Comparative analysis of the human microbiome from four different regions of China and machine learning-based geographical inference by Yinlei Lei, Min Li, Han Zhang, Yu Deng, Xinyu Dong, Pengyu Chen, Ye Li, Suhua Zhang, Chengtao Li, Shouyu Wang, Ruiyang Tao

“…The composition and structure of the bacteria at these three body sites were well characterized and found to differ regionally. …”
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Functional Connectivity Changes in Primary Motor Cortex Subregions of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Lifeng Li, Qimeng Shi, Bowen Fang, Yuting Liu, Xiang Liu, Yongqiang Shu, Yingke Deng, Yumeng Liu, Haijun Li, Junjie Zhou, Dechang Peng

“…This study examined functional connectivity (FC) changes in subregions of the primary motor cortex (M1) in patients with OSA and their association with sleep structure, cognition, and clinical features. Methods Sixty‐five patients with OSA and 65 healthy controls (HC) participants matched in age and educational background were included. …”
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Locally-tailored vs. centrally-administered strategies for implementation of primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening in an integrated healthcare system: a qualitative research... by Erin E. Hahn, Erin E. Hahn, Corrine Munoz-Plaza, Chunyi Hsu, Nancy T. Cannizzaro, Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Michael K. Gould, Brian S. Mittman, Melissa Hodeib, Devansu Tewari, Chun R. Chao, Chun R. Chao

“…Using a team coding approach, we developed an initial coding structure refined during iterative analysis; data were subsequently organized thematically into domains, key themes, and sub-themes using thematic analysis, followed by framework analysis informed by CFIR.ResultsThirty-two interviews were conducted. …”
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OUTPATIENT REGISTER OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN THE RYAZAN REGION (RECVASA): PRINCIPAL TASKS, EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPMENT AND FIRST RESULTS by S. A. Boytsov, S. S. Yakushin, S. Yu. Martsevich, M. M. Lukyanov, N. N. Nikulina, A. V. Zagrebelny, A. N. Vorobyov, K. G. Pereverseva, E. A. Pravkina, A. D. Deev, E. Yu. Andreenko, A. I. Ershova, A. N. Meshkov, R. P. Myasnikov, S. E. Serdyuk, М. S. Kharlap

“…To estimate risk factors and comorbidity structure, cardiovascular diseases outcomes, evaluate their diagnostics and treatment quality in real outpatient practice using a register of patients with arterial hypertension (HT), ischemic heart disease (IHD), chronic heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) in the Ryazan Region – the territorial subject ofRussian Federation with high cardiovascular mortality rate.Material and methods. …”
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Assessment of genetic diversity among seed transfer zones for multiple grassland plant species across Germany by Walter Durka, Stefan G. Michalski, Johannes Höfner, Anna Bucharova, Filip Kolář, Christina M. Müller, Christoph Oberprieler, Kristýna Šemberová, Markus Bauer, Matthias Bernt, Walter Bleeker, Stefan Brändel, Solveig Franziska Bucher, Pia Maria Eibes, Michael Ewald, Ronny Goldberg, Kerstin Grant, Sylvia Haider, Alexander Harpke, Friedhelm Haun, Rico Kaufmann, Lotte Korell, Dierk Kunzmann, Daniel Lauterbach, Simon Leib, Nikola Lenzewski, Holger Loritz, Anna-Maria Madaj, Ann Kareen Mainz, Philipp Meinecke, Hanna Mertens, Maren H. Meyer, Martin Musche, Michael Ristow, Christoph Rosche, Christiane Roscher, Daniel Rutte, Annemarie Schacherer, Wolfgang Schmidt, Joraine Schmoldt, Simone Schneider, Jan-Hinnerk Schwarz, Sandra Skowronek, Stephanie A. Socher, Nils Stanik, Alina Twerski, Karin Weiß, Martin Weiß, Alexander Wille, Andreas Zehm, Christian Zidorn

“…The analysis of genetic population structure included cluster analysis and analyses of isolation-by-distance and isolation-by-environment. …”
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Senescence-induced p21high macrophages contributed to CD8+ T cells-related immune hyporesponsiveness in kidney transplantation via Zfp36/IL-27 axis by Tingting Zhu, Qixia Shen, Lingling Shen, Yucheng Wang, Bochen Zhu, Lifeng Ma, Shi Feng, Cuili Wang, Sijing Yan, Jingyi Li, Zhimin Chen, Jingyi Zhou, Hongfeng Huang, Bingjue Li, Zhouji Shen, Qian Wang, Jianwei Wang, Wilfried Gwinner, Irina Scheffner, Song Rong, Bing Yang, Junwen Wang, Hermann Haller, Xiaoping Han, Guoji Guo, Zhinan Yin, Jin Jin, Hui-Yao Lan, Jianghua Chen, Hong Jiang

“…Age-related functional and structural changes in the immune system have been observed, yet the precise influence of aged immunity on kidney transplant remains unclear. …”
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Ganet: graph attention based Terracotta Warriors point cloud completion network by Jian Gao, Yuhe Zhang, Gaoxue Shiqin, Pengbo Zhou, Yue Wen, Guohua Geng

“…GANet demonstrates exceptional robustness in handling noise and invisible data. To validate the effectiveness of GANet, we applied it to Terracotta Warrior data. …”
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Towards large-scale analyses of settlement patterns in urbanizing landscapes—findings of first studies for India, Egypt, and China by Thanh Thi Nguyen, Thomas Esch, Ellen Hoffmann, Julian Zeidler, Lorenz Gruber, Dennis Kaiser, Andreas Buerkert

“…The approache allows to generate standardized baseline data for arbitrary regions in the world to analyze structuring principles of settlement hierarchies (e.g., self-organized fractal geometries) and their dependence on - or interaction with - cultural, political, socioeconomic, or environmental conditions.…”
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Ecolodge Success Model: Antecedents and Consequences by Zohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh, Mohammadreza Karimi Alavijeh, Molood Esfahani

“…In order to analyze the data, the coding method was used and the data was analyzed. …”
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Identification and analysis of factors affecting the technology transfer process in the power train of automotive (Case study : Iran Khodro Industrial Group) by ٍEbrahim Doostzadeh, Abbas Toloie Ashlaghi, Manochehr Manteghi, Reza Radfard

“…Among the most important applications of this method is data reduction or structure identification. In addition, in exploratory factor analysis, the minimum number of factors is used to obtain the common variance between a set of parts.…”
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Qualitative Methods Case Study: Using MAXQDA in Indigenous HIV Journey Mapping Research by Jared Star, Laurie Ringaert, Linda Larcombe

“…However, the software’s structuring of qualitative data into discrete codes and categories raised epistemological questions about how Indigenous narratives are “treated” as data within a neoliberal knowledge economy. …”
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Determination of Macro- and Microelements in the Inflorescences of Banana Tree Using ICP OES: Evaluation of the Daily Recommendations of Intake for Humans by Rafaela Henriques Rosa, Melina Ribeiro Fernandes, Elaine Silva de Pádua Melo, Daniela Granja Arakaki, Nayara Vieira de Lima, Luana Carolina Santos Leite, Paulo Renato Espindola, Igor Domingos de Souza, Valdir Aragão do Nascimento, Paula Fabiana Saldanha Tschinkel, Fabiane La Flor Ziegler Sanches, Valter Aragão do Nascimento

“…The inflorescence of Musa paradisiaca, known as “banana heart” is a structure that includes flowers and bracts of banana, commonly used as food source worldwide. …”
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Clinical analysis of vitrectomy combined with dexamethasone intraveal implant in the treatment of epiretinal membrane by WU Kunfang, GUO Meimei, LI Xiang, WANG Dingding

“…Both surgical methods can improve the structure, function, and microcirculation disorders in the macular area. …”
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User-Driven Development of a Digital Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain: Multimethod Multiphase Study by Afra Selma Taygar, Sara Laureen Bartels, Rocío de la Vega, Ida Flink, Linnéa Engman, Suzanne Petersson, Sophie I Johnsson, Katja Boersma, Lance M McCracken, Rikard K Wicksell

“…The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research was used to structure analyses of end-user feedback. …”
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Nanoscale Organic Contaminant Detection at the Surface Using Nonlinear Bond Model by Hendradi Hardhienata, Muhammad Ahyad, Fasya Nabilah, Husin Alatas, Faridah Handayasari, Agus Kartono, Tony Sumaryada, Muhammad D. Birowosuto

“…Our simulations show good agreement with rotational anisotropy (RA) SHG intensity experimental data across all polarization angles, with a total error estimate of 3%. …”
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Vaccine Hesitancy and Immunization Patterns in Central and Eastern Europe: Sociocultural, Economic, Political, and Digital Influences Across Seven Countries by Kurpas D, Stefanicka–Wojtas D, Soll–Morka A, Lomper K, Uchmanowicz B, Blahova B, Bredelytė A, Dumitra GG, Hudáčková V, Javorska K, Juhász Z, Manulik S, Mohos A, Skarbalius E, Tkachenko VI, Uchmanowicz I

“…Differences were influenced by healthcare system structure, public trust, exposure to misinformation, and digital communication strategies.Conclusion: Addressing vaccine hesitancy requires targeted, context-sensitive communication and digital literacy programs. …”
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Comparative analysis of efficacy and safety of transurethral and vesicoscopic surgery of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children by A. V. Pirogov, V. V. Sizonov, M. I. Kogan

“…When comparing the gender structure of the groups, differences were not detected (p >0.05). …”
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Depressive disorders in women of climacteric age (review of foreign literature for 2012–2016) by N. A. Bokhan, E. V. Lukiyanova, G. G. Simutkin

“…Low timely diagnostics of depressions, high incidence rate of somaticized CD are noted. In the structure of climacteric syndrome the psychoemotional disturbances predominate above neurovegetative and metabolic-endocrine or are combined with vegetative dysfunction. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) of three distinct human communities to germ-free mice exacerbated inflammation and decreased lung function in their offspring by Ivon A. Moya Uribe, Hinako Terauchi, Julia A. Bell, Alexander Zanetti, Sanket Jantre, Marianne Huebner, S. Hasan Arshad, Susan L. Ewart, Linda S. Mansfield

“…Structure of HUmicrobiotas played a key role in determining varied allergic responses and resulting lung impairment, yet, strikingly, all mice with HUmicrobiotas had impaired lung function even in the absence of allergens. …”
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Advancing Heart Valve Replacement: Risk Mitigation of Decellularized Pulmonary Valve Preparation for Its Implementation in Public Tissue Banks by Rodríguez Martínez JI, Castells-Sala C, Piteira AR, Montagner G, Trojan D, Martinez-Legazpi P, Acosta Ocampo A, Fernández-Santos ME, Bermejo J, Jashari R, Pérez ML, Agustí E, Tabera J, Vilarrodona A

“…The present study aims to document the work performed for the safe implementation in public tissue banks of a new decellularization method for human pulmonary heart valves, based on previous risk evaluation.Methods: After assessing new preparation method associated risks, using EuroGTP-II methodologies, an extensive array of in vitro studies were defined to validate the new technique, mitigate the risks and provide quality and safety data.Results: Initial evaluation of risks using EuroGTP II tool, showed Final Risk Score of 23 (high risk), and four studies were devised to mitigate identified risks: (i) tissue structure integrity; (ii) cell content; (iii) microbiological safety; and (iv) cytotoxicity evaluation in final tissue preparation. …”
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