Anti-Hair Loss Potential of Perilla Seed Extracts: In Vitro Molecular Insights from Supercritical Fluid Extraction by Anurak Muangsanguan, Warintorn Ruksiriwanich, Pipat Tangjaidee, Korawan Sringarm, Chaiwat Arjin, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Sarana Rose Sommano, Korawit Chaisu, Apinya Satsook, Juan Manuel Castagnini

“…This study compared three extraction methods—maceration (MAC), screw pressing (SC), and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE)—to determine their efficiency in recovering bioactive compounds and their effects on androgenetic alopecia (AGA)-related pathways. …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis enhances growth, nutrient uptake, and oil quality in sunflower–pumpkin under intercropping systems by Aisha A. M. Alayafi, Basmah M. Alharbi, Basmah M. Alharbi, Awatif M. Abdulmajeed, Taghreed S. Alnusaire, Ayshah Aysh ALrashidi, Siham M. AL-Balawi, Hanan Khalaf Anazi, Suliman M. S. Alghanem, Omar Mahmoud Al zoubi, Mona H. Soliman, Mona H. Soliman

“…IntroductionThis study evaluated the effects of Funneliformis mosseae, an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus, on nutrient uptake, biomass production, and oil quality in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) under both sole and intercropping field systems.MethodsA factorial experimental design was conducted over two growing seasons (2023 and 2024), involving three cropping systems: sunflower monoculture, pumpkin monoculture, and additive sunflower–pumpkin intercropping. …”
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Factors influencing nutrition literacy in patients of colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study by Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Dan Li, Dan Li, Dan Li, Jiai Yan, Jiai Yan, Ju Yang, Ju Yang, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Yiran Liu, Yiran Liu, Yanping Xia, Yanping Xia, Yanping Xia, Hong Cao, Hong Cao, Hong Cao, Jiao Hua, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Yingyu Wang, Yingyu Wang

“…Both univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine sociodemographic determinants of NL. We used Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients to assess relationships between NL, MoCA and HADS.ResultsThe overall NL level among CRC patients was moderately low, with an average score of 19.224 ± 4.391—significantly below the normative neutrophil score of 21.5. …”
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Research on nitrogen transformation pathways of a thermophilic heterotrophic nitrifying bacterial consortium GW7 by Yongqi Ma, Jiali Wang, Yindi Zhang, Wenping Guan, Wenrui Qi, Xisheng Tai, Dong Lin, Rong He, Likun Sun, Aiwen Zhang

“…The study aims to isolate and characterize a high-temperature-tolerant heterotrophic nitrifying bacterial consortium to enhance nitrogen transformation during aerobic composting.MethodsAn excellent high-temperature-tolerant heterotrophic nitrifying bacterial consortium, designated GW7, was enriched from compost samples at elevated temperatures. …”
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Effect of transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif on proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells and its mechanism by WANG Lin, ZHAO Gaoxiang

“…Colony-forming assay (CFA) and Transwell assay were used to determine plating efficiency and migration rate in groups A-F and a-f. …”
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CT-based AI framework leveraging multi-scale features for predicting pathological grade and Ki67 index in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter study by Huancheng Yang, Yueyue Zhang, Fan Li, Weihao Liu, Haoyang Zeng, Haoyuan Yuan, Zixi Ye, Zexin Huang, Yangguang Yuan, Ye Xiang, Kai Wu, Hanlin Liu

“…Abstract Purpose To explore whether a CT-based AI framework, leveraging multi-scale features, can offer a non-invasive approach to accurately predict pathological grade and Ki67 index in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Methods In this multicenter retrospective study, a total of 1073 pathologically confirmed ccRCC patients from seven cohorts were split into internal cohorts (training and validation sets) and an external test set. …”
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Vibration Energy Color Doppler Imaging (VECDI) in Evaluating the Effect of Screw Fixation on Sacroiliac Joint Stiffness: A Prospective Pilot Study by Caleb Gottlich, Thomas Githens, Alex Drusch, Neil Jain, Cyrus Caroom, Phillip S. Sizer

“…Questions/purposes This pilot study examined SIJ stiffness in patients with intact sacroiliac screw fixation to: (1) establish vibration energy color Doppler imaging (VECDI) SIJ intra-rater reliability; (2) measure SIJ stiffness in subjects following surgical fixation using VECDI; (3) compare stiffness data between post-surgical and healthy control subjects; (4) evaluate the relationship between stiffness data and pain and disability scores. Methods 13 reliability and 19 experimental subjects were tested using VECDI. …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to examine the unadjusted associations between visual function measures and cognitive performance. …”
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Revision rate after surgery for elbow osteochondritis dissecans: a systemic review by Kuan-Ting Chen, Paul Pei-Hsi Chou, Po-Chun Chiu, Jung-Hsiu Chang

“…This study reviews the revision rate and interval in athletes with elbow OCD following primary surgery. Methods Data was extracted from PubMed, Embase, and Medline between 1990 and 2022, and two reviewers independently screened the duplicate reports of complications and revision surgeries. …”
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Dynamic alterations and clinical implications of the plasma proteome in pediatric sepsis by Shiyuan Fan, Xinglv Liu, Zichi Zhao, Yanjuan Liu, Yu Jiang, Saizhen Zeng

“…Abstract Background Current sepsis biomarkers have limitations, but mass spectrometry-based proteomics can identify patients at high risk of mortality or organ dysfunction, identify the molecular mechanisms of pediatric sepsis, and reveal personalized biomarkers and therapeutic strategies, with high-risk cohorts benefiting from early and accurate identification through clinical biomarkers. Methods The young mice were randomly divided into sepsis and sham groups(D0), and then the plasma was dissected at D0, Day 1(D1), Day 3(D3), and Day 7(D7) after surgery for additional protein identification by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) proteomics. …”
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Child mortality among ever married women aged 15 to 49 years in Ethiopia using multilevel count regression models by Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Dagne Tesfaye Mengistie, Mihiret Genene Zewde, Kitesa Biresa Duftu, Habitamu Wudu, Maru Zewdu Kassie, Abraham Lomboro Dimore, Chekol Alemu, Firew Tiruneh Tiyare

“…Methods This study used data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), Data from 16,650 women were analyzed using single-level and multi-level count models, including Poisson, negative binomial, zero-inflated, and hurdle models. …”
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Transcultural Adaptation, Validation, Psychometric Analysis, and Interpretation of the 22-Item Thai Senior Technology Acceptance Model for Mobile Health Apps: Cross-Sectional Study by Nida Buawangpong, Penprapa Siviroj, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Wachiranun Sirikul

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to adapt and validate the senior technology acceptance model (STAM) questionnaire for assessing mHealth acceptance in the Thai context. MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we adapted the original, 38-item, English version of the STAM using a 10-point Likert scale for mHealth acceptability among the Thai population. …”
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Within- and between-day test–retest reliability of responses to rapid bilateral anterolateral magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in healthy humans (ReStim) by Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Andrea A. Beglinger, Heinrich Häusler, Anna Stahel, Esther I. Schwarz, Esther I. Schwarz, Christina M. Spengler, Christina M. Spengler

“…However, in order for rBAMPS to become part of standard of care, the reliability of inspiratory responses to rBAMPS needs to be established.MethodsEighteen healthy participants (9F) underwent five blocks of 1-s rBAMPS at 25 Hz starting at 20% of maximal stimulator output with 10% increments. …”
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Toxicity, Half-Life and Antitumor Activity of Phenyl 4-(2-Oxo-3-alkylimidazolidin-1-yl)benzenesulfonates as Novel Antimitotic CYP1A1-Targeted Prodrugs in Female Mouse Models by Atziri Corin Chavez Alvarez, Chahrazed Bouzriba, Vincent Ouellette, Mathieu Gagné-Boulet, Alexandre Patenaude, Sylvie Pilote, René C.-Gaudreault, Chantale Simard, Sébastien Fortin

“…Our screening program studies of PAIB-SO chemolibraries selected three prototypical PAIB-SOs as antimitotic prodrugs amenable for studies using BC animal models. <b>Methods</b>: Healthy female CD1^® IGS mice were treated with three prototypical PAIB-SOs, namely CEU-835, -934, and -938, for the determination of their toxicity and half-lives. …”
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Genomic Landscape and Prediction of Udder Traits in Saanen Dairy Goats by Xiaoting Yao, Jiaxin Li, Jiaqi Fu, Xingquan Wang, Longgang Ma, Hojjat Asadollahpour Nanaei, Ali Mujtaba Shah, Zhuangbiao Zhang, Peipei Bian, Shishuo Zhou, Ao Wang, Xihong Wang, Yu Jiang

“…This study leveraged genotyping imputation to explore the genetic parameters and architecture of udder traits and assess the efficiency of genomic prediction methods. Using data from 635 Saanen dairy goats, genotyped for over 14,717,075 SNP markers and phenotyped for three udder traits, heritability was 0.16 for udder width, 0.32 for udder depth, and 0.13 for teat spacing, with genetic correlations of 0.79, 0.70, and 0.45 observed among the traits. …”
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MIF tautomerase inhibitor TE-11 prevents inflammatory macrophage activation and glycolytic reprogramming while reducing leukocyte migration and improving Crohn’s disease-like colit... by Eszter Vámos, Viola Bagóné Vántus, Péter Deák, Nikoletta Kálmán, Eva Maria Sturm, Barsha Baisakhi Nayak, Lilla Makszin, Tamás Loránd, Ferenc Jr Gallyas, Balázs Radnai

“…Here, we tested TE-11, a potent MIF tautomerase inhibitor (IC50 = 5.63 μmol/dm3) in experimental Crohn’s disease in male mice, in leukocyte recruitment and in inflammatory M1 macrophage activation.Methods2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-(TNBS)-induced colitis was utilized as a CD-model in male mice. …”
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LiDAR Sensor Parameter Augmentation and Data-Driven Influence Analysis on Deep-Learning-Based People Detection by Lukas Haas, Florian Sanne, Johann Zedelmeier, Subir Das, Thomas Zeh, Matthias Kuba, Florian Bindges, Martin Jakobi, Alexander W. Koch

“…Therefore, this paper presents augmentation methods to analyze the influence of the distance, resolution, noise, and shading parameters of a LiDAR sensor in real point clouds for people detection. …”
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Unveiling Functional Impairment in Fabry Disease: The Role of Peripheral vs. Cardiac Mechanisms by Geza Halasz, Chiara Lanzillo, Raffaella Mistrulli, Emanuele Canali, Elisa Fedele, Paolo Ciacci, Federica Onorato, Guido Giacalone, Giovanni Nardecchia, Domenico Gabrielli, Federica Re

“…<b>Methods:</b> Thirty-one patients with genetically confirmed AFD were retrospectively enrolled from two tertiary centers. …”
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Access and coverage of malaria services in Haiti in the context of elimination: a scoping review of the literature by Kenny Moise, Aude Melody Achille, Roubens Duvilaire, Jimmy Fedna, Roody Thermidor, Bertiny Bourdeau, Jessica Maureen Nestor, Gérald Lerebours, Jean Hugues Henrys, Christian Raccurt

“…This scoping review aims to identify the scope of research on access and coverage of malaria surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment in Haiti in the elimination setting. Methods We compiled, analyzed, and synthesized the literature on access and coverage of antimalarial services in Haiti in the elimination setting based on Arksey and O’Malley’s framework for scoping reviews and held a formal meeting with the PNCM leadership and stakeholders of malaria programs in Haiti. …”
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Metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveal the pigments biosynthesis pathways in different color fruit peels of Clausena lansium L. Skeels by Zhichang Zhao, Mark Owusu Adjei, Ruixiong Luo, Huaping Yu, Yali Pang, Jian Wang, Yu Zhang, Jun Ma, Aiping Gao

“…The coloration of the peels was attributed to significant differences in chlorophyll, carotenoid, and anthocyanin content between BP and PP.MethodsThis study investigates the biosynthetic metabolic activities in the brown and purple peels of Clausena lansium L. …”
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