FEATURES OF THE INFLUENCE OF LOW LEVELS OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION ON THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN by Borys V. Mykhailychenko, Andrii M. Biliakov, Alina O. Pletenetska

“…The results showed that at blood alcohol concentration levels between 0.31 and 0.5‰, there was a statistically significant decrease in attention (p<0.05), which was manifested in slower performance of the test and a higher rate of errors. Gender and age differences emerged, with women and those over 40 showing more pronounced declines in attention compared to men and younger participants. …”
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Signs and features of law which cause the necessity of interpretation by V. K. Antoshkina

“…Therefore, improving the legislation, eliminating law-making errors does not cause the loss of the role of law interpretation in the process of its implementation. …”
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The state and dynamics of the wavefront of the eye in children with different refractions engaged in regular sport activities (badminton) by E. P. Tarutta, N. A. Tarasova, G. A. Markossian, N. V. Khodzhabekyan, S. G. Harutyunyan, S. Georgiev

“…The paper is aimed at comparing the level of aberrations, structure of the wavefront, and its response to cycloplegia in children with different refractions before they started practicing badminton regularly and after a year’s duration of this practice.Material and methods. 40 children (80 eyes) with refractive errors from +6.63 to -6.75 D (average -1.28 ± 2.28 D) aged 7 to 11 years (average 9.24 ± 1.06 years) were examined before the practice, 6 months after practice start (38 children, 72 eyes) and after 1 year of badminton playing (27 children, 54 eyes). …”
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KF-NIPT: K-mer and fetal fraction-based estimation of chromosomal anomaly from NIPT data by Dongin Kim, Ji Yeon Sohn, Jin Hee Cho, Ji-Hye Choi, Gwi-young Oh, Hyun Goo Woo

“…We could demonstrate that our method has better accuracy and sensitivity compared to those of the previous methods. Conclusions We found that using k-mer and fetal fraction reduces errors in NIPT and have integrated this into a pipeline, showing that the traditional read count-based z-score method can be improved. …”
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Comorbidity and polypharmacy among people with HIV stratified by age, sex, and race by Misti Paudel, Girish Prajapati, Erin K. Buysman, Swarnali Goswami, Kimberly McNiff, Princy Kumar, Bekana K. Tadese

“…Results were compared using z-tests with robust standard errors in an ordinary least squares regression or Rao-Scott tests. …”
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Estimates of recent changes in snow storage in the river Northern Dvina basin from observations and modeling by V. V. Popova, D. V. Turkov, O. N. Nasonova

“…When describing the structure of the SWE variability, in particular, the contribution of trend and quasi-decadal fluctuations, as well as spatial characteristics, uncertainty remains associated with both the capabilities of the models under consideration and the imperfection of the observation network (insufficient density, measurement errors, etc.). Taking into account these uncertainties, the following conclusions can be made: the SWE variability in the Northern Dvina basin at the end of March has a low-frequency component (trend), as well as high-frequency, two- and five-year quasi-periodicities and quasi-decadal fluctuations. …”
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Urinary long non-coding RNA GAS5 as a noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for renal fibrosis by Ying Yu, Yang-yang Niu, Ying-ying Zhang, Chen Yu

“…Current diagnostic reliance on renal biopsy—despite its gold-standard status—poses risks of bleeding and sampling errors, necessitating alternatives. Long non-coding RNA growth arrest-specific 5 (GAS5) regulates fibrogenic pathways, but its utility as a liquid biopsy marker remains unexplored.Method This prospective cross-sectional study quantified GAS5 levels in paired plasma and urine samples from 198 CKD patients (stratified by renal fibrosis scoring: mild: <25%, moderate: 25–50%, severe: ≥50% fibrotic area) and 20 healthy controls. …”
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Sex-Specific Association of Ambient Temperature With Urine Biomarkers in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh by Hoimonty Mazumder, Momenul Haque Mondol, Mahbubur Rahman, Rizwana Khan, Solaiman Doza, Leanne Unicomb, Farjana Jahan, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, Konstantinos C. Makris, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Romaina Iqbal, Faruk Ahmed, Lota Creencia, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Fawaz Mzayek, Chunrong Jia, Hongmei Zhang, Anwar Musah, Lora E. Fleming, Xichen Mou, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Matthew O. Gribble, Abu Mohd Naser

“…We then used piece-wise linear mixed-effects models for different ambient temperature segments determined by inflection points in RCS plots and reported the maximum likelihood estimates and cluster robust standard errors. By applying interaction terms for sex and ambient temperature, we determined the overall significance using the Wald test. …”
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Comparative evaluation of sequencing technologies and primer sets for mouse gut microbiota profiling by Aleksandra Strokach, Polina Zoruk, Daria Boldyreva, Maxim Morozov, Evgenii Olekhnovich, Vladimir Veselovsky, Vladislav Babenko, Oksana Selezneva, Natalia Zakharevich, Andrey Larin, Severina Koldman, Severina Koldman, Vail Koldman, Vail Koldman, Maya Odorskaya, Roman Yunes, Vladislav Pavlov, Anna Kudryavtseva, Valeriy Danilenko, Ksenia Klimina, Ksenia Klimina

“…In contrast, MS on both platforms showed a high degree of correlation, indicating that ONT sequencing errors have minimal impact on taxonomic diversity estimations. …”
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Intelligent Environmental Health Risk Assessment System for the Elderly in Cold Regions Based on Artificial Intelligence Integrated Development Environment by Tianheng ZHANG, Yao FU, Jian GAO, Huanran XUE

“…The system performs best in predicting responses in the activity area (SBP mean root error: 4.8 mmHg; accuracy rate: 91.2%), with slightly higher error rates in street area, where the accuracy rate is still maintained above 88.5%. …”
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Sustainability index analysis of organic fertilizer production from paunch manure and rice straw waste by A.D. Santoso, F.D. Arianti, E.S. Rohaeni, B. Haryanto, M.D. Pertiwi, L.P. Panggabean, A. Prabowo, S. Sundari, S.P. Wijayanti, I.N. Djarot, F.D. Kurniawati, F.L. Sahwan, T. Prasetyo, A. Barkah, T.A. Adibroto, R. Ridlo, I. Febijanto, A.A. Wasil, S. Lusiana, R. Rosmeika, R.B. Heryanto

“…The data collected was analyzed using the Multidimensional Scaling method, Rapfish software, and Monte Carlo analysis to ascertain the level of sustainability status and leverage attributes, and examine scoring errors and variations.RESULTS: Sustainability index for organic fertilizer production was 74.55 percent. …”
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Fast fluid-attenuated T2 mapping via multiple overlapping-echo detachment acquisition enhances preoperative histological classification of meningiomas by Qizhi Yang, Yijie Yang, Lu Wang, Xiao Wang, Linyu Fan, Weijian Wang, Qinqin Yang, Jianhui Zhong, Jingliang Cheng, Yong Zhang, Jianfeng Bao, Congbo Cai, Shuhui Cai

“…In quantifying parenchymal T2, IR-MOLED yielded a mean absolute error of 1.22 ms referring to spin-echo, and in fluid suppression, IR-MOLED exhibited a high radiographic consistence with orthodox FLAIR imaging. …”
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Normative Values of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Optic Nerve Head Parameters and Their Association with Visual Function in an African Population by Stephen Ocansey, Emmanuel Kwasi Abu, Andrew Owusu-Ansah, Shadrack Mensah, John Oduro-Boateng, Rene Abalo Kojo, Samuel Kyei, Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, Obed Amoah-Smith, Enyam Komla Amewuho Morny, Charles Darko-Takyi, Carl Halladay Abraham, Benjamin Appiah Nyamekye, Alex Azuka Ilechie

“…To determine normative values of retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFL) and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters and their association with routine clinical tests such as refractive error (RE), stereoacuity (SA), and contrast sensitivity (CS) in an African population. …”
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Harnessing laboratory data for poliovirus eradication: contributions of the Africa regional polio laboratory data management team, 2022 – 2024 by Brook Tesfaye, Reggis Katsande, Doungmo Wakem Yannick Arthur, Julius E Chia, Chefor Ymele Demeveng Derrick, Ikeonu Obianuju Caroline, Kabore Sakma, Mahmud Zubairu, Busisiwe Ngobe, Abdulahi Walla Hamisu, Ticha Johnson Muluh, Kebba Touray, Modjirom Ndoutabe, Jamal A Ahmed, Anfumbom Kfutwah

“…The development of a sophisticated automated data quality assurance script has improved data accuracy and reliability, with 65 weekly line lists of errors provided for data correction. Additionally, the introduction of the biweekly Africa Regional Polio Laboratory Network (ARPLN) bulletin and real-time dashboards has optimized data use, aiding in actionable insights and decision-making. …”
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Validación de una encuesta de opinión sobre la eficacia de la simulación para participantes by Aida Camps-Gómez, Anna González-Fernández, Jennifer Morata-Serrano, Katherina M. Faundez-Inostroza, Carmen Gomar-Sancho, Marina Mateu-Capell

“…Mostró correlación con otras variables (r = 0,7) y fiabilidad de α= 0,963 (0,957-0,967); ω = 0,963 (0,955-0,970). Conclusión: la combinación de métodos cualitativos con cuantitativos ha permitido depurar el instrumento y detectar errores de método para reajustar el instrumento sin que afectara a su representatividad. …”
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Clinical analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone as a local anesthetic adjuvant for transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block: A meta-analysis. by Qi Chen, Ran An, Ju Zhou, Bin Yang

“…We used Trial Sequential Analysis (TSA) to control for random errors.<h4>Results</h4>Perineural dexamethasone prolonged the duration of LA effect in the TAP block [mean difference (MD): 2.98 h; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.19 to 3.78] and reduced analog pain scores at 2 h [MD: -1.15; 95% CI: -2.14 to -0.16], 6 h [MD: -0.97; 95% CI: -1.51 to -0.44], and 12 h [MD: -0.93; 95% CI: -1.14 to -0.72] postoperatively. …”
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Monitoring poultry social dynamics using colored tags: Avian visual perception, behavioral effects, and artificial intelligence precision by Florencia B. Rossi, Nicola Rossi, Gabriel Orso, Lucas Barberis, Raul H. Marin, Jackelyn M. Kembro

“…The precision and accuracy of YOLO to detect each color tag were assessed, yielding values of 95.9% and 97.3%, respectively, with most errors stemming from misclassifications between black and gray tags. …”
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Potential Efficacy of Midazolam as Second-Line Treatment for Terminal Dyspnea in Patients with Cancer: Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study by Satoru Miwa, Masanori Mori, Takashi Yamaguchi, Kozue Suzuki, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Ryo Matsunuma, Hiroaki Watanabe, Tomoo Ikari, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Kengo Imai, Naosuke Yokomichi, Toshihiro Yamauchi, Soichiro Okamoto, Satoshi Inoue, Akira Inoue, Tatsuya Morita, Eriko Satomi

“…The mean dyspnea IPOS scores decreased from 3.3 [standard error (SE) = 0.2] to 1.3 (0.05) [difference = 2.0 (95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.1 to 3.9); p = 0.07] in the midazolam group and significantly decreased from 2.7 (0.1) to 1.3 (0.2) [difference = 1.4 (95% CI = 0.8 to 2.0); p < 0.001] in the opioid group. …”
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First performance evaluation of easyPET.3D, a high-resolution and cost-effective benchtop preclinical PET scanner by Fabiana M. Ribeiro, Pedro M. C. C. Encarnação, Ana L. M. Silva, Pedro M. M. Correia, Afonso X. Pinto, Regina G. Oliveira, José Sereno, Mariana Lapo Pais, Antero Abrunhosa, Ismael F. Castro, Ana C. Santos, João F. C. A. Veloso

“…The uniformity was 17.6%, and spill-over ratios for water-filled and air-filled chambers were 0.49 and 0.40, respectively. Conclusion EasyPET.3D geometry favours the reduction of parallax error, despite its low sensitivity. …”
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Characteristics and trends of unintentional injuries among children and adolescents in Kunshan, China: a hospital-based retrospective study, 2018–2023 by Li Shen, Li Shen, Yafang Hua, Chunfang Gu, Rong Tao, Yuwei Zhang, Bin Huang, Mingqing Yuan, Weibing Wang, Jian Huang, Zhiping Li, Zhiping Li

“…The refined ARIMA(1,1,2) (0,1,1)[12] model, excluding pandemic effects, achieved a mean absolute percentage error of 6.46% while revealing seasonal patterns and predicting a slight downward trend for 2024–2026.ConclusionPediatric unintentional injuries in Kunshan exhibited gender and age-specific patterns, with COVID-19 altering injury profiles. …”
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