Exploring exhaled breath biomarkers for lactose intolerance diagnosis: the Lactobreath pilot study protocol by Daniel Pohl, Stamatios Giannoukos, Kathryn Jane Burton-Pimentel, Roxane Guillod, Guy Vergères

“…Diagnosis is complicated as food intolerance is often associated with functional GI disorders, while FODMAPs may exert their effects individually or in combination. …”
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Evaluation Methods for the Human–Land Coupling Coordination Relationship in a Metro Station Area: A Case Study of Chengdu Metro Line 1 by Zhiyue Qiu, Shirui Wen, Hong Yuan, Ziyi Liu, Yao Wei, Siqi Yanling, Runlong Dai, Xiang Li, Yuxin Gu

“…Finally, some improvement strategies are put forward, such as optimizing the network layout, building multi-level centers, strengthening functional connections, and enhancing the development intensity. …”
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Decellularized porcine liver scaffold for maintaining the viability and capacity of pancreatic islets by N. V. Baranova, A. S. Ponomareva, A. D. Belova, L. A. Kirsanova, D. D. Filin, E. A. Nemets, Yu. B. Basok, V. I. Sevastianov

“…Bioengineered pancreatic constructs based on scaffolds made from decellularized tissues and pancreatic islets (PIs) may be used to extend the functional activity of transplanted PIs in patients with type I diabetes. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae under xylose pressure: the growth adaptation, antimicrobial susceptibility, global proteomics analysis and role of XylA and XylB proteins by Ruolan Yi, Jiaoyang Zheng, Zhichao Xu, Jiayan Wu, Fangfang Liu, Jinxin Zheng, Duoyun Li, Shiqing Han, Zhijian Yu

“…Additionally, while the growth adaptation of K2044−8Xyl−60G under xylose pressure was confirmed, no amino acid mutations were detected in the functional proteins of this xylose-induced isolate, suggesting that persistent xylose pressure does not cause nonsense mutations in the bacterial genome. …”
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Pathogenicity and virulence of Aeromonas schubertii in farmed Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) in Thailand by Clara Trullàs, Sirikorn Kitiyodom, Komkiew Pinpimai, Putita Chokmangmeepisarn, Manoj Tukaram Kamble, Channarong Rodkhum, Nopadon Pirarat

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U-Net-based VGG19 model for improved facial expression recognition by Xiaohu ZHAO, Jingyi ZHANG, Mingzhi JIAO, Lixun XIE, Lanfei WANG, Weiqing SUN, Di ZHANG

“…The innovation of the SEAttention module lies in replacing the original activation function with the Mish activation function, which can dynamically adjust the weights of different channels to enhance performance. …”
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Pulmonary complications in children and adolescents after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by A. S. Frolova, A. G. Volkova, O. V. Paina, P. V. Kozhokar, K. A. Ekushov, Zh. Z. Rakhmanova, L. A. Cvetkova, E. D. Dobrovolskaya, B. I. Smirnov, E. A. Kulagin, T. A. Bykova, E. V. Semenova, L. S. Zubarovskaya

“…All the patients underwent chest computed tomography (CT). When detecting CT changes, we performed fibrobronchoscopy (FBS) with microbiological examination of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL).Results. …”
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Biomechanical Changes to the Ankle After Zadek Osteotomy by Nicholas Bellas MD, Raghunandan Nayak BS, Mehreen Pasha BS, Megan R. Wolf MD, Elifho Obopilwe MS, Thomas McDonald MD, Lauren E. Geaney MD

“…Category: Hindfoot; Sports Introduction/Purpose: Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is a common source of heel pain in active adults and athletes. …”
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Acoustic Features for Identifying Suicide Risk in Crisis Hotline Callers: Machine Learning Approach by Zhengyuan Su, Huadong Jiang, Ying Yang, Xiangqing Hou, Yanli Su, Li Yang

“…Basic acoustic features (eg, Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients, formant frequencies, jitter, shimmer) and high-level statistical function (HSF) features (using OpenSMILE [Open-Source Speech and Music Interpretation by Large-Space Extraction] with the ComParE 2016 configuration) were extracted. …”
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Estimating the mass of tephra accumulated on roads to best manage the impact of volcanic eruptions: the example of Mt Etna, Italy by L. Mereu, L. Mereu, M. Stocchi, M. Stocchi, A. Garcia, M. Prestifilippo, L. Sandri, C. Bonadonna, S. Scollo

“…First, we analysed a sequence of 39 short-lasting and intense lava fountains detected by the X-band weather radar, applying a volcanic ash radar retrieval approach that permits us to compute the main eruption source parameters (ESPs), such MER, <span class="inline-formula"><i>H</i>_TP</span>, and GSD. …”
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GEANT4 Simulation of Proton Beam Properties from a Cyclotron Accelerator at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Piyanud Thongjerm, Ekkachai Kongmon, Khwanjira Tangpong, Phalakorn Khwansungnoen, Sarinrat Wonglee, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Nantanat Chailanggar

“…For effective treatment, the linear energy transfer (LET) is a key parameter in ensuring the destruction of diseased cells, and both the dose and LET are typically represented as functions of depth. The distribution of dose and LET in the target depends on the beam properties, including beam energy, energy spread, beam size, and beam emittance. …”
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Alkaline-Potassium Ferrate Pretreatment Promoting Acid Production Through Co-Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge and Corn Straw by Xintian YU, Wei ZENG

“…Microbial community analysis revealed a reduction in the Shannon index, with a notable enrichment of fermentation-related functional bacteria, including Firmicutes and Bacteroidota. …”
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Transcriptomic Analysis Provides New Insights into Oocyte Growth and Maturation in Greater Amberjack (<i>Seriola dumerili</i>) by Jiahui Yang, Xiaoying Ru, Yang Huang, Jinhui Wu, Tonglin Yang, Peipei Chen, Jin Li, Kunfeng Zhu, Chunhua Zhu

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Smart diabetes management: remote monitoring and predictive health insights by K.S. Smelyakov, I.A. Lurin, K.V. Misiura, A.S. Chupryna, T.V. Tyzhnenko, O.D. Dolhanenko, V.M. Repikhov

“…It supports offline functionality for rural or under-resourced areas, and offers intuitive dashboards for patients and healthcare providers, boosting engagement and treatment adherence. …”
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Feasibility, Added Value, and Radiation Dose of Combined Coronary CT Angiography and Stress Dynamic CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Moderate Coronary Artery Disease: A Real-Worl... by Marco Fogante, Enrico Paolini, Fatjon Cela, Paolo Esposto Pirani, Liliana Balardi, Gian Piero Perna, Nicolò Schicchi

“…Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 65 patients (mean age: 51.2 ± 11.5 years; 21 female) with moderate CAD, selected from the Radiological Database of our hospital between May 2022 and December 2024. …”
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Demand and Influencing factors for community health services during chemotherapy of patients with advanced cancer by Qianqian Li, Xunrui Chen, Wenying Zhang, Haihua Yuan, Yanjie Zhang, Bin Jiang, Feng Liu

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that educational level and disposable monthly household income significantly influenced psychological demand, while age and source of medical expenses influenced medical care demand, and age and patient group participation affected social support demand (P < 0.05). …”
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High-resolution genetic and physical mapping reveals a peanut spotted wilt disease resistance locus, PSWDR-1, to Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), within a recombination cold-spot... by Dongliang Wu, Chuanzhi Zhao, Walid Korani, Ethan A. Thompson, Hui Wang, Gaurav Agarwal, Jake C. Fountain, Albert Culbreath, C. Corley Holbrook, Xingjun Wang, Josh P. Clevenger, Baozhu Guo

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Proteomic analysis of plasma unravels dynamic pathways and potential biomarkers indicating disease stages following Mtb infection by Zonglei Zhou, Jie Tian, Yuying He, Haiyan Xiong, Weibing Wang

“…ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) stages depend greatly on the interaction between Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and the host response. As a non-negligible source of active tuberculosis (ATB), individuals with latent Mtb infection (LTBI) are insidious and hard to be detected due to limited biomarkers. …”
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Metallurgical Waste for Sustainable Agriculture: Converter Slag and Blast-Furnace Sludge Increase Oat Yield in Acidic Soils by Olga V. Zakharova, Peter A. Baranchikov, Svetlana P. Chebotaryova, Gregory V. Grigoriev, Nataliya S. Strekalova, Tatiana A. Grodetskaya, Igor N. Burmistrov, Sergey V. Volokhov, Denis V. Kuznetsov, Alexander A. Gusev

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Influência de um protocolo de criopreservação no rendimento in vitro de células-tronco derivadas do tecido adiposo Effect of a cryopreservation protocol on the in vitro yield of ad... by Fernanda Ginani, Diego Moura Soares, Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza

“…<br>BACKGROUND: Adipose tissue obtained by liposuction may be an accessible source of stem cells for future clinical application in tissue regeneration. …”
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