Evaluation of cholera surveillance system, Kumasi Metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana, 2020 by Belinda Nsiah Opoku, Ebenezer Kofi Mensah, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Gyesi Razak Issahaku, Ernest Kenu

“…Introduction: In 2014, Ghana experienced a cholera outbreak with 28,975 cases and 247 deaths from the then 10 regions. To monitor, detect early, respond, and reduce the burden of cholera, a standard operating procedure was designed as a guide for cholera surveillance. …”
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Modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis: results of a cohort study by S. V. Mairina, D. V. Ryzhkova, L. B. Mitrofanova, A. V. Ryzhkov, P. M. Murtazalieva, O. M. Moiseeva

“…To analyze clinical and paraclinical data in patients with documented cardiac sarcoidosis, outlining the key points of diagnosis and selection of the optimal treatment.Material and methods. For the period from 2016 to 2021, 63 patients (50,4±14,1 years) were included in the cohort study on negotiability. …”
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Efficacy of surgical treatment in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy by Ivetić Dražen, Pavlićević Goran, Kostić Dejan

“…According to our results, significant improvements were detected in all outcome variables (mJOA score, Nurick score and NDI). …”
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Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty by Moritz Mederake, Ulf Krister Hofmann, Georgios Eleftherakis

“…Rather, they should be used as a screening tool to detect ongoing infections in the individual patient prior to THA. …”
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Anemia Prevalence after Iron Supplementation among Pregnant Women in Midwifes Practice of Primary Health Care Facilities in Eastern Indonesia by Merry M. V. Seu, Johanes C. Mose, Ramdan Panigoro, Edhyana Sahiratmadja

“…An integrative approach and counseling among pregnant women with β-TT and their partners will increase thalassemia awareness and optimal birth management.…”
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Multi-index remote sensing for post-fire damage assessment: accuracy, carbon loss, and conservation implications by Chih-Lin Liu, You-Ren Wang, You-Ren Wang, Wan-Yu Liu, Wan-Yu Liu

“…The NBR analysis identified 68.89 hectares of burned area with 97.1% accuracy compared to official reports, establishing the method’s reliability for rapid damage assessment. NDVI and BAI analyses provided complementary insights, with NDVI effectively detecting 27.99 hectares of completely destroyed vegetation and BAI identifying 17.80 hectares of severely charred areas, both showing statistical significance when validated against ground observations. …”
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The Analgesia Nociception Index’s Performance During Remimazolam-Based General Anesthesia: A Prospective Observational Study by Joohyun Lee, Jung-Min Yi, Young Joo

“…We evaluated the validity of the ANI by assessing its ability to detect nociceptive stimuli during remimazolam anesthesia. …”
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Actoprotective properties of 7'-((3-thio-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-5-yl)methyl)theophylline derivatives by A. S. Gotsulya

“…The systemic toxicity and the acute toxicity of the studied compounds have been performed by the rapid method of Prozorovskiy to determine the optimal conditions for dispensing substances. …”
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Nonlinear relationship between serum Klotho and chronic kidney disease in US adults with metabolic syndrome by Xiaobin Lin, Lin Yang

“…This study explored the relationship between serum Klotho levels and the odds of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in middle-aged and older populations with MetS.Materials and methodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 4870 adults aged 40–79 years who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2016. …”
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The Effect of Obesity on Prosthesis Positioning in Total Hip Arthroplasty Through the Posterolateral Approach: A Retrospective Study on 614 Total Hip Arthroplasties by Hans Christian S. Vistisen, MD, Mads J. Rex, MD, Mogens Laursen, MD, PhD, Thomas Jakobsen, MD, PhD, DMSc

“…Adjusted multiple linear regression models were applied to detect statistically significant differences in cup and stem orientation and placement between the 2 groups. …”
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Cystatin C as a predictor of acute renal damage after radical surgical treatment in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer by A. I. Tarasenko, V. N. Pavlov, I. R. Kabirov, A. V. Alekseev, M. F. Urmantsev

“…The greatest increase in the concentration of sCys-C was detected 6-12 hours after surgery, followed by a decrease in the long-term follow-up.Conclusion. …”
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Comparative evaluation of color stability in polished and glazed CAD/CAM ceramics subjected to coffee thermal cycling: an in vitro study by Reza Nahidi, Azita Mazaheri, Shaghayegh Golalipour, Negin Youshaei, Sotude Khorshidi

“…Abstract Background and aims Optimal color stability is crucial for patient satisfaction in prosthetic dentistry. …”
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Synbiotics effects of d-tagatose and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the inflammation and oxidative stress reaction of Gallus gallus based on the genus of cecal bacteria and their me... by Yuanqiang Lv, Jie Chu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Xuan Li, Aijiao Yin, Industrial Microbiology Laboratory

“…Treat Gallus gallus exhibiting oxidative stress and immune response caused by aflatoxin b1 with optimal synbiotics for 14 days, detect the changes of inflammatory markers and oxidative stress markers of Gallus gallus using qRT-PCR, and identified the intestinal bacteria genera and their metabolites in the cecum of Gallus gallus using gut microbiota and metabolomics analysis.…”
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Myocardial Scar on Surface ECG: Selvester Score, but Not Fragmentation, Predicts Response to CRT by Martina Nesti, Alessandro Paoletti Perini, Rossella Bani, Stella Cartei, Luca Checchi, Giuseppe Ricciardi, Paolo Pieragnoli, Federica Michelotti, Giosuè Mascioli, Elena Cavarretta, Luigi Sciarra

“…As a secondary endpoint, we assessed the association of both scores with overall and cardiac mortality, heart failure hospitalizations, ventricular arrhythmias requiring ICD intervention, and major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE). Methods. We evaluated fQRS and SSc of 178 consecutive HF patients with severe systolic dysfunction (LVEF ≤ 35%), NYHA class II-III despite optimal medical treatment, and true-LBBB. …”
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Influenza Seasonality in the Tropics and Subtropics - When to Vaccinate? by Siddhivinayak Hirve, Laura P Newman, John Paget, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Julia Fitzner, Niranjan Bhat, Katelijn Vandemaele, Wenqing Zhang

“…It explores geographical grouping of countries into vaccination zones based on optimal timing of influenza vaccination.<h4>Methods</h4>Influenza seasonality was assessed by different analytic approaches (weekly proportion of positive cases, time series analysis, etc.) using FluNet and national surveillance data. …”
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THE PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS AFTER CORONARY STENTING IN PATIENTS WITH UNSTABLE ANGINA AND RESISTANCE TO ANTIPLATELET AGENTS by E. A. Medvedeva, L. G. Gelis, I. I. Russkich, T. V. Rusak

“…Objective: the aim of the study was evaluation of the clinical significance of high residual platelet reactivity in patients with unstable angina and coronary arteries stenting in the inpatient and outpatient monitoring and development of optimal ways of correction of this condition.Material and Methods: the study included 131 patients with unstable angina after coronary stenting. …”
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Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by Huasheng Lai, Xinlan Wang, Menghan Qi, Hao Huang, Bingqiong Yu

“…Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is pivotal for optimizing drug dosage regimens in individual patients, particularly for drugs with a narrow therapeutic index. …”
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Invisible Manipulation: Deep Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Stealthy Attacks on Battery Energy Management Systems by Qi Xiao, Lidong Song, Jong Ha Woo, Rongxing Hu, Bei Xu, Kai Ye, Ning Lu

“…Using Battery Energy Management System (BEMS) as a case study, we demonstrate the scheme&#x2019;s effectiveness in manipulating Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), critical for grids with high renewable penetration. Our method employs deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to generate synthetic measurements (e.g., battery voltage, current) that mimic real data, bypassing residual-based bad data detection (BDD) and misleading Extended Kalman-filter (EKF) based State-of-Charge (SoC) estimations. …”
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Digital PCR-based quantification of miR-181a in the cerebrospinal fluid aids patient stratification in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Borbála Péterffy, Tamás J. Nádasi, Szilvia Krizsán, Anna Horváth, Ágnes Márk, Gábor Barna, Botond Timár, Laura Almási, Judit Müller, Krisztina Csanádi, Anna Rakonczai, Zsolt Nagy, Krisztián Kállay, Gabriella Kertész, Gergely Kriván, Monika Csóka, Anna Sebestyén, Ágnes F. Semsei, Gábor T. Kovács, Dániel J. Erdélyi, Csaba Bödör, Bálint Egyed, Donát Alpár

“…Abstract Despite remarkable improvements in the survival of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), sensitive detection and clinical management of central nervous system leukemia (CNSL) are still immensely challenging. …”
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Tissue gene expression analysis approach in a context of high technical and biological heterogeneity by Evan Bagley, Souvik Seal, Lauren R. Fanning, Jean-Sebastien Anoma, Tami Crawford, Benjamin G. Vincent, Elizabeth L. Barry, Martha J. Shrubsole, Erin Kirk, John A. Baron, Dale C. Snover, David N. Lewin, Todd A. Mackenzie, Xiaohua Gao, Melissa A. Troester, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Kristin Wallace

“…Methods The approach incorporates a colon specific positive control gene set (11 genes) to minimize sample exclusions. …”
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