Clinicopathological and Sero-Molecular Detection of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae in Goats in Southern Areas of Pakistan by Faiz Ur Rehman, Farhan Anwar Khan, Muhammad Saeed, Mehboob Ali, Hayatullah Khan, Faisal Ahmad, Qudrat Ullah

“…A commercial competitive ELISA kit confirmed anti-Mccp antibodies in altogether 17% of serum samples, while area-wise seroprevalence was recorded as follows: Kohat, 28%, Bannu, 18%, DI Khan, 14%, and Karak, 8%. …”
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RETRACTED: Efficacy of Vanadyl Sulfate and Selenium Tetrachloride as Anti-Diabetic Agents against Hyperglycemia and Oxidative Stress Induced by Diabetes Mellitus in Male Rats by Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Reham Z. Hamza

“…Fifty male albino rats were divided into five groups, and all treatments were administrated at 9:00 a.m. daily for 60 successive days: control, STZ (Streptozotocin; 50 mg/kg of STZ was given to 6 h fasted animals in a single dose, followed by confirmation of diabetic state occurrence after 72 h by blood glucose estimation at >280 mg/dl), STZ (Diabetic) plus administration of VOSO₄ (15 mg/kg) for 60 days, STZ (Diabetic) plus administration of selenium tetrachloride (0.87 mg/Kg), and STZ plus VOSO₄ and, after 1/2 h, administration of selenium tetrachloride at the above doses. …”
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Laparoscopic Banded One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Series by Michela Campanelli, Emanuela Bianciardi, Domenico Benavoli, Giulia Bagaglini, Giorgio Lisi, Paolo Gentileschi

“…The median length of hospital stay was 2.5 days. Median follow-up was 18 months (5–36). In that period, no patient required ring removal or conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. …”
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Surface roughness and material removal of Si3N4 cylindrical rollers using double-side grinding with diamond film pads by Fenfen Zhou, Yongkang Jin, Qi Shao, Weifeng Yao, Hongyun Wang

“…Abrasive size has the most significant influence on MRR, followed by loading pressure and speed ratio. A decrease in abrasive size correlates with a lower mean surface roughness Ra, whereas using larger abrasives with higher loading pressure and a speed ratio of 1 can decrease Ra values. …”
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Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors for retinopathy of prematurity by O.V. Zhukova, I.A. Mal’tseva, A.V. Zolotarev

“…Finally, our experience with intravitreal ranibizumab for threshold ROP and plus d isease in a patient who was followed-up for subsequent 9 years is described.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: retinopathy of prematurity, plus disease, aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity, anti-VEGF drugs, ranibizumab.…”
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Application of failure model and effect analysis in nursing care for patients who have undergone endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection by Ying Liu, Kun-Kun Li, Lu Li, Ning Chang, Xiang-Ling Lun, Zhi-Hua Guan

“…Corresponding improvement measures were formulated and implemented followed by a subsequent analysis of the effects. Results After implementing the improvement measures, there was a significant decrease in RPNs in the observation group when compared with the control group. …”
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Modified Masquelet Technique Using Allogeneic Graft for a Gustilo-Anderson Type III-A Open Fracture of the Femur with an 8 cm Bone Defect by Hichem Issaoui, Mohammed Reda Fekhaoui, Moheddin Jamous, Alain-Charles Masquelet

“…Complete bony union was seen at 60 weeks of follow-up. After the removal of the implants by another surgeon, the patient presented an atraumatic fracture of the neoformed bone that we treated with intramedullary femoral nailing associated with a local autograft using reaming debris. …”
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Coping strategies of COVID-19 recovered patients at the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre. by Esinam Aku Amedewonu, Genevieve Cecilia Aryeetey, Anthony Godi, Josephine Sackeyfio, Alfred Dickson Dai-Kosi, Thomas Akuetteh Ndanu

“…<h4>Results</h4>Majority of the study participants used problem-focused (2.71 ± 0.64 SD) type of coping strategy, followed by emotional-focused coping (2.32 ± 0.43 SD). …”
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Automated Phenotypic Analysis of Mature Soybean Using Multi-View Stereo 3D Reconstruction and Point Cloud Segmentation by Daohan Cui, Pengfei Liu, Yunong Liu, Zhenqing Zhao, Jiang Feng

“…First, soybean point clouds are obtained using a multi-view stereo 3D reconstruction method, followed by preprocessing to construct a dataset. Second, a deep learning-based network, PVSegNet (Point Voxel Segmentation Network), is proposed specifically for segmenting soybean pods and stems. …”
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Freeze-Thaw Cycle Effect on Sputtering Rate of Water-Saturated Yellow Sandstone under Impact Loading by Yunbing Hu, Tianzhu Duan, Penghui Xian, Liang Chen

“…The main conclusions are as follows: The freeze-thaw temperature has a significant effect on the fracture degree of yellow sandstone. …”
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Association of Anthropometric Indices with Menstrual Abnormality among Nursing Students of Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kapil Amgain, Prativa Subedi, Gopal Kumar Yadav, Sujana Neupane, Sitaram Khadka, Shubha Devi Sapkota

“…Demographic and menstrual characteristics related data were collected from the participants via the face-to-face interview technique followed by anthropometric measurements. Binary logistic regression was used to study the association of BMI, WHR, and WHtR with menstrual characteristics. …”
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Identification of Potential Type II Diabetes in a Large-Scale Chinese Population Using a Systematic Machine Learning Framework by Mingyue Xue, Yinxia Su, Chen Li, Shuxia Wang, Hua Yao

“…The degree of variables’ importance scores in XGBoost showed that BMI was the most significant feature, followed by age, waist circumference, systolic pressure, ethnicity, smoking amount, fatty liver, hypertension, physical activity, drinking status, dietary ratio (meat to vegetables), drink amount, smoking status, and diet habit (oil loving). …”
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Statistical Fragility of Findings From Randomized Phase 3 Trials in Pediatric Oncology by Hannah E. Olsen, Pei‐Chi Kao, Caleb Richmond, David S. Shulman, Wendy B. London, Steven G. DuBois

“…The FI or SIFI was less than the number of patients lost to follow‐up in 25% of 36 trials. Median FQ and SFQ were 0.026 and 0.03, respectively, and did not significantly vary according to trial characteristics. …”
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TAXATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY IN POLAND: THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS by Marian Podstawka, Łukasz Podstawka

“…More problems will surely follow, such as: dividing costs between household and agricultural holding, determining what a fixed asset is in the case of a farm, etc. …”
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Characterization and Optimization of Coal-Biomass Blends for Syngas Production as Alternative Transport Fuel Sources for Two-Stroke Internal Combustion Engines in Tricycles-Tuk Tuk... by Benson Kariuki, Paul Njogu, Joseph Kamau, Robert Kinyua

“…The study revealed that calorific values of the fuel sources were as follows: Mui basin coal, 20.41 ± 0.15 MJ/kg; P. juliflora, 18.68 ± 0.17 MJ/kg; and H. compressa, 18.69 ± 0.00 MJ/kg, while rice husks had 12.95 ± 0.1 MJ/kg. …”
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Severity and Determinants of Anemia in TB/HIV Coinfected Adults at Mekelle, Ethiopia: Hospital Based Retrospective Study by Kebede Embaye Gezae, Kiflom Hagos, Assefa Ayalew Gebreslassie

“…It increases lost to follow-up (LTFU) rate, reduces quality of life, and shortens the survival of TB/HIV coinfected patients. …”
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Psychotropic Drugs in Dermatology Part 1: Anti-depressants and Mood Stabilisers by Varsha L. Kenkare, Bhushan Madke, Ankita Choudhary, Shiti Bose

“…The approach to treatment in psycho-dermatology is meticulous, starting with a precise psychiatric diagnosis and followed by tailored drug interventions. Factors such as individual response, side-effect profiles, potential drug interactions, and concurrent medical conditions guide the selection and titration of medications. …”
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Effectiveness, toxicity and impact on quality of life of high-dose-rate brachytherapy delivered in two fractions as monotherapy in patients with prostate cancer by Johan Staby Olsén, Antonis Valachis, Bengt Johansson

“…Results: In total, 175 patients with prostate cancer (94 % classified as low- or intermediate-risk) were treated with HDR-BT during the study period with a median age of 68 years (range: 51–80), and a median follow-up of 60 months (range: 0–174). The estimated five-year cumulative BCR rate was 3.0 % (95 % Confidence Interval (CI): 0 %–13.3 %) for low-risk patients and 9.6 % (95 % CI: 4.7 %–16.7 %) for intermediate-risk patients. …”
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Diabetes Education Program for Nursing Students: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Jeong‐Ah Ahn, Eun‐Mi Kim, Jung Eun Lee, Kyoung‐A Kim

“…Regarding the evaluation of diabetes education program effectiveness, the majority of studies showed significant improvements in knowledge (n = 8, 61.5%), followed by satisfaction with learning (n = 4, 30.8%), nursing skill performance (n = 3, 23.1%), and self‐confidence (n = 3, 23.1%) in nursing students. …”
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Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study by Randa I. Farah, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ali R. Younes, Hasan A. Mahmoud, Alhareth M. Al-Jboor, Mohammad M. Karajeh, Mohammad Z. Al-Masadeh, Omar I. Murad, Nathir Obeidat

“…Among AKI nonsurgical patients, pulmonary diseases (n = 52; 34.5%) emerged as the primary cause for admission, exhibiting the highest prevalence, followed by sepsis (n = 40; 20.4%). Furthermore, we found that older age (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.04; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04–1.06; p=0.003), preadmission use of diuretics (AOR: 2.12; 95% CI: 1.06–4.25; p=0.03), use of ventilators (2.19; 95% CI: 1.12–2.29; p=0.02), and vasopressor use during MICU stay (AOR: 4.25; 95% CI: 2.1308.47; p=0.001) were observed to have higher mortality rates. …”
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