Association of Urinary Phthalates with Self-Reported Eye Affliction/Retinopathy in Individuals with Diabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010 by Manju Mamtani, Joanne E. Curran, John Blangero, Hemant Kulkarni

“…Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2010, we studied the association of 12 urinary phthalate metabolites with self-reported eye affliction/retinopathy in 1,004 participants with diabetes. …”
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A Comparison of Dental Students’ Self-Assessment and Instructors’ Assessment in Competency Examinations in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry Course by Alghilan MA, Munaga S, Aldakhil A

“…This study compared dental students’ self-assessments and instructors’ assessments in competency examinations and evaluated the progress and potential predictors of self-assessment performance, including achievement level and gender, in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry course.Methods: The preclinical operative dentistry assessment and self-assessment records by instructors and students, respectively, were collected retrospectively from intra-semester and final examination assessment rubrics. …”
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Evaluation of humoral immune response and milk antibody transfer in calves and lactating cows vaccinated with inactivated H5 avian influenza vaccine by Mohamed Samy Abousenna, Nermeen G. Shafik, Mahmoud M. Abotaleb

Subjects: “…Highly pathogenic avian influenza…”
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Examining health equity in Nepal’s climate change and health policies through the lens of environmental justice: insights from a content analysis by Sudeepa Khanal, Rehana Shrestha, Melanie Boeckmann

“…Health equity as a goal of environmental justice can address these issues. Objective To examine the integration of health equity within climate change and health policy documents in Nepal. …”
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Efficiency analysis and performance modelling of a photovoltaic system for cruise ship cabins with battery storage using direct current distribution networks by Patrick Schwager, Laura Tiede, Thomas Scholz, Kai Gehrke, Martin Vehse

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“To Sacrifice One’s Intellect Is More Demonic than Divine”: American Literature and Politics in Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth’s Last Days by Peter Swirski

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RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF TURKEYS WITH A/DUCK/ALTAI/469/14 H5N1 STRAIN OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS by V. Yu. Sosipatorova, D. A. Altunin, I. A. Chvala, N. S. Mudrak, D. B. Andreychuk

Subjects: “…avian influenza…”
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Effects of climate change on wet and dry spells in Kelantan River basin using physically-based hydrological model and CMIP6 scenarios by Nurul Afiqah Mohamad Arbai, Masayasu Irie

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A Preliminary Study on the Functionality of the Carotid-Vertebral Anastomotic Artery in the Regulation of Blood Flow in the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by Duplex Ultrasound Examination by Marna S. van der Walt, Willem Daffue, Jacqueline Goedhals, Corna Serfontein, Francois Deacon

“…Duplex ultrasound with Doppler waveform examination showed the unidirectional movement of blood with movement from the vertebral artery into the common carotid artery when the head is erect. …”
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Influence of bovine blood serum on growth properties of nutrient media for <i>Mycoplasma gallisepticum</i> and <i>Mycoplasma synoviae</i> cultivation by D. A. Kozlov, M. S. Volkov, T. Yu. Chernyayeva, M. I. Sorokina, V. N. Irza

“…On the contrary, in the porcine blood serum, most of the lipoproteins have a low density, containing a large amount of fatty acids and cholesterol, which are the main structural elements of mycoplasma cells. The obtained test results are of practical value and can be used in the technology of cultivation of pathogenic  species of avian mycoplasmas in the production of diagnostic and preventive tools.…”
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Retraction Note: A prospective diagnostic model for breast cancer utilizing machine learning to examine the molecular immune infiltrate in HSPB6 by Lizhe Wang, Yu Wang, Yueyang Li, Li Zhou, Sihan Liu, Yongyi Cao, Yuzhi Li, Shenting Liu, Jiahui Du, Jin Wang, Ting Zhu

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PCR and ELISA vis-à-vis Microscopy for Detection of Bovine Anaplasmosis: A Study on Associated Risk of an Upcoming Problem in North India by Amrita Sharma, L. D. Singla, Paramjit Kaur, M. S. Bal

“…This investigation demonstrates the status of bovine anaplasmosis caused by A. marginale in bovines from Submountain and Undulating Zone of Punjab. …”
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Age-dependent interaction between serum zinc and triglyceride-glucose index among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lai, Jun Lai, Xin-Qing Li, Yinglin Zheng, Zongyan Liu, Qiquan Wu, Yongxiao Cao

“…Therefore, we designed this cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between serum zinc and TyG in adults using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).MethodsA cross-sectional analysis was performed on 1,610 adults aged ≥20 years who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2016. …”
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Cavitating Mesenteric Lymph Node Syndrome in Association with Coeliac Disease and Enteropathy Associated T-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Olivia M. B. McBride, Richard J. E. Skipworth, Derek Leitch, Satheesh Yalamarthi

“…Cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome (CMLNS) is a rare and poorly understood complication of coeliac disease (CD), with only 37 cases reported in the literature. …”
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Determinants of survival of the bovine blastocyst to cryopreservation stress: treatment with colony stimulating factor 2 during the morula-to-blastocyst transition and embryo sex by Froylan Sosa, Jeremy Block, Yao Xiao, Peter J. Hansen

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Effects of milk extracellular vesicles from Holstein Friesian and Brown Swiss heat-stressed dairy cows on bovine mammary epithelial cells by S. Castellani, L. Basiricò, A. Maggiolino, C. Lecchi, P. De Palo, U. Bernabucci

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Examining the Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Weight Status: Empirical Evidence from a Population-Based Survey of Adults in Taiwan by Tai-Hsiung Hung, Pei-An Liao, Hung-Hao Chang, Jiun-Hao Wang, Min-Chen Wu

“…Meanwhile, obesity has been recognized as a global epidemic. This study aims to examine the extent to which cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with body mass among adult males and females in Taiwan. …”
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Comments on “Examining Weight Stigmatization toward Obese Individuals among Nutrition and Dietetic Students Using the Attribution Theory” by Kusuma et al. by Jennifer A. Hanson

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Molecular characterization and lineage analysis of canine astrovirus strains from dogs with gastrointestinal disease in Ecuador based on ORF-2 gene analysis by Anthony Loor-Giler, Anthony Loor-Giler, Silvana Santander-Parra, Sara Castillo-Reyes, Martín Campos, Martín Campos, Renan Mena-Perez, Renan Mena-Perez, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Luis Nunez, Luis Nunez

“…In the present study, the presence of CaAstV was identified in dogs with gastrointestinal disease in Ecuador using RT-qPCR with hydrolysis probes, these samples have also tested positive for canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) and canine coronavirus (CCoV). …”
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Spatial and Temporal Variation Characteristics of Forests and Analysis of Potential for Reconstruction of Water Conservation Forests in the Dongjiang River Basin from 1980 to 2020 by DAI Miaolin, LU Xiaoqi, ZANG Chuanfu, ZHU Ke, QIU Xintong, LUO Yiwen, ZHANG Weiqiang, GAN Xianhua

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