An improved performance model for artificial intelligence-based diabetes prediction by Ugwu Hillary Okwudili, Oparaku Ogbonna Ukachukwu, V. C. Chijindu, Michael Okechukwu Ezea, Buhari Ishaq

“…This improvement is particularly notable given the challenges posed by outliers and missing values in the dataset, which complicate diabetes prediction. …”
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Assessing the Accuracy of ChatGPT in Answering Questions About Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Sergio Bagnato, Cristina Boccagni, Jacopo Bonavita

“…<b>Objectives</b>: Prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC) present complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. …”
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“The paper cups Nile”: microplastics and other hazardous substances leached from paper cups: paper cups aquatic environmental bane in the River Nile, Egypt by Zainab Eid, Usama M. Mahmoud, Alaa El-Din Sayed, Alaa El-Din Sayed

“…This study brings us one step closer to investigating and fully understanding the nature and extent of the problem posed by paper cups and their effects on the River Nile and freshwater fish, which will ultimately be reflected in human health risks.…”
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Cultivation of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879) in Ukraine and worldwide: a review by K. Voznyuk, V. Bekh

“…The prawn’s life cycle includes a mandatory brackish water phase for larval development, posing a technological challenge for freshwater farms. …”
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals hepatic lipid metabolism disruption in Japanese quail under polystyrene microplastics exposure by Xinxin Zhang, Lingyang Jing, Xiaoqing Pei, Qingyu Zhang, Hongfeng Zhao

“…Especially, lipid metabolism including peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway, fatty acid oxidation, primary bile acid synthesis and triglyceride metabolism were disrupted by PS-MPs exposure. The present study concluded MPs exposure might have hormetic effects on bird development and it posed risks to bird health with low dose MPs may induce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease while high dose MPs may cause severe histopathological injury and oxidative damage. …”
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Salinity stress amelioration through selenium and zinc oxide nanoparticles in rice by Monalisha Mishra, Shadma Afzal, Ranjana Yadav, Nand K. Singh, Saeedeh Zarbakhsh

“…Abstract Salinity is one of the most dominant abiotic stresses limiting growth and productivity in rice (Oryza sativa L.), thereby posing a serious threat to global food security. To enhance plants’ tolerance to salinity stress, the application of green-synthesized nanoparticles presents a novel and eco-friendly approach. …”
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Experimental study on oxyfuel-combustion of solid recovered fuel using ilmenite as bed material in a 1 MWth fluidized bed reactor by Alexander Kuhn, Christoph Graf, Jochen Ströhle, Bernd Epple

“…However, replacing conventional fuels with high-volatile alternatives poses challenges related to combustion stability and efficiency. …”
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Developmental and toxicological effects of butylated hydroxytoluene metabolites on zebrafish larvae by Won Noh, Yeong-Jin Kim, Sung-Gil Choi, Jin-Woo Park, Ji-Young An, Jong-Su Seo, Jong-Hwan Kim

“…However, BHT and its metabolites have been detected in aquatic ecosystems, posing potential risks to aquatic organisms. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of BHT metabolites on embryonic development in zebrafish. …”
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Assessing the impact of antimicrobial resistance policies on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance-associated mortality in children and adults in low and middle-income countr... by Günther Fink, Jay Patel, Kyaw Zay Ya

“…Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to global health security today. …”
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Online Format of Extracurricular Education: a New Reality of Project-Based Education for Senior High School Students by N. G. Davydova, A. N. Kosarikov, D. M. Kirillov, A. V. Igumnov

“…The obvious advantage of the online format is a significant expansion of the external audience and an exponential growth of the information footprint: during the month, more than 400 publications were posted on the Internet; the number of views was 300 thousand. …”
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Neighbourhood Planning: Reminiscence Towards Liveable Communities by Bolanle Wahab, Waheed Kadiri, Ayobami Popoola, Bamiji Adeleye, Robert A. Dwamena

“…Urban planning provides a pathway for overcoming the various challenges posed by urbanisation both in the present and in the future. …”
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Advancing Public Health in Rwanda through the Field Epidemiology Training Program by Mutabazi Vincent, Sinayobye Jean d’Amour

“…We are pleased to present the latest edition of the Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health (JIEPH) special supplement featuring articles from the Rwanda Field Epidemiology Training Program (R-FETP). …”
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«Hay más imágenes para ti...». El impacto mediático de «La Isla de las Tentaciones» en la juventud española a través de Instagram / «There are more images for you...». The media im... by José Luis Parejo, Antonio Bernal-Luque

“…El objetivo de este trabajo es investigar la repercusión e impacto mediático que han tenido en Instagram los participantes del programa, tanto desde la progresión de sus perfiles como categorizando los contenidos más presentes en el programa. Del mismo modo, se busca identificar las motivaciones que posee este colectivo hacia el dating talk show. …”
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The fate of biodegradable polylactic acid microplastics in maize: impacts on cellular ion fluxes and plant growth by Shijia Bao, Xi Wang, Jianxiong Zeng, Le Yue, Zhenggao Xiao, Feiran Chen, Feiran Chen, Zhenyu Wang

“…The present study analyzed the uptake and transformation of polylactic acid (PLA) MPs in maize. …”
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Visualizing the internalization and biological impact of nanoplastics in live intestinal organoids by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) by Irina A. Okkelman, Hang Zhou, Sergey M. Borisov, Angela C. Debruyne, Austin E. Y. T. Lefebvre, Marcelo Leomil Zoccoler, Linglong Chen, Bert Devriendt, Ruslan I. Dmitriev

“…Abstract Increased micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) pollution poses significant health risks, yet the mechanisms of their accumulation and effects on absorptive tissues remain poorly understood. …”
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Flu-CNN: identifying host specificity of Influenza A virus using convolutional networks by Mingda Hu, Nan Luo, Boqian Wang, Renjie Meng, Yunxiang Zhao, Zili Chai, Yuan Jin, Junjie Yue, Xin Wang, Wei Chen, Hongguang Ren

“…Abstract Influenza A viruses (IAVs) have historically posed significant public health threats, causing severe pandemics. …”
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Study on prevalence of ESBL producing multi drug resistant E. coli in livestock and poultry in Patna district of Bihar state, India by ARCHANA, PURUSHOTTAM KAUSHIK, ANJAY, BHOOMIKA, SEULI SAHA ROY, BABLU KUMAR, ANIL KUMAR, MANOJ KUMAR, SAVITA KUMARI, SAURABH SWAMI

“…Occurrence of Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing multidrug resistant (MDR) E. coli in human and animal poses a clinical and epidemiological challenge. The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence of ESBL-producing MDR E. coli among healthy livestock and chicken and to investigate the types of ESBL genes circulating among livestock in Patna district of Bihar. …”
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Case Report: Unlocking arteria Lusoria challenges: sternotomy's role in a single-stage aneurysm repair and artery realignment by Ziyad Gunga, Lorène Rousseau, Margaux Wolff, Augustin Rigollot, Anna Nowacka, Filip Dulgorov, Zied Ltaief, Valentina Rancati, Rafael Trunfio, Sebastien Déglise, Matthias Kirsch

“…We present a case of a 44-year-old woman with dysphagia lusoria due to AL and KD, confirmed by imaging. …”
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Clinical characterisation of human metapneumovirus infection in 525 patients with respiratory tract infections in Jilin province by Xiuhua Liu, Yang Liu, Jing Bian, Mengjuan Wang, Zhanxiu He, Huan Hu, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Chaoying Liu

“…This study focused on HMPV-infected patients and included infections with this virus alone as well as co-infections.ResultsIn the present study, 525 patients with respiratory diseases were analysed, 65 (12.57%) of whom were found to be infected with HMPV. …”
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Predicting cadmium enrichment in crops/vegetables and identifying the effects of soil factors based on transfer learning methods by Rui Chen, Zean Liu, Jingyan Yang, Tiantian Ma, Aihong Guo, Rongguang Shi

“…Cadmium (Cd) is present in soils and can easily migrate into plants due to its various forms. …”
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