Characteristics of productivity of soft winter wheat samples from Common Bunt-Resistant Nursery (CBUNT-RES) in the southern Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine by С. М. Холод, В. М. Кір’ян, Р. С. Вискуб

“…During studies, it was found that ‘F08347G8’, ‘F00628G34-1’ (Romania), ‘91-142A61/KATIA1//GRISET-4’, ‘SAULESKU#44/TR810200//GRISET-4’, ‘ATTILA/BABAX//PASTOR/4/…’ (IU067591) (Turkey), ‘INTENSIVNAYA//PBW343*2/TUKURU’, ‘SANZAR-8/KKTS’ (Mexico) were the high-yielding varieties. The samples of soft winter wheat as ‘F08347G8’, ‘F00628G34-1’ (Romania), ‘INTENSIVNAYA//PBW343*2/…’ (IU067637) (Mexico), ‘ATAY/GALVEZ87/6/TAST/…’ (IU067587), ‘DE9/MERCAN-2’, ‘KRASNODAR/FRTL/6…’ (IU067595), ‘SAULESKU#44/TR810200//GRISET-4’, ‘GANSU-1/3/AUSGS50AT34/…’ (IU067598), ‘ORKINOS-1*2/3/AUS…’ (IU067608), ‘KAMBARA1/ZANDER-17’ , ‘TAM200/KAUZ/4/CHAM6//…’ (IU067612) (Turkey) contained a large grain weight (more than 5.0 g), plant productivity in these samples was rather high due to increased amount of grains and the thousand kernel weight. …”
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Comparative Effect of Breast Milk and Infant Formulae on Neonatal Gut Microbiome within Katsina Metropolis by Usman, A., Abdulkadir, B., Lawal, B., Isah, M. B.

“… • By employing a culture-dependent method to analyze fecal samples from exclusively breastfed, formula-fed, and mixed-fed neonates, the study reveals significant differences in the abundance of Escherichia spp. and the overall fecal pH between the feeding groups…”
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Tailored therapy guided by genotypic resistance from gastric mucosa samples in the first-line treatment of infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cailing Li, Kai Zhou, Baojun Suo, Yanyan Shi, Guangjie Ping, Liya Zhou, Zhiqiang Song

“…Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Data sources and methods: The literature was searched in PubMed, Web of Science, and Wanfang databases under the keywords “ Helicobacter pylori ,” “tailored therapy,” and “genotypic resistance” before March 1, 2025. …”
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Increasing uptake of self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in primary care: the Embedding research programme including an RCT by Melanie J Davies, Shona Agarwal, Danielle H Bodicoat, Alan Brennan, Simon Dixon, Helen Eborall, Agnieszka Glab, Laura J Gray, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Lisa Huddlestone, Nicky Hudson, Anju Keetharuth, Kamlesh Khunti, Caroline Kristunas, Graham Martin, Alison Northern, Mike Patterson, Daniel Pollard, Rebecca Pritchard, Sally Schreder, Jane Speight, Bernie Stribling, Jackie Sturt, Jess Turner, Christina Weis

“…Design Workstream 1: develop intervention (mixed methods). Workstream 2: refine intervention and trial design (feasibility study). …”
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Population attributable fractions of adolescent health and well-being outcomes associated with adverse childhood experiences in a provincially representative sample in Ontario, Can... by Janique Fortier, Tamara L. Taillieu, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Samantha Salmon, Andrea Gonzalez, Melissa Kimber, Harriet L. MacMillan, Tracie O. Afifi

“…Each ACE was associated with four or more studied outcomes. PAFs ranged from 3.5% to 47.8%, varying for each ACEs grouping. …”
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Breeding practices and trait preferences of sheep farmers from two villages in Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa by AM Phaladi, TL Tyasi, O Tada, S Mogashoa

“…Data were collected from 70 purposively sampled farmers in the two villages using a questionnaire survey method. …”
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Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro by Leo Ziegel, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Robert Bulamba, Alex Daama, Grace Kigozi, Amanda P. Miller, Godfrey Kigozi, Emmanuel Kyasanku, Stephen Mugamba, Anders Hammarberg, Anna Mia Ekström, Fred Nalugoda, Anna-Clara Hollander

“…We aimed to investigate certain psychometric properties of GAD-7 translated into Runyoro and Luganda, two Ugandan languages, and to measure the prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample. Methods Data were collected in 2021–22 through the African Medical and Behavioural Sciences Organization (AMBSO) Population Health Surveillance (APHS), a population cohort study in Uganda. …”
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Effects of Tooth Loss and Denture Wear on Nutritional Status of a Sample of Elderly Patients Attending the Dental Teaching Hospital in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka by Pannilage Bimali Teshani Perera, Weerakkody Sachini Nimthara Perera, Udaveediya Lekam Ralalage Hansini Amanda Premathilaka, Sachith Piyumal Abeysundara, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Ruwan Duminda Jayasinghe, Rasika Manori Jayasinghe

“…<b>Methods</b>: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out at the Dental Teaching Hospital in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. …”
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Quantifying the Sensitivity of Targeted eDNA Surveys to Improve Detection of Invasive Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) by Ewen K. Lawler, Simon Clulow, Alejandro Trujillo‐González, Paul G. Nevill, Richard P. Duncan

“…ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys are increasingly used to monitor biodiversity because they are often more sensitive (have higher detection probability) than conventional monitoring methods. …”
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Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Biomarker Panels in Breast Cancer and Prostate Adenocarcinoma by Kldiashvili Ekaterina, Iordanishvili Saba, Adamia Sophia, Abiatari Ivane, Zarnadze Maia

“…This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of selected plasma biomarkers in distinguishing breast cancer and prostate adenocarcinoma patients from healthy individuals, using statistical analysis and machine learning. Materials and Methods We analyzed blood samples from 162 participants (73 cancer patients: 51 with breast cancer and 22 with prostate adenocarcinoma; 89 healthy controls). …”
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Different fungal signatures in ALD and MAFLD by Daya Zhang, Qi Wang, Da Li, Chen Chen, Yanting Lv, Shimei Huang, Fan Zeng, Xianfeng Huang, Fengjiao Mao, Feihu Bai, Feihu Bai

“…We aim to delineate distinct microbial patterns across various stages of each disease.MethodsWe conducted fungal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequencing analysis on fecal samples from 48 ALD patients, 55 MAFLD patients, and 64 healthy controls (HCs).ResultsDistinct fungal microbiota profiles were significantly identified between the ALD and MAFLD patients. …”
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HELMET (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooTers) study: Data collection methods and information gathered for the evaluation of the introduction of share-hire schemes [version 2; pe... by James Garbutt, Miranda EG Armstrong, Ben Spencer, Tim Jones, Sabina Sanghera, Ian Philips, Rayne Roberts, Lesley Welch, Ruth Salway, Frank de Vocht, Russell Jago

“…Background This study aimed to collect and summarise information on e-bike and e-scooter use in areas with and without e-bike (EB) and e-bike plus e-scooter (EB+ES) combined share-hire schemes. Methods This study employed a repeated cross-sectional design. …”
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On the path toward cervical cancer elimination in Canada: a national survey of factors influencing women's intentions to participate in human papillomavirus test-based primary cerv... by Ovidiu Tatar, Ben Haward, Samara Perez, Patricia Zhu, Julia Brotherton, Kathleen Decker, Aisha K. Lofters, Marie-Hélène Mayrand, Emily McBride, Gina Ogilvie, Gilla K. Shapiro, Laurie W. Smith, Marc Steben, Jo Waller, Gregory D. Zimet, Zeev Rosberger

“…Findings: In both groups (adequately screened n = 1778; under-screened n = 1570), higher HPV knowledge was associated with intention for HPV testing and more personal barriers to the HPV test were associated with lower intentions to participate in HPV testing or use of self-sampling. …”
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Polygenic risk score prediction accuracy convergence by Léo Henches, Jihye Kim, Zhiyu Yang, Simone Rubinacci, Gabriel Pires, Clara Albiñana, Christophe Boetto, Hanna Julienne, Arthur Frouin, Antoine Auvergne, Yuka Suzuki, Sarah Djebali, Olivier Delaneau, Andrea Ganna, Bjarni Vilhjálmsson, Florian Privé, Hugues Aschard

“…The performance of existing polygenic scores is still limited but is expected to improve with increasing GWAS sample sizes and the development of new, more powerful methods. …”
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Ambiguous report in anatomic pathology; a southwestern Nigeria experience by Ano-Edwarde GH, Ajao IO, Uduagbamen PK, Onabanjo BD

“…The ambiguous terms “See text (49.6%) and see description (28%)” were more common in the reports Out of the total number of samples studied, 111 (88.80%) of the samples were considered as being adequate and, 14 (11.20%) was inadequate. …”
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Clinical diagnostic value of throat swabs in pediatric acute lower respiratory tract infections using targeted next-generation sequencing by Di Lian, Chenye Lin, ZhiNan Zhang, JianXing Wei, Dong Wang, QiuYu Tang

“…Conclusions tNGS with throat swabs offers higher sensitivity and specificity than traditional methods for diagnosing pediatric ALRTIs. As such, it offers a less invasive, more cost-effective alternative to BALF sampling.…”
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Attitudes and factors affecting acceptability of self-administered cervicovaginal sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping as an alternative to Pap testing among multieth... by Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Yin Ling Woo, Pik-Pin Goh, Mahirah Ma'som, Nazrila Hairizan Nasir, Jerome Bellinson, Shridevi Subramaniam, Yuntong Ma, Siew-Hwei Yap, Patti Gravitt

“…Objective The objective of this study was to determine the attitudes and acceptability of self-administered cervicovaginal sampling compared with conventional physician-acquired Papanicolaou (Pap) smear among multiethnic Malaysian women.Method A cross-sectional study was carried out via interviewer-administered surveys from August 2013 through August 2015 at five government-run, urban health clinics in the state of Selangor. …”
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Effect of Eu3+ Concentration on the BaAl2O4/CaAl4O7: x% Eu3+ (0 ≤ x ≤ 5.5) Mixed-Phase Nanophosphors Synthesized Using Citrate Sol-Gel Method by Bamba Mahman, Mpho Enoch Sithole

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Estimativa da acidez potencial pelo método do pH SMP em solos da Microrregião Homogênea Brejo Paraibano Estimation of potential acidity by the pH SMP method in soils of the homogen... by Lucia H. G. Chaves, Iêde B. Chaves, Ana C. F. Vasconcelos

“…One hundred and twenty representative soils samples of the region were analyzed by the conventional calcium acetate method. …”
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Biofilm formation, methicillin resistance and SCCmec types among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples from a tertiary care hospital, in Nepal by Sarita Manandhar, Dipesh Karn, Mahendra Raj Shrestha, Jivan Shakya, Anjana Singh

“…This study aimed to detect biofilm formation ability among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates and determine SCCmec types. Methods A total of 115 S. aureus were isolated from various clinical samples collected at Nepal Armed Police Hospital from August 2022 to February 2023. …”
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