The Dark Side of Cardiac and Aortic Interventions: Unveiling Cerebral Microbleeds with Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging by Tommaso Casseri, Maria Giulia Maccaglia, Ivano Lombardo, Andrea Bianchi, Rosaria Tartarone, Giorgio Busto, Andrea Ginestroni, Sara Speziali, Walter Dorigo, Enrico Fainardi

“…Regarding etiology, various hypotheses have been proposed, with the most widely accepted being microhemorrhagic. CMBs are a common finding following cardiac procedures, either surgical or endovascular. …”
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Nutrients, Phytochemicals, and In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Lulo (<i>Solanum quitoense</i> Lam.) Fruit Pulp, Peel, and Seeds by Mikel Añibarro-Ortega, Maria Inês Dias, Jovana Petrović, Alexis Pereira, Marina Soković, Lillian Barros, José Pinela

“…Despite its potential for international markets, it remains largely unknown outside its native regions, and most existing studies have focused on the whole fruit or its juice. …”
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Integrated Information in Relational Quantum Dynamics (RQD) by Arash Zaghi

“…Finally, we propose a quantum Markov blanket theorem: the boundary of the optimal bipartition isolates subsystems most effectively. Our framework unites categorical enrichment, convex-geometric methods, and operational tools, forging a concrete bridge between integrated information theory and quantum information science.…”
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Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin, and Dyslipidemia as Key Determinants of Metabolic and Reproductive Dysregulation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Krarr Haider Haddawi, Bushra Raouf Yaseen, Redha Dawud Abd Alredha, Kareem Obayes Handool

“…Logistic regression indicated that HOMA-IR was the most significant predictor of PCOS (OR=28, 95% CI 4.86–161.44, p=0.0002), whereas higher adiponectin levels offered significant protective effects (OR=0.54, 95% CI 0.36–0.82, p=0.0039). …”
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Skin bacterial community dynamics of hands and forearms before and after military field exercise by Susanne Glenna, Einar E. Birkeland, Russell J.S. Orr, Gregor D. Gilfillan, Marianne Dalland, Ole Andreas Økstad, Øyvind A. Voie, Trine B. Rounge

“…Both sites exhibited temporal changes in composition, with soil- and water-associated bacteria enriched post-exercise; most being transient on hands but more sustained on forearms. …”
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Higher Dietary Fibre Increases the Faecal Microbiome Diversity of Golden Lion Tamarins (<i>Leontopithecus rosalia</i>) by Caitlin Lawless, Katrina Kovacs, Manijeh Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh, Esmaeil Ebrahimie, Yohannes E. Messele, Mark Snowball, Darren J. Trott, David J. McLelland

“…<i>Prevotella</i>, the most abundant genus, declined significantly (FDR-corrected <i>p</i> < 0.05) following the introduction of a higher-fibre diet. …”
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Prevalence trends of transfusion-transmitted infections at a tertiary private hospital blood bank in Uganda: a retrospective 6-year review (2017–2022) by Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Frank Kakuba, Posiano Mayambala, Racheal Nalunkuma, Rachael Mukisa Nakandi, Yusuf Mulumba, Edith Namulema, Simon Peter Nsingo, Robinson Ssebuufu

“…Co-infections were observed in 0.6% (136) of the donors, with the most common being HBV and syphilis (33, 0.1%). The prevalence trends of TTIs analysed among new donations decreased from 13.7% in 2017 to 8.9% in 2022 (p = 0.124). …”
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The unexplored mechanism of antitumoral effect of pirfenidone in melanoma cells by Melissa Marchese, Gilda La Regina, Rachele Amato, Gianmarco Bertoni, Jessica Ruzzolini, Daniele Martinucci, Laura Papucci, Silvia Peppicelli, Francesca Bianchini

“…Abstract Melanoma is still one of the most aggressive cancers, with global incidence and mortality rates expected to rise significantly by 2040. …”
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Harnessing pycnidia-forming fungi for eco-friendly nanoparticle production, applications, and limitations by Mahendra Rai, Mahendra Rai, Beata Zimowska, Sudhir S. Shende, José Milton Elias de Matos, Pramod U. Ingle, Patrycja Golińska, Joanna Trzcińska-Wencel, Aniket K. Gade, Aniket K. Gade

“…Pycnidial fungi, including Phoma, Phyllosticta, Phomopsis, Macrophomina, and Botryosphaeria, have been reported to mainly synthesize silver and gold NPs, with Phoma being the most extensively studied genus. In the present review, keen attention is given to the mechanism of NP synthesis using different members of pycnidial group. …”
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Analysis of postoperative self-efficacy and its influencing factors in elderly patients with colostomy by Wei LiJiao, Lu Yunhong, Wei Ruili, Zhong Ronggui, Wang Yue, Xue Yingting, Mo Qinghui

“…Multiple linear regression analysis confirmed that gender, age, education level, and relationship with family members were influencing factors for self-efficacy scores in elderly patients with colostomy. [Conclusion] Most elderly patients with colostomy demonstrated a moderate level of self-efficacy and displayed confidence in managing their stoma at home.…”
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Global burden and cross-national inequalities of tobacco-attributable cancers in adults aged 40 and above, 1990–2021: a population-based study by Yi Li, Hui Li, Lirui Tang, Chuanben Chen, Chaoxiong Huang

“…Men exhibited higher DALYs and deaths than women (40.8 million DALYs, 1.7 million deaths). The most prominent tobacco exposure was smoking (ASR-DALY: 1,603.98/100000). …”
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Tipos de vegetación del llano de Paletará. Cordillera Central Colombia Tipos de vegetación del llano de Paletará. Cordillera Central Colombia by Restrepo Carla, Duque Andrés

“…These units represent the most extensive azonal paramo vegetation types described up to now for the Cordillera Central. …”
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Investigation of the Key Drivers of Vegetation Change Based on a Paired Land Use Experiment Approach—A Case Study of the Emin River Transboundary Basin by Litian Zhu, Tiexi Chen, Xin Chen, Shuci Liu, Shengjie Zhou, Shengzhen Wang, Wenhui Li

“…The leaf area index (LAI) increased in both regions (Chinese region: 8.3 × 10⁻³ yr⁻¹m²m⁻²; Kazakhstan region: 5.8 × 10⁻⁴ yr⁻¹m²m⁻²), with the most significant increase observed in the Chinese cropland region (2.79 × 10⁻² yr⁻¹m²m⁻²). …”
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Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the JRL gene family in response to hormones and abiotic stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Hui Li, Hongling Hu, Lina Cao, Yue Zhuo, Liting Wang, Hui Ma, Ming Zhong

“…Jacalin-related lectins (JRLs), a newly discovered subfamily of plant lectins, play an important role in plant growth and development and abiotic stress response. However, in the most important model and economic plant, the tomato, little is known about this gene family. …”
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INDUCTION OF CHROMOSOMAL POLYPLOIDY AND EARLY EVALUATION OF Robinia pseudoacacial. TRANSPLANTS by N. Th. Saieed

“…soacking in solution gave significant effect in most traits studied while a reduction of means was recorded for germination ratio . …”
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Associations of Combined Exposure to Metabolic and Inflammatory Indicators with Thyroid Nodules in Adults: A Nested Case-Control Study by Xin-Yi Zhu, Xing-Chen Meng, Bei-Jing Cheng, Chun Wang, Jia Wang, Tian-Lin Li, Hui Li, Ke Meng, Ran Liu

“…Levels of the metabolic and inflammatory mixture have a linear dose-response relationship with the risk of developing thyroid nodules, with systolic blood pressure levels being the most important contributor.…”
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Comparative analysis of metabolic risks and related non-communicable disease burden across sociodemographic index regions from 1990 to 2021 by Shiwei Sun, Jingjing Duan, Ziwei Liu, Xiude Fan, Zinuo Yuan, Yongfeng Song, Chunhui Ding

“…A detailed analysis of the specific disease burden of various body systems caused by metabolic risks was also provided.Results From 1990 to 2021, all regions showed increased SEV for metabolic risks, with the most notable growth in middle (total change: +84.8%, 95% uncertainty intervals (95% UI) 72.6% to 96.0%) and low-middle SDI regions (+84.5%, 95% UI 70.5% to 95.5%). …”
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Predictors of mothers’ home cord care, breastfeeding, and thermoregulation practices for newborns in a South-Eastern State, Nigeria by Chika Chioma Harriet Odira, Blessing Tochukwu Onyeje, Edith Anulika Udeogalanya, Oluwaseyi Isaiah Olabisi, Deborah Tolulope Esan

“…Results The majority (83.3%) of mothers practiced appropriate thermoregulation for their newborns, while only 23.8% and 41.3% practiced exclusive breastfeeding and proper cord care, respectively. The most common reasons given for the poor practice of essential newborn care (ENBC) were ignorance and the influence of family and friends. …”
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Investigating genotype-phenotype correlation of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R8: association of clinical severity, protein biological function and protein oligomerization by Xiongda Liang, Jiameng Si, Hongting Xie, Yuqing Guan, Wanying Lin, Zezhang Lin, Ganwei Zheng, Xiaofeng Wei, Xingbang Xiong, Zhengfei Zhuang, Xuan Shang

“…LGMD R8 is featured by high genetic heterogeneity and phenotypic diversity, most pathogenic variants are missense variants located in the NHL domain, but the genotype-phenotype correlation remains unclear. …”
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Study of the suppression of a tumor growth expressing a carcinoembryonic antigen with a new high-tech drug carplasmin (CAR-T therapy) in Balb/c nude mice by V. K. Bozhenko, A. M. Shishkin, A. N. Shkoporov, Y. Yu. Kiseleva, T. M. Kulinich, O. B. Bolshakova, E. A. Kudinova, V. A. Solodkiy

“…To produce genetically modified human T-lymphocytes, lenti/retroviral transduction is currently most often used. However, safety concerns associated with the viral vector production and possible unwanted genome modification limit the clinical utility of CAR-T cells. …”
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