Thermal characteristics of hybrid Nanofluid (Cu-Al2O3) flow through Darcy porous medium with chemical effects via numerical successive over relaxation technique by Assmaa Abd-Elmonem, Qammar Rubbab, Hakim AL. Garalleh, Fazeelat Rehman, Muhammad Amjad, Fayza Abdel Aziz ElSeabee, Nesreen Sirelkhtam Elmki Abdalla, Wasim Jamshed, Syed M. Hussain, Hijaz Ahmad

“…The flow of fluids through porous media is commonly described using the Darcy model, therefore investigating hybrid nanofluids in this setting is rather new. …”
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Right Ventricular Function Score by Echocardiography for Predicting Outcomes After Heart Transplantation by Wei Sun, Yuji Xie, Ye Zhu, Yun Yang, Xin Zhang, Nianguo Dong, Guohua Wang, Yuman Li, Jing Wang, Qing Lv, Mingxing Xie, Li Zhang

“…Moreover, incorporating the RVFS into the base clinical model significantly improved the C‐statistic of the prediction model (C‐statistic from 0.70 to 0.83, P<0.001). …”
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Soluble ST2 does not change cardiovascular risk prediction compared to cardiac troponin T in kidney transplant candidates. by Mira T Keddis, Ziad El-Zoghby, Bruce Kaplan, Jeffrey W Meeusen, Leslie J Donato, Fernando G Cosio, D Eric Steidley

“…During 28 months (IQR 25.3-30), 7.5% died, 13.0% developed CVE and 19.0% developed the composite outcome. Elevated sST2 was associated with the composite outcome (hazard ratio = 1.76, CI 1.06-2.73, p = 0.029) on univariate analysis but not after adjusting for age, diabetes and cTnT (p = 0.068). sST2 did not change the risk prediction model for composite outcome after including age, diabetes, prior history of CVE and elevated cTnT.…”
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Assessing the performance of novel and sustainable electrochemical sensor based on cobalt sulfide/upcycled reduced graphene oxide from plastic waste by Arafat Toghan, N. Roushdy, Sami A. Al-Hussain, Mohamed S. Elnouby, Samah M. Yousef, A.A.M. Farag, M. Elsayed Youssef, Noha A. Elessawy

“…In this study, a cobalt sulfide/reduced graphene oxide (CoS/rGO) nanocomposite was synthesized via a straightforward, low-cost method that integrates thiourea and cobalt acetate to form CoS, with rGO derived from recycled plastic waste. …”
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Hand dexterity and mobility independently predict cognition in older adults: a multi-domain regression analysis by Thomas Rudolf Schneider, Ansgar Felbecker, Ansgar Felbecker, Ben von Mitzlaff, Ben von Mitzlaff, Gregor Weissofner, Gregor Weissofner, Sarah Meier, Sarah Meier, Patrick Eggenberger, Patrick Eggenberger, Patrick Eggenberger, Simon Annaheim

“…BackgroundMotor function is a sensitive indicator of cognitive aging but the unique contributions of different motor domains are unclear when assessed together.MethodsWe evaluated 98 community-dwelling older adults (median age: 74). …”
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The use of immobilized form of benzalkonium chloride and metronidazole in the treatment of purulent wounds by Anastasia S. Gorohova, Arsen Yu. Grigoryan, Alexander I. Bezhin, Tatyana A. Pankrusheva, Boris S. Sukovatykh, Ludmila V. Zhilyaeva, Ekaterina S. Mishina, Elena V. Kobzareva

“…The experiment was performed on 180 male Wistar rats, which were divided into three statistically homogeneous groups of 60 animals in each, a purulent wound was modeled in all experimental rats using the method of P.I. …”
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Rheology, mechanical properties and microstructure characterization of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) incorporated sustainable lightweight self-compacting concrete by Snigdhajit Mukherjee, Rajesh Kumar, Monalisa Behera, Arpit Goyal, Md Reyazur Rahman

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Development and external validation of a risk prediction score (DASHI) for cardiovascular events following acute respiratory infections: derivation and validation retrospective coh... by Joseph J. Lee, Constantinos Koshiaris, Cynthia Wright-Drakesmith, Jennifer A. Davidson, Charlotte Warren-Gash, F.D. Richard Hobbs, James P. Sheppard

“…We derived a clinical prediction score from the most parsimonious logistic regression model. We validated each model and the score in the external dataset using C statistics, calibration plots, and expected to observed ratios. …”
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Growth, physical, and cognitive function in children who are born HIV-free: School-age follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in rural Zimbabwe. by Joe D Piper, Clever Mazhanga, Marian Mwapaura, Gloria Mapako, Idah Mapurisa, Tsitsi Mashedze, Eunice Munyama, Maria Kuona, Thombizodwa Mashiri, Kundai Sibanda, Dzidzai Matemavi, Monica Tichagwa, Soneni Nyoni, Asinje Saidi, Manasa Mangwende, Dzivaidzo Chidhanguro, Eddington Mpofu, Joice Tome, Gabriel Mbewe, Batsirai Mutasa, Bernard Chasekwa, Handrea Njovo, Chandiwana Nyachowe, Mary Muchekeza, Kuda Mutasa, Virginia Sauramba, Ceri Evans, Melissa J Gladstone, Jonathan C Wells, Elizabeth Allen, Melanie Smuk, Jean H Humphrey, Lisa F Langhaug, Naume V Tavengwa, Robert Ntozini, Andrew J Prendergast

“…We characterised school-age growth, cognitive and physical function in CBHF and CHU previously enrolled in the Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial in rural Zimbabwe.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The SHINE trial enrolled pregnant women between 2012 and 2015 across 2 rural Zimbabwean districts. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance left atrioventricular coupling index as a prognostic tool in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Jinyang Wen, Junhao Tu, Xinwei Tao, Yuanyuan Tang, Zhaoxia Yang, Ziyi Pan, Yi Luo, Chunlin Xiang, Dazhong Tang, Lu Huang, Liming Xia

“…However, the studies on cardiac magnetic resonance‐derived LACI in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients are limited, and the prognostic value of LACI has still not been studied thoroughly, so we aimed to explore the association between LACI and adverse clinical outcomes in HCM patients. Methods A total of 206 HCM patients underwent cardiac magnetic resonance examination were retrospectively enrolled. …”
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Development of a medication experience scale for patients with chronic disease in primary care facilities by Jiaxian Shao, Haihong Cao, Zhihong Sun, Xiaona Li, Min Gao, Ziyuan Li, Yongli Shi, Ping Dong, Wenqiang Yin, Zhongming Chen

“…The Delphi Method was employed to consult experts and refine the scale. …”
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Role of late gadolinium enhancement in the risk stratification of pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: based on a Chinese cohortResearch in context by Xingrui Chen, Wei Xiangli, Xuan Ma, Yun Tang, Jiaxin Wang, Zhixiang Dong, Kankan Zhao, Zhuxin Wei, Xi Jia, Pengyu Zhou, Yujie Liu, Yanyan Song, Chen Cui, Minjie Lu, Kai Yang, Xiuyu Chen, Shujuan Yang, Shihua Zhao

“…For SCD events, the addition of LGE extent could improve the model performance of HCM Risk-Kids model (C-statistics: 0.65 versus 0.79, P = 0.015) and PRIMaCY model (C-statistics: 0.62 versus 0.82, P = 0.002), respectively. …”
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Improved Sound Absorption Properties in Polyurethane Foams by the Inclusion of Al2O3 Nanoparticles by Binxia Yuan, Xinyi Fang, Jianben Liu, Yan Liu, Rui Zhu

“…The single polyurethane material cannot satisfy the requirements for reducing low-frequency noise, so it is very necessary to study its composite with other materials. In the paper, the flexible polyurethane foam and Al2O3 nanoparticle composites were obtained by the impregnation method. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage by Jia Xu, Guangdong Wang, Xinran Chen, Xinyi Xu, Yun Wang, Li Wang, Yaxin Zhang

“…We aim to examine how RAR relates to mortality risk among individuals with ICH.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort analysis using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV database. …”
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Cumulative behavioral and metabolic determinants of health are associated with higher inflammation-related indices: insights from a cross-sectional study (NHANES 2005–2018) by Anzhi Wang, Youping Zeng, Xiaoyan Gao, Xunge Lin, Shenshen Du, Ping Wang, Yun Pan

“…ObjectiveThis study innovatively investigates the cumulative associations between behavioral determinants of health (BDoH), metabolic determinants of health (MDoH), and systemic inflammation biomarkers in U.S. adults, using a novel cross-sectional framework to quantify their synergistic effects.MethodsUtilizing cross-sectional data from 18,500 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2005–2018 cycle), we developed a composite exposure model integrating BDoH (smoking status, physical activity, dietary quality) and MDoH (obesity metrics, hypertension, diabetes) through standardized questionnaires and clinical measurements. …”
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Correlation of changes in inflammatory and collagen biomarkers with durable guselkumab efficacy through 2 years in participants with active psoriatic arthritis: results from a phas... by Stefan Siebert, Georg Schett, Siba P. Raychaudhuri, Monica Guma, Warner Chen, Sheng Gao, Soumya D. Chakravarty, Frederic Lavie, Proton Rahman

“…Guselkumab-randomized participants with available serum biomarker data (randomly selected to reflect demographic and disease characteristics of the DISCOVER-2 population) comprised inflammatory ( N  = 100) and collagen ( N  = 178) biomarker cohorts. Methods: Pharmacodynamic effects of guselkumab through 2 years on inflammatory and collagen biomarker levels (general linear model) and associations between biomarkers and improvements in composite measures of joint, skin, and overall disease activity (Spearman linear regression) through 2 years were assessed. …”
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Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the Health Information Technology Usability Evaluation Scale in China: Instrument Validation Study by Rongrong Guo, Ziling Zheng, Fangyu Yang, Ying Wu

“…Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a 4D structure with acceptable construct validity, as indicated by model fit indices. Both the Health-ITUES-R and Health-ITUES-P showed satisfactory convergent validity (average variance extracted [AVE] value>0.5, composite reliability value>0.7), except for a slightly lower AVE value (0.478) for the second dimension of the Health-ITUES-R. …”
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Characterizing spatial immune architecture in metastatic melanoma using high-dimensional multiplex imaging by Joel Eliason, Santhoshi Krishnan, Yasunari Fukuda, Matias A. Bustos, Dan Winkowski, Sungnam Cho, Akshay Basi, Akshay Basi, Regan Baird, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Michael A. Davies, Dave S. B. Hoon, Arvind Rao, Arvind Rao, Arvind Rao, Arvind Rao, Jared K. Burks, Jared K. Burks, Suhendan Ekmekcioglu

“…Understanding how the spatial architecture of immune and inflammatory components changes across disease stages may reveal novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.MethodsWe performed high-dimensional spatial profiling of two melanoma tissue microarrays (TMAs), representing Stage III (n = 157) and Stage IV (n = 248) metastatic tumors. …”
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Construction and functional identification of overexpression vector of the peach PpCLH1 gene by LIU Xin, ZHANG Xiaoyu, MENG Junren, LI Ang, DUAN Wenyi, SUN Shihang, PAN Lei, ZENG Wenfang, WANG Zhiqiang, NIU Liang

“…Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the transcript level of the PpCLH1 gene prior to fruit ripening and its role in pericarp chlorophyll degradation during fruit development. [Methods] Zhongpan 102（Prunus persica L.）was selected as the experimental material. …”
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A Novel Formulation Based on Resveratrol and Water Extracts from <i>Equisetum arvense</i>, <i>Crataegus curvisepala</i>, <i>Vitex agnus-castus</i>, and <i>Glycine max</i> Inhibits... by Simonetta Cristina Di Simone, Alessandra Acquaviva, Maria Loreta Libero, Nilofar Nilofar, Fatma Tunali, Mariachiara Gabriele, Angelica Pia Centulio, Gianluca Genovesi, Davide Ciaramellano, Lucia Recinella, Sheila Leone, Luigi Brunetti, Gokhan Zengin, Giustino Orlando, Luigi Menghini, Annalisa Chiavaroli, Claudio Ferrante

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of an innovative formulation consisting of resveratrol and water extracts from <i>Equisetum arvense</i>, <i>Crateagus curvisepala</i>, <i>Vitex agnus-castus</i>, and <i>Glycine max</i>. The phenolic composition and radical scavenger properties were evaluated using chromatographic and colorimetric (ABTS) methods, whilst the limits of biocompatibility were assessed through allelopathy, the <i>Artemia salina</i> (brine shrimp) lethality test, and <i>Daphnia magna</i> cardiotoxicity assay. …”
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