Who Reconstitutes the Chemotherapy? The Educational and Practice Needs of Oncology Pharmacists in West Africa: A Call for Multidisciplinary Team Approach in Oncology Care by Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Ramatu M. Alabelewe, Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Darlingtina K. Esiaka, Candidus C. Nwakasi, Gloria C. Okwu, Jacinta Emejulu, Adamu A. Umar, Ndifreke Okwuegbunam, Funsho David, Toyosi Adepoju, Agha A. Agha, Ejike S. Ugwu, Simeon C. Aruah, Richard Mshelia, Rob Duncombe, Noel N. Wannang, Peace C. Babalola, R. Donald Harvey, Cindy O'Bryant, Folakemi T. Odedina

“…The data were then subjected to inductive thematic and descriptive analyses.RESULTSThe findings showed that 54% of the OPs were responsible for chemotherapy reconstitution, and only 60% of the oncology centers had a biosafety cabinet. 91% of OPs were practicing; however, only 54% were trained in OP, and none of the OPs were board-certified. Most of the OPs spent time weekly on reconstitution, administrative duties, teaching, and training; only 3% spent on oncology clinical trials and conferences and 8% on noninterventional research. …”
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TAVI Success Is More Than Just the Valve: CT‐Derived Sarcopenia as a Major Determinant of Long‐Term Survival by Nikolaos Schörghofer, Christoph Knapitsch, Gretha Hecke, Nikolaus Clodi, Lucas Brandstetter, Crispiana Cozowicz, Matthias Hammerer, Klaus Hergan, Uta C. Hoppe, Bernhard Scharinger, Elke Boxhammer

“…In women, who typically show a post‐TAVI survival advantage, sarcopenia reduced this benefit (HR = 1.75, p = 0.020 for PMA; HR = 1.88, p = 0.008 for PMI). The most striking finding was the synergistic effect of sarcopenia and chronic kidney disease (CKD), resulting in a threefold increase in mortality risk (HR = 2.82, p = 0.027 for PMA; HR 3.14, p = 0.011). …”
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Metformin-induced hypomagnesaemia in a patient with diabetes: a case report by Lara Abu-Qutaish, Rakshit Kumar

“…A medical review identified chronic metformin use as the most likely cause for her severe hypomagnesaemia. …”
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Prevalence of fetal anomalies, stillbirth, neonatal morbidity, or mortality in pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta spectrum disorders by Pedro Viana Pinto, Katarzyna Kawka‐Paciorkowska, Maddalena Morlando, Hubert Huras, Magdalena Kołak, Charline Bertholdt, Andrzej Jaworowski, Thorsten Braun, Karin A. Fox, Olivier Morel, Alexander Paping, Vedran Stefanovic, Mina Mhallem, Heleen J. Van Beekhuizen, IS‐PAS group

“…The prevalence of major congenital malformations was 4.64% (15/323 newborns), most commonly, cardiovascular, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal tract malformations. …”
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A MULTICENTRE STUDY OF ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SALVAGING LYMPHADENECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER WITH DISEASE PROGRESSION AFTER THE RADICAL TREATMENT by B. Y. Alekseev, K. M. Nyushko, S. A. Reva, A. K. Nosov, D. G. Prokhorov, T. T. Andabekov, А. А. Krasheninnikov, E. Y. Safronova, А. S. Kalpinskiy, M. А. Gusniev, A. D. Kaprin

“…Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most urgent problems of modern oncourology because of the continuing high incidence of this pathology. …”
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IMPROVING EFL STUDENTS’ WRITING THROUGH PEER TUTORING [MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS MAHASISWA PEMBELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS SEBAGAI BAHASA ASING MELALUI TUTORING OLEH TEMAN SEBAYA... by Rentauli Mariah Silalahi

“…The results show that most students found peer tutoring beneficial, as it provided a supportive learning environment, personalized guidance, and reduced the pressure of traditional teacher-student interactions. …”
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Association between migraine, migraine subtype, and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Anna Steen Hansen, Cecilie Holm Christiansen, Ane Lilleøre Rom, Nina Olsen Nathan, Marie Stampe Emborg, Line Rode, Hanne Kristine Hegaard

“…Abstract Introduction Migraine is one of the most prevalent conditions worldwide. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the association between migraine, its subtypes, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Cardiotoxicity of breast cancer drug treatments by Maria Haque, Nehal Atallah, Rodhan Patke, Anna E Harris, Corinne L Woodcock, Dhruvika Varun, Rachel L Thompson, Jorja Jackson-Oxley, Cyntholia H Okui, Alexander Dean, Mansour Alsaleem, Emad Rakha, Sheeba Irshad, Melissa B Davis, Jennie N Jeyapalan, Nigel P Mongan, Catrin S Rutland

“…Therefore, it is vital to investigate the cardiotoxic and cardiovascular risks of BC treatment regimens to identify patients who would benefit most from cardiac monitoring. As it stands, cardiotoxicity is reported from individual studies or for selected drug therapies only. …”
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Potential roles for vitamin D in preventing and treating impulse control disorders, behavioral addictions, and substance use disorders: A scoping review by Laya Jalilian-Khave, Razi Kitaneh, Binah Baht Ysrayl, Anna Borelli, Melissa C. Funaro, Marc N. Potenza, Gustavo A. Angarita

“…Of 5,442 initial records identified, 28 preclinical and clinical studies were included. For most conditions, we found a negative relationship between vitamin D levels and symptom presence and/or severity. …”
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Identification and Evaluation of Resistance of Different Litchi Cultivars to Anthracnose by Zhaowei XU, Sha LI, Junsheng ZHAO, Lejun OUYANG, Yongguo ZHAO, Chao SHEN, Ling ZHANG, Guangyuan LU, Jiefeng LIU, Junxia WANG

“…Through cluster analysis, the resistance of 17 litchi cultivars was divided into four categories, with 35.29% being resistant and most cultivars being susceptible.【Conclusion】The study revealed the differences in the categories and pathogenicity of litchi anthracnose pathogens in Maoming area, and identified the resistance of local main litchi cultivars to anthracnose. …”
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Benefits and challenges of host depletion methods in profiling the upper and lower respiratory microbiome by Chun Wang, Li Zhang, Chuanwen Kan, Junyan He, Weijie Liang, Ruiyan Xia, Linyu Zhu, Jing Yang, Xuan Jiang, Wentai Ma, Zhihang Liang, Zhiqing Xiao, Juanjuan Zhang, Jiaxin Zhong, Xiao Sun, De Chang, Zhang Wang, Guoliang Zhang, Mingkun Li

“…F_ase demonstrated the most balanced performance. High-resolution microbiomes profiling revealed distinct microbial niche preferences and microbiome disparities between the upper and lower respiratory tract. …”
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Development and Study of Antibacterial <i>In situ</i> Coatings for Processing Implants by E. O. Bakhrushina, A. A. Popova, M. V. Pomytkina, M. N. Anurova, N. B. Demina, I. I. Krasnyuk

“…Periprosthetic infections are a major problem in orthopedic surgery. The most optimal way to influence the bacterial film is to suppress the early stages of its formation. …”
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Interpretable machine learning unveils threshold responses and spatial patterns of global soil respiration by Junjie Jiang, Lingxia Feng, Junguo Hu, Chao Zhu

“…Global Rs values (688.43 g C m−2 year−1) and their distribution were predicted using IMPGRs, with forest soils releasing the most carbon dioxide (CO2; 42.84 Pg C year−1) and accounting for 45.7 % of the global Rs. …”
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Integrating optimal terrain representations from public DEMs using spaceborne LiDAR by Xingang Zhang, Shanchuan Guo, Haowei Mu, Bo Yuan, Zilong Xia, Xiaoquan Pan, Hong Fang, Pengfei Tang, Peijun Du

“…The OTR method involves selecting LiDAR photons, assigning weights, ranking DEMs by error statistics relative to LiDAR benchmarks, extracting and merging the most accurate segments of each DEM. OTR ensures integrating the highest quality data from each DEM while preserving the original data’s integrity. …”
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Dynamics of structural and functional changes of the heart and the levels of GDF 15 and NTproBNP on the candesartan and ramipril therapy in patients with heart failure with preserv... by Ya. V. Zemlyaniy

“…This is due to the limited number of controlled studies in these patients. One of the most effective drugs in the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction after myocardial infarction are candesartan and ramipril. …”
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Risk Factors for the Development and Severe Course of Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis in Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by R. A. Ibadov, D. M. Sabirov, O. D. Eshonkhodjaev, S. Kh. Ibragimov, G. M. Azizova, T. B. Ugarova

“…VAT incidence rate decreased over time from 24.7% to 10.1% (χ²=9.52; P=0.003) with invariable practice of ventilator support. The incidence of the most severe VAT (hemorrhagic catarrhal purulent) also gradually decreased from 44.7% to 14.3% (χ²=4.53; P=0.034).The duration of PMV and ICU stay in patients with VAT gradually decreased from 202.1±6.15 h to 125.3±7.81 h (t=7.73; P&lt;0.0001), and from 9.7±0.25 days to 6.6±0.3 days (t=7.94; P&lt;0.0001), respectively. …”
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Stigma measurement in health: a systematic reviewResearch in context by Sara Malone, Lara Counts, Luke Zabotka, Anneliese Williams, Nele Loecher, Kayla Wynja, Gemma Bryan, Robin Tanner, Ana Cáceres-Serrano, Gia Ferrara, Lucia Fuentes, Tharwa Bilbeisi, Marissa Maheu, Benjamin K. Oelkers, Muna Ogwo, Lauren Yaeger, Asya Agulnik, Dylan Graetz, Shayla Lawrence, Jocelyn Rivera, Farris Abutineh, Doris Maldonado

“…Findings: We identified 2267 studies (2605 tools) from 101 countries. 396 (15.2%) tools focused on development and 2369 (91.0%) applied tools. Most tools assessed adults (77.2%). Over 750 stigma tools were identified; many tools were adapted (n = 674) or shortened (n = 446). 117 studies reported effective interventions, primarily in adults. …”
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Effects of nitrogen forms on adaptive strategies of Moso bamboo seedlings under low-phosphorus conditions by Wenhui Shi, Kecheng Wang, Jianfei Zhou, Rui Xiong, Yeqing Ying

“…However, further research is needed to determine whether N fertilization under low-phosphorus conditions can improve P use efficiency, and to identify the most effective N form to achieve this purpose. This study explored the relationship between soil nutrient dynamics and seedling physiology, evaluating the effects of various nitrogen fertilizers on the growth of Phyllostachys edulis seedlings under low phosphorus conditions. …”
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Long-term air pollution exposure and cardiovascular disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective cohort study using multi-state model analysis by Yu-Xuan Zhang, Bin-Bin Feng, Ma Ruo-Wei, Lin Zhu, Yong-Yong Liu, Yu-Ye Zuo, Hai-Feng Pan, Guo-Cui Wu

“…PM2.5 and NO2 showed the most extensive effects across transition stages. …”
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Effect of different doses of paricalcitol on the expression of vitamin D receptors in mice liver tissue by T. P. Sataieva, V. Yu. Malygina, A. A. Davydova, M. A. Kriventsov, A. K. Gurtovaya

“…However, only a few publications have been devoted to the effect of different doses of PC on the state of liver cells, which are the most important site of its metabolism.Aim. To study the effect of intraperitoneal administration of different doses of paricalcitol on the degree of activation of vitamin D receptors and to conduct a morphological assessment of the state of liver tissue in mice.Materials and methods. …”
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