Polymorphisms of an innate immune gene, toll-like receptor 4, and aggressive prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Pei-Hsuan Weng, Yi-Ling Huang, John H Page, Jen-Hau Chen, Jianfeng Xu, Stella Koutros, Sonja Berndt, Stephen Chanock, Meredith Yeager, John S Witte, Rosalind A Eeles, Douglas F Easton, David E Neal, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C Hamdy, Kenneth R Muir, Graham Giles, Gianluca Severi, Jeffrey R Smith, Carmela R Balistreri, Irene M Shui, Yen-Ching Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is one of the best known TLR members expressed on the surface of several leukocytes and tissue cells and has a key function in detecting pathogen and danger-associated molecular patterns. The role of TLR4 in the pathophysiology of several age-related diseases is also well recognized, such as prostate cancer (PCa). …”
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The metabolome of male and female individuals with knee osteoarthritis is influenced by 18-months of weight loss intervention: the IDEA trial by Hope D. Welhaven, Avery H. Welfley, Brian Bothner, Stephen P. Messier, Richard F. Loeser, Ronald K. June

“…A randomly selected subset of serum samples were extracted and analyzed via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry combined with metabolomic profiling to unveil mechanisms associated with types of intervention and disease. Extracted serum was pooled and fragmentation patterns were analyzed to identify metabolites that statistically differentially regulated between groups. …”
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Insights into Haemophilus macrolide resistance: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. by Irfan Ahmad, Aziz Kubaev, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Roopashree R, Lalji Baldaniya, Jaswinder Kaur, Bindu Rani, Masoumeh Beig

“…Additionally, ongoing surveillance of resistance patterns and exploring contributing factors are crucial to enhancing treatment effectiveness.…”
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Impact of sampling strategy on inference of community assembly processes in phylogenetic island biogeography by Ornela N. Dehayem, Ryan F. A. Brewer, Luis Valente, Frederic Lens, Rampal S. Etienne

“…Abstract Phylogenetic trees are increasingly used to infer the processes that shape biodiversity patterns, such as diversification, dispersal and trait evolution. …”
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Cloning of nf-profilin and intercellular interaction with nf-actin in Naegleria fowleri cysts by Hae-Jin Sohn, A-Jeong Ham, A-Young Park, Jeong-Heon Lee, Sun Park, Ho-Joon Shin, Jong-Hyun Kim

“…Abstract Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba found in lakes, soil, hot springs, and poorly chlorinated swimming pools. It is pathogenic to humans, causing a rare and fatal brain infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). …”
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Predicting dementia from primary care records: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Elizabeth Ford, Nicholas Greenslade, Priya Paudyal, Stephen Bremner, Helen E Smith, Sube Banerjee, Shanu Sadhwani, Philip Rooney, Seb Oliver, Jackie Cassell

“…Meta-analyses were performed to pool odds ratios. A sensitivity analysis assessed the impact of non-independence of cases between studies. …”
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How socioeconomic status moderates the stunting-age relationship in low-income and middle-income countries by S V Subramanian, Christian Bommer, Sebastian Vollmer

“…We aim to fill this gap by providing an in-depth analysis of the role of socioeconomic status (SES) as a moderator for the stunting-age pattern.Methods Epidemiological and socioeconomic data from 72 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) were used to calculate stunting-age patterns by SES quartiles, derived from an index of household assets. …”
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Emergence of dual drug-resistant strongylids in goats: first phenotypic and genotypic evidence from Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand by Abigail Hui En Chan, Chanisara Kaenkaew, Wallop Pakdee, Sivapong Sungpradit, Urusa Thaenkham

“…Abstract Background This study provides crucial insights into the prevalence and drug resistance patterns of strongylid gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) in goats in Thailand, highlighting resistance to albendazole and levamisole. …”
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Transcriptomic dynamics and cell-to-cell communication during the transition of prospermatogonia to spermatogonia revealed at single-cell resolution by Zhen He, Rong-Ge Yan, Qin-Bang Shang, Qi-En Yang

“…Results In this study, we examined the gene expression patterns of prospermatogonia, spermatogonia and testicular somatic cells at 4 different stages, including embryonic day (E) 12.5, E17.5 and postnatal days (P) 1 and 6, using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). …”
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Should Regional Species Loss Be Faster or Slower Than Local Loss? It Depends on Density‐Dependent Rate of Death by Petr Keil, Adam T. Clark, Vojtěch Barták, François Leroy

“…(iii) Total counts of extinct species (Ex) should follow a more complex relationship with A, as they also depend on drivers of the species‐area relationship (SAR) prior to extinctions, such as intraspecific aggregation, species pools, and species‐abundance distributions. We tested these hypotheses using simulation experiments, the first based on point patterns and the second on a system of generalized Lotka–Volterra equations. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloy laser welded joint assisted by alternating magnetic field by Honglin Mu, Shuncun Luo, Lei Wang, Zhenxing Li, Mingrui Chen, Xiaonan Wang, Hiromi Nagaumi, Zengrong Hu

“…The Lorentz force generated by the alternating magnetic field suppresses liquid metal flow from the center to the edges of the molten pool, thereby hindering the heat flow and transfer within the pool. …”
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Land-use determines the distribution of large branchiopods in climatically homogeneous northern Pannonia by Alžbeta Devánová, Jan Sychra, Johannes Wessely, Franz Essl, Andrej Mock, Michal Horsák, Tobias Schernhammer

“…Large branchiopods are key biota of temporary pools in Central European lowlands. Due to land use changes, they are among the most threatened aquatic invertebrates in Europe. …”
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HOX gene expression in the developing human spine by John E. G. Lawrence, Kenny Roberts, Elizabeth Tuck, Tong Li, Lira Mamanova, Petra Balogh, Inga Usher, Alice Piapi, Pavel Mazin, Nathaniel D. Anderson, Liam Bolt, Laura Richardson, Elena Prigmore, Xiaoling He, Roger A. Barker, Adrienne Flanagan, Matthew D. Young, Sarah A. Teichmann, Omer Bayraktar, Sam Behjati

“…In the axial plane of the spinal cord, we find distinct patterns in the ventral and dorsal domains, providing insights into motor pool organisation and loss of collinearity in HOXB genes. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Swine and Cattle Farms by Bruna F. Pinto, Sara A. M. Silva, Inês C. Rodrigues, J. M. Lopes-Jorge, J. Niza-Ribeiro, Joana C. Prata, Paulo Martins da Costa

“…This observation led to the hypothesis that slurry may provide a comprehensive historical perspective for studying the antibiotic resistance patterns present on a farm.…”
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The complex anatomy of the bronchial arteries: a meta-analysis with potential implications for thoracic surgery and hemoptysis treatment by Patryk Ostrowski, Michał Bonczar, Kinga Glądys, Maria Klimeczek-Chrapusta, Agata Musiał, Aleksandra Matuszyk, Krzysztof Balawender, Jerzy Walocha, Mateusz Koziej, Eduard Clarke, Michał Polguj, Anna Smędra, Andrzej Żytkowski, Grzegorz Wysiadecki

“…The number of BAs varied from one to six, and 16 arterial patterns were observed. The most common variation was in one right BA and one left BA, with a pooled prevalence of 19.54% (95% CI 6.69–36.44%). …”
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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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Responses of microbial respiration rate and active bacterial communities to antecedent soil moisture on the Loess Plateau by Xiaodong Nie, Panpan Jiao, Lei Yang, Zhongwu Li

“…Previous studies on microbial respiration responses to soil moisture have primarily focused on the influence of current moisture conditions, largely overlooking the role of antecedent soil moisture and its effects on the soil carbon (C) pool. In this study, we investigated the effect patterns of antecedent moisture on bacterial 16S rRNA composition, microbial respiration and the soil extractable organic carbon (EOC) pool by examining soils subjected to rewetting, drying and maintenance at constant moisture conditions. …”
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Mapping demographic variations in sense of mastery across the world a cross-national analysis of 22 countries in the global flourishing study by Eric S. Kim, R. Noah Padgett, Matt Bradshaw, Ying Chen, William J. Chopik, Sakurako Okuzono, Renae Wilkinson, Margie E. Lachman, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele

“…Meta-analytic results that pooled country-specific estimates showed a progressive increase in mastery with age. …”
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Spatial Analysis of the Concentration of Knowledge-Based Firms in Iran by Najmoddin Yazdi, Mahdi Fateh-rad, Jamal Kadkhodapour, Siamak Tahmasbi

“…However, research has largely overlooked the spatial patterns of distribution and concentration of these firms at both national and sub-national levels, as well as the factors driving their concentration in specific regions. …”
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The association between influenza infection and acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Xia Zhou, Li Feng

“…Data were extracted and analyzed using random-effects models to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs), incidence rate ratios (IRRs), and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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