Africa's Oesophageal Cancer Corridor: Geographic Variations in Incidence Correlate with Certain Micronutrient Deficiencies. by Torin Schaafsma, Jon Wakefield, Rachel Hanisch, Freddie Bray, Joachim Schüz, Edward J M Joy, Michael J Watts, Valerie McCormack

“…Mean national nutrient supplies exceeded adult EARs for Mg and Fe in most countries. For Se, mean supplies were less than EARs (both sexes) in 7 of the 10 highest oesophageal cancer ranking countries, compared to 23% of remaining countries. …”
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Elucidation of Nutritional Quality, Antinutrients, and Protein Digestibility of Dehulled and Malted Flours Produced from Three Varieties of Bambara Groundnut (<i>Vigna subterranean... by Mpho Edward Mashau, Thakhani Takalani, Oluwaseun Peter Bamidele, Shonisani Eugenia Ramashia

“…Nonetheless, processing methods significantly reduced phytic acid and oxalate, and dehulling achieved the most significant reductions. Dehulling and malting significantly enhanced the protein digestibility of the BGN flours from 69.38 (control red variety) to 83.29 g/100 g (dehulled cream variety). …”
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CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW (LECTURE) by V. G. KOSENKO, G. T. KRASILNIKOV, M. I. AGEEV, L. M. SHULKIN, N. A. KOSENKO, YU. V. GRIDINA, YA. A. ZAKHAROVA-MAKAGON, N. V. ISAEVA

“…In addition, the authors focused on the rich personal experience of interviewing, which allowed choosing and describing the most effective, practically significant methods and methods of clinical diagnosis in psychiatry in the form of psychiatric interviewing.Results. …”
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Pain Localization Shift During the Convalescence Period of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture by Oded Hershkovich, Mojahed Sakhnini, Raphael Lotan

“…Introduction: Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCF) are the most common vertebral fractures, usually osteoporotic, with rising incidence. …”
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Exploration of breast motion under different activities and intensities by Jiazhen Chen, Yin ChingDoris Keung, Yue Sun, Joanne Yip, Kit-Lun Yick

“…Higher exercise intensities increased breast motion, most prominently in running. High knee skipping generated the highest breast accelerations up to (medial-lateral: 1.52 g ; superior-inferior: 4.18 g ), while jumping rope (medial-lateral: 0.48 g ; superior-inferior: 4.06 g ) and running (medial-lateral: 1.1 g ; superior-inferior: 2.65 g ) followed. …”
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AI in Cervical Cancer Cytology Diagnostics: A Narrative Review of Cutting-Edge Studies by Daniele Giansanti, Andrea Lastrucci, Antonia Pirrera, Sandra Villani, Elisabetta Carico, Enrico Giarnieri

“…However, large-scale clinical adoption remains limited. Most studies are experimental or application-based in controlled settings. …”
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The role of gut microbes in drought adaptation in the five-toed jerboa (Orientallactaga sibirica) by Haoting Zhang, Dongyang Chu, Haiwen Yan, Shanshan Sun, Xiaodong Wu, Heping Fu, Shuai Yuan

“…The relative abundances of various genera within the bacterial community were significantly altered, with the abundance of Lactobacillus being most affected. The alpha diversity of the gut microbiota significantly differed between the EG and CG on the 5th and 11th days of water stress, with the EG showing significantly greater diversity than the CG (ACE, Chao and Shannon index) (P < 0.05). …”
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RETRACTED: ING5‐mediated antineuroblastoma effects of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid by Ji‐cheng Wu, Hua‐mao Jiang, Xiang‐hong Yang, Hua‐chuan Zheng

“…Abstract Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid neuroendocrine cancer and is one of the leading causes of death in children. …”
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The importance of various fallows for changing the density of light-gray forest soil and yield productivity of plants in crop rotation by N. A. Komarova

“…The green manure mass of meadow clover had the most significant decompressing aftereffect. The yield recording showed that the greatest amount of winter wheat grains was obtained from sowing it on green lupine fallow (on the P90K90 background - 3.05 t/ha, on the N60P90K90 background - 4.66 t/ha); and oat grains from manure aftereffect - 40 t/ha (3.80 and 4.50 t/ha respectively, depending on the background). …”
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Assessment of efficiency of use of technologies of the distributed register in the conditions of digital economy by E. N. Klotchkova, L. V. Oveshnikova

“…Recently, in the world, the importance of distributed registry technologies is not only actively discussed, but also has been the subject of various studies in most developed countries and in many areas of the economy. …”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors in U.S. middle-aged and older adults. by Matthew E Dupre, Radha Dhingra, Hanzhang Xu, Scott M Lynch, Qing Yang, Cassie Ford, Michael D Green, Ying Xian, Ann Marie Navar, Eric D Peterson

“…Non-Hispanic Black adults were also more likely to exhibit high rates of smoking with and without other co-occurring risk factors. Hispanic adults were most likely to exhibit high risks of DM with elevated systolic BP (RRR = 1.74; 95% CI, 1.28-2.38; P < .001) and without elevated systolic BP (RRR = 1.90; 95% CI, 1.50-2.40; P < .001). …”
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An Evaluation of Equatorial Perturbation Electric Fields Using Empirical Vertical Drift Models by Sophia R. Laranja, Marco A. Ridenti, Bela G. Fejer, J. Amorim

“…The K‐R prompt penetration model performed best for the most intense storm, reflecting a strong correlation between the interplanetary electric field (IEF) and the equatorial zonal electric field. …”
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Manejo da infecção após cirurgia de fixação interna da coluna lombar Management of deep wound infections in spinal lumbar fusions by Asdrubal Falavigna, Orlando Righesso Neto, Gabriela Poglia Fonseca, Monique Nervo

“…The average of age was 56 years, with a higher prevalence in males (5 patients). Most prevalent was Staphylococcus aureus in 6 patients. …”
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Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD): trauma and life events, context and meaning by Marian Peacock, Paul Bissell, Markus Reuber, Cordelia Gray, Richard Grünewald, Jon M. Dickson

“…Currently, when events are seen as salient this is most commonly interpreted in relation to properties of the individual and their agency. …”
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Mapping the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Cropland-Related Soil Erosion in China over the Past Four Decades by Yitian Xie, Tianyuan Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Xudong Wu

“…While soil erosion acreage remained stable in most agricultural zones, a notable decrease was observed in the Yangtze River and Huang-Huai-Hai Plain Regions, and increases were found in the Northern Arid and Semi-arid Region and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Region. …”
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The Unseen Impacts of Human Footprints: How Land Use Reshapes Actinobacterial Communities in the Brazilian Cerrado by Fernando Gouveia Cavalcante, Leonardo Lima Bandeira, Christiana Mara de Assis Faria, Ariel de Figueiredo Nogueira Mesquita, João Moreira de Matos Neto, Claudia Miranda Martins, Suzana Claudia Silveira Martins

“…The unraveling of families and genera was most challenging due to the OTUs’ dispersion given the volume of data, coupled with a high percentage of unidentified genera (71.6–86.1%), mainly in conserved and preserved areas. …”
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High resolution class I HLA-A, -B, and -C diversity in Eastern and Southern African populations by Alabi W. Banjoko, Tiza Ng’uni, Nitalia Naidoo, Veron Ramsuran, Ollivier Hyrien, Zaza M. Ndhlovu

“…Abstract Africa, being one of the most genetically diverse regions in the world, remains significantly underrepresented in high-resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) data. …”
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Risk of medication-induced lactic acidosis and hyperlactatemia: a pharmacovigilance study of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System databas... by Houci Yang, Haibin Dai, Xveying Chen, Jiaqi Huang, Fangzhou Miao, Jiani Lv, Jiali Zhang

“…Metformin (16,439 cases), linezolid (815 cases), amlodipine (646 cases), salbutamol (531 cases), and paracetamol (417 cases) were the top 5 medications with the most cases of LAHL. Among the top 50 medications with the strongest ROR and PRR signal, 16 were systemic antivirals, and 13 were antidiabetics (9 containing metformin). 23 of the top 50 medications with the strongest ROR and PRR signal did not indicate the risk of LAHL in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC).ConclusionThis study listed high-risk medications by ROR and PRR analysis, especially those without an LAHL warning in SmPC, to help health professionals identify MILAHL in case of elevated lactate and enhance medication safety monitoring.…”
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Prevalence of malaria parasites among blood donors in two hospitals in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria by Samuel ThankGod Aluh, Patience Obiageli Ubachukwu, Kyrian Ikenna Onah, Gabriel Adebayo Oladepo, Chidi Ole Ukwen, Fupsin Rimamkirnde

“…Results: Three hundred and seventy-seven blood donors participated in the study with 148 (39.3 %) being malaria-positive. Most of the blood donors were in the age groups 16–25 and 26–35 years old with prevalences of 40.0 % and 44.1 %, respectively. …”
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A CBCT imaging analysis of maxillary sinus anatomical structure and lesions in 264 cases from alpine region by WANG Yibo, XU Ran, LI Jingkun, LIU Yulin

“…A total of 131 sinuses (49.6%) exhibited normal imaging findings, while 133 (50.4%) showed abnormalities, with mucous retention cyst (MRC) being the most common (26.5%, 70 sinuses). Maxillary sinus septa were detected in 87 sinuses (33.0%), and AAA was visible in 215 (81.4%). …”
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