Mechanisms behind grouting pressure jumping in low-permeability limestones and techniques for grouting pressure control by Zhenli FAN, Lutong CAO, Yong CUI, Zhiwei ZHANG, Fengda ZHANG

“…As a result, clay particles were observed to encapsulate cement particles post-mixing. The cement grout, characterized by small particle sizes, lower static yield stress, and low viscosity, can easily pass through narrow fractures, ensuring stable grouting pressure. …”
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Vision Performance of a 3-Zone Progressive™ Design Kalifilcon A Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lens is Not Influenced by Pupil Size: Findings from a Multicenter Cli... by Phatak NR, Reindel W, Rah MJ, Proskin H, Giedd K, Pucker AD

“…Goodman St, Rochester, NY, 14609, USA, Tel +1 585-413-6397, Email marjorie.rah@bausch.comPurpose: Factors including age, refractive error, and luminance can affect pupil size and may influence the performance of multifocal contact lenses (MFCLs). This post-hoc analysis aimed to investigate correlations between pupil size and vision performance of a 3-Zone Progressive™ design, daily disposable silicone hydrogel (kalifilcon A) MFCL.Methods: Habitual MFCL wearers aged ≥ 40 years were enrolled in a 3-week, single-arm, bilateral, open-label study to assess near, intermediate, and distant vision performance. …”
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Influence of soil treatment and fertilization systems on the nutritional regime of gray forest soil and productivity of short-rotation cultivation by О. Y. KACHMAR, О. V. VAVRYNOVYCH, М. М. SHCHERBA, І. V. SAVERYN, О. V. TARAVSKA, А. І. VOVK, Z. О. KOTYK

“…It was found that the use of N120P90K90 on the background of plowing at 20-22 cm under wheat in the intensive fertilizer system promotes the accumulation of the content of light hydrolysis nitrogen 16.1 mg/100 g of soil, 14.3 and 11.7 mg/100 g of mobile forms of phosphorus and potassium, and the combined application of half doses of mineral fertilizers (N50P90K90), by-products – the straw of precursor in the alternative provides these values ​​at the level of 14.6, 13.2 and 11.4 mg/100 g Application of an intensive fertilizer system for maize with N120P90K90 + 40 t of manure on plowing backgrounds at 25–27 cm promotes accumulation in 0–20 cm layer of alkaline hydrolysis nitrogen at the level of 16.6 mg/100 g of soil, mobile forms of phosphorus and potassium, respectively 15.2 and 14.1 mg/100 g, and the use of an alternative system with a combination of N50P40K40 + 40 tons of manure + post-harvest products + green manure provides 14.8, 13.9 and 12.6 mg/100 g of available nutrients. …”
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Efecto de los extractos no-acuosos de Artemisia ludoviciana mexicana y Chenopodium vulvaria durante la infección experimental murina con Hymenolepis diminuta by Jesús-Benjamín Ponce-Noguez, Jorge-Luis de-la-Rosa-Arana, Víctor-Johan Acosta Pérez, Geiner-Francisco Álvarez-Sánchez, Froylan Rosales-Martínez, Liliana Alamilla-Beltrán, Benjamin Nogueda Torres, Fabian Ricardo Gómez de Anda

“…La eliminación de huevos comenzó al día 12 post-infección, con un pico entre los días 19-21. …”
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The effect of virtual reality-based treadmill gait training on functional mobility and balance in chronic stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial by Seung-Hyeon Han, Hyeon Ju Jang, Jong Weon Lee, Jong Weon Lee, Jin Woong Cheong, Young Dae Kim, Hyo Suk Nam, Deog Young Kim, Deog Young Kim

“…The 10-meter walk test (10MWT), 6-min walk test (6MWT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), asymmetry of spatiotemporal gait parameters, and center of pressure (CoP) sway velocity were assessed pre- and post-intervention.ResultsWalking speed during the 10MWT and the 6MWT significantly increased in the VTT group compared to the CT group, and asymmetric index values for stance and swing duration decreased (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of a multi-component, participatory social and health promoting intervention on health and wellbeing in refugee families from Syria resettled in Denmark by Nina Odgaard Nielsen, Anne Vollen Rafn, Signe Andersen, Jan Rafn, Hanne Kjærsgaard, Birthe Petersen, Anne Juul Sønderskov, Morten Dahl, Eirikur Benedikz, Marianne Lindahl

“…High participation rate was significantly associated with higher post-intervention SWEMWBS scores (coefficient: 3.45, 95 % CI: 1.86 – 5.03, p < 0.01). …”
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Potential intermediate-term survival differences among heart transplant recipients from circulatory death vs brain death donors by Anh Nguyen, MD, PhD, Abbas Rana, MD, Alexis Shafii, MD, Gabriel Loor, MD, Andrew Civitello, MD, Jose Euberto Mendez Reyes, MD, MPH, O. Howard Frazier, MD, Todd Rosengart, MD, Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD

“…Background: This study builds upon previous analyses by examining heart transplant survival from donation after circulatory death (DCD) vs donation after brain death (DBD) using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, with follow-up extended to 3 years post-transplant. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 1,453 DCD and 16,561 DBD adult heart transplants from January 2019 to June 2024 using the UNOS database. …”
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Unraveling the Multilayered Regulatory Networks of miRNAs and PhasiRNAs in <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> by Qixuan Wei, Ang Xu, Anqi Zhao, Lisha Shi, Qi Wang, Xiaoming Yang, Meiling Ming, Liangjiao Xue, Fuliang Cao, Fangfang Fu

“…Overall, our study provides a comprehensive annotation of miRNA and PHAS loci in <i>G. biloba</i> and elucidates a post-transcriptional regulatory network, offering novel insights into sRNA research in gymnosperms.…”
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Risk of magnetic resonance imaging-induced magnet dislocation for different types of cochlear implants: a single-center retrospective study by Robin Rupp, Matthias Balk, Matti Sievert, Victoria Leibl, Stephan Schleder, Moritz Allner, Heinrich Iro, Ulrich Hoppe, Joachim Hornung, Antoniu-Oreste Gostian

“…Therefore, apart from a strict indication for an MRI and adherence to safety protocols, post-MRI follow-up examination to rule out magnet dislocation is recommended. …”
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Implications of adverse and benevolent childhood experiences on the physical and mental health of Mexican adults: a population-based studyResearch in context by Daniela León Rojas, Fabiola Castorena Torres, Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Irene Martín-Estal, Veronica Mundo Rosas, Brenda Martinez Tapia, Julieta Rodríguez-de-Ita

“…Sociodemographic data, ACEs, BCEs, physical and mental health history, and clinical assessments for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders were collected. …”
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Oral microbiome components predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer patients by Xiaoyan Fu, Xiaoyan Fu, Ze Huang, Ze Huang, Zongyan Li, Zongyan Li, Zuxiao Chen, Zuxiao Chen, Zhijie Wu, Zhijie Wu, Qingyu Yang, Qingyu Yang, Haiyan Li, Haiyan Li

“…Our analysis revealed that chemotherapy-sensitive patients had higher levels of Lactobacillus and Neisseria species, alongside lower levels of Clostridium species. Post-chemotherapy, patients with positive responses demonstrated an increase in Clostridium and Microbacterium species, along with a decrease in Streptococcus and Neisseria. …”
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LncRNA-miRNA interplay regulate intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by Fang Su, Igor Yu. Dolmatov, Tianming Wang, Hongsheng Yang, Kui Ding, Libin Zhang, Lina Sun

“…In this study, we identified and performed differential expression analysis of lncRNAs in both normal intestines and intestines at 3 days post evisceration (dpe). A total of 2361 lncRNAs were identified, 183 of which were differentially expressed (DE-lncRNAs). …”
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Features of psychosocial functioning of patients with combat traumatic brain injury of varying severity: analysis of interconnection by I. Chernenko, M. Markova

“…The features of the severity of psychopathological symptoms, including depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic, were studied in 350 patients with TBI of varying severity due to the action of a blast wave, taking into account the time elapsed since the injury. …”
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Mitigating cardiac allograft vasculopathy in a murine model via CD40-TRAF6 blockade and cyclosporin A synergy by Yajun Huang, Junlin Lai, Xing Chen, Jinfeng Yang, Chenghao Li, Yixuan Wang, Yuqi Chen, Tian Xia, Yijie Luo, Wai Yen Yim, Xiangchao Ding, Guohua Wang

“…A specific antagonist for TRAF6 was administered post-transplantation, either alone or in combination with cyclosporin A (CsA). …”
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Performance of lung cancer screening with low‐dose CT in Gejiu, Yunnan: A population‐based, screening cohort study by Meng‐Na Wei, Zheng Su, Jian‐Ning Wang, Maria J. Gonzalez Mendez, Xiao‐Yun Yu, Hao Liang, Qing‐Hua Zhou, Ya‐Guang Fan, You‐Lin Qiao

“…During this period, 40 lung cancer cases were confirmed, of these, 35 were screen‐detected, four were post‐screening and one was an interval case. The positive rate of baseline and annual screening was 9.7% and 9.0%, while the lung cancer detection rate was 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively. …”
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Exploring #HealthLiteracy on LinkedIn: a first look at health hashtag engagement in a professional social media context by Siva Sai Chandragiri, Bikash Baral, Fabian Peter Hammerle, Fabian Peter Hammerle, Olena Litvinova, Olena Litvinova, Elisa Opriessnig, Maima Matin, Himel Mondal, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Maria Kletecka-Pulker, Maria Kletecka-Pulker, Atanas G. Atanasov, Atanas G. Atanasov, Thomas Wochele-Thoma

“…A one-week retrospective dataset of #HealthLiteracy posts was collected using the SingleFile browser extension. …”
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Trauma resuscitation with Low-Titer Group O Whole Blood Or Products: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial (the TROOP trial) by Jan O. Jansen, Claudia Pedroza, Luis Leon Novelo, Tianyao Hao, Gina R. DeWildt, Charles F. Coton, Kiran Mansoor, Shannon W. Stephens, Marisa B. Marques, James R. Stubbs, Jillian R. Richter, Henry E. Wang, John B. Holcomb, Stacia M. DeSantis

“…Secondary outcomes include 24-h and 30-day or hospital mortality (whichever is earlier); prespecified complications; adjudicated cause of death; time to death; length of stay (ICU and hospital); and hospital-, ventilator- and ICU-free days; the incidence of major surgical procedures; time to hemostasis in those undergoing procedures with a hemostatic component; number and type of blood products used until hemostasis is achieved (and randomized products are discontinued), as well as after hemostasis has been achieved, to 24 h post-admission; discharge destination and functional status and quality of life at hospital discharge or 30 days, as measured by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and EuroQol (EQ-5D) quality of life measurement. …”
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The EmpkinS-EKSpression Reappraisal Training Augmented With Kinesthesia in Depression: One-Armed Feasibility Study by Marie Keinert, Lena Schindler-Gmelch, Lydia Helene Rupp, Misha Sadeghi, Robert Richer, Klara Capito, Bjoern M Eskofier, Matthias Berking

“…Feasibility outcomes were analyzed descriptively, and clinical potential was examined using paired-sample t tests of pre and post ratings of mood at each training phase. …”
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Analysis of the application value of endovascular interventional technology in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations with limb hypertrophy by Zhen Niu, Liang Yuan, Xiaohong Die, Wei Liu

“…We summarize their medical history characteristics, clinical manifestations, auxiliary examinations, DSA (Digital Subtraction Angiography) results, intraoperative treatment methods, and follow-up data collected at least 1 year post-surgery to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic value of these interventions. …”
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Evaluating the safety and feasibility of remote ischemic conditioning for slowing cognitive decline in mild Alzheimer’s dementia by Xin Huang, Qiling Ji, Tanna Tong, Tanna Tong, Lipeng Cai, Lipeng Cai, Omar Elmadhoun, Yanfang Zeng, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…Cognitive function and daily living abilities will be evaluated at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months post-treatment using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), and the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scales. …”
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