Effect of exercise intervention on health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older people with osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Di Geng, Xiaogang Li, Yan Shi

“…The aim of this study was to determine the true significance of exercise interventions on HRQOL in middle-aged and older individuals with osteoporosis and to identify optimal exercise prescriptions. …”
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Penggunaan Metode Naïve Bayes Classifier pada Analisis Sentimen Penilaian Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Rumah Sakit di Malang by Tsania Dzulkarnain, Dian Eka Ratnawati, Bayu Rahayudi

“…After processing the data through text preprocessing and TF-IDF word weighting, data labeling, applying the Naive Bayes Classifier algorithm, and extracting negative sentiments to determine the Root Cause in negative hospital sentiments. …”
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First genome-scale insights into the virulence of the snow mold causal fungus Microdochium nivale by Ivan Tsers, Ekaterina Marenina, Azat Meshcherov, Olga Petrova, Olga Gogoleva, Alexander Tkachenko, Natalia Gogoleva, Yuri Gogolev, Evgenii Potapenko, Olga Muraeva, Mira Ponomareva, Viktor Korzun, Vladimir Gorshkov

“…Despite its great economic importance, M. nivale is poorly investigated; its genome has not been sequenced and its crucial virulence determinants have not been identified or even predicted. …”
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Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Aim of this study was to identify the bacteriological profile and determine antibiotic susceptibility pattern of aerobic bacterial isolates in patients of chronic suppurative otitis media. …”
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Stress and Interpersonal Relationships in Medical Students During Public Health Emergencies: A Network Analysis by Cui Y, Guo Z, Yang T, Zhang M, Mu H, Li J, Fang J, Du T, Yang X

“…Network analysis was used to determine the network structure, and the bridge expected influence (BEI) was identified as the bridge variable.Results: A total of 6.83% of the medical students experienced high levels of stress, and 31.06% of the medical students experienced various degrees of interpersonal distress. …”
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Transposon-sequencing across multiple Mycobacterium abscessus isolates reveals significant functional genomic diversity among strains by Chidiebere Akusobi, Sanjeevani Choudhery, Bouchra S. Benghomari, Ian D. Wolf, Shreya Singhvi, Thomas R. Ioerger, Eric J. Rubin

“…Given the growing public health threat of Mab infections, understanding the functional genomic differences among Mab clinical isolates can provide more insight into how its genetic diversity influences gene essentiality, clinically relevant phenotypes, and importantly, potential drug targets. To determine the functional genomic diversity among Mab strains, we conducted transposon-sequencing (TnSeq) on 21 genetically diverse clinical isolates, including 15 M. abscessus subsp. abscessus isolates and 6 M. abscessus subsp. massiliense isolates, cataloging all the essential and non-essential genes in each strain. …”
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Impact of Serum Prolactin and Testosterone Levels on the Clinical Parameters of Dry Eye in Pregnant Women by Samuel Kyei, Richard K. Dadzie Ephraim, Stephen Animful, Madison Adanusa, Stephen Karim Ali-Baya, Belinda Akorsah, Mabel Antwiwaa Sekyere, Kofi Asiedu

“…Venous blood was collected and the serum concentrations of prolactin and testosterone were determined using ELISA kits. Correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine predictors of dry eye symptoms and signs. …”
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Interplay between BMI, neutrophil, triglyceride and uric acid: a case-control study and bidirectional multivariate mendelian randomization analysis by Haoyuan Lyu, Na Fan, Hao Wen, Xin Zhang, Herong Mao, Qinglai Bian, Jiaxu Chen

“…BMI, neutrophil count, and triglyceride levels were determined as key exposure factors. To further investigate the causal correlation, a two-sample Mendelian randomization(MR) design was utilized, leveraging data from genome-wide association study (GWAS). …”
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Use of Cesarean Birth among Robson Groups 2 and 4 at Mizan-Tepi University Hospital, Ethiopia by Margo S. Harrison, Tewodros Liyew, Ephrem Kirub, Biruk Teshome, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Margaret Muldrow, Teklemariam Yarinbab

“…The objective of this analysis was to determine what risk factors were associated with cesarean birth among Robson Groups 2 and 4. …”
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Stress and Coping of Parents with Children Seeking Treatment from a Tertiary Care Mental Health Institute by Stuti Sharma Lohar, Arunjyoti Baruah, Sandeep Kollipara

“…To find out the association of stress, ways of coping of parents with selected demographic variables and to determine the correlation between stress and coping of parents. …”
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Use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy combined with standard rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Jaehyung Shin, Hye Chang Rhim, James Kim, Raymond Guo, Ramy Elshafey, Ki-Mo Jang

“…Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether ESWT can improve clinical outcomes following ACLR. …”
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Survival and Its Predictors Among Patients Receiving Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Ethiopia: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study by Abigia Ashenafi, Soliyana Demelash, Efrata Melaku, Haymanot Abe, Meron Yitna, Fisseha Tekle, Jiksa Dabessa, Biniam Araya, Yared Nigussie, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Ashenafi Zelalem, Song Jung Kim, Nebiyu Dereje

“…We used Kaplan-Meier estimator to determine survival functions and log-rank test to compare the survival functions in different groups. …”
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Activity of trypsin inhibitors in common bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from the VIR collection: variability and source material for breeding by T. V. Buravtseva, G. P. Egorova, M. O. Burlyaeva, M. A. Nikishkina

“…The search for samples with high content of inhibitors is also relevant, since inhibitors play a crucial role in the functioning of the basic biochemical mechanisms that determine and regulate the physiological state of the cell.Materials and methods. …”
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The effectiveness of filters on catfish Clarias gariepinus fry performance in the aquaponic system by Yuli Andriani, Zahidah Hasan, Irfan Zidni, Isni Nurruhwati, Iskandar Iskandar, Rahmadi Kusumoputra

“… This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of filters on the growth performances of catfish fry (Clarias gariepinus) in the aquaponic system. …”
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Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Terhadap Rokok Dengan Kebiasaan Merokok Siswa SMP di Kota Padang by Afdol Rahmadi, Yuniar Lestari, Yenita Yenita

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge and attitude towards smoking with smoking habit in junior high school students in Padang. …”
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High prevalence of multidrug resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urinary tract infections in the West reg... by Solomon Bayaba, Raspail Carrel Founou, Flaurant Thibau Tchouangueu, Brice Davy Dimani, Lethicia Danaëlle Mafo, Omer Aurelle Nkengkana, Luria Leslie Founou, Michel Noubom

“…Multidrug resistant and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase producing-Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) are pathogens of critical public health priority that urgently require the research and development of new drugs. This study aims to determine the prevalence and characterize the genes conferring resistance to β-lactams among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the West region, Cameroon. …”
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Detection and characterization of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli carrying virulence gene isolated from broilers in Bangladesh by Md. Sirazul Islam, Chandan Nath, F. M. Yasir Hasib, Tahia Ahmed Logno, Md. Helal Uddin, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Sharmin Chowdhury

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method, and the presence of ARGs and VAGs was determined via PCR. Five selected isolates were partially sequenced for five VAGs using Sanger sequencing. …”
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Targeting HVEM-GPT2 axis: a novel approach to T cell activation and metabolic reprogramming in non-small cell lung cancer therapy by Yuanshan Yao, Chunji Chen, Bin Li, Wen Gao

“…Quantitative PCR and Western blotting determined gene and protein expression, respectively, cellular respiration was measured through oxygen consumption rate (OCR) assays. …”
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Mini-review: Utilization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus virulence coding genes for early detection of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) by Munti Yuhana, Usamah Afiff

“…Furthermore, the use of molecular markers for the diagnosis of AHPND disease in shrimp must be validated by determining aspects of sensitivity, detection specificity, repeatability consistency, and reproducibility   Keywords: virulence-encoding gene, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, AHPND, diagnose, molecular marker   ABSTRAK   Kemampuan melacak keberadaan patogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus, agen penyebab AHPND pada udang adalah salah satu kunci untuk mengendalikan penyakit menular ini. …”
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Hubungan Kejadian Pneumonia Neonatus dengan Beberapa Faktor Risiko di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode 2010-2012 by Rizki Meizikri, Finny Fitry Yani, Yusrawati Yusrawati

“…The objective of this study was to determine relationship  the risk factors  to  neonatal pneumonia in M. …”
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