The landscape of immunogenic cell death-related genes predicts the overall survival and immune infiltration status of non-small-cell lung carcinoma by Jian Zhang, Huiying Li, Xi Zhang, Yue Yang, Yue Sun

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MANAGING MAXILLARY BONE LOSS USING GROWTH FACTORS IN PRE-IMPLANT THERAPY by Cardas Adelina, Stratan Ion, Moraru Daliana, Tibeica Andreea, Agop-Forna Doriana, Norina Forna

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Balloon Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Stenosis: Experience at a Tertiary Center in a Developing Country by Fatme A. Charafeddine, Haytham Bou Houssein, Nadine B. Kibbi, Issam M. El-Rassi, Anas M. Tabbakh, Mohammad S. Abutaqa, Ziad F. Bulbul, Nour K. Younis, Mariam T. Arabi, Fadi F. Bitar

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Health-related Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Double Lung Transplant Recipients With Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Alisha Rullay, BSc, Karina Kaur, BSc, Jennifer Holman, PT, Laura C. van den Bosch, MD, Justin G. Weinkauf, MD, Jayan Nagendran, MD, PhD, Rhea A. Varughese, MD, Alim S. Hirji, MD, Dale C. Lien, MD, Jason C. Weatherald, MD, Kieran M. Halloran, MD

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Analysis of the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound, MRI, and combined examination in benign and malignant breast tumors by Dianpei Ma, Dianpei Ma, Changliang Wang, Jie Li, Jie Li, Xiaohan Hao, Yun Zhu, Zhizhen Gao, Zhizhen Gao, Chun Liu, Changfan Luo, Yu Huang

“…All patients underwent both US and MRI examinations within one week prior to surgery. The diagnostic accuracy of US, MRI, and their combined use in differentiating benign and malignant tumors was evaluated.ResultsThe combined examination demonstrated the highest area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and negative predictive value (NPV) (0.904, 90%, 90.4%), outperforming US (0.830, 73.3%, 78.6%) and MRI (0.897, 89.7%, 88.8%). …”
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Medical Liability of Residents in Taiwan Criminal Court: An Analysis of Closed Malpractice Cases by Kuan-Han Wu, Po-Chun Chuang, Chih-Min Su, Fu-Jen Cheng, Chien-Hung Wu, Fu-Cheng Chen, Yii-Ting Huang

“…An average of 77.2 months was required for the final adjudication, and surgery residents were involved most frequently (38.9%). …”
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Direct superior approach versus posterolateral approach in mid-term clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study by Zhanqi Wei, Yiming Xu, Wei Zhu, Xisheng Weng, Bin Feng

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Diagnostic Accuracy of EndoFaster® and Narrow-Band Imaging Endoscopy in Patients with Impaired Gastric Acid Secretion: A Real-Time Prospective Study by M. Cazzato, G. Esposito, G. Galli, E. Pilozzi, E. Lahner, V. D. Corleto, A. Zullo, E. Di Giulio, B. Annibale

“…Patients in therapy with proton pump inhibitors, previous gastric surgery, and/or known gastric neoplasia were excluded. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Software in Crown Design: An In Vitro Study by Ziqiong Wu, Chengqi Zhang, Xinjian Ye, Yuwei Dai, Jing Zhao, Wuyuan Zhao, Yuanna Zheng

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Burden of type 2 diabetes due to high body mass index in different SDI regions and projections of future trends: insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study by Yun-fa Ding, An-xia Deng, Teng-fei Qi, Hao Yu, Liang-ping Wu, Hong-bing Zhang

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Analysis of Lens Thickness Distribution Based on Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT) by Xi Feng, Yong Wang, Jianheng Liang, Yali Xu, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Danmin Cao

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Medicinal plants with neuroprotective potential in East African countries: A systematic review by Ibe Michael Usman, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Elna Owembabazi, Wusa Makena, Augustine Oviosun, Makeri Danladi, Vivian Ojiakor, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Emeka Anyanwu, Yanurkis Duranones Rosales, Mario Edgar Fernandez Diaz, Josiah Ifie, Ismahil Adekunle Adeniyi, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Victor Bassey Archibong

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A Surgical Cryoprobe for Targeted Transcorneal Freezing and Endothelial Cell Removal by Alina Akhbanbetova, Shinichiro Nakano, Stacy L. Littlechild, Robert D. Young, Madara Zvirgzdina, Nigel J. Fullwood, Ian Weston, Philip Weston, Shigeru Kinoshita, Naoki Okumura, Noriko Koizumi, Andrew J. Quantock

“…To examine the effects of transcorneal freezing using a new cryoprobe designed for corneal endothelial surgery. Methods. A freezing console employing nitrous oxide as a cryogen was used to cool a series of different cryoprobe tip designs made of silver for high thermal conductivity. …”
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Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

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Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of self-care in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province, China by Xuefen Lan, Xiaozhen Ji, Xiaojia Zheng, Xiaoyu Ding, Hongyi Mou, Shunfei Lu, Bin Ye

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Erythrocyte Shape Abnormalities, Membrane Oxidative Damage, and β-Actin Alterations: An Unrecognized Triad in Classical Autism by Lucia Ciccoli, Claudio De Felice, Eugenio Paccagnini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Cinzia Signorini, Giuseppe Belmonte, Roberto Guerranti, Alessio Cortelazzo, Mariangela Gentile, Gloria Zollo, Thierry Durand, Giuseppe Valacchi, Marcello Rossi, Joussef Hayek

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Mineralization Potential of Electrospun PDO-Hydroxyapatite-Fibrinogen Blended Scaffolds by Isaac A. Rodriguez, Parthasarathy A. Madurantakam, Jennifer M. McCool, Scott A. Sell, Hu Yang, Peter C. Moon, Gary L. Bowlin

“…The current bone autograft procedure for cleft palate repair presents several disadvantages such as limited availability, additional invasive surgery, and donor site morbidity. The present preliminary study evaluates the mineralization potential of electrospun polydioxanone:nano-hydroxyapatite : fibrinogen (PDO : nHA : Fg) blended scaffolds in different simulated body fluids (SBF). …”
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Evaluation of the Early Development of 6-Month-Old Babies in the Case of Maternal Postpartum Depression with or Without Bipolar Disorder by Jokthan Guivarch, Mélanie-Lou Persia, Laure Le Treut, Pauline Grandgeorge, Federico Solla, Hugo Pergeline, Michel Dugnat, Florence Askenazy, François Poinso, Arthur Varoquaux, Arnaud Fernandez

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Co-producing a safe mobility and falls informatics platform to drive meaningful quality improvement in the hospital setting: a mixed-methods protocol for the insightFall study by Ben Glampson, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Erik Mayer, Rachael Lear, Phoebe Averill, Catalina Carenzo, Rachel Tao, Robert Latchford

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Neutrophils restricted contribution of CCRL2 genetic variants to COVID-19 severity by Mattia Laffranchi, Elvezia Maria Paraboschi, Francisco Bianchetto-Aguilera, Nicola Tamassia, Sara Gasperini, Elisa Gardiman, Arianna Piserà, Annalisa Del Prete, Pietro Invernizzi, Angela Gismondi, Alberto Mantovani, Marco A. Cassatella, Rosanna Asselta, Silvano Sozzani

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