Sociodemographic, Clinical and Genetic Correlates of Aggressive and Auto-Aggressive Behaviour in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals – Preliminary Study by Czarnecki D, Holec EA, Chodkiewicz J, Ziółkowski M, Gorzkiewicz M

“…Patients with suicide attempts and patients with aggression had lower levels of alcohol dependence than patients with comorbid suicide attempts and concomitant aggression. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes of women aged ≤45 and >45 years with endometrial adenocarcinoma in tertiary referral hospital: a 21-year cohort study by Tarinee Manchana, Pinyada Panyavaranant, Juthamas Rattanachaipipat

“…Independent prognostic factors consist of non-endometrioid histology, involvement of the lower uterine segment and cervix, omental metastasis, lymphovascular invasion and advanced stage.Conclusions Young patients with endometrial cancer exhibit distinct favourable clinicopathological characteristics associated with better oncological outcomes compared with older patients. …”
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Application Effect of the 6S Care Model in Sterilization in the Department of Stomatology and Its Impact on the Incidence of Nosocomial Infection by Jing Lou, Guiqin Wang, Man Jiang, Guochao Xu

“…The medical device damage rate in the 6S group was 0.71% (1/140), which was lower than 7.14% (10/140) in the general group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P>0.05). …”
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Effect of Propionic Acid on Diabetes-Induced Impairment of Unfolded Protein Response Signaling and Astrocyte/Microglia Crosstalk in Rat Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus by Larysa V. Natrus, Yulia S. Osadchuk, Olha O. Lisakovska, Dmytro O. Labudzinskyi, Yulia G. Klys, Yuri B. Chaikovsky

“…Interestingly, PA exerted a more pronounced lowering effect on ATF6, while combined treatment restored ATF6 to control. …”
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The Mechanical Power in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Undergoing Prone Positioning Can Predict Mortality by Ko-Wei Chang, Shaw-Woei Leu, Han-Chung Hu, Ming-Cheng Chan, Shinn-Jye Liang, Kuang-Yao Yang, Li-Chung Chiu, Wen-Feng Fang, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Ying-Chun Chien, Chung-Kan Peng, Ching-Tzu Huang, Kuo-Chin Kao

“…Among them, 28-day survivors had significantly lower MP (22.6 ± 6.5 vs. 25.3 ± 6.2 J/min, <i>p</i> = 0.024), MP/predicted body weight (PBW) (396.9 ± 118.9 vs. 449.3 ± 118.8 10⁻³ J/min/kg, <i>p</i> = 0.018), MP/compliance values (0.8 ± 0.3 vs. 1.1 ± 0.4 J/min/mL/cmH₂O, <i>p</i> = 0.048) after prone positioning, and significantly lower changes in MP, MP/PBW, and MP/compliance (−0.6 ± 5.7 vs. 2.5 ± 7.4 J/min, <i>p</i> = 0.007; −9.2 ± 97.5 vs. 42.1 ± 127.9 10⁻³ J/min/kg, <i>p</i> = 0.010; −0.1 ± 0.3 vs. 0.2 ± 0.3 J/min/mL/cmH₂O, <i>p</i> < 0.001, respectively). …”
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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…Results: Compared with the model group, whole wheat noodles intervention significantly slowed down the symptoms of weight loss in diabetic rats (P<0.05), reduced dietary and water intake in diabetic rats (P<0.01), and lowered blood glucose values in diabetic rats (P<0.01), with the best effect in the high-dose group, with a reduction of blood glucose values by 44.87%. …”
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Application of the procedural sedation protocol for patients with traumatic brain injury and related nursing management (颅脑损伤患者实施程序化镇静的效果及护理) by ZHANG Feiting (张飞婷), YANG Zhiying (杨智颖), YANG Ruinan (杨蕊南)

“…Shorter length of hospital stay and lower dosage of sedatives were observed in the study group than those in the control group(P＜0. 01). …”
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The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

“…Spironolactone showed a certain dose-dependent effect in SHRs. Lower-dose spironolactone was superior to higher-dose spironolactone in the aspect of reducing hypertensive atrial fibrosis and TGF-β1 expression, as well as preventing the occurrence of atrial fibrillation.…”
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SO₂ emissions derived from TROPOMI observations over India using a flux-divergence method with variable lifetimes by Y. Chen, Y. Chen, R. J. van der A, J. Ding, H. Eskes, J. E. Williams, N. Theys, A. Tsikerdekis, P. F. Levelt, P. F. Levelt, P. F. Levelt

“…Our derived averaged SO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> emissions covering the recent 5 years are about 5.2 Tg yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> with a monthly mean uncertainty of 40 %, which is lower than the bottom-up emissions of 11.0 Tg yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> from CAMS-GLOB-ANT v5.3. …”
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Application of checklist-based nursing in management of pediatric intravenous infusion via scalp vein set (清单式护理在小儿头皮静脉输液中的应用效果) by MU Kaining (穆凯宁), LIU Jing (刘静), DONG Xiaofeng (董小锋), ZHANG Fengwen (张凤文), AI jing (艾静), LIU Mina (刘咪娜), ZHAO Yuhuan (赵玉焕)

“…The incidences of complications such as leakage, catheter-related infection and phlebitis in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Evidence of slow millennial cliff retreat rates using cosmogenic nuclides in coastal colluvium by R. Bossis, R. Bossis, V. Regard, S. Carretier, S. Choy

“…The retreat rates are similar, 0.3–0.6 mm yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> for five samples taken on the Mediterranean coast, whereas two samples from vegetated colluvium have a lower rate of <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 0.1 mm yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>. …”
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Domestic sewage irrigation on dynamics of nutrients and heavy metals in soil and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production by S. R. Salakinkop, C. S. Hunshal

“…However, all these heavy metals in plant system were lower than the recommended threshold level.…”
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The natural immune molecules urinary Tamm–Horsfall protein and pentraxin 3 as predictors for recurrent urinary tract infection severity: a single-center self-control study by Zongping Li, Yingru Xu, Qian Wang, Gang Yuan, Jing Shu, Shiwei Liu, Xuezhong Gong

“…After treatment, urinary THP levels were markedly higher in the TLF group (27.43 ± 7.07) compared to pretreatment levels (10.00 ± 2.79), while levels remained lower in the CLAT group (8.91 ± 2.23) than in the TLF group. …”
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Immunological and autonomic profile of ischemic stroke in lowlands by Nargiza T. Chekeeva, Svetalana G. Shleifer, Bolot B. Kulov, Begimai B. Kadyrova, Asel T. Jusupova, Elena V. Andrianova

“…Severe stroke demonstrated parasympathetic predominance and reduced immune activity, with levels of complement (CD) CD3+, CD16+, CD19+, and interleukin 1β being 1.4–2 times lower than in moderate stroke and 1.5–3 times lower than in mild stroke (p<0.05). …”
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Appropriate Complementary Feeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Who Have Children Aged between 6 and 24 Months in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Asrat Hailu Dagne, Shimeles Biru Zewude, Abenezer Melkie Semahegn

“…More focus is required for mothers who have children aged less than 12 months, mothers aged above 35 years and less than 18 years, lower mothers’ educational status, and lower household wealth. …”
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Body image and attitudes toward cosmetic surgeries among female college students in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad M. Al-Bashaireh, Yousef Aljawarneh, Osama Alkouri, Foad Alzoughool, Amal Alhefeiti, Amnah Aldhuhoori, Amnah Al Kaabi, Aseilah Alkaabi, Fawzia Alnaqbi

“…Furthermore, a study found those who received cosmetic surgeries reported a lower level of body image but a higher level of acceptance of cosmetic surgeries. …”
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Effects of Fermented Soybean Meal Substituting Plant Protein and Fish Meal on Growth, Flesh Quality, and Intestinal Microbiota of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Beibei Guo, Lingling Huang, Xiaoqin Li, Yunfeng Chen, Tianyu Huang, Lizhou Ma, Xiangjun Leng

“…In intestinal microbiota, the three FSM groups showed higher abundance of Firmicutes and lower abundance of Proteobacteria than FSM-0 group. …”
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Efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of obinutuzumab in patients with follicular lymphoma: a rapid review by Chao Wang, Yunzhuo Dong, Peng Men, Ruixia Zhang, Ying Xiao, Yishan Bu, Yinpeng Qin, Xinran Zhang, Qianqian Dou, Yiheng Yang, Huier Gao, Yi Zhang

“…Although obinutuzumab significantly prolonged PFS and was cost-effective, its safety profile was considered lower.ConclusionCompared with other chemothrapy regimen, obinutuzumab based chemotherapy significantly prolonged PFS and was cost-effective, while its safety profile was considered lower. …”
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Oat Nutrition, Traits, and Yield as Affected by the Interaction of Nitrogen Rates and Plant Density in Sandy Soil by Zhiling Lin, Jianqiang Deng, Kai Gao, Zhixin Zhang

“…The C:N and C:P ratios in oat leaves tend towards lower values, while the N:P ratio tends towards higher values; in contrast, the C:N and C:P ratios in oat stems tend towards higher values, and the N:P ratio tends towards lower values. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing and metagenomics reveal diversity and prevalence of Listeria spp. from soil in the Nantahala National Forest by Jia Wang, Claire N. Schamp, Lauren K. Hudson, Harleen K. Chaggar, Daniel W. Bryan, Katie N. Garman, Mark Radosevich, Thomas G. Denes

“…Most strains (n = 13) were isolated from lower altitudes (1,500 or 2,500 ft), while the L. swaminathanii strain was isolated from both higher (4,500 ft) and lower (1,500 ft) altitudes. …”
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