House design and risk of malaria, acute respiratory infection and gastrointestinal illness in Uganda: A cohort study. by Alex K Musiime, Paul J Krezanoski, David L Smith, Maxwell Kilama, Melissa D Conrad, Geoffrey Otto, Patrick Kyagamba, Jackson Asiimwe, John Rek, Joaniter I Nankabirwa, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Anne M Akol, Moses R Kamya, Sarah G Staedke, Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema, Steve W Lindsay, Grant Dorsey, Lucy S Tusting

“…We collected 13,277 blood samples of which 10.2% (1,347) were positive for malaria parasites. …”
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Comparing the effects of hydromulching and application of biodegradable plastics on surface runoff and soil erosion in deforested and burned lands by Parhizkar Misagh, Lucas-Borja Manuel Esteban, Denisi Pietro, Tanaka Nobuaki, Zema Demetrio Antonio

“…The cluster analysis discriminated the three soil conditions (HM, application of BP and control), according to the changes in soil properties and root growth in HM, in as many groups of soil samples. The multiple regression analysis provided two linear models that predict surface runoff and soil loss with a very high accuracy (r2 > 0.98) for a precipitation with given depth and intensity.…”
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Are Cannabis-Based Medicines a Useful Treatment for Neuropathic Pain? A Systematic Review by Nawaf Almuntashiri, Basma M. El Sharazly, Wayne G. Carter

“…Collectively, CBM treatments may improve pain scores, but study limitations such as small sample sizes and study durations, high placebo response rates, and trial unblinding because of the psychoactive effects of cannabinoids all hinder data interpretation and the extrapolation to chronic pain conditions. …”
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Embryonic and neonatal outcomes following double vitrification/thawing: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Arezoo Maleki-Hajiagha, Anahid Shafie, Saeede Rezayi, Mahnaz Marvi, Rana Karimi, Fardin Amidi

“…The findings indicated that DVT is associated with significant reductions in cryosurvival rates (MHOR: 0.4; CI: 0.3 to 0.8; P < 0.01), biochemical pregnancy (MHOR: 0.7; CI: 0.6 to 0.8; P < 0.01), clinical pregnancy (MHOR: 0.7; CI: 0.5 to 0.8; P < 0.01), and live birth rates (MHOR: 0.6; CI: 0.5 to 0.7; P < 0.01). …”
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Quantitative determination of blended proportions in tobacco formulations using near-infrared spectroscopy and transfer learning by Qinlin Xiao, Qinlin Xiao, Ruifang Gu, Li Li, Jing Wen, Xixiang Zhang, Yi Shen, Yang Liu, Lan Xiao, Qinqin Tang, Jun Yang, Yong He, Juan Yang

“…The results show that TCA-PLSR achieved substantial reductions in prediction error in most transfer tasks involving large discrepancies in feature distributions. …”
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Effect of hard-plate rolling and annealing treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of NbB2 particle-reinforced AZ91 composite by Wenxue Fan, Yu Bai, Tianxin Li, Hai Hao, Xingguo Zhang

“…In this study, a NbB2/AZ91 composite exhibiting desirable mechanical properties was fabricated using a sample casting technique, followed by hard-plate rolling and short-term annealing. …”
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Development and validation of nutrition knowledge questionnaire for cancer-related anorexia and cachexia syndrome in Taiwanese patients with cancer by Tzu-Fang Chen, Tsae-Jyy Wang, Shu-Yuan Liang, Chieh-Yu Liu, Shiow-Chwen Tsai, Gwo-Chi Hu

“…CACS is characterized by progressive weight loss and reductions in muscle and/or fat mass and considerably affects quality of life, prognosis, treatment tolerance, and length of hospitalization. …”
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Disorders of gut microbiota and fecal–serum metabolic patterns are associated with pulmonary tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis comorbid type 2 diabetes mellitus by Yunguang Wang, Xinxin He, Yixuan Gao, Mengjiao Xue, Hua Zhang, Lifang Sun, Qiang He, Juan Jin

“…On the other hand, untargeted metabolomics in frozen serum and stool samples indicated that phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis, metabolites of arginine, proline, tryptophan, and histidine were consistently altered in PTB patients and PTB–DM patients, with significant upregulation of most metabolites. …”
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Crosstalk between gut microbiota and tumor: tumors could cause gut dysbiosis and metabolic imbalance by Siyuan Zhang, Haimei Wen, Ying Chen, Jingya Ning, Di Hu, Yujiao Dong, Chenyu Yao, Bo Yuan, Shuanying Yang

“…The subcutaneous and intravenous murine tumor models using both the colorectal cancer cell line MC38 and lung cancer cell line LLC were constructed. Then fecal samples before and after tumor inoculation were collected for whole metagenomics sequencing. …”
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Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising: A nonexperimental prospecti... by Marcela Reyes, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Barry Popkin, Rebecca Kanter, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Camila Corvalán

“…., products "high in") were compared pre- and postimplementation of the law in cross-sectional samples of products with sales >1% of their specific food or beverage groups, according to the Euromonitor International Database; a longitudinal subsample (i.e., products collected in both the pre- and postimplementation periods, n = 1,915) was also analyzed. …”
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Exposure to Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls during Pregnancy and fetal thyroid function; A mixture analysis by Yang Yu, Baogang Wu, Zhipeng Li, Yue Hu, Dan Zhang, Chuanjia Yang

“…The g-comp analysis confirmed that mixture exposure to DL-PCBs was significantly associated with decreased umbilical T4 and TSH levels, with reductions seen with each one-quartile increase in exposure. …”
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Psychological rehabilitation of individuals with alcohol use disorder, drug addiction, gambling disorder, and codependency by Aidos Ibragim, Bakytgul Issatayeva, Kundyz Kuanzhanova, Almagul Mandykayeva, Aliya Mambetalina

“…By the end of the study, the final sample sizes in the experimental groups were 72 (alcohol use disorder), 70 (drug addiction), 74 (gambling disorder), and 73 (codependent behavior) individuals. …”
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Road transportation is associated with decreased intestinal motility in horses by Sharanne L. Raidal, Sharanne L. Raidal, Francesca Freccero, Ann Carstens, Sarah Weaver, Barbara Padalino, Barbara Padalino

“…Clinical parameters, sonographic assessment of intestinal motility and saliva samples, were collected before departure (Tpre or T0), after off-loading (T1) and 2h after arrival (T2).ResultsAfter transportation, intestinal motility grades were reduced [Tpre median (IQR) composite motility grade: 8 (7-10), T1: 6 (4-7), T2: 7 (6-7); p &lt; 0.001] and qualitative changes were observed in small intestinal sonographic appearance. …”
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Mind the gap: a nested randomised pilot study of culturally inclusive, internet-delivered prolonged exposure for PTSD among immigrants by Olof Molander, Karoline Kolaas, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Moa Pontén, Josefin Särnholm, Maria Bragesjö

“…PTSD symptoms significantly decreased in the I-PE group (Cohen’s d = 1.45; p < .001), with moderate reductions in depression (Cohen’s d = .80; p < .01).Conclusions: The findings support the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally inclusive, therapist-guided I-PE programme for PTSD among immigrants. …”
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Structural Analysis of Cardanol and Its Biological Activities on Human Keratinocyte Cells by Shereen Basiouni, Nina Abel, Wolfgang Eisenreich, Helen L. May-Simera, Awad A. Shehata

“…Here, we have analyzed in detail a commercial sample of cardanol by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and its biological activities in the human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT cells). …”
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Biomarkers of progressive multiple sclerosis decrease following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Ida Erngren, Katarina Lundblad, Ivan Pavlovic, Asma Al-Grety, Anders Larsson, Kim Kultima, Joachim Burman

“…Methods RRMS patients treated with AHSCT at Uppsala University Hospital between 2011 and 2018 were considered for participation and included if CSF samples from baseline and at least one follow-up were available. …”
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Ultrasound combined with microbubble enhanced renoprotective effects of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor MCC950 in CKD model by Wen Wen, Bin Tu, Xiaomei Ren, Yangli Liu, Rufang Jiang, Xiaofeng Wu, Jian Liu

“…Renal function was assessed from urine and blood samples. Kidney tissues were examined using HE and Masson staining, while mRNA and protein levels of NLRP3, caspase-1, ASC, IL-1β, and IL-18 were quantified via RT-qPCR, immunohistochemistry, and ELISA.ResultsTreatment with MCC950 (10 mg/kg), US + MCC950 (5 mg/kg), and US + MBs + MCC950 (5 mg/kg) significantly reduced serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and albumin-to-creatinine ratios, and alleviated kidney damage and fibrosis compared to untreated CKD rats. …”
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Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Daybreak Drink Tracker: Prospective Observational Study by Kathryn Fletcher, Dominique Robert-Hendren

“…Of those accessing the Drink Tracker, 71.1% (n=2024) consented to research, comprising the final participant sample. Frequency of use was high, with over half of participants (1112/2024, 54.9%) using the Drink Tracker more than once, and more than one-third (757/2024, 37.4%) using the Drink Tracker more than 5 times. …”
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DIA-TSK: A Dynamic Incremental Adaptive Takagi–Sugeno–Kang Fuzzy Classifier by Hao Chen, Chenhui Sha, Mingqing Jiao, Changbin Shao, Shang Gao, Hualong Yu, Bin Qin

“…In the experimental comparison, O-DIA-TSK and B-DIA-TSK reach significant superiority in classification performance with respect to comparative methods, with up to 33.3% and 55.8% reductions in training time, respectively, demonstrating the advantage of DIA-TSK in classification tasks using dynamic data.…”
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Comparison of Retinal Thickness in Diabetic Patients with Healthy Controls: A Cross-sectional Study by Saroj Chaudhary, Manjinder Kaur, Lipa Monhanty, Naren Kurmi

“…Conclusion: This study highlights significant reductions in retinal thickness among diabetic patients compared to healthy controls. …”
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