Microbiota, parasitic infections and their relationship with nutritional status and neurocognitive functioning in children from Ecuador—Proyecto Guagua: research protocol for a cro... by Sandra Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Renata Alejandra Alvarado-Barba, Cristina Gabriela Ríos-Romero, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Ruth Irene Arias-Gutiérrez, Manuel Pérez-Quintana, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz

“…IntroductionThis protocol outlines the Proyecto Guagua, which aims to explore the relationship between the characteristics of the gut microbiota, parasitic infections, nutritional status, and neurocognitive functioning in school-age children in Ecuador.Methods and analysisProyecto Guagua is a cross-sectional observational study funded by the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. It is being carried out in several counties across different geographical regions in Ecuador, including Galápagos. …”
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Anesthesia for pregnant patients with symptomatic neurological disease: 13 years’ experience from a tertiary care center by Stefano Catarci, Bruno Antonio Zanfini, Marco Scorzoni, Salvatore De Martino, Pietro Paolo Giuri, Luciano Frassanito, Gian Luigi Gonnella, Emanuele Capone, Francesco Vitale Di Maio, Giovanni Maddaloni, Antonio Lanzone, Gaetano Draisci

“…Methods To assess the type of anesthesiologic management performed for delivery in obstetric patients with preexisting neurological disease and who reported significant neurological symptoms during pregnancy, a retrospective observational study was carried out between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2021. …”
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Determinants of Banten Young People's Intention to Pay Waqf Through Digital Platforms by Mohamad Ainun Najib, Yayat Sujatna

“…This study uses an associative quantitative approach, the analysis was carried out using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the SmartPLS application tool to test seven hypotheses of the relationship between variables in the model. …”
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Évaluation de la prescription et de l’utilisation des benzodiazépines dans la ville de Sidi Bel-Abbès by Derouicha Matmour, Mounia Medjeber, Yassine Merad

“…Methods-: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from February 01st, 2018 to June 30th, 2018 evaluating the prescription and use of BZDs in of Sidi Bel-Abbès by means of a questionnaire distributed to patients from the psychiatric hospital, the CHU psychiatry department and community pharmacists. …”
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Interpreting IGF-1 in children treated with recombinant growth hormone: challenges during early puberty by Helena-Jamin Ly, Helena-Jamin Ly, Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren, Hans Fors, Hans Fors, Staffan Nilsson, Jovanna Dahlgren, Jovanna Dahlgren

“…For boys with testes size <4 mL, 24 out of the 153 (15.7%) testosterone samples were above the pubertal cut-off, ≥0.47 nmol/L. …”
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Shaoyao Gancao decoction alleviates paclitaxel-induced cognitive impairment by activating PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway to inhibit NETs formation by Xu Ying, Su Yue, Hu Yuwen, Li Xiang, Zhou Ziyan, Yuan Ningning, Ji Xiaowei, Jiang Ruoyu, Wang Wenzhu, Zhang Yafeng, Zhai Guojie, Cheng Xiaolan

“…Herein, our work was set out to study the potential role and possible mechanism of SGD in PICI through network pharmacology, Mendelian analysis and animal experiments. …”
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JWST Discovery of a Very Fast Biconical Outflow of Warm Molecular Gas in the Nearby Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy F08572+3915 NW by Kylie Yui Dan, Jerome Seebeck, Sylvain Veilleux, David Rupke, Eduardo Gonzalez-Alfonso, Ismael Garcia-Bernete, Weizhe Liu, Dieter Lutz, Marcio Melendez, Miguel Pereira Santaella, Eckhard Sturm, Francesco Tombesi

“…The outflow maintains a relatively constant median (maximum) projected velocity of 1100 km s ^−1 (3000 km s ^−1 ) out to ∼1.4 kpc from the nucleus. The outflowing H _2 material is slightly warmer (640–700 K) than the rotating disk material (460–520 K), perhaps due to shock heating in the highly turbulent outflowing material. …”
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Application of iron-rich slag to capture carbon dioxide gas through direct gas-solid carbonation by F. Abdul, R.F. Rahman, K.A. Purwanto, F.I. Ma'ruf, Y. Setiyorini, V.A. Setyowati, S. Pintowantoro

“…The kinetics analysis was also carried out using several models, such as mass transport, chemical reaction, and diffusion-controlled model to estimate the carbón dioxide capture mechanism that occurs.FINDING: The carbon dioxide capture capacity of the iron-rich slag from the ferronickel industry is somewhat limited, albeit still relatively modest. …”
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Development of a Predictive Model of Occult Cancer After a Venous Thromboembolism Event Using Machine Learning: The CLOVER Study by Anabel Franco-Moreno, Elena Madroñal-Cerezo, Cristina Lucía de Ancos-Aracil, Ana Isabel Farfán-Sedano, Nuria Muñoz-Rivas, José Bascuñana Morejón-Girón, José Manuel Ruiz-Giardín, Federico Álvarez-Rodríguez, Jesús Prada-Alonso, Yvonne Gala-García, Miguel Ángel Casado-Suela, Ana Bustamante-Fermosel, Nuria Alfaro-Fernández, Juan Torres-Macho

“…XGBoost, LightGBM, and CatBoost algorithms were used to train different prediction models, which were subsequently validated in a hold-out dataset. <i>Results</i>: A total of 815 patients with VTE were included (51.5% male and median age of 59). …”
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Rift propagation signals the last act of the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf despite low basal melt rates by Christian T. Wild, Samuel B. Kachuck, Adrian Luckman, Karen E. Alley, Meghan A. Sharp, Haylee Smith, Scott W. Tyler, Christopher Kratt, Tiago S. Dotto, Daniel Price, Keith W. Nicholls, Suzanne L. Bevan, Gabriela Collao-Barrios, Atsuhiro Muto, Martin Truffer, Ted A. Scambos, Karen J. Heywood, Erin C. Pettit, the TARSAN team

“…A recent sea-ice break out has accelerated retreat at the western calving front, effectively separating the ice shelf from what remained of its northwestern pinning point. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical practice in endocrine and metabolic diseases in Japan: a nationwide surveillance study conducted by the Japan Endocrine Society by Katsunori Manaka, Sayaka Kato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hajime Yamakage, Tsugumi Uema, Shiori Kawai, Megumi Shibata, Izumi Hiratsuka, Sawako Nakachi, Takeshi Onoue, Takefumi Tsuchiya, Michiaki Fukui, Koshi Hashimoto, Atsushi Suzuki, Noriko Makita, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Arima, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…The questionnaire consisted of multiple-choice questions and open-ended responses. Out of approximately 2,700 specialists, 528 (19.5%) opted to participate, suggesting a high level of interest in COVID-19 management among endocrinologists. …”
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Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soil respiration in a bare-soil Mediterranean olive grove by S. Aranda-Barranco, S. Aranda-Barranco, P. Serrano-Ortiz, P. Serrano-Ortiz, A. S. Kowalski, A. S. Kowalski, E. P. Sánchez-Cañete, E. P. Sánchez-Cañete

“…Outbursts of CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> emissions associated with precipitation events were detected, especially in the alley, during dry periods and after extended periods without rain, but they were not accurately detected by EC-derived respiration models. We point out an interaction between several effects that vary in time, that are different under the canopy than in the alleys, and that the accepted models for estimating <span class="inline-formula"><i>Q</i>₁₀</span> and <span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>_eco</span> do not consider. …”
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Control of marine leeches infecting hybrid grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus >< E. lanceolatus with garlic Allium sativum powder by Aminatul Zahra, Dwi Septiani Putri

“… Grouper has a large market demand and to meet this, the intensification of grouper cultivation is being carried out more massively. This situation increases the spread of diseases, one of which is sea leeches. …”
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients with High-Risk Angiographic Findings Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Sida Jia, Ce Zhang, Yue Liu, Deshan Yuan, Xueyan Zhao, Runlin Gao, Yuejin Yang, Bo Xu, Zhan Gao, Jinqing Yuan

“…Prognosis impact on 2-year and 5-year major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) is analyzed. Results. Out of 4,984 enrolled patients with NSTE-ACS, 3,752 patients belonged to the HRCA group, while 1,232 patients belonged to the LRCA group. …”
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UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR DAN KETERAMPILAN PROSES SAINS MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH MENGGUNAKAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN PADA MATERI FLUIDA STATIS by Frans Meydy Hutagalung, Nyoman Rohadi, Irwan Koto

“…ABSTRACT   This research was a classroom action research on static fluid material which was carried out in four cycles which aimed to describe the improvement of learning outcomes and science process skills. …”
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Multi-observatory Study of Young Stellar Energetic Flares (MORYSEF): No Evidence for Abnormally Strong Stellar Magnetic Fields after Powerful X-Ray Flares by Konstantin V. Getman, Oleg Kochukhov, Joe P. Ninan, Eric D. Feigelson, Vladimir S. Airapetian, Abygail R. Waggoner, L. Ilsedore Cleeves, Jan Forbrich, Sergio A. Dzib, Charles J. Law, Christian Rab, Daniel M. Krolikowski

“…Our findings reveal magnetic field strengths at the stellar surface typical of nonflaring PMS stars, ruling out the need for abnormally strong fields during flares. …”
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Quality evaluation and influencing factors analysis of 6-minute walking test in coronary heart disease patients (冠心病患者6分钟步行试验质量评价与原因分析) by WANG Shanshan (王珊珊)

“…Conclusion Taking CEPT as an standard, factors influencing the outcomes of 6MWT should be taken into consideration, and improvement measures should be carried out to improve the test accuracy. It is suggested that quality of 6MWT should be strengthened from following aspects: patient health education, kinesiophobia, financial burden, time of conducting 6MWT after PCI and role of cardiac rehabilitation specialist nurses. …”
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improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review. [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservati... by Paul Leighton, Georgette Eaton, Georgie Nicholls, Kacper Sumera, Marishona Ortega, Jessica Hodgson, Michael Baliousis, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Despina Laparidou, Bill Lord, Sarah Redsell, Gregory Adam Whitley, Tatiana Bujor

“…Studies have shown that prehospital pain management in CYP is poor, with 61% of those suffering acute pain not achieving effective pain relief (abolition or reduction of pain score by 2 or more out of 10) when attended by ambulance. Consequences of poor acute pain management include altered pain perception, post-traumatic stress disorder and the development of chronic pain. …”
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Addressing Critical Mistakes in Administering Intravenous Medications at Omdurman Military Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan by Ahmed WAM, Abdelrahman AEHE, Mohamed AA, Mohammed IO, Mustafa AMA, Ahmed ZEE, Mohamed MMT, Alghamdi FAA, Elbashir AEE, Alkubati S, Al-Sowaidi A, Dinar NMAA, Obadi AA, Saleh KA

“…The lack of formal training among 98% of the nurses stands out as a significant contributor to the increasing frequency of these errors.Keywords: medications errors, preparation, administration, intravenous, emergency…”
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Long-Term Therapeutic Effects of ²²⁵Ac-DOTA-E[c(RGDfK)]₂ Induced by Radiosensitization via G2/M Arrest in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Mitsuyoshi Yoshimoto, Kohshin Washiyama, Kazunobu Ohnuki, Ayano Doi, Miki Inokuchi, Motohiro Kojima, Brian W. Miller, Yukie Yoshii, Anri Inaki, Hirofumi Fujii

“…Biodistribution and therapeutic studies were carried out in BxPC-3-bearing mice. <b>Results</b>: ²²⁵Ac-DOTA-RGD₂ demonstrated potent cytotoxicity against cells expressing α_vβ₃ or α_vβ₆ integrins and induced G2/M arrest and γH2AX expression as a marker of double-stranded DNA breaks. …”
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