Design, rationale and protocol for Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring (GO MOMs): an observational cohort study by Erin S LeBlanc, Mary Larkin, José Castillo, Erika Werner, William Lowe, Michael Gomez, David Amy, Afshin Azimirad, Camille E Powe, Denise Scholtens, Kimberly K Vesco, Kristi Bays, Stefan Massimino, Sperry Robinson, Katrina Schell, Gillian A Walters, Teresa A Hillier, Caryn Oshiro, Sandra Cordero, Connor Howick, Lisa Kim, Yannica Theda Martinez, Olena Pishchalenko, Vladka Wastlova, Noelia Zork, Mirella Mourad, Jacqueline Lonier, Uma Reddy, Jayleen Acevedo, Belgica Peguero, Francesca Facco, Maisa Feghali, Heather Bocan, Savannah Stramowski, Andrea Edlow, William Barth, David Nathan, Robin Azevedo, Arantxa Medina Baez, Chinenye Iroajanma, Jacqueline Maya, Nefeli Neamonitaki, Nopporn Thangthaeng, Lynn Yee, William Grobman, Emily Szmuilowicz, Alyssa Aguirre, Evelyn Guevara, Gail Mallett, Samantha Matos, Shubhi Tyagi, Alexandra Spadola, Patrick Catalano, Dwight Rouse, Madeline Malloy, Floralba Parra, Jennifer Sherr, Audrey Merriam, Sherrie Bitterman, Elizabeth Considine, Jessica Leventhal, Lauren Perley, Linda Rink, Amy Steffen, Beatrix Thompson, Melinda Zgorski, Michael Steffes, Valerie Arends, Anthony Killeen, Juned Siddique, Patricia Bustamante, Ying (Jennifer) Cheung, Carmen Edith Freeze, Tania Grott, Alan Kuang, Mary Beth Tull, Barbara Linder, Chloe Michalopoulos

“…Multiple organisations recommend first-trimester diabetes screening for individuals with risk factors; however, the benefits and drawbacks of detecting glucose abnormalities more mild than overt diabetes in early gestation and the best screening method to detect such abnormalities remain unclear.Methods and analysis The goal of the Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring study (GO MOMs) is to evaluate how early pregnancy glycaemia, measured using continuous glucose monitoring and oral glucose tolerance testing, relates to the diagnosis of gestational diabetes (GDM) at 24–28 weeks’ gestation (maternal primary outcome) and large-for-gestational-age birth weight (newborn primary outcome). …”
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Analyzing Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates using Microplate Alamar Blue Assay by Kamal Ahmadi1, 2 , 3, Nahid Madadi-Goli1, 2, 3, Morteza Masoumi1, 2, Mahshid Nasehi4, 5, Seyed Davar Siadat1, 2, Farzam Vaziri1, 2, Abolfazl Fateh1, 2*

“…The present study aimed to determine antibiotic resistance among M. tuberculosis clinical isolates using the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA). Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 25 M. tuberculosis isolates from clinical samples were identified and confirmed using standard microbiological and biochemical tests. …”

Molecular epidemiology, diversity, and antifungal susceptibility profiles of clinical and environmental mucorales: a five-year multicenter study in Iran (2018–2023) by Abbas Raeisabadi, Mohsen Nosratabadi, Zahra Abtahian, Sadegh Khodavaisy, Neda Kiasat, Ali Rezaei-Matehkolaei, Rasoul Mohammadi, Javad Javidnia, Leila Faeli, Iman Haghani, Hossein Zarrinfar, Raheleh Alhashemi, Mojtaba Taghizadeh Armaki, Seyed Reza Aghili, Maryam Moazeni, Mahdi Abastabar, Hamid Badali

“…Abstract Purpose The incidence of Mucormycosis has increased during the last decades globally due to more patients being at risk for these life-threatening infections. …”
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Spatial profiling of endoplasmic reticulum stress markers in tumor associated cells predicts patient outcomes in pancreatic cancer by Georgia Porter, Murray D. Norris, Minoti Apte, Angelica M. Merlot

“…For the first time, we characterized the expression and spatial locations of ER stress markers, BiP and CHOP, in tumor-associated cells and assessed their prognostic significance in a panel of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patient samples. Methods: Multiplex immunofluorescence was performed on tumor microarrays and images were analyzed using HALO AI software. …”
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Detection of zika virus disease caused by the Asian lineage of the zika virus at Kenya's Lamu island by Gathii Kimita, John Collins, Beth Mutai, Esther Omuseni, Clement Masakhwe, Stephen Ocholla, Allan Lemtudo, George Awinda, Rachel Githii, Gerald Kellar, John Waitumbi

“…Objectives: We report the first confirmed cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease (ZVD) in Kenya and provide the associated genomic sequences. Methods: The study is part of a prospective febrile illness surveillance study in Kenya. …”
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Microvascular Anastomosis in Practice: A Pilot Study on Microsurgical Training Efficiency by Florin-Vlad Hodea, Andreea Grosu-Bularda, Andrei Cretu, Catalina-Stefania Dumitru, Vladut-Alin Ratoiu, Eliza-Maria Bordeanu-Diaconescu, Raducu-Andrei Costache, Razvan-Nicolae Teodoreanu, Ioan Lascar, Cristian-Sorin Hariga

“…The structured training model promoted more consistent progress and superior microsurgical technique. …”
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Research of phenolic compound of a horsetail wood (Equisetum sylvaticum L.) by R. A. Bondarchuk, N. E. Kolomiets

“…It is established that the Siberian samples have more various structure flavonoids and phenolic acids. …”
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Presenting the model of managerial competencies of women in the industry (case study: Sabah Food Company) by masoomeh samadi, mohammad mohammadi, Hamid Rezaei Far, hossein hakimpour

“…Sampling was done by a targeted technique. The collection tool in this research is a semi-structured interview. …”
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Satisfactions and Needs Achieved from the Use of SocialNetworks and their Relationship to Changing Urban Behavior - a Field Study among Students of Salah Al-Din University – Erbil... by Shler Noori Salih, Sabah Ahmed Najar

“… The current study dealt with the topic of (the gratifications achieved from the use of social networks and its relationship to behavior change), and its problem was summarized by the following question: What is the relationship between the benefits achieved from the use of social networks and changing urban behavior, and the descriptive approach was adopted by the method of social survey by sample, in this study . …”
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Effect and Process Evaluation of a Cluster Randomized Control Trial on Water Intake and Beverage Consumption in Preschoolers from Six European Countries: The ToyBox-Study. by An-Sofie Pinket, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, Greet Cardon, Odysseas Androutsos, Berthold Koletzko, Luis A Moreno, Piotr Socha, Violeta Iotova, Yannis Manios, Marieke De Craemer, ToyBox-Study Group

“…The present study aimed to examine the effect of the ToyBox-intervention (cluster randomized controlled trial) on water intake and beverage consumption in European preschoolers and to investigate if the intervention effects differed by implementation score of kindergartens and parents/caregivers.<h4>Method</h4>A sample of 4964 preschoolers (4.7 ± 0.4 years; 51.5% boys) from six European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Poland, Spain) was included in the data analyses. …”
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Uncovering Non-Invasive Biomarkers in Paediatric Severe Acute Asthma Using Targeted Exhaled Breath Analysis by Sarah van den Berg, Annabel S. Zaat, Isabel F. van der Poel, Yoni E. van Dijk, Simone Hashimoto, Niels W. P. Rutjes, Suzanne W. J. Terheggen-Largo, Bart E. van Ewijk, Claudia Gagliani, Fleur L. Sondaal, Job B. M. van Woensel, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Paul Brinkman, Susanne J. H. Vijverberg, Berber Kapitein

“…This study aimed to assess the value of non-invasive targeted exhaled breath metabolomics analysis to better characterise SAA. Methods: Breath samples from 17 children admitted to the PICU with SAA (cases) and 27 children with controlled severe asthma (controls) were analysed using thermal desorption gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (TD-GC-MS). …”
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Multiple Kinds of Pesticides Detection Based on Back-Propagation Neural Network Analysis of Fluorescence Spectra by Haiyi Bian, Hua Yao, Guohua Lin, Yinshan Yu, Ruiqiang Chen, Xiaoyan Wang, Rendong Ji, Xiao Yang, Tiezhu Zhu, Yongfeng Ju

“…However, given that the concentration of the pesticide detected via fluorescence spectroscopy is calculated in accordance with the Beer-Lambert law, this method can only be used to detect samples containing a single kind of pesticide or several kinds of pesticides with completely different fluorescence which is not in accordance with practical cases. …”
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Case Report: Improvement of functional dyspepsia using eight constitution acupuncture and eight constitution diet – A report of three cases by Nahyun Cho, Nahyun Cho, Younkuk Choi, Younkuk Choi, Heekyung Kim, Heekyung Kim, Heeyoung Moon, Younbyoung Chae, Sungha Kim, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem

“…These findings support the potential use of ECM-based interventions as effective and personalized treatment approaches for FD. More studies with larger sample sizes and standardized tools to assess diet adherence are required to validate these results and explore long-term outcomes.…”
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Increased sputum peripheral helper T cells are associated with the severity of rheumatoid arthritis but not with the severity of airway disease by Eito Yokoi, Keiko Wakahara, Saya Nakamura, Eriko Fukutani, Shuji Asai, Nobunori Takahashi, Nobunori Takahashi, Toshihisa Kojima, Toshihisa Kojima, Shingo Iwano, Satoko Shimada, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Naozumi Hashimoto, Naozumi Hashimoto, Makoto Ishii

“…Among these patients, Tph cells were more frequent in those with high DAS28, high serum immunoglobulin G (IgG), and high sputum IgG. …”
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Invasive and Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Review of Reviews by Tyler S. Oesterle, Nicholas L. Bormann, Majd Al-Soleiti, Simon Kung, Balwinder Singh, Michele T. McGinnis, Sabrina Correa da Costa, Teresa Rummans, Mohit Chauhan, Juan M. Rojas Cabrera, Sara A. Vettleson-Trutza, Kristen M. Scheitler, Hojin Shin, Kendall H. Lee, Mark S. Gold

“…Conclusions: As novel and more effective therapies for the treatment of SUD are desperately needed, procedural interventional psychiatry holds promise. …”
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Epidemiologic profile of hemoglobinopathies in Benin by Selma Gomez, Adjile Edjide Roukiyath Amoussa, Edwige Dedjinou, Manasse Kakpo, Pélagie Gbédji, Nouhoum Amossou Soulé, Bernice Quenum

“…Samples with abnormal hemoglobin results were subjected to a complete blood count. …”
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Comparative study of the glucose and trehalose addition on the extenders for goat sperm liquid storage. by Md. Emtiaj Alam, Most. Shorifa Yeasmin, Dipak Kumar Das, Md. Shohidul Islam, Soshe Ahmed, Md. Hamidul Islam, Md. Akhtarul Islam, Md. Mostofa Kamal, Aurangazeb Kabir, Alam Khan, Md. Hakimul Haque, Md. Abdul Masum, Moizur Rahman, Mst. Ishrat Zerin Moni.

“…Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of varying glucose and trehalose concentrations on tris-citric acid-egg yolk-fructose (TCEF) diluents for the short-term cold storage of goat semen. Materials and Methods: The semen sample was collected, unwashed, and divided into the following groups: control (TCEF without glucose and trehalose), TCEF + glucose (75, 150 mm), and TCEF + trehalose (75, 150 mm). …”
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Dynamics of neutrophil phenotype and function in sickle cell disease by Aafke E. Gaartman, Aafke E. Gaartman, Lydian A. de Ligt, Lydian A. de Ligt, Lydian A. de Ligt, Boukje M. Beuger, Anton T. J. Tool, Martijn Veldthuis, Taco W. Kuijpers, Taco W. Kuijpers, Rob van Zwieten, Bart J. Biemond, Robin van Bruggen, Erfan Nur, Erfan Nur

“…Neutrophil phenotype was more activated in SCD patients compared to non-matched controls. …”
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A nomogram for assisting in diagnosing mouth breathing based on maxillofacial surface electromyographic activity by Minyue Zhao, Amin S. Mohamed, Bo Cheng, Hongfei Li, Gaoli Wang, Lingling Ji, Rui Zou, Fei Wang

“…Abstract Objective A nomogram based on maxillofacial surface electromyographic (sEMG) activities was developed to assist in diagnosing mouth breathing (MB). Methods Differences in maxillofacial sEMG activities between MB and nasal breathing (NB) subjects were compared across a sample of 250 participants to identify MB diagnostic factors, a nomogram was developed to assist in diagnosing MB. …”
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Contextual and individual inequalities of multimorbidity in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional national-based study by Bruno P Nunes, Tiago N Munhoz, Sanghamitra Pati, Elaine Thumé, Alexandre D P Chiavegatto Filho, Doralice S Cruz Teixeira, Thaynã R Flores, Fabio A Camargo-Figuera, Luiz A Facchini, Sandro R Rodrigues Batista

“…Objectives The study aims to evaluate the magnitude of multimorbidity in Brazilian adults, as well to measure their association with individual and contextual factors stratified by Brazilian states and regions.Methods A national-based cross-sectional study was carried out in 2013 with Brazilian adults. …”
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