Pharmacoeconomics and Utilisation of Antidiabetic Medications among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Longitudinal Study by Bikash Chandra Das, P Ansuman Abhisek, Deepak Choudhury, Suvendu Kumar Panda, Jayanti Prava Behera, Supriya Pradhan, Trupti Rekha Swain, Sasmita Mallick

“…A predesigned, pretested, semistructured questionnaire was used to collect data from the patients or their legally accepted relatives. The subjects were followed-up at three and six months to determine any changes in the type and doses of medication. …”
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Forecasting particulate matter concentration using nonlinear autoregression with exogenous input model by M.I. Rumaling, F.P. Chee, H.W.J. Chang, C.M. Payus, S.K. Kong, J. Dayou, J. Sentian

“…The first stage of principal component analysis involves Scree plot, which determines the number of principal components based on explained variance. This is then followed by selecting variables using a rotated component matrix, based on their strength of contribution towards variation of PM10 concentration. …”
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Genomic Diversity and Potential Transmission and Persistence of Salmonella in the Cambodian Vegetable Supply Chain by Abimel Salazar, Navin Sreng, Chanthol Peng, Yehzi Fu, Erin M. Nawrocki, Taejung Chung, Jessie Vipham, Edward G. Dudley, Jasna Kovac

“…Java was most abundant (n = 14), followed by Hvittingfoss (n = 11) and Thompson (n = 7). …”
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Synergistic effect of mulch and nitrogen management on growth and essential oil yield of Salvia sclarea L. by Diksha Dhiman, Sakshi Vishvamitera, Sidharth Baghla, Sanatsujat Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Ramesh Chauhan

“…In case of potassium and soil organic carbon, T3 recorded higher value, followed by T4 and T5 at 0–0.15 m. Considering the soil health and without compromising the EO yield much, the present study suggested replacing 25% of recommended chemical N with organic manures under mulch for sustainable and economical production of S. sclarea.…”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Results Fifty-eight patients intended to follow the prehabilitation care pathway, of which 41 performed a preoperative risk assessment (coverage 80%). …”
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Unfolding insights about resilience and its coping strategies by medical academics and healthcare professionals at their workplaces: a thematic qualitative analysis by Salman Yousuf Guraya, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Mohamed Ahmed Eladl, Ayah Mohammad Rajai Rustom, Fatima Audi Saleem Alalawi, Majid Hassan Saleh Alhammadi, Yusra Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed, Amna Ali Omran Taryam Al Shamsi, Sarah Juman Bilalaga, Alfred Nicholson, Hani Malik, Shaista Salman Guraya

“…Methods We reviewed the existing corpus of literature about resilience, stressors, and coping strategies and followed an iterative deliberations process to develop an interview guide. …”
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Extinction Status, Challenges, and Conservation Approaches of South African Indigenous and Village Chickens: A Systematic Review by Sindisiwe Mbali Sithole, Khathutshelo Agree Nephawe, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Masindi Lottus Mphaphathi, Jabulani Nkululeko Ngcobo

“…The keywords used to search articles online were as follows: South African indigenous chicken; extension status; conservation; genetic resources; genetic markers; effective population size; inbreeding; and characterization. …”
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Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix: A Clinical Analysis of 18 Cases without Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol by Dongying Wang, Chunhua Zhao, Li Fu, Yang Liu, Weiyang Zhang, Tianmin Xu

“…Fifteen patients’ immunohistochemistry indicated that napsin A, CK7, CK (AE1/AE3), and PAX-8 were positive, and p53, p16, ER, and vimentin were expressed to different degrees. Follow-up data were obtained in 13 patients (72.2%, 13/18). …”
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The landscape of immunogenic cell death-related genes predicts the overall survival and immune infiltration status of non-small-cell lung carcinoma by Jian Zhang, Huiying Li, Xi Zhang, Yue Yang, Yue Sun

“…We further performed functional enrichment, gene variants and immune privilege correlation analysis to determine the underlying mechanisms. This was followed by univariate and multivariate Cox regression and LASSO regression analyses, we developed a prognostic risk model based on the TCGA cohort, which included 17 gene labels. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of InsightApp for Anxiety, Valued Action, and Psychological Resilience: Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial by Victoria Amo, Falk Lieder

“…We assessed the differences between the 2 groups in posttest and follow-up assessments of mental health and well-being while controlling for preexisting differences. …”
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Prevalence and clinicopathological features of driver gene mutations profile in BCR:ABL1 negative classical myeloproliferative neoplasm—A single-center study from North India by Khaliqur Rahman, Seema Biswas, Akhilesh Sharma, Kusum Gupta, Dinesh Chandra, Manish K. Singh, Ruchi Gupta, Ashish Mishra, Sanjeev Kumar, Anshul Gupta, Faheema Hasan, Soniya Nityanand, Rajesh Kahsyap

“…JAK2V617F mutation was screened using ARMS PCR, and CALR mutation was screened using allele-specific PCR followed by fragment analysis. MPL and JAK2 Exon 12 mutations were screened by Sanger sequencing. …”
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Functional Remediation Improves Serum BDNF and TrkB Levels in Euthymic Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Randomized Trial Study by Li R, Li J, Ji SS, Li D, Chu L, Zhang J, Sun X, Luo X, Zhang Y

“…In terms of cognition, the change in serum BDNF levels was negatively correlated with changes in Mazes test, and the improved TrKB levels were associated with improved Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) in the FR group (all p’s< 0.05).Conclusion: The changes in serum BDNF and TrkB levels may be implicated in the mechanisms underlying FR intervention in euthymic patients with BD.Limitation: A longer follow-up period than 12 weeks and set up healthy controls may make the results more convincing, and the sample size of this study is still insufficient.Keywords: functional remediation, TAU, serum BDNF/TrkB levels, neurocognitive functioning, bipolar disorder…”
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Occurrence of Taenia species and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs slaughtered in Bujumbura city, Kayanza and Ngozi provinces, Burundi by Salvator Minani, Emma Spiessens, Alyssa Labarrière, Pascal Niyokwizera, Anastasie Gasogo, Jean-Bosco Ntirandekura, Chiara Trevisan, Sarah Gabriël

“…Most cysticerci (76.1%) were counted in the masseter muscles, followed by the tongue (18.8%) and the heart (5.1%). …”
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Three-dimensional evaluation of tongue position and volume in adult patients with different skeletal malocclusions by CHIOU Wei-Cho, MEN Xinrui, ZHANG Kaiwen, JIANG Xiaoge, CHEN Song

“…Mimics software was used for 3D reconstruction of the tongue, oral cavity, and upper airway to measure tongue position, tongue volume, oral cavity volume, and upper airway volume, followed by statistical analysis. Results The skeletal Class III group had significantly larger tongue and oral cavity volumes than the skeletal Class I and Class II groups (<i>P </i>= 0.02). …”
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Efficacy of an artificial intelligence preoperative planning system for assisting in revision surgery after artificial total hip arthroplasty by Jiaqing Zhu, Shanbin Zheng, Jiahao Sun, Bowen Ma, Chiyu Zhang, Chao Zhang, Jirong Shen, Tianwei Xia

“…Results All 25 patients were followed up for 6 to 59 months, with an average of 25.3 months. …”
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Synergistic antimicrobial activity of essential oils mixture of Moringa oleifera, Cinnamomum verum and Nigella sativa against Staphylococcus aureus using L-optimal mixture design by Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Antony R. Nasry, Ziad Samy, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Thanaa ElNoby

“…Statistical modeling revealed cinnamon oil had the highest individual antimicrobial potency, followed by black seed oil. The combination of the three EOs exhibited significant synergistic effects compared to the individual oils, with a Fractional Inhibitory Concentration (∑FIC) index of 0.27. …”
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Accumulation Characteristics and Hydrological Effects of Litter in Mixed Robinia pseudoacacia Plantations by CAO Zetao, DENG Yangxu, TIAN Jing, WANG Bing, LIU Guobin, YANG Yanfen

“…The evaporation amount and rate followed the same trend as water-holding capacity, in the order of leaf > grass > fruit > branch. (4) During the water-holding and evaporation coupling process, a significant logarithmic relationship existed in the water-holding phase (R2≥0.84, p<0.01), while a significant power function relationship was observed in the evaporation phase (R2≥0.94, p<0.01). …”
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Cohort profile: the ChicagO Multiethnic Prevention and Surveillance Study (COMPASS) by Habibul Ahsan, Farzana Jasmine, Muhammad G Kibriya, Briseis Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Liz Stepniak, Rajan Gopalakrishnan, Andrew Craver, Paul Zakin, Saira Tasmin, Karen E Kim, Kathleen H Goss, Marcy List, Michelle LeBeau

“…Moreover, 38% self-reported having had a diagnosis of hypertension, while 66.4% were measured as hypertensive at enrolment.Future plans We plan to expand recruitment up to 100 000 participants from the Chicago metropolitan area in the next decade using a hybrid community and clinic-based recruitment framework that incorporates data collection through mobile medical units. Follow-up data collection from current cohort members will include serial samples, as well as longitudinal health, lifestyle and behavioural assessment. …”
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Association of baseline and trajectory of triglyceride-glucose index with the incidence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Qiong Huang, Wenbin Nan, Baimei He, Zhenhua Xing, Zhenyu Peng

“…The AUC of the TyG index for predicting the occurrence of CAN was 0.636 (95% CI 0.620–0.651; P < 0.001), with the cut-off value of 0.208. During a 7-year follow-up period, three unique TyG trajectories were recognized: class 1 (n = 431, 23.26%), class 2 (n = 798, 27.57%), and class 3 (n = 293, 31.71%). …”
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Characterization of Enterobacterales growing on selective CPE screening plates with a focus on non-carbapenemase-producing strains by Reut Efrati Epchtien, Elizabeth Temkin, Mor N. Lurie-Weinberger, Ophir Kastel, Alona Keren-Paz, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli

“…The most common non-CP isolates were K. pneumoniae (65.6%) followed by E. coli (20.4%). Of the non-CP K. pneumoniae and E. coli isolates, 78.2% were susceptible to meropenem. …”
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