Social learning in bonobos: Learning of individual food preferences and copying despite better knowledge by Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…We first wished to test whether bonobos in a captive social group could learn a food colour preference through mere observation of two conspecific demonstrators and the time-scale required for such learning. Secondly, we wished to investigate how these same individuals would perform in a reverse social learning task with one of the same demonstrators. …”
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Assessing the dynamics of  Mycobacterium bovis infection in three French badger populations by Calenge, Clément, Payne, Ariane, Réveillaud, Édouard, Richomme, Céline, Girard, Sébastien, Desvaux, Stéphanie

“…This model revealed that the prevalence increased with time in one cluster (Dordogne/Charentes), decreased in the second cluster (Burgundy), and remained stable in the third cluster (Bearn). …”
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A comparative longitudinal study between bilateral and unilateral totally extraperitoneal repair among patients with unilateral inguinal hernia at a tertiary care hospital in easte... by Bikash Kumar Sah, Jatin Goel, Vijay Pratap Sah, Bhawani Khanal, Abhijeet Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Gupta

“…Young to middle-aged patients can easily tolerate the longer operative time at the cost of slightly more blood loss. Thus, selected patients with unilateral hernias can be given the option of bilateral repair with no added risk associated with surgery. …”
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Menstrual status and perceived coaching strategy and training methodology in high-performance female swimmers from Slovenia - Preliminary study by Boštjan Jakše, Dorica Šajber

“…In terms of the motivation for swimming, 74% of swimmers reported that they like swimming and like spending time with their friends. In terms of coaching and training methods, the swimmers reported polarized responses, probably because most of them are members of two major swimming clubs with different coaching styles. …”
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One-stage versus two-stage video-assisted thoracic surgery for synchronous bilateral pulmonary nodules: protocol for a single center, non-randomized clinical trial (OTVATS-1) by Yu Han, Weixun Zhang, Peihang Xu, Zhoujunyi Tian, Yang Hao, Jin Zhang, Tai Ren, Chaoyang Liang

“…Secondary outcomes include 5-year disease free survival, 3-year overall survival, 3-year disease free survival, overall complications rate, 30-day mortality, pain score after surgery, surgical time, blood loss in the operation, duration of chest tube, length of stay, and quality of life score after surgery. …”
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The effects of educational status and comorbidity on routine assessment of patient index data 3 and its correlation with disease activity score 28 and clinical disease activity ind... by Kubilay Sahin, Cem Ozisler, Nesibe Karahan Yesil, Fulya Dortbas, Ahmet Omma, Zeynep Ozbalkan Aslar, Yasar Karaaslan

“…Of the patients, 27.2% were illiterate and the mean education time was 4.9 years. The 47.6% of the patients had a comorbid disease. …”
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MDFGNN-SMMA: prediction of potential small molecule-miRNA associations based on multi-source data fusion and graph neural networks by Jianwei Li, Xukun Zhang, Bing Li, Ziyu Li, Zhenzhen Chen

“…However, the expensive and time-intensive characteristics of conventional experimental techniques for identifying SM-miRNA associations highlight the necessity for efficient computational methodologies in this field. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict recurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer using complete blood count and lipid profiles by Xi Tang, Jingke He, Qin Huang, Yi Chen, Ke Chen, Jing Liu, Yingyu Tian, Hui Wang

“…The calibration curves exhibited good concordance between the predicted survival probabilities and actual observations. Time-dependent C-index curves, integrated discrimination improvement, net reclassification index, and decision curve analysis showed that the nomogram outperformed FIGO staging.ConclusionThis study established and validated a nomogram combining CBC and lipid profiles to predict RFS in patients with optimally debulked EOC, which is expected to aid gynecologists in individualized prognosis assessment and clinical management.…”
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Enhanced humidity-sensing performance of (Zr4+/Sb5+)-codoped TiO2 ceramics with giant dielectric properties by Noppakorn Thanamoon, Nateeporn Thongyong, Kaniknun Sreejivungsa, Narong Chanlek, Prasit Thongbai

“…For the humidity sensing properties, the best humidity sensing properties were observed in the ceramics with x = 0.05, with a sensitivity of ~237%pF/%RH, a low hysteresis error (~1.6%), and fast response/recovery time of ~12 s/16 s at 1 kHz. The point defects of SbTi⋅ and VO⋅⋅ were claimed to be active centers for water absorption. …”
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Geo-epidemiology of temporal artery biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis in Australia and New Zealand: is there a seasonal influence? by Matthew A Brown, Tony R Merriman, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Catherine L Hill, Elisabeth De Smit, Linda Clarke

“…The season in which GCA was diagnosed was determined and compared with previous reports investigating the association between environmental risk factors and GCA.Results Our study comprises data from 2224 TAB-positive patients with GCA; 2099 of which were from patients in Australia and New Zealand. The mean age at time of diagnosis was 76.4 years of age. The female-to-male ratio was 2.2:1. …”
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The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series by Jeffrey R. Savarino, MD, MPH, Emily Rubin, MD, JD, Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS, Rachel McLellan, BA, Myron L. Rolle, MD, MSc, Pranav Nanda, MD, Christopher J. Stapleton, MD, Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH

“…Through the electronic medical record, we collected information about acute stressors, substance use, and mental health diagnoses before or at the time of the suicide attempt. Results:. Thirty-four patients were included in the study cohort. …”
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Magnetite Functionalized Nigella Sativa Seeds for the Uptake of Chromium(VI) and Lead(II) Ions from Synthetic Wastewater by Patience Mapule Thabede, Ntaote David Shooto, Thokozani Xaba, Eliazer Bobby Naidoo

“…The influence of operational conditions such as initial concentration, temperature, pH, and contact time was determined in batch adsorption system. The kinetic data of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) ions on both adsorbents was described by pseudo-first-order (PFO) model which suggested physisorption process. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria among Adults in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fasil Adugna Kendie, Tamirat Hailegebriel W/kiros, Endalkachew Nibret Semegn, Melaku Wale Ferede

“…The pooled prevalence estimates with 95% confidence interval were analyzed using a random-effect model, and the possible source of heterogeneity across studies was indicated through subgroup analysis, inverse of variance (I2), and time series analysis. The presence of publication bias was evaluated using funnel plots and Egger’s regression test. …”
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Spontaneous blinking and brain health in aging: Large-scale evaluation of blink-related oscillations across the lifespan by Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Jed A. Meltzer, Prerana Keerthi, Chloe Pappas, Allison B. Sekuler, Cam-CAN Group, Careesa Chang Liu

“…Crucially, these age-related differences were not observed in the behavioral measures of task performance such as reaction time and accuracy, suggesting that blink-related neural responses during the target detection task are more sensitive in capturing aging-related brain function changes compared to behavioral measures alone. …”
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The impact of death and caring for the dying and their families on surgeons - an AI assisted systematic scoping review by Jun Rong Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Victoria Jia En Fam, Annushkha Sinnathamby, Nila Ravindran, Yaoyi Ng, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

“…Conclusion This AI assisted SSR in SEBA confirms that surgeons do suffer from the cumulative effects of caring for dying patients and their families and from the death of the patient and supporting the family and members of the interprofessional team and trainees. Without timely and personalized support surgeons are prone to depression, burnout, and substance abuse, and compromises to patient and family experiences, outcomes, safety and satisfaction. …”
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Airway Management in Pan Facial Fracture: An Outcome Analysis of Elective Tracheostomy and Submental Endotracheal Intubation by Vipin Venugopal Nair, Yuvraj Issar, Harmanjot Singh Dhillon, Gurpinder Singh Ghotra, Pranay Pratap, Ayush Mathur, Kamalpreet Singh

“…Demographic data, intraoperative time (IOT), length of hospital stay (LOHS), postoperative pain score at three and seven days, and Vancouver Scar Score (VSS) at 4 and 12 weeks was compared between the two groups. …”
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Stand dynamics as a basis for ensuring the principle of sustainable forest management on the example of the stand of an atypical selection structure in the management unit “Tara”... by Popović Aleksandar, Medarević Milan, Obradović Snežana, Pantić Damjan, Borota Dragan

“…The normal selection structure as a theoretical category is at the same time the main goal of its existence towards which it is necessary to direct activities. …”
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In vivo imaging and pharmacokinetics of percutaneously injected ultrasound and X-ray imageable thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with doxorubicin versus free drug in swine. by Jose F Delgado, Ayele H Negussie, Nicole A Varble, Andrew S Mikhail, Antonio Arrichiello, Tabea Borde, Laetitia Saccenti, Ivane Bakhutashvili, Joshua W Owen, Robert Morhard, John W Karanian, William F Pritchard, Bradford J Wood

“…Utilizing 2D and 3D morphometrics from US and x-ray imaging techniques such as Computed Tomography (CT) and Cone Beam CT (CBCT), we monitored the localization and leakage of POLDOX over time. Relative iodine concentrations measured with CBCT following incorporation of an iodinated contrast agent in POL indicated potential drug diffusion and advection transport. …”
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Dependence of the content of starch and reducing sugars on the level of expression of the genes of β-amylases StBAM1 and StBAM9 and the amylase inhibitor StAI during long-term low-... by A. V. Kulakova, G. I. Efremov, A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva

“…The level of StAI expression, in turn, may be directly dependent on the level of StBAM1 expression. At the same time, there is no relationship between the degree of cultivar predisposition to cold-induced sweetening and the expression profile of the StBAM1, StBAM9, and StAI genes.…”
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Comparative analysis of consistency of adaptations to interval interventions individualized using sport-specific techniques in well-trained soccer players by Hongjun Zhang, Sheng Li, Bingyuan Yang

“…Thirty well-trained athletes (age = 25 ± 3.1 years; body mass = 82.4 ± 3.4 kg; height = 183 ± 2.1 cm) were randomly assigned to two experimental groups engaging in interval intervention individualized using 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test [HIITvIFT (two sets of 5–8 min intervals, comprising 15 s of running at 95% of VIFT followed by 15 s of passive recovery)], and small-sided game with matched timing (SSG [4 sets of 2.5–4 min 3 v 3 efforts]), as well as an active control group. …”
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