The Roles of Transcrustal Magma- and Fluid-Conducting Faults in the Formation of Mineral Deposits by Farida Issatayeva, Auez Abetov, Gulzada Umirova, Aigerim Abdullina, Zhanibek Mustafin, Oleksii Karpenko

“…Detection of TCMFCFs was carried out using MMSS (the method of microseismic sounding) and MTSM (the magnetotelluric sounding method), in combination with other geological and geophysical data. …”
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Integrative genomic and bioinformatic prioritization of drug repurposing candidates for prostate cancer by Lalu Muhammad Irham, Wirawan Adikusuma, Arief Rahman Afief, Sabiah Khairi, Rockie Chong, Syarifatul Mufidah, Rahmat Dani Satria, Eko Mugiyanto, Darmawi Darmawi, Danang Prasetyaning Amukti, Brilliant Citra Wirsahada, Petrina Theda Philothra, Indra Jaya

“…Bioinformatic analysis was used to map these genes to key pathways and potential drug targets. …”
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Dependence of Water Vapour Adsorption on the Polarity of the Graphene Surfaces of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Robert H. Bradley, Aurik Andreu, Kelby Cassity, Susan Osbeck, Rodney Andrews, Mark Meier, Colin Johnston

“…Different concentrations of surface oxygen groups, which have been directly measured using XPS, give rise to distinctly different shapes of water adsorption isotherms. …”
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Investigating the gut bacteria structure and function of hibernating bats through 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing and culturomics by Jian Zhou, Ying Liu, Tao Gu, Jingzhu Zhou, Fengming Chen, Shijun Li

“…Differential abundance was analyzed using LEfSe, and diversity metrics were assessed through alpha and beta diversity analyses. …”
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Development of an Online Scenario-Based Tool to Enable Research Participation and Public Engagement in Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening: Mixed Methods Study by Louise Moody, Samantha Clarke, Matt Compton, Rachael Hughson-Gill, Felicity Boardman, Corinna Clark, Pru Holder, James R Bonham, Jane Chudleigh

“…Vignettes constructed using interview data and translated into scripts were recorded to provide short films to represent and provoke consideration of families’ experiences. …”
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Multi-omics integration reveals functional signatures of gut microbiome in atherosclerosis by Hongbo Shi, Meitao Wu, Xiaoliang Wu, Zhuoxin Liu, Shuo Jiang, Gen Li, Yetong Yang, Yanghe Fu, Qiuping Wang, Guangde Zhang, Liang Cheng

“…We systematically characterized AS microbial taxa and computationally inferred the metabolic potential for the gut microbiome using metabolomic-related data. Metabolite-host gene interactions were further predicted based on the synergistic effects between microbiome and host transcriptome in AS. …”
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A virtual system-coupled molecular dynamics simulation free from experimental knowledge on binding sites: Application to RNA-ligand binding free-energy landscape by Junichi Higo, Kota Kasahara, Shun Sakuraba, Gert-Jan Bekker, Narutoshi Kamiya, Ikuo Fukuda, Takuya Takahashi, Yoshifumi Fukunishi

“…The current study showed that CSD-mD-VcMD is actually useful to obtain a binding free-energy landscape of a flexible system, i.e., the RNA-ligand interacting system.…”
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Involvement of EGFR-AKT signaling in hemin-induced neurotoxicity by Hui-Ju Huang, Yang-Jie Tseng, I-Jung Lee, Yu-Li Lo, Anya Maan-Yuh Lin, Anya Maan-Yuh Lin, Anya Maan-Yuh Lin

“…In the present study, the involvement of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase (TK) signaling underlying ICH-related neurodegeneration was investigated using afatinib, a clinically available EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI). …”
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Optimising Palm Olein-Based Betamethasone 17-Valerate Emulsions for Scalable Manufacturing and Stability by Thazin Win, Mohd. Rushdi Abu Bakar, Farahidah Mohamed, Muhammad Taher, Md. Zaidul I. Sarker

“… Introduction: Palm olein has been used as an excipient in the formulation of topical emulsions due to its rich source of natural antioxidants that can lead to better skin health and higher stability upon storage. …”
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Genome Sequencing and Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Rice Brown Spot Pathogen <i>Bipolaris oryzae</i> Adaptation to Osmotic Stress by Chun Wang, Kexin Yang, Sauban Musa Jibril, Ruoping Wang, Chengyun Li, Yi Wang

“…Despite its widespread impact, genomic studies of <i>B. oryzae</i> remain limited, particularly those involving high-quality genomic data. In this study, we performed whole-genome sequencing of the <i>B. oryzae</i> strain RBD1, which was isolated from the demonstration field for upland rice cultivation in Haozhiba Village, Lancang County, Pu’er City, Yunnan Province, China, using a combination of second-generation Illumina sequencing and third-generation Single-Molecule Real-Time (SMRT) sequencing. …”
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Patients’ satisfaction and efficacy of modern conventional hearing aids: A comprehensive analysis of the self-reported user experiences in adult people by Daniele Portelli, Cosimo Galletti, Sabrina Loteta, Leonard Freni, Francesco Ciodaro, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppe Alberti

“…Methods: The study retrospectively analysed data from 133 patients with hearing aids, using the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) and the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) questionnaires. …”
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Nutritional and neurological diagnosis according to period of evolution, neurological level and injury type in rachimedullary patients by Francisca Zamora Pérez, Carmen Margarita Santos-Hernández, Juan E. Bender del Busto, Carlos S. González Martínez, Alejandro P. Terry Zamora

“…Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a contemporary medical problem characterized by insufficient data on prevalence and weak modelling methodology. …”
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Interparental violence and school bullying among Nigerian adolescents: Moderating role of psychological resilience by Wisdom Chidiebere Obioha, Chisom JohnVictor Obi, Kenechukwu Emmanuel Nnamani, Uzochukwu Emmanuel Chima, Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh, Kanayochukwu Michael Okoye, Emmanuella U. Anozie

“…Methods: Bullying was conceptualized and measured with its two dimensions namely, victimization and perpetration. Data was collected using the Peer Interactions in Primary School Questionnaire, Resilience Evaluation Scale, and Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, which was analysed using Pearson correlation and Hayes PROCESS Macro. …”
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The impact of social activity on cardiovascular disease risk among middle-aged and older adults in China: a nationwide cohort study based on the CHARLS database by Yingting Wu, Qi Cheng, Haiyang Song, Xinyue Gong, Sihan Wang, Kehui Xu, Lei Qin, Jing Cheng, Fei He

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the relationship between social activity and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in middle-aged and older adults in China.MethodsWe used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) collected between 2011 and 2020. …”
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Novel genes involved in vascular dysfunction of the middle temporal gyrus in Alzheimer’s disease: transcriptomics combined with machine learning analysis by Meiling Wang, Aojie He, Yubing Kang, Zhaojun Wang, Yahui He, Kahleong Lim, Chengwu Zhang, Li Lu

“…Finally, combining bulk RNA sequencing data and two machine learning algorithms (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and random forest), four characteristic Alzheimer’s disease feature genes were identified: somatostatin (SST), protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 3 (PTPN3), glutinase (GL3), and tropomyosin 3 (PTM3). …”
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Non-linear association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of prediabetes: a retrospective cohort study based on Chinese adults by Long He, Yan Zhang, Wei Sha

“…Therefore, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate this association.MethodsThis secondary retrospective cohort study utilized data from 100,608 Chinese adults. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine the relationship between LDL-C and prediabetes risk. …”
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Dinamika respons audiens digital di media sosial x terhadap kampanye diversitas & inklusivitas sebagai brand activism skin game by Agnes Jatayu Lintang Kinanthi, Awanis Akalili

“…Conducted on sixteen audience responses, this research was studied using descriptive qualitative methods. Datas are collected through observation and documentation, analysed based on Brand Activism Theory which contains the Framework of Optimal Incongruence, supported by concepts regarding the Characteristics of Digital Audience Activities. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Chicory Inulin-Type Fructans Supplementation on Weight Management Aspects by Yoghatama Cindya Zanzer, Stephan Theis

“…The baseline-corrected mean difference (MD) was used to synthesize the pooled effect size by employing a random-effects model using the inverse variance method. …”
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Quantitatively measuring the cytotoxicity of viscous hydrogels with direct cell sampling in a micro scale format “MicroDrop” and its comparison to CCK8 by Anna Marie Margot, Andreas Engels, Michael Sittinger, Tilo Dehne, Shabnam Hemmati-Sadeghi

“…Abstract Tissue engineering holds promise for developing therapeutic applications using viscous materials e.g. hydrogels. However, assessing the cytotoxicity of such materials with conventional assays can be challenging due to non-specific interactions. …”
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Association between pro-inflammatory diet and ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xianli Yin, Lv Tian, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Hanbing Zhao, Hanbing Zhao

“…Data analysis was performed using STATA 17 software.ResultsThis systematic review and meta-analysis included eight studies involving approximately 758,068 participants. …”
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