Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…For diagnosing steatosis stage 1, Hydrogen Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (H-MRS, DOR 15,745,657.6, 95% CI 17.2– 1,014,063.59) proved to be the most accurate. For significant fibrosis, HRI leading (DOR 80.94, 95% CI 6.46– 391.41), For advanced fibrosis, CK-18 showed the highest performance (DOR 102654.16, 95% CI 1.6– 134,059.8). …”
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Optilume drug‐coated balloon for anterior urethral stricture: 2‐year results of the ROBUST III trial by Maia E. VanDyke, Allen F. Morey, Karl Coutinho, Kaiser J. Robertson, Richard D'Anna, Kent Chevli, Christopher H. Cantrill, Michael J. Ehlert, Alexis E. Te, Jeffrey Dann, Jessica M. DeLong, Ramón Virasoro, Judith C. Hagedorn, Richard Levin, Euclid DeSouza, David DiMarco, Brad A. Erickson, Carl Olsson, Sean P. Elliott

“…Participants averaged 3.2 prior endoscopic interventions (range 2–10); most (89.9%) had bulbar strictures with an average stricture length of 1.63 cm (SD 0.76). …”
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Riboflavin Status in Pregnancy and Its Relationship with Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Risk of Hypertension: Findings from the OptiPREG Observational Study by Bethany Duffy, Helene McNulty, Mary Ward, Elina Psara, Emma O’Sullivan, Geraldine Horigan, Kristina Pentieva

“…Riboflavin biomarkers are rarely assessed in humans, with most studies reliant on dietary intakes only, therefore the health consequences of riboflavin deficiency remain largely uninvestigated. …”
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Advanced omics approaches in liver transplant settings: current applications and future prospectives by Huijuan Wang, Huijuan Wang, Huijuan Wang, Yifeng Zhou, Lu Yu, Lu Yu, Lu Yu, Zhengtao Liu, Zhengtao Liu, Zhengtao Liu, Zhengtao Liu, Shusen Zheng, Shusen Zheng, Shusen Zheng, Shusen Zheng, Shusen Zheng

“…Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatial transcriptomics (ST), as advanced omics technologies, have addressed critical challenges in liver transplantation (LT), the most effective treatment for end-stage liver disease. …”
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Comparing smoking-related disease rates from e-cigarette use with those from tobacco cigarette use: a reanalysis of a recently-published study by Peter N. Lee, Konstantinos Farsalinos

“…These showed a significantly reduced risk for vaping, similar to or lower than expected for quitting smoking for 5 to 10 years, highly relevant given the short period of vaping following earlier smoking for most study participants. For dual use vs. smoking, pooled OR estimates were 1.41 (1.18–1.68) for MI, 1.39 (1.06–1.82) for stroke and 1.32 (1.17–1.50) for COPD. …”
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Geological conditions and reservoir characteristics of various shales in major shale-hosted regions of China by Shu-jing Bao, Tian-xu Guo, Jin-tao Yin, Wei-bin Liu, Sheng-jian Wang, Hao-han Li, Zhi Zhou, Shi-zhen Li, Xiang-lin Chen

“…The shales of the Wufeng and Silurian formations constitute the most favorable shale gas reservoirs since they exhibit the highest porosity among the three types of shales. …”
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A first large study of whole-exome sequencing (WES) in 489 patients with suspected rare genetic disorders at a tertiary centre in Malaysia by Lip Hen Moey, Go Hun Seo, Boon Eu Cheah, Wee Teik Keng, Hane Lee, Gaik Siew Ch’ng

“…In Malaysia, it is estimated that 1.5–2 million (4–6 %) people from a population of 34 million suffer from rare disorders, most of which are genetic in origin. Tests offered to patients referred to genetic clinics in Malaysia include conventional karyotyping, Fragile X testing, metabolic screening and/or single gene testing. …”
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Implementation of digestion and characterization procedures for control standardization on samples of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) and plastic polymers from the coastal enviro... by Rita Melillo, Roberto Lonis, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Gabriella Piras, Nicola Cogoni, Simona Cau, Sara Salza, Riccardo Bazzardi, Monica Molotzu, Giuseppe Esposito, Bruna Vodret, Domenico Meloni, Sebastiano Virgilio

“…The characterization of plastic polymers by μ-FTIR revealed that the samples isolated from the coastal environment of the Asinara Gulf (Sardinia, Italy) were mostly represented by polyethylene, nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, polypropylene and polyurethane. …”
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Effects of community-based antiretroviral therapy initiation models on HIV treatment outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Ajibola A Awotiwon, Ashley Germann, Sophia A Amankwaa, Nathan Ford, Sheree Schwartz, Stefan Baral, Elvin H Geng

“…All studies were pragmatic, but in most cases provided additional resources. Few studies reported on implementation outcomes. …”
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Epistaxis Versus Nonepistaxis Bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the ENGAGE AF‐TIMI 48 Trial by Robert S. Semco, Regan W. Bergmark, Sabina A. Murphy, Abby L. Cange, Martin Unverdorben, Cathy Z. L. Chen, Christian T. Ruff, Elliott M. Antman, Robert P. Giugliano, Brian A. Bergmark

“…Patients with intracranial hemorrhage during follow‐up were excluded; those with >1 bleeding event were categorized according to their most severe event. The safety cohort with interval censoring during drug interruption was analyzed. …”
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Clinical features and prognostic analysis of 120 patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a hospital-based real-world study by Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Jing Wang, Dapeng Wang, Feifei Ma, Zhilin Li, Zhilin Li, Zhilin Li, Shuxin Wen, Shuxin Wen

“…Statistical analyses were performed to assess the relationship between various clinicopathological factors, treatment modalities, and p16 status, as well as their impact on patient prognosis.ResultsThe most common sub-anatomical sites of OPSCC were the tonsils and the base of the tongue, with a significantly higher proportion of p16-positive cases compared to other sub-sites (P = 0.033). …”
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Treating rheumatoid arthritis in Zanzibar: a cost effectiveness study comparing conventional, biologic, and targeted-synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs by Sanaa S. Said, Sanaa S. Said, Sanaa S. Said, Sanaa S. Said, Sanaa S. Said, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Bjorg-Tilde Svanes Fevang, Bjorg-Tilde Svanes Fevang, Tone Wikene Nystad, Kjell Arne Johansson, Kjell Arne Johansson

“…We found that increasing the willingness to pay led to a change in the most acceptable option from methotrexate monotherapy to methotrexate followed by b/tsDMARD. …”
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The Main Effects of the Original Oral Care Protocol Implementation in Patients on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation by I. N. Leyderman, A. О. Marichev, I. U. Kasherininov, N. A. Lesteva, A. D. Ponomareva, A. О. Sivcov, D. V. Ryabova, M. М. Nosenko, G. A. Ablesimov

“…Respiratory infection is the most common nosocomial infection found in intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Using Virtual Reality: Protocol for a 4-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial by Renée El-Gabalawy, Megan Crooks, Michael Sean Dyck Smith, Elizabeth Hammond, Patrick Gross, Marinya Roznik, David Perrin, Kristin Reynolds, Gabrielle Logan, Lily Pankratz, Hilary Johnson, Linda Girling, Daniel Wiebe

“… BackgroundPhantom limb pain (PLP) affects most people living with lower limb amputations (LLAs). …”
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A real-life study of juvenile idiopathic arthritis from two Brazilian referral centers for pediatric rheumatology by Ana María Loroño Terrazas, Raúl Gutiérrez Suárez, Reinan Tavares Campos, Claudio Arnaldo Len, Nadia Emi Aikawa, Jade Dib Fernandez, Mayra Lisyer Dantas, Clóvis Artur Silva, Gleice Clemente, Maria Teresa Terreri

“…Abstract Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in childhood, but its outcomes are still difficult to determine. …”
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Energy-aware operation of HPC systems in Germany by Estela Suarez, Estela Suarez, Estela Suarez, Hendryk Bockelmann, Norbert Eicker, Norbert Eicker, Jan Eitzinger, Salem El Sayed, Thomas Fieseler, Martin Frank, Peter Frech, Pay Giesselmann, Daniel Hackenberg, Georg Hager, Andreas Herten, Thomas Ilsche, Bastian Koller, Erwin Laure, Cristina Manzano, Sebastian Oeste, Michael Ott, Klaus Reuter, Ralf Schneider, Kay Thust, Benedikt von St. Vieth

“…High Performance Computing (HPC) systems are among the most energy-intensive scientific facilities, with electric power consumption reaching and often exceeding 20 Megawatts per installation. …”
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“Get Well Enough to Make the Right Decision for Themselves”—Experiences and Perspectives of Clinicians Working with People with Serious Mental Illness and Their Substitute Decision... by Samuel Law, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Juveria Zaheer, Arash Nakhost

“…In the current clinical psychiatric practice in most of the world, treatment decisions are based on a person’s capacity to make these decisions. …”
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Safe AI for coral reefs: Benchmarking out-of-distribution detection algorithms for coral reef image surveys by Mathew Wyatt, Sharyn Hickey, Ben Radford, Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero, Nader Boutros, Nikolaus Callow, Nicole Ryan, Arjun Chennu, Mohammed Bennamoun, James Gilmour

“…We show that KNN (K-Nearest Neighbour) distance was the most consistent across datasets, followed by Virtual-logit matching (ViM). 3. …”
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Comparison of Differentially Expressed Genes in Human and Canine Osteosarcoma by Jorja Jackson-Oxley, Aziza A. Alibhai, Jack Guerin, Rachel Thompson, Rodhan Patke, Anna E. Harris, Corinne L. Woodcock, Dhruvika Varun, Maria Haque, Tinyiko K. Modikoane, Amber A. Kumari, Jennifer Lothion-Roy, Simone de Brot, Mark D. Dunning, Jennie N. Jeyapalan, Nigel P. Mongan, Catrin S. Rutland

“…Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most prevalent bone malignancy in people and dogs. …”
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SELF-CORRECTION OF TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT by T. F. Orekhova, T. G. Neretina, Т. V. Kruzhilina, P Ledeur

“…Prophylaxis and correction of professional deformation of teachers is one of the most important directions of modern pedagogical science and practice; this means such a direction contributes for the development of recreational methods and ways of resistance to professional deformation.Aim. …”
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