BIOSTIMULATORY EFFECT OF CATTLE DUNG ON LEAD DECONTAMINATION POTENTIAL OF INDIGENOUS FUNGAL POPULATION ISOLATED FROM SPENT ENGINE OIL-POLLUTED SOIL by Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye, Abubakar Ibrahim, Michael Edet Nkereuwem, Peter Gimba Shiaka, Mohammed Bello Yerima

“…This study assessed the effect of cattle dung (CD) enhanced with fungi isolated from spent engine oil (SEO)-polluted soil on Lead (Pb) decontamination. Twenty plastic bottles containing 20 g of soil each were prepared with varying weights of CD and volumes of fungal isolates in potato dextrose broth each. …”
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Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Screening of β-Amino-, Thiadiazole/Thiadiazine-Phosphonate Based Triazole Motifs as Antimicrobial/Cytotoxic Agents by Abdou Wafaa M., Ganoub Neven A., Sabry Eman

“…All synthesized phosphonates were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activities while anticancer properties were determined for eight out of twenty new phosphonates. The tested phosphonates, except for compounds that have a nitrile moiety, exhibited moderate to significant antimicrobial activity. …”
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Integrated bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation of exosome-related gene signature in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Renqun Mao, Wen Bi, Mengyue Yang, Lei Qin, Wenqing Li

“…Results This study identified twenty DEERGs from the peripheral serum and hip articular cartilage samples of SIONFH patients and HC. …”
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Effect of Physiotherapy Combined with MOTOmed Viva2 on Motor Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Chuntao ZHANG, Zhenhuan LIU, Malan ZHANG

“…Two groups received therapy for twenty minutes each time, five times per week, twenty times for one small course, twenty days rest after each small course, and three small courses for a big course. …”
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Effect of Bodyweight Squat Exercise With Blood Flow Restriction on Sprint and Jump Performance in Collegiate Soccer Players by Okan Kamiş, Hadi Nobarı, Christopher Macdonald, Robert Blaisdell, Muhammet Kurt

“…This study investigated the effect of bodyweight squat (BWS) with blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise on sprint and jump performance in collegiate male soccer players. Twenty-four male collegiate soccer players (age: 19.3±1.0 years; height: 178.8±5.8 cm; body mass: 73.5±10.7 kg) were randomly divided equally into BFR or control groups. …”
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Investigation of 3D steel frames with a reduced beam section and various web-opening shapes under internal column loss by Ali Altheeb, Ibrahim M. H. Alshaikh, Aref A. Abadel, Moncef L. Nehdi, B.H. Abu Bakar

“…A numerical investigation is conducted on twenty-eight RBS frames, each with a distinct web opening form (i.e. circular, square, and hexagon holes), different sizes of (D = 75, 90, and 105 mm), and varying distances of (25, 50, and 100 mm) from the center of the flange-reduced to the web opening. …”
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Modeling performances of maize cultivars under current and future climate scenarios in southern central Ethiopian rift valley by Daniel Markos, Walelign Worku, Girma Mamo

“…Later, we simulated the growth and yield of maize using twenty multimodel climate ensembles across RCP 4.5 and 8.5 during early, medium and late century across Shamana, Bilate, Hawassa and Dilla clusters using DSSATv4.8 model. …”
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Orally administered organophosphorus dimethoate mediated biochemical alterations in male and female experimental Rattus norvegicus (albino rats) by Nida Saleem, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad

“…Albino rats of the exposed groups were fed simple laboratory chow along with a low dose: five milliliters were given to the T1 group; the medium dose, ten milliliters, was given to the T2 group; and the high dose, twenty milliliters, was given to the T3 group of dimethoate pesticide for thirty, sixty, or ninety days under controlled laboratory conditions. …”
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Phase 1 study of safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intradermal DNA vaccine ASP2390 in adults allergic to house dust mites by Thomas Kayser, MD, BS, Ronald Smulders, MD, PhD, Tomohiro Kusawake, PhD, Erik Wambre, PhD, Gurunadh R. Chichili, PhD, Mary B. Blauwet, DrPH, Anna Spence, MS, Melanie Patton, BS, Rima Tabash, PhD, Hannah A. DeBerg, PhD, Sugandhika Khosa, MS, Philipp Badorrek, MD, Jens M. Hohlfeld, MD, Brian C. Ferslew, PharmD, PhD

“…Participants received either 1 mg or 4 mg of ASP2390 or placebo intradermally once weekly for 12 weeks, with safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic responses assessed over a 63-week period, including early-phase clinical effects assessed via HDM exposure in an allergen challenge chamber. Results: Twenty-eight adults (mean age, 26.9 years; 23 male participants), with 7 receiving 1 mg and 13 receiving 4 mg ASP2390, 8 receiving placebo, showed no serious adverse events or withdrawals due to treatment-emergent adverse events. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with xerostomia in patients hospitalized due AIDS-related complications by Jhonatan Yukio Naka, Adryano Arana Kamei, Vanessa C. Klamas, Mateus A. Ventura, Marcelo Morato, Rafael Z. Mobile, Antonio A. S. D. Lima

“…Results The mean salivary flow was significantly lower in HIV-positive individuals compared with controls. Twenty-five (49%) patients with HIV infection experienced low salivary flow. …”
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Approximation Bounds for Model Reduction on Polynomially Mapped Manifolds by Buchfink, Patrick, Glas, Silke, Haasdonk, Bernard

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Alleviation of Brain Injury-Induced Cerebral Metabolic Depression by Amphetamine: A Cytochrome Oxidase Histochemistry Study by Richard L. Sutton, David A. Hovda, Michael J. Chen, Dennis M. Feeney

“…Measurements of oxidative metabolic capacity following the ablation of rat sensorimotor cortex and ,he administration of amphetamine were examined to determine their effects on the metabolic dysfunction that follows brain injury. Twenty-four hours after surgery, rats sustaining either sham operations or unilateral cortical ablation were administered a single injection of D-amphetamine (2 mg/kg; i.p.) or saline and then sacrificed 24 h later. …”
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Assessment of Useful Alien Plant Species Cultivated and Managed in Rural Home Gardens of Limpopo Province, South Africa by Sebua Silas Semenya, Alfred Maroyi

“…More than half of the species (66.3%) belonged to 14 families, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, Lamiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Poaceae, Amaranthaceae, Apocynaceae, Brassicaceae, Cactaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae, and Myrtaceae. Twenty-six use categories of alien plants were identified in this study with the majority of species (75.2%) used for medicinal purposes, followed by ornamental (33.7%), edible fruits (24.8%), spices (16.8%), vegetables (16.8%), shade (11.9%), beverages (10.9%), construction materials (8.9%), firewood (7.9%), and hedge (7.9%). …”
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Tuberculosis in Humans and Cattle in Jigawa State, Nigeria: Risk Factors Analysis by S. Ibrahim, S. I. B. Cadmus, J. U. Umoh, I. Ajogi, U. M. Farouk, U. B. Abubakar, A. C. Kudi

“…A total of 855 cattle belonging to 17 households were subjected to comparative intradermal tuberculin test (CITT) while interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtains information on the risk factors. Twenty-two (22) respondent (5%) amongst the families sampled had TB or clinical signs suggestive of TB, while 9 (2%) had reactor cattle in their herds; However, no statistically significant association (𝑃≥0.05) was observed between reactor cattle and human TB cases in the households. …”
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A cross-sectional study in Greece to investigate burnout, anxiety, and depression in health staff: the impact of occupational and demographic factors by Paraskevi Theofilou, Angeliki Chasapi, Dimitris D. Vlastos, Maria Tsironi

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the levels of burnout, anxiety, and depression among health professionals (medical and nursing staff), the association of burnout with anxiety and depression, and the impact of occupational and demographic factors. One hundred and twenty-five health professionals (medical and nursing staff), who were working in a public hospital in the broader area of Athens, participated in the study (a sample of convenience). …”
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L’institut océanographique de Paris by Christelle Inizan

“…This article will attempt to analyze some constructive and decorative paths inherent to this typology of scientific establishments from the beginning of the twenty century. The human paleontology institute designed by the architect Pontremoli, is also attached to theses twenty century paths, and is a creation of the prince of Monaco.…”
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Lower Extremity and Trunk Electromyographic Muscle Activity During Performance of the Y-Balance Test on Stable and Unstable Surfaces by Navpreet Kaur, Kunal Bhanot, Germaine Ferreira

“…Differences in electromyography were examined for each reach direction and muscle between the stable and unstable surfaces (p≤ 0.05). # Results Twenty (10 male, 10 female) subjects participated (age: 27.5 ± 4.0 years, height:167 ± 1.0 cm, weight: 66.5 ± 13.0 kg, body fat: 14.1 ± 6.2%). …”
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Perianal Paget’s Disease: The 17-Year-Experience of a Single Institution in Taiwan by Yu-Chen Wang, Anna Fen-Yau Li, Shung-Haur Yang, Hsiu-Hsun Ma, Wen-Yih Liang

“…To determine the incidence, prognosis, and immunophenotypes (CK7, CK20, CDX2, and GCDFP-15) of primary or secondary perianal Paget’s diseases (PPDs). Methods. Twenty-three PPD patients were recruited, including 10 primary and 13 secondary PPDs. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo) by Julienne Noude Teclessou, Koussake Kombate, Abla Sefako Akakpo, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Julie Zoua, Panawe Kassang, Bayaki Saka, Palokinam Pitche

“…There was a significant association between the presence of AP and a personal history of allergic rhinitis (p<0.01) and the presence of AP and a family AP (p<0.01). Twenty-six (20.2%) respondents with AP feared taking a bath. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Women who had at least one child in the past five years and had lived in Oaxaca for the past five years were eligible to participate. Twenty-five women participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted between June and December of 2023. …”
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