Interrupted time series analysis to evaluate the impact of COVID-19-pandemic on the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases in the Lazio region, Italy by Martina Spaziante, Sara Leone, Maurizio D’Amato, Gabriella De Carli, Gilda Tonziello, Giorgio Nicolò Malatesta, Alessandro Agresta, Claudia De Santis, Valentina Vantaggio, Giovanni Pitti, Maria Concetta Fusco, Pierluca Piselli, Alessandra Barca, Enrico Girardi, Paola Scognamiglio, Francesco Vairo

“…Methods Data on NIDs in the Lazio Region with symptom onset date included in the time interval from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2023 were collected from different surveillance system databases available at SERESMI/Lazio Region Unit and classified into five categories based on the main transmission route of the disease. …”
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Rapid Detection of Hybrid Maize Parental Lines Using Stacking Ensemble Machine Learning by M. Aqil, M. Azrai, M. J. Mejaya, N. A. Subekti, F. Tabri, N. N. Andayani, Rahma Wati, S. Panikkai, S. Suwardi, Z. Bunyamin, E. Roy, M. Muslimin, M. Yasin, E. Prakasa

“…Therefore, development of an intelligent tassel classification system is deemed critical for hybrid purity decision-making. …”
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Satisfaction toward Quality of Care and Associated Factors among Patients Admitted to Gambella General Hospital, Gambella Region, Southwest Ethiopia by Natnael Animut, Temesgen Kabeta chala, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Muluneh Getachew Geredew, Bekalu Getachew

“…Policymakers advised to develop and institutionalize better interpersonal relations in the health system.…”
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Rural–urban and age differences in association between depression and suicidal attempt: a large retrospective clinical sample study in China by Yong Xia, Dandan Ge, Zhonghua Zhang

“…Objectives To assess the association between depression and suicide attempt (SA) by age and region.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College from January 2021 to January 2022.Participants Hospitalised patients.Primary outcome measures SA was the primary outcome and data on SA was obtained from the electronic medical records of hospitalised patients.Methods and analysis In this study, data on inpatients of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College from January 2021 to January 2022 were extracted from the medical record system using the convenience sampling method. According to the exclusion criteria, 7593 eligible research subjects were obtained. …”
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The characteristics of chronic benzene poisoning in 176 Chinese occupational population cases by Lian Gou, Lian Gou, Xingyu Ma, Lili Huang, Lili Huang, Mei Qiu, Ruiqing Guo, Jun Jia, Peiyu Xu, Nan Lian

“…This study included 176 cases who are diagnosed with occupational chronic benzene poisoning, via the Occupational Disease Direct Network Reporting System of the Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention from 2005 to 2019. …”
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Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study by Monique Maqungo, Nadine Nannan, Beatrice Nojilana, Erin Nichols, Diane Morof, Mireille Cheyip, Chalapati Rao, Carl Lombard, Jessica Price, Kathleen Kahn, Lorna J. Martin, Francois Bezuidenhout, Ria Laubscher, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Tracy Glass, Oluwatoyin Awotiwon, Nesbert Zinyakatira, Noluntu Funani, Jané Joubert, Debbie Bradshaw, Pamela Groenewald

“…Conclusions The study demonstrated the feasibility of using VA on a national scale, but immense challenges in identifying and recruiting next of kin highlight the importance of formalising VAs within the country’s death notification system.…”
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Hydrothermal activity and its influence on hydrocarbon accumulation in deep dolomite reservoirs of the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Sichuan Basin by Zhanlei Wang, Chan Jiang, Changcheng Yang, Yuqiang Jiang, Yifan Gu

“…There are abundant hydrothermal events within the Dengying Formation dolomite of the Precambrian system in southwest China. Methods including petrography identification, fluid-inclusion observation, in-situ U-Pb dating, and in-situ measurement of rare earth element (REE), etc. are integrated to characterize hydrothermal activity process within the Dengying Formation dolomite. …”
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Improving care experiences for premenstrual symptoms and disorders in the United Kingdom (UK): a mixed-methods approach by E. L. Funnell, N. A. Martin-Key, S. Bahn

“…Thematic analysis revealed 8 aspects of care improvement: Empathetic care provision; Healthcare professional education, understanding, and research; Comprehensive symptom assessment and investigations; Diagnosis; Professional support and treatment provision; Signposting or referral to additional resources or sources of help; Wider healthcare system improvements; and Patient role/voice and preferences. …”
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Distinct phenotypes of patients and healthcare resource utilization after hospitalization for COVID-19: an observational study by Claire Marant Micallef, Manon Belhassen, Florence Ader, Valeria Martinez, Eric Van Ganse, Marjorie Bérard, Mélanie Née, Mikhail Dziadzko, Frédéric Aubrun

“…Methods This was a retrospective cohort study using the French National Health System claims database. We followed up all patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between 2020/02/01 and 2020/06/30 for 6 months; the discharge date was the index date. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Bahareque Walls Under In-Plane Horizontal Loads by Karol Cristancho, Iván Fernando Otálvaro, Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Jesús D. Villalba-Morales, Yezid A. Alvarado, Orlando Cundumí

“…This study investigates the structural behavior of bahareque earth walls, a traditional construction system commonly used in rural areas of northern South America. …”
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Differential regulation of apoptosis-related genes during long-term culture and differentiation of canine adipose-derived stem cells - a functional bioinformatical analysis by Maurycy Jankowski, Maurycy Jankowski, Maurycy Jankowski, Katarzyna Stefańska, Michał Suchodolski, Claudia Dompe, Claudia Dompe, Grzegorz Wąsiatycz, Bartosz Kempisty, Bartosz Kempisty, Bartosz Kempisty, Bartosz Kempisty, Michał Nowicki, Magdalena Roszak

“…A total of 17793 genes were detected and GO enrichment analysis was performed on the differentially expressed genes to identify significantly up- and downregulated Biological Process (BP) GO terms across each comparison.ResultsThe upregulation of apoptosis-regulating genes and genes related to circulatory system development suggest an induction of these processes, while the downregulation of neurogenesis and gliogenesis genes points to reciprocal regulation during osteogenic differentiation of canine ADSCs.DiscussionThese findings underscore the potential of ADSCs in bone regeneration and offer valuable insights for advancing tissue engineering, however further studies, including proteomic analyses, are needed to confirm these patterns and their biological significance.…”
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Miramistin effect on BHK-21 and PSGK-30 cell line proliferation and FMD virus reproduction in these cells by M. I. Doronin, D. A. Lozovoy, V. V. Pronin, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. A. Starikov, A. V. Borisov, A. A. Shishkova

“…Since many types of mycoplasmas affect the genitourinary system organs, to assess the cytotoxicity of Miramistin kidney mammalian cells of various mammals can be used as test systems, in particular, the newborn Syrian hamster (VNK-21), Siberian mountain ibex (PSGK-30), and others. …”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from the territory of India by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…Udachin, whose task was to study the system of nation-wide projects on crop improvement, traveled over five states, visited 24 scientific and academic institutions, and collected 3189 germplasm samples. …”
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A physically-based formulation for texture evolution during dynamic recrystallization. A case study of ice by Chauve, Thomas, Montagnat, Maurine, Dansereau, Véronique, Saramito, Pierre, Fourteau, Kévin, Tommasi, Andréa

“…This formulation relies on an orientation attractor that maximizes the resolved shear stress on the easiest slip system in the crystal. It is implemented in the equation describing the evolution of the crystal orientation with deformation and is coupled with an anisotropic viscoplastic law that provides the mechanical response of the ice crystal. …”
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MOBILIZATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FROM THE TERRITORIES OF INDONESIA, SRI LANKA (CEYLON) AND NEPAL by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…Burmistrov, whose task was to study the system of nation-wide projects on crop improvement, traveled over four provinces, visited 11 scientific and academic institutions of Nepal, and collected 766 germplasm samples. …”
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Association of smoking with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review, and meta-analysis, including dose-response analysis by Kihun Kim<sup>+<sup/>, Dai Sik Ko<sup>+<sup/>, Jin-Woo Kim, Dongjun Lee, Eunjeong Son, Hyun-Woo Kim, Tae-Jin Song<sup>+<sup/>, Yun Hak Kim

“…Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting the voluntary motor nervous system. Several observational studies have provided conflicting results regarding the association between smoking and ALS. …”
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Improvement of a MALDI-TOF database for the reliable identification of Candidozyma auris (formally Candida auris) and related species by Hui-Hui Zhu, Miao-Miao Liu, Teun Boekhout, Qi-Ming Wang

“…Repeatability and reproducibility tests result showed a coefficient of variation of the log score values of less than 5%. The MALDI-TOF MS system can identify C. auris and related species quickly and accurately. …”
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Perennial disaster patterns in Central Europe since 2000 and implications for hospital preparedness planning – a cross-sectional analysis by Maik von der Forst, Maximilian Dietrich, Felix C. F. Schmitt, Erik Popp, Markus Ries

“…An overlap of hospital admissions due to seasonal effects and catastrophic events, mainly triggered by disasters of natural cause in vulnerable periods may lead to a partial collapse of the health care system. To close knowledge gaps, future comprehensive data collection is vital for informed decision-making. …”
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Advancing dental biofilm models: the integral role of pH in predicting S. mutans colonization by Jay S. Sangha, Valentina Gogulancea, Thomas P. Curtis, Nicholas S. Jakubovics, Paul Barrett, Aline Metris, Irina D. Ofiţeru

“…Although in silico models are reductionist approaches, they have the advantage of not being limited in the scenarios they can test by the ethical consideration of an in vivo system, thus significantly contributing to dental biofilm research.…”
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Effect of cover crops on phosphorus and trace metal leaching in agricultural soils by Vishawjot Sandhu, Jasmeet Lamba, Preetika Kaur, Kritika Malhotra, Thomas R. Way, Kipling S. Balkcom, Rishi Prasad

“…The preferential flow through soil macropores increased the mobility and velocity of solute movement in the cover cropping system.…”
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