Sarcopenia in IBD patients and the role of nutritional and physical activity interventions in its management – a systematic review by Michalina Jurkiewicz, Karolina Siembab, Julia Białeta, Katarzyna Rowińska, Agnieszka Napieralska, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz

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Characterization and genomic analysis of a Herelleviridae bacteriophage UHP46 infecting mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus by Sara Najeeb, Imran Khan, Javed Muhammad, Muhammad Jahangir, Iqbal Ahmad Alvi, Anza Abbas, Aman Ullah, Arif Ullah, Wajiha Sajjad, Hashir Khan, Amjad Khan, Amjad Khan

“…UHP46 showed stability under various range of temperature and pH levels, with maximum activity observed at pH 7 and temperature 37°C. …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…Among Hispanics, INSTI and PI initiators had similar mean increases in weight (2.1 and 1.8 kg, respectively), but INSTI initiators had a higher proportion with ≥5% weight gain (31% vs 27%; OR=1.2; 95% CI \[1.1-1.4]). …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire by Lorisha Manas, Tawanda Chivese, Ankia Coetzee, Magda Conradie, Linzette D. Morris

“…All versions of the SA-GDMKQ had a statistically significant (p  0.001) positive linear correlation between the total scores. …”
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Radiation-induced rescue effect on human breast carcinoma cells is regulated by macrophages by Spoorthy Pathikonda, Li Tian, Clement Manohar Arava, Shuk Han Cheng, Yun Wah Lam

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Comparing the diagnosis accuracy and efficacy of presepsin (sCD14) and nCD64 in neonatal sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Amit Kumar Mittal, Mamta Patel, Dolat Singh Shekhawat, Pratibha Singh, Kuldeep Singh

“…For sCD14, the pooled sensitivity was 0.82 (95 % CI: 0.65–0.92), specificity was 0.79 (95 % CI: 0.59–0.91), and AUC was 0.88. For nCD64, pooled sensitivity was 0.84 (95 % CI: 0.78–0.89), specificity was 0.79 (95 % CI: 0.65–0.88), and AUC was 0.89. …”
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Swallowing-related muscle inflammation and fibrosis induced by a single dose of radiation exposure in mice by Shuntaro Soejima, Chia-Hsien Wu, Haruna Matsuse, Mariko Terakado, Shinji Okano, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yoshihiko Kumai

“…Results Compared to control mice, those treated with 20-Gy, but not 6.7-Gy, irradiation had significantly increased tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) (p < 0.01) and α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) (p < 0.05) expression at 10 days and significantly increased expression levels of motif chemokine ligand-2 (CCL2), α-SMA, tumor growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), type1 collagen, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (p < 0.05) in the muscles at 1 month by real-time PCR analysis. …”
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Overview of Aerosol and Air Pollution in South Eastern Asia Countries by Tsrong-Yi Wen, Somporn Chantara, Juliana Jalaludin, Puji Lestari, Arie Dipareza Syafei, Pham Van Toan, Ying I. Tsai

“…The main potential sources of PM2.5 were diesel vehicle emission, a mixture of Cu industry and biomass combustion, metal industries using Ni, and construction, with contributions of 33%, 24.1%, 11.4%, and 7.9%, respectively. Meanwhile, main sources of PM2.5-10 were soil dust and port industry, construction, road dust, and sea salt, with contributions of 32%, 28.8%, 14%, and 10%, respectively. …”
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Integrative analysis of anoikis-related prognostic signature to evaluate the immune landscape and predict therapeutic response in stomach adenocarcinoma by Ziyi Zhou, Lanlan Yang, Yuan Fang, Rongzhong Xu, Xi Wang, Yuli Wang, Zhihong Fang

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Resistance training beyond momentary failure: the effects of past-failure partials on muscle hypertrophy in the gastrocnemius by Stian Larsen, Paul Alan Swinton, Nordis Østerås Sandberg, Benjamin Sandvik Kristiansen, Andrea Bao Fredriksen, Hallvard Nygaard Falch, Roland van den Tillaar, Milo Wolf

“…The results identified an ATE favouring the inclusion of additional partial repetitions (0.62 [95%CrI: 0.21–1.0 mm; p(&gt;0) = 0.998]) with ‘strong’ evidence (BF = 13.3) supporting a priori hypothesis. …”
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TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR ENHANCING NUMERACY AND LITERACY SKILLS OF EARLY-GRADE PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS IN TANZANIA by Hamadi Mtani, Shubi Kaijage, Neema Mduma

“…A quantitative analysis approach was used, involving 121 teachers from the deaf unit primary school who completed a self-rating questionnaire based on the Technology Literacy Assessment Scale developed by UNESCO. …”
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Trends in vegetation cover changes in Bonny area of the Niger Delta by A Adoki

“…The water class covered an area of 111.91km2 in 1986, 108.90km2 in 1998 and 103.41km2 in 2007. …”
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Safety of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: piloting WHO framework in Iran by Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mondher Letaief, Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Ramin Rezapour, Ahmed Alboksmaty, Mostafa Farahbakhsh

“…HWS was assessed based on 22 indicators suggested by WHO EMRO. We selected 15 PHC facilities and six wards from two hospitals randomly. …”
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The Impact of Stock Liquidity on Returns under Asymmetric Information and Financial Constraints by Mehrzad Alijani, Fatemeh Nezhad Hossseinian

“…ObjectiveThe main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of stock liquidity on investment returns under financing restrictions and information efficiency in 111 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2019. …”
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Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

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Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with and without Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Wahiduddin Wahiduddin, Agung Pranoto, Sudjarwo Sudjarwo

“…We collected data through interviews and examination of plasma vitamin D (25-OH) levels by ELISA. Data analysis using the Mann-Whitney test, and chi-square test with a confidence level of 95%.   …”
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Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndr... by Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil, Hema Shree K, Pratibha Ramani, B. Sivapathasundharam, Ramya Ramadoss

“…A neural network model was developed to predict treatment response based on age, ANA, and RF levels, using a training-to-testing split of 81.3 % and 18.8 %, respectively. Results: The Pearson correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between age and ANA levels (r = .541, p = 0.031), though no significant correlations were found between age, RF, RA, and treatment response. …”
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Вплив швидкості охолодження на структуру та фазовий склад високоентропійних сплавів систем Fe‑Cr‑Cu‑Nі‑Mn‑Sі та Fe‑Co‑Cu‑Nі‑Mn‑Sі... by Олександр Кушнерьов, Валерій Башев, Сергій Рябцев

“…Існують ВЕС із структурою на базі простих твердих розчинів, сумішей інтерметаллідних фаз, аморфних фаз або складних багатофазних систем [1-7]. ВЕС мають великий потенціал для застосування у різних сферах технології завдяки їх високим показникам твердості та зносостійкості, стабільності до радіації, антибактеріальним властивостям та стійкості до корозії [1–5]. …”
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Factores demográficos y características clínicas en perros con urolitiasis de oxalato de calcio en México by María Alejandra Ake-Chiñas, Claudia Iveth Mendoza-López, Javier Del-Angel-Caraza, Israel Alejandro Quijano-Hernández, José Mauro Victoria-Mora

“…Los perros machos, los de talla pequeña y los mayores de 6 años tuvieron una mayor probabilidad (p<0.001) de desarrollar urolitiasis de OxCa. Las características clínicas observadas en perros con esta urolitiasis fueron: pH urinario promedio de 6.5, gravedad específica mayor de 1.030, urolitos altamente radiopacos, múltiples y menores de 20 mm de longitud. …”
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Shaping the future of primary healthcare: Factors influencing medical students’ preference for family medicine specialty in Qatar by Maryam A. Al-Rashid, Muna T Abed Alah, Areej S. Al-Hamad, Michail Nomikos, Marwan F. Abu Hijleh

“…Being in the clerkship phase of medical education (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.18, 95% CI: 1.12–4.23, P = 0.022) and possessing a personal connection to Family Medicine (AOR= 3.46, 95% CI: 1.65–7.29, P = 0.001) significantly predicted the selection of Family Medicine between students’ top two choices. …”
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