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• Community-based serum chloride abnormalities predict mortality risk.

  Authors:Tali Shafat, Victor Novack, Leonid Barski, and Yosef S. HavivFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20234,465 words Report 1640LIntroduction This population-based study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of ambulatory serum chloride abnormalities, often ignored by physicians. Methods The study population included all non-hospitalized...

• Cerebral cortical thinning in Parkinson's disease depends on the age of onset.

  Authors:Kazuhide Seo, Ichiro Matunari, and Toshimasa YamamotoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20233,830 words Report 1440LPatients with older-onset Parkinson's disease (PD) have more severe motor symptoms, faster progression, and a worse prognosis. The thinning of the cerebral cortex is one of the causes of these issues. Patients with...

• Analysis of COVID-19 vaccine adverse event using language model and unsupervised machine learning.

  Authors:Saeyeon Cheon, Thanin Methiyothin, and Insung AhnFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20236,369 words Report 1320LBackground After the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has made efforts to recover from the chaotic situation. Vaccination is a way to help control infectious diseases, and many people have been vaccinated against COVID-19...

• A numerical simulation method for pressure drop and normal air velocity of pleated filters during dust loading.

  Authors:Guangping Teng, Guoqing Shi, Jintuo Zhu, and Jiamin QiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20236,925 words Report 1540LPressure drop is an important indicator that affects the filtration performance of the pleated filter, and the deposition of dust particles within the pleats is crucial to the evolution of the pressure drop. In this...

• Multi-objective optimization of nitrile rubber and thermosets modified bituminous mix using desirability approach.

  Authors:Avani Chopra, Sandeep Singh, Abhishek Kanoungo, Gurpreet Singh, Naveen Kumar Gupta, Shubham Sharma, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20236,578 words Report 1440LA variety of materials, including waste and rubber products, have been used in road construction to improve the performance of bituminous pavements. The present investigation is focused on modifying bitumen using Nitrile...

• Study protocol for cholera vaccination as a model to measure the inflammatory response in the gut: A case of modulation with a Lactobacillus plantarum K8 lysate.

  Authors:Min Young Park, Soo-yeon Park, Anita Hartog, Els van Hoffen, Alwine Kardinaal, Joohee Kim, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20234,543 words Report 1420LIt is crucial for human health that the immune system of the gastrointestinal tract works effectively. Dietary modulation is one of the factors that regulate the immune response in the gut. This study aims to develop a...

• Adaptive and non-adaptive gene expression responses in prostate cancer during androgen deprivation.

  Authors:Reetta Nätkin, Pasi Pennanen, Heimo Syvälä, Merja Bläuer, Juha Kesseli, Teuvo L. J. Tammela, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20239,576 words Report 1390LAndrogen deprivation therapy is the cornerstone treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Eventually prostate cancer cells overcome androgen deprivation therapy, giving rise to castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)...

• Deep-learning-based prognostic modeling for incident heart failure in patients with diabetes using electronic health records: A retrospective cohort study.

  Authors:Ilaria Gandin, Sebastiano Saccani, Andrea Coser, Arjuna Scagnetto, Chiara Cappelletto, Riccardo Candido, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20235,473 words Report 1510LPatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have more than twice the risk of developing heart failure (HF) compared to patients without diabetes. The present study is aimed to build an artificial intelligence (AI)...

• Encouraging brisk walking with the free Active10 app in postnatal women who had a hypertensive pregnancy: "Just Walk It" feasibility study.

  Authors:Mohammad S. Razai, Bonnie Trinder, Alice Perry, Matthew Cauldwell, Fiona Reid, and Pippa OakeshottFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20234,384 words Report 1430LObjective To explore the feasibility of a future trial to investigate whether encouraging use of the free NHS smartphone app Active10 increases brisk walking and reduces blood pressure (BP) in postnatal mothers who had...

• ADHD and political participation: An observational study.

  Authors:Israel Waismel-Manor, Yael R. Kaplan, Shaul R. Shenhav, Yair Zlotnik, Shira Dvir Gvirsman, and Gal IferganeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20237,019 words Report 1420LBackground and objective Over the past decade, researchers have been seeking to understand the consequences of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for different types of everyday behaviors. In this...

• Epidemiology of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections in travellers: A 16-year retrospective descriptive study at a tertiary care centre in Prague, Czech Republic.

  Authors:Milan Trojánek, Vyacheslav Grebenyuk, Zdenka ManÄáková, Nadezda Sojková, Hana Zelená, Hana Rohácová, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20235,906 words Report 1430LIntroduction This study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics of imported cases of dengue (DEN), chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika virus (ZIKV) infections in Czech travellers. Materials and methods This...

• Conditional ablation of heparan sulfate expression in stromal fibroblasts promotes tumor growth in vivo.

  Authors:Ayumi Niwa, Toshiaki Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Tomita, Hideshi Okada, Takamasa Kinoshita, Chika Mizutani, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 202311,854 words Report 1180LHeparan sulfate (HS) is a glycocalyx component present in the extracellular matrix and cell-surface HS proteoglycans (HSPGs). Although HSPGs are known to play functional roles in multiple aspects of tumor development and...

• Endothelial glycocalyx-associated molecules as potential serological markers for sepsis-associated encephalopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Authors:Sheon Baby, Tea Reljic, Nuria Villalba, Ambuj Kumar, and Sarah Y. YuanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20235,199 words Report 1470LBackground Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is characterized by a diffuse cerebral dysfunction that accompanies sepsis in the absence of direct central nervous system infection. The endothelial glycocalyx is a...

• Relationship of masked obesity to self-reported lifestyle habits, ideal body image, and anthropometric measures in Japanese university students: A cross-sectional study.

  Authors:Kaito Yamashiro, Naho Yamaguchi, Kazunori Sagawa, Shigeharu Tanei, Fumihiko Ogata, Takehiro Nakamura, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20235,724 words Report 1410LIntroduction Masked obesity (MO) is defined as a normal body mass index (BMI) with a high body fat percentage (%BF), and is associated with the onset of lifestyle-related diseases. However, little is known about the...

• Multilayer perceptron-genetic algorithm as a promising tool for modeling cultivation substrate of Auricularia cornea Native to Iran.

  Authors:Akbar Jahedi, Mina Salehi, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh, and Naser SafaieFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20238,472 words Report 1570LAuricularia cornea Ehrenb (syn. A. polytricha) is a wood-decaying fungi known as black ear mushroom. Earlike gelatinous fruiting body distinguishes them from other fungi. Industrial wastes have the potential to be used...

• Psychological profiles of South African smallholder farmers.

  Authors:Navjot Bhullar, Nkhanedzeni B. Nengovhela, Livhuwani Mudau, Renato A. Villano, Isaac Koomson, and Heather M. BurrowFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20237,047 words Report 1570LThe present study examined smallholder farmer profiles based on key psychological variables associated with farm business performance in the South African context. A sample of 471 beef farmers (mean age = 54.15 years; SD...

• Prevalence of staphylococcal toxin in food contaminated by Staphylococcus spp.: Protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis.

  Authors:Juliana Karla Garcia Ribeiro Freitas, Cristiane Fernandes de Assis, Thailla Raquel Moura de Oliveira, Cláudio Márcio de Medeiros Maia, Bruno Jonatan de Sousa, Gidyenne Christiane Bandeira Silva de Medeiros, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20234,728 words Report 1550LBackground Food contamination by Staphylococcus spp. enterotoxigenic strains is quite common and despite underreporting caused by the short duration of clinical symptoms and lack of medical care, staphylococcal food...

• Assessment of HIV viral load monitoring in remote settings in Vietnam - comparing people who inject drugs to the other patients.

  Authors:Louise H. Lefrancois, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Tram Thi Phuong Pham, Nhung Thi Hong Le, Huyen Thi Thanh Dao, Tram Hong Tran, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20236,506 words Report 1390LIntroduction Increasing access to viral load (VL) monitoring is essential to fight HIV epidemics. In remote settings in Vietnam, using dried blood spot (DBS) sampling for specimen collection could improve the...

• Us vehicles sales. Evidence of persistence after COVID-19.

  Authors:Gema Lopez and Luis Alberiko Gil-AlanaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 20234,724 words Report 1490LIn this paper, the sales of vehicles in the US are examined to understand if the shock caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic has had permanent or transitory effects on its subsequent evolution. Using monthly data from...

• What factors matter in the amount of alcohol consumed? An analysis among Brazilian adolescents.

  Authors:Lorenzo L. Bianchi, Cristiane da Silva, Lauana Rossetto Lazaretti, and Marco Túlio Aniceto FrançaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 21, 202310,322 words Report 1550LAlcohol consumption in the under-18 age group has been growing in recent years, leading to various health risks. Considering the problems this habit brings, the present study contributes to the literature dedicated to...