Dyslipidemia and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Worku Chekol Tassew, Samson Sisay Woldie, Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Adane Nigussie

“…Although dyslipidemia has been studied in many countries, evidence of pooled prevalence and its risk factors in Ethiopia remains scarce. …”
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A juxtamembrane basolateral targeting motif regulates signaling through a TGF-β pathway receptor in Drosophila. by Aidan J Peterson, Stephen J Murphy, Melinda G Mundt, MaryJane Shimell, Edward B Leof, Michael B O'Connor

“…We explored whether such regulation occurs in the Drosophila wing disc, an epithelial tissue featuring the TGF-β family member Decapentaplegic (Dpp) as a morphogen controlling growth and patterning. Dpp protein has been observed in an extracellular gradient within the columnar cell layer of the disc, but also uniformly in the disc lumen, leading to the question of how graded signaling is achieved in the face of 2 distinctly localized ligand pools. …”
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Assessing the synergism among environmental gradients: Towards a better understanding of macroecological hypotheses by Mario R Moura

“…More specifically, I address the role of ambient-energy, climatic stability, habitat heterogeneity, productivity, and topographic complexity in shaping broad-scale patterns of tropical vertebrates under three different aspects of biological diversity: species richness, species pools, and species composition. …”
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Exploring voluntary sector specialist services for victim-survivors of sexual violence in England: the PROSPER co-production study by Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Sarah Damery, Kirsten Fruin, Clare Gunby, Jenny Harlock, Lucy Hebberts, Louise Isham, Anne-Marie Jones, Fay Maxted, Amelia Mighty, Priti Parmar, Laura Patterson, Jason Schaub, Fee Scott, Harriet Smailes, Debs Smith, Julie Taylor

“…Investigate referral patterns and pathways, and how voluntary sector specialist services fit with each other and link to the wider network of services for victim-survivors. …”
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A study of marine environmental protection and biodiversity observation and monitoring mechanisms in Taiwan by Yi-Che Shih

“…The study analyzes three long-term ecological datasets: (1) plankton assemblages in western coastal waters (1993–2021), (2) fish assemblages in northern rocky tide pools, and (3) fish assemblages in southern tide pools. …”
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Association of Inflammatory Profile During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion With High-Grade Primary Graft Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Andrea Costamagna, Eleonora Balzani, Matteo Marro, Erika Simonato, Alessandro Burello, Mauro Rinaldi, Luca Brazzi, Massimo Boffini, Vito Fanelli

“…We included 8 studies (610 measurements at T0 and 884 at Tend). The pooled effect was 0.74 (p = 0.021) at T0, and 0.90 (p = 0.0015) at Tend. …”
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Association between migration and severe maternal outcomes in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Maxime Eslier, Elie Azria, Konstantinos Chatzistergiou, Zelda Stewart, Agnès Dechartres, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux

“…Some subgroups of migrant women, including those born in sub-Saharan Africa (pooled RR, 2.91; 95% CI, 2.03, 4.15; p < 0.001), Latin America and the Caribbean (pooled RR, 2.77; 95% CI, 1.43, 5.35; p = 0.002), and Asia (pooled RR, 1.57, 95% CI, 1.09, 2.26; p = 0.01) were at higher risk of maternal mortality than native-born women, but not those born in Europe or in the Middle East and North Africa. …”
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An Aegean View on Non-Adaptive Radiations by Spyros Sfenthourakis

“…Given that allopatric divergence due to stochastic processes is presumably the cause of non-adaptive radiations, insular systems provide a rich pool of case studies. Using examples of lineage divergence from various taxa living on the Aegean islands, I discuss the processes leading to non-adaptive radiations in view of the alternative classifications of radiation by other authors, and show that such patterns may also result from a mixture of adaptive and non-adaptive processes.…”
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Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Randy Asiamah, Gideon Owusu, Pious Tawiah Amoako, Richmond Amponsah, Emmanuel Adator, Samuel Kyei

“…Abstract Purpose To elucidate the global epidemiology of Ophthalmia Neonatorum (ON), as well as its causative organisms and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns. Methods A systematic review of studies reporting the epidemiology of ON was performed using four electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Medline. …”
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Spatial and temporal factors determining the structure of ciliate protist communities in neotropical streams by Carolina Leite Guimarães Durán, Felipe Rafael de Oliveira, Matheus Henrique de Oliveira de Matos, Leonardo Antunes Pessoa, Melissa Progênio, Loiani Oliveira Santana, Aline Aparecida Aguiar Ferreira, Luiz Felipe Machado Velho

“…Abstract: Aim In this study, we focused on patterns of ciliate protist community composition in urban and rural streams. …”
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Time-Domain Versus Frequency-Embedded EEG Sequences for Sensorimotor BCI Using 1D-CNN by Simanto Saha, Mathias Baumert, Alistair Mcewan

“…We used dataset IVa from BCI Competition III in 5&#x2212;fold cross-validation settings to evaluate intra-subject, inter-subject (pairwise) and inter-subject (pooled) BCI classification accuracies. We compared the performance of the proposed methods with classification algorithms featuring common spatial patterns (CSP) for benchmarking. …”
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Intimate partner violence and reduced dietary iron and vitamin A intake: a population analysis of nationally representative data from eight low- and middle-income countries by Luissa Vahedi, Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, Pui Man (Pamela) Chan, Sarah R. Meyer

“…Results: Results revealed distinct relationship patterns between various IPV forms and women’s dietary consumption of micronutrient-rich foods. …”
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The deal breaker theory of cycling: A new approach to understanding bike behavior by Kelcie M. Ralph

“…Most locations across the world have a large un-tapped pool of people who do not bike at all and an even larger pool who do not bike for transportation. …”
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Heterogeneity in meta-analyses: an unavoidable challenge worth exploring by Geun Joo Choi, Hyun Kang

“…These variations arise from differences in the study populations, interventions, methodologies, and measurement tools and can influence key meta-analytical outputs, including pooled effect sizes, confidence intervals, and overall conclusions. …”
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Is Clonal Integration a Buffer for the Stress of Resource Acquisition Depletion in <i>Eichhornia crassipes</i> (Pontederiaceae) Ramets? by Guilherme Ramos Demetrio, Dalton Serafim, Flávia de Freitas Coelho

“…In this sense, regarding trade-off patterns in biomass allocation among vegetative organs and under resource depletion, clonal integration may represent a way to stabilize biomass allocation patterns and may decrease trade-off importance. …”
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Spatial muscle synergy-based network modeling and analysis of sit-to-stand transition with and without robot assistance by Tianyi Wang, Tianyi Wang, An Guo, Keisuke Shima, Keisuke Shima, Yuko Ohno

“…The findings suggest adaptability in human motor system responses to external assistance, with implications for refining robotic assistance strategies to align with natural movement patterns. Future research could involve a more diverse participant pool and explore upper-limb support.…”
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Relationships between genomic dissipation and de novo SNP evolution. by Zackery E Plyler, Christopher W McAtee, Aubrey E Hill, Michael R Crowley, Janice M Tindall, Samuel R Tindall, Disha Joshi, Eric J Sorscher

“…Patterns of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in eukaryotic DNA are traditionally attributed to selective pressure, drift, identity descent, or related factors-without accounting for ways in which bias during de novo SNP formation, itself, might contribute. …”
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Fish composition and their habitat preferences in human impacted tributaries of the upper Awash River, Ethiopia by Habtamu Tadesse, Aschalew Lakew

“…It has been determined that hydrological parameters such as water depth and velocity play a crucial role in determining fish distribution patterns. Additionally, human activities, such as water diversion and waste from dams, are significant factors influencing fish distribution. …”
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Inositol pyrophosphate catabolism by three families of phosphatases regulates plant growth and development. by Florian Laurent, Simon M Bartsch, Anuj Shukla, Felix Rico-Resendiz, Daniel Couto, Christelle Fuchs, Joël Nicolet, Sylvain Loubéry, Henning J Jessen, Dorothea Fiedler, Michael Hothorn

“…Overexpression of different PFA-DSP and NUDT enzymes affects PP-InsP levels and leads to stunted growth phenotypes in Arabidopsis. nudt17/18/21 knock-out mutants have altered PP-InsP pools and gene expression patterns, but no apparent growth defects. …”
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Substituent effects in N-acetylated phenylazopyrazole photoswitches by Radek Tovtik, Dennis Marzin, Pia Weigel, Stefano Crespi, Nadja A. Simeth

“…Despite their potential, their structural diversity is still limited and a larger pool of substitution patterns remains to be systematically investigated. …”
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