Feral cats and habitat degradation drive mammal declines in northwestern Australia: An expert elicitation to prioritize management actions by Alyson M. Stobo‐Wilson, Alys Stevens, Sarah M. Legge, Brett P. Murphy, Anna E. Richards, Chris Pavey, Kendrick Bush, Skye F. Cameron, Ben Corey, Teigan Cremona, Jill Curtis, Hugh Davies, Alaric Fisher, Terrah Guymala, Brydie Hill, Alexandra James, Terry Mahney, Norrie Martin, Cecilia Myers, Dominic Nicholls, Cara Penton, Ian J. Radford, Kodjok R. Redford, Alfred Rickson, Angela M. Reid, Berribob‐Dangbungala Watson, Dean Yibarbuk, John C. Z. Woinarski

“…Abstract As small (<5.5 kg) native mammals continue to decline throughout northern Australia, there is a critical need to identify the most significant threatening processes and those management actions with the greatest likelihood of alleviating them. …”
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Factors associated with the prevalence of HIV, HSV-2, pregnancy, and reported sexual activity among adolescent girls in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline... by Garazi Zulaika, Elizabeth Nyothach, Anna Maria van Eijk, David Obor, Linda Mason, Duolao Wang, Tao Chen, Emily Kerubo, Valarie Opollo, Isaac Ngere, Samuel Omondi Owino, Boaz Oyaro, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Daniel Kwaro, Penelope Phillips-Howard

“…Study limitations include the cross-sectional design of the study, which informs on the SRH burdens found in this population but limits causal interpretation of associations, and the self-reported exposure ascertainment, which may have led to possible underreporting of risk factors, most notably prior sexual activity.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our findings indicate that adolescent girls attending school in Kenya face frequent harassment for sex and are at high risk of pregnancy and HSV-2, with girls experiencing early menarche particularly vulnerable. …”
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Discovering molecular signatures in kidney transplant biopsies with borderline changes and isolated V-lesions: single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of human blood and tissue Spatial... by Jeongin Song, Minji Kang, Yunyoung Jang, Christine Suh-Yun Joh, Ha Yeon Shin, Julia Young Baik, Hyun Seung Choi, Kyu Hong Kim, Seong Min Lee, Seung-Min Cha, Hyunah Ku, Ahram Han, Sang Il Min, Jongwon Ha, Kyung Chul Moon, Sehoon Park, Seung Seok Han, Hajeong Lee, Dong Ki Kim, Kook Hwan Oh, Kwon Wook Joo, Ji Hwan Moon, Chung-Gyu Park, Yon Su Kim, Seung Hee Yang, Hyun Je Kim, Yong Chul Kim

“…Abstract Acute T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) is one of the most important causes of kidney graft injury and loss; however, in-depth transcriptomic analyses of relevant tissues and circulating immune cells are limited. …”
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Effectiveness of remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients depending on the severity of respiratory status: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan by Hidero Yoshimoto, Kazuma Yamakawa, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Itsuki Osawa, Takashi Tagami, Akira Endo, Ryo Yamamoto, Mineji Hayakawa, Takayuki Ogura, Atsushi Hirayama, Hideo Yasunaga, Akira Takasu, Sang-Woong Lee, J-RECOVER study group

“…Subgroup analyses identified specific patient populations that may benefit most from remdesivir treatment, considering factors such as respiratory status and renal function. …”
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PLAGL2 as a prognostic biomarker and an EMT-promoting factor in PDAC by Yan-Hui Yang, Hao Wang, Zhe-Hua Xing, Qian-Qian Bai, Wei-Feng Liu, Da-Huan Li, Chi Zhang, Shu-Min Zhang, Fang-Fei Liu, Yu-Bo Liu, Hua Fan

“…Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most prevalent form of pancreatic malignancy, is characterized by its aggressive nature and high mortality rate, with a 5-year survival rate in China of only 9.9%. …”
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Microbiological Risks to Health Associated with the Release of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and β-Lactam Antibiotics Through Hospital Wastewater by Andres E. Nolasco-Rojas, Eder Cruz-Del-Agua, Clemente Cruz-Cruz, Miguel Ángel Loyola-Cruz, Benjamín A. Ayil-Gutiérrez, María C. Tamayo-Ordóñez, Yahaira de J. Tamayo-Ordoñez, Araceli Rojas-Bernabé, Francisco A. Tamayo-Ordoñez, Emilio M. Durán-Manuel, Marianela Paredes-Mendoza, Laura M. Márquez-Valdelamar, Carlos A. Jiménez-Zamarripa, Esther Ocharan-Hernández, Paola B. Zárate-Segura, Omar García-Hernández, Oscar Sosa-Hernández, Enzo Vásquez-Jiménez, Claudia C. Calzada-Mendoza, Juan M. Bello-López

“…The release of meropenem was detected most commonly, followed by cefepime and ceftazidime. …”
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Changing trends in oral mucosal diseases in China (2016–2024): a cross-sectional study of 316,166 patients with focus on COVID-19 impact and use of chinese patent medicines by Peiru Zhou, Xu Zhang, Yifan Chen, Jiakun Fang, Yanhong Meng, Furong Yang, Pan Wei, Hong Hua

“…Results The average patient age was 49.42 ± 17.92 years, and women were significantly overrepresented (male/female ratio: 0.59). The most frequent diagnoses were oral lichen planus and recurrent aphthous stomatitis, accounting for the top two positions each year. …”
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Structural Optimization Design of the Dual-Layer CMUT with Low Power Consumption and High Ultrasonic Reception Performance by Jie Li, Zhaohui Xiao, Zutang Wu, Xiong Hu, Zhikang Li, Yihe Zhao, Min Li, Jiawei Yuan, Shaohui Qin, Libo Zhao

“…Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have been widely applied in fields such as air-coupled ultrasonic nondestructive testing, gesture recognition, and 3D imaging. However, most current CMUTs struggle to simultaneously achieve both low power consumption and high performance, which limits their application in relevant fields. …”
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The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices by Tom Bradfer‐Lawrence, Brad Duthie, Carlos Abrahams, Matyáš Adam, Ross J. Barnett, Amy Beeston, Jennifer Darby, Benedict Dell, Nick Gardner, Amandine Gasc, Becky Heath, Nia Howells, Magnus Janson, Maria‐Viktoria Kyoseva, Thomas Luypaert, Oliver C. Metcalf, Anna E. Nousek‐McGregor, Frederica Poznansky, Samuel R. P.‐J. Ross, Sarab Sethi, Siobhan Smyth, Emily Waddell, Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux

“…Here we present the Acoustic Index User's Guide—an interactive RShiny web app that defines and deconstructs eight of the most commonly used acoustic indices to facilitate consistent application across the discipline. …”
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Assessment of potentially motivating factors to follow time-restricted eating protocols in a population of adults living in Portugal by Marlene Lages, Sara Carmo-Silva, Renata Barros, Maria P. Guarino

“…Among chrononutrition strategies, time-restricted eating (TRE) is the most extensively investigated approach in clinical studies. …”
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Radionuclide diagnostics in St. Petersburg: сurrent status and development challenges by I. A. Zvonova, L. A. Chipiga, M. I. Balonov, V. Ju. Suhov

“…After replacement of the old equipment by the state-of-the art one in most probability high- dose diagnostics will increase in number which will result in increased radionuclide diagnostics contribution into population medical exposure dose. …”
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Machine learning framework for oxytetracycline removal using nanostructured cupric oxide supported on magnetic chitosan alginate biocomposite by Hassan Rasoulzadeh, Hossein Azarpira, Mojtaba Pourakbar, Amir Sheikhmohammadi, Alieh Rezagholizade-shirvan

“…SHAP was utilized to analyze the impact of parameters on removal efficiency, revealing that parameters X2 (pH) and X3 (reaction time) are the most influential factors. We also employed the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) model to identify the optimal parameter values. …”
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Australian Women’s Experiences of Returning to Physical Activity in the Year After Birth by Claudia Rich, Jacki L. McEachran, Ashleigh H. Warden, Stuart A. Prosser, Demelza J. Ireland, Donna T. Geddes, Zoya Gridneva, Sharon L. Perrella

“…Content analysis of the qualitative data identified the main barriers to physical activity as infant care, timing, and physical limitations. Most survey participants (72%) were active at the time of participation, yet only 23% (<i>n</i> = 110) met the postpartum exercise recommendations of 150 minutes/week. …”
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Aurora 2.0: A fluorogenic dye library for expanding the capability of protein-adaptive differential scanning fluorimetry (paDSF) by Annemarie F. Charvat, Kayleigh Mason-Chalmers, Aneta Grabinska-Rogala, Shloka Shivakumar, Zachary Gale-Day, Taiasean Wu, Zoe Millbern, Jonathan B. Grimm, Emma C. Carroll, K․ Peter R․ Nilsson, Luke D. Lavis, Nelson R. Vinueza, Jason E. Gestwicki

“…To assess performance, these dyes were screened against a panel of ∼100 proteins, which were selected, in part, to represent the most challenging targets (e.g. small size). From this effort, Aurora 2.0 achieved an impressive success rate of 94 %, including producing dyes for some targets that were not matched in the original collection. …”
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Developing the MyCancerGene Digital Health Portal to Improve Patients’ Understanding of Germline Cancer Genetic Test Results: Development, User, and Usability Testing Study by Phillip Trieu, Dominique Fetzer, Briana McLeod, Kathryn Schweickert, Lauren Gutstein, Brian Egleston, Susan Domchek, Linda Fleisher, Lynne Wagner, Kuang-Yi Wen, Cara Cacioppo, Jessica E Ebrahimzadeh, Dana Falcone, Claire Langer, Elisabeth Wood, Kelsey Karpink, Shelby Posen, Enida Selmani, Angela R Bradbury

“…ResultsIn surveys conducted in step 1, 90% of patients with positive results reported interest in a digital GHP, and over 75% of participants with variants of uncertain significance or uninformative negative results reported similar interest. The most frequently reported advantages among patients were increasing accessibility, convenience, and efficiency (103/224, 46%); keeping genetic information organized (54/224, 24.1%); and increasing or maintaining patient understanding of the information (38/224, 17%). …”
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Patient-reported outcomes and home-based self-swabs for influenza-like illness events - lessons learned from the 2023/2024 DANFLU-2 Homeswab PRO substudy by Filip Soeskov Davidovski, Kristoffer Grundtvig Skaarup, Niklas Dyrby Johansen, Daniel Modin, Nabila Shaikh, Jose Bartelt-Hofer, Matthew M. Loiacono, Rebecca C. Harris, Carsten Schade Larsen, Lykke Larsen, Lothar Wiese, Michael Dalager-Pedersen, Randi Jessen, Nina Steenhard, Brian L. Claggett, Scott D. Solomon, Lars Køber, Pradeesh Sivapalan, Jens Ulrik Staehr Jensen, Cyril Jean-Marie Martel, Tor Biering-Sørensen

“…Results Among 1,976 enrolled participants, 208 (10.5%) completed at least one RiiQ™, and 171 (82.2%) met the ILI case definition. Most participants found self-swabbing easy (66.1%) and more practical than visiting a clinic (78.6%). …”
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Identification of summer nectar plants contributing to outbreaks of Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in North China by Pei GUO, Gao-ping WANG, Li-jie JIN, Xing-qi FAN, Han-lin HE, Pei-wen ZHOU, Xian-ru GUO, Wei-zheng LI, Guo-hui YUAN

“…The vertical-pointing searchlight trap was the most effective tool for monitoring the migratory flight of adult M. separata Privet, Ligustrum lucidum, and clove, Syringa sp., are possible suitable summer nectar plants that need further study to elucidate their importance. …”
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The Chinese State, Incomplete Proletarianization and Structures of Inequality in Two Epochs by Wu Jieh-min, Mark Selden

“…We locate the discussion in relation to theories of original accumulation, proletarianization, wage stagnation, and low consumption in the emerging capitalist world economy of which China has been a part since the 1970s.2 We hope to add to that discussion by exploring a range of structures that have produced incomplete proletarianization and inequality during two periods of socialist transition (1950s to 1970) and capitalist transition (1970s to present).Following three decades during which China experienced the world’s most rapid growth, and in which billionaires emerged at a record rate in 2010, hundreds of millions of urban laborers, particularly the more than one hundred million migrant laborers, continue to receive not only a low but even a relatively declining share of the gross domestic product, leaving many at subsistence levels, with meager welfare benefits and bereft of basic citizenship rights.3 We use the term “laborers” to highlight the conditions of the laboring poor—rural migrant workers (nongmingong), farmers, the urban underclass, recently joined by redundant state-owned enterprise workers—examining their situation in relative as well as absolute terms. …”
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Analisis Peraturan Komisi Pemilihan Umum Nomor 18 Tahun 2024 Perspektif Jean Jacques Rousseau tentang Legitimasi Kekuasaan by Muhammad Riyadi, Moh. Mu’alim, Muhammad Nahidh Buldani, Muhammad Nur Fadli, Abdul Wahab

“…The difference in the mechanism for determining the winner between DKI Jakarta by obtaining more than 50% of the valid votes and other provinces based only on the most votes, gives rise to anomalies that have the potential to damage the legitimacy of authority. …”
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Comparative genome analysis investigation of nosocomial and community-acquired cases of Legionnaires’ disease caused by ST2858 and ST378 by Maria Najeeb, Gillian Cameron, Marianne Grimard-Conea, Sara Matthews, Julie Brodeur, Geneviève Cadieux, Pierre A. Pilon, Xavier Marchand-Senécal, Cindy Lalancette, Martin Smith, Michèle Prévost, Sebastien P. Faucher

“…ABSTRACT Eight cases of Legionnaires’ disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 sequence type (ST) ST2858 were detected within 4 years in Montréal, Canada. Most cases were associated with a single healthcare facility, and one of them presented with a co-infection, from which ST378 was isolated as well. …”
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