Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants: a cross-sectional study by Manuel R Blum, Patricia M Kearney, Rose Galvin, Christine Baumgartner, Anette Van Dorland, Stephen Byrne, Nicolas Rodondi, Simon P Mooijaart, Carol Sinnott, Rosalinde K E Poortvliet, Jacobijn Gussekloo, David O Riordan, Carole Elodie Aubert, Kieran A Walsh, Robert S Du Puy, J Wouter Jukema, Vera McCarthy, Elaine K Walsh, Tinh-Hai Collet, Olaf M Dekkers

“…The hypnotic Z-drugs were the most frequent PIP in Irish participants, (3.5%, n=4), while it was non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and oral anticoagulant combination, sulfonylureas with a long duration of action, and benzodiazepines (all 4.3%, n=7) in Swiss, and benzodiazepines (7.1%, n=18) in Dutch participants. …”
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Study of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and mineralizing effects of an N-isopropenylimidazole zinc metal complex derivative in experimental endodontic-periodontal le... by Pavel A. Galenko-Yaroshevsky, Ivan I. Pavlyuchenko, Olga V. Shelemekh, Boris A. Trofimov, Lidiya N. Parshina, Viktor L. Popkov, Svetlana A. Demyanenko, Oleg V. Tsymbalov, Andrey V. Zadorozhniy, Anait V. Zelenskaya, Irina B. Nektarevskaya, Alina V. Sergeeva, Nikolay E. Korovaykin, Svetlana A. Lebedeva

“…Introduction: The combination treatment of patients with dentition problems including endodontic-periodontal lesions (EPL) is known to widely involve anti-inflammatory drugs, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, and antimicrobial drugs, in particular antibiotics and antiseptics, from which the former often lead to the development of gastro- and neuropathy, lesions of kidneys and liver, as well as the cardiovascular system, and the latter, in addition to serious side effects, lead to the development of steady resistance of pathogenic microorganisms and dysbacteriosis. …”
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Cleptobiosis in Social Insects by Michael D. Breed, Chelsea Cook, Michelle O. Krasnec

“…This simple definition is not universally used, and there is some terminological confusion among cleptobiosis, cleptoparasitism, brood parasitism, and inquilinism. We first discuss the definitions of these terms and the confusion that arises from varying usage of the words. …”
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New Host Record for Camponotophilus delvarei (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a Parasitoid of Microdontine Larvae (Diptera: Syrphidae), Associated with the Ant Camponotus sp. aff. texto... by Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud, Michael W. Gates, Jean-Paul Lachaud

“…Microdontine syrphid flies are obligate social parasites of ants. Larvae prey on ant brood whereas adults live outside the nests. Knowledge of their interaction with their host is often scarce, as it is information about their natural enemies. …”
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Experimental data suggest between population reversal in the condition dependence of two sexually selected traits by Gergely Hegyi, Miklós Laczi, Gyula Szabó, Dóra Kötél, Fanni Sarkadi, János Török

“…Experimental tests of condition-dependence are few and refer to one population per species. The first brood size manipulation experiment aimed to test ornament condition-dependence had been reported from a Swedish population of collared flycatchers. …”
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The Ponto-Caspian and native amphipod life history in the Daugava River, Latvia by Paidere Jana, Brakovska Aija

“…The average number of eggs per brood was 27 (maximum: 41) with the average size of ovigerous females being 10.7 mm.…”
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Plaider la « bonne gouvernance sécuritaire » au Maroc : Domestiquer les savoirs de réforme en régime de contrainte consensuelle by Irene Lizzola

“…In this register, the consensus is built around the reciprocal obligation to validate a legalist and managerial reformist discourse, strongly internationalized and deconflictualizing the issues, which unites the parties, as well as the mutual acceptance of the logics which accompany partnership selectivity governing the participation of associative and transnational actors in the “co-production” of public action. …”
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Call for Papers - Advancing Astropharmacy and Sports Pharmacy by Ashley Anderson, Ahmer Raza, Shireen Aziz, Misbah Noreen

“…., (misbahshah101@gmail.com) Misbah Noreen is a pharmacist with a strong foundation in Biomedicine. Her research interests focus on understanding PKPD changes in extreme environments, such as space, and exploring how these changes influence drug efficacy and safety. …”
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Enhanced bed shear stress and mixing in the tidal wake of an offshore wind turbine monopile by M. J. Austin, C. A. Unsworth, K. J. J. Van Landeghem, B. J. Lincoln

“…Outside of the wake, we observe a classical depth-limited boundary layer, with strong turbulence production and dissipation forced by tidal shear at the seabed. …”
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Gender differences in associations between obesity and hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia: evidence from electronic health records of 3.5 million Chinese senior population by Xuewen Jiang, Yanrong Zhao, Qing Yang, Wei Wang, Tianxiang Lin, Yinwei Qiu

“…Obesity negatively and strongly associated with chronic diseases in senior population, yet general obesity exerted more impact on hypertension, whereas central obesity exerted more impact on diabetes and dyslipidemia. …”
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Comparison of autism domains across thirty rare variant genotypesResearch in context by Nabila M.H. Ali, Samuel J.R.A. Chawner, Leila Kushan-Wells, Carrie E. Bearden, Jennifer Gladys Mulle, Rebecca M. Pollak, Raquel E. Gur, Wendy K. Chung, Michael J. Owen, Marianne B.M. van den Bree, Harriet Housby, Irene Lee, David Skuse, Jeanne Wolstencroft, William Mandy, Spiros Denaxas, Kate Baker, Lucy Raymond, Marianne van den Bree, Samuel Chawner, Jeremy Hall, Peter Holmans, Josh Hope-Bell, Danielle Le Roux, Sally Morrin, Michael Owen, Shreeya Sivakumar

“…Summary: Background: A number of Neurodevelopmental risk Copy Number Variants (ND-CNVs) and Single Gene Variants (SGVs) are strongly linked to elevated likelihood of autism. However, few studies have examined the impact on autism phenotypes across a wide range of rare variant genotypes. …”
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Sexual Offspring Production by Acorn Ant <i>Temnothorax crassispinus</i> Colonies Is Associated with the Colony Size but Not with the Volume of the Nest Cavity by Mateusz Rolski, Anna Gruszka, Mariia Marczak, Sławomir Mitrus

“…Nest sites are important for ants, as the nests provide refuge against enemies and ensure optimal conditions for the brood development. As the construction of a nest is a time and energy consuming activity, many ant species dwell in ready-for-use cavities. …”
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Life History of the Camelthorn Gall Leafhopper, Scenergates viridis (Vilbaste) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) by Roman Rakitov, Esther Appel

“…Fertilized females insert an average of 146 eggs under the gall’s inner epidermis and remain inside, possibly protecting the brood, until they die. The walls of the galls containing eggs are approximately three times thicker than regular leaves. …”
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Variable stressor exposure shapes fitness within and across generations by Marcus Lee

“…To address this gap, I conducted a reciprocal split-brood experiment using the freshwater crustacean, Daphnia magna, and an ecologically relevant environmental stressor, ultraviolet radiation (UVR). …”
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NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 Regulation of Chronic Visceral Hyperalgesia by Qiaoyan Gu, Yuan Lei, Jianming Wu, Ting He, Juanjuan Li, Shanshan Song

“…Rats in the model group responded more strongly to pulling stimulation than healthy controls; the distension volume threshold causing AWR3 response in model rats was lower than the control group before NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 intervention. …”
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Preferences for and drivers of adult vaccination clinic site selection: A cross-sectional study in 30 provinces in China by Yuxi Liu, Yanlin Cao, Yugang Li, Siyuan Liu, Yunshao Xu, Weizhong Yang, Luzhao Feng

“…Participants showed a strong preference for locations that offer convenience, efficiency, transparent pricing, and a comfortable environment. …”
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Relationship between green bonds and carbon neutrality: evidence from top five emitting countries’ sectoral CO2 emissions by Ugur Korkut Pata, Mustafa Tevfik Kartal, Zahoor Ahmed, Avik Sinha

“…The results revealed that (i) green bonds are strongly related to sectoral CO2 emissions; (ii) green bonds reduce transport sector CO2 emissions in China, the US, and Japan while causing an upsurge in India and Russia; (iii) green bonds reduce industrial sector CO2 emissions only in the US; (iv) green bonds have a declining influence in energy sector CO2 emissions at lower quantiles in India, China, and the US, whereas the impact increases at higher quantiles; and (v) green bonds decrease residential sector CO2 emissions in the US, Russia, and Japan. …”
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Enhanced Intrusion Detection in Drone Networks: A Cross-Layer Convolutional Attention Approach for Drone-to-Drone and Drone-to-Base Station Communications by Mohammad Aldossary, Ibrahim Alzamil, Jaber Almutairi

“…It protects mission-critical drone operations with a strong, efficient, and scalable IDS from emerging cyber threats.…”
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How do animals weigh conflicting information about reward sources over time? Comparing dynamic averaging models by Jack Van Allsburg, Timothy A. Shahan

“…While the data provided strong evidence of spontaneous recovery of choice, the form and extent of recovery was inconsistent with the models under investigation. …”
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Uterine histomorphological and immunohistochemical investigation during the follicular phase of estrous cycle in Saidi sheep by Mahmoud Abd-Elkareem, Mohsen A. Khormi, Mohammed A. Alfattah, Mervat S. Hassan

“…Uterine gland adenogenesis, vascular angiogenesis, oxidative marker expression, and PRA expression in the muscles, stroma, and epithelium were the most noticeable features of the follicular phase. …”
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