Multi-parametric quantitative MRI reveals three different white matter subtypes. by Jack R Foucher, Olivier Mainberger, Julien Lamy, Mathieu D Santin, Alexandre Vignaud, Mathilde M Roser, Paulo L de Sousa

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three subtypes could be identified. t-WM (track) mostly mapped on well-formed projection and commissural tracts and came with high AD values (all p < 10(-18)). …”
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Epidemiology and diagnostic challenges of fever of unknown origin (FUO) among adults: A multicenter retrospective study in Northern Italy by Alessandra Mistral De Pascali, Ludovica Ingletto, Arianna Succi, Martina Brandolini, Laura Dionisi, Claudia Colosimo, Giulia Gatti, Giorgio Dirani, Silvia Zannoli, Valeria Frassineti, Giulia Silvestrini, Carlo Biagetti, Francesco Cristini, Paolo Bassi, Monica Cricca, Vittorio Sambri, Alessandra Scagliarini

“…Antibiotics were used in 62 % of patients mostly penicillin/beta-lactamase inhibitors. FUO discharges peaked in summer. …”
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Interplay between iron metabolism, inflammation, and EPO-ERFE-hepcidin axis in RDEB-associated chronic anemia by Lucía Quintana-Castanedo, Rocío Maseda, Isabel Pérez-Conde, Nora Butta, Elena Monzón-Manzano, Paula Acuña-Butta, María G. Crespo, Antonio Buño-Soto, Eva Jiménez, Jaris Valencia, María C. Arriba, Pilar Zuluaga, Raúl de Lucas, Marcela del Río, Ángeles Vicente, María J. Escámez, Rosa Sacedón

“…Elevated hepcidin was primarily linked to the highest ferritin levels, mostly in patients with a history of iron infusions and/or transfusions. …”
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Objective Sleep–Wake Findings in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness by Livia G. Fregolente, Lara Diem, Jan D. Warncke, Julia van der Meer, Anina Schwarzwald, Carolin Schäfer, Helly Hammer, Andrew Chan, Robert Hoepner, Claudio L. A. Bassetti

“…Patients (70% female, mean age 45 years) had mostly mild acute SARS-CoV-2 infections and were assessed a median of 31 weeks post-infection. …”
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Transitional adakite-like to calc-alkaline magmas in a continental extensional setting at La Paz Au-Cu skarn deposits, Mesa Central, Mexico: metallogenic implications by Porfirio J. Pinto-Linares, Gilles Levresse, Jordi Tritlla, Víctor A. Valencia, José M. Torres-Aguilera, Manuel González, David Estrada

“…The chemistry of the intrusive show a certain variability in composition, but they mostly belong to the high-K calc-alkaline magmatic series. …”
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Associated factors of Acinetobacter baumannii complex in hospitalized patients: A case-control study by Débora Fiorentin Vandresen, Léia Carolina Lucio, Roberto Shigueyasu Yamada, Ana Paula Vieira, Franciele Ani Caovilla Follador, Volmir Pitt Benedetti, Kérley Pereira Bento Casaril, Cleide Viviane Buzanello Martins, Guilherme Welter Wendt, Lirane Elize Defante Ferreto

“…Results: A. baumannii complex infection was mostly present in ICU (74.2%) than in other hospital areas. …”
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Evaluation of sample pooling for gene sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: a simulation study by Heng Chen, Yue Cheng, Xun He, Yuzhen Zhou, Wenjun Xie, Danyun Shen, Zhiqun He, Ruidan Li, Weixuan Liu, Liang Wang, Xuejun Zhang

“…Results: The genetic composition of the pooled samples mostly recovered the genotype compositions of the original samples, with discrepancies between the top X results (where X is the number of original samples in the pool) and the complete results (p < 0.05). …”
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The association of upper limb sensorimotor capacity, everyday inpatient behavior, and the effects of neurorehabilitation in persons with multiple sclerosis and stroke: a mixed-desi... by Philipp Gulde, Heike Vojta, Stephanie Schmidle, Peter Rieckmann, Joachim Hermsdörfer

“…However, component scores of persons with neurological disease showed great variability in all dimensions. Changes in sensorimotor capacity were partially associated with changes in behavioral kinematics, but effects of neurorehabilitation were mostly seen in outcomes associated with the physical state component. …”
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Community pharmacists' decision-making patterns in clinical prescription checking: A simulation-based study by Ali Elgebli, Jason Hall, Denham L. Phipps

“…CPs behaved in a manner similar to that described by the RPD model; they mostly engaged in pattern-recognition during clinical checking, but adopted a more analytical approach when they recognised an atypical situation. …”
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Characteristics of surveillance systems for suicide and self-harm: A scoping review. by Aline Conceição Silva, Amanda Sarah Vanzela, Laysa Fernanda Silva Pedrollo, John Baker, José Carlos Marques de Carvalho, Carlos Alberto da Cruz Sequeira, Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana, José Carlos Pereira Dos Santos

“…The specific systems exhibited greater variability in terms of context, involved actors, data collection level, data collection procedures, and case classification. …”
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Geophysical assessment of aquifer protectivity, groundwater potential and flow dynamics in Northern Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria: Implications for sustainable freshwater management by Emem O. Ikpe, Aniekan M. Ekanem, Nyakno J. George, Jewel E. Thomas

“…The aquifer units are shown to be highly heterogeneous, corroborated by the electrical resistivity sounding results and the variability in the HFUs inferred from the SMLP results. …”
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Spillover Effects of Paid Functions on Physicians’ Unpaid Knowledge Activities: Quasi-Experimental Approach by Xuan Liu, Xiaotong Chi, Ming Chen, Wen Sun, Jia Li

“…ResultsIn the balance test results of the propensity score matching, the absolute values of the SDs of all matching variables were mostly <5% after matching, ensuring the accuracy of the results obtained from the difference in differences method. …”
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Creating the Illusion of Sportiness: Evaluating Modified Throttle Mapping and Artificial Engine Sound for Electric Vehicles by Timo Melman, Peter Visser, Xavier Mouton, Joost de Winter

“…As of today, human-subject research on throttle mapping is unavailable, whereas research on sound enhancement is mostly conducted in listening rooms, which provides no insight into how drivers respond to the auditory cues. …”
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Effect of Aerobic and Foot Intrinsic Muscle Strength Training on Plantar Pressures and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomised Controlled Study by Shashikumar Channmgere Govindappa

“…Among all the complications, foot complications are mostly caused due to altered plantar pressures, spatiotemporal gait parameters, balance deficits and impaired proprioception, which often results in fall-related injuries in such patients. …”
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Ethical and legal considerations governing use of health data for quality improvement and performance management: a scoping review of the perspectives of health professionals and a... by Tim Shaw, Kevin Leow, Ian Kerridge, Cameron Stewart, Anna Janssen, Kavisha Shah

“…Health professionals were mostly concerned with the fairness of data comparisons defined as the use of accurate and risk-adjusted datasets and the contextualisation of performance data against clinical experiences. …”
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Association of Lifestyle and Food Consumption with Bone Mineral Density among People Aged 50 Years and Above Attending the Hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal by Narendra Kumar Chaudhary, Mukti Nath Timilsena, Dev Ram Sunuwar, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Raj Kumar Sangroula

“…Bone mineral density (BMD) is the measure of the minerals, mostly calcium and phosphorous, contained in certain volume of bone to diagnose osteoporosis. …”
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Spring 2021 sea ice transport in the southern Beaufort Sea occurred during coastal-lead opening events by M. E. Jewell, J. K. Hutchings, A. C. Bliss

“…On these days, the ice was mostly stationary (median of 1.7 km d<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> drift rate, 0.6 % of wind speeds) as northwesterly winds compressed the pack against the coast. …”
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Effectiveness of routine BCG vaccination on buruli ulcer disease: a case-control study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Togo. by Richard Odame Phillips, Delphin Mavinga Phanzu, Marcus Beissner, Kossi Badziklou, Elysée Kalundieko Luzolo, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Wemboo Afiwa Halatoko, Yaw Amoako, Michael Frimpong, Abass Mohammed Kabiru, Ebekalisai Piten, Issaka Maman, Bawimodom Bidjada, Adjaho Koba, Koffi Somenou Awoussi, Basile Kobara, Jörg Nitschke, Franz Xaver Wiedemann, Abiba Banla Kere, Ohene Adjei, Thomas Löscher, Bernhard Fleischer, Gisela Bretzel, Karl-Heinz Herbinger

“…The large study population was comprised of 401 cases with laboratory confirmed BUD and 826 controls, mostly family members or neighbors.<h4>Principal findings</h4>After stratification by the three countries, two sexes and four age groups, no significant correlation was found between the presence of BCG scar and BUD status of individuals. …”
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Interest, enjoyment, and confidence in mathematics in the United States: exploring patterns across age, gender, race, and time by Tye G. Campbell, Katherine N. Vela, Tyler Powell

“…Methods We used the NAEP Data Explorer to examine the relationship between four independent variables (time, race/ethnicity, gender, grade level) and students’ self-reported interest, enjoyment, and confidence in mathematics as measured through two NAEP indices. …”
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Combined bacterial and fungal intestinal microbiota analyses: Impact of storage conditions and DNA extraction protocols. by Cécile Angebault, Amine Ghozlane, Stevenn Volant, Françoise Botterel, Christophe d'Enfert, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux

“…Standardized protocols for storage and DNA extraction from fecal samples have been established mostly for bacterial microbiota analysis. Here, we investigated the impact of storage and DNA extraction on bacterial and fungal community structures detected concomitantly.…”
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