Transcarotid versus transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a self-expanding valve: A propensity-matched analysisCentral MessagePerspective by Keith B. Allen, MD, Daniel Watson, MD, Amit N. Vora, MD, Paul Mahoney, MD, Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD, Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD, Antoine Keller, MD, Nishtha Sodhi, MD, Daniel Haugan, MS, Michael Caskey, MD

“…Transaxillary access has been the most frequently used nonfemoral access route for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding valve. …”
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Ultrasound Assessment in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis: From Origins to Future Perspectives—A Comprehensive Review by Stefano Di Michele, Anna Maria Fulghesu, Elena Pittui, Martina Cordella, Gilda Sicilia, Giuseppina Mandurino, Maurizio Nicola D’Alterio, Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Stefano Angioni

“…<b>Background</b>: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age, characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical, metabolic, and ultrasound findings. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution sources and environmental capacity of typical farmland soils in northwestern Zhejiang based on the geological background of black rock series by Mei-hua Wang

“…IntroductionMost studies have not fully considered the impact of heavy metal pollution sources on soil environmental capacity. …”
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Moderators and mediators of the relationship between parental depression and children’s emotion dysregulation: a systematic review by Ahmad Sabalbal, Samer El Hayek, Samer El Hayek, Evelyne Baroud, Wael Shamseddeen

“…Of the remaining 65 studies, eight met the inclusion criteria after full-text screening. Most of the studies (n = 6) included mothers. Biological variables and variables related to the child, to parental depression severity, and to child–parent interactions emerged. …”
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Characterization of microRNA and Metabolite Profiles of Seminal Extracellular Vesicles in Boars by Jianfeng Ma, Shuang Liang, Siyu Chen, Yuqian Shi, Yu Zou, Lei Chen, Lili Niu, Ye Zhao, Yan Wang, Linyuan Shen, Li Zhu, Mailin Gan

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain bioactive substances and mediate a multitude of physiological functions. EVs can be found in most body fluids and are particularly abundant in semen. …”
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Do urban safety net programs affect the financial inclusion and food security of households, primarily women participating in urban agriculture? A triangulative exploration of Ethi... by Kassa Moges Tareke

“…The logistic regression model also confirmed that among the financial inclusion options, amount saved, advice on finance management, and proportion of credit used were the most significant predictors. The safety net program’s CTs have moderately improved financial inclusion for women and slightly increased food-secured women, but their overall contribution to food security remains inadequate, as a significant portion of women’s households still experience food insecurity and poor urban agriculture. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Pengelompokan Siswa Berdasarkan Aktivitas Belajar pada Media Pembelajaran Digital Menggunakan Metode Adaptive Moving Self-Organizing Maps by Onky Prasetyo, Ahmad Afif Supianto, Syaiful Anam, Hilman Ferdinandus Pardede, Vicky Zilvan, R. Budiarianto Suryo Kusumo

“…The grouping results can be used to make adjustments to the learning components or learning methods for students. One of the most frequently used clustering methods is Self-Organizing Maps (SOM), SOM is a neural network method to maintain data topology when multidimensional input data is converted into output data with lower dimensions. …”
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Epidemiological trends and burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in the Middle East and North Africa region: a 32-year analysis of health impact by Zahra Sarkoohi, Mohammad-Mahdi Bastan, Mohammad Amin Khajuei Gharaei, Mahsa Iranmanesh, Arya Adinepour, Reyhane Khajezade, Faegheh Bahri, Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Azin Kadkhodamanesh, Hossein Pourghadamyari, Hamid Sharifi, Omid Eslami, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi

“…High fasting plasma glucose was the most significant attributable risk factor, highlighting the need for metabolic interventions. …”
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Organization of Distance Learning in School, College, University by N. V. Nikulicheva, O. I. Dyakova, O. S. Glukhovskaya

“…Instead of the stage of serious system design, lecturers limit themselves to digitizing ready-made traditional lectures, conducting them in the “talking head” mode with reading the theory from the screen, introducing an automated testing system or any number of tasks “from the textbook” with the message “send a photo of the completed task”, which, of course, cannot lead to a high-quality learning process. Most lecturers try to transfer all the elements of the full-time learning system to the distance learning system automatically when changing the form of training, which is basically impossible when changing the environment. …”
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Implications of adverse and benevolent childhood experiences on the physical and mental health of Mexican adults: a population-based studyResearch in context by Daniela León Rojas, Fabiola Castorena Torres, Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Irene Martín-Estal, Veronica Mundo Rosas, Brenda Martinez Tapia, Julieta Rodríguez-de-Ita

“…Physical (840; 58·6%) and emotional neglect (518; 35·7%) were the most frequent. Four or more ACEs increased the odds of obesity (OR 1·8, 95% CI 1·2–2·8), hypertension (OR 1·6, 95% CI 1·1–2·2), depression (OR 4·7, 95% CI 3·6–6·1) and anxiety (OR 4·1, 95% CI 3·2–5·3) among others. …”
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INTEGRATED EVALUATION OF ANAMNESTIC DATA IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND DISEASES THAT AFFECT THEM by M.Yu. Mykhailevych, V.F. Makeev

“… In modern dentistry, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are the third most common dental disease after caries, its complications and periodontal pathology. …”
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Influence of Mud Content on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Cemented Sand and Gravel by GONG Ai-min, YONG Kang, JIN Zhuo, HUANG Yi-er, WANG Fu-lai, SHAO Shan-qing, LUO Jia-hui

“…Mechanical properties: Mud content was the most influential factor on compressive and splitting tensile strengths, with a significance ranking of: mud content &gt; fly ash &gt; cement &gt; water-binder ratio. …”
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Bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease: a single centre experience by Anuj Ban, Rohit Barnabas, Manjiri Karlekar, Anurag Ranjan Lila, Chethan Yami Channaiah, Saba Samad Memon, Virendra A Patil, Vijaya Sarathi, Gwendolyn Fernandes, Hemangini Thakkar, Sameer Rege, Nalini S Shah, Tushar Bandgar

“…Only one (1/8) patient from the MACS group developed a new comorbidity (diabetes mellitus) after a median follow-up of 6.4 (0.5–12.4) years, while none of the non-secretory group patients developed new comorbidities after a median follow-up of 1.4 (0.8–12.2) years. Conclusion: Most BMAD patients presented without overt hormonal excess, and none developed overt CS on follow-up. …”
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Unveiling the cancer-fighting potential of Rheum species (Rhubarb): Phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, and mechanistic insights into the anticancer effects of key anthraquinones by Umer Majeed Khaja, Chirag Chopra, Amit Sehgal, Reena Singh, Showkat Ahmad Ganie

“…Additionally, it will explore the underlying mechanisms of the anti-neoplastic activity of the most prevalent anthraquinones found in Rheum species. …”
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Personnel of Medical Organizations of Various Profiles in the Provision of Medical Care to Patients w... by E. V. Kryukov, G. G. Maryin, A. A. Kuzin, A. E. Zobov, M. N. Nasybullin, V. V. Zakurdaev, E. A. Luchnikov, E. A. Medvedeva, A. A. Ploskireva, K. A. Zykov, O. A. Svitich, D. A. Nazarov, I. O. Volynkov

“…It is shown that the irregular wearing of face masks in the workplace when providing medical care has the most pronounced association with the risk of infection of all the factors studied. …”
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Effect of Deep-frying Conditions on the Quality and Volatile Flavor Compounds of Grass Carp Blocks by Ning CUI, Bizhen ZHONG, Shuanglong WANG, Bin PENG, Mingming HU, Xinwu HU, Zongcai TU, Jinlin LI

“…At this point the comprehensive sensory score of grass carp blocks was the highest (36 points), the total amount of sweet amino acids and umami amino acids was the largest (8.77 mg/g and 6.91 mg/g, respectively), and the types of key flavor compounds were the most abundant (12 species). Correlation results showed that His, Cys, Val, Trp, Lys, Leu and Ile were the main amino acids that promoted the aroma formation of the fried grass carp blocks. …”
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Components of a Digital Storytelling Intervention for Human Papillomavirus and Cancer Prevention Among LGBTQ+ Individuals: Formative Mixed Methods Inquiry by Gabrielle Darville-Sanders, Dominique Munroe, Emilie Corluyan, Utibeabasi Ikoiwak, Jennifer Nguyen, Chad Mandula, Portia Thomas, Brandon Sanders

“… Abstract BackgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in the United States; however, vaccination uptake falls far below the goal of 80% of the population set forth by Healthy People 2030. …”
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Treatment patterns, outcomes and healthcare resource utilization of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in England by Faizel Osman, Carla L. Zema, Michael Hurst, Belinda Sandler, Florence Brellier, Ovie Utuama, Oksana Kirichek, John Houghton, Teresa Lemmer, Maite Tome Esteban

“…Atrial fibrillation or flutter, ischaemic stroke and heart failure were the most observed clinical events among patients in the obstructive HCM cohort, and the first in‐study incidence of these events increased with higher NYHA class. …”
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Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 bacteriophage potential in human gut microbiota [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Maddalena Querci, Alessandro Benedetti, Guy Van den Eede, Gabriele Leoni, Simone Cristoni, Carlo Brogna, Thierry Wiss, Jessica Ponti, Mauro Petrillo, Andrea Valsesia, Peter V Markov

“…., that under certain conditions SARS-CoV-2 may multiply at the expense of human gut bacteria, is further substantiated, it would drastically change the model of acting and infecting of SARS-CoV-2, and most likely that of other human pathogenic viruses.…”
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An exploratory study on the application of nanopore sequencing for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance in respiratory specimens by Niansa Wei, Feiyi Du, Wenjuan Nie, Yingxing Nong, Yanrong Lin, Aichun Huang, Shaoyong Xi, Yiyi Lan, Xiaoyang Luo, Shixiong Yang, Qingdong Zhu

“…Results Among the resistance mutation genes detected by nanopore sequencing, rpoB, and katG were the most frequent, followed by embB, rpsL, gyrA, inhA, ahpC, gyrB, gid, and rrs. …”
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