Acute Fatal Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus in a Captive Adult Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth (<i>Choloepus didactylus</i>) in Amazon Biome by Hanna Gabriela da Silva Oliveira, Cinthia Távora de Albuquerque Lopes, Letícia Yasmin Silva Correa, Roberta Martins Crivelaro Thiesen, Rodrigo Otavio Silveira Silva, Francisco Alejandro Uzal, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Domingues, Felipe Masiero Salvarani

“…To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of GDV in a sloth in Brazil. Further research is needed to develop appropriate approaches to GDV in captive sloths.…”
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Infected burn wound healing using Hydroxy-propyl-methyl cellulose gel containing bacteriophages against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae by Meysam Adibi, Kazem Javanmardi, Noor Al-Huda Ali A.H. Saeed, Mohammad Ali Mobasher, Javad Jokar, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Niloofar Rahimian, Ava Soltani Hekmat

“…Among alternative or complementary options, bacteriophages, viruses that parasitize bacterial hosts, have been promising. …”
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Thermal performance estimation and optimisation of a shallow geothermal compound heat pumping system for combined process heating and cooling by J.E. De León-Ruiz, R. Beltrán-Chacón, I. Carvajal-Mariscal, M. Venegas, A. Ponsich

“…The results show, that for all analysed cases, the proposed assembly meets required thermal needs, with adequate efficiency levels, i.e., COP > 3. …”
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Urine Metabolomic Profiling and Machine Learning in Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: Toward Precision Treatment by Shula Shazman, Julie Carmel, Maxim Itkin, Sergey Malitsky, Monia Shalan, Eyal Soreq, Evan Elliott, Maya Lebow, Yael Kuperman

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrates the potential of urine metabolomic profiling, particularly endogenous metabolites, as a complementary diagnostic tool for ASD. The high classification accuracy highlights the feasibility of developing assistive diagnostic methods based on metabolite profiles, although further research is needed to link these profiles to specific behavioral characteristics and ASD subtypes.…”
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EDUKASI DAN DEMONSTRASI MPASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN KADER POSYANDU DAN IBU BALITA GUNA OPTIMALISASI GIZI ANAK DI DESA PESAWAHAN PROBOLINGGO by Rizky Budi, Akmal Nur Rafi, Putri Erlinda, Valda Isabella Pavytha, Sinta Nailul Latifah, Muchammad Saifuddin

“…One method to prevent stunting is by providing appropriate complementary feeding (MP-ASI) that meets children's nutritional needs. …”
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Research status of polycystic ovary syndrome treatment: a mini review and a bibliometric analysis from 2010 to 2023 by Yu-Xin Jin, Hang-Qi Hu, Jia-Cheng Zhang, Xi-Yan Xin, Yu-Tian Zhu, Hao-Lin Zhang, Rui-Wen Fan, Yang Ye, Dong Li

“…China has made significant contributions, and complementary and alternative therapies, such as traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, have also shown beneficial effects recently. …”
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Time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers of index children aged 2–3 years in Bedele Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based retrospective follow-up stud... by Gebiso Roba Debele, Fedasa Tesfa, Dereje Tsegaye

“…Information on time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors is needed to address this issue.Objective To assess the time to the cessation of breastfeeding and its predictors among mothers who have children aged two to 2–3 years in southwest Ethiopia, 2022.Methods: A community-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 471 randomly selected mothers with children aged 2–3 years in Southwest Ethiopia from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022. …”
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Are Trends in Economic Modeling of Pediatric Diabetes Mellitus up to Date with the Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Latest Scientific Findings? by Roque Cardona-Hernandez, Alberto de la Cuadra-Grande, Julen Monje, María Echave, Itziar Oyagüez, María Álvarez, Isabel Leiva-Gea

“…However, further research assessing the gaps is needed to enhance evidence-based health economic modeling that best represents reality.…”
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Informing the decision-making process for potential PMT/vPvM chemicals through the adoption of a risk-based prioritization framework: the ZeroPM approach by Todd Gouin, Annette Bitsch, Majorie van Duursen, Sylvia E. Escher, Timo Hamers

“…Results are communicated using a risk-based prioritization matrix, which can be used to help to communicate prioritization needs, such as identifying data gaps or for guiding actions aimed at mitigating exposure. …”
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Broccoli sprouts as an underrated functional food: a rich source of bioactive compounds with prominent anticancer properties by Kamila Smala, Julia Głowacz, Michał Popiel, Dominik Stanibuła, Kamil Dziekoński, Jakub Rybowski, Maksymilian Wiśniowski, Klaudia Kulig

“…Further clinical research is needed to confirm efficacy, dosage, and safety in humans. …”
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Evaluation of Adverse Effects and Tolerability of Dietary Ginger Supplementation in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia by Lemlem Gebremariam Aregawi, PhD, Csiki Zoltan, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: Preliminary findings suggest ginger is well tolerated and may be a viable complementary dietary therapy, though further research is needed. …”
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Skin autofluorescence is associated with glycemic variability in type 2 diabetes patients by Eui Seok Shin, Hyun Joo Jung, Jindong Kim, Minhyun Cho, Tae Seon Kim

“…Further research, such as longitudinal study, is needed to confirm its clinical utility in predicting long-term outcomes.…”
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Antidiabetic potential of Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.: a review of in vitro and in vivo studies by Nurul Hafizah Mohd Nor, Farah Hanan Fathihah Jaffar, Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim, Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim, Mohd Helmy Mokhtar

“…Therefore, more comprehensive studies including clinical trials are needed to clarify the discrepancies in the findings and provide a clearer effect of GP in alleviating DM. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Detection Methods for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Its Enterotoxins in Food: From Traditional to Emerging Technologies by Assia Mairi, Nasir Adam Ibrahim, Takfarinas Idres, Abdelaziz Touati

“…Standardized validation protocols and improved reporting of performance metrics are urgently needed to enhance cross-method comparability and reliability in outbreak settings.…”
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Perceptions of the mothers on the determinants of undernutrition in Rwanda: a qualitative study by Marc Habineza, Maryse Umugwaneza, Lawrence Rugema, Fabrice Humura, Cyprien Munyanshongore

“…Conclusion Nutrition education programme is needed to address knowledge gaps, and barriers identified should guide the improvement of nutrition interventions.…”
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The Impact of Integrated Management for Salt Tolerant Forage Production on Small Farmers Poverty Egypt Case Study (Sahl El-Tina) by Sherine Fathy Mansour, Dalia Elsaid Abozaid

“…Therefore suggest that intensification of the investment on IMP dissemination is a reasonable policy instrument to raise incomes and reduce poverty among fodder farming household, although complementary measures are also needed. The incidence of poverty was higher among non-IMP adopters (55.2%) than IMP adopters (49.5%). …”
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Diagnostic Value of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patients by Jun Li, Chao-E. Zhou, Shan-Chen Wei, Li-Na Wang, Ming-Wei Shi, Chun-Ping Sun, Lian-Jun Lin, Xin-Min Liu

“…It may be an alternative or complementary diagnostic method for the diagnosis of complicated infections in immunocompromised patients.…”
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Application of the metaheuristic algorithms to quantify the GSI based on the RMR classification by Pouya Koureh Davoodi, Farnusch Hajizadeh, Mohammad Rezaei

“…Unlike the RMR, which is a quantitative classification, GSI is a qualitative system and needs to be converted into a quantitative one as well due to its multiple applicability in both mining and civil engineering projects. …”
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Causality Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Suicide Attempt: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Zhen Deng, Kai Wang, Tianshu Hou

“…MR‐Egger and weighted median were used as complementary methods to reinforce the robustness and validity of the results. …”
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Decision support in Down’s syndrome screening using multi-criteria decision analysis: a pilot study by Anna Erenbourg, Judith Stephenson, Pranav Pandya, Patricia Jones, Jack Dowie

“…There was unanimity that its use should be complementary to health professionals’ consultation. …”
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