Untapped potential of wastewater for animal and potentially zoonotic virus surveillance: Pilot study to detect non-human animal viruses in urban settings by Mustafa Karatas, Mandy Bloemen, Jill Swinnen, Inge Roukaerts, Steven Van Gucht, Marc Van Ranst, Elke Wollants, Jelle Matthijnssens

“…Introduction: Wastewater surveillance has become an essential tool for monitoring viral outbreaks and surveillance of human viruses. While PCR-based methods are most frequently used, more advanced techniques, such as shotgun metagenomics in combination with viral capture methods, have been developed. …”
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Research on Pedestrians’ Visual Perception Characteristics Based on USGGS: A Case Study of the Six Inner-City Districts of Tianjin by Hanwen YANG, Shang’en TSOU, Yike HU

“…The core objective of the research is to propose strategies to optimize the greening structure of urban streets by analyzing the correlation between USGGS and visual perception of pedestrians, so as to enhance the quality of the visual environment of street pedestrians, improve the urban human settlement environment and promote the organic integration of the urban ecological and humanistic environments, thus providing a new way of thinking for urban planning and construction, and promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of urban street space.MethodsThe research selects the six inner-city districts of Tianjin City as the research area, utilizes Baidu street view image (SVI) as data source, and collect SVIs and their coordinates in the six districts in 2019 by calling Baidu API, with a total of 17,326 points selected and 13,281 valid samples obtained after screening. …”
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Immunobiological effects of tocilizumab across respiratory subphenotypes in COVID-19 ARDS by Emma Rademaker, Daan F. L. Filippini, Jelle L. G. Haitsma Mulier, Marleen A. Slim, Rombout B. E. van Amstel, Sivasubramanium V. Bhavani, Nicole P. Juffermans, Harm-Jan S. de Grooth, Lennie P. G. Derde, Olaf L. Cremer, Lieuwe D. J. Bos, Amsterdam U. M. C. COVID-19 Biobank Study Group

“…We investigated the independent and combined effects of respiratory subphenotype and tocilizumab on inflammatory response and clinical outcomes. Methods We analyzed patients from existing COVID-19 biobanks who were consecutively admitted to the ICU and received more than 4 days of invasive mechanical ventilation between March 2020 and May 2022. …”
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Impact of Vitamins, Antibiotics, Probiotics, and History of COVID-19 on the Gut Microbiome in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zane Straume, Nikola Krūmiņa, Ilze Elbere, Maija Rozenberga, Renārs Erts, Dace Rudzīte, Anna Proskurina, Angelika Krumina

“…Antibiotic non-users had more <i>Firmicutes</i> in their microbiome than antibiotic users (<i>p</i> = 0.008). …”
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Do empowered women receive better quality antenatal care in Pakistan? An analysis of demographic and health survey data. by Muhammad Asim, Waqas Hameed, Sarah Saleem

“…Our exposure variables were three-dimensional measures of women empowerment (social independence, decision making, and attitude towards domestic violence), and our outcome variables were quality of antenatal coverage [i.e. a composite binary measure based on skilled ANC (trained professional), timeliness (1st ANC visit during first trimester), sufficiency of ANC visits (4 or more)] and quality of ANC consultation (i.e. receiving at least 7 or more essential antenatal components out of 8). …”
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Biological maturation determines the beneficial effects of high-intensity functional training on cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents by Jarosław Domaradzki, Cristian Alvarez, Rafał Szafraniec, Dawid Koźlenia

“…Aim This quasi-experimental study investigated the effects of chronological age (CA) and maturity offset (MO), defined as the time before/after peak height velocity, on changes in body fat (BF), BP, and CRF induced by high-intensity functional training (HIFT) and assessed the contribution of MO on these outcomes. Methods The sample consisted of 116 males, grouped by CA years (y) (15y [n = 30], 16y [n = 29], 17y [n = 30], 18y [n = 27]). …”
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Reasons for Prematurely Terminating an Interview by Respondents in National Polls Regarding the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict by Vladimir B. Zvonovsky, Alexander V. Khodykin, Alexandra V. Raskevich

“…At the second stage, the sample is solid, formed by the method of the main array: 538 out of 888 interrupted interviews were listened to. …”
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Partner responses to pain among male partners of women with provoked vestibulodynia—a cross-sectional study by Linn Myrtveit-Stensrud, Elin Ekholm, Ida Flink, Moniek ter Kuile, Linnéa Engman, Isabelle Suvaal, Karen Synne Groven, Silje Endresen Reme

“…Conclusion: Partner responses were associated with psychosexual health. In our sample, male partners of women with PVD did not have more anxiety or depression than other men of the same age in the general population.…”
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Knowledge and Practice of Nurses and Midwives Regarding Immediate Care after Birth at Two Tertiary Centers in the Kurdistan Region by Nergz Bayiz Abdulrahman, Sazan Bahram Ahmed, Nazeera Tahseen Kareem, Suham Mirhamad Abdullah

“…Most of the samples (71.2%) had trained less than 5 years. More than one-third (36.5%) of nurses-midwives have 15 years of experience. …”
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Lyme Disease Biobank: 10 years of 3 month follow-up visits from 2014 to 2023 by Elizabeth J. Horn, George Dempsey, Anna M. Schotthoefer, Matthew McArdle, Allison F. Weber, Cathy De Luca, Bobbi S. Pritt, Elizabeth L. Maloney

“…IntroductionLyme Disease Biobank (LDB) enrolls participants with signs and symptoms of early Lyme disease (LD) from endemic areas and makes samples available to researchers developing more accurate diagnostics. …”
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Extensive spinal cord involvement in magnetic resonance imaging evaluation on schistosomal myelitis by Claudio Henrique Fernandes Vidal, Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira, Hildo Rocha Cirne de Azevedo Filho, Fernando Viana Gurgel, Alessandra Mertens Brainer-Lima

“…In 11 patients (84.61%), the damage reached two or more spinal segments. Conclusions: MRI was an important diagnostic aid in this sample, because of the high rate of abnormalities detected. …”
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Application of Jane Jacobs’ Theory in the Analysis of the Borders of Territory Monitoring in Urban Spaces from Citizens’ Points of View in Bandar Abbas by Amirhamzeh Shahbazi, Esmaeil zakerimnabi, Alireza Shahbazi

“…Upon utilizing a descriptive and analytical methodology, data were collected through surveys from a diverse population aged 15 years and older, employing a 2-stage random sampling method involving 385 respondents. The findings revealed significant variations in how citizens perceived their monitoring territories influenced by factors, such as literacy, gender, age, and residency history. …”
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Representation of the perception of effective factors on the implementation of Eric Cheng's knowledge management model in secondary schools of West Azarbaijan province by parivash mohammadi gheshlagh

“…The statistical population includes principals of secondary schools in West Azarbaijan province in the academic year of 2021-2022. The purposeful sampling method is of homogeneous type, and based on the principle of data saturation; 8 people were selected as sample managers. …”
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Designing an entrepreneurial ecosystem model in a university with a knowledge-based approach by Nahid Mir, Amin Rahimi Kia, Mehry Daraei

“…The statistical population in the qualitative section includes 20 academic experts who are knowledgeable about the entrepreneurship ecosystem, using a targeted sampling method; and in the quantitative section, it includes 384 people from all managers of Islamic Azad Universities across the country. …”
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Multiwavelength and Environmental Properties of Variability Selected Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei by Heechan Yuk, Xinyu Dai, Marko Mićić

“…Upon inspecting the environments of our sample, we find that LLAGNs are more common in denser environments of galaxy clusters in contrast with the trend established in the literature for luminous AGNs at low redshifts, which is broadly consistent with our analysis result for luminous AGNs limited by a smaller sample size. …”
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Development and evaluation of a single-tube nested PCR with colorimetric assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection by Marcela Pereira Salazar, Juliana Figueiredo da Costa Lima Suassuna Monteiro, Wlisses Henrique Veloso Carvalho-Silva, George Tadeu Nunes Diniz, Roberto Pereira Werkhauser, Lílian Maria Lapa Montenegro, Haiana Charifker Schindler

“…Molecular techniques have revolutionized tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis by offering a faster and more sensitive approach, detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA directly from samples. …”
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The Identification of Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Male and Female Students by Mauizotul Febrina, Fadly Azhar, Indah Tri Purwanti

“…It uses quantitative methods. The research population involved second-grade students at MTs Darul Hikmah Pekanbaru. …”
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Factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum by G. Keren, G. Ayala

“…The reasons for this phenomenon are still somewhat unclear. Methods: The sample included 201 fertility-age women, who had experienced at least one pregnancy. …”
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Forecasting Oil Price by Hierarchical Shrinkage in Dynamic Parameter Models by Yuntong Liu, Yu Wei, Yi Liu, Wenjuan Li

“…This newly developed method has the advantages of both model shrinkage and automatic switch between CC and TVP forecasting models; thus, this may produce more accurate predictions of crude oil prices. …”
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Mobile Apps and Visual Function Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of the Latest Advancements by Caius Goh, Marilyn Puah, Zhi Hong Toh, Joewee Boon, Debbie Boey, Ryan Tay, Ashita A. Sule, Renee Liu, Xing-Er Ong, Aditya Kalra, Satvik Gupta, Andres Rousselot, William Rojas-Carabali, Bryan Ang, Rupesh Agrawal

“…Results Visual tests, including visual acuity and color vision tests, were most common among apps surveyed, and they were comparable to traditional clinical methods. Certain applications were more widely used, some of which have had studies conducted to assess the reliability of test results. …”
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