Exploring Different Levels of Contact Frequency in Multiple Sclerosis Care by Sofia Persson, Ann‐Christine Andersson, Boel Andersson Gäre, Jonas Lind

“…Both requests of less and more healthcare contacts existed and content of healthcare contacts could have more personalized design overall, health care was perceived positively across all segments. Data integration with merged interpretation included eight themes, characteristics of the population, neurological assessment and gait function, symptoms and consequences, fatigue and cognition, perspectives on health, examinations, interactions with health care, and disease duration and future. …”
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and cognitive impairment in Chinese older men: a 7-year longitudinal study by Jie Lin, Hongchen Shen, Wenjuan Yang, Guojun Zhang, Jie Sun, Wenqin Shen, Li Huang, Huajian Chen

“…This study aims to investigate the association between WWI and cognitive function in older Chinese men.MethodsData from the 2011–2018 China Longitudinal Health and Longevity Survey (CLHLS) were used in this study. …”
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Cardiac Dysfunction Indices and Their Prognostic Value in Acute Exacerbation COPD Patients by Ahmad B. Elden, Mohamed F. Abdelghany, Mostafa K. Ahmed, Dalia Tarek

“…Demographic and routine laboratory data were recorded. Clinical data; arterial blood gases; brain natriuretic peptide (BNP); echocardiographic examination including left ventricular (LV) systolic function, mitral valve E wave, mitral valve septal e′, E/e′ ratio (E/e′ ratio as the study LV diastolic dysfunction Index), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion were measured on admission and on discharge. …”
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Investigating brand personality of state-owned and private airlines: Maham Versus Iran Air by Mahdi Karoubi, Seyed Ahmad Taghavian Noghan

“…The population includes 233 technical directors whose views regarding brand personality of airline companies are studied following the distribution of questionnaires. The results of the data analysis indicate Mahan Airline is superior to Iran Air in all the five dimensions.…”
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Intervensi latihan keterampilan motorik kasar pada fungsi kognitif anak usia prasekolah by Inayah Inayah, Tri Mei Khasana

“…The intervention consisted of motor skills training, including obstacle courses and walking on a balance beam, with each session lasting 15 minutes and conducted once a week for nine weeks. Cognitive function in terms of memory and attention abilities was assessed using the Stroop test (Stroop color and word test) and the digit span test (forward and backward)—data analysis using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. …”
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Potential renoprotective effects and possible underlying mechanisms of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors in cardiorenal syndrome by Md. Moshiur Rahman, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Asadur Rahman, Akira Nishiyama

“…Altogether, the analysis of published data from both pre-clinical and clinical studies provides substantial support for the usefulness of ARNIs in enhancing renal protection in subjects with CRS.…”
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Opportunities, challenges, and requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation in Primary Health Care (PHC): a systematic review by Farzaneh Yousefi, Reza Dehnavieh, Maude Laberge, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Mohammad Mehdi Ghaemi, Mohsen Nadali, Najmeh Azizi

“…However, the most challenges emerged within the stewardship and resource generation functions, with key concerns related to data security and privacy, technical performance issues, and limitations in data accessibility. …”
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[Comment] Assessing outcomes in laparoscopic vs open surgical manage ment of adhesive small bowel obstruction by Tong Weihua

“…Data were obtained from billing data and electronic medical record for patients with primary diagnosis of small bowel obstruction. …”
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Supraclavicular fasciocutaneous flap for head and neck reconstructive surgery by I. P. Fedzhaha, O. V. Kravets, V. A. Shamrai, V. I. Pivtorak, O. P. Fedzhaha, I. M. Plakhotniuk, A. O. Kovalchuk

“…There are the results of the supraclavicular flap use in head and neck burn wounds closure with the analysis of complications and long-term functional and cosmetic outcomes. …”
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Epithelial and immune transcriptomic characteristics and possible regulatory mechanisms in asthma exacerbation: insights from integrated studies by Ye Liu, Yue Li, Ruhao Wu, Yu Wang, Pengfei Li, Tianci Jiang, Ke Wang, Yize Liu, Zhe Cheng

“…Further analysis demonstrated that these cells manifested high heterogeneity at the levels of functional variations, dynamics, communication patterns and metabolic changes. …”
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IMAGING THE LYSOSOME IN CELLULAR SYSTEMS FOR DRUG DISCOVERY AND SCREENING

“…We than implemented the morphological analysis with functional data using LysoTracker Red and DQ-BSA staining. …”
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Technocratic belief or civil society: reflections on the typological concepts of sociology by A. V. Shcherbina

“…The comparative historical method, structural-functional analysis, and typological approach are applied in the present work.Results. …”
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Slow Pyrolysis of Waste Cow Bone for Biochar Production and Its Application in Copper Removal From Acidic Solutions by Pornmongkol Tansomros, Poramed Aungthitipan, Athicha Janthakot, Aitsara Chanthakhot, Pattaranun Maskhunthod, Surachai Wongcharee, Sukanya Hongthong, Worachate Sangsida, Kowit Suwannahong, Torpong Kreetachat, Nopparat Suriyachai

“…Nitrogen adsorption and desorption isotherms were employed to measure the specific surface area, pore size, and pore volume, with the highest specific surface area observed at 500°C, measuring approximately 77.31 m2·g−1, and an average pore diameter of 13.53 nm, indicating a predominantly mesoporous structure and exhibiting Type III isotherms. Functional group analysis identified the presence of various functional groups, including carboxylic acids, alkanes, and amines, which are effective for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. …”
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Cross-Tissue Regulatory Network Analyses Reveal Novel Susceptibility Genes and Potential Mechanisms for Endometriosis by Mingrui Zou, Mingmei Lin, Kai-Lun Hu, Rong Li

“…We obtained summary-level data of the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx), v8 expression quantitative loci (eQTL) data, and the genome-wide association study (GWAS) data of EMT and its subtypes from the R11 release results of the FinnGen consortium for analysis. …”
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Adenoviral-vectored neoantigen vaccine augments hyperexpanded CD8+ T cell control of tumor challenge in mice by David Li, Gabriel Dagotto, Alessandro Colarusso, Robert C Patio, Tochi Anioke, Victoria Giffin, Ruoran Guan, Trisha Anand, Esther Mbiwan, Malika Aid, Dan Barouch

“…Our data suggest that future cancer vaccine development strategies should focus on inducing functional hyperexpanded CD8+ T cell responses and not only maximizing tumor infiltrating CD8+ T cell numbers.…”
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Causal relationships between gut microbiota and IgA nephropathy: evidence from Mendelian randomization and microbiome validation by Xin Wang, Jiong Liu, Wuda Huoshen, Jing Liu, Xue Qiao, Hong Zhang, Xu-Jie Zhou

“…This study used a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach, validated with 16S rRNA datasets, to identify these causal relationships.Methods We performed MR analysis using genetic instruments for 412 gut microbiota taxa from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) as exposures and IgAN GWAS data as outcomes. …”
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An auditory brainstem implant for treatment of unilateral tinnitus: protocol for an interventional pilot study by Minke J C van den Berge, Marc J M C van Dijk, Jan D M Metzemaekers, Bert Maat, Rolien H Free, Pim van Dijk

“…The primary outcome will be the change in Tinnitus Functioning Index. Secondary outcomes will be tinnitus burden and quality of life (using Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaires), tinnitus characteristics (using Visual Analogue Scale, a tinnitus analysis), safety, audiometric and vestibular function. …”
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Characteristics of gastric fluid microbiota in patients with refractory Helicobacter pylori infection by Huiting Zhu, Shijie Sun, Shijie Sun, Yujing Wang, Yujing Wang, Wensi Zhang, Shiyu Du, Yanli Zhang

“…Gastric fluid and mucosal biopsy samples were collected for 16S rRNA gene sequencing, pathological evaluation, and bioinformatic analysis. Differences in gastric microbiota and clinical data were compared among the three groups.ResultsThe Rhp group exhibited more gastric mucosal atrophy, inflammation, and inflammatory activity than Nhp and Php groups. …”
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AI for rapid identification of major butyrate-producing bacteria in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by Annemiek Maaskant, Donghyeok Lee, Huy Ngo, Roy C. Montijn, Jaco Bakker, Jan A. M. Langermans, Evgeni Levin

“…Abstract Background The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in health and disease, influencing digestion, metabolism, and immune function. Traditional microbiome analysis methods are often expensive, time-consuming, and require specialized expertise, limiting their practical application in clinical settings. …”
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New roles and competencies of teachers in the ICT-mediated learning environment of Russian universities by I. N. Ainoutdinova, T. M. Tregubova, J. Ng, V. A. Kopnov

“…Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect and analyse the relevant data. Analysis, synthesis and comparison were used to study and summarise scientific information; observations, questionnaires and survey were carried out within the experimental section, followed by a subsequent statistical analysis. …”
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