Early Changes in Tumor Perfusion from T1-Weighted Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI following Neural Stem Cell-Mediated Therapy of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma Correlate with Overall Survival by Prativa Sahoo, Paul Frankel, Julie Ressler, Margarita Gutova, Alexander J. Annala, Behnam Badie, Jana Portnow, Karen S. Aboody, Massimo D’Apuzzo, Russell C. Rockne

“…The contrast-enhancing (CE) volume was measured from the last dynamic phase acquired in the DCE sequence. …”
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Communique Issued at the End of the First International Conference on Community, Trade and Religion in Coastal Yorubaland and Western Niger Delta, Held at Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, from 6–8 December 2016 by Yoruba Studies Review

“… An international conference was held from December 6 to 8 2016 at Adeyemi College of Education Ondo, with the theme “Mobile Populations, Fluid Boundaries: Community, Trade and Religion in Coastal Yorubaland and the Western Niger Delta.” …”
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Dynamic Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water Photo-Splitting Using Core@Shell-Structured CuS@TiO2 Catalyst Wrapped by High Concentrated TiO2 Particles by Younghwan Im, Sora Kang, Kang Min Kim, Taeil Ju, Gi Bo Han, No-Kuk Park, Tae Jin Lee, Misook Kang

“…Cyclic voltammetry and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy confirmed that the CuS in CuS@TiO2 strongly withdraws the excited electrons from the valence band in TiO2 because of the higher reduction potential than TiO2, resulting in a slower recombination rate between the electrons and holes and higher photoactivity.…”
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Medium Time Heating of Syrop from Red Betel Leaf (Piper crocatum ruiz pav) Can Reduce Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Level Among Adult Women in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia by Hariani Hariani, Wiralis Wiralis, Teguh Faturrahman Teguh Faturrahman, Suwarni Suwarni

“…The study involved 25 participants, selected purposively from the population of adult women aged 40-80 years in Manggadua Village, West Kendari District. …”
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Comment on, “How reliable is the assessment of true vocal cord-arytenoid unit mobility in patients affected by laryngeal cancer? A multi-institutional study on 366 patients from the ARYFIX collaborative group” by Gokul Sudhakaran

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Perceived stress, trust, safety and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients discharged from hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave: a PREMs survey by Henk Verloo, Eric Bonvin, Nadine Tacchini-Jacquier, Sevrine Monnay

“…Aim To investigate experiences of stress, feelings of safety, trust in healthcare staff and perceptions of the severity of a SARS-CoV-2 infection among inpatients discharged from Valais Hospital, Switzerland, during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave.Methods Discharged patients aged 18 years or more (n=4665), hospitalised between 28 February and 11 May 2020, whether they had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 or not, were asked to complete a self-reporting questionnaire, as were their informal caregivers, if available (n=866). …”
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Detecting changes in tobacco product marketplace prominence using social media, advertising, sales, and web traffic data: The example of Puff Bar in the United States tobacco marketplace from 2019 to 2021. by Stephanie R Pitts, Sarah Trigger, Dannielle E Kelley

“…Advertising tracked through Numerator and Comperemedia did not appear to capture marketing from Puff Bar's manufacturer or drive change in marketplace prominence. …”
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Phytochemical, Proximate, Anti-Oxidant, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Aqueous and Methanol Extracts of Dried Shell of Cajanus cajan seed collected from a Rural Community in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria by S. I. Orjiocha, M. U. Ibezim-Ezeani, F. C. Otuu, C. O. Ugorji

“…Hence, the objective of this paper is to investigate the phytochemical, proximate, anti-oxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of aqueous and methanol extracts of the dried shell of Cajanus cajan seed collected from a rural community in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria using appropriate standard techniques. …”
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Readiness of adults with type 1 diabetes and diabetes caregivers for diabetes distress monitoring using a voice-based digital health solution: insights from the PsyVoice mixed methods study by Carine de Beaufort, Guy Fagherazzi, Aurélie Fischer, Till Seuring, Franchesca Aguirre Vergara, Gloria A Aguayo, India Pinker, Maria A Tichomirowa, Siri-Maria Kamp

“…Secondary: Quantitative data generated from Socio-Demographic and Diabetes Management questionnaire; Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale and e-Health Literacy Questionnaire.Results Five major themes were generated from the participants’ interview responses: (1) Experience of T1D, (2) Barriers to VB technology use, (3) Facilitators of VB technology, (4) Expectations of VB technology management in T1D, (5) Role of healthcare professionals in implementing VB technology for T1D. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Seventeen Mitochondrial Genomes of Mileewinae Leafhoppers, Including the Unique Species Mileewa digitata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Mileewinae) From Xizang, China, and New Insights Into Phylogenetic Relationships Within Mileewini by Hongli He, Bin Yan, Xiaofei Yu, Maofa Yang

“…This study aimed to elucidate ambiguous diagnostic traits in traditional taxonomy and examined phylogenetic relationships among genera by sequencing mitochondrial genomes from 16 species. The lengths of the mitochondrial genomes ranged from 14,532 to 15,280 bp, exhibiting an AT content of 77.2%–80.7%, indicative of AT bias. …”
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Understanding the long‐term impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer outcomes: 12‐Month follow‐up data from the international, prospective COVIDSurg Cancer study by Cameron E. Alexander, Arjun Nathan, Alexander Light, Chuanyu Gao, Vinson Chan, Sinan Khadhouri, Kevin Gallagher, Kevin G. Byrnes, Michael Walters, Terry Hughes, Rita Perry, Kelvin Okoth, Laura Magill, Thomas Pinkney, Joseph B. John, John S. McGrath, Alexandra Colquhoun, Yuhao Zhang, James Blackmur, Eric Etchill, Stanley Tang, Damián García Escudero, Grant D. Stewart, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, COVIDSurg Collaborative

“…Secondary outcomes included disease progression within 12 months of previous elective TURBT/bladder biopsy, site‐declared delay to surgery from diagnosis as a consequence of COVID‐19 and deviation in standard care due to COVID‐19. …”
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Few Associations Found between Mold and Other Allergen Concentrations in the Home versus Skin Sensitivity from Children with Asthma after Hurricane Katrina in the Head-Off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana Study by L. F. Grimsley, J. Wildfire, M. Lichtveld, S. Kennedy, J. M. El-Dahr, P. C. Chulada, R. Cohn, H. Mitchell, E. Thornton, M. Mvula, Y. Sterling, W. Martin, K. Stephens, L. White

“…Overall, 89% of the children tested positive to ≥1 indoor allergen, with allergen-specific sensitivities ranging from 18% to 67%. Allergen concentration was associated with skin sensitivity for 1 of 10 environmental triggers analyzed (cat). …”
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The Effects of MyChoices and LYNX Mobile Apps on HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use by Young US Sexual Minority Men: Results From a National Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie B Biello, Kenneth H Mayer, Hyman Scott, Pablo K Valente, Jonathan Hill-Rorie, Susan Buchbinder, Lucinda Ackah-Toffey, Patrick S Sullivan, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Albert Y Liu

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Slope classification of Slovenia and selected field survey results from the Slovenian Motorway Project: A dataset for studying the influence of geomorphic processes on the field survey's site discovery effectiveness (Data paper) by Luka Gruškovnjak

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Relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes and healthcare and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal resection cases: cross-sectional evidence from a nationwide sample of 232 German hospitals by Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Felix Walther, Martin Roessler, Peter Scriba, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Olaf Schoffer

“…In rectum resections hospital volume was protectively associated with death, renal failure and postoperative respiratory failure (ORs ranged from 0.7 to 0.8).Conclusions Transfer from other hospital and emergency admission are constantly associated with poor patient safety outcome. …”
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Integrative description of two new species of the Xenylla maritima species complex (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from Crete (Greece), with notes on the high intraspecific genetic divergence found in X. maritima Tullberg, 1869 by Dariusz Skarżyński, Barbara Valle, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz, David Porco

“… A classical taxonomic analysis of materials from several European museums as well as our own collection along with the analysis of DNA barcoding data (cox1) allowed us to determine the taxonomic status of Cretan forms included in the recently revised Xenylla maritima complex. …”
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Association between systemic immune-inflammation index and the risk of all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in the general population: results from national health and nutrition examination survey 2005–2018 by Siyu Wu, Zhao Liu, Xing Li, Shan Gao, Peng Xia

“…Methods 25,955 participants (≥ 20 years) were included from 2005 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and were divided into four groups according to the SII quartiles. …”
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Novel Development and Sensory Evaluation of Extruded Snacks from Unripe Banana (Musa ABB cv. Kluai ‘Namwa’) and Rice Flour Enriched with Antioxidant-Rich <i>Curcuma longa</i> Microcapsules by Nurulhusna Awaeloh, Surasak Limsuwan, Pinanong Na-Phatthalung, Thammarat Kaewmanee, Sasitorn Chusri

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Comparison of the Efficiency of Ultraviolet/Zinc Oxide (UV/ZnO) and Ozone/Zinc Oxide (O3/ZnO) Techniques as Advanced Oxidation Processes in the Removal of Trimethoprim from Aqueous Solutions by Moayede Taie, Abdolmajid Fadaei, Mehraban Sadeghi, Sara Hemati, Gashtasb Mardani

“…An increase in the reaction time from 5 to 25 minutes will cause the average elimination to increase from 84% to 94%. …”
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Nutritional safety and suitability of a specific protein hydrolysate manufactured by Fonterra Co‐operative Group Ltd derived from a whey protein concentrate and used in infant formula and follow‐on formula by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan de Henauw, Karen‐Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Angeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Laurence Castle, Mary Fewtrell, Hildegard Przyrembel, Ariane Titz, Dominique Turck

“…Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to deliver an opinion on the nutritional safety and suitability for use in infant and follow‐on formula of a specific protein hydrolysate from whey protein concentrate manufactured by Fonterra Co‐operative Group Ltd. …”
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