Baseline Seroprevalence of Arboviruses in Liberia Using a Multiplex IgG Immunoassay by Albert To, Varney M. Kamara, Davidetta M. Tekah, Mohammed A. Jalloh, Salematu B. Kamara, Teri Ann S. Wong, Aquena H. Ball, Ludwig I. Mayerlen, Kyle M. Ishikawa, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Bode Shobayo, Julius Teahton, Brien K. Haun, Wei-Kung Wang, John M. Berestecky, Vivek R. Nerurkar, Peter S. Humphrey, Axel T. Lehrer

“…The findings of these studies can help guide healthcare resource mobilization, vector control, and animal husbandry practices.…”
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Monitoring of questing tick species distribution in Galicia, north-western Spain, over a period of 5.5 years by María Vilá Pena, Inês Abreu Ramos, Génesis Bautista García, Elvira Íñiguez Pichel, Cristiana Cazapal Monteiro, José Ángel Hernández Malagón, Adolfo Paz Silva, Rita Sánchez-Andrade Fernández, María Sol Arias Vázquez

“…Because most of the tick species present in the environment of Galicia have vectorial competence for emerging tick-borne pathogens, it is important to maintain research and coordination of tick surveillance practices in the region.…”
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Predictability of ClinCheck in Overbite Correction with Aligners: A Systematic Review by Michela Boccuzzi, Saverio Cosola, Andrea Butera, Annamaria Genovesi, Teresa Laborante, Attilio Castaldo, Agostino Zizza, Giacomo Oldoini, Alessandro Nota, Simona Tecco

“…There is no evidence that unify the results present the in literature regarding a real comparison between clinical outcomes and the results predicted by the ClinCheck software 3.0 (Align Technology, Santa Clara, CA, USA). …”
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Development of reporting guidance and core outcome sets for seamless, standardised evaluation of innovative surgical procedures and devices: a study protocol for content generation... by Natalie S Blencowe, Jane Blazeby, Kerry Avery, Sian Cousins, Rhiannon Macefield, Daisy Elliott, Jesmond Zahra, Nicholas Wilson, Robert Hinchliffe, Barry Main, Shelley Potter

“…Devices may therefore enter routine practice without thorough evaluation, resulting in patient harm. …”
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Consensus process to agree upon surgical quality assurance processes within a pragmatic, multicentre randomised clinical trial comparing targeted axillary dissection and axillary n... by Stuart A McIntosh, Kirsty Roberts, Lucy Culliford, Natalie S Blencowe, Kerry Avery, Jessica Harris, Shelley Potter, Sophie Rees, Yazan Masannat, Peter Barry, David Dodwell, Elsa Marques, James R Harvey, Jocelyn Lippey, Margaret Perkins, Adrienne Morgan, Katherine Fairhurst, Petra Baji, Ramsey Cutress, G Bruce Mann, Jessica Frost, Ruth Mullan, Henry Cain, Edward St John, Indrani Bhattacharya, Hannah Markham

“…Educational materials including videos and webinars will be developed and shared with surgeons participating in TADPOLE. Results will be presented at national/international meetings and published in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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Sampling effort for community composition higher by a magnitude compared to species richness in passive acoustic monitoring by Kim Lindner, Sascha Rösner, Dana G. Schabo, Hicham Bellafkir, Markus Vogelbacher, Markus Mühling, Daniel Schneider, Nicolas Friess, Stephan Wöllauer, Bernd Freisleben, Nina Farwig

“…We provide insight into the current applicability of PAM in monitoring practice and present best-use scenarios on how to make the most of high spatio-temporal resolution acoustic monitoring data.…”
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Evaluating the Accuracy and Performance of ChatGPT-4o in Solving Japanese National Dental Technician Examination by Hikaru Fukuda, Masaki Morishita, Kosuke Muraoka, Shino Yamaguchi, Taiji Nakamura, Manabu Habu, Izumi Yoshioka, Shuji Awano, Kentaro Ono

“…By analysing the AI’s answers to a variety of questions, including both text-based items and those containing visual information across multiple domains, we examined the practicality of using AI as a supportive tool for learning and assessment in dental education. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Diversity Analysis for Leaf Folder Resistancein Rice Using Microsatellite Markers by P. Venkata Ramana Rao, S. Divyasri, K. Vasanta Bhanu, P. Naga Kumari, J. Karteek, M. Girija Rani, B.N.V.S.R. Ravi Kumar, N. Chamundeswari, K. Mohanvishnuvardhan, V. Roja, P.V. Satyanarayana, A. Vishnuvardhan Reddy

“…Among insect pests, rice leaf folder (Cnapholocrocis medinais) earlier considered as a minor pest has gained the status of major pest with the widespread cultivation of HYV and the accompanying changes in cultural practices. Lack of reliable resistant donors is forcing the farmers to depend on insecticides to combat the pest. …”
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Forging partnerships for health equity research: transformative capacity-building for community-academic teams by Carmen R. Valdez, Liana Petruzzi, Liana Petruzzi, Phillip W. Schnarrs, Phillip W. Schnarrs, Tasha Banks, Chris M. Coombe, Chris M. Coombe, Barbara A. Israel, Barbara A. Israel

“…They created tools that were helpful for their community.DiscussionDedicated training in CBPR practices for community practitioners and academics in the same space can build capacity for health equity research and initiatives. …”
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Carbamazepine-exposed earthworms are characterized by tissue-specific accumulation patterns and transcriptional profiles by Chubin Zhang, Filipe Cabreiro, Leon P. Barron, Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

“…Pharmaceutically active compounds enter soils via wastewater reuse and biosolid application. A ubiquitous drug present in wastewater is carbamazepine, a frequently prescribed anti-convulsant. …”
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<i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> Sepsis in a Preterm Infant Following Probiotic Administration: Challenges in Diagnosis by Ilaria Farella, Maria Fortunato, Domenico Martinelli, Carmela De Carlo, Eleonora Sparapano, Stefania Stolfa, Federica Romanelli, Vittoriana De Laurentiis, Stefano Martinotti, Loredana Capozzi, Stefano Castellana, Antonio Parisi, Giuseppe Latorre

“…Probiotic administration has become common practice in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and promote gut health in preterm infants. …”
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Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring in Acute Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock by Luca Baldetti, Marcello Cosenza, Carmine Galdieri, Guglielmo Gallone, Gianluca Ricchetti, Carlo Gaspardone, Beatrice Peveri, Mario Gramegna, Lorenzo Cianfanelli, Francesco Calvo, Vittorio Pazzanese, Marina Pieri, Stefania Sacchi, Silvia Ajello, Anna Mara Scandroglio

“…The specific hemodynamic phenotypes that can be applied in clinical practice and case-based examples of how the invasive hemodynamic phenotype can change following therapeutic actions are presented to provide pragmatic guidance on invasive hemodynamic monitoring. …”
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Maternal and child outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing multiple long-term conditions: protocol for an observational study in the UK by Christopher Yau, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Richard D Riley, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Peter Brocklehurst, Sinead Brophy, Maria Loane, Helen Dolk, Shakila Thangaratinam, Muhammad Usman, Dermot O’Reilly, Jingya Wang, Colin McCowan, Louise Locock, Holly Hope, Francesca Crowe, Siang Ing Lee, Rachel Plachcinski, Utkarsh Agrawal, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Gillian Santorelli, Beck Taylor, Mairead Black, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Christine Damase-Michel, Ngawai Moss, Katherine Phillips, Kelly-Ann Eastwood, Astha Anand, Jonathan Ian Kennedy, Kathryn Mary Abel, Lisa Kent, Steven Wambua, Sharon McCann, Megha Singh, Mohamed Mhereeg, Neil Cockburn, Sudasing Pathirannehelage Buddhika Hemali Sudasinghe, Zoe Vowles, Charles Gadd, Stephanie Hanley, Natalia Hong

“…Study findings will be submitted for publications in peer-reviewed journals and presented at key conferences.…”
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Effect of propofol and ciprofol in patients undergoing bronchoscopy: protocol for a double-blind, randomised controlled trial by Fang Chen, Cheng Li, Dongliang Li, Jinxuan Tang, Jiayu Huang

“…Academic dissemination will include publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at national and international conferences.Trial registration number ChiCTR2200063048.…”
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Enhancing safety with an AI-empowered assessment and monitoring system for BSL-3 facilities by Yi-Ling Fan, Ching-Han Hsu, Ju-Yu Wu, Ying-Ying Tsai, Wei J. Chen, Min-Shi Lee, Fang-Rong Hsu, Lun-De Liao

“…The identification results were presented in real time via a visual interface and simultaneously stored on the administrator's dashboard for future reference. …”
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Brolucizumab efficacy and safety single-arm descriptive trial in patients with persistent diabetic macular edema (BEST study): protocol for a single-centre, open-label, single-arm... by Jing Li, Dan Cao, Honghua Yu, Yunyan Hu, Yijun Hu, Ying Fang, Jiahui Zeng, Anyi Liang, Ziyi Huang, Chenxiao Shen, Huiyi Liao, Chunwen Zheng, Shuyi Ouyang

“…The study results will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal and presented at both local and international congresses.Trial registration number NCT06498050.…”
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Evaluation of the effects of Keratinase-treated feather meal as a replacement for fishmeal on growth performance, liver function, and intestinal health in juvenile largemouth bass... by Yi-Huan Xu, Li-Han Zhang, Min Liu, Mei-Yan Li, Xue-Dan Fang, Hui Xia, Ran Guo, Fazhan Hanafiah, Waiho Khor, Guang Chen, Xin Hao

“…The enzymatic hydrolysis method was considered highly effective in hydrolyzing indigestible feathers into digestible proteins, however the practice of feather meal remained limited in aquafeed. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a care partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia by Bei Wu, Gary Yu, Brenda L Plassman, Patricia Poole, Shahrzad Siamdoust, Melanie Bunn, Bobbi Burwell, Yaolin Pei, Christine Downey, Danni Gomes, Angela Kamer, A Leak Bryant, Ruth A Anderson

“…The study findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and social media.Trial registration number NCT04390750.…”
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Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China by Jian-zhou Yang, Yan-gang Fu, Qiu-li Gong, Sheng-ming Ma, Jing-jing Gong, Jian-weng Gao, Zhenliang Wang, Yong-wen Cai, Shi-xin Tang

“…Source apportionment suggested that parent materials and agricultural practices were the dominant factors for PTEs accumulation in the topsoil. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian Nomophobia Questionnaire among college students: Measurement invariance across gender and levels of problematic smartphone use by Muthmainnah Muthmainnah, Kamolthip Ruckwongpatr, Ira Nurmala, Lutfi Agus Salim, Asma Nadia, Yuli Puspita Devi, Annisa Clara Salsabila, Musheer A. Aljaberi, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin

“…., nomophobia [no mobile phobia]). The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Indonesian version of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) to evaluate its validity and reliability among Indonesian university students aged 18 to 24 years. …”
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