Personality functioning and mental distress in leaders of small- and medium sized enterprises. by Rebecca Erschens, Carla Schröpel, Sophia H Adam, Harald Gündel, Peter Angerer, Ulrike Dinger-Ehrenthal, Johannes C Ehrenthal, Mathias Diebig, Sophie Hofmann, Michael Gast, Susan Gritzka, Stephan Zipfel, Florian Junne

“…A sample of N = 174 SME leaders from various sectors in southern Germany were examined on their self-rated levels of personality functioning (OPD-SQ), involving self-perception (facets: self-reflection, affect differentiation, sense of identity) and self-reflection (facets: impulse control, affect tolerance, regulation of self-esteem), with higher scores indicating lower levels of personality functioning. The outcome variables were perceived stress reactivity (PSRS) and symptoms of depression and anxiety (HADS).…”
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Developing soil quality indices to investigate degradation impacts of different land use types in Northern Ethiopia by Araya Kahsay, Mitiku Haile, Girmay Gebresamuel, Muktar Mohammed

“…In all cases, CL soils scored significantly lower SQI values than those of GL and SL. Moderate (III) and low (IV) quality grade soils have the largest spatial share in the area. …”
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Effect of different antioxidants on properties of trans-1,4-butadiene-isoprene rubber and its composites by ZONG Xin1,2, GAO Bo1,2, LI Lan-ge1,2, GE Huai-tao1,2, LI Dan-dan2

“…Compared with the NR vulcanizate, the tensile strength, modulus, and elongation at break of the NR/TBIR vulcanizates were slightly lower, the abrasion resistance was significantly improved, while the rolling resistance was significantly reduced; compared with NR vulcanizate, except for NR/TBIR vulcanizate containing hindered phenolic antioxidant, the aging coefficients of the other vulcanizates all reduced; compared with NR vulcanizate, the room temperature fatigue life of NR/TBIR vulcanizates were significantly prolonged and the high-temperature fatigue life at 90 ℃ all extended to varying degrees, and the vulcanizate containing only hindered phenolic antioxidant had the longest fatigue life; after aging at 100 ℃ for 48 h, the grade 6 fatigue life of NR/TBIR vulcanizate containing only hindered phenolic antioxidant was significantly prolonged, while the fatigue life of the other NR/TBIR vulcanizates and NR vulcanizate remained basically unchanged. …”
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Effects of Glycyrrhizin (GL) Supplementation on Survival, Growth Performance, Expression of Feeding-Related Genes, Activities of Digestive Enzymes, Antioxidant Capacity, and Expres... by Yuntao Wang, Wenxuan Xu, Jianmin Zhang, Jiahui Liu, Zhen Wang, Yongtao Liu, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…Moreover, the mRNA expression of interleukin-1β (il-1β) and interleukin-6 (il-6) (proinflammatory genes) in larvae fed the diet with 0.02% GL were significantly lower than the control (P<0.05). In conclusion, the supplementation of 0.005% -0.01% GL could enhance the expression of orexigenic factor genes, activities of digestive enzymes and antioxidant capacity, ultimately improving the survival, and growth performance of large yellow croaker larvae.…”
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Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry by Elexis C Kierstead, Barbara Schillo, Jodie Briggs, Nathan A Silver

“…Reddit use was associated with lower odds of believing COVID-19-specific distorted science (OR=0.72, 95% CI=0.59 to 0.88). …”
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Effect of soluble dietary fiber extracted from Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler on lipid metabolism and liver protection in mice on high-fat diet by Kangxiao Guo, Kangxiao Guo, Jing Liu, Zihan Yao, Zhoujin Tan, Tao Yang

“…In order to further explore the added value and effective utilization of Lentinus edodes, we studied the lipid-lowering efficacy and liver protective effect of Lentinus edodes soluble dietary fiber in mice on high-fat diet. …”
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Prognostic factors for successful extubation in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by A. Rannebro, C. Mesas-Burgos, C. Mesas-Burgos, U. Fläring, U. Fläring, S. Eksborg, S. Eksborg, J. Berner, J. Berner

“…Patient demographics, surgical repair with patch, oxygenation saturation index (OSI), rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), ventilatory settings, fluid balance and sedation on the day of extubation were recorded.ResultsPatients in the failed extubation group (FE) had lower birth weight (p &lt; 0.05), surgical patch repair (p &lt; 0.05), longer length of stay in intensive care (p &lt; 0.05), longer time on the ventilator (p &lt; 0.05) and other comorbidities (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Effect of Increasing Running Cadence on Peak Impact Force in an Outdoor Environment by Taylor Musgjerd, Jacob Anason, Drew Rutherford, Thomas W Kernozek

“…Increasing step frequency (cadence) while maintaining a consistent speed has been shown to be an effective way to lower impact forces which may reduce injury risk.…”
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Protocolized approach saves the limb in peripheral arterial injury: A decade experience by Pratyusha Priyadarshini, Supreet Kaur, Komal Gupta, Abhinav Kumar, Junaid Alam, Dinesh Bagaria, Narender Choudhary, Amit Gupta, Sushma Sagar, Biplab Mishra, Subodh Kumar

“…Patients with acute upper limb arterial injuries or lower limb arterial injuries at or above the level of popliteal artery were included. …”
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KMO-driven metabolic reconfiguration and its impact on immune cell infiltration in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a new avenue for immunotherapy by Nijun Chen, Yuan Zong, Chen Yang, Lei Li, Yang Yi, Jiawen Zhao, Xiaoyu Zhao, Xianfei Xie, Xingmei Sun, Ning Li, Liting Jiang

“…Further investigation indicated that individuals with elevated KMO expression may exhibit heightened sensitivity to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy compared to those with lower KMO expression. Conclusion The mitochondrial hub gene KMO plays a pivotal role in regulating mitochondrial metabolism and modulating the immune microenvironment in NPC. …”
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Prognostic factors for transplant-free survival in patients with secondary sclerosing cholangitis associated with critical illness by Christoph Schramm, Hartmut Schmidt, Christian Gerges, Alisan Kahraman, Christian M Lange, Jassin Rashidi-Alavijeh, Katharina Willuweit, Georgios Konstantis, Dorsa Ghaffar Loy Moghadam, Alexandra Frey, Nargiz Nuruzade, Moritz Passenberg

“…In univariable analysis, age over 47 years (HR 2.61 (95% CI 1.02, 7.06), p=0.04), at least one cholangitis episode (HR 2.46 (95% CI 1.005, 6.06), p=0.04), stent placement (HR 2.89 (95% CI 1.13, 7.38), p=0.03), lower albumin levels (HR 0.52 (95% CI 0.28, 0.97), p=0.04) and higher international normalised ratio (INR) (HR 3.22 (95% CI 1.09, 9.53), p=0.03) were significant. …”
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Leveraging Deep Learning and Multimodal Large Language Models for Near-Miss Detection Using Crowdsourced Videos by Shadi Jaradat, Mohammed Elhenawy, Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Alexander Paz, Richi Nayak

“…At the event level, ViTs delivered a strong performance with a test accuracy of 77.27&#x0025; and an F1-score of 67.37&#x0025;, while CNN&#x002B;LSTM, although lower in overall performance, demonstrated significant potential with a test accuracy of 78.1&#x0025; and an F1-score of 68.69&#x0025;. …”
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A novel interplay between bacteria and metabolites in different early-stage lung cancer: an integrated microbiome and metabolome analysis by Xiaoqian Zhai, Xiaoqian Zhai, Dongqi Lin, Dongqi Lin, Yi Shen, Yi Shen, Ni Zhai, Fan Yu, Fan Yu, Jiabi Zhang, Yiyun Lin, Yuqing Wang, Qinghua Zhou, Qinghua Zhou, Xi Zheng, Xi Zheng

“…This study aimed to analyze the relationship between microbiota dysbiosis in ESLC.MethodsWe investigated a total of 108 surgical specimens of lung nodules, including ground glass nodules (GGN) diagnosed as lung adenocarcinoma (n = 25), solid nodules (SN) diagnosed as lung adenocarcinoma (n = 27), lung squamous carcinoma (LUSC) presenting as solid nodules (n = 26), and benign pulmonary nodules (BPD) (n = 30) that were collected. 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing and non-targeted metabolomics analysis were performed in all of the specimens.ResultsWe found a significantly lower microbiota richness in SN than in the GGN and LUSC. …”
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Ecological security driving mechanisms and optimization of zoning in Chinese urban agglomerations: A case study of the central plains urban agglomeration by Jinyuan Zhang, Xuning Qiao, Yongju Yang, Liang Liu, Yalong Li, Shengnan Zhao

“…Spatial disparities in ecological security were relatively small, and counties with lower ecological security levels tended to show greater clustering; (2) The explanatory power of the driving factors is ranked as follows: human factors > natural factors > landscape factors. …”
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Perceptions of access to harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who inject drugs in metropolitan Chicago. by Kathleen Kristensen, Basmattee Boodram, Wendy Avila, Juliet Pineros, Carl Latkin, Mary-Ellen Mackesy-Amiti

“…<h4>Results</h4>Participants had significantly lower odds (AOR = 0.28; 95% CI 0.12-0.65) of reporting difficulty in accessing syringes later in the pandemic. …”
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Healthcare-seeking delays and associated factors among immigrant patients with acute ischaemic stroke in Shenzhen: a retrospective observational study by Qingshi Zhao, Changyu Li, Zongbi Wu, Youli Jiang, Yanfeng Li

“…Delay rates were significantly lower among patients referred by emergency medical services compared with those self-transporting. …”
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Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with diet quality among low-income community health center patients with hypertension. by Jessica Cheng, Katherine C Faulkner, Ashlie Malone, Kristine D Gu, Anne N Thorndike

“…The most important factors associated with lower HEI-2020 scores were: not having own housing, male gender, tobacco use, marijuana use, and skipping meals; the most important factors associated with higher HEI-2020 scores were Hispanic ethnicity and receipt of community food resources (5-fold cross-validated R2 = 0.17).…”
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Géographie et hydrologie de la ville de Reims/Durocortorum et de ses environs by Alain Devos, Claire Pichard, Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte

“…The Vesle, which is about ten meters lower than the ancient city, is in fact a low-energy river, fed by aquifer drainage, with no significant runoff. …”
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Cost Analysis for Robotic and Open Gastrectomy by Yuki Hirata, MD, PhD, Heather G. Lyu, MD, MBI, Ahad M. Azimuddin, MBA, Pamela Lu, MD, Jeeva Ajith, MBA, Jason A. Schmeisser, Elizabeth P. Ninan, MBA, Kyung Hyun Lee, PhD, Brian D. Badgwell, MD, MS, Paul Mansfield, MD, Naruhiko Ikoma, MD, MS

“…However, postoperative hospitalization cost ratios were significantly lower for RG (RG, 2.8 vs OG, 3.9; P < 0.001). Total perioperative cost ratios were similar between groups (RG, 6.1 vs OG, 6.4; P = 0.534). …”
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Factors associated with acute respiratory infection and healthcare-seeking behaviour among primary caregivers in Bangladesh: a study based on MICS 2019 by Md Fuad Al Fidah, Syeda Sumaiya Efa, Ali Amin Nabin

“…The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of ARI were lower among older children aged 24–59 months (AOR 0.53; 95% CI 0.44 to 0.64; p&lt;0.001), female (AOR 0.68; 95% CI 0.56 to 0.83; p&lt;0.001) and children with father aged ≥25 years (AOR 0.61; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.88; p=0.008) and higher (AOR 1.31; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.61; p=0.010) among children with stunting. …”
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