Global prevalence of female sexual dysfunction based on physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Razie Hasheminezhad, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Masoud Mohammadi

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the global prevalence of female sexual dysfunction based on physical activity through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods In this study, electronic repositories including PubMed, Google scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and ScienceDirect were systematically searched using specified keywords, without a lower time limit, up until March 2025. …”
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Study of Correlation of Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Congenital Ichthyosis by Priyanka Hemrajani, Mona Sharma, Tapan Kumar Dhali, Sharath Kumar B.C.

“…Females outnumbered the sample by more than 2/3rd. ‘Symptoms and feelings’ was the most affected domain in the CDLQI. …”
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Baseline hydro-geochemical characteristics of groundwater in Abu Ali watershed (Northern Lebanon) by Rachad Al Haj, Mohammad Merheb, Jalal Halwani, Baghdad Ouddane

“…Sixty-five groundwater samples were collected during the wet and dry seasons of 2019 and 2020. …”
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Comportamiento del hierro nodular austemperizado en condiciones de corrosión y desgaste // Behavior of austempered ductile iron under wear and corrosion conditions by L. Goyos Pérez, R. Castañeda Segarra, E. Wettinck, R. Valera, M. Moors

“…Both irons were treated under<br />different austempered treatment combinations using isothermal maintenance to temperatures between 250°C and 425°C and<br />spending times between 15 and 180 minutes.<br />Samples were submitted to non-lubricated wear using a “pin on disk” method evaluating the stable wear ratio while corrosion<br />resistance was determined by means of potentiometric analysis using synthetic cane juice.…”
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Caracterização clínico-epidemiológica da comorbidade tuberculose/diabetes mellitus: revisão integrativa [Clinical-epidemiological characterization of tuberculosis / diabetes comorb... by Giana Gislanne da Silva de Sousa, Lívia Maia Pascoal, Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira, Isaura Letícia Tavares Palmeira Rolim, Lívia Fernanda Siqueira Santos, Marcelino Santos Neto

“…Diabetes affects the severity of pulmonary tuberculosis adversely, causing more severe symptoms. Conclusion: the evidence found has the potential to guide health interventions and enable more effective health actions to be implemented. …”
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Supervivientes del cáncer de mama: barreras y necesidades para una buena inserción en la sociedad, una investigación cualitativa (Cohort DAMA) by Marina Ochoa de Eribe, Rosa Puigpinós-Riera, Dolors Rodríguez

“…Method: It was set up six discussion groups of 6 to 12 participants each. …”
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Prevalence of Carbapenem-resistant and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Healthcare and Community Settings in the United Kingdom: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dr Hossam Almadhoon, Dr Winnie WY Lee, Miss Emma R Carter, Mr Ibrahim Ahmad, Dr Colin S Brown, Dr Nina J Zhu, Prof Alison H Holmes

“…In healthcare settings, CPE was more prevalent in carriage samples, often for high-risk patients, while CRE/CPE prevalence in infection samples mirrored EuSCAPE-UK and UKHSA surveillance data. …”
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Synthesis of Defective MOF-801 via Air–Liquid Segmented Flow for Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural by Yuxuan Liu, Qiuju Fu, Weijing Niu, Yingxin Zhang, Wenpeng Xie, Huimin Jiang, Liting Yan, Guangda Li, Xuebo Zhao

“…The characterization results reveal that the air–liquid segmented flow method not only regulates the defect content of MOF-801 to expose more active sites but also adjusts the crystal size and pore structures by precisely controlling the reaction time. …”
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Integrated Co-extraction Protocol for Transcriptomic and 1H NMR Metabolomic Analysis of Multi-species Biofilms by Anaïs Séguéla, Oriane Della-Negra, Roselyne Gautier, Jérôme Hamelin, Kim Milferstedt, Rémi Servien, Marie-Ange Teste, Cécile Canlet

“…This novel method enables the co-extraction of RNA and metabolites from the same sample, as opposed to the parallel extraction from two samples. …”
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Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters and those seeking sex selection: a case-control study by Mohamad Javad Mahmodi, Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Haleh Soltanghoraee

“…Therefore, we conducted a case-control study to examine the seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters (Case) and individuals seeking sex selection services and those with normal sperm parameters (Control). Method Blood samples were collected from infertile males seeking fertility treatment, and those seeking sex selection at the Avicenna Infertility Clinic in Tehran, Iran between July 2023 and February 2024. …”
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Study of the effect of onion husk ethanol extract on the chemical composition and microstructure of meat pates by N. V. Kupaeva, Yu. I. Bogdanova, A. A. Motovilina, D. A. Utyanov, A. S. Knyazeva, M. E. Spirina, V. A. Pchelkina, E. A. Kotenkova

“…The total antioxidant capacity by the DPPH radical method (TACDPPH), fatty acid composition and amino acid composition were determined; microelement content analysis, proteomic and microstructural studies of meat pate samples with and without the addition of extract were also carried out. …”
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Dynamic UAV data fusion and deep learning for improved maize phenological-stage tracking by Ziheng Feng, Jiliang Zhao, Liunan Suo, Heguang Sun, Huiling Long, Hao Yang, Xiaoyu Song, Haikuan Feng, Bo Xu, Guijun Yang, Chunjiang Zhao

“…Most phenological monitoring methods are post–seasonal and heavily rely on high–frequency time–series data. …”
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An electrochemical aptasensor for detection of Helicobacter pylori based on AuNPs and AgNPs-GO nanoparticles by Xiaojuan You, Xiaojuan You, Xiaojuan You, Xiaojuan You, Mingyi Shao, Mingyi Shao, Huadong Wang, Rui Zhu, Xinwei Liu, Lei Dong, Yuesheng Gong, Yongwei Li, Yongwei Li

“…Under optimal conditions, the aptasensor could detect H. pylori in a wide concentration range (101 CFU mL−1–108 CFU mL−1) with a low detection limit of 3 CFU mL−1. What’s more, the developed method showed excellent performance in practical application, which provided a promising possibility for the detection of other pathogens in clinical diagnosis.…”
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Benzalkonium chloride/titanium dioxide as an effective corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in a sulfuric acid solution by Muntathir I. AlBeladi, Yassine Riadi, Mohammed H. Geesi, Oussama Ouerghi, elhassane Anouar, Abdellah Kaiba, Aeshah Hassan Alamri, Talal A. Aljohani

“…Electronic properties were calculated for neutral and protonated forms using a polarizable continuum model by the DFT method at the B3LYP/6-311+G (d, p) level of theory. …”
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Study on the effect of controlled disproportionation pore-forming and relative vacuum mechanism on the reduction rate of continuous magnesium smelting process by Jing-zhong Xu, Ting-an Zhang, Yan Liu, Zhihe Dou, Yishan Liu, Baiao Feng, Hongxuan Liu

“…Compared with the vacuum continuous magnesium smelting process (RVCMS), its excellent energy saving and emission reduction performance provides a feasible method for green magnesium smelting. In the process of industrialization, the reduction rate of prefabricated pellets affects the yield of metal magnesium and the utilization of reducing slag. …”
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Tuning Magneto-Birefringence of Two-Dimensional Vermiculite Dispersions Through Magnetic Ion Exchange by An Wu, Tengxuan Cao, Hangkuan Ji, Wenjun Kuang, Jiarong Liu, Zichen Song, Jiandong Yao, Yi-Chao Zou

“…Here, we demonstrated magnetic-field tunable optics with 2D vermiculite dispersions prepared through a facile ‘exchange and redispersion’ method. By exploiting the intrinsic ion-exchange capability of clay minerals, we observed a significantly enhanced magneto-birefringence of the vermiculite dispersion upon replacing the native cations with magnetic ions, manifesting in a doubled Cotton–Mouton coefficient, representing the highest value among previous reports. …”
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Gender Roles in Understanding and Implementing Green Energy Technology in Indonesian Schools: Rasch Analysis by Ismail Ismail, Riandi Riandi, Ida Kaniawati, Wahyu Sopandi, Supriyadi Supriyadi, Suhendar Suhendar, Febrian Andi Hidayat

“… This study aims to investigate gender differences in the understanding and application of green energy technology in schools in Indonesia. The method used is a survey with a questionnaire that covers aspects of knowledge attitudes readiness and obstacles related to green energy technology from a gender perspective. …”
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Valorization of Andean Native Potatoes Through Chuño Processing: Effects of Potato Variety and Freezing Temperature on Physicochemical, Bioactive, Nutritional, and Technological Pr... by Elmer Robert Torres-Gutiérrez, Grimaldo Wilfredo Quispe-Santivañez, Jimmy Pablo Echevarría-Victorio, David Elí Salazar-Espinoza, Joselin Paucarchuco-Soto, Henry Juan Javier-Ninahuaman, Williams Esteward Castillo-Martinez, Rebeca Salvador-Reyes

“…However, these outcomes stem from selected samples, suggesting that further research is needed to confirm the broader applicability of the proposed method across additional varieties and process conditions.…”
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Tropheryma whipplei: a common bacterium in rural Senegal. by Alpha Kabinet Keita, Hubert Bassene, Adama Tall, Cheikh Sokhna, Pavel Ratmanov, Jean-François Trape, Didier Raoult, Florence Fenollar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Tropheryma whipplei is known as the cause of Whipple's disease, but it is also an emerging pathogen, detected in stool, that causes various chronic localized infections without histological digestive involvement and is associated with acute infections, including gastroenteritis and bacteremia.<h4>Methods/principal findings</h4>We conducted a study in 2008 and 2009 using 497 non-diarrheic and diarrheic stool samples, 370 saliva samples, 454 sera samples and 105 samples obtained from water samples in two rural Sine-Saloum villages (Dielmo and Ndiop) in Senegal. …”
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DNA State Influences the Uptake and Persistence of Environmental DNA by Marine Sponge Natural Samplers by Rosalie Dowell, Jamie Craggs, Catherine Head, Chris Yesson, Emma Ransome

“…Further work to investigate the degree of PCR inhibition during nsDNA metabarcoding is important to understand its impact on the communities resolved using nsDNA methods. Synthesis and applications. We show that nsDNA may originate from a subset of the DNA present in environmental media, potentially providing a more stable picture of local communities. …”
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