Refined Urban Functional Zones Identification via Empirical Bayesian Kriging: A POI-Weighted Scoring Innovation by Xuan Du, Yisha Pan, Xiaoyan Yang, Longgao Chen, Liangchen Liu, Ying Lin

“…We integrate multi-source data, including remote sensing-based land use/cover information, road networks, POIs, and building geometry data, to classify UFZs based on their dependence on buildings. …”
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The Role of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Predicting the Risk of Severe Exacerbation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Zhou L, Han C, Zhou Y

“…Li Zhou,1– 4 Cunqiao Han,5 Yue Zhou1– 4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 4Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Emergency Medicine, Shangjinnanfu Hospital, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yue Zhou, Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-028-62539203, Email zhouyuesccd@163.comBackground: This study aims to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and the risk of severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study with 636 COPD patients admitted for exacerbations between January 2021 and December 2022. …”
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Characterization of phospholipid profiles of egg yolks: Newly classified plasmalogens, distribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and the effects of dietary enrichment by Le Cheng, Xinlei Yuan, Ming Zhang, Jianguo Dong, Yao Wu, Rang Wang, Yixuan Li, Lishui Chen, Bing Fang

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Screening fungi for use as biocatalysts in self-healing concrete with protocol simulating concrete environment by Ahsanul Kabir Sumon, Krutika Invally, Lu-Kwang Ju

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Le lieu-dit des « Trois-Piliers » : un ensemble à caractère monumental du iiie s. apr. J.-C. dans la périphérie nord-est de Reims/Durocortorum ? by Philippe Rollet, Émilie Jouhet

“…It occupies the border of the northeastern quarter of the Early Empire city, delimited a few dozen meters to the north by the Augustan enclosure and located 250 m east of the Reims (Marne)-Bavay (Nord) road. The excavation of 59 rue Belin in 1998-1999 demonstrated for the first time the presence of massive structures in this neighborhood, known since the 19th c. for its strong archaeological potential, but only through ancient sources. …”
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The immunity-promoting activity of porcine placenta in mice as an immunomodulator for functional foods by Zhiwei Zhou, Dan Wang, Wei Liu, Lang He, Pengkuan Liang, Junli Hao, Qun Sun

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Neural mechanisms of fairness decision-making: An EEG comparative study on opportunity equity and outcome equity by Qi Li, Ya Zheng, Jing Xiao, Kesong Hu, Zhong Yang

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Nomogram Predicting 90-Day Readmission in Patients with Diabetes: A Prospective Study by Dong Z, Xie W, Yang L, Zhang Y, Li J

“…Ziyan Dong, Wen Xie, Liuqing Yang, Yue Zhang, Jie Li School of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jie Li, School of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, 13 hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430030, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-189-7109-7091, Email Lijie@hust.edu.cnPurpose: Readmission within a period time of discharge is common and costly. …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

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To do or not to do? – Endometrial biopsy in younger women with abnormal uterine bleeding by Sandra Lynn Jaya-Bodestyne, Marlene Samantha Goh, Madeline Chan Hiu Gwan, Sonali Prashant Chonkar, Khurshid Merchant, Manisha Mathur

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Kebijakan Indonesia Menjadi Anggota Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Sebagai Kebijakan yang Rasional by Khilda Luqyana Arifin, Yanuar Rahmadan

“…Indonesia's acceptance as the 40th member of the FATF results from a long road traveled over the years and is an international recognition of Indonesia's efforts in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. …”
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Peptide fraction from sturgeon muscle by pepsin hydrolysis exerts anti-inflammatory effects in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages via MAPK and NF-κB pathways by Ruichang Gao, Wanghui Shu, Yang Shen, Quancai Sun, Wengang Jin, Dajing Li, Ying Li, Li Yuan

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Escherichia coli in the T11-12 Thoracic Vertebrae: A Case Report by Weng D, Zhou H, Huang G, Cao Q, Wang H, Cao Z, Xie Q

“…Dandan Weng,1,* Hongyuan Zhou,1,* Guancheng Huang,1 Qingren Cao,2 Huafeng Wang,3 Zhujun Cao,2 Qing Xie2 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Yuyao People’s Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qing Xie; Zhujun Cao, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, People’s Republic of China, Email xieqingrjh@163.com; estherlucifer@163.comBackground: Pyogenic thoracic spondylitis is a rare but severe infection, particularly when complicated by sepsis and acute kidney injury (AKI). …”
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Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana by Jacob Plange-Rhule, Sally M. Kerry, John B. Eastwood, Frank B. Micah, Sampson Antwi, Francesco P. Cappuccio

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Progenitor Diversity in the Accreted Stellar Halos of Milky Way–like Galaxies by Sy-Yun Pu, Andrew P. Cooper, Robert J. J. Grand, Facundo A. Gómez, Antonela Monachesi

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Structural bioinformatic study of six human olfactory receptors and their AlphaFold3 predicted water-soluble QTY variants and OR1A2 with an odorant octanoate and TAAR9 with spermid... by Finn Johnsson, Taner Karagöl, Alper Karagöl, Shuguang Zhang

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PEDF Overexpression Ameliorates Cardiac Lipotoxicity in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy via Regulation of Energy Metabolism by Mao T, Wang Y

“…Tuohua Mao, Ye Wang Department of Endocrinology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ye Wang, Department of Endocrinology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, People’s Republic of China, Email wye2018@whu.edu.cnBackground: Early alterations in cardiac energy metabolism and lipotoxicity are crucial factors in the pathogenesis and progression of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). …”
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Increased serum galectin-3 level is associated with endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension by Hui-Sheng Wang, Bang-Gee Hsu, Ji-Hung Wang, Chiu-Fen Yang

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Acute Exercise Increases Adiponectin Levels in Abdominally Obese Men by Travis J. Saunders, Andrew Palombella, K. Ashlee McGuire, Peter M. Janiszewski, Jean-Pierre Després, Robert Ross

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Physicochemical properties and bioavailability of bio-calcium products from tilapia bone: A comparative study with synthetic hydroxyapatite by Kornpaka Arkanit, Theeraphol Senphan, Nursakich Issapap, Natthapong Mungmueang, Pornpimol Sriket, Soottawat Benjakul, Chodsana Sriket

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