Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Registry by Mohammadreza Modaresi, Nasrin Jalalimanesh, Shaghayegh Rahmani

“…Results: In this study, the average age of disease diagnosis was 5.7 years. The most common diagnostic symptom of the patients was chronic cough, with the belief of 94.3%. 56.7% of patients with distress were hospitalized and hospitalized in infancy. …”
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Silica-Polymer Ionogel for Energy Storage Applications by Raquel San Emeterio, Antía Santiago-Alonso, Pablo Vallet, María Villanueva, Josefa Salgado, Juan José Parajó

“…Ionic Liquids (ILs) are composed of ions, usually an organic cation with an organic or inorganic anion, with a melting point below 100 °C and in most cases below room temperature. These compounds exhibit important and characteristic properties such as high ionic conductivity, good thermal and electrochemical stability and low toxicity and flammability. …”
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The significance of the depth of invasion and tumor size in resected pathologic T4a gingivobuccal squamous cell carcinoma by Wei-Ju Hong, Li-Tsun Shieh, Ching-Yu Yen, Che-Yi Lin, Min-Te Chang, Hsi-Chien Yu, Chia-Hui Lin, Li-Ching Lin, Sheng-Yow Ho

“…Abstract Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common head and neck region tumor. The pathologic T4a classification is defined tumor invasion by three distinctive subgroups with skin, bone marrow, or a depth of invasion (DOI) > 10 mm and tumor size > 40 mm, as specified in the revised AJCC 8th edition staging manual. …”
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Antibiotic use among university students: insights from a Nigerian institution by Francisca Ogochukwu Onukansi, Mfonobong Effiong Umoh, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Collins Chibueze Anokwuru, Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu, Ugonma Winnie Dozie, Mariagorathy Iheoma Diala, Leo Cedric Fozeu Fosso, Chukwuocha Uchechukwu Madukaku

“…More concerning, 67.0% (268 students) reported fair antibiotic usage practices, 26.5% had poor practice with only 6.5% had good practice. The most frequently misused antibiotics were Amoxcillin, Ampiclox, and Tetracycline, often for conditions like Typhoid, Cough, and Catarrh. …”
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Pancreatico-cutaneous fistula following complicated perforated peptic duodenal ulcer repair by Richard Adams, DO, Mena Louis, DO, Nathaniel Grabill, MD, Jasmine Lake, BS, Timothy Stevens, MD, Nelson Royall, MD

“…Nutritional support, including pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, may be necessary for patients with impaired pancreatic function to aid in digestion and reduce pancreatic strain. Most pancreatic fistulas can be managed conservatively without surgery if identified early, combining drainage, endoscopic stent and sphincterotomy, and nutritional support. …”
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Development of Efficient Cooling Regimes for the Lining of a Ferroalloy Production Casting Ladle by Nazgul Aripova, Evgeniy Prikhodko, Alexandr Nikiforov, Akmaral Kinzhibekova, Amangeldy Karmanov, Alexandr Paramonov, Vladimir Ryndin

“…Streamlining thermal regimes is the most low-cost and sufficiently effective way to increase the durability of linings. …”
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Dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose-induced gut dysbiosis and SCFA reduction aggravate acute pancreatitis through classical monocyte activation by Yongpu Feng, Wenjin Chen, Jiayu Chen, Fengyuan Sun, Fanyang Kong, Lei Li, Yating Zhao, Shouxin Wu, Zhaoshen Li, Yiqi Du, Xiangyu Kong

“…Abstract Objective Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), one of the most common emulsifiers used in the food industry, has been reported to promote chronic inflammatory diseases, but its impact on acute inflammatory diseases, e.g., acute pancreatitis (AP), remains unclear. …”
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Advances in the mechanism of small extracellular vesicles promoting the development of hepatocellular carcinoma through multi-network fusion by Xiaoying Yuan, Defa Huang, Liang Peng, Yilong Lin, Lijuan Wang, Jiawei Yan, Youming Qiu, Chenggui Song, Qi Wang

“…However, epidemiological studies indicate that most patients are already in advanced stages at initial diagnosis, losing eligibility for radical treatment. …”
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Association analyses of rare variants identify two genes associated with refractive error. by Karina Patasova, Annechien E G Haarman, Anthony M Musolf, Omar A Mahroo, Jugnoo S Rahi, Mario Falchi, Virginie J M Verhoeven, Joan E Bailey-Wilson, Caroline C W Klaver, Priya Duggal, Alison Klein, Jeremy A Guggenheim, Chris J Hammond, Pirro G Hysi, CREAM Consortium; the UK Biobank Eye; Vision Consortium

“…Potentially causal markers driving association at significant loci were elucidated using sensitivity analyses by sequentially dropping the most associated variants from gene-based analyses.…”
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Harmonizing Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI: an assessment of surface reflectance and vegetation index consistency by Jiaqi Zhang, Xiaocheng Zhou, Xueping Liu, Xiaoqin Wang, Guojin He, Youshui Zhang

“…The NIR and SWIR bands showed the most significant difference because of differences in their spectral response functions. …”
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Essential qualities for dental practice: dental students' perspectives in Hong Kong by Jasmine Cheuk Ying Ho, Hollis Haotian Chai, Ivy Guofang Sun, Michelle Zeping Huang, Michelle Zeping Huang, Edward Chin Man Lo, Chun Hung Chu

“…For each question, respondents were requested indicate three key or most essential qualities. They could write down or choose the qualities provided in the list with 24 qualities.ResultsAll 452 students in the dental school were invited and 399 students (88%) completed the survey. …”
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Prediction of Airfoil Icing and Evaluation of Hot Air Anti-Icing System Effectiveness Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations by Yifan Niu, Zhiqiang Wang, Jieyao Su, Jiawei Yao, Hainan Wang

“…These models were employed to estimate the effectiveness of piccolo tube hot air anti-icing systems under the most severe icing conditions. The results indicated that 100% anti-icing efficiency was achieved at high ambient temperatures (above −10 °C). …”
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Ecological zone construction and multi-scenario simulation in Western China combining landscape ecological risk and ecosystem service value by Zihao Wang, Bing Wang, Yufei Zhang, Rula Sa, Qiuliang Zhang, Shuai Hao

“…Under the urban development scenario, high risk areas increased the most (4.14%), while in the arable land protection scenario, very low risk areas were smallest, and low risk areas were largest. …”
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Association between the skeletal muscle-to-visceral fat ratio and kidney stones: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Qing Yang, Jian Tang, Chi-Teng Zhang, Yi-Fu Liu

“…The subgroup analysis demonstrated no significant differences in weighted associations across subgroups (interaction p-value > 0.05), except for BMI, which had a significant interaction (interaction p-value < 0.05).ConclusionThe findings underscore that lower SVR correlates with increased kidney stone risk, a relationship that remains consistent across most demographics.…”
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Enhancing Emergency Medical Services with Smart Glasses Technology for Optimal Ambulance Positioning in Simulated Critical Patient Care Scenarios by Apiratwarakul K, Khemtong S, Cheung LW, Pearkao C, Ienghong K

“…Emergency nurse practitioners and students constituted the largest group (56.1%). Most participants (51.1%) reported over a decade of EMS experience. …”
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Pure Red Cell Aplasia with M-Gradient: A Literature Review and Clinical Experience by AV Pivnik, AA Petrenko, SV Kozhurin, A Mar’ina

“…The analysis included 10 patients. The most effective empirically established treatment program was 200–400 g of cyclophosphamide 2–3 times a week to a total dose of 6–10 g and loading courses of 100–120 mg of oral and 180–240 mg of intravenous prednisone daily within 5 days. …”
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Biological and target synthetic treatments for chronic spontaneous urticaria: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis by Zuotao Zhao, Yaqi Zheng, Xiaoting Song, Chengyue Peng, Shuanglu Liao, Peixin Zhang, Yen Tan, Xiaojie Huang, Litao Zhang

“…Abstract Background Most biological and synthetic target‐specific drugs for antihistamine‐refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) have not been compared head‐to‐head. …”
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Evaluation of how US women react to a decision aid informing them of the harms and benefits of mammography: a qualitative study by Joseph N Cappella, Kirsten McCaffery, Jolyn Hersch, Marilyn M Schapira, Carmen L Lewis, Brad Morse, Tamar Parmet, Grant Yoder, Channing E Tate, Laura D Scherer

“…Objectives To evaluate how women react to a decision aid (DA) informing them of the harms and benefits of mammography, including overdiagnosis.Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women. In efforts to reduce mortality, mammography has been widely accepted as an effective method of early detection. …”
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Intraoperative ICG Dye Monitoring for Identification of Pituitary Adenoma in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study by S. Balaji

“…Among currently available fluorophores, ICG appears to be the most effective based on existing literature. However, the technique has certain limitations, such as blood pooling in the operative field and challenges in clearly distinguishing tumor from normal pituitary tissue. …”
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The High Prevalence of Negative Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (Anti-HBs) among Pregnant Women in Bandung, Indonesia: A Community-Based Study by Dolvy Girawan, Raden T. D. Judistiani, Nelly A. Risan, Muhammad B. Bestari, Eka S. Nugraha, Yudith S. Ermaya, Dwi Prasetyo

“…Nevertheless, no significant determinant factor was associated with negative anti-HBs. Conclusion. Most pregnant women in Bandung, Indonesia, are susceptible to HBV infection, as marked by the negative anti-HBs status.…”
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