The influence of social networks in adoption of integrated health interventions: A qualitative study of fishermen in Malawi. by Madalo Mukoka, Owen Mhango, Hussein H Twabi, Chikumbutso Chipandwe, Robina Semphere, Takondwa C Msosa, Marriott Nliwasa, Chisomo Msefula, Guy Harling, Alison Price, Katherine Fielding, Augustine T Choko, Moses K Kumwenda

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Social networks play a vital role in influencing individual and collective health behaviors and facilitating the diffusion of health interventions. Fishing communities in sub-Saharan Africa face socio-cultural and occupational challenges such as low literacy rates and high mobility. …”
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Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Environments Using Polyurea-Crosslinked Calcium Alginate Aerogels by Evangelia Sigala, Artemisia Zoi, Grigorios Raptopoulos, Elias Sakellis, Aikaterini Sakellari, Sotirios Karavoltsos, Patrina Paraskevopoulou

“…The adsorption kinetics were best described by the pseudo-first-order model, indicating a diffusion-controlled mechanism and relatively weak interactions. …”
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Learning and Generation of Drawing Sequences Using a Deep Network for a Drawing Support System by Homari Matsumoto, Atomu Nakamura, Shun Nishide

“…Future directions include using more advanced models such as Variational Autoencoders and diffusion models, and enhancing consistency in long-term sequences. …”
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Detection and antibiotic resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from patients with diarrhea in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by Munkhdelger Yandag, Altansukh Tsend-Ayush, Nyamaa Gunregjav, Otgontsetseg Erdenebayar, Bayarlakh Byambadorj, Nishi Juniichiro, Sarantuya Jav

“…Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) was the most common DEC pathotype identified by HEp-2 adherence assay and multiplex PCR methods in 97 samples (28.4%), followed by atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) in 50 samples (14.7%), diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC) in 25 samples (7.3%), enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) in 6 samples (1.8%), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) in 4 samples (1.2%), and enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) in 1 sample (0.3%). …”
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Ceftazidim-avibactam susceptibility of carbapenemase producing enterobacterales in an OXA-48 endemic area by Şevval Arduç Tok, Ayşe Barış, Leyla Genç, Hanife Tutan, Elif Aktaş

“…Methods: CRE isolates from various clinical samples between January 2022 and June 2024 were included in the study. …”
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Comparison of cerebral blood flow in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the population-based Rotterdam Study by Lies Lahousse, Ernst Rietzschel, Meike W Vernooij, Daniel Bos, Maxim Grymonprez, Guy Brusselle, Sara R A Wijnant, Natalie Terzikhan

“…Since studies examining cerebral blood flow in COPD remain scarce and are limited by sample size, we aimed to study cerebral blood flow in participants with and without COPD.Design Observational cohort study.Setting Population-based Rotterdam Study.Participants 4177 participants (age 68.0±8.5 years; 53% females) with and without COPD.Predictor variable Spirometry and pulmonary diffusing capacity.Outcome measures Cerebral blood flow by two-dimensional phase-contrast cerebral MRI.Results Compared with subjects with normal spirometry (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥0.7 and FEV1 ≥80%), multivariable adjusted cerebral blood flow (mL/min) was preserved in subjects with COPD Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD1) (FEV1/FVC &lt;0.7 and FEV1 ≥80%), but significantly lower in subjects with COPD GOLD2-3 (FEV1/FVC &lt;0.7 and FEV1 &lt;80%), even after adjustment for cardiovascular comorbidities. …”
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Effect of Extraction Method on Organoleptic, Physicochemical Properties and Some Biological Activities of Olive Oil from the Algerian Chemlal Variety by Sara Messad, Souhila Bensmail, Omar Salhi, Djamila Djouahra Fahem

“…This work aims to study the effect of the extraction method on the sensory and physicochemical characteristics and the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of three types of olive oil derived from the same sample of olive fruits (Chemlal variety). Materials and Methods: Several physicochemical and sensory parameters of olive oil samples were evaluated by referenced methods (ISO, IOC, AFNOR, etc.). …”
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Studies on Effects of Drying Methods on Quality Characteristics of Tomato Pulp Leather by Sonkar Nitin, Mobin Sheikh. A., Sonkar Chitra

“…Physicochemical analysis revealed that the moisture content, ash content, pH, total soluble solids (TSS), total sugars, and vitamin C content decreased gradually during the 45-day storage period for both T3 and T5 samples. The initial moisture content of the prepared tomato pulp leather was 18.5% and 18.6% for T3 and T5, respectively, which decreased to 17.9% for both samples by the 45th day of storage. …”
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Transpicuous-Cum-Fouling Resistant Copolymers of 3-Sulfopropyl Methacrylate and Methyl Methacrylate for Optronics Applications in Aquatic Medium and Healthcare by Shehla Mushtaq, Nasir M. Ahmad, Habib Nasir, Azhar Mahmood, Hussnain A. Janjua

“…The surface energy lowest value 58 mJ/m2 and highest value 72 mJ/m2 were calculated for PSM20 and PSM50, respectively, by the Chibowski approach and Young equation. Sample PSM50 has exhibited the highest antibacterial activities, i.e., 18 mm and 19 mm, against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively, by the disk diffusion method. …”
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Radiomics Analysis of Breast MRI to Predict Oncotype Dx Recurrence Score: Systematic Review by Nathan Kim, Richard Adam, Takouhie Maldjian, Tim Q. Duong

“…We compared different image types, methods of analysis, sample size, numbers of high/intermediate and low scores, MRI image types, performance indices, among others. …”
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Capsule phase microextraction methodology: Applications and future perspective by Shaikh Manirul Haque, Abuzar Kabir, Torki Zughaibi, Noorfatimah Yahaya, Bharti Jain, Rajeev Jain, Masoom Raza Siddiqui

“…Extraction plays a crucial role in the quantitative analysis of analytes across various matrices, particularly in biological and other complex samples, where accurate detection and determination would be challenging without effective extraction. …”
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Antimicrobial Assessment of Prunus spinosa L. Fruit Extracts by Alema Dedić, Hurija Džudžević-Čančar, Amra Alispahić, Anesa Jerković-Mujkić

“…Compared to the control sample, the extracts from Trnovo and Vareš displayed greater potency against this bacterial strain. …”
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Utilization of Flaxseed Oil as Releasing For Some Natural Pigments and Antioxidants by Elsayed, A.A. Hendawy, Akram, M. M. Elanany, Ali, M. Bayomey

“…Finally, the salad dressing samples prepared with this oil were acceptable to all. …”
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Silver and Yttrium-Doped Silver Nanoparticles From Pine Needle Leaf Extract: Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant, Antiuropathogenic Bacterial, and Docking Activities by Nourhane A. Darwich, Malak Mezher, Alaa M. Abdallah, Zeinab Hachem, Ahmed F. El-Sayed, Rana El Hajj, Taymour A. Hamdalla, Mahmoud I. Khalil

“…The NPs possessed luminescent behavior based on photoluminescence studies and ferromagnetic behavior according to vibrating sample magnetometer analysis. In addition, antibacterial activity against six uropathogenic bacteria was assessed by performing microdilution assays to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) which ranged between 0.0625 and 2 mg/mL, agar well diffusion assay with zones of inhibition 8–17 mm, time-kill test detecting inhibition after 3 h, and antibiofilm screening assays at concentrations ranging between 0.0625 and 1 mg/mL. …”
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Convergent trends and spatiotemporal patterns of Aedes-borne arboviruses in Mexico and Central America. by Bernardo Gutierrez, Darlan da Silva Candido, Sumali Bajaj, Abril Paulina Rodriguez Maldonado, Fabiola Garces Ayala, María de la Luz Torre Rodriguez, Adnan Araiza Rodriguez, Claudia Wong Arámbula, Ernesto Ramírez González, Irma López Martínez, José Alberto Díaz-Quiñónez, Mauricio Vázquez Pichardo, Sarah C Hill, Julien Thézé, Nuno R Faria, Oliver G Pybus, Lorena Preciado-Llanes, Arturo Reyes-Sandoval, Moritz U G Kraemer, Marina Escalera-Zamudio

“…Aedes-borne arboviruses endemically circulating within the country were found to be introduced multiple times from lineages predominantly sampled from the Caribbean and Central America. For CHIKV, at least thirteen introductions were inferred over a year, with six of these leading to persistent transmission chains. …”
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Shedding light on the impact of a dissolution-precipitation recycling process on crystallization and thermal stability of PBS by Fakhri-Eddin N. Lahfaidh, Nathanael Guigo, Luc Vincent, Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli

“…Temperature-Modulated DSC (TOPEM) confirmed a structural heterogeneity inside the recycled sample. The thermal stability of both polymers was investigated, showing increased degradation at lower heating rates for rPBS, while being comparable to the fresh product at higher rates. …”
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Simultaneous application of refractance window and microwave drying: A novel hybrid technique for fruit dehydration to reducing drying time and improve bioactive compound retention by C. Ramírez, H. Núñez, R. Vallejos, K. Belmonte, S. Almonacid, F Marra

“…The study also aimed to model the drying process through Fick’s second law and anomalous diffusion model based on fractional calculus. Drying was performed with RW™, and RW-MW using two power densities: 815 W/kg and 1165 W/kg. …”
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Antibacterial and Chemical Properties of Sr-BDC_∞ Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) by A. A. Vodyashkin, P. Kezimana, J. A. А. Mbarga, M. Y. Putirskaya, Ya. M. Stanishevskiy

“…The MIC and MBC were established for each sample.Conclusion. In the course of the work the effect of the activation method on the chemical structure of Sr-BDC MOFs was shown. …”
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Based on the MaxEnt model the analysis of influencing factors and simulation of potential risk areas of human infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) in China by Zhao Yang, Zhao Yang, Zhong Da Ren, Zhong Da Ren, Jie Wang, Wen Dong, Wen Dong

“…The study revealed the spatial distribution and diffusion rules of the H7N9 epidemic and clarified the key influencing factors. …”
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Diversity and resistance profile of bacteria associated with washroom surfaces in Bangladesh Agricultural University residence halls by Md. Shafiqul Islam, Sabrina Sultana Rimi, Md. Nahid Ashraf, Sanzila Hossain Sigma, Sharika Jahan, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique, Md.Tanvir Rahman

“…Afterward, thirteen commonly available antibiotics were used to investigate the antibiotic sensitivity of the isolated organisms by disk diffusion methods. In the washroom samples, the greatest mean values were for TVC (log 5.91), TCC (log 5.75), and TSC (log 5.96). …”
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