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• Do non-pharmaceutical policies in response to COVID-19 affect stock performance? Evidence from Malaysia stock market return and volatility.

  Authors:Racquel Rowland, Ricky Chee Jiun Chia, and Venus Khim-Sen LiewFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20236,772 words Report 1620LThis paper examines the impact of non-pharmaceutical intervention by government on stock market return as well as volatility. Using daily Malaysian equity data from January 28, 2020 to May 31, 2022, the regression...

• Spectrum of human Pasteurella species infections in tropical Australia.

  Authors:Michelle Mahony, Dimitrios Menouhos, Jann Hennessy, and Robert W. BairdFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20234,791 words Report 1340LBackground Acquired zoonotic infections with Pasteurella bacterial species have a wide clinical spectrum of disease from invasive infections to localised bite-wound infections. Methods This study reviewed the...

• Developing an assistive technology usability questionnaire for people with neurological diseases.

  Authors:Maria Masbernat-Almenara, Francesc Rubi-Carnacea, Eloy Opisso, Esther Duarte-Oller, Josep Medina-Casanovas, and Fran Valenzuela-PascualFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20235,199 words Report 1330LPurpose This study describes the development of a questionnaire for assessing the usability of assistive technologies accessible to people with neurological diseases. Methods A Delphi study was conducted to...

• Optimization of 'on farm' hydropriming conditions in wheat: Soaking time and water volume have interactive effects on seed performance.

  Authors:Hemender Tanwar, Virender Singh Mor, Sushma Sharma, Mujahid Khan, Axay Bhuker, Vikram Singh, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20239,015 words Report 1490LSeed priming is a simple and cost effective method to obtain a better plant stand under diverse environmental conditions. The current study was designed to determine the optimal priming duration and water volume for...

• Methodological proposal to identify the nationality of Twitter users through random-forests.

  Authors:Damián Quijano and Richard Gil-HerreraFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 202310,525 words Report 1320LWe disclose a methodology to determine the participants in discussions and their contributions in social networks with a local relationship (e.g., nationality), providing certain levels of trust and efficiency in the...

• The non-selective Rho-kinase inhibitors Y-27632 and Y-33075 decrease contraction but increase migration in murine and human hepatic stellate cells.

  Authors:Nadine Bachtler, Sandra Torres, Cristina Ortiz, Robert Schierwagen, Olaf Tyc, Christoph Hieber, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20236,436 words Report 1450LBackground The Rho-kinase ROCK II plays a major role in the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC), which are the key profibrotic and contractile cells contributing to the development of chronic liver disease....

• Expression of Concern: Fyn Mediates Leptin Actions in the Thymus of Rodents.

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 2023552 words Article 1540LAuthor(s): The PLOS ONE Editors Following the publication of this article [1], concerns were raised regarding similarities between the pFyn immunoblot image presented in Fig 2D (pFyn416) and the pFyn immunoblot image...

• Associations between leukocyte count and lipid-related indices: Effect of age and confounding by habits of smoking and alcohol drinking.

  Author:Ichiro WakabayashiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20235,891 words Report 1610LLeukocyte count in peripheral blood is an acute-phase reactant and is associated with the risk of atherosclerotic diseases. Blood lipid profile, a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease, is known to be associated...

• A descriptive retrospective study on HIV care cascade in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines.

  Authors:Marisse Nepomuceno, Cybele Lara Abad, and Edsel Maurice SalvañaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20235,839 words Report 1540LIntroduction The HIV care cascade is a model used to examine the engagement of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in medical care from the time of diagnosis to sustained viral suppression. This study describes the stages...

• An integrative literature review of kidney transplantation knowledge tools.

  Authors:Chan Mi Kang and Hyejin LeeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20234,629 words Report 1410LPurpose This study aimed to identify knowledge measurement tools for kidney transplantation (KT) and confirm their assessment methods, domains, and validity to provide useful information. Design An integrative...

• Human brucellosis in Baringo County, Kenya: Evaluating the diagnostic kits used and identifying infecting Brucella species.

  Authors:Nelly M. A. Waringa, Lilian W. Waiboci, Lilly Bebora, Peter W. Kinyanjui, Philemon Kosgei, Stella Kiambi, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20236,766 words Report 1410LHuman brucellosis diagnosis has been a challenge in Brucella-endemic areas. In Kenya, diagnosis is usually carried out using Febrile Brucella Antigen agglutination test (FBAT) whose performance is not well documented....

• Pre-pandemic geographic access to hospital-based telehealth for cancer care in the United States.

  Authors:David I. Shalowitz, Peiyin Hung, Whitney E. Zahnd, and Jan EberthFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20234,596 words Report 1680LImportance Little is known about US hospitals' capacity to ensure equitable provision of cancer care through telehealth. Objective To conduct a national analysis of hospitals' provision of telehealth and oncologic...

• Diagnostic performance of optical coherence tomography macular ganglion cell inner plexiform layer and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in glaucoma suspect and early glaucoma patients at St. Paul's hospital millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

  Authors:Addishiwot Abera and Girum W. GessesseFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20233,979 words Report 1480LPurpose To evaluate glaucoma diagnostic performance of ganglion cell inner plexiform layer and retinal nerve fiber layer parameters measured with cirrus HD optical coherence tomography (OCT). Method Total of 188...

• Protocol of a prospective comprehensive evaluation of an elastic band beard cover for filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare.

  Authors:Daryl Lindsay Williams, Benjamin Kave, Charles Bodas, Fiona Begg, Megan Roberts, and Irene NgFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20234,513 words Report 1500LIndividuals who are unable to be clean shaven for religious, medical or cultural reasons are unable to wear a filtering facepiece respirator (FFR), as the respirator cannot provide adequate protection against...

• Factors that influence STEM faculty use of evidence-based instructional practices: An ecological model.

  Authors:Rebecca L. Sansom, Desiree M. Winters, Bryn E. St. Clair, Richard E. West, and Jamie L. JensenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 202310,787 words Report 1310LTraditional teaching practices in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses have failed to support student success, causing many students to leave STEM fields and disproportionately...

• Evolution of European bison image and its implications for current species conservation.

  Authors:Tomasz Samojlik, Piotr Daszkiewicz, Anastasia Fedotova, Aurika RickienÄ, Olga Cielemecka, and Marianna SzczygielskaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20238,333 words Report 1560LVisual media are one of the fastest and most effective tools informing the public about conservation goals and convincing societies to support conservation actions. Similar mechanisms functioned in the past, only within...

• Comparison of chemical-induced temporomandibular osteoarthritis rat models (monosodium iodoacetate versus collagenase type II) for the study of prolonged drug delivery systems.

  Authors:Florent Barry, Feng Chai, Henry Chijcheapaza-Flores, Maria José Garcia-Fernandez, Nicolas Blanchemain, and Romain NicotFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20236,485 words Report 1320LObjective To compare two agents that can induce a rat model of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) by chemical induction: monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) and collagenase type 2 (Col-2). We wished to ascertain...

• Anemia biomarkers and mortality in hemodialysis patients with or without diabetes: A 10-year follow-up study.

  Authors:Jihane Asmar, Dania Chelala, Razane El Hajj Chehade, Hiba Azar, Serge Finianos, and Mabel AounFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20235,113 words Report 1420LBackground Many studies have assessed the association between anemia and mortality in hemodialysis but few compared patients with and without diabetes. Our study aims to investigate the impact of hemoglobin and iron...

• 222 nm far-UVC efficiently introduces nerve damage in Caenorhabditis elegans.

  Authors:Kaoru Okamoto Yoshiyama, Norihiko L. Okamoto, Jun Hidema, and Atsushi HigashitaniFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20237,638 words Report 1390LFar-ultraviolet radiation C light (far-UVC; 222 nm wavelength) has received attention as a safer light for killing pathogenic bacteria and viruses, as no or little DNA damage is observed after irradiation in mammalian...

• Efficacy and safety of ursodeoxycholic acid in children with cholestasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Authors:Liang Huang, Siyu Li, Jingjing Chen, Yu Zhu, Ke Lan, Linan Zeng, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20235,505 words Report 1360LObjectives Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the main therapeutic drug for cholestasis, but its use in children is controversial. We conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ursodeoxycholic acid in...