Challenges and Development in Suzhou Laboratory Animal Industry Over the Past Five Decades by ZHAO Lijuan, XIAO Chunlan, SHENG Yajie, LU Xi, ZHOU Zhengyu

“…The continuous influx of CROs has driven the construction of large-scale laboratory animal facilities, and key research projects have been initiated, significantly enhancing the industry's R&D capabilities. …”
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Analysis of the Role of Land use Change on the Flooding of Shahrokh Castle Catchment Area by Saeed Shahmirzaei, Ahmad Mazidi

“…In this research, the effect of land use change on the flooding of Shahrokh Castle catchment basin as one of the sub-basins of Zayandeh Rood dam with an area of 1504 square kilometers in the period from 1999 to 2019 has been tried by preparing vegetation and land use maps and determining the area of each use and finally be evaluated by the equation of the United States Soil Protection Organization. …”
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Seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 after booster vaccination in a prison in Alicante (Spain) by Ana C. Montagud, Raul Moragues, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Emilia Montagud, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Tuells, José Tuells

“…The aim of this study is to asses the prevalence of antibodies against the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 in vaccinated prisoners and staff at a specific prison in Alicante.MethodsA cross-sectional epidemiological study was designed for the population in scope using a rapid lateral flow immunochromatography serological test, conducted on July 27, 2023. …”
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Genomic detection of Panton-Valentine Leucocidins encoding genes, virulence factors and distribution of antiseptic resistance determinants among Methicillin-resistant S. aureus iso... by Masoud A. Juma, Tolbert Sonda, Boaz Wadugu, Davis Kuchaka, Mariana Shayo, Petro Paulo, Patrick Kimu, Livin E. Kanje, Melkiory Beti, Marco Van Zwetselaar, Blandina Mmbaga, Happiness Kumburu

“…Materials and methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted across six regional referral hospitals-Dodoma, Songea, Kitete-Kigoma, Morogoro, and Tabora on the mainland, and Mnazi Mmoja from Zanzibar islands counterparts using the archived isolates of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. …”
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PRA Melting-ICE Project: Svalbard 2022 Expeditions Report [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Enrico Maiero, Elisa Baldrighi, Riccardo Cerrato, Delia Segato, Massimiliano Vardè, Mauro Mazzola, Iain Rudnik, James Bradley, Margaret Cramm, Angelina Cordone, Stefano Caliro, Donato Giovannelli, Francesco Montemagno, Carlo Cardellini, Martina Cascone, Elena Manini, Jacopo Pasotti

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TILTomorrow today: dynamic factors predicting changes in intracranial pressure treatment intensity after traumatic brain injury by Shubhayu Bhattacharyay, Florian D. van Leeuwen, Erta Beqiri, Cecilia A. I. Åkerlund, Lindsay Wilson, Ewout W. Steyerberg, David W. Nelson, Andrew I. R. Maas, David K. Menon, Ari Ercole, the CENTER-TBI investigators and participants

“…With 20 repeats of fivefold cross-validation, we trained TILTomorrow on different variable sets and applied the TimeSHAP (temporal extension of SHapley Additive exPlanations) algorithm to estimate variable contributions towards predictions of next-day changes in TIL(Basic). …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation/cutting among Tanzanian women who gave birth in the five years prior to the survey: A population-based study. by Fabiola Vincent Moshi

“…<h4>Method</h4>This study utilized an analytical cross-sectional design based on data from the 2015-2016 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicators Survey (TDHS-MIS). …”
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Completely conserved VP2 residue K140 of KREMEN1-dependent enteroviruses is critical for virus-receptor interactions and viral infection by Zeyu Liu, Xue Li, Xiaohong Li, Xingyu Yan, Yuan Tian, Yue Zhao, Kexin Liu, Pei Hao, Shuye Zhang, Chao Zhang

“…Licensed inactivated EV-A71 vaccines do not provide cross-protection against other enteroviruses. There are no drugs specifically for HFMD. …”
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Analyzing Iran's Legislative Criminal Policy in Dealing with Environmental Terrorism, Emphasizing the Need for Criminalization and Preventive Measures by behrouz sepehri, Nourooz Kargari, mohammad ashouri, ghassem ghassemi

“…Introduction: environmental security, is a necessary condition for the health and continuity of human life on earth and due to the vital, widespread and inevitable dependence of humans on the environment, if the environmental security is taken away and it is removed from the possibility of healthy living, as a result of the goal or the means of placing the environment, following environmental terrorism, with various methods such as polluting the natural and man-made environment with dangerous substances, extensive and irreparable damage is caused to human life and health And often, the most obvious effects of damage to the safety and health of the environment appear in the form of epidemics, and on the other hand, the cross-border effects of such actions and the possibility of transferring the said effects from through the flow of air or water or the carriers of disease agents to countries and regions beyond the place of the accident, and the possibility of spreading some of these effects on the life and health of future generations, reveals the seriousness of the danger of environmental terrorism, hence, The purpose of this thesis is to explain the vital necessity of legal, technical and specialized contrast, against environmental terrorism in the form of an efficient criminal policy with international interaction, with emphasizing the extent and irreparability of the effects caused by environmental terrorism, and the necessity and importance of preventive measures.Materials and Methods:  In terms of the goal, the current research will cause expansion the legal theories and doctrine and complete the previous theories with the fundamental method of the research results, and also with the practical approach, effective practical solutions to deal with environmental terrorism will be presented, and on the other hand, the materials and information used in the research, They are collected with the library method and after collecting and categorizing the materials and information, with the descriptive-analytical method, the findings and the collected materials are analyzed logically and legally and they are used as the basis of citation to strengthen the approach of the researcher in the relevant subject.Results: In a comprehensive and efficient criminal policy to contrast against environmental terrorism, in addition to criminalizing this criminal phenomenon along with the real conceptology and in addition to recognizing its specific elements, it is expected that with the necessary criminal measures, specialized measures will be taken to identify and criminalize behaviors that it has a preliminary aspect to dangerous crimes, and it is possible that environmental terrorism is also committed through them, and therefore, in order to prevent this criminal phenomenon, criminalize such behaviors in the form of obstruction crimes seems necessary.Discussion: In Iran's criminal system, environmental terrorism has not been considered as an independent criminal behavior, with specific elements and specific conditions, However, due to the inherent of the behaviors related to environmental terrorism, this type of terrorism is inherently reprehensible, and as a rule, it can be included in various legal elements in the criminal laws, and on the other hand, due to the analogy of some elements of this criminal phenomenon with the destruction of the earth, According to jurisprudence, significant examples of environmental terrorism behaviors can be considered as examples of corruption in the land subject to Article 286 of the Islamic Penal Code (approved in 2012). …”
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Assessment of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures on essential medicines for acute and chronic illness: a comparative study across regional and socioeconomic groups in India by Ranjit Kumar Dehury, Imteyaz Ahmad, Manas Ranjan Behera, Janmejaya Samal, Varalakshmi Manchana, Jalal Mohammed, Parthsarathi Dehury, Deepanjali Behera, Nafisa Vaz e Desouza, Abhishek Dondapati

“…Objective This study aims to compare households by using the wealth index and demographic factors concerning OOP expenditures on medicines for acute and chronic illnesses in Odisha, India. Methodology A cross-sectional household survey was adopted to conduct the research. …”
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Subdiffusion Equation with Fractional Caputo Time Derivative with Respect to Another Function in Modeling Superdiffusion by Tadeusz Kosztołowicz

“…We show a model of superdiffusion based on an equation in which there is a fractional Caputo time derivative with respect to another function, <i>g</i>; the spatial derivative is of the second order. By choosing the function in an appropriate way, we obtain the <i>g</i>-superdiffusion equation, in which Green’s function (GF) in the long time limit approaches GF for the fractional superdiffusion equation. …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…Based on this, it is recommended that children and adolescents choose more strategic open-skill exercises according to their actual situation and select appropriate quantitative exercise factors to maximize the enhancement of their executive functions.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#myprospero, CRD42025636714.…”
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Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide by Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Ezeobi PM, Oladele DA, Ezechi OC, Salako BL

“…We also explored factors that might influence their willingness to use a new microbicide product.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among female sex workers recruited from brothels within Lagos-Nigeria, in which participants were selected via purposive sampling over a period of five-months. …”
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First study on molecular identification of Anaplasma ovis in sheep in southern Kazakhstan by Alexandr Ostrovskii, Madina Kadyrova, Nurdina Yerzhanova, Dinara Kamalova, Amirkhan Kassen, Nailya Tursunbay, Alexandr Shevtsov, Christian Bauer, Kassym Mukanov

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on apparently healthy adult ewes from 77 settlements in 34 districts of Kyzylorda, Turkistan, Zhambyl, Almaty, and Jetisu, southern Kazakhstan. …”
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Digital Transformation in Voluntary Sports Organizations: A Scoping Review on Multi-Level Drivers, Promoting Factors, Forms and Consequences by Pascal Stegmann, Grazia Lang

“….), Functions of sports clubs in European societies: A cross-national comparative study (pp. 289–313). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48535-1_12 Thompson, A., Naraine, M. …”
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Relationship of serum total cholesterol and triglyceride with risk of mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study by Yan Huang, Qiuxia Zhong, Junzhi Chen, Xianhui Qin, Yaya Yang, Yanhuan He, Zizhen Lin, Yumin Li, Shenglin Yang, Yongxin Lu, Yanhong Zhao, Yaozhong Kong, Qijun Wan, Qi Wang, Sheng Huang, Yan Liu, Aiqun Liu, Fanna Liu, Fanfan Hou, Min Liang

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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from chicken droppings on poultry farms in Gondar city, Northwe... by Mitkie Tigabie, Muluneh Assefa, Yalewayker Gashaw, Azanaw Amare, Aklilu Ambachew, Sirak Biset, Feleke Moges

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii isolated from chicken droppings on poultry farms. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2022 to June 2022. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Here, we determined the association between depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment among adolescents enrolled in secondary schools of Eastern and Central Uganda. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,669 adolescents enrolled in secondary schools in Eastern and Central Uganda. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals that PRV XJ delgE/gI/TK protects against intestinal damage in nose-dropping-infected mice by regulating ECM-ITGA/ITGB-P-FAK by Tong Xu, Yang Zhang, Qian Tao, Lei Xu, Si-Yuan Lai, Yan-Ru Ai, Jian-Bo Huang, Ben-Lu Yang, Ling Zhu, Zhi-Wen Xu

“…The research has important implications for the swine industry and public health by contributing to the development of better vaccines and treatments, ultimately helping to control PRV and prevent its cross-species transmission.…”
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Hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) dengan Usia Menarche pada Siswi SMP Negeri 1 Padang by Rahmat Nurul Yuda Putra, Ermawati Ermawati, Arni Amir

“…Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan hubungan  IMT dengan usia menarche. Penelitian <em>cross</em>-<em>sectional</em> <em>study</em> ini dilakukan terhadap 77 siswi yang dipilih melalui teknik <em>proportional random sampling</em> dan wawancara menggunakan kuesioner. …”
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