Detection of Pathogenic Serogroups and Virulence Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Beef and Beef Products Retailed in Gauteng Province, South Africa, Using Phenotypic and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Methods by James Gana, Nomakorinte Gcebe, Rebone Moerane, Yusuf B. Ngoshe, Khomotso Moabelo, Abiodun A. Adesiyun

“…Most (59%) cases originated from Gauteng province, South Africa. As a follow-up study to the outbreak, we used standard bacteriological and molecular methods to determine the prevalence of pathogenic and virulent serogroups of L. monocytogenes in various beef and beef products retailed in Gauteng province, South Africa. …”
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The Role of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Breast Implant Illness by Siham Azahaf, MD, Karlinde A. Spit, MD, Christel J.M. de Blok, MD, PhD, Peter Bult, MD, PhD, Prabath W.B. Nanayakkara, MD, PhD, FRCP

“…A retrospective review was performed of cases from the silicone outpatient clinic at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Needs of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Community based Cancer Awareness and Screening Programme: A Mixed Method Study from a Rural Area in Central Kerala, Southern India by L Meenu, N Divyamol, K Anupriya, TK Abdu Saleem

“…Materials and Methods: A mixed-method study was conducted in Kuzhalmannam Panchayath in Palakkad district of Kerala, India, among 30 ASHAs, for two-months from 15th August 2022 to 14th October 2022 in two phases. …”
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Comment on: FLT3 ligand kinetic profile predicts response to treatment in patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome / chronic myelomonocytic leukemia receiving CPX-351: a study from the Groupe Francophone des Myélodysplasies by Qian Yan, Jinlin Liu

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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Lenabasum, a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 Agonist, in Patients with Dermatomyositis with Refractory Skin Disease: Follow-Up Data from a 3-Year Open-Label Extension Study by Caroline J. Stone, Geeta Ahuja, Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes, Joy Poroye, Daniella Forman Faden, Lillian Xie, Rui Feng, Barbara White, Victoria P. Werth

“…Objectives: This study utilizes data from the open-label extension (OLE) phase of the lenabasum phase 2 trial and additional post-OLE follow-up data. …”
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Generation and characterization of an isogenic control line by correcting the BAG3 P209L mutation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) line from a patient with myofibrillar myopathy-6 by Kerstin Filippi, Isabelle Riße, Luke M. Judge, Bruce R. Conklin, Bernd K. Fleischmann, Michael Hesse

“…The isogenic induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) control line was generated by correcting for c.626C>T in iPSCs from MFM6-patient. Quality control was achieved by testing for pluripotency and differentiation into the three germ layers. …”
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In-depth feasibility study on conservative surgery, perioperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy, and external beam radiation therapy, with a focus on interstitial brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcomas: Insights from a single-institute experience by Purnima Thakur, Vineet Aggarwal, Manish Gupta, Anjali Azad, Naina Negi, Vishal Verma, Parul Sharma, Neeraj Parihar

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Hu Y. S., Wei H. J., Yu B., Yang O. X., Wang J., Wu J. Research on the vapor injection of two-stage rotary compressor / trans. from Engl. M. A. Fedorova by M. A. Fedorova

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Adjustment of the Framingham index by abdominal aortic calcification scores enables a more accurate prediction of long-term cardiac events in general population aged 40 years and above: evidence from NHANES 2013–2014 by Xiao-Jun Liu, Li Wang, Li-sha Zhang, Li-Fei Cao, Zhao-Fei Wan, Jia-Hong Xue, Yan-Ru He, Xin-Hong Wang, Xiao-Fang Bai

“…The predictive value of FRS significantly was improved by adding with AAC score [increase in AUC from 0.734 to 0.780, p < 0.0001; IDI = 0.007, p = 0.013 ]. …”
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Real world data on outcomes of anti-CD38 antibody treated, including triple class refractory, patients with multiple myeloma: a multi-institutional report from the Canadian Myeloma Research Group (CMRG) Database by A. Visram, A. De La Torre, D. White, J. Su, E. Masih-Khan, M. Chu, V. Jimenez-Zepeda, A. McCurdy, R. LeBlanc, K. Song, H. Mian, M. Louzada, M. Sebag, D. Bergstrom, J. Stakiw, A. Reiman, R. Kotb, M. Aslam, C. Venner, R. Kaedbey, E. Gul, D. Reece

“…The median PFS and OS from the start of subsequent therapy was 4.6 (95% CI 4.1–5.6) months and 13.3 (95% CI 10.6–16.6) months, respectively. …”
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Co-occurrence network and pattern of school lunch using big data and text-mining using data from the 2021–2023 school meal menu information on the NEIS open educational information portal: an exploratory study by Hyeyun Kang, Jimi Kim

“…Methods Between 2021 and 2023, a total of 7,892,456 lunch menus from 17 cities and provinces in South Korea were analyzed using big data from the National Education Information System (NEIS) system. …”
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Long non-coding RNA TINCR suppresses growth and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in human pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells: Insights from in vitro and in vivo studies by Wei Yuan, Zhu Ping

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Comparisons and Analyses of Thermospheric Mass Densities Derived from Global Navigation Satellite System–Precise Orbit Determination and an Ionization Gauge–Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector Onboard a Spherical Satellite at 520 km Altitude by Yujiao Jin, Xianguo Zhang, Maosheng He, Yongping Li, Xiangguang Meng, Jiangzhao Ai, Bowen Wang, Xinyue Wang, Yueqiang Sun

“…Thermospheric mass densities are investigated to explore their responses to solar irradiance and geomagnetic activity during the period from 31 October to 7 November 2021. Utilizing data from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) payload and an ionization gauge mounted on the Orbital Neutral Atmospheric Detector (OAD) payload onboard the QQ-Satellite, thermospheric mass densities are derived through two independent means: precise orbit determination (POD) and pressure measurements. …”
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Hybrid versus vaccine immunity of mRNA-1273 among people living with HIV in East and Southern Africa: a prospective cohort analysis from the multicentre CoVPN 3008 (Ubuntu) studyResearch in context by Nigel Garrett, Asa Tapley, Aaron Hudson, Sufia Dadabhai, Bo Zhang, Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, Jessica Andriesen, Azwidihwi Takalani, Leigh H. Fisher, Jia Jin Kee, Craig A. Magaret, Manuel Villaran, John Hural, Erica Andersen-Nissen, Guido Ferarri, Maurine D. Miner, Bert Le Roux, Eduan Wilkinson, Richard Lessells, Tulio de Oliveira, Jackline Odhiambo, Parth Shah, Laura Polakowski, Margaret Yacovone, Taraz Samandari, Zvavahera Chirenje, Peter James Elyanu, Joseph Makhema, Ethel Kamuti, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Sharlaa Badal-Faesen, William Brumskine, Soritha Coetzer, Rodney Dawson, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Andreas Henri Diacon, Samantha Fry, Katherine Margaret Gill, Zaheer Ahmed Ebrahim Hoosain, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Mubiana Inambao, Craig Innes, Steve Innes, Dishiki Kalonji, Margaret Kasaro, Priya Kassim, Noel Kayange, William Kilembe, Fatima Laher, Moelo Malahleha, Vongane Louisa Maluleke, Grace Mboya, Kirsten McHarry, Essack Mitha, Kathryn Mngadi, Pamela Mda, Tumelo Moloantoa, Cissy Kityo Mutuluuza, Nivashnee Naicker, Vimla Naicker, Anusha Nana, Annet Nanvubya, Maphoshane Nchabeleng, Walter Otieno, Elsje Louise Potgieter, Disebo Potloane, Zelda Punt, Jamil Said, Yashna Singh, Mohammed Siddique Tayob, Yacoob Vahed, Deo Ogema Wabwire, M. Juliana McElrath, James G. Kublin, Linda-Gail Bekker, Peter B. Gilbert, Lawrence Corey, Glenda E. Gray, Yunda Huang, Philip Kotze, Sharlaa Badal-Faesen, Kagisho Baepanye, Veronique Bailey, Katekani Baloyi-Oseh, Mumtaz Booley, Johannes Louis Botha, Yolande Brown, Valerie Brown, Lisa Bunts, Soritha Coetzer, Myron Cohen, Shirley Collie, Rodney Dawson, Pallabi Deb, Hana El Sahly, Jill El-Khorazaty, Andries Engelbrecht, Marianne Gildea, Dhevium Govender, Jen Hanke, Jayla Harris, Simone Hendricks, Nick Hopkinson, Haley Howell, Nzeera Ketter, Kentse Khuto, Faatima Laher Omar, Leolin Katsidzira, Kim Linton, James Ludwig, Bongile Mabilane, Matshidiso Malefo, Ndiitwani Mamushiana, Daciana Margineantu, Jeanine May, Fatima Mayat, Cindy Molitor, Yeshnee Naidoo, Michelle Nebergall, Alan Nguyen, Sarah Nikles, Bianca Noronha, Melissa Peda, Tamara Phiri, Shanthie Pillay, Sureshnee Pillay, Lori Proulx-Burns, Laurie Rinn, Lisa Sanders, Carrie Sopher, Smitha Sripathy, Michael Stirewalt, Houriiyah Tegally, Sara Thiebaud, Alicia Toledano, Stephanie Van Wyk, Shamaya Whitby, Stephany Wilcox, Eduan Wilkinson, Haven Wilvich, Charles Wiysonge, Nelisiwe Xaba, Ntokozo Xulu

“…Interpretation: Hybrid immunity was associated with superior protection from COVID-19 compared to vaccine immunity with the ancestral mRNA-1273 vaccine. …”
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New Robust PCA for Outliers and Heavy Sparse Noises’ Detection via Affine Transformation, the L∗,w and L2,1 Norms, and Spatial Weight Matrix in High-Dimensional Images: From the Perspective of Signal Processing by Peidong Liang, Habte Tadesse Likassa, Chentao Zhang, Jielong Guo

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Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotyping among healthy adult populations in the United States and Europe: results from the PROGRESS (PRevalence of Oral hpv infection, a Global aSSessment) studyResearch in context by Laia Alemany, Marisa Felsher, Anna R. Giuliano, Tim Waterboer, Haitham Mirghani, Hisham Mehanna, Craig Roberts, Ya-Ting Chen, Núria Lara, Mark Lynam, Mayara Torres, Montse Pedrós, Emilio Sanchez, Jacque Spitzer, Bradley Sirak, Beatriz Quirós, Gema Carretero, Sonia Paytubi, Edith Morais, Miquel Angel Pavón

“…Among men, any oral HPV prevalence ranged between countries from 6.6% to 15.0% and 1.8%–4.5% for high-risk (HR) types. …”
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