Evaluation of naturally occurring IgG anti-Vi antibody titers as predictors and correlates of typhoid fever in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Khanam, F, Rickett, NY, Ahmmed, F, Islam, MT, Mbae, CK, Im, J, Aziz, AB, Ongadi, B, Chowdhury, F, Khan, AI, Akter, A, Firoj, MG, Rahman, SIA, Haile, K, Park, SE, Mwebia, MB, Mwangi, M, Ngugi, B, Behute, MG, Kering, K, Agampodi, S, Kanungo, S, Liu, X, Pollard, AJ

“…Background: When delivered through vaccination Vi-polysaccharide antigen of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi protects against typhoid by inducing IgG anti-Vi antibodies. We aimed to determine whether the presence of antibodies following natural infection is associated with a lower incidence of typhoid fever in endemic regions. …”

Prenatal auditory stimulation and impacts on physiological response to feed restriction in broiler chickens at market age by Ahmad-Hanafi, S., Zulkifli, I., Ramiah, S.K., Chung, E.L.T., Kamil, R., Sazili, A.Q., J., Mashitah

“…Prenatal stimulation could improve stress-coping mechanisms in poultry. The present study aimed to elucidate the effects of subjecting developing embryos to auditory stimulation on physiological stress response to feed restriction in broiler chickens at market age. …”
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Rice response to spermine foliar application and its association with aerial imagery monitoring under water stress conditions by Abd. Jalil, Nur Zahirah, Berahim, Zulkarami, Zakaria, Nurul-Idayu, Omar, Mohamad Husni, Rosle, Rhushalshafira, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Cheya, Nik Norasma, Latiff, Anas Abdul, Fazlil Ilahi, Wan Fazilah, Gandjaeva, Lola

“…Interestingly, spermine treatments alleviated water stress effects by 40%, 17% and 12% in grain weight per pot, grain number per panicle and percentage filled grain. …”
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Smartphone application-based addiction scale: psychometric evidence across nine Asian regions using advanced analytic methods by Chen, I-Hua, Pramukti, Iqbal, Gan, Wan Ying, Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip, Pham, Le An, Huang, Po-Ching, Mamun, Mohammed A., Ullah, Irfan, Jahrami, Haitham A., Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H.

“…However, it is unclear if the SABAS possesses the strong psychometric properties across Asian regions. The present study aimed to examine the factor structure of the SABAS across nine Asian regions. …”
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Association between breakfast consumption pattern with body mass index (bmi) and physical activity among undergraduate students in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang... by Zulkifflee, Iwani Afifah

“…The majority of respondents were female (81.0%), aged between 19 and 23 years (90.5%) with a mean age of 21.90 ± 1.40 years. Most respondents were third-year students (32.8%), PPSK students (87.1%), and of Malay ethnicity (64.7%). …”
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Current and future challenges of hybrid electrochemical-mechanical machining process for micro- and nano-manufacturing by Ahmad Shahir, Jamaludin, Mohd Nizar, Muhd Razali, Nurul Nadia, Nor Hamran, Mohd Zairulnizam, Mohd Zawawi, Mohd Amran, Md Ali

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Measuring coastal absolute sea-level changes using GNSS interferometric reflectometry by Peng, Dongju, Feng, Lujia, Larson, Kristine M., Hill, Emma Mary

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Maximising resilience to sea-level rise in urban coastal ecosystems through systematic conservation planning by Nguyen, Nhung T. H., Friess, Daniel A., Todd, Peter A., Mazor, Tessa, Lovelock, Catherine E., Lowe, Ryan, Gilmour, James, Chou, Loke Ming, Bhatia, Natasha, Jaafar, Zeehan, Tun, Karenne, Siti Maryam Yaakub, Huang, Danwei

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Identification of novel interactions between MicroRNAs and pattern-recognition receptor signalling in dentritic cells by Pichulik, T

Exploring disease axes as an alternative to distinct clusters for characterizing sepsis heterogeneity by Zhang, Zhongheng, Chen, Lin, Liu, Xiaoli, Yang, Jie, Huang, Jiajie, Yang, Qiling, Hu, Qichao, Jin, Ketao, Celi, Leo A., Hong, Yucai

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SenseMate: An Accessible and Beginner-Friendly Human-AI Platform for Qualitative Data Analysis by Overney, Cassandra, Saldías, Belén, Dimitrakopoulou, Dimitra, Roy, Deb

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Empathy Toward Artificial Intelligence Versus Human Experiences and the Role of Transparency in Mental Health and Social Support Chatbot Design: Comparative Study by Shen, Jocelyn, DiPaola, Daniella, Ali, Safinah, Sap, Maarten, Park, Hae Won, Breazeal, Cynthia

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STDCformer: spatial-temporal dual-path cross-attention model for fMRI-based autism spectrum disorder identification by Zhang, Haifeng, Song, Chonghui, Zhao, Xiaolong, Wang, Fei, Qiu, Yunlong, Li, Hao, Guo, Hongyi

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Eliciting and honouring end-of-life care preferences : a multiple methods study on place of death by Tan, Woan Shin

“…Among individuals diagnosed with advanced illnesses, only 40% had a documentation of “home” as the preferred place of death in their ACP documents. …”
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Anaerobic co digestion of biologically pretreated oil palm mesocarp fibre with cattle manure for biogas production by Mohammed Saidu

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Contraceptive experience and factors associated with desire for postpartum family planning among pregnant women of the nkongsamba health district, Littoral Region, Cameroon by Ajong, AB, Yakum, MN, Mangala, FN, Bekolo, CE, Agbor, VN, Waffo, LM, Kenfack, B

“…The prevalence of unintended pregnancy (current pregnancy) was 40.04% [37.15-43.00], with 11.55% being unwanted, and 28.49% mistimed. …”

Outbreaks of COVID-19 in a tuberculosis treatment sanatorium on the Thailand-Myanmar border: a retrospective cohort analysis by Aung, HKK, Swe, LL, Saito, M, Lesseps, S, Janurian, N, Tun, WPP, Maung Maung, B, Than, A, Watthanaworawit, W, Kaewphanderm, N, Gornsawun, G, Pyae Phyo, A, Nosten, F

“…There has been inconsistent evidence on whether TB is a predisposing factor for developing severe COVID-19. The aim of this report is to explore whether TB influences the severity of COVID-19.…”

The Impact of Starting Positions and Breathing Rhythms on Cardiopulmonary Stress and Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption after High-Intensity Metabolic Training: A Randomized Crossove... by Li, Yuanyuan, Wang, Jiarong, Li, Yuanning, Li, Dandan

“…Specifically, exercises initiated from prone positions under regulated breathing recorded a significantly higher maximum and average PHR than those from standing positions (maximum PHR: mean difference = 13.40, p < 0.001; average PHR: mean difference = 6.45, p < 0.001). …”
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Experimental, numerical study and design of concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube columns and beam-column joints by Ma, Youxin

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Homocysteine metabolism pathway is involved in the control of glucose homeostasis: a cystathionine beta synthase deficiency study in mouse by Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Céline, Meneyrol, Kelly, Denom, Jessica, Kassis, Nadim, Rachdi, Latif, Makaci, Fatna, Migrenne-Li, Stéphanie, Daubigney, Fabrice, Georgiadou, Eleni, Denis, Raphaël G., Sanchez-Archidona, Ana Rodriguez, Paul, Jean-Louis, Thorens, Bernard, Rutter, Guy A., Magnan, Christophe, Le Stunff, Hervé, Janel, Nathalie

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