Statin use and dementia risk: A systematic review and updated meta‐analysis by Fernando Luiz Westphal Filho, Paulo Roberto Moss Lopes, Artur Menegaz de Almeida, Vitor Kendi Tsuchiya Sano, Fernanda Moraes Tamashiro, Ocílio Ribeiro Gonçalves, Francisco Cezar Aquino deMoraes, Michele Kreuz, Francinny Alves Kelly, Pablo Vinícius Silveira Feitoza PhD

“…Additionally, rosuvastatin demonstrated the most pronounced protective effect for all‐cause dementia among specific statins (HR 0.72; 95% CI: 0.60 to 0.88). …”
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Structure of intra- and intergroup relationships among key parameters of physical development, physical fitness, and biological age in students aged 17–20 by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Anatoly Skrypko, Nataliya Mazurok

“…In the total variability of the variables of each set of students' PC, the most variable parameters were identified: a) in the group of PD parameters - variables of body fat volume and water content; b) in the group of PF parameters - variables of right and left hand muscle strength, strength index, and strength endurance; c) in the group of BA parameters - indicators of actual, proper BA, and the degree of aging. …”
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Diagnostic biomarkers and immune infiltration profiles common to COVID-19, acute myocardial infarction and acute ischaemic stroke using bioinformatics methods and machine learning by Ya-Nan Ma, Si-Rong Ma, Li Yang, Juan Wu, Ya-Rong Wang, Li-Jia Bao, Li Ma, Qing-Qiu Wu, Zhen-Hai Wang

“…Based on the PPI network, the top ten most influential DEGs were identified as MMP9, TLR2, TLR4, ITGAM, S100A12, FCGR1A, CD163, FCER1G, FPR2, and CLEC4D. …”
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From local to global and from global to local: Designing the protocol to model agriculture and climate resilience by Jana Poláková, Vera Potopova, Zuzana Smeets Kristkova, Jeroen Weststrate, Willem-Jan van Zeist, Annabel Oosterwijk, Michaela Kolářová, Marcos Dominguez Viera, Pavel Zahradníček, Petr Štěpánek, Nils Bunnefeld, Markus Dettenhofer, Ioannis Manikas

“…This enables precise mapping and analyzing regions that are most and least vulnerable to climate change, which is crucial for informing policymakers. …”
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Dietary Pattern of Garlic and Risk of Chronic Diseases: Evidence From Three Large‐Scale Cohorts by Xiaoyu Tai, Tao Luo, Keying Song, Hui Zhao, Silu Chen, Huiqin Li, Min Liu, Jianghong Dai, Xu Qian, Mulong Du

“…Results In the CLHLS cohort, individuals who consumed garlic almost every day had a significantly lower risk of five of the most common chronic diseases (cancer: odds ratio [OR] = 0.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.30–0.81, p = 0.006; diabetes: OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.43–0.76, p < 0.001; hypertension: OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.61–0.77, p < 0.001; respiratory diseases: OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.67–0.87, p < 0.001; and CVD: OR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.59–0.80, p < 0.001). …”
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Health risk assessment of heavy metals based on source analysis and Monte Carlo in the Lijiang River Basin, China by Wanjun Zhang, Cunlin Xin, Wenyue Du, Shi Yu

“…Source analysis using the Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) model indicated dual contamination drivers from natural geological processes and anthropogenic activities, with industrial and agricultural inputs being the most significant contributors. The Comprehensive Environmental Water Quality Index (CEWQI) ranged from 36.14 to 79.62, suggesting that the overall water quality in the study area is good. …”
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Evaluation of Bursera cuneata Schltdl. wood residues for use as densified biofuels by Octavio Alejandro Castillo-Tera, Luis Bernardo López-Sosa, Luis Fernando Pintor-Ibarra, José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones, Mario Morales-Máximo

“…In addition, the ash microanalysis revealed the presence of 20 chemical elements, the most abundant being Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na and P. The results obtained suggest that B. cuneata wood residues have significant potential as an energy source, due to their energy content and the acceptable combustion characteristics derived from the reported values. …”
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Significant contributions of biomass burning to PM_2.5-bound aromatic compounds: insights from field observations and quantum chemical calculations by Y. Ren, Z. Wu, F. Bi, H. Li, H. Zhang, J. Li, R. Gao, F. Long, Z. Liu, Y. Ji, G. Wang

“…The average concentration of <span class="inline-formula">∑</span>8OPAHs reached 351 ng m<span class="inline-formula">⁻³</span>, with significantly increased concentrations observed during the heating season (15 November–6 December 2021) wherein 1-Naphthaldehyde (1-NapA) emerged as the most prevalent OPAH species. Concentrations of <span class="inline-formula">∑</span>9NPs increased approximately 1.2 times during the heating, with 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol (4M5NC) having the highest concentration. …”
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Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of Freshwater Snails and Schistosomiasis in Mizan Aman, Southwest Ethiopia by Asrat Meleko, Naomi Caplan, Dorin Brener Turgeman, Azeb Seifu, Zvi Bentwich, Michal Bruck, Nisan Z. Kesete, Willemijn Zaadnoordijk, Noa Dahan

“…Results: Four snail species were identified, <i>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</i>, <i>Biomphalaria sudanica</i>, <i>Lymnaea natalensis</i>, and <i>Bulinus globosus</i>, with <i>B. pfeifferi</i> and <i>B. sudanica</i> being the most prevalent. Snail abundance varied by site and season, with 598 in the dry season and 552 in the wet season. …”
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Immunodynamics of explanted human tumors for immuno‐oncology by Agathe Dubuisson, Jean‐Eudes Fahrner, Anne‐Gaëlle Goubet, Safae Terrisse, Nicolas Voisin, Charles Bayard, Sebastien Lofek, Damien Drubay, Delphine Bredel, Séverine Mouraud, Sandrine Susini, Alexandria Cogdill, Lucas Rebuffet, Elise Ballot, Nicolas Jacquelot, Vincent Thomas de Montpreville, Odile Casiraghi, Camélia Radulescu, Sophie Ferlicot, David J Figueroa, Sapna Yadavilli, Jeremy D Waight, Marc Ballas, Axel Hoos, Thomas Condamine, Bastien Parier, Christophe Gaudillat, Bertrand Routy, François Ghiringhelli, Lisa Derosa, Ingrid Breuskin, Mathieu Rouanne, Fabrice André, Cédric Lebacle, Hervé Baumert, Marie Wislez, Elie Fadel, Isabelle Cremer, Laurence Albiges, Birgit Geoerger, Jean‐Yves Scoazec, Yohann Loriot, Guido Kroemer, Aurélien Marabelle, Mélodie Bonvalet, Laurence Zitvogel

“…This "in sitro" (in situ/in vitro) assay has the potential to predict unresponsiveness to anti‐PD‐1 mAbs, and to detect the most appropriate and personalized combinatorial regimen. …”
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Avaliar para melhorar: perspectiva de discentes na avaliação do curso de extensão sobre estomias [To assess to improve: students’ point of view on the assessment of the extension c... by Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza, Natália de Souza Santos, Lucia Helena Garcia Penna, Carlos Eduardo Peres Sampaio, Carolina Viegas de Mello, Gabriela Fontes Pessanha Leite, Vanessa Cristina Maurício

“…Results showed that all criteria related to course planning, to the faculty, and to the course coordination were classified by most of the students as highly satisfactory (64.76%, 63.89%, 73.70%, respectively). …”
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Immune composition of the mononuclear cell fraction of human umbilical cord blood by Karen Kikuta, Esmond Lee, Esmond Lee, Esmond Lee, Talia Menezes, Hannah Fung, Alvaro Amorin, Aditi Agrawal, Theodore L. Roth, Matthew Porteus, Matthew Porteus, Matthew Porteus

“…Human umbilical cord blood (UCB) is often discarded after delivery and is difficult to obtain for research purposes. Furthermore, most research on UCB is focused on properties of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation. …”
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Equine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Release Extracellular Vesicles Enclosing Different Subsets of Small RNAs by Stefano Capomaccio, Katia Cappelli, Cinzia Bazzucchi, Mauro Coletti, Rodolfo Gialletti, Franco Moriconi, Fabrizio Passamonti, Marco Pepe, Stefano Petrini, Samanta Mecocci, Maurizio Silvestrelli, Luisa Pascucci

“…RNA analysis revealed that ribosomal RNA was the most abundant fraction, followed by small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs, 13.67%). …”
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Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency: An Experimental Investigation of a Sensorless Three-Vector Finite Set Predictive Torque Control Approach for PMSG-Based Systems by Marouane Ahmed Ghodbane, Toufik Mohamed Benchouia, Mohamed Chebaani, Mohamed Becherif, Yassine Himeur, Amar Golea, Abdelmoumen Ghilani, Zakaria Alili, Shadi Atalla, Wathiq Mansoor

“…The 3V FS-PTC algorithm enhances control performance by selecting the three most optimal voltage vectors, two active voltage vectors and one zero voltage vector. …”
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Características nosológicas de clientes com câncer em cuidados paliativos: autorrelato através da consulta de enfermagem [Nosological characteristics of clients with cancer in pall... by Manoela Dias de Luca, Iraci dos Santos, Lina Marcia Miguéis Berardinelli

“…As for self-care capacity, most dressed and fed themselves and moved around without assistance, and a minority applied their own dressings. …”
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WOx Nanosheets Enhance Acute Kidney Injury Therapy Through Geometry‐Improved Targeting and Antioxidant Properties by Yi Wang, Yueping Li, Mengyu Li, Keyi Tang, Shufeng Zhou, Jie Sun, Ruru Zhang, Chanyuan Liu, Yan Liu, Chunyi Liu, Ruixue Duan, Xuewen He

“…It is important to investigate their biodistribution, clearance, and toxicology to identify the most potential geometry for further nanomedical applications. …”
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Optimized Sampling Strategies for Isoniazid in East Asian Pediatric Populations Using Population Pharmacokinetics-Informed Approaches by Ju G, Liu X, Peng Y, Yang W, Xu N, He Q, Zhang C, Chen L, Yang N, Zhang G, Li C, Su P, Zhu X, Ouyang D

“…We employed a model-informed optimization approach based on INH population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) models.Methods: We selected PopPK models for children and East Asian adults and optimized the sampling strategy using PopED (Population Experimental Design), a method that helps identify the most efficient sampling points for maximizing parameter estimation accuracy. …”
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Psoriasis is the independent factor for early atherosclerosis: A prospective study of cardiometabolic risk profile by Dinić Miroslav Ž., Zečević Radoš D., Hajduković Zoran, Mijušković Mirjana, Đurić Predrag, Jović Zoran, Grdinić Aleksandra, Petrović Mirjana, Terzić Brankica, Pejović Janko, Kandolf-Sekulović Lidija

“…In multivariate logistic regression analysis, after the adjustment for confounding variables, the most important predictor of CIMT and FIMT was the diagnosis of psoriasis (p < 0.001). …”
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Are you my mother? When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid (Apis mellifera scutellata × sspp.) by Kilmer Oliveira Soares, Celso José Bruno de Oliveira, Luis Eduardo Martínez Villegas, Priscylla Carvalho Vasconcelos, Adriana Evangelista Rodrigues, Christopher Madden, Vanessa L. Hale

“…Interestingly, while African honey bee genes dominated in the Africanized honey bee hybrids, their gut microbial composition was most similar to European bees. This is likely related to the way these bees were crossbred—with African queens taking over European hives, while gut microbial inoculation of hybrids came from European nurse bees and European hive materials. …”
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cDNA cloning and characterization of the carboxylesterase pxCCE016b from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. by Zhen-di HU, Xia FENG, Qing-sheng LIN, Huan-yu CHEN, Zhen-yu LI, Fei YIN, Pei LIANG, Xi-wu GAO

“…In addition, recombinant vector pET-pxCCE016b was constructed with the most coding region (1 293 bp) and large number of soluble recombinant proteins (less than 48 kDa) were expressed successfully with prokaryotic cell. …”
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