The predictive role of peripheral serum inflammatory markers NLR, PLR, and LMR in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shufa Tan, Xiaoqing Yang, Xiaojing Mu, Shuang Liu, Yao Wang, Yuwei Li, Yuhong Bian, Chen Xu

“…BackgroundThe neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) are peripheral serum markers commonly utilized as cost-effective indicators of inflammation. However, their efficacy as predictors of clinical disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), remains uncertain. …”
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Expanding the scale and scope of the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Pole to Pole of the Americas: Merging rocky intertidal biodiversity surveys with environmental DNA and... by Gonzalo Bravo, Gregorio Bigatti, Mariana Lozada, Luke Thompson, Juan Livore, María Mendez, Lorena Arribas, Lino Bigatti, Tyler Christian, Erasmo Macaya, Edgardo Londoño-Cruz, Nicolas Moity, Juan Cruz-Motta, Augusto Flores, Gabriela Vélez-Rubio, Maria Palomo, Cesar Cordeiro, Franciane Pellizzari, Maritza Cárdenas-Calle, La Daana Kanhai, Ivonne Vivar Linares, Patricia Gil-Kodaka, Linsey Martinez, Pablo Sugliano, Agostina Trigo, Juan Zottola, Dulce Blanco, Matias Tricase, Nadia Bravo, Mariana Degrati, Camila Tavano Formigo, Frank Muller-Karger, Enrique Montes

“…The network held a five-day workshop focused on three core components: standardized rocky intertidal photo-quadrat surveys, low-cost environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling, and affordable plankton imaging tools. …”
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Unravelling hybridization in Phytophthora using phylogenomics and genome size estimation by Kris Van Poucke, Annelies Haegeman, Thomas Goedefroit, Fran Focquet, Leen Leus, Marília Horta Jung, Corina Nave, Miguel Angel Redondo, Claude Husson, Kaloyan Kostov, Aneta Lyubenova, Petya Christova, Anne Chandelier, Slavcho Slavov, Arthur de Cock, Peter Bonants, Sabine Werres, Jonàs Oliva Palau, Benoit Marçais, Thomas Jung, Jan Stenlid, Tom Ruttink, Kurt Heungens

“…In this study we demonstrate the application of two validated techniques (GBS and flow cytometry) for relatively low cost but high resolution identification of hybrids and their phylogenetic relations.…”
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Efficacy of a 6-month supported online programme (Feeling Safer) for the treatment of persecutory delusions: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Richard Emsley, Verity Westgate, Daniel Freeman, Thomas Kabir, José Leal, Anthony Morrison, Kate Chapman, Robert Dudley, Laina Rosebrock, Felicity Waite, Louise Isham, Jason Freeman, Stephanie Common, Alex Kenny, Ariane Beckley, Natalie Rouse, Megan McGovern

“…Moderation and mediation will be tested. A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis will be conducted of Feeling Safer compared with TAU.Ethics and dissemination The trial has received ethical approval from the NHS Health Research Authority (23/LO/0951). …”
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Biosynthesis of a dual growth factors (GFs) functionalized silk sericin hydrogel to promote chronic wound healing in diabetic mice by Hanxin Deng, Fangyu Wang, Yujuan Zhou, Hexu Lei, Hongji Zhou, Siyu Chen, Zihan Meng, Mengyao He, Ding Tu, He Wang, Xian Li, Qingyou Xia, Xueming Li, Feng Wang

“…However, limited resource, high cost, and instability in vivo greatly hindered their clinical applications. …”
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Ferrite-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction: Synthesis, properties, and mechanistic insights by Khaled M. Amin, Nada A. Eldeeb, Zineb Gargar, Ibrahim M.A. Mohamed, Mohamed Elsenety, Mahmoud M. Emara, M. Abd Elkodous, Marwa M. Abouelela, Poussy A. Ibrahim, Abdelmoneim A. Ayed, Hani Nasser Abdelhamid, Hesham A. Hamad

“…Compared to other nanomaterials, they could provide a range of advantageous characteristics, including high performance, low cost, low toxicity, and distinctive magnetic properties that facilitate separation using external magnetic fields. …”
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Scalable synthesis of NiFe-layered double hydroxide for efficient anion exchange membrane electrolysis by Alvaro Seijas-Da Silva, Adrian Hartert, Víctor Oestreicher, Jorge Romero, Camilo Jaramillo-Hernández, Luuk J. J. Muris, Grégoire Thorez, Bruno J. C. Vieira, Guillaume Ducourthial, Alice Fiocco, Sébastien Legendre, Cristián Huck-Iriart, Martín Mizrahi, Diego López-Alcalá, Anna T. S. Freiberg, Karl J. J. Mayrhofer, João C. Waerenborgh, José J. Baldoví, Serhiy Cherevko, Maria Varela, Simon Thiele, Vicent Lloret, Gonzalo Abellán

“…This scalable approach could considerably lower the cost of green hydrogen production by enabling more efficient alkaline electrolyzers.…”
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Municipal surface water valorization for clean water recovery and heavy metal removal towards a circular economy by Kedi Li, Yuxuan Liu, Mo Xie, Haoxiang Li, Sangyi Li, Chenyu Wang, Linyinxue Dong, Jungbin Kim

“…This reduction in SEC lowered the unit product cost and increased revenue, particularly in high-income societies, with generation reaching $0.71/m3 at 95 % recovery. …”
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Hair salons as a promising space to provide HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for young women in Lesotho: a citizen scientist mixed-methods study by Malena Chiaborelli, Mamaswatsi Kopeka, Pontšo Sekhesa, Madeleine Sehrt, Tsepang Mohloanyane, Tala Ballouz, Dominik Menges, Jennifer A. Brown, Jennifer M. Belus, Felix Gerber, Fabian Raeber, Andréa Williams, David Jackson-Perry, Meri Hyöky, Donaldson F. Conserve, Karen Hampanda, Alain Amstutz, and the Hair SALON Citizen Scientist Working Group

“…Salons were more accessible than the nearest health facility in terms of cost and time, but only 21.0% have an additional confidential space. …”
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Research Progress on CO2 Capture in the Steel Industry Under the Dual Carbon Background by Jing WEI, Min DENG, Dengguo YIN, Long SHI, Zikang QIN, Junfeng ZHENG, Lu YAO, Wenju JIANG, Lin YANG, Zhongde DAI

“…However, the global average cost of CO2 capture remains high. Current challenges include: (1) increased energy consumption (2.5 − 4.0 GJ per ton of steel); (2) infrastructure limitations, as 80% of steel plants lack CO2 pipeline networks; and (3) insufficient carbon pricing coverage, accounting for only 30% − 40% of the capture costs. …”
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C reactive protein flare predicts response to checkpoint inhibitor treatment in non-small cell lung cancer by Stefan Diem, Markus Joerger, Fiamma Berner, Lukas Flatz, Niklas Klümper, Manuel Ritter, Michael Hölzel, Jörg Ellinger, Peter Brossart, Annkristin Heine, Jonas Saal, Christa Lichtensteiger, Nina Wyss, Franz Georg Bauernfeind, Sabine Schmid, Martin Frueh, Tobias Bald

“…Due to its wide clinical availability, early CRP kinetics could become an easily determined, cost-efficient, and non-invasive biomarker to predict response to checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC within the first month.…”
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Reviewer Acknowledgements: Bridging Science, Care, and Community – GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal), Volume 8, Number 2, 2025 by GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal)

“…Eligible reviewers may be considered for future roles on our Editorial Board, and receive Exclusive Publishing Opportunity and the chance to publish Guest Editorial Papers at no cost. Simply register on our website and select the "Reviewer" option during sign-up…”
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Features of short-term heart rate variability in internally displaced people with type 2 diabetes mellitus by V.A. Serhiyenko, V.B. Sehin, V.I. Pankiv, A.A. Serhiyenko

“…The use of short-term HRV analysis can be both a cost-effective and scientifically sound approach for the early diagnosis of CAN in patients with T2DM. …”
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Removable brace as a viable alternative to cast immobilization for ankle fractures—a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xi Li, Xi Li, Xi Li, Kaiwen Yi, Kaiwen Yi, Shiqi Li, Shiqi Li, Na Liu, Lemei Zhu, Lemei Zhu, Lemei Zhu

“…Functional scores, complications, and time to return to work (RTW) were analyzed to assess the efficacy, safety, and cost of the two groups.ResultsWe included 11 RCTs with a total sample size of 1,472 participants. …”
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A randomized phase II/III trial of rosuvastatin with neoadjuvant chemo-radiation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer by Prachi S. Patil, Avanish Saklani, Naveena A. N. Kumar, Ashwin De’Souza, Rahul Krishnatry, Snehal Khanvilkar, Mufaddal Kazi, Reena Engineer, Vikas Ostwal, Anant Ramaswamy, Munita Bal, Priya Ranganathan, Ekta Gupta, Ekta Gupta, Sanjeev Galande, Sanjeev Galande

“…The pathological response rate, tumor regression grade (TRG), and post-surgical complications will be recorded.ConclusionThe addition of rosuvastatin to NACTRT may improve the oncological outcomes by increasing the likelihood of pCR in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing NACTRT. This would be a low-cost, low-risk intervention that could potentially lead to the refinement of strategies, such as “watch and wait”, in a select subgroup of patients.Clinical trial registrationClinical Trials Registry of India, identifier CTRI/2018/11/016459.…”
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Health Outcomes and Resource Consumption Analysis of Radioembolization with Y90 Glass Microspheres (TARE-Y90) Versus Transarterial Chemoembolization with Irinotecan (DEBIRI) in Pat... by Juan José Ciampi-Dopazo, Gonzalo Ruiz Villaverde, Juan José Espejo, Raúl García Marcos, Daniel Pérez Enguix, Serena Pisoni, José J. Martínez-Rodrigo, Pablo Navarro Vergara, Pedro Pardo Moreno, Antonio Rodríguez-Fernández

“…<b>Background</b>: The present study aims to investigate the superiority of TARE-Y90 in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer in comparison to DEBIRI and perform a parallel resource consumption study to demonstrate a possible favorable cost-effectiveness balance. <b>Methods</b>: The number of subjects included in this study was 46 for TARE-Y90 and 56 in the DEBIRI group. …”
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Development of Deep-Sea Floating Wind Power Technology by Da Li, Tao Sun, Cong Yi, Wei Gao, Shuzhao Li, Baicheng Lyu, Hui Li, Yuming Zhang, Zhuolantai Bai, Junrong Wang, Huajun Li

“…Advancing the deep-sea floating wind power technology is an effective pathway to reducing costs and enhancing efficiency in offshore wind power development, driving structural reforms in the energy system, and achieving the carbon peaking and carbon neutralization vision. …”
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Performance and hypothetical clinical impact of an mNGS-based machine learning model for antimicrobial susceptibility prediction of five ESKAPEE bacteria by Yaoguang Li, Sizhen Liu, Peng Han, Jun Lei, Huifen Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Zihui Dong, Yize Zhang, Zhi Jiang, Beiwen Zheng, Guanhua Rao, Zujiang Yu, Ang Li

“…Furthermore, mNGS-based AST can be integrated with clinical mNGS to maximize the utility of short-read data without substantial cost increases. This study demonstrates the potential of mNGS-based AST for precise, individualized antibacterial selection and highlights its broader applicability in enhancing clinical antimicrobial use for various infections.…”
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Hematological ratios and cytokine profiles in heterozygous beta-thalassemia by Ana Carolina Marques Ciceri, Laura Eduarda de Oliveira, Ana Luísa Richter, José Antonio Mainardi de Carvalho, Maylla Rodrigues Lucena, Guilherme Wataru Gomes, Maria Stella Figueiredo, Magnun Nueldo Nunes dos Santos, Vera Lúcia Nascimento Blaia-D'Avila, Rodolfo Delfini Cançado, Elvira Maria Guerra-Shinohara, Clóvis Paniz

“…These ratios, therefore are potentially cost-effective and easily applicable markers for monitoring patients with the β-thalassemia trait.…”
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Effect of seed priming and foliar application of organic liquid manure on germination, growth, yield and quality of late-sown wheat by Okram Ricky Devi, Omvati Verma, Bibek Laishram, S. Anbarasan, Abhijit Debnath, Narinder Panotra, Priyanka Elumle, Sunita T. Pandey, R. Ajaykumar, Samreen

“…From the current research, it can be concluded that HK is a successful and cost-efficient method that may be utilized to increase crop production under late-sown conditions.…”
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