Neodymium magnets migrated into an internal supravesical hernia: a rare case of foreign body ingestion in children by Michiaki Ikegami, Yuichiro Miyaki, Takashi Hamano, Yurina Taira, Toshiaki Takahashi

“…The management of the ingested FB depends on the location, type, number, size of the FBs, patient age, and symptoms. Although most FBs pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract without causing serious injuries, the ingestion of multiple high-powered magnetic pieces, especially neodymium magnets (NMs) increases the risks of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Assessment of heavy metals content and diversity of mercury-tolerant bacteria in heavy metal-polluted environmental samples and mercury bioremediation ability of isolated strains by Vinay Yadav, Anjali Manjhi, Nithya Vadakedath

“…This study inspected the heavy metals content and the culturable diversity of mercury-resistant and detoxifying bacteria in samples from dumping site, thermal power plant and sewage treatment plant situated in/near Chandigarh, India. Most of the analyzed heavy metals were found above the permissible limit in these sites. …”
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Co-inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Bacillus subtilis enhances morphological traits, growth, and nutrient uptake in maize under limited phosphorus availability by Helane Cristina de Andrade Rodrigues Severo, Adriana Miranda de Santana Arauco, Raimundo Wesley Fonseca Nunes, Gilnair Nunes Monteiro, Maria Helena Ferreira Duarte, Allana Pereira Moura da Silva, Adriele de Castro Ferreira, Milena Rodrigues Luz, Rafael de Souza Miranda, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira de Araújo, Elaine Martins da Costa

“…Mycorrhizal colonization improved root architecture and increased photosynthetic pigments and uptake of P and other nutrients, resulting in greater plant growth and biomass production. The most pronounced effects were observed in plants inoculated with R. clarus and C. etunicatum, either alone or in combination with B. subtilis, at the 0 and 50% P levels. …”
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The Use of Technology in Evaluation Practice by Vanessa Jamieson, Tarek Azzam

“…Findings: Analyses revealed that technological tools were adopted by evaluators because they helped to produce quality products, increased timeliness, reduced errors, and increased cost efficiencies, and the most adopted tools tended to aid in quantitative data analysis, project management, and productivity. …”
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Serum lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sadegh Mazaheri-Tehrani, Fatemeh Rezaei, Sara Heidari-Hasanabadi, Mohammadreza Malakoutikhah, Reza Amani-Beni, Mehrnoosh Arefian, Motahar Heidari-Beni, Roya Kelishadi

“…To address this high heterogeneity, subgroup analysis, and sensitivity analysis were performed. Additionally, most of the included items in this investigation showed that higher serum LBP levels significantly increased the risk of MetS. …”
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The complete plastome of the Antarctic moss Andreaea regularis (Andreaeaceae) and its comparative analyses within Bryophyta by Syahril Sulaiman, Hyodong Lee, Kyungwon Min, Jungeun Lee, Young-Jun Yoon, Jun Hyuck Lee, Hyoungseok Lee

“…Correlation analysis further indicates that total plastome size and GC content are most strongly associated with LSC length (r = 0.994) and GC content (r = 0.999), respectively, suggesting that LSC variation is closely linked to plastome structural differences among mosses. …”
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Adsorção de cobre em amostras de Plintossolo do Estado do Piauí, com diferentes características Copper adsorption in Plinthosol samples from Piauí State, Brazil, with different cha... by Lúcia H. G. Chaves, Marcos E. B. Brito, Aurean de P. Carvalho, Rossini Daniel, Susane Ribeiro, Robi T. dos Santos

“…The organic matter content and cation exchange capacity were the soil properties that most influenced copper adsorption. Langmuir and Freundlich models offered a good fit for the experimental data. …”
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Stratification of papillary thyroid cancer relapse risk based on the results of molecular genetic studies by S. A. Lukyanov, S. V. Sergiyko, S. E. Titov, I. V. Reshetov, Yu. A. Veryaskina, A. V. Vazhenin, A. V. Gostimsky, L. I. Ippolitov, M. O. Rogova

“…We demonstrated that miR-146b, miR-221, miR-144, miR-451a, and miR-7 expression correlated with features such as extrathyroid tumor growth, larger size, multifocus, lymph node metastasis, and the presence of distant metastases of the PTC. Most importantly, miR-221, miR-144, miR-451a, and miR-7 expression correlated with risk levels, suggesting their potential significance in stratifying the risk of relapsing PTC. …”
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Prognostic value of LncRNA DLGAP1-AS2 in bladder cancer and its regulatory effect on tumor progression by Yuhui Zhao, Xiaotong Wu, Yi Zheng, Huiming Bai, Zhihang Zhang, Mingzhi Li, Xiaofeng He, Chao Yu

“…Abstract Background Bladder cancer (BLCA) represents one of the most prevalent malignant neoplasms within the urinary system, and its incidence is progressively rising annually in China. …”
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Caesarean Section in Peru: Analysis of Trends Using the Robson Classification System. by Vilma Tapia, Ana Pilar Betran, Gustavo F Gonzales

“…Women with previous cesarean section constitute the most important determinant of overall cesarean section rates. …”
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Stroke in the Young: A Case of CNS Vasculitis Secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by John Badir, Justin Thorson, Emily Barr, Tamra Ranasinghe

“…CNS vasculitis secondary to SLE most commonly affects the endothelium of small and medium vessel arteries through perivascular inflammation in a concentric pattern. …”
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Comparative Study of the Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of <i>Plectranthus amboinicus</i> from Different Sectors of Southern Ecuador by Susana Blacio, Gabriela Avecillas, Jordy Maldonado, Katty Gadvay, Martha Porras, Wilson León, James Calva

“…A total of 41 compounds were identified in Paccha (97.37%), 38 compounds in Arenillas (97.43%), and 41 compounds in El Guabo (98.31%). The most abundant compounds identified were germacrene D (17.60%, 14.59%, and 12.85%), alfa humulene (10.88%, 4.65%, and 5.08%), alfa-terpinene (10.66%, 13.85%, and 6.79%), and carvacrol (5.11%, 5.97%, and 9.13%), in PAC, ARE, and GUA, respectively. …”
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Exploring the multifaceted roles of GLP-1 receptor agonists; a comprehensive review by Bisma Fatima Hammad, Nimrah Zafar, Muneeb Ullah, Syeda Jazilah Faisal, Fizzah Iftikhar, Haadia Waheed, Muhammad Waleed Muzaffar, Khadija Ahmed, Faz Ashraf, Komal Zahid, Maimoona Akhtar, Mohammed Mahmmoud Fadelallah Eljack

“…This review has emphasized the expanded role of GLP-1RA by highlighting the most significant and notable studies. While GLP-1RA has proven clinical efficacy, the need for more comprehensive studies, to ensure their long-term safety, is essential to optimize their therapeutic role and improve patient outcomes on a global scale. …”
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Construção e avaliação do desempenho de três trilhadoras de arroz Construction and performance of three rice threshing machines by José G. da Silva, Pedro M. da Silveira, Luiz C. Barcellos, Rogério de A. Almeida

“…<br>Among all field operations related to the rice crop, harvesting is one of the most important due to its high cost and also because it directly affects grain yield and product quality. …”
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Method of Estimating the Equivalence of Dissolution Profiles: a Modern View (Review) by I. E. Shohin, N. S. Bagaeva, E. A. Malashenko, V. N. Kuzina

“…Multivariate analysis is widely discussed in the literature and can be used to compare the similarity of dissolution with the assumption that the data has a normal distribution. The most common methods for checking similarity of dissolution profiles for highly variable drugs are the Mahalanobis distance test and the bootstrap for f2. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of Ricinus comunis, Swietenia mahogani and Crusentia cujete ethanol extracts against multidrug resistant pathogens, recovered from a hospital environment by Mojisola, C. Owoseni, Clara Ginikanwa, Bashiru Sani, Peter Uteh Upla

“…S. aureus (25[42%]) and Aspergillus sp. (43[72%]) were the most isolated bacteria and fungi; respectively, while Salmonella sp. (7[12%]) and Trichoderma sp. (9[15%]) were the least isolated. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities, and Metabolite Profiling of Selected Medicinal Plants of Nepal by Amit Kumar Shrivastava, Muskan Keshari, Manisha Neupane, Sheshbhan Chaudhary, Purna Kala Dhakal, Laxmi Shrestha, Anjan Palikhey, Chandrajeet Kumar Yadav, Gopal Lamichhane, Mohammad Ujair Shekh, Rakesh Kumar Yadav

“…Results revealed that most of the leaf extracts contained phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, and saponins. …”
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Radiological consequences and lessons of the Chernobyl NPP and «Fukushima-1» NPP radiation accidents by G. G. Onischenko, A. Yu. Popova, I. K. Romanovich

“…Among the individuals, that were kids or adolescents in the exposure period after the Chernobyl NPP accident and residing on the territories of Belorussia, Ukraine and four most radioactively contaminated regions of the Russian Federation, morbidity with thyroid cancer is increase by a factor of 10 compared to the pre-accidental levels. …”
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Global burden of vertebral fractures from 1990 to 2021 and projections for the next three decades by Honghui Lei, Zebin Huang, Fangyong Wang, Tao Liu, Yang Yu, Sitong Su, Meiling Cheng, Haoyuan Chen

“…Similarly, in terms of age-standardized years lived with disability rates (ASYR), the most substantial reduction occurred in High-income Asia Pacific (EAPC: -1.4; 95% CI: -1.5 to -1.3), with the Caribbean again showing the greatest rise (EAPC: 0.8; 95% CI: 0.3 to 1.2). …”
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Characteristic genes and immune landscape of interstitial cystitis. by Junhao Wang, Yan Zhou, Jie Hu, Jianpeng Han, Jianyong Feng, Kuo Guo, Wenbin Chen, Yanrui Yun, Yongzhang Li

“…In IC tissue, immune cell subtypes infiltrated extensively. Most immune cell subtypes were up-regulated in IC tissue, including mast cells, activated CD4 T cells, and regulatory T cells that suppress immune responses. …”
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