Effects of Calcium-Oxide-Modified Biochar on the Anaerobic Digestion of Vacuum Blackwater by Ping Fa Chiang, Teng Ling Zhang, Abdulmoseen Segun Giwa, Ndungutse Jean Maurice, Mugabekazi Joie Claire, Nasir Ali, Ehtisham Shafique, Mohammadtaghi Vakili

“…Anaerobic digestion (AD) has emerged as a promising alternative, offering benefits such as biogas production and digestate generation. …”
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Immediate management of a cirrhosis-induced severe pericardial effusion: a case report and review of the literature by Maryam Taheri, Arash Hassanpour Dargah, Pedram Ramezani, Mohsen Anafje, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

“…Imaging studies, including electrocardiogram, computed tomography angiography, and transthoracic echocardiogram, confirmed large pericardial effusion with signs of cardiac tamponade. Emergency pericardiocentesis was performed, aspirating 500 mL of serosanguinous fluid. …”
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Anxiety disorders and the gut microbiota: a bibliometric and visual analysis by Linli Guo, Linli Guo, Qin Ding, Qin Ding, Qing Li, Danping Zheng, Danping Zheng, Linglin Guo, Linglin Guo, Xiaotao Cao, Xiaotao Cao, Qianqian Mou, Qianqian Mou

“…Key research themes in recent years have included anxiety, gut microbiota, depression, stress, gut-brain axis, and probiotics, all of which are likely to be important future research directions.ConclusionThis analysis has key research areas and emerging trends, including risk factors, stressors, inflammatory responses, the gut-brain axis, and probiotics. …”
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Review of climate-resilient agriculture for ensuring food security: Sustainability opportunities and challenges of India by Satiprasad Sahoo, Chiranjit Singha, Ajit Govind, Armin Moghimi

“…GRACE data indicated that northwestern India emerged as a critical water scarcity hotspot, displaying negative trends of around −7.413 cm per year. …”
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Transcriptomic signatures of severe acute mountain sickness during rapid ascent to 4,300 m by Ruoting Yang, Aarti Gautam, Rasha Hammamieh, Robert C. Roach, Beth A. Beidleman

“…Biomarker panels were developed for diagnostic and predictive purposes.ResultsAt HA, hemoglobin-related genes (HBA1, HBA2, and HBB) and phosphodiesterase 5A (PDE5A) emerged as key differentiators between AMS+ and AMS− individuals. …”
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“It doesn’t make any sense to even try”: the disruptive impact of COVID-19’s first wave on people with chronic pain using medical cannabis in New York by Yuval Zolotov, Jacinta Lomba, Megan Ghiroli, Mariya Masyukova, Julia H. Arnsten, Joanna L. Starrels, Jonathan Ross, Chinazo O. Cunningham, Deepika E. Slawek

“…Understanding pandemic-era barriers may inform policies in ongoing and future public health emergencies.…”
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American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score: a study protocol for the translation and validation of the Dutch language version by Cornelis H Van der Vlies, Esther M M van Lieshout, Michael H J Verhofstad, Duncan E Meuffels, A Siebe de Boer, Wim E Tuinebreijer, P Ted Den Hoed

“…The main aims of this study are to translate and culturally adapt the AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Score questionnaire into Dutch according to international guidelines, and to evaluate the measurement properties of the AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Score-Dutch language version (DLV) in patients with a unilateral ankle or hindfoot fracture.Methods and analysis The design of the study will be a multicentre prospective observational study (case series) in patients who presented to the emergency department with a unilateral ankle or hindfoot fracture or (fracture) dislocation. …”
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KLRB1 expression in nasopharyngeal mucosa as a prognostic biomarker in COVID-19 patients by Marilina García-Aranda, María Ángeles Onieva, Desirée Martín-García, Raúl Quirós, Inmaculada López, María Padilla-Ruiz, Teresa Téllez, Beatriz Martínez-Gálvez, María Luisa Hortas, Alberto García-Galindo, José González-Gomariz, Rubén Armañanzas, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, Alfonso Serrano, Isabel Barragán-Mallofret, Maximino Redondo

“…Comparative analysis identified four genes, with KLRB1 (Killer cell lectin like receptor B1) (Odds Ratio OR 0.5, 95% CI: 0.27–0.96), along with age (OR 3.3, 95% CI: 1.25–8.93) emerging as independent prognostic markers in multivariate analysis. …”
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Green synthesis and characterization of NiO/Hydroxyapatite nanocomposites in the presence of peppermint extract and investigation of their antibacterial activities against Pseudomo... by Ali Shakerimoghaddam, Hayder Jihad Majeed, Ali Jawad Hashim, May Jaleel Abed, Layth S. Jasim, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…As a result of the interesting structural properties of nanomaterials, nanoscience-based methods have emerged as promising ways to increase the movement of existing antimicrobials. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of renal outcomes in diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis : a retrospective single-center study from Western China by Shan Wen, Shasha Chen, Yingying Lin, Guisen Li, Ping Zhang, Wei Wang

“…Furthermore, among Type II patients, IgA nephropathy emerged as the most prevalent condition. The cumulative 5-year kidney survival rates were 50% for patients with IgA nephropathy, 64% for lupus nephritis, and 70% for Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis. …”
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Application of cold atmospheric plasma for decontamination of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins: a systematic review by Amanda Cristina Dias de Oliveira, Sher Ali, Carlos Humberto Corassin, Sana Ullah, Karina Nascimento Pereira, James Leon Walsh, Nataša Hojnik, Carlos Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira

“…Current research focuses on innovative technologies to mitigate mycotoxins, with cold atmospheric pressure plasma emerging as a promising decontamination method.MethodThis systematic review aimed at describing recent advances in the application of cold atmospheric plasma for the decontamination of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins.Results and discussionCold atmospheric plasma offers a sustainable and cost effective solution to preserve food quality while inactivating toxigenic fungi and degrading mycotoxins. …”
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Prone Positioning and Intravenous Zanamivir may Represent Effective Alternatives for Patients with Severe ARDS Virus A (H1N1) Related Pneumonia in Hospitals with no Access to ECM... by Giuseppe Gristina, Giuseppe Nardi, Daniela Orazi, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Maria Beatrice Valli, Eleonora Lalle, Stefano Menzo, Luigi Riccioni, Maria Pia Camporiondo

“…Moreover the PCR test for A H1N1 virus was sporadically available and the emergency departments of even the largest institutions could rely only on the rapid test for the urgent screening of patients with pneumonia and respiratory failure. …”
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Multicentre, multitime, multidimension, prospective follow-up cohort study on patients during the first wave of COVID-19 in China: a study protocol by Ming Zhang, Xuan Niu, Tonghui Liu, Chao Zheng, Huijie Yuan, Yanan Zhu, Huiping Liu, Shan Wu, Zhaoyao Luo, Jia Zhu, Danwei Hou, Tianhua Wei, Zhimin Zhu, Weipeng Huang, Weixian Bai, Xinyi Yu, Wenrui Bao

“…Introduction During the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, the surge of COVID-19 cases was rapid and drastic. Emerging evidence suggests that beyond the acute phase, patients with COVID-19 may experience a wide range of postacute or long COVID sequelae. …”
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Chromothripsis in Treatment Resistance in Multiple Myeloma by Kyoung Joo Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Ji Yeon Sohn, Eunyoung Lee, Hyewon Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…Recently, the term chromothripsis has emerged, which is the massive but highly localized chromosomal rearrangement in response to a one-step catastrophic event. …”
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Vimentin as a contributing factor in SARS-CoV-2-induced orchitis on postmortem testicular autopsy of COVID-19 cases: A case-control study by Soheila Akaberi-Nasrabadi, Azam Sabbaghi, Behzad M. Toosi, Parsa Ghorbanifaraz, Gholam-Reza Mahmoudiasl, Abbas Aliaghaei, Hajarsadat Faghihi Hosseinabadi, Shahrokh Paktinat, Mohammad-Amin Abdollahifar

“…The causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), uses distinct receptors and co-receptors to enter host cells. Vimentin has emerged as a potential co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 due to the high level of vimentin expression in testis tissue. …”
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CD300E+ macrophages facilitate liver regeneration after splenectomy in decompensated cirrhotic patients by Tao Yang, Yuan Zhang, Chujun Duan, Hui Liu, Dong Wang, Qingshan Liang, Xiao Chen, Jingchang Ma, Kun Cheng, Yong Chen, Ran Zhuang, Jikai Yin

“…CD300E+ macrophages are anticipated to emerge as a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of liver cirrhosis.…”
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Delineating urban flooding when incorporating community stormwater knowledge by Madeline Scolio, Peleg Kremer, Virginia Smith, Achira Amur, Bridget Wadzuk, Kate Homet, Eric Devlin, Md Abdullah Al Mehedi, Laura Moore

“…An array of data, including remotely sensed satellite imagery after major flooding events, Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Special Flood Hazard Areas, First Street Foundation’s Flood Factor, road closures, National Flood Insurance Program claims, and community surveys, were compared for the study areas. …”
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Mapping neonatal vulnerability using the Small Vulnerable Newborn (SVN) framework—secondary analysis of PRISMA Pakistan studyResearch in context by Hajra Malik, Nida Yazdani, Sameeta Kumari, Sheikh Asad Jamal, Muhammad Kashif, Azqa Mazhar, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…Maternal undernutrition (MUAC <23 cm) increased the risk of SVN by 17% (aRR 1.17, 95% CI 1.05–1.31). SVN also emerged as a significant predictor of neonatal mortality, quadrupling the risk (aRR 4.52, 95% CI 2.42–8.46). …”
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Dynamic high resolution US as primary tool in comparison to MRI in evaluation of TMJ disk anterior displacement by Ahmed Y. Ashour, Abdalwhab M.A. Zwiri, Ahmed H. Ali, Ahmed M. Mostafa, Bahaa-Eldin A. Moustafa, Husseini F. EL boraey, Alshimaa Y. Ashour, Elsayed M. Abd El-Hamid

“…Among these modalities, dynamic high-resolution ultrasound (US) emerges as a potential non-invasive, radiation-free method. …”
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Isolation and optimization of Bacillus thuringiensis BRB-3 isolated from germinated black upland rice seeds for GABA production by Rungnapha Wannasutta, Sophon Boonlue, Nuntavun Riddech, Wiyada Mongkolthanaruk

“…Among these, thirteen isolates exhibited positive GAD activity. The BRB-3 strain emerged as the most promising, producing the highest GABA levels (4.54 g/L) at an optimal pH of 6.5. …”
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