Traffic flow modelling of vehicles on a six lane freeway: Comparative analysis of improved group method of data handling and artificial neural network model by Isaac Oyeyemi Olayode, Alessandro Severino, Frimpong Justice Alex, Elmira Jamei

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mtSTAT3 suppresses rheumatoid arthritis by regulating Th17 and synovial fibroblast inflammatory cell death with IL-17-mediated autophagy dysfunction by Seon-Yeong Lee, Jeonghyeon Moon, A Ram Lee, Young-Mee Moon, Jeong Won Choi, Chae Rim Lee, Su Been Jeon, Hee Su Sohn, Jeehee Youn, Dongyun Shin, Sung-Hwan Park, Mi-La Cho

“…Therefore, this study suggests a novel inhibitory mechanism of RA using mitoSTAT3 via the regulation of autophagy, Th17 differentiation, and inflammatory cell death.…”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-2020. by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…This study analyzes mortality trends and disparities among individuals in the United States (US) affected by both CVD and COPD.<h4>Methods</h4>This study analyzed death certificates from the CDC WONDER database for individuals aged 25 and older who died between 1999 and 2020 with both CVD (ICD I00-I99) and COPD (ICD J41-J44). …”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…**Methods:** We conducted a retrospective claims data analysis using the InGef Research Database from 2013 to 2018. …”
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Collecting Real-World Data via an In-Home Smart Medication Dispenser: Longitudinal Observational Study of Survey Panel Persistency, Response Rates, and Psychometric Properties by Benjamin Ogorek, Thomas Rhoads, Erica Smith

“…Patients were grouped by mean response rates in the 12th month (<90% vs ≥90%) to observe differential response rate trends. …”
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Electrocardiographic signs of cardiac ischemia at rest and during exercise in patients with COPD traveling to 3,100 m: data from a randomized trial of acetazolamide by Marla Christen, Marla Christen, Aline Buergin, Aline Buergin, Maamed Mademilov, Maamed Mademilov, Laura Mayer, Laura Mayer, Simon R. Schneider, Simon R. Schneider, Mona Lichtblau, Mona Lichtblau, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Silvia Ulrich, Silvia Ulrich, Konrad E. Bloch, Konrad E. Bloch, Michael Furian, Michael Furian

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Dual phase reinforced CuCrZr alloy: Synergistic improvement of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance via metallic glass and rare earth oxides by Jie Chen, Weizong Bao, Hongmei Chen, Ning Ding, Xinxin Yang, Bohua Yu, Tao Hong, Zeyun Cai, Guoqiang Xie

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Dietary index for gut microbiota and its protective role against kidney stones: evidence of diabetes as a mediator from NHANES cross-sectional data by Lei Wang, Junjun Wu, Ziwen Jiang, Chao Wang, Fuxiang Lin, Yuxiang Zhong, Pengpeng Zhao, Wei Wei, Jianhua Huang, Zhanping Xu

“…BackgroundThe dietary index for gut microbiota (DI-GM) reflects dietary patterns that support gut microbial health and may influence kidney stone (KS) risk. …”
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Trends in the utilisation of maternal and child healthcare services from the public and private health sectors in India, 2005–2021: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data by Niranjan Saggurti, Rajib Acharya, Abhishek Kumar, Anchal Purbey, Arupendra Mozumdar, Punit Mishra

“…Care seeking for ARI and diarrhoea among children was significantly higher (p&lt;0.001) in private than in public health facilities; care for ARI was 68% in private health facilities compared with 32% in public health facilities.Conclusions A targeted approach is needed to enhance the competitiveness of private sectors, especially in maternity care markets, to ensure the sustainability of healthcare services in India. Strengthening both the private and public sectors is crucial, with a focus on improving care quality and addressing regional disparities in access to maternal and child health services.…”
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Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa: a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predictability by Taconet, Paul, Soma, Dieudonné Diloma, Zogo, Barnabas, Mouline, Karine, Simard, Frédéric, Koffi, Alphonsine Amanan, Dabiré, Roch Kounbobr, Pennetier, Cédric, Moiroux, Nicolas

“…To our knowledge, our work is the first modeling insecticide resistance and feeding behaviour of malaria vectors at such fine spatial scale with such a large dataset of both mosquito and environmental data. …”
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Author Correction: Relationship between METS-IR and ABSI index and the prevalence of nocturia: a cross-sectional analysis from the 2005–2020 NHANES data by Fei Xue, Yating Zhou

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Hic et nunc: el templo de Melqart/Hercules, el paisaje marítimo antiguo y la estrategia territorial de Gadir/Gades by Antonio M. Sáez Romero, Carmen Ramírez Cañas, Ricardo Belizón Aragón, Eduardo Ferrer Albelda, Milagros Alzaga García, Francisco Carrero Ramírez, Aurora Higueras-Milena Castellano, Lourdes Márquez Carmona, Francisco J. García Fernández, Josefa Martí Solano, Nuria Esther Rodríguez Mariscal

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A quality control method based on physical constraints and data-driven collaborative artificial intelligence for wind observations along high-speed railway lines by X. Xiong, J. Chen, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, Y. Zhang, X. Ye

“…<p>This study proposed a new quality control method via physical constraints and data-driven collaborative artificial intelligence (PD-BX) to reduce wind speed measurement errors caused by the complex environment along high-speed railway lines, achieving enhanced accuracy and reliability. …”
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Adaptación cultural y datos normativos del test de lectura PROLEC-R en niños mexicanos de 9 A 12 años by Judith Salvador-Cruz, Fernando Cuetos Vega, Cristina Aguillón

“…La Batería de Evaluación de los Procesos Lectores Revisada (PROLEC-R), desglosa los aspectos más importantes de la lectura, lo que permite tener diversos datos de múltiples tareas del proceso lector para detectar posibles problemas. …”
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Do cash or digital payment modalities affect community health worker performance? – a case study of a remote refugee settlement in Western Uganda by Michael T Wagaba, David Musoke, Charles Opio, Arthur Bagonza, Juliet Aweko, Hajarah Nakitende, Alex Mulyowa, Michael Ediau, Peter Waiswa, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho

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‘’Ah, uhm, yeaaaah, maybe.’’ Developing a New Data Collection Instrument to Explore the Gendered Realisation of Refusals by Young Adult Speakers of Irish English by Eimear O'Riordan, Anne Marie Devlin

“… Presenting the development of a specifically created data collection tool, the online spoken discourse completion task (OSDCT), this study aims to shed light on how young adult Irish-English speakers aged 20-30 realise refusals and the factors which influence linguistic choice. …”
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Is vaginal breech delivery associated with higher risk for perinatal death and cerebral palsy compared with vaginal cephalic birth?... by Guro L Andersen, Solveig Bjellmo, Sissel Hjelle, Pål Richard Romundstad, Torstein Vik, Marit Petra Martinussen, Dag Moster

“…Objective This paper aims to study if vaginal breech delivery is associated with increased risk for neonatal mortality (NNM) or cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway where vaginal delivery accounts for 1/3 of all breech deliveries.Design Cohort study using information from the national Medical BirthRegister and Cerebral Palsy Register.Setting Births in Norway 1999–2009.Participants 520 047 term-born singletons without congenital malformations.Main outcome measures NNM, CP and a composite outcome of these and death during birth.Results Compared with cephalic births, breech births had substantially increased risk for NNM but not for CP. …”
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Improved urban runoff prediction using high-resolution land-use, imperviousness, and stormwater infrastructure data applied to a process-based ecohydrological model. by Jonathan Halama, Robert McKane, Bradley Barnhart, Paul Pettus, Allen Brookes, Kevin Djang, Vivian Phan, Sonali Chokshi, James Graham

“…The results demonstrate that the newly improved VELMA model allows for more accurate modeling of hydrology within urban watersheds. Being a fate and transport ecohydrology model, the improved hydrologic flow enhances VELMA's current capacity for modeling nutrient, contaminant, and thermal loadings.…”
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Data-independent LC-MS/MS analysis of ME/CFS plasma reveals a dysregulated coagulation system, endothelial dysfunction, downregulation of complement machinery by Massimo Nunes, Mare Vlok, Amy Proal, Douglas B. Kell, Etheresia Pretorius

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John Paul II and Benedict XVI’s concern for the protection of the faithful against the most serious crimes, with particular emphasis on the sexual abuse of minors committed by clergy by Bartosz Trojanowski

Subjects: “…Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith…”
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