Two-step-7-Pink Rule: A Practical Tool for the Dermoscopic Evaluation of Fully Amelanotic Skin Lesions by Riccardo Pampena, Stefano Migliorati, Giovanni Paolino, Michela Lai, Nicola Lippolis, Stefania Guida, Stefania Borsari, Sebastiano Pellerone, Sofia Maria Di Ciaccio, Elvira Moscarella, Giovanni Pellacani, Giuseppe Argenziano, Caterina Longo

“…Three suspicious dermoscopic criteria were included in the first step of the 2S-7PR: polymorphous or sharply focused vessels, scales or crusts, and erosions or ulcerations; and 4 non-suspicious criteria were included in the second: white collarette, white scar-like area, vascular lacunae, and necklace pinpoint vessels. …”
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Impact of pandemic service changes on ethnic inequalities in maternal and perinatal outcomes in England: a population-based study by Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Tim Draycott, Stamatina Iliodromiti, Asma Khalil, Buthaina Ibrahim, Jennifer Elizabeth Jardine

“…The risk of adverse outcomes was higher in women and babies from all ethnic minority groups compared with White women in both pandemic periods. Black and South-Asian women and babies were approximately 25% more likely to sustain adverse outcomes. …”
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Trends in depressive symptoms among high school students with and without health-risk behaviors in the United States: A population-based studyResearch in context by Tanner J. Bommersbach, Mark Olfson, Taeho Greg Rhee

“…Findings: Among 119,654 students (mean age, 16.0 [SD = 1.2] years; 50.1% females; and 45.3% non-Hispanic White), depressive symptoms increased from 28.4% (2007) to 42.3% (2021) (biennial average percent change (BAPC), 3.0% [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.6–3.4%]). …”
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Ethnic minority status as social determinant for COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation, severity, ICU admission and deaths in the early phase of the pandemic: a meta-analysis by Karien Stronks, Charles Agyemang, Maurice P Zeegers, Maria Prins, Evan Yu, Shahab Jolani, Stevie Hendriks, Anke Richters, Saurabh Zalpuri, Bart Pijls

“…Among people with confirmed infection, African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans were also more likely than White-Americans to be hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Correlation and regression analysis of KRT35 and TCHHL1 functional genes for cashmere fineness in Liaoning cashmere goats by Weihang Hong, Hua Ma, Lingjun Nie, Shuaitong Li, Lingchao Kong, Ran Duan, Qingyu Yuan, Qiying Zhan, Jinghan Wang, Yuyan Cong, Zeying Wang

“…Liaoning cashmere goat (LCG) is the world’s highest cashmere producing white cashmere goat. It has the characteristics of long cashmere fiber, high net cashmere rate, moderate cashmere fineness, white cashmere, strong size, strong adaptability, stable genetic performance, and good effect in improving middle and low production cashmere goat. …”
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Barriers to and enablers of the early diagnosis of breast cancer among women from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis by Nia Roberts, Toral Gathani, Shoba Dawson, S Shepperd, Priya Sajjad, Bep Dhaliwal

“…The largest single ethnic groups in the UK are white, Indian, Pakistani, black African and black Caribbean. …”
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The effects of LED light spectrum manipulation on growth and color performance of giant gourami Osphronemus gouramy Lacepede Padang strain by Bambang Kusmayadi Gunawan, Kukuh Nirmala, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, Wildan Nurussalam

“…The experiment used a completely randomized design (RAL) with four light emitting diode (LED) treatments in  different emission spectra (white, red, green, and blue) at 550 Lux intensity, compared to the control treatment (light room with white tubular lamp at 50 Lux intensity). …”
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Exosomal miR-222-3p derived from dermal papilla cells inhibits melanogenesis in melanocytes by targeting SOX10 in rabbits by Yang Chen, Tingting Lu, Yingying Dai, Yu Xue, Bohao Zhao, Xinsheng Wu

“…Our previous studies have demonstrated that the levels of exosomal miR-222-3p derived from DPCs of white Rex rabbits are significantly higher than those of black Rex rabbits. …”
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Enhancing Fracture Detection in Remote Settings: Evaluating the Efficacy of FIXUS AI Deep Learning Algorithms in Identifying Fifth Metatarsal Fractures Using Mixed-Quality X-rays by Atta Taseh MD, Alireza Gholipour PhD, Mani Eftekhari, Alireza Ebrahimi MD, Alexandra F. Flaherty MD, MS, Alexandra F. Flaherty MD, MS, Sumner Jones, Varun Nukala, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Daniel Guss MD, MBA, John Y. Kwon MD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni MD, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda MD, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD

“…Similarly, the racial composition of the groups was also different (Fx: 84.8% white; NoF: 92.2% white; p < 0.001). Initially, the SP model showed the best performance (Youden Index (YI): 0.92, AUC: 0.99) followed by the EHR (YI: 0.74, AUC: 0.96), and combined (YI: 0.52, AUC: 0.97) models. …”
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Secondary malignancies in non‐Hodgkin lymphoma survivors: 40 years of follow‐up assessed by treatment modality by Matthew W. Parsons, Calvin Rock, Jonathan J. Chipman, Harsh R. Shah, Boyu Hu, Deborah M. Stephens, Randa Tao, Jonathan D. Tward, David K. Gaffney

“…Results In total, 15,979 patients developed SM, more than the endemic rate (O/E 1.29; p < 0.05). Compared with white patients, relative to respective endemic populations, ethnic minorities had a higher risk of SM (white O/E 1.27, 95% CI 1.25–1.29; black O/E 1.40, 95% CI 1.31–1.48; other O/E 1.59, 95% CI 1.49–1.70). …”
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Modulation of Innate Immunity by G-CSF and Inflammatory Response by LBPK95A Improves the Outcome of Sepsis in a Rat Model by Haoshu Fang, Chuanfeng Hua, Stefanie Weiss, Anding Liu, Wenhui Cheng, Ralf Claus, Jürgen Rödel, Olaf Dirsch, Uta Dahmen

“…G-CSF treatment increased the white blood cell counts, hepatic neutrophil infiltration, and bacterial clearance in the liver, lung, and blood. …”
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AbaComplex Enhances Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Adipose Tissue Browning: Implications for Obesity and Glucose Regulation by Serena Sagliocchi, Elisabetta Schiano, Lucia Acampora, Fortuna Iannuzzo, Annunziata Gaetana Cicatiello, Caterina Miro, Annarita Nappi, Federica Restolfer, Mariano Stornaiuolo, Stefano Zarrilli, Fabrizia Guerra, Gian Carlo Tenore, Monica Dentice, Ettore Novellino

“…Adipose tissue, particularly white adipose tissue (WAT), plays a central role in energy storage and metabolic regulation. …”
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Case report: Intravascular large B cell lymphoma mimicking acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis after SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: diagnostic value of advanced MRI techniques and the l... by Sujuan Chen, Mingchen Cai, Guirong Tan, Guirong Tan, Ruomi Guo, Qiong Liang, Hainan Li, Xiang Liu, Xiang Liu

“…Her CSF test showed elevated white cell count and positive oligoclonal bands. …”
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Two mixed-valent cerium oxo clusters: synthesis, structure, and self-assembly by Yuan Gao, Yang Zhang, Zhe Han, Chunhui Wang, Lei Zhang, Jie Qiu

“…X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) revealed that the white precipitates formed during the preparation of Ce14 contain Ce(III) ions, while the reddish-brown precipitates formed during the preparation of Ce24C contain a mixture of Ce(III) and Ce(IV) ions. …”
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Migration, race, and gender: the policing of subversive solidarity actors in Morocco by Sébastien Bachelet, Maria Hagan

“…In contrast, white Europeans in Morocco tend to benefit from privileges and freedoms, including within the bureaucratic realm. …”
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Clinical indicators for distinguishing septic arthritis from paediatric transient synovitis of the hip: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tang QingSong, Miao XinLing, Ren Xiang, Zhao Kang, Hu Jie

“…Other notable risk factors included non-weight-bearing status (OR = 5.23, 95% CI = 1.38–19.75, P = 0.015), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (OR = 3.98, 95% CI = 1.29–12.30, P = 0.017), and serum white blood cell count (OR = 2.73, 95% CI = 1.23–6.03, P = 0.013). …”
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Biometry and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation by Combined Scheimpflug-Placido Disc versus Optical Interferometry Devices by Mehlan Juliane, Lehman Anne-Isabel, Cichocki Myriam, Druchkiv Vasyl, Katz Toam, Stephan J Linke

“…The mean value regarding anterior chamber depth (ACD) of the IOL master was 3.46 ± 0.23 mm and for the Galilei was G6 3.51 ± 0.25 mm. When comparing the white to white (WTW) values of the IOL master, it showed mean values of 12.32 ± 0.31 and Galilei showed mean values of G6 12.21 ± 0.28. …”
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The Group‐basEd Telehealth behavioral WEight Loss Program Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot and Feasibility Study by Kelly C. Allison, Courtney McCuen‐Wurst, Allie Raevsky, Nathaniel Holmes, Macy Goldbach, Carmen E. Guerra, Katharine A. Rendle, Tamara J. Cadet, Robert S. Krouse, Julia Tchou

“…Mean (SD) weight loss was 5.9% (5.2%), with 60% losing ≥ 5% of baseline weight; White participants lost 7.5% and Black participants lost 1.9% (p = 0.04). …”
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Neuroradiological Characteristics in Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II: A Systematic Review by Yancarlos Ramos-Villegas, Loraine Quintana-Pájaro, Christian Meza-Valle, Mario Contreras-Arrieta, Huber Padilla-Zambrano, Tariq Janjua, Willem G Calderon-Miranda, Yelson A Picon-Jaimes, Julio Castillo-Blandino, Luis R Moscote-Salazar, Natalia Guevara-Moriones

“…Decreased contrast between the cortex and the underlying white matter has been reported; however, another study stated that these changes were secondary to demyelination or gliosis, manifestations that are not pathognomonic of MPS II. …”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of 8 Cases of COVID-19 Complicated with Pneumomediastinum in Children by FU Qiang, REN Zuolei, LIN Zhiqiang, GONG Jianfeng, WANG Changzheng, WANG Ting, HU Yalan, TAN Jufang

“…., no large consolidation and &quot;white lung&quot; found. One case was observed to have a small amount of pleural effusion. …”
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