Satellite imagery pre-processing and feature extraction for the mapping of coastal ecosystems using Google Earth Engine: A workflow for practitioners by Ahmad Badruzzaman, Prawesti Wulandari, Sainal Sainal, Matthew Ashley, Susan Jobling, Melanie C. Austen, Radisti A. Praptiwi

“…The use of Google Earth Engine (GEE) is increasingly common in geospatial analysis of satellite images for various environmental management purposes due to its easy accessibility and capabilities to support complex pre-processing and mining of geographic data. …”
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Moderating role of positive aspects of caregiving in the relationship between caring burden and suicidal ideation in family caregivers of community-dwelling older adults with neuro... by Zhaohua Huo, Benjamin Hon-Kei Yip, Allen Ting-Chun Lee, Sheung-Tak Cheng, Wai Chi Chan, Ada Wai-Tung Fung, Suk Ling Ma, Calvin Pak-Wing Cheng, Frank Ho-Yin Lai, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong, Linda Chiu-Wa Lam

“…Abstract Background Psychological distress is common in family caregivers of individuals with neurocognitive disorders (NCDs). …”
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Bezlotoxumab prevents extraintestinal organ damage induced by Clostridioides difficile infection by Steven J. Mileto, Melanie L. Hutton, Sarah L. Walton, Antariksh Das, Lisa J. Ioannidis, Don Ketagoda, Kylie M. Quinn, Kate M. Denton, Diana S. Hansen, Dena Lyras

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Intramedullary Nailing in Femoral Diaphyseal Fractures: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study by Fábio Lucas Rodrigues, Ana Lya Moya Ferrari, Fernando Ferraz Faria, Rafael Luiz Emmanoel Pinto, Manuela Fernandes Lopes, Maria Eduarda Alencar Santos, Evelyn Cardenas Varela, Manuel Jucelino Lopes Filho, Marianna Nogueira Cecyn, Nelson Henrique Carvalho de Oliveira

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Phase II basket trial of Dual Anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 blockade in Rare Tumors (DART) SWOG S1609: pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (PNEN) cohort by Ignacio I Wistuba, Jianhua Zhang, Anup Kasi, Hong Chen, Seunghee Kim-Schulze, Holden T Maecker, Elad Sharon, Razelle Kurzrock, Sacha Gnjatic, Young Kwang Chae, Jiexin Zhang, Jianjun Zhang, Sandip Pravin Patel, Cara L Haymaker, Megan Othus, Charles Blanke, Edwin Parra, Gheath Al-Atrash, Caroline Duault, J Jack Lee, Helen X Chen, Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova, Dzifa Yawa Duose, Luisa Solis Soto, Ganiraju Manyam, Christopher W Ryan, Jillian Fisher, Bhavana Konda, Mark Walshauser, Caddie Laberiano Fernandez, Raja Luthra, Christine M Magner

“…The longest PFSs were 26 (intermediate grade PNEN), 31 (low grade) and 39+months (intermediate grade). The most common toxicities were fatigue (47% of patients) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevation (32%); the most common grade 3/4 immune-related adverse event (AE) was AST (32%) and bilirubin elevation (26%), with no grade 5 events. …”
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Education on the use of herbal medicine against Hypertension with Joyoboyo Health Community, Kediri by Maulida Mazaya, Ratna Surya Alwi, Reza Alrayan, Esti Ambar Widyaningrum, Evi Kurniawati, Maratu Soleha, Mukh Fajar Nasrulloh, Andri Prasetiyo, Inggrid Tania

“…According to the National Health Profile (Riskesdas), it was reported that 450.126 cases occurred in Indonesia (2022), with 38.204 confirmed in Kediri Regency (2023), where hypertension has become the most common non-communicable condition in East Java, which was detected in the aged 15 years old. …”
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Evaluation of pyroptosis-associated genes in endometrial cancer utilizing a 101-combination machine learning framework and multi-omics data by Li Juan Huang, Chen Liu, Lin Chen, Min Tang, Shi Tong Zhan, Feng Chen, An Yi Teng, Li Na Zhou, Wei Lin Sang, Ye Yang

“…BackgroundEndometrial cancer (EC) is a common and increasingly prevalent gynecological malignancy. …”
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Cannabidiol as a treatment for patients who are clinically at high risk of developing psychosis: learnings from the CANTOP-RCT by Sagnik Bhattacharyya, Cathy Davies, Ben Carter, Philip McGuire, Michael Brammer, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Matthew Broome, Stuart Watson, Jesus Perez, Alison Yung

“…Clinically high-risk people commonly experience low-grade anxiety and psychotic symptoms. …”
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Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study by Sawudatu Zakariah-Akoto, Benjamin Abuaku, Godfred Egbi, Bismark Edem Kofi Klu, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Michael Fokuo Ofori, Collins Stephen Ahorlu, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…Self-medication, dietary modification, physical activities, and personal hygiene were adopted to manage perceived symptoms. Self-medication was common, but physical activities and dietary modification were also adopted by most participants to manage symptoms.ConclusionIt is recommended that Ghana Education Service should formally incorporate hormonal-related issues into its School Health Education Programmes to enhance knowledge, attitudes, and management among adolescent girls at all levels of education.…”
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Temporal trends and socioeconomic differences in acute respiratory infection hospitalisations in children: an intercountry comparison of birth cohort studies in Western Australia,... by Pia Hardelid, Ruth Gilbert, Christopher C Blyth, Nicholas de Klerk, Parveen Fathima, Hannah C Moore, Ania Zylbersztejn, Maximiliane Verfürden

“…Bronchiolitis was the most common diagnosis. Compared with the least socioeconomically deprived, those most deprived had higher ARI hospitalisation risk (incidence rate ratio 3.9 (95% CI 3.5 to 4.2) for Western Australia; 1.9 (1.7 to 2.1) for England; 1.3 (1.1 to 1.4) for Scotland. …”
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Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module by Cansu Alozkan Sever, Pim Cuijpers, Katie S. Dawson, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Aemal Akhtar, Richard A. Bryant, Marit Sijbrandij

“…One effective scalable intervention that bridges this treatment gap is problem management plus (PM+), a transdiagnostic program delivered by trained nonspecialists. However, PM+ lacks a module directly targeting posttraumatic stress, which is a common problem in young refugees. …”
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PPARγ promotes urothelial remodeling during urinary tract obstruction by Mohammad El-Harakeh, Felipe Rodriguez-Tirado, Andrew J. Hardman, Alexa Miehls, Oumoulkhairy Camara, Kelly M. Grounds, Glenis Tocaj, Macie Kercsmar, Birong Li, Xin Wang, Brian Becknell, Ashley R. Jackson

“…Abstract Urinary tract obstruction (UTO) is a common cause of kidney injury that can result in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. …”
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Factors influencing antibody response after COVID-19 recombinant protein vaccination in adults: A cross-sectional observational study, in Chongqing, China by Jianqiao Li, Jiawei Xu, Yu Liu, Lei Chen, Linling Yu, Xiao Xiao, Qing Wang

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Kenya’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance: measuring implementation progress by Joseph Mukoko, Evelyn Wesangula, Nkatha Gitonga, Ndinda Kusu, Cynthia Odhiambo, Emmanuel Tanui, Allan Azegele, Romona Ndanyi, Mohan P. Joshi, Tamara Hafner, Niranjan Konduri

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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge of Multiple Sclerosis in Morocco by Rachid Lotfi, Hind Bel Amgharia, Mourad Chikhaoui, Abdeslam El Kardoudi, Fatiha Chigr

“…Only 28.8% recognized it as a chronic disease, while nearly half identified it as autoimmune, inflammatory, or neurodegenerative. Commonly reported symptoms included sphincter abnormalities (56.4%), visual disorders (44%), spasticity (27.6%), sexual problems (26%), and cognitive issues (23.9%). …”
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Uptake of early infant diagnosis (EID) at six weeks after cessation of breastfeeding among HIV exposed children: A cross sectional survey at six high volume health facilities in Ir... by Sophia Samson, Rose N. Mpembeni, Prosper F. Njau, Rogati S. Kishimba

“…Health-system related factors, unavailability of the test kits, and client related factor, long distance from home to facility and transport costs were common reasons for non-uptake. Conclusion: Uptake of the early infant diagnosis after breastfeeding cessation was found to be low. …”
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Characterization of gut microbiota on gender and age groups bias in Thai patients with autism spectrum disorder by Benjaporn Bhusri, Sawannee Sutheeworapong, Weerayuth Kittichotirat, Kanthida Kusonmano, Chinae Thammarongtham, Supatcha Lertampaiporn, Peerada Prommeenate, Verayuth Praphanphoj, Wiranpat Kittitharaphan, Sudarat Dulsawat, Prasobsook Paenkaew, Supapon Cheevadhanarak

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Is the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit Sustainable: A 5-Year Experience of a Beneficial and Novel Model by Elizabeth Powell, Iana Sahadzic, Daniel Najafali, Emilie Berman, Katie Andersen, Leenah Z. Afridi, Zoe Gasparotti, Erin Niles, Jeffrey Rea, Thomas Scalea, Daniel J. Haase, Quincy K. Tran

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What guidance exists to support patient partner compensation practices? A scoping review of available policies and guidelines by Grace Fox, Dean A. Fergusson, Ahmed Sadeknury, Stuart G. Nicholls, Maureen Smith, Dawn Stacey, Manoj M. Lalu

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Seasonal and comparative evidence of adaptive gene expression in mammalian brain size plasticity by William R Thomas, Troy Richter, Erin T O'Neil, Cecilia Baldoni, Angelique Corthals, Dominik von Elverfeldt, John D Nieland, Dina Dechmann, Richard Hunter, Liliana M Davalos

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