Effects of piglet enrichment on sow skin lesions and behavior before and after tail docking and castration by Katarína Bučková, Alexa M. Newgard, Lainey J. Tomko, Kailey M. Arnold, Anna K. Johnson

“…Sows whose piglets did not have enrichments also decreased nosing stall structure (p = 0.01) and posture change (p = 0.04). …”
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Linking genetic and phenotypic bedaquiline resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Georgia. by Nino Maghradze, Chloé Loiseau, Galo Adrian Goig, Nino Bablishvili, Levan Jugheli, Sonia Borrell, Nestani Tukvadze, Russell Ryan Kempker, Zaza Avaliani, Sebastien Gagneux

“…A phylogeny was inferred to assess the likely role of the identified variants in bedaquiline resistance, while taking into consideration population structure of the strains analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>We analyzed a total of 69 Mtb isolates and identified 61 mutations across the three target genes. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in school-age children in Turkey: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ahmed Galip Halidi, Kemal Yaran, Selahattin Aydemir, Abdurrahman Ekici, Yusuf Dilbilir

“…In light of the literature data, the intestinal parasites detected in school-age children and the geographical and socioeconomic structure of Turkey are evaluated together. …”
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Social networks, social capital and end-of-life care for people with dementia: a realist review by Patrick Stone, Elizabeth L Sampson, Nuriye Kupeli, Joseph M Sawyer, Libby Sallnow

“…Objectives (1) To develop an understanding of how social capital may be conceptualised within the context of end-of-life care and how it can influence outcomes for people with dementia and their families with specific reference to the context and mechanisms that explain observed outcomes. (2) To produce guidance for healthcare systems and researchers to better structure and design a public health approach to end-of-life care for people with dementia.Design A realist review.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and grey literature.Analysis We conceptualised social capital as a complex intervention and, in order to understand how change is generated, used realist evaluation methods to create different configurations of context, mechanism and outcomes. …”
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Analysis of urban growth effects on Land Surface Temperature (LST) increase using GIS: A case study of Chelghoum El Aïd city (1984-2024) by Zaari Achouak, Djeffal Djafar

“…This is characterized by the densification of existing urban fabric and the gradual transformation of its original structure. The city continues to expand beyond its initial boundaries, gradually integrating previously undeveloped areas. …”
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Principles of Organization and Functioning of Mini-CHP Plants Using Local Fuels in Conditions of Hydrogen Energy by R. S. Ignatovich

“…The analysis of literary sources on the current state of development of mini-CHP plants on LF in the structure of the country's energy balance revealed a number of issues related to their operation and construction that arose after the commissioning of the Belarusian NPP. …”
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How real is the long-lasting effect of tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors? Focus on immunogenicity by D.E. Karateev

“…It was found that the risk of therapy discontinuation because of insufficient effectiveness and adverse events (AEs) is minimal for ETN and maximal for INF. The structure of biological drugs (which also affects their immunogenicity) has the key neg- ative effect on maintaining the response to therapy and frequency of AEs. …”
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Electrophysiology in neuropathic pain: a bibliometric analysis and literature review by Yidan Cui, Chen Lv, Wenjian Yan, Lidan Zhang, Ning Sun, Xin Zhang, Zhen Zhong

“…Keyword analysis reveals research hotspot expands from the basic structure of “dorsal root ganglion” and” sensory neuron” to pain-related dynamic changes and disease prevalence characteristics. …”
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NORMATIVE-COMPETENCE MODEL OF THE TEACHER OF THE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM by G. A. Ignatieva, O. V. Tulupova

“…The presented model contains a set of key qualities that provide the pedagogical worker with the ability to be successful in achieving the strategic educational goals. The structure of the model includes the clusters of universal, general professional and professional competencies; maps and indicators of competencies divided into three levels – monodisciplinary, multidisciplinary, metadisciplinary. …”
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Modern problems of evaluation of the family policy effectiveness in the Russian Federation by O. V. Kuchmaeva

“…It appears that the effectiveness of implementation of strategic documents is defined by the detailed development of the documents, objective approach to formation of system of target indicators.The aim of the article is the analysis of the structure of the Concept of family policy, adopted in 2014, and implementation plan of its first stage. …”
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It helps to talk: A guiding framework (TRUST) for peer support in delivering mental health care for adolescents living with HIV. by Carol Wogrin, Nicola Willis, Abigail Mutsinze, Silindweyinkosi Chinoda, Ruth Verhey, Dixon Chibanda, Sarah Bernays

“…There are potential risks for peer supporters, including being overwhelmed by engaging with and feeling responsible for resolving relationally and structurally complex problems, which warrant considerable supervision. …”
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Active screening technological model of cardiac rhythm disturbances (experience of Moscow polyclinic) by E. V. Sorokina, N. P. Lyamina, A. A. Tyazhelnikov, O. A. Mamontova, P. N. Kuzmin

“…This study is devoted to the study of the structure of cardiac arrhythmias detected in the process of active screening using a portable ECG recorder in patients of the State Budgetary Institution of Healthcare "Consultative and Diagnostic Polyclinic No. 121 of the DZM" (hereinafter – KDP No. 121). …”
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Investigating trititrigia cultivation in a semiarid zone by Yu. F. Lachuga, B. Ch. Meskhi, V. I. Pakhomov, Yu. A. Semenikhina, S. I. Kambulov, D. V. Rudoy, T. A. Maltseva

“…Using two crops as examples, the biometric data of trititrigia plants, yield structure elements, combine yield and drought resistance were studied. …”
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Genome-wide identification and analysis of the FLA gene family in maize (Zea mays L.) and its expression in response to abiotic stresses by Yongyan Cao, Xuanxuan Chen, Bo Wei, Tuo Zeng, Hongcheng Wang, Bin Zhu, Xuye Du, Lei Gu

“…Homologous evolutionary analysis classified 109 FLAs from maize (27 ZmFLAs), rice (27 OsFLAs), wheat (34 TaFLAs), and Arabidopsis (21 AtFLAs) into three groups. The gene structure and protein domain of the ZmFLAs in the same subfamily were highly conserved. …”
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Changes in biomechanical properties of the cornea after modified transepithelial crosslinking by I. B. Medvedev, V. Ju. Evgrafov, S. N. Bagrov, R. S. Kemov, N. N. Dergacheva

“…Our data indicate promising application in the clinic of this modification of transepithelial crosslinking.…”
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Clinical and radiological characteristics of the course of the newly diagnosed tuberculosis spondylitis in adults and the effectiveness of the main course of antimycobacterial ther... by О. М. Raznatovska, V. V. Bezdenezhnyi, V. I. Mozolyuk

“…It was established that for the period of 2001–2015 the frequency of cases of newly diagnosed tuberculosis spondylitis in the total structure of osteoarticular tuberculosis was 74.1%. …”
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Valorization of bourbon stillage through production of tunable pure mycelium materials by Keya Rani Roy, Zachary Byrd, Michael P. Sama, Tyler J. Barzee

“…Filamentous fungi are saprophytes that can utilize stillage solids to grow as threadlike mycelium. The structure and composition of the filamentous mycelium has shown promise to produce pure mycelium materials (PMM), which might have potential to serve as leather-like or other novel materials with improved environmental impact profiles. …”
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Automated note annotation after bioacoustic classification: Unsupervised clustering of extracted acoustic features improves detection of a cryptic owl by Callan Alexander, Robert Clemens, Paul Roe, Susan Fuller

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AttCORAL: Domain-Adaptive Attention Networks for Early Alzheimer&#x2019;s Disease Diagnosis by Gia Minh Hoang, Nhat Hoang, Tran Thi Hoai Thu, Hoang Tien Trong Nghia, Jae Gwan Kim

“…Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has emerged as a promising modality for early diagnosis, providing detailed insights into brain structure alterations associated with AD. However, domain shift due to variations in imaging protocols and data distribution among national cohorts remains a challenge for the application of MRI in clinical diagnosis. …”
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Elevated glycated haemoglobin affects Achilles tendon properties and walking capacity in healthy people without a diagnosis of diabetes by Riccardo Magris, Jaroslav Uchytil, Lukáš Cipryan, Jiří Skýpala, Daniel Jandacka, Andrea Monte

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that individuals with an increase in HbA1c (i.e. above the regular but below the diabetic threshold) exhibit an impairment in the Achilles tendon structure and walking capacity, due to the adverse effect of the advanced glycation end-product. …”
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