Individual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing frozen versus fresh embryo transfer strategy (INFORM): a protocol by Lan N Vuong, Rui Wang, Ben W Mol, Rong Li, Karin Hammarberg, Kate Brian, Yun Sun, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Sacha Stormlund, David J McLernon, Zi-Jiang Chen, Richard S Legro, Carlos Simon, Shimona Lai, Marian G Showell, Daimin Wei, Ze Wang, Keliang Wu, Xavier Santamaría, Christophe Blockeel, Femke Mol, Anna P Ferraretti, Bruce S Shapiro, Forest C Garner, Christos A Venetis, Abha Maheshwari, Gwenda Burns

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How resistant is anammox biofilm against antibiotics: A special insight into anammox response towards fluoroquinolones by Faysal-Al Mamun, Rohit Kumar, Kelvin Ugochukwu Anwuta, Sovik Das, Madis Jaagura, Koit Herodes, Tetyana Kyrpel, Agnieszka Fiszka Borzyszkowska, Anna Zielińska-Jurek, Zane Vincevica-Gaile, Juris Burlakovs, Andrey E. Krauklis, Mohamad Nor Azra, Md Salauddin, Jiexi Zhong, Taavo Tenno, Kai Bester, Ivar Zekker

“…This study investigates the influence of short-term exposure to lower and higher concentrations (0.8 mg L−1, 0.06 mg L−1, respectively) of antibiotics on the anammox process under distinct operational conditions (starvation/non-starvation) in moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR). …”
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The comparative analysis of the influence of bisoprolol and carvedilol on the course of heart failure of ischemic origin in patients with concomitant atrial fibrillation and diabet... by N.M. Kulaiets, V.M. Kulaiets

“…The frequency of RH was also lower in patients with HF with reduced LVEF, under combined AF and DM, when treated with carvedilol (by 27.3 %; p = 0.027) compared to those who took bisoprolol. …”
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SERT-Deficient Mice Fed Western Diet Reveal Altered Metabolic and Pro-Inflammatory Responses of the Liver: A Link to Abnormal Behaviors by Raymond Cespuglio, Anna Gorlova, Konstantin Zabegalov, Kirill Chaprov, Evgeniy Svirin, Kseniia Sitdikova, Alisa Burova, Boris Shulgin, Ksenia Lebedeva, Alexei V. Deikin, Sergey Morozov, Tatyana Strekalova

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Spatiotemporal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte binding antigen-175 gene dimorphism in Ghana by Abraham Y. Kpirikai, Belinda A. Ofosu, Josie N. A. Okai, Victor Kornu, Abdul Rashid Kassim, Esther Donkor, Frederica Malm, Osumanu Ahmed, Mona-Liza E. Sakyi, Samirah Saiid, Albert Yao Kudakpo, Charles Mensah, Francis Dzabeng, Collins Morang’a, Gordon A. Awandare, Yaw Aniweh, Lucas N. Amenga-Etego

“…Over 90% of these deaths, mostly among children under 5 years, occur in sub-Saharan Africa and are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. …”
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The Effect of Feeding Different Levels of Mineral Biochar on Performance, Blood Parameters, Production and Milk Composition of Holstein Dairy Cows by Ali Khatibi Bardsiri, Reza Valizadeh, Seyed Hadi Ebrahimi, Pirouz Shakeri, Abbas Ali Naserian

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Molecular-level characterization of supraglacial dissolved and water-extractable organic matter along a hydrological flow path in a Greenland Ice Sheet micro-catchment by E. L. Doting, E. L. Doting, I. T. Stevens, A. M. Kellerman, P. E. Rossel, R. Antony, R. Antony, A. M. McKenna, A. M. McKenna, M. Tranter, L. G. Benning, L. G. Benning, R. G. M. Spencer, J. R. Hawkings, J. R. Hawkings, A. M. Anesio

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Aflatoxin B1 impairs the growth and development of chicken PGCs through oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction by Ying-Jie Niu, Jun Wu, Wenjie Ren, Guangzheng Liu, Gaoyuan Wu, Yixiu Peng, Dan Zheng, Kai Jin, Qisheng Zuo, Guohui Li, Wei Han, Xiang-Shun Cui, Guohong Chen, Bichun Li

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Al–Si alloyed uncoated hot stamping steels for enhanced oxidation resistance by Zhaoqi Song, Kaixun Wang, Haitao Zhao, Long Ma, Junheng Gao, Honghui Wu, Yuhe Huang, Chaolei Zhang, Jun Lu, Shuize Wang, Xinping Mao

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Circulating Soluble ST2 Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Severe Heart Failure Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator by Zhi-wei Hou, Hai-bo Yu, Yan-chun Liang, Yang Gao, Guo-qing Xu, Min Wu, Zhu Mei, Zu-lu Wang, Zhi-guo Li, Yu-ying Li, Hai-xu Song, Jia-yin Li, Ya-ling Han

“…The best sST2 cutoff for predicting all-cause death was 43.42671 ng/ml (area under the curve: 0.72, sensitive: 0.69, and specificity: 0.69). …”
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Development and validation of a model to predict cognitive impairment in traumatic brain injury patients: a prospective observational studyResearch in context by Xiaofang Yuan, Qingrong Xu, Fengxia Du, Xiaoxia Gao, Jing Guo, Jianan Zhang, Yehuan Wu, Zhongkai Zhou, Youjia Yu, Yi Zhang

“…A nomogram was constructed, and its accuracy and predictive performance were evaluated with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curves, and clinical decision curves. …”
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Drivers of soil biophysical processes along an elevational gradient at Pico de Orizaba volcano, Mexico by Guillermo Angeles, Marycruz Álvarez-Jiménez, Fabien Anthelme, Isabelle Barois, José Luis Chaparro Carrillo, Nereyda Cruz-Maldonado, Thibaud Decaens, Martín de los Santos-Bailón, Stéphane Fourtier, Emmanuel García-Gutiérrez, David García-Segura, Rodrigo Gómez-Aguilar, Antonio Gómez-Anaya, Eduardo Hernández, Daniel Hernández-Cáceres, Leonor Jiménez, Beatriz E. Marín-Castro, Luis Merino-Martín, Marco A. Morales-Martínez, Edwin U. Monfil-León, René A. Palestina, Carlos Pimentel-Reyes, Ricardo Quiroz Reyes, Frédérique Reverchon, Hervé Rey, Catherine Roumet, Christina D. Siebe-Grabach, Katrin Sieron, Víctor Vázques Reyes, Monique Weemstra, Alexia Stokes

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Risk Factors of Portal Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Different Child-Pugh Classes Liver Cirrhosis by M. Yu. Nadinskaia, Kh. B. Kodzoeva, K. A. Gulyaeva, M.-D. E. Khen, D. I. Koroleva, M. A. Privalov, A. Kh. Tekaeva, V. R. Fedorov, S. G. Prokofev

“…The operational characteristics of the models were calculated on the test sample; ROC analysis was carried out, the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was calculated.Results. …”
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Multimodal machine learning enables AI chatbot to diagnose ophthalmic diseases and provide high-quality medical responses by Ruiqi Ma, Qian Cheng, Jing Yao, Zhiyu Peng, Mingxu Yan, Jie Lu, Jingjing Liao, Lejin Tian, Wenjun Shu, Yunqiu Zhang, Jinghan Wang, Pengfei Jiang, Weiyi Xia, Xiaofeng Li, Lu Gan, Yue Zhao, Jiang Zhu, Bing Qin, Qin Jiang, Xiawei Wang, Xintong Lin, Haifeng Chen, Weifang Zhu, Dehui Xiang, Baoqing Nie, Jingtao Wang, Jie Guo, Kang Xue, Hongguang Cui, Jinwei Cheng, Xiangjia Zhu, Jiaxu Hong, Fei Shi, Rui Zhang, Xinjian Chen, Chen Zhao

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Preparedness, prevention and control related to zoonotic avian influenza by EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), ECDC, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dórea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S. Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Romolo Nonno, Anja B. Riber, Jan Arend Stegeman, Karl Ståhl, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Christoph Winckler, Claire Brugerolles, Thorsten Wolff, Anna Parys, Erika Lindh, Neus Latorre‐Margalef, Marie‐Anne Rameix Welti, Ralf Dürrwald, Ramona Trebbien, Sylvie Van der Werf, Magnus Gisslén, Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Claire Guinat, Alessio Bortolami, Leonidas Alexakis, Theresa Enkirch, Olov Svartstrom, Katriina Willgert, Francesca Baldinelli, Ludovica Preite, Malin Grant, Alessandro Broglia, Angeliki Melidou

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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…LASSO regression was used to identify significant factors, and a Cox’s proportional hazards model-derived nomogram for hemodynamic instability was developed.ResultsHemodynamic instability was observed in 52 out of 270 patients (209 events), resulting in a cumulative incidence of 16.30% at 90 min, as estimated by Kaplan–Meier estimation, and it was associated with a median time to event of 35 min. …”
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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia duodenalis and Eimeria spp. in diarrhoeic suckling calves from north-western Spain and analysis of their interactions by Cynthia López-Novo, Seila Couso-Pérez, Alberto Prieto, Jose Manuel Díaz-Cao, David García-Dios, Gonzalo López-Lorenzo, Susana Remesar, Elvira Ares-Mazás, Ceferino López, Patrocinio Morrondo, Hipólito Gómez-Couso, Pablo Díaz

“…Our results showed that C. parvum wasprevalent in diarrhoeic calves under 21 days of life; Eimeria spp. and G. duodenalis were especially common in animals in their fourth week of life. …”
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Clinical implication of NT-proBNP to predict mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhang, Hao Wang, Chenxi Song, Rui Fu, Kefei Dou, Shuai Liu, Qianqian Liu, Xiaohui Bian, Weida Liu, Chengang Zhu, Jingjing Gao, Sheng Yuan, Xinming Cui, Sijia Qin, Yumeng Li

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A multicountry evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of intrathoracic tuberculosis in children using alternative specimens (nasopharyngeal aspirate and stool): A... by Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Mathurin Tejiokem, Niaina Rakotosamimanana, Valérie Donkeng Donfack, Verlaine Bolyse Mbouchong, Mirella Randrianarisoa, Aina Harimanana, Jean Voisin Taguebue, Suzie Tetang Ndiang, Valère Itchy, Annick Robinson, Lovaniaina Ravelomanana, Mbola Rakotomahefa, Dina Ranoharison, Man-Koumba Soumahoro, Brigitte Gicquel, Raymond N'Guessan, Sara Eyangoh, Voahangy Rasolofo, Emery Flavien Akpafi, Marius Irie Bi Irie, Anabelle Bai-Orsot, Jaudel Francis Yuya Septoh, Serge Abogo, Mamy Serge Raherison, Andrianantenaina Rakotoson, Vaomalala Raharimanga, Patrice Piola, Paulo Ranaivomanana, Jean-Marc Collard, Gabrielle Prisca Emmylou Andrianah, Turibio Razafindranaivo, Reziky Tiandraza Mangahasimbola, Kathleen Victoir

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HIF-1α and VEGF Immunophenotypes as Potential Biomarkers in the Prognosis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy of Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Dimitra P. Vageli, Panagiotis G. Doukas, Dimitrios Georgiou, Michailangelos P. Prokopiou, Nefeli E. Ladaki, Androniki Papadopoulou, Sotirios G. Doukas, Konstantina Zacharouli, Konstantinos P. Makaritsis, Maria Ioannou

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