An in vitro study of fluoride-preloaded halloysite nanotubes to enhance the fluoride release in conventional and resin-modified glass ionomer cements by Martha Esperanza García-Moreno, Elias Nahum Salmerón-Valdés, Adriana Alejandra Morales-Valenzuela, Ulises Velázquez-Enríquez, Víctor Hugo Toral-Rizo, Edith Lara-Carrillo

“…Objective: The purpose of the study was to compare the fluoride release in two conventional glass ionomer cements (Ionobond, Ketac Molar) and two resin-modified glass ionomer cements (Vitrebond, Fuji II LC) adapted with halloysite nanotubes preloaded with sodium fluoride at different concentrations. Methods: In total, 96 samples were prepared and distributed into four control groups and eight experimental groups (5 % and 10 %). …”
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The Use of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs During the Covid-19 Lockdown: a Cross-Cultural Study on Potential Users and Associated Risks by I. De Luca, F. Di Carlo, J. Burkauskas, A.R. Dores, M.A. Gómez-Martínez, A. Szabo, H. Fujiwara, C. Monteiro, M. Di Nicola, M. Mazza, G. Sani, D. Luciani, M. Pettorruso, M. di Giannantonio, I. Cataldo, G. Esposito, G. Martinotti, O. Corazza

“…Online shoppers of IPEDs were mainly men who reported higher scores on the Exercise Addiction Inventory. One or more IPEDs classifiable as “potentially at-risk” were used by 66.3% of the sample. …”
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A Silent Threat in Post-Tuberculosis Patients: Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Survey in Multiple Regions of Indonesia (I-CHROME Study) by Anna Rozaliyani, Findra Setianingrum, Fathiyah Isbaniah, Heidy Agustin, Raden Rara Diah Handayani, Rosamarlina Syahrir, Siti Pratiekauri, Robiatul Adawiyah, Hesti Setiastuti, Mohammad Nizam Erhamza, Retno Ariza S. Soemarwoto, Irvan Medison, Deddy Herman, Avissena Dutha Pratama, Jatu Apridasari, Jani Jane, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Tutik Kusmiati, Mufidatun Hasanah, Diah Adhyaksanti, Winda Sofvina, Ammar A. Hasyim, Chris Kosmidis, David W. Denning

“…Among those with infiltrates, a positive <i>Aspergillus</i> culture was not more common (<i>p</i> > 0.05), whereas <i>Aspergillus</i> IgG was more often raised (<i>p</i> = 0.037), as was a positive ICT (<i>p</i> = 0.021). …”
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Association of skipping breakfast with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Junwen Tan, Qingwei Meng, Cheng Luo, Shipeng Zhang, Enjie Tang, Yanjie Jiang, Sijing Cheng, Xueying Li, Ling Li

“…High heterogeneity may stem from differences in dietary culture and assessment methods. In the future, more research is needed to explore the mechanism and increase studies in different regions.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier PROSPERO CRD42024583486.…”
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Ge-SAND: an explainable deep learning-driven framework for disease risk prediction by uncovering complex genetic interactions in parallel by Lihang Ye, Liubin Zhang, Bin Tang, Junhao Liang, Ruijie Tan, Hui Jiang, Wenjie Peng, Nan Lin, Kun Li, Chao Xue, Miaoxin Li

“…This challenge may be further exacerbated by the curse of dimensionality when considering large-scale pairwise genetic combinations with limited samples. Overcoming these limitations could transform biomedicine by providing deeper insights into disease mechanisms, moving beyond black-box models and single-locus analyses, and enabling a more comprehensive understanding of cross-disease patterns. …”
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Retrospective analysis and modern spatiotemporal characteristics of tularemia in the territory of the West Kazakhstan and North Kazakhstan regions by U. A. Izbanova, L. Yu. Lukhnova, T. V. Meka-Mechenko, N. S. Maykanov, V. P. Sadovskaya, V. G. Meka-Mechenko, A. A. Yusupov, A. B. Makulova

“…We used descriptive statistics methods, relative and absolute indicators of the tularemia incidence in the population for the analysis. …”
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Quality improvement interventions to prevent neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review by Xueli Zhang, Mingqiu Chen, Yanfei Zhang, Jieer Zhou, Tingyan Wei, Zhangbin Yu, Zhangbin Yu, Yuqin Yan, Yuqin Yan, Zhangxing Wang

“…Application of the quality criteria of the quality improvement showed that all the interventions were considered to be of medium to high quality, with the lowest score being 8 and 13 of the interventions having scores more than 10. The studies had heterogeneity with significant variations in intervention characteristics, implementation units, personnel, sample size, time, and outcomes.ConclusionQIIs resulted in reductions in the incidence and severity of NEC in preterm infants in some but not all settings. …”
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Milk traits characterization and association studies with DGAT1 polymorphisms in Bagnolese sheep by Maria Giulia Pugliano, Gianfranco Cosenza, Emanuele D‘Anza, Andrea Fulgione, Nicoletta Murru, Marika Di Paolo, Sara Albarella, Vincenzo Peretti, Francesca Ciotola

“…The aim of this study was to investigate milk production traits in Bagnolese sheep and the variability of diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) gene and its effects on milk production. Methods Milk quantity was recorded during the morning milking, while Kjeldahl and Gerber methods were used to assess protein and fat percentage (w/v) of collected milk samples. …”
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Getting under the skin of the menopausal hot flush: a protocol to examine skin function and structure in symptomatic postmenopausal women by Kirsty A. Roberts, Kirsty A. Roberts, Abigail Doyle, Helen Jones, Helen Jones, David A. Low, David A. Low

“…Menopause-induced oestrogen deficiency could increase the sensitivity of skin blood vessels and sweat glands in postmenopausal women, which could result in more frequent and larger increases in skin blood flow in postmenopausal women consistent with hot flushes. …”
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Methodology and content for the design of basketball coach education programs: a systematic review by Josep Alemany-Iturriaga, Josep Alemany-Iturriaga, Josep Alemany-Iturriaga, Julio Calleja-González, Jeisson Mosquera-Maturana, Álvaro Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro Velarde-Sotres

“…After inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample was 23 articles. These studies maintained a high standard of quality. …”
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Prognostic value of complex assessment of Ki-67, tumor necrosis factor α, CD20 and CD31 expression in non-small cell lung cancer by O. V. Kovaleva, M. A. Rashidova, P. A. Podlesnaya, D. V. Samoilova, V. V. Mochalnikova, A. N. Gratchev

“…Modern advances in immunotherapy have significantly improved the prognosis of patients with this pathology, but this is still not enough to control the course of the disease.Objective – to the study of tumor (Ki-67, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α)) and stromal (TNF-α, CD20 and CD31) markers in non-small cell lung cancer and their prognostic significance.Materials and methods. The study included tumor samples obtained from 100 patients with non-small cell lung cancer. …”
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Respiratory bacterial and viral pathogen spectrum among influenza-positive and influenza-negative patients by Jing Shi, Shi Han, Yating Zhang, Xiaohua Lu, Yunxia Gan, Narenqimuge Tong, Lu Ma, Hang Zhuan, Ying Dai, Yaqi Ji, Guoming Li, Dan Chen, Lu Yang

“…Trial registration The samples for this study were obtained from the influenza surveillance network of Hubei Province. …”
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A comparative study of ultrasound and thermal processing: Effects on goat milk stability and protein structure by Xiaoxia Chen, Lusha Wei, Yazhou Mao, Aiqing Zhao, Meixue Pu, Yufang Liu, Bini Wang

“…Goat milk was subjected to ultrasound treatments (400 W for 10 min, 500 W for 10 min, and 600 W for 10 min), and untreated and heat-treated samples served as controls. The results demonstrated that ultrasonic treatment led to a more uniform distribution of fat globules and protein particles, reduced agglomeration, and fostered a more compact and ordered protein network structure. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF A ROLE OF THE IMMUNOGENICITY OF INFLIXIMAB IN THE THERAPY OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS by O. A. Rumyantseva, A. G. Bochkova, M. M. Urumova, M. V. Cherkasova, E. N. Aleksandrova, S. K. Solovyev, Sh. F. Erdes

“…Anti-INF antibodies were found in 28 (52%) patients, these being more common  in the patients with drug inefficacy than in the others (67 and 37%, respectively; p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Do leaf traits shape herbivory in tropical montane rainforests? A multispecies approach by Jana E. Schön, Raya Keuth, Jürgen Homeier, Oliver Limberger, Jörg Bendix, Nina Farwig, Roland Brandl

“…We established nine 1‐ha square plots evenly distributed over three different forest types in Ecuadorian tropical montane rainforests where we estimated herbivory as the leaf area loss (in square centimeters) of 20 (±5) leaves sampled from the canopies of 380 tree individuals belonging to 51 tree species (7 ± 1 individuals/species) using lab‐ and spectral‐sensing‐based methods. …”
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Puncture Reduction in Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy with HE's Lumbar LOcation (HELLO) System: A Cadaver Study. by Guoxin Fan, Xiaofei Guan, Qi Sun, Annan Hu, Yanjie Zhu, Guangfei Gu, Hailong Zhang, Shisheng He

“…Repeated puncture will lead to more radiation exposure and reduce the beginners' confidence.…”
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Integrated prognostic assessment of apoptosis and chemotherapy related gene in bladder cancer: a prognostic signature by Keyuan Zhao, Gang Xu, Jing Jin, Chao Peng, Jiajun Chen, Yulei Li, Weihao Wang, Shouhua Pan

“…This comprehensive approach aims to enhance our ability to predict the prognosis of BC patients and optimize treatment strategies. Methods We extracted 412 BC patients and 19 healthy humans RNA-seq samples from the TCGA database and loaded 1416 apoptosis and chemotherapy related genes from the GeneCards website. …”
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Characteristics and innovative points of clinical trials of radiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC over the past decade by Mengting Li, Mengting Li, Mengting Li, Peng Ding, Peng Ding, Peng Ding

“…This study focuses on the combination of different radiotherapy methods with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), minimizing attention to new immunotherapeutic drugs. …”
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AI4Food Project: Application of Personalised Nutrition Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Nutritional Interventions Focused on Weight Loss by Isabel Espinosa-Salinas, Gala Freixer, Sergio Romero-Tapiador, Blanca Lacruz Pleguezuelos, Ruben Tolosana, Javier Ortega-Garcia, Enrique Carrillo-De Santa Pau

“…Although the aetiology of obesity has been simplified as an energy imbalance, multiple factors contribute to its development, making its treatment complex. Current methods for diagnosing obesity and overweight have significant limitations therefore, a more personalised approach to nutritional guidance is needed to account for differences in response to dietary affected by environmental and genetic factors. …”
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The effects of active play interventions on children’s fundamental movement skills: a systematic review by Xinmiao Zhang, Changhao Tang, Miao Geng, Kai Li, Cong Liu, Yujun Cai

“…Information on countries and regions, study types, experimental designs, sample characteristics, measurement methods, and intervention effects of the included literature were extracted for the included literature. …”
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