Genetic and Molecular Characterization of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Viruses from Live Bird Markets (LBM) in Senegal by Mamadou Malado Jallow, Moussa Moise Diagne, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Ndiendé Koba Ndiaye, Davy Evrard Kiori, Marie Pedapa Mendy, Déborah Goudiaby, Gamou Fall, Malick Fall, Ndongo Dia

“…Cloacal swabs from poultry and environmental samples collected weekly from the two LBMs were screened by RT-qPCR for H5, H7, and H9 AIVs. …”
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The Art and life of Alàgbà Fálétí – A Pic torial, Art and Artifacts Exhibition in Honor of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921- 2017) curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi... by Akinsola Adejuwon

“…Fálétí’s intense dedication to the promotion of the Yorùbá ọmọlúàbí cultural ethos and his deployment of his God-given talents and acquired capabilities in the promotion of Yorùbá literary and visual arts, history, poetry, orature, cinema and indeed 1 This is a review of the 2-week pictorial, art and artifacts exhibition in Honor of Alagba Adebayo Faleti in 2017 at the Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi.    …”
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Association of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors with mortality across the spectrum of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Michele Maremmani, Ramin Ebrahimi, Marco Centola, Felice Achilli, Valentina Capone, Eduardo Bossone, Christian Templin, Davide Di Vece

“…We pooled hazard ratios (HRs) to estimate the intervention's effect on the overall population and stratified studies into early (SGLT2 inhibitors administered within eight weeks post-MI) and delayed treatment trials. Meta-regression assessed the moderating effects of T2DM and HF. …”
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« Paroles de flics ». Communications policières et actualité politique au Maroc (2005-2023) by Mériam Cheikh

“…In February 2005, an unusual press publication in Morocco appeared amid the profusion of titles (dailies, weeklies and monthlies) that had been appearing in Arabic and French on the newsstands of the country’s major cities since the 1990s. …”
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Real-world experience with nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy and patient survival rates in chronic viral hepatitis B treatment centers in Eritrea by Michael Berhe Solomon, Ghirmay Ghebrekidan Ghebremeskel, Oliver Okoth Achila, Aron Rezene Mebrahtu, Mohammed Elfatih Hamida, Araia Berhane Mesfin

“…In the head-to-head comparison of the results in TDF and TDF + LAM after 12 weeks of treatment, VR was observed in 14(45.2%) vs. 17(54.8%), respectively, translating into an overall VR of 60.7% (95% CI 46.9–74.6). …”
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The effect of prone positioning on maternal haemodynamics and fetal wellbeing in the third trimester-A primary cohort study with a scoping review. by Laura Ormesher, Jessica Catchpole, Linda Peacock, Heather Pitt, Anastasia Fabian-Hunt, Dexter Hayes, Claudia Popp, Jason M Carson, Raoul van Loon, Lynne Warrander, Karli Büchling, Alexander E P Heazell

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-one women >28 weeks' gestation underwent non-invasive CO monitoring (Cheetah) every 5 minutes and continuous fetal heart rate monitoring (MONICA) in left lateral (20 minutes), prone (30 minutes), followed by left lateral (20 minutes). …”
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Short-term effects of combined environmental factors on respiratory disease mortality in Qingdao city: A time-series investigation. by Xin Zhang, Zijian Xi, Min Yang, Xiuqin Zhang, Ruikai Wu, Shuang Li, Lu Pan, Yuan Fang, Peng Lv, Yan Ma, Haiping Duan, Bingling Wang, Kunzheng Lv

“…Moreover, composite pollutants exhibited a higher risk effect, reaching its peak after one week; however, there was a decrease in single-day cumulative effects as more pollutant types were included. …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…Methods We developed ClinOps, a novel 10-week clinical trial operations training program for study coordinators in Africa to enhance their expertise in four fundamental areas: designing, conducting, managing, and reporting clinical trials. …”
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Smartphone-Based Intervention Targeting Norms and Risk Perception Among University Students with Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Secondary Mediation Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Tria... by Joseph Studer, John A Cunningham, Elodie Schmutz, Jacques Gaume, Angéline Adam, Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Nicolas Bertholet

“…Outcomes were drinking volume (DV) in standard drinks per week and the number of heavy drinking days (HDDs) assessed at baseline and 6 months. …”
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Transconjunctival correction of involutional entropion: A video demonstration by Neelam Pushker, B. Mounica, Sahil Agrawal

“…The suture removal especially at the eyelid margin should be removed at 2–3 weeks to provide a strong attachment of inferior retractors with the tarsal surface. …”
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A New Smartphone-Based Cognitive Screening Battery for Multiple Sclerosis (icognition): Validation Study by Stijn Denissen, Delphine Van Laethem, Johan Baijot, Lars Costers, Annabel Descamps, Ann Van Remoortel, Annick Van Merhaegen-Wieleman, Marie D’hooghe, Miguel D'Haeseleer, Dirk Smeets, Diana M Sima, Jeroen Van Schependom, Guy Nagels

“…Of the 82 healthy participants, 20 (24%) repeated testing 2 to 3 weeks later. For each icognition test, validity was established by the correlation with its paper-and-pencil equivalent (concurrent validity), the correlation and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between baseline and follow-up testing (test-retest reliability), the difference between people with MS and healthy participants, and the correlation with other clinical parameters such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale. …”
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The Association of Inflammatory Indexes Derived from Peripheral Blood Cell Count and Clinical Signs with Response to Treatment with Dupilumab in Pediatric Patients with Moderate-to... by Zhang L, Pi J, Wang J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Li J, Wang L, Li Y, Chen A, Luo X, Wang H

“…Additionally, baseline ENR levels showed a positive correlation with the baseline Peak Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (PP-NRS). At 4 and 16 weeks of treatment, the percentage reduction in ELR was significantly associated with the percentage reduction in EASI and PP-NRS. …”
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« Pas de retour à nos maisons sans satisfaction de nos revendications ». Le Hirak du Rif en actes face au Makhzen by Ahmed Chapi

“…However, the protests continue in the following weeks, through night-time rallies in the neighborhoods, pot-banging and marches (some of which on the beaches), thanks to activists embedded in the movement's mobilization networks who have not (yet) been detained. …”
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FDFT1 inhibits macrophage M1 polarization and promotes colorectal cancer progression by GAO Yuan, HUANG Yulan, ZHAO Kun

“…After peritoneal macrophages were extracted from male C57BL/6 mice (6 weeks old, weighing 13~18 g), the macrophages were then treated with the conditioned media of MC38 cells transfected with different siRNAs for 48 h. …”
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Retrospective Study of Chronic Coughing in Dogs in a Referral Centre in the UK: 329 Cases (2012–2021) by Carla Asorey Blazquez, Ico Jolly Frahija, Arran Smith, Rachel Miller, Mayank Seth, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Ferran Valls Sanchez

“…Coughing is considered chronic when it lasts at least 8 weeks. This retrospective study aimed to describe the most common causes of chronic coughing in a population of dogs that presented to a referral hospital in England between January 2012 and December 2021. …”
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Serum IL-1<mml:math alttext="$eta $"> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> </mml:math>, IL-2, and IL-6 in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Children

“…Children with IDDM were divided into three subgroups: (1) previously diagnosed patients (long standing IDDM) (<mml:math alttext="$n : 15$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>:</mml:mo> <mml:mn>15</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>), (2) newly diagnosed patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (before treatment) (<mml:math alttext="$n : 12$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>:</mml:mo> <mml:mn>12</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>), and (3) newly diagnosed patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (after treatment for two weeks) (<mml:math alttext="$n : 12$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>:</mml:mo> <mml:mn>12</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>). …”
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Electroacupuncture Relieves Suppression of Autophagy in Interstitial Cells of Cajal of Diabetic Gastroparesis Rats by Xing Wei, Yaping Lin, Dongfeng Zhao, Xiaojuan Xiao, Qiao Chen, Siyi Chen, Yan Peng

“…Rats in the modeling group were injected 2% streptozotocin (STZ) and fed with high-glucose and high-fat diet for 8 weeks in order to establish DGP rat model. After modeling, 30 successfully modeled rats were randomly selected and separated into diabetic gastroparesis group (DGP, 10), GDP rats with electroacupuncture group (EA, 10), and GDP rats with metoclopramide group (MP, 10). …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Eugenol Acetate Against Ischemic Stroke by Chen L, Zhang R, Xiao J, Liang Y, Lan Z, Fan Y, Yu X, Xia S, Yang H, Bao X, Meng H, Xu Y, Yu L, Zhu X

“…For in vivo experiments, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was constructed to mimic ischemic brain injury on 8-week-old male C57BL/6J mice. The mice were continuously injected intraperitoneally with EA or vehicle after MCAO. …”
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The Effectiveness of pen‒culture construction for cultivation of sea cucumber by Pitjont Tomatala, Petrus Paulus Letsoin, Evangelin Martha Yulia Kadmaer

“…Observation of endurance and clearance of pen‒culture was done every two weeks. The result of visual observation showed that conventional pen‒culture treatment A was more quickly damaged and it was more damaged compared to engineered pen-culture treatment B.Through t‒test we got T count (1.065) < Ttable (6.313) for survival and T count (0.084) < Ttable (1.782) for growth. …”
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Randomized, observer-blind, controlled Phase 1 study of the safety and immunogenicity of the Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel hookworm vaccine with or without a CpG ODN adjuvant in hookworm-naï... by David J Diemert, Maria Zumer, Mark Bova, Christina Gibbs-Tewary, Elissa M Malkin, Doreen Campbell, Lara Hoeweler, Guangzhao Li, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J Hotez, Jeffrey M Bethony

“…Peak anti-Na-GST-1 IgG levels were observed between 2 and 4 weeks following the third dose, regardless of Na-GST-1 formulation. …”
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