Atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular disease risk in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stage 1 to 3: a longitudinal study by Yu Zhang, Yue Song, Yinfei Lu, Tao Liu, Ping Yin

“…BackgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major contributor to the global disease burden. Previous studies have established a link between the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and CVD. …”
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Real-world clinical experience with secukinumab in psoriatic arthritis: an observational study and a literature review by Eleonora Celletti, Giulio Gualdi, Emanuela Sabatini, Francesco Cipollone, Fabio Lobefaro, Paolo Amerio

“…Fifteen patients completed 6 months of follow-up, eleven patients completed 9 months, and six patients were followed for 12 months. The major comorbidities recorded were fibromyalgia (33% of patients), recurrent bilateral anterior uveitis, and autoimmune thyroiditis with hypothyroidism (both 13% of the patients). …”
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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: A pilot prospective cohort study. by Thomas Stephenson, Imogen Harris, Charlotte Armstrong, Seena Fazel, Roxanna Short, Nigel Blackwood

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Self-harm is a major public health issue in the imprisoned population. …”
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A critical review of data mining in education on the levels and aspects of education by Inusah Fuseini, Yaw Marfo Missah

“…Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews 113 conference and research papers from well-known publishers of educational data mining (EDM) and learning analytics-related research using a recognized literature review in computer science by Carrera-Rivera et al. (2022a). Two major stages, planning and conducting the review, were used. …”
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Long-term trends in the burden of multiple myeloma in China: a Joinpoint regression and age-period-cohort analysis based on GBD 2021 by Yanyu Zhang, Quanxin Su, Jiawen Yu, Xiuli Sun

“…The incidence risk increased with age, but the mortality risk showed fluctuations.ConclusionThe trends of MM disease burden in China continued to increase from 1990 to 2021. MM will be a major challenge for the future healthcare sector in China, where the population base is large and gradually aging.…”
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Computation and Visualization of Regional-Scale Forest Disturbance and Associated Dissolved Nitrogen Export from Shenandoah National Park, Virginia by Keith N. Eshleman, Daniel A. Fiscus, Nancy M. Castro, James R. Webb, J Jr. Deviney

“…Vegetation disturbances can apparently cause major changes in N input-output balances with potentially important ramifications for low-order forest streams and downstream receiving waters.…”
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Organic-Inorganic Geochemical Characteristics of the Upper Permian Pusige Formation in a High-Saline Lake Basin, Tarim Basin: Implications for Provenance, Paleoenvironments, and Or... by Jingbin Wang, Zhiliang He, Dongya Zhu, Zhiqian Gao, Xiaowei Huang, Quanyou Liu

“…The third member (M3) of the Upper Permian Pusige Formation is a prominent organic-rich lacustrine mudstone sequence within the Yecheng-Hetian Sag, Tarim Basin, hosting major petroleum resources. However, its depositional history and organic matter (OM) enrichment mechanism have received little attention. …”
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Classification and functional repair and reconstruction of lip and perilabial defects following oncosurgery by CHEN Weiliang

“…Large perilabial defects such as total labial and chin defects or total labial and nasal defects require repair using pectoralis major muscle flaps, trapezius muscle flaps, free tissue flaps, or even a combination of multiple flaps. …”
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Combatting Salmonella: a focus on antimicrobial resistance and the need for effective vaccination by Junaid Nazir, Tasaduq Manzoor, Afnan Saleem, Ubaid Gani, Sahar Saleem Bhat, Shabir Khan, Zulfqarul Haq, Priyanka Jha, Syed Mudasir Ahmad

“…Abstract Background Salmonella infections represent a major global public health concern due to their widespread zoonotic transmission, antimicrobial resistance, and associated morbidity and mortality. …”
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The Impact of Truck Proportion on Traffic Safety Using Surrogate Safety Measures in China by Shengdi Chen, Shiwen Zhang, Yingying Xing, Jian Lu, Yichuan Peng, H. Michael Zhang

“…The k-means algorithm and the support vector machine were employed to evaluate traffic status on a freeway under different truck proportions in different periods. The major results are that the relationship between truck proportion and the value of 85%V–15%V and the speed variation coefficient is consistent in different aggregation periods. …”
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The linkage between economic literacy and students’ intention of starting business: The mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness by Agus Wibowo, Bagus Shandy Narmaditya, Ratieh Widhiastuti, Ari Saptono

“…PURPOSE: Enhancing the number of entrepreneurs is a major study to combat economic and social problems. …”
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Patient–specific hemodynamic modeling to optimize LVAD speed and right heart health by Mustafa M. Ahmed, Holly Grant, Jasmine Martinez, Joshua Thomas, Mohammad Al-Ani, Alex Parker, Juan Vilaro, Juan Aranda, Venkat Keshav Chivukula

“…Background: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) speed optimization and right heart failure post device implantation are major clinical challenges. Right heart catheterization (RHC)–guided speed titration studies are often performed to optimize LVAD settings, which are unknown and must be optimized for each patient. …”
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Novel Approaches to Monitor Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Gemcitabine-Ibandronate Conjugate in Mice and Dogs by Jost Klawitter, Mckay Easton, Alexander Karpeisky, Kristen B. Farrell, Douglas H. Thamm, Touraj Shokati, Uwe Christians, Shawn Patrick Zinnen

“…We validated analytical platforms to analyze GEM-IB and five of its major metabolites IB, gemcitabine-5′-phosphate (GEMMP), gemcitabine (GEM), 2′,2′-difluoro-2′-deoxyuridine-5′-phosphate (dFdUMP), and 2′,2′-difluoro-2′-deoxyuridine (dFdU) and performed proof-of-concept pharmacokinetic studies in mice (5 mg/kg i.p.) and dogs (5 mg/kg i.v.). …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Their Related Factors Among Parents/Guardians of Students Affected by Nigerian University Staff Strikes by Patrick Ayi Ewah, Idoo Womboh, Peter Agba Awhen, Felicia Agbor-Obun Dan

“…Conclusion: The university staff strikes in Nigeria pose a major threat to the psychological health of students’ parents/guardians. …”
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Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care rec... by Shakoor Hajat, Ross Thompson, Sari Kovats, Emer O’Connell, Helen Macintyre

“…Background Despite an increase in heat-related deaths occurring in England in recent years, one of the key recommended actions of identifying individuals at risk and deploying targeted interventions is not routinely undertaken. A major contributing factor to this is a lack of understanding of the individual-level risk factors that would support an evidence-based approach to targeted prevention.Objective To identify individual-level clinical risk factors for heat-related mortality in England by using primary care records and to estimate potential effect modification of a range of pre-existing conditions, clinical measurements and prescribed medications.Methods A time-stratified case-crossover analysis was undertaken of 37 individual-level clinical risk factors. …”
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Impact of Economic Agglomeration on Carbon Emission Intensity and Its Spatial Spillover Effect: A Case Study of Guangdong Province, China by Qian Xu, Junyi Li, Ziqing Lin, Shuhuang Wu, Ying Yang, Zhixin Lu, Yingjie Xu, Lisi Zha

“…Further, the economic agglomeration effects of Guangdong Province increased the carbon emission intensity of major cities and smaller neighboring cities. The stacking effect of economic agglomeration between cities also affected the carbon emission intensity of neighboring cities in the region. …”
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Barriers to nurse-led delirium management in intensive care units: an integrative systematic review using COM-B model by Mokhtar Abdu Almoliky, Sameer Alkubati, Khalil Saleh, Salman Alsaqri, Saddam A. Al-Ahdal, Galal Albani, Mujeeb A. Sultan

“…Motivation was represented by addressing delirium as a major problem, self-confidence, psychological support and considering nurse’s views. …”
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Treatment and prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in 2.7 million UK primary care patients over 31 years: a population-based cohort study by Tibor Schuster, Laurent Azoulay, Julie Rouette, Emily G. McDonald, James M. Brophy

“…The prevalence of primary care patients with antihypertensive drug prescriptions increased from 7.8% (1988) to 21.9% (2018) and was observed for all major classes except thiazide diuretics. Patients with hypertension initiated thiazide diuretics (36.8%) and beta-blockers (23.6%) as first-line drugs before 2007, and ACE inhibitors (39.9%) and CCBs (31.8%) after 2007. …”
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A Study on Dust Storm Pollution and Source Identification in Northwestern China by Hongfei Meng, Feiteng Wang, Guangzu Bai, Huilin Li

“…In April 2023, a major dust storm event in Lanzhou attracted widespread attention. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of causal pathogens and determinants influencing black rot disease development in MD2 pineapples by Manori Kuruppu, Yasmeen Siddiqui, Hala Badr Khalil, Hala Badr Khalil

“…However, postharvest losses due to pathological diseases remain a challenge. Black rot, a major postharvest disease, causes significant economic losses in pineapples. …”
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