Spatial and seasonal distribution of selected nitrogen cycle genes in deep waters of the Baltic Proper by Michał Grabski, Michał Grabski, Ewa Kotlarska, Aneta Łuczkiewicz, Konrad Hryniewicz, Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Beata Szymczycha

“…Specifically, we focused on waters below the halocline at depths ranging from 75 to 135 m, characterized by changeable oxygen conditions. …”
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Designing multi-function rapid right angle set slurry compositions for a high pressure-high temperature well by Pooria Kianoush, Mostafa Gomar, Nasser Keshavarz Faraj Khah, Seyednooroldin Hosseini, Ali Kadkhodaie, Shahaab Varkouhi

“…A cement slurry was developed for two liner intervals in the first exploratory well in the Minoo field, SW Iran, at a depth of over 6000 m. The thermal gradient was 1.62 °F/100 ft, significantly impacting cement performance; elevated temperatures can accelerate hydration reactions, potentially causing strength retrogression. …”
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Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Results: Among the 17,220 TJA patients identified, POUR incidence rates varied from 20% (catheterization), 25% (postoperative bladder scan > 500 mL), to 29% (catheterization and/or bladder scan). …”
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Registro estratigráfico de la Formación Lisama en la Ruta del Cacao, área de La Fortuna, Barrancabermeja, Colombia by Pablo Emilio Pedraza-Castro, Jairo Hernán Roncancio-Guzmán, Laura Constanza Bocanegra-Rodríguez

“…El levantamiento estratigráfico y análisis de litofacies de la Formación Lisama (1070,9 m), indican que se trata de depósitos de planicie aluvial surcada por ríos trenzados arenosos, ríos meandriformes y canales menores. …”
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Human health risk from groundwater consumption: A case study in the Apaaso-Tafo Community in the Bono East Region of Ghana by Emmanuel Okyere, Ethel Bentil, Nana Adwoa Kusi-Addai, Lawson Mensah

“…Except for the pH, temperature, turbidity and total coliform bacteria, all parameters met the WHO standards. 40 % of the boreholes contained 50 to 500 cfu/100 mL of coliform bacteria and posed daily infection risks between 1 and 7.63 %. …”
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Long-term risk factors for developing Barrett’s oesophagus in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a longitudinal cohort study by John F Dillon, Paul Brennan, James Cotton, James Carberry, Christopher J Byrne

“…Most were Caucasian (n=1188, 99%), had no formal educational qualifications (n=714; 59.6%) and lived with overweight (mean body mass index >25 kg/m2). Many lived in areas of least socioeconomic resource (n=568; 47.4%). 139 (11.6%) had BO at baseline. …”
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A Real-Time Human Pose Measurement System for Human-In-The-Loop Dynamic Simulators by Nicola Giulietti, Davide Todesca, Marco Carnevale, Hermes Giberti

“…The method’s accuracy and execution time are assessed using the public Human3.6M dataset, evaluating different model configurations, formats, camera setups, and acquisition modes for real-time applications. …”
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Environmental DNA-based assessment of multitrophic biodiversity in a typical river located in the Loess Plateau, China: Influence of PAHs and suspended sediments by Qian Li, Yulu Tian, Yongrong Hao, Chengkai Qu, Rungnapa Tagun, Hisato Iwata, Jiahua Guo

“…Fishes (Cypriniformes and Clupeiformes) demonstrated greater tolerance to PAH contamination than algae and metazoans, and their reduced richness and Shannon index were linked to the high SS loads (> 0.45 μm). The co-occurrence patterns highlighted a stronger association connection between algae and metazoan communities than fish. …”
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Evaluation of reference genes for gene expression analysis in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) under temperature stress by Ping Han, Jianming Chen, Zhennan Sun, Shengjie Ren, Xubo Wang

“…Abstract Background Quantitative Real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) is a powerful technique to analyze gene expression patterns by measuring the relative abundance of mRNA transcription levels. The most crucial step in obtaining accurate results of qRT-PCR is to select suitable reference genes. …”
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Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a study in a large clinical sample of patients using a novel automated method by Robert Stewart, Hitesh Shetty, Matthew Broadbent, Angus Roberts, Rashmi Patel, Philip McGuire, Richard D Hayes, Nishamali Jayatilleke, Genevieve Gorrell, Chin-Kuo Chang, Richard Jackson, Nadia Foskett, Caroline Johnston

“…Objectives To identify negative symptoms in the clinical records of a large sample of patients with schizophrenia using natural language processing and assess their relationship with clinical outcomes.Design Observational study using an anonymised electronic health record case register.Setting South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM), a large provider of inpatient and community mental healthcare in the UK.Participants 7678 patients with schizophrenia receiving care during 2011.Main outcome measures Hospital admission, readmission and duration of admission.Results 10 different negative symptoms were ascertained with precision statistics above 0.80. 41% of patients had 2 or more negative symptoms. …”
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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“…Search terms included Boolean combinations of “cognition”, “concussion”, “ImPACT”, “cognitive deficit”, “mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)”, and “neuropsychological function” as cognitive descriptors and the terms “injury risk” and “lower extremity injury” as injury descriptors. …”
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Evaluación del rendimiento y variables de planta de variedades de chile Loco de la Sierra Nevada de Puebla by Mayra Salinas-Romero, Pedro Antonio López, Abel Gil-Muñoz, Rocío Toledo-Aguilar, Higinio López-Sánchez

“…Se desarrolló en cuatro localidades, con bloques completos al azar y tres repeticiones, la unidad experimental consto de 2 surcos de 5 m de largo, a una distancia de 80 cm entre surcos y 30 cm entre plantas. …”
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Effects of perioperative treatment of resectable adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction by immunotherapy (Adebrelimab) combined with chemotherapy (XELOX): protocol for a single... by Yingyi Li, Yuqin Cao, Xipeng Wang, Chengqiang Li, Liqin Zhao, Hecheng Li

“…Abstract Background For resectable adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG), current treatment exploration primarily focuses on perioperative chemotherapy regimens combined with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, but the long-term survival benefits of still require further investigation, and the use of upfront immunotherapy is typically restricted to patients with metastatic MSI-H (M1 MSI-H) disease due to their potential responsiveness to immunological agents. …”
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Vertical flow immunoassay for multiplex mycotoxins based on photonic nitrocellulose and SERS nanotags by Ruipeng Chen, Jingfang Hu, Hui Wang, Cheng Li, Haiqi Kang, Yuxuan Chen, Liang Yang, Xiangfang Tang, Benhai Xiong, Xiangwei Zhao

“…The LODs of 8.2, 13.7 and 47.6 fg mL−1 were achieved for simultaneous detection of OTA, AFB1 and ZON, respectively, which were lower than the tolerable cutoff values recommended by the EC. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C30. by Niwainamani, Laban

“…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. The initial and final setting time of OPC - CHA at 5% replacement was observed to be 79 minutes and 431 minutes respectively. …”
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In vitro Antibacterial Efficacy of Bidens pilosa, Ageratum conyzoides and Ocimum suave Extracts against HIV/AIDS Patients’ Oral Bacteria in South-Western Uganda by Joseph Obiezu, Chukwujekwu Ezeonwumelu, Muhammad, Ntale, Steve, Okwudili Ogbonnia, Ezera, Agwu, Julius, Kihdze Tanayen, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Okonkwo, Chukwudi Onyeka, Anthonia, Shodunke, Ambrose, Amamchukwu Akunne, Onokiojare, Ephraim Dafiewhare, Jennifer, Chibuogwu Ebosie, Frederick, Byarugaba

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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Muhoza, B. Gloria, Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Mabirizi, Vicent

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Effect of High-Risk Versus Low-Risk Pregnancy at the First Antenatal Care Visit On the Occurrence of Complication During Pregnancy and Labour Or Delivery in Kenya: A Double-Robust... by Kadengye, Damazo T., Odero, Henry Owoko, Izudi, Jonathan

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Influence of Land-Use and Landcover on the Nest Distribution and Breeding Success of Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica Regulorum) In Kiyanja- Kaku Wetland Ecosystem. by Tayebwa, Gilbert

“…Sentinel-2 imagery with a resolution of 10m was classified using supervised image classification methods in ArcGIS software for land use/cover characterization. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…The findings relating to these laboratory tests include: The liquid limit was 38%, plastic limit was 21%, plasticity index 17%, MDD was increased from 1.829 to 1.849Mg/M3 and CBR values using 60,30 and 10 blows increased from 3.7% to 9.2%,6.9%, 5.2%after the application of sisal fibre after the second, third and fourth layers of the soil compared to the CBR values without sisal and particle size was obtained and the clay soil was classified as silty or clayey grave sand and soil sample fall under group classification of A-2-6. …”
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