Antiseizure medication choice in diffuse glioma: A single‐center population‐based experience by Leena Ollila, Reina Roivainen

“…Forty‐nine (40.5%) had grade 2 glioma, 18 (14.9%) had grade 3 glioma, and 54 (44.6%) had grade 4 glioma. The most common first ASM was oxcarbazepine (39.2%), followed by levetiracetam (22.5%), carbamazepine (19.3%), phenytoin (10.8%) and valproic acid (8.3%). …”
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ASAP1 Promotes Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition by Activating the TGFβ Pathway in Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Shiji Song, Zixing Leng, Xinxin Zhao, Ziping Liu, Yongshuai Li, Wenjing Zhang, Junming Yue, Yuxia Fan

“…ABSTRACT Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid malignancy. While the prognosis of PTC is generally favorable, some cases exhibit aggressive behavior, leading to metastasis and recurrence. …”
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Mutations in protocadherin 15 and cadherin 23 affect tip links and mechanotransduction in mammalian sensory hair cells. by Kumar N Alagramam, Richard J Goodyear, Ruishuang Geng, David N Furness, Alexander F J van Aken, Walter Marcotti, Corné J Kros, Guy P Richardson

“…The av3J and v2J mice carry point mutations that are predicted to introduce premature stop codons in the transcripts for Pcdh15 and Cdh23, respectively, and av6J mice have an in-frame deletion predicted to remove most of the 9th cadherin ectodomain from PCDH15. …”
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Shikonin inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and controls inflammatory disease by Jing Huang, Mengmeng Dai, Xinyu Huang, Wenqing Qi, Jing Jing, Jiayi He, Zhizhuo Lu, Chaofang Zhang, Guiling Wang, Run Cao, Yuanfang Ma, Hailong Zhang

“…The NLRP3 inflammasome, one of the most studied inflammasomes, can cause uncontrolled inflammation and drive various diseases when dysregulated. …”
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Driving forces of the spatiotemporal supply pattern of runoff in the source region of Yellow River by Zongjie Li, Fang Liu, Hao Li, Mengqing Liu, Zongxing Li, Qi Feng, Bin Xu, Xiaoying Liu

“…New hydrological insights for the region: The results indicated that the monthly changes observed in stable isotopes across different waterbodies, along with their relation to the local meteoric water line, revealed that atmospheric precipitation contributed the most significantly to runoff in August. Contributions from precipitation, supra-permafrost water, and glacial snow meltwater to total runoff were 71, 24, and 5 %, respectively, at the river outlet. …”
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Brain structural features with functional priori to classify Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy using diagnostic MRI by Kai Zhou, Jie Li, Rui Huang, Jiali Yu, Rong Li, Wei Liao, Fengmei Lu, Xiaofei Hu, Huafu Chen, Qing Gao

“…The positive and negative impacts of various features predicting PD and MSA were clarified, with larger fourth ventricular and smaller brainstem volumes being most significant. The proposed framework provides new insights into the comprehensive utilization of clinical 2D MRI images to explore underlying neuroimaging biomarkers that can distinguish between PD and MSA, highlighting disease-specific alterations in brain morphology observed in these conditions.…”
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Low-dose interleukin 2 therapy halts the progression of post-streptococcal autoimmune complications in a rat model of rheumatic heart disease by Rukshan Ahamed Mohamed Rafeek, Natkunam Ketheesan, Michael F. Good, Manisha Pandey, Ailin Lepletier

“…This is especially true in low-income countries and among Indigenous populations in high-income nations, where the disease burden is most severe. These conditions arise from an autoimmune response to group A Streptococcus infections, leading to long-term health complications, disability, and premature death. …”
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Investigation of the Regularities of the Influence of Meteorological Factors on Avalanches in Eastern Kazakhstan by Marzhan Rakhymberdina, Natalya Denissova, Yerkebulan Bekishev, Gulzhan Daumova, Milan Konečný, Zhanna Assylkhanova, Azamat Kapasov

“…Principal component analysis identified the most significant variables affecting avalanche activity, with temperature, snow cover height, and wind making the greatest contributions. …”
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Oral nutritional supplements for gastric cancer – the review of current evidence by A. L. Potapov, V. E. Khoronenko, E. V. Gameeva, Zh. V. Khailova, A. D. Dorozhkin, V. Yu. Scoropad

“…After discharge from the hospital ONS can decelerate the progression of malnutrition, improve the tolerance of adjuvant chemotherapy and improve the quality of life. These effects are most clear after GE and in patients with a high risk of malnutrition (NRS‑2002 ≥ 3). …”
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Silicone gel em cicatrizes de cirurgia plástica: estudo clínico prospectivo Silicone gel in plastic surgery scars: a prospective study by Henrique N Radwanski, Wanda Elizabeth Massiere y Correa, Tiago José Refosco, Adilson Farrapeira Junior, Ivo Pitanguy

“…Although the exact mechanism of action of silicone gel has not yet been elucidated, the most widely accepted theory explains that the occlusive film stimulates the keratinocytes to increase the local secretion of growth factors, subsequently influencing the regulation of fibroblasts. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries under critical heating conditions to enhance safety by Omar S. Mahdy, Ali B. M. Ali, Loghman Mostafa, Diwakar Agarwal, Aashim Dhawan, Abdelkader Mabrouk, Lioua Kolsi, Lotfi Ben Said

“…Moreover, the study details the heat release dynamics of different chemical processes: the negative solvent contributed the most significant heat generation (1.78 kW), while the solid electrolyte interphase layer produced the lowest (0.133 kW). …”
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The effect of daily physical activity on bidirectional transitions of elevated blood pressure status: the first longitudinal evidence from the CHARLS by Dan Lin, Shuangqing Zhai, Fangyuan Cui, Yucheng Yang, Haifeng Wang, Junqi Wang, Yulong Wei

“…Conclusion Moderate intensity PA was most consistently associated with favorable transitions in elevated BP states. …”
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Application of flexible parametric cure model in determination of effective factors on the technique of survival peritoneal dialysis patients in adults of Iran. by Maryam Karimi Ghahfarokhi, Mehdi Yaseri, Mostafa Hosseini, Fatemeh Masaebi

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is one of the most common methods of dialysis performed in patients with kidney failure. …”
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Medial-Sided Repair in Multi-Ligamentous Knee Injury by Rohan R. Patel BS, Joshua S. Green MS, Jay Moran MD, Estevao Santos MD, Michael J. Medvecky MD

“…Background: Injuries to the medial structures of the knee are common in multi-ligamentous knee injuries (MLKIs), which account for 0.02% of orthopedic injuries each year. The most common medial structure involved is the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) with possible additional injury to the posterior oblique ligament (POL) and deep medial collateral ligament (dMCL). …”
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Model of a Parallel-Pipeline Computational Process for Solving a System of Grid Equations by V. N. Litvinov, N. B. Rudenko, N. N. Gracheva

“…As a result of the research, a model of a parallel-pipeline computing process was developed using  the  example  of  one  of  the  most  time-consuming  stages  of  solving  a  system  of  grid  equations  by  a  modified alternating-triangular  iterative  method.  …”
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Optimizing DSSCs Performance for Indoor Lighting: Matching Organic Dyes Absorption and Indoor Lamps Emission Profiles to Maximize Efficiency by Giorgia Salerno, Daniele Franchi, Alessio Dessì, Matteo Bartolini, Norberto Manfredi, Alessandro Abbotto, Ottavia Bettucci

“…Among the various technologies available for obtaining energy in indoor conditions, Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) stand out as the most promising due to their ability to efficiently convert ambient light into usable electricity. …”
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Can machine translation match human expertise? Quantifying the performance of large language models in the translation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) by Sheng-Chieh Lu, Cai Xu, Manraj Kaur, Maria Orlando Edelen, Andrea Pusic, Chris Gibbons

“…Results In forward translations, the METEOR scores significantly varied depending on target languages for all MT tools (p < 0.001), with GPT-4 having the highest scores in most languages. We detected significantly different scores among translators for all languages (p < .05), except for Italian (p = 0.59). …”
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Characterization of Java Island's volcanoes based on volcano density and quantification of volcanic products using Landsat imagery by Supriyadi, Asep Saepuloh, Harry Mahardika, Wahyu Srigutomo

“…Java Island has 34 volcanoes that the twenty of them are the most active termed as type-A. The process of volcano generation and the characteristics of Java Island as part of the Sunda Arc produce Quarternary volcanoes from the western to the eastern land. …”
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Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion with H2O to CO and CH4 Over V2C/TiO2 Composite by Beenish Tahir, Mustafa Jawad Nuhma, Muhammad Tahir, Abdulrahman Alraeesi, Ali A. Jazie, Naveen Kumar

“… Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to valuable chemicals and fuels requires highly efficient semiconductor materials, and most available photocatalysts are less efficient. …”
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Spontaneous Breakaway of Tractional Flap Tear during Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachment after Laser Retinopexy by V. A. Shaimova, V. N. Trublin, G. R. Islamova, S. Kh. Kuchkildina, T. B. Shaimov, R. B. Shaimov, T. G. Kravchenko, S. V. Titova

“…Flap tears in the peripheral retina are the most dangerous for the occurrence of regmatogenous retinal detachment (61–83 %), as they are always the result of dynamic vitreoretinal traction. …”
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