Validation of insurance claims data on aetiology, surgical type and prosthesis for isolated valve surgery: a retrospective observational surgery by Shao-Wei Chen, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Pao-Hsien Chu, An-Hsun Chou, Chun-Yu Chen, Feng-Cheng Chang, Yi‐Hsin Chan, Chia-Pin Lin, Yu-Ting Cheng, Bo-Cheng Hou, Jo-Ting Huang

“…However, validation studies specific to Asia are lacking. This study validated the coding of valvular heart repair and replacement surgeries in Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) Research Database using International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) codes.Methods This retrospective observational study used data from the Chang Gung Research Database between 2015 and 2018, identifying 1171 patients using Taiwanese NHI reimbursement codes. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence and clinical implications of anatomical variants of the hepatic portal vein by Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Benjamín Rodríguez-Osorio, Cristian Salgado-Torres, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Alejandro Bruna-Mejías, Roberto Avila-Sepulveda, Álvaro Becerra-Farfán, Macarena Rodríguez-Luengo, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Guinevere Granite, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza

“…Of these 21 articles, the topics studied came mainly from Europe and Asia, with three (n = 554; 1.08%) and 11 articles (n = 50,090; 97.75%) respectively, also having six articles from North America (n = 442; 0.86%) and one from Africa (n = 158; 0.31%), discarding the articles from Oceania and South America. …”
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Exploring the anticancer potential of extracts and compounds from the heartwood of Cotinus coggygria Scop. wild growing in Serbia by Ivana Pašić, Miroslav Novaković, Vele Tešević, Slobodan Milosavljević, Nina Petrović, Tatjana Stanojković, Ivana Z. Matić

“…Abstract Background Cotinus coggygria has a long history of use in traditional medicine in Europe and Asia. The aim of study was to explore the cytotoxicity of extracts (EE-ethanol, MME-methylene chloride/methanol, and WE-water) and compounds (butin, butein, fisetin, sulfuretin, taxifolin, eriodictyol, fustin, cotinignan A, sulfuretin auronol, 3-O-methylepifustin, 3-O-methylfustin, and sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucoside) isolated from C. coggygria. …”
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Assessing the effect of beta-propiolactone inactivation on the antigenicity and immunogenicity of cluster 2.1 duck Tembusu virus by Kanana Rungprasert, Wikanda Tunterek, Phornphisut Areeraksakul, Duangduean Prakairungnamthip, Chalida Sri-in, Navapon Techakriengkrai, Wijit Banlunara, Christine A. Jansen, Teerawut Nedumpun, Aunyaratana Thontiravong

“…Currently, several clusters of DTMUV exhibiting significant antigenic variation are circulating in Asia with distinct geographical distributions. Therefore, developing vaccines based on virus clusters specific to regions is essential. …”
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Microbes and metabolites of a plant-parasite interaction: Deciphering the ecology of Tetrastigma host choice in the world’s largest parasitic flower, Rafflesia by Jeanmaire Molina, Roche C. de Guzman, Rinat Abzalimov, Wenkai Huang, Anusha Guruprasad, Ronniel Pedales, Adhityo Wicaksono, Destiny Davis, John Rey Callado, Hans Bänziger, Piyakaset Suksathan, William Eaton, Pride Yin, Marco Bürger, Mick Erickson, Stephen Jones, James Adams, Susan Pell

“…Rafflesia, known for producing the world’s largest flowers, is a holoparasite found only in Southeast Asia's rapidly diminishing tropical forests. Completely dependent on its Tetrastigma host plants, Rafflesia grows covertly within its host until flowering, but the ecological factors driving host susceptibility are unknown. …”
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First detection and molecular characterization of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in India: evidence of a new variant in Karnataka by Jagadish B. Hiremath, M. Swathi, R. Ramamoorthy, M. Shijili, Damini Sharma, Divakar Hemadri, H. B. Chethankumar, K. P. Suresh, Sharanagouda S. Patil, Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi, S. P. Satheesha, B. R. Shome, Baldev Raj Gulati

“…It is highly prevalent in Southeast Asia, posing a threat of transboundary transmission to India. …”
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Prevalence of Japanese encephalitis in pigs in Mainland China during 2000–2024: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Xue-Tong Liu, Li-Dong Jiang, Yu-Ting Lin, Ran Zhao, Qi Wang, Shu-Ying Zhang, Shu-Ying Zhang, Shu-Ying Zhang, Emad Beshir Ata, Xin Liu, Yuan Wang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Cui Xu, Ying Xiao, Yi-Fan Wang, Xue Leng, Qing-Long Gong, Rui Du, Rui Du, Rui Du

“…BackgroundJapanese encephalitis (JE) is an acute viral disease transmitted mainly by mosquitoes, primarily affecting Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. This study aimed to analyze the factors contributing to JE occurrence in pigs across China.MethodsA systematic search was done using six databases for the published epidemiological studies on porcine JE, including the Chinese Web of Knowledge (CNKI), Wan Fang Database, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, VIP Chinese Journal Database, and PubMed.ResultsA meta-analysis of 31 studies from 2000 to 2024 found an overall prevalence of 35.2% (95% CI: 25.1–46.1). …”
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The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…Conclusion: This revision has a novel and principal aim: to collect information on the biomedicinal, chemical, and industrial applications of extracts from several species distributed across various regions of the world (Africa, South America, Asia, North America, Central America, and South America), providing an objective evaluation of the relevance of the studies cited here and their suitability for scientific scrutiny and systematic reproduction of the results obtained . …”
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Consecutive prediction of adverse maternal outcomes of preeclampsia, using the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models: A multicountry prospective observational study. by Guiyou Yang, Tünde Montgomery-Csobán, Wessel Ganzevoort, Sanne J Gordijn, Kimberley Kavanagh, Paul Murray, Laura A Magee, Henk Groen, Peter von Dadelszen

“…These women, admitted to maternity units in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Oceania, were diagnosed with preeclampsia at a median gestational age of 35.79 weeks between year 2003 and 2016. …”
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Identification of novel pQTL‐SNPs associated with lung adenocarcinoma risk: A multi‐stage study by Yutong Wu, Huiwen Xu, Liping Mao, Rongrong Zhao, Junfeng Chu, Lili Huang, Wendi Zhang, Yiran Liu, Qiong Chen, Xiaobo Tao, Siqi Li, Shenxuan Zhou, Anhui Ning, Zhenyu Li, Tian Tian, Lei Zhang, Jiahua Cui, Guangyu Tian, Minjie Chu

“…The associations between selected pQTL‐SNPs and LUAD risk were evaluated by Female Lung Cancer Consortium in Asia GWAS (FLCCA GWAS). Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is used to determine the levels of candidate protein. …”
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Long-term trends and patterns in ultra-processed food consumption among Korean adults from 1998 to 2022 by Hyeseung Lee, Yesol Yim, Yerin Cho, Jiyeon Oh, Soeun Kim, Yejun Son, Hyesu Jo, Seohyun Hong, Masoud Rahmati, Hanseul Cho, Jiyoung Hwang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Despite rising consumption due to Westernized diets in Asia, long-term studies targeting Asian adults are lacking. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Wind Erosion Climate Indices and Their Responses to Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Patterns in the Chinese Mollisol Region over the Past 61 Ye... by HU Wentao, ZHENG Fenli, GAO Xiaoyu, ZHENG Runhe, FU Jinxia, LI Zhi, ZHANG Jiaqiong

“…The spatial distribution of wind erosion climate indices in the Chinese Mollisol region showed an increasing and then decreasing trend from the northwest to the southeast, and topography was a crucial factor affecting the distribution of wind erosion climate indices. Moreover, the Asia Polar Vortex Intensity Index (APVII) was the most important circulation pattern affecting wind erosion climate indices, and the Pacific/North American Pattern (PNA) also had a significant impact on wind erosion climate indices. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“… Population ageing across the advanced economies (though not in large parts of Africa and Asia) has become a growing concern for academics, policy-makers and the public at large. …”
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