Systematic review on the effects of exercise with and without breakfast consumption on cognitive performance in healthy adults by Shu-Shih Hsieh, Yu Tian, Chun-Yuan Cheng, Yung-Chih Chen

“…Eligible studies from 5 electronic databases, PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Embase, with no limitations on years and dates of publications to retrieve maximal number of literature (literature search and screen were completed on 13 December 2024). …”
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Cultures for acid-fast bacilli: are we being good stewards? by Jennifer Hanrahan, Julie D. Sill, Patricia Ver Schneider, Jessica F. Copeland, Elsie Frimpongmaa Amoako-Kissi, Ogochukwu O. Ilobi, Angela J. Toepp

“…Data were collected from the electronic medical record and included patient demographics, the service line that ordered the culture, specimen source, and culture results. …”
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Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low-income and middle-income settings: protocol for a scoping review by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Katie Curran, Prabhath Piyasena, Lisa Duke, Belma Malanda

“…Studies will be identified from electronic databases; Medline, Embase and CENTRAL (Cochrane Library). …”
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Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among garment workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Francis Fatoye, Tadesse Gebrye, Chidozie Mbada, Phoebe Apeagyei

“…Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science electronic databases were searched to identify studies published in English up to November 2022. …”
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Voice-related quality of life after total laryngectomy: a scoping review of recent evidence by Tatiana Pourliaka, Efcharis Panagopoulou, Vassiliki Siafaka

“…The search was performed across various electronic databases—PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Cohrane Library, Google scholar and Web of Science— using a broad set of keywords to capture studies addressing total laryngectomy and voice-related quality of life (VRQoL). …”
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The problem of norovirus infection in animals (literature review) by V. А. Mischenko, A. V. Mischenko, T. B. Nikeshina, O. N. Petrova, Yu. V. Brovko, A. I. Kushlubaeva

“…In fecal samples collected from diseased individuals, noroviruses along with the above-mentioned viruses were detected by electron microscopy. The noroviruses were detected in fecal samples from humans, cattle, pigs, sheep, dogs, cats, mice, as well as in pork and milk samples. …”
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Cost savings of reducing opioid prescribing for the treatment of people with low back pain in general practice: a modelling studyResearch in context by Anagha Killedar, Romi Haas, Alexandra Gorelik, Sean Docking, Rachelle Buchbinder, Chris G. Maher, Chung-Wei Christine Lin, Alison Hayes

“…These models were developed using data from the electronic medical records of 65,612 LBP patients from general practices in Victoria, Australia and from published literature. …”
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Curcumin nanocrystals ameliorate ferroptosis of diabetic nephropathy through glutathione peroxidase 4 by Mengjiao Xue, Mengjiao Xue, Yiwei Tian, Hua Zhang, Hua Zhang, Shijie Dai, Yangsheng Wu, Juan Jin, Juan Jin, Jian Chen

“…The purpose is to determine whether Cur NCs can become a promising treatment option for diabetes nephropathy by reducing ferroptosis.MethodsCur-NCs were prepared using microfluidic technology and studied using dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. HK-2 cells were treated with 30 mM HG to create a renal tubule damage cell model. …”
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Microscopic and Spectroscopic Investigation of (AlxGa1–X)2O3 Films: Unraveling the Impact of Growth Orientation and Aluminum Content by Jith Sarker, Prachi Garg, Abrar Rauf, Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Menglin Zhu, A. F. M. Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Lingyu Meng, Hongping Zhao, Jinwoo Hwang, Eric Osei‐Agyemang, Saquib Ahmed, Baishakhi Mazumder

“…A combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy, atom probe tomography (APT), and first‐principle calculations (DFT) is performed. …”
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Metasomatism and REE mineralization of the Zilair Formation sedimentary rocks in the Khudolaz complex gabbro massif exocontact zone (Chebarkul area, Southern Urals) by Evgeny I. Mikheev, Ildar R. Rakhimov, Elena O. Shaparenko, Elena I. Soroka

“…Minerals were studied using optical and scanning electron microscopy; the bulk composition of the rocks was determined by XRF and ICP-MS analytical techniques; vapor-liquid fluid inclusions in calcite were studied using microthermometry and Raman spectroscopy; the isotopic composition of carbon and oxygen was determined for metasedimentary silicate-carbonate metasomatites. …”
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The Risk Assessment of Pesticide Ingestion with Fruit and Vegetables for Consumer’s Health by Gordana Jurak, Jasna Bošnir, Domagoj Đikić, Ana Mojsović Ćuić, Iva Pavlinić Prokurica, Aleksandar Racz, Tomislav Jukić, David Stubljar, Andrej Starc

“…Body weight was measured before each pesticide application on a digital electronic Sartorius scale. Peripheral blood analysis was performed after 28-day animal exposure to pesticides. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: CKS2 induces autophagy-mediated glutathione metabolic reprogramming to facilitate ferroptosis resistance in colon cancer by Leilei Yang, Chengfeng Fang, Jiaju Han, Yufeng Ren, Zaiping Yang, Lingyan Shen, Dinghai Luo, Ruili Zhang, Yan Chen, Shenkang Zhou

“…Additionally, the impact of CKS2 on autophagy and glutathione (GSH) metabolism was investigated using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), immunofluorescence (IF) assays, WB experiments, and relevant assay kits. …”
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Higher detectability of amyloid with phenol Congo red compared with alkaline Congo red by Marta Legatowicz-Koprowska, Justyna Szczygieł, Małgorzata Mańczak, Ewa Walczak

“…The PHCR staining specificity should be verified via electron microscopy and/or mass spectrometry.…”
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Discussion on the Mechanism of Gandoufumu Decoction Attenuates Liver Damage of Wilson’s Disease by Inhibiting Autophagy through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway Based on Network Pharmacol... by Lulu Tang, Chenling Zhao, Jing Zhang, Ting Dong, Huaizhen Chen, Taohua Wei, Jiuxiang Wang, Wenming Yang

“…Hematoxylin-eosin (HE), Masson, and Sirius red staining were used for the characterization of liver pathological changes. Transmission electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and Western blot analyses were used to evaluate autophagy activity. …”
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On the formation of thermal barrier coatings by magnetron sputtering by Gennady V. Kachalin, Konstantin S. Medvedev, Aleksey F. Mednikov, Olga S. Zilova, Aleksandr B. Tkhabisimov, Dmitriy I. Ilyukhin, Vladislav A. Kasyanenko

“…This paper gives a comparison of the results of mass-spectrometric studies of the hysteresis of the oxygen partial pressure inherent in the technology for producing oxide films; the influence of the target type on the coating growth rate; studies of the structure of thermal barrier coatings using the scanning electron microscopy method; and the elemental composition of coatings based on zirconium dioxide partially stabilised with yttrium oxide – YSZ. …”
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Systematic review of changed smoking behaviour, smoking cessation and psychological states of smokers according to cigarette type during the COVID-19 pandemic by Eunsil Cheon, Hae-ryoung Chun, Ji-eun Hwang

“…We used the keywords COVID-19, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and psychological factors in PubMed and ScienceDirect and found papers published between January and December 2020.Data selection We included articles in full text, written in English, and that surveyed adults. …”
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On the Properties of and Ionospheric Conditions Associated With a Mid‐Latitude Scintillation Event Observed Over Southern United States by F. S. Rodrigues, J. G. Socola, A. O. Moraes, C. Martinis, D. A. Hickey

“…Additionally, simultaneous airglow observations and ionospheric total electron content (TEC) maps provided insight on the conditions leading to observed scintillations. …”
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Optimizing Neurobehavioral Assessment for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: Proposal of a Comprehensive Pre-Assessment Checklist for Clinicians by Kristen Keech, Caroline Schnakers, Brooke Murtaugh, Katherine O’Brien, Beth Slomine, Marie-Michèle Briand, Rita Formisano, Aurore Thibaut, Anna Estraneo, Enrique Noé, Olivia Gosseries, Liliana da Conceição Teixeira

“…Once finalized, the checklist was electronically distributed to clinicians with a range of experience in neurobehavioral assessment with DoC. …”
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Measurement properties of the Traumatic Brain Injury Quality of Life (TBI-QoL) and Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QoL) measurement systems: a systematic review by Rebecca Ataman, Rehab Alhasani, Line Auneau-Enjalbert, Adria Quigley, Henry Ukachukwu Michael, Sara Ahmed

“…Methods We used the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) framework for evaluating measures to guide this systematic review. We searched nine electronic databases and registries, and hand-searched reference lists of included articles. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Acidic Solutions and Sodium Fluoride on Surface Roughness of Two Types of CAD-CAM Dental Ceramics by Elham Farhadi, Hamid Kermanshah, Shiva Rafizadeh, Reza Saeedi, Ladan Ranjbar Omrani

“…The surface roughness changes of three specimens of each group were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Data were analyzed using one-way and two-way ANOVA, Tukey’s test, and independent t-test. …”
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