Mapping neutron biological effectiveness for DNA damage induction as a function of incident energy and depth in a human sized phantom by Alice Mentana, Virgilio Quaresima, Pavel Kundrát, Isabella Guardamagna, Leonardo Lonati, Ombretta Iaria, Andrea Previtali, Giorgia Santi Amantini, Luca Lunati, Virginia Boretti, Livio Narici, Luca Di Fino, Luca Bocchini, Claudio Cipriani, Giorgio Baiocco

“…NRC) factors might be insufficient for use in some radiation protection applications, because they do not account for depth. RBE predictions obtained with the reported model were successfully compared to the currently adopted radiation protection standards when the depth information is not relevant (at the shallowest depth in the phantom or for very high energy neutrons). …”
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Socio-economic inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months: a decomposition analysis by Nigusu Worku, Amare Mesfin Workie, Lamrot Yohannes, Mihret Getnet, Mihret Getnet, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Adina Yeshambel Belay, Lakew Asmare, Hiwot Tadesse Alemu, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos

“…BackgroundGlobally, inappropriate feeding practices account for more than two-thirds of all cases of child mortality during the first 2 years of a child’s life. …”
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Optimisation of controlled reproduction protocol in broadhead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864) using Ovopel™: Effect of different hormonal treatment methods on reprodu... by Nguyễn Ngọc Quyến, Nguyễn Thanh Tâm, Thạch Anh Pha, Lý Anh Thuật, Nguyễn Ngọc Lợi, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quyên, László Horváth, Tamás Müller

“…The values viz. pseudo-gonadosomatic index (PGSI, %), fertilisation rate (FR, %), hatching rate (HR, %), and survival rate (SR, %) showed considerable individual changes among treatments; nevertheless, there was no statistically significant difference between these average parameters of treated batches (P > 0.05). Taking into account hormone doses (economical consideration) as well as invasive and less-invasive hormone administration, the 0.5-pellet Ovopel™ ovarian lavage treatment is recommended for artificial propagation of C. macrocephalus.…”
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Characteristics of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo among adults with ADHD: objective neurocognitive measures align with self-report of executive function by Beth Krone, Lenard A. Adler, Deepti Anbarasan, Terry Leon, Richard Gallagher, Pooja Patel, Stephen V. Faraone, Jeffrey H. Newcorn

“…SCT was also associated with a significantly distinct profile on the neuropsychological battery, characterized by a pattern of slower latencies and cognitive strategy choices across CANTAB and WAIS subtests, that reveals difficulty with increased cognitive load, which primarily accounted for the higher level of impairment in the SCT group.DiscussionThe convergence of clinical ratings and neurocognitive measures of EF deficits is consistent with the conclusion that SCT represents a distinct subgroup of adults with ADHD.…”
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Association of vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGFВ) gene polymorphisms with intracranial aneurysms by R. I. Sultanova, R. I. Khusainova, E. R. Lebedeva, M. A. Yankina, D. V. Gilev, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…We have obtained new results on the role of polymorphic variants of the VEGFB gene in the formation of intracranial aneurysm, taking into account the presence of the symptom complex uDCT and AH among the residents of the Volga-Ural region of Russia. …”
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The role of mycobacteremia screening in enhancing non-tuberculous mycobacteria detection in hospitalized persons with HIV by Mengjiao Miao, Hongyan Zhu, Ziyao Liu, Jinjin Yang, Yiting Zhang, Chenyu Ma, Jiamin Qin, Yaling Chen, Hongxia Wei, Wei Chen, Yongfeng Yang, Zhiliang Hu, Zhiliang Hu, Zhiliang Hu

“…Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) was the predominant pathogen, representing 95% (95% CI, 86.7–98.3%) of positive blood cultures, though it accounted for only 66.2% (95% CI, 54.3–76.3%) of NTM species isolated from respiratory samples. …”
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Frailty-adjusted therapy in Transplant Non-Eligible patients with newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (FiTNEss (UK-MRA Myeloma XIV Trial)): a study protocol for a randomised phase III... by Roger Owen, John Jones, David Meads, David A Cairns, Christopher Parrish, Gordon Cook, Neil Rabin, Matthew Jenner, Martin Kaiser, Kevin Boyd, Graham Jackson, Catherine Olivier, Amy Beth Coulson, Kara-Louise Royle, Charlotte Pawlyn, Anna Hockaday, Jennifer Bird, Stella Bowcock, Ruth de Tute, Hayley Gardner, Bryony Dawkins, Rowena Henderson, Phillip Best, Bhuvan Kishore, Mark Drayson

“…Research is required in this patient group, taking into account frailty and aiming to improve: treatment tolerability, clinical outcomes and quality of life.Methods and analysis Frailty-adjusted therapy in Transplant Non-Eligible patients with newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma is a national, phase III, multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing standard (reactive) and frailty-adjusted (adaptive) induction therapy delivery with ixazomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (IRD), and to compare maintenance lenalidomide to lenalidomide+ixazomib, in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma not suitable for stem cell transplant. …”
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Brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Women With Myocardial Infarction by Tanya M. Spruill, PhD, Chorong Park, PhD, RN, Jolaade Kalinowski, EdD, Milla E. Arabadjian, PhD, RN, Yuhe Xia, MSc, Amanda J. Shallcross, ND, MPH, Pallavi Visvanathan, PhD, Nathaniel R. Smilowitz, MD, MS, Anaïs Hausvater, MD, Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA, Hua Zhong, PhD, Ki Park, MD, Puja K. Mehta, MD, Dwithiya K. Thomas, MD, Jeffrey Trost, MD, Kevin R. Bainey, MD, Bobak Heydari, MD, Janet Wei, MD, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, PhD, RN, Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, Judith S. Hochman, MD, Harmony R. Reynolds, MD

“…Background: Elevated perceived stress is associated with adverse outcomes following myocardial infarction (MI) and may account for poorer recovery among women vs men. Objectives: This randomized controlled trial tested effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on stress levels among women with MI. …”
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Balloon Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Stenosis: Experience at a Tertiary Center in a Developing Country by Fatme A. Charafeddine, Haytham Bou Houssein, Nadine B. Kibbi, Issam M. El-Rassi, Anas M. Tabbakh, Mohammad S. Abutaqa, Ziad F. Bulbul, Nour K. Younis, Mariam T. Arabi, Fadi F. Bitar

“…Aortic valve stenosis accounts for 3–6% of congenital heart disease. Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is the preferred therapeutic intervention in many centers. …”
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Quantification of Myocardial Biomarkers in Sudden Cardiac Deaths Using a Rapid Immunofluorescence Method for Simultaneous Biomarker Analysis by Matteo Antonio Sacco, Valerio Riccardo Aquila, Saverio Gualtieri, Roberto Raffaele, Maria Cristina Verrina, Lucia Tarda, Santo Gratteri, Isabella Aquila

“…Marker levels were quantified using immunofluorescence, with cases meticulously selected to exclude confounding factors such as chronic diseases, pulmonary thromboembolism, and drowning. The study also accounted for potential degradation due to PMI, and evaluated the accuracy of point-of-care testing (POCT) in forensic samples. …”
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Chemical Composition Characteristics and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Ceramic Industrial Base during Winter by Xiang Tu, Xiaozhen Fang, Hansun Fang, Changlin Ye, Zugen Liu, Xuehui Jia, Dan He, Jinliang Wang, Hong Huang, Changwei Zou, Chenglong Yu

“…Furthermore, source apportionment using the CMB model indicated that a ceramic industry source was the main contributor to the PM2.5 mass, which accounted for about 27.9%, and this was followed by secondary formation dust sources, and gasoline/diesel vehicle exhaust emissions and motor vehicle non-exhaust emissions. …”
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Trends in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance over a 5-Year Period in Southeastern Gabon by Yann Mouanga-Ndzime, Cyrille Bisseye, Neil-Michel Longo-Pendy, Michelle Bignoumba, Anicet-Clotaire Dikoumba, Richard Onanga

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the temporal patterns of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> UTIs and antibiotic resistance, taking into account various sociodemographic, clinical, and climatic factors within the study population. …”
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Temperature-Related Bioclimatic Variables Play a Greater Role in the Spatial Distribution of Bumblebee Species in Northern Pakistan by Muhammad Naeem, Arzoo Rani, Weiyao Lyu, Huaibo Zhao, Maryam Riasat, Saail Abbas, Sabir Hussain, Nawaz Haider Bashir, Qiang Li, Huanhuan Chen

“…Temperature-related variables accounted for more than 80%, 69.4%, and 78.3% of the spatial variation in <i>B. haemorrhoidalis</i>, <i>B. rufofasciatus</i>, and <i>B. subtypicus</i>, respectively. …”
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Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (Sivelestat) in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Yuting Li, Jianjun Zhao, Jiahui Wei, Yanhong Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Ying Li, Ting Liao, Yang Hu, Bo Yuan, Xinmei Zhang, Wanyan Liu, Changgang Liu, Qingsong Cui, Shunzi Wu, Hongmei Jiang, Wenge Liu, Weiheng Liu, Hongguang Xu, Gang Li, Yuyan Cai, Liting Chen, Bingwei Chen, Dong Zhang

“…A Cox proportional hazards model that incorporated a robust sandwich-type variance estimator to account for the matched nature of the data was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR). …”
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Risk of residual/recurrent cervical diseases in HPV-positive women post-conization depends on HPV integration status by Wenyu Lin, Yuxuan Huang, Yan Zhang, Lixiang Huang, Hongning Cai, Guanxiang Huang, Ye Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Huifeng Xue, Binhua Dong, Pengming Sun

“…According to the Kaplan-Meier analysis, age ≥ 45 years (p = 0.016) and HPV integration (p = 0.035) were associated with a higher risk of residual/recurrent CIN at the 1-year follow-up. HPV 52 accounted for the majority of HPV integration genotype (3/10, 30.0%). …”
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Effects of Providing Enrichment to Broilers in an Animal Welfare Environment on Productivity, Litter Moisture, Gas Concentration (CO₂ and NH₃), Animal Welfare... by Chan-Ho Kim, Woo-Do Lee, Ji-Seon Son, Jung-Hwan Jeon, Se-Jin Lim, Su-Mi Kim

“…Analysis of all items was conducted twice, on the 19th and 27th, taking into account the farm’s feed change date and slaughter schedule. …”
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Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Liesl Zühlke, David Coetzee, Mark Engel, Natasha R Rhoda, Eunice Turawa, Imen Ayouni, Shanaaz Mathews

“…Where possible, data on prevalence, incidence and subcategories will be pooled using a random effects meta-analysis to account for variability between estimates. The I2 statistic will establish the level of heterogeneity due to variation in estimates rather than chance. …”
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A semantic strength and neural correlates in developmental dyslexia by Sladjana Lukic, Sladjana Lukic, Sladjana Lukic, Fei Jiang, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Ting Qi, Sarah M. Inkelis, Sarah M. Inkelis, Emily Rosenthal, Emily Rosenthal, Zachary Miller, Zachary Miller, Emma Wellman, Emma Wellman, Silvia A. Bunge, Silvia A. Bunge, Silvia A. Bunge, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Christa Watson Pereira, Christa Watson Pereira

“…This work highlights that inter-individual differences should be taken into account in dyslexia and reveals a cognitive area of strength for some children with dyslexia that could be leveraged for reading interventions.…”
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Computing the time-dependent activity rate using non-declustered and declustered catalogues – a first step towards time-dependent seismic hazard calculations for operational earthq... by D. Montiel-López, S. Molina, S. Molina, J. J. Galiana-Merino, J. J. Galiana-Merino, I. Gómez, I. Gómez, A. Kharazian, J. L. Soler-Llorens, J. A. Huesca-Tortosa, A. Guardiola-Villora, G. Ortuño-Sáez

“…In this work, we propose a methodology that includes the spatially gridded time-dependent <span class="inline-formula"><i>b</i></span> value and activity rate computation using seismic clusters in PSHA calculations. To account for the spatial variability and the relationship of the earthquakes with the seismic sources, we incorporate the distance from the centre of the grid cell to the closest fault and the epicentre's uncertainty into the smoothing kernel as the average distance and the variance, respectively. …”
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Intracranial CT findings in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective, cross-sectional study among Igbo population in Nigeria by Angel-Mary Anakwue, Felicitas Ugochinyere Idigo, Uloma Benedicta Nwogu, Sylvester Osita Ogbu, Anthony Nnamani, Kennedy Joseph, Camillus Chukwuemeka Ugwoke

“…Method: In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, a sample of 287 patients, who were consecutively referred to the CT Unit of the Radiology Department of Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, Nigeria, between January 2015 and December 2016, on account of trauma to the head was reviewed. Only CT scan without contrast and intracranial findings were considered. …”
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