Cancer Burden in Chinese Older Adults: Insights Into Incidence, Mortality, and Global Comparisons Using GLOBOCAN 2022 by Yuanjie Zheng, He Li, Qianru Li, Siyi He, Yi Teng, Mengdi Cao, Nuopei Tan, Jiachen Wang, Tingting Zuo, Tianyi Li, Wanqing Chen

“…The estimated numbers of new cases and deaths, age‐standardized incidence rates (ASIRs), and age‐standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) were analyzed for the top ten cancer types in Chinese older adults, categorized by sex and age groups (60–69, 70–84, and 85+ years). …”
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Analysis of the impact of crises tuberculosis incidence in Ukraine amid pandemics and war by Daria Krokva, Hirotake Mori, Simon Valenti, Dmytro Remez, Yoshiro Hadano, Toshio Naito

“…These results indicate a changing pattern of TB incidence throughout Ukraine during the conflict, with lower rates in conflict-affected areas and higher rates in host regions. …”
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Spatial Characterization of Channeling in Sheared Rough‐Walled Fractures in the Transition to Nonlinear Fluid Flow by Robert Egert, Fabian Nitschke, Maziar Gholami Korzani, Thomas Kohl

“…The small‐scale flow regime of both extreme cases tends to converge with increasing flow rates.…”
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Accelerating Streaming Subgraph Matching via Vector Databases by Liuyi Chen, Yi Ding, Xushuo Tang, Fangyue Chen, Siyuan Gong, Xu Zhou, Zhengyi Yang

“…However, these approaches often fail to scale efficiently under high query arrival rates or for large graphs due to limitations in caching, query reuse, and indexing performance. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of maternal disorders, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jie Huang, Yuanyuan Man, Zan Shi, Xiaojie Fu, Wenhao Shi, Xiaoling Liang

“…The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), recognized as the most comprehensive epidemiological surveillance system, provides critical evidence for optimizing maternal health policies through systematic quantification of disease burden patterns. This multinational study employs GBD 2021 data to conduct a spatiotemporal analysis of maternal disorder burden across 21 GBD regions and 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021, utilizing standardized metrics including DALYs, prevalence rates, and mortality incidence. …”
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Clinical Outcome and Molecular Profile in Patients with <i>DDX41</i> Mutation Hot-Spots by Nadia Toumeh, Yazan Jabban, Ahmad Nanaa, Rong He, David Viswanatha, Dragan Jevremovic, James M. Foran, Cecilia Y. Arana Yi, Antoine N. Saliba, Mehrdad Hefazi Torghabeh, William J. Hogan, Mithun V. Shah, Abhishek A. Mangaonkar, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Hassan B. Alkhateeb, Aref Al-Kali

“…We completed unadjusted comparisons using continuous or categorical variables, and survival rates were assessed using the Kaplan–Meier method and cox regression analysis. …”
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Trend analysis and epidemiological forecasting of colorectal Cancer mortality among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa by Jiefeng Zhao, Daxing Miao, Tao Yang, Jiang Chen, Xiangquan Lai

“…This study aimed to analyze CRC mortality trends, identify key driving factors, and predict future mortality patterns among women of childbearing age in SSA. Methods: We assessed CRC mortality among women of childbearing age across four SSA subregions and 46 countries, calculating age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) and estimated annual percentage change (EAPC). …”
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Differential inhibitory effects of endocannabinoids on neuronal firing of mouse meningeal afferents by Georgii Krivoshein, Adriana Della Pietra, Juha Savinainen, Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Rashid Giniatullin

“…Cluster analysis revealed that the transient activation by AEA involved fibers with small-amplitude spikes fired at rates of 1–2 Hz, whereas the persistently suppressed fibers consisted of high-amplitude spikes fired at rates exceeding 10 Hz. …”
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TRNSYS-Based Performance Study of Solar-Assisted Single-Effect Absorption Cooling in Peshawar, Pakistan by Abid Hussain, Asnaf Aziz, Afzal Khan, Nadeem Ur Rehman, Hamza Pervez, Altaf Husain

“…Under variable load conditions, the auxiliary heater responded through frequent pulsed flow patterns, achieving peak flow rates up to 49,000 kg/hr without compromising outlet temperature. …”
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High prevalence of penicillin-resistant group B Streptococcus among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia by Getaneh Alemayehu, Alene Geteneh, Mesfin Dessale, Efrem Ayalew, Geberselasie Demeke, Alemayehu Reta, Mulugeta Kiros

“…In Ethiopia, reported GBS colonization rates among pregnant women range from 7.2 to 25.5%. …”
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Male Date Palm Chlorotype Selection Based on Fertility, Metaxenia, and Transcription Aspects by Hammadi Hamza, Mohamed Ali Benabderrahim, Achwak Boualleg, Federico Sebastiani, Faouzi Haouala, Mokhtar Rejili

“…Pollen viability varied significantly among cultivars, with P8 and B25 exhibiting the highest germination rates and pollen tube elongation, while C22 showed the lowest. …”
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Malaria morbidity, mortality and associated costs in Indonesia: analysis of the National Health Insurance claim dataset by Angela Devine, Ric Price, Ery Setiawan, Kamala Thriemer, Helen Dewi Prameswary, J Kevin Baird

“…The aim of this study was to understand the current malaria service delivery in Indonesia, including referral rates to hospitals, mortality outcomes and malaria-related costs at hospitals, using data from National Health Insurance claims.Methods Data were gathered from the recent Indonesian National Health Insurance dataset for claims made between 2015 and 2020. …”
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A nationwide population-based cross-sectional time series study of hospitalized chronic liver disease burden in Thailand from 2017 to 2022 by Rungfah Saehan, Apichat Kaewdech, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Teerha Piratvisuth, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Ponlagrit Kumwichar

“…Age- and sex-standardized incidence and mortality rates were assessed through descriptive and trend analyses, with LOESS smoothing applied to identify temporal patterns. …”
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Normotensive trauma patients with renal injuries: Hidden candidates for massive transfusion by Xin‐Hong Lin, Pi‐Chieh Lin, Ching‐Hua Tsai, Wei‐Ti Su, Shiun‐Yuan Hsu, Ching‐Hua Hsieh

“…Among MT patients, those with initial SBP ≥ 90 mmHg (n = 170) showed significantly higher rates of renal injuries (8.8% vs. 1.4%, p = 0.035) compared to those with SBP < 90 mmHg (n = 71). …”
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Emerging Threat of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria – An Experience from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital by Mohammad Sayim Wani, Sehar Tariq, Gulnaz Bashir, Munaza Aman, Anjum Ara Mir, Irfan Nisar Ahangar

“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms that cause septicemia are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates among patients in extreme age groups and pose serious treatment challenges despite multipronged measures. …”
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Burden and inequalities of chronic kidney disease attributable to diet globally, regionally and temporally, 1990–2021 by Nana Wei, Miao Yang, Pingping Zheng, Jian Xu

“…However, significant regional variations were observed in these rates, with Central Sub-Saharan Africa experiencing the highest and Eastern Europe the lowest. …”
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The administration sequences of immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy cause discrete efficacy when treating non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study by Bicheng Zhang, Yuxiao Song, Qian Min, Weiting Cheng, Jun Wang, Yang Fu, Jiaxin Yin

“…Additionally, the objective response rates (ORRs) for the three groups were 55.82% (72/129), 58.21% (39/67), and 68.92% (51/74), respectively. …”
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Еpidemiological aspects of ixodid tick-borne borrelioses in Kemerovo region by О. M. Drozdova, A. R. Efimova, Т. Е. Bondarenko, М. A. Shmakova

“…To study the epidemiological patterns of Lyme disease in the Kemerovo Region. Materials and Methods. …”
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Acetylation suppresses breast cancer progression by sustaining CLYBL stability by Xinyue Deng, Chenglong Ma, Xingyu Chen, Ming Yi, Qianhua Cao, Ruocen Liao, Xingyu Lei, Longchang Bai, Bin Zhao, Yingnan Wang, Zhuoyang Shen, Liujing Wu, Chenfang Dong, Zhijun Dai

“…Citrate lyase beta like (CLYBL) is expressed at low levels in breast cancer tissues and is associated with low patient survival rates. In this study, we explored the regulatory mechanisms of CLYBL and its acetylation in breast cancer. …”
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Enhanced risk of multiple sentinel lymph node basins in truncal and head and neck melanoma by Harmeet K Bhullar, Lipi Shukla, Ramin Shayan, Frank Bruschino-Raiola

“…Patients with drainage to MLNB also demonstrate a higher rate of positive SeNBx than those with SLNB drainage. …”
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