Survival after aluminum phosphide poisoning with cardiotoxicity: a case report by Habtamu Mesele Gebray, Addisu Liknaw Chekol

“…Case presentation We present a case of successful management of aluminum phosphide poisoning-induced cardiotoxicity with a favorable outcome in a 48-year-old Black African female patient who was taken to a private clinic 6 hours after intentional ingestion of two tablets of aluminum phosphide. …”
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Characterizing Light-absorbing Aerosols in a Low-income Settlement in South Africa by Nopasika A. Xulu, Stuart J. Piketh, Gregor T. Feig, Daniel A. Lack, Rebecca M. Garland

“…Abstract Light-absorbing aerosols, particularly black carbon (BC), have significant impacts on human health and the climate. …”
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Perinatal Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Preschool-Age Children in the United States: An Analysis of 1999–2008 NHANES Data by Sarah E. Messiah, Kristopher L. Arheart, Steven E. Lipshultz, Emmalee S. Bandstra, Tracie L. Miller

“…The population-based sample included 3,644 3-to-6-year-old Non-Hispanic White (NHW), Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) children who participated in the 1999–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. …”
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Suicidal Behaviors Among United States Adolescents: Increasing Clinical and Public Health Challenges by Jhon Ostanin, Helena Miranda, Simon Shugar, Dina Abdo, Maria Carmenza Mejia, Charles H. Hennekens, Panagiota Kitsantas

“…Whites were more likely to report suicidal ideation (22.7%) while Black non-Hispanic youth had a higher likelihood of making a suicide plan (17.7%), attempting suicide (14.5%), or making a suicide attempt requiring medical treatment (4.4%) relative to other racial/ethnic groups. …”
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Study on the Influence of Regional Transportation on PM2.5 Based on the RAMS-CMAQ Model in Weihai, a Typical Coastal City of Northern China by Wentao Ning, Zhiwen Xing, Min Wei, Mingyan Li, Meigen Zhang, Houfeng Liu

“…The proportion of long-range transportation of nitrate had the highest value, and the contribution of regional transportation outside Weihai was 87.5–92.5% and 88.2–91.7%, followed by sulfate, which was 67.9–80.6% and 80.8–86.2%, and the proportion of ammonium salt is the lowest, contributed for 38.8–70.8% and 41.1–71.9% in February and March, respectively. Black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), and ions (ions here include chloride, sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, aluminium, silicon, titanium, manganese, and other major nonspecific fine particles) were mainly influenced by short-range transportation and local emissions. …”
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Moving beyond post hoc explainable artificial intelligence: a perspective paper on lessons learned from dynamical climate modeling by R. J. O'Loughlin, D. Li, R. Neale, T. A. O'Brien, T. A. O'Brien

“…<p>AI models are criticized as being black boxes, potentially subjecting climate science to greater uncertainty. …”
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Divergence in the Morphology and Energy Metabolism of Adult Polyphenism in the Cowpea Beetle <i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i> by Zhong Du, Xiaokun Liu, Sipei Liu, Lei Jiang, Le Zong, Wenjie Li, Weili Fan, Lijie Zhang, Fengming Wu, Siqin Ge

“…The flight form displays a lighter overall appearance with small black spots, while the normal form lacks most flight muscles. …”
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Sofosbuvir Based Regimens in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in Community Care Setting by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Mazin Khalid, Osama Mukhtar, Arshpal Gill, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Mohammed Mansour

“…One hundred and twelve patients with CHC infection and concurrent compensated cirrhosis were included in the study. Black patients represented the majority of the study population (64%). …”
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Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Admission Among Patients With Minor Isolated Extremity Firearm Injuries: A Propensity-Matched Analysis by Arielle C. Thomas, MD, MPH, MS, Regina Royan, MD, MPH, Avery B. Nathens, MD, PhD, Brendan T. Campbell, MD, MPH, Susheel Reddy, MPH, Sarabeth Spitzer, MD, Doulia Hamad, MD, Angie Jang, BA, Anne M. Stey, MD, MSc

“…Patients were 88.0% male, 56.6% Black, and 71.7% aged 16 to 36 years old, and 22.1% were admitted. …”
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Multimedia: multimodal mediation analysis of microbiome data by Hanying Jiang, Xinran Miao, Margaret W. Thairu, Mara Beebe, Dan W. Grupe, Richard J. Davidson, Jo Handelsman, Kris Sankaran

“…Despite these advances, existing software’s rigid assumptions often result in users viewing mediation analysis as a black box. We designed the multimedia R package to make advanced mediation analysis techniques accessible, ensuring that statistical components are interpretable and adaptable. …”
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Comparing acceptance of smoking cessation and smoke-free home intervention offers and associated factors among people with low income in the USA: baseline results of a randomised c... by Matthew W Kreuter, Michelle C Kegler, Jennifer Wolff, Amy McQueen, Lauren Grimes, Enguday Teshome, Rachel Garg, Tess Thompson, Kelly Carpenter

“…We examined the number of participants who accepted each intervention offer at baseline and whether acceptance varied by participant characteristics.Methods We recruited 1982 people who called 211, a social services helpline for social needs; mean age=50, 68% female; 45% white, 41% black and 14% other race/ethnicity; 68% reported an annual household income &lt;US$20 000.Results In each arm, 59.7% of participants accepted the quitline offer. …”
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The impact of anticoagulant-related bleeding on quality of life: Development of a novel measure based on perspectives from older adults. by Anna L Parks, Stacey L Slager, Amy M Cizik, Margaret C Fang, Mark A Supiano, Patti P Katz, Daniel M Witt

“…Median age was 81 (range 69-95), 52% were women and 69% were White (10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander). Through inductive and deductive thematic analysis of focus groups, we identified 19 themes (e.g., specific bleeding symptoms, adaptations in relationships, fatigue) that fell into 5 domains: 1) bleeding symptoms, 2) healthcare experiences, 3) social function, 4) emotional function, 5) physical function. …”
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Receipt of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among people with HIV in Southern US states: an assessment using electronic health records and claims data by Yiyang Liu, Rebecca J. Fisk-Hoffman, Maitri Patel, Robert L. Cook, Mattia Prosperi

“…Results A total of 233 LAI ART recipients were identified: 56.7% female, 45.1% aged 30 to 44, 51.3% non-Hispanic Black, 78.1% on Medicaid and 4.7% on private insurance. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of probable depression amongst pregnant and parenting young females: a comparison of adolescents and young adults in rural South Africa by K. P. Seakamela, R. G. Mashaba, C. B. Ntimana, M. O. Mbombi, J. Tlouyamma, J. Tlouyamma, P. Mphekgwana, R. Nemuramba, K. Mothapo, L. Muthelo, L. N. Mabila, I. Dhau, E. Maimela, E. Maimela

“…There is little research on the risk factors for depression in rural Black adolescents and young adults, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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An intersectional examination of the relationship between racial/ethnic discrimination and psychotic-like experiences: the role of other psychiatric symptoms by Arielle Ered, Emily Lipner, Kathleen J. O’Brien, Zeeshan M. Huque, Deidre M. Anglin, Lauren M. Ellman

“…Analyses stratified the sample by race (non-Hispanic White, Black, and Asian) and examined three multiple mediation models, moderated by gender, examining the pathway from EODs to PLEs, through other psychiatric symptoms. …”
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Characterizing out-of-distribution generalization of neural networks: application to the disordered Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model by Kacper Cybiński, Marcin Płodzień, Michał Tomza, Maciej Lewenstein, Alexandre Dauphin, Anna Dawid

“…However, ML models are also known for their black-box construction, which hinders understanding of what they learn from the data and makes their application to novel data risky. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Corn Bran on Loperamide-induced Constipation in Mice by Xiangrui ZENG, Caixia JIANG, Xiaolan LIU, Xiqun ZHENG, Xuyao WEI

“…Compared with the model group, CSDF intervention significantly shortened the time to the first black stool in constipated mice. The volume of defecation spanning 6 h and the water content of feces were also significantly increased (P<0.05). …”
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Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality by Hewage Dilhan Anuradha WIMALARATHNE, Kenta ARASHI, Fumiyuki IWAKI, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, DURITAHALA, Hiroshi HARAYAMA, Noritoshi KAWATE

“…Ejaculates (n = 44) were collected from 21 yearling Japanese Black beef bulls and categorized into three groups based on the levels of sperm morphological normality: High (normal morphology ≥ 80%; n = 23), Mid (&lt; 80% &amp; ≥ 65%; n = 10) and Low (&lt; 65%; n = 11). …”
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Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review by Erika Butkutė, Monika Zieniūtė, Agnė Morkūnaitė, Vilma Jūratė Balčiūnienė

“…The risk of bias was determined by using the Downs and Black checklist. A systematic review of the literature was conducted, and the results were organized and displayed in tables to summarize and compare the main findings. …”
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Deteksi Kesegaran Ikan Tongkol (Euthynnus Affinis) secara Otomatis Berdasarkan Citra Mata Menggunakan Binary Similarity by Hurriyatul Fitriyah, Dahnial Syauqy, Faizal Andy Susilo

“…Fresh fish have whole round and clear black pupils in the middle. This is then made into knowledge-base on the process of detecting the freshness. …”
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