Association between Air Pollutants and the Risk of Sleep Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Yizhuo Zhao, Suo Zhang, Liqiong Guo, Meng Xiao, Zhuo Han, Yuewei Yang, Bo Wang, Penghui Li

“…Further studies with other pollutants are needed to clarify the association between air pollutants and sleep disorders.…”
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Premature Cancer Mortality in Young People Aged 15–44 Years in China, 2004–2021 by Chunrong Chen, Xing Xing, Shaojie Li, Bo Qu, Chunyu Liu, He Zhu, He Zhu

“…The five leading types of cancer deaths consistently remained liver, lung, leukemia, stomach, and other cancers in both rural and urban areas after 2013.ConclusionOur findings indicate that there were rural-urban disparities in cancer mortality in young people, which showed a different pattern compared to other age groups. More efforts are needed to develop effective early-onset cancer prevention strategies, with particular emphasis on liver cancer and rural areas.…”
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Non-communicable diseases in Saudi adolescents: prevalence, risk factors, and implications for public health by Mansour Almuqbil, Syed Imam Rabbani, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Mohammad Aljawadi, Walaa F. Alsanie, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Majid Alhomrani, Sara Alrouwaijeh, Amal F. Alshammary, Mohd Imran, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…Targeted interventions are needed to promote healthy behaviors and mitigate the long-term risks of these conditions.…”
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Characterisation, management, and outcomes of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: A case series by Anita Shallal, Michael P. Veve, Rachel M. Kenney, George Alangaden, Geehan Suleyman

“…Antibiotic options for the treatment of NDM organisms are very limited; new and effective therapies are urgently needed.…”
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Study on the loss of ductility of the API 5L grade b steel using the isothermal aging process by Julio César Velázquez, Manuela Diaz-Cruz, Noé Eliseo González-Arévalo, Ulises Oswaldo Solis, Arturo Cervantes-Tobón, Selene Capula-Colindres, Roman Cabrera-Sierra

“…The steel used in these pipelines needs to be able to sustain significant plastic deformation before rupturing. …”
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Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia after lung transplantation: A case report of treatment with infliximab and tocilizumab and literature review by Christophe Abellan, Foteini Ioakeim, Alessio Casutt, Benoit Lechartier, Zisis Balmpouzis, Samuel Rotman, Leslie Noirez, Isabelle Rochat, John-David Aubert, Angela Koutsokera

“…She developed severe pleuritic pain needing opioid treatment and died 4 months later. …”
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Persistent and emerging threats to Arctic biodiversity and ways to overcome them: a horizon scan by Tanya A. Lemieux, Jackson D.R. Coles, Anne L. Haley, Michelle L. LaFlamme, Sara K. Steel, Kara M. Scott, Jennifer F. Provencher, Courtney Price, Joseph R. Bennett, Isabel C. Barrio, Helen S. Findlay, Simon J. Goodman, Blake Matthews, Joacim Näslund, David. A. Pearce, Robert D. Hollister, Mark L. Mallory, Paul A. Smith, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Steven J. Cooke

“…., a lack of fundamental information regarding Arctic biodiversity) needing attention and is intended to guide future conservation action within the Arctic.…”
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Ischemic monomelic neuropathy following arteriovenous fistula surgery: a case report by Da Woon Kim, You Hyun Jeon, Miju Bae, Sang Heon Song

“…A multidisciplinary approach is needed to avoid this rare complication in patients presenting with hand pain after AVF surgery.…”
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Is HbA1c Predictive for Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Neslihan Yerebasmaz, Oya Aldemir, Şeyma Asıltürk, Deniz Esinler, Ertuğrul Karahanoğlu, Ömer Kandemir, Serdar Yalvaç

“…CONCLUSION: There is an ambiguity for the threshold values of HbA1c in GDM. Further studies are needed to evaluate true cut-off values for using HbA1c for screening and diagnosing GDM. …”
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Swedish version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ-SWE), translation and cultural adaptation by Annika Svahn Ekdahl, Viana Mikkelsen, Heléna Frenell, Qarin Lood, Theresa Westgård, Joanne M. Fuller, Andrea Mikkelsen, Annelie Gutke

“…Several minor linguistic adjustments were needed, that mainly concerned semantic and cultural adaptations, such as adding, removing, or replacing words to match Swedish cultural aspects. …”
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Mandibular posterior bone anchorage technique using steel wire: a retrospective descriptive study on dental movements and clinical tolerance by Grzelczyk Lucie, Ligerot Romain, Filippi Raphaël, Cresseaux Paul, Carlier Adélaïde

“…This technique enables the distalization of mandibular teeth and the entire arch as needed, utilizing a single steel wire anchored to the internal oblique line of the mandibular ramus. …”
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WAND: A multi-modal dataset integrating advanced MRI, MEG, and TMS for multi-scale brain analysis by Carolyn B. McNabb, Ian D. Driver, Vanessa Hyde, Garin Hughes, Hannah L. Chandler, Hannah Thomas, Christopher Allen, Eirini Messaritaki, Carl J. Hodgetts, Craig Hedge, Maria Engel, Sophie F. Standen, Emma L. Morgan, Elena Stylianopoulou, Svetla Manolova, Lucie Reed, Matthew Ploszajski, Mark Drakesmith, Michael Germuska, Alexander D. Shaw, Lars Mueller, Holly Rossiter, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Tom Lancaster, C. John Evans, David Owen, Gavin Perry, Slawomir Kusmia, Emily Lambe, Adam M. Partridge, Allison Cooper, Peter Hobden, Hanzhang Lu, Kim S. Graham, Andrew D. Lawrence, Richard G. Wise, James T. R. Walters, Petroc Sumner, Krish D. Singh, Derek K. Jones

“…Users can interact with and retrieve data as needed, without downloading the complete dataset. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of using electronic distance learning methods and the relationship with the results of the Bennett and Unified State Exam tests by Maksim S. Ivanov, Lyudmila V. Vinogradova, Vera A. Patrina, Oksana V. Makarova

“…The authors conclude that the use of electronic distance learning methods can be useful for preparing students for the Unified State Exam in physics and developing their analytical skills, but further research is needed to confirm this statement.…”
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Defense Stability and Ecosystem Sustainability in the Strait of Malacca: Maritime Security Challenges from an International Relations Perspective by Awal Syahrul, Sumadinata R. Widya Setiabudi, Yani Yanyan Mochamad, Sudirman Arfin

“…The use of advanced technologies such as satellite monitoring has enhanced maritime security, yet stronger environmental protection policies are still needed. In conclusion, the stability of the Strait of Malacca requires effective mitigation through cross-border cooperation, international policies, and enhanced monitoring technologies to safeguard this vital route for the global economy and the environment.…”
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A Finite Element Analysis-Based Modeling and Evaluation Method for Sternum Support Brace by Linhua Lv, Junyi Hu, Wanquan Liu, Jianqing Peng

“…It offers a simple and accurate means of evaluating the performance of sternum support braces, and the evaluation results align closely with patients’ actual experiences and needs. This method provides a scientific basis for further optimization of design and clinical applications.…”
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The unseen perils of oral-care products generated micro/nanoplastics on human health by Utsa Saha, Snehasmita Jena, Faizan Zarreen Simnani, Dibyangshee Singh, Anmol Choudhury, Shaikh Sheeran Naser, Sudakshya S. Lenka, Apoorv Kirti, Aditya Nandi, Adrija Sinha, Swadheena Patro, Małgorzata Kujawska, Mrutyunjay Suar, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, Aishee Ghosh, Suresh K. Verma

“…Although analytical techniques have advanced in detecting MPs/NPs in oral care products, more robust methods are needed to understand their release mechanisms. This review explores the prevalence of MPs/NPs in dentistry, the mechanisms by which MPs/NPs are released into the oral environment, and their implications for human and ecological health. …”
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Is human-like decision making explainable? Towards an explainable artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles by Jiming Xie, Yan Zhang, Yaqin Qin, Bijun Wang, Shuai Dong, Ke Li, Yulan Xia

“…In the first stage, we adopt a spectral clustering method for driving style characterization, and introduce a misclassification cost matrix to describe different driving needs. Based on the parallelism in the complex neural network of human brain, we construct a Width Human-like neural network (WNN) model for personalized cognitive and human-like driving intention decision making. …”
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Implementing a nurse-enabled, integrated, shared-care model involving specialists and general practitioners in early breast cancer post-treatment follow-up (EMINENT): a single-cent... by Raymond J. Chan, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Chad Yixian Han, Lee Jones, Alexandre Chan, Daniel McKavanagh, Marissa Ryan, Christine Carrington, Rebecca L. Packer, Megan Crichton, Nicolas H. Hart, Emma McKinnell, Melissa Gosper, Juanita Ryan, Bethany Crowe, Ria Joseph, Carolyn Ee, Jane Lee, Steven M. McPhail, Katharine Cuff, Laisa Teleni, Jon Emery

“…Many breast cancer survivors face ongoing unmet needs that may benefit from a multidisciplinary, shared-care approach. …”
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Root growth dynamics and allocation as a response to rapid and local changes in soil moisture by S. Ceolin, S. Ceolin, S. J. Schymanski, S. J. Schymanski, D. van Dusschoten, R. Koller, J. Klaus

“…However, the dynamics of daily timescale adjustments to changes in water availability are unclear, and experimental evidence of the rates of such adjustments is needed. In this study, we investigated how the root system responds within days to a sudden and localized increase in soil moisture (“hydromatching”). …”
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War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict by Kamil Jonak, Magdalena Matysiak, Tomasz Choragiewicz, Dominika Nowakowska, Andriy Zimenkovsky, Volodymyr Shybinskyi, Myroslawa Sekh, Robert Karpiński, Robert Karpiński, Robert Karpiński, Arkadiusz Podkowiński, Robert Rejdak

“…However, further research and collaborative efforts are needed to fully assess the epidemiological burden and to inform the development of effective treatment and prevention strategies.…”
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