Chemical Composition, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils of the Leaves and Fruit Pulp of Annona muricata L. (Soursop) from Ghana by Joseph Nana Gyesi, Rita Opoku, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…In the leaf essential oil, a total of 31 compounds were identified with δ-cadinene (22.58%) and α-muurolene (10.64%) being the most abundant. Thirty-two compounds were identified in the fruit pulp essential oil with Ç-sitosterol (19.82%) and 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl) ethyl ester (13.48%) being present in high amounts. …”
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Association of Urinary Phthalates with Self-Reported Eye Affliction/Retinopathy in Individuals with Diabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010 by Manju Mamtani, Joanne E. Curran, John Blangero, Hemant Kulkarni

“…Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2010, we studied the association of 12 urinary phthalate metabolites with self-reported eye affliction/retinopathy in 1,004 participants with diabetes. Data from retinal imaging was used to validate this outcome. …”
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Predictive value of monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio (MHR) for poor prognosis after intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute ischaemic stroke by Yinglei Li, Lingyun Xi, Litao Li

“…MHR has a threshold of 0.584. High MHR levels were strongly associated with a poor 3-month prognosis of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (OR = 5.657; 95% CI: 4.124–7.762; p < 0.001). …”
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Predictors of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Performance in Patients with Stroke by Amin Ghaffari, Hamid Reza Rostami, Malahat Akbarfahimi

“…Statistical analyses were performed using independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis. Results. Age (r=−0.384, p<0.001), memory (r=0.565, p<0.001), basic activities of daily living (r=0.818, p<0.001), depression (r=−0.758, p<0.001), Trial Making Test (B-A) (r=−0.614, p<0.001), and motoricity index (r=0.670, p<0.001) were significantly associated with instrumental activities of daily living performance. …”
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Schools’ toilets quality and its relation to urinary tract problems in pupils of primary schools in Hilla city by Russul Hamed Jawad, Abdul Razzaq Alsalman

“…Public schools had significantly higher number of children per toilet (108.0% ± 68.5%) compared with private schools (26.8% ± 7.6%), with P value of 0.030. …”
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Why do people use a mobile wallet? The case of fintech companies in Jordan by Ohoud Khasawneh, Rana AlBahsh

“…Notably, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and facilitating conditions significantly influenced user decisions, evidenced by R-square values of 0.78%, 0.758% and 0.684%, respectively. Meanwhile, perceived value, security, privacy, and social influence had a moderate effect. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metals in Water Samples of Certain Locations Situated Around Tumkur, Karnataka, India by C. Vijaya Bhaskar, Kiran Kumar, G. Nagendrappa

“…The pH of ground- water was in the range of 7.6-8.4. The conductivity was in the range of 0.20-0.68 mS/cm and 0.34-2.44 mS/cm for surface and groundwaters respectively. …”
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Biodegradation of Congo Red Azo Dye Using Lysinibacillus Capsici Immobilized on Polyurethane foam Biocarrier in Moving Bed Bioreactor by Soroush Dayani Najafabadi, Maryam Hasani Zonoozi, Roya Aliaskarian

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Application of dexlansoprazole to broaden therapeutic options for gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. T. Ivashkin, R. A. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alekseyeva, S. A. Alekseyenko, N. V. Zakharova, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. L. Klyaritskaya, I. V. Mayev, M. F. Osipenko, V. I. Simanenkov, A. V. Tkachev, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov

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Evaluation of Nanomagnetite–Biochar Composite for BTA Removal by Carolina Guida, Nathaniel Findling, Valérie Magnin, Fabienne Favre Boivin, Laurent Charlet

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Machine learning for predicting Chagas disease infection in rural areas of Brazil. by Fabio De Rose Ghilardi, Gabriel Silva, Thallyta Maria Vieira, Ariela Mota, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Renata Fiuza Damasceno, Lea Campos de Oliveira, Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho, Ester Sabino

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Research on Mandatory Lane-Changing Behavior in Highway Weaving Sections by Wei Hao, Zhaolei Zhang, Zhibo Gao, Kefu Yi, Li Liu, Jie Wang

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Pyogenic Brain Abscess: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management by Peyman Eini, Pooya Eini, Latif Gachkar

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Resilience, coping strategies, and disaster experience: a path analysis of preparedness and avoidance in Taiwan by Yi-Ling Wu, Tsai-Wen Lin, Jason Lam, Samuel S. C. Wang, Herman H. M. Lo

“…Results The models accounted for 41.83–44.83% of the variance in preparedness and 5.43–10.74% of the variance in denial/avoidance. Across all models, problem-solving, assertiveness, and living with family consistently predicted higher preparedness, while income consistently predicted lower denial and avoidance behaviors. …”
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Camera Absolute Pose Estimation Using Hierarchical Attention in Multi-Scene by Xinhua Lu, Jingui Miao, Qingji Xue, Hui Wan, Hao Zhang

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STEM Applications in Turkish Science High Schools by Mustafa Hilmi Colakoglu

“…To train teachers in Turkey, a modern building was constructed at METU campus and the education at Ankara Science High School started in 1964. After the success of the Ankara Science High School, the MoNE started the Science High School Projects in Istanbul and Izmir. …”
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Experimental and CFD Investigation on Flow Behaviors of a NPP Pump under Natural Circulation Condition by Weitong Li, Lei Yu, Jianli Hao, Mingrui Li

“…In addition, the loss coefficient changes slightly while the Reynolds number is greater than 8 × 104; however, the coefficients show rapid increase with the decrease in Reynolds number under lower Reynolds number condition. …”
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Single cell RNA sequencing improves the next generation of approaches to AML treatment: challenges and perspectives by Zahra Khosroabadi, Samaneh Azaryar, Hassan Dianat-Moghadam, Zohreh Amoozgar, Mohammadreza Sharifi

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Implicit Learning of Parity and Magnitude Associations with Number Color by Talia L. Retter, Christine Schiltz

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Placental Growth Factor, Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1, Soluble Endoglin, IL-6, and IL-16 as Biomarkers in Preeclampsia by Carmen Rădulescu, Anca Bacârea, Adina Huțanu, Rozalia Gabor, Minodora Dobreanu

“…We compared the serum levels of soluble markers analysed in preeclamptic women and controls during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and we found that the best predictor for PE was PlGF with a sensitivity of 100% at a concentration threshold of 120.16 pg/mL, a diagnosis accuracy of 70.8%, and AUC of 0.684 (p=0.005). We also estimated the risk for PE according to BMI and we found that pregnant women with weight >90 kg had 7 times higher risk for PE. …”
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