⁴⁰Ar ∕ ³⁹Ar age constraints on the formation of fluid-rich quartz veins from the NW Rhenohercynian zone (Rursee area, Germany) by A. A. O. Huseynov, J. Wijbrans, K. Kuiper, J. van der Lubbe

“…The Rursee area (Rhenish Massif, Germany), part of the Variscan foreland zone on the Avalonia microcontinent, represents a key locality for studying Variscan quartz vein formation. Based on structural grounds, two groups/types of Rursee quartz veins have been linked with the early stages of Variscan, but their absolute ages are still unknown.…”
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Evaluation of Technical and Anthropometric Factors in Postures and Muscle Activation of Heavy-Truck Vehicle Drivers: Implications for the Design of Ergonomic Cabins by Esteban Ortiz, Daysi Baño-Morales, William Venegas, Álvaro Page, Skarlet Guerra, Mateo Narváez, Iván Zambrano

“…In countries like Ecuador, making major structural changes to cabin design is not feasible. …”
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Seropositive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of the spectrum of clinical manifestations and therapy according to a retrospective study by М. I. Kaleda, I. P. Nikishina, E. S. Fedorov, S. V. Arsenyeva, A. N. Shapovalenko

“…Seropositive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the rarest subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) that is the equivalent of RA in adults and is manifested mainly by a symmetric polyarticular lesion, rapid structural disease progression with the formation of intraarticular erosions, the presence of positive rheumatoid factor (RF), and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies.Objective: to analyze demographic, clinical, and laboratory features of seropositive JRA and drug therapy according to a retrospective 10-year study.Patients and methods. …”
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Clinical-pathagenetic, Age, Gender, Genetic Aspects of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonviral Chronic Hepatitis Without, and also with Comorbid Hypothyroidism; Improving of... by Prysyazhnyuk V., Voloshyn O.

“…The correlation between the cytokines plasma content and the biochemical markers of cytolytic, cholestatic, intoxication syndromes, lipid profile are indicative of their important role in pathogenesis of NAFLD and CH. Changes in the structural and functional parameters of the heart, increase of the left ventricle myocardium mass and its index, and ejection fraction reduction were determined with age among NAFLD patients and CH patients. …”
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Cryogenic Thermo-Optical Coefficient of SU-8 Measured Using a Racetrack Resonator at 850 nm by Salvador A. Medina-Rangel, Nicola Maraviglia, John O’Hara, Artem S. Vorobev, Simone Iadanza, Emanuele Pelucchi, Liam O’Faolain

“…SU-8 is an emerging polymer material for integrated optical circuits that has demonstrated good structural properties in a cryogenic environment. In this article, we investigate the thermo-optical properties of SU-8 for a wavelength <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>λ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>850</mn><mtext> </mtext><mi mathvariant="normal">n</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, from room temperature to cryogenic temperature down to 14 K. …”
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Impact of medical school on quality of life and mental health in Brazil: a cross-sectional comparative study by Marina Silveira de Resende, Isabelle Martins Santos, Eduardo Cardoso de Moura, Renata de Almeida Pedro, Marcelo Gobbo

“…To address these challenges, this study investigates the specific impact of medical education on students’ mental health and QoL, aiming to identify potential structural changes that could mitigate these negative outcomes.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted in private higher education institutions in Brazil.Setting Data were collected online via the QuestionPro platform in August 2024, encompassing 32 units located across 14 states and 4 geographic regions in Brazil.Participants The sample included 10 844 students, 33.7% of whom were enrolled in medicine and 66.3% in other fields (administration, agronomy, agribusiness, systems analysis and development, architecture, architecture and urbanism, biomedicine, computer science, accounting, economics, social communication/advertising and propaganda, law, physical education, nursing, civil engineering, computer engineering, production engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics engineering, aesthetics and cosmics, pharmacy, physics, physiotherapy, speech, speech therapy, environmental management, commercial management, human resources management, financial management, history, Portuguese-English literature, logistics, marketing, mathematics, veterinary medicine, nutrition, dentistry, pedagogy, management processes, psychology, advertising and propaganda, computer networks, social work, information systems and theology). …”
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Rule with an iron hand: powerful CEOs, influential shareholders and corporate performance in Russia by Marina Zavertiaeva, Tatiana Ershova

“…Design/methodology/approach – Managerial power is divided into structural, ownership, expert and prestige. The proposed power metrics include not only CEOs but also the board of directors' characteristics that may restrict or enhance CEO power. …”
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Prediction of methylphenidate treatment response for ADHD using conventional and radiomics T1 and DTI features: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial by Mingshi Chen, Zarah van der Pal, Maarten G. Poirot, Anouk Schrantee, Marco Bottelier, Sandra J.J. Kooij, Henk A. Marquering, Liesbeth Reneman, Matthan W.A. Caan

“…Conclusion: While conventional and radiomics models performed equally well in predicting clinical improvement across children and adults during treatment, radiomics features offered enhanced structural information beyond conventional region-based volume and FA averages in children. …”
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Actions to Improve the Secondary Prevention of Fragility Fractures in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Social Return on Investment (SROI) Study by Olmo-Montes FJ, Caeiro-Rey JR, Peris P, Pérez del Río V, Etxebarria-Foronda Í, Cancio-Trujillo JM, Pareja T, Jódar E, Naranjo A, Moro-Álvarez MJ, García-Goñi M, Vergés J, Maratia S, Campos Tapias I, Prades M, Aceituno S

“…Unitary costs were sourced from scientific literature and official data, and intangible costs were estimated through surveys on women’s willingness to pay for better health-related quality of life. …”
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Non‐differential gut microbes contribute to hypertension and its severity through co‐abundances: A multi‐regional prospective cohort study by Lu Liu, Qianyi Zhou, Tianbao Xu, Qiufeng Deng, Yuhao Sun, Jingxiang Fu, Muxuan Chen, Xiaojiao Chen, Zhenchao Ma, Quanbin Dong, Beining Ma, Yuwen Jiao, Yan Zhou, Tingting Wu, Huayiyang Zou, Jing Shi, Yifeng Wang, Yanhui Sheng, Liming Tang, Chao Zheng, Wei Wu, Wenjun Ma, Wei Sun, Shixian Hu, Hongwei Zhou, Yan He, Xiangqing Kong, Lianmin Chen

“…Abstract Microbial dysbiosis, characterized by an imbalanced microbial community structure and function, has been linked to hypertension. …”
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IL-1 Superfamily Across 400+ Species: Therapeutic Targets and Disease Implications by Weibin Wang, Dawei Li, Kaiyong Luo, Baozheng Chen, Tingting Hao, Xuzhen Li, Dazhong Guo, Yang Dong, Ya Ning

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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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Quality of Life after Brain Injury in children aged six and seven years (QOLIBRI-KIDDY) – development and scale analysis of the first disease-specific self-report instrument for yo... by Nicole von Steinbuechel, Marina Zeldovich, Fabian Bockhop, Ugne Krenz, Dagmar Timmermann, Anna Buchheim, Inga K. Koerte, Michaela Veronika Bonfert, Steffen Berweck, Matthias Kieslich, Knut Brockmann, Maike Roediger, Sven Greving, Axel Neu, Ulrike Wartemann, Joachim Suss, Christian Auer, Holger Muehlan, Katrin Cunitz

“…After item reduction based on a confirmatory scale analysis considering the six-factor structure of the questionnaire versions for older children, adolescents, and adults (Cognition, Self, Daily Life & Autonomy, Social Relationships, Emotions, Physical Problems), its reliability and validity were investigated. …”
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Urgent natural foci infections transmitted by ticks in Saint-Petersburg by V. V. Nechaev, A. A. Yakovlev, A. N. Uskov, L. E. Boburina, N. V. Lavrova, M. N. Pogromskaya, B. I. Aslanov, A. O. Shapar, S. V. Pavlenko, L. N. Pozhidaeva, A. K. Ivanov, A. I. Kravtsova, S. A. Leppik, E. I. Vitovich, M. I. Fedunyak

“…The clinical forms of both diseases did not differ in their structure from the country data, however after 2012 subclinical forms were more common in women. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of phytochrome gene family in Aikang58 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Zhu Yang, Zhu Yang, Wenjie Kan, Wenjie Kan, Ziqi Wang, Caiguo Tang, Yuan Cheng, Yuan Cheng, Dacheng Wang, Dacheng Wang, Yameng Gao, Lifang Wu, Lifang Wu

“…In this study, we employed bioinformatics methods to identify eight TaAkPHY genes in the Aikang58 wheat variety. Based on gene structure, conserved domains, and phylogenetic relationships, the TaAkPHY gene family exhibits a high degree of conservation. …”
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The effect of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health factors on healthcare utilization in cardiovascular patients in Serbia: a part of National Health Survey by Tamara Lekovic, Tamara Lekovic, Nikoleta Janicijevic, Milos Potezica, Nela Djonovic, Nela Djonovic, Dragan Vasiljevic, Katarina Janicijevic, Melanija Tepavcevic, Snezana Knezevic, Jelena Vuckovic Filipovic, Jelena Vuckovic Filipovic, Amela Rastoder Celebic, Amela Rastoder Celebic, Svetlana Vukosavljevic, Svetlana Vukosavljevic, Maja Mirocevic Rotolo, Maja Mirocevic Rotolo, Dalibor Stajic

“…ObjectivesThis cross-sectional analytical study explores the predictors of the healthcare utilization in the adult population with cardiovascular diseases.MethodologyThe research was carried out as part of the fourth Serbian National Health Survey, in the period from October to December 2019, as a descriptive, cross-sectional analytical study and included the population of cardiovascular patients (N = 4,712) aged over 20 years; Descriptive and inferential statistical methods, including percentage-based structure indicators, Chi-square (χ2) tests for categorical variable differences, and prevalence ratio for examining relationships between dependent and independent variables, were used in the data analysis.ResultsThe analysis identified several significant contributors to cardiovascular healthcare utilization, emphasizing distinct and overlapping factors that impact various types of healthcare use. …”
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“Vaccinating a child is upon the woman”: implications for improving uptake for the recently introduced second dose of measles-containing vaccine based on a rapid community assessme... by Adelline Twimukye, Nessa Ryan, Flavia Vivian Najjuma, Yvette Wibabara, Judith Nanyondo, Shillah Nakato, Maria Sarah Nabaggala, Ciara Sugerman, Daniel Kadobera, Rita Atugonza, John Kamulegeya, Joseph Magoola, Racheal Beyagira, Mohammed Lamorde, Alex Riolexus Ario, Alfred Driwale, Shibani Kulkarni

“…We conducted a rapid analysis based of debriefing notes and in-depth thematic analysis of translated transcripts. Data were analyzed using NVivo version 12, wherein we used the framework analysis approach to define and structure codes deductively and inductively to identify themes. …”
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Precise aftershock activity in the marine source region of the 2024 Noto-Hanto earthquake by rapid response observation using ocean bottom seismometers by Masanao Shinohara, Ryota Hino, Tsutomu Takahashi, Koichiro Obana, Shuichi Kodaira, Ryosuke Azuma, Tomoaki Yamada, Takeshi Akuhara, Yusuke Yamashita, Eiji Kurashimo, Yoshio Murai, Takehi lsse, Kazuo Nakahigashi, Hisatoshi Baba, Yusaku Ohta, Yoshihiro Ito, Hiroshi Yakiwara, Yukihiro Nakatani, Gou Fujie, Toshinori Sato, Hajime Shiobara, Kimihiro Mochizuki, Shin’ichi Sakai, The R/V Hakuho-maru KH-24-JE01 and KH-24-JE02C shipboard science parties

“…A velocity model was derived from the velocity structure by the marine seismic survey. Focal mechanisms were estimated using the grid search method based on the polarities of the first Pwave arrivals. …”
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An Integrated Global‐To‐Regional Scale Workflow for Simulating Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems by Kelly Ortega‐Cisneros, Denisse Fierros‐Arcos, Max Lindmark, Camilla Novaglio, Phoebe Woodworth‐Jefcoats, Tyler D. Eddy, Marta Coll, Elizabeth Fulton, Ricardo Oliveros‐Ramos, Jonathan Reum, Yunne‐Jai Shin, Cathy Bulman, Leonardo Capitani, Samik Datta, Kieran Murphy, Alice Rogers, Lynne Shannon, George A. Whitehouse, Ezekiel Adekoya, Beatriz S. Dias, Alba Fuster‐Alonso, Cecilie Hansen, Bérengère Husson, Vidette McGregor, Alaia Morell, Hem‐Nalini Morzaria Luna, Jazel Ouled‐Cheikh, James Ruzicka, Jeroen Steenbeek, Ilaria Stollberg, Roshni C. Subramaniam, Vivitskaia Tulloch, Andrea Bryndum‐Buchholz, Cheryl S. Harrison, Ryan Heneghan, Olivier Maury, Mercedes Pozo Buil, Jacob Schewe, Derek P. Tittensor, Howard Townsend, Julia L. Blanchard

“…Standardizing input and output data is a crucial step in evaluating and communicating results, but can be challenging when using models with diverse structures, assumptions, and outputs that address region‐specific issues. …”
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Abstract 082: Angiographic Features and Treatment Results of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Cognitive Impairment by Sebastian A. Sanchez, Linder Wendt, Chen Ching‐Jen, Minako Hayakawa, Edgar Samaniego, Jason Sheehan, Louis Kim, Issac Abecassis, Michael Levitt, Michael Meyer, Ridhima Guniganti, Akash Pabaney, Giuseppe Lanzino, Enrico Giordan, Waleed Brinjikji, Diederik Bulters, Santiago Ortega, Andrew Durnford, Gregory Zipfel, W Fox, Colin Derdeyn, Jessica Smith, Bradley Gross, Sepideh Amin‐Hanjani, Ali Alaraj

“…Venous hypertension may impair critical structures such as the thalamus or the cortex leading to rapid cognitive impairment. …”
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