Degradation of Benzotriazole from aqueous solutions: A synergistic effect of nano- Fe2O3@Alg-TiO2 on UV/Fe2O3@Alg-TiO2 process by Seyedeh Elahe Badiei Khairabadi, Hasan Rahmani, Mohammad Bagher Miranzadeh, Rouhullah Dehghani, Fatemeh Atoof

“…Also, the efficiency of the process in removing contaminants from the Saline, real raw sewage after activated, and after activated sludge and stabilization ponds was 23%, 47%, and 51%, respectively. …”
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High-resolution observation per 1.5 h revealed prominent time-dependent daily contamination variations of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives PPDQs in PM2.5 from central China by Zifang Peng, Shijiao Hou, Qingyun He, Fangcheng Su, Lishun Ren, Congcong Pei, Dan Yin, Yanhao Zhang, Yanjie Huang, Shusheng Zhang, Zongwei Cai

“…In this work, an innovative study was conducted to investigate their precise daily pollution characteristics and health risks based on high-resolution collected PM2.5 samples every 1.5 hours in one week in Zhengzhou, a megacity continuously suffers from serious air contamination in central China. …”
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Can real-time surveillance systems of suspected suicide accurately reflect national suicide rates? Age-specific and sex-specific findings from the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in England: an observational study by Nav Kapur, Louis Appleby, Pauline Turnbull, Su-Gwan Tham, Saied Ibrahim, Cathryn Rodway

“…There has to date been no national examination of suicide recorded by RTS systems by sex or age group during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods We used data from established RTS systems of suspected suicides in England, in 10 areas covering a total population ~13 million, to examine overall suicide numbers and rates from the pre-pandemic months of January–March 2020, to the end of 2021, by sex and by age group, through different phases of the pandemic.Results From January 2020 to December 2021, there were 2923 suspected suicides recorded by RTS systems in the 10 areas providing data. …”
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Elżbieta Wojnowska, Thematic catalogue of 17th-century organ tablatures from the Liegnitz Bibliotheca Rudolphina = Katalog tematyczny utworów w siedemnastowiecznych tabulaturach organowych z legnickiej kolekcji Bibliotheca Rudolphina, Warszawa 2016 by Barbara Wiermann

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Impact of Anterior Commissure Involvement and Frozen Guided Resections on Oncological Outcomes after Laser Cordectomy in Early Glottic Cancers – A 10-year Retrospective Analysis from a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in India by Elizabeth Mathew Iype, Ankit Vishwani, Bipin T Varghese, Shaji Thomas, Sahya S Lal

“…Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis of patients with early glottic cancer (Tis, T1) who underwent TLM in a tertiary cancer center in South India from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2019. All patients were identified from the hospital registry. …”
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The role of the estimated glomerular filtration rate and body roundness index in the risk assessment of uric acid-lowering therapy-resistant gout in U.S. adults: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007–2018) by Mengyuan Zhu, Xingqiang Wang, Zining Peng, Weitian Yan, Qian Deng, Meihui Li, Nian Liu, Ling Zhang

“…Objective To explore the risk factors for uric acid-lowering therapy-resistant gout (UALT-RG) and its relationships with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), body roundness index (BRI), and visceral adiposity index (VAI) via 2007–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.Methods We calculated the BRI using waist circumference and standing height; the VAI using triglycerides (TGs), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and body mass index (BMI); and the eGFR from serum creatinine levels. We also collected gout data. …”
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Urban Scenic Spot Activity Center Investment: Strategic Construction Company Selection Using the Grey System-II Thinking Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal Solution Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method by Shuo Zhang, Moses Olabhele Esangbedo

“…Second, the Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal Solution (CRADIS) method was incorporated into the Grey Systems Theory (GST), resulting in the development of the Grey-CRADIS method, which was applied to rank seven contractors for constructing activity centers across four urban scenic spots. …”
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One-pot fabrication of highly porous morphology of ferric oxide-ferric oxychloride/poly-O-chloroaniline nanocomposite seeded on poly-1H pyrrole: Photocathode for green hydrogen generation from natural and artificial seawater by Rabia Mohamed, Alnuwaiser Maha Abdallah

“…Furthermore, the photocathode demonstrates excellent sensitivity to various photon energies across wavelengths ranging from 730 to 340 nm, achieving J ph values of −0.0145 and −0.012 mA/cm2, respectively. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus Plus Exemestane in Postmenopausal Women with Treatment-refractory Hormone Receptor-positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-negative Advanced Breast Cancer: Analysis from EVEREXES Taiwan Subset by Yuan-Ching Chang, Kun-Ming Rau, Dar-Ren Chen, Tsu-Yi Chao, Ming-Feng Hou, Chiun-Sheng Huang*

“…Background: This phase IIIb, open-label study enrolled patients from nine Asian and Middle Eastern countries to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination therapy in underrepresented patient populations from the Breast Cancer Trials of Oral Everolimus-2 (BOLERO-2). …”
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From Ca2+ dysregulation to heart failure: β-adrenoceptor activation by RKIP postpones molecular damages and subsequent cardiac dysfunction in mice carrying mutant PLNR9C by correction of aberrant Ca2+-handling by Theresa Brand, Bettina Tanitha Baumgarten, Sabrina Denzinger, Yvonne Reinders, Miriam Kleindl, Constanze Schanbacher, Florian Funk, Nilgün Gedik, Mahmood Jabbasseh, Petra Kleinbongard, Jan Dudek, Julia Szendroedi, Elen Tolstik, Kai Schuh, Martina Krüger, Dobromir Dobrev, Friederike Cuello, Albert Sickmann, Joachim P. Schmitt, Kristina Lorenz

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How does community health feature in Global Financing Facility planning documents to support reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNAH-N)? insights from six francophone West African countries by Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Orokia Sory, Issa Kaboré, Yamba Kafando, Rosie Steege, Asha S. George, Meghan Bruce Kumar

“…Methods We conducted a content analysis on Investment Cases and Project Appraisal Documents from selected countries, and set out the scope of the analysis and the key search terms. …”
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Effect of Treatment Delay, Stroke Type, and Thrombolysis on the Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate, a Nitric Oxide Donor, on Outcome after Acute Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient from Randomised Trials by Philip M. Bath, Lisa Woodhouse, Kailash Krishnan, Craig Anderson, Eivind Berge, Gary A. Ford, Thompson G. Robinson, Jeffrey L. Saver, Nikola Sprigg, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Blood pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration (BASC)

“…We assessed the safety and efficacy of NO donors using individual patient data (IPD) from completed trials. Methods. Randomised controlled trials of NO donors in patients with acute or subacute stroke were identified and IPD sought from the trialists. …”
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An evaluation of solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting as a cleaning method to remove soot from textiles after smouldering fire and fire, with the possibility to transfer the method to historical textiles within a museum context by Mari Grønlund

“…The main issue for the master dissertation was to evaluate if solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting as a cleaning method could be used to remove soot from textiles after smouldering fire, with the possibility to transfer the method to historical textiles. …”
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Analysis of the Heterogeneity of CD4+CD25+ T Cell TCR β CDR3 Repertoires in Breast Tumor Tissues, Lung Metastatic Tissues, and Spleens from 4T1 Tumor-Bearing BALB/c Mice by Teng Zhang, Fangfang Duan, Danhua Su, Long Ma, Jiezuan Yang, Bin Shi, Xiaoyan He, Rui Ma, Suhong Sun, Xinsheng Yao

“…To study the homogeneity and heterogeneity of CD4+CD25+ T cells receptor β-chain complementarity determining region 3 (TCR β CDR3) repertoires in breast tumor tissues, lung metastatic tissues, and spleens from 4T1 tumor-bearing BALB/c mice. We used high-throughput sequencing to analyze the characteristics and changes of CD4+CD25+ TCR β CDR3 repertoires among tumor tissues, lung metastatic tissues, and spleens. …”
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New Oxygenated Methoxy-<i>p</i>-Cymene Derivatives from Leopard’s Bane (<i>Doronicum columnae</i> Ten., Asteraceae) Essential Oil: Synthesis Facilitating the Identification of Isomeric Minor Constituents in Complex Matrices by Milan Ž. Dimitrijević, Marko Z. Mladenović, Milica D. Nešić, Milan S. Dekić, Vidak N. Raičević, Niko S. Radulović

“…In this work, GC-MS analysis, synthesis, and spectral techniques (UV, IR, MS, and NMR) were employed to identify 83 constituents in the essential oil from <i>D. columnae</i> roots, which accounted for 98.1% of the total GC-peak area. …”
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Prediction model for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with mortality using machine learning in three independent cohorts from South Korea, Japan, and the UK: a model development and validation studyResearch in context by Hayeon Lee, Seung Ha Hwang, Seoyoung Park, Yunjeong Choi, Sooji Lee, Jaeyu Park, Yejun Son, Hyeon Jin Kim, Soeun Kim, Jiyeon Oh, Lee Smith, Damiano Pizzol, Sang Youl Rhee, Hyunji Sang, Jinseok Lee, Dong Keon Yon

“…Methods: We utilized data from three independent, large-scale, general population-based, and worldwide cohort studies. …”
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Post-traumatic pituitary stalk transection syndrome (PSTS) expeditiously manifested after a fall from a height combined with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a rare case report with review of literature by Yohei Ishiki, Atsuko Tamaki, Ken-ichiro Honma, Ken Yonaha, Takamitsu Yabiku, Taiki Teruya, Moriyuki Uehara, Yoshiro Nakayama, Rei Chinen, Tsugumi Uema, Sawako Nakachi, Shiki Okamoto, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…MRI revealed loss of the pituitary stalk, whilst the hyperintense signal from distal axon of hypothalamus was still identified. …”
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Adenomas from individuals with pathogenic biallelic variants in the MUTYH and NTHL1 genes demonstrate base excision repair tumour mutational signature profiles similar to colorectal cancers, expanding potential diagnostic and variant classification applications by Romy Walker, Jihoon E. Joo, Khalid Mahmood, Mark Clendenning, Julia Como, Susan G. Preston, Sharelle Joseland, Bernard J. Pope, Ana B.D. Medeiros, Brenely V. Murillo, Nicholas Pachter, Kevin Sweet, Allan D. Spigelman, Alexandra Groves, Margaret Gleeson, Krzysztof Bernatowicz, Nicola Poplawski, Lesley Andrews, Emma Healey, Steven Gallinger, Robert C. Grant, Aung K. Win, John L. Hopper, Mark A. Jenkins, Giovana T. Torrezan, Christophe Rosty, Finlay A. Macrae, Ingrid M. Winship, Daniel D. Buchanan, Peter Georgeson

“…Methods: Whole-exome sequencing of FFPE tissue and matched blood-derived DNA was performed on 9 adenomas and 15 CRCs from 13 biallelic MUTYH cases, on 7 adenomas and 2 CRCs from 5 biallelic NTHL1 cases and on 27 adenomas and 26 CRCs from 46 non-hereditary (sporadic) participants. …”
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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and modelling studyResearch in context by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Thus, we aimed to estimate the global trends in DUD mortality rates from 1990 to 2021 and future projections of DUD deaths until 2040 across 73 countries. …”
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Perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination among racially and ethnically diverse gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men with and without HIV in the US South: findings from qualitative individual in-depth interviews by Jake S. Waldman, Jorge Alonzo, Lilli Mann-Jackson, Sandy K. Aguilar-Palma, Manuel Garcia, Benjamin D. Smart, Scott D. Rhodes

“…Methods We collected, analyzed, and interpreted qualitative in-depth interview data from a diverse sample of GBMSM (N = 30) in North Carolina, USA. …”
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