How Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Affects Sarcopenia Parameters and Diagnosis by Cláudia Mendes, Manuel Carvalho, Jorge Bravo, Sandra Martins, Armando Raimundo

“…Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, resulting in substantial weight loss and improvements in obesity-related conditions. …”
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Reducing irrigation of livestock feed is essential to saving Great Salt Lake by Brian D. Richter, Kat F. Fowler, Gambhir Lamsal, Christopher L. Lant, William J. Ripple, Richard R. Rushforth

“…We propose a target goal of reducing total anthropogenic consumption by 35% to stabilize and begin refilling the lake, and explore potential policy solutions for attaining this conservation goal. We find that the most potent solutions would involve a 61% reduction in alfalfa production along with fallowing of 26–55% of grass hay production, resulting in reductions of agricultural revenues of US$97 million per year, or 0.04% of the state's GDP. …”
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Regional disparities, dynamic evolution, and spatial spillover effects of medical resource allocation efficiency in TCM hospitals by Zhihao Wang, Zhiguang Li, Ruijin Xie

“…The largest regional differences are found within the central region, while the gaps between the eastern and central regions continue to widen, and those between the western and northeastern regions tend to become more balanced. The most significant interregional differences are observed between the central and western regions. …”
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Impaired abstract thinking may discriminate between normal aging and vascular mild cognitive impairment O pensamento abstrato comprometido pode diferenciar o envelhecimento normal... by Felipe Kenji Sudo, Gilberto Sousa Alves, Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves, Maria Elisa Lanna, Letice Ericeira-Valente, Denise Madeira Moreira, Eliasz Engelhardt, Jerson Laks

“…VaD subjects performed worse than those with VaMCI in most CAMCOG subscales (p<0.001). All subscales showed differences between controls and VaD (p<0.001). …”
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Association analysis between polygenic risk scores and traits: practical guidelines and tutorial with an illustrative data set of schizophrenia by Itziar Irigoien, Patricia Mas-Bermejo, Patricia Mas-Bermejo, Sergi Papiol, Sergi Papiol, Sergi Papiol, Neus Barrantes-Vidal, Neus Barrantes-Vidal, Neus Barrantes-Vidal, Araceli Rosa, Araceli Rosa, Araceli Rosa, Concepción Arenas

“…Most methodological Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)-related papers explain the laborious process of computing the PRS in great depth. …”
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Precision medicine on a budget in Africa: using existing genetic data to mitigate adverse drug reactions to conventional cancer drugs by Alexandra Lindsey Djomkam Zune, Alexandra Lindsey Djomkam Zune, Alexandra Lindsey Djomkam Zune, Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Emmanuel Agbeli, Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo, Emmanuella Amoako, Yaw Bediako, Yaw Bediako, Lily Paemka, Lily Paemka, Lily Paemka

“…Black Africans are the least studied population despite being the most genetically diverse. There is a profound lack of pharmacogenetic studies in Black African populations, necessitating an urgent need for pharmacogenomic studies in Black African populations to optimize dosing and minimize ADRs. …”
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Perspectiva docente sobre el aprendizaje de inglés con herramientas digitales: implicaciones emocionales y actitudinales / Teaching perspective on English learning with dig... by Ingrid Mosquera Gende

“…Of all the tools analysed, Flip stands out as the most valued one, highlighting its usefulness in developing autonomy, self-regulation, self-confidence, creativity and communication. …”
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Diurnal temperature range drives understory plant community composition in micro-climatically complex temperate montane forests by Adam L Mahood, David M Barnard, Jacob A Macdonald, David W Pittenger, Sarah M Hall, Paula J Fornwalt

“…It achieved both time series stability and distinguishability in less than 100 d, and was most strongly associated with daily minimum vapor pressure deficit. …”
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Validation and implementation of TaqMAMA RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 variant surveillance: experience from a high-volume setting by José Nicolas Aguirre-Pineda, Mario Alberto Mújica-Sánchez, Hansel Hugo Chávez-Morales, Gabriel Cojuc-Konigsberg, Alan Braverman-Poyastro, Alberto Moscona-Nissan, Gastón Becherano-Razon, Alberto Guijosa, Damilda Duarte, Maria Del Carmen García-Colín, Martha Angella Durán-Barrón, Eduardo Becerril-Vargas

“…Conclusions The diagnostic performance of TaqMAMA RT-PCR was acceptable for the detection of the most prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest. This method offers a cost and time-saving alternative for the genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in high-volume settings.…”
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The development of a multimodal prediction model based on CT and MRI for the prognosis of pancreatic cancer by Zheng Dou, Jiaxi Lin, Chenghao Lu, Xiaoting Ma, Ruoxu Zhang, Jinzhou Zhu, Songbing Qin, Chao Xu, Jinli Li

“…The SurvSHAP(t) plot highlighted CA125 as the most important variable. In the test set, patients were stratified into high- and low-risk groups based on the predicted risk scores, and Kaplan–Meier analysis demonstrated a significant survival difference between the two groups (p < 0.0001). …”
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Trends in cannabis use in New Jersey: Effects of COVID‐19 and cannabis legalization by John P. Kane, Andrew Ames, Raj V. Patel, Kaitlyn Voity, Roland Narine, Rimma Perotte, Simon Gelman, Diana McCarthy, Sondra Maureen Nemetski

“…The vast majority of visits for children aged 0–12 years were related to accidental cannabis exposures—often a household member's edibles—whereas most visits for older children stemmed from intentional cannabis use. …”
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ROLE OF SYNTAX SCORE SCALE IN THE STRATIFICATION OF THE NOSOCOMIAL RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS AND LETHALITY IN PATIENTS WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION by D. B. Nemik, G. V. Matyushin, S. A. Ustyugov

“…In clinical practice, the most common method of assessing such lesions is the SYNTAX Score scale.Aim. …”
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NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR THE CURRICULUM DESIGN OF ENGLISH INVOLVING GENERAL DUTY NURSING COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE CASE OF KINSHASA-DRC by Flory MANDINA MUANA MUNDELE, Albin MAJAMBO KALONDA, Simon-Decap MABAKUTUVANGILANGA NTELA

“…Among difficulties encountered by experts working on ESP studies, the lack of appropriate material has been one of the most worrying issues. Not having a suitable curriculum for teaching can surely make ESP courses inadequate. …”
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easyspec: An Open-source Python Package for Long-slit Spectroscopy by Raniere de Menezes, Francesco Massaro, Michela Negro, Claudia M. Raiteri, Harold Peña-Herazo, Jose A. Acosta-Pulido

“…In this work, we introduce easyspec, a new Python package designed for long-slit spectroscopy, capable of reducing, extracting, and analyzing spectra from a wide range of instruments—provided they deliver raw FITS files, the standard format for most optical telescopes worldwide. This package is built upon the well-established long-slit spectroscopy routines of the Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF), integrating modern coding techniques and advanced fitting algorithms based on Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations. …”
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Preoperative echocardiographic parameters influencing quality of life five years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Zdravković Marija, Ristić Miljko, Milić Nataša, Zdravković Darko, Krotin Mirjana, Ranđelović Tomislav

“…The mean number of risk factors was 3.4 ± 1.0. Most of the patients were in New York Heart Associatiation (NYHA) II class (104 of them or 59.4%), 61 of them (34.9%) in NYHA III class and only 10 patients or 5.7% of them were in NYHA IV class. …”
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Тhe value of transbronchial needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of stage I and II sarcoidosis by Tatomirović Željka, Škuletić Vesna, Peković Dragana, Karličić Vukoica, Đurović Branka, Ristić Saša, Tomić Ljiljana, Džambas Jelena, Cerović Snežana

“…Sarcoidosis is a multisystem infmammatory disease of unknown etiology, with the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes the most commonly involved. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) cytology in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis presenting as mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy. …”
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Adaptation potential of medical students in distance learning by O. V. Toussova, O. V. Pavlova

“…The leading coping strategies in distance learning were «self-control» (13.29), «problem solving planning» (13.21) and «positive reassessment» (12.99). The most common ways to cope with stress were sleep (17 %), delicious food (15 %), socializing with friends (14 %), outdoor activities (13 %), and support or advice from parents (12 %). …”
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Genomic Characterization and Molecular Epidemiology of Tusaviruses and Related Novel Protoparvoviruses (Family <i>Parvoviridae</i>) from Ruminant Species (Bovine, Ovine and Caprine... by Fruzsina Tóth, Péter Pankovics, Péter Urbán, Róbert Herczeg, Ervin Albert, Gábor Reuter, Ákos Boros

“…The study’s viruses were mostly phylogenetically separated by host; however, two bovine sisavirus strains with diverse phylogenetic localizations in the NS (belonging to bovine sisaviruses) and VP1 trees (distantly related to ovine misaviruses) could indicate previous (interspecies?) …”
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Neuromodulation through brain stimulation-assisted cognitive training in patients with post-chemotherapy subjective cognitive impairment (Neuromod-PCSCI) after breast cancer: study... by Ulrike Grittner, Agnes Flöel, Sein Schmidt, Friederike Thams, Daria Antonenko, Eva-Lotta Brakemeier, Merle Rocke, Elena Knochenhauer, Anna Elisabeth Fromm, Nora Jansen, Samaneh Aziziaram, Antje Vogelgesang

“…Introduction Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. A considerable number of women with breast cancer who have been treated with chemotherapy subsequently develop neurological symptoms such as concentration and memory difficulties (also known as ‘chemobrain’). …”
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The invasion phenotypes of glioblastoma depend on plastic and reprogrammable cell states by Milena Doroszko, Rebecka Stockgard, Irem Uppman, Josephine Heinold, Faidra Voukelatou, Hitesh Bhagavanbhai Mangukiya, Thomas O. Millner, Madeleine Skeppås, Mar Ballester Bravo, Ramy Elgendy, Maria Berglund, Ludmila Elfineh, Cecilia Krona, Soumi Kundu, Katarzyna Koltowska, Silvia Marino, Ida Larsson, Sven Nelander

“…Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain cancer. It causes death mainly by local invasion via several routes, including infiltration of white matter tracts and penetration of perivascular spaces. …”
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