Implementation of malaria vector surveillance and insecticide resistance monitoring interventions in Nigeria by Abiodun Obembe, Adedayo O. Oduola, Adedapo Adeogun, Uwem Inyang, Tolulope Oyeniyi, Abiodun Olakiigbe, Ayodele Babalola, Petrus Inyama, Samdi Lazarus, Ifeanyi Okeke, Mary Esema, Okefu Oyale Okoko, Mamudu Omo-Eboh, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Mohammed Bala, Samson Awolola

“…This paper provides an analysis and suggested future directions for such synergized national malaria vector surveillance and insecticide resistance monitoring system currently being implemented by all research and policy stakeholders in Nigeria. …”
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A Task-Related EEG Microstate Clustering Algorithm Based on Spatial Patterns, Riemannian Distance, and a Deep Autoencoder by Shihao Pan, Tongyuan Shen, Yongxiang Lian, Li Shi

“…Background: The segmentation of electroencephalography (EEG) signals into a limited number of microstates is of significant importance in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Currently, the microstate analysis algorithm based on global field power has demonstrated its efficacy in clustering resting-state EEG. …”
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Diagnosis of the Multiepitope Protein rMELEISH3 for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Rita Alaide Leandro Rodrigues, Mariana Teixeira de Faria, Isadora Braga Gandra, Juliana Martins Machado, Ana Alice Maia Gonçalves, Daniel Ferreira Lair, Diana Souza de Oliveira, Lucilene Aparecida Resende, Maykelin Fuentes Zaldívar, Ronaldo Alves Pinto Nagem, Rodolfo Cordeiro Giunchetti, Alexsandro Sobreira Galdino, Eduardo Sergio da Silva

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Human neural stem cells directly programmed from peripheral blood show functional integration into the adult mouse brain by Lea Jessica Berg, Chung Ku Lee, Hideaki Matsumura, Anke Leinhaas, Rachel Konang, Ali H. Shaib, Pedro Royero, Julia Schlee, Chao Sheng, Heinz Beck, Martin Karl Schwarz, Nils Brose, Jeong Seop Rhee, Oliver Brüstle

“…Functional analyses of acute slices using patch clamp recordings revealed that already after 12 weeks of in vivo maturation, most of iNSC-derived cells possess unique properties exclusive to neurons and exhibit voltage-dependent ion channel currents as well as action potential firing. Moreover, the formation of spontaneous inhibitory and excitatory postsynaptic currents, along with Rabies virus-based retrograde monosynaptic tracing data, strongly supports the structural and functional integration of graft-derived neurons. …”
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Measurement properties of health-related quality of life instruments for people living with scoliosis in China: A systematic review. by Liu-Qing Jing, Qi-Xing Shen, Yi-Lin Jin, Shao-Jie Du, Ting-Zhen Liu, Ni Chen, Guo-Dong Wang, Wen Mo, Jie Ye, Jin-Hai Xu

“…Therefore, it cannot currently be recommended as the preferred instrument for clinical measurement. …”
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Expert Experiences in Anonymizing Personal Data and Its Use as Open Data: Qualitative Insights by Norbert Lichtenauer, Johann Guggumos, Matthias Kampmann, Juliane Kis, Florian Laumer, Elena März, Florian Wahl, Sebastian Wilhelm

“…However, several legal, ethical, and technical challenges currently hinder the development and broader adoption of open data. …”
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Developing a master of science in health research ethics program in Northern Nigeria: a needs assessment by Caitlin Bieniek, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Aishatu L. Adamu, Usman J. Wudil, C. William Wester, Zubairu Iliyasu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Elisa J. Gordon, Elizabeth S. Rose

“…Abstract Background Nigeria is an emerging hub of biomedical research, requiring additional trained bioethicists for ethical oversight of research studies. There are currently two graduate-level health research ethics programs in Nigeria. …”
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MODELING HEAT EXCHANGE DEPENDING ON THE PRANDTL NUMBER FOR VARIOUS GEOMETRIC AND REGIME PARAMETERS by I. E. Lobanov

“…The theoretical data obtained in the work have determined the laws of relative heat transfer across a wide range of Prandtl numbers, including in those areas where experimental material does not currently exist.…”
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Stiffness and Vibration Reduction Performance of Double-block Floating Slab Track Vibration Isolators by SHEN Shanshan, YU Lei, HUANG Huichao, GU Chengpeng

“…[Objective] To address the shortcomings currently present in high-performance and special vibration-reducing floating slab track systems, such as poor accuracy in maintaining the rail bottom gradient and insufficient construction precision, the CRTS (China railway track system) double-block ballastless track technology is introduced into floating slab track structures, to enhance the stability, smoothness, and safety of advanced and special vibration-reducing urban rail transit track structures, reduce maintenance demands, and improve construction efficiency. …”
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Infrared and visible image fusion network based on multistage progressive injection by Kaixuan Chang, Jianhua Huang, Xiyan Sun, Jian Luo, Shitao Bao, Huansheng Huang

“…Abstract Currently, single-sensor data is frequently utilized in technologies such as object detection. …”
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Large-Eddy Simulation of Flows Past an Isolated Lateral Semi-Circular Cavity by Yiqing Gong, Yun Xu, Jingqiao Mao, Jie Dai, Lei He, Hao Zhang, Qianshun Xu

“…This study employed high-resolution large-eddy simulation to investigate flow structures and momentum exchange mechanisms in a semi-circular lateral cavity driven by longshore currents. …”
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Integrated above‐ and below‐ground ecological monitoring for nature‐based solutions by Emily Warner, Licida M. Giuliani, Grant A. Campbell, Pete Smith, Nathalie Seddon, Dan Seddon, Alison C. Smith

“…Metrics are categorised into compositional, structural, and functional aspects of biodiversity, and biological, physical and chemical aspects of soil health. …”
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Long-term results of corrective surgical interventions in patients with diabetic midfoot neuroosteoarthropathy by M. M. Kalandiya, L. P. Doronina, V. A. Mitish, A. Yu. Tokmakova, E. L. Zaitseva, G. R. Galstyan

“…As a result of pathological bone fractures, gross deformities of the foot are formed, which entails development of chronic ulcerative defects in areas of excessive load pressure. Currently, a number of surgical interventions are used to correct deformities, such as resection of bone structures, correction with metal structures and external fixation devices, but there is practically no data on their long-term results in the domestic literature.AIM: To study the results of orthopedic corrective interventions in patients with diabetes mellitus and midfoot neuroosteoarthropathy.MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analysis was made the data collected by questionnaire method of 55 patients operated in the diabetic foot department in the Endocrinology research centre from 2009-2019. …”
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Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research. by Salla A Munro, Simon A Lewin, Helen J Smith, Mark E Engel, Atle Fretheim, Jimmy Volmink

“…Lack of a comprehensive and holistic understanding of barriers to and facilitators of, treatment adherence is currently a major obstacle to finding effective solutions. …”
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Metody analizy danych na potrzeby audytu wewnętrznego by Piotr Buda, Agata Szczerbetka

“…The publication provides value to audit units that have not yet used data analysis methods or used them on a limited basis. Structured implementation of these types of methods can significantly improve an organization’s internal control environment. …”
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Poverty, food insufficiency and HIV infection and sexual behaviour among young rural Zimbabwean women. by Sophie J S Pascoe, Lisa F Langhaug, Webster Mavhu, James Hargreaves, Shabbar Jaffar, Richard Hayes, Frances M Cowan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite a recent decline, Zimbabwe still has the fifth highest adult HIV prevalence in the world at 14.7%; 56% of the population are currently living in extreme poverty.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional population-based survey of 18-22 year olds, conducted in 30 communities in south-eastern Zimbabwe in 2007.…”
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Lactate dehydrogenase is the Achilles’ heel of Lyme disease bacterium Borreliella burgdorferi by Ching Wooen Sze, Michael J. Lynch, Kai Zhang, David B. Neau, Steven E. Ealick, Brian R. Crane, Chunhao Li

“…Though early LD can be treated with antibiotics, chronic LD is recalcitrant to antibiotic treatments and thus requires multiple courses of antibiotic therapy. Currently, there are no human vaccines nor prophylactic antibiotics to prevent LD. …”
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In-depth analysis of endogenous retrovirus expression in glioblastoma by Daniel A. Murimi-Worstell, Irene B. Murimi-Worstell, Farrah M. Roy, Aidan Burn, Michael Freeman, Ralph B. Puchalski, John M. Coffin

“…Our findings underscore the importance of locus-specific and anatomic feature-specific HERV analysis and suggest structural and functional roles for HERVs in glioblastoma-associated transcripts.…”
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Time-Frequency Domain Analysis of Quantitative Electroencephalography as a Biomarker for Dementia by Chanda Simfukwe, Seong Soo A. An, Young Chul Youn

“…Biomarkers currently used to diagnose dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), primarily detect molecular and structural brain changes associated with the condition’s pathology. …”
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Factors controlling enrichment and accumulation of Devonian–Carboniferous shale gas in the Yaziluo rift trough in the Yunnan–Guizhou–Guangxi region by WANG Yufang, ZHAI Gangyi, SHI Wanzhong, WANG Jinzhu, ZHANG Jiazheng, KANG Haixia, ZHANG Yunxiao, ZHOU Hui, ZHANG Shuting

“…Objective  Compared with the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in the Sichuan Basin and its periphery, the Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi region has more complex conditions for the enrichment and accumulation of shale gas. Currently, the exploration degree of shale gas in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi region is relatively low, and the main factors controlling the enrichment and accumulation of shale gas are unclear.   …”
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