The effect of tactile versus auditory stimulation on reducing pain associated with invasive procedures among preterm neonates at NICUs by Entsar Shehata Mohammed, Seham Mohammed Elmwafie, Fatma Sayed Abdelaziz Mohamed, Safaa Salah Ismail

“…Results During the invasive procedure, preterm neonates in the tactile stimulation group showed the lowest mean scores across pain indicators, including facial expression (0.30 ± 0.466), breathing pattern (0.37 ± 0.490), arm movement (0.53 ± 0.507), leg movement (0.43 ± 0.504), state of arousal (0.70 ± 0.450), cry (0.63 ± 0.615), oxygen saturation (0.37 ± 0.490), and heart rate (0.60 ± 0.498). …”
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The long-term straw return resulted in significant differences in soil microbial community composition and community assembly processes between wheat and rice by Siyuan Cui, Shangqi Xu, Guangqiao Cao, Xinkai Zhu

“…However, the impact of varying straw return durations on soil microbial community composition and development remains insufficiently understood within a rice-wheat cropping system.MethodsIn this study, soil samples were collected during the wheat and rice harvesting periods following seven straw return durations: no straw return (NR) or 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 years of straw return (SR1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), and microbial sequencing was performed.ResultsThe results revealed a biphasic pattern in alpha diversity (Chao1 and Shannon) of soil microbial communities with increasing straw return duration, characterized by an initial increase followed by a subsequent decrease. …”
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Classification of left and right-hand motor imagery in acute stroke patients using EEG microstate by Shiyang Lv, Xiangying Ran, Mengsheng Xia, Yehong Zhang, Ting Pang, Xuezhi Zhou, Zongya Zhao, Yi Yu, Zhixian Gao

“…Results Microstate analysis revealed significant differences in temporal features of microstate A and C during left and right-hand MI tasks. During left-hand MI, microstate A exhibited longer Duration(P fdr=0.032), higher Occurrence(P fdr=0.018), and greater Coverage(P fdr=0.004) compared to the right-hand, whereas microstate C showed the opposite pattern(P fdr=0.044, P fdr=0.004, P fdr=0.004). …”
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El Niño‐La Niña Asymmetries in the Changes of ENSO Complexities and Dynamics Since 1990 by Xumin Li, Jin‐Yi Yu, Ruiqiang Ding

“…In contrast, there is no observed increase in precipitation efficiency during El Niño.…”
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Interannual fluctuations in the flow of the Akhdaryasay and Kharagachsay rivers in the territory of Uzbekistan and issues of their effective use by Ganiev Shahob, Haydarov Safarboy, Shirinboyev Dilmuhammad, Sattarov Javkhar, Amirkulov Mamatkul

“…The change and pattern of rainfall-runoff in the Middle Zeravshan basin were determined during the year by months and seasons. …”
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A Review on Biomechanics of Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Materials for Reconstruction by M. Marieswaran, Ishita Jain, Bhavuk Garg, Vijay Sharma, Dinesh Kalyanasundaram

“…The key conclusions of this review are as follows: (a) the highest shear forces on the anterior cruciate ligament occur during hyperextension/low flexion angles of the knee joint; (b) the characterization of the anterior cruciate ligament at variable strain rates is critical to model a viscoelastic behavior; however, studies on human anterior cruciate ligament on variable strain rates are yet to be reported; (c) a significant disparity on maximum stress/strain pattern of the anterior cruciate ligament was observed in the earlier works; (d) nearly all synthetic grafts have been recalled from the market; and (e) bridge-enhanced repair developed by Murray is a promising technique for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, currently in clinical trials. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Air Quality in Agricultural and Urban Areas in Korea by Jeong-Deok Baek, Hung-Soo Joo, Sung-Hyun Bae, Byung-Wook Oh, Min-Wook Kim, Jin-Ho Kim

“…This pattern closely followed temperature and wind speed variations.…”
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Calcium signaling in tunicate development by Joel C. Glover, Joel C. Glover, Oleg Tolstenkov, Yana Mikhaleva

“…It then covers the dynamics and implicated mechanisms of Ca2+ signals during different phases of development from oocyte to larva. …”
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Hemimegalencephaly and Epileptic Encephalopathy Associated with a Variant of Uncertain Significance of the TRIO Gene by Eugenia ROZA, Ramona ANDREI, Raluca Ioana TELEANU

“…Objectives: Electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES) is a type of EEG pattern seen in children with childhood-onset epileptic seizures and cognitive, language and motor regression. …”
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Changing Epidemiology of <i>Candida</i> spp. Causing Bloodstream Infections in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Greece: Appearance of <i>Candida auris</i> by Athina Pyrpasopoulou, Charalampos Zarras, Eleni Mouloudi, Georgios Vakalis, Argyro Ftergioti, Dimitrios Kouroupis, Anastasia-Izampella Papathanasiou, Elias Iosifidis, Stella Goumperi, Charis Lampada, Maria Terzaki, Emmanuel Roilides

“…Candidemia-associated mortality was high (>50%) in 2020 and peaked during the pandemic. During the study period, <i>Candida parapsilosis</i> remained the most frequent <i>Candida</i> spp. …”
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STAT is an essential activator of the zygotic genome in the early Drosophila embryo. by Amy Tsurumi, Fan Xia, Jinghong Li, Kimberly Larson, Russell LaFrance, Willis X Li

“…In Drosophila, it has been shown that maternal morphogen gradients and ubiquitously distributed general transcription factors may cooperate to upregulate zygotic genes that are essential for pattern formation in the early embryo. Here, we show that Drosophila STAT (STAT92E) functions as a general transcription factor that, together with the transcription factor Zelda, induces transcription of a large number of early-transcribed zygotic genes during the MZT. …”
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The Systematic Risk Behavior in the Life Cycle Stages of Companies and the Moderating Effect of Managerial Ability by Reyhaneh Haghighi

“…Firm characteristics influence systematic risk and, according to life cycle theory, these characteristics change over the life cycle following a predetermined pattern. Therefore, changes in systematic risk are expected following a predicted pattern. …”
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Facilitating high-temperature curing of natural rubber with a conventional accelerated-sulphur system using a synergistic combination of bismaleimides by S. Gopi Sathi, E. Harea, A. Machu, R. Stocek

“…However, even with the use of 4 phr of MF, a considerable reversion was noticed during the curing of NR with CV at 180 °C for 1 hr. …”
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Geochemistry and tectonic setting of volcanic rocks in Ahovan area, northeast of Semnan (Central Iran) by Saeed Kamran, Ahmad Ahamadi Khalaji, Mehdi Rezaei-Kahkhaei, Peyman Eskandarnia, Zahra Tahmasbi

“…In the Y versus Zr diagram, the study rocks are in the volcanic arc setting. The REE pattern of the study rocks normalized to chondrite follow the sloping pattern of calc-alkane rocks related to island arcs. …”
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Impacts of reproductive systems on grapevine genome and breeding by Hua Xiao, Yue Wang, Wenwen Liu, Xiaoya Shi, Siyang Huang, Shuo Cao, Qiming Long, Xu Wang, Zhongjie Liu, Xiaodong Xu, Yanling Peng, Pengfei Wang, Zhonghao Jiang, Summaira Riaz, Andrew M. Walker, Brandon S. Gaut, Sanwen Huang, Yongfeng Zhou

“…The impacts are widely divergent, which show interesting patterns of genomic purging and the Hill-Robertson interference. …”
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Normative Database of Spatiotemporal Gait Metrics Across Age Groups: An Observational Case–Control Study by Lianne Mobbs, Vinuja Fernando, R. Dineth Fonseka, Pragadesh Natarajan, Monish Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs

“…The IMU was placed at the sternal angle of each participant to ensure optimal data capture during a 50 m walk along a flat, unobstructed pathway. …”
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Determinants and Experiences of Care‐Seeking for Childhood Pneumonia in a Rural Indian Setting: A Mixed‐Methods Study by Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Sarmila Mazumder, Yasir Bin Nisar, Aditya Bhatt, Mandeep Singh, Tarun Madhur, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy

“…Data on socio‐demographic characteristics, health insurance, care‐seeking patterns and provider preferences were collected. Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) identified potential confounders in the association between care‐seeking behaviour and key exposure variables. …”
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Evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease in patients treated with JAK inhibitors: a MAJIK-SFR cohort study by Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Philippe Dieude, Rene-Marc Flipo, Jerome Avouac, Emanuelle Dernis, Anne Tournadre, Marie-Elise Truchetet, Raphaele Seror, André Ramon, Nicolas Roux, André Basch, Pascal Chazerain, Fabienne Coury-Lucas, Richard Damade, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Thao Pham, Clément Prati, Olivier Brocq, Jean Hugues Salmon, Christian hubert roux, Félicien Triboulet, Charles Leské, Émilie Shipley

“…Non-specific interstitial pneumonia and usual interstitial pneumonia accounted for 46% and 43% of the chest HRCT ILD patterns, respectively. No significant changes in FVC and DLCO were observed during the follow-up period. …”
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Genome-wide associations spanning 194 in-hospital drug dosage change phenotypes highlight diverse genetic backgrounds in concurrent drug therapy by Alexander Pil Henriksen, Cristina Leal Rodríguez, Hannah Currant, Ioannis Louloudis, Jorge Hernansanz Biel, Maria Herrero-Zazo, Ewan Birney, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Gianluca Mazzoni, Amalie Dahl Haue, Henning Bundgaard, Christian Erikstrup, Khoa Manh Dinh, Liam Quinn, Mie Topholm Bruun, Henrik Hjalgrim, Erik Sørensen, Christina Mikkelsen, Michael Schwinn, Ole Birger Vestager Pedersen, Henrik Ullum, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Karina Banasik, Søren Brunak

“…Our findings reveal distinct patterns of genetic variation across different drug pairs, suggesting a diverse set of genes involved in drug efficacy and drug response. …”
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Advancing West Nile virus monitoring through whole genome sequencing: Insights from a One Health genomic surveillance study in Romagna (Italy) by Martina Brandolini, Alessandra Mistral De Pascali, Irene Zaghi, Giorgio Dirani, Silvia Zannoli, Ludovica Ingletto, Antonio Lavazza, Davide Lelli, Michele Dottori, Mattia Calzolari, Massimiliano Guerra, Carlo Biagetti, Francesco Cristini, Paolo Bassi, Rino Biguzzi, Monica Cricca, Alessandra Scagliarini, Vittorio Sambri

“…In this context, the systematic acquisition of whole viral genetic information from human patients and animals is fundamental to obtain an in-depth knowledge on the patterns of virus evolution and transmission and to gain insights on the role virus genetics in morbidity and mortality, The purpose of this pilot study was thus to design a One-Health surveillance framework based on the genomic surveillance of WNV circulating at the vector-human-animal interface, in the endemic territory of Romagna (North-Eastern Italy) during the 2023 transmission season. …”
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