Gelatin from red tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) scales: Optimization of its extraction and detailed characterization of its chemical and viscoelastic properties by Jairo Andrés Camaño Echavarría, Amine Nekkaa, Philippe Arnoux, Christelle Mathé, Céline Cakir-Kiefer, Loïc Stefan, Cédric Paris, Katalin Selmeczi, José Edgar Zapata Montoya, Laetitia Canabady-Rochelle

“…Gelatin is widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries for its functional and bioactive properties. When extracted from fish by-products, the environmental impacts of these former waste are reduced. …”
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Distribution patterns of fungal community diversity in the dominant tree species Dacrydium pectinatum and Vatica mangachapoi in tropical rainforests by Kepeng Ji, Yaqing Wei, Xin Wang, Yu Liu, Rui Sun, Yuwu Li, Guoyu Lan

“…Compared to the roots, the leaf compartments had higher α-diversity. According to the Mantel test, soil pH mainly influenced roots, while the main driving factors for leaves were rainfall and temperature. …”
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Phase angle as a predictor of prolonged length of hospital stay and adverse outcomes in elderly medical inpatients: a retrospective cohort study by Jia Liu, Jia Liu, Song Hu, Shan Wang, Tongxiao Luan, Tongxiao Luan, Yuting Duan, Yuting Duan, Jing Zhou, Li Jia, Nina An, Yongjun Mao

“…PhA can serve as a valuable indicator for monitoring malnutrition in hospitalized elderly patients and functions as a reliable independent predictor of prognosis.…”
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Exploring radiation resistance-related genes in pancreatic cancer and their impact on patient prognosis and treatment by Dong Dai, Dong Dai, Sen Wang, Jiaze Li, Yu Zhao

“…The obtained differentially expressed genes were enriched by GO and KEGG to reveal their biological functions. Key genes were screened by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis, and a risk scoring model was constructed, and patients were divided into high-risk group and low-risk group. …”
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Normothermic <i>ex vivo</i> lung perfusion using a developed solution followed by orthotopic left lung transplantation (experimental study) by I. V. Pashkov, S. V. Gautier, V. K. Bogdanov, D. O. Oleshkevich, D. M. Bondarenko, N. P. Mozheiko, N. S. Bunenkov, N. V. Grudinin

“…The ability to restore suboptimal donor lungs, previously considered unsuitable for transplantation, can improve organ functionality, and thus increase the number of lung transplants. …”
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<i>Arthrospira platensis</i> var. <i>toliarensis</i>: A Local Sustainable Microalga for Food System Resilience by Antonio Fidinirina Telesphore, Andreea Veronica Botezatu, Daniela Ionela Istrati, Bianca Furdui, Rodica Mihaela Dinica, Valérie Lalao Andriamanamisata Razafindratovo

“…<i>toliarensis</i>, a cyanobacterium endemic to Madagascar, was evaluated for its nutritional, functional, and environmental potential under small-scale, low-input outdoor cultivation. …”
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Polyphenolic Metabolites and Antioxidant Activities of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata. and Its Adulterants by DING Shuxian, YANG Qing, WANG Qinglong, WANG Zhunian, YUAN Langxing, FENG Shixiu,LIU Mengting, YIN Haiquan, ZHANG Aling, WANG Maoyuan

“…Schum. and A. katsumadai, and the seeds and peels of A. blepharocalyx K. Schum. had similar polyphenolic composition. Quantitative analysis showed that the contents of alnustone, alpinetin, cardamonin, and pinocembrin were significantly higher in the seeds than in the peels. …”
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New genomic resources inform transcriptomic responses to heavy metal toxins in the common Eastern bumble bee Bombus impatiens by Amy L. Toth, Christopher D. R. Wyatt, Rick E. Masonbrink, Katherine S. Geist, Ryan Fortune, Sarah B. Scott, Emeline Favreau, Sandra M. Rehan, Seirian Sumner, Mary M. Gardiner, Frances S. Sivakoff

“…In the brain, differentially expressed genes had biological functions related to chaperone activity and protein folding. …”
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Establishing a Staging System for Adjacent Segment Disease and Exploring Its Significance in Guiding Surgical Decisions: A Retrospective Study by Changpeng Qu, Jianwei Guo, Hao Tao, Chuanli Zhou, Kai Zhu, Yihao Sun, Lei Li, Zhiming Liu, Hao Zhang, Xuexiao Ma

“…Specifically, Groups B, C, and D showed earlier functional recovery compared to Group A, with Groups B and C experiencing more rapid relief from low back pain. …”
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Use of quantitative CT chest imaging to derive and assess a radiographic phenotype of deployment-related constrictive bronchiolitis by Alexander J. Bell, Maria Masotti, Sundaresh Ram, Gregory Pappas, Robert F. Miller, Ella A. Kazerooni, Charles R. Hatt, MeiLan K. Han, Bradley W. Richmond, Michael J. Falvo, Craig J. Galban, John J. Osterholzer

“…Results Individual unadjusted QCT metrics for functional small airways disease and high attenuation area were elevated in DRCB and FDSV cohorts (relative to Control). …”
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Edaphic and climatic effects on soil water dynamics and infiltration patterns in tropical rainforests by Xin Zou, Ankit Shekhar, Yuxuan Mo, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Xiaojin Jiang, Wenjie Liu

“…The preservation of forests’ hydrological functions is pivotal for alleviating land degradation and enhancing ecosystem services. …”
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The influence of natural immunostimulant on some indicators of specific immunity of carp by O. V. Krushelnytska

“…The use of the immunostimulating preparation had a beneficial influence on the level of cellular and humoral immunity of fish. …”
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Developmental trajectories and heterogeneity of social engagement among Chinese older adults: a growth mixture model by Han Zhou, Cheng Zhang, Shengnan Wang, Chao Yu, Lei Wu

“…A time-fixed analysis indicated that age, marital status, educational level, and annual family income had a significant impact on social engagement (P < 0.05). …”
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Coexistence of CN1A autoantibodies in GAD65 encephalitis exacerbates neurodegeneration by Annika Breuer, Delara Kamalizade, Tobias Baumgartner, Juliane L. Berns, Thoralf Opitz, Franziska S. Thaler, Susanne Schoch, Lars Komorowski, Christoph Helmstaedter, Rainer Surges, Albert J. Becker, Julika Pitsch

“…Subsequent screening of 118 anti-GAD65-positive patients revealed that 32 of them had additional autoantibodies targeting CN1A, which were also present in all available corresponding CSF samples. …”
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The impact of intraoperative prone lumbar fluoroscopy under anesthesia on the selection of lowest instrumented vertebra and surgical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis wit... by Lang Mai, Yankui Liu, Ruijue Zhu, Pan Zhou, Jiawei Di, Junlin Yang, Zifang Huang, Lei He

“…Further multicenter studies are needed to validate these findings and assess their long-term functional impact.…”
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Medical student's attitude toward severe mental illness and its associated factors at the university of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mamaru Melkam, Girum Nakie, Girmaw Medfu Takelle, Likinaw Abebaw Wassie, Shegaye Shumet

“…Introduction: Mental illness is mental and emotional disturbances that affect individual thinking, feeling, decision-making, mood, and daily functioning. A poor attitude toward severe mental illness means an individual has a distorted perception or attitude toward severely mentally ill patients. …”
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Gut health predictive indices linking gut microbiota dysbiosis with healthy state, mild gut discomfort, and inflammatory bowel disease phenotypes using gut microbiome profiling by Joann Phan, Suneer Jain, Jurgen F. Nijkamp, Rajkumar Sasidharan, Ashish Agarwal, Julia K. Bird, Anneleen Spooren, Jonas Wittwer Schegg, Emiel Ver Loren van Themaat, Tim N. Mak

“…The scoring systems showed similar trends according to gut health status: groups of people with gut bacteria imbalance or gut disease had a different score than groups of people with healthy gut bacteria.…”
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The influence of the probiotic “Bioseven” on indicators of survival and growth of calves in the early postnatal period by A. V. Dyuba, V. P. Lyasota

“…The inconsistency of the microclimate parameters in the calf pens had a direct negative effect on the calf's body, especially in the early postnatal period. …”
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Ethanolic duea ching extract in combination with microbial transglutaminase: Strengthening effect on mince gel and cross-linking of myofibrillar proteins from Indian mackerel by Natchaphol Buamard, Prabjeet Singh, Aimei Zhou, Lukai Ma, Bin Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul

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Machine learning-based new classification for immune infiltration of gliomas. by Feng Yuan, Yingshuai Wang, Lei Yuan, Lei Ye, Yangchun Hu, Hongwei Cheng, Yan Li

“…Then, use DAVID to perform functional enrichment analysis for different immune subtypes. …”
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