Improving NGOs’ participation in implementing HIV preventive interventions: a case of adolescents with high-risk behaviors in Iran by Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Laleh Ghadirian, Azadeh Sayarifard, Fatemeh Rajabi, Maryam Nazari, Narges Rostamigooran, Nina Loori, Haniyeh Haji Abolhasan Memar, Mojgan Farshadi, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Maryam Sargolzaeemoghaddam, Reza Majdzadeh

“…However, there are obstacles to full NGOs’ participation from both NGO and government perspectives, necessitating several measures to address these challenges. …”
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An ecological, environmental, and economic indicators-based approach towards enhancing sustainability in water and nutrient use for passion fruit cultivation in Colombia by Sonia Mercedes Polo-Murcia, Nesrine Chaali, Camilo Ignacio Jaramillo-Barrios, Sofiane Ouazaa, Victor Javier Polo, John Edisson Calderon Carvajal

“…F2 demonstrated strong economic performance, supported by a PCA, explaining over 83% of the variance in both periods. I2F2 achieved the highest integrated scores (2.488 in HP1; 1.047 in HP2). …”
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Giardiose et oesophagostomose nodulaire au parc national de Taï : risque zoonotique ? by Roland Wa Yao Kouassi, William Scott McGraw, Bassirou Bonfoh, Julie Brunet, Sylvie Perroteye, Ermanno Candofi, Eliezer Kouakou N’goran

“…L’homme est sensible à des parasites qui trouvent des réservoirs naturels chez les singes. En Côte d’Ivoire, les risques de zoonoses auxquels sont exposées les populations rurales constituent un enjeu majeur de santé publique. …”
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Addressing the gap in preterm resuscitation practices in high-income and low-middle income countries: a multicenter survey of the Asian neonatal network collaboration by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Rizalya Dewi, Jennie Sutantio, Zubair Amin, Young-Ah Youn, Sae Yun Kim, Su Jin Cho, Yun Sil Chang, Satoshi Kusuda, Fuyu Miyake, Tetsuya Isayama

“…Routine attendance of experienced NICU physicians during resuscitations is reported to be higher in HICs than LMICs, both during daytime (79% vs. 40%) and nighttime (62% vs. 23%). …”
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Pre-pregnancy BMI modifies the associations between triglyceride–glucose index in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a 5-year cohort study of 67,936 women in China by Li Li, Yulai Zhou, Huan Li, Juan Li, Lishi Huang, Weibin Wu

“…Thus, early screening of fasting blood lipids and glucose simultaneously may be useful and convenient for the early identification of APOs, both among OWO and low-risk normal-weight women.…”
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Multiomics identify the gene expression signature of the spinal cord during aging process by Lintao Xu, Jingyu Wang, Jinjie Zhong, Weiwei Lin, Gerong Shen, Ning He, Xingjia Mao, Chunyan Fu, Zhaobo Huang, Fengdong Zhao, Xin Ye, Yongjian Zhu, Mingzhi Zheng, Hui Li, Lin-lin Wang, Kai Zhong, Lijun Zhu, Ying-ying Chen

“…Spatial transcriptomics illustrates the spatial distribution of the transcriptomic landscape in both young and senescent spinal cords and identifies distinct neuronal and glial subtypes. …”
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Antibody responses against influenza A decline with successive years of annual influenza vaccination by Sheena G. Sullivan, Arseniy Khvorov, Louise Carolan, Leslie Dowson, A. Jessica Hadiprodjo, Stephany Sánchez-Ovando, Yi Liu, Vivian K. Y. Leung, David Hodgson, Christopher C. Blyth, Marion Macnish, Allen C. Cheng, Michelle Haugenauer, Julia Clark, Sonia Dougherty, Kristine Macartney, Archana Koirala, Ameneh Khatami, Ajay Jadhav, Helen Marshall, Kathryn E. Riley, Peter A. B. Wark, Catherine Delahunty, Kanta Subbarao, Adam J. Kucharski, Annette Fox

“…This was observed for both influenza A subtypes and was dependent on pre-vaccination titre. …”
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Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Analogue ZP1849 Augments Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing by Marie Kjaer, Wayne Russell, Peter Schjerling, Elena Cottarelli, Kennet N. Christjansen, Ditte M. G. Olsen, Peter-Martin Krarup, Lene Jessen, Mark Berner-Hansen, Lars N. Jorgensen, Magnus S. Ågren

“…COX-2 mRNA and MPO protein levels decreased from day 3 to day 5 (P<0.001) in both groups. ZP1849 treatment reduced TGF-β1 protein levels on day 5 (P<0.001) but did not impact MMP-7 transcription. …”
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Apolipoprotein A-V Is a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Prospective Pilot Study in PICU by Chunxia Wang, Yun Cui, Huijie Miao, Xi Xiong, Jiaying Dou, Lujing Shao, Xiaomeng Tang, Yucai Zhang

“…Sepsis induces the release of lipid mediators, which control both lipid metabolism and inflammation. However, the role of serum apolipoprotein A-V (ApoA5) in sepsis is poorly understood in pediatric patients. …”
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Angiotensin-(1-7) and Alamandine Promote Anti-inflammatory Response in Macrophages In Vitro and In Vivo by Melissa de Carvalho Santuchi, Miriane Fernandes Dutra, Juliana Priscila Vago, Kátia Maciel Lima, Izabela Galvão, Fernando Pedro de Souza-Neto, Mario Morais e Silva, Aline Cristina Oliveira, Flávia Carvalho Bittencourt de Oliveira, Ricardo Gonçalves, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Lirlândia Pires Sousa, Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos, Rafaela Fernandes da Silva

“…Our data suggested that both Ang-(1-7) and alamandine, through their respective receptors Mas and MrgD, promote an anti-inflammatory reprogramming of M(LPS+IFN-γ)/M1 macrophages under inflammatory circumstances and potentiate the reprogramming induced by IL-4. …”
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Differential responses of soil C, N, and P ecological stoichiometric characteristics to different configurations of edge-locked forests in the Kubuqi Desert by Xue Chen, Hejun Zuo, Hejun Zuo, Min Yan, Min Yan, Haibing Wang, Haibing Wang, Cheng Xi, Yinchao Chai

“…The study’s findings showed that: (1) Among the six configuration types, SZ, NT + XYY, and SL exhibited higher soil SOC and TN concentrations. Both soil SOC and TN content decreased with increasing soil depth, whereas soil TP content displayed no considerable variation among different stand types or soil depths. (2) Based on the N/P threshold hypothesis, N was the limiting nutrient element for the growth of edge-locked forests in the region. (3) The understory soils of different configurations of edge-locked forests mainly comprised sand. …”
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Frequency of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Its Relationship with Vitamin D Levels and Quality of Life by Havva Talay Calis, Fatma Gul Ulku Demir, Ulas Serkan Topaloglu, Hatice Sayan, Deniz Kamalak Guzel, Emel Guler, Fatma Samli, Caglar Karabas, Serap Tomruk Sutbeyaz, Hatice Kayis Topaloglu

“…The score of social isolation was higher in the HCV (+) group, whereas all other scores were similar in both groups according to the NHP scale. Based on the presence or absence of fibromyalgia, all scores of FIQ and NHP scales were higher in a subgroup with fibromyalgia. …”
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Investigating the Asymmetric Relationship between Investor Sentiments and Fluctuations in the Overall Index via the Markov Switching Method by keyvan Shahab Lavasani, Leila Shabani Rezvani, Mohammad Ebrahim Samavi

“…Results The findings affirm the presence of an asymmetric relationship between investors' sentiments, returns, and total index fluctuations during both recession and boom periods. Investors' reactions to market fluctuations were found to be positive and significant during the upward market trend of the capital market. …”
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Comparing Deep Learning models for mapping rice cultivation area in Bhutan using high-resolution satellite imagery by Biplov Bhandari, Timothy Mayer

“…From this comprehensive analysis, the U-Net displayed higher performance metrics across both model training and model validation efforts. …”
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Hydrogenolysis of furfuryl alcohol to 1,2-pentanediol catalyzed by first row transition metal salts by Muhammad Rafi Pratama, Istifhamy Irnanda, Hendra Julius Situmorang, Yessi Permana, Siti Hartinah Qurbayni, Husni Wahyu Wijaya, Ubed Sonai Fahruddin Arrozi

“…O catalyst attained 80.5% conversion of FOL and 36.9% yield of 1,2-PeD. Both results were obtained with a low catalyst concentration of 0.6 mmol%. …”
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Pengembangan Aplikasi Mobile Pengisian Daya Kendaraan Listrik Sesuai Standar OCPP 1.6 by Rachmawan Atmaji Perdana, M. Nurkhoiri Hindratno, Tanzi M. Santoso, Topan Try Harmanda, Friyogi Resvy Mahda, Yahya Andreas Lapian, Monica Dwi W. S., Dionysius Aldion Renata, Prasetyo Aji, Meidy Layooari, Kusnanda Supriatna, Rully Kusumajaya, Mohammad Hamdani

“…This application is developed with the React Native front-end framework, so it can run on both Android and iOS operating systems. We have successfully created the SONIKApp mobile application which makes it easier for users to charge electric vehicles. …”
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Overview of systematic reviews on strategies to improve treatment initiation, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV: part 1 by Lehana Thabane, Shari Margolese, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Beth Rachlis, Winston Husbands, Carmen Logie, Marek Smieja, Elizabeth Alvarez, Daeria O Lawson, Anisa Hajizadeh, Annie Wang, Dominik Mertz, Anita C Benoit, Lisa Puchalski Ritchie, Babalwa Zani

“…Systematic reviews focused on ACB (66/98; 67.3%), MSM (32/98; 32.7%), PWID (6/98; 6.1%), SWs and prisoners (both 4/98; 4.1%). Interventions were: mixed (37/98; 37.8%), digital (22/98; 22.4%), behavioural or educational (9/98; 9.2%), peer or community based (8/98; 8.2%), health system (7/98; 7.1%), medication modification (6/98; 6.1%), economic (4/98; 4.1%), pharmacy based (3/98; 3.1%) or task-shifting (2/98; 2.0%). …”
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Serial systemic immune inflammation indices: markers of acute migraine events or indicators of persistent inflammatory status? by Tissa Wijeratne, Melanie J. Murphy, Chanith Wijeratne, Paolo Martelletti, Leila Karimi, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Carmela Sales, Nina Riddell, Sheila G. Crewther

“…Thus, the primary aim of this single-centre, retrospective study was to explore the potential clinical utility of the Serial Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Indices (SSIIi) as a comparative measure of duration and severity of inflammation derived from routine blood cell counts in migraine patients with aura and no-aura both within an acute inpatient setting and as outpatients. …”
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Bleomycin pollution and lung health: The therapeutic potential of peimine in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting glycolysis by Kangchen Li, Xuefang Liu, Ruilong Lu, Peng Zhao, Yange Tian, Jiansheng Li

“…The increasing use of anticancer drugs has led to the emergence of environmental contaminants such as bleomycin (BLM), which poses significant threats to both aquatic ecosystems and human health. Bleomycin, known for its DNA-damaging properties, is extensively used in oncology. …”
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Effect of psychological nursing on negative emotions and sense of coherence among patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (?心理护理对造血干细胞移植患者负性情绪和心理一致感的影响)... by LIAO Lu (廖露)

“…Results The SAS and SDS scores decreased in both control group and study group after intervention, and SAS and SDS scores in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 01). …”
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