Global trends and inequities in smoking-attributable aortic aneurysm burden from 1990 to 2021 with future projections by Shuai Zhang, Zhaohui Hua, Zhen Li, Hui Cao, Shuai Cheng

“…Males consistently exhibited higher mortality and DALYs than females, and the older adults remained the most affected. Joinpoint regression and age-period-cohort modeling revealed declining trends in high-income regions but rising burdens in low-SDI areas. …”
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Factors associated with recurrent malaria episodes among children under five at Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital in Kayunga District, Central Uganda. by Derick Modi, Marvin Musinguzi, Patricia Pita, Eustes Kigongo, Amir Kabunga, Julius Kayizzi, Deo Kasaija, Voni Alice Khanakwa, Oscar Simon Alyao, Julius Lubangakene, Tom Murungi, Christopher Okullo Oneka, Marc Sam Opollo

“…Children under the age of five in low- and middle-income countries such as Uganda are the most affected. However, there remains a deficiency in knowledge regarding recurrent malaria episodes in Uganda. …”
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5′ DREDGE: Direct Repeat-Enabled Downregulation of Gene Expression via the 5′ UTR of Target Genes by Sagar J. Parikh, Heather M. Terron, Luke A. Burgard, Dylan D. Butler, Frank M. LaFerla, Shelley Lane, Malcolm A. Leissring

“…Among the five different Cas RNases tested, Csy4 was found to be the most efficient in this context, yielding robust downregulation with rapid onset in doxycycline-regulatable systems targeting either a stably expressed fluorescent protein or an endogenous gene, both in a fully reversible manner. …”
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Spatio-temporal patterns and determinants of energy efficiency across China’s provinces by Min Wan, Dewei Yang, Shuai Zhang, Yijia Ji, Junmei Zhang, Haishan Meng, Hang Yang

“…The findings reveal that: (1) China's energy efficiency exhibited an overall upward trend during the study period, though significant interprovincial and interregional disparities persisted. (2) High-efficiency regions demonstrated a pronounced clustering effect, particularly in South, East, and Central China, while Northwestern, Southwestern, and Northeastern regions remained low-efficiency zones, indicating distinct polarization characteristics. (3) The GML index exhibited notable fluctuations but remained above 1 in most provinces, suggesting sustained improvements in energy efficiency across China. (4) Urbanization level and environmental regulations were positively correlated with energy efficiency, whereas industrial structure, energy consumption patterns, government intervention, and trade openness exerted negative effects. …”
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Numerical analysis of WS2/Si3N4 for improved SPR-based HIV DNA detection by Talia Tene, Yesenia Cevallos, Yesenia Cevallos, Jessica Alexandra Marcatoma Tixi, Natalia Alexandra Pérez Londo, Lala Gahramanli, Lala Gahramanli, Cristian Vacacela Gomez

“…Reversing the dielectric sequence (Sys4) increases sensitivity to 201° RIU−1 but lowers fabrication yield and storage stability, establishing Sys3 as the most scalable option. Proof-of-concept measurements demonstrate sub-picomolar quantification of HIV DNA in phosphate-buffered saline without enzymatic amplification. …”
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Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A Contamination in Raw and Cooked Rice at Restaurants in Yasuj, Iran by SA Sadat, F Ariaei Monfared, M Majlesi

“…Background & aim: Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A are among the most common mycotoxins in food products, including grains such as rice, whose entry into the human body can endanger consumer health. …”
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Host Immune Response to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV): Insights and Strategies for Effective Vaccine Design by Asamenew Tesfaye Melkamsew, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Jan Paeshuyse

“…There are numerous inactivated or modified BVDV vaccines, most of which are made of cytopathic BVDV 1 and 2 and the BVDV 1a subgenotypes. …”
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Effects of acupuncture on musculoskeletal pain: an evidence map by Lin Ang, Eunhye Song, Tae-Young Choi, Ji Hee Jun, Boram Lee, Mi Hong Yim, Hye Won Lee, Myeong Soo Lee

“…The short-term effects of acupuncture showed a positive effect across most comparators in major musculoskeletal pain. All included SRs were rated low or critically low in terms of methodological quality.ConclusionThis evidence map demonstrated that acupuncture has favorable effects on major musculoskeletal disorders. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of bovine Schistosoma and Fasciola infections among cattle in South Achefer District, North West Ethiopia by Solomon Tesfaye, Mastewal Yeshambel, Amir Alelign, Tilahun Yohannes

“…However, not enough epidemiological information is available in most parts of Ethiopia in this respect. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the magnitude of these two important zoonotic diseases and the associated risk factors in south Achefer district, northwest Ethiopia. …”
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Food Choice Behaviors of Lactating Women: Association with Body Mass Index and Fruits and Vegetables Intake in Central Amhara Region, Ethiopia—An Observational Study by Gesessew Kibr

“…Healthy meal eating motivation, price-consciousness, and mood concern were identified as the most significant behaviors of food choice, influencing the nutritional status of women with AOR (95% CI) of 2.1 (1.21–3.62), 3.01 (1.32–6.9), and 0.5 (0.30–0.95), respectively. …”
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Comparative analysis of cytological changes in the buccal mucosa among traditional cigarette and electronic cigarette users by Magdi M. Salih, Thamer A. Tamr, Tariq E. Elmissbah, Sabah M. Hanafy, Haytham A. Dahlawi, Eman H. Khalifa

“…Reactive changes were significantly more common in smokers (46.4%) than non-smokers (3.2%) (p=0.001), with higher prevalence in traditional cigarette users (51.4%) compared to e-cigarette users (37.5%) and dual users (50.0%). These changes were most frequent in individuals who smoked for ≥5 years (71.8%) versus <5 years (33.8%) (p=0.001). …”
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Comparison of physiotherapy practice in university hospitals following chest trauma between two countries with different trauma panoramas: a prospective observational study by Monika Fagevik Olsen, Maria Sehlin, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Annie Svensson, Ronel Roos, Margareta Slobo, Helena Van Aswegen

“…In addition, pulmonary complications and length of hospital stay were collected.Results Despite differences in the type of trauma between the national cohorts (83% penetrating traumas in SA and 95% blunt traumas in Sweden), most patients received physiotherapy treatment during the first 3 days in hospital. …”
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Consequences of Fetal Cardiac Anomalies: A Two-Year Experience in a Tertiary Perinatology Center by Gokhan Bolluk, Isil Turan Bakirci, Mehmet Cok, Handan Turhan Karakus, Nur Benli Cok

“…Ventricular septal defect (37 cases, 14.8%) was the most common fetal cardiac anomaly detected prenatally in this study while corrected transposition of the great arteries (L-TGA), left ventricle hypoplasia, coarctation of aorta (CoA) and situs inversus were the least common. …”
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Early results of laparoscopic single‑anastomosis duodeno‑ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy: a case series from a single Polish bariatric center by Mateusz Wityk, Maciej Bobowicz, Mateusz Pryt, Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz

“…While laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most common metabolic bariatric surgery, up to 50% of patients may require revisional procedures due to weight regain or comorbidity recurrence. …”
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Exploring the association between nutrition knowledge and generalized anxiety disorder among young adults in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: implications for Saudi Vision 2030 by Mai Adil Ghabashi

“…ObjectivesAnxiety is the most prevalent mental health issue in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly among young adults, who face significant challenges in managing it, such as social stigma surrounding mental health, which may also discourage them from seeking help. …”
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Efficacy of Unilateral Greater Occipital Nerve Block in Migraine Management: A Focused Approach for Targeted Relief by Ceyhun Sayman, Yılmaz Çetinkaya, Kerim Şahin, Gizem Gürsoy, Buse Hasırcı Bayır

“…Aim: Migraine is one of the most common and disabling neurological disorders, causing a great deal of suffering both from an individual perspective and a public health point of view. …”
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The charge transport properties of dicyanomethylene-functionalised violanthrone derivatives by Sondos A. J. Almahmoud, Joseph Cameron, Dylan Wilkinson, Michele Cariello, Claire Wilson, Alan A. Wiles, Peter J. Skabara, Graeme Cooke

“…The influence of dicyanomethylene groups on the charge transport properties was most clearly observed in compound 3b which has a 60-fold improvement in mobility compared to 2b. …”
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Identification and prioritization of novel therapeutic candidates against glutamate racemase from Klebsiella pneumoniae. by Ankit Kumar, Farah Anjum, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan, Anas Shamsi, Rashmi Prabha Singh

“…The bacterium has developed serious resistance to most antibiotics currently in use.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to investigate the structural properties of MurI (glutamate racemase) from Klebsiella pneumoniae and to identify potential candidate inhibitors against the protein, which will help in the development of new strategies to combat the infections related to MDR strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae.…”
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NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMAS OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM by A. V. Babkina, B. O. Toloknov, O. V. Kamaeva, I. I. Bokin, A. R. Shafiev, I. V. Poddubnaya

“…In the whole analyzed group of women (n=40, median age 43 yrs, range 17-84 yrs), patients with primary lesion of female reproductive system had median age of 40 yrs and with secondary involvement - 46 yrs. Most of patients were fertile (60%, n=24). Such tumors was localized in breast in 40% of cases (n=16), in ovaries - 20% (n=8), in uterine corpus - 12,5% (n=5), in uterine cervix - 15% (n=6), and in vagina - remaining 12,5% (n=5). …”
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Provider-reliant contraception use among reproductive-aged women in rural Appalachian Ohio by Kayla M. Alvis, Mikaela H. Smith, Abigail Norris Turner, Maria F. Gallo

“…Conclusions: We found statistically significant differences in provider-reliant contraception by rural Appalachian residence in most analyses, but these disappeared when those with female permanent contraception were excluded. …”
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