Systematic Review of Complication Rates of Gender-affirming Breast Augmentation and Its Closest Analogue: Tuberous Breast Augmentation by Ian T. Nolan, MD, Brandon E. Alba, MD, MPH, Teresa M. Veselack, MD, John A. Toms, III, MD, Jubril O. Adepoju, MD, Ethan Ritz, MS, Brielle Weinstein, MD, Kristin M. Jacobs, MD, Loren S. Schechter, MD

“…This systematic review found low rates of complications in GABA and confirmed that GABA uses standard surgical techniques, which are routinely used in other breast procedures. Our findings demonstrate a similar complication profile between GABA and TBA.…”
Get full text

Development and metabolomic characterization of novel functional fermented juices fortified with a probiotic consortium by Maria Michela Salvatore, Angela Maione, Marianna Imparato, Annalisa Buonanno, Elisabetta de Alteriis, Daniele Naviglio, Monica Gallo, Anna Andolfi, Marco Guida, Francesco Salvatore, Emilia Galdiero

“…As a result, this study aimed to explore the performance of a consortium of potential probiotic yeast and lactic acid bacteria (Pichia kudriavzevii, Lactococcus lactis subsp. hordniae, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (LABs) in producing non-dairy fermented beverages based on the extracts of Annurca apple peels, goji berries, and beetroots obtained with a green procedure of extraction using the Naviglio extractor. …”
Get full text

Rupture of ectopic varices of the ascending colon occurring after pancreatic cancer surgery: A case report and literature review by Yushi Inomata, Takeo Naito, Takashi Hiratsuka, Yusuke Shimoyama, Rintaro Moroi, Hisashi Shiga, Yoichi Kakuta, Kimiko Kayada, Yuki Ohara, Naoki Asano, Shuichi Aoki, Michiaki Unno, Atsushi Masamune

“…Treatment methods for colonic varices varied from case to case, including conservative therapy, interventional radiology, and endoscopic procedure. In this case, endoscopic injection sclerotherapy was successfully performed without any complications. …”
Get full text

New Approach for Diagnostics of VZV Infection by Using Real-Time PCR by H. Ph. Pham, A. V. Sidorov, A. V. Milovanova, T. P. Antonova, A. N. Lisakov, F. G. Nagieva, G. I. Alatortceva, O. A. Svitich, A. C. Kasanova, V. F. Lavrov, V. V. Zverev

“…One of the advantage of the method described is the possibility of DNA detection straight from blood samples (without extra purification steps such as preparation mononuclear cell fraction from blood samples), therefore this approach can accelerate and simplify diagnostic procedure.…”
Get full text

Radial-Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound as Part of Different Navigational Bronchoscopy Modalities in Combination with Cryobiopsy Could Be More than a Confirmation Tool: A Case Series by Nevenka Piskac Zivkovic, Maja Karaman Ilic, Suncana Divosevic, Hrvoje Feljan, Igor Nikolic, Zrinka Juros, Ana-Marija Sola, Sven Seiwerth, Dragan Schwarz, Ivica Mazuranic

“…In the (ES-rEBUS) group of patients, 4 out of 18 had fewer than three biopsy samples collected per procedure, which means only an adjusted probe position has been applied, although diagnostic outcomes were achieved. …”
Get full text

C²SP-Net: Joint Compression and Classification Network for Epilepsy Seizure Prediction by Di Wu, Yi Shi, Ziyu Wang, Jie Yang, Mohamad Sawan

“…Although many data compression methods can be adopted to compress the signals to reduce communication bandwidth requirement, they require complex compression and reconstruction procedures before the signal can be used for seizure prediction. …”
Get full text

<i>Clostridium difficile</i>-associated disease by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertycnhy, Ye. A. Poluektova, T. L. Lapina, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…This is why it is extremely important to be able to diagnose, treat in due terms this disease and to carry out prophylactic procedures.…”
Get full text

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms: Clinical Experience in a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan by Mei-Yu Tseng, Jung-Chun Lin, Tien-Yu Huang, Yu-Lueng Shih, Heng-Cheng Chu, Wei-Kuo Chang, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh, Peng-Jen Chen

“…No delayed perforation or postoperative bleeding was recorded. There were no procedure-related morbidities or mortalities. Conclusion. …”
Get full text

Optimization of multioutlet hydrant location and pressurized irrigation network layout using the GRASP metaheuristic by César González-Pavón, Carmen Virginia Palau, Juan Manzano-Juárez, Santiago Guillem-Picó, Ibán Balbastre-Peralta

“…To address this, the study proposes an optimization approach utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the greedy randomized adaptive search procedures (GRASP) algorithm. By determining the optimal location and number of multioutlet hydrants required, the methodology aims to enhance network efficiency, on the one hand, in hydraulic terms when considering the sizing of the multioutlet hydrant and in economic terms in reference to the cost of installation and subsequent maintenance. …”
Get full text

First trimester prenatal screening in multiple pregnancies. Part I: comparative analysis of serum proteins PAPP-A and p-hCG in pregnancies conceived spontaneously or by in vitro fe... by V. I. Tsibizova, I. E. Govorov, T. М. Pervunina, E. V. Komlichenko, E. K. Kudryashova, D. V. Blinov, A. D. Makatsariya, G. C. Di Renzo

“…The study group included multiple pregnancies as a result of IVF procedure (n = 100) and spontaneous multiple pregnancies (n = 121) considered as controls. …”
Get full text

Bivalent non-human gal-α1-3-gal glycan epitopes in the Fc region of a monoclonal antibody model can be recognized by anti-Gal-α1-3-Gal IgE antibodies by Grayson Hatfield, Lioudmila Tepliakova, Jessica Tran, Huixin Lu, Michel Gilbert, Roger Y. Tam

“…Despite being low in abundance in typical commercial mAbs, the inherent sensitivity of cell culture conditions on glycosylation profiles, and the development of novel glycoengineering strategies, novel antibody-based modalities, and biosimilars by various manufacturers with varying procedures, necessitates a better understanding of the structural requirements for anti-α1–3-Gal IgE binding to the Fc region. …”
Get full text

Association between early initiation of anti-herpesvirus therapy and outcomes in herpesvirus encephalitis: A Nationwide Retrospective Propensity Score Analysis in Japan by Satoshi Kutsuna, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Yuya Kimura, Keito Shinmoto, Yuichiro Matsuo, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga

“…Methods: We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) database in Japan from July 2010 to March 2023. …”
Get full text

Highly Shielded Peroxo‐Cerium(IV)‐Containing Polyoxometalate: Synthesis, Structure, and Oxidative Studies by Anusree Sundar, Danica Bajuk‐Bogdanović, Gordana Ćirić‐Marjanović, Talha Nisar, Veit Wagner, Arnulf Materny, Geoffrey B. Jameson, Bassem S. Bassil, Ulrich Kortz

“…The peroxo‐bridged di‐cerium(IV)‐di‐lithium‐containing polyoxometalate [(CeIV2O2)Li2(P2W16O59)2]16− (Ce2Li2P4W32) is synthesized in a one‐pot aqueous synthetic procedure and isolated as a hydrated mixed alkali salt, K13.6Na1.4Li[(CeIV2O2)Li2(P2W16O59)2]·32H2O (KNaLi‐Ce2Li2P4W32). …”
Get full text

Application of intraorbital magnets in the removal of magnetic intraorbital foreign bodies by Shanyu Li, Li Li, Xiaoxuan Wang, Rui Niu, Jie Zhang, Shaolei Han, Xiujun Liu, Jinchen Jia

“…Conclusion Foreign body removal using a strong magnet is the optimal surgical procedure for treating deep intraorbital metallic foreign bodies.…”
Get full text

Robotic sympathetic trunk reconstruction for compensatory sweating after thoracic sympathectomyCentral MessageProspective by Lisa Wen-Yu Chen, MD, Tommy Nai-Jen Chang, MD, Chin-Pang Lee, MD, Cheyenne Wei-Hsuan Sung, MD, Chuan Cheng, MD, Kuo-Hsuan Chang, MD, PhD, Yin-Kai Chao, MD, PhD

“…Results: The mean age of the study participants was 43.3 ± 7.8 years, and 20 (87%) were men. The reversal procedure was performed after a mean of 19.6 ± 7.8 years from endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. …”
Get full text

The Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS) by Steven L. Finkelstein, Micaela B. Bagley, Pablo Arrabal Haro, Mark Dickinson, Henry C. Ferguson, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Dale D. Kocevski, Anton M. Koekemoer, Jennifer M. Lotz, Casey Papovich, Pablo G. Pérez-González, Nor Pirzkal, Rachel S. Somerville, Jonathan R. Trump, Guang Yang, L. Y. Aaron Yung, Adriano Fontana, Andrea Grazian, Norman A. Grogin, Lisa J. Kewley, Allison Kirkpatrick, Rebecca L. Larson, Laura Pentericci, Swara Ravindranath, Stephen M. Wilkins, Omar Almaini, Ricardo O. Amorín, Guillermo Barro, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Laura Bisigello, Madisyn Brooks, Véronique Buat, Fernando Buitrago, Denis Burgarella, Antonello Calabrò, Marco Castellano, Yingjie Cheng, Nikko J. Cleri, Justin W. Cole, M. C. Cooper, Olivia R. Cooper, Luca Costantin, Isa G. Cox, Darren Croton, Emanuele Daddi, Kelcey Davis, Avishai Dekel, David Elbaz, Vital Fernández, Seiji Fujimoto, Giovanni Gandolfi, Jonathan P. Gardner, Eric Gawiser, Mauro Giavalisco, Carlos Gómez-Guijarro, Yuchen Guo, Ansh R. Gupta, Nimish P. Hathi, Santosh Harish, Aurélien Henry, Michaela Hirschmann, Weida Hu, Taylor A. Hutchison, Kartheik G. Iyer, Anne E. Jaskot, Saurabh W. Jha, Intae Jung, Susan A. Kassin, Vasily Kokorev, Peter Kurczynski, Gene C. K. Leung, Mario Llerena, Arianna S. Long, Ray A. Lucas, Shiying Lu, Elizabeth J. McGrath, Daniel H. McIntosh, Emiliano Merlin, Bahram Mobasher, Alexa M. Morales, Lorenzo Napolitano, Fabio Pacucci, Viraj Pandya, Marc Rafelski, Giulia Rodighiero, Caitlin Rose, Paola Santini, Lise-Marie Seillé, Raymond C. Simons, Lu Shen, Amber N. Straughn, Sandro Tacchella, Anthony J. Taylor, Brittany N. Vanderhoof, Jesús Vega-Ferrero, Benjamin J. Weiner, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Peixin Zhu, Eric F. Bell, Stijn Wuyts, Benne W. Holwerda, Xin Wang, Weichen Wang, Jorge A. Zavala, (CEERS collaboration)

“…As a legacy product for the community, the CEERS team has provided several data releases, accompanied by detailed notes on the data reduction procedures and notebooks to aid in reproducibility. …”
Get full text

Increased adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase activity in mice with physical exercise intervention: a systematic review by Suryanto Agung Prabowo, Junian Cahyanto Wibawa, Hamdani Hamdani, Nanang Indriarsa, Muchamad Arif Al Ardha, Taufiq Hidayat, Irmantara Subagio, Iwan Barata, Joseph Lobo, Novadri Ayubi

“…In this study, the standard operating procedure was evaluated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). …”
Get full text

The effect of rotenone contamination on high-resolution mitochondrial respiration experiments by Dale F. Taylor, Jia Li, Nicholas J. Saner, Jia Wei, Xu Yan, Elizabeth G. Reisman, Hanzhe Li, Matthew J-C Lee, Navabeh Zare, Andrew Garnham, Jujiao Kuang, David J. Bishop

“…Future studies investigating mitochondrial respiratory function should assess the necessity of using inhibitors such as rotenone, ensure thorough wash procedures between experiments, and explicitly report the washing protocols used.…”
Get full text

Prediction of Pilot Performance During Startle Events Based on Neuropsychophysiological Features of Stress Resilience and Cognitive Task Scores by Mate Gambiraza, Sinisa Popovic, Matej Kurtak, Tanja Jovanovic, Seth Norrholm, Kresimir Cosic

“…Optimal neuropsychophysiological stress resilience features and cognitive task scores from Phase 1 were selected as predictors of pilot simulator performance in Phase 2 using multiple regression analysis (MRA) within a leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV) procedure. The obtained MRA models demonstrated significant predictive validity across left-out participants, as indicated by a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.7039 (p =0.0034) between the actual and predicted simulator performance, with a mean absolute error (MAE) of 2.5457&#x00B0; versus a dummy median regressor MAE of 3.4881&#x00B0;. …”
Get full text

Computational modeling of thermal therapy for porous osteosarcoma knee bone tumors using magnetized copper oxide nanoparticles by Muhammad Suleman, Usama Majeed, Sami Ullah Khan, Nermeen Abdullah, Nidhal Becheikh, Lioua Kolsi

“…This thermal therapy may preserve the join functionality during the limb-salvage procedures. Objectives: This continuation presents a computational approach to simulating thermal treatment of porous knee Osteosarcoma tumors with applications of magnetized copper oxide nanoparticles. …”
Get full text