Unraveling the cleft: A historical and comparative review of non-syndromic orofacial cleft etiology and classification by Puškar Nataša, Jakovljević Aleksandar, Simić Radoje, Nikolić Nađa, Miljanović Milica, Arsić Ivan, Petrović Đorđe, Đerlek Amar, Nedeljković Nenad

“…Background/Aim: Orofacial clefts are the most common birth defect of the head. Clefts arise due to a lack of tissue fusion during prenatal development. …”
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A climatological baseline for understanding patterns of seasonal lake dynamics across sub-Sahelian Africa by M. Amadori, A. J. Greife, L. Carrea, M. Pinardi, R. Caroni, E. Calamita, L. Serrao, R. Maidment, S. Bordoni, C. Giardino, M. Bresciani, F. P. Fava, M. Schmid, M. Ndebele-Murisa, T. Nhiwatiwa, J-F. Crétaux, C. J. Merchant, X. Liu, S. Simis, D. Lomeo, H. Yesou, C. Albergel, R. I. Woolway

“…Abstract Lakes in sub-Sahelian Africa are facing growing ecological threats from climate change and human, yet most research has focused on a handful of well-known large lakes. …”
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In Vivo TLR9 Inhibition Attenuates CpG-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction by O. Boehm, P. Markowski, M. van der Giet, V. Gielen, A. Kokalova, C. Brill, A. Hoeft, G. Baumgarten, R. Meyer, P. Knuefermann

“…This suppressive ODN was the most efficient inhibitor of the tested substances.…”
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Toxicity analysis of amoxicillin, polyphosphate ester and its complex with amoxicillin on mice by Mariia Kozak, Iryna Petruh, Iryna Kovalchuk, Vasyl Vlizlo

“…Abstract Amoxicillin is one of the most widely used antibacterial drugs. It is known to be the first reason of adverse effects caused by medications in human and animals. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Different Farming Measures on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Farmland in China by Siya Wang, Xinyu Wei, Xiaobo Luan, Jiabei Li, Yuxin Yang, Jie Pang, Fei Gao

“…Straw return: straw returning through rotary tillage led to the highest increase in CH₄ and CO₂ emissions, whereas direct straw return most notably enhanced N₂O emissions. This study provides insights into optimizing agricultural practices to mitigate GHG emissions and offers guidance for sustainable and low-carbon agricultural development.…”
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Optimized Sedation Improves Colonoscopy Quality Long-Term by Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Athanasios D. Sioulas, Theodora Kalli, Nikolaos Misailidis, Dimitrios Polymeros, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou, George Karamanolis, Spiros D. Ladas

“…Adenoma detection rate increased in cohort C (25.9% to 30.6% to 35%) and early complications rate decreased from 3.4% to 1.9% to 0.3%. Most endoscopists increased significantly their completion rate and this was preserved long-term. …”
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Insights into the history and tendency of cardiac transplantation for heart failure: A bibliometric-based visual analysis by Weiwei Zhang, Huangjie Shi, Jiaming Feng, Runfang Pan, Chengyao Jia, Ziting Fu, Huici Zhu, Yuqing He, Haidong Guo, Baonian Liu

“…Background: Heart transplantation (HT) remains the most effective long-term treatment for end-stage heart failure (HF). …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study by Ryo Yamamoto, Brian J. Eastridge, Ramon F. Cestero, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…All patients had blunt injury, and fall from standing was the most frequent (86.6%) mechanism. The injury severity score was 10 ± 5, and surgery/angiography was performed in < 2% of the centenarians, except for fracture fixation in the extremity/pelvis, which was conducted in 225 (55.0%) patients. …”
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FEATURES OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE RUSSIAN REGISTER by O. A. Arkhipova, Z. S. Valieva, T. V. Martynyuk, S. N. Nakonechnikov, I. Ye. Chazova

“…Positive acute vasodilator testing was found in 25% of patients. The spectrum of the most frequent associated diseases included gastrointestinal diseases (27%), arterial hypertension (14%), urolithiasis (9%) were. …”
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Fractional-Order Swarming Intelligence Heuristics for Nonlinear Sliding-Mode Control System Design in Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles by Nabeeha Qayyum, Laiq Khan, Mudasir Wahab, Sidra Mumtaz, Naghmash Ali, Babar Sattar Khan

“…MFOGSAPSO-A offers the most accurate transient response with minimum RMSE and MAE FC (0.005712, 0.000602), battery (0.004879, 0.000488), SC (0.002145, 0.000623), DC voltage (0.232815, 0.058991), and speed (0.030990, 0.010998)—outperforming MFOGSAPSO, GSA, and PSO. …”
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Dietary patterns and their associations with the occurrence and severity of early childhood caries among 1-5-year-olds in Iran: A multicenter cluster randomized survey. by Ehsan Javadzadeh, Samaneh Razeghi, Ahmadreza Shamshiri, Simin Z Mohebbi

“…The majority of the children had been breastfed for over 18 months (65%). Most children consumed sugar between meals once a day or less (66%) and fruits once (39%) or twice (37%) a day. …”
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Artificial intelligence−assisted radiation imaging pathways for distinguishing uterine fibroids and malignant lesions in patients presenting with cancer pain: a literature review by Chengfeng Cai, Wenhui Hu, Haimei Zhou, Xian Zhang, Rongfei Ren, Yilin Liu, Facui Ye

“…Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are the most common benign uterine tumours, affecting a significant portion of women, and often present with symptoms similar to malignant tumours, such as leiomyosarcoma or endometrial carcinoma, particularly in patients with cancer-related pelvic pain. …”
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Quantifying training response in cycling based on cardiovascular drift using machine learning by Artur Barsumyan, Artur Barsumyan, Raman Shyla, Anton Saukkonen, Christian Soost, Jan Adriaan Graw, Rene Burchard, Rene Burchard, Rene Burchard

“…PurposeThe most important parameter influencing performance in endurance sports is aerobic fitness, the quality of the cardiovascular system for efficient oxygen supply of working muscles to produce mechanical work. …”
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A single presumptive deworming may not suffice to reduce the burden of intestinal parasitic infections during pregnancy in rural Amhara, Ethiopia by Kalkidan Yibeltal, Firehiwot Workneh, Nebiyou Fasil, Estifanos Baye, Yunhee Kang, Workagegnhu Tarekegn Kidane, Sitota Tsegaye, Yoseph Yemane Berhane, Bethlehem Haymanot, Ingrid E. Olson, Mulatu Melese Derebe, Rose L. Molina, Blair J. Wylie, Grace J. Chan, Parul Christian, Alemayehu Worku, Anne CC Lee, Yemane Berhane

“…One in three women (109/350, 31.0%) were found to have a parasitic stool infection after prior deworming and 15% of women reported gastrointestinal symptoms. The most common infections were Giardia lamblia (n = 43, 37.4%), Entamoeba histolytica (n = 40, 34.8%), and Hookworm (n = 25, 21.7%). …”
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Left Atrial Strain as Evaluated by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Predicts Left Atrial Appendage Dysfunction in Chinese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Yu Wang, Mingqi Li, Lishan Zhong, Siqi Ren, Hezhi Li, Yongwen Tang, Zhilian Li, Hongwen Fei

“…Univariate and multivariate analysis showed that the peak left atrial strain (PLAS) was the most significant factor that correlated with the LAA dysfunction. …”
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Glycemic Control Status and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Diabetic Chronic Total Occlusion Patients: An Observational Study by Xuehui Zhang, Maoxiao Nie, Xue Chen, Zhe Liang, Quanming Zhao

“…There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of most endpoints in the overall patients. After propensity score-matched analysis, patients with HbA1c < 7.0 tended to be superior in terms of MACE, which was mainly attributed to repeat revascularization but the other endpoints. …”
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Virus Association with Gastric Inflammation and Cancer: An Updated Overview by Roshika Tyagi1, 2#, Catherine Paul3, 5#, Juni Banerjee4, Rajeev Kaul5, Shuvomoy Banerjee1, 4*

“…Enteric viruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis or infectious diarrhea worldwide. …”
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The Potential Association of CDKN2A and Ki-67 Proteins in View of the Selected Characteristics of Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Dariusz Nałęcz, Agata Świętek, Dorota Hudy, Zofia Złotopolska, Michał Dawidek, Karol Wiczkowski, Joanna Katarzyna Strzelczyk

“…Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most prevalent type of cancer worldwide. Not all mechanisms associated with cell cycle disturbances have been recognized in HNSCC. …”
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Molecular Identification of Aspergillus Species, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Phenotypic Identification of Azole-Resistant Mutations in Cyp51A Gene Isolated from Xinjiang by Yusufu A, Aizezi Z, Nuermaimaiti X, Liu Y, Wang X

“…Aikedai Yusufu, Zubaidanmu Aizezi, Xiyidan Nuermaimaiti, Yiting Liu, Xiaodong Wang Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiaodong Wang, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No. 393, Xinyi Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China, Email zhengdong18@sina.comPurpose: This study aimed to determine the clinical distribution characteristics, in vitro antifungal susceptibility, and cyp51A mutation types of clinically isolated Aspergillus species in Xinjiang.Methods: In this study, a total of 111 Aspergillus species were identified by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and β-tubulin (BenA) genes for molecular identification, performed antifungal susceptibility testing on these isolates using Sensititre YeastOne, selected azole-resistant isolates based on the antifungal susceptibility results and amplified the cyp51A gene for identification of the azole resistance mutation phenotype in the selected isolates.Results: The most common Aspergillus species was A. fumigatus (40.54%), followed by A. niger (18.02%), A. tubingensis (16.22%), A. terreus (13.51%), A. flavus (6.31%), A. welwitschiae (2.70%), A. fumigatiaffinis (1.80%), and A. lentulus (0.90%). …”
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Paper by Jerzy F. Latka

“…Sustainable development was first described in the Agenda21 document in 1992 and its appendices, which state that the most important challenges for global policy are improving people’s lives and conserving our natural resources in a world that is growing in population, with ever-increasing demands for food, water, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security. …”
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