Diversity in the medical research ecosystem: a descriptive scientometric analysis of over 49 000 studies and 150 000 authors published in high-impact medical journals between 2007... by Leo Anthony Celi, Jonathan Shaffer, Marie-Laure Charpignon, Liam G McCoy, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Jack Gallifant, Urvish Jain, Joao Matos, Pia Gabrielle I Alfonso, Marisa Cobanaj, Amelia Morel Fiske, Alexander J Gates, Frances Dominique V Ho, Mohammad Kashkooli, Naira Link

“…These outlets play a pivotal role in the worldwide dissemination of novel medical knowledge. However, researchers identifying as women and those affiliated with institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been largely under-represented in high-IF journals across multiple fields of medicine. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of Russian Gastroenterological Association and RENDO Endoscopic Society on Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastritis and Duodenitis by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, T. L. Lapina, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. V. Kononov, R. A. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, N. N. Dekhnich, I. L. Klyaritskaya, R. S. Kozlov, E. A. Kogan, M. P. Korolev, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. A. Kurilovich, M. A. Livsan, M. F. Osipenko, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Tertychny, A. V. Tkachev, Yu. P. Uspensky, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…The recommendations condense current knowledge on the aetiology and pathogenesis of gastritis and duodenitis, as well as laboratory and instrumental diagnostic techniques, main approaches to aetiological H. pylori eradication and treatment of dyspeptic states.…”
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Genetic and Molecular Characterization of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Viruses from Live Bird Markets (LBM) in Senegal by Mamadou Malado Jallow, Moussa Moise Diagne, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Ndiendé Koba Ndiaye, Davy Evrard Kiori, Marie Pedapa Mendy, Déborah Goudiaby, Gamou Fall, Malick Fall, Ndongo Dia

“…Despite extensive experience with influenza surveillance in humans in Senegal, there is limited knowledge about the actual situation and genetic diversity of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in the country, hindering control measures and pandemic risk assessment. …”
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Mechanistic study on the mitigation of cadmium accumulation in Ligusticum sinense cv. Chuanxiong through plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Arthrobacter sp. CX-2 by Shu-qi Niu, Ting Li, Lin Liu, Xiu-wen Bao, Xing-mao Yang, Hao-ran Song, Yang Li, Jing Bai, Li-ying He, Qing-he Wang, Si-jing Liu, Jin-lin Guo

“…In addition, regulation of Carbohydrate metabolism, Energy metabolism, and Xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism pathways by CX-2 in rhizosphere microorganisms might ultimately lead to a change in Cd accumulation of L. Chuanxiong. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore the application of PGPR from the rhizosphere of L. …”
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<i>ACE</i> I/D Genotype and Risk of Non-Contact Injury in Moroccan Elite Athletes: A Pilot Study by El Mokhtar El Ouali, Jihan Kartibou, Juan Del Coso, Rashmi Supriya, Ismail Laher, Zineb El Kettani, Hassan Ghazal, Najib Al Idrissi, Ayoub Saeidi, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Hassane Zouhal

“…Further research is warranted to validate these findings and to investigate their broader implications for advancing knowledge in sports injury prevention and optimizing athlete management strategies.…”
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Shortening duration of untreated illness in young people with first episode eating disorders: protocol of a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a smartphone friendly multi-m... by Luiza Grycuk, Dina Monssen, Molly R. Davies, Helen Sharpe, Karina L. Allen, Vibhore Prasad, Rachel Potterton, Priya Popat, Victoria A. Mountford, Sheryllin McNeil, Vanessa Lawrence, Nina Grant, Kimberley A. Goldsmith, Danielle Glennon, Sarah Byford, Amy Brown, Ulrike Schmidt

“…This tool aims to improve knowledge about EDs, increase motivation to seek treatment and teach early steps towards change or recovery, thus reducing DUED. …”
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Exemples d’habitats aristocratiques sur les sites des rues Eugène-Desteuque et Ponsardin à Reims/Durocortorum by Magalie Cavé, Stéphane Sindonino, Sabine Groetembril

“…The domus question has long occupied an important place in the archaeological research of Reims and, with more than thirty years of research and the development of rescue archaeology, our knowledge of these urban houses has been substantially improved. …”
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MOKSLO VERTYBINIO NEUTRALUMO PROBLEMA XX A. FILOSOFIJOJE (M. WEBERIS, ANALITINĖ MOKSLO FILOSOFIJA IR METAETIKA, KRITINĖ TEORIJA) by Zenonas Norkus

“…It only contains the thesis of epistemic unaccessibility of practical (Weber) or metapysical (Kant) truth for human understanding, i.e. scepticism or agnosticism about the knowledge of "ultimate" values (Weber) or "things in themselves" (Kant). …”
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Naxos Disease and Related Cardio-Cutaneous Syndromes by Alexandros Protonotarios, MD, Angeliki Asimaki, Ph.D, Cristina Basso, MD, Zafeirenia Xylouri, MD, Emanuele Monda, MD, Ioannis Protonotarios, MD, Giulia Crisci, MD, Dominic JR. Abrahms, MMBS, MD, MBA, Aris Anastasakis, MD, Loizos Antoniades, MD, Athanasios Bakalakos, MD, Andreina Carbone, MD, Aman S. Coonar, MD, Juan Ramon Gimeno, MD, George Lazaros, MD, Stamatis Lerakis, MD, Luisa Mestroni, MD, George Papadopoulos, MD, Leandro Pecchia, MD, Francesca Romana Prandi, MD, Petros Syrris, MD, Julia Cadrin-Turigny, MD, Anargyros Vasilakis, MSc, Jeffrey E. Saffitz, MD, PhD, Stamatios Gaetano Thiene, MD, Perry M. Elliott, MD, Juan Pablo Kaski, MD, William J. McKenna, MD, Eduardo Bossone, MD, Giuseppe Limongelli, MD, Adalena Tsatsopoulou, MD

“…This document summarizes current knowledge on Naxos disease and related cardiocutaneous syndromes and initiates an international endeavor to collect and study all global cases, aiming to improve understanding, treatment, and patient care through shared data and research.…”
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Invited review: Improved control of Johne's disease in dairy cattle through advancements in diagnostics, testing, and management of young stock by Larissa Martins, Karin Orsel, Razieh Eshraghisamani, Jose Miguel Hernández-Agudelo, A. Caroline Pereira, Waseem Shaukat, Ad P. Koets, John P. Bannantine, Caroline Ritter, David F. Kelton, Richard J. Whittington, Maarten F. Weber, Antonio Facciuolo, Navneet K. Dhand, Karsten Donat, Susanne Eisenberg, Miguel A. Salgado, John P. Kastelic, Jeroen De Buck, Herman W. Barkema

“…Additionally, we have identified the most pressing gaps in knowledge that currently hamper inclusion of young stock in JD prevention and control programs. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to a Healthy Diet Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease by Trigueros-Flores XB, Luna-Hernández G, Santos-Lopez MF, Pérez-Galván L, Flores-Camacho KJ, Díaz-Canchola LM, Cueto-Manzano AM, Chávez-Chávez HE, Cerrillos-Gutiérrez JI, Rojas-Campos E, Martín-del-Campo F

“…People perceived dietary restrictions, lack of nutritional counseling and knowledge, economic constraints, lack of social and family support, negative effects of food on their health, dislike or aversion to healthy foods, lack of time and environment limitations as the main barriers to adhere to a healthy diet.Additionally, since diets are considered complicated (especially renal diets), strategies to improve willingness to eat healthy, counseling about food variety and preparation, some liberalization of dietary restrictions (when possible) and considering family support could help people with CKD to increase skills to adhere to a healthier diet. …”
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Prognostic and diagnostic value of circRNA expression in cervical cancer: a meta analysis by Yi Xu, Yi Xu, Changxia Li, Changxia Li, Lifang Cheng, Shaoheng Wang, Yuqing Wu, Shiyang Li, Mingqiang Liu, Xiaohua Tao

“…This study aimed to methodically assess the function of circular RNAs (circRNAs) as possible indicators of CC, with a specific emphasis on their usefulness in the identification, prediction, and correlation with clinicopathological elements.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted using databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The latest data were extracted on May 3rd, 2024. …”
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Foreign Direct Investment and Violent Crimes: Evidence from the Iranian Provinces by gholamreza zamanian, Frnaz Dehghan, foruzan falahati, ali davari

“…Meanwhile, inadequacy of internal resources and the need for high technical knowledge in some countries that seek economic growth have required a serious approach to this issue. …”
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Arbovirus vectors of epidemiological concern in the Americas: A scoping review of entomological studies on Zika, dengue and chikungunya virus vectors. by Reilly Jones, Manisha A Kulkarni, Thomas M V Davidson, RADAM-LAC Research Team, Benoit Talbot

“…The rationale of the review was to identify and characterize entomological studies that have been conducted in the Americas since the introduction of chikungunya virus in 2013, encompassing a period of arbovirus co-circulation, and guide future research based on identified knowledge gaps.<h4>Methods</h4>The preliminary search for this review was conducted on PubMed (National Library of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States). …”
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Vascular e-Learning in the MENA Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nikolaos Patelis, Sean Matheiken, Theodosios Bisdas, Zaiping Jing, Jiaxuan Feng, Matthias Trenner, Paulo Eduardo Ocke Reis, Stephane Elkouri, Alexandre Lecis, Dirk Le Roux, Mihai Ionac, Marton Berczeli, Vincent Jongkind, Kak Khee Yeung, Athanasios Katsargyris, Efthymios Avgerinos, Dimitrios Moris, Andrew Choong, Jun Jie Ng, Ivan Cvjetko, George A. Antoniou, Phillipe Ghibu, Alexei Svetlikov, Harm P. Ebben, Hubert Stepak, Sviatoslav Kostiv, Stefano Ancetti, Niki Tadayon, Liliana Fidalgo-Domingos, Eduardo Sebastian Sarutte Rosello, Arda Isik, Kyriaki Kakavia, Sotirios Georgopoulos

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Evaluation of oral cholera vaccine (Euvichol-Plus) effectiveness against Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh: an interim analysis by Amanda Tiffany, Ashraful Islam Khan, Firdausi Qadri, John D Clemens, Faisal Ahmmed, Farhana Khanam, Tahmina Shirin, Fahima Chowdhury, Md. Taufiqul Islam, Md Nazmul Islam, Md Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Md Ismail Hossen, Md. Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Shahinur Haque, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Zahid Hasan Khan, Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Aninda Rahman, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Lucy Breakwell

“…Vaccination status was documented without knowledge of culture results. Conditional logistic regression models estimated the OR for the vaccination-cholera association, and the VE of the two-dose regimen was calculated as [(1−OR) × 100].Results The analysis included 226 cases and 552 matched controls. …”
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Non-coding RNAs secreted by renal cancer include piR_004153 that promotes migration of mesenchymal stromal cells by Joanna Bogusławska, Małgorzata Grzanka, Piotr Popławski, Weronika Zarychta-Wiśniewska, Anna Burdzinska, Karolina Hanusek, Helena Kossowska, Roksana Iwanicka-Nowicka, Alex Białas, Beata Rybicka, Anna Adamiok-Ostrowska, Joanna Życka-Krzesińska, Marta Koblowska, Leszek Pączek, Agnieszka Piekiełko-Witkowska

“…Conclusion RCC cells secrete multiple sncRNAs, including piR_004153 which targets MSCs, alters expression of FGF2, SLC7A5, and WISP1, and stimulates their motility and viability. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing that cancer-derived piRNA can enhance MSC migration. …”
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Moderate regular physical exercise can help in alleviating the systemic impact of schistosomiasis infection on brain cognitive function by Inssaf Berkiks, Inssaf Berkiks, Nada Abdel Aziz, Nada Abdel Aziz, Nada Abdel Aziz, Blessing Moses, Blessing Moses, Tiroyaone Brombacher, Tiroyaone Brombacher, Frank Brombacher, Frank Brombacher

“…One of the major consequences of schistosomiasis is its impact on brain function, and despite its severity, the underlying mechanism(s) remain inadequately understood, highlighting a knowledge gap in the disease. The symptoms can vary from headaches to profound cognitive impairment. …”
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Lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma with tenofovir alafenamide in chronic hepatitis B: Evidence from a large-scale cohort by Hye-Jin Yoo, Jae-Young Kim, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Hye Won Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim

“…Impact and implications:: This work aimed to fill the knowledge gap regarding the comparative efficacy of tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), and entecavir (ETV) in reducing the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic HBV. …”
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Radiotherapy-induced Hypothalamic-Pituitary axis dysfunction in adult Brain, head and neck and skull base tumor patients – A systematic review and Meta-Analysis by J.M.J. Paulissen, C.M.L. Zegers, R.M. Houben, D. Hofstede, M. Kars, H.M. van Santen, F.J.P. Hoebers, D.K.M. De Ruysscher, D.B.P. Eekers

“…More research is needed to establish dose thresholds for the hypothalamus and the pituitary to minimize the risk for pituitary insufficiency. Based on this knowledge, radiotherapy and follow-up of these patient groups should be standardized to establish a normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) model for the HPA.…”
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