Mortality in the families of children during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional study of children in the United States by Kao-Ping Chua, Rena M. Conti, Nora V. Becker

“…Abstract Background Modeling studies suggest that hundreds of thousands of U.S. children have lost caregivers since the COVID-19 pandemic began. …”
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In vivo imaging and pharmacokinetics of percutaneously injected ultrasound and X-ray imageable thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with doxorubicin versus free drug in swine. by Jose F Delgado, Ayele H Negussie, Nicole A Varble, Andrew S Mikhail, Antonio Arrichiello, Tabea Borde, Laetitia Saccenti, Ivane Bakhutashvili, Joshua W Owen, Robert Morhard, John W Karanian, William F Pritchard, Bradford J Wood

“…This study investigated an ultrasound (US) and x-ray imageable thermosensitive hydrogel based on poloxamer 407 (POL) percutaneously delivered in a healthy swine model. …”
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Efficacy of rifaximin in the treatment of chronic relapsing diverticulitis by S. I. Achkasov, A. I. Moskalyov, Yu. L. Trubachyova, A. F. Filon

“…According to results of US in 31 patients of the main group (72,1%) and in 28 controls (70,0%) signs of active inflammation were absent.Conclusions. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of RSV Infection in Pediatric Patients: Epidemiology, Comorbidities, Treatment, and Costs in Dubai (2014-2023) by Jean Joury, Nawal Al Kaabi, Sara Al Dallal, Bassam Mahboub, Mostafa Zayed, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Jennifer Onwumeh-Okwundu, Mark A. Fletcher, Subramanyam Kumaresan, Badarinath C. Ramachandrachar, Mohamed Farghaly

“…The total hospitalization cost was highest in patients <2 years, amounting to US $9 798 174 (median, US $2241.30). **Conclusion:** Among the RSV patients, 49.3% were <2 years of age and few had recognized risk factors. …”
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Temporal Trends in Parkinson’s Disease Related Mortality from 1999-2020: A National Analysis [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Thomas Shepherd, Christian Mallen, Sowmya Prasanna Kumar Menon, Amit Arora, Sara Muller

“…Data about the demographic trends in PD-related mortality in the United States (US) is limited. This descriptive study aimed to report the national demographic trends in PD-related mortality over a 20-year period. …”
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Environmental DNA and Hydroacoustic Surveys for Monitoring the Spread of the Invasive European Catfish (<i>Silurus glanis</i> Linnaeus, 1758) in the Guadalquivir River Basin, Spain by Ruth Coya, Amadora Rodríguez-Ruiz, Álvaro Fueyo, Carlos Orduna, Laura Miralles, Ilaria de Meo, Trinidad Pérez, Juan Ramón Cid, Carlos Fernández-Delgado, Lourdes Encina, Yaisel J. Borrell, Carlos Granado-Lorencio

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Development and validation of the Michigan Chronic Disease Simulation Model (MICROSIM). by James F Burke, Luciana L Copeland, Jeremy B Sussman, Rodney A Hayward, Alden L Gross, Emily M Briceño, Rachael Whitney, Bruno J Giordani, Mitchell S V Elkind, Jennifer J Manly, Rebecca F Gottesman, Darrell J Gaskin, Stephen Sidney, Kristine Yaffe, Ralph L Sacco, Susan R Heckbert, Timothy M Hughes, Andrzej T Galecki, Deborah A Levine

“…MICROSIM estimates annual vascular risk factor levels and transition probabilities in all-cause dementia, stroke, myocardial infarction, and mortality in a nationally representative sample of US adults 18+ using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Chloride-liberal versus Chloriderestrictive Intravenous Fluids among Patients Hospitalized in the United States by Louise Perrault, Dilip Makhija, Idal Beer, Suzanne Laplante, Sergio Iannazzo, Karthik Raghunathan

“…US-normalized health-state utilities were used to calculate quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). …”
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Sociodemographic disparities in everyday discrimination among a national sample of adults in the United States, 2023 by Delvon T. Mattingly, Osayande Agbonlahor, Joy L. Hart

“…Objective: Discrimination is a social determinant contributing to health inequities in the United States (US). This study investigated the prevalence of, and sociodemographic disparities in, perceived everyday discrimination among a national sample of US adults. …”
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scRNA seq of an F1 cross of Marek’s disease resistant and susceptible chickens identifies allele specific expression signatures enriched in transcription modulators by Deborah Velez-Irizarry, Hans Cheng, Cari Hearn

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Comparative Investigation of Untargeted and Targeted Metabolomics in Turmeric Dietary Supplements and Rhizomes by Jashbir Singh, Fakir Shahidullah Tareq, Devanand L. Luthria

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Deníky Marie Jany hraběnky Harbuval von Chamaré (1722-1792) by Pavla Janáčková

“…However, Maria Johanna probably prefered a quiet way of living, but it is also possible that the lack of other archive material disallows us to reveal all her life. We must not forget that her personal diaries reflect only its shorter part. …”
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Historical science from the Western point of view by Leonardas Vytautas Gerulaitis

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EFFECTS OF THALIDOMIDE ON ENDOTHELIAL ACTIVATION AND STRESS INDEX IN CHILDREN WITH Β-THALASSEMIA MAJOR by Kun Yang

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Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers by Mark D.J. Brown

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Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Breast Ultrasound: A Comparative Analysis of Decision Support Among Radiologists With Various Levels of Expertise by Filiz Çelebi, Onur Tuncer, Müge Oral, Tomris Duymaz, Tolga Orhan, Gökhan Ertaş

“…Objective: To investigate integrating an artificial intelligence (AI) system into diagnostic breast ultrasound (US) for improved performance. Materials and Methods: Seventy suspicious breast mass lesions (53 malignant and 17 benign) from seventy women who underwent diagnostic breast US complemented with shear wave elastography, US-guided core needle biopsy and verified histopathology were enrolled. …”
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Is first-line treatment with polatuzumab vedotin–rituximab–cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (pola-R-CHP) for previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cost-eff... by Lin Yang, Ting Chen, Qiuling Zhao, Liangliang Dong, Wanfu Zhong, Wenbin Liu, Xiuliang Qiu, Ruyi Huang, Shengqiang Huang, Ruixiang Xie

“…A value-based price for the cost of pola is less than US$33.19/mg.…”
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Un nouveau cachet à collyres découvert à Reims/Durocortorum by Muriel Pardon-Labonnelie, Magalie Cavé, Aurélie Troublard

“…Firstly, the use of the following terms for eye drops: diamys(us), croco(des) and euodes, confirm the inclusion of Roman medicine in the Greek therapeutic tradition. …”
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