The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…This demonstrates that species of this genus possess potential for various medicinal applications and serve as a source of chemical compounds that could become active principles of phytotherapeutics with significant results.It is evident that this type of compound has variety concerning oxygen substituents, which may provide information of interest for future studies on structure-activity relationships and offer alternatives of natural origin that can be evaluated against related organisms to demonstrate the pharmacological potential found in the literature. …”
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Susceptibility profile and associated factors of urinary tract infections among women with established preterm labor delivering at a tertiary teaching hospital in Eastern Uganda: a... by Abdirizak Ahmed Ifrah, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Carlos Antonio Batista Cedeño, Eilu Emmanuel, Theoneste Hakizimana

“…E. coli was the most frequently isolated organism in UTIs, accounting for 42.98% of the cases followed by Enterococcus at 24.56%. …”
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Comparative cardiometabolic safety and effectiveness of aripiprazole in people with severe mental illness: A target trial emulation. by Alvin Richards-Belle, Alvin Richards-Belle, Naomi Launders, Sarah Hardoon, Al Richards, Kenneth K C Man, Neil M Davies, Elvira Bramon, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn

“…., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other non-organic psychoses) who were prescribed a new antipsychotic between 2005 and 2017, with a 2-year follow-up to 2019. …”
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Early prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure in intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study by Tao Huang, Rui Yang, Jun Lyu, Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Shuai Zheng, Luming Zhang, Haiyan Yin

“…The C-index of the nomogram (0.767, 95% CI 0.759 to 0.779) was superior to that of the traditional Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, Acute Physiology Score III and Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure scores, indicating its discrimination power. …”
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Insights into ozone pollution control in urban areas by decoupling meteorological factors based on machine learning by Y. Qiu, X. Li, X. Li, W. Chai, Y. Liu, M. Song, X. Tian, Q. Zou, W. Lou, W. Zhang, J. Li, Y. Zhang

“…., NO<span class="inline-formula">_<i>x</i></span> and volatile organic compounds, VOCs). When meteorological conditions deteriorate, the atmosphere's capacity to cleanse pollutants decreases, leading to the accumulation of air pollutants. …”
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Effect of molases addition on survival and growth of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fab. larva treated with SKT-b Vibrio probiotic bacteria by , Widanarni, Wira H Saputra, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…One of the most important energy sources of heterotrophic bacteria is organic carbon such as sucrose and glucose found in molasses. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities for Data Sharing Related to Artificial Intelligence Tools in Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Case Study From Tha... by Aprajita Kaushik, Capucine Barcellona, Nikita Kanumoory Mandyam, Si Ying Tan, Jasper Tromp

“…Possible solutions included improving IT infrastructure, enhancing funding, introducing user-friendly software, and incentivizing health care organizations and personnel to share data for AI-related tools. …”
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Application of Rapid Impacts Assessment Matrix (RIAM) in Detecting Environmental Impacts of Chabahar Desalination Plant by Hasan Sayyad, Mohsen Shahriari Moghaddam, Malihe Erfani, Saeed Mohammadi

“…The Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) Method is a way to organize, analyze, and present the results of a comprehensive environmental assessment. …”
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Effects of Bride Price on Women's Rights Among the Bakiga in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kitumba Sub-County. by Asiimwe, Bettus

“…The sample size consisted of 30 selected key informants from the two organizations dealing with women's rights, 10 police officers, and 10 local council officers, 30 married men and women were selected. …”
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Crinum jagus (J. Thomps. Dandy): Antioxidant and protective properties as a medicinal plant on toluene-induced oxidative stress damages in liver and kidney of rats by Mariama, Salihu, Gaber, El-Saber Batiha, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, George D., Zouganelis, Souty M.Z., Sharkawi, Eman, Ibrahim Ahmed, Ibe Michael, Usman, Halima, Nalugo, Juma J., Ochieng, Ibrahim, Ssengendo, Olatayo Segun, Okeniran, Theophilus, Pius, Kyobe Ronald, Kimanje, Eric Simidi, Kegoye, Ritah, Kenganzi, Fred Ssempijja

“…The phytochemical contents, absolute and relative organ weights of liver and kidneys, liver and kidney function tests, antioxidant status, as well as histological tests were analyzed using standard protocols. …”
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Atmospheric Black Carbon Evaluation in Two Sites of San Luis Potosí City During the Years 2018–2020 by Valter Barrera, Cristian Guerrero, Guadalupe Galindo, Dara Salcedo, Andrés Ruiz, Carlos Contreras

“…Nevertheless, there is a lot to know about air pollutants in Mexico’s largest cities, like San Luis Potosi City, which is one of the 12 most crowded cities and is expected to grow in the next years; however, there is little information about air pollutant levels mainly particulate matter in their regulated size fractions (PM₁₀ or PM_2.5), and its main component of the Organic fraction: Black Carbon (BC), which is especially important because of its chemical properties and their effects on human health, air pollution, and climate change. …”
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Urban ozone formation and sensitivities to volatile chemical products, cooking emissions, and NO_<i>x</i> upwind of and within two Los Angeles Basin cities by C. E. Stockwell, M. M. Coggon, R. H. Schwantes, C. Harkins, C. Harkins, B. Verreyken, B. Verreyken, B. Verreyken, C. Lyu, C. Lyu, Q. Zhu, Q. Zhu, Q. Zhu, L. Xu, L. Xu, L. Xu, J. B. Gilman, A. Lamplugh, A. Lamplugh, A. Lamplugh, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, M. A. Robinson, M. A. Robinson, P. R. Veres, P. R. Veres, M. Li, M. Li, A. W. Rollins, K. Zuraski, K. Zuraski, S. Baidar, S. Baidar, S. Liu, T. Kuwayama, S. S. Brown, B. C. McDonald, C. Warneke

“…<p><span id="page1122"/>Volatile chemical products (VCPs) and other non-traditional anthropogenic sources, such as cooking, contribute substantially to the volatile organic compound (VOC) budget in urban areas, but their impact on ozone formation is less certain. …”
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Efficient Hydrolysis of Sugar Beet Pulp Using Novel Enzyme Complexes by Maria I. Komarova, Margarita V. Semenova, Pavel V. Volkov, Igor A. Shashkov, Alexandra M. Rozhkova, Ivan N. Zorov, Sergei A. Kurzeev, Aidar D. Satrutdinov, Ekaterina A. Rubtsova, Arkady P. Sinitsyn

“…Through the process of enzymatic hydrolysis, these polysaccharides are converted into technical C6/C5 sugars, which can be further used as a substrate for the microbial synthesis of various substances, including biofuels, organic acids, and other green chemistry molecules. …”
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Covid-19 pandemic-related changes in teleworking, emotional exhaustion, and occupational burnout: a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study by Anshu Uppal, Nick Pullen, Hélène Baysson, Stephanie Schrempft, Aminata Rosalie Bouhet, María-Eugenia Zaballa, Julien Lamour, Mayssam Nehme, Idris Guessous, Silvia Stringhini, Elsa Lorthe, Specchio-COVID19 study group

“…Conclusions Decreased teleworking frequency and not having the possibility of telework were associated with higher emotional exhaustion and diagnosed burnout. As organizations reconsider their telework policies in a post-pandemic era, they should consider the impact of such organizational changes on employee wellbeing.…”
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Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

“…This retrospective study reports on rates of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and mortality among SA HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipients who received organs from HIV‐infected donors (HIV positive to HIV positive), before and after vaccination. …”
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Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Reveal the Effects of Different Fermentation Times on Antioxidant Activities of <i>Ophiocordyceps sinensis</i> by Min He, Tao Wang, Chuyu Tang, Mengjun Xiao, Xiaojian Pu, Jianzhao Qi, Yuling Li, Xiuzhang Li

“…Using LC-MS/MS to measure the metabolites on D24, D30, and D36, we found that the majority of the differential accumulated metabolites (DAMs) primarily accumulate in lipids, organoheterocyclic compounds, and organic acids and their derivatives. Notably, the DAMs exhibiting high peaks include acetylcarnitine, glutathione, linoleic acid, and L-propionylcarnitine, among others. …”
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Effect of practicing water-saving irrigation on greenhouse gas emissions and crop productivity: A global meta-analysis by Mingdong Tan, Ningbo Cui, Shouzheng Jiang, Liwen Xing, Shenglin Wen, Quanshan Liu, Weikang Li, Siwei Yan, Yaosheng Wang, Haochen Jin, Zhihui Wang

“…Climate factors such as mean annual precipitation (MAP) and temperature (MAT) directly and indirectly influenced GHG emissions and crop productivity by altering soil properties and the efficacy of fertilization practices. MAP, pH, organic carbon (OC) and bulk density (BD) were identified as key factors responsible for the emissions of CO2 (16.37 %), CH4 (17.35 %) and N2O (20.19 %) as well as crop yield (16.21 %), respectively. …”
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Association of blood group types and clinico-pathological features of gynecological cancers (GCs) by Syed Sameer Aga, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Mubarak Al Mansour, Rana Mohammed Hasosah, Lulu Abdullah Alsubaie, Dala Ahmad Alfaify, Malak Badr Alansari, Shahad Obaidallah Almutairi, Saniya Nissar

“…Abstract Background Gynecological cancers (GCs) affect the reproductive system of females, and are of multiple types depending on the affected organ most common of which are cervical, endometrial, ovarian cancers. …”
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Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…We tracked daily activity with an activity monitoring device and measured plasma creatine kinase and standard clinical biochemistry panels to monitor muscle and organ function. To calculate whole body and intracellular amino acid production, we administered in the postabsorptive state an IV stable isotope solution containing 20 amino acid tracers. …”
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Ventilatory variables and computed tomography features in COVID-19 ARDS and non–COVID-19-related ARDS: a prospective observational cohort study by Li-Chung Chiu, Hsin-Hsien Li, Yu-Hsiang Juan, How-Wen Ko, Scott Chih-Hsi Kuo, Chung-Shu Lee, Tien-Ming Chan, Yu-Jr Lin, Li-Pang Chuang, Han-Chung Hu, Kuo-Chin Kao, Ping-Chih Hsu

“…Multivariable logistic regression models revealed that Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was independently associated with mortality in the COVID-19 group. …”
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