Transmission Failure Prediction Using AI and Structural Modeling Informed by Distribution Outages by Sita Nyame, William O. Taylor, William Hughes, Mingguo Hong, Marika Koukoula, Feifei Yang, Aaron Spaulding, Xiaochuan Luo, Slava Maslennikov, Diego Cerrai

“…The improved model is able to capture 60% of the failures within the top 22.5% of the ranked power lines, compared to a value of 34.9% for the previous model. …”
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Particulate matter emission in agricultural biomass residue combustion by M.G. Nugraha, A. Sharfan, V.S.Y. Prakoso, M. Hidayat, H. Saptoadi

“…Closed burning experiments explore variations in reloading frequency, air-fuel ratio, and air staging.FINDINGS: Yogyakarta's air quality assessment involves comparing rice harvest trends with atmospheric particulate matter concentrations during 2020-2022. …”
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Preparation of Nutmeg Gel and Evaluation of its Efficacy as Local Drug Delivery in Stage II Grade A Periodontitis Patients: A Prospective Interventional Study by Vazeeha Afrin Syed, AS Pavithra, Arvina Rajasekar, Rajeshkumar Shanmugam

“…Results: In vitro analysis revealed that the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of nutmeg gel was comparable to the control. Also, the survival rate of nauplii fell within acceptable ranges. …”
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Ovarian cancer prevention through opportunistic salpingectomy during abdominal surgeries: A cost-effectiveness modeling study. by Angela Kather, Habib Arefian, Claus Schneider, Michael Hartmann, Ingo B Runnebaum

“…Outcomes for women aged 20-85 years were simulated over annual cycles with 1,200,000 million individuals. We compared four strategies: (I) OS at any suitable abdominal surgery, (II) OS only at any suitable gynecologic surgery, (III) OS only at hysterectomy or sterilization, and (IV) no implementation of OS. …”
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Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion by Alessandro Miani, Annamaria Colao, Prisco Piscitelli, Leonardo Setti, Fabrizio Passarini, Gianluigi De Gennaro, Pierluigi Barbieri, Sabina Licen, Maria Grazia Perrone, Andrea Piazzalunga, Massimo Borelli, Jolanda Palmisani, Alessia Di Gilio, Emanuele Rizzo

“…In Milan, the average growth rate before the lockdown was significantly higher than in Rome (0.34 vs 0.27 per day, with a doubling time of 2.0 days vs 2.6, respectively), thus suggesting a basic reproductive number R0>6.0, comparable with the highest values estimated for China.Conclusion A significant association has been found between the geographical distribution of daily PM10 exceedances and the initial spreading of COVID-19 in the 110 Italian provinces.…”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Gleason Score in Determining the Presence of Skeletal Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients: a Pakistani Perspective by Taimoor Nasir, Syeda Neha Aamer, Saman Waqar, Wafa Omer

“…However, serum PSA is a better and more reliable indicator of bone metastases as it has better sensitivity and specificity values as compared to GS. If these results are applied in hospitals all over the country, we can significantly reduce the burden on our resources and prevent unnecessary, low-yield diagnostic tests from being carried out.     …”
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Associations of PM2.5 with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Shipyard Workers: A Cohort Study by Nguyen Thanh Tung, Ching-Huang Lai, Chih-Hong Pan, Wei-Liang Chen, Chung-Ching Wang, Che-Wei Liang, Chi-Yu Chien, Kai-Jen Chuang, Huynh Nguyen Xuan Thao, Hoang Ba Dung, Tran Phan Chung Thuy, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…The incidence rate was higher in welding workers than in office workers and higher in non-smokers compared to smokers. In the overall cohort subjects, we observed that an increase in the interquartile range of PM2.5 was associated with a 1.618-ppb decrease in FeNO, a 0.115-L decrease in FVC, a 0.091-L decrease in FEV1, a 0.520% increase in the FEV1/FVC ratio, a 0.259-L s−1 decrease in PEF, a 0.096-L s−1 decrease in FEF25%–75%, a 0.215-L s−1 decrease in FEF25%, and a 0.114-L s−1 decrease in FEF50% (all p < 0.05). …”
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Combining UAS LiDAR, Sonar, and Radar Altimetry for River Hydraulic Characterization by Monica Coppo Frias, Alexander Rietz Vesterhauge, Daniel Haugård Olesen, Filippo Bandini, Henrik Grosen, Sune Yde Nielsen, Peter Bauer-Gottwein

“…Simulated WSE values were compared to radar altimetry observations to fit hydraulic roughness, which cannot be directly observed. …”
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Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was conducted to explore the linear relationship between the log-transformed Hs-CRP (Log10Hs-CRP) and POD risk.ResultsThe total population consisted of 644 individuals with a mean age of 64.02 ± 13.20 years, 506 (78.60%) of whom were male, and 114 patients (17.7%) had POD. Compared to the lower Hs-CRP group, patients in the higher Hs-CRP group exhibited higher age, heart rate, white blood cell count, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid, fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen, D-dimer, and a higher prevalence of CKD, but lower hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, albumin and estimated glomerular filtration rate. …”
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Activated CD27+PD-1+ CD8 T Cells and CD4 T Regulatory Cells Dominate the Tumor Microenvironment in Refractory Celiac Disease Type II by Tessa Dieckman, Mette Schreurs, Ciska Lindelauf, Ahmed Mahfouz, Caroline R. Meijer, Louise Pigeaud, Vincent van Unen, Gerd Bouma, Frits Koning

“…We performed single-cell RNA-sequencing on CD45+ duodenal cells derived from a RCDII patient, immunofluorescence staining for in situ analysis and flow cytometry for phenotyping of RCDII aberrant and CD8 T cells. Results: Compared to healthy controls, we observed that CD27+PD-1+ memory CD8αβ cells and CD4 T regulatories (Tregs) were more abundant in RCDII duodenum (CD8 ∗∗0.0029; CD4 ∗∗∗0.0001). …”
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LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF INDEPENDENT AZERBAIJAN IN RELATION TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES by Katana Gafarova

“…The synthesis provided the formation of common features of the legal and economic principles of the foreign policy of independent Azerbaijan in relation to the neighbouring countries. The comparative legal method allowed to identify the characteristic similarities and differences in the international regulatory legal acts, national legislation in this sphere, as well as the prospects for improvement of legal regulation of such relations. …”
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Changing patterns of cardiovascular diseases and subtypes induced by kidney dysfunction among 25–64 years in China from 1992 to 2021 by Guoqiang Zeng, Hongliang Wang, Pinghui Cao, Jinyang Zhao, Lingyun Liu, Hui Guo

“…Mortality rates for IHD and stroke increased with age, with males exhibiting higher mortality rates across all age groups compared to females. Conclusion Our findings provide strong evidence that from 1992 to 2021, KD-induced CVD and subtypes still require attention among the working population in China. …”
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IINS Vs CALLY Index: A Battle of Prognostic Value in NSCLC Patients Following Surgery by Cheng H, Ma J, Zhao F, Liu Y, Wu J, Wu T, Li H, Zhang B, Liu H, Fu J, He H, Zhu C, Ren H, Yang C, Qin S

“…Predictive capabilities of the IINS and CALLY index were compared utilizing receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, time-dependent ROC curve analysis, and decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Pre-CCRT 18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT improves survival in patients with advanced stages p16-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma via accurate radiation treatment plannin... by Tsung-Ming Chen, Wan-Ming Chen, Mingchih Chen, Ben-Chang Shia, Szu-Yuan Wu

“…Patients and Methods We included patients with stage I–IVA p16-negative OPSCC receiving definitive CCRT and categorized them into two groups according to pre-CCRT 18FDG PET–CT and compared their outcomes: the case group consisted of patients who underwent pre-CCRT 18FDG PET–CT, whereas the comparison group consisted of patients who did not receive pre-CCRT 18FDG PET–CT. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Research on the efficacy of Celastrus Orbiculatus in suppressing TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting HSP27 and TNF-α-induced NF-κB/Sna... by Yaodong Zhu, Yanqing Liu, Yayun Qian, Xiaojun Dai, Ling Yang, Jue Chen, Shiyu Guo, Tadashi Hisamitsu

“…Moreover, COE inhibited invasion and migration induced by TGF-β1. Using a comparative proteomics approach, four proteins were identified as differently expressed, with HSP27 protein being one of the most significantly down-regulated proteins induced by COE. …”
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Sex, Knowledge, and Attitude of Stroke Survivors Attending Bebe Herbal Center on Risk Factors before and after Stroke by Polycarp U. Nwoha, Florence O. Okoro, Emmanuel C. Nwoha, Fidelia N. Chukwu, Chidinma O. Nwoha, Nkeiru C. Ogoko, Peace N. Nwoha, Chika A. Idaguko, Augustine U. Obi, Ezenna M. Agwu, Iyanu O. Ayoola, Sunday O. Osonwa, Ifeoma H. Okpara

“…Means of continuous variables were compared using Student’s unpaired t-test, while categorical variables between males and the females were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test. …”
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Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Lower Limb Motor Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy： A Meta-Analysis by JIANG Xiaoyu, BI Hongyan, SUN Wenyu, LIU Huifen, SU Hang, JIANG Jiahui

“…Meta-analysis showed that, compared with the control group, the GMFM-D score of the experimental group was higher [<italic>SMD</italic>=0.58, 95% <italic>CI </italic>(0.29, 0.88), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 1], the GMFM-E score was higher [<italic>SMD</italic>=0.47,95% <italic>CI </italic>(0.18, 0.77), <italic>P</italic>=0.001], the BBS score was higher [<italic>MD</italic>=5.85, 95% <italic>CI</italic>(4.00, 7.70), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01], the FAC score was higher [<italic>MD</italic>=0.57, 95% <italic>CI </italic>(0.24,0.91), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 8], the speed of walking was faster [<italic>MD</italic>=0.06, 95% <italic>CI</italic>(0.02, 0.10), <italic>P</italic>=0.009], and 6MWT score was higher [<italic>MD</italic>=80.18, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (23.00, 137.36), <italic>P</italic>=0.006]; there was no significant difference in MAS score between the two groups [<italic>MD</italic>=-0.10, 95% <italic>CI </italic>(-0.32, 0.12), <italic>P</italic>=0.39].ConclusionRAGT can effectively improve lower limb motor functions such as gross motor function, balance function and walking function of children with CP. …”
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Emergency medicine physician supervision and mortality among patients receiving care from non-physician clinicians in a task-sharing model of emergency care in rural Uganda: a retr... by Rebecca Leff, Brian Rice, Bradley Dreifuss, Heather Hammerstedt, Mark Bisanzo, Stacey Chamberlain, Ashley Pickering, Colleen Laurence, Prisca Mary Kizito, Steven Jonathan Kisingiri, Charles Ndyamwijuka, Serena Nakato, Lema Felix Adriko

“…After controlling for vital sign abnormalities, ‘Direct’ and ‘Indirect’ supervision were both significantly associated with reduced OR for mortality (‘Direct’: 0.57 (0.37 to 0.90), ‘Indirect’: 0.71 (0.55 to 0.92)) when compared with ‘Independent Care’. Sensitivity analysis showed that this mortality benefit was significant for the minority of patients (17.2%) with ≥3 abnormal vitals (‘Direct’: 0.44 (0.22 to 0.85), ‘Indirect’: 0.60 (0.41 to 0.88)), but not for the majority (82.8%) with two or fewer abnormal vitals (‘Direct’: 0.81 (0.44 to 1.49), ‘Indirect’: 0.82 (0.58 to 1.16)).Conclusions Emergency medicine physician supervision of emergency care non-physician clinicians is independently associated with reduced overall mortality. …”
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Mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of the CLoCk cohort study. by Laura Panagi, Simon R White, Snehal M Pinto Pereira, Manjula D Nugawela, Isobel Heyman, Kishan Sharma, Terence Stephenson, Trudie Chalder, Natalia K Rojas, Emma Dalrymple, Kelsey McOwat, Ruth Simmons, Olivia Swann, CLoCk Consortium, Tamsin Ford, Roz Shafran

“…Children with an EHCP experienced less deterioration in their mental health compared to those without an EHCP. There was no evidence of differences in rate of change in total SDQ by ethnicity, SES, or physical health. …”
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The Effect of the Concurrent Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Receptor Blockers on Toxicity and Outcomes in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy: A Systematic Revie... by Wan-Chuen Liao, Hala Shokr, Corinne Faivre-Finn, Clare Dempsey, Kaye Janine Williams, Li-Chia Chen

“…Radiotherapy-related side effects and clinical outcomes were analysed using odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs), comparing ACEI/ARB users to non-users. Differences in the median survival time, recurrence, and death rates were also calculated. …”
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