Clinical and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings of Patients with Incomplete Visual Recovery after Anatomically Successful Retinal Detachment Surgery by Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris, Aikaterini Chalkia, Chrysanthi Tsika, Anastasios Anastasakis, Georgios A. Kontadakis

“…Complete ophthalmic examination and Spectral-Domain OCT (SD-OCT) imaging were performed at last follow-up. Results. Twenty-nine eyes (47.5%) had a postoperative VA < 0.18 logMAR and 32 eyes (52.5%) had a postoperative VA ≥ 0.18 logMAR. …”
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Brief Report: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumors by Alissa J. Cooper, MD, Andrea Arfe, PhD, Biagio Ricciuti, MD, Andréanne Gagné, MD, PhD, Lynette M. Sholl, MD, Alessandro Di Federico, MD, Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD, Mihaela Aldea, MD, PhD, Maria Rosa Ghigna, MD, Miruna Grecea, MD, Phoebe Clark, MS, Jamie E. Chaft, MD, Mark G. Kris, MD, Gregory J. Riely, MD, Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD, Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, MD, Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD, Lingzhi Hong, MD, PhD, Neda Kalhor, MD, Natalie Vokes, MD, Anita Bowman, MS, Soo-Ryum Yang, MD, Natasha Rekhtman, MD, PhD, Adam J. Schoenfeld, MD

“…Most often, patients received chemo and immunotherapy combination (41%), chemotherapy alone (33%), or immunotherapy alone (16%). …”
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Mucocutaneous Adverse Events in Patients With Cancer Treated with the Highly Selective RET Kinase Inhibitor Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) by Rachel E. Reingold, MD, Rose Parisi, MD, MBA, Guilherme Harada, MD, Andrea P. Moy, MD, George Dranitsaris, PhD, Jasmine H. Francis, MD, Julia Canestraro, OD, FAAO, Julia A. Lester, MPH, Lauren A. Kaplanis, RN, Dazhi Liu, PharmD, BCOP, Mario E. Lacouture, MD, Alexander Drilon, MD

“…Xerostomia (n = 49, 37%), rash (n = 24, 18%), periorbital edema (n = 16, 12%), and xerosis (n = 12, 9%) were the most common MAEs. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Remestemcel-L-rknd versus Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease using Simulated Treatment Compariso... by Gabriel Tremblay, Dimitrios Tomaras, Eric Strati, Anna Forsythe

“…Remestemcel-L-rknd was also associated with improved safety outcomes (_P_<0.05) in 17 out of 30 AEs, including hematologic events, peripheral edema, muscular weakness, nausea, back pain, and fatigue. …”
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Cystitis glandularis due to Escherichia coli infection in a diabetic Miniature Schnauzer: a case report by J. P. Rey Amunategui, D. Echeverria, A. Duchene

“…Histological examination of the bladder wall revealed hyperplastic urothelial epithelium, submucosal glandular formations with well differentiated mature cells and a chorion with signs of edema, concluding a diagnosis of cystitis glandularis. …”
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The Prevalence and Distribution of Vitreoretinal Interface Abnormalities among Urban Community Population in China by Lei Liu, Song Yue, Jingyang Wu, Jiahua Zhang, Jie Lian, Desheng Huang, Weiping Teng, Lei Chen

“…Prevalence of components of VIAs was epiretinal membrane (ERM) 11.43%, posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) 17.76%, vitreomacular traction syndrome (VMT) 5.67%, macular cysts/macular edema (MC/ME) 4.61%, full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) 0.82%, and partial thickness macular hole (PTMH) 0.74% in any eye, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the influence of trypanosomiasis on murine model using Corchorus olitorius leaf extract as a trypanocidal agent by Madaki Fatima M., Adamu Kabiru Y., Ogunrombi Clinton D., Sakariyau Waheed A., Yunusa Ibrahim O.

“…Trypanosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by trypanosomes, which are flagellate protozoa transmitted through the bite of the tsetse fly, manifests with symptoms including substantial weight loss, anemia, fever, edema, adenitis, dermatitis, and nervous disorders. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Low Visual Acuity after Cataract Surgery with Vitreous Loss by Michael Mimouni, Michal Schaap-Fogler, Philip Polkinghorne, Gilad Rabina, Rita Ehrlich

“…Low visual outcome after vitreous loss during cataract surgery was associated with ocular comorbidities, secondary IOL implantation, development of cystoid macular edema, and additional surgical complications.…”
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Targeted Photodynamic Therapy: A Novel Approach to Abolition of Human Cancer Stem Cells by Anine Crous, Elvin Chizenga, Natasha Hodgkinson, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Evidence indicates that CSCs are resistant to conventional chemo- and radiation therapy leading to treatment failures, cancer metastasis, secondary cancer formation, and relapse. …”
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ANTITUMOR EFFECT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND THEIR EFFECT ON PAIN IN EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY by E. M. Frantsiyants, E. A. Sheiko

“…The analgesic effect is due to the cessation or weakening of nerve impulses from the painful focus due to the elimination of hypoxia, the improvement of microcirculation, and the reduction of edema, it has been shown. Transcranial magnetic therapy is used as an analgesic tool in onconurology. …”
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Correlation of nailfold capillaroscopic changes using handheld dermatoscope with varying grades and severity of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pi... by Rohit Raina, Neha Chhabra, Shruti Barnwal, Shivani Vasisht, Naveen Kumar Kansal, Ravi Kant

“…Patients with avascular areas/3 mm, tortuous capillaries/3 mm, and abrogated/bushy capillaries/3 mm were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in advanced diabetic eye disease and diabetic macular edema (DME). All patients with advanced diabetic eye disease and DME had any finger involved excluding the thumb with abnormal NFC score which indicates the highest correlation between the severity of retinopathy and involvement of microvascular abnormality in the proximal nailfold. …”
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The Therapeutic Potential of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in Enhancing Gallbladder Function and Reducing Inflammation in Cholesterol Gallstone Disease by Fang Chen, Run Guo, Tian Chen, Liping Liu, Fan Ding, Gang Zhao, Bo Zhang

“…It also reduced inflammatory cell infiltration and tissue edema, and promoted new capillary formation in the gallbladder, mitigating the progression of CGS. …”
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Composition and Biological Properties of Agaricus bisporus Fruiting Bodies – a Review by Muszyńska Bożena, Kała Katarzyna, Rojowski Jacek, Grzywacz Agata, Opoka Włodzimierz

“…The presence of antioxidant ergothioneine (which also displays the antimutagenic, chemo- and radioprotective activity) is also noteworthy. …”
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Interventional Treatment of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome during Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Current Status and Historical Perspective by Dejan V. Radenkovic, Colin D. Johnson, Natasa Milic, Pavle Gregoric, Nenad Ivancevic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Dragoljub Bilanovic, Vladimir Cijan, Andrija Antic, Djordje Bajec

“…It occurs as combination of inflammation of retroperitoneum, visceral edema, ascites, acute peripancreatic fluid collections, paralytic ileus, and aggressive fluid resuscitation. …”
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Osteoclastic Giant Cell Rich Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Lucía Alemán-Meza, Gabriela Sofía Gómez-Macías, Oralia Barboza-Quintana, Raquel Garza-Guajardo, Abelardo Loya-Solis

“…Immunohistochemistry was performed; CK and P63 were strongly positive in the squamous component and negative in the osteoclastic giant cells, while CD68 and Vimentin were strongly positive in the giant cell population and negative in the squamous component. The patient received chemo- and radiotherapy for recurrent disease identified 3 months later on a follow-up CT scan; 7 months after the surgical procedure the patient is clinically and radiologically disease-free.…”
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The Role of Rituals and Ceremonies in the Identity Struggle of a Society that Has Lost Its Language: the Example of Lithuanian Tatars by Mehmet Aça

“…In this study, rituals and ceremonies will be discussed and interpreted through various rituals (religious festivals, rites of passage, Sabantuy, etc.) and ceremo­nies that contribute to the efforts of the Lithuanian Tatars to protect their iden­tity and culture. …”
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Proteomic profiling identifies upregulation of aurora kinases causing resistance to taxane-type chemotherapy in triple negative breast cancer by Bohan Ning, Chang Liu, Ali Cem Kucukdagli, Jiuyi Zhang, Han Jing, Zhiqian Zhou, Yuwei Zhang, Ying Dong, Yunjia Chen, Hua Guo, Jia Xu

“…Moreover, Aurora Kinases overexpression in TNBC cells renders resistance to Paclitaxel treatment and attenuates the apoptosis effect triggered by chemotherapy treatment, suggesting Aurora Kinases could mediate the chemo-resistance in TNBC. Hence, a combination of Aurora kinase inhibitors or PROTAC degrader and taxane-type chemotherapy significantly enhanced the chemotherapy effect. …”
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Insight into Anticorrosion Mechanism of Ampicillin on Mild Steel in Acidic Environment: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach by Tuan Dinh, Nguyen Minh Thong, Dinh Quy Huong, Trinh Le Huyen, Tran Duc Manh, Phan Tu Quy, Tran Xuan Mau, Pham Cam Nam

“…Some important chemical factors such as EHOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital energy), ELUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy), ΔEL−H (energy gap), and Fukui functions were calculated based on the optimized configuration of AMP at the theoretical level of B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p). …”
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Effect of celecoxib and paracetamol on the functional state of the central nervous system, pain sensitivity, and physical endurance of rats with acute heat injury by P.O. Chuikova, S.Yu. Shtrygol’

“…Without timely treatment, heat stroke can lead to severe damage to the central nervous system with cerebral edema, profound disturbances in the water-salt balance and internal organs, coma and death. …”
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Pathogenic and therapeutic role of bile acids at reflux-gastritis by T. L. Lapina, I. M. Kartavenko, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Reflux-gastritis is chemical type gastritis, morphologically manifested by foveolar hyperplasia, edema, proliferation of smooth-muscle fibres of lamina propria, insignificant chronic inflammation. …”
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