A Review of Climate Change and Mosquito Ecology in Constructed Wetlands: Implications for Urban Sustainability and Public Health by Bin Abd Rahim Muhamad Syafiq, Saad Noor Aida, Genasan Veera Singham A/L K., Weng Goh Hui, Kamal Nurul Hana Mokhtar, Shaharuddin Syafiq Bin

“…This paper reviews the ecology of mosquitoes in constructed wetlands, analyzing how climatic factors influence their populations and interactions within these systems. Rising global temperatures, which reached a recordhigh average of 1.45°C last year, are accelerating mosquito development. …”
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Mobilization of fruit, small fruit and nut crop genetic resources in Belarus by Z. A. Kazlouskaya, L. V. Fralova, A. A. Taranau, V. A. Yakimovich, I. G. Palubiatka

“…Background. Natural populations of fruit and small fruit plants in Belarus and their specific and varietal composition for a long time attracted the attention of pomologists and breeders. …”
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A Semi-analytical Model for Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks by Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello

“…This model will enable more detailed studies of stellar populations and their interaction with accretion disks than have previously been possible.…”
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Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala by Yaimie Lopez, Aitor Casas-Sanchez, Byron Arana, Nidia Rizzo, Erick Duran, Norma Padilla, Andrea de la Vega, Esteban Bustamante, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera

“…To address this, we characterized sand fly populations and Leishmania parasites in a Guatemalan community in 2022. …”
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CircXYLT1 suppresses oxidative stress and promotes vascular remodeling in aging mice carotid artery injury model of atherosclerosis via PTBP1 by Gang Li, Donghui Li, Yajing Li, Bingqi Liu

“…These findings suggest that CircXYLT1 plays a critical role in vascular remodeling and oxidative stress regulation, offering potential as a therapeutic target for managing cardiovascular diseases in aging populations.…”
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Application of reproductive technologies to the improvement of dairy cattle genomic selection by N. S. Yudin, K. I. Lukyanov, M. I. Voevoda, N. A. Kolchanov

“…The main trends in the development of genomic selection include improvement of the accuracy of breeding value estimations by combination of reference populations; use genotyping of cows in breeding programs; imputation of genotypes for absent SNPs with low marker density microarrays, and prediction of animal genotypes from the genotypes of relatives. …”
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Analysis of Economic-Biological Traits of Hull-Less Barley and Creation of Source Material for Resistance to Environmental Stress Factors by L. A. Tokhetova, S. I. Umirzakov, R. D. Nurymova, B. K. Baizhanova, G. B. Akhmedova

“…At the present stage, using in hybridization the best hull-less forms ICNBF8-611/Aths, DeirAlla106/Strain205//Rhn-03/3/BF891M-582, Atahualpa/4/Avt/Attiki//Aths/3/Giza121/Pue, Atahualpa/4/Harrington/3/WI2291/Roho//WI2269, and HIGO/LINO with local recognized varieties, 20 hybrid populations have been obtained, and 150 lines selected from them, identified that donors of valuable traits are of particular interest for creating productive cereal varieties.…”
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Rheological Properties of Dysphagia Food Purees Prepared according to IDDSI Framework by Zheng Wan, Yan Wang, Xiaodong Shi, Wen Hu, Yihan Zhao, Xinying Liu, Jiuming Yan, Yishu Lyu, Yu Xue, Linhua Zhou, Guoyuan Qiu, Xile Jiang

“…The increasing prevalence of dysphagia in aging populations poses a significant risk of malnutrition due to compromised ingestion abilities. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Enzymatic Extraction of the Active Components from <i>Acanthopanax sessiliflorus</i> Stem and Bioactivity Comparison with <i>Acanthopanax senticosus</i> by Qiaomu You, Yanjun Ren, Jiaotong Li, Guangnian Zeng, Xiongfei Luo, Chunying Zheng, Zhonghua Tang

“…However, its prolonged growth cycle and reliance on wild populations limit its practical use. To explore the potential of <i>Acanthopanax sessiliflorus</i> (ASF) as an alternative, this study focused on optimizing the extraction process and assessing the bioactivity of stem extracts. …”
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Distributed training of foundation models for ophthalmic diagnosis by Sina Gholami, Fatema-E Jannat, Atalie Carina Thompson, Sally Shin Yee Ong, Jennifer I. Lim, Theodore Leng, Hamed Tabkhivayghan, Minhaj Nur Alam

“…Additionally, incorporating domain adaptation into the federated learning framework further boosted performance and generalization across different populations and imaging conditions. This approach supports collaborative model development without data sharing, providing a scalable, privacy-preserving solution for effective retinal disease screening and diagnosis in diverse clinical settings.…”
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Responsiveness, Minimal Clinically Important Difference, and Validity of the MoCA in Stroke Rehabilitation by Ching-Yi Wu, Shuan-Ju Hung, Keh-chung Lin, Kai-Hua Chen, Poyu Chen, Pei-Kwei Tsay

“…This study may support the responsiveness, MCID, and criterion validity of the MoCA in stroke populations. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate the current findings.…”
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Determinants of Overall and Progression-Free Survival of Nigerian Patients with Philadelphia-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Anthony A. Oyekunle, Rahman A. Bolarinwa, Adesola T. Oyelese, Lateef Salawu, Muheez A. Durosinmi

“…Imatinib’s place as first-line therapy in the treatment of CML has further been reinforced in our patients, with improved survival and reduced morbidity, comparable with outcomes in other populations.…”
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Behavior of morbidity and mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in Nuevitas, Camagüey, 1993-2021 by Yoan Miguel Aguilar Duret, Leida Nilda Sifontes Viñas, María Esther Del Toro Rodríguez, Adonis Cintras Dones, Yenlys Laucraf Primelles

“…The studies related to the subject allow the approach to the different contexts and populations affected by this disease.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the behavior of morbidity and mortality related to the human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS.…”
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Anthelmintic Activity of Basil Leaves (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) Infusion Against Ascaris suum In Vitro by Ogen Sea, Mas'ud Hariadi, Setiawan Koesdarto, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Ngakan Made Rai Widjaja

“…Ascaris suum is a parasite nematode that causes infection in swines with high prevalence rates in host populations and usually associated with liver damages called "milk spots” caused by larvae migration, resulting in organ condemnation. …”
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Inhibition of tumour necrosis factor alpha by Etanercept attenuates Shiga toxin-induced brain pathology by Robin Christ, Devon Siemes, Shuo Zhao, Lars Widera, Philippa Spangenberg, Julia Lill, Stephanie Thiebes, Jenny Bottek, Lars Borgards, Andreia G. Pinho, Nuno A. Silva, Susana Monteiro, Selina K. Jorch, Matthias Gunzer, Bente Siebels, Hannah Voss, Hartmut Schlüter, Olga Shevchuk, Jianxu Chen, Daniel R. Engel

“…Analysis of microglial populations using a novel human-in-the-loop deep learning algorithm for the segmentation of microscopic imaging data indicated specific morphological changes, which were reduced to healthy condition after inhibition of TNF-α. …”
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Dyspepsia: When and How to Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection by Maria Pina Dore, Giovanni Mario Pes, Gabrio Bassotti, Paolo Usai-Satta

“…Approximately 25% of western populations complain of dyspeptic symptoms each year. 70% of them do not have an organic cause and symptoms are related to the so-called functional dyspepsia, characterized by epigastric pain, early satiety, and/or fullness during or after a meal occurring at least weekly and for at least 6 months according to ROME III criteria. …”
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Enhancing Monkeypox Detection through Data Analytics: A Comparative Study of Machine and Deep Learning Techniques by Kinjal A. Patel, Asadi Srinivasulu, Kuntesh Jani, Goddindla Sreenivasulu

“…Ultimately, this work aims to improve public health outcomes and mitigate the impact of monkeypox on affected populations.…”
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A first exploratory comparison of the behaviour of wolves (Canis lupus) and wolf-dog hybrids in captivity by Federica Amici, Simone Meacci, Emmeline Caray, Linda Oña, Katja Liebal, Paolo Ciucci

“…Abstract Extensive introgression of genes from domesticated taxa may be a serious threat for the genomic integrity and adaptability of wild populations. Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are especially vulnerable to this phenomenon, but there are no studies yet assessing the potential behavioural effects of dog-introgression in wolves. …”
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Modelling COVID-19 in the North American region with a metapopulation network and Kalman filter by Matteo Perini, Teresa K. Yamana, Marta Galanti, Jiyeon Suh, Roselyn Kaondera-Shava, Jeffrey Shaman

“…Effective modeling of disease transmission in interconnected populations helps inform public health responses and interventions across regions. …”
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Women Are More Susceptible to Caries but Individuals Born with Clefts Are Not by Aditi Jindal, Michelle McMeans, Somnya Narayanan, Erin K. Rose, Shilpa Jain, Mary L. Marazita, Renato Menezes, Ariadne Letra, Flavia M. Carvalho, Carla A. Brandon, Judith M. Resick, Juan C. Mereb, Fernando A. Poletta, Jorge S. Lopez-Camelo, Eduardo E. Castilla, Iêda M. Orioli, Alexandre R. Vieira

“…In this paper, we assessed caries experience of 1,593 individuals from three distinct populations. The study included individuals born with clefts, their unaffected relatives, and unrelated unaffected controls that were recruited from areas with similar cultural pressures and limited access to dental care. …”
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