Avaliação de boas práticas e de protocolos de segurança durante a pandemia de Covid-19 em unidades de alimentação e nutrição by Lígia Cunha Marques, Gabriela Pimenta Silva, Dângela Pinheiro Silva, Mirella Rocha Rodrigues, Antônio Augusto Ferreira Carioca, Lia Silveira Adriano

“…Objetivo: Este artigo original teve como objetivo analisar as boas práticas e os protocolos de segurança durante a pandemia de Covid-19 em UANs. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…It can therefore be said that, just as the Archaic and Early and Middle Hellenistic city received and reworked in its architecture and urban planning knowledge, practice and models taken from both Etruscan-Italic and Greek sources, Pompeii also implemented techniques and devices for water collection and conservation that were clearly derived from the mix of knowledge and engineering practices in use in the most important civilisations evidenced between the Archaic and Early Hellenistic periods in the Tyrrhenian area.With regard to water catchment wells, which may have already been in use in the Archaic age, but were certainly widespread and used in the Samnite city at least until the advent of aqueduct dependent water supplies, it is also possible to trace their historical evolution, which follows the urban development of Pompeii over time.Contrary to the oldest forms of water storage, which seem to have a continuity of use and in some cases coexist with the later chambered cisterns, wells seem gradually to have lost their original function, especially those associated with production contexts or located along minor roads. …”
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Dramatic and Cinematic Potentials of the Fifth Dome in Nizami's Haft Peykar by Heydar Ali Dahmarde, Hojat Raeisi

“…This adaptation would not only transport audiences into a poetic realm but also remain true to the poet's original vision of crafting a meaningful story replete with vivid imagery. …”
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Phylogenetic inferences reveal multiple intra- and interhost genetic diversity among bat rabies viruses circulating in northeastern Brazil by Larissa Leão F. de Sousa, Mariana Dias Guilardi, Junior Olimpio Martins, Bruna Stefanie S. Alves, Luiz Henrique S. Tibo, Patrícia da Silva-Antunes, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Débora Bellini Caldeira, Paulo Eduardo Brandão, Fabrício Souza Campos, Luiz Mário R. Janini, Ricardo Durães-Carvalho

“…We also demonstrated genetic distance among the RABV clusters and inferred that their common ancestor originated in Europe, later diversifying across continents. …”
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Terlipressin at esophageal varicose bleeding at liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension syndrome by B. N. Kotiv, I. I. Dzidzava, D. P. Kashkin, A. V. Smorodsky, A. V. Slobodyanik, S. A. Soldatov, M. V. Koldin

“…Terlipressin has more significant effect on portal hemodynamics and possesses the greater efficacy in comparison to octreotide at bleeding of portal origin.…”
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An Overview of Patient-reported Outcomes for Men with Prostate Cancer: Results from the PIONEER Consortium by Sebastiaan Remmers, Katharina Beyer, Tariq A. Lalmahomed, Peter Prinsen, Nicole J.E. Horevoorts, Nora Tabea Sibert, Christoph Kowalski, Francesco Barletta, Oliver Brunckhorst, Giorgio Gandaglia, Jochem R.N. van der Voort van Zyp, Emma J. Smith, Andre Deschamps, Laurence Collette, Philip Cornford, Susan Evans-Axelsson, James N’Dow, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Monique J. Roobol, Lionne D.F. Venderbos

“…Key findings and limitations: We identified eight data sources originating from various settings: routine hospital data, embedded research PRO collection, survey data collected by a patient organization, multi-institutional prospective cohort study, and registry data. …”
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The rapid detection of a neonatal unit outbreak of a wild-type Klebsiella variicola using decentralized Oxford Nanopore sequencing by Rhys T. White, Michelle Balm, Megan Burton, Samantha Hutton, Jamaal Jeram, Matthew Kelly, Donia Macartney-Coxson, Tanya Sinha, Henrietta Sushames, David J. Winter, Maxim G. Bloomfield

“…Subsequent phylogenetic analysis at ESR using original sequence data showed tight clustering of these isolates, confirming an outbreak. …”
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A Scoping Review of Existing Policy Instruments to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in India: Recommendations for a Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy [version 2; peer... by Lopamudra Tripathy, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Neena Bhatia, Kathryn Backholer, Kavita Chauhan, Nishibha Thapliyal, Deepika Bahl, Shalini Bassi, Monika Arora, Seema Chandra, Preetu Mishra

“…Conclusion This paper underscores the necessity for comprehensive strategies to address multifaceted origins of overweight and obesity. The NP-NCD stands out as a noteworthy initiative, and there is considerable potential for other programmes to emulate SBCC strategies to bolster their overall effectiveness. …”
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Exploring Innovative Approaches for the Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Breakthroughs in (Bio)Sensing Techniques by Denise Margarita Rivera-Rivera, Gabriela Elizabeth Quintanilla-Villanueva, Donato Luna-Moreno, Araceli Sánchez-Álvarez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Delgado, Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, Garima Kaushik, Juan Francisco Villarreal-Chiu, Melissa Marlene Rodríguez-Delgado

“…Plastic pollution, particularly from microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), has become a critical environmental and health concern due to their widespread distribution, persistence, and potential toxicity. MPs and NPs originate from primary sources, such as cosmetic microspheres or synthetic fibers, and secondary fragmentation of larger plastics through environmental degradation. …”
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Do sex differences in the prevalence of ECG abnormalities vary across ethnic groups living in the Netherlands? A cross-sectional analysis of the population-based HELIUS study by Ralf E Harskamp, Anton E Kunst, Hanno L Tan, Renee Bolijn, C Cato ter Haar, Jan A Kors, Pieter G Postema, Marieke B Snijder, Ron J G Peters, Irene G M van Valkengoed

“…The objectives were to investigate (1) sex differences in the prevalence of major and, as a secondary outcome, minor ECG abnormalities, (2) whether patterns of sex differences varied across ethnic groups, by age and (3) to what extent conventional cardiovascular risk factors contributed to observed sex differences.Design Cross-sectional analysis of population-based study.Setting Multi-ethnic, population-based Healthy Life in an Urban Setting cohort, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Participants 8089 men and 11 369 women of Dutch, South-Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, Ghanaian, Turkish and Moroccan origin aged 18–70 years without CVD.Outcome measures Age-adjusted and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to study sex differences in prevalence of major and, as secondary outcome, minor ECG abnormalities in the overall population, across ethnic groups and by age-groups (18–35, 36–50 and >50 years).Results Major and minor ECG abnormalities were less prevalent in women than men (4.6% vs 6.6% and 23.8% vs 39.8%, respectively). …”
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Evaluation of the Prognostic Value of Red Cell Distribution Width to Total Serum Calcium Ratio in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis by Tian-Yong Han, Tao Cheng, Bo-Fu Liu, Ya-Rong He, Pan Pan, Wen-Tao Yang, Qiang-Lai, Yu Cao

“…Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammatory process in the pancreas with variable involvement of nearby organs or other organ systems, and it is a common cause for hospitalization of gastrointestinal origin. Early prediction of the prognosis of patients with AP is important to help physicians triage the patients and decrease mortality. …”
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Lethal necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis after bariatric surgery and bilateral mammaplasty by O. V. Blagova, D. Kh. Aynetdinova, A. V. Nedostup, N. A. Novikova, Ye. A. Kogan, Yu. V. Lerner, L. V. Kozlovskaya, V. V. Rameyev, N. A. Mukhin

“…Five years before the origin of symptoms patients underwent sleeve gastrectomy with biliopancreatic shunting for obesity (body weight - 130 kg, BMI - 43.4 kg/m2), cholecystectomy and appendectomy. …”
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Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial longitud... by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kathleen Mcnamee, Natalie Amos, Kirsten I Black, Cathy J Watson, Marion Haas, Jeffrey F Peipert, Jayne Lucke

“…These participants will be invited to complete an additional follow-up survey 3 years post completion of their baseline interview. Based on the original ACCORd Study tools, the online survey will address long-term outcomes including contraceptive continuation rates and reproductive history, any unintended pregnancies, satisfaction and concerns with their current contraceptive method, and an assessment of quality of life. …”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…The bowel was contoured on the planning CT scan using seven different methods, namely- bowel bag (BB), small bowel loop (SB), large bowel loop (LB), combined bowel loop (BL) and bowel loops with margins (BL + 0.5 cm, BL + 1 cm and BL + 1.5 cm). The original clinically used plan was applied to all the contouring methods and dose-volume parameters studied. …”
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Efficacy and safety of glycyrrhizic acid combined to essential phospholipids (Phosphogliv) at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results of multicenter double blind randomized plac... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. G. Bakulin, P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, N. I. Geyvandova, P. V. Koroy, S. V. Nedogoda, O. A. Sablin, L. G. Lenskaya, Ye. V. Beloborodova, A. A. Bagretsova, R. A. Abdulkhakov, M. F. Osipenko, I. V. Osipova, D. A. Pocheptsov, Ye. V. Chumachek, O. M. Khromtsova, Ye. V. Kuzmicheva

“…Material and methods. Original study included overall 180 patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that were randomized to the basic and control groups in the ratio of 2:1. …”
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TAME 2.0: expanding and improving online data science training for environmental health research by Alexis Payton, Alexis Payton, Alexis Payton, Elise Hickman, Elise Hickman, Elise Hickman, Jessie Chappel, Jessie Chappel, Jessie Chappel, Kyle Roell, Kyle Roell, Lauren E. Koval, Lauren E. Koval, Lauren A. Eaves, Lauren A. Eaves, Chloe K. Chou, Chloe K. Chou, Chloe K. Chou, Allison Spring, Allison Spring, Sarah L. Miller, Sarah L. Miller, Sarah L. Miller, Oyemwenosa N. Avenbuan, Oyemwenosa N. Avenbuan, Oyemwenosa N. Avenbuan, Rebecca Boyles, Rebecca Boyles, Paul Kruse, Cynthia V. Rider, Grace Patlewicz, Caroline Ring, Cavin Ward-Caviness, David M. Reif, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Rebecca C. Fry, Rebecca C. Fry, Rebecca C. Fry, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager

“…TAME 2.0 is a significant expansion upon the original TAME training resource pilot. TAME 2.0 specifically includes training organized into the following chapters: (1) Data management to enable scientific collaborations; (2) Coding in R; (3) Basics of data analysis and visualizations; (4) Converting wet lab data into dry lab analyses; (5) Machine learning; (6) Applications in toxicology and exposure science; and (7) Environmental health database mining. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of aflatoxin neurotoxicity and potential neuroprotective agents by Chongshan Dai, Erjie Tian, Hui Li, Subhajit Das Gupta, Zhihui Hao, Zhanhui Wang, Tony Velkov, Jianzhong Shen

“…Aflatoxins are highly toxic to mammals and are known to cause a series of detrimental effects, including neuro-, hepato-, nephron-, and immuno-toxicity. In this original review we summarize the mechanisms of aflatoxin-induced neurotoxicity and the clinical potential of novel neuroprotective agents. …”
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Earliness and morphotypes of common wheat cultivars of Western and Eastern Siberia by S. E. Smolenskaya, V. M. Efimov, Y. V. Kruchinina, B. F. Nemtsev, G. Y. Chepurnov, E. S. Ovchinnikova, I. A. Belan, E. V. Zuev, Chenxi Zhou, V. V. Piskarev, N. P. Goncharov

“…However, since none of the tested cultivars had the dominant Vrn-D1 gene typical of the regions of China and Central Asia bordering Siberia, it can be considered as an additional argument in favor of the European origin of Siberian common wheat cultivars. The revealed high frequency of the Vrn-B1c allele in the Western Siberian cultivars and the Vrn-B1a allele in the Eastern Siberian cultivars suggests their selectivity. …”
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Immigration reduces selection in water microbial community assembly by Fen-Guo Zhang, Kefan Wu, Sanqing Zhang, Furong Liang, Zhihua Du, Yongji Wang, Quan-Guo Zhang

“…To investigate the influence of immigration on the selection in structuring local water bacterial communities, we conducted a new community assembly experiment using microcosms filled with sterile original water medium under outdoor conditions. We collected air particulate matter from dust pooled from samples collected at 10 locations across ~20 km in a warm temperate region in Linfen City (northern China). …”
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Organic Fertilization Leads to N Limitation Rather than P Limitation in Both Vegetable Soils by Qingshan Li, Mengqian Xu, Lingying Xu, Xingwang Wu, Yuqin Zhang, Jia Xin, Yazhen Shen, Jichao Gao

“…Organic amendments are widely used to enhance soil fertility and nutrient cycling in greenhouse cultivation, but their effectiveness can vary depending on their origin and composition. This study investigated the impact of four organic materials (rice husk, coconut coir, biochar, and sheep manure) on nutrient cycling and enzyme activities in two of greenhouse tomato soils. …”
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