Variability and Source Characterization of Regional PM of Two Urban Areas Dominated by Biomass Burning and Anthropogenic Emission by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Jhon Robin dR. Yee, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Angel T. Bautista, Raymond J. Sugcang, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Rey Y. Capangpangan, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa

“…Metro Manila and Boracay reported 0.77 ± 0.20 and 1.06 ± 0.55, highlighting the evident impact of traffic emissions in the PM mass in the metropolis region. For Boracay, the mixed contributions of BB and vehicular activities influenced the formation of PM. …”
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The Impact of Training Intervention on Levels of Indicator Bacteria and Prevalence of Selected Pathogens in Raw Milk From Smallholder Women Dairy Farmers in Central Ethiopia by Achenef Melaku Beyene, Seleshe Nigatu, Juan C. Archila-Godinez, Kebede Amenu, Barbara Kowalcyk, Desalegne Degefaw, Binyam Mogess, Baye Gelaw, Mucheye Gizachew, Araya Mengistu, Ahmed G. Abdelhamid, James Barkley, Ahmed Yousef

“…Total and thermotolerant coliforms were determined by the Most Probable Number (MPN) method; categorized as high (≥1,001 MPN/ml), medium (101 103 MPN/ml), low (21–102 MPN/ml), and very low (≤20 MPN/ml); and analyzed using generalized linear mixed models. Prevalence of E. coli, STEC, S. enterica, and C. jejuni in raw milk samples were 67, 12, 3, and 4% pretraining and 45, 4, 3, and 2% posttraining, respectively. …”
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Ganciclovir Resistance-Linked Mutations in the HCMV <i>UL97</i> Gene: Sanger Sequencing Analysis in Samples from Transplant Recipients at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Brazil by Anna Caroline Avila da Rocha, Grazielle Motta Rodrigues, Alessandra Helena da Silva Hellwig, Dariane Castro Pereira, Fabiana Caroline Zempulski Volpato, Afonso Luís Barth, Fernanda de-Paris

“…Furthermore, double peaks in the Sanger electropherograms, indicative of mixed viral populations of HCMV were observed in seven samples. …”
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Patient Surgical Outcomes When Surgery Residents Are the Primary Surgeon by Intensity of Surgical Attending Supervision in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers by T. Michael Kashner, PhD, JD, MPH, Paul B. Greenberg, MD, MPH, Andrea D. Birnbaum, MD, PhD, John M. Byrne, DO, Karen M. Sanders, MD, Mark A. Wilson, MD, PhD, Marjorie A. Bowman, MD, MPA

“…Independent associations between whether attendings had scrubbed or not scrubbed on patient 30-day all-cause mortality, complications, and 30-day readmission were estimated using generalized linear-mixed models. Estimates were tested for any residual confounding biases, robustness to different regression models, stability over time, and validated using moderator and secondary factors analyses. …”
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Pharmacist-led DE-eSCALation of opioids post-surgical dischargE (DESCALE) – A multi-centre, non-randomised, feasibility study protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approv... by Ellie Santer, Julie H Hedayioglu, Vanessa J Short, Sabina Hulbert, Emma L Veale, Melanie Rees-Roberts, Johanna Theron

“…A declining General Practitioner (GP) workforce and increased patient numbers, however, means gaps in healthcare during transfer of care. Here we report a mixed-methods protocol to understand the feasibility, and acceptability of a clinical pharmacist (CP)-led early opioid deprescribing intervention for discharged surgical patients. …”
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Does electronic data collection perform better than paper-based data collection in health research fieldwork? A participatory action research in Zanzibar by Ving Fai Chan, Fatma Omar, Eden Mashayo, Ai Chee Yong, Christine Graham, Ronnie Graham, Omar Juma Othman, Jamison Jones, Kajal Shah

“…We examined the concerns to use electronic data collection tool in Zanzibar, codeveloped a tool that addressed the concerns and evaluated the process and limitations of incorporating an electronic data collection tool aside from paper-based during a community-based study in Zanzibar.Methods The science of improvement Plan-Do-Study-Act model guided this mixed-method participatory action research (PAR). …”
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Application of the hypoplastic model for validating direct shear tests to investigate the impact of fines on the behavior of chlef sand by Benali Nougar, Abdelkader Brahimi, Djamel Edddine Bouri, Abdallah Krim, Omar Safer, Kamel Menad, Ahmed Arab

“…The soils were prepared by mixing Chlef sand with fines content of silt, clay or clay silt ranging from 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40%. …”
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Effects of compost from food waste on growth of lettuce ( Lactuca sativa Var. Crispa L.) by Aunkamol Kumngen, Jutarut Iewkittayakorn, Usmana Meehae, Sudarat Suwannarat, Sujunya Anuchan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat, Pattamavadee Kunwanlee, Noodchanath Kongchouy, Siwapong Leunram, Seppo Karrila

“…However, the use of BA compost has not been independently studied.Methods BA compost was mixed with soil in various proportions (0% - 70% v/v) for planting lettuce to find the proper BA proportion. …”
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Unraveling the individual and interactive effects of climate and competition on branch growth dynamics in Pinus koraiensis in Northeast China by Xuehan Zhao, Zheng Miao, Zheng Miao, Fengri Li, Fengri Li, Yuanshuo Hao, Yuanshuo Hao, Yumeng Jiang, Lihu Dong, Lihu Dong

“…In the face of the current challenges posed by climate change, accurate information to inform forest management and policy-making is urgently needed.MethodsWe collected 745 branches from 54 sampled trees of Korean pine and, we employed a mixed-effects model to assess the effects of tree variables, competition, climate, and their interactions on branch growth. …”
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Seasonally Dependent Daytime and Nighttime Formation of Oxalic Acid Vapor and Particulate Oxalate in Tropical Coastal and Marine Atmospheres by Le Yan, Yating Gao, Dihui Chen, Lei Sun, Yang Gao, Huiwang Gao, Xiaohong Yao

“…These values decreased to 0.021 ± 0.07 μg m⁻³ in November and December 2023, with higher nighttime concentrations likely related to dark chemistry processes, amplified by accumulation due to low mixing layer height. The concentrations of oxalate in PM_2.5 were comparable to those of oxalic acid vapor, but exhibited (3–7)-day variations, superimposed on diurnal fluctuations to varying degrees. …”
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Essential Oils from Thymus capitatus and Thymus algeriensis as Antimicrobial Agents to Control Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacteria in Ground Meat by Asma Jayari, Ahlem Jouini, Hager Boukhris, Safa Hamrouni, Chokri Damergi, Sami Ben Hadj Ahmed, Abderrazek Maaroufi

“…Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of both EOs were appraised against the spoilage bacterium P. aeruginosa, inoculated in minced beef meat, at two different loads (105 and 108 CFU) mixed with different concentrations of EOs (0.01, 0.05, 1, and 3%) and stored at 4°C for 15 days. …”
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Ketogenic Diet‐Associated Worsening of Osteoarthritis Histologic Secerity, Increased Pain Sensitivity and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Mice by Gabby Dyson, Montana Barrett, Leoni Schlupp, Emmaline Prinz, Nicholas Hannebut, Aleksander Szymczak, Cindy Miranda Brawner, Matlock A. Jeffries

“…KD mice had increased mechanical allodynia postsurgery (P = 0.005 in mixed‐effects model). The gut microbiome changed substantially with KD: 59 clades were altered by KD in DMM and 39 by KD in sham (36 were shared, 25 overlapped with previous murine OA studies). …”
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Practice, Experiences, and Facilitators of Simulation-Based Training During One Year of Implementation in 30 Hospitals in Tanzania by Benjamin A. Kamala MD, PhD, Robert Moshiro MD, PhD, Florence S. Kalabamu MD, MMED, Torgeirsen Kjetil BScN, MSc, Godfrey Guga BSc, Beatrice Githiri BSc, Justine Samson BSc, Philimon Chavala BScN, Grace Qorro MD, MPH, Damas Kayera MD, MPH, Ivony Kamala BScN, MPH, Catherine Massay BScN, MSc, Paschal Mdoe MSc, PhD, Vickfarajaeli Daudi MD, MMED, Esto Mduma MSc, PhD, Shally Mwashemele MD, MPH, Felix Bundala MD, MSc, Hege Ersdal MD, PhD, Sara Rivenes Lafontan BScN, MPH, PhD

“…Objective To describe the use of in-situ low-dose, high-frequency simulation-based training, and the experiences of this usage among HCWs and stakeholders at facilities in Tanzania. Methods This mixed-methods study included quantitative and qualitative data collected between July 2021 and July 2022 across 30 health facilities in five regions of Tanzania. …”
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Fluorescent identification of axons, dendrites and soma of neuronal retinal ganglion cells with a genetic marker as a tool for facilitating the study of neurodegeneration by Puttipong Sripinun, Wennan Lu, Sergei Nikonov, Suhani Patel, Sarah Hennessy, Tianyuan Yao, Qi N. Cui, Brent A. Bell, Claire H. Mitchell

“…The model facilitated assessment of RGC loss in models of degeneration and of RGC detection in mixed neural/glial cultures. The tdTomato signal showed strong overlap with >98% cells immunolabeled with RGC markers RBPMS or BRN3A, consistent with the ubiquitous presence of the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGUT2, SLC17A6) in all RGC subtypes. …”
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Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia by Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Maria Vitale, Desie Sheferaw

“…The estimated proportion of Nematode, Eimeria and mixed infection was 35.8%, 21.5% and 13.3%, respectively. …”
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Emerging malaria in Indonesia: An overview of Plasmodium knowlesi infections by Nisa Fauziah, Karomahul Malaya Jati, Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan, Naufal Fakhri Nugraha, Bachti Alisjahbana, Jontari Hutagalung

“…Results: Analysis on 212 samples collected over ten years identified 66 (31.1 %) cases of P. knowlesi infection, with one (0.5 %) mixed infection of P. knowlesi and P. vivax. These cases were reported in seven provinces in Kalimantan and Sumatra islands. …”
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Dispersion and Intersection of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Manus Back-Arc Basin, Western Pacific by Zhigang Zeng, Xiaoyuan Wang, Bramley J. Murton, Haiyan Qi, Berit Lehrmann, Xiaohui Li, Zuxing Chen, Yunchao Shu

“…There was a clear intersection of the Satanic Mills plume and Fenway plume between 1625 m and 1550 m in the PACMANUS hydrothermal field, and the varied dispersion trends of the mixed plumes were affected by current velocities at different depths. …”
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The Metallogeny of the Tieling Cu-Mo Porphyry Deposit in Eastern Tianshan, NW China: New Insights from Zircon U-Pb, Fluid Inclusion, and H-O-S Stable Isotope Analyses by Ping Li, Ting Liang, Fan Huang, Tongyang Zhao, Zhixin Zhu, Yong Li, Jing Feng, Lei He

“…The hydrogen and oxygen isotope data indicate that the ore-forming fluids of the Tieling deposit were originally derived from magmatic hydrothermal fluids and then mixed with meteoric water. The sulfur isotope compositions indicate that the ore-forming materials were mainly derived from the Late Carboniferous felsic magma. …”
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Exploring the dynamics of seasonal surface features using coastal and regional ocean community model by D. Jaishree, P.T. Ravichandran, D.V. Thattai

“…The net heat flux in the bay has been determined as positive before monsoon, negative post-monsoon, and mixed during the monsoon season.CONCLUSION: This analysis focuses on the ocean surface layer with more prominent dynamics. …”
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Parental preference for influenza vaccine for children in China: a discrete choice experiment by Gang Chen, Ping Liu, Xiaochen Ma, Hai Fang, Zhiyuan Hou, Hongguo Rong, Xiaozhen Lai, Shunping Li, Tiantian Gong

“…In total, 600 parents completed the survey, and 449 who passed the internal consistency test were included in the main analysis.Main outcomes and measures A mixed logit model was used to estimate factors affecting parents’ preference to vaccinate their children. …”
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