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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Latin America: serotype distribution and vaccine coverage among adults in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina

BACKGROUND: Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) causes substantial morbidity and mortality among adults in Latin America. Despite high pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), uptake, adult coverage remains low, and residual IPD burden persists. Among currently available P...

Tests Do Not Differentiate Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

Source: Vasiljevic S, Winerdal ME, Wickström R, et al. Recommended medical investigations in pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9; (3):e262618;doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.2618..Investigators from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health...

Smoking cessation experiences during alcohol and cannabis treatment in substance use programmes in Catalonia: A qualitative study

Tobacco use remains disproportionately high among people receiving treatment for alcohol or cannabis use, yet it is rarely addressed in substance use services. This study explored the lived experiences of people who smoke while undergoing treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis use...

Synergistic promotion of white-to-beige adipocyte transition by manganese-nucleic acid framework and allicin for alleviating obesity

Long-term obesity treatment remains challenging due to high costs, adverse drug effects, and invasive surgical procedures. Here, we develop an adipocyte-targeted manganese-nucleic acid framework (MNF) with superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity. The MNF and allicin are co-encap...

Dynamic threshold effects of corruption on tourism demand: A nonlinear relationship

This note investigates the complex relationship between corruption and tourism demand, employing a dynamic panel threshold model in the spirit of Seo and Shin (2016). Using a panel dataset of international tourism destinations over the period 2008–2022 and two corruption measures...

The Impact of Lean Management on Achieving Sustainable Development: An Applied Study of the Social Fund for Development in the Republic of Yemen

هدفت الدراسة إلى تحليل أثر الإدارة الرشيقة في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة بمشروعات الصندوق الاجتماعي للتنمية في الجمهورية اليمنية، من خلال أبعادها المتمثلة في التحسين والتطوير المستمر، والعمل القياسي، والعاملين متعددي المهارات، والتمكين المجتمعي، وعلاقتها بأبعاد التنمية المستدامة الا...

Drugs from the Perspective of Islamic Doctrine: A Jurisprudential, Social, and Economic Study

هدفت الدراسة إلى بيان مفهوم المخدرات في اللغة والاصطلاح الفقهي، وتوضيح موقف الشريعة الإسلامية من تعاطيها وإنتاجها والاتجار بها، مع تحليل آثارها الصحية والنفسية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية على الفرد والمجتمع، وإيلاء الواقع العراقي عناية خاصة. واعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي وال...

Engineering design of cobalt-based biomaterials for advanced cancer theranostics: Multimodal synergy, scalable fabrication, and clinical translation

Despite established modalities such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, cancer treatment remains hindered by off-target toxicity, drug resistance, and adverse effects. Cobalt-Based Biomaterials (Co-BMs) have emerged as versatile nanoplatforms for tumor theranostics, leveraging reve...

Relationship between emotional indices and post-traumatic stress disorder in mothers with unsuccessful pregnancy

Unsuccessful Pregnancy is a traumatic life event that can lead to significant psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Difficulties in emotion regulation, maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, and anxiety sensitivity have been identified a...

Static and streaming algorithms for random sampling over spatial range joins

Spatial range joins have many applications, including geographic information systems, location-based social networking services, neuroscience, and visualization. However, joins incur not only expensive computational costs but also too large result sets. A practical and reasonable...

Development of a two-step cross-cultivar grape quality prediction model using outdoor hyperspectral imaging in three grape cultivars: Rondo, Zweigelt, and Kerner

Sensing technologies that are independent of berry-color variation across grape cultivars, particularly under varying environmental stress conditions, are crucial for advancing precision viticulture. This study developed a two-step cross-cultivar quality prediction model for thre...

Immobilizing lignin-based carbonized polymer dots onto layered double hydroxides for high-performance supercapacitors with recyclable Fenton-like reactivity

Emerging carbonized polymer dots (CPDs) from natural aromatic-like lignin biopolymer have ignited the renaissance of sustainable nanoscale biomass valorization but are hindered by structural instability and functionality barriers. Herein, we report an interfacial heterostructure...

Anterior impingement caused by synovial tissue in the intercondylar notch after robot-assisted cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty: a case report

Background Anterior knee pain and impingement are recognized complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with causes including patella baja, patellofemoral maltracking, and implant design–related factors. However, synovial impingement in the intercondylar notch after cruci...

Advanced hybrid nanofiltration membranes enabled by dual-zwitterionic locking for salt and heavy metal removal

The development of nanofiltration (NF) membranes is critical for achieving sustainable water purification and resource recovery. However, conventional polyamide NF membranes often encounter trade-offs between ion selectivity and water permeability. Herein, we introduce a dual-zwi...

BIFURCATIONS AND EXACT TRAVELING WAVE SOLUTIONS FOR A GENERALIZED KLEIN- GORDON EQUATION WITH BETA FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES

In this paper, we consider the exact traveling wave solutions of the generalized Klein-Gordon equation with beta fractional derivatives. By using the bifurcation theory of dynamical systems, we derive the bifurcation behavior of its phase portraits under various parameter setting...

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of malnutrition in hospitalized patients: a real-world study using a stepwise screening-assessment pathway

Hospital malnutrition is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, yet real-world evidence distinguishing nutritional risk screening from diagnostic assessment remains limited. This study evaluated a stepwise NRS2002-based screening and assessment pathway and examined associatio...

Evaluation of Mass Housing Quality in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

The study evaluates the housing quality of selected mass housing estates in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria, with emphasis on housing and neighbourhood characteristics and residents' perceptions of housing quality. The aim is to assess the quality of mass housing developm...

CTC-AttnNet: development and validation of an attention-based neural network for staging gastrointestinal malignancies

To develop and validate a noninvasive model for classifying T stage in gastrointestinal malignancies using circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and serum tumor markers and to compare the predictive value of CTCs with that of conventional tumor markers. This retrospective study included...

Optimizing the radiolytic degradation of aspirin and acetaminophen in aqueous solutions using a Rhodotron electron-beam accelerator and central composite design

The escalating pollution of limited freshwater resources by ECs represents a critical byproduct of modern industrialization. Pharmaceutical compounds, specifically NSAIDs like ACM and ASP, are frequently detected in aquatic environments because conventional wastewater treatment p...

Brain rare metastatic tumors: a clinicopathological analysis of 14 cases

As one of the most common types of malignant brain tumors, brain metastases are associated with poor clinical outcomes. Lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and renal cell carcinoma are the most frequent primary tumors causing brain metastases. This study explores the c...