Validation of selection signatures for coat color in the Podolica Italiana gray cattle breed by Silvia Bruno, Giacomo Rovelli, Vincenzo Landi, Fiorella Sbarra, Andrea Quaglia, Fabio Pilla, Emiliano Lasagna, Elena Ciani

“…In a previous study adopting the FST-outlier approach with BayeScan v2.0, we identified differentially selected genomic regions in a set of gray cattle breeds, including the Podolica Italiana, and contrasted these findings with four non-gray cattle breeds. More supported signals were detected on bovine chromosomes (BTAs) 2, 4, 14, and 26 that encompassed more than fifty genes known to be directly or indirectly related to one or more steps in pigment biology. …”
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The Alteration in Composition and Function of Gut Microbiome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Xue Zhao, Yiding Zhang, Ruixue Guo, Wei Yu, Fanliang Zhang, Feng Wu, Jin Shang

“…We aimed to explore the alteration in composition and function of the gut microbiome in T2DM patients. Methods. A total of 137 patients with diabetes and 179 age- and gender-matched healthy controls selected from the healthy people sample center in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were divided into the DM group and the Con group, respectively. …”
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Doctor-patient communication in obesity disease - the perspective of Polish primary care physicians by Iwona Drozdowska, Antonina Doroszewska, Tomasz Pasierski

“…Doctors who rated their communication skills and medical knowledge needed for conversations with patients living with obesity more highly were more likely to address this topic during a visit for an unrelated medical condition. …”
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Neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 and viral test in cerebrospinal fluid. by Carla de Oliveira Cardoso, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues Sandoval, Lilian Beatriz Moreira de Oliveira Chagas, Soraya Jabur Badra, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Simone Kashima Haddad, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo

“…<h4>Background</h4>Neurological manifestations are present in about one-third of COVID-19 cases, ranging from mild symptoms, such as anosmia, to more severe forms like demyelinating syndromes. Although direct invasion of the CNS has been demonstrated, the immune- mediated pathway is also described and more accepted. …”
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Forest Fire Clustering: A Novel Tool for Identifying Star Members of Clusters by Xingyin Wei, Jing Chen, Su Zhang, Feilong He, Yunbo Zhao, Xuran He, Yongjie Fang, Xinhao Chen, Hao Yang

“…In the era of a data-driven landscape, the development of an efficient and interpretable method has become a pivotal tool for robustly identifying memberships of clusters. …”
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Retrospective analysis of potential sex differences in naturally emerging psychiatric comorbidities over time in Turkish children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivi... by Sabide Duygu Uygun, Zeynep Toprak-Kosku, Rahime Duygu Temeltürk, Merve Çıkılı-Uytun, Esra Yürümez, Didem Behice Öztop, Tuğba Menteşe-Babayiğit, Gökçe Yağmur Efendi, Birim Günay Kılıç

“…The aim was to assess the prevalence, timing, and distribution of comorbid psychiatric disorders in a Turkish sample, focusing on potential sex differences. Methods A retrospective study included 322 children with ADHD (aged 6 to 18 years). …”
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Characteristics of behavioral and socioeconomic risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in young people with comorbidities by A. D. Afanaseva, L. V. Shcherbakova, V. V. Gafarov, V. S. Shramko, D. V. Denisova, Yu. I. Ragino

“…To analyze behavioral and socioeconomic risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in young people with comorbidities.Material and methods. The population sample included 1415 people. …”
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Maternal-neonatal care with an ancestral approach by Liliana Alexandra Ríos García, Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Viviana del Rocío Mera Herrera, Mayra Carola León Insuasty, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…Among the danger signs for the newborn, 100% indicated not breathing, and more than 70% bathe the newborn between the 1st and 5th day.…”
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Enhancing Engagement, Practice Integration, and Skill Learning in Mobile Technology–Delivered Interventions Using Human Support: Randomized Controlled Trial With Depressed College... by Colleen S Conley, Brynn M DeLorenzo, Carol H Gonzales, Ian J Kahrilas, Jennifer Duffecy, Rebecca L Silton

“…MethodsParticipants (n=123) authorized access to their recorded app use data, provided by Headspace. …”
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The psychological pressure of the terrorist casualties at immigration camps by Sanaa Mohamed Farag, Rand Hamid Majeed

“…Statistical methods were used to extract the results T-test for one sample to measure psychological stress, as well as finding the differences between the arithmetic mean of the scale and the mean. …”
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The incremental value of tuberculosis detecting African giant pouched rats over Smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF for Tanzanian TB detection. by Tefera B Agizew, Joseph Soka, Stephen Mwimanzi, Cynthia D Fast, Gilbert Mwesiga, Nashon Edward, Marygiven Stephen, Rehema Kondo, Christophe Cox, Negussie Beyene

“…We evaluated the incremental values of rat-based case detection over smear and Xpert.<h4>Methods</h4>From January to December 2023, sputum samples were collected from presumptive TB patients at 69 health facilities that use Xpert or smear-based diagnostic algorithms. …”
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Managing withdrawals and exclusions of study participants in COVID-19-research by NUKLEUS by Heike Valentin, Henriette Rau, Lizon Fiedler-Lacombe, Arne Blumentritt, Ekaterina Heim, Alexander Rudolph, Katrin Leyh, Monika Kraus, Bettina Lorenz-Depiereux, Irina Chaplinskaya, Christian Schäfer, Jens Schaller, Joerg Janne Vehreschild, Melanie Stecher, Margarete Scherer, Martin Witzenrath, Beate Balzuweit, Stefan Schreiber, Thomas Bahmer, Wolfgang Lieb, Steffen Cordes, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Sabine Hanß, Dana Stahl

“…The aim of this manuscript was to describe, how partial withdrawals can be performed so that most of the data and bio-samples can be kept for research purposes. Methods The study has taken all signed informed consents (ICs) of study participants into account in order to develop a method how partial withdrawals can be developed and installed. …”
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Diagnostic yield of liquid‐based cytology in serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytological examination by Koh Kitagawa, Akira Mitoro, Fumimasa Tomooka, Shohei Asada, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Norihisa Nishimura, Kosuke Kaji, Hideto Kawaratani, Takemi Akahane, Takahiro Ozutsumi, Miki Kaneko, Yuki Fujimoto, Yuki Tsuji, Masahide Enomoto, Soichi Takeda, Koji Murata, Takahiro Kubo, Satoshi Iwai, Aritoshi Koizumi, Akihiko Shibamoto, Junya Suzuki, Misako Tanaka, Takuya Matsuda, Nobuyuki Yorioka, Hiroyuki Masuda, Masayoshi Takami, Hitoshi Yoshiji

“…Abstract Objectives Serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytological examination (SPACE) via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a useful diagnostic method for early‐stage pancreatic cancer, such as carcinoma in situ that are difficult to diagnose by endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration (EUS‐FNA). …”
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Association mapping and candidate gene identification for drought tolerance in sorghum by Huiting Min, Huiting Min, Kang Wang, Kang Wang, Tiantian Wang, Tiantian Wang, Xinxiu Cheng, Xinxiu Cheng, Ephrem Habyarimana, Yongfei Wang, Yongfei Wang, Die Hu, Die Hu, Yi-Hong Wang, Lihua Wang, Lihua Wang

“…Sorghum is a well-known drought-tolerant crop model, and sorghum landraces possess novel alleles for local adaptation.MethodsIn this study, we evaluated a sorghum mini core panel of 239 landraces sampled globally for shoot and root growth under simulated drought conditions using 10% and 20% polyethylene glycol (PEG) in 2020 and 2024, and measured drought tolerance using the seedling tolerance coefficient (STC).Results and discussionPhenotypic analysis showed that more accessions produced more roots than longer roots when exposed to 10% PEG; however, at 20% PEG, more accessions produced longer roots than more roots, reflecting the adaptability of some accessions to drought stress. …”
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Prevalence of factors affecting prognosis in arterial hypertension, and total cardiovascular risk assessment by T. N. Timofeeva, S. A. Shalnova, V. V. Konstantinov, V. M. Ivanov, A. V. Kapustina, Yu. A. Balanova, I. N. Lelchuk, A. D. Deev

“…To study prevalence of risk factors (RF), target organ damage (TOD), and associated clinical conditions (ACC) in arterial hypertension (AH) patients, for total cardiovascular risk assessment. Material and methods. Epidemiological AH survey including 3661 males and 6334 males, aged 15+ years, from a representative national sample, was performed as part of the Program «AH Prevention and Treatment in the Russian Federation». …”
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Adolescents, parents, and providers' experiences of triadic encounters in paediatric diabetes clinics: A qualitative study by Imelda Coyne, Sinead Pembroke, Betsy Sleath, Maria Brenner, Edna F. Roche, Carol Hilliard, Declan Cody

“…Our study aimed to explore adolescents, parents, and providers' experiences of clinic encounters. Methods A qualitative study was conducted with a convenience sample of 13 adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (aged 11–17), 14 parents, and seven providers. …”
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Investigating Project Care UK, a Web-Based Self-Help Single-Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health: Program Evaluation by Maria Elizabeth Loades, Grace Perry, Noah Marshall

“… BackgroundPsychological distress becomes more common during adolescence, yet many young people struggle to access clinic-based mental health care. …”
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Main Comorbidities and Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients from Two Different Perspectives by Diana Serret López, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Addys María Díaz Piñera, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Geominia Maldonado Cantillo

“…The number of complications reported in the family medical history is small; peripheral neuropathy and amputation were more frequent in men and those under 65 years of age, while cerebrovascular disease was more frequent in women and people 65 years of age and older. …”
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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…Descriptions of stigma were not recognized as such; experiences of enacted stigma were acknowledged by some participants. More research is needed to understand and measure mental distress and wellness as well as stigma in this population so that interventions may more accurately detect change in key outcomes.…”
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Giardia lamblia risk factors and burden in children with acute gastroenteritis in a Nicaraguan birth cohort. by Lester Gutiérrez, Nadja A Vielot, Roberto Herrera, Yaoska Reyes, Christian Toval-Ruíz, Patricia Blandón, Rebecca J Rubinstein, Javier Mora, Luther A Bartelt, Filemón Bucardo, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Samuel Vilchez

“…From June 2017 to July 2021, 1385 AGE samples were tested by qPCR. G. lamblia was detected in 104 (7.5%) of AGE episodes. …”
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