Association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors use and blood transfusion risk in older adults after hip fracture: a cohort study by Héloïse Gobillot-Morisson, Bastien Genet, Corinne Frère, Judith Cohen-Bittan, Mathieu Raux, Marie-Eva Rollet, Anthony Meziere, Jacques Boddaert, Lorène Zerah, Sara Thietart

“…After adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities, functional status, institutionalization, polypharmacy, antiplatelet therapy, fracture type, hemoglobin and albumin levels, the use of SSRIs was not associated with an increased risk of RBC transfusion (aOR 0.91, 95%CI 0.64–1.29, p = 0.59). …”
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The epididymal microenvironment in Akodon cursor (Muridae, Sigmodontinae, Akodontini): The lifetime of spermatozoa from production to maturation by Tatiana Prata Menezes, Fernanda Carolina Ribeiro Dias, Nara Clara Lazaroni e Merchid, Camila Folly Batista, Camilo Jose Ramirez-Lopez, Arabela Guedes de Azevedo Viana, Renner Philipe Rodrigues Carvalho, Adrielli Ribeiro Araújo, José Lino-Neto, Gisele Lessa, Arlindo A. Moura, Mariana Machado-Neves

“…The epididymides were processed for histological, functional, and proteomic analyses, besides sperm quality evaluation. …”
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Dissection of major QTLs and candidate genes for seedling stage salt/drought tolerance in tomato by Xin Li, Xiyan Liu, Feng Pan, Junling Hu, Yunhao Han, Ripu Bi, Chen Zhang, Yan Liu, Yong Wang, Zengwen Liang, Can Zhu, Yanmei Guo, Zejun Huang, Xiaoxuan Wang, Yongchen Du, Lei Liu, Junming Li

“…Two major QTLs qST7 and qDT1-3 were detected in both two years, for which two candidate genes (methionine sulfoxide reductase SlMSRB1 and brassinosteroid insensitive 1-like receptor SlBRL1) and the potential functional variations were further analyzed. Taking advantage of the tomato population resequencing data, the frequency changes of the potential favorable QTL allele for seedling stage ST/DT during tomato breeding were explored. …”
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Association of admission blood glucose and postoperation fast blood glucose with futile recanalization in patients with endovascular therapy by Dandan Chen, Yunqing Chen, Linghong Guo, Zubing Xu, Xian Liu, Xilin Xiong, Hudie Zhang, Yan Gong, Qiulong Yu, Chenying Zeng, Lanjiao Zhang, Qin Huang, Jinchong Zhang, Keji Zou, Xiaobing Li, Daojun Hong, Pu Fang, Jing Lin

“…Abstract Background Futile recanalization (FR), defined as patients with long-term functional dependence despite successful recanalization, is common in patients with large-vessel stroke undergoing endovascular treatment (EVT). …”
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Rapid and high-throughput identification of thermal-responsive genes based on cDNA-library in upland cotton by Biyu Xu, Tao Jiang, Yan Wang, Jiani Chen, Wangshu Liu, Ying He, Zhanfeng Si, Yan Hu

“…As a result, a total of 16,120, 13,216 and 172 effective survival genes were filtered after HT stress exposure (42 °C, 220 rpm) for 48 h, 60 h and 72 h, respectively. Functional annotation and enrichment analysis revealed that 170 common genes were involved in regulatory processes associated with HT stress, and the relevant transcriptome data indicated that the majority of these genes responded to temperature fluctuations. …”
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Fault Prediction for Rotating Mechanism of Satellite Based on SSA and Improved Informer by Qing Lan, Ye Zhu, Baojun Lin, Yizheng Zuo, Yi Lai

“…First, during telemetry data processing, singular spectrum analysis (SSA) is proposed to retain the long-term and oscillatory trends in the original data while filtering out noise from interference. …”
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RBC-GEM: A genome-scale metabolic model for systems biology of the human red blood cell. by Zachary B Haiman, Alicia Key, Angelo D'Alessandro, Bernhard O Palsson

“…It was developed through meta-analysis of proteomic data from 29 studies published over the past two decades resulting in an RBC proteome composed of more than 4,600 distinct proteins. …”
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High-resolution spatiotemporal measurement of air and environmental noise pollution in Sub-Saharan African cities: Pathways to Equitable Health Cities Study protocol for Accra, Gha... by Michael Brauer, Majid Ezzati, Sierra N Clark, Abosede S Alli, Jill Baumgartner, Mireille B Toledano, Allison F Hughes, James Nimo, Josephine Bedford Moses, Solomon Terkpertey, Jose Vallarino, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Ernest Agyemang, Ricky Nathvani, Emily Muller, James Bennett, Jiayuan Wang, Andrew Beddows, Frank Kelly, Benjamin Barratt, Sean Beevers, Raphael E Arku

“…Introduction Air and noise pollution are emerging environmental health hazards in African cities, with potentially complex spatial and temporal patterns. Limited local data are a barrier to the formulation and evaluation of policies to reduce air and noise pollution.Methods and analysis We designed a year-long measurement campaign to characterise air and noise pollution and their sources at high-resolution within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana. …”
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International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health by Amanda J Wheeler, Kaarin J Anstey, Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Ester Cerin, Nicola T Lautenschlager, David W Dunstan, Bin Jalaludin, Basile Chaix, James F Sallis, Michael Y Ni, Takemi Sugiyama, Anthony Barnett, Karen Caeyenberghs, Govinda Poudel, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Rachel Tham, Luke Knibbs, Linwei Tian, Yih-kai Chan, Alison Carver

“…Two assessments taken 24 months apart will capture changes in brain and cognitive health. Cognitive function is gauged with a battery of eight standardised tests. …”
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Steroids In caRdiac Surgery (SIRS) trial: acute kidney injury substudy protocol of an international randomised controlled trial by Michael Walsh, Salim Yusuf, Chirag Parikh, Jessica Vincent, P J Devereaux, Francois Lamontagne, Matthew T V Chan, Richard Whitlock, Meaghan Cuerden, Amit X Garg, Andre Lamy, Daniel I Sessler, Kevin Teoh, Ainslie Hildebrand, Yunxia Zuo, Pallav Shah, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Mackenzie Quantz, Jean-Pierre Yared, Nicolas Noiseux, Georgios Tagarakis, Antoine Rochon, Janice Pogue, Abbas Salehiomran

“…The additional kidney data collection first began for patients enrolled after 1 March 2012. …”
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Genome-wide association studies with prolapsed gland of the third eyelid in dogs by Yu Zeng, Yu Zeng, Yu Zeng, Cundong Feng, Zheli Jiang, Zheli Jiang, Zheli Jiang, Weian Du, Shan He, Shan He, Shan He, Xingnuan Li, Xingnuan Li, Xingnuan Li, Yi Fan, Yi Fan, Yi Fan, Xiao Ouyang, Xiao Ouyang, Xiao Ouyang, Bixin Huang, Bixin Huang, Bixin Huang, Yan Su, Yan Su, Yan Su, Siyu Wang, Siyu Wang, Siyu Wang, Rongxing Wei, Zonghao Dai, Peng Jin, Jianyun Liu, Jianyun Liu, Jianyun Liu, Qianyong Yang, Qianyong Yang, Qianyong Yang

“…To explore the genes involved in cherry eyes, we performed GO functional enrichment analysis. The genes involved in the high pathway were DIO3 and TTC8. …”
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A novel gene linked to Imipenem resistance in E. coli isolate lacking known Imipenem-resistance genes by Trang Thu Hoang, Huyen Thanh Thi Le, Sang Ngoc Nguyen, Ung Dinh Nguyen, Tuan Ngoc Tran, Cuong Hung Nguyen, Thang Quang Truong, Nam S. Vo, Duc Quang Le, Son Hoang Nguyen, Minh Duc Cao, Thi Minh Ngoc Dao, Thi Huyen Bui, Thu An Nguyen, Thi Lan Anh Pham, Thi Bich Thao Le, Tho Huu Ho

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Exploring relative instances of exposure in equilibrium of migration processes based on population characteristics by László Pitlik, Péter Kollár, Zsolt Fülöp, Imre Madarász

“…., years, time intervals) to ensure that dynamic processes will not actually be covered through static evaluation. The necessary data asset (a kind of Big Data) is given by OECD/EUROSTAT, for example The questions and data assets are well-known. …”
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One-year outcomes in sepsis: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Japan by Keibun Liu, Shinichi Watanabe, Kensuke Nakamura, Hidehiko Nakano, Maiko Motoki, Hiroshi Kamijo, Matsuoka Ayaka, Kenzo Ishii, Yasunari Morita, Takashi Hongo, Nobutake Shimojo, Yukiko Tanaka, Manabu Hanazawa, Tomohiro Hamagami, Kenji Oike, Daisuke Kasugai, Yutaka Sakuda, Yuhei Irie, Masakazu Nitta, Kazuki Akieda, Daigo Shimakura, Hajime Katsukawa, Toru Kotani, David McWilliams, Peter Nydahl, Stefan J. Schaller, Takayuki Ogura, the ILOSS Study Group

“…The aim was to present detailed data on the prognostic and functional long-term outcomes of ICU patients with sepsis in Japan, which is currently lacking and therefore prevents development of targeted solutions. …”
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New mutation of the TP53 gene associated with the hereditary breast cancer in a young Tuvinian woman by P. A. Gervas, A. Yu. Molokov, A. A. Zarubin, A. A. Ponomareva, N. N. Babyshkina, V. A. Belyavskaya, L. F. Pisareva, E. L. Choynzonov, N. V. Cherdyntseva

“…To obtain extended information about the variants of the unknown significance, it is necessary to use an alternative approach for the analysis of the Ngs data. To obtain extended characteristic about the unknown significance variants, it is necessary to search for additional tools for the analysis of the Ngs data. …”
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A nomogram for diagnosis of BI-RADS 4 breast nodules based on three-dimensional volume ultrasound by Xianping Jiang, Chen Chen, Jincao Yao, Liping Wang, Chen Yang, Wei Li, Di Ou, Zhiyan Jin, Yuanzhen Liu, Chanjuan Peng, Yifan Wang, Dong Xu

“…Abstract Objectives The classification of malignant breast nodules into four categories according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) presents significant variability, posing challenges in clinical diagnosis. …”
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Adsorption properties and competitive adsorption mechanism exhibited by carbon-nanotube-modified biochar for removal of crude oil and Ni(II) pollutants from water by Di Cao, Ruiyan Niu, Guanglu Mo, Huiwen Deng, Rui Liu, Jie Liu, Jialin Fan

“…Results indicated that modified biochar had a higher surface area, a greater number of surface functional groups, and higher interaction forces compared to biochar. …”
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Child welfare worker perspectives on documentation and case recording practices in Canada: A mixed-methods study protocol. by Nathaniel J Pollock, Cassandra Yantha, Lil Tonmyr, Kimberly Jewers-Dailley, Melody E Morton Ninomiya

“…In health care and child welfare, clinical records and case notes serve multiple functions. When records are aggregated and processed to create administrative data, they can be analyzed and used to inform policy development and decision-making. …”
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Harnessing Wearables and Digital Technologies to Decode the Cardiovascular Exposome by Geyner A. Gaona, Ali Asghar Kassamali, Nino Isakadze, Seth S. Martin

“…Primary findings indicate significant improvements in device accuracy and functionality, facilitated by enhanced sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and data connectivity. …”
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Identification of cancer-associated fibroblast signature genes for prognostic prediction in colorectal cancer by Wei Jin, Yuchang Lu, Jingen Lu, Zhenyi Wang, Yixin Yan, Biao Liang, Shiwei Qian, Jiachun Ni, Yiheng Yang, Shuo Huang, Changpeng Han, Haojie Yang

“…These CAFs were primarily related to seven pathways, including peroxisome function, B cell receptor signal, and cell adhesion molecule. …”
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