An exogenous encoding sequence based on DNA data storage technology and its application in assisted reproductive technology by Zhiqing Huang, Taoli Ding, Zixuan Ni, Yujie Zheng, Na Liu, Tuan Li, Wenchang Lian, Beihong Zheng, Yan Sun

“…Furthermore, if there is contamination from other samples at a proportion of more than 5 %, it can also be identified through the encoding information of the exogenous encoding sequence. …”
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Easing the burden: a pilot study on the impact of mindfulness on the mental health of Brazilian medical students by Vinicius Vieira Neves, Daniel Teixeira dos Santos, Marcelo Demarzo, Lia Antico, Cynthia de Almeida Brandão Meirelles, Ana Rosa Airão Barboza

“…Abstract Background Mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are more prevalent in medical students than in the general population. …”
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Whole genome comparisons reveal gut-to-lung translocation of Escherichia coli and Burkholderia cenocepacia in two cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients by Huihui Gao, Lei Xu, Yixin Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Siyuan Zhu, Huai Lin, Yuting Gao, Daqing Mao, Xing Lu, Yi Luo

“…However, the scarcity of reported cases with confirmed sources limits the ability to evaluate and manage VAP, which remains a major challenge for healthcare systems globally. Methods Pathogens were isolated from endotracheal aspirate (ETA) samples of VAP patients using conventional culture techniques. …”
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Profile of Dermatophytes and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study in a Government Setup in Urban South Kerala, India Nation by Lakshmi Nandakumar, Manjusree Suresh, Sabeena Jayapalan, O Sasikumari

“…Introduction: Recently, there has been a change in the spectrum of dermatophytosis, shifting from Trichophyton rubrum, which was previously the most common species, to the more drug-resistant and chronic Trichophyton mentagrophytes. …”
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Vitamin D Serum Levels and the Development of Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: Insights from a COVID-19 Intensive Care Cohort by Jelena Gulišija, Vesna Čapkun, Stefan Golic, Sanda Stojanović Stipić

“…The inclusion criteria were as follows: patients over 18 years old who had a confirmed severe acute respiratory coronavirus disease 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, patients who were mechanically ventilated for more than 48 h, and patients who were weaned from a ventilator over at least 24 h. …”
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Skin melanoma cells produce diverse gelsolin (GSN) isoforms, which play non-redundant roles in cells’ proliferation and motility by Ewa Mazurkiewicz-Stanek, Aleksandra Makowiecka, Iryna Kopernyk, Michał Majkowski, Anna Boguszewska-Czubara, Tomasz Trombik, Paweł Karpiński, Piotr Donizy, Antonina J. Mazur

“…Therefore, nothing is known about the role of specific GSN isoforms in skin melanoma biology. Methods We applied immunocytochemical staining to melanoma tissue samples to analyze the localization of GSN production within tumor samples. …”
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Analysis of Mannose‐Binding Lectin Protein and mRNA Levels on Selected Chicken Breeds in South Africa by Peter Ayodeji Idowu, Takalani J. Mpofu, Oliver T. Zishiri, Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, Bohani Mtileni

“…Objective To detect and quantify the MBL protein concentration and chicken MBL expression in selected chicken breeds in South Africa. Methods Forty‐five blood samples from three indigenous chicken breeds, Ovambo (OV = 9), Venda (VD = 9) and Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK = 9), and two exotic chicken breeds, Rhode Island Red (RIR = 9) and Lohmann Brown (LB = 9), were used for MBL protein concentration using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques. …”
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Normative values for the hypoparathyroidism patient questionnaire (HPQ28) in the German general population by Christian Trummer, Martina Blaschke, Deborah Quint, Maxi Schulz, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Matthias Büttner, Heide Siggelkow

“…The aim of this study was to find normative values for the HPQ28 in the German general population. Methods We tasked an independent market and social research institute to obtain sociodemographic data and HPQ28 results from a representative sample of the German general population. …”
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Levels of biogenic amines in lung tissues of patients with non-small cell lung cancer after COVID-19 of various severity by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, D. A. Kharagezov, V. A. Bandovkina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, N. D.  Cheryarina, Yu. N. Lazutin, A. G. Milakin, I. A. Leyman, O. N. Stateshny, N. D. Ushakova

“…Was to analyze levels of biogenic amines (serotonin and its metabolite 5-HIAA, dopamine, norepinephrine and histamine) in lung tissues of patients with lung cancer with previous COVID-19 infection.Patients and methods. The study was carried out on samples of intact lung tissues, tumor tissues and peritumoral lung tissues obtained during open biopsy while performing radical surgery from patients with morphologically verified non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), stage I–IIIA (cT1–3NХM0). …”
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Approach to automating viral genome assembly by Ms Anastasiia Paremskaia, Dr Andrei Deviatkin, Dr Pavel Volchkov

“…The software CD-HIT was employed to eliminate sequences that were more than 99.8% identical in nucleotide composition. …”
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CO43 | Early platelet dysfunction in sepsis: an ICU pilot study

“…Gemelli» and seven healthy controls were enrolled. Blood samples were collected at admission (T0), after 48 hours (T1) and 7 days (T2). …”
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Stability of tenogenic secretomes optical density, colour, weight, TGF-b concentration and bacterial growth after 30-day storage under room or refrigerator temperature by Aziz Mukhlis, Soesilawati Pratiwi, Lestari Pudji, Suroto Heri

“…There was no significant correlation between the storage temperature and bacterial growth in either the R1-K1 group (p-value = 0.439) or R30-K30 group (p-value = 0.439). The R30 group samples, however, displayed more noticeable colour changes compared to the initial colour and the K30 group. …”
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Carbohydrate Determinants of Chorionic Villi Glycoconjugates of Human Embryos, Lost due to Sporadic and Recurrent Miscarriages by Zastavnyy I., Yashchenko A., Lutsyk A.

“…To investigate lectin-binding carbohydrate determinants of the structural components of the chorionic villi of human embryos, dead as a result of sporadic and habitual non-pregnancy in the first trimester of pregnancy. Materials and methods. Tissue samples of chorionic villi of 8 human embryos, lost due to sporadic and recurrent miscarriages in the first trimester of pregnancy (gestational age 4-13 weeks), were subjected to lectin histochemistry investigation. …”
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Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in the General Population of Japan Using an Artificial Neural Network–Based Schizophrenia Classifier: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Pichsinee Choomung, Yupeng He, Masaaki Matsunaga, Kenji Sakuma, Taro Kishi, Yuanying Li, Shinichi Tanihara, Nakao Iwata, Atsuhiko Ota

“…MethodsWe randomly selected a sample of 750 participants where the age, sex, and regional distributions were similar to Japan’s demographic structure from a large-scale Japanese web-based survey. …”
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Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance in Bacteria from Contaminated Agricultural Soil: Insights from a New Zealand Airstrip by Ali Heydari, Nick D. Kim, Patrick J. Biggs, Jacqui Horswell, Gerty J. H. P. Gielen, Alma Siggins, Collette Bromhead, Juan Carlos Meza-Alvarado, Barry R. Palmer

“…An airstrip located at Belmont Regional Park (BRP), near Wellington, New Zealand, has been found to have a gradient of cadmium contamination due to spillage of superphosphate fertiliser. Methods: Soil samples from the BRP airstrip with a gradient of cadmium contamination, were used as a novel source to explore bacterial communities’ resistance to heavy metals (HMs) and any co-selected antibiotic (Ab) resistance. …”
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Microbiological colonization of the pancreatic tumor affects postoperative complications and outcome after pancreatic surgery by Esther Anna Biesel, Johanna Sundheimer, Mohamed Tarek Badr, Sara Posadas-Cantera, Sophia Chikhladze, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Uwe Alexander Wittel

“…We found significantly more microbiological culture growth in patients with a preoperative biliary stent (74.0% vs. 15.6%, p < 0.001). …”
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Analysis of gut and circulating microbiota characteristics in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis by Ping Qi, Ping Qi, Xu-xu Yang, Xu-xu Yang, Cun-kai Wang, Wei Sang, Wei Zhang, Yun Bai

“…The role of gut and circulating microbiota in its pathogenesis remains unclear.MethodsWe enrolled cirrhotic patients with PVT (n = 17) and cirrhotic patients without PVT (n = 25). …”
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Longitudinal analysis of academic stress and its effects on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and academic outcomes: Study protocol. by Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Claudio Bustos

“…The use of accessible technologies and non-invasive methods such as saliva sample collection will provide a replicable model for future research.…”
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Podcasts in Mental, Physical, or Combined Health Interventions for Adults: Scoping Review by Elizabeth M Dascombe, Philip J Morgan, Ryan J Drew, Casey P Regan, Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy, Myles D Young

“…In total, 31% (8/26) of the studies contained a female-only sample. In contrast, no research studies contained a male-only sample. …”
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Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 in blood transfusion. by Michael Owusu, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Philip El-Duah, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Richmond Yeboah, Eric Adu, Jesse Asamoah, Michael Frimpong, Japhet Senyo, Godfred Acheampong, Mohamed Mutocheluh, John Amuasi, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Richard Odame Phillips

“…Whole blood, sputum or deep coughed saliva samples were collected and transported to KCCR for SARS-CoV-2 testing. …”
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