Integrating Proteomics and GWAS to Identify Key Tissues and Genes Underlying Human Complex Diseases by Chao Xue, Miao Zhou

“…Methods: We compiled proteomic and paired transcriptomic data for 12,229 genes across 32 human tissues from the GTEx project. Using three tissue inference approaches—S-LDSC, MAGMA, and DESE—we analyzed GWAS data for six representative complex diseases (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, coronary artery disease, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 2 diabetes), with an average sample size of 260 K. …”
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Epidemiology of sleeping sickness in Boffa (Guinea): where are the trypanosomes? by Moise Saa Kagbadouno, Mamadou Camara, Jeremi Rouamba, Jean-Baptiste Rayaisse, Ibrahima Sory Traoré, Oumou Camara, Mory Fassou Onikoyamou, Fabrice Courtin, Sophie Ravel, Thierry de Meeûs, Bruno Bucheton, Vincent Jamonneau, Philippe Solano

“…As part of a HAT elimination project in Guinea, we carried a cross-sectional study of the distribution and abundance of people, livestock, tsetse and trypanosomes in the focus of Boffa. …”
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Dynamic 3D profiling of microscale surface using a MEMS mirror laser differential confocal microscope by Qingjiu Chen, Donghai Yang, Feifei Wang, Wen Jung Li

“…The objective-space telecentric laser projection results in uniform axial response across the field of view, simplifying data acquisition and processing. …”
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Using the TSA-LSTM two-stage model to predict cancer incidence and mortality. by Rabnawaz Khan, Wang Jie

“…Cancer incidence is expected to climb 18-21% between 2020 and 2025, according to 2021. Long-term projection accuracy is 98.96 percent, and smoking and obesity may be the main cancer causes.…”
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The role of green marketing practices towards product success as mediated by green corporate image and green innovation by Asem Alnasser

“…AcknowledgmentThe author extends the appreciation to the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research at Majmaah University for funding this research work through the project number (R-2025-1667).…”
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From attention to action: Advancing inclusivity in the landscape of anatomy education by Lily Evans, Katie Snow, Aiden Jayanth, Siobhan M. Moyes

“…While the need for a more equitable discipline is widely recognised, significant challenges remain. As this project aimed to reimagine what a truly inclusive learning experience could like and how it might be best achieved, an inclusive approach to research methodology was essential to ensure robust and representative results. …”
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The Impact of Stone Quarrying on Socio Economic Status of Households in Nyakyibigi Ntungamo Municipality. by Natweeta, Elvason

“…A descriptive research design was used and a sample size of 80 respondents was used for the study. …”
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Impact of Continuous Assessment on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Primary Schools in Southern Division Kabale Municipality. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tumwesigye, Gidion

“…A descriptive survey design was used in collecting the data to describe schools and respondents in the case study schools. A total sample of 100 was selected to participate in the study. …”
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Contribution of NGOs Toward Promoting the Social-Economic Wellbeing of People in Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District: A Case Study of Raising the Village. by Ahebwa, Sam

“…A descriptive research design was used across a sample of 50 respondents. Data collection tools were questionnaires and interviews. …”
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Assessing the Durability Behaviour of Cement Stabilized Soil Bricks in Kabale Municipality. by Muzahura, Ronald

“…The UNBS standard allows a maximum water absorption of 15% for CSSBs, and all tested samples with cement content of 10% or more fell well below this limit. …”
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The Impact of Stone Quarrying On Socio Economic Status of Households in Nyakyibigi Ntungamo Municipality by Natweeta, Elvason

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Development of Strength-Maturity Relationship for Coral Sand Concrete Incorporating Bamboo Leaf Ash by Peter Kavita Nzimbi, Silvester Ochieng Abuodha, Erastus Karoki Kabando, Kiplagat Chelelgo

“…The bath samples were drawn periodically and their compressive strength was tested during a 28-day curing period. …”
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Sex-specific differences in preclinical models of advanced chronic liver disease and portal hypertension by Peio Aristu-Zabalza, María Andrés-Rozas, Zoe Boyer-Díaz, David P. Al-Adra, Douglas Maya-Miles, Sergi Guixé-Muntet, Anabel Fernández-Iglesias, Jordi Gracia-Sancho

“…Preclinical studies have predominantly used male animals, limiting findings' relevance to both sexes. This project aimed to explore sex differences in cirrhosis and portal hypertension (PH) in rats, and to find similarities in human samples for translational relevance. …”
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Externally validated and clinically useful machine learning algorithms to support patient-related decision-making in oncology: a scoping review by Catarina Sousa Santos, Mário Amorim-Lopes

“…Other Financed by FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal, project LA/P/0063/2020, grant 2021.09040.BD) as part of CSS’s Ph.D. …”
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Prevalence and Patterns of Use of Natural Health Products and Medicines in New Zealand: A Pilot Study Using an Online Market Research Panel by E Lyn Lee, Jeff Harrison, Joanne Barnes

“…Methods An online cross-sectional survey was administered to a sample of the adult population in NZ via an online market research panel in November 2021. …”
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Exploring exhaled breath biomarkers for lactose intolerance diagnosis: the Lactobreath pilot study protocol by Daniel Pohl, Stamatios Giannoukos, Kathryn Jane Burton-Pimentel, Roxane Guillod, Guy Vergères

“…In parallel, a solid-state sensor will measure postprandial hydrogen gas in breath samples, while GI gases (CH4, H2, O2) and intestinal transit time will be monitored using a novel ingestible gas sensor (Atmo Gas capsule). …”
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THE EFFECT OF INCREASED CONCENTRATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF THE YENISEI RIVER ON CYTOGENETIC AND GROWTH ENDPOINTS OF THE AQUATIC PLANT ELODEA CANADENS... by Alexander Ya. Bolsunovsky, Elena A. Trofimova, Dmitry V. Dementyev, Alena S. Dementyeva

“…Material and methods. Samples of plants and BS were collected from the Yenisei River, both close to the MCC discharge site and upstream, in the reference regions. …”
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Demonstration field experiment on testing nematode-resistant potato varieties in the Vladimir Region by A. A. Shesteperov, M. A. Morozov

“…In spring and autumn, 500 cm3 soil samples were taken from each plot. The soil samples were studied by the flotation funnel method. …”
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Natural history of the aortic wall changes in adults with the degenerative tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: The morphometric proofs and implications for echocardiography by Borović Saša D., Labudović-Borović Milica M., Todorović Vera N., Rakočević Jelena T., Marinković-Erić Jelena M., Kostić Jelena V., Trifunović Zoran, Milojević Predrag S.

“…The aim of this study was to grade the histopathological changes in the wall of the nonseverely dilated ascending aorta in patients with the severe, calcific TAV stenosis and to correlate them with the echocardiographic parameters in order to analyze when the ascending aorta should be replaced simultaneously with the aortic valve replacement (AVR). Methods. The samples from 37 patients subjected to the AVR and the samples from the control group were analyzed morphologically. …”
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Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived fibulin-5 promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition in diffuse-type gastric cancer via cAMP response element-binding protein pathway, showing... by Jinju Choi, Yoonjin Kwak, Miree Park, Jeong Yeon Jo, Jun Hyuk Kang, Kook Myeong-Cherl, Hang-Rae Kim, Gwanghun Kim, Seong-Ho Kong, Do-Joong Park, Hye Seung Lee, Hyuk-Joon Lee, Jung Mogg Kim, Sang Gyun Kim, Han-Kwang Yang, Ji Kon Ryu, Soo-Jeong Cho

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