Can clinical findings at admission allow withholding of antibiotics in patients hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia when a test for a respiratory virus is positive? by Ryan Ward, Alejandro J. Gonzalez, Justin A. Kahla, Daniel M. Musher

“…Results Of 122 CAP patients studied, 77 (63.1%) had bacterial infection, 16 (13.1%) viral infection, and 29 (23.8%) bacterial/viral coinfection. Underlying pulmonary disease and a history of smoking were more common in bacterial pneumonia. …”
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Associations between dietary fatty acids and kidney stones by Ning Tan, Ya Zhang

“…Future research is needed to further elucidate the underlying mechanisms and to refine dietary recommendations.…”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

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Overestimating Impacts of Urbanization on Regional Temperatures in Developing Megacity: Beijing as an Example by Wei Cao, Lin Huang, Lulu Liu, Jun Zhai, Dan Wu

“…Land-use and land cover changes may have important local, regional, and global climatic impacts by modifying the underlying land surface conditions, which in turn influence the exchange of energy and moisture between the land surface and atmosphere. …”
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Tamsulosin use in benign prostatic hyperplasia and risks of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and mortality: An observational cohort study of elderly Medicare enrollees. by Kin Wah Fung, Fitsum Baye, Seo H Baik, Clement J McDonald

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Physical determinants of daily physical activity in older men and women. by Laura Karavirta, Timo Aittokoski, Katja Pynnönen, Timo Rantalainen, Kate Westgate, Tomas Gonzales, Lotta Palmberg, Joona Neuvonen, Jukka A Lipponen, Katri Turunen, Riku Nikander, Erja Portegijs, Taina Rantanen, Søren Brage

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The effectiveness of self-differentiation training on family process and marital intimacy in couples with marital conflict by Seyedeh Farzaneh Jafari, Kobra Kazemian Moghaddam, Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh

“…A convenience sample of 30 couples was recruited. Participants completed the Family Process Scale and the Marital Intimacy Scale at baseline, post-intervention, and a 45-day follow-up assessment. …”
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The relationship between career calling and presenteeism: the role of workaholism and self-compassion by Zhaobiao Zong, Feifei Sun, Haichao Sun, Shaoqing Su, Baojian Wei

“…Subsequently, the SPSS macro Process 3.0 was utilised to test the mediating hypothesis, employing 5,000 bootstrap iterations to obtain 95% bias-corrected confidence intervals. …”
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The formation, development and classification of rail corrugation: a survey on Chinese metro by Yang Wang, Hong Xiao, Zhihai Zhang, Xuhao Cui, Yihao Chi, Mahantesh M. Nadakatti

“…Understanding the commonalities in rail corrugation across diverse metro lines remains pivotal for elucidating its underlying mechanisms. The present study conducted extensive field surveys and tracking tests across 14 Chinese metro lines. …”
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IONPs-induced neurotoxicity via cascade of neuro-oxidative stress, parthanatos-mediated cell death, neuro-inflammation and neurodegenerative changes: Ameliorating effect of rosemar... by Arwa A. Elsheikh, Noha Ali Abd-Almotaleb, Mona Mostafa Ahmed, Eman El-Sayed Khayal

“…Therefore, the present work aimed to estimate the potential protective role of the oral extract of rosemary (RO)against the toxic effects of injected IONPs on the brain tissues of adult male rats, and to explore the potential underlying mechanisms involved in reversing such toxicity. …”
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Deer antler velvet (Cervus elaphus sibiricus) promotes fracture healing via partial BMP2-Smad mediated osteoblast differentiation by Ji Hyang Gu, Min-Young Chae, Jeong June Choi, Thanh Chu Duc, Chang Gue Son, Eun-Jung Lee

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N-acetylated sugars in clownfish and damselfish skin mucus as messengers involved in chemical recognition by anemone host by Sara Heim, Tony Teav, Fabio Cortesi, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Julijana Ivanisevic, Nicolas Salamin

“…Abstract The clownfish - sea anemone system is a great example of symbiotic mutualism where host «toxicity» does not impact its symbiont partner, although the underlying protection mechanism remains unclear. The regulation of nematocyst discharge in cnidarians involves N-acetylated sugars like sialic acid, that bind chemoreceptors on the tentacles of sea anemones, leading to the release of stings. …”
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Official Development Assistance in Japan's Strategy in Central Asia by O. A. Dobrinskaya

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Risk factors for re-hospitalization within 90 days of discharge for severe influenza in children by Shuo Yang, Sukun Lu, Can Qi, Yinghui Guo, Le Wang

“…Demographic data, clinical characteristics, underlying medical conditions, microbiology, treatment outcomes, and 90-day readmissions were retrieved and retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Anemia during pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia-A birth registry-based cohort study. by Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Erik Eik Anda, Charlotta Rylander

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Assimilation of Sparse Continuous Near‐Earth Weather Measurements by NECTAR Model Morphing by I. A. Galkin, B. W. Reinisch, A. M. Vesnin, D. Bilitza, S. Fridman, J. B. Habarulema, O. Veliz

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Effect of Rho-Kinase and Autophagy on Remote Ischemic Conditioning-Induced Cardioprotection in Rat Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Model by Jie Gao, Feng Min, Shasha Wang, Heng Lv, Huan Liang, Ben Cai, Xianjie Jia, Qin Gao, Ying Yu

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Factors Associated with Poor Ovarian Reserve in Young Infertile Women: A Hospital-based Cohort Study by Sanghamitra Hazarika, Paapa Dasari, Sairem Mangolnganbi Chanu, Sharbari Basu

“…This could be a confounder for other underlying mechanisms driving early exhaustion of ovarian reserve in certain young women. …”
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Mechanism and Characterization of Bicomponent-Filler-Reinforced Natural Rubber Latex Composites: Experiment and Molecular Dynamics (MD) by Zhipeng Feng, Hongzhou Zhu, Bo Hu, Huabin Chen, Yong Yan

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New taphonomic approach applied to the Late Pleistocene bone remains from Pikimachay Cave, Ayacucho Basin, Peru: possible implications for the debate on human colonisation of weste... by Hugo G Nami, Karina V Chichkoyan, Juan Yataco Capcha, José L Lanata

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