Chronic cannabis use differentially modulates neural oscillations serving the manipulate versus maintain components of working memory processing by Peihan J. Huang, Jake J. Son, Yasra Arif, Jason A. John, Lucy K. Horne, Mikki Schantell, Seth D. Springer, Maggie P. Rempe, Hannah J. Okelberry, Abraham D. Killanin, Ryan Glesinger, Anna T. Coutant, Thomas W. Ward, Madelyn P. Willett, Hallie J. Johnson, Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham, Tony W. Wilson

“…Interestingly, during the maintenance phase, there was a group-by-condition interaction in the right inferior frontal gyrus, left prefrontal, parietal, and other regions, such that cannabis users exhibited weaker alpha and beta oscillations relative to nonusers during maintain trials. Additionally, chronic cannabis users exhibited stronger alpha and beta maintenance responses in these same brain regions and prolonged reaction times during manipulate relative to maintain trials, while no such differences were found in nonusers. …”
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Genetic factors shaping the plasma lipidome and the relations to cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescentsResearch in context by Yun Huang, Sara Elizabeth Stinson, Malte Thodberg, Louise Aas Holm, Roman Thielemann, Karolina Sulek, Morten Asp Vonsild Lund, Cilius Esmann Fonvig, Min Kim, Kajetan Trost, Helene Bæk Juel, Trine Nielsen, Peter Rossing, Maja Thiele, Aleksander Krag, Cristina Legido-Quigley, Jens-Christian Holm, Torben Hansen

“…Two-sample MR using adult-based summary statistics showed consistent direction of associations and indicated additional causal links, specifically between ceramides and elevated HbA1c levels, and phosphatidylinositols with elevated liver enzymes. …”
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Prognostic Role of Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Relation to Different Hematologic Indices by Asmaa M. Zahran, Helal F. Hetta, Zeinab Albadry M. Zahran, Alaa Rashad, Amal Rayan, Dalia O. Mohamed, Zeinab Ahmed Abd Elhameed, Salah M. Khallaf, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Yasir Waheed, Khalid Muhammad, Hanaa Nafady-Hego

“…Mo-MDSCs represent one of the key mechanisms in the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) to play major roles not only in the carcinogenesis of lung cancer but also in disease progression and prognosis and, in addition, predict the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors; our results provided some support to target Mo-MDSCs and needed to be augmented by further studies.…”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…Conclusion: As recognized by experts, the theory of cross-sector collaboration has been further advanced by the cross-sector collaboration indicators generated in this study. Additionally, these indicators, which were based on five dimensions of collaboration, may be used to assess cross-sector performance for the Stunting Acceleration Program in Indonesia. …”
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Tracking the correlation of mineral intakes among family pairs over nine years: a longitudinal study by Farshad Teymoori, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Niloufar Saber, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Parisa Riahi, Hossein Farhadnejad, Hamid Ahmadirad, Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi, Sajedeh Masjoudi, Danial Habibi, Maryam Zarkesh, Mohammadreza Vafa, Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Our first analysis was conducted on adults (n = 748) who had four complete dietary and familial data on the third to sixth surveys of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. In addition, we assessed respectively the 3-year, 6-year, and 9-year changes in mineral correlations among populations with n = 1773, n = 1672, and n = 1352 samples with two mineral intake measurements. …”
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Predicting home delivery and identifying its determinants among women aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan African countries using a Demographic and Health Surveys 2016–2023: a machine... by Adem Tsegaw Zegeye, Binyam Chaklu Tilahun, Makida Fekadie, Eliyas Addisu, Birhan Wassie, Berihun Alelign, Mequannet Sharew, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn, Abdulaziz Kebede, Tirualem Zeleke Yehuala

“…Results The final experimentation results indicated that random forest model performed the best to predict home delivery with accuracy (83%) and, ROC curve (89%). The Shapley additive explanation features an importance plot optimized for random forest model to identifying the most predictors of home delivery. …”
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The Influence of Artificial Breast Volume Induction on Postural Stability, Postural Orientation, and Neuromuscular Control in Healthy Women: A Cross-Sectional Study by Diana C. Guedes, Daniela F. Carneiro, Leonel A. T. Alves, Ana S. C. Melo, Juliana Moreira, Bruno Cunha, Rubim Santos, Andreia Noites, Andreia S. P. Sousa

“…Subjective perceptions of effort, comfort, weight, and performance in the FRT were also assessed. (3) Results: Statistical differences were significant in the scapular elevator during the one-minute standing position (lower activation with the 220 mL implant compared to the control and 315 mL) and in the trapezius muscles during the FRT (lower activation in the upper trapezius in the 315 mL vs. control in the reach phase and 220 mL vs. control in the return phase and higher activation in the lower trapezius in the 315 and 365 mL vs. control in the reach phase). Additionally, significant differences were identified in the performance of the FRT and the associated subjective perceptions. (4) Conclusions: Breast implants with sizes of 220, 315, and 365 mL can alter scapular neuromuscular control, but these differences do not seem substantial enough to result in negative biomechanical effects in the short-term analysis.…”
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Polymorphisms in immunosuppression-related genes are associated with AML by Mingying Li, Mingying Li, Jingjing Ye, Jingjing Ye, Mengyuan Chang, Mengyuan Chang, Lei Feng, Lei Feng, Tingting Liu, Tingting Liu, Di Zhang, Di Zhang, Yuyan Wu, Yuyan Wu, Yuechan Ma, Yuechan Ma, Guangqiang Meng, Guangqiang Meng, Chunyan Ji, Chunyan Ji, Tao Sun, Tao Sun

“…We then analyzed the relationship between these SNPs and AML susceptibility, treatment response, and prognosis.ResultsOur findings indicated that rs4883263 in the CD163 gene is a protective factor for AML susceptibility and chromosomal karyotype abnormalities. Additionally, rs4883263 in CD163 was related to low PLT count at diagnosis, while rs2272022 in CD200 was protective against low PLT count. rs4780335 in CIITA was associated with high WBC count at diagnosis and worse OS. …”
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Effects of soil management strategies based on different principles on soil microbial communities and the outcomes for plant health by Xing Zhou, Qian Zhang, Yuanyuan Yan, Jisong Qu, Jun Zhou, Jun Zhao, Jinbo Zhang, Zucong Cai, Chuanchao Dai, Xinqi Huang

“…Taken together, our results reveal that physicochemical (CF and HE) and biological strategies (RSD) contribute to plant health via different mechanisms. In addition, this study provides empirical evidence for the significant impact of biological management on the manipulation of the core microbiome and its critical role in plant health.…”
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Intramural pregnancy after intrauterine insemination in a nulligravid patient without previous uterine trauma, complicated by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report by Koyo Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takiuchi, Kengo Kiso, Saki Ishii, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuto Kinose, Michiko Kodama, Yutaka Ueda, Kenjiro Sawada, Takahiro Tsuboyama, Tadashi Kimura

“…Despite its potentially life-threatening nature, the absence of definitive preoperative diagnostic criteria for IMP complicates its early detection and management, especially in patients without known risk factors. Additionally, management becomes more challenging when there is an elevated risk of hemorrhage. …”
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Long-term exposure to air pollution and lower respiratory infections in a large population-based adult cohort in Catalonia by Anna Alari, Otavio Ranzani, Carles Milà, Sergio Olmos, Xavier Basagaña, Payam Dadvand, Talita Duarte-Salles, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Cathryn Tonne

“…We assessed interaction between exposure and clinical and socio-economic factors on multiplicative and additive scales. Results: An interquartile range exposure increase was associated with an 8 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 5 %–11 %) for Nitrogen Dioxide, 10 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 8 %–13 %) for Particulate Matter with diameter equal to or smaller than 2.5 µm, 5 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 3 %–7%) for Particulate Matter with diameter equal to or smaller than 10 µm and 18 % (95 % Confidence Interval: 14 %–22%) for ozone (adjusted by Nitrogen Dioxide) increase in hospital admissions for respiratory infections. …”
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A Comparative Analysis between Ultrasound-Guided and Conventional Distal Transradial Access for Coronary Angiography and Intervention by Shinsuke Mori, Keisuke Hirano, Masahiro Yamawaki, Norihiro Kobayashi, Yasunari Sakamoto, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Yohsuke Honda, Kenji Makino, Shigemitsu Shirai, Yoshiaki Ito

“…However, the rate of PCI, puncture time, total fluoroscopy time, the volume of contrast medium, the rate of access-site ecchymosis, and incidence of nerve disorder were similar between the two groups. Additionally, radial artery occlusion after the procedure did not occur in this study. …”
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A multi-stage deep learning network toward multi-classification of polyps in colorectal images by Shilong Chang, Kun Yang, Yucheng Wang, Yufeng Sun, Chaoyi Qi, Wenlong Fan, Ying Zhang, Shuang Liu, Wenshan Gao, Jie Meng, Linyan Xue

“…Facing a significant class imbalance, particularly in the underrepresented categories of villous and serrated adenomas, we employed Generative Adversarial Network Augmentation (GAN-Aug) to synthesize additional images, thereby ensuring a more balanced dataset for training. …”
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The difference between young and older ducks: Amino acid, free fatty acid, nucleotide compositions and breast muscle proteome by Tiantian Gu, Mingcai Duan, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu

“…The results showed that the amino acid contents of breast muscle in D900 ducks, especially in Asp (umami) and Thr (sweet), were richer than those in D60 ducks. In addition, the levels of guanosine-5′-monophosphate (GMP), inosine-5′-monophosphate (IMP), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA; C18:1 t), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA; C18:2) in D900 ducks were higher than those in D60 ducks. …”
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Concordance of Australian state and territory government guidelines for classifying the healthiness of foods in public settings by Bettina Backman, Meg Adam, Jasmine Chan, Josephine Marshall, Emalie Rosewarne, Gary Sacks, Adrian J Cameron, Miranda R Blake

“…‘Vegetables’ (100%) and ‘sweet snacks and desserts’ (78%) had the highest concordance across guidelines while ‘cold ready-to-eat foods’ (0%) and ‘savoury snacks’ (23%) had the lowest concordance. In addition to differences in classification criteria, discrepancies between guidelines arose from different approaches to grouping of products. …”
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Nano-curcumin Effects on Ischemic Stroke clinical outcomes and Interleukin-6 Levels: Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Zeinab Ehtiatkar, Alia Saberi, Samaneh Ghorbani Shirkouhi, Mozaffar Hosseininezhad, Shahrokh Yousefzadeh-Chabok, Yaser Moadabi, Ashkan Karimi, Haniyeh Shadrou Gharani, Sasan Andalib

“…The cerebral infarct volume did not change significantly one week after the treatment with curcumin.  …”
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Spatiotemporal range dynamics and conservation optimization for endangered medicinal plants in the Himalaya by Fu-Lv Liu, Winnie Wanjiku Mambo, Jie Liu, Guang-Fu Zhu, Raees Khan, Abdullah, Shujaul Mulk Khan, Lu Lu

“…We propose establishing additional protected areas in the Himalaya particularly in the western Himalaya for better management and conservation of endangered medicinal plants.…”
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Environmental exposures related to gut microbiota among children with asthma: a pioneer study in Taiwan by Aji Kusumaning Asri, Tsunglin Liu, Hui-Ju Tsai, Jiu-Yao Wang, Chih-Da Wu

“…A generalized additive model was applied to examine associations. …”
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Species of Sulfur in Sour Gas Reservoir: Insights from In Situ Raman Spectroscopy of S–H2S–CH4–H2O System and Its Subsystems from 20 to 250°C by Yifan Yu, Wenxuan Hu, I-Ming Chou, Lei Jiang, Ye Wan, Yiqun Li, Yang Xin, Xiaolin Wang

“…During gas extraction, the decomposition of H2Sn will cause S deposition in pipelines. (3) In addition to S3−, H2Sn could be the intermediate valence S species involved in the TSR reaction.…”
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The Treatment Effect of Plantago Major on Lung Cancer Based on the Computed Tomography and Pathological Findings: A Case Report Study by Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Bashar Mudhaffar Abdullah, Patricio Yánez-Moretta, Wesam R. Kadhum, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, Enas R. Alwaily, Munther Abosoda, Ali Alsalamy, Sada Ghalib Al-Musawi, Alaa A. Omran

“…Results: The volume of the tumor was reduced by about 62% (based on CT imaging findings) after the treatment with PM. In addition, the laboratory examinations illustrate that ESR and CRP levels reduced remarkably (from 97 mm/h to 24 mm/h for ESR; from 36.8 mg/L to 1.2 mg/L for CRP) after the treatment. …”
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