Changing trends in oral mucosal diseases in China (2016–2024): a cross-sectional study of 316,166 patients with focus on COVID-19 impact and use of chinese patent medicines by Peiru Zhou, Xu Zhang, Yifan Chen, Jiakun Fang, Yanhong Meng, Furong Yang, Pan Wei, Hong Hua

“…Despite variations in prevalence rates of oral mucosal diseases across regions, previous studies often involved small sample sizes with insufficient data analysis. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of adverse event profiles associated with bispecific antibodies in multiple myeloma by Mobina Golmohammadi, Shahzad Raza, Maram Albayyadhi, Hossein Sholehrasa, Jack Khouri, Louis Williams, Doris K. Hansen, Azam Moradi, Xuan Xu, Moath Albliwi, Ali Hajj Ali, Danai Dima, Faiz Anwer, Barry Paul, Majid Jaberi-Douraki

“…GPRC5D/FcRH5 are associated with less grade 3/4 hematologic toxicity whereas BCMA BsAbs were associated with lower grade 3/4 CRS rates, compared to GPRC5D/FcRH5. These insights are crucial for guiding treatment decisions and developing strategies to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Effects of Live and Peptide-Based Antimicrobiota Vaccines on <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Fitness, Microbiota, and Acquisition of Tick-Borne Pathogens by Apolline Maitre, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Myriam Kratou, Natalia Egri, Jennifer Maye, Manel Juan, Adnan Hodžić, Dasiel Obregón, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Elianne Piloto-Sardinas, Andrea C. Fogaça, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

“…We monitored the tick feeding behavior, survival rates, and infection levels. Additionally, we employed comprehensive microbiota analyses, including the alpha and beta diversity assessments and microbial co-occurrence network construction. …”
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Dynamics of mental state and prolactin levels in patients with chronic schizophrenia during aripiprazole therapy by L. N. Gorobets, I. V. Dorovskikh, A. V. Litvinov, V. S. Bulanov, S. K. Gamdullaev, T. A. Pavlova

“…The effectiveness of therapy does not depend on the background values of the hormone: at high rates, prolactin levels decrease, and at low rates, they increase. …”
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Associated Determinants of Surface Urban Heat Islands across 1449 Cities in China by Yuanzheng Li, Lan Wang, Min Liu, Guosong Zhao, Tian He, Qizheng Mao

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Effects of Regulated Deficit Irrigation on Leaf Nutrients, Enzyme Activities, and Root Zone Soil Nutrients during Fruit Expansion and Coloration-Sugar Accumulation Stages of Citrus... by ZHONG Yun, HUANG Zhikun, ZHU Shijiang, HAO Kun, ZHU Zirong, ZHANG Wei, CHEN Hongde

“…The aim was to explore the response patterns of soil nutrients, citrus leaf nutrients, antioxidant enzyme activities, and root-zone soil nutrients to water stress under drip irrigation across different growth stages. …”
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Effects of intravenous immunoglobulin on the negatively transformed subpopulations of neutrophilic granulocytes in newborns with congenital pneumonia and neonatal sepsis by I. V. Nesterova, S. V. Kovaleva, G. A. Chudilova, L. V. Lomtatidze, T. V. Smerchinskaya, V. N. Chapurina

“…Limitation of the negative NG transformation in their functionally significant subpopulations in newborns with CAP and NS was accompanied by positive clinical effects, i.e., optimization of antibiotic therapy, reduced duration of treatment, and improved mortality rates.…”
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Genotypic profile of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and E. coli colonizing dogs, surgeons, and environment during the intraoperative period: a cross-sectional study in a v... by Mareliza Possa de Menezes, Marita Vedovelli Cardozo, Natália Pereira, Mariana Bugov, Newton Valerio Verbisck, Vanessa Castro, Alessandra Figueiredo de Castro Nassar, Paola Castro Moraes

“…Conclusion Our study revealed high rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. and tetracycline-resistant Enterococcus spp. colonizing the environment in a veterinary teaching hospital in Brazil. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in rwanda: a secondary data analysis using the WHO STEPS survey 2022 by Jean Damascene Hagenimana, Kagisha Divine Pascaline, Felix K. Rubuga, Kelly Mwiza, Sabine Musange F., Nathalie Umutoni, Caroline Mudereri, Jocelyne Uwitonze, Emmanuel Christian Nyabyenda, Piero I. Mazimpaka, Olivier N. Wane, Eric remera, Uwimana Aline, Marie Rosette NAHIMANA, Jeanine Condo, Gashaija Absolomon

“…The overall prevalence of hypertension was 16.8%, with higher rates observed among older individuals and those with obesity. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Drink Less smartphone app for reducing alcohol consumption compared with usual digital care: a comprehensive synopsis from a 6-month follow-up R... by Claire Garnett, Melissa Oldham, Gemma Loebenberg, Larisa Dinu, Emma Beard, Colin Angus, Robyn Burton, Matt Field, Felix Greaves, Matthew Hickman, Eileen Kaner, Susan Michie, Marcus Munafò, Elena Pizzo, Jamie Brown

“…Results The retention rate at 6-month follow-up was 80%. The data were not missing completely at random with differences detected in educational qualifications, occupation and income, indicating that multiple imputation was the most appropriate analytic approach. …”
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Effect of cholesterol on distribution, cell uptake, and protein corona of lipid microspheres at sites of cardiovascular inflammatory injury by Lingyan Li, Xingjie Wu, Qianqian Guo, Yu'e Wang, Zhiyong He, Guangqiong Zhang, Shaobo Liu, Liping Shu, Babu Gajendran, Ying Chen, Xiangchun Shen, Ling Tao

“…Then, the slow cellular uptake rate observed for CH@LM contributed to a prolonged duration of drug efficacy. …”
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High-Pressure Cylinder Failure under Fire Conditions – Investigation of the Consequences by Vojtech Jankuj, Petr Lepik, Miroslav Mynarz, Stefan Spitzer, Ales Bernatik

“…Hydrogen cylinders failed at pressures significantly lower than their rated destruction pressure due to thermal stress, generating fewer but substantial fragments and a fireball. …”
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Participatory Drawing Methodology for Light in Architecture: Drawing Experienced Space by Ulrika Wänström Lindh

“…Based on a study in which 16 participants’ experiences of different light scenarios were collected through sketches, semantic rating scales, and deep interviews, the participants drew the boundaries of what they experienced as “the room” and spatial directions inside it. …”
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Lumbar Temperature Map of Elderly Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain—An Infrared Thermographic Analysis by Nelson Albuquerque, Liliana Gonçalves, Wally Strasse, Joaquim Gabriel, Laetitia Teixeira, Pedro Cantista

“…Pain intensity was measured using a numerical rating scale (0–10). The functional assessments included spine mobility tests and validated questionnaires evaluating clinical characteristics. …”
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Multicenter study correlating molecular characteristics and clinical outcomes of cancer cases with patient-derived organoids by Paloma Navarro, Tatiana P. Grazioso, Arantzazu Barquín, Maria Barba, Mónica Yagüe, Carlos Millán, Irene López, Elena Sevillano, Miguel Quiralte, Paloma Fernández, Diego Losada, Eduardo Caleiras, Julia Calzas, Beatriz Jiménez, Sergio Ruiz-Llorente, Juan Justo, Félix Guerrero, Vital Hevia, Raquel Martín, Francisco José Pérez-Rodriguez, Julia Tejerina, Mario Prieto, Paula Comune, Juan Francisco Rodriguez-Moreno, Jesús García-Donás

“…Results From 184 patients (17 tumor types), 249 samples were collected: 149 (59.8%) from tumor tissue, 61 (24.5%) from peritoneal fluids, 39 (15.7%) from peripheral blood. Success rates for PDO establishment were 39.5%, 34.4%, and 25.6%, respectively. …”
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Energetics of Eddy–Mean Flow Interaction in the Kuroshio Current Region by Yang Wu, Dalei Qiao, Chengyan Liu, Liangjun Yan, Kechen Liu, Jiangchao Qian, Qing Qin, Jianfen Wei, Heyou Chang, Kai Zhou, Zhengdong Qi, Xiaorui Zhu, Jing Li, Yuzhou Zhang, Hongtao Guo

“…The cross-stream variation is found in the energy conversion pattern in the along-coast region, whereas a mixed positive–negative conversion pattern is observed in the off-coast region. …”
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Enhancing agricultural commodity price forecasting with deep learning by R. L. Manogna, Vijay Dharmaji, S. Sarang

“…The results indicate that deep learning models, particularly Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU), demonstrate superior performance in capturing complex temporal patterns. …”
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Genomic epidemiology and phylodynamics of Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream isolates in China by Qixia Luo, Mengru Chang, Ping Lu, Qian Guo, Xiaoqing Jiang, Tingting Xiao, Haoyu Zhang, Yingying Ma, Yan Zhang, Wei Yu, Erjia Zhang, Yunbo Chen, Ping Shen, Jinru Ji, Chaoqun Ying, Zhiying Liu, the BRICS Working Group, Huaiqiu Zhu, Yonghong Xiao

“…Abstract In recent decades, Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major global nosocomial pathogen, with bloodstream infections (BSIs) exhibiting mortality rates exceeding 60% and imposing substantial economic burdens. …”
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Integrating demand side management in isolated hybrid system design by Aravind Kumar Kondaji

“…Demand side options available for different end use loads and their potential impact on hybrid system sizing, is analysed in this study Aggregated consumption model is developed for different sectors (residential, agriculture, community and small-scale commercial) based on the technical ratings and time of use patterns of different end use loads. …”
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The Interaction of Gender, Occupation, and Fine Phonetic Detail by Melanie Weirich

“…Independent of occupation, men who rated themselves high on femininity were found to have higher mean f0 and more dispersed vowels than men who rated themselves low on femininity. …”
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