Identification of the optimal candidates to benefit from surgery and chemotherapy among elderly female breast cancer patients with bone metastases by Yuchen Hu, Junfeng Tang, Xiaofeng Liu, Yusheng Sun, Baojun Gong, Qing Gao

“…The calibration curves indicated that the nomogram’s predictions closely matched the observed outcomes. The nomogram’s AUC for forecasting OS at 12, 24, and 36 months was 0.753, 0.748, and 0.745 in the training cohort, and 0.744, 0.723, and 0.723 in the validation cohort. …”
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Dynamics of endothelial function in patients with arterial hypertension with different cardiovascular risk against the background of antihypertensive therapy by N.O. Pertseva, T.S. Turlyun, N.A. Sanina

“…The aim of the work was to investigate the dynamics of endothelial markers in patients with arterial hypertension with different cardiovascular risk under the influence of the prescribed treatment during a year of observation. The first group (with a moderate risk of cardiovascular events) included 48 patients with arterial hypertension (AH). …”
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Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD-NET): a naturalistic pilot trial during the COVID-... by Elisabeth Kohls, Sabrina Baldofski, Julia Scholl, Oskar Flygare, Lina Lundström, Ursula Beyrich-Kolbus, Marc Steinbrecher, Christian Rück, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…No significant differences were observed in quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) or psychological distress (Mini-SCL GSI) scores between baseline and post-treatment, in either the ITT or completer analyses. …”
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Warm and humid environment induces gut microbiota dysbiosis and bacterial translocation leading to inflammatory state and promotes proliferation and biofilm formation of certain ba... by Yinrui Guo, Jianlang He, Shaojie Li, Shiqi Zou, Haiting Zhang, Xin Yang, Jian Wang

“…In the model group, fungal translocation was observed, potentially triggering an inflammatory response. …”
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Clozapine for Treatment-Resistant Disruptive Behaviors in Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder Aged 10-17 Years: Protocol for an Open-Label Trial by André Luiz Schuh Teixeira da Rosa, Marina Ribeiro Barreto da Costa, Gabriela Bezerra Sorato, Felipe de Moura Manjabosco, Érica Bonganhi de Bem, Lucas Dellazari, Arthur Bezerra Falcão, Lucas de Oliveira Cia, Olivia Sorato Bezerra, Rogério Boff Borges, Luis Augusto Rohde, Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins

“…In addition to these, disruptive behaviors (DB), including aggression, self-injury, and severe tantrums, are frequently observed in pediatric patients with ASD. The atypical antipsychotics risperidone and aripiprazole, currently the only Food and Drug Administration–approved treatments for severe DB in patients with ASD, often encounter therapeutic failure or intolerance. …”
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Transition to competent oral feeding in preterm infants: Analyzing timing and determinants by Gabriela Bolea Muguruza, Cristina de Frutos Martínez, M. Teresa Tamayo Martínez, Judith Martín Corral

“…Population and methods: Observational, longitudinal and prospective study in VLBW infants over a period of 7 years (2016–2022). …”
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A novel methodology for assessing the hygroscopicity of aerosol filter samples by N. Raparthi, A. S. Wexler, A. S. Wexler, A. S. Wexler, A. S. Wexler, A. M. Dillner

“…Our preliminary experiments revealed that, without the pouch, water uptake measurements were not feasible due to rapid water loss during weighing. Additionally, we observed some absorption by the aluminum pouch itself. …”
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Genomic insights into genetic diversity and seed coat color change in common bean composite populations by Eva Plestenjak, Eva Plestenjak, Mohamed Neji, Lovro Sinkovič, Vladimir Meglič, Barbara Pipan

“…Genetic diversity metrics such as nucleotide diversity (π), observed heterozygosity (Ho), expected heterozygosity (He) and allelic richness (Ar) were calculated. …”
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Factors Affecting Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Hemodialysis Patients: A Multicenter Study by Selen T, Merhametsiz Ö, Öneç K, Ercan Z, İslam M, Altun G, Pınar M, Demir ME

“…In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, dialysis duration and education level were identified as independent factors predicting a higher level of knowledge about the pneumococcal vaccine (p=0.038, 0.040, and p=0.010).Conclusion: It was observed that awareness and vaccination rates regarding influenza and pneumococcal vaccines were lower in our patients than recommended. …”
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Analisis Perilaku Entitas untuk Pendeteksian Serangan Internal Menggunakan Kombinasi Model Prediksi Memori dan Metode PCA by Rahmat - Budiarto, Yanif Dwi Kuntjoro

“…Each hierarchy level remembers frequently observed temporal sequences of input patterns and generates labels or 'names' for these sequences. …”
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The use of zeolite, active carbon, and clove oil in closed transportation of giant freshwater prawn juvenile by Rahma Vida Anandasari, Eddy Supriyono, Odang Carman, Kukuh Adiyana

“…The highest survival of the prawn was observed in group C. The result showed the combination of 20 g/L zeolite + 10 g/L active carbon + 4.67 µL/L clove oil in the water is suitable for closed transportation system for juvenile giant freshwater prawn.   …”
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Lactational performance effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol supplementation to dairy cows: A meta-regression by L.F. Martins, M. Maigaard, M. Johansen, P. Lund, X. Ma, M. Niu, A.N. Hristov

“…To explain some of the production effects herein observed, ruminal fermentation data from 6 published studies were included in the meta-regression. …”
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Is lean mass quantity or quality the determinant of maximal fat oxidation capacity? The potential mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness by Edgardo Opazo-Díaz, Juan Corral-Pérez, Alejandro Pérez-Bey, Alberto Marín-Galindo, Adrián Montes-de-Oca-García, María Rebollo-Ramos, Daniel Velázquez-Díaz, Cristina Casals, Jesús-Gustavo Ponce-González

“…The aim is to analyze the associations of lean-mass, muscle strength and quality with fat oxidation parameters in young adults, considering the mediating role of VO2max.Methods A cross-sectional observational study. Eighty-one adults (50 males, 31 females; age 22.8 ± 4.4, BMI 25.70 ± 5.75, lean-mass 54.19 ± 8.78, fat-mass 18.66 ± 11.32) Body composition assessment by bioimpedance determine fat and lean-mass. …”
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Efficacy of the internet-based intervention “Cultivating our resilience” (CORE) for improving resilience and coping strategies in university students: A randomized controlled trial... by Rocio Herrero, Marvin Franke, Dennis Görlich, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Rosa Baños, Corinna Jacobi, Thomas Berger, Michael P. Schaub, Tobias Krieger, David D. Ebert, Cristina Botella

“…Although, a general time trend towards improvement in the resilience was observed in both groups. Participants in the CORE condition, compared to those in the WL condition, showed a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms in the short and long term (differences post-BL: d = 0.30, p = .0015; 6 M-BL: d = 0.18, p = .0857; 12 M-BL: d = 0.23, p = .0312) and depression in the short term. …”
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Immune-related adverse events with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors: insights from a real-world cohort of 2523 patients by Ting Yan, Minghui Long, Chaoyi Liu, Jiwen Zhang, Jiwen Zhang, Xingyu Wei, Xingyu Wei, Fei Li, Fei Li, Dehua Liao

“…Significant differences in patient gender, age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS), comorbidities, PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors, and treatment modalities were observed between the irAEs and non-irAEs groups, but not between the multiple irAEs and single irAE groups. …”
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Arginase-1-specific T cells target and modulate tumor-associated macrophages by Mads Hald Andersen, Inés Lecoq, Ayako Wakatsuki Pedersen, Evelina Martinenaite, Shamaila Munir Ahmad, Maria Perez-Penco, Lucia Lara de la Torre, Marion Chapellier, Lars Rønn Olsen, Mia Aaboe-Jørgensen, Hannah Jorinde Glöckner, Anne Mette Askehøj Rømer

“…These CD4+Arg1-specific T cells were able to reprogram TCM-conditioned macrophages as observed by increased expression of CD80 and HLA-DR.Conclusions TAMs may be directly targeted and modulated by Arg1-specific CD4+T cells. …”
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Evaluation of Yield, Yield Component and Usefulness Indices of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Maize (Zea mays) Intercropping under Inoculation with Rhizobium phaseoli by Ebrahim Zolfagari Kotbehsara, Peyman Sharifi, Mohammad Hossein Ansari

“…The highest LER and Relative Crowding Coefficient (RCC) were observed in the planting ratio of 75% bean + 25% maize under inoculated conditions, indicating that inoculation enhanced the yield of both species compared to non-inoculated conditions. …”
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Hubungan Jenis Organ dan Jumlah Organ yang Mengalami Gangguan dengan Prognosis dan Outcome pada Pasien Malaria Falciparum Berat di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Riche Anggresti, Nuzulia Irawati, Roza Kurniati Kurniati

“…This research was did use observational analytic with cross sectional design in January 2014 until March 2014 at the medical records RSUP M. …”
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Validación y adaptación cultural al español de la Rúbrica de retroalimentación del desempeño quirúrgico (SPR) by Jaime Andrés Leal, Daniela Gutiérrez Zúñiga, Stephanie Renza, Felipe Valbuena

“…Methods: A prospective observational study of cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the SPR was conducted from May 2020 to September 2021. …”
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Water and nitrogen regulation strategy for wolfberry farmland based on nitrogen balance in the Yellow River irrigation districts of Gansu Province, China by Minhua Yin, Rongrong Tian, Yi Ling, Yuqing Yang, Yanlin Ma, Yanxia Kang, Guangping Qi, Jinghai Wang

“…In contrast, the lowest level was observed under the W3N0 treatment at 90.13 kg·ha−1, which was reduced by 12.25%−51.59% compared with other treatments. (3) The soil N2O flux (28.50–433.41 ug·m−2·h−1) and total emissions (0.40–1.67 kg·ha−1) increased with increased irrigation and nitrogen application. (4) The W1N1 treatment showed the highest nitrogen productivity (14.29 kg·kg−1), absorption efficiency (0.85 kg·kg−1), and recovery efficiency (27.14%), outperformed other treatments by 0.64–10.94 kg·kg−1, 0.10−0.65 kg·kg−1, and 2.52–18.80%, respectively. …”
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