Post-COVID-19 resurgence of scabies’ cases in the Lazio Region, Italy: a new emerging public health threat? by Martina Spaziante, Alessandro Agresta, Maurizio D’Amato, Gabriella De Carli, Gilda Tonziello, Valentina Vantaggio, Giorgio Nicolò Malatesta, Enrico Girardi, Alessandra Barca, Paola Scognamiglio, Francesco Vairo

“…Abstract Scabies represents a global health issue and in 2017 was added to the World Health Organization’s list of neglected tropical diseases. …”
Get full text

Three-dimensional transport of coral larvae and associated population connectivity in the coastal area of Okinawa Island, Japan by Zhang Tianrui, Uchiyama Yusuke, Takeyasu Kimika

“…In recent years, global warming has intensified coral bleaching worldwide. …”
Get full text

Response of Soil CO2 Emission and Summer Maize Yield to Plant Density and Straw Mulching in the North China Plain by Quanru Liu, Xinhui Liu, Chengyue Bian, Changjian Ma, Kun Lang, Huifang Han, Quanqi Li

“…Demand for food security and the current global warming situation make high and strict demands on the North China Plain for both food production and the inhibition of agricultural carbon emissions. …”
Get full text

Improving the Performance of Whale Optimization Algorithm through OpenCL-Based FPGA Accelerator by Qiangqiang Jiang, Yuanjun Guo, Zhile Yang, Zheng Wang, Dongsheng Yang, Xianyu Zhou

“…Whale optimization algorithm (WOA), known as a novel nature-inspired swarm optimization algorithm, demonstrates superiority in handling global continuous optimization problems. However, its performance deteriorates when applied to large-scale complex problems due to rapidly increasing execution time required for huge computational tasks. …”
Get full text

Strategies to reduce reliance on soya bean meal and palm kernel meal in livestock nutrition by J.M. Wilkinson, R.H. Young

“…Greenhouse gas emissions and loss of wildlife habitats have stimulated growing global concern over the continued expansion of soya bean and palm oilseed production on land recently converted from forest and natural grasslands. …”
Get full text

Safety and efficacy of the amino acid-crosslinked hyaluronic acid in the treatment of temple hollowing by Yanping Guo, Puzhen Li, Wuhan Wei, Qiang Li, Caiqi Shen, Xiaoying Zhuo, Yujie Luo, Jie Liu, Peisheng Jin, Xueyang Li

“…All subjects were assessed at the 12-month follow-up visit using the THS, Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS), ultrasound, and three-dimensional scanning. …”
Get full text

Evolution of Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics: From Conventional Drugs to Medicinal Plants, Immunotherapy, Microbiotherapy and Nanotherapy by Emma Ortiz-Islas, Pedro Montes, Citlali Ekaterina Rodríguez-Pérez, Elizabeth Ruiz-Sánchez, Talía Sánchez-Barbosa, Diego Pichardo-Rojas, Cecilia Zavala-Tecuapetla, Karla Carvajal-Aguilera, Victoria Campos-Peña

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) represents an escalating global health crisis, constituting the leading cause of dementia among the elderly and profoundly impairing their quality of life. …”
Get full text

Comparison of Prevalence of Synovitis by Ultrasound Assessment in Subjects Exposed or Not to Self-Reported Physical Overexertion: The Monday’s Synovitis by C. A. Guillén Astete, A. Boteanu, A. Zea Mendoza

“…Presence of carpal synovial hypertrophy, synovial fluid/effusion, and power-Doppler signal was statistically higher in subjects who carried out an overexertion the day before the study than the rest of subjects when the dominant hand was assessed. Globally, presence of any synovitis ultrasonographic finding was statistically higher in subjects who were studied on Monday than Friday (34.9% versus 12.1%) and in subjects who self-reported an overexertion the day before compared to the rest of subjects (47.7 versus 11.5%). …”
Get full text

Bayesian neural network modelling for estimating ecological footprints and blue economy sustainability across G20 nations by Muhammad Akhtar, Jian Xu, Umair Kashif, Kishwar Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Haris

“…Oceans provide both solutions and boosts to a sustainable environment and economy, given the growing need for resources to accomplish the global food, water, and energy nexus and the rapid reduction in land-based supplies. …”
Get full text

Algunas consideraciones acerca de cómo concebir estrategias de educación estética en la Educación Médica Superior by Lian Roque Roque, Carlos Lázaro Nodals García, Blanca Garcés Garcés, Ana María Molina Gómez

“…Se analiza el encargo social del prestador de servicios de salud que forman las universidades en Cuba, y el contexto actual en que se desarrolla la formación de ese recurso humano, las influencias del proceso de estetización global de la sociedad, la tendencia de la estética del siglo XXI, el papel del gusto estético en esta tarea y el lugar del trabajo educativo y la extensión universitaria en la articulación sistémica de las estrategias trazadas. …”
Get full text

Vascularization, Innervation, and Inflammation: Pathways Connecting the Heart–Brain Axis and Implications in a Clinical Setting by Alexa R. Lauinger, Joseph J. Sepe

“…With an aging population, the incidence of both ischemic heart disease and strokes have become the most prevalent diseases globally. These diseases have similar risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, and smoking. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Faecal Microbiota Following Probiotics in Infants of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Trial: Protocol for Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial by Gayatri Athalye-Jape, Chandra Prakash Rath, Harshad Panchal, Archita Mishra, Dorothy Graham, Sanjay Patole

“…(1) Background: The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is rising globally. The current evidence indicates that GDM, especially in conjunction with maternal overweight, can alter the composition of infants’ gut microbiota, potentially increasing the risk of inflammatory diseases, metabolic disorders, and neurodevelopmental issues later in life. …”
Get full text

Grazing increased alpine grassland soil respiration rates on the Tibetan Plateau by Yahui Mao, Yahui Mao, Yangong Du, Yangong Du, Kelong Chen, Kelong Chen

“…Both air temperature and soil organic carbon significantly increased grassland ecosystem respiration rate, explaining 38.47% and 22.57% of variance heterogeneity.DiscussionIn addition, both future global warming and increasing soil organic carbon would increase alpine grassland CO2 emission rates on the Tibetan Plateau.…”
Get full text

Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

“…Secondary outcomes will include physical function, range of motion, global perception of change and treatment adherence.Ethics and dissemination This protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee Health Sciences College of Trairi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (number: 6.821.408). …”
Get full text

Exploring the anticandida potentials of nanoparticles fabricated from tea leaf (Camellia sinensis) extracts: a systematic review by Naheem Adekilekun Tijani, Abdullateef Opeyemi Afolabi, Fred Mutanule, Sujithkumar Ganesh Moorthy, Danladi Makeri

“…Abstract Globally, large proportions of Candida species are becoming a major threat to human health as they are developing resistance to most available antifungal drugs. …”
Get full text

Integrated gene expression and alternative splicing analysis in human and mouse models of Rett syndrome by Silvia Gioiosa, Silvia Gasparini, Carlo Presutti, Arianna Rinaldi, Tiziana Castrignanò, Cecilia Mannironi

“…How the loss or defective function of MeCP2 mediates RTT is still poorly understood. MeCP2 is a global gene expression regulator, acting at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. …”
Get full text

The Empowerment of High-Impact Educational Practice Construct Based on Kelantan Rabbani Education Policy by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nur Shahidah Ab Hamid, Mazlan Ibrahim, Azizi Umar

“…In conclusion, this study found that DPRK deserves to be dignified as a HIEP quality empowerment module and officially practised in national and global higher education systems. …”
Get full text

Mapping the “catscape” formed by a population of pet cats with outdoor access by Richard Bischof, Nina Rosita Hansen, Øyvind Skarsgard Nyheim, Astrid Kisen, Lillian Prestmoen, Torbjørn Haugaasen

“…Abstract The domestic cat (Felis catus) is among the most popular companion animals and most abundant carnivores globally. It is also a pet with an immense ecological footprint because even non-feral and food-subsidized cats can be prolific predators. …”
Get full text

Electrosynthesis of ethylene glycol from biomass glycerol by Haoyuan Chi, Zhanpeng Liang, Siyu Kuang, Yaxin Jin, Minglu Li, Tianxiang Yan, Jianlong Lin, Shuangyin Wang, Sheng Zhang, Xinbin Ma

“…Abstract Ethylene glycol, a widely used chemical, has a large global capacity exceeding 40 million tons per year. …”
Get full text

S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Augmentation in Patients with Stage II Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder: An Open Label, Fixed Dose, Single-Blind Study by Domenico De Berardis, Stefano Marini, Nicola Serroni, Gabriella Rapini, Felice Iasevoli, Alessandro Valchera, Maria Signorelli, Eugenio Aguglia, Giampaolo Perna, Anatolia Salone, Giuseppe Di Iorio, Giovanni Martinotti, Massimo Di Giannantonio

“…The primary outcome measure was the change from baseline in total score on Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D). The Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) was rated at the endpoint. …”
Get full text