Oil content, fatty acids profile, phenolic compounds and biological activity of the seeds from wild Medicago species growing in Iran by Ziba Bakhtiar, Mohammadreza Hassandokht, Maryam Fallah, Hassan Rezadoost, Mohammad Hossein Mirjalili

“…Abstract Background Medicago is a significant genus of the Fabaceae family, and the most important species of this genus is M. sativa L., which is cultivated as fodder crops around the world. …”
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A Comparison of Human Neutrophils Acquired from Four Experimental Models of Inflammation. by Alexander A Maini, Marc J George, Madhur P Motwani, Richard M Day, Derek W Gilroy, Alastair J O'Brien

“…Neutrophil CD11b was elevated in all models, most markedly in UVKEc (p<0.0001), and CD54 was also elevated but only significant in the LPS model (p = 0.001). …”
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HIGH GRADE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: OPPROTUNITIES OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN ASSESSING FAULTS IN CARDIAC FUNCTION AND PROGNOSIS OF THE CLINICAL COURSE by L. A. Bokeria, V. V. Plahova, A. V. Ivanitsky, S. V. Gorbachevsky

“…Preserved ventricular systolic function, their hypertrophy and normal cardiac index of the greater circle is typical in most cases of septum defects, persisting ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger complex. …”
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Morbidity Patterns and Determinants of Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Older Women in Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh by Shahinur Akter, Tazrin Azad, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Firoz Raihan

“…Results Diabetes and liver diseases were the most common morbidities among older women. Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that education, living arrangement, size of the family, and morbidity patterns were significantly associated with seeking healthcare services among older women in rural Bangladesh (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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Racquet Mammoplasty as an Oncoplastic Technique in the Management of Lateral Quadrant Breast Cancer: A Prospective Controlled Study of Oncologic and Cosmetic Outcomes by Amr G. Mohamed, Emad M. Abdelrahman, Sherief M. Mohsen, Mostafa S. Abdeen, Mohamed A. Elsayed, Zizi M. Ibrahim, Osama R. Abdelraouf, Ebtesam N. D. Attia

“…Tumors were located in the lateral upper quadrant in most of the patients (74.4%). The mean size of the tumors was 2.7 ± 1.8. …”
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When buildings become barriers: assessing the impact of building height on the equality of emergency medical services accessibility—a dual-trip study in Wuhan, China by Weicong Luo, Yuanyuan Zhu, Zihan Yang, Fei Wang, Yue Wang

“…However, a current limitation is that related studies often neglect the impact of spatial variations in building height on EMS accessibility equality. Most scholars have focused primarily on EMS road travel—either the Departure Road Trip (DRT) or the Transport Trip (TT)—while overlooking the effects of building height on the in-building EMS trip, known as the Patient Access Trip (PAT). …”
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Congenital heart disease: epidemiological profile of live births, geographical distribution and temporal trends in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 by Gustavo Henrique Bernardo Cabral, João Victor Nascimento Guerra, Kevin Uchoa Pedrosa, Paloma Luna Maranhão Conrado, Jorge Henrique de Aguiar Fonseca, Valda Lúcia Moreira Luna, Pauliana Valéria Machado Galvão, George Alessandro Maranhão Conrado

“…Affected neonates were predominantly male, preterm, had extremely low birth weights, and had first- and fifth-minute Apgar scores between 0 and 2 and 3–5, respectively. The most common CHD was septal defects. In terms of spatial distribution, Brazil had a prevalence of 7.65 per 10,000 live births. …”
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Attitudes Toward Pregnancy and Their Impact on Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation after Prior Spontaneous Preterm Delivery: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Siera R. Lunn, Adwoa A. Baffoe-Bonnie, Carrie B. Dombeck, Teresa Swezey, Amy Corneli, Kelley E. Massengale, Sarahn M. Wheeler

“…For a few late presenters, contemplating abortion or adoption delayed their PNC initiation; however, most participants (24 early, 4 late) sought PNC as soon as they learned they were pregnant. …”
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A hierarchical multi-channel multi-modality fusion strategy for integrating digital mammography and synthesized digital breast tomosynthesis for breast mass discrimination by Qiang He, Xuetao Wang, Chunya Cai, Lin Zhu, Bailin Zhang, Geng Yang, Wanwei Jian, Linjing Wang, Xin Zhen

“…However, the DBT is not yet a standard breast cancer screening modality in most hospitals, and the “combo-mode” also doubles the dose exposure to the patient more than FFDM alone. …”
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The benefits of hypnosis as an adjunct treatment for bronchial asthma–a clinical trial by Yaimarelis Picó Carela, Alberto Erconvaldo Cobián Mena, Thomas Loew, Nike Walter, Adolfo Rafael Lambert Delgado

“…Results: Before the intervention, patients reported various psychological symptoms, with nervousness and anxiety being the most prevalent (44 %). After 12 weeks of hypnosis, a notable improvement in psychological symptoms and somatic manifestations of asthma was observed. …”
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Mesoplastics: A Review of Contamination Status, Analytical Methods, Pollution Sources, Potential Risks, and Future Perspectives of an Emerging Global Environmental Pollutant by Dioniela Mae C. Ellos, Mei-Fang Chien, Chihiro Inoue, Haruka Nakano, Atsuhiko Isobe, Deo Florence L. Onda, Kozo Watanabe, Hernando P. Bacosa

“…Research primarily focused on marine and freshwater ecosystems, with surface water and beach sediments being the most studied compartments. Mesoplastics research often offers baseline data, with increased publications from 2014 to 2024, particularly in East Asia. …”
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Assessment of suicidality in children and adolescents with diagnosis of high functioning autism spectrum disorder in a Turkish clinical sample by Karakoç Demirkaya S, Tutkunkardaş MD, Mukaddes NM

“…Sevcan Karako&amp;ccedil; Demirkaya,1 Mustafa Deniz Tutkunkardaş,2 Nahit Motavalli Mukaddes3 1Department of Child Psychiatry, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydin, 2Department of Child Psychiatry, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 3Istanbul Institute of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey Objectives: Considering that suicide is one of the most common reasons of adolescent death worldwide, there is a lack of clinical awareness on suicidal behaviors of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). …”
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Gut Fungal Community Modulates Fat Deposition in Ningxiang Pigs: Species-Specific Regulation via the Glucose–SCFAs Metabolic Axis by Pengfei Huang, Hanmin Wang, Juan Wang, Zhenrong Qiu, Chunfeng Wang, Han Liu, Qiye Wang, Yali Li, Huansheng Yang

“…NX pigs exhibited significantly higher fat percentage, elevated serum glucose, and markedly reduced total colonic short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) compared to DLY pigs (all <i>p</i> < 0.001), with butyrate showing the most pronounced decrease. Beta-diversity confirmed distinct fungal communities (<i>p</i> = 0.002), where NX pigs were enriched with <i>Aspergillus</i> and <i>Penicillium</i>, while DLY pigs harbored dominant <i>Rhodotorula</i>. …”
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ANALYSIS OF A GENETIC COLLECTION OF TOMATO CULTIVARS AND HYBRID FORMS FOR RESISTANCE TO LEAF MOLD USING DNA MARKERS by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, Y. V. Gryazneva

“…Leaf mold, a disease caused by the fungus Cladosporium fulvum Cooke in tomato, is one of the reasons for a significant decrease in the fruit yield. The most reli­able and environmentally friendly way to protect tomato from diseases is the development of resistant cultivars and hybrids. …”
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Investment in an accessible multimodal active network: How project life cycle and investment horizon can impact the design by Mehrdad Memarpour, Ali Najmi, S. Travis Waller, Taha Hossein Rashidi

“…However, in this paradigm shift, they must deal with the challenge of allocating limited resources to non-car users of transport networks in the most efficient manner. In this study, we address the resource allocation problem to maximise the accessibility of active modes on a multimodal network, accounting for the comfort of car and bus users, from a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) perspective. …”
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Occurrence of blaTEM among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Different Clinical Samples in Erbil City by Sevan H. Bakir, Fattma A. Ali, Bashdar M. Hussen, Shahin H. Mustafa, Ahmed Akil, Shilan S. Ahmad

“…Out of 227 specimens, 40 isolates (17.6%) were positive for P. aeruginosa, while 32 (80.6%) were considered as ESBL positive and 72.5% were positive for MBL manufacture by P. aeruginosa and the results of ESBL genes detection clarify that most of ESBL and MBL producer isolates of P. aeruginosa carried blaTEM gene which found in more than half (52.5%) of the isolates strains. …”
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FEATURES OF BONE WOUND REGENERATION USING OSTEOPLASTIC MATERIALS by S.P. Yarova, Yu.I. Sylenko

“…On day 30, both groups showed signs of granulation tissue maturation with the formation of spongy bone, which filled most of the bone defect. In comparison between study groups I and II, a less pronounced inflammatory reaction to the injected osteoplastic material, a greater specific volume of bone beams and bone marrow spaces were found with the joint use of osteoplastic material with a two-layer membrane “Hypro-sorb F” (p˂0.05). …”
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Effectiveness of the mood shifter ball intervention on stress and burnout among nurses by Seethalakshmi Avudaiappan, JoyEvanjalin Manuvel Raj, Geetha Poomalai

“…Results: The majority of participants (81.0%) were aged ≤ 25 years, with a mean age of 24.4 ± 3.3 years. Most participants (88.9%) were women. Mean stress scores decreased from 25.6 ± 4.7 (pretest) to 19.4 ± 5.5 (post-test II), and burnout scores decreased from 44.1 ± 6.3 to 36.1 ± 7.0. …”
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Classification Algorithms for Early Tooth Demineralization Assessment by Impedance Spectroscopy by Isabella Sannino, Luca Lombardo, Leila Es Sebar, Marco Parvis, Allegra Comba, Nicola Scotti, Emma Angelini, Leonardo Iannucci, Tolou Shokuhfar, Sabrina Grassini

“…Oral caries is one of the most common oral diseases worldwide, affecting about 2.4 billion people. …”
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Robotic-assisted versus conventional median sternotomy for the surgical excision of cardiac myxomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kristine Santos, Luiz Gustavo Albuquerque, Leo Consoli, Norma Gamarra-Valverde, Ahmed Abdelmajeed, Tomasz Płonek

“…Abstract Background Cardiac myxoma constitutes the most prevalent primary heart tumour, often necessitating surgical resection to prevent complications. …”
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