Microbial Safety of Sachet Water in Ghana: A Systematic Review by Wisdom K Ahiabor, Eric S Donkor

“…In West Africa, rapid urbanisation has outpaced efforts to improve access to potable water, compelling households to rely on private vendors for solutions, particularly through the growing market for sachet water. Widely consumed in Ghana, sachet water has become a convenient and affordable option, with over 37% of the population depending on it. …”
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Cultivating crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) significantly enhances the quantity and diversity of soil microorganisms: evidence from the comparison of rice-wheat and rice-crayfish ro... by Hui Xu, Hui Xu, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Xuguang Li, Xuguang Li, Jiajia Li, Jiajia Li, Yu Xu, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Zhiqiang Xu

“…Rice-wheat rotation and rice-crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) rotation are two most widely applied IFA patterns in China. In this study, we compared the differences in soil microbial communities and predicted their functions in these two IFA models by sequencing the 16s rRNA and analyzing the bioinformation. …”
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Unveiling the nutraceutical potential of indigenous and exotic eggplant for bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity as well as its suitability to the nutraceutical industry by Yvonne Angel Lyngdoh, Yvonne Angel Lyngdoh, Partha Saha, Partha Saha, Bhoopal Singh Tomar, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Laxman L. Nandi, Mohita Srivastava, Bishal Gurung, Jeetendra Kumar Ranjan, Paresh Chaukhande

“…Eggplant is a nutritionally rich crop that has beneficial effects on human health. Wide diversity exists in eggplant in terms of biochemical content; however, extensive research work has not been undertaken to gain more in-depth knowledge on its antioxidant capacity to improve the quality of the existing popular cultivated varieties and develop/identify nutrient-rich germplasms. …”
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Effects of Dietary Resveratrol, Bile Acids, Allicin, Betaine, and Inositol on Recovering the Lipid Metabolism Disorder in the Liver of Rare Minnow Gobiocypris rarus Caused by Bisph... by Yingying Zhang, Yinan Jiang, Ziying Wang, Jiayu Wang, Mingzhen Zhu, Hui Yang

“…Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer widely used in the production of various plastic products and exhibits certain endocrine estrogen effects. …”
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Design of a Ka-band Wideband Multibeam Phased Array by GUAN Jin, SUN Jie, XING Chen, LIAO Yi, LI Yi

“…The prototype can realize the wide-angle scanning of eight independent receiving beams in the Ka-band, and the maximum transmission data rate of each receiving beam can reach 1 500 Mbit/s.…”
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The Consequences of Mining Damage and their Impact on the Natural Environment – a Case Study of Trzebinia by Krzysztof Cygańczuk, Jacek Roguski

“…The direction of the search is towards choosing "green energy", which, due to its potential wide application, is already being treated as an instrument of climate neutrality. …”
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Inhibition of the anti-apoptotic protein BCL2 in EML4-ALK cell models as a second proposed therapeutic target for non-small cell lung cancer. by Richard Junior Zapata Dongo, Diletta Fontana, Luca Mologni, Juan Enrique Faya Castillo, Stefany Fiorella Infante Varillas

“…Finally, when ABT-199 was combined with ALKi, we observed a wide range of synergistic effects in the WT and G1202R cell models, while the C1156Y and L1196M models showed limited synergy. …”
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Early childhood obesity prevention efforts through a life course health development perspective: A scoping review. by Sheri Volger, Diane Rigassio Radler, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia

“…The health impact of the state-wide and national policies on children under age 6 years remains unclear. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge and perception of finger millet blast disease and its control practices in western Kenya by Wilton Mbinda, Agnes Kavoo, Fredah Maina, Margaret Odeph, Cecilia Mweu, Naomi Nzilani, Mathew Ngugi

“…The disease adversely affects finger millet production and consumption due to its wide distribution and destruction in all finger millet growing areas of southern Asia and eastern Africa. …”
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A genetic exploration of the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular diseases by Eva Lukas, Rada R. Veeneman, Dirk J. A. Smit, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Jentien M. Vermeulen, Gita A. Pathak, Renato Polimanti, Karin J. H. Verweij, Jorien L. Treur

“…We leveraged summary-level data of genome-wide association studies (PTSD: N = 1,222,882; atrial fibrillation (AF): N = 482,409; coronary artery disease (CAD): N = 1,165,690; hypertension (HT): N = 458,554; heart failure (HF): N = 977,323). …”
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Hepatitis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors-based combinations of other therapies: A real-world pharmacovigilance analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting syste... by Zhaohui Li, Zixiang Zhou, Nan Zhang, Binhe Tian, Xiangqi Chen, Haitao Zhao, Hanping Wang

“…Abstract Background The combination regimen with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and other therapies has been widely applied for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms and parental vocalisation behaviours in infancy: findings from UK-based birth cohort by Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Gemma Lewis, Ilaria Costantini, Miguel Cordero, Andy Skinner, Esther Dermott, Tina Miller, Mari-Rose Kennedy, Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin

“…Higher levels of paternal PND were associated with higher mean duration of speech, infant-directed speech, higher frequency and duration of laughing, and increased duration of speech using questions and encouragement.ConclusionThese findings extend existing research by investigating the associations between maternal and paternal PND and a wide range of vocalisation behaviours captured and coded using innovative methods and in a more ecologically valid way than previous studies.…”
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High genetic gains in wood volume and fecundity can be both achieved by direct selection in half-sib families of Pinus yunnanensis Franch by Chengjie Gao, Zhongmu Li, Jin Li, Kai Cui

“…Context The genetic improvement of P. yunnanensis, a species widely used for reforestation in Southwest China, is essential due to its economic importance and adaptability to harsh environments. …”
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Comparative analysis of NR and NiR gene families reveals nitrite formation mechanisms in two Toona species by Yi Wei, Jianhua Dai, Yanru Fan, Hengfu Yin, Jun Liu, Xiaojiao Han

“…Through comprehensive genome-wide analysis, we identified two TsNRs and two TsNiRs in T. sinensis, compared to one TcNiR and two TcNiRs in T. ciliata, suggesting an expansion of NR members in T. sinensis relative to T. ciliata. …”
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Nontuberculous mycobacterium occurrence in biological material and environmental samples covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Republic of Dagestan by M. O. Baratov

“…The tests demonstrated the wide spread of nontuberculous acid-fast mycobacteria in the environment irrespective of the altitudinal zone. …”
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The impact of depression and anxiety disorders on postoperative outcomes for patients having total hip or knee arthroplasty: Protocol of a meta-analytic study from cohort studies. by Liang Lin, Qing Zhang, Min Xu, Zhihong Xiao, Guosong Xu, Zubing Mei

“…<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are widely performed surgeries for end-stage joint disease, yet the influence of depression and anxiety on postoperative outcomes remains unclear. …”
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Evaluation of indirect indices in the insulin resistance assessment in patients with different body mass index by Lejla Čano Dedić, Arzija Pašalić, Emsel Papić, Emir Begagić, Sabina Šečić Selimović, Mario Gazibarić, Sabina Šegalo

“…The studied group consisted of 91 subjects with a suspected diagnosis of IR who were further categorized according to BMI, while control group consisted from 38 age- and gender-matched subjects. Six widely used indirect indices were calculated: Homeostatic Model Assessment for IR (HOMA-IR), quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI), McAuley index (MCAi), metabolic score for IR (METS-IR), triglyceride to glucose index (TyG), and TyG to BMI (TyG-BMI). …”
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A Native LH1–RC–HiPIP Supercomplex from an Extremophilic Phototroph by Kazutoshi Tani, Ryo Kanno, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, Mai Kawakami, Naho Hiwatashi, Kazuna Nakata, Sakiko Nagashima, Kazuhito Inoue, Shinichi Takaichi, Endang R. Purba, Malgorzata Hall, Long-Jiang Yu, Michael T. Madigan, Akira Mizoguchi, Bruno M. Humbel, Yukihiro Kimura, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo

“…Abstract Halorhodospira (Hlr.) halophila strain BN9622 is an extremely halophilic and alkaliphilic purple phototrophic bacterium and has been widely used as a model for exploring the osmoadaptive and photosynthetic strategies employed by phototrophic extreme halophiles that enable them to thrive in hypersaline environments. …”
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Population Health Management to identify and characterise ongoing health need for high-risk individuals shielded from COVID-19: a cross-sectional cohort study by Adrian Pratt, Richard Wood, Charlie Kenward, Sam Creavin, Jennifer A Cooper

“…Segmentation used k-prototypes cluster analysis.Setting A major healthcare system in the South West of England, for which linked primary, secondary, community and mental health data are available in a system-wide dataset. The study was performed at a time considered to be relatively early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.Participants 1 013 940 individuals from 78 contributing general practices.Results Compared with the groups considered at ‘low’ and ‘moderate’ risk (ie, eligible for the annual influenza vaccination), individuals at high risk were older (median age: 68 years (IQR: 55–77 years), cf 30 years (18–44 years) and 63 years (38–73 years), respectively), with more primary care/community contacts in the previous year (median contacts: 5 (2–10), cf 0 (0–2) and 2 (0–5)) and had a higher burden of comorbidity (median Charlson Score: 4 (3–6), cf 0 (0–0) and 2 (1–4)). …”
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Development of a marker panel for genotyping of domestic soybean cultivars for genes controlling the duration of vegetation and response to photoperiod by R. N. Perfil’ev, A. B. Shcherban, E. A. Salina

“…., is one of the most important agricultural crops grown in a wide range of latitude. In this regard, in soybean breeding, it is necessary to pay attention to the set of genes that control the transition to the flowering stage, which will make it possible to adapt genotypes to local growing conditions as accurately as possible. …”
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