Long-term outcomes in patients after COVID-19: data from the TARGET-VIP registry by M. M. Lukyanov, N. P. Kutishenko, S. Yu. Martsevich, A. A. Pulin, E. Yu. Andreenko, V. P. Voronina, V. A. Dindikova, N. A. Dmitrieva, O. V. Lerman, A. N. Makoveeva, E. Yu. Okshina, A. S. Sgibneva, A. A. Smirnov, E. N. Belova, V. G. Klyashtorny, E. V. Kudryashov, O. E. Karpov, O. M. Drapkina

“…A prospective follow-up of 827 patients in the TARGET-VIP registry revealed that 12-month mortality was 4,2%, while more than half of the deaths (54%) were registered in the first 90 days, including 31% — for the first month after discharge from the hospital. The most common events were hospitalizations (17,0%) and acute respiratory viral infections/influenza (26,2%), while the rarest were myocardial infarction (0,73%) and stroke (0,48%). …”
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HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination among healthcare providers in Western China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Siyan Jia, Cen Yue, Lili Zhang, Li Liu, Maoling Yang, Yanqing Zhang, Jiaxin Liu, Min Luo, Jing Zhang, Xing Qu, Junmei Wu, Qin Jiang, Tingting Luo, Yan Zhang, Weixin Liu

“…Approximately 40% of the participants believed that most PLHIV did not care if they infected others and had multiple sexual partners. …”
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Bladder cancer microbiome and its association with chemoresponse by Rashida Ginwala, Laura Bukavina, Laura Bukavina, Mohit Sindhani, Erika Nachman, Erika Nachman, Suraj Peri, Jodie Franklin, John Drevik, Sarah Christianson, Daniel M. Geynisman, Alexander Kutikov, Philip H. Abbosh, Philip H. Abbosh

“…Despite the urinary microbiome being one of the most clinically significant microbiomes in human health, it is one of the least well-described.Methods and materialsTo begin to annotate the urinary microbiome present in bladder cancers, we analyzed human genome-filtered sequencing data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) from 116 tumors (duplicates from 22 tumors), 22 adjacent normal bladder tissues, and 99 blood samples to classify reads originating from known microbiota. …”
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Global research trends in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2023 by Lei Wu, Lei Wu, Tongfei Wang, Siyuan Jiang, Juan Zhang, Juan Zhang, Mi Zhang, Huan Gao, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Yan Zhou, Ran Ran, Ran Ran, Danfeng Dong, Jin Yang, Jin Yang

“…Erasmus University Rotterdam, the journal Neuroendocrinology, and the author De Herder WW had the highest number of publications. The most frequently cited reference was by Dasari A. …”
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Study on the evolution of rock damage and blasting characteristics of deep tunnel splitting and drilling with explosives by Shigui FU, Zegong LIU, jinwei QIU, Shuai YANG, Gangjian AN, Guodong QIAO, Xin ZHANG

“…The directional effect of blasting is most pronounced when the cutting seam direction aligns with the maximum principal stress direction. …”
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Examination and Tracing of Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Hydrogen in Diesel Oil from Different Regions by Han-yu ZHANG, Zhao-wei JIE, Han-yang ZHENG, Xiao-han ZHU, Wei-ya XIE, Can HU, Zhan-fang LIU, Hong-ling GUO, Jun ZHU, Hong-cheng MEI

“…However, when the samples from four regions were distinguished by the two neural network models, the classification accuracy of most regions is better than or close to the discriminant analysis model, and some accuracy is lower than the discriminant analysis model. …”
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Sequence, characterization and pharmacological analyses of the adipokinetic hormone receptor in the stick insect, Carausius morosus by Gerd Gäde, Jinghan Tan, Salwa Afifi, Jean-Paul V. Paluzzi, Graham E. Jackson, Heather G. Marco

“…The receptor assay results with AKH analogs corroborated most of the results obtained previously using in vivo studies, thus emphasizing that the endogenous AKHs operate through this receptor to cause hypertrehalosemia in the stick insect. …”
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Varstrometry for Off-nucleus and Dual Sub-Kpc AGN (VODKA): A Mix of Singles, Lenses, and True Duals at Cosmic Noon by Arran C. Gross, Yu-Ching Chen, Masamune Oguri, Liam Nolan, Xin Liu, Yue Shen, Ming-Yang Zhuang, Junyao Li, Nadia L. Zakamska, Hsiang-Chih Hwang, Yuzo Ishikawa

“…We confirm several of the highest- z systems at small physical separations, thus representing some of the most evolved dual-AGN systems at the epoch of peak quasar activity known to date.…”
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Higher mortality in stroke patients with active COVID-19 infection by Mostafa Almasi-Dooghaee, Seyedehnarges Tabatabaee, Fatemeh Moghadas, Tara Khoeini, Mona Ramezani Ghamsari, Tayebeh Lotfi, Matineh Heidari, Zakieh Shafiei, Roya Yazdani, Zahra Mirzaasgari, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Mehdi Moghaddasi, Abdol-Hossein Vahabie

“…Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke (HR = 65.099), internal carotid artery (ICA) stroke (HR = 19.102), and a history of diabetes mellitus (HR = 3.824) were identified as the most significant predictors of mortality in patients with stroke and COVID-19 infection. …”
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Antibacterial activity of gold nanoparticles/zinc oxide (AuNP/ZnO) hybrid nanostructures by Aldrin Lalem, Jay Dulog, Jared Deve Delicana, Renzo Luis Reazo, Ryan Lumod, Rolen Brian Rivera, Noel Lito Sayson, Romnick Unabia, Gerard Dumancas, Rey Capangpangan, Mario Tan, Arnold Alguno

“…Abstract Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles are widely used in biomedicine due to their notable antimicrobial properties. The most effective method to enhance its efficiency is by combining it with noble metals like gold nanoparticles (AuNP). …”
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Trends in the epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy in Russian Federation according to the Federal Diabetes Register (2013–2016) by Dmitry V. Lipatov, Olga K. Vikulova, Anna V. Zheleznyakova, Mikhail А. Isakov, Elena G. Bessmertnaya, Anna A. Tolkacheva, Timofey A. Chistyakov, Marina V. Shestakova, Ivan I. Dedov

“…Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common causes of blindness in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) that is why it’s necessary to study the epidemiological characteristics of this complication. …”
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The clinical status and working capacity in patients included in the All-Russian Psoriatic Arthritis Registry by E. Yu. Loginova, T. V. Korotaeva, Yu. L. Korsakova, E. E. Gubar, P. O. Tremaskina, E. A. Vasilenko, I. N. Kushnir, I. M. Patkikeeva, S. S. Kudishina, P. A. Shesternya, A. V. Petrov, N. A. Kuznetsova, E. L. Nasonov

“…The analysis of the All-Russian PsA Registry showed that most of them were of working age (30 to 59 years); 48.4% had concomitant diseases. …”
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Identifying low-risk breast cancer patients for axillary biopsy exemption: a multimodal preoperative predictive model by Jiaqi Zhang, Jianing Zhang, Zhihao Liu, Yudong Zhou, Xiaoni Zhao, Yalong Wang, Danni Li, Jinsui Du, Chenglong Duan, Yi Pan, Qi Tian, Feiqian Wang, Ke Wang, Lizhe Zhu, Bin Wang

“…Abstract Background As the most prevalent female malignancy worldwide, breast cancer frequently involves axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM), which critically affects therapeutic algorithms. …”
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Construction of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network for the Immune Regulation of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Hanyi Li, Xin Jin, Wei Li, Fan Ren, Tong Li, Xuanguang Li, Haochuan Yu, Dianxun Fu, Zuoqing Song, Song Xu

“…Finally, we selected the most significantly upregulated circRNA with differential expression for validation through in vitro experiments. …”
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Characterization of the Virome in Mosquitoes Across Distinct Habitats in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico by Erika N. Hernández-Villegas, Hugo G. Castelán-Sánchez, Andres Moreira-Soto, Ana Laura Vigueras-Galván, Marco A. Jiménez-Rico, Oscar Rico-Chávez, Stephany Rodríguez-González, María José Tolsá-García, David Roiz, Paola Martínez-Duque, Roger Arana-Guardía, Omar García-Súarez, Moisés Zamora Jiménez, Luisa I. Falcón, Benjamin Roche, Rosa Elena Sarmiento-Silva, Audrey Arnal, Jan Felix Drexler, Gerardo Suzán

“…A total of 16 viral species were identified, representing 14 different viral families. Most identified viruses were associated with insects, plants, and fungi. …”
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Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yuan-Ling Liao, Pei-Shan Hsu, Chang-Ti Lee, Chang-Ti Lee, Li-Jen Su, Li-Jen Su, Yi-Ying Shen, Adam Tsou, Chou-Chin Lan, Chou-Chin Lan, I-Shiang Tzeng, Guan-Ting Liu, Po-Chun Hsieh, Po-Chun Hsieh

“…BackgroundVascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is the second most frequent form of cognitive disorder. It is mainly caused by a diseased cerebral vasculature and affects patients’ cognition and activities of daily living (ADL). …”
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Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: a pathogeographical study by Alisa Aliaga-Samanez, Patricia D. Deps, Julia E. Fa, Raimundo Real, Jean-François Guégan, Marcela A. Oliveira, Aline Pessutti, Simon Knoop, Juliano A. Bogoni, Thais Q. Morcatty, Roberta Marques, Daniel Jiménez-García, Gabriel F. Massocato, Arnaud L. Desbiez, Danilo Kluyber, Hani R. El Bizri

“…This study provides a comprehensive spatial analysis of the role of armadillo hunting in human leprosy transmission, quantifying its contribution to disease prevalence and identifying geographic hotspots where interventions could be most effective. Methods Using Brazil’s 326,001 reported leprosy cases from 2013 to 2022, we applied a pathogeographical approach to explore transmission dynamics. …”
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Licochalcone A selectively modulates mTORC1‐TFEB to enhance autophagy and demonstrates neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease by Sisi Wang, Ziyang Ding, Zhou Zhu, Xiaoru Zhong, Ashok Iyaswamy, Yaping Niu, Wei Zhang, Jichao Sun, Yulin Feng, Chuanbin Yang, Jigang Wang

“…Abstract Activation of transcription factor EB (TFEB), a key regulator of autophagy induction and lysosomal biogenesis, is considered a promising therapeutic strategy for treating the currently incurable Parkinson's disease (PD). However, most TFEB activators also inhibit mTORC1, which regulates several other cellular pathways. …”
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Bacterial community composition and function in different habitats in Antarctic Fildes region revealed by high-throughput sequencing by Yi-He Zhang, Yi-He Zhang, Yong-Qiang Hu, Yin-Xin Zeng, Yin-Xin Zeng, Yin-Xin Zeng, Yin-Xin Zeng, Yin-Xin Zeng, Ting Hu, Wei Han, Yu Du, Zhong Hu, Shan-Shan Meng

“…Proteobacteria (represented by Gamma-, Alpha-, and Betaproteobacteria; > 30%), Actinobacteria (represented by Actinobacteria; > 20%), and Bacteroidetes (represented by Flavobacteriia; > 10%) were dominant in bacteria related to carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur metabolism across all samples. Though most metabolic pathways were common in both terrestrial and marine habitats, terrestrial samples showed more diverse metabolic pathways than marine samples. …”
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Developing and validating machine learning models to predict next-day extubation by Samuel W. Fenske, Alec Peltekian, Mengjia Kang, Nikolay S. Markov, Mengou Zhu, Kevin Grudzinski, Melissa J. Bak, Anna Pawlowski, Vishu Gupta, Yuwei Mao, Stanislav Bratchikov, Thomas Stoeger, Luke V. Rasmussen, Alok N. Choudhary, Alexander V. Misharin, Benjamin D. Singer, G. R. Scott Budinger, Richard G. Wunderink, Ankit Agrawal, Catherine A. Gao, NU SCRIPT Study Investigators

“…Across multiple model types, measures previously demonstrated to be important in determining readiness for extubation were found to be most informative, including plateau pressure and Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score. …”
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