Molecular Identification of Hyalomma Ticks and Application of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins as an Effective Biological Acaricide by Panhwer Sana Noor, Munir Ahmed, Abdul Suboor Ansari, Javaid Ali Gadahi, Shahar Bano Memon, Mansoor Tariq, Zubair Ahmed Laghari, Feroza Soomro, Bachal Bhutto, Noor-Un-Nisa Mari, Zhengli Chen

“…Bacillus thuringiensis (B. thuringiensis) is considered one of the most important entomopathogenic microorganisms. It produces potent toxins against insects. …”
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L-Ergothioneine ameliorates 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced Parkinson’s disease in C57BL/6J mice by activating DJ-1 by Xianshe Meng, Huawen Meng, Shuzeng Hou, Zequn Yin, Xuerui Wang, Ke Gong, Feng Zhang, Qingshan Li, Shuang Zhang, Yuanli Chen, Xiaoxiao Yang, Zhiwei Zhao, Chenzhong Liao, Yajun Duan

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. The loss of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons in the substantia nigra and the decrease of dopamine (DA) levels accelerate the process of PD. …”
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Effect of anti-inflammatory diets on health-related quality of life in adults with chronic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alessio Bricca, Joshua J Heerey, Søren Thorgaard Skou, Adam G Culvenor, Joanne Kemp, Alysha M De Livera, Peter Brukner, Lynette Law, Brooke L Devlin, Amanda Attanayake

“…Subgroup analyses and meta-regressions were performed to assess the influence of study-level characteristics on HRQOL outcomes.Results 23 studies reporting HRQOL for 3294 participants were included. The most common chronic diseases were type two diabetes, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular conditions. …”
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Necesidades de prótesis bucomaxilofacial en el municipio Gibara by Vladimir Morales Corella, Bárbara Toledo Aguilera, Aliuska Calzadilla González, Senia María Aguilera Bauzá, Manuel Leyva Téllez

“…The age group 35-59 years had the highest number of needy with 21 affected and the highest rate was observed in the group aged 60 and over with 16.75 per 10,000 inhabitants. The most common etiologic factor was trauma to 56.25% and the more noted defect was in the eyes with 64.58%. …”
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An expedited cardiology investigation service helps to bridge the gap between emergency and outpatient care by Jun Yu Chen, Hibba Saeed, Jemimah Joseph, Mostafa Sallam, Joe Bradley, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu

“…A small subset (4.9%) had multiple bookings for the same investigation. Most ambulatory ECGs performed were 24-h recordings (90.4%).Patients waited a median of 6 (4–8) days. …”
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Some aspects of human resources health in Siberian Federal District by E. A. Finchenko, L. S. Shalygina, M. A. Sadovoj, E. V. Mamonova, A. V. Shalygina

“…In general, according to the SFD, the indicator of the population’s availability of doctors for the occupied positions is 56,6 per 10 thousand of the population. In most regions, the part-time ratio exceeds the Russian average (1,4).In general, in the SFD, the provision of the population with doctors in outpatient care is only 17,2% higher than in inpatient care. …”
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Drugs in Aviation - A Review by G.L. Muntingh

“…Reviews of data from general aviation, commercial and military aircraft mishaps show that the two most often cited causal issues are pilot error and mechanical/logistical factors. …”
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Public knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Van Nhi Tran, Thuc Quyen Huynh, Pham Tuyet Nhi Nguyen, Thi Phuong Truc Nguyen, Hoang An Nguyen, Gregory Hurter, Si Tuan Nguyen, Minh Khoi Le, Minh Thong Le, Chan Khon Huynh, Phuong Thao Nguyen, Thi Thu Hoai Nguyen

“…Results: A total of 866 Vietnamese adults participated. Most participants (90%) had moderate to high knowledge of antibiotics and AMR. …”
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Avaliação das práticas seguras em hospital público do nordeste brasileiro [Evaluation of safe practices in a public hospital in the northeast of Brazil] [Evaluación de prácticas se... by Ana Cláudia de Brito Passos, Isabel Bento de Castro, Mirian Parente Monteiro, Marta Maria de França Fonteles, Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos

“…In the field observation, weaknesses were found in most findings, especially hand hygiene and prescription, use and administration of medications. …”
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Mitigating heat stress in Garut lambs: Synergistic effects of Lemuru fish oil, vitamin E, and selenium on antioxidant defense, hematology, and physiological responses by Aeni Nurlatifah, Dewi Apri Astuti, Herdis Herdis, Iis Arifiantini, Fitra Aji Pamungkas, Santoso Santoso, Didid Diapari, Pradita Iustitia Sitaresmi, Enny Tantini Setiatin, Athar Manabi Diansyah

“…The LOES group showed the most pronounced improvements: SOD increased by 107%, MDA decreased by 62%, and cortisol levels were reduced by 28% compared to the CNTs. …”
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A short-term clinical evaluation of immediate implant placement in periodontitis patients by Guojiang Li, Guojiang Li, Xufeng Chen, Xufeng Chen, Yujia Feng, Ying Lu, Wanlin Liao, Rui Huang, Ejiao Yang, Renfa Lai, Renfa Lai, Zhiqiang Feng, Zhiqiang Feng

“…Clinical and radiographic evaluations demonstrated favorable implant outcomes, with most patients reporting high satisfaction. These findings reinforce the viability of immediate implant placement in periodontitis patients, demonstrating high short-term success rates across different disease severities. …”
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Evaluating the potential of short-term instrument deployment to improve distributed wind resource assessment by L. M. Sheridan, D. Duplyakin, C. Phillips, H. Tinnesand, H. Tinnesand, R. K. Rai, J. E. Flaherty, L. K. Berg

“…Summer months, which are characterized by weaker relative wind speeds and standard deviations for most of the evaluation sites, tend to produce the worst results for long-term correction using months-long observations. …”
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METTL3-mediated SNHG1 m6A modification promotes proliferation and migration through transcriptional regulation of WDR74 in osteosarcoma by Guanzhen Qiu, Yuxin Bao, Yuanzhuang Zhang, Yeqiu Xu, Tianhua Qiao, Chenghao Li, Hanjie Zhai, Zhenjun Chen, Fu Ren, Yong Wang

“…IntroductionAs the most prevalent internal RNA modification in eukaryotic transcripts, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) which is catalyzed by methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), is widely involved in cancerous diseases. …”
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Long-term psychological distress trajectories and the COVID-19 pandemic in three British birth cohorts: A multi-cohort study. by Darío Moreno-Agostino, Helen L Fisher, Alissa Goodman, Stephani L Hatch, Craig Morgan, Marcus Richards, Jayati Das-Munshi, George B Ploubidis

“…We used a multilevel growth curve modelling approach to model the trajectories of distress across cohorts and sexes and obtained estimates of the differences between the distress levels observed during the pandemic and those observed at the most recent pre-pandemic assessment and at the peak in the cohort-specific pre-pandemic distress trajectory, located at midlife. …”
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Adsorption of Vitamin B12 on Sugarcane-Derived Activated Carbon: Fractal Isotherm and Kinetics Modelling, Electrochemistry and Molecular Modelling Studies by Ronald Ranguin, Mohamed Chaker Ncibi, Corine Jean-Marius, François Brouers, Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón, Antonio Doménech-Carbó, Steffen Souila, José-Emilio Sánchez-Aparicio, Daniel Dorce, Iker Zapirain-Gysling, Jean-Didier Maréchal, Ulises Jauregui-Haza, Sarra Gaspard

“…The results showed that the BG model is the most suitable to satisfactorily describe the adsorption of VB12 on the studied AC, involving a heterogeneous adsorption mechanism onto a heterogeneous surface and providing the maximum adsorption capacity, a convenient tool to estimate the saturation level of adsorbate (i.e., chlordecone (CLD)) onto the adsorbent (AC). …”
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Frailty prediction in patients with chronic digestive system diseases: based on multi-task learning model by Sihan Hu, Xiaochuan Guo, Xiaobao Wang, Zixiang Jin, Chenyang Zhou, Lang Tu, Zhoulong Shi, Weiyi Ao, Xin Zhang, Jay Zheng, Xuezhi Zhang, Hui Ye

“…We comprehensively compared the predictive capabilities of these models on both validation and test sets.ResultsThe MMoE framework consistently outperforms single models in predicting both 3-year and 6-year frailty indices across most metrics. Specifically, for 3-year predictions, the single model achieves an accuracy of 0.9801 (95% CI: 0.963–0.990) on the train set and 0.5487 (95% CI: 0.457–0.637) on the test set, while the MMoE model reaches 0.956 (95% CI: 0.933–0.971) and 0.982 (95% CI: 0.938–0.995), respectively. …”
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Field Performance of a Self-Limiting, Genetically Engineered Fall Armyworm for Biological Pest Management by Catherine E. Reavey, Felipe A. Domingues, Kyla Ercit, Ricardo L. Pinto, Neil Naish, Mayur Yadav, Tamires Frazon, Katarzyna Cabala, Edward Sulston, Angela Pickl-Herk, Matt Edwards, Leonardo L. Miraldo, Dyrson Abbade Neto, Mike Darrington, Larissa Silva, Flavia E. Furquim, Juliana G. Rodrigues, Isabella de Oliveira Simoni, Túlio Silva, Welton Magalhaes, Thea Marubbi, Mattia Poletto, Benjamin D. Sperry, David Treanor, Jordan McAlinden, Sam Buckby, Thais de Andrade Bettoni, Hellen M. Couto de Abreu, Natalia C. Verza, Nathan R. Rose, Grey K. Frandsen, Neil I. Morrison, Kelly J. Matzen

“…IntroductionThe fall armyworm is one of the most globally significant agricultural pests, damaging corn, sorghum and other crops central to food production. …”
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Genomic Insights of Antibiotic-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Intensive Pig Farming in South Africa Using ‘Farm-to-Fork’ Approach by Shima E. Abdalla, Linda A. Bester, Akebe L. K. Abia, Mushal Allam, Arshad Ismail, Sabiha Y. Essack, Daniel G. Amoako

“…Genetic analysis revealed the presence of resistance genes for β-lactams (<i>bla_EC</i>, <i>bla_TEM</i>), trimethoprim/sulfonamides (<i>dfrA1</i>, <i>dfrA5</i>, <i>dfrA12</i>, <i>sul2</i>, <i>sul3</i>), tetracyclines (<i>tetA</i>, <i>tetB</i>, <i>tetR</i>, <i>tet34</i>), aminoglycosides (<i>aadA</i>, <i>strA</i>, <i>aph</i> variants), and phenicols (<i>catB4</i>, <i>floR</i>, <i>cmlA1</i>), most of which were plasmid-borne. Virulome analysis identified 24 genes, including toxins and adhesion factors. …”
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Performance assessment of disposable carbon-based immunosensors for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections by Olga L. Agudelo, Vanessa Reyes-Loaiza, Lina Giraldo-Parra, Mariana Rosales-Chilama, Sammy Perdomo, María Adelaida Gómez, John W. Rodriguez, Viviana Ortega, Carlos F. Daza Rivera, Diana Galindo, Drochss P. Valencia, Mauricio Quimbaya, Simón Plata, Robert Bogdanowicz, Fernando Rosso, Andres Jaramillo-Botero

“…A second study was performed using the same sensor design, albeit with laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes, using nasopharyngeal swabs (NS) on 224 patient samples obtained at different stages of the pandemic, of which 110 tested negative and 114 positive via RT-qPCR. We find OS was the most informative sample, when compared to NA and SA. …”
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Assessment of neurological symptoms and associated factors in patients with Wilson’s disease in Southwest China by Lu Zhang, Jieru Peng, Yao Dong, Qiwen Zhang, Wencheng Long, Yueshan Wang, Zhong Li, Lu Long, Yaxin Li, Qiaoling Jin, Lin Deng, Lin Cai, Dailan Yang, Juan Liao, Chunxia Yang

“…Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the association between patient characteristics and UWDRS Part I scores. Results The most prevalent neurological symptoms of patients with Wilson’s disease were impaired rapid alternating movements of hands (76.2–81.0%), impaired finger tapping (75.0%), dysarthria (70.2%), salivation (66.7%), impaired handwriting (61.9%), impaired legs agility (60.7–61.9%), impaired gait (leg dystonia, 59.5%; ataxia, 58.3%), and dystonia of arms and hands (54.8–56.0%). …”
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