Association of pan-immune inflammation value and lung health in adults by Ya Lin, Xiao Lin, Chufan Ren, Lanlan Song, Chao Gu

“…Methods The study was a cross-sectional population study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Restricted cubic spline (RCS) models were conducted to explore the relationships between PIV and respiratory health outcomes, while weighted linear regression models and weighted logistic regression models were the ones used for regression analysis. …”
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Prenatal malaria exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study of pregnant women in the Northern Region of Ghana by Akbar Fotouhi, Masud Yunesian, Hawawu Hussein, Mansour Shamsipour, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Percival Delali Agordoh, Mashoud Alabi Seidu

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Liver Transplant From a Deceased Donor With Cystinosis: A Case Report by Raeda Taj, Kim Ng, Sanmati R. Cuddapah, Elizabeth B. Rand, Melissa Bleicher, Sandra Amaral, Maarouf A. Hoteit, Rajendar K. Reddy, Eyob Feyssa, Emma E. Furth, Kim M. Olthoff, Samir Abu‐Gazala, Matthew H. Levine, Frederick Vyas, Peter L. Abt

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Variations in rumen microbiota and host genome impacted feed efficiency in goat breeds by Alaa Emara Rabee, Ibrahim Abou-souliman, Ahmed I. Yousif, Mebarek Lamara, Mohamed A. El-Sherbieny, Eman Ali Elwakeel, Ahmed M. Sallam

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Associations between Overall and Abdominal Obesity and Suicidal Ideation among US Adult Women by Guixiang Zhao, Chaoyang Li, Earl S. Ford, James Tsai, Satvinder S. Dhingra, Janet B. Croft, Lela R. McKnight-Eily, Lina S. Balluz

“…We analyzed data from 3,732 nonpregnant women aged ≥20 years who participated in the 2005–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We used anthropometric measures of weight, height, and waist circumference to calculate BMI and waist-height ratio. …”
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Much Lower Prevalence and Mortality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Japan Than in the United States Despite Higher Smoking Rates: A Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review by Akira Sekikawa, Mengyi Li, Niva Joshi, Brandon Herbert, Curtis Tilves, Chendi Cui, Shiyao Gao, Yuefang Chang, Yasutaka Nakano, Frank C Sciurba

“…A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to estimate COPD prevalence in Japan, while the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2012 was used for the United States. …”
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Impact of a potential Chlamydia vaccine in the USA: mathematical modelling analyses by Hiam Chemaitelly, Laith J Abu-Raddad, Houssein H Ayoub, Susanne F Awad, Monia Makhoul

“…The model’s calibration used age-specific CT prevalence data sourced from the biannual rounds of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. The reported data are based on the outcomes generated by the model’s simulations.Results Over a 10-year period, vaccinating 80% of individuals aged 15–49 with a vaccine that reduces by 50% susceptibility to infection (VES=50%), infectiousness (VEI=50%) or duration of infection (VEP=50%) resulted, respectively, in 36.3%, 26.5% and 42.1% reduction in CT prevalence, and 38.8%, 28.6% and 24.1% reduction in CT incidence rate. …”
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The Link between Overweight/Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Ethiopia: Evidences from Nationwide WHO STEPS Survey 2015 by Bedilu Alamirie Ejigu, Fentanesh Nibret Tiruneh

“…The relationship between nutritional status and NCDs was assessed using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models while adjusting for covariates. …”
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Cardiovascular and Autonomic Responses after a Single Bout of Resistance Exercise in Men with Untreated Stage 2 Hypertension by Marcus Vinicius Machado, Thais de Paola Chequer Barbosa, Thais Camasmine Chrispino, Fabricia Junqueira das Neves, Gabriel Dias Rodrigues, Pedro Paulo da Silva Soares, Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nóbrega

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Cross-sectional study on the association between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and prevalence of stroke among US adults: NHANES 1999–2018 by Chenglin Ye, Yong Mo, Tiansheng Su, Guangxiang Huang, Jiachao Lu, Shuling Tang, Qianrong Huang, Qiuyun Li, Qian Jiang, Fangzhou Guo, Pinghua Wu, Guozhong Zhang, Jun Yan

“…A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2018, including 48,734 individuals with complete NPAR and stroke data. …”
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The Association between Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Is Influenced by Obesity by Jash S. Parikh, Arshdeep K. Randhawa, Sean Wharton, Heather Edgell, Jennifer L. Kuk

“…Adults with hypertension from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2014 were used (n=15,285). …”
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Creating burdock polysaccharide-oleanolic acid-ursolic acid nanoparticles to deliver enhanced anti-inflammatory effects: fabrication, structural characterization and property evalu... by Shanshan Zhu, Zhichang Qiu, Xuguang Qiao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Wenqing Zhu, Wenting Zhao, Qiuxia He, Zhenjia Zheng

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Optimization of the Formulation of Rice Biscuits Supplemented with D. Edulis (L.) Powder Using Response Surface Methodology by Eliane Flore Eyenga, Hippolyte Tene Mouafo, Mercy Bih Loh Achu, Wilfred F. Mbacham, Sali Atanga Ndindeng

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Categorization of early embryonic malformations in broilers by a new classification method combining light microscopy and high-resolution Episcopic Microscopy by Yuval Cinnamon, Natalia Slutsky, Maxim Quint, Olga Genin, Dalit Sela-Donenfeld

“…Despite advancements in breeding and incubation technology, hatch rates remain suboptimal due to factors like genetics, egg management, environmental stress, nutrition, and breeder age. Understanding the mechanisms behind compromised hatchability is crucial for improving broiler production. …”
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Screening and Early Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Cancer and Optimization of Diagnostic Imaging Techniques: A Review and Conclusion of the Expert Panel by V. V. Breder, R. B. Alikhanov, S. S. Bagnenko, E. N. Bessonova, V. A. Isakov, N. E. Kudashkin, B. M. Medvedeva, A. V. Mishchenko, M. S. Novruzbekov, V. S.  Rudakov

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Efficacy in Japanese adults with growth hormone deficiency receiving weekly somapacitan or daily growth hormone: results from phase 3 REAL 1 trial by Fumio Otsuka, Michael Højby Rasmussen, Takaaki Endo, Claus Sværke, Shigeyuki Tahara, Gudmundur Johannsson

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Practice and factors associated with sunlight exposure of infants among mothers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shambel Dessale Asmamaw, Tibebu Habte Zewde, Abiel Teshome, Esayas Nigussie

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Effect of Enriched Feed by Immunostimulant on Immune Response and Growth of Humpback Grouper, Cromileptes altivelis by M. Agus Suprayudi, L. Indriastuti, Mia Setiawati

“…One of the methods to solve this problem is improvement of nutrition by using immune response present in fish body.  …”
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Automated and code-free development of a risk calculator using ChatGPT-4 for predicting diabetic retinopathy and macular edema without retinal imaging by Eun Young Choi, Joon Yul Choi, Tae Keun Yoo

“…Methods Data-driven prediction models were developed using medical history and laboratory blood test data from diabetic patients in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES). The dataset was divided into training (KNHANES 2017–2020) and validation (KNHANES 2021) datasets. …”
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Integrating microplastic research in sustainable agriculture: Challenges and future directions for food production by Marcelo Illanes, María-Trinidad Toro, Mauricio Schoebitz, Nelson Zapata, Diego A. Moreno, María Dolores López-Belchí

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