Preparedness for care transitions to home and acute care use of skilled nursing facility patients by Mark Toles, Ying Zhang, Laura C. Hanson, Michael P. Cary, John S. Preisser

“…Conclusion Preparedness of care transitions is an important outcome of high-quality SNF care and is associated with reduced use of further acute care. More research is necessary to evaluate the CTM-15 as an outcome measure among sociodemographic subgroups.…”
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Associations between physical activity and CVD-related metabolomic and proteomic biomarkers. by Örjan Ekblom, Harry Björkbacka, Mats Börjesson, Elin Ekblom-Bak, Anders Blomberg, Kenneth Caidahl, Ewa Ehrenborg, Gunnar Engström, Jan Engvall, David Erlinge, Tove Fall, Bruna Gigante, Anders Gummesson, Tomas Jernberg, Lars Lind, David Molnar, Jonas Oldgren, Aidin Rawshani, Johan Sundström, Stefan Söderberg, Patrik Wennberg, Carl Johan Östgren

“…We sought to identify associations between accelerometer-assessed PA classes and 183 proteomic and 154 metabolomic CVD-related biomarkers.<h4>Method</h4>We utilized cross-sectional data from the main SCAPIS cohort (n = 4647, median age: 57.5 yrs, 50.5% female) as a discovery sample and the SCAPIS pilot cohort (n = 910, median age: 57.5 yrs, 50.3% female) as a validation sample. …”
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Transcriptomic and miRNA Signatures of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Response Using Machine Learning by Jinting Lin, Qinglan Ma, Lei Chen, Wei Guo, Kaiyan Feng, Tao Huang, Yu-Dong Cai

“…Each group contained samples with 13,383 RNA features and 1662 small RNA features. …”
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AN UPDATE TO THE GEOLOGY OF SEBUKU ISLAND, SOUTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA: CONSTRAINTS FROM PETROLOGICAL STUDIES by Wahyu Widodo, Haryadi Permana, Ernowo Ernowo, Yoseph C.A. Swamidharma, Inu Pinahalan, Andhy Cahyadi, Yudhi Krisnanto

“…The geological fieldwork collected 34 samples from detailed mapping on outcrops, trenching, and drilling. …”
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Invasive bacteria isolates from children with severe infections in a Nigerian hospital by Anthony O. Onipede, Adedeji A. Onayade, Jerome B.E. Elusiyan, Perpetua O. Obiajunwa, Ezra O.O. Ogundare, Olarinde O. Olaniran, Lateef A. Adeyemi, Oyeku O. Oyelami

“…Conclusions: Bacterial infections contribute to the significant morbidity among children in our environment. S. aureus was more frequently isolated in sepsis while H. influenzae appears to play a major role in meningitis. …”
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Targeted ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay for the quantification of medium-chain phosphatidylcholines in platelets of coronary artery dis... by Tamara Janker, Adrian Brun, Adrian Sievers-Engler, Kristina Dittrich, Meinrad Gawaz, Michael Lämmerhofer

“…Furthermore, an organic solvent and fatty acyl carbon number-corrected response factor approach gave also accuracies within acceptance limits of bioanalytical validation guidelines and has more generic applicability. Compared to the previous untargeted RPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS method, the optimized targeted UHPLC-QTrap-MS/MS assay showed increased sensitivity and selectivity for the detection of medium-chain PCs in platelet samples of CAD (LOQs in the range of 0.5–5 nmol/L). …”
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Fast and Efficient Lunar Finite Element Gravity Model by Giaky Nguyen, Ahmad Bani Younes, Ahmed Atallah

“…In this paper, the finite element method (FEM) is integrated with orthogonal polynomial approximation in high-dimensional spaces to innovatively model the Moon’s surface gravity anomaly. …”
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Spatial Variability of Soil Acidity and Lime Requirements for Potato Cultivation in the Huánuco Highlands by Kenyi Quispe, Sharon Mejía, Carlos Carbajal, Lidiana Alejandro, Patricia Verástegui, Richard Solórzano

“…Results showed that the Plaza Punta and Buenos Aires locations had more degraded acidic soils, with frequencies between 55% and 100% above the general mean (30.94 ± 24.87%) and the critical threshold (25%) for potato cultivation. …”
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Mining Porcine Blood Whole-DNA Sequencing Datasets to Uncover Pig Viromes: An Exploratory Application to Identify Potential Infecting Agents of an Undefined Disease Outbreak by Samuele Bovo, Anisa Ribani, Giuseppina Schiavo, Valeria Taurisano, Matteo Bolner, Francesca Bertolini, Luca Fontanesi

“…In this study, we tested, for the first time for diagnostic purposes in a livestock species, a new method based on whole-genome sequencing of all the DNAs extracted from the blood of nine pigs sampled from a farm where there was a suspected outbreak of Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome. …”
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Study of Oxidative–Reductive Potential Changes in the Enrichment of Oxidized Polymetallic Ores by Alima Mambetaliyeva, Tansholpan Tussupbekova, Leyla Sabirova, Guldana Makasheva, Kanay Rysbekov, Madina Barmenshinova

“…The most effective method for enriching oxidized polymetallic ores is flotation with preliminary sulfidization. …”
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The Development of Porosity-Enhanced Synthetic Coal Plugs for Simulating Deep Coalbed Methane Reservoirs: A Novel Laboratory Approach by Changqing Liu, Zhaobiao Yang, Heqing Chen, Guoxiao Zhou, Yuhui Liang, Junyu Gu, Yuqiang Wang, Cunlei Li, Benju Lu, Shuailong Feng, Jianan Wang

“…Visualization improvements in micro-CT imaging were achieved through iodine addition, allowing for more accurate porosity estimations. This method offers a cost-effective and repeatable strategy for creating coal analogs with tunable porosity, providing valuable physical models for investigating flow behaviors in stimulated coal reservoirs.…”
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Vegetarian diets: prevalence in the Russian population, regional accents and associations with cardiovascular risk factors. Results of the ESSE-RF, ESSE-RF2 and ESSE-RF3 epidemiolo... by O. M. Drapkina, N. S. Karamnova, S. A. Maksimov, O. B. Shvabskaya, S. A. Shalnova, A. V. Kontsevaya, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, M. B. Kotova, G. A. Muromtseva, T. V. Repkina, T. O. Gonoshilova, A. V. Kudryavtsev, N. I. Belova, L. L. Shagrov, M. A. Samotrueva, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, E. N. Chernysheva, S. V. Glukhovskaya, I. A. Levina, E. A. Shirshova, E. B. Dorzhieva, E. Z. Urbanova, N. Yu. Borovkova, V. K. Kurashin, A. S. Tokareva, Yu. I. Ragino, G. I. Simonova, A. D. Khudyakova, V. N. Nikulin, O. R. Aslyamov, G. V. Khokhlova, A. V. Solovyova, A. A. Rodionov, O. V. Kryachkova, Yu. Yu. Shamurova, I. V. Tantsyreva, I. N. Baryshnikova, M. G. Ataev, M. O. Radjabov, M. M. Isakhanova, M. A. Umetov, L. V. Elgarova, I. A. Khakuasheva, E. I. Yamashkina, M. V. Esina, T. A. Kunyaeva, A. M. Nikitina, N. V. Savvina, Yu. E. Spiridonova, E. A. Naumova, A. A. Keskinov, S. M. Yudin, V. S. Yudin

“…To study the prevalence and characteristics of vegetarian diets in the Russian population at the present stage.Material and methods. The analysis included data from representative samples of the adult population 25-74 years old, examined within three sections of the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and their Risk Factors in Regions of Russian Federation (ESSE-RF) study in 20132014, 2017 and 2020-2022. …”
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Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications by Laurentiu Florin Mosinoiu, Arcadii Sobetkii, Beatrice Adriana Serban, Laura Madalina Cursaru, Alexandru Cristian Matei, Mihai Ghita, Nicoleta Vitan, Stefania Caramarin, Dumitru Mitrica, Alexander Pogrebnjak, Bogdan Postolnyi

“…The crystal structure of the alloy was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The modelling and experimental results showed a solid solution-based structure in the cast samples. …”
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Urothelial Carcinoma Stage and Grade Association with the Expression Levels of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E and 4E Binding Protein 1 by Mohammad Naji, Mahsa Yaghobinejad, Sepideh Mirzaei, Seyed Abdolhamid Angaji, Hajar Saber, Mahmoud Parvin, Farzaneh Sharifiaghdas

“…Therefore, we hypothesized and examined the existence of a connection between eIF4E and 4E-BP1 dysregulation and urothelial cancer (UC) in human subjects by employing more sensitive protein and gene expression experiments in both superficial and muscle-invasive UC.Method: In this case-control study, the eIF4E and 4E-BP1 mRNA and protein levels were assessed in snap-frozen tissue samples of normal (n = 23), superficial (n = 38) and muscle invasive (n = 29) UC by immunohistochemical staining, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot. …”
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Gradient-Enhanced Kriging-Based Parallel Efficient Global Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Aerodynamic Shape Optimization by Hang Fu, Qingyu Wang, Takuji Nakashima, Asahi Kawasaki, Chenguang Lai, Keigo Shimizu, Rahul Bale, Makoto Tsubokura

“…Compared to traditional parallel EGO system, the proposed method showed superior convergence speed, solution quality, and computational efficiency. …”
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Test study on flow field morphology of high-pressure abrasive water jet and erosion and failure characteristics of coal by Bingbing HE, Qiheng REN, Qingxiang WANG, Fucheng ZHANG, Lingjun MA, Yayou XU, Baofu WANG, Xiaolin SONG

“…In view of the demand for coal mine gas control, this study took a coal sample from a mining area in Inner Mongolia as the research object, and carried out a study on the coal breaking mechanism of quartz sand abrasive jet based on the theory of hydraulic pressure relief and permeability enhancement. …”
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THE IMPACT OF 68GA-PSMA PET/CT ON THERAPY MANAGEMENT OF HIGH RISK PROSTATE CANCER by Duygu Has Şimşek, Emine Göknur Işık, Caner Civan, Zeynep Gözde Özkan, Serkan Kuyumcu, Ayça İribaş, Mehmet Öner Şanlı, Yasemin Şanlı

“…Based on the PSMA PET findings, 41 patients (32.5%) had more extensive disease and 2 patients (1.6%) had less extensive disease. …”
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Expectation Confirmation and Technology Acceptance: A Study of the Public's Attention to Accept the Government's Digital Human Avatar by Jinghao CHEN, Feng JIA, Qianxi LIU

“…Future research should look more closely at different occupational groups to gain a fuller understanding. …”
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Efek Pemberian Suntikan Subkutan Vitamin C Terhadap Luka Insisi Dermal by Surya Darma, Menker Manjas, Deddy Saputra, Salmiah Agus, Erkadius Erkadius

“…On the fifth day, wound tissue are taken on both sample to check the collagen density microscopically. …”
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Predicting the treatment outcomes of major depressive disorder interventions with baseline resting-state functional connectivity: a meta-analysis by Yanyao Zhou, Na Dong, Letian Lei, Dorita H. F. Chang, Charlene L. M. Lam

“…Heterogeneity was observed in both types of rsFC, study design, sample characteristics and data analysis pipeline. …”
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