Global, regional, and national burden of genitourinary cancers in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Zhiyong Zhang, Yingwei Xie, Lei Liu, Yongtao Wang, Shuang Li, Li Chen, Xiangbo Zeng, Yuanchao Zhu, Yishan Zhang, Yongyuan Xiao, Fengjin Zhao, Bihong Xu, Xiaocen Liu, Wenbin Guo, Ganping Wang, Wenlian Xie, Wanlong Tan, Hao Ping, Zaosong Zheng

“…The disease burdens of bladder, kidney, and prostate cancers were primarily distributed among older men, while testicular cancer mainly occurred in young men. …”
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Enhancing maize above-ground biomass estimation through multispectral, digital and LiDAR fusion on UAV platforms by Ziheng Feng, Zheqing Yang, Liunan Suo, Ke Wu, Zhiyao Ma, Haiyan Zhang, Jianzhao Duan, Wei Feng

“…Existing vegetation index (VI)-based maize AGB estimation methods using unmanned aerial platforms show limited generalizability due to insufficient integration of environmental and management factors. …”
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Efficacy of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guofeng Li, Jimin Liu, Guixian Yang, Jiajia Li, Yuan He, Xinru Fei, Lai Wei, Dongkai Zhao

“…The primary outcome was the effective rate, while secondary outcomes included lung function (FEV1%, FEV1/FVC%, FEV1), arterial blood gas analysis (PaO2, PaCO2, SaO2), the 6-min walk test (6MWT), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale, and success rate of weaning. …”
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Clinical application value of intracavitary PRP infusion combined with IVF-FET in patients with chronic endometritis by ZHANG Xiaotong, HAO Xiaoyuan, FANG Rui, HU Shuyao, MA Linkun, ZHAO Yaqi, HAN Wei

“…[Objective] To evaluate the clinical application value of intrauterine perfusion with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) combined with in vitro fertilization-frozen-thawed embryo transfer (IVF-FET) in patients with chronic endometritis (CE). [Methods] A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted, enrolling 60 CE patients undergoing artificial cycle frozen embryo transfer at our hospital from January 2022 to January 2024. …”
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Antibiotic stewardship in hematological patients with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: evaluating short-course and carbapenem-sparing strategies by Yuqing Cui, Xiaomeng Feng, Ling Pan, Qingsong Lin, Jieru Wang, Sisi Zhen, Yuping Fan, Xin Chen, Yizhou Zheng, Yingchang Mi, Fengkui Zhang, Xiaofan Zhu, Zhijian Xiao, Erlie Jiang, Mingzhe Han, Jianxiang Wang, Sizhou Feng

“…Among 1,105 patients in the antibiotic duration cohort, 48.96% (n = 541) received short-course therapy (median: 8 days, IQR: 7–9), while others received prolonged-course therapy (median: 14 days, IQR: 12–17). …”
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Growth factor independence 1 ameliorates osteoarthritis by inhibiting chondrocyte ferroptosis via inactivation of MAPK signaling pathway by Xiaoyu Jin, Xunhao Wang, Siyu Xu, Nuo Xu, Ziwei Wang, Chunqing Hu, Wei Liu, Zhaofeng Zhang, Xiyu Liu, Jingjing Fan, Ruiyang Jiang, Rui Wu, Zhongyang Lv, Dongquan Shi

“…Results: The expression of Gfi1 was significantly decreased, while 4-HNE, a typical lipid peroxidation product, was significantly increased both in damaged human and DMM surgery-induced mice OA cartilages. …”
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SBRT for bridging and downstaging HCC before transplant by Zhihao Li, Michael Yan, Marco P.A.W. Claasen, Luckshi Rajendran, Christian T.J. Magyar, Saheli Saha, Cameron Lee, Nazia Selzner, Elmar Jaeckel, Anand Ghanekar, Mark Cattral, Blayne A. Sayed, Markus Selzner, Ian McGilvray, Chaya Shwaartz, Trevor Reichman, Grainne M. O’Kane, Arndt Vogel, Robert C. Grant, Tae Kyoung Kim, Catherine Soo-Yee Naidoo, Ali Hosni, Rebecca Wong, Aruz Mesci, Jelena Lukovic, Aisling Barry, John Kim, Laura A. Dawson, Gonzalo Sapisochin

“…These findings are important for optimizing treatment strategies and providing patients with additional therapeutic options while awaiting transplantation. …”
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Multicentre comparison of various microaxial pump devices as a bridge to durable assist device implantation by Marta L. Medina, Daniel Lewin, Hendrik Treede, Sebastian V. Rojas, Alexander Bernhardt, Michael Billion, Anna L. Meyer, Ivan Netuka, Janajade Kooij, Marina Pieri, Antonio Loforte, Mauro Rinaldi, Mariusz K. Szymanski, Adriaan O. Kraajieveld, Christian J.H. Moeller, Payam Akhyari, Khalil Jawad, Bastian Schmack, Gloria Färber, Assad Haneya, Daniel Zimpfer, Gaik Nersesian, Ilija Djordjevic, Diyar Saeed, Finn Gustafsson, Anna M. Scandroglio, Bart Meyns, Steffen Hofmann, Jan Belohlavek, Jan Gummert, Pia Lanmueller, Evgenij V. Potapov, Mehmet Oezkur

“…Methods and results A retrospective analysis was conducted across 19 high‐volume European centres. …”
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Experimental Study on Axial Compression Behaviour of Ultra-high-performance Concrete-filled Duplex Stainless Steel Tube Stub Rectangular Columns by TANG Hongyuan, WANG Huixiang, LIU Ye

“…The utilization of UHPC significantly improves the ultimate bearing capacity of stub columns while simultaneously satisfying the ductility requirement. …”
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Mechanism of exogenous methyl jasmonate mediated AsA-GSH cycle in Summer Black grape against low temperature stress by ZHANG Shaowei, ZHU Qianyan, ZHAO Xiaogai, ZHOU Bing, LI Peng, LI Guirong

“…[Conclusion] This study clarified the regulation effect of MeJA on AsA-GSH cycle of the Summer Black grape under low temperature stress, and screened out the optimal treatment concentration, which would provide theoretical basis and technical support for cold resistant cultivation of grape.…”
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DRG付费方式和临床路径管理对脑梗死患者住院费用影响的联合作用分析 Analysis of the Combined Effect of DRG Payment and Clinical Pathway Management on the Hospitalization Cost of Patients with Cerebral Infarction... by 王玲玲1，王晓楠1，王真明1，周道平2，张现格3，王文君1 (WANG Lingling1, WANG Xiaonan1, WANG Zhenming1, ZHOU Daoping2, ZHANG Xian’ge3, WANG Wenjun1 )

“…The DRG payment needs to be deeply integrated with clinical pathway management, and the balance point of the cost should be found according to the quality of different disease groups, which can serve as a benchmark for adjusting and optimizing the clinical pathway.…”
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Stopping anticoagulation for isolated or incidental pulmonary embolism: the STOPAPE RCT protocol by Daniel Lasserson, Pooja Gaddu, Samir Mehta, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Sheila Greenfield, Clare Prince, Carole Cummins, Graham Robinson, Jonathan Rodrigues, Simon Noble, Sue Jowett, Mark Toshner, Michael Newnham, Alice Turner

“…These medications work by preventing new clots from forming while the body’s own mechanisms break down the clots. …”
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The Correlation of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Visceral Fat Area and Thyroid Nodules in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by ZENG Jialing, MENG Yan, DENG Tingting, LI Jinhua, ZHAO Ping

“…VFA predicts NAFLD in T2DM patients with the optimal cut-off value of 88.4 cm2, which is equal in females and 99.45 cm2 in males.…”
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Real-world patterns of immunoglobulin replacement therapy for infection prevention in common variable immunodeficiency: a multicenter nationwide study by Pedro Moral Moral, Pedro Moral Moral, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Héctor Balastegui-Martin, Héctor Balastegui-Martin, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Carmen Bracke, Carmen Bracke, Lourdes Mateu, Lourdes Mateu, Xavier Solanich, Xavier Solanich, Xavier Solanich, Arnau Antolí, Arnau Antolí, Arnau Antolí, Juan Luis Carrillo-Linares, Ángel Robles-Marhuenda, Francesc Puchades, Ana Pelaez Ballesta, Nuria López-Osle, Miguel Ángel Torralba-Cabeza, Ana María Bielsa Masdeu, Jorge Gil Niño, Nuria Tornador Gaya, Guillem Pascual Castellanos, Rosario Sánchez-Martínez, José Manuel Barragán-Casas, Andrés González-García, José Luís Patier de la Peña, Daniel López-Wolf, Antonia Mora Rufete, Alba Canovas Mora, Marta Dafne Cabañero-Navalon, Marta Dafne Cabañero-Navalon

“…Age significantly influenced the choice of modality, with IVIg preferred for older patients and SCIg for younger ones, while disease severity did not impact this decision. …”
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Mixed Land use Pattern in Deteriorated and Inefficient Neighborhoods of Region Eighteen of Tehran and its Role in Sustainable Neighborhood Regeneration by Mojtaba Roustaei, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Nafiseh Marsousi, esmaeil ali akbari

“…The 18th Region of Tehran, as a part of such tissues of the country, is not exception to these problems and attention to efficient planning for their reconstruction can, while creating value, stimulate the process of tissue regeneration and solve problems within They will also meet part of the future development needs of Tehran and, as a result, prevent the growth of the outskirts of the city, whose infrastructure requires high costs. 2-Materials and Methods In the first step, information on the current status of the area and, deteriorated and inefficient urban areas is extracted from the basic maps of the detailed plan and land use of the area and field harvesting, by GIS software. …”
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Immunotherapy combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer: a meta-analysis of therapeutic effectiveness, safety considerations, and abscopal effect by Min Gao, Mingxuan Su, Jinyuan Wang, Rutong Wang, Jiawei Yi, Keming Xiang, Renhe Deng, Linxi Jiang, Yu Zeng, Junhui He, Yuqiang Lv

“…Abstract Background and purpose With the escalating global incidence and mortality of lung cancer, immunotherapy has achieved modest success while facing persistent challenges. The immunomodulatory effect of radiotherapy has gradually gained attention, especially the abscopal effect observed in the combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy. …”
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Artificial intelligence-augmented ultrasound diagnosis of follicular-patterned thyroid neoplasms: a multicenter retrospective studyResearch in context by Hui Shen, Shufang Pei, Yue Huang, Suqing Wu, Chifa Zhang, Ting Liang, Dan Yang, Xiaoxiao Feng, Shuyi Liu, Yu Wang, Weihan Cao, Ying Cheng, Hongyan Chen, Qiujie Ni, Fei Wang, Jingjing You, Zhe Jin, Wenle He, Jie Sun, Dexing Yang, Lijuan Liu, Boling Cao, Xiao Zhang, Yingjia Li, Shuixing Zhang, Bin Zhang

“…Model calibration was evaluated using calibration curves, while clinical usefulness was assessed through decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Clinical, immune cell, and genetic features predicting survival and long-term response to first-line chemo-immunotherapy treatment for non-small cell lung cancer by Liling Huang, Haohua Zhu, Liyuan Dai, Yu Feng, Xinrui Chen, Zucheng Xie, Xingsheng Hu, Yutao Liu, Xuezhi Hao, Lin Lin, Hongyu Wang, Shengyu Zhou, Jiarui Yao, Le Tang, Xiaohong Han, Yuankai Shi

“…LTR was defined as progression-free survival (PFS) exceeding 24 months, while non-responders had a PFS of less than 6 months. …”
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Computational design for injection continuous liquid interface production by Gabriel Lipkowitz, Navneeth Krishna, Ian Coates, Eric Shaqfeh, Joseph DeSimone

“…While resin 3D printing allows designers to fabricate complex 3D objects, the technology has not found widespread adoption in manufacturing as a result of slow print speeds, poor reliability, and cumbersome support structures. …”
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Community guidelines to increase the reusability of marine microfossil assemblage data by L. Jonkers, T. Strack, M. Alonso-Garcia, S. D'haenens, S. D'haenens, R. Huber, M. Kucera, I. Hernández-Almeida, C. L. C. Jones, B. Metcalfe, B. Metcalfe, R. Saraswat, L. Silye, S. K. Verma, M. N. Abd Malek, G. Auer, C. F. Barbosa, M. A. Barcena, K.-H. Baumann, K.-H. Baumann, F. Boscolo-Galazzo, J. A. S. Calvelo, L. Capotondi, M. Caratelli, M. Caratelli, J. Cardich, H. Carvajal-Chitty, M. Chroustová, H. K. Coxall, R. M. de Mello, A. de Vernal, P. Diz, K. M. Edgar, H. L. Filipsson, Á. Fraguas, H. L. Furlong, G. Galli, G. Galli, N. L. García Chapori, R. Granger, J. Groeneveld, A. Imam, R. Jackson, D. Lazarus, J. Meilland, M. Molčan Matejová, R. Morard, C. Morigi, S. N. Nielsen, D. Ochoa, M. R. Petrizzo, A. S. Rigual-Hernández, M. C. Rillo, M. L. Staitis, G. Tanık, R. Tapia, N. Vats, B. S. Wade, A. E. Weinmann

“…These guidelines advocate for clarity and transparency in the documentation of the methods and the outcome, and we outline the data attributes required for effective reuse of micropalaeontological data. …”
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