu, Xiaoni Kong, Qiang Xia

“…Mice were pretreated with Alda-1 and subjected to a 90 min hepatic 70% ischemia model, and liver tissues or serum samples were collected at indicated time points after reperfusion. We demonstrated that Alda-1 pretreatment had a hepatoprotective role in liver IRI as evidenced by decreased liver necrotic areas, serum ALT/AST levels, and liver inflammatory responses. …”
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Effect of Triple Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on CGRP Content in Peripheral Blood, Motor Function and Activity of Daily Living of Spinal Cord Injury Pa... by Yinjie CUI, Qian WANG, Yue JIANG, Anren ZHANG

“…Both groups received rehabilitation training, the treatment group was added with triple acupuncture therapy, and the control group was added with regular meridians acupuncture therapy for one time per day and one month as a course. All patients received three courses of treatment.25 healthy subjects were enrolled as normal control group. …”
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In-vessel co-composting of yard waste and food waste: an approach for sustainable waste management in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia by Amirhossein Malakahmad, Natasha Binti Idrus, Motasem S. Abualqumboz, Sara Yavari, Shamsul Rahman M. Kutty

“…Abstract Purpose Huge amount of yard waste is produced in cities with excessive agricultural activities like Cameron Highlands, Malaysia where most of the time the yard waste is being managed poorly and big portion of it ends in dump sites. …”
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Geomagnetic Storm‐Induced Plasma Density Enhancements in the Southern Polar Ionospheric Region: A Comparative Study Using St. Patrick's Day Storms of 2013 and 2015 by P. R. Shreedevi, R. K. Choudhary, Smitha V. Thampi, Sneha Yadav, T. K. Pant, Yiqun Yu, Ryan McGranaghan, Evan G. Thomas, Anil Bhardwaj, A. K. Sinha

“…The strong and sustained magnetopause erosion led to the prevalence of stronger storm time electric fields (prompt penetration electric field (PPEF)/subauroral polarization streams (SAPS)) for long duration on 17 March 2015. …”
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Eight-element flexible MIMO antenna based on characteristics mode theory with enhanced channel capacity for sub 6 GHz 5G communications by Deepthi Mariam John, Shweta Vincent, Sameena Pathan, Kunjan D Shinde, B S Supreetha, Tanweer Ali

“…The link budget estimation in a line-of-sight (LOS) scenario is presented in the article to understand the integration of the antenna in the real-time communication domain.…”
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Tracheostomies for respiratory failure are associated with a high inpatient mortality: a potential trigger to reconsider goals of care by Mackenzie Cook, Cameron Colbert, Aaron D Streblow, Scott P Sherry, Konrad Dobbertin

“…The high risk of death due to underlying illness and high intensity care after their hospitalization emphasize the need for clear advanced care planning discussions around the time of tracheostomy placement.Level of Evidence Level IV, Retrospective cohort study.…”
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From posts to practice: Instagram's role in veterinary dairy cow nutrition education—How does the audience interact and apply knowledge? A survey study by M. Lamanna, E. Muca, G. Buonaiuto, A. Formigoni, D. Cavallini

“…Engagement was measured not only by the length of time participants followed the account but also by active interactions such as likes, comments, and shares. …”
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Sex and Age Comparisons in Neuromuscular And Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee in Young Athletes by Erin R Pletcher, Travis J Dekker, Scott M Lephart, Tim C Sell

“…When designing training programs for long term athlete development, programs should be dependent on decrements seen at specific time points throughout maturation. What is known about the subject: Generally, both males and females get stronger and jump higher as they get older but the results comparing balance and biomechanics between genders or across age groups have been mixed. …”
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Effect of cooling and freezing on the kinematic parameters of ram spermatozoa sexed by modified protocol with TLR7/8 ligand R848 by Yotov Stanimir, Kistanova Elena, Atanasov Anatoli, Ivanova Boyana, Zaimova Darina

“…The present study investigated the effect of sex-sorting by TLR7/8 ligand R848, cooling and cryopreservation on the motility and kinematic characteristics of ram spermatozoa for the first time. Four ejaculates per ram (n=2) were collected, pooled and after that were split to 8 equal parts. …”
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Leasing business organization based on a digital platform by Orlova Ekaterina

“…The digital platform assumes minimal human participation in the process of forming a commercial proposal and agreement, ensures digitalization of the transaction process, reducing the time and human resources of the lessee and lessor to conclude a leasing agreement. …”
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Alendronate partially rescues the periodontal defects in OIM mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta by Po-Jung Chen, Ke Wang, Meng-Hsuan Lin, Radhika Sharma, Zana Kalajzic, Mara O’Brien, Sumit Yadav

“…This study, for the first time, characterized periodontal defects in oim mice, detailed craniofacial defects and demonstrated the effectiveness of alendronate in partially restoring these defects.…”
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Effects of a Serratus Anterior Plane Block After Video-Assisted Lung Wedge Resection: A Single-Center, Prospective, and Randomized Controlled Trial by Seokjin Lee, Tae-Yun Sung, Choon-Kyu Cho, Gyuwon Lee, Woojin Kwon

“…Although the VAS scores decreased with time in both groups, the differences were not statistically significant. …”
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Comparative evaluation of localized genotoxicity between the field of focus and scatter following exposure to cone beam computed tomography using buccal mucosal micronuclei assay:... by Rajeswari Sreeenivas, Algi Nadil, Priya Thomas, Giju George Baby, Deepu George Mathew, Pooja Latti, Jiss George

“…However, no radiation dose is entirely safe, and biological effects accumulate over time. A significant drawback of CBCT is its emission of scattered X-rays. …”
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Occurrence of Isopods in Two Species of Snappers (Lutjanidae) from Northeast Brazil by André M. Alves, Marina G. Leonardo, Geza T. R. Souza, Ricardo M. Takemoto, Flávia S. de Lima, Luiz E. R. Tavares, Cláudia M. Melo, Rubens R. Madi, Verónica L. S. Jeraldo

“…The species R. siganata and E. richardsoni are reported for the first time in L. jocu. A significant relationship between the parasite R. signata and the size of the fish L. jocu was also observed. …”
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Prediction of the RFID Identification Rate Based on the Neighborhood Rough Set and Random Forest for Robot Application Scenarios by Hong-Gang Wang, Shan-Shan Wang, Ruo-Yu Pan, Sheng-Li Pang, Xiao-Song Liu, Zhi-Yong Luo, Sheng-Pei Zhou

“…Compared with BP neural network (BPNN) and other prediction models, NRS-RF has shorter prediction time and faster calculation speed. Finally, the validity of the proposed model was verified by the RFID intelligent archives management platform.…”
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The accuracy of forecasted hospital admission for respiratory tract infections in children aged 0–5 years for 2017/2023 by Fredrik Methi, Karin Magnusson, Karin Magnusson

“…We compared the observed vs. forecasted numbers of RTIs between October 31st, 2021, and May 31st, 2023, using metrics such as mean absolute error (MAE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and dynamic time warping (DTW).ResultsIn our most accurate prediction, we assumed that the proportion of children who remained uninfected and non-hospitalized during the lockdown would be prone to hospitalization in the subsequent season, resulting in increased numbers when lockdown measures were eased. …”
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Fabrication of Cu: ZnO thin film sensor for ethanol vapor detection by Robin Simkhada, Dalton R. Gibbs, Soma Dhakal, Dipak Oli, Rishi Ram Ghimire, Deependra Das Mulmi, Leela Pradhan Joshi

“… For a long time, metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) based gas sensors have been widely used in domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors to detect harmful gases. …”
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Effect of a single rectal fecal microbiota transplantation on clinical severity and fecal microbial communities in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy by Jorge Pérez‐Accino, Mazdak Salavati, Laura Glendinning, Silke Salavati Schmitz

“…Recipient microbiota composition or diversity did not change over time. Glycerol addition was associated with a difference in microbiota composition (P ≤ .001). …”
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Early activity after strong sutures helps to tendon healing in a rat tendon rupture model by Chenfei Li, Jian Lu, Tianhao Guo, Xuyang Shi, Meng Fu, Yipeng Yang, Yanqing Zhou, Lingde Kong, Bing Zhang

“…Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different times return to activity on tendon healing after Double Kessler method suture in rats with Achilles tendon rupture. …”
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