Identifying non-communicable disease multimorbidity patterns and associated factors: a latent class analysis approach by Sanghamitra Pati, Parul Puri, Shri Kant Singh

“…Further, the study examines the linkages between the identified patterns and socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle and anthropometric correlates.Design The present findings rest on a large nationally-representative sample from a cross-sectional study.Setting and participants The study used data on 58 975 older adults (45 years and older) from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, 2017–2018.Primary and secondary outcome measures The study incorporated a list of 16 non-communicable diseases to identify commonly occurring patterns using latent class analysis. …”
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Mycotoxicological monitoring. Part 1. Complete mixed feed for pigs and poultry (2009–2018) by G. P. Kononenko, A. A. Burkin, Ye. V. Zotova

“…Special attention is paid to the importance of the projects for creation of common information resources that could become a unique scientific basis for innovations in feed poisoning prevention. …”
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Quality of Life According to Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Gladys Coronel Burga, Yely Ranina Sánchez Burga, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…The planning and establishment of common goals between patients, family members and nursing professionals will allow the achievement of objectives.…”
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Changing trends in lung cancer disease burden between China and Australia from 1990 to 2019 and its predictions by Dan Zhao, Haijun Mu, Ping Yu, Chao Deng

“…By 2030, the ASR of incidence and mortality are predicted to be 47.21/100 000 and 41.54/100 000 in China, while Australia's rates will reach 30.09/100 000 and 23.3/100 000, respectively. Smoking is the most common risk factor for LC, followed by particulate matter and occupational carcinogenesis. …”
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Association between Sarcopenia and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, Myostatin, and Insulin Resistance in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Novira Widajanti, SoebagijoAdi Soelistijo, Usman Hadi, Mochammad Thaha, null Aditiawardana, null Widodo, Hadiq Firdausi, YafanitaIzzati Nurina, MiraDelima Asikin, Hersih Srinowati, NoerHalimatus Syakdiyah

“…Sarcopenia is common in hemodialysis patients, especially in the elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis. …”
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High-Throughput Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Unveils Complex Viral Population in Kansas Wheat: Implications for Sustainable Virus Management by Nar B. Ranabhat, John P. Fellers, Myron A. Bruce, Jessica L. Shoup Rupp

“…</i> Mixed infections involving two to five viruses in a single sample were common, with the most prevalent being WSMV + TriMV at 16.7% and WSMV + TriMV + BMV at 11.9%. …”
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Development of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Patient with DRESS Syndrome by Pedro Perez, Wilson Sze, Daniel Lozeau, Dipa Avichal, Joshua Miller

“…Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, also known as drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, is a serious, sometimes lethal, immunological reaction to drug metabolites involving multiple organ systems. Some of the common causative agents of DRESS include allopurinol, minocycline, sulfasalazine, azathioprine, antiepileptic drugs, and hydroxychloroquine. …”
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Zero-shot Learning for Subdiscrimination in Pre-trained Models by Francisco Dominguez-Mateos, Vincent O’Brien, James Garland, Ryan Furlong, Daniel Palacios-Alonso

“…To this end, embeddings trained for a specific task may contain additional feature information which can be used to go a level deeper into the discrimination task, i.e. allowing for feature sub-discrimination. …”
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Application of new external cooling cycles in technological scheme of helium extraction and natural gas liquefaction by M. Mehrpooya, A. V. Zaitsev, A. O. Lisovtsov

“…The paper presents the results of studying a combination of new technological solutions in the processes of natural gas liquefaction and helium extraction. The most common and effective way to ensure cooling capacity in the natural gas liquefaction process is to use a cascade cycle on mixed refrigerant (MFC) as external cooling. …”
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Assessment of the Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Wastewater in Health Facilities of Ethiopia by Belayneh Regasa Dadi, Eyayu Girma, Mheret Tesfaye, Mohamed Seid

“…Wastewater from the health facilities contains antibiotic-resistant including multidrug-resistant bacteria. …”
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Analysis of a mouse germ cell tumor model establishes pluripotency-associated miRNAs as conserved serum biomarkers for germ cell cancer detection by Amanda R. Loehr, Dennis M. Timmerman, Michelle Liu, Ad J. M. Gillis, Melia Matthews, Jordana C. Bloom, Peter K. Nicholls, David C. Page, Andrew D. Miller, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, Robert S. Weiss

“…Abstract Malignant testicular germ cells tumors (TGCTs) are the most common solid cancers in young men. Current TGCT diagnostics include conventional serum protein markers, but these lack the sensitivity and specificity to serve as accurate markers across all TGCT subtypes. …”
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The implication of leaf anatomical structure for the selective breeding of lilacs by L. M. Pshennikova

“…The cultivars of the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) grown in the south of the Russian Far East are not always winter-hardy and are often damaged by fungal diseases due to a very humid climate. …”
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Effect of exercise training on cardiac autonomic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sohini Raje, G Arun Maiya, Padmakumar R, Mukund A. Prabhu, Krishnananda Nayak, Shivashankara KN, BA Shastry, Megha Nataraj

“…The meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.4.1, using the random effects model, and appropriate tests for heterogeneity. The Cohrane ROB-2 tool was used for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and the ROBINS-I tool for non-RCT for risk of bias assessment were used. …”
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Use of Antibiotics in Companion Animals from 133 German Practices from 2018 to 2023 by Roswitha Merle, Leonie Feuer, Katharina Frenzer, Jan-Lukas Plenio, Astrid Bethe, Nunzio Sarnino, Antina Lübke-Becker, Wolfgang Bäumer

“…Aminopenicillins, particularly amoxicillin, were the most commonly used antibiotics, while the highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HPCIAs) accounted for 12.4% of treatments. …”
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Atmospheric Corrosion, Antibacterial Properties, and Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Two Different Routes by I. DeAlba-Montero, Claudio A. Ruiz-Torres, Diana P. Portales-Pérez, Fidel Martínez-Gutierrez, Félix Echeverría, Martha E. Compeán-Jasso, Yolanda G. Cataño-Cañizales, Facundo Ruiz

“…Derived from this, the functionality and properties of the nanoparticles could decrease noticeably. The most common silver corrosion process occurs by the interaction of AgNPs with sulfur species (H2S) present in the atmospheric air, forming a corrosion layer of silver sulfide around the AgNPs, thus inhibiting the release of the ions responsible for the antimicrobial activity. …”
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Effectiveness of dry needling combined with eccentric strength training in lateral epicondylalgia with trigger points by Sukumar Shanmugam, Lawrence Mathias, Ramprasad Muthukrishnan, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Satheeskumar Durairaj

“…Introduction Lateral epicondylalgia (LE) is commonly presented with myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) among adults. …”
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Design and evaluation of clock-gating-based approximate multiplier for error-tolerant applications by Venkata Sudhakar Chowdam, Suresh Babu Potladurty, Prasad Reddy karipireddy

“…The approximation computing technique is commonly used in error-tolerant applications such as signal, image, and video processing. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosing Pituitary Micro-Adenoma, Taking Histopathology as Gold Standard by Sehar Sarfraz, Tayyaba Ali, Pakeeza Shafiq, Zartashia Khan, Waqar Azeem, Ghazala Rasool, Ehsan Ul Haq

“… Background: Pituitary microadenomas (PMs) are common benign tumors that are often not visualized even when they are present due to their asymptomatic nature. …”
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Acute Abdomen as a Clinical Presentation of COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Elmira Hajiesmaeil Memar, Fatemeh Tahghighi, Sedigheh Yousefzadegan, Parisa Sadeghirad, Ashraf Mousavi, Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi, Hossein Saeidi, Mehri Ayati, Sahar Naderi, Sara Memarian, Seyedmusa Zeinalabedin, Bahar Ashjaei, Hojatollah Raji, Leila Tahernia, Hosein Alimadadi, Vahid Ziaee

“…Additionally, maculopapular rash and edema of the extremities were common presentations. Free fluid on abdominal ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT) scan was observed in all patients. …”
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The impact of temperature patterns during storage of Scots pine and Norway spruce seeds on their germination and fungal infection rates by M. A. Nikolaeva, E. Yu. Varentsova, G. F. Safina

“…The diversity of pathogenic (mold) fungi on the surface of seeds was represented by ten genera; the most common were saprotrophs: Aspergillus P. Micheli, Penicillium Link, Rhizopus Ehrenb., Scopulariopsis Bainier.Conclusion. …”
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