Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in College Students Post COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Using COVID-19 as a Case Study by Wai Yan Min Htike, Muxuan Zhang, Zixuan Wu, Xinyu Zhou, Siran Lyu, Yiu-Wing Kam

“…Confidence factors were the most influential, with fear of side effects (87.18%) and doubts about efficacy (72.4%) as primary concerns. …”
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Validated UHPLC Methods for Melatonin Quantification Reveal Regulatory Violations in EU Online Dietary Supplements Commerce by Celine Vanhee, Cloë Degrève, Niels Boschmans, Yasmina Naïmi, Michael Canfyn, Eric Deconinck, Marie Willocx

“…The cost-effective UHPLC-DAD method is suitable for medicines and most dietary supplements, except those more complex herbal matrices containing passionflower, hop, hemp, lime tree or lavender or their extracts, where UHPLC-HRAM MS is recommended due to selectivity issues of the DAD methodology. …”
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Relevance of the Development of Dental <i>In situ</i> Implant for Post-resection Therapy (Review) by M. V. Pomytkina, E. O. Bakhrushina, P. S. Sakharova, P. D. Konogorova, N. B. Demina

“…Based on the results of the work, a conclusion about the possibility of pharmaceutical development of dental in situ implants was made, and the most promising polymers for phase transition in the alveolar socket were identified.…”
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Resistance profile of Escherichia colis trains isolated at the main hospital in Dakar retrospective study over 10 years by Maguette NDOYE, Sokhna Moumi Daffe, Moustapha Diop, Mamadou Wague Gueye, Mor Ngom, Mbaye Babacar Wade, Tagouthie Niang, Ndeye Fatou Diop, Papa Silmane Diawara, Becaye Fall

“…Between 2012 and 2021, a significant increase in E. coli resistance was observed (p < 0.005) for most antibiotics, except gentamicin, tobramycin, and cotrimoxazole, which showed a decreasing trend. …”
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Comparative assessment of structural and tear film alterations in rabbit meibomian gland dysfunction models using chemical and electrocauterization techniques by Deeksha Prasad, Saumya Jakati, Kiran Kumar Bokara, Sayan Basu, Vivek Singh, Pragnya Rao Donthineni

“…Abstract Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) constitutes the most common cause of dry eye disease (DED), where altering meibum or lipids result in tear film instability. …”
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Assessing the impact of socio-technical congruence in software development: a systematic literature review by Binish Raza, Rodina Ahmad, Mohd H.N.M Nasir, Shukor S.M Fauzi, Muhammad A. Raza

“…A SLR is performed of 46 publications from 4 data sources, including journals, conferences and workshop proceedings, most of which were published between 2008 and 2019. …”
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Evaluation of Micronucleus in Buccal Mucosa Samples as a Potential Biomarker for Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease: A Cross-sectional Study by Disha K Davis, Rajila Hannah Sugirthabai Rajendran

“…Introduction: Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease as of 2024, with a global prevalence of 1.51 per 1,000 people in 2023. …”
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Safety assessment of mixtures of 1,9‐nonanediamine (NMDA) and 2‐methyl‐1,8‐octanediamine (MODA), for use in food contact materials by EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP), Claude Lambré, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Andrew Chesson, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Riccardo Crebelli, David Michael Gott, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Marcel Mengelers, Alicja Mortensen, Inger‐Lise Steffensen, Christina Tlustos, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Holger Zorn, Ronan Cariou, Laurence Castle, Emma Di Consiglio, Roland Franz, Nicole Hellwig, Maria Rosaria Milana, Eric Barthélémy, Daniele Comandella, Gilles Rivière

“…The overall migration in olive oil was below the detection limit (3 mg/dm2). The most abundant migrating LMWF oligomers were identified. …”
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Prodromal Symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence by Vincenza Giordano, Rita Nocerino, Caterina Mercuri, Teresa Rea, Assunta Guillari

“…Results Of 2170 identified records, 11 full‐text studies were reviewed. The most frequently reported prodromal symptom was unusual fatigue, followed by sleep disturbances and anxiety. …”
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Exploring Variations in Physical and Chemical Characteristics of <i>Barringtonia</i> Nuts: A Novel Forest Food by Shahla Hosseini Bai, Bruce Randall, Repson Gama, Basil Gua, Doni Keli, Peter Brooks, Brittany Elliott, Helen M. Wallace

“…Food security remains one of the most critical global challenges of the 21st century. …”
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Landscape analysis of m6A modification regulators reveals LRPPRC as a key modulator in tubule cells for DKD: a multi-omics study by Li Jiang, Hongda Yu, Jie Jian, Xulin Sai, Yudian Wang, Yufei Zhang, Xiai Wu

“…LRPPRC was downregulated in the LOH, PODO, CT, and CD-ICB cell populations, most of which were tubular cells. It exhibited the decreasing trend over time, particularly pronounced in LOH cells. …”
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Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Targeted Therapy in Treatment of Patients with Localised Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by O. A. Voylenko, O. E. Stakhovsky, I. V. Vitruk, O. A. Kononenko, M. V. Pikul, S. L. Semko, E. O. Stakhovsky

“…The percentage of tumour regression ranged from 0% to 60%, and the median was (95% confidence interval) 20.5 ± 14.3 (16.8–24.3%). Most of the patients had a slightly positive response to TT (3%–29% decrease in tumour size); n = 44 (76.9%) cases. …”
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Lake Baikal amphipods and their genomes, great and small by P. B. Drozdova, E. V. Madyarova, A. N. Gurkov, A. E. Saranchina, E. V. Romanova, J. V. Petunina, T. E. Peretolchina, D. Y. Sherbakov, M. A. Timofeyev

“…While genome sizes vary within one order of magnitude, the karyotypes are relatively stable (2n = 52 for most species studied). Moreover, analysis of the diversity of repeated sequences in nuclear genomes showed significant between­species differences.  …”
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Expression of genes of cytokines, transcription factors and differentiation antigens in human dendritic cells activated by double-stranded DNA by A. S. Proskurina, K. E. Orishchenko, E. A. Potter, E. V. Dolgova, A. V. Spaselnikova, G. S. Ritter, N. A. Varaksin, T. G. Ryabicheva, O. Y. Leplina, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…One of the most important properties of extracellular double-stranded DNA related to the treatment of various diseases is its ability to activate effector cells of the immune system (anti-tumor and vaccinal immunity) through dendritic cells (DCs). …”
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Sources of valuable breeding traits and their use in creation of barley varieties adapted to conditions of Volga-Vyatka region by L. P. Kokina, L. M. Shchekleina, A. V. Kunilova

“…For breeding work the most interesting were early accessions: Stimul, Acha, Bagan (Russia), Surpriz and Adapt (Ukraine) and other. …”
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The Efficiency of the Financial System: A Comparison of Developed and Less Developed Countries by Halil Dincer Kaya

“…Our second objective is to find whether high-income OECD countries have a more efficient financial system when compared to high-income non-OECD countries. Most OECD countries are seen as developed nations with a very high Human Development Index, while the same cannot be said for some other high-income countries that are not members of OECD (i.e. …”
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Pediatric MOG antibody-positive encephalitis with normal brain magnetic resonance imaging: a new spectrum associated with MOG antibodies? by Yan Jiang, Ping Yuan, Xiaojie Song, Jiannan Ma, Siqi Hong, Xiujuan Li, Li Jiang

“…ObjectiveTo facilitate the accurate identification of clinical characteristics associated with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody positive encephalitis in children presenting with normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.MethodPatients hospitalized at Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2016 to May 2024, who were positive for MOG antibodies and exhibited encephalitis symptoms with normal brain MRI findings, were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsA total of 17 patients (7 males and 10 females; mean age: 9.2 ± 2.8 years) were enrolled in the study. The most prevalent clinical symptoms were fever (17/17), with a median duration of 15 days (IQR: 7.5–21 days), headaches (17/17), mild alterations in mental status (17/17), seizures (6/17), vomiting (6/17), decreased binocular vision (2/17), and hemiplegia (1/17). …”
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The Hepatitis B Virus Genotype Affects the Persistence of Viral Replication in Immunodeficient NOG Mice. by Yoshinobu Yokoyama, Takuya Miyagi, Hayato Hikita, Teppei Yoshioka, Kaori Mukai, Takatoshi Nawa, Ryotaro Sakamori, Kazuyoshi Ohkawa, Naoki Hiramatsu, Takeshi Takahashi, Hiroshi Suemizu, Akihide Ryo, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara

“…HBV genotype C is the most common genotype in Japan, although the incidence of HBV genotype A is increasing. …”
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Numerical modeling of the dynamics of the clutch couplers by D. V. Shevchenko, M. A. Kudryavtsev, A. M. Orlova, S. A. Ponomarev, A. M. Sokolov, Yu. V. Savushkina

“…Numerical experiments simulating the coupling of the considered automatic coupling devices with the most unfavorable possible combinations of horizontal deviations and rotation angles were performed. …”
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Enhancing water saturation predictions from conventional well logs in a carbonate gas reservoir with a hybrid CNN-LSTM model by Ali Gohari Nezhad, Mohammad Emami Niri

“…Results showed that the CNN-LSTM model was the most effective, with an R-squared accuracy score of 0.859, while the Archie equation had the least R-squared accuracy of 0.322 in the validation dataset. …”
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