Boosting the Antimicrobial Activity of Quaternary Ammonium Photosensitizers by Janus‐Type AIE Luminogens by Dongyang Fan, Meng Li, Zipeng Shen, Ying Li, Jingjing Guo, Dong Wang, Ting Han, Ben Zhong Tang

“…ABSTRACT Cationic compounds with quaternary ammonium structures are one of the most commonly utilized antibacterial materials, which can effectively overcome the emergence of bacterial drug resistance. …”
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KEBIJAKAN PHYSICAL DISTANCING TERHADAP KECEMASAN MAHASISWA: STUDI CROSS-SECTIONAL by Bela Yuli Selfia, Jayanti Dian Eka Sari, Xindy Imey Pratiwi, Ianatul Ulya Dewi

“…The results showed that most undergraduate students in East Java feel very affected by the physical distancing policy with the majority of respondents feeling a mild level of anxiety as many as 157 people or 40.8%. …”
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The Impact of an Evidence-Based Bundle on Cesarean Section-Related Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Aditya Gan, Romana Khursheed, Mahadevi Savanur, Anita Dalal, Arif Maldar, Yang Pan, Jue Li

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was the most common cause of SSI in both groups (63.6% (7/11) and 100% (3/3) in the control and intervention groups, respectively). …”
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Description of probiotic use in preterm infants in England and Wales 2016–2022 by Shalini Ojha, Alex Bottle, Lisa Szatkowski, Cheryl Battersby, Paul Fleming, Janet Berrington, Kate Costeloe, Alice Aveline

“…Probiotics were started on median day 5 (IQR 2–8), earlier for those born at >28 weeks GA (median day 4, IQR 2–7), most frequently after enteral feeds (66% of exposed infants) and were usually discontinued between 32 and 36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) (47% at 32+0–33+6 weeks PMA, 33% at 34+0–35+6 weeks PMA). …”
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Quantifying the survival benefit of completing all the six cycles of radium-223 therapy in patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer with predominant bone metastases by John Buscombe, Daniel Gillett, Nick Bird, Anne Powell, Sarah Heard, Luigi Aloj

“…Where the reason for stopping treatment was recorded on the EPR the most common cause for the cessation of treatment was because of the side effects caused by the treatment itself. …”
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Towards high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells by utilizing reduced graphene oxide-based composites as potential alternatives to conventional electrodes: A review by Edigar Muchuweni, Edwin T. Mombeshora, Cosmas M. Muiva, T. Stephen Sathiaraj, Abdullah Yildiz, Diego Pugliese

“…Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have recently emerged as one of the most promising new-generation photovoltaic devices due to their facile fabrication protocols, capacity to operate under diffuse light, and low-impact on the environment. …”
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Temperature and nutrient availability influence radial growth of <i>Picea abies</i> at opposite slopes in a treeline ecotone by H. Kuželová, T. Chuman, J. Lange, J. Tumajer, V. Treml

“…Accordingly, annual stem growth at both sites was most sensitive to the meteorological conditions at the start of the growing season and around the summer solstice. …”
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Predicting Quality of Life in People Living with HIV: A Machine Learning Model Integrating Multidimensional Determinants by Meilian Xie, Zhiyun Zhang, Yanping Yu, Li Zhang, Jieli Zhang, Dongxia Wu

“…The SHAP technique identified the top four predictors of QoL, ranked by importance, with symptom burden being highlighted as the most critical predictor variable. Conclusions The machine-learning model, predominantly a GP model, demonstrated the better predictive performance among the six models evaluated, for detecting the QoL predictor in PLWH, indicating that symptom burden influences QoL level. …”
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Research on the Species Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Wild <i>Ribes</i> in Northeast Asia by Ximing Zhao, Dandan Zhao, Xinrui Ge, Yin Zhang, Yuxiao Du, Jingguo Liu, Yuning Liu, Hongfeng Wang, Baojiang Zheng

“…These findings suggest that the Russian Far East currently serves as the core distribution center for <i>Ribes</i> in Northeast Asia. (2) The species diversity of wild <i>Ribes</i> exhibits a unimodal latitudinal pattern, peaking between 47° N and 52° N. (3) A similar unimodal trend is evident along altitudinal gradients, with most species occurring between 500 m and 1500 m. (4) Species richness is primarily influenced by temperature stability and extreme low temperatures, followed by precipitation seasonality and elevation, while annual precipitation shows a relatively minor effect. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Parents Regarding Children's Eye Care: A Cross-Sectional Study from Southwestern Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz H. Alhazmi, Osama A. Mobarki, Rana A. Sumayli, Revan Abdulrahman Arishi, Fatimah N. Hakami, Naif A. Gharwi, Ehab F. Hakami, Ebrahim M. Abulqusim, Dhiyaa A. Otayf, Ismail Abuallut

“…Results: The study included 782 participants, most of whom were aged between 36 and 45 years (41.8%). …”
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PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS SPECIFICS IN SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMIA by M. A. Simakova, A. L. Maslyansky, A. V. Naymushin, N. A. Klyaus, O. M. Moiseeva

“…Among participants, iPAH had 44%, and SSD-PAH — 11%. Most patients in both groups had III-IV FC (WHO) of PH: 55% of iPAH and 75% of PAH-SSD. …”
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Enhanced MRI brain tumor detection using deep learning in conjunction with explainable AI SHAP based diverse and multi feature analysis by Asif Rahman, Maqsood Hayat, Nadeem Iqbal, Fawaz Khaled Alarfaj, Salem Alkhalaf, Fahad Alturise

“…In addition, The SHAP analysis was used to identify the most important features in classification. In a small dataset, CNN obtained 97.8% accuracy while SVC yielded 98.06% accuracy. …”
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A One Health Approach Metagenomic Study on Antimicrobial Resistance Traits of Canine Saliva by Adrienn Gréta Tóth, Darinka Lilla Tóth, Laura Remport, Imre Tóth, Tibor Németh, Attila Dubecz, Árpád V. Patai, Zsombor Wagenhoffer, László Makrai, Norbert Solymosi

“…Other Critically Important Antimicrobials (CIAs, WHO), such as aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, or macrolides, were among the drug classes most frequently affected by ARGs of higher public health risk and ESKAPE pathogen-related ARGs of higher public health risk. …”
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Characterizing the gut microbiome of birds-of-paradise in the northwest lowland of Papua Island by Safika Safika, Agustin Indrawati, Rahmat Hidayat, Alif Rahman Rohim Puarada

“…., and Brevundimonas sp. were among the most abundant species. Conclusion: These microbiome in the gut of birds-of-paradise is characterized by a diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. …”
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A Case Report of Acute on Chronic Osteomyelitis of Distal Femur Managed with Sequestrectomy, Saucerization, and Stimulan Placement by V Ra Rathina Easwar, R Navaneethakrishnan, Yogeshwar Agharkar

“…Osteomyelitis is a bone infection commonly caused by bacteria, with Staphylococcus aureus being the most frequent pathogen. Chronic osteomyelitis can occasionally experience acute flare-ups, referred to as “acute on chronic osteomyelitis”. …”
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Effect of maternal reproductive factors on prenatal screening rates in the first trimester by P. M. Samchuk, A. I. Ishchenko, E. L. Azoeva

“…Among extragenital diseases, the most common in all high-risk subgroups were: hypertension (AH) I and II degree — 31–47% versus 4.8% of the control group (p &lt; 0.05), varicose veins of the lower extremities (VVLE) — 17–30% vs. 5.3% in the control group (p &lt; 0.05), a history of ovarian tumor — 12–33% vs. 3% in the control group (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Lidocaine Affects Collagen Breakdown Without Compromising Cell Viability in Cultured Human Tenocytes: An In Vitro Study by Filippo Randelli, Manuel G. Mazzoleni, Alessandra Menon, Alberto Fioruzzi, Dolaji Henin, Michele Sommariva, Nicoletta Gagliano

“…Since in vitro studies have demonstrated LAs’ tenotoxic effects, raising concerns about their safety in infiltrative treatments, and since lidocaine (LD) emerged as one of the most cytotoxic LAs, we analyzed apoptosis, oxidative stress, and collagen turnover pathways in human tenocytes treated with LD, as well as the possible protection from LD-induced injury elicited by antioxidant ascorbic acid (AA). …”
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Personal Characteristics and Adaptation Mechanisms of Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Heart Failure by E. V. Efremova, A. M. Shutov, E. V. Petrova

“…Similar data were obtained in a projective methodology: in the group with high comorbidity, the most pronounced factor is D− (depression) (1.7 (IQR: 1-2) and 0.9 (IQR: 0-1), points respectively, p = 0.009) and factor P− (paranoid) (1.8 (IQR: 1-2.5) and 1.3 (IQR: 1-2) points respectively, p= 0.01). …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Fish Habitats in the Downstream Section of Yangqu Hydropower Station by Qiaoling Zhang, Youjie Ou, Weiying Wang, Guoyong Zhang, Zijun Liu, Shanshan Li, Guodong Li

“…The proportion of high‐quality habitat WUA ranged from 0.26 to 0.50, As the traffic increased, it first increased and then decreased, and was most affected by changes in traffic, the proportion of medium‐quality habitat WUA fluctuated between 0.40 and 0.55, showing an overall upward trend. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Dry Eye Disease: A Bibliometric Analysis by Lei Y, Huang XY, Guo H, Huang R, Shi Y, Hong J, Yang Y, Ma X

“…There is a general upward trend in annual publications. The most prolific countries, institutions, journals and authors were China, KEIO UNIV, INVEST OPHTH VIS SCI, and TSUBOTA K, respectively. …”
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