Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for Endophytic Fungi from <i>Schisandra chinensis</i> and Investigation of Their Antibacterial Mechanisms Against Methicillin-Resistant <i>S... by Mengyu Li, Yuewei Shi, Wenwei Ma, Shouyuan Cai, Xinyuan Yang, Lukai Xu, Xiyan Hou, Lulu Wang, Liming Jin, Chunshan Quan

“…Measurements of alkaline proteinase and membrane potential confirmed the disruption of the MRSA cell membrane, which was further visually validated by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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MultiAgency, prospective, exploratory, non-intervention, cohort Study on Human Impact Exposure oNboard high-speed boats (MASHIEN): protocol by Stephen D Myers, Ola Rolfson, Yohan Robinson, Spyros D Masouros, John J Fraser, Yann Daniel, Johan Ullman, Kai-Thorsten Bretschneider, Karen R Kelly, Victor Hurpin, Justus Kaehler, Jan Ivar Kåsin, Knut Hveding, Neil Mansfield, Daniel Perl, Nicole Wijnands, Isabelle Vallee, Veerle Stevens

“…High-speed boat operators log self-reported pain data via a smartphone app, using a Visual Analogue Scale and pain drawings. Triaxial accelerometers are installed on boat hulls and worn by participants to measure impact exposure. …”
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Immunohistochemical Expression of Haptoglobin in Skin Lesions of Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Nessr Abu Rached, Hanna Telkemeyer, Marina Skrygan, Martin Doerler, Yannik Haven, Lennart Ocker, Daniel Myszkowski, Thomas Meyer, Markus Stücker, Eggert Stockfleth, Falk G. Bechara

“…This study examines the relationship between haptoglobin expression in HS skin lesions and clinical parameters. Methods: An examination was performed on 44 skin samples from HS patients and 10 healthy skin samples. …”
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Cell graph analysis in hepatocellular carcinoma: predicting local recurrence and identifying spatial relationship biomarkers by Yizhe Yuan, Ziyin Zhao, Xin Fang, Qing Zhang, Wenqing Zhong, Midie Xu, Gongqi Li, Rushi Jiao, Heng Yu, Ruoxi Wang, Shuyu Liu, Weitao Zu, Bingsen Xue, Yuze Chen, Chengxiang Wang, Ya Zhang, Minghui Liang, Bing Han, Cheng Jin

“…Conventional pixel-based visual processing techniques are insufficient to accurately capture the complexities inherent with cell-entity deployment and formation strategy. …”
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Determinants of academic performance of healthcare professional students in a medical university, Ajman, United Arab Emirates by Shahnaz Mohamed Wazil, Sathyapriya Nandagopal, Afreen Abdul Rahim Sanaullah, Liju Susan Mathew, Nermine Nosseir, Jayadevan Sreedharan, Jayadevan Sreedharan, Anusha Sreejith, Anusha Sreejith, Latifa Nabeel Alsaad, Latifa Nabeel Alsaad, Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil, Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil

“…Most students reported a preference for visual learning styles, the use of active recall as a study technique, and studying primarily at home. …”
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The network and interactive pattern of social adjustment and psychological symptoms in patients with spinal cord injury: a network analysis by Hui Liu, Yi Ni, Haixia Xie, Yijun Xie, Chenhui Fan, Yao Li, Weinan Shen, Hua Zhai, Chenghua Jiang, Jing Wu, Hengjing Wu

“…Graphical lasso networks and directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) were used to visualize and analyze the associations between symptom levels corresponding to the four scales. …”
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Efficacy and safety of interferon-alpha 1b injection into the intervertebral foramen with ultrasonic guidance in patients with postherpetic neuralgia: study protocol for a randomiz... by Hui-Min Hu, Hui-Min Hu, Wen-Hui Liu, Wen-Hui Liu, Chen Li, Chen Li, Qing Shi, Qing Shi, Chun-Hua Liu, Chun-Hua Liu, An-Xiang Liu, An-Xiang Liu, Yi-Fan Li, Yi Zhang, Peng Mao, Bi-Fa Fan

“…The primary outcomes will include the visual analog scale score and duration of pain relief. …”
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Use and meaning teachers assign to the integration of the MICA 3.0 kit for teaching climate change by Sonia Pino, César Cofre, Humberto Vergara, Luis Vergara, Jaime Solís-Pinilla, Andoni Arenas-Martija, Andoni Arenas-Martija, Andoni Arenas-Martija, Paulina Ampuero, Paulina Ampuero, Cristian Merino, Cristian Merino

“…IntroductionTeaching climate change requires teachers to have the educational resources that will facilitate teaching this content and visualize how a global problem has various local implications. …”
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Detecting Stellar Flares in Photometric Data Using Hidden Markov Models by J. Arturo Esquivel, Yunyi Shen, Vianey Leos-Barajas, Gwendolyn Eadie, Joshua S. Speagle, Radu V Craiu, Amber Medina, James R. A. Davenport

“…We also show that the proposed HMM flags fainter and lower energy flares more easily than traditional sigma-clipping methods. Lastly, we visually demonstrate that simultaneously conducting detrending and flare detection can mitigate biased estimations arising in multistage modeling approaches. …”
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Low-dose RaDiation therapy for patients with KNee osteoArthritis (LoRD-KNeA): a protocol for a sham-controlled randomised trial by Jiyu Sun, Won Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Joon Ho Wang, Hak Jae Kim, Kichul Shin, Min Jung Kim, Ji Young Kim, Byoung Hyuck Kim, Du Hyun Ro, Dae-Hee Lee, Eun-Hee Hong, Seong-Jun Cho, Hyuk-Soo Han

“…Key inclusion criteria are primary knee OA with Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2–3 and visual analogue scale 50–90 when walking at the baseline. …”
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Distinguishing features of microvascular abnormalities in high myopia retinoschisis via multimodal imaging by Yunhan Tao, Xuhui Chen, Tao Li, Xian Zhang, Xufang Sun

“…In the other patients, MVAs were visualized on en-face OCT and SS-OCTA, and fluorescence leakage was observed on FFA, which mimicked retinal vasculitis. …”
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Effect of seasonal exposure in aeroallergen-sensitised patients with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhoea by Carlo Maria Rossi, Carlo Maria Rossi, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Stefania Merli, Martina Fiorita, Martina Fiorita, Antonio Lo Bello, Antonio Lo Bello, Mario Andrea Latorre, Mario Andrea Latorre, Paola Ilaria Bianchi, Nicola Aronico, Annalisa De Silvestri, Antonio Di Sabatino, Antonio Di Sabatino

“…BackgroundPollen allergy may influence irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms; however, available data are scant.AimsThis study aims to assess symptom variability in atopic IBS patients.MethodsWe retrospectively analysed consecutive adult IBS patients evaluated between 2021 and 2024. …”
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Identification of hypoxia-related diagnostic biomarkers and immune signatures in diminished ovarian reserve by Minxue Song, Lili Ni, Zebing Ma, Xin Zhong, Yibing Liu, Jilin Kuang, Ping Li

“…This study investigated the genetic links between hypoxia and DOR.MethodsThe GSE87201 dataset for DOR was sourced from Gene Expression Omnibus database, normalized for common differentially expressed genes (Co-DEGs), and identified Hypoxia-related differentially expressed genes (HRDEGs) via GeneCards; Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves evaluated HRDEGs’ diagnostic value, and protein-protein interaction networks were visualized with STRING and Cytoscape. …”
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Feasibility of home initiation of an airway clearance device (SIMEOX) by telecare in people with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a pilot study by Jean-Christian Borel, Nathalie Arnol, Sylvie Leroy, Marlène Murris-Espin, Rebecca Hamidfar, Marie Mahot, Raphael Abouly, Hughes Gauchez, Sophie Jacques, Eloise Joffray, Laurent Morin

“…We hypothesised that telecare would be an effective means to train people with NCFB in the handling of device and to monitor and promote device adherence.Objectives (1) To evaluate frequency of use of the SIMEOX for 10 weeks after telecare training. (2) To assess user satisfaction and clinical efficacy of the SIMEOX+telecare.Methods Multicentre, prospective, pilot study in adults with NCFB. …”
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Ocular manifestations in pediatric tumor suppressor gene mutations: a case series and literature review of RB1, NF1, NF2, VHL, and TSC by Aoxiang Wang, Chanyuan Wang, Wen Li, Jing Qiao, Yulin Luo, Yu Tian

“…We have summarized the ocular presentations of these common tumor suppressor gene mutations in pediatric patients. Methods We reviewed 11 representative case reports, documenting in detail the ocular manifestations and progression of each case. …”
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Risk prediction of stroke-associated pneumonia in acute ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation using machine learning models by Tai Su, Peng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Bingyin Zhang, Zihao Liu, Zexing Xie, Xiaomei Li, Jixiang Ma, Tao Xin

“…The optimal prediction model was visualized using a nomogram. In this study, SAP was identified in 10.16% of cases. …”
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18F-FDG PET/CT-based deep learning models and a clinical-metabolic nomogram for predicting high-grade patterns in lung adenocarcinoma by Yue Guo, Xibin Jia, Chuanxu Yang, Chao Fan, Hui Zhu, Xu Chen, Fugeng Liu

“…CM model was built from clinical and PET/CT metabolic parameters via backwards stepwise logistic regression and visualized via a nomogram. The prediction performance of the models was evaluated mainly by the area under the curve (AUC). …”
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Symptom variability in outpatients with COPD and validation of the Colombian COPD Symptom Variability Instrument (EPOC-CoVaSy) by Eidelman Antonio González-Mejía, Olga Constanza Uñate-Suárez, Carlos José Bula- Gutiérrez, Yojana Patricia Patiño-Jiménez

“…According to the analysis of the diaries, the mean scores (visual analog scale) for all symptoms and the performance of activities of daily living ranged between 0.5 and 2.5, being higher in the morning (mean scores between 1.5 and 2.5) than in the afternoon and night (mean scores between 0.5 and 1.5); however, symptom variability was minimal. …”
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Exploring the influences of myopia in primary and secondary school students in Xinjiang using propensity score matching by Xiaopeng Hu, Xianyan Yuan, Hua Li, Haoxuan Gong, Zhicong Fu, Yuting Xie, Lin Zhu, Haina Chen, Yingli Yang, Dongsheng Rui

“…ObjectiveDue to the high prevalence of myopia among primary and secondary school students in Shihezi City in recent years, this study was conducted to understand the prevalence and the factors influencing it and to provide a scientific basis for future interventions to improve, protect, and promote the visual health of these students.MethodsThe study population consisted of primary and secondary school students in Shihezi City. …”
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Association between Apolipoprotein B and diabetic nephropathy: insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2016 and Mendelian randomization analysis by Hui Wang, Sensen Wu, Dikang Pan, Yachan Ning, Yanhong Fu, Chunjing Feng, Jianming Guo, Zichuan Liu, Yongquan Gu

“…Then, we used restricted cubic splines (RCS) to flexibly model and visualize the relation of predicted ApoB levels with DN risk. …”
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