Decreasing trend of gastroschisis prevalence in the United States from 2014 through 2022: Is attributed to declining birth rates in young, high-risk gravidae by Hiba J. Mustafa, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Kevin L. Moss, May Abiad, Brian Gray, Kjersti M. Aagaard, Terry L. Buchmiller, Erin E. Perrone, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz

“…Conclusions: The study highlights a notable decline in gastroschisis prevalence mostly attributable to a declining birth rate in the highest at-risk strata, suggesting recent increases in birth rates among these at-risk gravidae may reverse the trend of declining gastroschisis disease prevalence. …”
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Case Report: jaundice in the young: the complexity of rare diseases beyond cholangiopathies by Simone Guglielmo, Simone Guglielmo, Francesca Pasin, Marta Biolo, Claudia Mescoli, Stefania Vio, Luca Fabris, Luca Fabris, Luca Fabris, Paolo Simioni, Paolo Simioni

“…One year later, the patient developed gastrointestinal symptoms, mostly abdominal pain and diarrhea, which led to the endoscopic diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. …”
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Quantitative study of the impact of land use change on groundwater level in the Songnen Plain, China by Zhong Lu, Jinliang Zhang, Dengming Yan, Chaoqun Li, Guoping Lei, Zhiqiang Dong, Quanlai Ma

“…In recent years, there have been significant oscillations in groundwater levels, mostly attributed to changes in the underlying surface. …”
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Sulfur-mediated transformation, export and mineral complexation of organic and inorganic C, N, P and Si in dryland soils by Xin Gao, Jie Zhang, Khan M. G. Mostofa, Wang Zheng, Cong-Qiang Liu, Nicola Senesi, Giorgio S. Senesi, Davide Vione, Jie Yuan, Yu Liu, Mohammad Mohinuzzaman, Longlong Li, Si-Liang Li

“…In forested and agricultural soils, the humic substances (HS) components in LS forms were subjected to a substantial degradation, whereas HSCS components remained mostly unaffected, implying their occurrence in organo-mineral protection. …”
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Late cardiac adverse events in patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Charles Dolladille, Joachim Alexandre, Radj Gervais, Stéphane Allouche, Querntin Dupas, Jeannick Madelaine, Anne-Flore Plane, Francois Comoz, Ariel Aron Cohen, Franck Roland Thuny

“…Background Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated early cardiac adverse events (CAEs), mostly acute and fulminant myocarditis, have been well characterized and mainly occur during the first 90 days after ICI therapy initiation. …”
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Endangered Lymphocytes: The Effects of Alloxan and Streptozotocin on Immune Cells in Type 1 Induced Diabetes by Luiz A. D. Queiroz, Josiane B. Assis, João P. T. Guimarães, Emanuella S. A. Sousa, Anália C. Milhomem, Karen K. S. Sunahara, Anderson Sá-Nunes, Joilson O. Martins

“…Thereby, important changes in immune cell parameters in vivo and in vitro were found at an early stage of T1D in the STZ-treated group, whereas alterations in the ALX-treated group were mostly found in the chronic phase of T1D, including increased mortality rates. …”
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Increase in disturbance-induced canopy gaps leads to reorganization of Central European bird communities by Anne Graser, Claudia Frank, Friederike Kunz, Andreas Schuldt, Cornelius Senf, Christoph Sudfeldt, Sven Trautmann, Johannes Kamp

“…How those changes affect biodiversity has, however, rarely been quantified over larger spatial and longer temporal scales, mostly because concurrent datasets on biodiversity trends and forest disturbances are rare. …”
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Advanced Biofuel Value Chains Sourced by New Cropping Systems With Low iLUC Risk by Andrea Parenti, Walter Zegada‐Lizarazu, Karla Dussan, Ana M. López‐Contreras, Truus deVrije, Igor Staritsky, Berien Elbersen, Bert Annevelink, Fulvio Di Fulvio, Katja Oehmichen, Niels Dögnitz, Andrea Monti

“…Within the chain options, GHG emissions were overly sensitive to cultivation input, mostly N‐fertilization. This considered, GHG emissions resulted similar across different feedstock with straw/stover (averaging 13 g CO2eq MJ−1 fuel), sunn hemp (14 g CO2eq MJ−1 fuel), and biomass sorghum (16 g CO2eq MJ−1 fuel). …”
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WINFOCUS worldwide survey on central venous catheter insertion and position confirmation practices (CVC-ICON study) by Francesco Corradi, Giada Cucciolini, Guido Tavazzi, Adrian Wong, Cosmin Balan, Lawrence A. Melniker, Arif Hussain, Julina Md Noor, Jacob John Bailey, Anselmo A. Abdo Cuza, Alberto Goffi, Gabriele Via

“…Over half (51.3%) had over six years of experience and placed over 200 CVC, mostly using ultrasound guidance (70% of cases). The internal jugular vein (IJV) was the preferred insertion site (74%). …”
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Protocol on establishing a prospective enhanced surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases in residential aged care facilities in Central Queensland, Australia: an observational... by Mohammad Rashidul Hashan, Robert Booy, Michael Kirk, Gulam Khandaker, Gwenda Chapman, Jacina Walker, Sonya Jayne Davidson, Jill Auriac, Nicolas Smoll, Delwar Akbar

“…The burden of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) among RACFs residents is mostly unknown and there is a lack of quality data from population-based prospective VPD surveillance in RACFs. …”
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A Hydroacoustic Assessment of the Density, Size, and Biomass of Fish in a Freshwater Reservoir After Non-Classical Biomanipulation by Aihuan Guo, Qingping Lian, Pengcheng Sheng, Aiju Zhang, Julin Yuan, Kohji Iida

“…The catch composition revealed silver carp (<i>Hypophthalmichthys molitrix</i>) and bighead carp (<i>Aristichthys nobilis</i>) to be dominant species, mostly comprising young individuals. Stock enhancement plays a critical role in reshaping the fishery population structure in a reservoir. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and treatment eligibility in Lesotho, Southern Africa: a population-based cross-sectional study with case-based follow-up by Ravi Gupta, Frédérique Chammartin, Niklaus D Labhardt, Alain Amstutz, Maja Weisser, Emmanuel Firima, Rameno Ntsoaki, Blaise Lukau, Mosa Tlahali, Lucia Gonzalez Fernandez, Molulela Manthabiseng, Mamoronts’ane P Sematle, Matumaole Bane, Makhebe Khomolishoele, Leisa Ikhetheleng, Lefokosane Retselisitsoe, Stephen McCrosky, Tristan Lee

“…Treatment eligibility was high mostly due to the presence of HIV co-infection. However, nearly one-third of HBV mono-infected participants were eligible for treatment, suggesting a testing and treatment gap in this population.…”
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Factors associated with antibiotic use in children hospitalized for acute viral gastroenteritis and the relation to rotavirus vaccination by Muna Omar, Eias Kassem, Emilia Anis, Roula Abu-Jabal, Basher Mwassi, Lester Shulman, Dani Cohen, Khitam Muhsen

“…Of those, 253 (18.1% [95% CI 16.1–20.2]) had unnecessary antibiotic treatment, mostly penicillin 46.6%, ceftriaxone 34.0% and azithromycin 21.7%. …”
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Increased kidney disease mortality among people with AIDS versus the general population: a population-based cohort study in Italy, 2006–2018 by Diego Serraino, Enrico Grande, Luisa Frova, Martina Taborelli, Barbara Suligoi, Federica Toffolutti, Vincenza Regine, Marilena Pappagallo, Lucia Pugliese, Francesco Grippo, Antonella Zucchetto

“…Excess mortality for PWA versus non-PWA was estimated through sex-standardised and age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) with corresponding 95% CIs.Results Among 2613 deceased PWA, 262 (10.0%) reported at least one urinary tract disease at death, including 254 (9.7%) non-cancer diseases—mostly renal failures (225 cases, 8.6%)—and 9 cancers (0.3%). …”
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Experiences, perceptions and attitudes on providing advice on physical activity to patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease: a qualitative study in general practitioners in Ge... by Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Rik Crutzen, Sabrina Kastaun, Verena Leve, Stefan Wilm, Alicia Prinz, Sabrina Hoppe

“…GPs were involved throughout the entire research process, for example, in multi-professional analysis groups.Results Although GPs are mostly aware of the health benefits of PA for patients with IHD, PA advice is not routinely provided. …”
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Impact of CD3 expression on outcome in pediatric anaplastic large cell lymphoma by Ahmed Salah, Hanafy Hafez, Hanafy Hafez, Samah Semary, Samah Semary, Eman Naguib Khorshed, Eman Naguib Khorshed, Sonia Soliman, Sonia Soliman, Iman Zaky, Iman Zaky, Shahenda M. Shahin, Leslie Lehmann, Alaa ElHaddad, Alaa ElHaddad

“…The literature is conflicting on whether CD3 expression affects prognosis, and it has been analyzed mostly in the relapse setting. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of CD3 expression on survival and its relation to the other prognostic variables in newly diagnosed patients with pediatric ALCL treated at a single large pediatric oncology center.MethodsA retrospective study was done on 89 newly diagnosed pediatric ALCL patients (under 18 years old) treated at Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357) from July 2007 to December 2019. …”
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Genome-wide identification and analysis of the WRKY gene family in Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and their response to drought, salt, and alkali stress by Wenxiang Li, Yinuo Yan, Yanxia Liang, Shiyao Yue, Yaling Liu, Feng Yuan, Mengrong Xu, Dengxia Yi, Jun Li, Yan Zhao, Lili Nan, Wenbo Jiang

“…Transcriptome analysis revealed that highly expressed genes under drought, salt, and alkali stress mostly belonged to groups I, III, IId, IIa, and IIb. …”
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Contribution of integrase inhibitor use, body mass index, physical activity and caloric intake to weight gain in people living with HIV by Giovanni Guaraldi, Jovana Milic, Elena Bacchi, Federica Carli, Marianna Menozzi, Iacopo Franconi, Alessandro Raimondi, Giacomo Ciusa, Valentina Masi, Michela Belli, Stefano Guaraldi, Emanuele Aprile, Maria Mancini, Cristina Mussini, Jordan E. Lake, Kristine M. Erlandson

“…Conclusions: WG in PLWH on ART is mostly influenced by pre-existing weight and low physical activity, rather than switch to INSTI.…”
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Exploring mental health professionals’ emotional responses with individuals diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy: a scoping review by Gabriele Lo Buglio, Leonardo Zaninotto, Renan Göksal, Uyangakhishig Bayasgalan, Alice Barsanti, Brad D. Booth, Brad D. Booth, Nicola Carone, Anmar Mighri, Alessandro Miola, Alessandro Miola, Laura Muzi, Vittorio Lingiardi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Tommaso Boldrini, Tommaso Boldrini

“…PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO/PsycINFO were searched for studies published from 01/01/1990 to 06/12/2023, including clinicians providing clinical care to individuals with antisocial or psychopathy traits or disorders assessed via standardized and validated tools and focusing on their cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses, with no restriction regarding context/location and study design (protocol: https://osf.io/eaquj).ResultsTwelve studies were included, mostly from Europe, mainly focusing on clinicians working with individuals with ASPD. …”
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Identifying Causative Agents of a Paretic Syndrome in Waterbirds in Southern Portugal by María V. Mena Casero, Andrew D. Turner, Begoña Ben-Gigirey, Ryan P. Alexander, Karl J. Dean, Robert G. Hatfield, Benjamin H. Maskrey, Christelle Mazuet, Kobey Karamendin, Rafael Mateo

“…In the Iberian Peninsula, a paretic clinical picture without known etiology affecting mostly gulls has been reported during the last few decades. …”
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