Cutibacterium acnes biofilm formation is influenced by bone microenvironment, implant surfaces and bacterial internalization by Jennifer Varin-Simon, Marius Colin, Frédéric Velard, Min Tang-Fichaux, Xavier Ohl, Céline Mongaret, Sophie C. Gangloff, Fany Reffuveille

“…After internalization, one of the non-PJI-related strains biofilm characteristics were affected: (i) a lower quantity of adhered bacteria (80.3-fold decrease), (ii) an increase of polysaccharides signal in biofilm and (iii) an activation of biofilm gene expressions on textured titanium disk. …”
Get full text

Validation of Farmer Perceived Soil Fertility Improving Tree Species in Agropastoral Communities of Bushenyi District by Albert. K. Muzoora, Nelson Turyahabwe, Jackson G. M. Majaliwa

“…These results give evidence that of soil improvers Erythrina abyssinica, Croton macrostachyus, and Markhamia lutea may positively affect soil fertility. Farmers' indigenous knowledge and or valuation of important tree species can be relied on, and thus, their indigenous knowledge need to be incorporated during identification of tree species for promotion in farming systems.…”
Get full text

Understanding City-Wide Ride-Sourcing Travel Flow: A Geographically Weighted Regression Approach by Chuqiao Chen, Simon Hu, Washington Y. Ochieng, Na Xie, Xiqun (Michael) Chen

“…A challenging question underlying the provision of such service is how and to what extent the built environment affects origin-destination (OD) travel flows. This paper employs the geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to analyze the OD-based ride-sourcing travel flow. …”
Get full text

Characteristics of Karst Cave Development in Urban Karst Area and Its Effect on the Stability of Subway Tunnel Construction by Fei Xue, Minjun Cai, Tianzuo Wang, Tongyang Zhao

“…The evaluation results indicate that the buried depth of the karst cave greatly affects the disturbance degree. No treatment is required for the deeply buried karst cave that is more than 7 m from the tunnel. …”
Get full text

Sexual dysfunction and quality of life across age groups in multiple sclerosis patients: a prospective cross-sectional analysis by Reza Dehghaniathar, Ali Faegh, Fahimeh Hajiakhoundi, Behnam Shakiba, Zeynab Najjar

“…Abstract Introduction As the most frequent chronic neurological disorder in young adults, Multiple sclerosis (MS) significantly affects neurological function, particularly the autonomic nervous system. …”
Get full text

Sensation seeking and risk adjustment: the role of reward sensitivity in dynamic risky decisions by Yin Qianlan, Chen Shou, Hou Tianya, Dong Wei, Taosheng Liu

“…EEG results indicated that individuals with HSS exhibited reduced neural responses to feedback compared to those with low SS, potentially affecting their feedback processing and decision-making. …”
Get full text

Mathematics Anxiety and Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study by Jen Austerberry, Thomas Mathew, Jacqueline Johnston, Maria Murphy, Kolsoom Safari, Christine Murray, Lisa McKenna

“…Methods An online survey comprising closed‐ and open‐ended questions to assess mathematics anxiety and self‐efficacy and associated factors affecting its application to practice. Focus group interviews to explore anxieties related to mathematics and students' approaches to nursing mathematics. …”
Get full text

Evolution of Orofacial Symptoms and Disease Progression in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease: Longitudinal Data from the Jönköping Parkinson Registry by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Örjan Skogar, Johan Lökk

“…Results. Hypomimia, affected speech, drooling, and impaired swallowing were present in 37.3%/91.6%, 14.1%/65.5%, 11.7%/55.3%, and 10.2%/34.5% at baseline/follow-up, respectively. …”
Get full text

Metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease and biliary lithiasis in children with Down Syndrome: a retrospective study by Renato Nisihara, Nayane Hiba Fuga, Liete Maia, Marcelo Gasparin Mansur, Fernanda Liberatti, Maiana Rossasi, Nanci Oliveira

“…The prevalence of gallstone varied widely in terms of the number and size of stones among patients, affecting 11 (8.9%) of them, with no significant difference in age or sex. …”
Get full text

Understanding emotional issues of clients approaching to nutrition counseling: A qualitative, exploratory study in Italy by Angelo R Pennella, Cristina Rubano

“…Introduction: This study aimed to explore how stressful file events and clients’ emotional feelings may affect their approach towards diet intervention, the client-nutritionist relationship, and dietary outcomes. …”
Get full text

Comprehensive Research of Scaling Prediction for Gas Reservoir Fluid considering Phase State by Heng Zheng, Chunsheng Pu

“…During the exploitation of a gas reservoir containing water, the scaling problem is usually affecting the gas production in gas wells. Although the scale formation that occurs during oil field development is quite different from the aforementioned gas field, the phase behavior plays a pivotal role in the formation of inorganic scale in gas field development. …”
Get full text

Armed violent conflict and healthcare-seeking behavior for maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. by Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju, Pia Schrage, Rabiu Ibrahim Jalo, Liliana Abreu, Max Schaub

“…While armed violent conflict disproportionately affects children's health compared to maternal health, it is noteworthy that exposure to such conflicts may inadvertently also lead to positive outcomes.…”
Get full text

The effect of air-pollution and weather exposure on mortality and hospital admission and implications for further research: A systematic scoping review. by Mary Abed Al Ahad, Frank Sullivan, Urška Demšar, Maya Melhem, Hill Kulu

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Air-pollution and weather exposure beyond certain thresholds affect human health negatively. Effect modification of important socio-demographics such as ethnicity and the interaction between air-pollution and weather is often missed in the literature. …”
Get full text

Contemporary nutrition-based interventions to reduce risk of infection among elderly long-term care residents: A scoping review. by Athanasios Psihogios, Claudia Madampage, Brent E Faught

“…Probiotic and soy-based protein interventions did not significantly affect risk of infection or lymphocyte parameters, respectively.…”
Get full text

Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…Plastic pollution has become a major environmental problem affecting ecosystems, wildlife and human health. While recent studies have mainly focused on microplastics, there is a need to assess the presence and diversity of meso- and macroplastics, which are the main sources of plastic pollution in nature due to inadequate or improper waste management strategies. …”
Get full text

COVID-19 preparedness and response in rural and remote areas: A scoping review. by Lilian Dudley, Ian Couper, Niluka Wijekoon Kannangarage, Selvan Naidoo, Clara Rodriguez Ribas, Theadora Swift Koller, Taryn Young

“…Rural livelihoods and food security were affected through disruptions to local labour markets, farm produce markets and input supply chains. …”
Get full text

A comparative study on germination of wheat grains with different anthocyanin pigmentation of the pericarp in natural or induced aging by E. I. Gordeeva, O. Y. Shoeva, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Nonetheless, the question of how these compounds affect seed viability after long-term storage has remained unexplored. …”
Get full text

Humanitarian Aid of the Red Cross and Other Public Organizations of the Netherlands To Soviet Russia During the Famine of 1921–1923 by G. G. Tsidenkov

“…The collected data allow us to identify four main channels for the receipt of Dutch humanitarian aid in the areas affected by crop failure:1) Pro-government and public charitable organizations (the Red Cross of the Netherlands, the Dutch branch of the International Union "Save the Children"), which provided aid to the population in Volga region, Crimea and in Ukraine. …”
Get full text

Rib Spalling 3D Model for Soft Coal Seam Faces with Large Mining Height in Protective Seam Mining: Theoretical and Numerical Analyses by Shuai Liu, Ke Yang, Tong Zhang, Chunan Tang

“…The development height of three overburden zones was determined, and the characteristics of the protected layer affected by mining were obtained. The results show that the failure is mainly related to the roof load, coal cohesion, internal friction angle, coal seam inclination, and sidewall protecting force. …”
Get full text

Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study by Firehiwot Haile, Selamawit Gebeyehu, Hanan Abdulkadir, Yordanos Gizachew, Mesrach Hailu

“…Globally, infertility affects 15% of couples in the reproductive age. Purpose To identify determinants of infertility among married women who attend care at public health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. …”
Get full text