Decline in infection-related morbidities following drug-mediated reductions in the intensity of Schistosoma infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Gisele Andrade, David J Bertsch, Andrea Gazzinelli, Charles H King

“…A greater ERR correlated with greater reduction in odds of most morbidities. Random effects meta-analysis was used to derive summary estimates: after treatment of S. mansoni and S. japonicum, left-sided hepatomegaly was reduced by 54%, right-sided hepatomegaly by 47%, splenomegaly by 37%, periportal fibrosis by 52%, diarrhea by 53%, and blood in stools by 75%. …”
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Factors influencing wildlife roadkill in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Northern, Tanzania. by Gregory A Mtega, Victoria Shayo, Richard D Lyamuya, Gabriel Mayengo

“…Additionally, the night jars (Caprimulgus europaeus; 30.6%) followed by black rat (Rattus rattus; 7.1%) and chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon; 3.5%) were the most frequently recorded killed species in the area. …”
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A decade-long perspective on marine health changes in Dalian, China by Xiaocheng Wang, Yumeng Wang, Haining Wang, Jiangpeng Fan, Jiangpeng Fan, Mian Li, Wentong Hao

“…Food Provision saw the most substantial growth, increasing by 16.44, while Tourism and Recreation experienced the steepest decline, dropping by 30.57. …”
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Quinine Sulphate Microparticles as Treatment for Leishmaniasis by Grace Lovia Allotey-Babington, Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Thomas Nettey, Clement Sasu, Henry Nettey

“…The disease can affect the skin (least fatal) or internal organs (most fatal). Current treatment options for leishmaniasis have a number of adverse effects, and there appears to be resistance by the protozoan parasite (Leishmania spp.). …”
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ICT in religious education as a factor in fostering empathy by Ninoslav Z. Kačarić, Snežana Jokić

“…The research included 125 students of the Academy of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Arts and Conservation and the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the University of Belgrade, most of whom attended religious education during their previous education. …”
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Unveiling the Layers of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical Subtypes by Alexandra Triantafyllou, Pentagiotissa Stefanatou, George Konstantakopoulos, Eleni Giannoulis, Ioannis Malogiannis

“…The study quality and risk of bias were assessed using the AXIS tool. <b>Results:</b> Most studies identified clinically meaningful BPD subtypes based on dimensions such as affective regulation, effortful control, interpersonal style, and impulsivity or aggression. …”
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Development and validation of a BMI stratified mortality prediction model for patients with COPD complicated by HF using the MIMIC-IV database by Jingwen Zhu, Yifan Wang, Shaoqiang Wang, Jihong Zhou

“…AUC, calibration, and decision curves indicate that most models have good discrimination, calibration, and clinical application value. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Risk to Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis by Deteriorating the Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture and Bone Mass by Sahar Mohsin, Suneesh Kaimala, Jens Jolly Sunny, Ernest Adeghate, Eric Mensah Brown

“…The data obtained suggested that T2DM affects the trabecular structure within a rat’s femoral heads negatively and changes are most significant at a longer duration of T2DM, increasing the risk to hip fractures.…”
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A History of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Implementation in Nepal by Sagar Dahal, Joel T. Heinen

“…Nepal has a long and well-documented history of wildlife conservation and is party to most major global environmental conventions, although it has frequently lacked the ability to implement them fully. …”
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Engineering the Future: Evaluation of Virtual Reality Across Project Lifecycle Stages by Shimon Fridkin, Sigal Kordova, Ron S. Hirschprung

“…., those open to adoption, those with specific experiential backgrounds) where VR is likely to provide the most significant benefit and return on investment.…”
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Rhamnolipid from Pseudomonas sp. as a green surfactant for enhanced phytoremediation by Ahmed Sorour, Najlaa Zobair, Khaled Ghanem, Heba Khairy

“…Abstract Microbial biosurfactants are valued for their surface activity and emulsifying properties; among them, rhamnolipids—primarily produced by Pseudomonas species—are the most prominent. Pseudomonas sp., a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium, is also known to enhance heavy metal (HM) uptake in Helianthus annuus L. …”
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Seed production and variety changing periods of spring barley in the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy” by N. G. Chertkova, Yu. G. Skvortsova, T. I. Firsova, G. A. Filenko

“…The average productivity in the region for all the years studied was 2.3 t/ha, varying from year to year from 1.7 t/ha in the dry 2018 year to 2.8 t/ha in the most favorable 2017 year. The 2018 year was unfavorable in terms of climatic conditions, where the area under spring barley was almost 354 thousand hectares, and the gross yield was 601.8 thousand tons. …”
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What the Cat Dragged in: Quantifying Prey Return Rates of Pet Cats (Felis catus) With Outdoor Access in the UK by H. L. Lockwood, M. Bulling, M. Huck

“…Sex, age, and body condition of cats, along with the presence of a cat flap, whether a bell was worn, level of urbanisation, and the season of data collection all had a statistically important effect on prey return rates. While most cats returned 0–1 prey per month, a small minority (n = 3 cats) returned over 15 individuals monthly. …”
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Spatial pattern and driving mechanisms of dryland landscape ecological risk: Insights from an integrated geographic detector and machine learning model by Ayiturxun Shamuxi, Bo Han, Xiaobin Jin, Paruke Wusimanjiang, Abudureheman Abudukerimu, Qianli Chen, Hongtao Zhou, Min Gong

“…Drylands are among the most vulnerable and sensitive regions to global climate and land use changes. …”
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Application Research of the Sparse Representation of Eigenvector on the PD Positioning in the Transformer Oil by Qing Xie, Dan Liu, Ying Zhang, Shuguo Gao, Tong Li, Xinjie Wang, Fangcheng Lü

“…The ultrasonic signal generated by the PD in the oil is a broadband signal. However, most methods of the array signal processing are used for the narrowband signal at present, and the effect of some methods for processing wideband signals is not satisfactory. …”
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Hybrid electronic record: An error reduction strategy for diverse medical prescription formats by Carl-Heinz Kruse, Michelle T.D. Smith, Damian L. Clarke

“…High technology scripts had the most errors but when easily correctable errors were removed, EHRs had the lowest error rates and handwritten the highest. …”
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Livelihood diversification among women farmers in Nigeria’s flood-resilient drylands by Ummi Khalthum Mohammed, Nicola Favretto

“…Jigawa State, Nigeria, faces increasing vulnerability to recurrent floods, highlighting the need for alternative socio-economic strategies to enhance livelihood diversification and strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable groups, particularly women farmers. …”
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Review of ticks of the order Mesostigmata parasitic on reptiles by V. R. Saitov, A. H. Gubeidullina, A. I. Golubev, M. M. Salnikova, L. V. Malutina, N. V. Shakurova, I. R. Nigmetzyanov, A. S. Elovitskaya, G. S. Kashevarov, K. A. Yusupova, A. N. Siben, E. A. Efremova, O. M. Bonina, E. A. Udaltsov

“…The tick Ophionyssus natricis was found to be the most representative species: a parasite of snakes and lizards, widely distributed throughout the world, both on domestic (zoo) and wild reptiles and are capable of attacking other vertebrates, including humansAwareness of the current state of knowledge of the tick parasitic fauna on reptiles will contribute to updating of the scientific database, expansion of research horizons, increase in the level of research and teaching activities and the dissemination of knowledge on the wide species diversity and distribution of various groups of ticks.…”
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MOLECULAR MECHANISMS DEFINING APPLICATION OF GLYCINE AND ZINC COMBINATIONIN CORRECTION OF STRESS AND ANXIETY MAIN MANIFESTATIONS by V. N. Shishkova, Y. R. Nartsissov, V. Y. Titova, E. V. Sheshegova

“…A balanced intake of zinc and glycine is essential for most people who experience daily effects of multiple stresses and anxiety. …”
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Evaluation of tumorous LCP1 and ADPGK as predictive biomarker for immune-related adverse events in bone and soft tissue sarcomas treated with anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies by Qing Zhang, Zhe Wang, Xueqin Zeng, Yi Ding, Chen Wang

“…We have retrospectively stained tumorous LCP1 and ADPGK, two biomarkers previously reported to predict ICI induced irAE, with surgical removed, formalin-fixed and parrffin-embedded samples in a cohort of 50 bone and soft tissues sarcoma patients. We observed that the most common irAE in bone and soft tissues sarcoma patients received ICI is hyperglycemia and high grade irAE happens predominately in patients over 30 years old. …”
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