The Wayqecha Amazon Cloud Curtain Ecosystem Experiment: A new experimental method to manipulate fog water inputs in terrestrial systems by Daniel B. Metcalfe, Darcy F. Galiano Cabrera, Luis Miguel Alvarez Mayorga, Roxana Sacatuma Cruz, Daniela Corrales Alvarez, Blanca Rosa Espinoza Otazu, Walter Huaraca Huasco, Jimmy R. Chambi, Maria E. Ezquerra, Beisit L. Puma Vilca, Mark Mulligan, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Heidi Asbjornsen, Paulo R. L. Bittencourt, Aline B. Horwath, David C. Bartholomew

“…The treatment caused a strong reduction in both air humidity and leaf wetness, and an increase in vapour pressure deficit, above the canopy compared to the control plot. …”
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Delineation of the Genetic Architecture and Clinical Polymorphism of 3q29 Duplication Syndrome: A Review of the Literature and a Report of Two Novel Patients With Single‐Gene BDH1... by A. A. Kashevarova, M. E. Lopatkina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, D. A. Fedotov, A. D. Lobanov, E. A. Fonova, I. Z. Zhalsanova, A. A. Zarubin, O. A. Salyukova, E. O. Belyaeva, V. V. Petrova, E. G. Ravzhaeva, A. A. Agafonova, A. D. Cheremnykh, N. B. Torkhova, S. L. Vovk, I. N. Lebedev

“…Methods Patients were investigated by performing a cytogenetic analysis of GTG‐banded metaphases, aCGH with the SurePrint G3 Human CGH Microarray 8×60K, qPCR, FISH, and WES. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medic... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, M. A. Livzan, A. I. Martynov, T. L. Lapina, A. V. Paraskevova, D. N. Andreev, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, A. Yu. Baranovsky, O. V. Zayratyants, O. Yu. Zolnikova, O. B. Dronova, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. V. Korochanskaya, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. N. Mammaev, M. F. Osipenko, S. S. Pirogov, E. A. Poluektova, D. E. Rumyantseva, R. G. Sayfutdinov, O. A. Storonova, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, A. A. Sheptulin

“…PPIs are the drugs of choice in the treatment of both symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and existing erosive esophagitis. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing combined with continuous nebulization in nursing of elderly patients undergoing tracheostomy (中医护理联合持续雾化吸入在老年气管切开患者护理中的应用效果观察)... by HUANG Ning (黄宁)

“…The duration of lung infection and retention time of tracheotomy catheter were compared between both groups were compared between two groups. The incidence of high sputum viscosity, respiratory tract irritation symptoms, airway mucosal damage and sputum blockage were observed during follow-up. …”
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Synergistically S/N self-doped biochar as a green bifunctional cathode catalyst in electrochemical degradation of organic pollutant by Xuechun Wang, Huizhong Wu, Jiana Jing, Ge Song, Xuyang Zhang, Minghua Zhou, Raf Dewil

“…This system facilitates both radical and non-radical degradation, offering valuable advances in the preparation of cost-effective and sustainable electrocatalysts and hold strong potentials in metal-free EAOPs for organic pollutant degradation.…”
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A comparative analysis of autograft choices of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and their effects on muscle strength and joint biomechanics by Wiem Issaoui, Wiem Issaoui, Ismail Dergaa, Ismail Dergaa, Ismail Dergaa, Hatem Ghouili, Abdelfatteh El Omri, Noomen Guelmami, Philippe Chomier, Mourad Ghrairi, Helmi Ben Saad, Helmi Ben Saad, Helmi Ben Saad, Wassim Moalla, Wassim Moalla

“…Quadriceps and hamstring peak torque (QPT and HPT, respectively) as indicators of isokinetic muscle strength were assessed both postoperatively and follow-up after approximately six months (mean 6.29 ± 1.70 months)ResultsSignificant differences in QPT and HPT recovery between the healthy and injured legs were found in all graft groups (P < 0.001). …”
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Soluble and cell-based markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated nephritis by Sandra M Herrmann, Riley Fadden, Ryan J Sullivan, Kerry L Reynolds, Harish Seethapathy, Meghan E Sise, Shruti Gupta, Alexandra-Chloe Villani, Qiyu Wang, Daiana Moreno, Destiny Harden, R Neal Smith, Ivy A Rosales, Robert B Colvin, Sarah Chute, Lynn D Cornell, Nancy J Yang, Sara Barmettler, Sophia Wells, Jocelyn Farmer

“…A sIL-2R cut-off point of 1.75-fold ULN was highly diagnostic of ICI-nephritis (area under the curve >96%) when compared with either ICI-treated or hemodynamic AKI controls. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Moroccan dialect versions of the Perceived Stress Scale and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale among Moroccan university students by Younes RAMI, Hicham KHABBACHE, Jamal AMRAOUI, Driss AIT ALI, Zakaria ABIDLI, Abdulmohsen MOHAMMED ABDULLAH ALKHULAYFI, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Hassan LAABOUB, Amelia RIZZO, Bouabid BADAOUI, Şeyhmus AKSOY, Lukasz SZARPAK, Murat YILDIRIM, Francesco CHIRICO

“…Discussion: Consistent with previous research, the internal consistency, internal coherence, and confirmatory factor analyses were satisfactory for both the PSS-10 and CES-D-10 in the Moroccan university context. …”
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Regional hyperthermia for soft tissue sarcoma – a survey on current practice, controversies and consensus among 12 European centers by Siyer Roohani, Felix Ehret, Marcus Beck, Danai P. Veltsista, Jacek Nadobny, Sebastian Zschaeck, Sultan Abdel-Rahman, Franziska Eckert, Anne Flörcken, Rolf D. Issels, Stephan Klöck, Robert Krempien, Lars H. Lindner, Markus Notter, Oliver J. Ott, Daniel Pink, Vlatko Potkrajcic, Peter Reichardt, Oliver Riesterer, Mateusz Jacek Spałek, Emanuel Stutz, Rüdiger Wessalowski, Thomas Zilli, Daniel Zips, Pirus Ghadjar, David Kaul

“…Of 12 centers, 6 offer both, RHT with chemotherapy (CTX) or with radiotherapy (RT). …”
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma epidemiology at diagnosis: A description of public and private health care systems in Brazil regarding tumor location, staging and risk factor... by Heloisa Arantes, Diego Chaves Rezende Morais, Maria Aparecida do Carmo Rego, Paula de Mendonça Batista, Cicera Pimenta Marcelino, Milena Falcão Almeida, Marion Coting Braga, Paula Cristina Pungartnik, Angelica Carreira dos Santos, Juliana Ominelli, Tharcísio Machado Coelho, Fernanda Bohns Pruski Ramos, Marcelo Salgado, Marina Kelner, Cristiano Guedes Duque, Daniel Oliveira Brito, Carlos Gil Moreira Ferreira, Pedro Rafael Martins De Marchi

“…Patients in the public sector were younger than those in the private sector, with medians ages of 61.2 and 66.9 years, respectively. In both cohorts, a predominance of men with a history of tobacco and alcohol consumption and an advanced locoregional stage at diagnosis was observed. …”
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Cholesterol Targeted Catalytic Hydrogel Fueled by Tumor Debris can Enhance Microwave Ablation Therapy and Anti‐Tumor Immune Response by Lin Shen, Zhijuan Yang, Yi Zhong, Yanran Bi, Junchao Yu, Qinwei Lu, Yanping Su, Xiaoxiao Chen, Zhongwei Zhao, Gaofeng Shu, Minjiang Chen, Liang Cheng, Liangzhu Feng, Chenying Lu, Zhuang Liu, Jiansong Ji

“…Oxydextran (OD) and hemin‐chitosan (HCS) formed a dual network gel, ensuring long‐term fixation of COD and hemin in the IRTM post‐MWA. In both in vitro and in vivo HCC models, DA‐COD‐OD‐HCS effectively released COD, degraded cholesterol, and induced tumor cell ferroptosis, enhancing the antitumor immune response. …”
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School-based mindfulness training in early adolescence: what works, for whom and how in the MYRIAD trial? by Susan Ball, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Tamsin Ford, Sarah Byford, Tim Dalgleish, Willem Kuyken, Jesus Montero-Marin, Kate Tudor, Alice Tickell, Catherine Crane, Ariane Petit, Elise Sellars, Laura Taylor, Maris Vainre, Benjamin Jones, Kirsty Griffiths, Elizabeth Nuthall, J Mark G Williams, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Katie Fletcher, Emma Medlicott, Anam Raja, Matthew Allwood, Louise Aukland, Tríona Casey, Nicola Dalrymple, Katherine De Wilde, Eleanor-Rose Farley, Jennifer Harper, Nils Kappelmann, Maria Kempnich, Liz Lord, Lucy Palmer, Alice Philips, Isobel Pryor-Nitsch, Lucy Radley, Anna Sonley, Jem Shackleford, Mark T Greenberg, Verena Hinze, Saz Ahmed, Marc Bennett, Lucy Foulkes, Cait Griffin, Konstantina Komninidou, Rachel Knight, Suzannah Laws, Jovita Leung, Jenna Parker, Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer, Ashok Sakhardande, Lucy Warriner, Brian Wainman

“…Hypothesised moderators, implementation factors and mediators were analysed using mixed effects linear regressions, instrumental variable methods and path analysis.Findings SBMT versus TAU resulted in worse scores on risk of depression and well-being in students at risk of mental health problems both at post intervention and 1-year follow-up, but differences were small and not clinically relevant. …”
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Whole-genome amplification as a tool to improve bacterial detection by PCR in microbiological samples after endodontic treatment by Gabriela Ceccon Chianca, Gabriela Ceccon Chianca, Caroline Corrêa Fendeler, Caroline Corrêa Fendeler, Sérgio Pinto Chaves Junior, Sérgio Pinto Chaves Junior, Gabriella Lorena Dias Pereira, Helvécio Cardoso Corrêa Póvoa, Helvécio Cardoso Corrêa Póvoa, Helvécio Cardoso Corrêa Póvoa, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Leonardo Santos Antunes, Leonardo Santos Antunes, Leonardo Santos Antunes, Natalia Lopes Pontes Póvoa Iorio, Natalia Lopes Pontes Póvoa Iorio, Natalia Lopes Pontes Póvoa Iorio

“…Microbiological samples were collected before and after CMP using paper points, which were separated into two groups: (i) culture assay samples were plated onto Brucella agar with 5% defibrinated sheep's blood, menadione and hemin and incubated anaerobically for 14 days at 36°C; (ii) DNA was extracted from molecular assay samples and subject to WGA by isothermal strand displacement with Phi29 DNA polymerase followed by PCR to determine the presence of bacteria.ResultsIn both assays, samples before CMP showed the presence of bacteria in all 10 teeth. …”
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Screening and identification of two novel phosphate-solubilizing Pyrenochaetopsis tabarestanensis strains and their role in enhancing phosphorus uptake in rice by Xiaozhe Bao, Haifei Lu, Jinyao Zhao, Taotao Yang, Longmei Wu, Jixiang Zou, Qingchun Chen, Bin Zhang

“…An initial comparative sequence analysis of the hypervariable regions of the ITS rDNA and morphological analysis identified two strains belonging to the genus Pyrenochaetopsis, designated Pyrenochaetopsis tabarestanensis WFY-1 (PtWFY-1) and WFY-2 (PtWFY-2). Both strains demonstrated the ability to solubilize tricalcium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, phosphate rock powder, and calcium phytate phosphorus in vitro through acidification via the exudation of oxoglutaric acid, acetic acid, citric acid, and pyruvic acid. …”
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Exploring using HBsAg to predict interferon treatment course to achieve clinical cure in chronic hepatitis B patients: a clinical study by Fei Yan, Fei Tang, Jing Chen, YiCheng Lin, XinYu Chen, Qin Du, WeiLi Yin, Jing Liang, Lei Liu, Fang Wang, BaiGuo Xu, Qing Ye, HuiLing Xiang

“…Univariable and multivariable analyses demonstrated that baseline HBsAg, 12 weeks HBsAg and the presence of cirrhosis significantly influenced IFN treatment course, and both are risk factors (β=7.27,4.27,10.91; p<0.05). …”
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Association of multiple environmental exposures with rhinitis and asthma symptoms in preschool children: Identifying critical risk factor by Shuang Du, Hao Tang, Han Chen, Yang Shen, Zhiping Niu, Tianyi Chen, Jing Wei, Xia Meng, Wen Su, Qun Wu, Yongqiang Tan, Jing Cai, Zhuohui Zhao

“…Random forest ranking analysis further corroborated the most significant environmental exposure for rhinitis alone was PM1, and for wheezing symptoms (both wheezing & rhinitis and wheezing alone) was NO2. …”
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Beta-variant recombinant SARS CoV-2 vaccine induces durable cross-reactive antibodies against Omicron BA variants by Odile Launay, Rachna Gupta, Tifany Machabert, Eleine Konate, Alexandra Rousseau, Claire Vigne, Francois Beckers, Louis Devlin, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers, Marine Cachanado, Christian Chidiac, Dominique Deplanque, Bertrand Dussol, Inès Ben Ghezala, Marie Lachatre, Karine Lacombe, Fabrice Laine, Liem Binh Luong Nguyen, Patricia Pavese, Catherine Schmidt-Mutter, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Roman M. Chicz, Bogdana Coudsy, Saranya Sridhar, Amel Touati, Eric Tartour, Tabassome Simon

“…In participants with SARS-CoV-2 infection between D28 and M3, both MVB.1.351 and BNT162b2 vaccine groups show an increase in GMTs against Omicron BA.1 and Omicron BA.4/5 following infection. …”
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Leveraging genomic insights from the neglected malaria parasites P. malariae and P. ovale using selective whole genome amplification (SWGA) approach by Fathia Ben-Rached, Amit Kumar Subudhi, Chang Li, Mariah Alawi, Rohit Satyam, Sui Xu, Guoding Zhu, Raeece Naeem, Sara Mfarrej, Di Liu, Zenaida Stead, Caroline Askonas, Yaobao Liu, Jun Cao, Arnab Pain

“…On average, P. malariae had 93% of the genome covered by ≥ 10 reads; parallel improvements in genome coverage were achieved for both P. ovale spp. with 81% on average of the genome covered by ≥ 10 reads. …”
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Impact of nurturing care educational videos focusing on children with nutritional problems aged 6-23 months on mothers' knowledge and child growth by Fitri Haryanti, Lely Lusmilasari, Sri Hartini, Ayyu Sandhi, Ika Parmawati, Akhmadi Akhmadi, Nisa Nur Hasanah, Fitriana Andarwati, Hani Risnawati, Alissa Nur Pratiwi, Ananda Sekar Kusumawati, Redyta Dwi Cahyani

“…A significant difference in safety and security was observed between groups at posttest 1 (p = 0.020). Both groups exhibited significant increases in children's body weight and height: the intervention group (body weight, p = 0.005; body height, p < 0.001) and the control group (body weight, p < 0.001; body height, p < 0.001). …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of heart failure in adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease St... by Chengzhi Yang, Yuhe Jia, Changlin Zhang, Zening Jin, Yue Ma, Xuanye Bi, Aiju Tian

“…According to different underlying causes of HF, both high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries need to better prevent HF in adolescents and young adults. …”
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