Experimental study on acoustic emission characteristics and damage-failure process of seawater sea-sand ultra-high-performance concrete under uniaxial compression by Tianyu Li, Yangtao Li, Tao Li, Xiamin Hu, Yuanhao Li, Jie Liao, Lidan Mei, Yuying Hou, Bokai Yang, Jinlong Gu

“…Potential cracks may be identified when stress is at about 0.4 compressive strength, and damage zones rapidly expand 3–4 s before failure. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study of Bone Mineral Density in Korean Men by Ye Seul Bae, Sun-Wha Im, Mi So Kang, Jin Hee Kim, Soon Hang Lee, Be Long Cho, Jin Ho Park, You-Seon Nam, Ho-Young Son, San Deok Yang, Joohon Sung, Kwang Ho Oh, Jae Moon Yun, Jong Il Kim

“…Because medical information is lacking about male osteoporotic genetics, we conducted a genome-wide association study of BMD in Korean men. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with childhood malaria and anaemia in Osun state, Nigeria: a baseline household malariometric study by Olusola Ajibaye, Semiu Adebayo Rahman, Oluwagbemiga Olanrewaju Aina, Chinazo Ujuju, Chimere Obiora Agomo, Samuel Akindele, Olakiigbe Abiodun, Tolulope Victoria Uzoka, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Oroge, Rufai-Ahmed Garba, Michael Ekholuenetale, Kolawole Maxwell, Ridwan Akorede Awosanya, Mary Abosede Adekola, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Adekemi Ajayi, Olusola Oresanya, James K. Tibenderana, Adeola Yetunde Olukosi

“…By microscopy, the positivity rate was 12.5% overall, with 15.0% positivity rate among children aged 7–12 months, about 13.5% among those 13–18 months and those aged 2–6 months had the least positivity rate whether by microscopy (8.5%) or RDT (18.5%). …”
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Risk factors for electroconvulsive therapy-induced fever: a retrospective case-control study by Can-Jin Deng, Can-Jin Deng, Jian-Wen Yang, Jian-Wen Yang, Zi-Zhe Liu, Zi-Zhe Liu, Ting Ning, Ting Ning, Sha Nie, Sha Nie, Xiong Huang, Xiong Huang, Xin-Hu Yang, Xin-Hu Yang, Xing-Bing Huang, Xing-Bing Huang, Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng

“…However, little is known about the prevalence of ECT-induced fever and its associated risk factors in patients with major mental disorders (MMD).MethodsThis retrospective, case-control study included 113 cases and 226 age-matched controls (1:2). …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1 alleviates chronic testicular damage caused by cranial irradiation through the SCF/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in mice by Qiuhua Zhou, Yiquan Ou, Xiangsheng Tian, Yujun Ning, Yuwei Mao, Weichao Zhao, Dingxin Long

“…Conclusions: Ginsenoside Rg1 potentially alleviate chronic testicular structural and functional damage by inhibiting germ cell apoptosis through the modulation of the HPG axis and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, suggesting that it is a potential therapeutic agent for reproductive disorders induced by cranial irradiation.…”
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Monitoring Over Time of Pathological Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients Through an Ensemble Vision Transformers‐Based Model by Maria Colomba Comes, Annarita Fanizzi, Samantha Bove, Luca Boldrini, Agnese Latorre, Deniz Can Guven, Serena Iacovelli, Tiziana Talienti, Alessandro Rizzo, Francesco Alfredo Zito, Raffaella Massafra

“…Dynamic contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE‐MRI)‐acquired pre‐ and mid‐treatment quantitatively capture information about tumor heterogeneity as potential earlier indicators of pathological complete response (pCR) to NAC in breast cancer. …”
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Extensive Inactive Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report in Mbeya, Southern Highlands of Tanzania by Makasi CE, Ngowi BJ, Stelzle D, Kilale AM, Mahande MJ, Welte TM, Winkler AS, Mmbaga BT

“…So far, little is known about how Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection modifies clinical NCC presentation. …”
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The origin and transmission of HIV-1 CRF80_0107 among two major first-tier cities in China by Xiaorui Wang, Bo Zhu, Hanping Li, Jingwan Han, Xiaolin Wang, Lei Jia, Bohan Zhang, Jingyun Li, Linding Wang, Yongjian Liu, Hongling Wen, Lin Li

“…However, little is known about the origin and spread of CRF_0107 viruses thus far. …”
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Implication of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, and Subclinical Inflammation on Mild Renal Insufficiency by Ga Eun Nam, Soon Young Hwang, Hye Soo Chung, Ju Hee Choi, Hyun Jung Lee, Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji-A Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi

“…Limited information exists about the impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on mild renal insufficiency. …”
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Ginsenoside Rd protects against acute liver injury by regulating the autophagy NLRP3 inflammasome pathway by Xiaomei Zhong, Yibin Sun, Yanxiang Lin, Shan Deng, Huan Wang, Xian Zhou, Jinjian Lu, Yanfang Zheng, Ruoyin Luo, Mingqing Huang, Jianyuan Song

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Les réseaux d’alimentation en eau des pentes de la Croix-Rousse et de la presqu’île de Lyon by Jules Ramona

“…Drawing on a comprehensive collection of data relating to water-related structures (wells, pipes, basins and fountains), the objective of the article is to review the state of knowledge about the modes of water supply on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse and the Presqu’île. …”
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Intrathecal Clonidine versus Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants to Hyperbaric Ropivacaine in Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Priya Kishnani, Aiman Monaf, Kalpesh Pati, Jatin Patel, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Ropivacaine, a novel local anaesthetic agent, is widely accepted as it has better safety profile as compared to bupivacaine and lignocaine. …”
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L’infanticide féminin en question chez les Gaulois du Midi : l’apport des analyses ADN sur les nouveau-nés enterrés dans les habitats de l’âge du Fer by Bernard Dedet, Henri Duday, Philippe Gruat, Mélanie Pruvost

“…To try to explain their presence within the houses or within their immediate vicinity, a paleogenetic study to determine the sex was performed on 15 of these individuals, discovered at Plan de la Tour and Puech de Mus, two sites located about 80 km apart from one another and which were inhabited during the middle of the Iron Age. …”
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Indonesian foodstuffs in facing global food crisis: Economic aspects of soybean farming by Fachrur Rozi, Herman Subagio, Dian Adi Anggraeni Elisabeth, Lyli Mufidah, Moh Saeri, Supriyadi, Rusli Burhansyah, Juliana Carolina Kilmanun, Ruly Krisdiana, Zainuri Hanif, Ernany Dwi Astuty, Rumanintya Lisaria Putri

“…The dynamic of the current global food situation is raising concerns about a potential food crisis in the future. This implies that food production must increase. …”
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Supporting and hindering environments for participation of adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review. by Beate Krieger, Barbara Piškur, Christina Schulze, Uta Jakobs, Anna Beurskens, Albine Moser

“…A scoping review was conducted, the aim of which was to map the existing literature about supporting and hindering environments for the participation of adolescents with ASD. …”
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Amyloidogenic immunoglobulin light chains disturb contractile function and calcium transients in a human cardiac spheroid model of light chain (AL) amyloidosis by Mélanie Bézard, Jean-Sébastien Vartanian-Grimaldi, Julien Henri, Denisa Calin, Amira Zaroui, Mounira Kharoubi, Thibaud Damy, Onnik Agbulut, Ekaterini Kordeli

“…Three independent patient-derived LCs had similar effects, albeit to varying degrees, highlighting the patient-specific properties of this type of amyloids. …”
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Short-term survivors with brain metastases have modest benefits from focal and systemic therapies and remain frequent despite improving treatment landscape by M. Czogalla, J. Stöhr, N. Gleim, K. Papsdorf, S. Klagges, P. Hambsch, T. Kuhnt, F. Nägler, A. Barrantes-Freer, J. Wach, N.H. Nicolay, C. Seidel

“…While these lead to considerable survival effects in subgroups, there is limited knowledge about characteristics, prognosticators and treatment effects in patients with BM and short survival. …”
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Iterative delivery of an implementation support package to increase and sustain the routine provision of antenatal care addressing alcohol consumption during pregnancy: study proto... by John Attia, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Melanie Kingsland, Olivia Wynne, Penny Reeves, Alix Hall, John Wiggers, Elizabeth J Elliott, Tameka McFadyen, Tracey W Tsang, Emma Doherty, Belinda Tully, Adrian John Dunlop, Ian Symonds

“…Primary outcomes will be the proportion of women who report being asked about alcohol consumption at subsequent antenatal appointments; and receiving complete care (advice and referral) relative to alcohol risk at initial and subsequent antenatal appointments. …”
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Transformative agency of students as a resource to form civic consciousness in education system by M. V. Pevnaya, A. N. Tarasova, D. F. Telepaeva, D. S. Protasov

“…The methodological basis of the article is a set of theoretical ideas about the transforming agency of youth and the formation of socially responsible behaviour of young Russians as citizens of their country, region, and city of residence. …”
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Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease by Alexander K. Song, Wesley T. Richerson, Megan A. Aumann, Spencer L. Waddle, R. Sky Jones, Samantha Davis, Lauren Milner, Chelsea Custer, L. Taylor Davis, Sumit Pruthi, Dann Martin, Lori C. Jordan, Manus J. Donahue

“…These findings highlight that imaging markers of vascular shunting are associated with significant, albeit mild, evidence of reduced OEF and CMRO2 in patients with SCD.…”
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