Monitoring equity in the delivery of health services: a Delphi process to select healthcare equity indicators by Clement P. Buclin, Moreno Doninelli, Laura Bertini, Patrick Bodenmann, Stéphane Cullati, Arnaud Chiolero, Adriana Degiorgi, Armin Gemperli, Olivier Hugli, Anne Jachmann, Yves Jackson, Joachim Marti, Kevin Morisod, Katrina A. Obas, Florian Rüter, Judith Safford, Javier Sanchis-Zozaya, Matthis Schick, Francesca Giuliani, Delphine S. Courvoisier

“…RESULTS: A taskforce of 18 experts, including a patient representative, selected 11 indicators that evaluate structures, processes and outcomes, and five vulnerability stratifiers. …”
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Impact of residential density on heavy metal mobilization in urban soils: Human activity patterns and eco-health risks in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region by Siyu Wang, Lingqing Wang, Xiaoyong Liao, Guangjin Zhou, Yizhong Huan, Shun Li, Tao Liang

“…Co-occurrence network and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) suggested that human activities may indirectly influence metal dispersion by altering soil organic carbon (TOC) and nitrogen dynamics, rather than directly increasing bulk metal content. …”
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Modeling the Impacts of Galaxy Intrinsic Alignments on Weak Lensing Peak Statistics by Tianyu Zhang, Xiangkun Liu, Ziwei Li, Chengliang Wei, Guoliang Li, Yu Luo, Xi Kang, Zuhui Fan

“…Weak gravitational lensing (WL) peak statistics capture cosmic nonlinear structures and can provide additional cosmological information complementary to cosmic shear two-point correlation analyses. …”
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A vegetation strategy to balance the hazardous level of microplastics in the land–sea interface through rhizosphere remediation by Weifeng Ruan, Yanqin Peng, Xi Ling, Bailun Yu, Yiping Tai, Nora Fung-Yee Tam, Yunv Dai, Yang Yang

“…The growth environments and physiological structures of aquatic plants and terrestrial plants differed, resulted in a greater potential for the root systems of aquatic plants to capture MPs. …”
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Factors influencing the perceived usability of line pay: An extended technology acceptance model approach by Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Krisna Chandra Susanto, Ko-Hui Chuang, Ruo-Ting Yin, Jia-Wei Chen, Yu-Xuan Zhang, Omar Paolo Benito, Zachariah John A. Belmonte, Maela Madel L. Cahigas, Reny Nadlifatin, Ma. Janice J. Gumasing

“…Utilizing an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the research integrated additional variables such as social influence, trust, security, and environmental concerns, offering a comprehensive framework to understand user adoption dynamics. 120 Taiwanese participants were surveyed by employing the Purposive Sampling Method and data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Peak analysis of cell-free RNA finds recurrently protected narrow regions with clinical potential by Pengfei Bao, Taiwei Wang, Xiaofan Liu, Shaozhen Xing, Hanjin Ruan, Hongli Ma, Yuhuan Tao, Qing Zhan, Efres Belmonte-Reche, Lizheng Qin, Zhengxue Han, Minghui Mao, Mengtao Li, Zhi John Lu

“…We reveal that narrow cfRNA peaks preferentially overlap with protein binding sites, vesicle-sorting sites, structural sites, and novel small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs). …”
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Epidemiological and clinical features of lymphoproliferative diseases in the head and neck region by F. Sh. Kamolova, A. M. Mudunov, P. A. Zeynalova, L. Yu. Grivtsova, G. F. Allakhverdieva, R. I. Azizyan, A. A. Akhundov, I. A. Zaderenko, M. V. Bolotin, D. K. Stelmakh, V. I. Sokorutov, K. D. Il’kaev, V. T. Tsiklauri, I. M. Gelfand, M. B. Pak, O. L. Timofeeva, Yu. E. Ryabukhina, F. M. Abbasbeyli, Ts. Chzhao

“…The high heterogeneity of lymphomas in the head and neck area requires structuring knowledge about their epidemiology and clinical manifestations.Objective: to study the epidemiological and clinical features of the head and neck lymphoproliferative diseases, which will lead to an improvement in diagnostic quality of this nosology’s.Materials and methods. …”
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Systemic biological mechanisms underpin poor post-discharge growth among severely wasted children with HIV by Evans O. Mudibo, Jasper Bogaert, Caroline Tigoi, Moses M. Ngari, Benson O. Singa, Christina L. Lancioni, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Emmie Mbale, Ezekiel Mupere, John Mukisa, Johnstone Thitiri, Molline Timbwa, Elisha Omer, Narshion Ngao, Robert Musyimi, Eunice Kahindi, Roseline Maïmouna Bamouni, Robert H. J. Bandsma, Paul Kelly, Andrew J. Prendergast, Christine J. McGrath, Kirkby D. Tickell, Judd L. Walson, James A. Berkley, James M. Njunge, Gerard Bryan Gonzales

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Response of Montane Fish Biodiversity to Landscape and Anthropogenic Activity Under Potential Water Quality Pathways by Wenjun Zhong, Wanjuan Bi, Yan Zhang, Feilong Li, Zehua Zhang, Xiangyun Huang, Xunjie Liu, Yifan Wang, Song Zhang, Shan Xu, Loïc Pellissier, Xiaowei Zhang

“…First, eDNA‐derived taxonomic composition (R = 0.97 against catch data) demonstrated Cypriniformes and Perciformes dominance. …”
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Quantifying brain development in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study: The magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy protocol by Douglas C. Dean, III, M Dylan Tisdall, Jessica L. Wisnowski, Eric Feczko, Borjan Gagoski, Andrew L. Alexander, Richard A.E. Edden, Wei Gao, Timothy J. Hendrickson, Brittany R. Howell, Hao Huang, Kathryn L. Humphreys, Tracy Riggins, Chad M. Sylvester, Kimberly B. Weldon, Essa Yacoub, Banu Ahtam, Natacha Beck, Suchandrima Banerjee, Sergiy Boroday, Arvind Caprihan, Bryan Caron, Samuel Carpenter, Yulin Chang, Ai Wern Chung, Matthew Cieslak, William T. Clarke, Anders Dale, Samir Das, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Alexander J. Dufford, Alan C. Evans, Laetitia Fesselier, Sandeep K. Ganji, Guillaume Gilbert, Alice M. Graham, Aaron T. Gudmundson, Maren Macgregor-Hannah, Michael P. Harms, Tom Hilbert, Steve C.N. Hui, M. Okan Irfanoglu, Steven Kecskemeti, Tobias Kober, Joshua M. Kuperman, Bidhan Lamichhane, Bennett A. Landman, Xavier Lecour-Bourcher, Erik G. Lee, Xu Li, Leigh MacIntyre, Cecile Madjar, Mary Kate Manhard, Andrew R. Mayer, Kahini Mehta, Lucille A. Moore, Saipavitra Murali-Manohar, Cristian Navarro, Mary Beth Nebel, Sharlene D. Newman, Allen T. Newton, Ralph Noeske, Elizabeth S. Norton, Georg Oeltzschner, Regis Ongaro-Carcy, Xiawei Ou, Minhui Ouyang, Todd B. Parrish, James J. Pekar, Thomas Pengo, Carlo Pierpaoli, Russell A. Poldrack, Vidya Rajagopalan, Dan W. Rettmann, Pierre Rioux, Jens T. Rosenberg, Taylor Salo, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Lisa S. Scott, Eunkyung Shin, Gizeaddis Simegn, W. Kyle Simmons, Yulu Song, Barry J. Tikalsky, Jean Tkach, Peter C.M. van Zijl, Jennifer Vannest, Maarten Versluis, Yansong Zhao, Helge J. Zöllner, Damien A. Fair, Christopher D. Smyser, Jed T. Elison

“…The HBCD MRI Working Group aimed to establish a core acquisition protocol for all 27 HBCD Study recruitment sites to measure brain structure, function, microstructure, and metabolites. …”
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Tumour-intrinsic PDL1 signals regulate the Chk2 DNA damage response in cancer cells and mediate resistance to Chk1 inhibitors by Clare E. Murray, Anand V. R. Kornepati, Carlos Ontiveros, Yiji Liao, Bárbara de la Peña Avalos, Cody M. Rogers, Zexuan Liu, Yilun Deng, Haiyan Bai, Suresh Kari, Alvaro S. Padron, Jacob T. Boyd, Ryan Reyes, Curtis A. Clark, Robert S. Svatek, Rong Li, Yanfen Hu, Meiling Wang, José R. Conejo-Garcia, Lauren A. Byers, Kavya Ramkumar, Anil K. Sood, Jung-Min Lee, Christin E. Burd, Ratna K. Vadlamudi, Harshita B. Gupta, Weixing Zhao, Eloïse Dray, Patrick Sung, Tyler J. Curiel

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Features of lymph node metastasis depending on intratumoral heterogeneity of non-small cell lung cancer in patients with different morphological changes in the bronchial epithelium by M. V. Zavyalova, D. M. Loos, D. S. Pismenny, A. A. Durova, E. S. Andryukhova, E. O. Rodionov, S. V. Miller, S. A. Tuzikov, O. V. Pankova, L. A. Tashireva, S. V. Vtorushin, V. M. Perelmuter

“…In the parenchymal component of squamous cell carcinoma, 5 types of structures were distinguished: with keratinization, consisting of atypical cells of the prickly type without keratinization, consisting of atypical cells of the basaloid type, built of atypical cells with pronounced polymorphism, single tumor cells. …”
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Temperature and excipient mediated modulation of monoclonal antibody interactions revealed by kD, rheology, and Raman spectroscopy by Olivia Noelle Eskens, Sabitoj Singh Virk, Akashdeep Singh Virk, Deepika Venkataramani, Maureen Crames, Maria Calderon Vaca, Matthew Matusewicz, Connor Smith, Joshin George, Collin Taylor, Michael S. Marlow, Samiul Amin

“…Raman spectral analysis of Amide I/III regions confirmed structural invariance under thermal and shear stress, attributing viscosity modulation to colloidal rather than conformational perturbations. …”
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Normalization of tumor vasculature by imiquimod: proposal for a new anticancer therapeutic indication for a TLR7 agonist by Jarosz-Biej Magdalena, Czapla Justyna, Ciepła Joanna, Smolarczyk Ryszard, Drzyzga Alina, Sprus-Lipka Dorota, Pilny Ewelina, Matuszczak Sybilla, Cichoń Tomasz

“…Despite studies conducted, there are no unambiguous data showing how IMQ affects the condition of tumor blood vessels. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS OF CYTOSTATIC DRUGS ON FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL WAYS TO REDUCE THEM by T. G. Borovskaya, V. E. Goldberg, M. E. Poluektova, A. V. Vychuzhanina, Yu. A. Shchemerovа, V. A. Grigoreva, A. A. Ligacheva, E. A. Bokhan

“…Statistical processing of obtained experimental data was performed using Mann-Whitney U-test and Fisher angular transformation.Results. …”
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Development of the 10-question household foodwork interactional assessment questionnaire (FIA-Q10) by Leah E. Cahill, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Catherine L. Mah, Jennifer LP. Protudjer, Cynthia Kendell, Mary E. Jung, Helen Wong, Ellen T. Crumley, Meghan Day, Karen T. Y. Tang, Yan Huang, Jyoti Sihag, Laura Brady, Karthik K Tennankore, Navdeep Tangri, Rebecca C. Mollard, Dylan MacKay

“…An optional accompanying module was developed to collect self-identified demographic data to provide context for understanding how social-structural positionality factors may interact to influence foodwork. …”
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Preliminary observations of glucose metabolism dysregulation in pediatric Huntington’s disease by Federica Graziola, Federica Rachele Danti, Martina Penzo, Antonio Spagarino, Eleonora Minacapilli, Marco Moscatelli, Federica Zibordi, Caterina Mariotti, Giovanna Zorzi, Giovanna Zorzi

“…Clinical, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological data were collected alongside metabolic assessments, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma glucose and lactate levels, CSF-to-serum glucose ratio, and red blood cell GLUT1 expression using the METAglut1 test. 18F-FDG PET imaging and brain MRI were performed to assess cerebral metabolism and structural changes.ResultsBoth patients exhibited progressive motor and cognitive decline with dystonia-parkinsonian features, learning disabilities, and behavioral disturbances. …”
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CD300f epitopes are specific targets for acute myeloid leukemia with monocytic differentiation by Edward Abadir, Robin E. Gasiorowski, Kaitao Lai, Fiona Kupresanin, Adelina Romano, Pablo A. Silveira, Tsun‐Ho Lo, Phillip D. Fromm, Marina L. Kennerson, Harry J. Iland, P. Joy Ho, P. Mark Hogarth, Kenneth Bradstock, Derek N.J. Hart, Georgina J. Clark

“…Furthermore, binding of one mAb, DCR‐2, to CD300f exposes a structural epitope recognized by a second CD300f mAb, UP‐D2. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the AcBAM family in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis cv. Hongyang) and the expression profiling analysis of AcBAMs reveal their role in starch metabolis... by Xuchen Gong, Mengfei Lin, Jie Song, Jipeng Mao, Dongliang Yao, Zhu Gao, Xiaoling Wang

“…., Glu186 and Glu380) and exhibited similar structural properties. Phylogenetic and collinearity analyses grouped the genes into three main clusters, with segmental and tandem duplications contributing to their expansion. …”
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The Relationship between Personality Disorders and Parent\'s Social Capital with the Social Health of Children and Adolescents in Yazd by Nastaran Ahmadi, Parvane Rashidpour, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Mohammadhadi Farahzadi, Javad Ardeshirpay, Hosein Abouzari, Malihe Mobini, Masoud Mirzaei, Amirhoushang Mehrparvar, Fatemeh Rismanian Yazdi

“…Millon's test of fathers demonstrates a significant correlation with the average scores of structural social capital, cognitive social capital, communicative social capital, and total social capital (P-value < 0.001). …”
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