Distinct gut microbiota profiles and network properties in older Korean individuals with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease by Sang Joon Son, Xuanga Wu, Hyun Woong Roh, Yong Hyuk Cho, Sunhwa Hong, You Jin Nam, Chang Hyung Hong, Sunmin Park

“…Human fecal bacterial FASTA/Q data (SCD, n = 24; MCI, n = 246; AD, n = 76) were processed using Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology 2 (QIIME2) tools. …”
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Examining the Variability in Planetary Boundary Layer Height over Thailand: Correlations with ENSO and Aerosol Optical Depth by Sirapong Sooktawee, Khwanruthai Renuhom, Siriwan Kaewket, Aduldech Patpai, Pramet Kaewmesri, Thongchai Kanabkaew, Pichnaree Lalitaporn

“…The relationships among the PBLH, ENSO, and AOD were investigated via an empirical orthogonal function (EOF), which decomposes the spatiotemporal data of the PBLH into spatial patterns and corresponding time series. …”
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Digital Interventions for Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zihan Ren, Yawen Chen, Yufeng Li, Panyu Fan, Zhao Liu, Biyu Shen

“…A meta-analysis using a random-effects model synthesized the results. …”
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The impact of multipollutant exposure on hepatic steatosis: a machine learning-based investigation into multipollutant synergistic effects by Chunying Yan, Zhanfang Zhu, Xueyan Guo, Wei Zong, Guisheng Liu, Yan Jin, Shiyuan Cui, Fuqiang Liu, Shujuan Gao

“…This approach addresses the limitations of traditional models in managing complex environmental interactions.MethodsUsing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015–2016 (n = 494), we developed a stacked ensemble model that integrates LASSO, support vector machines (SVM), neural networks, and XGBoost to analyze urinary biomarkers of heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). …”
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Immune Cells and Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Causal Investigation Through Mendelian Randomization by Liumei Mo, Wei Pan, Wenjing Cao, Kui Wang, Li'an Huang

“…The objective of this research is to uncover the potential causal interactions between diverse immune cells and ICH using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. …”
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Temporal and Machine Learning-Based Principal Component and Clustering Analysis of VOCs and Their Role in Urban Air Pollution and Ozone Formation by Balendra V. S. Chauhan, Maureen J. Berg, Ajit Sharma, Kirsty L. Smallbone, Kevin P. Wyche

“…Hourly measurements of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, ethene, propene, isoprene, propane, and ethyne, alongside ozone (O₃) and meteorological data, were analysed using correlation matrices, regression, cross-correlation, diurnal/seasonal analysis, wind-sector analysis, PCA (Principal Component Analysis), and clustering. …”
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New roles of students as partners: Importance of students’ roles, level of preparedness and available opportunities on the basis of a validated self-assessment questionnaire by Yasamin Kompani Mohammadi, Somayeh Azimi, Nosrat Abdollahpour, Fariba Salek Ranjbarzadeh, Vahideh Termeh Zonouzy, Saeideh Ghaffarifar

“…The data were analyzed via SPSS version 25. Results The questionnaire with 43 items was compiled in nine roles, namely, reflective trainee; interactive knowledge seeker; active listener; role model as student/apprentice; collaborative learner; mentor; assessor; strategic and critical learner; and active participant. …”
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Medication Adherence in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Comprehensive Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Factors in the MENA Region by Al-Salmi N, Muliira JK, Lazarus ER

“…This study fills this gap by systematically integrating findings from qualitative studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the multilevel determinants of adherence unique to the MENA sociocultural context.Methods: A metasynthesis was conducted using a thematic synthesis approach, incorporating data from nine qualitative studies. …”
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Temporal Niche Partitioning as a Coexistence Mechanism Between China’s Endemic Elliot’s Pheasant (<i>Syrmaticus ellioti)</i> and Its Predator, the Leopard Cat (<i>Prionailurus beng... by Pengchen Zhou, Yalan Xu, Chenbo Huang, Hui Li, Xinyu Cui, Ying Fu, Bin Wang, Xiaoyang Mo

“…However, its coexistence mechanisms with sympatric predators remain undocumented. Here, using six years (2019–2024) of camera-trap data from 90 stations in Jiemuxi National Nature Reserve, Hunan Province, Southwest China, we employed a MaxEnt model and kernel density estimation to investigate spatiotemporal coexistence mechanisms between Elliot’s pheasant and its primary predator, the leopard cat (<i>Prionailurus bengalensis</i>, Kerr, 1792). …”
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Active commute to school: does distance from school or walkability of the home neighbourhood matter? A national cross-sectional study of children aged 10–11 years, Scotland, UK by Jonathan R Olsen, Natalie Nicholls, Laura Macdonald, Paul McCrorie

“…A more walkable environment had a larger effect on the probability of reaching the 60% threshold of school journeys using ATS than the probability of always travelling in an active manner. …”
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Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to HIV care and treatment services in Kenya: a mixed methods prospective cohort study. by Laura Ferguson, Alison D Grant, James Lewis, Karina Kielmann, Deborah Watson-Jones, Sophie Vusha, John O Ong'ech, David A Ross

“…In multivariable logistic regression analysis, factors associated with registration at the HIV clinic within 90 days of HIV diagnosis were: having cared for someone with HIV (aOR:3.67(95%CI:1.22, 11.09)), not having to pay for transport to the hospital (aOR:2.73(95%CI:1.09, 6.84)), and having received enough information to decide to have an HIV test (aOR:3.61(95%CI:0.83, 15.71)). Qualitative data revealed multiple factors underlying high patient drop-out related to women's social support networks (e.g. partner's attitude to HIV status), interactions with health workers (e.g. being given unclear/incorrect HIV-related information) and health services characteristics (e.g. restricted opening hours, long waiting times).…”
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Obesity Stigma Among Healthcare Workers in a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed S. Bahamdan, Marwa M. Shafey, Assim M. Alabdulkader, Adam F. Aldhawyan, Khalid S. Alharkan, Omar K. Almohaimeed, Mohammad J. Holdar

“…Healthcare workers completed self-administered questionnaires, including the Attitudes toward Obese Persons Scale (ATOP) and the Beliefs about Obese Persons Scale (BAOP), which assess levels of positive attitudes and beliefs about obesity, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: The study included 266 healthcare workers (HCWs), mean age 33.21 years, with 54.5% female. …”
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Effect of Polysaccharide Compounds on the Stability of Oil-In-Water Emulsions during Storage by Yuliya V. Frolova, Roman V. Sobolev, Varuzhan A. Sarkisyan, Alla A. Kochetkova

“…Polysaccharides interact synergistically to form sedimentation-resistant emulsions. …”
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LncRNA interactomes and co-methylation in breast cancer regulation by Elena A. Filippova, Irina V Pronina, Svetlana S Lukina, Alexey M Burdennyy, Tatiana P Kazubskaya, Vitaly I Loginov, Eleonora A Braga

“…These findings are consistent with data from GEPIA 2.0. Bioinformatic prediction identified TCF7L2 as a common target gene of these lncRNAs, which is involved in the Wnt, Hippo, and MAPK signaling pathways. …”
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A Strategy to Revalue a Wood Waste for Simultaneous Cadmium Removal and Wastewater Disinfection by Aleksandra Ivanovska, Sonja Veljović, Biljana Dojčinović, Nenad Tadić, Katarina Mihajlovski, Maja Natić, Mirjana Kostić

“…Wood waste from Balkan cooperage can be successfully used for simultaneous cadmium removal and wastewater disinfection.…”
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Vertical Distribution of Ozone and Nitrogenous Pollutants in an Air Quality Class I Area, the San Gorgonio Wilderness, Southern California by Rocio Alonso, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael Arbaugh

“…Passive-sampler ozone data did not show a clear relationship with elevation, although during the periods with higher ozone levels, ozone concentrations were higher at those sites below 2000 m than at sites located above that elevation. …”
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Association between estimated plasma volume status and the risk of 30-day mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database by Haibo Zhang, Jiebin Li, Dawei Wang, Jing Wang, Lijun Duan, Jing Zhang

“…Methods This study collected clinical data on SAP patients in the ICU from the MIMIC-IV database. …”
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Transition in care interventions for Refugee, Immigrant and other Migrant (RIM) populations: a health equity-oriented scoping review by Amy Liu, Yasaman Yazdani, Manahel Elias, Krisha Patel, Divine Budzi, Ammar Saad, Kevin Pottie

“…Two independent reviewers screened search records and extracted relevant data from included studies. We used a public health and health equity lens to identify the social determinants of health that were addressed by TiC interventions. …”
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Examining the Variability in Planetary Boundary Layer Height over Thailand: Correlations with ENSO and Aerosol Optical Depth by Sirapong Sooktawee, Khwanruthai Renuhom, Siriwan Kaewket, Aduldech Patpai, Pramet Kaewmesri, Thongchai Kanabkaew, Pichnaree Lalitaporn

“…The relationships among the PBLH, ENSO, and AOD were investigated via an empirical orthogonal function (EOF), which decomposes the spatiotemporal data of the PBLH into spatial patterns and corresponding time series. …”
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Hearing loss and tinnitus: association with employment and income among young adults by Molly Jacobs, Elizabeth N. Tobener, Charles Ellis, Charles Ellis

“…Findings were validated using a two-part model with racial/ethnic interactions.ResultsAmong respondents, 5.81%−8.87% reported tinnitus only, 0.82%−1.39% reported hearing loss only, and 0.54%−1.41% reported both. …”
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