Impact of pediatric tracheostomy on family caregivers’ burden and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Win Thu Aung, Natasha Yixuan Ong, Shina Qing Chun Yeo, Nur Syahindah Binti Juhari, Gwyneth Kong, Nicole-Ann Lim, Zubair Amin, Zubair Amin, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng

“…The pooled mean total family impact score, parental health-related QOL, family functioning score were 70.29 [95% CI, 61.20–79.37], 69.27 [95% CI, 60.88–77.67], and 72.96 [95% CI, 65.92–80.00] respectively. …”
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Effect of damage by Oryzaephilus surinamensis on the chemical components of honeysuckle by XIANG Yuyong, LUO Huihua, DING Yajuan

“…Honeysuckle was one of the rare Chinese herbal medicine with disease prevention and healthcare functions, such as heat-clearance and detoxification, anti-inflammation and dispelling swollen. …”
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Host-specific microbiome-rumination interactions shape methane-yield phenotypes in dairy cattle by Alejandro Castaneda, Nagaraju Indugu, Kathryn Lenker, Kapil Narayan, Sarah Rassler, Joseph Bender, Linda Baker, Ojas Purandare, David Chai, Xin Zhao, Dipti Pitta

“…ABSTRACT Enteric methane emissions (EMEs) negatively impact both the environment and livestock efficiency. …”
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User Experiences Among Patients and Health Care Professionals Who Participated in a Randomized Controlled Trial of E-nergEYEze, a Vision-Specific eHealth Intervention to Reduce Fat... by Manon HJ Veldman, Hilde PA van der Aa, Hans Knoop, Christina Bode, Ger HMB van Rens, Ruth MA van Nispen

“…Cognitive and emotional functioning, social roles, and participation are negatively affected in severely fatigued individuals with VI. …”
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Clinician Attitudes and Perceptions of Point-of-Care Information Resources and Their Integration Into Electronic Health Records: Qualitative Interview Study by Marlika Marceau, Sevan Dulgarian, Jacob Cambre, Pamela M Garabedian, Mary G Amato, Diane L Seger, Lynn A Volk, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, David W Bates, Ronen Rozenblum, Ania Syrowatka

“…Access-related, tool-specific, and integration-related barriers were reported to negatively impact clinical workflow. Most (n=8, 80%) of the participants reported currently using mobile apps, reasoning that they facilitated quick and convenient searches for information; however, frequent updates, time-consuming log-ins, and high text density on smaller screens posed challenges. …”
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Resveratrol contributes to NK cell-mediated breast cancer cytotoxicity by upregulating ULBP2 through miR-17-5p downmodulation and activation of MINK1/JNK/c-Jun signaling by Bisha Ding, Jie Li, Jia-Lin Yan, Chun-Yan Jiang, Ling-Bo Qian, Jie Pan

“…UL16-binding protein 2 (ULBP2), always expressed or elevated on cancer cells, functions as a key NKG2D ligand. ULBP2-NKG2D ligation initiates NK cell activation and subsequent targeted elimination of cancer cells. …”
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Dimensionless Analysis of Rough Roadway Airflow Distribution Based on Numerical Simulations by Zongcheng Jia, Qiang Zhao, Yan Zhao, Baoyu Cui, Tao Song

“…By using the sidewall as the reference coordinate, an appropriate mathematical model was employed to establish the functional relationship between the centerline velocity of the roadway and the dimensionless horizontal coordinate. …”
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: clinical case by I. V. Zorin, A. L. Frolenko, G. K. Karymova, D. S. Mesyats, Z. T. Alsheeva

“…The main clinical manifestation of JIA is progressive gradual destruction of joints, which is often accompanied by extra-articular manifestations, such as fever, rashes, lymphadenopathy, weight loss, which disrupts the growth and development of the child, negatively affects the quality of life. Juvenile arthritis is one of the most frequent and most disabling childhood rheumatic diseases. …”
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Tae-miR396b regulates TaGRFs in spikes of three wheat spike mutants by Ziping Yao, Qi Wang, Ying Xue, Zhiheng Liang, Yongjing Ni, Yumei Jiang, Peipei Zhang, Ting Wang, Qiaoyun Li, Lei Li, Jishan Niu

“…This study laid foundation for further elucidating functions of tae-miR396b and TaGRFs underlying wheat spike development. …”
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Interaction Between Rumen Microbiota and Epithelial Mitochondrial Dynamics in Tibetan Sheep: Elucidating the Mechanism of Rumen Epithelial Energy Metabolism by Ying Xu, Yuzhu Sha, Xiaowei Chen, Qianling Chen, Xiu Liu, Yanyu He, Wei Huang, Yapeng He, Xu Gao

“…Investigating the functional interactions between rumen microbial fermentation and epithelial mitochondrial dynamics/energy metabolism in Tibetan sheep at different altitudes, this study examined ultrastructural changes in rumen epithelial tissues, expression levels of mitochondrial dynamics-related genes (fusion: <i>Mfn1</i>, <i>Mfn2</i>, <i>OPA1</i>, <i>Mic60</i>; fission: <i>Drp1</i>, <i>Fis1</i>, <i>MFF</i>), and ketogenesis pathway genes (<i>HMGS2</i>, <i>HMGCL</i>) in Tibetan sheep raised at three altitudes (TS 2500m, TS 3500m, TS 4500m). …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Mobile App for Breast Cancer Self-Management on Self-Efficacy: Nonrandomized Intervention Trial by Sun Mi Kim, Da Seul Kim, Yoonsung Jang, Min Kyoon Kim, Eun-Seung Yu, Doug Hyun Han, Hee Jun Kim

“…MethodsThe Cancer Manager (CAMA) app was developed to assist in the self-management of patients with breast cancer and survivors of cancer according to cancer trajectory. Its functionalities include providing evidence-based digitalized information created by experts, managing patients’ medication and medical appointment schedules, and providing a delayed question and answer system for patients to query health care professionals. …”
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Measuring the Effective Factors in the Non-Development of the Sustainable Smart City of Tabriz by Ali Zeynali Azim, Mehri Fadaei Haghi, Amin Alizadeh, Mohammad Jodeiri Abbasi, Reza Fathipour, Mohammadali Sharifi

“…Material and Methods: The research method is descriptive-exploratory. It is functional in purpose. The statistical population of the research includes experts and specialists in urban planning and professors. …”
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A study on the relationship between depression, treatment side effects, and marital quality in cervical cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy (宫颈癌放化疗患者抑郁与治疗副反应和婚... by LI Yuhuan (李玉环), ZENG Ya (曾娅), XING Yuzhen (邢育珍)

“…Results Depression in cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy was significantly and positively correlated with treatment side-effects and neurotic personality (P＜0. 01), and significantly and negatively correlated with marital relationship and quality of life (P＜0. 01). …”
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Effect of Biochar-Based Organic Fertilizer on the Growth of Maize in Cadmium-Contaminated Soil by Liyuan Mu, Hongyin Zhou, Ke Yang, Junlei Wang, Sijing Sun, Zhengli Lu, Lijuan Wang, Naiming Zhang, Li Bao

“…Correlation analysis revealed that corn yield, plant height, crown width, and leaf length were significantly positively correlated with soil pH, organic matter, alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen, available phosphorus, and available potassium, while they were significantly negatively correlated with soil-available cadmium content. …”
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Peculiarities of the macro- and micromorphology of the liver of fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae) in a comparative aspect by L. P. Goralskyi, N. V. Demus, I. M. Sokulskyi, B. V. Gutyj, N. L. Kolesnik, O. V. Pavliuchenko

“…Fish liver is a parenchymal organ, represented by stroma and parenchyma, which performs various bodily functions, including detoxification. The liver of a fish is a crucial histophysiological marker of the state of the fish organism, as well as its reaction to the environmental background and any external action. …”
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Role of ARRB1 in prognosis and immunotherapy: A Pan-Cancer analysis by Yingquan Ye, Yingquan Ye, Haili Jiang, Haili Jiang, Yue Wu, Yue Wu, Gaoxiang Wang, Gaoxiang Wang, Yi Huang, Yi Huang, Weijie Sun, Mei Zhang, Mei Zhang

“…Regarding immune cell infiltration, ARRB1 expression in DLBC was positively correlated with M1 macrophage content and negatively correlated with B-cell infiltration. Additionally, there was a broad correlation between ARRB1 expression and three classes of immunomodulators. …”
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Association of Muscle Radiodensity and Muscle Mass With Thoracic Aortic Calcification Progression in Dialysis Patients by Xiao‐xu Wang, Jing‐yuan Cao, Yao Wang, Min Li, Shi‐mei Hou, Zhen Zhao, Min Yang, Ping‐ping Ju, Yu‐jia Jiang, Jing‐jie Xiao, Ri‐ring Tang, Hong Liu, Bi‐cheng Liu, Xiao‐liang Zhang, Bin Wang

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Identification and expression characterization of apple β-tubulin gene family in apple by HUANG Huiling, WANG Yanxiang, WANG Yue, NING Qinqin, LI Ming, HAO Pengbo, CONG Liu, BAI Tuanhui, SHI Jiangli, JIAO Jian, WANG Miaomiao, LIU Yu, ZHAO Yujie, WAN Ran, SHEN Yawen, ZHANG Hengtao, ZHANG Kunxi, ZHENG Xianbo

“…The results will provide a theoretical basis for further research on the regulatory functions of apple dwarfing by β-tubulin genes.…”
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Clinical outcomes and genomic profiles of MAP2K1-mutated primary cutaneous melanocytic tumoursResearch in context by Chiel F. Ebbelaar, Anne M.L. Jansen, Leonie C.M. Speet, Frans Schutgens, Sietske Zoetemeyer, Anne-Marie Cleton-Jansen, Marijke R. van Dijk, Gerben E. Breimer, Lourens T. Bloem, Wendy W.J. de Leng, Remco van Doorn, Karijn P.M. Suijkerbuijk, Anne M.R. Schrader, Willeke A.M. Blokx

“…These mutations were categorised into three functional classes: Class I (RAF-dependent), Class II (RAF-regulated), and Class III (RAF-independent). …”
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Application of color Doppler ultrasound in uremia patients with auto angiostomy by Wei Jing-tuan, Chen Su-e, Shao Xiu-hua, Xu Qian-lei, Cen Jie

“…ObjectiveTo analyze influencing factors for the maturation of autogenous radial arterio-cephalic venous fistulas （AVF） in uremia patients by color Doppler ultrasound （CDU）， and to create a CDU-based system to assess the maturation of AVF.MethodsA total of 91 uremia patients treated in the Functional Department of Shanghai Minhang District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from June 15， 2023 to August 15， 2024 were selected as the research subjects. …”
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