Prevalence and perinatal risk factors of growth retardation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia survivors by Soo Hyun Kim, Sung Hyeon Park, Ha Na Lee, Jungbok Lee, Jiyoon Jeong, Hyunhee Kwon, Euiseok Jung, Jung-Man Namgung, Byong Sop Lee

“…The incidence of systemic corticosteroid use, mostly with hydrocortisone, were greater in the GR group than the non-GR group. …”
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Identification and validation of an explainable machine learning model for vascular depression diagnosis in the older adults: a multicenter cohort study by Ran Zhang, Tian Li, Fan Fan, Haoying He, Liuyi Lan, Dong Sun, Zhipeng Xu, Sisi Peng, Jing Cao, Juan Xu, Xiaoxiang Peng, Ming Lei, Hao Song, Junjian Zhang

“…Early identification and intervention are crucial but largely insufficient in clinical practice due to inconspicuous depressive symptoms mostly, heterogeneous imaging manifestations, and the lack of definitive peripheral biomarkers. …”
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Apprehension toward generative artificial intelligence in healthcare: a multinational study among health sciences students by Malik Sallam, Malik Sallam, Malik Sallam, Kholoud Al-Mahzoum, Haya Alaraji, Noor Albayati, Shahad Alenzei, Fai AlFarhan, Aisha Alkandari, Sarah Alkhaldi, Noor Alhaider, Dimah Al-Zubaidi, Fatma Shammari, Mohammad Salahaldeen, Mohammad Salahaldeen, Aya Saleh Slehat, Maad M. Mijwil, Maad M. Mijwil, Doaa H. Abdelaziz, Doaa H. Abdelaziz, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan

“…Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to confirm the construct validity of the FAME scale.ResultsThe final sample comprised 587 students mostly from Jordan (31.3%), Egypt (17.9%), Iraq (17.2%), Kuwait (14.7%), and Saudi Arabia (13.5%). …”
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Discovery of endogenous retroviruses in the genome of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) by Yingying Bao, Lichen Mao, Alfred Ndjekadom, Wenhui Shi, Chenglin Zhou, Juan Xu, Xiaochun Wang, Yuwei Liu, Shixing Yang, Likai Ji, Tongling Shan, Wen Zhang, Quan Shen

“…ABSTRACT Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are viral genomes that originate from the integration of exogenous retroviruses into host germ cells and can be stably inherited across generations. Despite being mostly incomplete and silent, several ERVs have been observed to play potential pathological roles in numerous diseases, including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and notably, cancer. …”
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HLA-Bw4 in association with KIR3DL1 favors natural killer cell-mediated protection against severe COVID-19 by Ruihua Wang, Ying Sun, Bo-Hua Kuang, Xiao Yan, Jinju Lei, Yu-Xin Lin, Jinxiu Tian, Yating Li, Xiaoduo Xie, Tao Chen, Hui Zhang, Yi-Xin Zeng, Jincun Zhao, Lin Feng

“…Thus, we proposed that the synergistic responsiveness of CTLs and NK cells can efficiently control SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication, and NK-cell-mediated anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune responses being mostly involved in severe infection when the level of ORF8 is high enough to degrade HLA-I. …”
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The temperate forest phyllosphere and rhizosphere microbiome: a case study of sugar maple by Morgane Enea, Morgane Enea, Morgane Enea, Jacob Beauregard, Jacob Beauregard, Jacob Beauregard, Tonia De Bellis, Tonia De Bellis, Tonia De Bellis, Maria Faticov, Maria Faticov, Maria Faticov, Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe

“…Yet, our understanding of these interactions relies mostly on short-read sequencing methods targeting marker genes (e.g., 16S, ITS, 18S), which often fail to identify microbes at the species level. …”
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Genetic correlation analysis of calving ease and gestation length of Korean Holstein cattle by Mahboob Alam, Jae-Gu Lee, Chang-Gwon Dang, Seung-Soo Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Ha-Seung Seong, Mina Park, JaeBeom Cha, Eun-Ho Kim, Hyungjun Song, Seokhyun Lee, Joonho Lee

“…Direct genetic correlations of GL and CE were mostly weak (P1: 0.18±0.31; P2: −0.01±0.06), whereas maternal genetic correlations were moderate and positive (P1: 0.39±0.95; P2: 0.46±0.04). …”
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UE-NER-2025: A GPT-Based Approach to Multi-Lingual Named Entity Recognition on Urdu and English by Muhammad Ahmad, Humaira Farid, Iqra Ameer, Fida Ullah, Muhammad Muzamil, Muhammad Jalal, Ameer Hamza, Ildar Batyrshin, Grigori Sidorov

“…Furthermore, previous research has mostly concentrated on monolingual techniques, leaving significant gaps in addressing multilingual challenges, especially for the Urdu language. …”
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Changes in the users of the social‐ecological system around a reciprocal human‐dolphin relationship by Mauricio Cantor, Bruna Santos‐Silva, Fábio G. Daura‐Jorge, Alexandre M. S. Machado, Débora Peterson, Daiane X. da‐Rosa, Paulo C. Simões‐Lopes, João V. S. Valle‐Pereira, Sofia Zank, Natalia Hanazaki

“…The traditional knowledge on how to cooperate with dolphins is mostly acquired via social learning, with a tendency for vertical learning to be frequent among fishers using sites more restrictive for outsiders. …”
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Testicular torsion after laparoscopic appendectomy: salvage by spermatic cord heparin flush and testicular decompression - a case report and literature review by Jitong Lin, Xiaofan Liu, Yuedong Li, Junxuan Chang, Xiaoshi Guo, Hongyan Zhang, Siqi Chen, Aidi Huang, Zhenyun Liu, Xiaozhong Zhang

“…The etiology of testicular torsion is mostly associated with anatomical abnormalities, such as pendulum malformation. …”
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Evaluation of aggrephagy markers in myofibrillar myopathies by Eliana Iannibelli, Alessandra Ruggieri, Antonello Maruotti, Franco Salerno, Marta Cheli, Alessandra Carnazzi, Lucia Nicolini De Gaetano, Giorgia Riolo, Sara Bortolani, Pietro Riguzzi, Sara Vianello, Gioia Merlonghi, Luca Bello, Matteo Garibaldi, Massimiliano Filosto, Stefano Carlo Previtali, Giorgio Tasca, Gaetano Vattemi, Paola Tonin, Elena Pegoraro, Sara Gibertini, Lorenzo Maggi

“…Noteworthy, the aggrephagic pathway is mostly activated in MYOT-mutated patients compared to the other subgroups. …”
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Bisphenol A induces cellular senescence in SW1353 chondrocytes via miRNA-449a-mediated downregulation of SIRT1 by Yu Gui, Cun Li, Wenrui Wang, Yuxin Hu, Xiaoying Guo

“…However, the exact molecular mechanisms are mostly unknown. This study aimed to elucidate how BPA impacts chondrocyte senescence and the regulatory molecular mechanism involved. …”
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Evidence of high carbon biodegradability in the subsoil of Mediterranean croplands by W. Khairallah, D. Raclot, M. Annabi, G. Coulouma, B. Guenet, C. Rumpel, H. Bahri

“…Deep soil horizons are thought to contain mostly organic carbon stabilised at centennial or even millennia time scales. …”
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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among European Healthcare Workers and Effectiveness of the First Booster COVID-19 Vaccine, VEBIS HCW Observational Cohort Study, May 2021–May 2023... by Camelia Savulescu, Albert Prats-Uribe, Kim Brolin, Zvjezdana Lovrić Makarić, Anneli Uusküla, Georgios Panagiotakopoulos, Colm Bergin, Catherine Fleming, Antonella Agodi, Paolo Bonfanti, Rita Murri, Viesturs Zvirbulis, Dace Zavadska, Konstanty Szuldrzynski, Ausenda Machado, Corneliu Petru Popescu, Mihai Craiu, Maria Cisneros, Miriam Latorre-Millán, Goranka Petrović, Liis Lohur, Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou, Jonathan McGrath, Lauren Ferguson, Martina Barchitta, Anna Spolti, Katleen de Gaetano Donati, Ilze Abolina, Dagne Gravele, Vânia Gaio, Simin Aysel Florescu, Mihaela Lazar, Pilar Subirats, Laura Clusa Cuesta, Gordan Sarajlić, Marina Amerali, Jacklyn Sui, Claire Kenny, Venerando Rapisarda, Marianna Rossi, Silvia Lamonica, Dainis Krievins, Elza Anna Barzdina, Ana Palmira Amaral, Alma Gabriela Kosa, Victor Daniel Miron, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Ana María Milagro, Sabrina Bacci, Piotr Kramarz, Anthony Nardone, the VEBIS HCW VE Study Group

“…<b>Results:</b> We included a total of 3015 HCWs. Participants were mostly female (2306; 79%), with a clinical role (2047; 68%), and had a median age of 44 years. …”
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The clinical value of screening for acetaminophen in all patients with intentional overdose or altered mental status suspected to be secondary to overdose by Bader Alyahya, Abdulaziz Alalshaikh, Mohammed Almohawes, Mosaed Alnowiser, Omar Alsuliman, Rand Alrefaei, Sarah Alaidarous, Maha Alnahdi, Shadi Tamur, Musa Alfaifi, Mohammed Al Deeb, Zohair A. Al Aseri, Zohair A. Al Aseri, Zohair A. Al Aseri

“…However, ordering unnecessary test is not cost-effective specially if it is mostly negative, and empirical therapy is associated with significant cost and possible adverse effects.MethodsThis single-center retrospective study was conducted at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Renal Disease in Metabolic Syndrome: the Hidden Role of Intrarenal Ischemia by Rosa Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Mads Hornum, Ana Elena Rodríguez Rodríguez, Sebastjan Bevc, Francesco Trevisani, Gema Fernández, Radovan Hojs, Beatriz Fernández-Fernández, Clara María Cases Corona, Josep María Cruzado, María Quero, Maruja Navarro Díaz, Arianna Bettiga, Francisco Moreso, Clara García Carro, Khaled Khazim, Fedaa Ghanem, Meritxell Ibernón, Ivo Laranjinhia, Luís Mendonça, Miguel Bigotte Vieira, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Alberto Ortiz, Per Bagi, Cristian Acosta Sorensen, Enrique Morales, Esteban Porrini, Radovan Hojs, Sebastjan Bevc, Gema Fernández, Clara María Cases Corona, María Quero, Laia Pujol, Sergi Beato Montserrat Gomà, Josep Cruzado, Meritxell Ibernon, Francisco Moreso, Marina López-Martínez; Mads Hornum, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen; Alberto Ortíz, Beatriz Fernández-Fernandez, Elena Gomá-Garces, Teresa Stock da Cunha, Ana B. Sanz, María Garranzo, Carmen Gonzalez-Enguita, Ana María Autrán-Gómez; Pablo Cannata, Khalid Khazim, Fedaa Ghanem, Esteban Porrini, Rosa Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Natalia Negrín Mena, Tomás Concepción; Ivo Laranjinhia, Luís Mendonça; Miguel Bigotte Vieira, Trevisani Francesco, Arianna Bettiga, Federico Di Marco, Andrea Salonia, Francesco Montorsi, Dell'Antonia Giacomo, Enrique Morales, Manuel Praga

“…Introduction: The pathogenesis of renal disease in obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) is mostly unknown. This is in part because of the limited information about renal morphological changes in these conditions. …”
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Habitat Stability Modulates Temporal β‐Diversity Patterns of Seagrass‐Associated Amphipods Across a Temperate–Subtropical Transition Zone by Sandra Navarro‐Mayoral, Francisco Otero‐Ferrer, Victoria Fernandez‐Gonzalez, Néstor E. Bosch, Yolanda Fernández‐Torquemada, Fiona Tomás, Jorge Terrados, Luis Miguel Ferrero Vicente, Yoana delPilar‐Ruso, Fernando Espino, Fernando Tuya

“…Insights from terrestrial and marine studies on temporal β‐diversity has mostly considered environmental drivers, while the role of biotic mechanisms has been largely ignored. …”
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Novel composite health assessment risk model for older allogeneic transplant recipients: BMT-CTN 1704 by Mohamed L. Sorror, Wael Saber, Brent Logan, Nancy Geller, Anna Bellach, Jianqun Kou, William Wood, John M. McCarty, Thomas G. Knight, Lyndsey Runaas, Laura Johnston, Jeremy Walston, Ryotaro Nakamura, Lori Jarrett, Asmita Mishra, Joseph Uberti, Parastoo B. Dahi, Jennifer N. Saultz, Shannon R. McCurdy, Lawrence E. Morris, Philip H. Imus, William J. Hogan, Kalyan Nadiminti, Vijaya Raj Bhatt, Rebecca Olin, Joseph Maakaron, Ronald Sobecks, Sarah A. Wall, Deborah Mattila, Bailey Protz, Steven M. Devine, Mary M. Horowitz, Andrew S. Artz

“…Comparing primary-CHARM with HCT-comorbidity index and 2 ML-CHARM models, calibration, Brier score, and DCA analysis favored primary-CHARM. Primary-CHARM, with mostly simple and readily available parameters, risk stratifies older adults for allo-HCT. …”
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Estimating Dengue Outbreak Thresholds in West Africa: A Comprehensive Analysis of Climatic Influences in Burkina Faso, 2018–2024 by John Otokoye Otshudiema, Watton R. Diao, Sonia Marie Wend-Kuuni Ouedraogo, Alain Ngoy Kapete, Laurent Moyenga, Emmanuel Chanda, Tieble Traore, Otim Patrick Ramadan, Alimuddin Zumla

“…Principal Findings: The incidence of probable dengue cases remained stable, mostly below 5 cases per 100,000 people, except for a sharp surge in week 40 of 2023, peaking at 38 cases per 100,000. …”
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Predicting Urinary Function Outcomes Following Low-dose-rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer by Gianni Rüedi, Manolis Pratsinis, Hans-Peter Schmid, Sabine Güsewell, Paul M. Putora, Ludwig Plasswilm, Christoph Schwab, Orlando Burkhardt, Armin Thoeni, Werner Hochreiter, Ladislav Prikler, Stefan Suter, Patrick Stucki, Michael Müntener, Nadja Blick, Hans Schiefer, Gautier Müllhaupt, Daniel S. Engeler

“…The primary outcome was poor urinary function after LDR-BT, defined as an IPSS-Quality of Life score >3 (“mostly dissatisfied” or worse) at 3 yr or the occurrence of TURP during follow-up. …”
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