Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
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Spectrum of Cortactin Isoforms in the Urine of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Their Diagnostic Value as a Potential Molecular Marker of its Severity by Fayura O., Starikovych M., Abrahamovych O., Abrahamovych M., Stoyka R., Kit Yu.

“…Since the protein content of human urine is closely related to the peculiarity of the functioning of biological systems, its qualitative and quantitative characteristics are promising markers for control of various processes in organism. …”
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The cnf1 gene is associated with an expanding Escherichia coli ST131 H30Rx/C2 subclade and confers a competitive advantage for gut colonization by Landry L. Tsoumtsa Meda, Luce Landraud, Serena Petracchini, Stéphane Descorps-Declere, Emeline Perthame, Marie-Anne Nahori, Laura Ramirez Finn, Molly A. Ingersoll, Rafael Patiño-Navarrete, Philippe Glaser, Richard Bonnet, Olivier Dussurget, Erick Denamur, Amel Mettouchi, Emmanuel Lemichez

“…In addition, functional analysis of the cnf1-positive clinical strain EC131GY ST131-H30Rx/C2 and a cnf1-deleted isogenic strain showed no detectable impact of the CNF1 gene on bacterial fitness and inflammation during the acute phase of bladder monoinfection. …”
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Worlds Next Door: A Candidate Giant Planet Imaged in the Habitable Zone of α Centauri A. II. Binary Star Modeling, Planet and Exozodi Search, and Sensitivity Analysis by Aniket Sanghi, Charles Beichman, Dimitri Mawet, William O. Balmer, Nicolas Godoy, Laurent Pueyo, Anthony Boccaletti, Max Sommer, Alexis Bidot, Elodie Choquet, Pierre Kervella, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Jarron Leisenring, Jorge Llop-Sayson, Michael Ressler, Kevin Wagner, Mark Wyatt

“…Additionally, postprocessing with the principal-component-analysis-based Karhunen–Loéve image processing algorithm reveals a point source, called S 1, in 2024 August, detected at signal-to-noise ratio of 4–6 (3.3–4.3 σ ), a projected separation of ≈1 $\mathop{.}…”
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Assessment and Optimization of Hydrological Connectivity for Effective Management of Water Resources in the Samian Watershed by Zeinab Hazbavi, Nazila Alaei

“…Accordingly, increasing attention has been given to the structural and functional connectivity of river networks as the primary source of surface water supply, while this can be a potential watershed-scale management solution. …”
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Flow-based Text Style Transfer Model by Zihan ZHANG, Jinqiao DAI, Pin YANG

“…Text style transfer focuses on converting text attributes or styles while preserving the semantic content of the source sentences. Existing methods achieve significant progress in addressing the challenges associated with traditional TST tasks. …”
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iMeta Conference 2024: Building an innovative scientific research ecosystem for microbiome and One Health by Yao Wang, Huiyu Hou, Hao Luo, Jiani Xun, Chuang Ma, Haifei Yang, Defeng Bai, Salsabeel Yousuf, Hujie Lyu, Tianyuan Zhang, Xiulin Wan, Xiaofang Yao, Tengfei Ma, Yuanping Zhou, Zhihao Zhu, Meiyin Zeng, Sanqi An, Qing Bai, Yao Bai, Guodong Cao, Tingting Cao, Yongkai Cao, Chihmin Chang, Lijia Chang, Bo Chen, Dai Chen, Dijun Chen, Hanqing Chen, Jiali Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Wei‐Hua Chen, Xinhai Chen, Yue Chen, Zhangran Chen, Cheng Cheng, Quan Cheng, Xi‐Jian Dai, Chaowen Deng, Feilong Deng, Jingwen Deng, Chang‐Sheng Dong, Lei Dong, Lianhui Duan, Yi Duan, Qingjie Fan, Chao Fang, Tingyu Fang, Wensheng Fang, Zhencheng Fang, Min Fu, Minjie Fu, Cong Gao, Hao Gao, Weiwei Gao, Xinrui Gao, Yi‐Zhou Gao, Yan Geng, Wenping Gong, Shaohua Gu, Xia Gu, Zhengquan Gu, Jian‐Wei Guo, Junjie Guo, Qiuyan Guo, Xiang Guo, Xiaoqian Guo, Dongfei Han, Ziyi Han, Yanan Hao, Jiale He, Jianquan He, Jianyu He, Ruolin He, Guosen Hou, Bin Hu, Haibo Hu, Yi Hu, Yongfei Hu, Yucan Hu, Guanyin Huang, Haiyun Huang, Jiaomei Huang, Shenghui Huang, Baolei Jia, Xingxing Jian, Chao Jiang, Kun Jiang, Lanyan Jiang, Shuaiming Jiang, Jian‐Yu Jiao, Hao Jin, Jiajia Jin, Siyuan Kong, Xinxing Lai, Yuxin Leng, Bang Li, Bing Li, Fang Li, Hao Li, Huanjie Li, Jing Li, Kai Li, Lanqi Li, Leyuan Li, Minghan Li, Pengsong Li, Wei Li, Wei Li, Xianyu Li, Li Xuemeng, Yafei Li, Yuantao Li, Zhi Li, Liqin Liang, Rong Liang, Zhuobin Liang, Qingya Liu, Dejian Liu, Huiheng Liu, Jinchao Liu, Li Liu, Lihui Liu, Moyang Liu, Ran Liu, Shuai Liu, Tianyang Liu, Wei Liu, Wenjuan Liu, Xiaomin Liu, Yang Liu, Yichen Liu, Yina Liu, Yuan Liu, Zhe Liu, Zhipeng Liu, Zhiquan Liu, Chunhao Long, Yun Long, Changying Lu, Chao Lu, Cheng Lu, Qi Lu, Yaning Luan, Peng Luo, Sheng Luo, Ning Ma, Xiao‐Ya Ma, Yan Ma, Wenjun Mao, Yuanfa Meng, Yan Ni, Yawen Ni, Kang Ning, Dongze Niu, Kai Peng, Zhengwu Peng, Xubo Qian, Zhiguang Qiu, Hui Qu, Zepeng Qu, Yan Ren, Zhigang Ren, Youming Shen, Lin Shi, Linlin Shi, Wenxuan Shi, Yongpeng Shi, Tianyuan Song, Xiaohui Song, Xiaoming Song, Xiaowei Song, Qi Su, Yufan Su, Lifang Sun, Qiang Sun, Tiefeng Sun, Yunke Sun, Hua Tang, Wenjing Tang, Tao Yu, Simon Tian, Shuo Wang, Bowen Wang, Cheng Wang, Wang Jin, Leli Wang, Liangliang Wang, Lixiao Wang, Mingbang Wang, Ming‐Ke Wang, Pingyi Wang, Shaolin Wang, Shaopu Wang, Xinxia Wang, Xueqiang Wang, Mi Wei, Yan Wei, Yanxia Wei, Yongjun Wei, Chaoliang Wen, Xin Wen, Linkun Wu, Shengru Wu, Yuting Wu, Shuting Xia, Xiaodong Xia, Yu Xia, Xionggen Xiang, Chuanxing Xiao, Weihua Xiao, Yingping Xiao, Ruohan Xie, Rui Xing, Hui Xu, Wei Xu, Zhimin Xu, Hongliang Xue, Chao Yan, Qiu‐Long Yan, Shaofei Yan, Xiuchuan Yan, Mengli Yang, Yufan Yang, Zhipeng Yang, Ziyuan Yang, Guixiang Yao, Yanlai Yao, Xianfu Yi, Chong Yin, Mingliang Yin, Shicheng Yu, Ying Yu, Yongyao Yu, Fusong Yuan, Shao‐Lun Zhai, Bo Zhang, Chen Zhang, Fang Zhang, Feng‐Li Zhang, Hengguo Zhang, Jinping Zhang, Junya Zhang, Kun Zhang, Li Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lingxuan Zhang, Meng Zhang, Qian Zhang, Runan Zhang, Tongtong Zhang, Tongxue Zhang, Weipeng Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yuchao Zhang, Yujun Zhang, Zeng Zhang, Zhengxiao Zhang, Zhi‐Feng Zhang, Boxi Zhao, Yanyan Zhao, Yibing Zhao, Ziwei Zhao, Diwei Zheng, Ying Zheng, Wenqiang Zhi, Jixin Zhong, Xiangjian Zhong, Wei Zhou, Xin Zhou, Zhemin Zhou, Zhichao Zhou, Congmin Zhu, Feiying Zhu, Xiaodie Zhu, Yutian Zou, Hongling Zhou, Lei Lei, Yanliang Bi, Hubing Shi, Hui‐Zeng Sun, Shuangxia Jin, Wenkai Ren, Lei Dai, Xin Wang, Canhui Lan, Hongwei Liu, Shuang‐Jiang Liu, Yulong Yin, Chun‐Lin Shi, Ren‐You Gan, Fangqing Zhao, Jun Yu, Tong Chen, Xin Hong, Hua Yang, Bangzhou Zhang, Shifu Chen, Xiaodong Li, Yunyun Gao, Yong‐Xin Liu

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Establishing the best step-up treatments for children with uncontrolled asthma despite inhaled corticosteroids: the EINSTEIN systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effec... by Sofia Cividini, Ian Sinha, Giovanna Culeddu, Sarah Donegan, Michelle Maden, Katie Rose, Olivia Fulton, Dyfrig Hughes, Stephen Turner, Catrin Tudur Smith

“…We examined model fit by the posterior mean of the residual deviance and the deviance information criterion to select models. Pairwise MA and NMA were also carried out with a frequentist framework using the R functions ‘netmetabin’ and ‘netmeta’. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…The key findings in this segment were: Organizational The practice of reuse currently functions as an appendix of the demolition industry, bringing benefits as well as disadvantages. …”
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Shariah-Driven Healthcare: Bridging Knowledge, Cost, and ‎Compliance by Mohd Khairul Ridhuan Mohd Fadzil, Hamidah Mat

“…This study aims to investigate the reasons behind healthcare practitioners’ limited knowledge of Shariah principles and analyse how high operational costs impact the proper functioning of Shariah-approved hospitals. Using qualitative methods, the study used semi-structured interviews and field observations with five purposively selected health care professionals, hospital management and clinical staff who were directly engaged in Shariah-compliant practices. …”
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Transforming Library and Higher Education Services in Support of Industrialization and Modernization by G. Kabatangare, Tumuhairwe

“…The research design was of a descriptive survey nature based on a critical analytical literature review methodology sourcing relevant purposively sampled literature from Library and Information Science (LIS) data bases and the world-wide-web for grey literature using a purposively selected higher education academic library service provider target population. …”
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Dimensional impact of supply chain management on service delivery quality in South African municipalities by Gladys N. Mahache, Chengedzai Mafini, Irvine Langton

“…However, customer relationships, cross-functional teams, strategic sourcing and internal lean practices negatively impacted SCR. …”
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Psycho-Theological Learning Model to Improve Mental Resilience in Muslim Adolescents by Muhammad Zamzam, Winsidi Winsidi

“…The research utilized a qualitative approach with a phenomenological design to explore the lived experiences of Muslim adolescents undergoing such learning. Data were sourced from purposively selected teachers and students actively engaged in faith-based character education programs. …”
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Medicinal plants with neuroprotective potential in East African countries: A systematic review by Ibe Michael Usman, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Elna Owembabazi, Wusa Makena, Augustine Oviosun, Makeri Danladi, Vivian Ojiakor, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Emeka Anyanwu, Yanurkis Duranones Rosales, Mario Edgar Fernandez Diaz, Josiah Ifie, Ismahil Adekunle Adeniyi, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Victor Bassey Archibong

“…Method: The present study is a systematic review that included randomized controlled trial studies using experimental animal models for various nervous system related conditions treated with medicine plants sourced from within any of the East African countries. …”
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3D Heisenberg universality in the van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3 by Rajan Plumley, Sougata Mardanya, Cheng Peng, Johannes Nokelainen, Tadesse Assefa, Lingjia Shen, Nicholas Burdet, Zach Porter, Alexander Petsch, Aidan Israelski, Hongwei Chen, Jun-Sik Lee, Sophie Morley, Sujoy Roy, Gilberto Fabbris, Elizabeth Blackburn, Adrian Feiguin, Arun Bansil, Wei-Sheng Lee, Aaron M. Lindenberg, Sugata Chowdhury, Mike Dunne, Joshua J. Turner

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Peri-Urban Land Transformation in the Global South: Revisiting Conceptual Vectors and Theoretical Perspectives by Shiwaye M. Tesfay, Genet Alem Gebregiorgis, Daniel G. Ayele

“…Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic review was conducted on 120 studies published between 1996 and 2024, sourced from Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, and additional unindexed repositories. …”
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Reconstructing real-space geometries of polyatomic molecules undergoing strong field laser-induced Coulomb explosion by Aydin Ashrafi-Belgabad, Reza Karimi, Mohammad Monfared, Kaili Tian, Parviz Parvin, Benji Wales, Éric Bisson, Samuel Beaulieu, Mathieu Giguère, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Philippe Lassonde, François Légaré, Heide Ibrahim, Joseph H. Sanderson

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Life cycle assessment of an entirely wood floor system designed for carbon negativity, future adaptability, and end-of-life de/re/construction by Muzan Williams Ijeoma, Sovanroth Ou, Amin Nabati, Hao Chen, Michael Stoner, Patricia Layton, Dustin Albright, Brandon Ross, Weichiang Pang, Michael Carbajales-Dale

“…Mass timber offers a promising alternative, with lower embodied carbon (EC) and the potential to function as a carbon sink when sustainably sourced. …”
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The association between serum albumin–globulin ratio and overactive bladder in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Hao Liu, Fu-Chun Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Ju Guo

“…However, despite its widely studied correlations in numerous health fields, the link between AGR and Overactive Bladder (OAB) is still not completely comprehended. Methods Data were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database, selecting adult samples spanning from 2007 to 2018. …”
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State immunological reactivity and autonomic regulation in patients with chronic apical periodontitis

“…In this paper we studied 107 people with a diagnosis of «chronic apical periodontitis». The functional state of the autonomic nervous system were detected by electrophoresis dosed adrenaline and carbachol and test dermographism. …”
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