Impact of geriatric nutritional risk index and diabetes mellitus on prognosis in ischaemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Zhiyong Shi, Mingkai Yun, Haiyan Liu, Sijin Li, Xiaoli Zhang

“…The adverse impact of L-GNRI was more pronounced in DM than in non-DM patients (P interaction < 0.05). In the total population and DM subgroup, GNRI was independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiac death after adjustment (all P < 0.05). …”
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Structural and vascular assessment of the optic nerve head and macula in chronic Chagas disease by Cristiana L. M. Agra, Camila V. Ventura, Letícia D. da Fonte, Marcela R. V. Oliveira, Marília Leal, Maria Elisa L. S. M. Assunção, Maria da Glória A. M. Cavalcanti, Silvia M. M. Alves, Ana Karine Soares, Liana O. Ventura, Tiago S. Prata

“…Although our findings suggested that the cardiovascular dysfunction resulting from chronic CD does not seem to cause significant structural or vascular preclinical changes to the ONH and the macula, the results herein benefit this patient population and may provide important preliminary information about the ocular impairment caused by the condition and its possible systemic complications.…”
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Loss of BRCA1 Spontaneously Induces the Tumorigenesis in Lacrimal Gland by Sun Eui Kim, Hye Jung Baek, Eun Jung Park, Sung Chul Lim, Sang Soo Kim

“…Lacrimal gland tumors, which occur at a very low frequency in the human population (1 per 1,000,000 per year), were detected in 7 cases of Brca1co/coMMTV-cre mice (2.75%) older than 9 months of age. …”
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Predicting Adjustment of students based on School Culture: the mediating role of Quality of life at School by Seyed Alireza Ghasemi, Hossein Khosravi, Minoo Miri, Hadi Pourshafei, Faezeh Khosravi

“…The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of research was2444 ninth-grade-male students of Birjand in the academic year of2022-2023, which 334 were selected as a sample according to Krejcie-Morgan's table and with Multistage cluster random sampling method. …”
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STICI: Split-Transformer with integrated convolutions for genotype imputation by Mohammad Erfan Mowlaei, Chong Li, Oveis Jamialahmadi, Raquel Dias, Junjie Chen, Benyamin Jamialahmadi, Timothy Richard Rebbeck, Vincenzo Carnevale, Sudhir Kumar, Xinghua Shi

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Greenbug resistance in barley landraces from Uzbekistan by E. E. Radchenko, K. D. Dyatlova, D. E. Akimova, I. A. Zveinek

“…The resistance of 178 accessions of barley landraces from Uzbekistan to the Krasnodar greenbug population was tested in laboratory experiments. Juvenile plants were infested with aphids of different ages, and when the susceptible control died (cv. …”
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Economical sustainability of integrated photo voltaic and hydroponic systems for rural areas by Conny K Wachjoe, Hermagasantos Zein, Annisa Syafitri Kurniasetiawati, Teguh Sasono, Yanti Suprianti, Fitria Yulistiani

“…Hydroponic plantations are an effort of future agricultural technology, and this is due to population growth and increasingly saving agricultural land. …”
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Sensitizing performance of air purifiers for the high-rise commercial buildings in urban core by Sandeep Budde, Sandeep Budde, Prabhjot Singh Chani, Sandeep Agrawal

“…The recent urban PM2.5 smog spread over the whole of north India covering about 50% of the country’s population. This event has been increasing the use of air purifiers and affecting the building energy performance. …”
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Healthcare assessment tools—a valid source of data for pre-hospital care? Usability for ensuring medical care in the event of a disaster by Robert Konrad, Robert Konrad, Denise Schuster, HJ Heppner, HJ Heppner

“…IntroductionProviding care for vulnerable population groups in the event of a disaster or evacuation is in the interests of those affected, of local authorities, health insurance companies, other insurance companies and the responsible authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS). …”
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Study of resistance to leaf and stem rusts in Triticum aestivum–Aegilops speltoides lines by S. N. Sibikeev, S. A. Voronina, E. D. Badaeva, A. E. Druzhin

“…Evaluation of lines L195 and L200 revealed high resistance to Ug99 + Lr24 (TTKST) and a local Saratov population of stem rust. The prebreeding studies of lines L195 and L200 showed their benefits in breeding for grain productivity in comparison with the recipient cultivar L503 and good bread-making quality. …”
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Validation Psychometrical analysis of Sexual Machism Scale (EMS-Sexism-12) among university students from Arequipa, Peru by Julio Cesar Huamani-Cahua, Estefany Cecilia Ojeda-Flores, Walter L Arias-Gallegos, Ferdinand Eddington Ceballos Bejarano, José Manuel Calizaya López

“…Objective: To determine the internal structure validity and reliability of the EMS-Sexism-12 to measure sexual machismo in the Peruvian population. Method: The study used an instrumental design with a convenience sample of 2470 students from a public university in Arequipa, Peru. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Female Murine Reproductive Mucosa with respect to γδ T Cell Presence by Katarzyna Skulska, Anna Ewa Kędzierska, Małgorzata Krzyżowska, Grzegorz Chodaczek

“…It is not clear, however, how the aging affects the immune surveillance of the female reproductive tract (FRT) by γδ T cells, a unique population of T lymphocytes that was shown to regulate homeostasis of epithelial barriers. …”
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Comparison of Brain-Behavioral Systems, Decision Making Styles and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Adults with and without ADHD by Asiyeh Vakia, Reza Soltani Shal, Abbas Abolghasemi

“…Method: The research design employed a causal-comparative approach. The population for this study consisted of students at the University of Guilan, from which a sample of 320 individuals was selected through convenience sampling. …”
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Stan biologiczny populacji ludzkich a przemiany środowiska społeczno-ekonomicznego by Anna Siniarska, Napoleon Wolański

“…Adaptation of life to the environment occurs at two levels - that of an individual and that of a population. In the first step of the process of adaptation variability is produced. …”
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Moving toward universal health coverage with a national health insurance program: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of experiences in eleven low- and lower-middle income cou... by Marine Flourence, Eva Jarawan, Mara Boiangiu, Fatima El Kadiri El Yamani

“…Fee-for-service is the prevalent payment method, but capitation systems have been attempted to control expenses. Population coverage depends on whether enrollment in an NHIS is mandatory or voluntary and on its enforcement. …”
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Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence: Computer-aided Detection of Colorectal Polyps by Yuya Hiratsuka, Takashi Hisabe, Kensei Ohtsu, Tatsuhisa Yasaka, Kazuhiro Takeda, Masaki Miyaoka, Yoichiro Ono, Takao Kanemitsu, Kentaro Imamura, Teruyuki Takeda, Satoshi Nimura, Kenshi Yao

“…Results: The study population comprised 48 patients in the CADe group and 46 patients in the non-CADe group. …”
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Dual RNA sequencing of a co-culture model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and human 2D upper airway organoids by Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, Wouter A. G. Beenker, Gijs J. F. van Son, Harry Begthel, Gimano D. Amatngalim, Jeffrey M. Beekman, Hans Clevers, Jeroen den Hertog

“…Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) coordinates virulence factor expression and biofilm formation at population level. Better understanding of QS in the bacterium-host interaction is required. …”
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Mean Platelet Volume in Ocular Behçet’s Disease by Fatih Mehmet Türkcü, Abdullah Kürşat Cingü, Harun Yüksel, Yasin Çınar, Meltem Akkurt, Muhammed Şahin, Zeynep Özkurt, Alparslan Şahin, İhsan Çaça

“…Materials and Methods. The study population was 30 newly diagnosed ocular BD patients who presented with active uveitis. …”
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Clinical study and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a Robot-Assisted Gait Training on children with neurological disorders: A quasi-experimental study by Simone GAZZELLINI, Martina ANDELLINI, Federica DE FALCO, Daniela CASASANTA, Giampietro CORDONE, Alessandra COLAZZA, Donatella LETTORI, Massimiliano RAPONI, Enrico CASTELLI, Maria Rosaria VINCI, Reparata Rosa DI PRINZIO, Maurizio PETRARCA, Matteo RITROVATO, Salvatore ZAFFINA

“…Robotic-assisted locomotor treadmill therapy (RAGT) training was customized regarding training onset, duration, and specific gait parameters. Population: We assessed 47 patients (mean age: 9.6 years, SD: 3.8 years; 23 females) with several neurologic diseases subjected to RAGT and patient-centered therapy (i.e., traditional therapy). …”
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NERVE 2.0: boosting the new enhanced reverse vaccinology environment via artificial intelligence and a user-friendly web interface by Andrea Conte, Nicola Gulmini, Francesco Costa, Matteo Cartura, Felix Bröhl, Francesco Patanè, Francesco Filippini

“…We renewed some of its modules and added innovative ones, such as Loop-Razor, to recover fragments of promising vaccine candidates or Epitope Prediction for the epitope prediction binding affinities and population coverage. Along with two newly built AI (Artificial Intelligence)-based models: ESPAAN and Virulent. …”
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