Synergistic effect of nitrocellulose coating on structural and reactivity stabilization of ammonium nitrate oxidizer by Amir Abdelaziz, Djalal Trache, Ahmed Fouzi Tarchoun, Hani Boukeciat, Yash Pal, Sourbh Thakur, Weiqiang Pang, Thomas M. Klapötke

“…The present work aims to stabilize the room temperature allotropic transition of ammonium nitrate (AN) particles utilizing a microencapsulation technique, which involves solvent/non-solvent in which nitrocellulose (NC) has been employed as a coating agent. …”
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An environmental isolate of Pseudomonas, 20EI1, reduces Aspergillus flavus growth in an iron-dependent manner and alters secondary metabolism by Elizabeth M. Wyman, W. Scott Grayburn, Matthew K. Gilbert, Matthew D. Lebar, Jessica M. Lohmar, Jeffrey W. Cary, Thomas J. C. Sauters, Antonis Rokas, Ana M. Calvo

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Comparison of Performance on the Clock Drawing Test Using Three Different Scales in Dialysis Patients by Taim Abdullah Muayqil, Ahmad Raed Tarakji, Abdullah Mohammad Khattab, Nasser Talal Balbaid, Ahmad Mohedeen Al-Dawalibi, Sami Ahmed Alqarni, Reema Ali Hazazi, Mohammed H. Alanazy

“…This is a cross-sectional study performed at the dialysis unit at King Saud University Medical City. Eighty-nine dialysis patients performed the CDT. …”
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Volatile Organic Compounds as Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal Diseases and Nutritional Status by Mariangela Rondanelli, Federica Perdoni, Vittoria Infantino, Milena Anna Faliva, Gabriella Peroni, Giancarlo Iannello, Mara Nichetti, Tariq A. Alalwan, Simone Perna, Clementina Cocuzza

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Does engaging in ESG practices improve banks’ performance in Jordan? by Marwan Mansour, Mo’taz Al Zobi, Ibrahim Alnohoud, Almothanna Abu Allan, Abedulwale Khassawneh, Mohamed Saad

“…According to the ROA model, a one-unit increase in bank size leads to a 0.309-unit increase in bank performance and a 0.115-unit increase, according to Tobin’s Q model. …”
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Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Associated with Carbapenem Resistance from the Whole-Genome Sequence of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Malaysia by Mohan Rao, Fairuz A. Rashid, Surianti Shukor, Rohaidah Hashim, Norazah Ahmad

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Prevalence and mortality trends of hemoglobinopathies in Italy: a nationwide study by Barbara Gianesin, Frédéric B. Piel, Khaled M. Musallam, Susanna Barella, Maddalena Casale, Elena Cassinerio, Rosario Di Maggio, Antonia Gigante, Maria Rita Gamberini, Giovanna Graziadei, Roberto Lisi, Filomena Longo, Aurelio Maggio, Raffaella Origa, Annamaria Pasanisi, Silverio Perrotta, Antonio Giulio Piga, Valeria Maria Pinto, Rosamaria Rosso, Giacomo Robello, Giovanna Russo, Marco Zecca, Lucia De Franceschi, Gian Luca Forni, Italian Hemoglobinopathies National Survey Group

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Adverse childhood experiences and health outcomes: a 20-year real-world study by Bárbara Martins, Tiago Taveira-Gomes, Tiago Taveira-Gomes, Tiago Taveira-Gomes, Joana Costa Gomes, Maria João Vidal-Alves, Maria João Vidal-Alves, Teresa Magalhães, Teresa Magalhães, Teresa Magalhães, Teresa Magalhães

“…The specific objectives consist of analyzing 3 health outcome groups: (a) traumatic injuries and intoxications; (b) mental health disorders; and (c) physical disorders.MethodsWe performed a real-world, retrospective, observational, cross-sectional, and multicentric study, using complementary data from electronic health records and healthcare registries from the local healthcare unit of Matosinhos, generated between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2021 (total child population <16 years observed during that period=40 536). …”
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The Influence of Heavy Metals and Trace Elements on Comatose Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the First Week of Admission by Bahia Belatar, Abdallah Elabidi, Malika Barkiyou, Mamoun El Faroudi, Rachid Eljaoudi, Laila Lahlou, Saad Kabbaj, Wajdi Maazouzi

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Factors affecting the prolongation of mechanical ventilation in patients after cardiac surgery by Mahdieh Sharifzadeh Kermani, Tania Dehesh, Shiva Pouradeli, Bahareh Soltani Esmaili

“…The risk of PMV in the patients who had cerebrovascular accident(CVA) increased by more than three times [OR = 3.75, 95% CI = 1.26,4.84; P-value = 0.044]. For each unit increase in Euro Score 2 the chance of PMV increased by 1.38 TIMES. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of manual therapy, pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, and education for neck pain (COMPETE study): protocol of a systematic review with network... by Ana Izabela Sobral de Oliveira-Souza, Jordana Barbosa-Silva, Douglas P. Gross, Bruno R. da Costa, Nikolaus Ballenberger, Tiago V. Pereira, Liz Dennett, Susan Armijo-Olivo

“…Studies should include adults (aged > 18) with neck pain who received any of the interventions of interest (education, ET, MT, and medication). …”
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Classification of Aortic Stenosis Patients via ECG-Independent Multi-Site Measurements of Cardiac-Induced Accelerations and Angular Velocities at the Skin Level by Chiara Romano, Emanuele Maiorana, Annunziata Nusca, Simone Circhetta, Sergio Silvestri, Schena Emiliano, Gian Paolo Ussia, Carlo Massaroni

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A physically-based formulation for texture evolution during dynamic recrystallization. A case study of ice by Chauve, Thomas, Montagnat, Maurine, Dansereau, Véronique, Saramito, Pierre, Fourteau, Kévin, Tommasi, Andréa

“…The resulting open-source software R$^{3}$iCe is validated by comparison with laboratory creep data for ice polycrystals under uniaxial compression, simple shear, and uniaxial tension. …”
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Antagonistic Effects of Sublethal Concentrations of Certain Mixtures of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and the Bulk (Al2O3, CuO, and SiO2) on Gill Histology in Clarias gariepinus by Amaeze Henry Nnamdi, Tam-Miette Dawarri Briggs, Oluwaseun Olusola Togunde, Henry Ebele Obanya

“…The joint actions of nano Al2O3 and CuO with SiO produced a low toxic effect, unlike the high toxicity of their single trials; this also indicates that nano Al2O3 and CuO are antagonists. …”
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Application and nursing of prone ventilation technique in ICU (俯卧位通气技术在ICU的应用及护理) by DAI Hongran (代洪然), WANG Huazhi (王华枝), LI Yuhua (李玉华), MA Haihong (马海红)

“…Methods From January 2020 to January 2021, 4 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and 1 patient with atelectasis admitted to the Intensive Care Unit were retrospectively analyzed. The effect of prone ventilation was studied, and the nursing experience was summarized. …”
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Impact of Age on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Neoplasms by Mario Gruppo, Francesca Tolin, Boris Franzato, Pierluigi Pilati, Ylenia Camilla Spolverato, Francesca Zingales, Imerio Angriman, Romeo Bardini

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Human inborn errors of immunity underlying Talaromyces marneffei infections: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study by Huifeng Fan, Zhiyong Yang, Yuhui Wu, Xiulan Lu, Tian Li, Xuyang Lu, Gen Lu, Liming He, Guoping Lu, Li Huang

“…Elevated levels of IgE were detected in five cases, and six cases exhibited decreased T lymphocyte absolute counts. …”
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Impact of hypertension on liver fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease by Zhifeng Gao, Huan Deng, Bowen Qin, Liang Bai, Jiangwei Li, Jian Zhang

“…BackgroundThis study aims to evaluate the association between hypertension and the risk of fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) patients, as well as to investigate the impact of hypertension on the progression of liver fibrosis within this population.MethodsWe utilized data from the NHANES 2017 to March 2020. Multivariate logistic regression models were employed to control for sociodemographic and metabolic factors to determine the associations between hypertension, MASLD, and fibrosis.ResultsOf the total cohort (N = 5,967) 57.92% had hypertension, 38.8% had MASLD, 25.88% had both MASLD and hypertension. …”
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Correlations among PPAR𝜸, DNMT1, and DNMT3B Expression Levels and Pancreatic Cancer by Valerio Pazienza, Francesca Tavano, Giorgia Benegiamo, Manlio Vinciguerra, Francesca Paola Burbaci, Massimiliano Copetti, Fabio Francesco di Mola, Angelo Andriulli, Pierluigi di Sebastiano

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Outlining the Psychological Profile of Persistent Depression in Fibromyalgia Patients Through Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) by Andrea Doreste, Jesus Pujol, Eva Penelo, Víctor Pérez, Laura Blanco-Hinojo, Gerard Martínez-Vilavella, Helena Pardina-Torner, Fabiola Ojeda, Jordi Monfort, Joan Deus

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