Investigation of geographic disparities and temporal changes of non-gestational diabetes-related emergency department visits in Florida: a retrospective ecological study by Md Marufuzzaman Khan, Agricola Odoi

“…However, little information is available on geographic disparities of ED visit rates and how these disparities changed over time in Florida and yet this information is important for guiding resource allocation for diabetes control programs. …”
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Brain penetration of peripheral extracellular vesicles from Alzheimer's patients and induction of microglia activation by Hermine Counil, Rummenigge Oliveira Silva, Jean‐Michel Rabanel, Charlotte Zaouter, Mohamed Haddad, Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher, Davide Brambilla, Tamas Fülöp, Shunmoogum A. Patten, Charles Ramassamy

“…These findings contribute to novel insights into the fate of pEVs following their passage through the BBB in vitro and in vivo, and demonstrate for the first time that pEVs from AD patients affect microglia activity. …”
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Frequency and structure of emergency calls to the eye centers at the third stage of ophthalmic care depending on its availability in the regions of Azerbaijan by B.Kh. Gadzhieva

“…Patients with eye injuries were treated at a later time (16–24 hours) than patients with eye diseases (8–16 hours). …”
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Hubungan Berat Plasenta Dengan Berat Badan Lahir Bayi di Kota Pariaman by Hasra Mukhlisan1, Nur Indrawaty Liputo, Ermawati Ermawati

“…The increase of placental and foetus weight occurs in the same time. The villi is the surface for the exchange of nutritions, oxygens, and residual substances of feotus. …”
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Migration Crisis in West Africa: Limits and Prospects of Political Regulation by Ivan A. Zakharov, Maksim M. Agafoshin, Stanislav A. Gorokhov

“…The second set of tasks is aimed at strengthening the control over migration flows and encapsulating them within the region. At the same time, the ECOWAS migration policy does not contain a sufficient number of specific mechanisms for overcoming migration crises. …”
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Endothelial factors and blood homocysteine level in adolescents with rheumatic diseases by T. O. Holovko, L. F. Bohmat, N. S. Shevchenko, Yu. V. Volkova, L. L. Sukhova, O. S. Pavlova

“…All patients received basic therapy for 12 or more months at the time of examination. Biologically active substances (Homocysteine (Hcy), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)) were studied by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) by competitive immunoassay, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) by turbidimetric FAPGG kinetics method. …”
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Highlights of Thirty-Year Experience of CO2 Laser Use at the Florence (Italy) Department of Dermatology by Piero Campolmi, Paolo Bonan, Giovanni Cannarozzo, Andrea Bassi, Nicola Bruscino, Meena Arunachalam, Michela Troiano, Torello Lotti, Silvia Moretti

“…Our experience has demonstrated that the use of CO2 laser involves a reduced healing time, an infrequent need for anaesthesia, reduced thermal damage, less bleeding, less inflammation, the possibility of intra-operative histologic and/or cytologic examination, and easy access to anatomically difficult areas. …”
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Electron-spin decoherence in trityl radicals in the absence and presence of microwave irradiation by G. Jeschke, N. Wili, N. Wili, Y. Wu, S. Kuzin, H. Karas, H. Hintz, A. Godt

“…Cluster correlation expansion (CCE) becomes borderline numerically unstable already at order 3 at times comparable to the decoherence time <span class="inline-formula"><i>T</i>_2<i>ρ</i></span> and cannot be applied at order 4. …”
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Vix (Côte-d’Or) et l’émergence des principautés celtiques : l’hypothèse portuaire et le concept de port of trade by Bruno Chaume

“…Even though Pauli’s theory has its weak points, it incites us to discuss the concept of port of trade, as defined by Polanyi, and to question Luc Baray’s application of this notion to the Celtic princely seats of the Late Hallstatt period, a time when the princely system was at its apogee. …”
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Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with renal prognosis and all-cause mortality among older patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of CKD-ROUTE stu... by Lei Chen, Mengyao Yan, Jie Li, Xue Zhao, Lu Zeng, Zhumei Gao, Hongli Jiang, Limin Wei

“…Patients with a lower GNRI also had a significantly greater rate of eGFR decline over time than well-nourished patients (mean annual difference, −1.69; 95% CI, −2.62 to −0.77; p < 0.001). …”
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Near‐room‐temperature π‐conjugated nematic liquid crystals in molecules with a flexible seven‐membered ring structure by Riki Iwai, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yuki Arakawa, Shunsuke Sasaki, Yuuto Iida, Kazunobu Igawa, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Satoshi Suzuki, Masatoshi Tokita, Junji Watanabe, Gen‐ichi Konishi

“…The practical utility of these NLC molecules is demonstrated by preparing an electric‐field‐responsive large‐area fluorescent switch device with a sub‐millisecond response time from a mixture of 3,8‐bis(4‐alkylphenyl)‐6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐benzo[7]annulenes (DPB[7]‐Cns).…”
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Wealth-based inequality in underweight among Scheduled Tribe women in India: a regional analysis by Anshika Singh, Aditya Singh, Mahashweta Chakrabarty, Shivani Singh, Pooja Tripathi

“…Abstract Background Despite widespread undernutrition among tribal women, there is limited understanding of wealth-based disparities in underweight within this group and how these inequities have changed over time across different regions of India. This study aims to explore trends and patterns of wealth-based inequalities in underweight prevalence among Scheduled Tribe (ST) women across various regions of India. …”
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Clinical and molecular analyses of isolated central congenital hypothyroidism based on a survey conducted in Japan by Nao Shibata, Chikahiko Numakura, Takashi Hamajima, Kenichi Miyako, Ikuma Fujiwara, Jun Mori, Akihiko Saitoh, Keisuke Nagasaki

“…The neonatal period is the optimal time for the diagnosis of central CH, particularly IGSF1 abnormalities, and the introduction of T4 screening should be considered in the future, taking cost-effectiveness into consideration.…”
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Growth kinetics of sintering neck and particle rotation mechanism of silver nanoparticles by molecular dynamics simulation and in-situ TEM observation by Peng Wu, Jiayun Feng, Yiping Wang, Geng Li, Zirui Tong, Shang Wang, Yongchun Zou, Yanhong Tian

“…By analyzing the simulation results, it was found that the length of the sintered necks had a power function relationship with time during the sintering process, and the power exponent increased with the particle size. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Resolution Sentinel-2 and Pleiades Imagery for Mapping Urban Tree Species by Fabio Recanatesi, Antonietta De Santis, Lorenzo Gatti, Alessio Patriarca, Eros Caputi, Giulia Mancini, Chiara Iavarone, Carlo Maria Rossi, Gabriele Delogu, Miriam Perretta, Lorenzo Boccia, Maria Nicolina Ripa

“…Traditional tree assessments are resource-intensive and time-consuming. Recent advances in remote sensing, especially high-resolution multispectral imagery and object-based image analysis (OBIA), offer efficient alternatives for mapping urban vegetation. …”
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Acute Pain Burden and Opioid Dose Requirements after Cesarean Delivery in Parturients with Preexisting Chronic Back Pain and Migraine by Ryu Komatsu, Michael G. Nash, Kenneth C. Ruth, William Harbour, Taylor M. Ziga, Shane Mandalia, Emily M. Dinges, Davin Singh, Hani El-Omrani, Joseph Reno, Brendan Carvalho, Laurent A. Bollag

“…The effects of the three chronic pain conditions on time-weighted average (TWA) pain score (primary outcome) and opioid dose requirements in morphine milligram equivalents (MME) during postoperative 48 hours were compared. …”
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Using a participatory approach to identify priorities to advance LHS implementation at an academic medical center by Reid M. Eagleson, Madeline Gibson, Carletta Dobbins, Frederick Van Pelt, Allyson Hall, Larry Hearld, Andrea L. Cherrington, Jacob McMahon, Keith Tony Jones, Michael J. Mugavero

“…Of the eight major themes, “Creating a Structure for Aligned and Informed Prioritization” and “Right Data, Right Time, Improved Performance” ranked in the top three most important themes across all focus groups and became the critical priorities as UAB enhances its LHS. …”
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Exploring Methacrylated Gellan Gum 3D Bioprinted Patches Loaded with Tannic Acid or L-Ascorbic Acid as Potential Platform for Wound Dressing Application by Federica Scalia, Alessandra Maria Vitale, Domiziana Picone, Noemi De Cesare, Maria Swiontek Brzezinska, Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepanska, Alfredo Ronca, Barbara Zavan, Fabio Bucchieri, Marta Anna Szychlinska, Ugo D’Amora

“…To improve stability and degradation time, gellan gum (GG) was chemically modified by grafting methacrylic moieties on the polysaccharide backbone. …”
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Dispersion and Intersection of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Manus Back-Arc Basin, Western Pacific by Zhigang Zeng, Xiaoyuan Wang, Bramley J. Murton, Haiyan Qi, Berit Lehrmann, Xiaohui Li, Zuxing Chen, Yunchao Shu

“…This implied that the plumes proximal to their vent fluid sources, which were interpreted to have relatively young ages, dispersed chemically over time, and their concentrations became more similar to those of the plumes that were more distal from their vent fluid sources.…”
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Diagnostic Decision-Making Variability Between Novice and Expert Optometrists for Glaucoma: Comparative Analysis to Inform AI System Design by Faisal Ghaffar, Nadine M. Furtado, Imad Ali, Catherine Burns

“…Additionally, significant variations in patient follow-up times were observed, with a P value of <.001 on the chi-square test, showing a stronger influence of experience on follow-up time decisions. …”
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