Tracking hydrothermal infiltration within light oil reservoirs using organic geochemical proxies in the Shunbei area of Tarim Basin in China by Jian Gao, Shaojie Li, Huan Li, Zicheng Cao, Huili Li, Feng Geng, Jun Han, Cheng Huang

“…C22/C21 TT, indicate that marine shales deposited in a reducing-weakly oxidized environment are major source rocks. Natural gases are associated with oil reservoirs and are mainly generated via the decomposition of kerogen and crude oil. …”
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Petrophysical assessment of the Hammam Faraun, Matulla and Nubia Reservoirs in the Ashrafi Oil Field, Gulf of Suez by Mohammed Amer, Walid M. Mabrouk, Amr M. Eid, Ahmed Metwally

“…These faults extend across the area, primarily trending northeast-southwest (clysmic trend), with minor northwest-southeast faults perpendicular to the major faults, creating a complex fault network. Integrating this structures with petrophysical parameters such as shale volume, effective porosity, and hydrocarbon saturation provides critical insights into reservoir quality, informing future exploration and production strategies. …”
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Association between occupational exposure to gasoline and anemia: a retrospective cohort study in China by Lan Lin, Hongmei Cao, Beining Wu, Jin Wang, Lin Song, Weiling Chan, Geyang Li, Li Zhou, Jing Xiao, Lejia Zhu, Yulong Lian

“…Abstract Background Anemia is a major global burden, and occupational gasoline exposure is a common occupational hazard factor. …”
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CHA2DS2-VASc Score Is Associated With Prognosis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Without Atrial Fibrillation by Mingjuan Song, MM, Xu Chen, MD

“…The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 1 year after index AIS. …”
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Effects of the Highly COX-2-Selective Analgesic NSAID Etoricoxib on Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts during Compressive Orthodontic Mechanical Strain by Christian Kirschneck, Erika Calvano Küchler, Michael Wolf, Gerrit Spanier, Peter Proff, Agnes Schröder

“…Human periodontal ligament (hPDL) fibroblasts play a major role during periodontitis and orthodontic tooth movement, mediating periodontal inflammation, osteoclastogenesis, and collagen synthesis. …”
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Modern options of endoscopic retrograde stenting of bile ducts in treatment of obstructive jaundice at malignant pancreatobiliary tumors by S. A. Budzinsky, S. G. Shapovalyants, Ye. D. Fedorov, A. G. Mylnikov, D. V. Bakhtiozina

“…From January, 2007 to July, 2013 overall 3269 endoscopic retrograde interventions on major duodenal papilla (MDP) have been executed in the Scientific-educational center of abdominal surgery and endoscopy, Moscow city clinical hospital #31. …”
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Digital Health Technology Interventions for Improving Medication Safety: Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations by Widya Norma Insani, Neily Zakiyah, Irma Melyani Puspitasari, Muhammad Yorga Permana, Kankan Parmikanti, Endang Rusyaman, Auliya Abdurrohim Suwantika

“…MethodsA systematic search was conducted across 3 major electronic databases (ie, PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCOhost). …”
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Prevalence of hypertension in Shenzhen, China: a population-based, cross-sectional study by Ke Peng, Ji Peng, Yirong Wang, Weicong Cai, Lin Lei, Rencheng Zhao, Fangjiang Liu, Kaihao Lin, Fengzhu Xie

“…Male, older age, lower educational level, overweight and obesity, family history of HTN, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and high uric acid were associated with HTN.Conclusions HTN is a major public health concern in Shenzhen, which has low awareness, treatment and control rates, and is associated with several risk factors. …”
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Prevalence of tooth decay in deciduous and permanent teeth in a schoolchildren population: an epidemiological investigation by Silvia Fanelli, Letizia Lugli, Francesca Chiara De Razza, Francesca Gazzani, Saveria Loberto, Elisabetta Cretella Lombardo, Francesco Fabi, Arianna Malara

“…Conclusions: dental caries is still a major public health concern in the schoolchildren population in Rome. …”
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USC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles-Functionalized Scaffolds Promote Scarless Vaginal Defect Repair via Delivery of Decorin and DUSP3 Proteins by Xu Y, Li J, Qiu Y, Wu F, Xue Z, Liu B, Fan H, Zhou Y, Wu Q

“…Yiyun Xu,1,* Jie Li,1,* Yu Qiu,1 Fuyue Wu,2 Zhuowei Xue,1 Bin Liu,1 Hongjie Fan,1 Yuedi Zhou,1 Qingkai Wu1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, People’s Republic of China; 2Organoid Regeneration Research Center, ReMed Regenerative Medicine Clinical Application Institute, Shanghai, 201114, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qingkai Wu; Yuedi Zhou, Email wuqingkai@sjtu.edu.cn; zhouyuedi@126.comBackground: Scar formation following large-area vaginal defects post-vaginoplasty is a major clinical challenge. Compared to skin scars, vaginal scars can lead to pain during intercourse and urinary difficulties, severely impacting quality of life. …”
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Tisser dans le désert : interactions et adaptations autour d’un ouvroir missionnaire au Mzab (1892-1950) by Mélina Joyeux

“…The paper then focuses on the role of weaving in the nuns’ strategy, and how they turned the workshop into a major center for colonial crafts. In doing so, the sisters invested an everyday feminine activity and transformed it in new settings, in line with the development of an imperial economy and colonial policies to promote “indigenous arts”. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance and Molecular Epidemiological Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from Pregnant Women in Guangzhou, South China by Zhaomin Cheng, Pinghua Qu, Peifeng Ke, Xiaohan Yang, Qiang Zhou, Kai Lan, Min He, Nannan Cao, Sheng Qin, Xianzhang Huang

“…All the strains were divided into 18 STs that were assigned to nine clonal complexes. Most of the major STs were distributed into specific serotypes, including ST19/serotype III, ST17/serotype III, ST485/serotype Ia, ST862/serotype III, and ST651/serotype III. …”
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Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Short-Term, In-Hospital Mortality Among Frail and Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jiawei Shang, Ziming Yuan, Zuoyan Zhang, Quanhong Zhou, Yan Zou, Wei Wang

“…A total of 81 severe hypoglycemia events (<2.8 mmol/L) was detected, with 16 in the isCGM group and 65 in the POCT group (P<.001). The major adverse event in this study was bleeding in the puncture site, with a total of 6 occurrences in the isCGM group. …”
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Growth-Promoting Effects of Grass Root-Derived Fungi <i>Cadophora fastigiata</i>, <i>Paraphoma fimeti</i> and <i>Plectosphaerella cucumerina</i> on Spring Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgar... by Izolda Pašakinskienė, Violeta Stakelienė, Saulė Matijošiūtė, Justas Martūnas, Marius Rimkevičius, Jurga Būdienė, Algis Aučina, Audrius Skridaila

“…These studies can be extended to other major crops and grasses by evaluating different fungal isolates.…”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Retention was defined as treatment for > 365 days or ≤ 365 days in patients who achieved remission or major clinical response (based on European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology response criteria). …”
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Lema Workineh, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Tahir Eyayu, Shewaneh Damtie, Debaka Belete

“…An exhaustive literature search was carried out using the major electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Wiley Online Library to identify potentially relevant studies without date restriction. …”
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Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programmes on Antibiotic Usage and A. baumannii resistance: A 2016&ndash;2023 Multicentre Prospective Study by Liu L, Liu B, Li L, Li Y, Zhou X, Li Q

“…Lei Liu,1,2,&ast; Bin Liu,1,2,&ast; Liang Li,1,2 Yu Li,3 Xiangdong Zhou,1,2 Qi Li1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center of Respiratory Disease, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qi Li, Email lqlq198210@sina.comObjective: This study assesses the efficacy of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control programmes (IPCP) in guiding the use of antibiotics and the control of A. baumannii (AB) resistance at multiple medical centres.Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of the policy on antibiotic consumption and AB resistance by determining the relationship between the defined daily doses (DDD) for antibiotics – or alcohol-based hand gel (ABHG) consumption – and the incidence of carbapenem-resistant AB (CR-AB), multidrug-resistant AB (MDR-AB) and extensively drug-resistant AB (XDR-AB) at two medical centers from 2016– 2023.Results: In total, 4057 AB isolates were collected; 64.95% of the AB isolates were CR, 59.48% were MDR and 1.41% were XDR. The major categories of the AB clinical strains collected were extracted primarily from patients’ respiratory tract specimens, the ICU wards and patients over 65 years old, accounting for 76.98%, 67.98% and 63.72%, respectively. …”
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A two-stage model of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and the fuzzy synthetic evaluation technique to prioritize sustainable sanitation services under uncertainty by Shaher Zyoud, Siwar M. Omair, Susan A. Jarrad

“…The outcomes show that the demographic criterion has the major impact on the SPI (20.38%), followed by water consumption (16.76%) and wastewater reuse potential (15.40%). …”
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Nissen-Sleeve procedure versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: protocol for a non-inferiority randomise... by Jan A Apers, Martin Dunkelgrun, Ivonne Leeuwenburgh, Judith W H 't Hart, Bo J Noordman, Laser U Biter

“…Exclusion criteria are achalasia, neoplastic abnormalities diagnosed during endoscopy, super obesity (body mass index ≥50 kg/m2), Crohn’s disease and medical history of major abdominal surgery. After randomisation, all patients will undergo an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. …”
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Natural and Migration Balance of the Population in Sibiu County Between 1992 and 2021 by Raularian RUSU, Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Titus MAN, Elena-Manuela BÎRSĂNUC, Cosmina-Daniela URSU

“…Within Sibiu County, the suburbanization is the major recent process that has an important demographic impact. …”
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