Virome profiling of Aedes albopictus across urban ecosystems in Guangdong reveals sex-specific diversity by Qianlin Li, Jicheng Huang, Yanrong Zhou, Qin Wu, Jian Zhou, Fengxia He, Lirun He, Yongxia Shi, Cheng Guo, Jun Dai

“…Abstract Background Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are key vectors for arboviruses such as Dengue virus, Zika virus, and Chikungunya virus, posing significant global public health risks. Guangdong Province, a densely populated subtropical region in southern China, has experienced recurrent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases. …”
Get full text

Comparative Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Brucellosis in Humans and Animals: A Meta-Analytical Approach by Shahid Nazir, Muhammad Farooq, Raheel Khan, Aman Ullah Khan, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Ali Hassan, Hosny El-Adawy, Heinrich Neubauer

“…Brucellosis is a highly contagious, neglected, and re-emerging zoonotic bacterial disease that poses significant health and economic challenges globally for both humans and animals. …”
Get full text

Multidrug Resistance and Virulence Traits of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Isolated from Cattle: Genotypic and Phenotypic Insights by Nada A. Fahmy, Sumin Karna, Angel Bhusal, Ajran Kabir, Erdal Erol, Yosra A. Helmy

“…<b>Background/Objective:</b> Non-typhoidal <i>Salmonella</i> is a leading cause of foodborne illness worldwide and presents a significant One Health concern due to zoonotic transmission. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of combined BCG and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for immune enhancement and lung protection in Syrian hamsters by Abbas Ashtari, Bahar Nayeri Fasaei, Morteza Taghizadeh, Seyed Mehdi Joghataei, Mehran Dabaghian, Nader Mosavari, Mohammad Eslampanah, Ayyoob Arpanaei

“…Abstract SARS-CoV-2 (SCV2) has posed significant global challenges, necessitating improved immunization strategies to enhance protection and mitigate disease severity. …”
Get full text

Occurrence and assessment of antibiotic resistance and virulence of Enterococcus spp. strains isolated from fecal samples of wild animals by Krzysztof Skowron, Wiktor Borkowski, Natalia Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Anna Budzyńska, Monika Wilk, Julia Czuba, Jan Fiderewicz, Joanna Skonieczna-Kurpiel, Katarzyna Grudlewska-Buda

“…The virulence factors were present in the tested strains, and the most frequently detected gene was agg encoding aggregation substance. …”
Get full text

Health insurance non-enrollment among women in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2019 Demographic and Health Survey. by Augustus Osborne, Mainprice Akuoko Essuman, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Comfort Z Olorunsaiye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…Percentages were used to present the proportion of health insurance non-enrollment among the women. …”
Get full text

Saturation Oxygenation Pressure Index: A Novel Non-invasive Approach for Evaluating Pulmonary Disease Severity in Neonates on Non Invasive Ventilation by Swetha Naikodi, AS Jagadish, R Premalatha, B Ravichander

“…Introduction: Pulmonary disease poses a significant health challenge for neonates, necessitating precise assessment for effective management. …”
Get full text

Impact of Gaming Addiction on Sleep Quality among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study from Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India by BG Shakthi Chakravarthy, Aamina Hussain, Roshni Mary Peter, VV Anantharaman

“…Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 484 medical students in the Chengalpattu district from May to July 2024. …”
Get full text

Protocol for an umbrella review of systematic reviews evaluating the efficacy of digital health solutions in supporting adult cancer survivorship care. by Danielle Keane, Jean-Paul Calbimonte, Ewa Pawłowska, Angelos P Kassianos, Joan C Medina, João Gregório, Maria Serra-Blasco, Aleksandar Celebic, Antonio Di Meglio, Babak Asadi-Azarbaijani, Claire Foster, Claire L Donohoe, Allini Mafra, Claudine Backes, Cristian Ochoa-Arnedo, Derya Gezer, Gamze Bozkul, Emel Taşvuran Horata, Esra Özkan, Gillian Prue, Gökçe İşcan, Gül Dural, Gülcan Bahçecioğlu, Filiz Ersöğütçü, Guna Bērziņa, Hicran Bektas, Ines- Vaz-Luis, Izidor Mlakar, João Rocha-Gomes, Mairead O'Connor, Maria Inês Clara, Maria Karekla, Marte Hoff Hagen, Merve Saniye İmançer, Oğulcan Çöme, Vildan Mevsim, Nilay Aksoy, Rui Miguel Martins, Sıdıka Ece Yokuş, Sule Biyik Bayram, Aysun Akçakaya Can, Tânia Brandão, Mohamad M Saab, Nuray Bayar Muluk, Zeynep Yıldırım, Ioana R Podina, Songül Karadağ, Sevilay Erden, Remziye Semerci, Aydanur Aydin, Maximos Frountzas, Şengül Üzen Cura, Aydın Ruveyde, Antonios Billis, Jean Calleja-Agius, Katarina Vojvodic, Poonam Jaswal, Eda Sahin, Ayşegül Ilgaz, Sophie Pilleron, Josephine Hegarty

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The growing number of people living with, through and beyond cancer poses a new challenge for sustainable survivorship care solutions. …”
Get full text

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to non-assisted suicide in Switzerland from 2009 to 2021: a secondary data analysis by Annora Mack, Sarah Rajkumar, Jacob Kofler, Kaspar Wyss

“…RESULTS: The analysis of the data spanning from 2009 to 2021 revealed a decrease in suicide. The present study determined that, in 2021, 32,771 DALYs were attributable to non-assisted suicide and attempted suicide and 6.4% of all years of life lost (n = 30,516) were attributable to suicide, not including assisted suicide. …”
Get full text

Wheat Powdery Mildew Severity Classification Based on an Improved ResNet34 Model by Meilin Li, Yufeng Guo, Wei Guo, Hongbo Qiao, Lei Shi, Yang Liu, Guang Zheng, Hui Zhang, Qiang Wang

“…Among the most prevalent global wheat diseases, powdery mildew—caused by fungal infection—poses a significant threat to crop yield and quality, making early and accurate detection crucial for effective management. …”
Get full text

Successful Treatment of Lomentospora Prolificans Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yang YH, Di C, Zheng H, Luo Y, Zhang AR, Su T, Mo XD, Sun YQ, Wang Y, Lv M

“…We present a case of a 27-year-old male diagnosed with adverse-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who developed pulmonary Lomentospora prolificans infection following therapy for positive measurable residual disease (MRD) and severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). …”
Get full text

Epidemiology of dengue fever in Hajjah governorate, yemen, from 2020 to 2024 by Qais Yusuf Abdullah, Wadhah Hassan Edrees, Salwa Hamid Alkhyat, Wadee Abdullah Al-Shehari, Abdulrahman Abdullah Humaid, Ali Ahmed Al-Halani, Ali Ahmed Al-Hadheq, Lutf Mohammed Alrahabi, Yahya Ali Al-Qadhi, Saad Al-Arnoot

“…These results indicate that the burden of dengue fever is increasing in the study area and poses a significant health challenge to Yemen in the near future if this complex health problem is not addressed. …”
Get full text

Optimizing Sustainable Rural Tourism: Key Factors for Development in Semi-Arid Regions (A Case Study of Abadeh County) by Omid Khademhosseini, Bijan Rahmani, Shahriar Khaledi, Ali Osanlu

“…The semi-arid regions of Iran present unique conditions for the advancement of tourism. …”
Get full text

One Health serosurveillance of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in domestic animals from the metropolitan area of Panama by Sulamith Del C. Pacheco, Alanis J. Jimenez, Giselle A. Rangel, Claudia Del C. Rengifo-Herrera

“…Background and Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has raised concern regarding anthropozoonotic transmission to domestic animals, posing potential public and veterinary health risks. …”
Get full text

A French maritime pine bark extract alleviates cellulite: A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study by Qi Liu, Jinhao Wu, Nan Wang, Carolina Burki, Susanne Grether-Beck, Jean Krutmann

“…Aims and objectives of the research: Cellulite presents with dimpling and denting of the skin surface. …”
Get full text

Improved cookstoves enhance household air quality and respiratory health in rural Rwanda by Andrea Cuesta-Mosquera, Henning Kothe, Leizel Madueno, Allan Mubiru, Christine Muhongerva, Thomas Müller, Jan Rupp, Dominik van Pinxteren, Manuela van Pinxteren, Katherine Ogurtsova, Vanessa Soppa, Miriam Wiese-Posselt, Mira Pöhlker

“…Abstract Household air pollution (HAP) from biomass combustion in traditional cooking methods poses significant health risks, particularly in rural communities of low- and middle-income countries. …”
Get full text

Linking the Metabolic Activity of Plastic-Degrading Fungi to Their Taxonomy and Evolution by Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Namali T. De Silva, Entaj Tarafder, Xue-Mei Chen, Dong-Qin Dai, Steven L. Stephenson, Suhail Asad, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samantha C. Karunarathana

“…However, the accumulation of synthetic polymers in our environment poses a pressing global challenge. To address this urgent issue, fungi have emerged as potential agents for plastic degradation. …”
Get full text

Trial Forge Guidance 5: ethical considerations in randomised Studies Within A Trial (SWATs) by Hanne Bruhn, Shaun Treweek, Charles Weijer, Matthias Briel, Mike Clarke, Rachel Crowley, Katie Gillies, Heidi Green, Ellen Murphy, Adwoa Parker, Geneviève Shiely Hayes, Peter Hart, Frances Shiely

“…The considerations are posed as questions, so trial teams can easily answer these when designing their SWAT. …”
Get full text

Utility of a Novel High‐Sensitivity Multiplex Companion Diagnostic Test Using Formalin‐Fixed Paraffin‐Embedded Cell Block Materials of Non‐small Cell Lung Cancer by Yoshiki Shinomiya, Yuko Ishida, Kanako C. Hatanaka, Mamiko Yamamoto, Ayae Nange, Asami Okumura, Yumi Wada, Mitsuharu Abiko, Tomohiro Shimizu, Ryoko Watanabe, Yamato Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Sato, Jun Sakakibara‐Konishi, Tatsuya Kato, Shinya Tanaka, Yutaka Hatanaka

“…Although cytological specimens can be useful, their low tumor content (TC) poses challenges. Recently, a high‐sensitivity CDx, the “Lung Cancer Compact Panel (cPANEL),” with a recommended TC of 5%, was introduced into clinical practice. …”
Get full text