Coronary atherosclerosis screening in asymptomatic adults using coronary artery calcium for cardiovascular prevention: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials and prosp... by Manuel R Blum, Nicolas Rodondi, Baris Gencer, Christoph Gräni, Victor Scheu, Louhai Alwan

“…Key limitations of this review reflect the limited availability of evidence and include the omission of potential harms of CACS screening, study heterogeneity, insufficient data on clinical events, a lack of economic assessments and the moderate to high risk of bias in most studies.Conclusions CACS screening with a CACS-guided intervention might have a favourable effect on CV risk factor control and potentially on adherence to CV medication and increased motivation to change lifestyle in populations at intermediate to high risk. …”
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Poor post‐exposure prophylaxis completion despite improvements in post‐violence service delivery in 14 PEPFAR‐supported sub‐Saharan African countries, 2018–2023 by Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, Stephanie M. Davis, Viva Thorsen, Emily Rowlinson, Anne Laterra, Jennifer Hegle, Carrine Angumua, Alexandre Ekra, Minlangu Mpingulu, Meklit Getahun, Fikirte Sida, Phumzile Mndzebele, Caroline Kambona, Puleng Ramphalla, Eunice Mtingwi, Wezi Msungama, Meghan Duffy, Bukola Adewumi, Ezeomu Olotu, Jackson Sebeza, Jane Kitalile, Rose Apondi, Carlos Muleya, Meagan Cain

“…Across all years combined, most SV clients (female: 185,414; male: 59,618) were aged 15–19 years. …”
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Leveraging pre-vaccination antibody titres across multiple influenza H3N2 variants to forecast the post-vaccination responseResearch in context by Hannah Stacey, Michael A. Carlock, James D. Allen, Hannah B. Hanley, Shane Crotty, Ted M. Ross, Tal Einav

“…To further test the model, four new vaccine studies were conducted in 2022–2023 spanning two geographic locations and three influenza vaccine types. Findings: The most predictive pre-vaccination features were HAI titres against the vaccine strain and against historical influenza variants, with smaller predictive power derived from age, sex, vaccine dose, and geographic location. …”
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Structure of Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer (Data Analysis from Two Specialised Centres) by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Novruzbekov, I. M. Borovkov, D. G. Trofimova, M. S. Zharkova, V. D. Lunkov, K. N. Lutsyk, O. D. Olisov

“…Liver transplantation is the most effective treatment for HCC. AVT before and after liver transplantation allows a statistically significant increase in the five-year posttransplant survival of HCC patients with chronic hepatitis C to be achieved.…”
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The effect of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health factors on healthcare utilization in cardiovascular patients in Serbia: a part of National Health Survey by Tamara Lekovic, Tamara Lekovic, Nikoleta Janicijevic, Milos Potezica, Nela Djonovic, Nela Djonovic, Dragan Vasiljevic, Katarina Janicijevic, Melanija Tepavcevic, Snezana Knezevic, Jelena Vuckovic Filipovic, Jelena Vuckovic Filipovic, Amela Rastoder Celebic, Amela Rastoder Celebic, Svetlana Vukosavljevic, Svetlana Vukosavljevic, Maja Mirocevic Rotolo, Maja Mirocevic Rotolo, Dalibor Stajic

“…The chi-square test had shown that predominantly, each form of healthcare utilization was most prevalent among the 60–69 age group (general practitioner visits: 33.9%, specialist visits: 33.1%, hospitalization: 31.4%, p < 0.001). …”
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Livestock–cropland re-coupling and intensive farming: strategies for enhancing greenhouse gas mitigation and eco-efficiency in wheat–maize production in North China Plain by Beibei Wang, Peifang Wang, Hongxing He, Conrad Zorn, Wenzhou Guo, Jiarui Wu, Chaoqing Yu, Xiao Huang

“…The IC scenario is both the most economically viable ($322.8 (t grain) ^−1 ) and eco-efficient (1.03 kg CO _2 -eq USD ^−1 ) system. …”
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Land in Limbo by Paolo De Martino

“…Historical archive research, policy documents analysis and interviews to the most relevant actors in Naples and over Europe shape the methodological approach. …”
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Soil water dynamics in a 450-year-old natural landslide-dammed valley farmland: Insights into precipitation responses by Zhao Jin, Huifeng Wu, Hao Han, Yunchong Fu, Jing Zhang, Guofan Cao, Keyan Xu

“…The results indicate that the soils from 0–100 cm can be clearly categorized into three groups: the rapid response layer (0–40 cm), which reacts quickly to rainfall; the water transport and emergency reservoir layer (∼60 cm), characterized by lower water content that fluctuates rapidly during extreme rainfall, functioning as both a reservoir and drainage pathway; and the stable water supply layer (∼100 cm), with the most stable water content (16.6 %, SD: 1.2 %), crucial for fertility and cultivation. …”
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Digestibility and Nutritional Value of Microalga <i>Tetraselmis</i> sp. for Weaner Piglets by Andreia A. M. Chaves, Cátia F. Martins, David M. Ribeiro, Margarida R. G. Maia, António J. M. Fonseca, Ana R. J. Cabrita, Susana P. Alves, Miguel P. Mourato, Mário Pinho, Rui J. B. Bessa, André M. de Almeida, João P. B. Freire

“…Polynomial contrasts were employed to examine linear and quadratic effects of <i>Tetraselmis</i> sp. dietary incorporation. The ATTD of most macronutrients and N retention efficiencies decreased linearly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with <i>Tetraselmis</i> sp. dietary inclusion. …”
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Uso de la videocolonoscopia para el tamizaje del cáncer colorrectal: estudio descriptivo by F.E. Jabif, P.N. Cherne, C. Pintos, J.A. Pollán, A. Murujosa

“…The prevalence of CRC diagnosis was 0.6% and the most common findings were polyps (36.7%) and diverticula (35.5%). …”
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Mediation Analyses Link Cardiometabolic Factors and Liver Fat With White Matter Hyperintensities and Cognitive Performance: A UK Biobank Study by Daniel E. Askeland-Gjerde, Lars T. Westlye, Patrik Andersson, Max Korbmacher, Ann-Marie de Lange, Dennis van der Meer, Olav B. Smeland, Sigrun Halvorsen, Ole A. Andreassen, Tiril P. Gurholt

“…Cerebrovascular disease, most often cerebral small vessel disease, identified by magnetic resonance imaging as white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) often contributes to dementia. …”
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Serial Changes in Vitamin D Status in Patients During Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Martina Hermann, Jelena Poslussny, Gernot Gerger, Helmuth Haslacher, Georg Mayrhofer, Verena Eva Tretter, Mathias Maleczek, Cem Ekmekcioglu

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: This study used a longitudinal approach to assess the serial changes and the correlations of vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D)) with disease severity and inflammatory markers in 24 invasively mechanically ventilated (IMV) patients treated using ECMO over a period of 17 days. Most of the patients in this study were suffering from severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (<i>n</i> = 19; 79%). …”
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Live bacteria found in gastric cancer tumor tissue by Xiaoqian Lv, Xiaoqian Lv, Pengxia Song, Nianhua Zhang, Nianhua Zhang, Pengbo Guo, Pengbo Guo, Rujian Zhang, Haitao Wang, Longyan Hong, Longyan Hong, Rui Xu, Yu Wang, Yu Wang, Gang Lv, Gang Lv, Yinghui Zhao, Yinghui Zhao

“…BackgroundMost research on gastric cancer and microorganisms has focused on Helicobacter pylori as a causative agent and on the relationship between the microbiota and gastric cancer. …”
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Baseline assessments of research capacity, capability and culture in UK local authorities: reflections from evaluators embedded in Health Determinants Research Collaborations by Lauren Bell, Rachel Chapman, Charlotte Ashton, Claire Batey, Jack Brazier, Elizabeth Castle, Arundeep Chaggar, Julian Elston, Faye Esat, Hannah Goldwyn Simpkins, Leonard Ho, Cath Quinn, Jessica Sheringham, Demelza Smeeth, Irene Stylianou, Simon Twite, James Woodall, Beck Taylor

“…Results Competing priorities during early HDRC implementation called for pragmatic and timely baseline assessment methods. Most HDRCs developed baseline surveys, though interviews and focus groups were conducted by some. …”
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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for individuals with cocaine and amphetamine addiction: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Franco De Crescenzo, Marco Ciabattini, Gian Loreto D'Alò, Riccardo De Giorgi, Cinzia Del Giovane, Carolina Cassar, Luigi Janiri, Nicolas Clark, Michael Joshua Ostacher, Andrea Cipriani, Andrea Cipriani

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>To our knowledge, this network meta-analysis is the most comprehensive synthesis of data for psychosocial interventions in individuals with cocaine and/or amphetamine addiction. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib combined with steroids for first-line treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a single-center... by Yan Yang, Yuan Huo, Dong Zhou, Zhijie Kang, Yanan Huang, Ying Wang, Guangjun Fan, Liyuan Ma, Jinsong Yan, Jinsong Yan, Jinsong Yan

“…Steroids are the standard first-line treatment for acute GVHD (aGVHD); however, standardized treatment algorithms for patients who do not respond to steroid therapy are lacking. Ruxolitinib is the most promising second-line therapy for steroid-refractory (SR)-GVHD, but data on its first-line use for aGVHD are limited.MethodsIn this retrospective study, we analyzed the data of 133 patients with aGVHD who underwent transplantation at our institution. …”
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Toxicological and morphological aspects of nano-TiO2 and nano-TiO2-Ag acute action on the liver of mice by O. P. Yavorovskyi, S. I. Savosko, V. M. Riabovol, T. O. Zinchenko

“…Morphological changes in the liver were studied by histological methods. The most characteristic morphological signs of the toxic effect of nano-TiO2 on tissue were dystrophic changes at the level of 67.7 % (cytoplasmic vacuolization in hepatocytes), and when exposed to nano-TiO2-Ag – initial necrotic changes at the level of 70 % (hepatocytes with nuclear pyknosis). …”
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Nationwide study of spondyloarthritis spectrum and disease characteristics in Egypt by Yasser Emad, Ahmed Elsaman, Hanan El-Saadany, Rawhya R. ElShereef, Yousra Hisham, AlShaymaa Farouk, Gehad G. Elsehrawy, Samar Tharwat, Marwa A. Amer, Osman Hammam, Nevin Hammam, Amany S. ElBahnasawy, Rasha Fawzy, Fatemah Elshabacy, Asmaa Khalifa, Abdelhfeez Moshrif, Faten Ismail, Shereen Elwan, Mahmoud A. Abdelsalam, Amira M. Ibrahim, Tamer A. Gheita

“…Radiographic axial SpA was most reported from Assuit (15.9%), nr-axSpA from Cairo (24.5%), peripheral arthritis only from Giza (30.7%), and unclassified from Kafr ElSheikh (33.9%) (p = 0.002). …”
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A Systematic Study of Popular Software Packages and AI/ML Models for Calibrating In Situ Air Quality Data: An Example with Purple Air Sensors by Seren Smith, Theodore Trefonides, Anusha Srirenganathan Malarvizhi, Shyra LaGarde, Jiakang Liu, Xiaoguo Jia, Zifu Wang, Jacob Cain, Thomas Huang, Mohammad Pourhomayoun, Grace Llewellyn, Wai Phyo, Sina Hasheminassab, Joe Roberts, Kevin Marlis, Daniel Q. Duffy, Chaowei Yang

“…This research is among the most comprehensive studies on AI/ML for air pollutant calibration. …”
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Expansió i desenvolupament dels serveis d'atenció educativa i educació de la primera infància a la Unió Europea des d'una perspectiva comparada Provision and Growth of Early Childh... by Anna Ancheta Arrabal

“…<br>Today, the need for early childhood care and education has become one of the main aims on the agendas of global educational policies and in most countries. The first stage of life, however, is not being dealt with equally and there is a wide policy disparity across the many countries of the European Union. …”
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