Extra-Adrenal Retroperitoneal Myelolipoma Resected by Laparoscopy in an Asymptomatic Patient by Gabriel Ambrogi, Maria Madureira Murta, André Silva Guimarães Moeda, Ramon Brandão Barbosa, Israel Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Beatriz Tabosa Negrão Xavier, Matheus Vieira dos Santos, Lucas Martinucci de Oliveira, Bernardo Luiz Campanário Precht, Renato Panhoca, Luis Augusto Seabra Rios

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Comparative the effect of bisphenol A and bisphenol S on the development and spectral sensitivity of cone photoreceptors in zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio) by Liguo Qiu, Peng Yu, Qiang Li, Cuiping Wen, Haiyang Wang, Dongying Zhao, Tianyu Zhang, Chenghui Wang, Lixia Liu, Dongxue Li, Shiyong Wen, Yinghui Sun

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The Level of Heavy Metal Contamination in Selected Vegetables and Animal Feed Grasses Grown in Wastewater Irrigated Area, around Asmara, Eritrea by Goitom Kfle, Ghebray Asgedom, Tedros Goje, Felema Abbebe, Lula Habtom, Hagos Hanes

“…Therefore, the results of this study are expected to shed light on the understanding of the community and enable the City Council to monitor the environmental quality and take appropriate actions.…”
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How Does Listening to “Fetal Heartbeats” Affect the Feelings of Pregnant Women? by Mehmet Sinan Beksac, Canan Unal, Burcu Yalaniz, Murat Cagan, Atakan Tanacan, Erdem Fadiloglu, Hanife Guler Donmez

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The Association of Vitamin D, Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), and Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) with Development in Children by Mia Milanti Dewi, Akhmad Imron, Nelly Amalia Risan, Grace Mediana, Raden Tina Dewi Judistiani, Budi Setiabudiawan

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Changes in blood glucose and lipid metabolism levels in children with central precocious puberty and its correlation with obesity by Xin Cui, Xin Cui, Xin Sun, Qiubo Li, Zongbo Chen

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Effect of Seasonality and Ecological Factors on the Prevalence of the Four Malaria Parasite Species in Northern Mali by Ousmane A. Koita, Lansana Sangaré, Hammadoun A. Sango, Sounkalo Dao, Naffet Keita, Moussa Maiga, Mamadou Mounkoro, Zoumana Fané, Abderrhamane S. Maiga, Klénon Traoré, Amadou Diallo, D. J. Krogstad

“…We performed 2 cross-sectional studies in Ménaka in the Northeastern Mali across 9 sites in different ecological settings: 4 sites have permanent ponds, 4 without ponds, and one (City of Ménaka) has a semipermanent pond. We enrolled 1328 subjects in May 2004 (hot dry season) and 1422 in February 2005 (cold dry season) after the rainy season. …”
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Low Systemic Inflammation Response Index Predicts Good Prognosis in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy by Erkan Topkan, Huseyin Mertsoylu, Ahmet Kucuk, Ali Ayberk Besen, Ahmet Sezer, Duygu Sezen, Yasemin Bolukbasi, Ugur Selek, Berrin Pehlivan

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The impact of dimethylaminohexadecyl methacrylates on the physical and antibacterial properties of endodontic sealers by Faisal Alharamlah, Fawaz AlTuwaijri, Haitham AlQuorain, Abdul Samad Khan, Faisal Alonaizan, Rashed Alsahafi, Michael D. Weir, Hockin H. K. Xu, Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to incorporate contact-killing quaternary ammonium into two root canal sealers, AH Plus (DentSply Sirona, New York City, NY, USA) and BC (FKG, Le Crêt-du-Locle Switzerland) sealers to improve their antibacterial properties.MethodsDimethylaminohexadecyl Methacrylates (DMAHDM) were synthesized and incorporated into AH Plus and BC sealers at 5 weight percent (wt.%). …”
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Analyse des terres cuites architecturales de l’aqueduc de Nyon/Colonia Iulia Equestris (Suisse) by Benjamin Clément, Christophe Henny, Anne Schmitt

“…Add to this end, all the terracotta bricks making up the bottom of the canal (specus) were sampled for the purpose of exhaustive study, entailing both a metrological and typological investigation and physico-chemical analyses of the clay of which they are composed.Probably built during the 1st century AD, the Colonia Iulia Equestris aqueduct would have supported the development of the Roman city founded in the middle of the previous century on the shores of Lake Geneva. …”
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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

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Abdominal fat distribution and its relationship to brain changes: the differential effects of age on cerebellar structure and function: a cross-sectional, exploratory study by Yvonne Böttcher, Michael Stumvoll, Kees Straatman, Matthias Raschpichler, Matthias Leopold Schroeter, Katrin Arelin, Haiko Schlögl, Dominik Fritzsch, Meinhard Mende, André Pampel, Arno Villringer, Karsten Mueller

“…Moreover, we aimed to investigate whether these effects change with age.Design Cross-sectional, exploratory.Setting University Clinic, Integrative Research and Treatment Centre.Participants We included 100 (mean BMI=26.0 kg/m², 42 women) out of 202 volunteers randomly invited by the city's registration office, subdivided into two age groups: young-to-mid-age (n=51, 20–45 years of age, mean BMI=24.9, 24 women) versus old (n=49, 65–70 years of age, mean BMI=27.0, 18 women).Main outcome measures VAT, BMI, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue, brain structure (grey matter density), functional brain architecture (eigenvector centrality, EC).Results We discovered a loss of cerebellar structure with increasing VAT in the younger participants, most significantly in regions involved in motor processing. …”
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Enablers of and barriers to ART adherence among female sex workers in mid-western Uganda: a qualitative study by David Friday Apuulison, Brenda Nabawanuka, Michael Muhoozi, Julian Aryampa, Pauline Irumba, Edson Katsomyo, Moses Asiimwe, Joshua Epuitai, Pardon Akugizibwe, Wasswa George, John Rubaihayo

“…Materials and methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted in Fort portal City. We conducted 30 in-depth interviews among FSWs who had been taking ART for at least six months. …”
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Dual-functional passivation on highly-efficient air-processed FAPbI₃ perovskite solar cells fabricated under high humidity without auxiliary equipment by Bo-Tau Liu, His-Sheng Su, I-Ru Chen, Rong-Ho Lee, Yi-Fang Su, Kai-Ting Sun, Shoaib Siddique

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Navigating the future of agri-food supply chain: A conceptual framework using bibliometric review by Abdul Kafi, Nizamuddin bin Zainuddin, Mohd Fitri Mansor, Mohamed Najib Bin Salleh, Adam bin Mohd Saifudin, Nurhaizal Azam Arif, Syairah Aimi Shahron, Ravi Ramasamy, Ibrahim Hassan mohamud

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Biological evaluation and interaction mechanism of beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 inhibitory pentapeptide from egg albumin by Zhipeng Yu, Sijia Wu, Wenzhu Zhao, Long Ding, David Shiuan, Fuping Zheng, Jianrong Li, Jingbo Liu

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Systematic dissection of pleiotropic loci and critical regulons in excitatory neurons and microglia relevant to neuropsychiatric and ocular diseases by Yunlong Ma, Dingping Jiang, Jingjing Li, Gongwei Zheng, Yao Deng, Xuanxuan Gou, Shuaishuai Gao, Cheng Chen, Yijun Zhou, Yaru Zhang, Chunyu Deng, Yinghao Yao, Haijun Han, Jianzhong Su

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Radiography may not be accurate in assessing acute ankle sprains in children by Xiongtao Li, Xiantao Shen, Si Wang, Jie Sun, Zhaoting Liu

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Hierarchical Recognition for Urban Villages Fusing Multiview Feature Information by Zhenkang Wang, Nan Xia, Song Hua, Jiale Liang, Xiankai Ji, Ziyu Wang, Jiechen Wang

“…The results demonstrated an “urban village ring” pattern in the city, with central urban areas showing a “multicenter and multicluster” spatial distribution, while suburban areas exhibited “large and concentrated” characteristics. …”
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3D printed dysphagia diet using pea protein gel modified by xanthan gum with different pyruvate group content by Zhenbin Liu, Xi Chen, Meirong Ruan, Yumei Liao, Zihao Wang, Yucheng Zeng, Hongbo Li, Liangbin Hu, Haizhen Mo

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