Effect of ultrasonically-activated irrigation protocols used for regenerative endodontics on removal of dual species biofilm in a three-dimensionally printed tooth model: in vitro... by Saeed Mustafa, Marwa A. Meheissen, Sybel Moussa, Rania ElBackly

“…When compared with (dis H2O), the highest reduction in bacterial count was obtained in G5 (3% NaOCl + PUI) followed by G4 (3% NaOCl), then G3 (1.5% NaOCl + PUI), and finally G2 (1.5% NaOCl). …”
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A Pilot Study Assessing Left Ventricle Diastolic Function in the Parasternal Long-axis View by Mümin Murat Yazici, Nurullah Parça, Enes Hamdioğlu, Meryem Kaçan, Özcan Yavas¸i, Özlem Bilir

“…Patients included in the study underwent spectral Doppler measurements in the apical four-chamber (A4C) view followed by M-mode measurements in the PSLA view. We then compared the measurements. …”
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Community perceptions of community health worker effectiveness: Contributions to health behaviour change in an urban health district in South Africa by L S Thomas, Y Pillay, E Buch

“…More than 90% of households were extremely satisfied with their CHW; they found it easy to talk to them within the privacy of their homes and to follow the health education and advice given by the CHWs. …”
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Effect of cytotoxic CD8+ T-cells secretory proteins on hypoxic pancreatic cancer cells. by Eiman Abdo, Mohammad A Ismail, Sabal Al Hadidi, Mairvat Al-Mrahleh, Tareq Saleh, Malik Zihlif, Nidaa A Ababneh

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Pancreatic tumor cells (PANC-1) were exposed to 20 cycles of chronic hypoxic conditions, each for 72 hours, followed by a re-oxygenation period for 24 hours. On cycles 10 and 20, PANC-1 conditioned media (CM) was harvested, and the hypoxic PANC-1 cells were co-cultured with either the activated cytotoxic CD8+ T-cells or with CD8+ T-cells CM. …”
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Pathogenesis of progressive scarring trachoma in Ethiopia and Tanzania and its implications for disease control: two cohort studies. by Matthew J Burton, Saul N Rajak, Victor H Hu, Athumani Ramadhani, Esmael Habtamu, Patrick Massae, Zerihun Tadesse, Kelly Callahan, Paul M Emerson, Peng T Khaw, David Jeffries, David C W Mabey, Robin L Bailey, Helen A Weiss, Martin J Holland

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We recruited two cohorts, one each in Ethiopia and Tanzania, of individuals with established trachomatous conjunctival scarring. They were followed six-monthly for two years, with clinical examinations and conjunctival swab sample collection. …”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…The suitability of content and scenes should follow the same principles of standardization as other methodologies, such as psychometric tests, considering age and gender.…”
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Areawide management of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), using selected cover crop plants by Robert L. Meagher, Rodney N. Nagoshi, Shelby J. Fleischer, John K. Westbrook, David L. Wright, J. Bradley Morris, James T. Brown, Amy J. Rowley

“…Results Field populations of fall armyworm were highest on corn, followed by sorghum-sudangrass. Sunn hemp and cowpea had larval populations 70–96% less than on sorghum-sudangrass, suggesting replacement of this cover crop with either plant species might help reduce areawide populations of resident or migratory fall armyworm. …”
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Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia by Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Maria Vitale, Desie Sheferaw

“…Area wise, the prevalence has been noted to be higher at Arsi Negelle followed by Hawassa and Shashemene (p< 0.05). Besides, younger and diarrheic calves were found more infected by Nematode and Eimeria species than their adult and non-diarrheic counterpart. …”
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Exploring the antimicrobial and antioxidative potential of Leucas aspera (Willd.) link: Phytochemical screening, molecular docking, and HR-LC/MS profiling against SARS-CoV-2 protei... by Thavasiaanatham Seenivasan Shalini, Ragothaman Prathiviraj, Poomalai Senthilraja

“…Link using a Soxhlet apparatus, followed by phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity assessment. …”
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Dynamic Monitoring of sTREM-1 and Other Biomarkers in Acute Cholangitis by Jiahui Jiang, Xiaolei Wang, Tongtong Cheng, Mingyue Han, Xinxin Wu, Haitong Wan, DaojunYu

“…From day 1 to day 5 of hospitalization, the levels of sTREM-1 in Group A were the highest, followed by Groups B and C (P<0.05); on day 8, sTREM-1 levels in Groups A and B declined back to normal. …”
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Comparative reducing and carbohydrate enzyme inhibitory activities of the root, leaf, and seed of Picralima nitida by Erwin Osiele Onyekachukwu, Aishat Mary Osagie, Sylvia Oghogho Omage, Kingsley Omage, Marshall Arebojie Azeke

“…Results: Methanol extract of P. nitida leaves exhibited the strongest reducing power (653.52 mgASC/g) followed by the seed extract (620.11 mgASC/g). The free radical scavenging powers of the extracts were concentration dependent. …”
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Use of Nanostructured Layered Double Hydroxides as Nanofilters in the Removal of Fe2+ and Ca2+ Ions from Oil Wells by Emmanuel K. Ephraim, Chinyere A. Anyama, Ayi A. Ayi, Jude C. Onwuka

“…Four new metal-aluminum layered double hydroxides (LDHs), Mg-Al(OH)2PO4 (1), Mg-Al(OH)2PO4PF6 (2), Ca-Al(OH)2SO4 (3), and Ca-Al(OH)2PO4PF6 (4), were prepared by the coprecipitation method followed by mild hydrothermal processing at 60°C. Mg2+ and Ca2+ in solution with Al3+ were titrated with NaOH over 3–5 h to yield Mg-Al and Ca-Al layered double hydroxides, respectively, incorporating PO43−, PO43−PF6−, and SO42− anions in the interlamellar spaces. …”
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Assessment of Tuber Yield Stability and Adaptability of Some Elite Yam Genotypes in the Guinea Savannah Ecology of Northern Ghana by Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Kwabena Acheremu, Emmanuel Boachie Chamba, Freda Ansaah Agyapong, Alhassan Sayibu

“…The highest tuber yield (16.03 t ha−1) across environments was obtained from 96/19158 followed by 95/00594 (14.9 t ha−1). According to the additive main effect multiplicative interaction (AMMI) analysis, genotype (G), environment (E), and GxE interaction, respectively, explained 39.71%, 36.03%, and 24.26% of the total sum of squares for tuber yield. …”
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Global prevalence of platelet-type von Willebrand disease by Omid Seidizadeh, Andrea Cairo, Maha Othman, Flora Peyvandi

“…The highest estimated prevalence of PT-VWD was found in Africans/African Americans (160/106), Finnish (156/106), Europeans (149/106), and South Asians (110/106), followed by Ashkenazi Jewish (68/106) and East Asian (45/106) ethnicities. …”
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Characterization and Removal of Condensable Particulate Matter in Flue Gas Studied with Cold Electrode Electrostatic Precipitator by Wenting Liu, Bowen Zhao, Xin Wang, Jianyi Lu

“…Na and Ca were the most abundant elemental metal components, followed by Pb. The primary organic compounds found in CPM were hydrocarbons, olefins, and esters. …”
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Metagenomic analysis post thermal stress in buffalo sludge and tomato pomace anaerobic digestion: a case study by Maria Chiara La Mantia

“…Both economic activities generate a substantial amount of waste (buffalo sludge - BS and tomato pomace – TP, peels plus seeds) that can significantly impact the disposal costs and, hence, their economic and environmental sustainability. The case study followed the evolution of microflora composition during anaerobic co-digestion of BS and TP for biogas production (Inoculum/Substrate ratio 0.5 according to volatile solid content) under mesophilic conditions (39°C) using an Automatic Methane Potential Test System, before and after a thermal stress (three-day period at 50 °C) occurred. …”
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Association of Pneumatosis Intestinalis With Surgical Outcomes and Mortality: A Matched, Retrospective Cohort Study and Literature Review by Kyle D. Klingbeil, MD, MS, Hila Zelicha, PhD, RD, Yijun Chen, MD, Douglas S. Bell, MD, Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF

“…A radiologic diagnosis of PI was then assessed using natural language processing techniques followed by confirmation using manual chart review. …”
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HACE1 protects against myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury via inhibition of mitochondrial fission in mice by Bang-Xia Liu, Juan Zheng, Zhan-Wei Tang, Lei Gao, Meng Wang, Ying Sun, Chen Chen, Heng-Chen Yao

“…Methods Male C57BL6 mice with HACE1 knockout (KO) were subjected to 30 min of ischemia via ligation of the left anterior descending artery, followed by 0, 2, 6, or 24 h of reperfusion. The mice were evaluated for myocardial histopathological injury, serum troponin I (cTnI) levels, oxidative stress injury, apoptosis and cardiac function. …”
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Don’t assume, ask! A focus group study on end-of-life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities from minoritised ethnic groups by Andrea Bruun, Leon Jordan, Jo Giles, Rhidian Hughes, Rebecca Anderson-Kittow, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

“…Results Participants thought that end-of-life care planning practices were dependent on the person’s culture, ethnicity, and religion, and that it was important to follow these at the end-of-life. They deemed it important to discover and respect (and not assume) the individual’s perspectives, values, needs, and wishes through a person-centred approach. …”
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Preoperative imaging predicts coracoid graft size and restoration of the glenoid track in Latarjet procedures by Stephanie A. Boden, MD, Brian M. Godshaw, MD, Jonathan D. Hughes, MD, Volker Musahl, MD, Albert Lin, MD, Bryson P. Lesniak, MD

“…Preoperative measurements accurately predicted postoperative GT status in 94% of cases. At a mean follow-up of 2 years, there was no significant difference in recurrence rate or rate of revision stabilization procedures between patients with on-track versus persistent off-track humeral lesions. …”
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