Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promoting Physical Activity: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults by Naoki Konishi, Takeyuki Oba, Keisuke Takano, Kentaro Katahira, Kenta Kimura

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify app-use patterns that are prospectively associated with increases in and maintenance of PA. …”
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Health and cost impact of stepping down asthma medication for UK patients, 2001-2017: A population-based observational study. by Chloe I Bloom, Laure de Preux, Aziz Sheikh, Jennifer K Quint

“…Limited data exist on asthma prescription patterns in a real-world setting. We aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of doses prescribed to a UK general asthma population and assess whether stepping down medication increased exacerbations or reliever use, as well as its impact on costs.…”
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FKBP5 as a key regulator of metabolic processes in birds: Insights from chicken pectoral muscle by Pengfei Du, Xiangli Zhang, Yao Zhu, Ziyang Wang, Xuemeng Si, Huaiyong Zhang, Yanqun Huang, Wen Chen

“…Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was utilized to analyze the spatiotemporal expression patterns of FKBP5 in chickens. Additionally, the impact of exogenous stimuli, including fasting, energy restriction, and insulin/pyruvate/glucose injections, on FKBP5 expression in the pectoral muscle was investigated. …”
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Real-World Assessment of the Association Between PCSK9i Adherence and LDL Reduction and Variability in a Chinese Clinical Practice by Ye X, Zhang S, Zhong X, Li M, Liu M, Zhuang X, Liao X

“…Adherence to PCSK9i was measured by proportion of days covered (PDC), calculated for treatment covered days divided by 365 days during a one-year period. Reduction ratio (percentage points, range 0– 100) was calculated as the ratio of reduction degree (difference between baseline value and the lowest value) to the baseline value. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens and Eight-Year Surveillance of XDR Bloodstream Infections in a Western Greece Tertiary Hospital by Maria Lagadinou, Marina Amerali, Christos Michailides, Anna Chondroleou, Katerina Skintzi, Anastasia Spiliopoulou, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Leonidia Leonidou, Stelios F. Assimakopoulos, Markos Marangos

“…The prevalence and distribution of these pathogens across different hospital wards and their susceptibility patterns to key antibiotics (aminoglycosides, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tigecycline, colistin, ampicillin-sulbactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam and ceftazidime-avibactam) were recorded. …”
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Technology-enabled CONTACT tracing in care homes in the COVID-19 pandemic: the CONTACT non-randomised mixed-methods feasibility study by Carl A Thompson, Thomas A Willis, Amanda Farrin, Adam Gordon, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Catherine Noakes, Kishwer Khaliq, Andrew Kemp, Tom Hall, Chris Bojke, Karen Spilsbury

“…Homes found information useful when it confirmed rather than challenged preconceived contact patterns. Staff privacy concerns were a barrier to adoption. …”
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Valor de alguns exames complementares na Coréia de Sydenha by Aron J. Diament

“…The APSRs that showed the highest positive indexes in the confidence intervale, independently of any correlation, were: a)antistreptolysin-O (n = 43) was high in 60.46% (confidence interval (CI) = 45.86 to 75.06%)), when the normal limit was considered up to 250 units; considering the normal limit of up to 333 units, therefore considering high titers starting at 400 units, the percentage of positivity fell to about half of the previous value (37.2%); b) copper (n = 39) appeared as the most altered APSR in our casuistics, with 94.97% (CI = 81.0 to 98.0%) of high values; the ceruloplasmin (n = 40) kept pace with copper and was increased in 90.0% (CI = 80.7 to 99.3%; c) the serum proteinogram (n = 24) showed patterns similar to those of the RF, that is, decrease in albumin in 66.66% and increase in alpha-2-globulin fraction in 91.60% (CI = 30.00 to 70.00%) of the cases; a simultaneous alteration of these two fractions observed in 11 cases (45.83%, CI = 25.9 to 65.76%); gamma-globulin, opposing the initial acute rheumatic patterns showed itself to be quite high 83.33% (CI = 68.43 to 98.23%); d)magnesium (n = 38) decreased in 86.84% (CI = 76.09 to 97.59%), increased in 4 cases (10.52%, CI = 2.5 to 25.0%) and was normal in one case (2.64%,); e)sulphur (like SO4 ion) was increased in 71.79% of the cases (CI = 57.68 to 85.90%); f) the cerebrospinal fluid's proteinogram (n = 13) showed an increase of prealbumin in 6 cases (46.15%); g)the EEG, during the acute phase (n = 42) showed anormality in 45.24% of the cases (CI = 30.19 to 60.29%); part of these anormalities persisted up to the phase of remission, when from 34 EEG only 29.41% (CI = 14.11 to 44.71%) showed anormalities (10 cases); among these, two were "disorganization of the alpha rhythm", one of which normalized rapidly, another showed only asymmetry and may be considered normal; there remained then only 7 cases in the remission phase, with persistent anormalities, which however, are discussible as to their pathologic significance in the ones labeled as "slow for the age" and "paroxystic dysrhytmia by slow waves" in the occipital areas, in view of the age group to which they belong (4 to 11 years). …”
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Valor de alguns exames complementares na Coréia de Sydenha The value of some laboratorial data in Sydenham's chorea by Aron J. Diament

“…The APSRs that showed the highest positive indexes in the confidence intervale, independently of any correlation, were: a)antistreptolysin-O (n = 43) was high in 60.46% (confidence interval (CI) = 45.86 to 75.06%)), when the normal limit was considered up to 250 units; considering the normal limit of up to 333 units, therefore considering high titers starting at 400 units, the percentage of positivity fell to about half of the previous value (37.2%); b) copper (n = 39) appeared as the most altered APSR in our casuistics, with 94.97% (CI = 81.0 to 98.0%) of high values; the ceruloplasmin (n = 40) kept pace with copper and was increased in 90.0% (CI = 80.7 to 99.3%; c) the serum proteinogram (n = 24) showed patterns similar to those of the RF, that is, decrease in albumin in 66.66% and increase in alpha-2-globulin fraction in 91.60% (CI = 30.00 to 70.00%) of the cases; a simultaneous alteration of these two fractions observed in 11 cases (45.83%, CI = 25.9 to 65.76%); gamma-globulin, opposing the initial acute rheumatic patterns showed itself to be quite high 83.33% (CI = 68.43 to 98.23%); d)magnesium (n = 38) decreased in 86.84% (CI = 76.09 to 97.59%), increased in 4 cases (10.52%, CI = 2.5 to 25.0%) and was normal in one case (2.64%,); e)sulphur (like SO4 ion) was increased in 71.79% of the cases (CI = 57.68 to 85.90%); f) the cerebrospinal fluid's proteinogram (n = 13) showed an increase of prealbumin in 6 cases (46.15%); g)the EEG, during the acute phase (n = 42) showed anormality in 45.24% of the cases (CI = 30.19 to 60.29%); part of these anormalities persisted up to the phase of remission, when from 34 EEG only 29.41% (CI = 14.11 to 44.71%) showed anormalities (10 cases); among these, two were "disorganization of the alpha rhythm", one of which normalized rapidly, another showed only asymmetry and may be considered normal; there remained then only 7 cases in the remission phase, with persistent anormalities, which however, are discussible as to their pathologic significance in the ones labeled as "slow for the age" and "paroxystic dysrhytmia by slow waves" in the occipital areas, in view of the age group to which they belong (4 to 11 years). …”
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Endovascular Management of Arterial Injuries Related to Venous Access: A Retrospective Review of 10‑Year Single-Center Experience by Mohammad Arabi, Abdullah Almutairi, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alangari, Mohammad Mari Alamri, Abdulaziz Alharbi, Abdulrahman Alvi, Qazi Shahbaz, Yousof Alzahrani, Omar Bashir, Azzam Khankan, Essam Dulaigan, Refaat Salman, Mohammad Almoaiqel

“…Purpose: Retrospective review of the pattern and management techniques of arterial injuries related to central venous access with long-term outcomes. …”
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miR-34-5p mediates 20E-induced autophagy in the fat body of Bombyx mori by targeting Atg1 by Huili Qiao, Ziqian Tong, Yuanzhuo Wang, Juanjuan Yang, Yanyan Sun, Huixuan Shi, Zhuo Liu, Jianping Duan, Dandan Li, Yunchao Kan

“…The expression analysis of miR-34-5p and Atg1 exhibited an opposite expression pattern in the fat body after the 20E treatment. Dual-luciferase assay indicated that miR-34-5p could inhibit Atg1 expression by targeting a binding site in CDS region of Atg1. …”
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Dynamic regulation of Rgs16 and its correlation with Neuregulin1 expression in acute and chronic nerve injury by Marina García-Bejarano, Marina García-Bejarano, Marina García-Bejarano, Riccardo Aucello, Riccardo Aucello, Federica Zen, Federica Zen, Marwa El Soury, Marwa El Soury, Francesca Cordero, Jesús M. de la Fuente, Isabelle Perroteau, Giulia Ronchi, Giulia Ronchi, Giovanna Gambarotta, Giovanna Gambarotta

“…Interestingly, this upregulation mirrored the expression pattern of Neuregulin1 (Nrg1), a gene critical for Schwann cell dedifferentiation and demyelination, strongly upregulated in traumatic and chronic nerve injuries. …”
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Elavl1 deletion in limb mesenchyme is dispensable for skeletal morphogenesis by Rohini Parsha, Satya K. Kota

“…Analyses of skeletal patterning, morphogenesis, and skeletal maturation, including skeletal elements in the stylopod, zeugopod, and autopod, during development did not reveal any significant differences between long bones from control and Elavl1 conditional knockout (cKO) animals. …”
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Partial substitution of chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer: a promising circular economy approach for improvement soil physical and chemical properties and sustainable cro... by Qian Chen, Qian Chen, Junhong Xie, Junhong Xie, Lingling Li, Lingling Li, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Linlin Wang, Linlin Wang, Lei Chang, Lei Chang, Changliang Du, Changliang Du

“…The present study showed that 12.5% OF (200 kg hm-2 of N) was a suitable cropping pattern in the region and was recommended for wider use in the region.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Sequelae in Febrile Patients in Six Hospitals along the Thai-Lao and Thai-Myanmar Borders, 2022-2023 by Dr Saithip Bhengsri, Dr. Emily Bloss, Dr. Pongpun Sawatwong, Dr. Nuttagarn Chuenchom, Dr. Tanaphat Lertwitayakumjorn, Dr. Barameht Piralam, Mr. Samkan Chaoprasert, Mr. Tuwan Simmali, Ms. Pornpan Bungkanjana, Dr. James D Heffelfinger, Dr. Anupong Sujariyakul

“…Half (210/420) of these cases reported persistent symptoms at the 6-month follow-up visit; fatigue (n=80, 19%), muscle pain (n=79, 19%), forgetfulness (n=76, 18%), insomnia (n=74, 18%) and shortness of breath (n=38, 9.0%) were the most common symptoms described by cases. A similar pattern of symptoms was observed among 442 participants at the 3-month follow-up visit. …”
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Inflammation and Nutritional Status Mediated the Increased of Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Associated with eGFRdiff Post-Ablation by Huang W, Liu H, Luo Y, Xiong S, Suo S, Zhang Z, Shang L, Sun H

“…We found that eGFRdiff was much higher or lower, the risk of AF recurrence increased, forming a U-shaped curve. This pattern was consistent in most groups of patients, except for women who showed a different trend. …”
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Effects of landslide hazards on quality of stream water and sediments by O. Phewnil, T. Pattamapitoon, N. Semvimol, W. Wararam, K. Duangmal, A. Intaraksa, K. Chunkao, P. Maskulrath, S. Hanthayung, P. Wichittrakarn

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Landslide disasters in Thailand between 1970 and 2011 revealed a notable pattern: they primarily originated on mountain slopes, distinguished by a deeper soil profile. …”
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The value of echocardiography in the staging of preexcitation syndrome and the assessment of left ventricular wall dyskinesia in children by Yahui Yuan, Shu Li, Jun Chen, Yu Mao, Ming Yang, Shiwei Yang, Wentao Kong, Hao Liu

“…Whether echocardiographic multiparameter indices can improve the diagnostic specificity and guide the classification of WPWs and assess the recovery of left ventricular (LV) synchrony and ventricular wall dyskinesia in patients after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a very important direction of research.ObjectivesTo analyse the echocardiographic performance of patients with WPWs: (1) to assess the hazard of WPWs on cardiac function and LV wall dyskinesia using ultrasound multiparameters, with the aim of exploring in depth the pattern of effect of WPWs on cardiac function and motion, (2) to attempt to use echocardiography for staging WPWs, and (3) to predict patient recovery after RFA.MethodsThe clinical, echocardiographic and RFA data of 75 children with RFA-confirmed WPWs from January 2019 to December 2024 were retrospectively analysed and compared with 60 healthy controls during the same period. …”
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Creencias sobre el dolor lumbar en estudiantes de fisioterapia (Beliefs about low back pain in physiotherapy students) by Claudio Carvajal-Parodi, Camilo Ojeda, Tomás Silva, Cristhian Mendoza, Andrés Riveros Valdés, Francisco Guede-Rojas

“…Myths 3 and 5 presented a less clear distributional pattern. Second-level students presented a higher degree of agreement with the myths, and third-level students presented greater insecurity in the answers. …”
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Investigation of Population Changes and Determination of the Bean Pod Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) Peak in Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Linnaeus Fields by Pheromon... by Sedighe Ashtari

“…In each of the two study areas (Milajerd and Khomein), two infected farms (approximately one hectare each) were selected (a total of 4 farms), and 3 delta traps were placed in each farm in a triangular pattern and 100 meters apart. To eliminate edge effects for trap installation, traps were placed 5 meters inside the field and then installed. …”
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Dynamic gas supply mechanism and theoretical production modes of free gas-rich deep coal reservoirs by Shida CHEN, Taiyuan ZHANG, Dazhen TANG, Hao XU, Shu TAO, Song LI, Shuling TANG

“…Furthermore, the first priority for commercial production capacity construction of deep CBM is determining rational production capacity targets and required well-controlled areas for varying deep geological units and synergistically optimizing well completion methods, well pattern density, fracturing parameters, production allocation rates, and production cycles under the guidance of geological and engineering integration.…”
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