Establishment of an animal model for monkeypox virus infection in dormice by Gaojie Song, Lingling Cheng, Jun Liu, Yu Zhou, Cuiling Zhang, Yuping Zong

“…Abstract This study aims to establish an animal model of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection in dormice through intranasal inoculation. Male dormice aged 4–5 months were selected as experimental subjects and administered different titers of MPXV (103.5 PFU, 104.5 PFU, and 105.5 PFU, respectively) via nasal instillation. …”
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Is HbA1c Predictive for Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Neslihan Yerebasmaz, Oya Aldemir, Şeyma Asıltürk, Deniz Esinler, Ertuğrul Karahanoğlu, Ömer Kandemir, Serdar Yalvaç

“…Our HbA1c value that was 5.6% was significantly higher than the cut off values (5.5%) that was reported (p=0.008). …”
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Risk Factors for Decreased Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength: Which is More Effective? by Omer Demir, Cihan Comba

“…Patients with muscle strength of 1/5 and 2/5 were grouped as weak muscle strength. …”
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Spatial-temporal Variation and Local Source Identification of Air Pollutants in a Semi-urban Settlement in Nigeria Using Low-cost Sensors by Oyediran Kayode Owoade, Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Opeyemi R. Omokungbe, Olusegun Gabriel Fawole, Felix Samuel Olise, Olalekan O. M. Popoola, Roderic L. Jones, Philip K. Hopke

“…Abstract Low-cost sensors were deployed at five locations in a growing, semi-urban settlement in southwest Nigeria between June 8 and July 31, 2018 to measure particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), gaseous pollutants (CO, NO, NO2, O3 and CO2), and meteorological variables (air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and wind-direction). …”
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Sub-seasonal Patterns of PM10 and Black Carbon in a Coastal City: A Case Study of Salé, Morocco by Anas Otmani, Abdeslam Lachhab, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Mohamed Azougagh, Mohammed El Bouch, El Mahjoub Chakir

“…A BC1054 monitor equipped with a PM2.5 sampling head was utilized for BC2.5 (BC mass concentration in PM2.5) analysis, while DA80 sampler equipped with a PM10 sampling head was utilized for PM10 and a Multi-Wavelength Absorption Black Carbon Instrument (MABI) was employed for BC10 (BC mass concentration in PM10) analysis. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C30. by Niwainamani, Laban

“…The OPC - CHA concrete at different of replacement were investigated. For this purpose, five different concrete mixes with CHA replacing cement at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% were prepared for 30 MPa conventional concrete with water to cement ratio of 0.5 and 420 kg/m' cement content. …”
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The Fig by Peter C. Andersen, Timothy E. Crocker

“…Revised! HS-27, a 5-page fact sheet by Peter C. Andersen and Timothy E. …”
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Functional Outcome (Short Term) of Modular Cementless Bipolar HemiArthroplasty (Hydroxyapatite-Coated Stem) for Fracture Neck of Femur in the Elderly by Navin K. Shukla, Lata Keshkar, Jayanta Mukherjee, Ratnesh Kumar, Shivendra Singh, Alok C. Agrawal

“…Significantly more female patients suffered from NOF fracture (male - 13 [32.5%]: female - 27 [67.5%]; P = 0.03). The left side was injured more often than the right (left 23 [57.5%], right 17 [42.5%]; P = 0.34). …”
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Assessing SPECT/CT for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint: A systematic review by Larissa Rix, Samuel Tushingham, Karina Wright, Martyn Snow

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Visceral obesity augments prescription use: An analysis of the cross-sectional study of NHANES 2011-2018. by Maximino Acevedo-Fernández, Renata Ochoa Precoma, Leonardo M Porchia, Victor M Posadas, Enrique Torres-Rasgado, M Elba Gonzalez-Mejia, Esther López-Bayghen

“…However, when stratified by BMI, normal weight participants (ORmetabolic = 10.4; 95%CI: 6.5-16.6 & ORcardiovascular = 7.0; 95%CI: 4.4-11.1, p<0.001) had a greater risk than the overweight (ORmetabolic = 4.1; 95%CI: 3.0-5.6 & ORcardiovascular = 3.4; 95%CI: 2.5-4.7, p<0.001) or obese participants (ORmetabolic = 3.5; 95%CI: 2.3-5.3 & ORcardiovascular = 3.5; 95%CI: 2.5-4.9, p<0.001).…”
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An Interactive Clustering-Based Visualization Tool for Air Quality Data Analysis by Mahsa Ashouri, Frederick Kin Hing Phoa, Chun-Houh Chen, Galit Shmueli

“…Abstract Examining PM2.5 (atmospheric particulate matter with a maximum diameter of 2.5 micrometers), seasonal patterns is an important research area for environmental scientists. …”
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Estimating the Health-Related Quality of Life Benefit of Prophylactic Treatment for COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People: A Multimethod Valuation Study by Katy Gallop, Rebekah Hall, Michael Watt, Daniel Squirrell, Neil Branscombe, Sofie Arnetop, Andrew Lloyd

“…Vignettes were valued by a general population sample (N = 100) using a visual analog scale (VAS), time trade-off (TTO), and EQ-5D-5L. A sample of individuals with IC conditions (n = 48) valued their current HRQoL and a post-PrEP vignette using VAS and EQ-5D-5L. …”
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Effect of Reduced Soil pH with Sulfur on Available Soil Phosphorus in High pH Sandy Soils of South Florida by Kelly T. Morgan, Kamal Mahmoud

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Features of development and progression of colorectal cancer on a background of ulcerative colitis by I. L. Khalif, V. N. Kashnikov, A. V. Gusev, O. V. Golovenko, K. V. Bolikhov, L. L. Kapuller, A. N. Kuznetsov, A. V. Vasilchenko

“…Duration of UC past history at the moment of CRC diagnosis was: less then 5 years – in 6 patients (9,2%), 6–10 years – in 10 (15,4%), 11–15 years – in 18 (27,7%), 16–20 years – in 9 (13,8%), 21–25 years – in 6 (9,2%), 26–30 years – in 14 (21,5%), 31–35 years – in 2 (5,1%). …”
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Liposome-like encapsulation of fish oil-based self-nano emulsifying formulation for improved bioavailability by Iqbal Ahmad, Aparana Dogra, Tanya Nagpal, Chandvi Sharma, Sudhakar Singh, Nikhil Shaiva, Gaurav Saini, Kanishk Luhach

“…The optimized formulation exhibited significantly smaller particle sizes (100–300 nm), low PDI (0.149–0.303), and a stable zeta potential(-32.5 to -27.9 mV), potentially contributing to improved absorption and stability. …”
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Pengelompokan Hasil Pencarian Skripsi Berbahasa Indonesia Menggunakan Metode DBSCAN dengan Pembobotan BM25 by Rangga Adi Satria, Indriati Indriati, Sutrisno Sutrisno

“…Hasil rata – rata silhouette coefficient terbaik untuk masing masing skenario secara berurutan adalah 0.722, 0.762, 0.945 dan 0.907 dengan parameter terbaik berupa k1=1.8, b=0.5, epsilon=0.1 dan MinPts=5 pada skenario pertama. k1=1.9, b=0.5, epsilon=0.1 dan MinPts=5 pada skenario kedua. k1=1.4, b=0.55, epsilon=0.1 dan MinPts=5 pada skenario ketiga dan k1=1.8, b=0.65, epsilon=0.1 dan MinPts=5 pada skenario keempat.   …”
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An Investigation of Presumptive Synergism of Oil Palm Bunch Ash and Sawdust Amendments in Remediation of crude oil Spiked Soil by Ejikeme Albert, Di Anyanwu

“…The setups were replicated five times and watered twice weekly. Results showed that soil pH increased from 8.7±0.04 to 10.5±0.06, 5.3±0.01 to 8.5±0.04 and 5.6±0.18 to 11.5±0.15 for TC, TD and TE respectively. …”
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Factors of Organizing Surgical Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers and Patient Survival: Real-World Data by D. A. Andreev, A. A. Zavyalov

“…Aim: to analyze the safety and effectiveness of the method of cold snaring resection with preliminary hydropreparation when removing superficially colorectal epithelial neoplasms with a diameter of 5 to 25 mm.Material and methods. The number of complications and disease recurrence after endoscopic excisions by “cold” snaring resection with preliminary hydropreparation of superficially neoplasms with a diameter of 5 to 25 mm was assessed.Results. …”
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RF communication between dual band implantable and on body antennas for biotelemetry application by Yara A. Kamel, Hesham A. Mohamed, Hala ELsadek, Hadia M. ELhennawy

“…These antennas work in the 2.4-2.4835 GHz and 5.725-5.875 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands. …”
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Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particle Level and Oxidative Potential in Suburban Tokyo, Japan by Akihiro Fushimi, Ana M. Villalobos, Akinori Takami, Kiyoshi Tanabe, James J. Schauer

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the atmosphere is of high priority for air quality management efforts due to well-established associations with adverse effects on human populations. …”
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