Evaluating Urban Heat Island Effects in the Southwestern Plateau of China: A Comparative Analysis of Nine Estimation Methods by Ziyang Ma, Huyan Fu, Jianghai Wen, Zhiru Chen

“…This study investigates the spatiotemporal patterns and influencing factors of SUHII in 200 plateau cities across southwestern China via nine estimation methods that incorporate rural ranges and elevation-based conditions. The results show that: (1) The annual average daytime and nighttime SUHII for these cities were 0.97 ± 0.78 °C (mean ± std) and 0.21 ± 0.87 °C, respectively. …”
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Multiple PM Low-Cost Sensors, Multiple Seasons’ Data, and Multiple Calibration Models by S Srishti, Pratyush Agrawal, Padmavati Kulkarni, Hrishikesh Chandra Gautam, Meenakshi Kushwaha, V. Sreekanth

“…Model performance metrics included (i) coefficient of determination (R2), (ii) root mean square error (RMSE), (iii) normalised RMSE, and (iv) mean absolute error. …”
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Critical reflection on the indication for computed tomography: an interdisciplinary survey of risk and benefit management in patients with sepsis by Maria Isabel Opper Hernando, Denis Witham, Ann-Christine Stahl, Peter Richard Steinhagen, Stefan Angermair, Wolfgang Bauer, Friederike Compton, Andreas Edel, Jan Matthias Kruse, York Kühnle, Gunnar Lachmann, Susanne Marz, Holger Müller-Redetzky, Jens Nee, Oliver Paul, Damaris Praeger, Carsten Skurk, Miriam Stegemann, Alexander Uhrig, Stefan Wolf, Myrto Bolanaki, Kerstin Rubarth, Joachim Seybold, Elke Zimmermann, Marc Dewey, Julian Pohlan

“…Abstract Objectives To survey physicians’ views on the risks and benefits of computed tomography (CT) in the management of septic patients and indications for and contraindications to contrast media use in searching for septic foci. Methods A web-based questionnaire was administered to physicians at a large European university medical center in January 2022. …”
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Challenges with achieving and maintaining oral cholera vaccine coverage: insights from serial cross-sectional representative surveys in a cholera-endemic community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Oliver Cumming, Andrew S Azman, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Jackie Knee, Placide Okitayemba Welo, Aimé Cikomola, Aybüke Koyuncu, Patrick Musole Bugeme, Juan Dent, Chloe Hutchins, Hanmeng Xu, Karin Gallandat, Joseph Matundanya, Delphin Rukakiza, Merveille Nkombo, Jaime Saidi Mufitini, Baron Bashige Rumedeka, Laurent Akilimali, Elizabeth C Lee

“…We compared the characteristics of participants by vaccination status and explored the potential role of population movement as a cause for low coverage. We used an exponential decay model to predict the proportion of the population vaccinated with ≥1 dose of kOCV over time based on age-specific coverage.Results We enrolled 8735 participants from 1433 households across all surveys. …”
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Preclinical evaluation and preliminary clinical study of 68Ga-NODAGA-NM-01 for PET imaging of PD-L1 expression by Lingzhou Zhao, Jiali Gong, Sisi Liao, Wenhua Huang, Jinhua Zhao, Yan Xing

“…Abstract Background Programmed cell death 1/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)-based immune checkpoint blockade is an effective treatment approach for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Peculiarities of procedural decision-making during pre-trial investigation of high-profile offences a sexual nature committed against children by T. H. Fomina, O. V. Pchelina

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Non-targeted metabolomics reveals fatty acid and associated pathways driving resistance to whitefly and tomato leafminer in wild tomato accessions by Sunil Kumaraswamy, Kalenahalli Yogendra, Paola Sotelo-Cardona, Aparna Shivanna, Sanivarapu Hemalatha, Muthugounder Mohan, Ramasamy Srinivasan

“…In this study, LC-HRMS-based non-targeted metabolomics of resistant wild (Solanum cheesmaniae and Solanum galapagense) and susceptible cultivated (Solanum lycopersicum) accessions following 6- and 12-h post-infestation (hpi) by B. tabaci Asia II 7 and P. absoluta revealed distinct sets of resistance-related constitutive (RRC) and induced (RRI) metabolites. …”
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Desarrollo de funciones de índice de sitio para Eucalyptus grandis cultivado en la Mesopotamia argentina by E.H. CRECHI, H.E. FASSOLA, A.E. KELLER, S.R. BARTH

“…Dicha estimación se llevó a cabo a través de la evaluación de una base general de datos que contó con 106 parcelas (439 mediciones), de las cuales 48 (197 mediciones) pertenecían a la zona Misiones-NE Corrientes y 58 (242 mediciones) a la zona Concordia-Monte Caseros (NE Entre Ríos-SE Corrientes). …”
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‘I haven’t met them, I don’t have any trust in them. It just feels like a big unknown’: a qualitative study exploring the determinants of consent to use Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority registry data in research by Claire Carson, Lisa Hinton, Jenny Kurinczuk, Maria Quigley

“…Objectives To explore why and how fertility patients decide to allow (or deny) the use of personal data held in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority registry for linkage and research.Design A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth face-to-face interviews and an online survey to garner information on experience and opinions from fertility clinic patients and staff. …”
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Educação brasileira: a complexidade e a polissemia de seus destinos contemporâneos by Carlos Augusto Viana, José Rogério Santana

“… Os estudos contemporâneos sobre a Educação Brasileira demonstram o quanto se tornou factível a interpenetração de múltiplos campos do saber como um recurso cada vez mais necessário para dar conta da complexidade com que se constitui o estudo de seu objeto. …”
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“A one-stop shop”: Real-world use and app-users' experiences of a psychoeducational smartphone app for adults with ADHD by Christina Seery, Rachel Hannah Cochrane, Martha Mulcahy, Ken Kilbride, Margo Wrigley, Jessica Bramham

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Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kenya by Sophie Nyaombe Musoma, Anjumanara Omar, Beatrice Chepngeno Mutai, Paul Laigong

“…Overall mortality in children with DKA varies from 3.4% to 13.4% in developing countries. There is a need to understand outcomes among children with DKA in sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Evaluation of stress patterns in teeth with endodontic treatment and periapical lesions as abutments for fixed prosthesis: a finite element analysis study by Simay Koç, Ömer Kırmalı, H. Kürşat Çelik

“…Results The study showed a reduction in equivalent stress levels in trabecular and cortical bone, crown, cementum, and PDL under occlusal force, from Model 1 to Model 3. The Von Mises yield criteria values of the tooth models differed depending on the prosthetic restorations, with the highest value seen in Model 2 (133.87 MPa). …”
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Emergency Laparotomy in the Critically Ill: Futility at the Bedside by Niels D. Martin, Sagar P. Patel, Kristen Chreiman, Jose L. Pascual, Benjamin Braslow, Patrick M. Reilly, Lewis J. Kaplan

“…The need for BSL portends an extremely high mortality rate and is likely useful in preintervention counselling. Emergency OR laparotomy leads to mortality in nearly half of such patients and is anticipatable based on concurrent abnormal physiology.…”
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The Diurnal Variations of GPS PWV near Poyang Lake in China during Midsummer by Shanshan Wu, Haibo Zou, Junjie Wu

“…With the 1 h-averaged data of atmospheric precipitable water vapor (PWV) for 2015–2018 retrieved from 18 ground-based Global Positioning System (GPS) observation stations near Poyang Lake (PL), China, the diurnal variations of the PWV during midsummer (July-August) are studied by the harmonic method. …”
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Correlation between Obesity and Left Atrial Enlargement in Patients Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Solos Jaturapisanukul, Yodying Kaolawanich, Methat Meechuen, Thananya Boonyasirinant

“…Clinical variables, including body mass index (BMI), were collected from the medical records. LA volume classification was based on the current guideline recommendations. …”
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Glymphatic system clearance and Alzheimer’s disease risk: a CSF proteome-wide study by Natalia Cullell, Giovanni Caruana, Andrea Elias-Mas, Ariane Delgado-Sanchez, Cristina Artero, Maria Teresa Buongiorno, Marta Almería, Nicola J. Ray, Sonia A. L. Correa, Jerzy Krupinski

“…Methods We performed a two-stage proteomic study to evaluate the GS health using intravenous gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) with serial T1 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). …”
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Morfometría de la cuenca alta del Río Colorado, Argentina by Carolina Manuela Aumassanne, Fernanda Julia Gaspari, Maria Eugenia Bege, Paolo Daniel Sartor, Patricio Oricchio, Carlos Marcelo Di Bella

“…La longitud del río Grande es tres veces superior a la del Barrancas, con un área de drenaje que sigue la misma relación. …”
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Association among Blink Rate, Changes in Ocular Surface Temperature, Tear Film Stability, and Functional Visual Acuity in Patients after Cataract Surgery by Takashi Itokawa, Yukinobu Okajima, Takashi Suzuki, Tatsuhiko Kobayashi, Yuto Tei, Koji Kakisu, Yuichi Hori

“…We measured the FVA and blink rate using the FVA measurement system. We divided the patients into two groups based on tear film stability: stable tear film (NIBUT, >5.0 seconds) and unstable tear film (NIBUT, ≤5.0 seconds). …”
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Association of CVAI, LAP and SMI with risk of haematological toxicity after immunochemotherapy in patients with DLBCL: a retrospective study by Caifeng Liao, Hurong Lai, Yansong Tu, Ling He, Chuyang Lin, Huaijun Tu, Jian Li

“…Participants were divided into four groups (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) based on the quartiles of CVAI, LAP and SMI. Results: In the fully adjusted model, the risk of grades 3–4 haematological toxicity in group with the highest CVAI and LAP was reduced by 75.1% (OR: 0.249, 95% CI: 0.102–0.606, p = 0.002) and by 77.3% (OR: 0.227, 95% CI: 0.095–0.542, p = 0.001) compared to the group with the lowest CVAI and LAP. …”
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