Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the salivary glands of patients with primary and associated Sjögren’s disease, and non-Sjögren’s sicca syndrome: a comparative analysis and the infl... by Graziela Vieira Cavalcanti, Fabiola Reis de Oliveira, Rafael Ferraz Bannitz, Natalia Aparecida de Paula, Ana Carolina Fragoso Motta, Eduardo Melani Rocha, John Chiorini, Hilton Marcos Alves Ricz, Denny Marcos Garcia, Maria Cristina Foss-Freitas, Luiz Carlos Conti de Freitas

“…Patients were classified as pSD, aSD, or NSS based on clinical, serological, and histological assessment. …”
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Pharmacoeconomics and Utilisation of Antidiabetic Medications among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Longitudinal Study by Bikash Chandra Das, P Ansuman Abhisek, Deepak Choudhury, Suvendu Kumar Panda, Jayanti Prava Behera, Supriya Pradhan, Trupti Rekha Swain, Sasmita Mallick

“…The subjects were followed-up at three and six months to determine any changes in the type and doses of medication. Laboratory parameters such as Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) and Postprandial Blood Sugar (PPBS) were measured at baseline and at six months, along with a history of any complications of diabetes. …”
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Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialised in palliative... by Corinna Bergelt, Karin Oechsle, Nele Harnischfeger, Hilke M Rath

“…In addition to self-reported outcome measurements for evaluation, most publications also reported the use of external rating data. All but one publication reported significant intervention effects on at least one outcome parameter. …”
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Genomic Diversity and Potential Transmission and Persistence of Salmonella in the Cambodian Vegetable Supply Chain by Abimel Salazar, Navin Sreng, Chanthol Peng, Yehzi Fu, Erin M. Nawrocki, Taejung Chung, Jessie Vipham, Edward G. Dudley, Jasna Kovac

“…In silico identification of serotypes and detection of antimicrobial resistance genes was performed using SISTR and ABRicate, respectively. Isolates’ relatedness was assessed based on high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (hqSNPs) identified within each serotype using the CFSAN SNP pipeline. …”
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The Use of Social Network in Daily Pediatric Practice and Education: Turkish Pediatric Atelier by Erdem Gönüllü, Ahmet Soysal, İlkay Can, Ercan Tutak, Turan Tunç, İsmail Yıldız, Osman Yeşilbaş, Naci Öner, Ali Anarat, Feryal Gün Soysal, Cengiz Bayram, Mehmet Cihan Balcı, Emine Betül Tavil, Teoman Akçay, Metin Karaböcüoğlu

“…Of the 94% of responders thought this platform was useful and 82% of them stated that the case counseling part of the atelier was the most useful part. …”
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Actualización sobre COVID-19 y embarazo by Alberto Antonio Sosa Osorio, Yoan Hernández Cabrera, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Yadira Nualla Pérez

“…El objetivo de esta revisión es describir los principales aspectos relacionados con el diagnóstico y el manejo de la gestante enferma con COVID-19 y la conducta obstétrica pertinente en cada caso. Para ello se realizó una revisión bibliográfica, en el período comprendido entre julio y septiembre de 2021, en las bases de datos: Mediline, SciELO, SCOPUS, Dialnet, Cumed y Lilacs. …”
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The Effect of Occupational Engagement on Lifestyle in Adults Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Svetlana Solgaard Nielsen, Søren T. Skou, Anette Enemark Larsen, Alessio Bricca, Jens Søndergaard, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen

“…Healthy lifestyle is important to decrease health risks in individuals living with chronic pain. From an occupational therapy perspective, human health and lifestyle are linked to occupational engagement in meaningful everyday activities. …”
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TAME 2.0: expanding and improving online data science training for environmental health research by Alexis Payton, Alexis Payton, Alexis Payton, Elise Hickman, Elise Hickman, Elise Hickman, Jessie Chappel, Jessie Chappel, Jessie Chappel, Kyle Roell, Kyle Roell, Lauren E. Koval, Lauren E. Koval, Lauren A. Eaves, Lauren A. Eaves, Chloe K. Chou, Chloe K. Chou, Chloe K. Chou, Allison Spring, Allison Spring, Sarah L. Miller, Sarah L. Miller, Sarah L. Miller, Oyemwenosa N. Avenbuan, Oyemwenosa N. Avenbuan, Oyemwenosa N. Avenbuan, Rebecca Boyles, Rebecca Boyles, Paul Kruse, Cynthia V. Rider, Grace Patlewicz, Caroline Ring, Cavin Ward-Caviness, David M. Reif, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Rebecca C. Fry, Rebecca C. Fry, Rebecca C. Fry, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager

“…Training topics were prioritized based upon ongoing engagement with trainees, professional colleague feedback, and emerging topics in the field of environmental health research (e.g., artificial intelligence and machine learning). …”
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Security systems’ status with the use of technical means of video recording and video surveillance: international experience, perspectives for implementation in the activities of the National police of Ukraine by V. A. Korshenko, V. V. Chumak, M. V. Mordvyntsev, D. V. Pashniev

“…It has been found out that such countries (EU, USA, China, Russia) install modern “smart” CCTV cameras, the information from which is sent to modern situational centers, where it is processed by using artificial intelligence, neural networks and cloud infrastructure. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on paediatric admissions to a Chinese hospital: a single-centre retrospective chart review by Jie Zheng, Yan-hui Chen

“…The proportions of infection-related diseases (36.3% (455 cases) vs 20.8% (184 cases)), respiratory system-related diseases (22.5% (283 cases) vs 9.4% (83 cases)); and endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (17.1% (214 cases) vs 9.2% (81 cases)) decreased significantly, whereas that of musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases increased from 11.0% (138 cases) to 20.1% (178 cases), thereby becoming the most common reason for hospitalisation. …”
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The Effect of Innovative Technology Benefits and E-Commerce Using Motivations on Customer Experience and Customer Information by Zahra Bigdelou, Alireza Rousta, Farzad Asayesh

“…Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of technology benefits and motivations for using e-commerce on customer experience and consumer information with the mediating role of pleasure and timely use.Methodology: The present study is applied research regarding the purpose and a descriptive survey regarding the implementation method. …”
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The influence of HIV infection on myocardial fibrosis diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observation studies by Katongo Hope Mutengo, Katongo Hope Mutengo, Bruno Bezerra Lima, Wilbroad Mutale, Aggrey Mweemba, Lorrita Kabwe, Clive Banda, Callistus Kaayunga, Mutale Mulenga, Douglas Heimburger, Sepiso K. Masenga, John Jeffrey Carr, Annet Kirabo

“…Our systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize associations between HIV and myocardial fibrosis from CMR-based observational studies in adults.MethodsWe identified 12 studies (2013–2024) with 1,769 participants [1,117 people with HIV (PWH)]. …”
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DEVELOPING A CELIOTM PROGRAMMING LEARNING TOOL TO FACILIATE TEACHING AND LEARNING DATA STRUCTURE CONCEPTS IN C++ FOR NOVICE PROGRAMMERS by Adam B. Mtaho, Masoud M. Masoud, Leonard J. Mselle

“… Programming is the core skill in computer science (CS) education. It is also a useful course in engineering and science-based courses. …”
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Synergic Renoprotective Effects of Combined ASC Therapy with RAAS Blockade in Experimental Advanced CKD by Marina P. C. Maires, Krislley R. Pereira, Everidiene K. V. B. Silva, Victor H. R. Souza, Flavio Teles, Paulyana F. Barbosa, Margoth R. Garnica, Felipe M. Ornellas, Irene L. Noronha, Camilla Fanelli

“…The treatments currently employed to control CKD progression are limited and mainly based on the pharmacological inhibition of RAAS, associated with diuretics and immunosuppressive drugs. …”
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Aetiology of chronic liver disease is a valuable factor for stratifying adverse outcomes of acute decompensation: prospective observational study by Jung Hee Kim, Sung-Eun Kim, Do Seon Song, Hee Yeon Kim, Eileen L. Yoon, Ji Won Park, Tae Hyung Kim, Young-Kul Jung, Ki Tae Suk, Hyung Joon Yim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Sung Won Lee, Seong Hee Kang, Moon Young Kim, Soung Won Jeong, Jae-Young Jang, Jeong Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Young-Joo Jin, Gab Jin Cheon, Byung Seok Kim, Yeon Seok Seo, Hyoungsu Kim, Dong Hyun Sinn, Woo Jin Chung, Hwi Young Kim, Han Ah Lee, Seung Woo Nam, In Hee Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Hee Bok Chae, Joo Hyun Sohn, Ju Yeon Cho, Yoon Jun Kim, Jin Mo Yang, Jung Gil Park, Won Kim, Hyun Chin Cho, Dong Joon Kim

“…Variations exist in patient demographics and prognostic outcomes of AD based on the aetiology of CLD, encompassing LC. However, limited research has been conducted to analyse these discrepancies across aetiologies.Methods The prospective Korean Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (KACLiF) cohort consisted of 1,501 patients who were hospitalized with AD of CLD from July 2015 to August 2018. …”
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Super-twisting sliding mode control of grid-side inverters for wind power generation systems with parameter perturbation by Weiqi Zhang, Yanmin Wang, Muhammad Zeeshan, Fengling Han, Kai Song

“…Thus, this paper proposes a robust control strategy for WPGSs with GSIs connected between variable speed PMSGs and grid side based on higher-order sliding mode control (HOSMC) theory. …”
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Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Sidney Sangong, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

“…The extracted data from the included studies were analysed using a thematic synthesis approach. …”
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Moving beyond post hoc explainable artificial intelligence: a perspective paper on lessons learned from dynamical climate modeling by R. J. O'Loughlin, D. Li, R. Neale, T. A. O'Brien, T. A. O'Brien

“…In this review and perspective paper, we suggest that, in addition to using XAI methods, AI researchers in climate science can learn from past successes in the development of physics-based dynamical climate models. …”
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Scoping review of the applications of peptide microarrays on the fight against human infections. by Arthur Vengesai, Maritha Kasambala, Hamlet Mutandadzi, Tariro L Mduluza-Jokonya, Takafira Mduluza, Thajasvarie Naicker

“…<h4>Results</h4>Ninety-five articles from 103 studies were included in the final data charting process. …”
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Preoperative assessment of liver regeneration using T1 mapping and the functional liver imaging score derived from Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance for patient with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy by Qian Li, Tong Zhang, Shan Yao, Feifei Gao, Lisha Nie, Hehan Tang, Bin Song, Bin Song, Yi Wei

“…Multivariate linear regression analyses were used to explore the indicator of RI.ResultsT1pre, T1HBP, Δ%, and FLIS manifested significant correlation with fibrosis stage (r = 0.434, P =0.001; r = 0.546, P &lt; 0.001; r = -0.356, P =0.005; r = -0.653, P &lt;0.001, respectively). …”
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