Syndemic conditions associated with hazardous alcohol consumption among sexual minority men in San Francisco by Thye Peng Ngo, Taylor Cuffaro, Glenn-Milo Santos

“…These findings underscore the need for comprehensive screening and integrated interventions targeting these co-occurring conditions to reduce HAC in this population.…”
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Recreo organizado como estrategia para mejorar los niveles actividad física y condición física en adolescentes escolares (Organized recess as a strategy to improve physical activit... by Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Sebastián Molina Roblero, Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari

“…Targeted activities were carried out in the schoolyard during the two recesses in the morning, for 12 weeks. …”
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Antibody response to Plasmodium vivax in the context of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) co-infection: A 14-year follow-up study in the Amazon rainforest. by Luiz F F Guimarães, Bárbara A Rodrigues, Michelle H F Dias, Matheus G Barcelos, Maria F A Nascimento, Sâmick L Moreira-Nascimento, Sofia L Afonso, Barbara G S Abreu, Jaap M Middeldorp, Francis B Ntumngia, John H Adams, Camila Fabbri, Stefanie Lopes, Cor J F Fernandes, Flora S Kano, Luzia H Carvalho

“…The experimental approach focused on monitoring antibodies to the major blood-stage P. vivax vaccine candidate, the Duffy binding protein region II (DBPII-Sal1), including a novel engineered DBPII-based vaccine targeting conserved epitopes (DEKnull-2). In parallel, the status of EBV infection was determined over time by the detection of circulating EBV DNA (EBV-DNAemia) and EBV-specific antibodies to lytic (VCAp18) or latent (EBNA1) antigens. …”
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Observing convective activities in complex convective organizations and their contributions to precipitation and anvil cloud amounts by Z. Wang, J. Yuan

“…The organization segments of the peak BT values less than 220 K are long-lived, with average durations of 4–16 h, whereas the organization segments of the warmer-peak BT values disappear rapidly within a few hours but with a high occurrence frequency. …”
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Trends and disparities in heart failure mortality with and without chronic kidney disease in a nationwide retrospective analysis by Maryam Shahzad, Sophia Ahmed, Muneeba Ahsan, Eeshal Zulfiqar, Sonia Hurjkaliani, Tanya Thakur, Rozi Khan, Pooja Sethi, Mohamed Daoud, Aman Goyal

“…These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to address these disparities.…”
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Built environment and residential blocks carbon emissions: a study using advanced metering infrastructure data by Xiaoping Zhang, Xiaoping Zhang, Zixuan Cui, Chaoxian Feng, Xin Wen, Huabin Xiao, Jianbo Ni

“…Spatial autocorrelation analysis indicates a significant positive correlation and a west-south clustering pattern. (3) Land area (LA) is the main emissions affecting factor, followed by green space ratio (GSR) and Land use mixing degree (LMD), whose inhibitory effect exceeds that of traditional high-intensity development indicators. (4) Targeted planning strategies such as strictly controlling land use expansion, improving GSR, and promoting functional combination were proposed. …”
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Fear of Falling and Its Relationship with Quality of Life in the Elderly Attending a Family Medicine Clinic in South-South Nigeria by S. S. Uriah, Oguzor Ununuma Chimiyuma, C. T. Atata, N. M. Nwanze, P. O. Dienye

“…Pearson correlation was also used. Results: The average age of the responders was 68.5 years ± 6.6 years. …”
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Analysis of spatial equilibrium and obstacle factors of water resources in the Pearl River Basin by YANG Yafeng, LI Xinrui, ZHANG Wenbao, WANG Shaohua, WANG Hongrui

“…Obstacle analysis identifies the water resources subsystem (due to uneven distribution and low efficiency) and the society subsystem (owing to mismatched population and water endowment) as the main barriers, which need targeted solutions to promote balanced water resources development in the basin.…”
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Prevalence, associated factors and clinical implications of subjective cognitive decline linked to frailty in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study by Jie Li, Yue Gao, Xianghong Li, Youhui Yu, Guiyong Li, Huaihong Yuan

“…Healthcare workers should pay attention to the assessment of subjective cognitive function in this population, remain aware of the risk factors for SCD, and take targeted interventions as early as possible, which can help improve the quality of survival and slow the occurrence of cognitive impairment.…”
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Perception-Based H.264/AVC Video Coding for Resource-Constrained and Low-Bit-Rate Applications by Lih-Jen Kau, Chin-Kun Tseng, Ming-Xian Lee

“…Motion-intensive macroblocks were identified by comparing their motion intensity against the average motion level of preceding reference frames. …”
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The health burden of chronic diseases in the United States attributable to air particulate matter by Manan Raina, Jieji Hu, Raghav Shah, Max Gilliland, Sanjay Rajagopalan

“…There is a continued need for addressing air pollution control and policy revisions targeted to patient subpopulations in the USA where the burden of PM2.5 can still be detrimental.…”
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Detection method for dangerous behaviors of underground coal mine personnel by ZHANG Xuhui, YU Henghan, DU Yuyang, YANG Wenjuan, ZHAO Yihui, WAN Jicheng, WANG Yanqun, ZHAO Dian, TANG Duwei

“…Existing object detection technologies face challenges when applied to underground personnel behavior detection, as complex working conditions, equipment occlusion, dense targets, and dust interference often lead to inaccurate feature extraction and undefined behavior classifications. …”
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Impact of mechanical pre-alloying on the densification and microstructure of Mo–10 %Nb sintered billets by Huacheng Du, Pengju Wang, Xiaochao Wu, Qingkui Li, Kaijun Yang, Longzhen Zhang, Ning Luo, JiaQiang Yang, Chengduo Wang, Jilin He

“…Mo–10 %Nb alloy targets are extensively employed in the integrated circuit industry due to their superior corrosion resistance, thermal stability, and adhesion. …”
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Oxaliplatin-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Decorated with Cetuximab Single-Chain Variable Fragment for Human Colorectal Cancer Treatment by Khadijeh Falahzadeh, Fariba Esmaeili, Leila Nematollahi, Elham Bayat, Mehdi Khoobi, Mohammadali Mazloomi, Masumeh Jalalvand, Reza Faridi Majidi, Babak Negahdari

“…Engineeredbiomolecules can be used as a targeted tool to deliver drugs directly to tumors that reduce the adverse effects of conventionaltreatments. …”
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No evidence for additional systemic eosinophil mobilization during exacerbations in patients with COPD and chronic bronchitis but no allergy by Anders Andersson, Anders Andersson, Kristina Andelid, Kristina Andelid, Bettina Brundin, Ann Ekberg-Jansson, Ann Ekberg-Jansson, Anders Lindén, Anders Lindén

“…Thus, in this common phenotype, the immunological rationale for targeting systemic eosinophils during exacerbations remains unaccounted for, which motivates verification studies in large cohorts stratified for allergy and chronic bronchitis.…”
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Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Garlic Peel Extract and Their Antibacterial Potential by Ali Abdelmoteleb, Benjamín Valdez-Salas, Ernesto Beltran-Partida, Vianey Mendez-Trujillo, Daniel González-Mendoza, Olivia Tzintzun-Camacho, Ahmed F. Roumia

“…The SEM showed that the biosynthesized ZnO NPs had an irregular surface morphological shape with an average size of 17 nm, according to the DLS analysis. …”
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Mutation Screening of 1,237 Cancer Genes across Six Model Cell Lines of Basal-Like Breast Cancer. by Eleonor Olsson, Christof Winter, Anthony George, Yilun Chen, Therese Törngren, Pär-Ola Bendahl, Åke Borg, Sofia K Gruvberger-Saal, Lao H Saal

“…Copy number estimations were derived from the targeted regions and correlated well to Affymetrix SNP array copy number data (Pearson correlation 0.82 to 0.96 for all compared cell lines; P<0.0001). …”
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A conceptual model for advanced/metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a review of qualitative studies and results from patient interviews by France Ginchereau Sowell, Thom de Milliano, Keri J. S. Brady, Ginamarie Foglia, Medha Sasane, Samira Bensfia, Matthew Reaney

“…Symptoms were mostly attributed to systemic treatments (chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy), followed by surgery. Thirty-one impacts emerged from the interviews, the most common being emotional disturbances, impacts on daily activities and families, and requiring assistance from caregivers. …”
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Biomass and Yield in Solanum lycopersicum Expressing a Synthetic Photorespiration Pathway by Laura Dougherty, Bret Cooper, James Bunce, Bryan Vinyard, John Stommel

“…The tomato cultivar Moneymaker was transformed with a synthetic photorespiration pathway construct containing a Cucurbita maxima malate synthase (MS) gene and a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii glycolate dehydrogenase (CrGDH) gene targeted to the chloroplast, with a plastid glycolate-glycerate translocator 1 (PLGG1) hairpin interference construct targeting the native photorespiratory pathway. …”
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Influencing factors of moral resilience among intern nursing students: a cross-sectional survey by Shuo Zheng, Weiqing Zhang, Junmei Kong, Yan Wang, Yaxuan Wu, Xiaoli Guo

“…The goal is to provide a reference point for moral resilience development in nursing students and targeted interventions. Background As nursing is constantly evolving and the healthcare system becomes more intricate, nurses are being confronted with increasingly prominent ethical and moral dilemmas within their clinical practices. …”
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