In search of a characterisation of frailty: applying exploratory factor analysis to ageing preoperative patients by Guillermo Miguel-Ruano, María Aymerich-De-Franceschi, Miguel Ángel García-Aroca, Edgar Benitez, Nicolás Pérez-Fernández, José Manuel Álvarez-Avello

“…The concordance study showed a strong association of F2 with frailty: adjusted OR 3.65 (95% CI 1.57 to 8.53). F3 presented a milder relationship: OR 2.54 (95% CI 1.28 to 5.02). …”
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Lifting the profile of deep soil carbon in New Zealand’s managed planted forests by Loretta G. Garrett, Katherine A. Heckman, Angela R. Possinger, Brian D. Strahm, Jeff A. Hatten, Fiona P. Fields, Steve A. Wakelin

“…Critically, limiting measurements of SOC to the top 30 cm misses more than half of the SOC stocks present to at least 2 m depth (mean 57%; range 33–72%). …”
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Spectrum and epidemiology of rare diseases in a Chinese natural population of 14.31 million residents, 2012–2023 by Ming-Jia Li, Qi Li, Miao-Miao Zhao, Hanna Kim, Ruo-Qi Feng, Mo-Ning Guo, Jian-Peng heng, Jin-Kui Yang, Chang Liu

“…Pediatric patients predominantly presented with inborn errors of metabolism and rare immune diseases. …”
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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and hypertension combined with diabetes mellitus in United States adults: an analysis of the NHANES surveys from 2011 to 2016 by Xiuqing Chen, Qinyi Li, Zhoufei Fang, Linjing Huang, Peiwen Wu

“…Participants with alcohol use, obesity, or metabolic syndrome were more likely to present with both conditions. A significant positive correlation between AIP and the coexistence of HTN and DM was found (model 1: odds ratio [OR] = 5.93, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.84–9.16, P < 0.001; model 2: OR = 6.78, 95% CI = 4.14–11.1, P < 0.001; model 3: OR = 3.95, 95% CI = 1.66–9.39, P = 0.005), as confirmed by stratified analysis and smoothing curve analysis. …”
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Socioeconomic and racial-ethnic disparities in flame retardant exposure and executive function skills in preschool children by Alexis Merculief, Megan McClelland, Stephanie Foster, John Geldhof, Shannon Lipscomb, Kim Anderson, Molly L. Kile

“…Furthermore, socioeconomic disadvantage was more strongly associated with reduced EF than either PBDE or OPFR exposures. …”
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Patients with atrial fibrillation in outpatient practice: clinical characteristics and outcomes over a 10-year observation period (data from the REQUAZA AF registrу — Yaroslavl) by V. V. Yakusevich, V. Vl. Yakusevich, S. Yu. Martsevich, M. M. Lukyanov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Aim. To present clinical characteristics and assess serious adverse outcomes (death, acute cardiovascular events) in outpatients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in one of the Yaroslavl clinics for 10 years.Material and methods. …”
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Expression of auxin transporter genes in flax (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i>) fibers during gravity response by N. N. Ibragimova, N. E. Mokshina

“…It was noted that the increased expression of PIN genes and ABCB genes was more typical of fibers on the opposite side. The results obtained allow us to make an assumption about the presence of differential auxin content in the fibers of different sides of gravistimulated flax plants, which may be determined by an uneven outflow of auxin. …”
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Mapping oil palm plantations and their implications on forest and great ape habitat loss in Central Africa by Mohammed S. Ozigis, Serge Wich, Adrià Descals, Zoltan Szantoi, Erik Meijaard

“…Results from this study indicate a more extensive cover of smallholder oil palm than previously reported for the region. …”
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What evidence exists on wild bee trends in Germany? A systematic map by Anne-Christine Mupepele, Niels Hellwig, Petra Dieker, Alexandra-Maria Klein

“…Moreover, there are research gaps in land use categories and federal states, which hinder more regional or land use-specific analyses. We encourage researchers and practitioners to use the database for further analyses on bee trends and their drivers, and the potential success of mitigation measures.…”
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A novel mobiles android application for facilitating wheelchair users access to public buildings in urban environments by Saadeh Z. Sweidan, Khalid A. Darabkh, Rawan Abdalla Mohommad Afaneh

“…Most apps related to wheelchair accessible buildings around the world provide only basic features like finding buildings, rating their accessibility features, and filtering search results. Even more, they usually don’t support Arabic language which may be a challenge for the users in Arabic countries. …”
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients with COVID-19: Results of a Cross-sectional Study by Azar Daneshpajooh, Reza Shamsi, Mahboubeh Mirzaei, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr

“…Conclusion: The results of our investigation imply that people with COVID-19 may acquire or experience de novo LUTS, particularly storage symptoms. All symptoms were more in people over 50 years old than in those younger. …”
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Methods for assessing exercise fidelity in unsupervised home-based cardiovascular rehabilitation: a scoping review by Mohammad Jarallah, Thomas M Withers, Sheeba Rosewilliam, Afroditi Stathi, Colin J Greaves

“…Conclusions Most studies to date have conceptualised exercise fidelity or adherence narrowly, ignoring important elements of the initial exercise prescription and many have relied on non-validated self-report measures. We present a comprehensive framework for assessing exercise fidelity, which may be useful for designing more robust assessments of exercise fidelity in home-based rehabilitation programmes.…”
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Estimating the global clinical burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 2007. by Simon I Hay, Emelda A Okiro, Peter W Gething, Anand P Patil, Andrew J Tatem, Carlos A Guerra, Robert W Snow

“…Almost all of this burden of morbidity occurred in areas of stable transmission. More than half of all estimated P. falciparum clinical cases and associated uncertainty occurred in India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Myanmar (Burma), where 1.405 billion people are at risk. …”
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Prospective cohort for early detection of liver cancer (Pearl): a study protocol by Emma Culver, Eleanor Barnes, Michael Pavlides, Hamish Innes, Jennifer Benselin, William Irving, Kartikeya Khanna, DeLIVER Consortium

“…Early HCC can be cured; more advanced HCCs have limited treatment options and poor prognosis. …”
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Excess mortality and years of life lost from 2020 to 2023 in France: a cohort study of the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality by Gilles Hejblum, Nathanael Lapidus, Paul Moulaire

“…Individuals younger than 60 years old accounted for 17% of the YLL in 2020, 26% in 2021, 32% in 2022 and 50% in 2023. Men were more affected than women by both excess mortality and YLL.Conclusion This study highlights the long-lasting impact of the pandemic on mortality in France, with four consecutive years of excess mortality and a growing impact on people under 60, particularly men, suggesting lasting and profound disruption to the healthcare system.…”
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Whole-exome sequencing for prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomalies: insights from a Jordanian cohort by Mohammad Shboul, Nadia Badaro, Reem Darweesh, Rajaa Fathallah, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Oqba Al-Kuran

“…These cases were categorized into seven groups based on presented phenotypes. DNA was extracted from either chorionic villus samples or amniotic fluid and subjected to singleton WES to identify causative genetic variants. …”
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Improved sap flow prediction: A comparative deep learning study based on LSTM, BiLSTM, LRCN, and GRU with stem diameter data by Amora Amir, Marya Butt

“…A comprehensive performance comparison of the models is presented under varying input time windows, with a discussion on implications for real-time irrigation and plant monitoring solutions. …”
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Validation of GSLBI (Grade, Strained, Leaky, Breathy, Irregular): an Egyptian instrument for auditory perceptual assessment of voice by Marwa Saleh, Donia Ayman

“…Another widely utilized perceptual voice assessment tool is the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V), developed by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2002. CAPE-V introduced a more diverse and standardized protocol. The present study aims to evaluate the validity of GSLBI as an Egyptian auditory-perceptual assessment tool by incorporating a standardized protocol similar to CAPE-V, including running speech, Egyptian phonetically designed sentences, and sustained vowels. …”
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Knowledge Model and Construction of Soybean Breeding by Zhihao GUAN, Zhiyi SHAN, Tian LI, Ruixue ZHAO

“…Finally, the ontology-based knowledge graph was presented based on a PubMed literature, and the knowledge unit with Dt1 gene as the central node was queried. …”
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Bead beating demonstrates enhanced bacterial detection in kidney stone culture compared to traditional mortar-pestle processing by Tyler A. On, Farhan Anwar, Austin L. Chien, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Gayatri Vedantam, William D. Lainhart, David T. Tzou

“…This method accelerates processing and enhances sensitivity for identifying microbes present in kidney stones, offering the potential for more accurate diagnoses. …”
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