Tibial tubercle transfer SurgeRy and physiothErapy Versus physIotherapy only for chronic paTellofemorAL paIn: study protocol for a randomiSed controllEd trial (REVITALISE) by Myrthe P. F. van de Ven, Martin Ophey, Victor van de Graaf, Sebastiaan A. W. van de Groes, Marijn Sinkeldam, Charlotte H. W. Wijers, Sander Koëter

“…This study will generate level-1 evidence on the most effective treatment for chronic PFP, which can be integrated into the national guideline to aid orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists in their decision-making and ultimately improve our care for patients with chronic PFP. …”
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ANN-based two hidden layers computational procedure for analysis of heat transport dynamics in polymer-based trihybrid Carreau nanofluid flow over needle geometry by Adil Darvesh, Fethi Mohamed Maiz, Basma Souayeh, Luis Jaime Collantes Santisteban, Hakim AL. Garalleh, Afnan Al Agha, Lucerito Katherine Ortiz García, Nicole Anarella Sánchez-Miranda

“…In addition, implementing advance ANN-based computational procedures such as multi layers neural networks (MLNNs) provide valuable aid in unmatched capability for capturing the high complexity of heat transfer in fluid flow problems. …”
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Carbon Storage Response to Land Use/Land Cover Changes and SSP‐RCP Scenarios Simulation: A Case Study in Yunnan Province, China by Jing Liu, Kun Yang, Shaohua Zhang, Wenxia Zeng, Xiaofang Yang, Yan Rao, Yan Ma, Changyou Bi

“…Overall, this research offers a scientific reference for optimizing land management and sustainable development in Yunnan, aiding China's “double carbon” goals.…”
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Establishment of <i>Echinococcus granulosus EgM123</i> Recombinant Gene Rabies Virus SRV₉ and Identification of Its Biological Characteristics by Yueqi Yang, Mengdan Hou, Guicheng Su, Xiaoyan Ma, Xiaohui Su, Kunlei Li, Songhan Liu, Luheng Xiao, Jingjing Yao, Jiahao Zhai, Xiaoying Wei, Yang Zhou, Qianqian Lai, Yuwei Dong, Jieyu Liu, Shaohua Zhai

“…The synthesized <i>EgM123</i> recombinant gene rabies virus SRV₉ can function as a vaccine strain for the development of the “Rabies-HD bivalent recombinant gene oral vaccine”, therefore aiding in the prevention and management of rabies and HD in animals.…”
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Larviciding for malaria control and elimination in Africa by Gretchen Newby, Prosper Chaki, Mark Latham, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Eric Ochomo, Derric Nimmo, Edward Thomsen, Allison Tatarsky, Elijah O. Juma, Michael Macdonald

“…Such a platform can serve as a resource center for African malaria programmes, collating and disseminating technical guidance, facilitating the exchange of best practices, and aiding malaria programmes and partners in designing and evaluating larviciding projects. …”
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Preoperative MRI radiomic analysis for predicting local tumor progression in colorectal liver metastases before microwave ablation by Angelo Della Corte, Martina Mori, Francesca Calabrese, Diego Palumbo, Francesca Ratti, Gabriele Palazzo, Alessandro Pellegrini, Domenico Santangelo, Monica Ronzoni, Emiliano Spezi, Antonella Del Vecchio, Claudio Fiorino, Luca Aldrighetti, Francesco De Cobelli

“…Purpose Radiomics may aid in predicting prognosis in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM). …”
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The burden and outcomes of firearm injuries at two district-level emergency centres in Cape Town, South Africa: A descriptive analysis by L Bush, C Hendrikse, C Van Koningsbruggen, K Evans

“…Managing patients with firearm injuries is resource intensive, as evident by their high acuity, the need for operative care, the long length of stay, the high burden on emergency medical services with interfacility transfers and the high demand for tertiary care. Data from this study aid our understanding of the prevalence and burden of firearm injuries at district level emergency centres, and multisectoral action, supported by evidence-based primary and secondary preventive strategies, is required to reduce the burden of firearm injuries, and mitigate their effects. …”
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A new preprocedural predictive risk model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: The SuPER model by Mitsuru Sugimoto, Tadayuki Takagi, Tomohiro Suzuki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Goro Shibukawa, Yuki Nakajima, Yutaro Takeda, Yuki Noguchi, Reiko Kobayashi, Hidemichi Imamura, Hiroyuki Asama, Naoki Konno, Yuichi Waragai, Hidenobu Akatsuka, Rei Suzuki, Takuto Hikichi, Hiromasa Ohira

“…This simple risk model, consisting of only five items, may aid in predicting and explaining the risk of PEP before ERCP and in preventing PEP by allowing selection of the appropriate expert endoscopist and useful PEP prophylaxes. …”
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Utilizing Partial Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (P-NOMA) in Drone-Enabled Internet-of-Things Wireless Networks by Hazim Shakhatreh, Sharief Abdel-Razeq, Ala Al-Fuqaha

“…Therefore, a decomposition framework is proposed to aid in solving it. Particularly, the optimization problem is decomposed into three subproblems: the 3D placement for the drone, device pairing, and P-NOMA parameters. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

“…The expansion of transposable elements (TEs) accounts for the relatively large genome size of M. aurata, potentially aiding its adaptation to environmental conditions. …”
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Analysis of the IGS rRNA Region and Applicability for Leishmania (V.) braziliensis Characterization by Tayná C. de Goes, Rayana C. S. de Morais, Maria G. N. de Melo, Rômulo P. e Silva, Antônio M. Rezende, Milena de Paiva-Cavalcanti

“…This protocol system can be used for diagnosis, identification, and quantification of a patient’s parasite load, aiding in the direction of a more appropriate therapeutic management to the cases of infection by this etiological agent. …”
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Development and validation of an interprofessional collaborative educational module on the self-management of foot for individuals with type II diabetes mellitus in India [version... by Gagana Karkada, Sushma Prabhath, Ciraj Ali Mohammed, Arun G. Maiya, Harihara Prakash Ramanathan, M Ganesh Kamath, Ganesh Handady

“…Conclusions The study highlights the importance of developing and validating IPC educational modules tailored to diabetic foot care. It can aid in enhancing adherence to proper diabetic foot care practices. …”
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Mesenchymal stromal cells promote the formation of lung cancer organoids via Kindlin-2 by Zhilin Sui, Xianxian Wu, Jiaxin Wang, ShihJye Tan, Chao Zhao, Zhentao Yu, Chuanyue Wu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Ling Guo

“…Conclusion The results obtained from our research enhance the understanding of the mechanisms implicated in the formation of tumor organoids and aid in creating stronger patient-specific tumor organoid models. …”
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Explainable artificial intelligence in web phishing classification on secure IoT with cloud-based cyber-physical systems by Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Hend Khalid Alkahtani, Mohammed Aljebreen, Asma Alshuhail, Muhammad Kashif Saeed, Shouki A. Ebad, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi, Moneerah Alotaibi

“…IoT is the technology that aids the interconnection of all kinds of devices over the internet to replace data, monitor devices and enhance actuators to create outcomes. …”
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A simple and efficient method to extract polar metabolites from guar leaves (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) for GC-MS metabolome analysis by S. B. Teplyakova, A. L. Shavarda, T. V. Shelenga, E. A. Dzyubenko, E. K. Potokina

“…One of the widely used methods of sample preparation is the long-term extraction of metabolites from whole tissues with the aid of a methanol solvent. Another method of sample preparation is based on the short-term methanol extraction of metabolites from frozen and homogenized material. …”
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MRI-based deep learning radiomics to differentiate dual-phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma from HCC and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a multicenter study by Qian Wu, Tao Zhang, Fan Xu, Lixiu Cao, Wenhao Gu, Wenjing Zhu, Yanfen Fan, Ximing Wang, Chunhong Hu, Yixing Yu

“…Critical relevance statement MRI-based deep learning radiomics were able to differentiate DPHCC from HCC and ICC preoperatively, aiding clinicians in the identification and targeted treatment of these malignant hepatic tumors. …”
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Cytosolic phospholipase A2 in infiltrating monocyte derived macrophages does not impair recovery after spinal cord injury in female mice by Ethan P. Glaser, Timothy J. Kopper, William M. Bailey, Hassan K. Kashif, Reena Kumari, Andrew N. Stewart, John C. Gensel

“…After SCI, monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) infiltrate the lesion to aid in myelin-rich debris clearance. During debris clearance, MDMs adopt a proinflammatory phenotype that exacerbates neurodegeneration and hinders recovery. …”
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Maternal health risk factors dataset: Clinical parameters and insights from rural BangladeshMendeley Data by Mayen Uddin Mojumdar, Dhiman Sarker, Md Assaduzzaman, Hasin Arman Shifa, Md. Anisul Haque Sajeeb, Oahidul Islam, Md Shadikul Bari, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Narayan Ranjan Chakraborty

“…The diversity of data collected in this dataset is essential for understanding potential health changes associated with pregnancy. It will aid in generating high-risk pregnancy evaluation and prediction models to support clinical management. …”
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An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries by G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, E. Barrios, J. Lehmann, J. Lehmann, F. N. Tubiello

“…Therefore, the objectives of the present work were to provide (1) definitions, typologies and methods to aid consistent classification, estimation and reporting of the various residues and by-products, (2) a global organic matter database (OMD) of residues and by-products from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries and (3) regional and global estimates of residues and by-products potentially available for use in a circular bio-economy. …”
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Experimental medicine study with stabilised native-like HIV-1 Env immunogens drives long-term antibody responses, but lacks neutralising breadthResearch in context by Katrina M. Pollock, Hannah M. Cheeseman, Leon R. McFarlane, Suzanne Day, Monica Tolazzi, Hannah L. Turner, Jennifer Joypooranachandran, Katsiaryna Shramko, Stefania Dispinseri, Philipp Mundsperger, Ilja Bontjer, Nana-Marie Lemm, Sofia Coelho, Maniola Tanaka, Tom Cole, Bette Korber, Dietmar Katinger, Quentin J. Sattentau, Andrew B. Ward, Gabriella Scarlatti, Rogier W. Sanders, Robin J. Shattock

“…When given alone they are insufficient to induce neutralising antibody titres of significant breadth, but they represent potentially valuable polishing immunogens after germline-targeting. Funding: European Aids Vaccine initiative (EAVI2020) received funding from EU Horizon 2020, grant number 681137. …”
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