Randomised controlled clinical trial of a structured cognitive rehabilitation in patients with attention deficit following mild traumatic brain injury: study protocol by Roshan das Nair, Nor Asiah Muhamad, Avril Drummond, Mazlina Mazlan, Norhamizan Hamzah, Vairavan Narayanan, Norlisah Ramli, Nor Atikah Mustapha, Nor Adibah Mohammad Tahir, Li Kuo Tan, Mahmoud Danaee, Sing Yau Goh

“…Based on multiple estimated calculations, the minimum intended sample size is 50 participants (Cohen’s d effect size=0.35; alpha level of 0.05; 85% power to detect statistical significance; 40% attrition rate).Interventions Intervention group will receive individualised structured cognitive rehabilitation. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. isolated from swine and poultry farms in Cambodia by Bunna Chea, Sokom Kong, Sokha Thim, Naiheak Ban, Rithy Chrun, Vutey Venn, Cherry Fernandez-Colorado, Kroesna Kang

“…Results: Overall, Salmonella was detected in 6.58% (42/638) of samples, with 6.96% (19/273) from swine and 6.30% (23/365) from poultry. …”
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Clonal overlap and resistance profiles of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and domestic animals in Brazil: A One Health molecular epidemiology study by Alessandra Tammy Hayakawa Ito de Sousa, Herica Makino, Marco Túlio dos Santos Costa, Stefano Luis Cândido, Kaio Lierlyson Teles Gomes, Cristiane Silva Chitarra, Marco Andrey Pepato, Francisco Kennedy Scofoni Faleiros de Azevedo, Francisco Jose Dutra Souto, Arleana Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Valeria Régia Franco Sousa, Luciano Nakazato, Valéria Dutra

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested using disk diffusion (animal isolates) and minimum inhibitory concentration (human isolates). …”
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Transmission cluster of cefiderocol-non-susceptible carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in cefiderocol-naïve individuals by Claudia Alteri, Antonio Teri, Maria Francesca Liporace, Antonio Muscatello, Leonardo Terranova, Margherita Carnevale Schianca, Federica Salari, Beatrice Silvia Orena, Flaminia Gentiloni Silverj, Mara Bernazzani, Simona Biscarini, Giulia Renisi, Lisa Cariani, Caterina Matinato, Ciro Canetta, Alessandra Bandera, Annapaola Callegaro

“…No other relevant mutations were detected in the iron-uptake genes. Core-genome ML tree including ST369 reference strains revealed that the four ST369 isolates were highly related and formed a distinct cluster (SNP distance: 3 [IQR: 1–6]). …”
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Genomic characterisation of the first case of IMP-13-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST313/ExoU+/O1 isolate in Chile by Maximiliano Matus-Köhler, Pablo Araya-Vega, Sergio Mella, Alejandro Aguayo-Reyes, Mario Quezada-Aguiluz, Néstor Herrera-Chávez, Felipe Morales-León, Gerardo González-Rocha, Andrés Opazo-Capurro

“…Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined using disk diffusion and MIC strip tests. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on the Illumina NovaSeq platform, and annotation by the NCBI PGAP. …”
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Evaluation of Multidrug Resistance of <i>Salmonella</i> Isolated from Pork Meat Obtained from Traditional Slaughter Systems in Romania by Alexandra Tăbăran, Sorin Danel Dan, Liora Mihaela Colobaţiu, Marian Mihaiu, Sergiu Condor, Rodica Mărgăoan, Oana Lucia Crişan-Reget

“…PCR results confirmed the presence of <i>Salmonella</i> by detecting the <i>hilA</i> and <i>ompC</i> genes, with 31.25% of isolates being positive for the <i>Typhimurium</i>-specific sequence. …”
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Occurrence of community-acquired Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing and enterotoxin-producing methicillin-resistant staphylococci in companion dogs by Morenike O. ADEOLA, Faith I. AKINNIBOSUN, Odaro S. IMADE

“…Molecular methods were employed to detect Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) and prototypic enterotoxin B in MRS isolates. …”
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Chemical and pharmacological characterization of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Cyclamen hederifolium Ait. (Primulaceae) tuber by Kojičić Ksenija, Arsenijević Aleksandar, Marković Marija, Stankov-Jovanović Vesna, Simić Zoran, Tadić Vanja, Cupara Snežana

“…The presence of Mn, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, K, Cu was confirmed in aqueous and ethanol extract, as well as in whole tubers and soil, while Cr, Ni, Pb and Cd were not detected. Both aqueous and ethanol extract of C. hederifolium tubers showed antioxidant activity, that positively correlated to content of phenols and flavonoids in it. …”
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Genotype Distribution and Migration Patterns of Hepatitis C Virus in Shandong Province, China: Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Study by Lin Lin, Guoyong Wang, Lianzheng Hao, Tingbin Yan

“…ResultsGenotypes 1b (n=165) and 2a (n=131) were identified as the predominant subtypes, with a small number of genotypes 3b, 6a, 6k, and potential recombinant strains also detected. Phylogenetic analysis revealed distinct evolutionary clustering of 1b and 2a strains, suggesting multiple diffusion events within the province. …”
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Recurrent Paediatric Abdominal Pain Associated with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli Attributable to Unscreened use of Empirical Antibiotics: A Cross-sectional Study by Monalisa Subudhi, Sudhanshu Kumar Das, M Padmasree, Uday Kiran Reddy

“…The major bacteria, E. coli, that were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins were further processed phenotypically using the disc diffusion method to detect their Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) production. …”
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3T BOLD and DW magnetic resonance imaging quantitative parameters for prediction of early diabetic nephropathy by Omnia Ezz Eldin, Yahya Bashir Ali, Noha Mohamed Elkholy, Yasser Mazloum, Ashraf Naguib Ettaby

“…This study aimed to assess the role of blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques as predictive tools for the early stages of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Exploiting Natural Language Processing to Unveil Topics and Trends of Traumatic Brain Injury Research by Mert Karabacak, Ankita Jain, Pemla Jagtiani, Zachary L. Hickman, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Konstantinos Margetis

“…Using these topics' probabilities, we trained linear regression models to detect trends over time, recognizing topics that were gaining (hot) or losing (cold) relevance. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Wound and Pus Bacterial Pathogens at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Fizza Khalid, Christy Poulose, Dalal Farah Mousa Farah, Abid Mahmood, Azza Elsheikh, Osamah T. Khojah

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method as well as by MIC determination through the Vitek2 compact. …”
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Monitoring of the dynamics of antimicrobial resistance among wounded in the conditions of armed conflict by L. K. Sorokoumova, A. A. Kozhokaru, S. Yu. Yaremin, О. І. Zhorniak

“…The obtained data make it possible to detect the formation of hospital strains in a timely manner, to carry out epidemiological analysis and effective management. …”
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Hydrogen interaction in bulk fluids for geological storage application using NMR by Sidi Mamoudou, Son Dang, Chandra Rai

“…These results provide a baseline understanding of H₂ interactions in bulk fluids, informing future core plug measurements of hydrogen retention, diffusion, and mobility in depleted oil and gas reservoirs.…”
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A Case of Metastatic Uterine Tumor Originating from Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Mimicking Uterine Sarcoma by Mariko Fujima, Yoichi Kobayashi, Momoe Watanabe, Hiromi Shibuya, Hironori Matsumoto, Yoshiko Nishigaya, Mai Momomura, Shinya Yoshiike, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Junji Shibahara, Atsushi Suzuki

“…Additional work-up with MRI scans revealed T2-enhanced images of a tumor that had almost completely invaded the myometrium; the tumor presented with marked diffusion-weighted enhancement, and a flow void was noted within the tumor. …”
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Antibiotic resistance profiles of oral flora in hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius): implications for treatment of human bite wound infections by Anita L. Michel, Maralize Engelbrecht, Francois Roux, Jeanette Wentzel, Annelize Jonker

“…Multidrug resistance was detected in 22.6% of Gram-negative isolates and in 24.1% of all isolates. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profile of Listeria spp. isolated from raw fish by Marta Sołtysiuk, Paulina Przyborowska, Agnieszka Wiszniewska-Łaszczych, Dawid Tobolski

“…Isolation was performed following the standard protocol, which describes the horizontal method for detecting Listeria spp., including Listeria monocytogenes. …”
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Ozone-modified properties of pumpkin seed oil as anti-H. pylori, anticancer, anti-diabetic and anti-obesity agent by Sulaiman A. Alsalamah, Mohammed Ibrahim Alghonaim, Abeer Mahmoud Mohammad, Ashjan F. Khalel, Fatimah S. Alqahtani, Tarek M. Abdelghany

“…Anti- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) of both unrefined and ozonized pumpkin oils were detected using agar well diffusion technique. The anti-biofilm was tested at 25, 50 and 75% of MBC. …”
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Antibiotic resistance and pathogenic bacterial profiles in drinking and surface water in Baghdad, Iraq. by Wael Obaid, Anmar Khalaf, Jilan Shakur

“…The susceptibility of isolated bacteria to thirteen antibiotics was tested using disk diffusion techniques. Results: The results showed that water's pH values ranged between 6.4 and 8, while turbidity values varied from 0.88 to 9.21 NTU. …”
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