Bloodstream Infections in Critical Care Units in England, April 2017 to March 2023: Results from the First Six Years of a National Surveillance Programme by Olivia D. Conroy, Andrea Mazzella, Hannah Choi, Jocelyn Elmes, Matt Wilson, Dimple Y. Chudasama, Sarah M. Gerver, Miroslava Mihalkova, Andrew Rhodes, A. Peter R. Wilson, Nicholas Brown, Jasmin Islam, Russell Hope

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Stratified Assessment of Urban Low-Carbon Travel Potential by Keyuan DING, Yan ZHANG, Xu ZHOU, Hai-Xu GUO, Ran PENG

“…This paper takes the cities of Shanghai and Wuhan in China as examples, conducting a stratified assessment of the low-carbon travel potential for both cities based on 19,732 daily travel origin– destination (OD) survey samples from residents. …”
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Early therapeutic drug monitoring of methotrexate and its association with acute kidney injury: A retrospective cohort study by Nicolás Tentoni, Miriam Hwang, Gabriela Villanueva, Ryan Combs, Jennifer Lowe, Laura B. Ramsey, Zachary L. Taylor, Thais Murciano Carrillo, María Dolores Aumente, Teresa López‐Viñau López, Carmelo Rizzari, Scott C. Howard

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Differences in EEG complexity of cognitive activities among subtypes of schizophrenia by Hang Qi, Jilin Zou, Zhenzhen Yao, Gaofeng Zhao, Jing Zhang, Chunlei Liu, Min Chen

“…This approach has been found to be inadequate, necessitating separate investigation.MethodsThis study was conducted at Daizhuang Hospital in Jining City, China, from January 2022 to October 2023. The study sample comprised 30 healthy controls, 19 patients with deficit schizophrenia, and 19 patients with non-deficit schizophrenia, all aged between 18 and 45 years. …”
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The necessity of gestational vitamin D supplementation depends on ambient temperature: concern for infant vitamin D status by Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu

“…Our study aims to explore this association and the necessity of maternal vitamin D supplementation when ambient temperature is less than a specific value.MethodsBased on a birth cohort study, we measured cord blood concentrations of 25(OH)D in 1419 neonates from January to September 2008 in Hefei, a new first-tier city in China. The daily mean temperature of Hefei was obtained from the China Meteorological Data Sharing Service System. …”
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Photosynthetic performance and carbon metabolism in the ear organs of oats under drought stress by Jiaqi Fang, Yuan Zhan, Baowen Zhao, Yan Zhao, Youjun Chen, Qingping Zhou, Hui Wang

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Analysis of DNA cox1 barcoding revealed novel haplotype in Schistosoma haematobium isolated from Western Sudan by Ishraga Adam Elzain, Abeer Babiker Idris, Abdul Aziz Karim, Nagla Mohamed Ahmed, Salaheldein G. Elzaki, Semih Yılmaz, Mohamed A. Hassan, Hamid Suliman Abdalla

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Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor and 14,15-Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid-Facilitated Long-Term Potentiation through cAMP and CaMKII in the Hippocampus by Han-Fang Wu, Yi-Ju Chen, Su-Zhen Wu, Chi-Wei Lee, I-Tuan Chen, Yi-Chao Lee, Chi-Chen Huang, Chung-Hsi Hsing, Chih-Wei Tang, Hui-Ching Lin

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Arbovirus exposure and subclinical myocardial dysfunction in an Indigenous population in Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study by Jandir Mendonça Nicacio, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Ricardo Khouri, Vanessa Cardoso Pereira, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo, Pedro Vinícius Amorim de Medeiros Patriota, Sávio Luiz Pereira Nunes, Jeová Cordeiro de Morais Júnior, Manoel Barral-Netto, João Augusto Costa Lima, Anderson da Costa Armstrong

“…Methods This ancillary study is part of the first phase (2016–2017) of the Project of Atherosclerosis among Indigenous Populations (PAI), a cross-sectional study involving participants from two Indigenous communities with different degrees of urbanization and a highly urbanized city in Northeast Brazil. We assessed the seroprevalence of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses in the Fulni-ô Indigenous community, the less urbanized and most traditional group. …”
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The Use of Electronic Consent (eConsent) Within the Ketamine for Long-Lasting Pain Relief After Surgery (KALPAS) Multicenter Trial by Doan LV, Burr J, Perez R, Martinez H, Cuevas R, Watt K, Wang J

“…Lisa V Doan,1,2 Jeri Burr,3 Raven Perez,1,2 Hamleini Martinez,1,2 Randy Cuevas,1,2 Kevin Watt,3 Jing Wang1,2,4 1Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Interdisciplinary Pain Research Program, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 4Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Lisa V Doan; Jing Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA, Email Lisa.doan@nyulangone.org; jing.wang2@nyulangone.orgBackground: The informed consent process has traditionally taken place in person. …”
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A maturity model for Clinical Trials Management Ecosystem by Shruti Sehgal, E. Chris Pua, Svetlana Rojevsky, Michael J. Becich, Joshua Fehrmann, Boyd M. Knosp, Adam Wilcox, Jeffery C. Talbert, Catherine K. Craven, Justin Starren

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Development of robust machine learning models for predicting flexural strengths of fiber-reinforced polymeric composites by Abdulhammed K. Hamzat, Umar T. Salman, Md Shafinur Murad, Ozkan Altay, Ersin Bahceci, Eylem Asmatulu, Mete Bakir, Ramazan Asmatulu

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Establishment of the first marine mollusk cell line from scallop (Chlamys farreri) trochophore by Zhenkui Qin, Aichang Ji, Meng Yan, Danwen Liu, Xixi Li, Xiaoli Hu, Zhifeng Zhang

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Estimation of radiation doses of population residing nearby area of uranium ore mining and processing in Kazakhstan by tooth enamel EPR spectroscopy by Kassym Zhumadilov, Alexander Ivannikov, Murat Kassymzhanov, Assel Bagramova, Issa Zhantore, Sarsenova Samal, Valeriy Stepanenko, Artem Khailov, Masaharu Hoshi

“…To assess the impact of natural and technogenic radioactivity in uranium mining enterprises on the population, an investigation by the tooth enamel EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance) dosimetry method was conducted for a group of the population living in the Stepnogorsk city (North Kazakhstan) placed near a uranium mining plant. …”
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Experiences and overall impact reported by people living with obesity: results from a multinational study by Esther Artime, Swarna Khare, Sarah Zimner-Rapuch, Josefine Redig, Caragh Flannery, Victoria Higgins, Andrea Leith, Ashley Mortimer, Bruno Halpern, Nasreen Alfaris

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Efektifitas Metode Preference Selection Index (PSI) dalam Menentukan Penyaluran Dana Bantuan Sosial COVID-19 pada Kecamatan Mandau by Teuku Radillah, Fauzansyah, Pulla Pandika Widodo, Hafiz Mursalan, Budi Permana Putra

“…To restore the economy amid this pandemic, the government is trying to provide COVID-19 social assistance funds in every sub-district in various regions, including Mandau District in Duri City, such as assistance with staple foods. However, in practice there are obstacles in the distribution of social assistance funds because the data received by sub-district officials still uses a manual recording system so that the data collection on beneficiaries is inaccurate and does not have a reference to the eligibility criteria as beneficiaries, which causes social assistance recipients to be not on target. …”
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Bienestar psicológico y satisfacción vital en adolescentes mexicanos tempranos y medios / Psychological well-being and life satisfaction in Mexicans at early and mid-adolescence by Blanca Barcelata-Eguiarte, Diego Rivas-Miranda

“…Participants were 572 students, aged 13 to 18 years (Mage=15.39; SD=1.90), from public high and senior-high schools in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. The Adolescent and Family Sociodemographic Schedule, Psychological Wellbeing Scale, and Affective-Cognitive Life Evaluation Scale were administered. …”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma: signaling pathways and therapeutic advances by Jiaojiao Zheng, Siying Wang, Lei Xia, Zhen Sun, Kui Ming Chan, René Bernards, Wenxin Qin, Jinhong Chen, Qiang Xia, Haojie Jin

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Evaluation of Delay Characteristics at A 4- Legged Signalised Intersection for Improvement in The Level of Service. A Case Study of Jinja Road Intersection. by Babirye, Joanitor

“…Increasingly, many intersections in growing urban towns i.e., Kampala city are becoming problematic due to capacity challenges resulting from rapid traffic growth. …”
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Alteration, mineralization, geochemistry and fluid inclusion investigations in Joftrud prospect area, southwest of Birjand by Omid Shareipour, Azadeh Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, Maryam Javidi Moghaddam

“…Introduction The Joftrud prospect area is located at 60 Km Birjand city, and belongs to the central Lut Block, Eastern Iran. …”
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