How physical activity opportunities seized by adolescents differ between Europe and the Pacific Islands: the example of France and New Caledonia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved... by Olivier Galy, Guillaume Wattelez, Francois Potdevin, Marie-Jeanne Urvoy, Thibaut Derigny, Paul Zongo, Pierre-Yves Leroux, Christophe Schnitzler

“…Despite schooling in similar educational systems, FR and NC adolescents develop distinct relationships with physical activity, which is influenced by the geographical-cultural and symbolic structures of their respective societies. …”
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Magnesium ions regulate the Warburg effect to promote the differentiation of enteric neural crest cells into neurons by Qiongqian Xu, Xixi He, Yaru Mou, Dong Sun, Xintao Zhang, Jichang Han, Xiaoyang Liu, Xingjian Liu, Xue Ren, Dongming Wang, Jian Wang, Chuncan Ma, Qiangye Zhang, Aiwu Li

“…The GelMA-ALMA hydrogel serves as an effective localized magnesium delivery system, supporting neuronal differentiation in vivo. …”
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Interest, uptake, and feasibility trial of a real-life digital health intervention to improve lifestyle in Brazil by Raquel B De Boni, Jurema C Mota, Michael Duncan, Leonardo Linconl, Giovanna Lucieri Alonso Costa, Sofia Pimentel, Kamila P Sales, Fabiana Gaspar, Fernanda Adaes, Felipe B Schuch, Vicent Balanzá-Martinez, Flavio Kapczinski, Renato S Lima

“…Participants were adults who lived in Rio de Janeiro and reported using the Brazilian Public Health System. Interest in VIVA! and uptake were assessed via recruitment metrics. …”
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Three-dimensional structure of entire hydrated murine hearts at histological resolution by Jasper Frohn, Frederik Böddeker, Marius Reichardt, Hendrik Bruns, Titus Czajka, Amara Khan, Ludovic Broche, Michael Krisch, Alberto Bravin, Frauke Alves, Jana Zschüntzsch, Tim Salditt

“…All datasets have been analyzed using semi-automated image segmentation of the ventricles, rotation into a common coordinate system, classification into different anatomical compartments, and finally the structure tensor approach. …”
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Examining the Use of Machine Learning Algorithms to Enhance the Pediatric Triaging Approach by Aljubran HJ, Aljubran MJ, AlAwami AM, Aljubran MJ, Alkhalifah MA, Alkhalifah MM, Alkhalifah AS, Alabdullah TS

“…However, conventional emergency triage systems in pediatric care predominantly rely on subjective evaluations. …”
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Identification of highly expressed genes and efficient core promoters specific to buffalo skeletal muscles by J. Huang, J. Huang, D. Guo, R. Zhu, H. Wang, C. Yang, D. Shi, J. Shang

“…Then, the transcriptional activity of different truncated fragments of the upstream putative promoter region of<i> VGLL2</i> and <i>CACNG1</i> were evaluated by the dual luciferase reporter gene detection system in mouse C2C12 cells and buffalo skeletal muscle cells. …”
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Spinally targeted paired associative stimulation with high-frequency peripheral component induces spinal level plasticity in healthy subjects by Anna Nätkynmäki, Leena Lauronen, Piia Haakana, Erika Kirveskari, Janne Avela, Anastasia Shulga

“…These results confirm that spinally targeted high-PAS with individualized ISIs indeed has an effect at the spinal level in the sensorimotor system. High-PAS is a novel PAS variant that has shown promising results in motor rehabilitation of individuals with SCI and these new findings contribute to the understanding of its mechanism of action. …”
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Infestation and damage status assessment of white mango scale (Aulacaspis tubercularis) insect at boloso sore and boloso bombe districts of Wolaita Zone South Ethiopia by Andualem Alemayehu, Zerhun Tomas

“…Since the 2010 outbreak in Ethiopia due to a poor internal quarantine system this insect pest was distributed and invaded the whole mango-producing region in the country. …”
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Identification of Health Needs in Ukrainian Refugees Seen in a Primary Care Facility in Tenerife, Spain by Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Eva-Lourdes Díaz-Hernández, Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito, Domingo-Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez, Oxana-Migalievna Rebryk-De Colichón, Ana-Isabel Martín-García, Estrella Pavés-Lorenzo, María-Candelaria Rodríguez-Santos, Juan-Francisco García-Cabrera, Janet Núnez-Marrero, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…Participants rated the healthcare system positively, but language barriers and long waiting times for access to specific services were noted as limitations. …”
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Development of an artificial intelligence-based application for the diagnosis of sarcopenia: a retrospective cohort study using the health examination dataset by Chang-Won Jeong, Dong-Wook Lim, Si-Hyeong Noh, Sung Hyun Lee, Chul Park

“…Results The proposed system demonstrated high accuracy and precision, with an overall accuracy of 97.5% in classifying L3 slices and a segmentation accuracy of 92% for muscle, subcutaneous fat, and visceral fat areas. …”
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Dispersion modelling of particulate matter concentrations of sand product plants in a mineral complex by Y. Zehtab Yazdi, N. Mansouri, F. Atabi, H. Aghamohammadi

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Pola Tekanan Darah Pada Lansia di Posyandu Lansia Kelurahan Padang Pasir Padang Januari 2014 by Saskia Konita, Syaiful Azmi, Erkadius .

“…Setbacks structure and function of organs also occur in the cardiovascular system, one of which is the arterial wall has been thickened and stiff due to arteriosclerosis so that blood is forced through narrow vessels than usual and cause a rise in blood pressure and cause life-threatening complications. …”
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Metode Deteksi Pokok Pohon Secara Automatis pada Citra Perkebunan Sawit Menggunakan Model Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) pada Perangkat Lunak Sistem Informasi Geografis by Samuel Samuel, Kestrilia Rega Prilianti, Hendry Setiawan, Prasetyo Mimboro

“…The detection method is applied using geographic information system software. …”
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An initial benchmark of the quality of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of breast cancer in South Africa by S Nietz, H Cubasch, I Buccimazza, S Čačala, B Phakathi, M Joffe, W C C Chen, S Norris, P Ruff

“…Ten quality indicators were evaluated for 3 545 breast cancer patients across four SA surgical breast units using a shared electronic patient record system. Data quality and adherence rates with differences between units were determined. …”
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Leveraging Comprehensive Echo Data to Power Artificial Intelligence Models for Handheld Cardiac Ultrasound by D.M. Anisuzzaman, PhD, Jeffrey G. Malins, PhD, John I. Jackson, PhD, Eunjung Lee, PhD, Jwan A. Naser, MBBS, Behrouz Rostami, PhD, Grace Greason, BA, Jared G. Bird, MD, Paul A. Friedman, MD, Jae K. Oh, MD, Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, Jeremy J. Thaden, MD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA, Zachi I. Attia, PhD, Sorin V. Pislaru, MD, PhD, Garvan C. Kane, MD, PhD

“…Patients and Methods: Deep learning models were trained using retrospective transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) data collected in Mayo Clinic Rochester and surrounding Mayo Clinic Health System sites (training: 6432 studies and internal validation: 1369 studies). …”
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Bifurcation analysis of multistability and hysteresis in a model of HIV infection by I. V. Mironov, M. Yu. Khristichenk, Yu. M. Nechepurenko, D. S. Grebennikov, G. A. Bocharov

“…To this end, original computational methods of bifurcation analysis of mathematical models formulated with systems of ordinary differential equations and delay differential equations are used. …”
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Exploring and detecting predictors associated with survival and mortality of cervical cancer patients: a 10-year retrospective study by Shaba Muneeha, Raushan Kumar Chaudhary, Vijith Vittal Shetty, Soumya Patil, Uday Venkat Mateti

“…However, Indian healthcare system lacks the sufficient information regarding the factors influencing survival and mortality among cervical cancer patients at regional levels. …”
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The Utility of Neutrophil CD64 and Presepsin as Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Monitoring Biomarkers in Neonatal Sepsis by Heba E. Hashem, Rania M. Abdel Halim, Sherin A. El Masry, Amira M. Mokhtar, Noureldin M. Abdelaal

“…Laboratory sepsis evaluation included highly sensitive CRP (hs-CRP), CBC, in addition to nCD64 (flow cytometry technique), and presepsin measurement (CLEIA technique combined with Magtration® technology); the diagnosis was confirmed thereafter by positive blood culture results (BacT/Alert system). Sixty-two of the enrolled sepsis neonates were subjected to follow-up assessment; they were reclassified according to their clinical improvement at the second time assessment into (group 1: sepsis group without improvement) (n = 20) and (group 2: improved sepsis group) (n = 42). …”
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Performance evaluation model of the narrators of Rahian Noor camps. by Abbas Alwardi, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Mohammadjavad Pahlevanzadeh, Amirhossein Saffarinia, Mohammad Reza Fathi

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Distribution of Major HLA-A, -B, -DR, and -DQ Loci Potentially Associated with Multiple Sclerosis in a Healthy Population from Southern Morocco by Abir Fguirouche, Fatimazahra Ouahmani, Ikram Brahim, Raja Hazime, Nissrine Louhab, Najib Kissani, Mohamed Chraa, Brahim Admou

“…HLA class I typing was executed using the CDC (complement dependent cytotoxicity) technique (OneLambda™, Los Angeles CA, USA), and HLA class II typing was performed by either PCR-SSP (sequence-specific primer, OneLambda) or PCR-SSO (sequence-specific oligonucleotides) using the Luminex Xmap (Lifecodes, Immucor, Peachtree, Corners, GA, USA) system. <b>Results:</b> From different HLA molecules potentially predisposing to MS, our investigations showed that DRB1*03, DRB1*13, DRB1*15, DRB1*04, and DQB1*02 were observed in 19.2%, 15.8%, 13.31%, 12.7% and 31% respectively, while the frequency of those considered as protective, namely HLA-A2, HLA-B44, and HLA-DRB1*11 was 23.31%, 9.21% and 10.1% respectively. …”
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