Preparation of High Strength Ceramic Materials from Titanium-bearing Blast Furnace Slags by Shuqin LI, Shaoguang HUA, Xiangmei LI, Dejian PEI, Daya WANG

“…The prepared high-strength ceramics belong to low-silica pyroxene ceramics, and the main phases are pyroxene, albite, perovskite and brookite, in which the amount of pyroxene increases gradually with the increase of sintering temperature, while perovskite comes from raw materials and decreases gradually with the increase of sintering temperature. …”
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The genome sequence of the Montseny horsehair worm, Gordionus montsenyensis sp. nov., a key resource to investigate Ecdysozoa evolution by Eleftheriadi, Klara, Guiglielmoni, Nadège, Salces-Ortiz, Judit, Vargas-Chavez, Carlos, Martínez-Redondo, Gemma I., Gut, Marta, Flot, Jean-François, Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Fernández, Rosa

“…Nematomorpha, also known as Gordiacea or Gordian worms, are a phylum of parasitic organisms that belong to the Ecdysozoa, a clade of invertebrate animals characterized by molting. …”
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Applying the Dempster–Shafer Fusion Theory to Combine Independent Land-Use Maps: A Case Study on the Mapping of Oil Palm Plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia by Carl Bethuel, Damien Arvor, Thomas Corpetti, Julia Hélie, Adrià Descals, David Gaveau, Cécile Chéron-Bessou, Jérémie Gignoux, Samuel Corgne

“…The best result was reached by considering the probabilities of pixels to belong to the OP class associated with DESCALS map. …”
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Three Unrelated Patients of Roma Ethnicity from a Single Center Carrying the Same Deletion in <i>MYD88</i> Gene: A Founder Effect? by Roberta Romano, Francesca Cillo, Laura Grilli, Alessio Ciaccio, Lorenzo Bufalo, Elisabetta Toriello, Antonio De Rosa, Carmen Rosano, Emilia Cirillo, Giancarlo Blasio, Marika Comegna, Carmela Di Domenico, Giuseppe Castaldo, Claudio Pignata, Giuliana Giardino

“…Half of the reported patients belong to Roma descent, an itinerant ethnic group living mostly in Europe, with an increased risk of childhood mortality due to limited access to healthcare services. …”
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Childhood BMI trajectories and sociodemographic factors in an Italian pediatric population by Erich Batzella, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Gloria Porcu, Silvia Bressan, Elisa Barbieri, Carlo Giaquinto, Anna Cantarutti, Cristina Canova

“…Conversely, females and children residing in Central Italy were less likely to belong to the “stable-low-weight trajectory”. This study highlighted a considerable heterogeneity in BMI trajectories in pediatric age, emphasizing the effect of sociodemographic inequalities on growth patterns with models capable of capturing the dynamic nature of the phenomenon.…”
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Correction of insulin resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the influence of recovery treatment by O.I. Lemko, N.V. Vantiukh, D.V. Reshetar, S.V. Lukashchuk

“…Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome belong to the leading causes of comorbidity formation. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity of <i>Colletotrichum</i> on Banana Fruits: Wound Effects on Virulence and Cross-Infection by Maysa C. Santos, Luis O. Viteri, Sabrina H. Araujo, Dalmarcia C. Mourão, Marcos P. Câmara, Ana G. Amaral, Eugênio E. Oliveira, Gil Rodrigues dos Santos

“…Furthermore, our results demonstrated that the most virulent isolates belong to the species <i>C. musae</i>. Collectively, our findings reinforce the relevance of minimizing post-harvest wounds on banana fruits and highlight the risks of cross-infection when storing bananas alongside other fruit species.…”
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Characteristics Associated with Successful Residency Match in General Surgery by Reagan A. Collins, BA, Kaitlyn Nimmer, BA, Salma A. Sheriff, BS, Tania K. Arora, MD, Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS, Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS

“…Matched versus unmatched applicants had higher step 1 scores (US: 236 vs 218, P = 0.005; independent: 237 vs 228, P = 0.001), higher step 2 scores (US: 248 vs 232, P = 0.006; independent: 245 vs 234, P < 0.001), more likely to belong to alpha omega alpha (US: 17.1% vs 1.6%, P = 0.002) or to attend a top 40 National Institutes of Health-funded school (US: 31.0% vs 19.4%, P = 0.002) compared to unmatched applicants. …”
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Prevalence and genomic insights of carbapenem resistant and ESBL producing Multidrug resistant Escherichia coli in urinary tract infections by Vidhyalakshmi Sivarajan, Amirtha Varshini Ganesh, Pavithra Subramani, Priyanka Ganesapandi, R. N. Sivanandan, Sneha Prakash, Nithyasri Manikandan, Arunasalam Dharmarajan, Frank Arfuso, Sudha Warrier, Marquess Raj, Kumar Perumal

“…CREC 3, CREC 4, and CREC 5 belong to the phylogroup D, B1, and A, respectively. …”
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Epidemiological and genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains from retailed raw meat by Leila Hamze, Raquel Garcia-Fierro, Antoine Drapeau, Pauline François, Andrea Endimiani, Jean-Yves Madec, Marisa Haenni, Vincent Perreten, Agnese Lupo

“…Strains associated to nosocomial infections are often resistant to carbapenems and belong to few international clones (IC1-11). A. baumannii strains have been found in extra-hospital sources including food products. …”
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El rol de los actores sociales y sus implicancias en la configuración territorial de Moquehue, Neuquén, Argentina by Celia Viviana Torrens, Elsie Marcela Jurio, Vanesa Yanina Cappelletti, Germán Gabriel Pérez, Daiana Elcira Cara Plá, Gimena Nathalie Cuevas, María Silvina Hauw, Pablo Alejandro Leyes

“…Even though the lands belong to the Provincial State, since 1984 they are under the control of the Pulmarí Interstate Corporation (PIC), which regulates their use. …”
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Glossina pallidipes Density and Trypanosome Infection Rate in Arba Minch Zuria District of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Ephrem Tora, Wasihun Seyoum, Firew Lejebo

“…A total of 2176 flies were caught of which 1803 (82.86%) belong to Glossina pallidipes and the remaining 373 (17.14%) were biting flies. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of <i>Phytophthora</i> Species Along an Elevation Gradient in Natural and Semi-Natural Forest Ecosystems in Portugal by Carlo Bregant, Eduardo Batista, Sandra Hilário, Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu, Artur Alves

“…Besides the most common stressors, during the last few years, Portuguese forests have been impacted by severe decline phenomena caused by invasive pathogens, many of which belong to the genus <i>Phytophthora</i>. The genus <i>Phytophthora</i> includes a large number of species that are invading forest ecosystems worldwide, chiefly as a consequence of global trade and human activities. …”
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The MSDIN family in amanitin-producing mushrooms and evolution of the prolyl oligopeptidase genes by Hong Luo, Qing Cai, Yunjiao Lüli, Xuan Li, Rohita Sinha, Heather E. Hallen-Adams, Zhu L. Yang

“…Phylogenies of POPB and POPA based on both coding and amino acid sequences showed very different results: while POPA genes clearly reflected the phylogeny of the host species, POPB did not; strikingly, it formed a wellsupported monophyletic clade, despite that the species belong to different genera in disjunct families. POPA, a known house-keeping gene, was shown to be restricted in a branch containing only Amanita species and the phylogeny resembled that of those Amanita species. …”
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Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Perilaku Judi Online pada Remaja: Narrative Literature Review by Ida Ayu Pringga Mayradevi, David Hizkia Tobing

“…Recently, online gambling has become prevalent among young people, and in this context, adolescents are prone to engaging in activities which can be detrimental to themselves and other people by committing acts of indecency like thievery and selling valuable items that can belong to others. Online gambling also has several negative impacts on the lives of adolescents, including a decline in academic performance, emotional instability, poor relationships with others, and gambling disorders. …”
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The Presence of Two Distinct Lineages of the Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Type A in Russia in 2013–2014 Has Significant Implications for the Epidemiology of the Virus in the Region... by Victor V. Nikiforov, Sergey A. Noskov, Alexander V. Sprygin, Mohammad Abed Alhussen, Anastasia S. Krylova, Taisia V. Erofeeva, Svetlana N. Fomina, Svetlana R. Kremenchugskaya, Fedor I. Korennoy, Maxim V. Patrushev, Ilya A. Chvala, Tamara K. Mayorova, Stepan V. Toshchakov

“…Phylogenetic analysis showed congruence in the topology of the phylogenetic trees constructed using the complete genome and VP1 gene sequence, clearly demonstrating that the isolates analyzed belong to two distinct genetic lineages: A/SEA97 in the Far East and Iran-05 in the North Caucasus. …”
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Draft genome sequence of a co-harbouring blaNDM-5 and mcr-1.1 Escherichia coli phylogroup A isolate associated with patient colonisation in Ireland by Anna Tumeo, Francesca McDonagh, Aneta Kovarova, Kate Ryan, Christina Clarke, Georgios Miliotis

“…Results: E. coli E230738 genome was identified to belong to phylogroup-A/ST10 complex and to harbour 63 ARGs, 17 of which acquired. …”
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Genomic characterization of Escherichia coli with a polyketide synthase (pks) island isolated from ulcerative colitis patients by Chao Lv, Mohd Abdullah, Chun-Li Su, Weiye Chen, Nan Zhou, Zile Cheng, Yiwen Chen, Min Li, Kenneth W. Simpson, Ahmed Elsaadi, Yongzhang Zhu, Steven M. Lipkin, Yung-Fu Chang

“…Whole-genome-wide comparison and phylogenetic analysis revealed that 171 (158 + 13) pks + isolates belonged to phylogroup B2, and most of the isolates belong to sequence types ST73 and ST95. …”
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Four Novel <i>Caudoviricetes</i> Bacteriophages Isolated from Baltic Sea Water Infect Colonizers of <i>Aurelia aurita</i> by Melissa Stante, Nancy Weiland-Bräuer, Urska Repnik, Almut Werner, Marc Bramkamp, Cynthia M. Chibani, Ruth A. Schmitz

“…Transmission electron microscopy and viral genome analysis revealed that all phages are novel species and belong to the class of Caudoviricetes harboring a tail and linear double-stranded DNA (formerly known as <i>Siphovirus</i>-like (KMM3) and <i>Myovirus</i>-like (KMM1/2/4) bacteriophages) with genome sizes between 50 and 138 kbp. …”
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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…All the experts who participated in writing and directing this conference belong to different Egyptian universities, and their main clinical interest was infectious diseases. …”
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