Combining genotyping approaches improves resolution for association mapping: a case study in tropical maize under water stress conditions by Fernanda Carla Ferreira de Pontes, Ingrid Pinheiro Machado, Maria Valnice de Souza Silveira, Antônio Lucas Aguiar Lobo, Felipe Sabadin, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Júlio César DoVale

“…In total, 46, 34, and 31 SNP were identified in the SNP-Array, GBS-B73, and GBS-Mock scenarios, respectively, across the two water levels, associated with the evaluated traits following the comparative analysis of each genotyping method individually. Overall, the identified candidate genes varied along the various scenarios but had the same functionality. …”
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Factors associated with perceived changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in the Brazilian university community during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“…Results: A total of 4,809 individuals participated (65.8% women and 74.0% students). …”
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L’amphithéâtre de Reims/Durocortorum : nouveaux éléments de localisation et de datation by Pierre Mathelart

“…Abundant material goods were retrieved, primarily ceramics (2,757 fragments, minimum number of individuals [MNI]: 216), discarded in the fillings of the hollow structures at the time of the abandonment of these early settlements, prior to the construction of the performance building. …”
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Improving Patient Outcomes in mTBI: The Role of Integrated Nursing Interventions in the Emergency Department by Feng T, Zhao P, Wang J, Du X, Ai M, Yang J, Li J

“…For instance, the use of patient education combined with individualized pain management strategies. Logistic regression analysis revealed that Integrated Nursing Interventions were associated with a significant reduction in in-hospital mortality (OR=1.828, 95% CI: 1.619– 2.318, P< 0.001). …”
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Presenting a Model of Self-sacrificial behaviors of Leaders in Organizations; Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) Method by Amir Hossein Abdallahzadeh, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Hossein Imani

“…This means that the motivation to serve, as one of the antecedents of altruistic behavior, is influenced by the occurrence of critical conditions and the presence of core values, goals, and ideals of the individual. The remaining three components in the model—positive self-concept, resilience, and social representation—have the least influence and the most dependence on other components, indicating that they are more influenced by other components in the model. …”
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Assessing the comparative effectiveness of ECHO and coaching implementation strategies in a jail/provider MOUD implementation trial by Todd Molfenter, Jessica Vechinski, Jee-Seon Kim, Jingru Zhang, Lionel Meng, Jessica Tveit, Lynn Madden, Faye S. Taxman

“…Abstract Background For nearly two decades, it has been widely recognized that individuals in jail settings have a high prevalence of opioid use disorders (OUD) and are highly susceptible to fatal overdose upon their release. …”
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Heart Rate in Hypertension: Review and Expert Opinion by Jamshed Dalal, Arup Dasbiswas, Immaneni Sathyamurthy, Srinivasa Rao Maddury, Prafulla Kerkar, Sandeep Bansal, Joy Thomas, Sankar Chandra Mandal, Soura Mookerjee, Sivakadaksham Natarajan, Viveka Kumar, Nishith Chandra, Aziz Khan, R. Vijayakumar, J. P. S. Sawhney

“…A linear association between the two is observed especially in individuals with HR >80 bpm. (iii) A reduced HR variability further adds to the propensity for the development of HTN, especially in men. …”
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Artificial Liver Support Systems in Acute Liver Failure and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Robert S. Brown, Jr, MD, MPH, Robert A. Fisher, MD, FACS, TACC, Ram M. Subramanian, MD, MBA, Adam Griesemer, MD, Milene Fernandes, PharmD, MSc, William H. Thatcher, MS, Kathryn Stiede, BS, Michael Curtis, PhD

“…The Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool and Joanna Briggs Institute checklists were used to assess individual study risk of bias. Meta-analysis of mortality at 28–30 days post-support system initiation and frequency of at least one serious adverse event (SAE) generated pooled risk ratios (RRs), based on random (mortality) or fixed (SAE) effects models. …”
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Interleukin-1 Gene Variability and Plasma Levels in Czech Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Diabetes Mellitus by Petra Borilova Linhartova, Hana Poskerova, Marie Tomandlova, Jirina Bartova, Katerina Kankova, Antonin Fassmann, Lydie Izakovicova Holla

“…The aim of this study was to analyze variability in interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene cluster and IL-1β plasma levels in patients with CP, DM, and a combination of both diseases. A total of 1016 individuals participating in this case-control study—225 healthy controls, 264 patients with CP, 132 with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), and 395 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)—were genotyped using methods based on polymerase chain reaction for IL-1 gene polymorphisms (IL-1A (−889C/T, rs1800587), IL-1B (+3953C/T, rs1143634), and IL-1RN (gene for IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-1RA, 86 bp tandem repeats in intron 2)). …”
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Values and professional identity of student-age population by I. A. Koch, В. A. Orlov

“…One third of respondents are confident that it will give them the opportunity to build a career and to become the holders of high social status; thus, the students understand that it is necessary to acquire high qualification and to have individual abilities and skills for the future profession. …”
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Sociodemographic predictors of flourishing among community older adults in China by Xin Yi, Xiaoyun Liu, Xiaoqun Liu, Gang Chen, Yujie Xie, Chenhao Lin, Hangqin Lv, Yingchun Li, Shuang Wu

“…In recent years, however, scholars in positive psychology have suggested that this may ignore the impact of individuals’ positive psychological qualities, such as well-being. …”
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Rescue of in vitro models of CSF1R-related adult-onset leukodystrophy by iluzanebart: mechanisms and therapeutic implications of TREM2 agonism by Kelley C. Larson, Frederick W. Gergits, Abigail J. Renoux, Elizabeth J. Weisman, Borislav Dejanovic, Liyue Huang, Bhaumik Pandya, Donald G. McLaren, Berkley A. Lynch, Richard Fisher, Evan Thackaberry, David Gray, Francois Gaudreault, Christian Mirescu

“…These findings demonstrate that iluzanebart is a potent and selective TREM2 agonistic antibody, with pharmacology that supports the hypothesis that TREM2 activation can compensate for CSF1R dysfunction and its continued clinical development for individuals with CSF1R-ALSP.…”
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Comparing prediction accuracy for 30-day readmission following primary total knee arthroplasty: the ACS-NSQIP risk calculator versus a novel artificial neural network model by Anirudh Buddhiraju, Michelle Riyo Shimizu, Tony Lin-Wei Chen, Henry Hojoon Seo, Blake M. Bacevich, Pengwei Xiao, Young-Min Kwon

“…Although the prediction of individualized readmission risk may inform appropriate preoperative interventions, current predictive models, such as the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) surgical risk calculator (SRC), have limited utility. …”
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Three-dimensional analysis of facial morphology in nine-year-old children with different unilateral orofacial clefts compared to normative data by Marjolein Crins-de Koning, Robin Bruggink, Marloes Nienhuijs, Till Wagner, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Edwin M. Ongkosuwito

“…For fusion vs differentiation defects, no statistically significant differences were observed, neither for the complete face nor for any of the individual regions. Conclusion The findings demonstrate statistically significant differences in the upper lip region between children with UCL and those with UCLP, particularly with greater upper lip retrusion in the UCLP group. …”
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Association between the low-density lipoprotein to high-density lipoprotein ratio and prognosis in critically ill intracerebral hemorrhage patients: a retrospective cohort study fr... by Yuchen Liu, Houxin Fu, Yue Wang, Yi Zhong, Rongting Zhang, Jingxuan Sun, Tianquan Yang, Yong Han, Yongjun Xiang, Bin Yuan, Ruxuan Zhou, Min Chen, Hangzhou Wang

“…It may aid clinicians in identifying high-risk individuals and providing timely interventions.…”
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Prediction of growth and feed efficiency in mink using machine learning algorithms by A. Shirzadifar, G. Manafiazar, P. Davoudi, D. Do, G. Hu, Y. Miar

“…However, the FE measures have not been widely adopted for the mink due to the high cost of periodically measuring BW and daily feed intake. Measuring individual daily feed intake and BW is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and stressful for the animals and mink producers. …”
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The lean body mass to visceral fat mass ratio is negatively associated with cardiometabolic disorders: a cross-sectional study by Ya Shao, Na Wang, Meiling Shao, Bin Liu, Yu Wang, Yan Yang, Longti Li, Huiqin Zhong

“…This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in the United States and included 10,867 individuals. Logistic regression was employed to explore the association between LMI/VFMI and cardiometabolic disorders. …”
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The prognostic role of vasculoendothelial growth factor A in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction during 6-months follow-up period by N.P. Kopytsya, I.M. Кutya, I.V. Rodionova, Ya.V. Hilova

“…The control group consisted of 30 healthy individuals. The blood flow was restored at the level of ТІМІ III in patients included in the study. …”
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Pattern of antibiotic dispensing at pharmacies according to access, watch, reserve (AWaRe) classification: multicenter study after COVID-19 waves in different districts of Pakistan by Faiz Ullah Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Aqsa Sajjad, Tawseef Ahmad, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Sayyad Ali, Kamran Hidayat Ullah, Shahid Shah

“…In all bivariate and multivariate models, male gender was associated with reduced likelihood (COR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.12–0.72; p = 0.0079 and AOR: 0.03, 95% CI: 0.005–0.15; p = 0.0001). Individuals aged 30 years and older exhibited increased odds of dispensing in both bivariate (COR: 3.67, 95% CI: 1.69–8.87; p = 0.0018) and multivariate analyses (AOR: 9.44, 95% CI: 2.55–61.70; p = 0.001). …”
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Editorial by Editor

“…Inspired by the vision of the eminent scholar and visionary, Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya, the university remains committed to fostering education and research that blends science and spirituality, nurturing individuals who embody selflessness, compassion, and wisdom. …”
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