Rauwolfia vomitoria- a promising medical plant for benign prostatic hyperplasia management; yet with challenges by George Awuku Asare, Perpetua Dagadu, Samuel Adjei, Bernice Asiedu, Samkeliso Takaidza, Vivash Naidoo, Brodrick Amoah, Ifeoma Celestina Orabueze, Kwasi Bugyei

“…Background: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition among aging men. This condition often leads to a reduced quality of life due to its debilitating symptoms. …”
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Quality of life in children with glaucoma: a qualitative interview study in Australia by Emmanuelle Souzeau, Jamie E Craig, Sandra E Staffieri, Lachlan S W Knight, Bronwyn Ridge, Mallika Prem Senthil

“…Older children aged 13–17 years commonly disengaged from their glaucoma care and expressed an unwillingness to attend ophthalmic appointments. …”
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Prevalence of visually significant cataract and cataract surgical coverage in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Angus W Turner, Mark A Chia, Hessom Razavi, Marcel M Nejatian, Saiuj Bhat, Amy Kalantary, Joshua R Taylor

“…Most studies only reported the prevalence of cataract causing vision loss (visual acuity<6/12) or blindness (visual acuity<6/60), restricting our meta-analysis to these definitions.Results Cataract causing unilateral vision loss was common in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults (3.5% and 3.6%, p=0.891). …”
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Importance of OsRac1 in Signalling of Pigm-1 Mediated Resistance to Rice Blast Disease by Dewei Yang, Niqing He, Fenghuang Huang, Jialin Chen, Minxiang Yu, Yidan Jin, Shaojun Lin, Shengping Li

“…This study reveals OsRac1, a GTPase, as a signalling molecule involved in Pigm-1-mediated blast resistance, suggesting its potential as a common downstream effector of rice NLR proteins. Additionally, a transcriptional activator, RAI1, acts as an essential Pigm-1 interactor for blast resistance. …”
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Microbiological Isolates and Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Cases of Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis: A 15-Year Review by Chunhong Liu, Jian Ji, Zhujian Wang, Huiwen Chen, Wenjun Cao, Xinghuai Sun

“…Among these, there were 848 (84.5%) Gram-positive isolates, 109 (10.9%) Gram-negative isolates, and 46 (4.6%) fungal isolates. The most common isolates were Staphylococcal species. There was a significant increase in the percentage of fungal isolates over the 15-year period (P=0.02). …”
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Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Structures on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties: The Case of Ejersa Lafo District, Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Adugna Tolesa, Siraj Mammo, Eve Bohnett

“…However, to curb this problem, soil and water conservation (SWC) structures are commonly practiced in many rural parts of Ethiopia. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion by Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal

“…Nausea, vomiting, and pain abdomen were the common symptoms. The median DROOL score was 4. The majority of our patients had normal to Zargar grade 1 injury to the stomach and esophagus. …”
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Spatiotemporal Correlation Analysis for the Incidence of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer From 2010 to 2019: Ecological Study by Zixuan Cui, Chen Suo, Yidan Zhao, Shuo Wang, Ming Zhao, Ruilin Chen, Linyao Lu, Tiejun Zhang, Xingdong Chen

“… Abstract BackgroundEsophageal and gastric cancer were among the top 10 most common cancers worldwide. In addition, sex-specific differences were observed in the incidence. …”
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Anti-VEGF therapy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: translating research evidence into clinical practice by E.A. Abdulaeva, E.L. Minkhuzina, A.N. Kuskov

“…&nbsp;Adamyuk Republician Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital, Kazan, Russian </b><b>Federation</b> </p> <p> <i>Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes. As diabetes progresses, about 50% of patients with severe non-proliferative DR will develop proliferative DR (PDR) within one year. …”
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Facial expression recognition through muscle synergies and estimation of facial keypoint displacements through a skin-musculoskeletal model using facial sEMG signals by Lun Shu, Victor R. Barradas, Zixuan Qin, Yasuharu Koike

“…However, the extracted muscle synergies revealed common coordination patterns between different facial expressions, allowing a low-dimensional quantitative visualization of the muscle control strategies involved in human facial expression generation. …”
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Effect of Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency on Hypocalcemia in Patients with Acute Hypoparathyroidism after Thyroidectomy by Peeradon Vibhatavata, Pongthep Pisarnturakit, Mongkol Boonsripitayanon, Paveena Pithuksurachai, Nattachet Plengvidhya, Sirinart Sirinvaravong

“…Postoperative hypoparathyroidism is a common complication of total or completion thyroidectomy. …”
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Asthma Biologics Across the T2 Spectrum of Inflammation in Severe Asthma: Biomarkers and Mechanism of Action by Lindsley AW, Lugogo N, Reeh KAG, Spahn J, Parnes JR

“…In T2-low asthma patients, T2 inflammation may be masked due to anti-inflammatory treatments or may be highly variable depending on exposure to common asthma triggers such as allergens, respiratory infections, and smoke or pollution. …”
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Additive impact of metabolic syndrome and sarcopenia on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an analysis of NHANES by Meng Zhang, Qing-Yue Zeng, Linli Zhuang

“…BackgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) and sarcopenia (SP) are increasingly significant public health issues in aging societies, sharing common pathophysiological mechanisms and being associated with severe health consequences. …”
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Epidemiological pattern of trauma among children 0-9 years in Cameroon. by Odette Dzemo Kibu, Sithombo Maqungo, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Dickson Shey Nsagha, Nicholas Tendongfor, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Darwin Touko, Elvis Asangbeng Tanue, Rasheedat Oke, Sandra Irene McCoy, Sabrinah Ariane Christie, Catherine Juillard, Alain Chichom-Mefire

“…Traffic-related injuries, falls, sports-related injuries, assaults, burns, and drownings are the most commonly reported causes of traumatic mortality among children. …”
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Lifestyle scores and their potential to estimate the risk of multiple non-communicable disease-related endpoints: a systematic review by Jie Ding, Ruojin Fu, Tanwei Yuan, Hermann Brenner, Michael Hoffmeister

“…However, most of them are primarily developed for single NCDs. Given the common risk factors for some of the major NCDs, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the potential of existing lifestyle scores in predicting the risk of multiple NCD-related endpoints. …”
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Effects of Reduced Substrate Volumetric Water Contents on the Morphology and Physiology of Three Landscape Shrubs Grown in a Greenhouse by Ji-Jhong Chen, Youping Sun

“…However, a knowledge gap persists regarding the drought tolerance of ornamental plant species commonly used in urban landscapes. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of decreased volumetric water contents on the morphology, physiology, and plant growth of Rosa ×hybrida ‘Meibenbino’ (Petite Knock Out® rose), Salvia rosmarinus ‘Arp’ (‘Arp’ rosemary), and Vitex agnus-castus ‘SMVACBD’ (Blue Diddley® chaste tree). …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an institution-based, cross-sec... by Zemichael Gizaw, Woinishet Abera, Binyam Gintamo, Tewoderos Shitemaw, Zelalem Negash Mekuria

“…Multivariable binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the prevalence of intestinal parasites on the basis of adjusted OR (AOR) and 95% CI and p values &lt;0.05.Setting Food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Participants 411 food handlers participated in the study.Outcome measures The primary outcome was the prevalence of intestinal parasites, defined as the presence of one or more intestinal parasitic species in stool samples.Results One or more intestinal parasites were detected in 171 (41.6%; 95% CI 36.6% to 46.4%) stool samples. The most common intestinal parasites were Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (12.7%), Giardia duodenalis (11.2%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (8.3%). …”
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Achieving adherence to positive airway pressure in commercial drivers using an employer-mandated remote management programme by Elizabeth Kneeland, Nadia Ali, David G. Maislin, Yoon Hee Chang, Joyce Epelboim, Brendan T. Keenan, Allan I. Pack

“…Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common in commercial drivers, and associated with increased risk of crashes if untreated, making diagnosis and effective treatment crucial in this population. …”
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Preoperative Risk Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis in cT1 Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Eastern China by Chengyan Zhang, Guanchao Pang, Chengxi Ma, Jingni Wu, Pingli Wang, Kai Wang

“…Consolidation size and clinical N stage based on CT were two common independent risk factors for both N1 and N2 metastases, with different odds ratios. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy–guided personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression: a case report by Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Wen-Chun Liu, Po-Han Chou

“…IntroductionTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a common treatment for depression, particularly in patients unresponsive to conventional therapies. …”
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