Effectiveness of the entomopathogenic fungus Alternaria murispora and the predatory ladybird Harmonia convergens in controlling Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) by Mohamed El Aalaoui, Said Rammali, Said Rammali, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Gabriela Calin, Viorica Rarinca, Viorica Rarinca, Viorica Rarinca, Luminita Diana Hritcu, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Alin Ciobică, Mohamed Sbaghi

“…Predator densities peaked at 28.1 for HC alone in Experiment 1 and 32.1 in Experiment 2, with AM+HC reaching 14.7 and 18.2, respectively. Mummy counts were initially higher in AM alone but increased significantly in AM+HC by weeks 3 and 4. …”
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Biochemical Characteristics of Bone Mineral Metabolism before and throughout the First Year after Kidney Transplantation, Persistent Hyperparathyroidism, and Risk Factors in a Lati... by Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández, Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Baldomero González-Virla, Martha Cruz-López, Raúl Rodríguez-Gómez, Ramón Espinoza-Pérez, Carlos Cuevas-García, Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta

“…Hyperphosphatasemia before KT (OR = 4.17 (95% CI: 1.21–14.44); p=0.04), hyperparathyroidism at 6 months (OR = 1.84 (95% CI; 1.67–2.06); p=0.02), hypovitaminosis D at 6 months (OR = 3.94 (95% CI: 1.86–17.9); p=0.01), and hyperphosphatasemia at 6 months (OR = 1.47 (95% CI: 1.07–2.86); p=0.03) were risk factors for persistent hyperparathyroidism at 12 months after KT. …”
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Vitamin D deficiency and intracranial aneurysms: Systematic Review by Lívio Pereira de Macêdo, Glaudir Donato, Maria Eduarda d’Almeida Lins Regis, Isabela Fernandes de Melo Pereira, Gustavo Rodrigues Paulo, Kamilla Azevedo Bringel, Gabriel Carvalho Andrade Gadelha, Fábio Antônio Serra de Lima Júnior, Yally Dayanne Oliveira Ferreira, Renata de Castro Tavares, Arlindo Ugulino Netto, Kauê Franke, Pierre Vansant Oliveira Eugênio, Auricélio Batista Cezar-Junior, Igor Vilela Faquini, Eduardo Vieira de Carvalho Júnior, Nivaldo Sena de Almeida, Francisco Alfredo Bandeira e Farias, Marcelo Moraes Valença, Hildo Rocha Cirne Azevedo-Filho

“…Results: Six studies from five different countries were included covering a total of 14,184 participants. A relationship between low vitamin D levels and IA incidence was detected in all studies. …”
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Genetic selection for postweaning growth rate shows no relevant negative impact on reproductive performance in breeding rabbit does by P.J. Marín-García, E. Martínez-Paredes, L. Ródenas, T. Larsen, M. Cambra-López, E. Blas, J.J. Pascual

“…R37V females showed increased BW at weaning (+18.4%; P < 0.01). This difference was maintained over the R19V females until the first parturition. …”
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Advanced modeling of seepage dynamics and control strategies in thick coal seams under high-confined aquifer conditions: A case study by Xuyang Chen, Xufeng Wang, Dongsheng Zhang, Liang Chen, Jiyao Wang, Zechao Chang, Dongdong Qin, Hao Lv

“…This paper estimates the depth of the baseplate failure to be 18.4–27.3 m by combining network parallel electrical methods with drilling visualization technology. …”
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ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ АНТИОКСИДАНТНОГО КОМПЛЕКСА ПЕРСПЕКТИВНЫХ И РАЙОНИРОВАННЫХ В СВЕРДЛОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ СОРТОВ КРЫЖОВНИКА... by Александр Валерьевич Арисов, Ольга Викторовна Чугунова, Антон Владимирович Вяткин, Елена Михайловна Чеботок

“…При этом, содержание флавоноидов в ягодах крыжовника, находится в диапазоне от 326,428±0,979 до 919,584±2,759 мг/100 г съедобной части (наибольшее значение у сорта «Северянин», наименьшее у сорта «Берилл»), у сортов, районированных в Свердловской области; у перспективных сортов -  в диапазоне от 292,182±0,877 до 489,488±1,468 мг/100 г съедобной части (наибольшее значение у сорта «I-7-21», наименьшее у сорта «II-12-4»). …”
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KIT D816V Positive Acute Mast Cell Leukemia Associated with Normal Karyotype Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Marta Lopes, Maria dos Anjos Teixeira, Cláudia Casais, Vanessa Mesquita, Patrícia Seabra, Renata Cabral, José Palla-García, Catarina Lau, João Rodrigues, Maria Jara-Acevedo, Inês Freitas, Jose Ramón Vizcaíno, Jorge Coutinho, Luis Escribano, Alberto Orfao, Margarida Lima

“…She had a maculopapular skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly, retroperitoneal adenopathies, pancytopenia, 6% blast cells (BC) and 20% MC in the peripheral blood, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, cholestasis, hypoalbuminemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and increased serum tryptase (184 μg/L). The bone marrow (BM) smears showed 24% myeloblasts, 17% promyelocytes, and 16% abnormal toluidine blue positive MC, and flow cytometry revealed 12% myeloid BC, 34% aberrant promyelocytes, a maturation blockage at the myeloblast/promyelocyte level, and 16% abnormal CD2−CD25+ MC. …”
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The distribution, phenology, host range and pathogen prevalence of Ixodes ricinus in France: a systematic map and narrative review by Perez, Grégoire, Bournez, Laure, Boulanger, Nathalie, Fite, Johanna, Livoreil, Barbara, McCoy, Karen D., Quillery, Elsa, René-Martellet, Magalie, Bonnet, Sarah I.

“…Prevalence data of detected pathogens are summarised in different maps. Results from 187 identified references show that the species is present in most departments, but scarce under Mediterranean climates and in coastal habitats. …”
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Correlation between Hyperalgesia and Upregulation of TNF-α and IL-1β in Aqueous Humor and Blood in Second Eye Phacoemulsification: Clinical and Experimental Investigation by Ruibo Yang, Chang Liu, Di Yu, Lechong Ma, Yan Zhang, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Corneal sensitivity (F =244.910, P <0.05), TNF-α and IL-1β levels in AH (F =184.200, 82.900, P <0.05) of non-surgical eyes and in whole blood (F =272.800, 193.530, P <0.05) in the experimental group were significantly higher than the baseline levels after phacoemulsification. …”
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HIV and the gut microbiome: future research hotspots and trends by Zhen Wu, Zhan-Peng Xie, Xin-Xin Cui, Xiang-Bin Sun, Fang-Yi Zhao, Nuo Wang, Yu Li, Yu Li, Yu Li, Haixia Wang, Haixia Wang, Haixia Wang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Jing Shen, Fulei Chen, Haogang Sun, Jia He, Jia He, Jia He

“…The country with the highest number of publications was the United States (184 articles), and the institution with the most publications was the University of Colorado (USA) (21 articles). …”
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Evaluation of primary HPV-based cervical screening among older women: Long-term follow-up of a randomized healthcare policy trial in Sweden. by Qingyun Yao, Jiangrong Wang, K Miriam Elfström, Björn Strander, Joakim Dillner, Karin Sundström

“…We found that the IR of ICC among women in the primary HPV arm was 7.2/100,000 person-years (py) and 3.0 for women who tested HPV negative, compared to 18.4/100,000 py among women in the primary cytology arm and 18.8 for women who tested cytology negative. …”
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Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade by Gregory Zumach, Kerry K Fierke, Gardner Lepp, Bridget McGugan, Marta Brooks, Anthony Olson, Andrew Bartlett, Nilushi Karunaratne, Betty Exintaris

“…San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1987. …”
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Medical student experiences of Case-Based Learning (CBL) at a multicultural medical school by Catherine Bruen, Jan Illing, Ronan Daly, Frances Meagher, Caroline Delany, Gozie Offiah, Sally Doherty, Ellen Stuart, Martina Crehan, Helen Kelly

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The effectiveness of methanol extract and fractinations fromleaves of mangroveSonneratia albaand Bruguiera gymnorrhizafor the prevention of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infecti... by Muliani, Muliani, Endang Susianingsih

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Over a decade of HIV infection prevalence and incidence among Mozambican pregnant women: a secondary analysis of prospectively collected data by Anete Mendes-Muxlhanga, Arsénio Nhacolo, Antia Figueroa-Romero, Maura Mazuze, Alfredo Mayor, Anifa Vala, Esperança Sevene, Aleny Couto, Namita Eliseu, Llorenç Quintó, Gloria Matabisso, Eusebio Macete, Paula Vaz, Pedro Alonso, Clara Menendez, Raquel González, Tacilta Nhampossa

“…Over the study period, by maternal age group, the largest reduction in HIV prevalence was in the 15–20 year-old group [62% reduction, from 14.3% (95% CI 10.8–18.4) to 5.3% (95% CI: 3.6–7.5)], followed by the 20–25 year old group [43% reduction, from 29.0% (95% CI: 24.2–34.5) to 16.6% (95% CI: 13.6–19.8)] and the 25–30 year old group [13% reduction, from 36.9% (95% CI: 31.0–43.1) to 32.0% (95% CI: 27.3–37.0)] (p < 0.001). …”
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Soil Organic Carbon Estimation and Transfer Framework in Agricultural Areas Based on Spatiotemporal Constraint Strategy Combined with Active and Passive Remote Sensing by Jiaxin Qian, Jie Yang, Weidong Sun, Lingli Zhao, Lei Shi, Hongtao Shi, Lu Liao, Chaoya Dang, Qi Dou

“…After incorporating soil moisture and topographic factors, the above RMSEs for SOC are further reduced by 57.8%, 35.6%, and 3.5% for the SMAPVEX12, and by 18.4%, 8.8%, and 3.4% for the SMAPVEX16-MB, respectively. …”
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When specific exercise is more effective than medication - Sensorimotor training is currently the most promising option to treat and prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropa... by Fiona Streckmann, Maryam Balke, Céline Hammadou, Bianca Schmidli, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch

“…For cross-stratum evaluations, the Mantel-Haenszel test (MH) was used, and within individual strata, Fisher exact test was used for analysis. Results A total 158 patients (mean [SD] age, 49.1 [18.0-82.0] years; 93 [58.9%] male) were randomized into 1 of 3 groups: 55 (34.8%) in SMT, 53 (33.5%) in WBV, and 50 (31.6%) in treatment as usual (TAU). …”
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Factors associated with the discontinuation of modern contraceptive methods among lactating women in nine West African high-fertility countries: findings of the most recent demogra... by Abou Coulibaly, Adama Baguiya, Denise Kpebo, Augustin Zango, Halima Tougri, Franck Garanet, Seni Kouanda

“…Moreover, women who were not sexually active (aPR = 2.11; 95% CI [1.75–2.54]; p < 0.001) and those who wanted children within two subsequent years (aPR = 1.84; 95% CI [1.36–2.48]; p < 0.001) were more likely to discontinue contraception. …”
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Acute haemodynamic impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis by Francesca Graziani, Pio Cialdella, Rosa Lillo, Gabriella Locorotondo, Lorenzo Genuardi, Gessica Ingrasciotta, Stefano Cangemi, Marialisa Nesta, Piergiorgio Bruno, Cristina Aurigemma, Enrico Romagnoli, Michele Calabrese, Nicole Giambusso, Antonella Lombardo, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani

“…Post‐TAVI significant aortic regurgitation at echocardiography was the only independent predictor of mortality (hazard ratio 5.592, confidence interval 1.932–16.184, P = 0.002). Conclusions Left heart catheterization performed immediately before and after prosthesis release offers a unique insight in the assessment of LV adaptation to severe AS and the impact of TAVI on LV, catching changes in indexes of intrinsic contractility and myocardial relaxation. …”
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Detection of low frequency artemisinin resistance mutations, C469Y, P553L and A675V, and fixed antifolate resistance mutations in asymptomatic primary school children in Kenya by Victor Osoti, Kevin Wamae, Leonard Ndwiga, Paul M. Gichuki, Collins Okoyo, Stella Kepha, Kibor Keitany, Regina Kandie, Stephen Aricha, Rosebella Kiplagat, Charles Mwandawiro, Philip Bejon, Robert W. Snow, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier

“…The A578S mutation, was also identified in mixed infections, appearing in 15.2% of the 87 samples analysed. The Pfdhfr 51I and 108 N pyrimethamine-resistance mutations were at fixation (100% frequency), and the Pfmdr1 Y184F mutation, which is linked to reduced susceptibility to several antimalarial drugs, especially those used in combination therapies for malaria treatment, was detected in 97.5% of the samples as mixed-genotype infections. …”
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