Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Erosive-Ulcerative Lesions of the Gastroduodenal Zone in Schoolchildren of Various Ages in Siberia by E. V. Kasparov, T. V. Polivanova, V. A. Vshivkov

“…An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (283 children in Tyva, 110 in Buryatia and 205 in Evenkia) was performed by random selection in the age groups of schoolchildren with gastrointestinal complaints in each region.Results. The GERD prevalence among schoolchildren in Siberia was 6.4 %. …”
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The effectiveness of dyadic interventions for health outcomes of prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuan Xiao, Jiao Sun, Min Liu, Haifeng Wang, Jingjing Guan

“…Abstract Background Prostate cancer is a worldwide health issue, and current prostate cancer care extends to the patient‒caregiver dyadic setting, where individuals are interdependent and interact with each other as well as possible negative psychological and behavioural outcomes. …”
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Improvement in the effective cataract surgical coverage in Malaysia: evidence of impact from a mobile cataract outreach program by Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Nyi Nyi Naing, Norasyikin Mustafa, Wan Radziah Wan Nawang, Siti Nurhuda Sharudin, Mohd Aziz Husni

“…It involved a multistage cluster sampling method, each cluster comprising 50 residents aged 50 years and older. …”
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PM2.5 in Sri Lanka: Trend Analysis, Low-cost Sensor Correlations and Spatial Distribution by Ranil Dhammapala, Ashani Basnayake, Sarath Premasiri, Lakmal Chathuranga, Karen Mera

“…BAM data show PM2.5 levels were “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” or “Unhealthy” according to the U.S. classification system, for at least 50% of the time between each November and the following February. This coincides with the northeast monsoon when stable air masses reduce dispersion of pollutants. …”
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Own Experience in the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Diagnosis of Esophageal Achalasia by O. A. Storonova, N. I. Kanevskii, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The output of an image corresponding to the diagnosis is produced for each manometric type of the disease.Conclusions. …”
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A Low Complexity Dual-Phase Alternating Scheme is Used With the PTS Method to Reduce PAPR for B5G Systems by Yung-Ping Tu, Chen-Wei Hsu

“…In the second stage, we use the dual-phase alternation of 0 and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pi $ </tex-math></inline-formula> radian to wimple the effect of the peaking power of each subcarrier on PAPR one by one until the estimated amount <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…More than 350 million of world's populations have chronic HBV infection and near 1 million people are dying due to this infection each year. About 150-200 million of world's population have chronic HCV infection that leads to nearly 350 000 deaths annually. …”
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Response of Microbial Community Structure and Diversity to Nitrogen Deposition in Soils of Pinus yunnanensis Forest of the Central Yunnan Plateau by SONG Chenggong, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, LI Xiaodong, ZHANG Jiguo, LI Yun, DENG Qiujiang

“…[Results] (1) In both the dry and rainy seasons, soil pH and TOC content were reduced, and TN was increased under each N treatment when compared with CK, and both NH+4-N and NO-3-N were increased at MN and HN compared to CK; (2) Both bacterial and fungal α-diversity were higher in the rainy season than in the dry season; bacterial α-diversity increased at LN under both seasons compared to CK, whereas fungi α-diversity increased at LN in the dry season; (3) In both the dry and rainy seasons, the dominant bacterial phyla were Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Actinobacteria, and the dominant fungal phyla were Basidiomycota, Ascomycota and Mortierellomycota; (4) The dominant bacterial and fungal genera were significantly correlated with pH, TOC, TN and NH-3-N during the dry and wet seasons. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation modulates jejunal host-microbiota interface in weanling piglets by Shankumar Mooyottu, Muhammed Shafeekh Muyyarikkandy, Farnaz Yousefi, Ganwu Li, Orhan Sahin, Eric Burrough, Joy Scaria, Brett Sponseller, Alejandro Ramirez

“…The FMT group received fecal microbiota preparation from 3-month-old healthy pigs on the 1st and 3rd day after weaning. Half of each group was inoculated with an enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) isolate 10 days post-FMT. …”
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Sequence-based GWAS in 180,000 German Holstein cattle reveals new candidate variants for milk production traits by Ana-Marija Križanac, Christian Reimer, Johannes Heise, Zengting Liu, Jennie E. Pryce, Jörn Bennewitz, Georg Thaller, Clemens Falker-Gieske, Jens Tetens

“…Genome-wide significant signals were fine-mapped with the Bayesian approach that determines the credible variant sets and generates the probability of causality for each signal. The variants with the highest probabilities of being causal were further classified using external information about the function and evolution, making the prioritization for subsequent validation experiments easier. …”
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Examining the Impact of Certificate of Need Laws on the Utilization and Reimbursement of Cataract Surgeries Among Medicare Beneficiaries by Alvina Liang, Jennifer L. Lindsey

“…Utilization was slightly higher in non-CON than in CON states for each year except 2019. **Discussion:** Utilization of non-complex cataract surgery by Medicare beneficiaries declined over the study period in both CON and non-CON states, possibly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Epidemiology of clinically significant migraine in Israel: a retrospective database study by A. Shifrin, E. Domany, M. Tirosh, D. Davidovici, S. Vinker, I. Forschner, A. Israel

“…Clinically significant migraine patients were identified using stringent criteria, including repeated diagnostic codes for migraine, confirmation by a neurologist, or the use of migraine-specific therapies. Each migraine patient was matched 1:1 with a control individual of similar age, sex, socioeconomic status, and ethnic background. …”
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Penerapan Metode K-Means Berbasis Jarak untuk Deteksi Kendaraan Bergerak by Yuslena Sari, Andreyan Rizky Baskara, Puguh Budi Prakoso

“…In general, K-Means is a heuristic algorithm that partitioned the data set into K clusters by minimizing the number of squared distances in each cluster. In this paper, the K-Means algorithm applies Euclidean distance, Manhattan distance, Canberra distance, Chebyshev distance and Braycurtis distance. …”
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Protocol paper: randomized controlled trial of the smart online-to-offline model development for chronic diseases management through digital health in real world setting by Jae Eun Shin, Juho Choi, Heejung Lee, Suk-Won Lee, Juhwan Oh

“…Participants are randomized into treatment and control arms for each group. The intervention includes personalized digital healthcare support, continuous data monitoring, and online education, with primary care provided by healthcare professionals. …”
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Effects of dietary Chlorella ellipsoidea on growth performance, body composition, and hematology of stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis by Alam Asraful, Bristy Fouzia Sultana, Amzad Hossain M., Rabiul Islam M., Fatema Umme Kaniz, Golam Rasul M.

“…Triplicate groups of fish were fed with each experimental diet to satiation twice daily for 10 weeks. …”
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Growth, Yield and Quality of Maize under Ozone and Carbon Dioxide Interaction in North West India by Achchhelal Yadav, Arti Bhatia, Sudesh Yadav, Archana Singh, Ritu Tomer, Ramesh Harit, Vinod Kumar, Bhupinder Singh

“…To understand how the growth and nutritional quality of maize will be affected under elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and tropospheric ozone (O3) interaction, a field experiment was conducted under free air O3 and CO2 enrichment rings (FAOCE) growing HQPM-1 and PMH-1 maize cultivars at New Delhi, India. Each cultivar was exposed to ambient and elevated CO2 (559 ppm) alone and along with ambient and elevated O3 (71.8 ppb) throughout the growing period. …”
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Anthropometric measurements as markers of elevated blood pressure among Portuguese children and adolescents by Edmar Mendes, Paulo Farinatti, Alynne Andaki, Susana Vale, Andreia Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos, Clarice Martins, Jorge Mota

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine the predictive capacity each of these measurements for identifying individuals with elevated BP. …”
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…The scale was piloted and the final version was tested in 1546 adults with multimorbidity (mean age 71 years) who took part in the 3D Study, a cluster randomised controlled trial. For each question, we examined the proportion of missing data and the distribution of responses. …”
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One-year Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Cost of Hospitalizations for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States by Christopher M. Blanchette, Emily Zacherle, Joshua M. Noone, Bryce A. Van Doren, Debosree Roy, Reuben Howden

“…Frequencies and percentages for patient demographics were compared using bivariate statistics (eg, chi-square test). Recognizing the non-parametric nature of length of stay and cost, we calculated median values and interquartile ranges for these variables for each group of patients. …”
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Comparative in vitro study of a new silicone mouth swab for soft tissue cleaning under wet and dry brushing conditions by Nutthawadee Engsomboon, Bhornsawan Thanathornwong, Siriwan Suebnukarn

“…The MC3 silicone head (n = 12) and the new silicone head (n = 12) were attached to a V.P.2000 tooth brushing machine, operating at 75 rounds per minute with a force of 2.45 N, and each was used to brush the surface 25 times under both wet (n = 12) and dry (n = 12) conditions. …”
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