Phosphorus recovery from domestic sewage sludge in the presence of waste grape pruning biochar by M. Piri, E. Sepehr

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Phosphorus is an essential and limiting nutrient for all living organisms. Although phosphorus is a finite resource on earth, it is usually wasted today. …”
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Pathogenesis of Disorders of the Motor Function of the Large Intestine in Functional Constipation by M. M. Galagudza, Yu. P. Uspensky, Yu. A. Fominykh, D. Yu. Butko

“…Constipation occurs in 15 % of the adult population in the world and leads to a significant decrease in the quality of life, and in combination with some other symptoms may indicate the presence of an organic pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. The pathogenetic basis of functional constipation (FC) with slow intestinal transit is a decrease in colonic motor function, which is confirmed by the results of high-resolution manometry. …”
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Advancing CNS Therapeutics: Enhancing Neurological Disorders with Nanoparticle-Based Gene and Enzyme Replacement Therapies by Liu S, Li H, Xi S, Zhang Y, Sun T

“…Shuhan Liu,1– 3 Haisong Li,4 Shiwen Xi,1,2 Yuning Zhang,1,2,* Tianmeng Sun1,2,5,6,* 1Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of Ministry of Education, Institute of Immunology, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 2National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 3Cancer Center, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 5International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 6State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tianmeng Sun; Yuning Zhang, The First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin St, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China, Email tsun41@jlu.edu.cn; zhangyuning@jlu.edu.cnAbstract: Given the complexity of the central nervous system (CNS) and the diversity of neurological conditions, the increasing prevalence of neurological disorders poses a significant challenge to modern medicine. …”
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А method of surgical correction of genital prolapse in combination with elongation and cicatricial deformation of the cervix in patients of reproductive age. A retrospective study by Albina Kh. Karanasheva, Yulia E. Dobrokhotova

“…Surgical treatment in the volume of plastic surgery of the cervix by the method of stratification and reconstruction of II and III levels of pelvic floor support according to DeLancey in case of genital prolapse of I–II degree according to the POP-Q classification in combination with cicatricial deformation and elongation of the cervix made it possible to restore the topography of the pelvic organs and their functions. This method of surgical treatment makes it possible to recreate the anatomy of the cervix with native tissues without its amputation. …”
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Assessment of Major and Trace Elements in Drinking Groundwater in Bisha Area, Saudi Arabia by Faleh Z. Alqahtani, Saifedin Y. DaifAllah, Yasir F. Alaryan, Abubakr M. Elkhaleefa, Eid I. Brima

“…In addition, only one trace element (Se) exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) permissible limits in some samples. …”
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A Spectral Transfer Function to Harmonize Existing Soil Spectral Libraries Generated by Different Protocols by Nicolas Francos, Daniela Heller-Pearlshtien, José A. M. Demattê, Bas Van Wesemael, Robert Milewski, Sabine Chabrillat, Nikolaos Tziolas, Adrian Sanz Diaz, María Julia Yagüe Ballester, Asa Gholizadeh, Eyal Ben-Dor

“…To verify the TF’s ability to improve the spectral assessment of soil attributes after harmonizing the different SSLs’ protocols, RF spectral-based models for estimating organic carbon (OC) in soil were developed. The results showed high spectral similarities between the ISS and the ISS–TF spectral observations, indicating that post-ISS rectification is possible. …”
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Comparing Balance Performance on Force Platform Measures in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Adults by Cathy C. Harro, Amanda Kelch, Cora Hargis, Abigail DeWitt

“…The PD cohort demonstrated significantly greater postural instability on the sensory organization test (SOT) measures (P=0.013, CI-95% = 1.286 to 10.37) and slower movement velocity on the limits of stability (LOS) test (P=0.001, CI-95% = 0.597 to 1.595) than the healthy cohort, suggesting that these tests were sensitive to detect sensory integration and voluntary postural control deficits in the PD cohort. …”
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Occult Hepatitis B Infection among Hemodialysis Patients in Tabriz, Northwest of Iran: Prevalence and Mutations within the S Region by Narges Eslami, Vahdat Poortahmasebi, Javid Sadeghi, Reza Ghotaslou, Bahram Niknafs, Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi, Mahin Ahangar Oskouee

“…HBV serologic screening approaches need to be renewed to cover nucleic acid testing in the setting of hemodialysis and all the other high-risk groups associated with it (i.e., blood and organ donors).…”
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Epidemiological Trends of Human Monkeypox Cases in Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Regions in Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sultan Ayoub Meo, Abdulaziz Hassan Alsomali, Abdullah Abdulrahman Almushawah, Anusha Sultan Meo

“…The data about the monkeypox outbreak in European countries were recorded by the World Health Organization (WHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. …”
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Abdominal Aortic Occlusion and the Inflammatory Effects in Heart and Brain by Jun Xu, Sijie Li, Alexandra Wehbe, Xunming Ji, Yong Yang, Yu Yang, Linhui Qin, Feng-Yong Liu, Yuchuan Ding, Changhong Ren

“…Abdominal aortic occlusion (AAO) occurs frequently and causes ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury to distant organs. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether AAO induced I/R injury and subsequent damage in cardiac and neurologic tissue. …”
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SLC25A38 is required for mitochondrial pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP) accumulation by Izabella A. Pena, Jeffrey S. Shi, Sarah M. Chang, Jason Yang, Samuel Block, Charles H. Adelmann, Heather R. Keys, Preston Ge, Shveta Bathla, Isabella H. Witham, Grzegorz Sienski, Angus C. Nairn, David M. Sabatini, Caroline A. Lewis, Nora Kory, Matthew G. Vander Heiden, Myriam Heiman

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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don (African Star Apple) by Daniel Nartey, Joseph Nana Gyesi, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…The antibiofilm activity was assessed via the crystal violet staining assay, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the model organism. The concentrations of the leaf and fruit essential oil required for half-maximal inhibition of biofilm formation (BIC50) were 6.97 ± 0.56 and 4.78 ± 0.21 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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Development and validation of highly sensitive multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of classical swine fever virus genome by A. S. Sadchikova, A. S. Igolkin, R. S. Chernyshev, A. A. Kozlov, I. S. Kolbin, A. V. Sprygin, D. A. Biryuchenkov, I. A. Chvala, A. Mazloum

“…For comparative analysis of the developed as say sensitivity, swabs, samples of organs and tissues collected from pigs experimentally infected with an epizootic strain of the classical swine fever virus (spleen, kidney, liver, blood, lymph nodes, rectal and oral smears), animal-contaminated feed and virus-containing material with known virus titres were also tested in parallel with coded test systems No. x1 andx2. …”
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Development of multi-agent information security management system by I. P. Khavina, Yu. V. Hnusov, O. O. Mozhaiev

“…The model with complete overlapping of threats has been substantiated and adopted as a basis, which allows to analyze the overall situation and choose strategically important decisions directly during the organization of information security. The essence of of multi-agent systems functioning that implement a decentralized control system based on the work of autonomous agents that can be implemented programmatically has been revealed. …”
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Relationship between economic development, forest resources, and forest fires: European context by Olena Dobrovolska, Knut Schmidtke, Viktoriia Hnatushenko, Svitlana Sytnyk, Iryna Dmytriieva

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Poor Nurses’ Work Environment Increases Quiet Quitting and Reduces Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece by Ioannis Moisoglou, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Aggeliki Katsapi, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Petros Galanis

“…The ongoing endeavor to enhance all aspects of nurses’ working conditions by healthcare organization administrations is essential for optimizing nurses’ performance, facilitating organizational operations, and ensuring service quality.…”
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Artificial intelligence-derived gut microbiome as a predictive biomarker for therapeutic response to immunotherapy in lung cancer: protocol for a multicentre, prospective, observat... by Ryo Toyozawa, Fumihiro Shoji, Takanori Yamashita, Fumihiko Kinoshita, Shinkichi Takamori, Takatoshi Fujishita, Kensaku Ito, Koji Yamazaki, Naoki Nakashima, Tatsuro Okamoto

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Hypocholesterolemic Activity of Monascus Fermented Product in the Absence of Monacolins with Partial Purification for Functional Food Applications by Zahra Ajdari, Maaruf Abd Ghani, Mohd Khan Ayob, Saadi Bayat, Mazlin Mokhtar, Sahar Abbasiliasi, Anahita Khoramnia, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Parvaneh Mehrbod, Daniel Ajdari, Arbakariya B. Ariff

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Advances and Pitfalls of Specialized Pain Care through Public and Private Health Care Providers in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: A Physician’s Survey by Javier Medel, Ancor Serrano, Carme Batet, Lluis Lorente, Susana Bella, Marta Ferrandiz, María-del-Mar Monerris, Sergi Boada, Jesus Villoria, Maria-Victoria Ribera, Antonio Montes, Sebastian Videla

“…A cross-sectional physician survey based on an online questionnaire was carried out to assess the adoption of multidisciplinary working patterns, compare the public and private models, and provide an update on the resources and organization of specialized pain care in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. …”
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Global trends in importance of 24-hour movement behaviors to pediatric health: implications for South Korea by Eun-Young Lee, Reyana Jayawardena, Seiyeong Park, Justin Y Jeon, Yeon-Soo Kim, Mark S. Tremblay

“…The growing recognition of a holistic approach to the 24-hour movement behavior paradigm in pediatric health promotion has led to the establishment and adoption of 24-hour movement guidelines in different countries and by the World Health Organization (WHO). Korean health authorities have also responded to this need by releasing a translated report of the WHO guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behavior as well as the 2024 update of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Koreans. …”
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