Endoscopic management of hemorrhagic pancreatic fluid collections: A propensity‐matched analysis by Rishi Pawa, Robert Dorrell, Greg Russell, Madison Nguyen, Clancy Clark, Girish Mishra, Swati Pawa

“…Patients with hPFC were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days (33.3% vs. 6.7%, p = 0.032). …”
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Soil Carbon Remote Sensing: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Published Results from 1969–2022 by Savannah L. McGuirk, Iver H. Cairns

“…Soil carbon remote sensing has become a popular topic amongst scientists, policy makers, landholders, and others in recent years, as pragmatic perspectives on climate change, land productivity, and food security become increasingly important. Unfortunately, more than fifty years of existing research has not provided clarity or consensus on the best soil carbon remote sensing methods. …”
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Quality of Life (QoL) and Psychosocial Outcomes in Adult Survivors of Unilateral Retinoblastoma (RB) in China by Yiyi Feng, Chuandi Zhou, Renbing Jia, Yefei Wang, Xianqun Fan

“…Most unilateral RB survivors experience a relatively good QoL, and they do not have poorer psychosocial functioning compared with a noncancer sample. Females may need more specific psychosocial care.…”
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Prenatal maternal stress: triangulating evidence for intrauterine exposure effects on birth and early childhood outcomes across multiple approaches by Ingunn Olea Lund, Laurie J. Hannigan, Helga Ask, Adrian D. Askelund, Laura Hegemann, Elizabeth C. Corfield, Robyn E. Wootton, Yasmin I. Ahmadzadeh, George Davey Smith, Tom A. McAdams, Eivind Ystrom, Alexandra Havdahl

“…Results Maternal prenatal stress was observationally associated with offspring lower birthweight (e.g., βwork = − 0.01 [95%CI: − 0.02, − 0.01]), earlier birth (e.g., βwork = − 0.04 [95%CI: − 0.04, − 0.03])), and more emotional (e.g., βevents = 0.08 [95%CI: 0.07, 0.09]) and behavioral difficulties (e.g., βrelationship = 0.08 [95%CI: 0.07, 0.09]) in the full sample (N = 112,784). …”
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Optimal Selection Criterion for Runoff Component Models Based on Benefit-Risk Balance by DING Xiao-ling, HU Wei-zhong, TANG Hai-hua, LUO Bin, FENG Kuai-le

“…If the decision-making objective was to achieve a more adequate fitting, models that sequentially separate mutations and periodic components are prioritized; conversely, if the objective was to maintain more stable accuracy with varying sequence lengths, models that identify only mutation or trend terms were more advantageous. …”
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Experimental approaches to creating a tissue-specific matrix for a bioartificial liver by A. M. Grigoriev, Yu. B. Basok, A. D. Kirillova, L. A. Kirsanova, N. P. Shmerko, A. M. Subbot, E. A. Nemets, I. A. Miloserdov, M. Yu. Shagidulin, V. I. Sevastyanov

“…Objective: to study the ability of a tissue-specific matrix from decellularized human liver fragments (DHLF) to maintain adhesion and proliferation of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAT-MSCs) and HepG2 under static conditions and in a flow-through bioreactor. Materials and methods. Treatment with surfactants (SAS) – sodium dodecyl sulfate, Triton X-100 – followed by exposure to DNase was used for decellularization of human liver fragments (no more than 8 mm3). …”
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The facile conversion of waste biomass into few-layer graphene oxide by Rhoda Afriyie Mensah, Vigneshwaran Shanmugam, Elif Kaynak, Denis Sokol, Joel Wahl, Kim Cuong Le, Yang Zhang, Lin Jiang, Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany, Emine Ayşe Turhan, Oisik Das

“…This study highlights a sustainable method for the preparation of few-layer GO at lower temperatures than contemporary methods, making the process more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective. …”
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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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Microfluidic device for both active and passive cell separation techniques: A review by Muhammad Asraf Mansor, Muhammad Asyraf Jamrus, Chong Kar Lok, Mohd Ridzuan Ahmad, Michal Petrů, Seyed Saeid Rahimian Koloor

“…Due to the heterogeneity of cells, label-free methods that utilize the inherent physical properties of cells to separate, offer more advantages including high throughput, simple design, reduced sample volumes, and low device cost. …”
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Analytical Approaches Using GC-MS for the Detection of Pollutants in Wastewater Towards Environmental and Human Health Benefits: A Comprehensive Review by Gonçalo Catarro, Rodrigo Pelixo, Mariana Feijó, Tiago Rosado, Sílvia Socorro, André R. T. S. Araújo, Eugenia Gallardo

“…Finally, future perspectives are discussed, including the integration of emerging technologies such as high-resolution mass spectrometry, the miniaturisation of GC systems, and the development of faster and more sustainable analytical methods.…”
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Color Stability, Surface Gloss, Surface Roughness, and Wettability of Material Jetting 3D-Printed Denture Material Under Various Surface Treatments by Toshiki Nagai, Amal Alfaraj, Wei-Shao Lin

“…<b>Objectives:</b> To examine the effects of surface treatments on the color stability, surface roughness, surface gloss, and wettability of monolithic polychromatic material jetting (MJT) 3D-printed denture material. <b>Material and Methods:</b> Twenty-one color variants of the same denture material (TrueDent; Stratasys, Eden, MN, USA) underwent two surface treatments (polishing only or polishing and glazing), creating 42 study groups with a total of 420 samples (n = 10 per group). …”
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ImageDoubler: image-based doublet identification in single-cell sequencing by Kaiwen Deng, Xinya Xu, Manqi Zhou, Hongyang Li, Evan T. Keller, Gregory Shelley, Annie Lu, Lana Garmire, Yuanfang Guan

“…However, doublets—where two or more cells are sequenced together—disrupt this assumption and can lead to potential data misinterpretations. …”
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Fast-track analysis of beetroot using the liquid generated during the cooking processOpen Data is available at under the name “UBU-Polymers Research Group 02062025″. by María Gaona-Ruiz, Saúl Vallejos, Ana Rodríguez, Miriam Trigo-López, Celia Carrillo

“…A linear regression model enabled the prediction of beetroot functionality, reducing pre-quantification time from 105 min to 5 min and eliminating the need for 10 mL of solvent per gram of sample. Validation with commercial ready-to-eat beetroots confirmed the method's reliability. …”
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Microbial Profiles and Risk Factors of Preexisting Biliary Infection in Patients with Therapeutic Endoscopy by Hua-Qiang Ruan, Guo-Lin Liao, Peng Peng, Shi-Quan Liu, Chang-Liang Wu, Jian-Fu Qin, Zhi-Hai Liang, Guo-Du Tang, Meng-Bin Qin, Jie-An Huang

“…Blood cultures remained negative even in more than half of the febrile cases with cholangitis. …”
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Computer Vision in Monitoring Fruit Browning: Neural Networks vs. Stochastic Modelling by Maria Kondoyanni, Dimitrios Loukatos, Charalampos Templalexis, Diamanto Lentzou, Georgios Xanthopoulos, Konstantinos G. Arvanitis

“…Thus, this study investigated the application of computer vision techniques and various RGB cameras in the detection and classification of enzymatic browning in cut pears, comparing convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with stochastic modelling. More specifically, light is shed on the potential of CNN-based approaches for high-throughput and easily adapted applications and the potential of stochastic methods for precise, quantitative analyses. …”
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Prevalence and Patterns of Gene Mutations Associated with <i>M. tuberculosis</i> Resistance to Isoniazid and Rifampicin in Patients with Different Clinical Manifestations of Tuberc... by T. Yu. Salina, T. I. Morozova

“…The objective: to study prevalence and patterns of mutations in the katG, inhA, ahpC, rpoB genes associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) resistance to isoniazid (H) and rifampicin (R) in patients with various clinical manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).Subjects and Methods. 441 sputum samples collected in tuberculosis patients were tested using biological microchips. …”
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Irrigant and intracanal medicament choices in routine endodontic practice: A cross-sectional survey of British general dentists by Stefan V. Stefanescu, Maria Mihaela Iuga, Claudia Panzetta, Mauro Colangeli, Fernando Espada Salgado, Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja, Kaligotla Apoorva Vasundhara

“…A sample size calculation determined the minimum required sample size of 377 GDPS from a population of 2356 British GDPs. …”
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Comparison of salivary beta-defensin-1 levels in patients with periodontitis before and after phase I periodontal therapy by Somaye Ansari Moghadam, Sina Pishadast, Leila Gholami, Ebrahim Alijani, Alireza Ansari Moghadam, Mahdi Hadilou

“…The current study demonstrated promising results concerning a probable link between hBD-1 and periodontitis. However, more research with sufficiently large sample sizes and more robust study designs is necessary.…”
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Political affiliation moderates the link between gun violence exposure and firearm behaviors via perceptions of utility, safety, and threat by Sultan Altikriti, Daniel C. Semenza, Michael D. Anestis

“…This study examines how GVE is associated with perceptions of safety, threat sensitivity, and firearm utility, and how these perceptions relate to firearm carrying and storage practices across political groups. Methods The data for this study come from a subset of adults with firearm access (n = 3,042) drawn from a nationally representative sample of 8,010 U.S. adults. …”
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Identification of clinically-useful cut scores of the Traumatic Injuries Distress Scale (TIDS) for predicting rate of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma. by David M Walton, James M Elliott, Joshua Lee, Mohamad Fakhereddin, Wonjin Seo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were drawn from databanks in London, Canada and Chicago, United States. …”
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