Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) of lizards: a first comprehensive characterization of beta-defensins, ovo-defensins and cathelicidins from Podarcis lilfordi and closely related Lacer... by Katherin Otalora, Jessica Gómez-Garrido, Laura Baldo

“…In contrast, OVOD-PrAMPs and CATHs mostly present a one-to-one ortholog across species. …”
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Communications Security in Industry X: A Survey by Ijaz Ahmad, Felipe Rodriguez, Tanesh Kumar, Jani Suomalainen, Senthil Kumar Jagatheesaperumal, Stefan Walter, Muhammad Zeeshan Asghar, Gaolei Li, Nikolaos Papakonstantinou, Mika Ylianttila, Jyrki Huusko, Thilo Sauter, Erkki Harjula

“…In this survey, we define InX as the combination of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 paradigms. Most of the novel technologies, such as cyber-physical systems, industrial Internet of things, machine learning, advances in cloud computing, such as edge and fog computing, and blockchain, to name a few, are converged through advanced communication networks. …”
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Using a rule‐based system to define error in the emergency department by Kiersten L. Gurley, Jonathan L. Burstein, Richard E. Wolfe, Shamai A. Grossman

“…Conclusion The development of consensus‐based rules may result in a more standardized and practical definition of error in emergency medicine to be used as a QA tool and a basis for research. The most common type of rule broken was not acquiring necessary information. …”
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Anterior Uterocervical Angle and Prediction of Preterm Labor in Cases with an Inconclusive Cervical Length: A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study by İlgi Esen, İbrahim Kale, Ebru Alıcı Davutoğlu, Merve Dizdar, Rahime Nida Bayık

“…Background: Cervical length measurement is still the most widely used method to predict preterm labor. …”
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Identification of Shared and Unique Serum Lipid Profiles in Diabetes Mellitus and Myocardial Infarction by Sanela Kjellqvist, Christian Klose, Michal A. Surma, George Hindy, Inês G. Mollet, Anna Johansson, Patrick Chavaux, Johan Gottfries, Kai Simons, Olle Melander, Céline Fernandez

“…Differences in the levels of lipids belonging to the phosphatidylcholine and triacylglyceride (TAG) classes contributed the most to separating DM from controls. TAGs also played a dominating role in discriminating MI from controls. …”
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The 2024 resurgence of Bordetella pertussis in Brazil and a decade-long epidemiological overview by Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone, Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone, Nathália Mariana Santos Sansone, Matheus Negri Boschiero, Matheus Negri Boschiero, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson

“…In Brazil, the number of reported cases increased sharply in 2024 to 7,438—with a 34.4-fold increase compared to 2023 (N = 216)—with 30 associated deaths, the first since 2021. While most cases still affect children under 14 years of age, infections among individuals over 15 years of age have also increased, suggesting a demographic shift. …”
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MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE PERIODONTAL STATUS IN CHILDREN FROM DIFFERENT ECOLOGICAL REGIONS OF UKRAINE by O.I. Ostapko

“…We found that children from environmentally unfavorable regions have a much higher number of affected periodontal sextants than children from environmentally friendly region. For most of studied chemical elements we found moderate and in some cases strong correlations between their content in oral fluid and periodontal condition. …”
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Experimental Study of a New Metallic Damper Using Hourglass Fuse by Mohammad Hossein Afridoon, Reza Aghayari, Mohammad Hosein Adibrad, Mehrzad Tahamouliroudsari

“…Being one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, Iran has suffered thousands of lives lost in earthquakes throughout the past decades. …”
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Integrated gut microbiome and serum metabolomics analysis to reveal seawater adaptation strategy in Chinese sturgeon by Xiaoqian Leng, Jiang Luo, Jia Zhong, Jinping Wu, Xinmei Qiao, Wei Xiong, Zhigang Liu, Hao Du

“…The structure of the fish gut microbiota changes with variations in the living environment, including salinity, which has been regarded as the most important environmental change factor in the transition of Chinese sturgeons, Acipenser sinensis, from river to sea. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTIVE PROPERTIES OF SPRING BARLEY VARIETIES ACCORDING TO THEIR YIELD CAPACITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF THE NEAR-IRTYSH AREA IN OMSK PROVINCE by P. N. Nikolaev, P. V. Popolzukhin, N. I. Anisimov, O. A. Yusova, I. V. Safonova

“…All studied  varieties exceeded the reference 'Omskiy 91' by 7.0 4 39.3%. The most adaptive among barley varieties as far as their yield is  concerned in the conditions of Omsk's Near-Irtysh region were the  varieties: 'Podarok Sibiri', 'Omskiy 99', 'Omskiy 100' and 'Omskiy  95'. …”
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Clinical validity of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle in a pediatric emergency department by Siqi Zhu, Yufen Wu, Biyan Yu, Biyu Shen, Linjie Fang, Biru Li, Biru Li, Long Xiang, Long Xiang

“…The incidence of critical cases was most prevalent within the neonatal population (21.4%), followed by children aged 8–15 years (2.1%) and 3–8 years (0.6%). …”
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Safety and efficacy of stromal lenticule addition keratoplasty in the treatment of hyperopia: a retrospective study by Jing Zhang, Fangfang Sun, Jie Hou, Yulin Lei, Yahui Dong, Yafei Xu

“…The procedure increased corneal curvature and thickness, prolonged corneal deformation time, and shortened deformation distance, suggesting enhanced corneal stiffness, with most biomechanical parameters remaining stable pre- to postoperatively.…”
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Effectiveness of a Four-Stage Death Education Model Based on Constructivist Learning Theory for Trainee Nursing Students by Yang Y, Li Y, Fu J, Guo D, Xue J

“…In the evaluation of the content of the course, the teaching methods of the course, and the teaching results, most of the trainee nurses gave a better evaluation.Conclusion: The four-step death education model based on constructivist learning theory significantly improved the death coping skills and attitudes of trainee nursing students. …”
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Manganese suppresses tumor growth through hyper-activating IRE1α by Ruoxi Shi, Ming Wang, Si Chen, Xinwei Hu, Xudong Zhao, Shixin Zhou, Congli Fan, Zihan Zhou, Likun Wang

“…Summary: IRE1α and its downstream XBP1 signal is the most conserved unfolded protein response pathway that cells utilize to combat endoplasmic reticulum stress, also known to be utilized by tumor cells to adapt to harsh environment, leading to tumor progression. …”
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Ebbs and Flows of Marine Biodiversity: Navigating Spatiotemporal Patterns of Environmental DNA in a Coastal Tidal Ecosystem by Michelle Scriver, Ulla vonAmmon, Xavier Pochon, Martin Zirngibl, Francois Audrezet, Kaeden Leonard, Kylie Pedersen, Nick Bamford, Ngairo Tahere, Jo‐Ann L. Stanton, Neil J. Gemmell, Anastasija Zaiko

“…Community composition varied significantly based on sampling location and time, with most of the core community captured around mid‐tide. …”
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Spin density wave and van Hove singularity in the kagome metal CeTi3Bi4 by Pyeongjae Park, Brenden R. Ortiz, Milo Sprague, Anup Pradhan Sakhya, Si Athena Chen, Matthias D. Frontzek, Wei Tian, Romain Sibille, Daniel G. Mazzone, Chihiro Tabata, Koji Kaneko, Lisa M. DeBeer-Schmitt, Matthew B. Stone, David S. Parker, German D. Samolyuk, Hu Miao, Madhab Neupane, Andrew D. Christianson

“…Neutron diffraction reveals an incommensurate spin-density wave ground state of the Ce3+ moments, coexisting with commensurate antiferromagnetic order across most of the temperature-field phase diagram. The commensurate component is preferentially suppressed by thermal fluctuations and magnetic field, yielding a rich phase diagram involving an intermediate single-Q spin-density wave phase. …”
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Special Features of a 24-hour Arterial Blood Pressure Profile in Healthy Children During the Period of Adaptation to Studying at Different School Types by I. N. Zakharova, T. M. Tvorogova, I. I. Pshenichnikova, M. A. Shkolnikova

“…The examination included clinic-anamnestic and genealogic methods, anthropometry, three-fold measuring of arterial pressure by Korotkoff’s method, 24-hour ECG and AP monitoring, monitoring of motion activity volume, study of general and school levels of anxiety and psychic tension, assessment of the vegetative nervous system condition, nature of exercise tolerance and volume of additional sports load, volume of additional academic load.Results. The most important predictors of AH development and elevated AP persistence in children aged 10–12 years of 1 and 2 health groups are: values of SAP and/or DAP 90 and 95 percentile taking into account sex, age and height at one-shot measurements, the presence of AH in relatives within the immediate family, excessive (over 75 percent for this age and height) body weight and high (over 96 bpm) values of average day-time heart rate following results of HM. …”
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Experimental investigation of baffle configurations, blockage, and flow variability on downstream scour in box culverts by Andaz Mohammed Rasul, Kaywan Othman Ahmed, Jamil Bahrami, Mohsen Isari, Muhammed Raza Kavian pour, Younes Aminpour, Farhad Faghihi, Miklas Scholz, Chaitanya Baliram Pande

“…During steady flow conditions, the first design configuration of baffle reduced the deepest scour depth by 29.87% at a flow rate of 20 l/s with 25% blockage and configuration three was most effective at 37.70% reduction for 13.8 l/s with no inlet blockage. …”
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Exploring the biomechanical mechanisms of cervical rotation manipulation in different lateral bending positions: a finite element analysis by Rui Weng, Dongxin Lin, Han Yang, Siyuan Xie, Cairui Chen, Yaoshuai Yu, Geng Yang, Pusheng Xie, Liang Zhao, Yikai Li, Xuecheng Huang

“…In the right lateral bending position (lateral bending on the healthy side), the stresses in the annulus fibrosus and facet joints are minimal, and the intervertebral foramen expansion is most obvious, but the stresses in the spinal cord and nerve roots are the highest. …”
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Socio-Economic Disparities in Pediatric Viral Gastroenteritis: A Comparative Study of Clinical Outcomes and Management in Hospitalized Children with Rotavirus, Adenovirus, and Noro... by Ioana Arbanas, Gabriela Coja, Alice Bilotta, Raluca-Ileana Lixandru, Oana Patran, Laura Bleotu, Oana Falup-Pecurariu

“…Severe dehydration presented 267 children from poor settings (56%) and 186 (17.6%) received antibiotics, compared to the other group—224 children (38.8%) with severe dehydration and 216 (20.4%) receiving antibiotics. The most used antibiotic for both groups was Ceftriaxone (53.9% and 57.6% of all AVG). …”
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