Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence Assay versus Microbiological Swab Culture in the Evaluation of Surface Sanitation in a Pediatric Hospital in Romania by Tudorica (Sirmon) A, Bădițoiu LM, Anghel M, Laitin SMD, Muntean D, Kemper CA

“…Additionally, Ultrasnap proved to be a sensitive indicator of residual organic matter, enhancing the capacity to distinguish between different sanitation levels and allowing cleaning and disinfection practices to be adjusted in real time, thereby reducing the risk of cross-transmission.Keywords: bioluminescence, ATP, disinfection, rapid assessment, hospital surfaces…”
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Development and validation of a Pediatric Internationally agreed UltraSound Hip synovitis protocol (PIUS-hip), by the PReS imaging working party by Daniel Windschall, Ralf Trauzeddel, Silvia Magni-Manzoni, Hatice Adiguzel-Dundar, Sven Hardt, Manuela Krumrey-Langkammerer, Lampros Fotis, Rainer Berendes, Sebastian Schua, Maria Haller, Ferhat Demir, Betul Sözeri, Faekah Gohar, the PReS Imaging Working Party

“…Results 60 patients were enrolled who had 76 hips with and 32 without clinical arthritis. …”
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Assessing the potential of germplasm collections for the management of genetic diversity: the case of the French National Cryobank by Jacques, Alicia, Duclos, Delphine, Danchin-Burge, Coralie, Mercat, Marie-José, Tixier-Boichard, Michèle, Restoux, Gwendal

“…Overall, breeds with a large commercial distribution had more donors in the collection than local breeds, while the number of doses available was mainly determined by the physiology of the species. …”
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Muscle power is associated with higher levels of walking capacity and self-reported gait performance and physical activity in individuals with cerebral palsy by Mattie E. Pontiff, Mattie E. Pontiff, Abhinandan Batra, Li Li, Noelle G. Moreau

“…There was no significant difference between the strength of the associations between walking capacity and each test of power (PLP and Isok) (p > 0.05). …”
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Analyzing multiple types of discrimination using implicit and explicit measures, comparing target vs. Dominant groups, in a study of smoking/vaping among community health center me... by Sari L. Reisner, Nykesha Johnson, Jarvis T. Chen, Maddalena Marini, Merrily E. LeBlanc, Kenneth H. Mayer, Apriani Oendari, Donna M. Bright, Sharon Callender, Guale Valdez, Tanveer Khan, Nancy Krieger

“…Overall, 31.6% were people of color; 31.8% identified as transgender or nonbinary/genderqueer; 68.6% were sexual minority. For education, 20.5% had some college/vocational school or no college. …”
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Sex-Biased CD3ζ 3ʹ-UTR SNP Increased Incidence Risk in Aplastic Anemia by Guo L, Zhang Y, Liu X, Xiao Y, Luo W, Fang S, Li Y, Lai J, Li Y, Li B

“…In this study, our aim was to analyze whether CD3ζ 3ʹ-UTR SNPs were associated with AA susceptibility and had influence on CD3ζ protein level and provide new research data for exploring the pathogenesis of aplastic anemia.Patients and Methods: We screened the genotypes of SNPs in 101 healthy individuals and 91 AA patients by PCR-RFLP and sequencing. …”
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Effects of an elimination diet and a healthy diet in children with Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: 1‐Year prospective follow‐up of a two‐arm randomized, controlled study... by Annick Huberts‐Bosch, Margreet Bierens, Julia J. Rucklidge, Verena Ly, Rogier Donders, Gigi H. H. van deLoo‐Neus, Alejandro Arias‐Vasquez, Helen Klip, Jan K. Buitelaar, Saskia W. van denBerg, Nanda N. Rommelse

“…The HD (+CAU) ‐ but not ED (+CAU) ‐ trajectory had comparable 1‐year outcomes compared to the non‐randomized CAU‐trajectory. …”
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Context matters: examining factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based family systems care for small and sick newborns across the care continuum by Christina Schuler, Christina Schuler, Faith Agbozo, Emmanuel Bansah, Barbara Preusse-Bleuler, Richard Owusu, Riccardo E. Pfister, Riccardo E. Pfister

“…From the highest score of 5, the COACH dimension for organizational resources had the lowest score (2.8). Community engagement, commitment to work, monitoring services for action, and informal payment reported scores between 3.7 and 3.9. …”
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Genetic characterization and pathogenicity of two recombinant PRRSV-2 strains from lineages 1, 3, 5, and 8 emerged in China by Chunhua Wei, Chen Liu, Guangsong Chen, Yuan Yang, Jiarui Li, Huijuan Dan, Ailing Dai, Cuiqin Huang, Manlin Luo, Jiankui Liu

“…Results Full-length genome analysis revealed that FJLIUY2017 and PRRSV2/CN/G8/2018 share 89.2% identity with each other, and in particular, they had a low degree of homology (< 92%) with PRRSV sequences available in GenBank. …”
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Efficiency in stress echo service delivery without compromising on diagnostic accuracy: quality improvement project on the need to advise cessation of rate-controlling medication b... by Emil Tom John, Laya Hariharan, Muhammad (Syed Zohaib) Amjad, Attila Kardos

“…Patients who did not reach THR (41% (15/37)) had positive DSE compared with 36% (69/190) who reached THR (p=0.626). …”
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Assessment of cardiometabolic age and aging rate in individuals with type 2 diabetes by A.V. Pysaruk, Ya.A. Saenko, B.M. Mankovsky

“…Aging rate was assessed by the difference between biological and chronological age. …”
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The prognostic value of systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immune-based therapy by Tian He, Bin Xu, Lu-Na Wang, Zi-Yi Wang, Huan-Chen Shi, Cheng-Jie Zhong, Xiao-Dong Zhu, Ying-Hao Shen, Jian Zhou, Jia Fan, Hui-Chuan Sun, Bo Hu, Cheng Huang

“…ROC curves confirmed that SII had superior predictive accuracy compared to common clinical indicators, with predictive relevance even in AFP-negative patients. …”
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ROZWÓJ INSTYTUCJI TRUSTU W PRAWIE SZKOCKIM by Aleksander Stępkowski

“…The rules of evidence adopted by the Court of Session differed substantially from those of Scottish land law which were usually applied when proving titles in land. …”
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Clinical and genetic determinants of worse sexual experience in male patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a multimodal study by Feng Huang, Jian Zhu, Yiwen Wang, Jianglin Zhang, Dai Gao, Xiaojian Ji, Lidong Hu, Xingkang Liu

“…In the regression model adjusted for age, disease duration and body mass index, disease activity (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index), physical function (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index), mobility (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, chest expansion and finger-floor distance), health index (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society Health Index), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) and psychological status (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), HADS-Anxiety and HADS-Depression) were significant determinants of sexual experience. …”
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Lymphoproliferative diseases in primary Sjogren's syndrome by V. i. Vasiljev, N. A. Probatova, N. N. Tupitsyn, E. Y. Varlamova, O. A. Logvinenko, A. M. Kovrigina, E. M. Sholohova, M. V. Simonova, T. N. Safonova, V. R. Gorodetsky, N. V. Kokosadze, A. M. Pavlovskaya, T. N. Kondratjeva, Z. G. Kadagidze, E. V. Gayduk

“…Median pSS duration before development of NHL was 17 years. 43 (93,3%) patients had B-cell and 3 (6,7%) - T-cell NHL. All types of NHL were present except precursor cell lymphomas. …”
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Characterization of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Gene Family and Their Responses to Salinity Stress and Fruit Development in Octoploid Strawberry by Yunting Zhang, Yan Chen, Weiliang Gao, Su Tian, Bangyu Lin, Xianjie Gu, Yuanxiu Lin, Mengyao Li, Yan Wang, Wen He, Yong Zhang, Qing Chen, Ya Luo, Xiaorong Wang, Haoru Tang

“…In this study, 32 SOD genes consisting of 16 Cu/ZnSODs, 11 FeSODs, and 5 MnSOD were identified, which presented three well-resolved clades in the phylogenetic tree. Each clade had similar motifs, and exon–intron structures, which in turn supported the evolutionary classification. …”
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Melanocortin-1 receptor expression as a predictive factor for postoperative outcomes in melanoma patients: a retrospective study by Tian Xiang, Tian Xiang, Haiying Li, Xiaowei Wang, Danke Su

“…The decision clinical curve revealed that the nomogram models had better predictive performance for DFS and OS than the MC1RT or MC1RN thresholds.ConclusionsLow MC1R expression in melanoma tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissue might be beneficial for the prognosis of melanoma patients. …”
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Cognitive-motor interference in multiple sclerosis revisited: a dual-task paradigm using wearable inertial sensors and the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test by Lea Kremer, Lea Kremer, Lucas Schreff, Daniel Hamacher, Patrick Oschmann, Patrick Oschmann, Veit Rothhammer, Philipp M. Keune, Philipp M. Keune, Roy Müller, Roy Müller, Roy Müller

“…The use of PASAT as a dual-task cognitive challenge was feasible and had a considerable influence on gait. Results support the capacity sharing theory, suggesting that limited cognitive resources are redistributed between tasks under dual-task conditions.…”
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Effects of PRP injection combined with intersecting femoral head decompression versus combined with multiple core decompression in the treatment of avascular necrosis of femoral he... by Lei Sun, Ziyao Xu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Jinwei Zhao, Mengshuai Sun, Guangling Gao, Fang Gao, Hongjiang Jiang, Changjun Ju

“…Compared with PRP injection combined with MCD, PRP injection combined with intersecting femoral head decompression had better functional and radiographic outcomes in our study.…”
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Cardiorespiratory Responses to Glittre ADL Test in Bronchiectasis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ravoori Hena, Gopala Krishna Alaparthi, K. Shyam Krishnan, R. Anand, Vishak Acharya, Pretham Acharya

“…There was statistical difference in peripheral oxygen saturation in bronchiectasis in the six-minute walk test (p=0.03). …”
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