Application of urinary peptide-biomarkers in trauma patients as a predictive tool for prognostic assessment, treatment and intervention timing by Gökmen Aktas, Felix Keller, Justyna Siwy, Agnieszka Latosinska, Harald Mischak, Jorge Mayor, Jan Clausen, Michaela Wilhelmi, Vesta Brauckmann, Stephan Sehmisch, Tarek Omar Pacha

“…Preemptive personalized treatment aimed at preventing these events is a crucial objective of patient management; however, the currently available scoring systems provide only moderate guidance. …”
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Neurology care and the long-term outcomes of atrial fibrillation-related ischaemic stroke in China: median 3-year outcome from a high volume academic tertiary hospital by Nan Wu, Lian Zhang, Minglong Chen, Qi Wan, Zidun Wang, Fengming Wu, Xiaoyuan Gao, Yilan Yang, Mingfang Li

“…Objectives The initial medical contact of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischaemic stroke is often performed by neurologists. …”
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Psychotherapy 2.0 - Application context and effectiveness of sensor technology in psychotherapy with children and adolescents: A systematic review by Annika K. Alt, Anja Pascher, Lennart Seizer, Marlene von Fraunberg, Annette Conzelmann, Tobias J. Renner

“…Background: E-mental health applications have been increasingly used in the psychotherapeutic care of patients for several years. …”
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Compost from the food waste for organic production of cabbage, cauliflower, and radish under sub-tropical conditions by Neha Kumari, Anit Sharma, Mamta Devi, Atif Zargar, Sunny Kumar, Umesh Thakur, Ajay Bhatia, Khushboo Badhan, Sunaina Chandel, Arpana Devi, Kriti Sharma, Shweta Kumari, Mussarat Choudhary, Arup Giri

“…Purpose In the current scenario, food wastage is a significant concern throughout the world. …”
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Thermal Rejection Assessment: New Strategies for Early Detection by Irina Filz von Reiterdank, Irina Filz von Reiterdank, Irina Filz von Reiterdank, Irina Filz von Reiterdank, Rohil Jain, Rohil Jain, Eloi de Clermont-Tonnerre, Eloi de Clermont-Tonnerre, Eloi de Clermont-Tonnerre, Eloi de Clermont-Tonnerre, Alexandra Tchir, Alexandra Tchir, Curtis L. Cetrulo, Curtis L. Cetrulo, Alexandre G. Lellouch, Alexandre G. Lellouch, J. Henk Coert, Aebele B. Mink van der Molen, Shannon N. Tessier, Shannon N. Tessier, Korkut Uygun, Korkut Uygun

“…In Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA), this increases the difficulty of diagnosing rejection by clinical observation, which could be improved by noninvasive monitoring, thereby completely avoiding or aiding in guiding location for invasive diagnostics. …”
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High prevalence of the hotspot complement factor I p.Ile357Met pathogenic variant in Tunisian atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome patients: report of three new cases and review of t... by Asma Tajouri, Asma Tajouri, Asma Tajouri, Imen Ayadi, Imen Ayadi, Rimeh BenBrahim, Rimeh BenBrahim, Ikram Mami, Abir Boussetta, Hend Jlajla, Hend Jlajla, Yousr Zerzeri, Haifa Arbi Sassi, Jamila Ben Sassi, Hela Sahli, Lilia Laadhar, Lilia Laadhar, Tahar Gargah, Mohamed Karim Zouaghi, Maryam Kallel Sellami, Maryam Kallel Sellami

“…The recurrence of this variant in the Tunisian cohort led us to suggest that it could be characteristic of the Tunisian population.MethodsIn this context, we conducted the current study which included 8 adults and three children with suspected aHUS and decreased factor I levels, as well as one relative. …”
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Comparison of the indirect immunofluorescence assay and a commercial ELISA to detect KSHV antibodies by Valentin Leducq, Léa Ben Said, Sophie Sayon, Vincent Calvez, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Aude Jary

“…The current gold-standard method, the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), has a very good specificity of close to 100%, but a lower sensitivity of around 80–85%, which decreases to 64–67% in immunocompromised patients. …”
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In vivo Confocal Microscopy for Corneal and Ocular Surface Pathologies: A Comprehensive Review by Ramirez-Miranda A, Guerrero-Becerril J, Ramirez M, Vera-Duarte GR, Mangwani-Mordani S, Ortiz-Morales G, Navas A, Graue-Hernandez EO, Alio JL

“…Innovative applications include its use in regenerative therapies, such as adipose-derived stem cell implantation, demonstrating increases in keratocyte density and stromal integrity. …”
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Economic burden of PTSD in the UK: a systematic review and economic analysis by Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Paul Montgomery-Marks, Clio Belle Weisman, Tamoghna Bose

“…We demonstrated that PTSD is a significantly larger burden on society and individuals than estimated and that we are gravely underquantifying the cost of this increasingly prevalent condition.…”
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Polyaniline/Ti₃C₂ MXene Composites with Artificial 3D Biomimetic Surface Structure of Natural Macaw Feather Applied for Anticorrosion Coatings by Chen-Cheng Chien, Yu-Hsuan Liu, Kun-Hao Luo, Ting-Yun Liu, Yi-Ting Kao, Shih-Harn Yang, Jui-Ming Yeh

“…The corrosion resistance of the PMC coatings, evaluated via Tafel polarization and Nyquist impedance measurements, shows that increasing the MXene loading up to 5 wt % shifts the corrosion potential (E_corr) on steel from −588 mV to −356 mV vs. …”
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of suicidality in opioid use disorder: a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial by Victor M. Tang, Bernard Le Foll, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, An-Li Wang, Leslie Buckley, Daniel M. Blumberger, Daphne Voineskos

“…Conclusion We present the first data piloting a structural neuroimaging-guided, multi-session rTMS treatment course in outpatients with suicidality and OUD in the current North American context. Recruitment and retention were the main challenges given the highly unstable medical and psychosocial context of this patient population. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Cholera in the Russian Federation in 2023 and Forecast for 2024 by A. Yu. Popova, A. K. Noskov, E. B. Ezhlova, V. D. Kruglikov, E. V. Monakhova, O. S. Chemisova, A. A. Lopatin, S. M. Ivanova, O. A. Podoynitsyna, A. S. Vodop’yanov, D. A. Levchenko, I. V. Savina

“…The risks of epidemic manifestations of cholera are especially high in the territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation which are under ongoing emergency, due to migration processes, and the impact of other risk-forming factors that contribute to an increase in the degree of contact of the population with water bodies contaminated with cholera vibrios. …”
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Monkeypox virus (MPXV) isolation from longitudinal samples of 11 patients to infer risk of onwards transmission by Dr Helen Callaby, Dr Janie Olver, Ms Kirsty Emery, Dr Kevin Richards, Dr Marian Killip, Dr Natalie Groves, Dr Jake Dunning, Professor Malcolm G Semple, Professor J Kenneth Baillie, Dr Tommy Rampling, Dr Catherine F Houlihan

“…A decrease in mean MPXV Ct values from day 0 to 7 correlates to an increase in MPXV nucleic acid production, indicative of MPXV replication. …”
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Рreventive efficacy of interferon -2b in the COVID-19 pandemic by Zh. B. Ponezheva, A. A. Grishaeva, I. V. Mannanova, A. N. Kupchenko, S. B. Yatsyshina, S. V. Krasnova, V. V. Malynovskaya, V. G. Akimkin

“…The amount of infected people has already exceeded 48 million, and more than 1 million deaths have been registered. A steady increase of new cases of COVID-19 is currently observed on the territory of the Russian Federation. …”
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Effects of ibrutinib and venetoclax on the expression of immune checkpoint molecules in leukemic blasts of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Armin Dozandeh-Jouybari, Fatemeh Mousavi-Mirkalaei, Saeid Taghiloo, Hossein Karami, Mohammad Naderisorki, Ehsan Zaboli, Mohammad Eslami-Jouybari, Tohid Kazemi, Hossein Asgarian-Omran

“…By elucidating the precise underlying mechanisms, these drugs could emerge as promising therapeutic options, particularly in the context of combination therapy for ALL.…”
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Implementation of a digital nurse to improve the use of digital health applications (DiGA) for older people with depressive disorders (DiGA4Aged): a randomized proof of concept stu... by Anna Mai, Magdalena Pape, Theresa Sophie Busse, Katharina Kunde, Jennifer Bosompem, Chantal Giehl, Ina Carola Otte, Stephan Herpertz, Georg Juckel, Ida Haussleiter, Rainer Wirth, Horst Christian Vollmar, Nina Timmesfeld, Jan Dieris-Hirche

“…Discussion In Germany, the approved DiGA are currently little used, especially by people with a low digital affinity. …”
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Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling to Assess Biobehavioral Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Thailand: Cross-Sectional Study by Watcharapol Srinor, Suvimon Tanpradech, Panupit Thiengtham, Samart Karuchit, Charif Naksuk, Thitipong Yingyong, Thananda Naiwatanakul, Sanny Northbrook, Wolfgang Hladik

“… Abstract BackgroundRespondent-driven sampling (RDS) is the current standard for sampling key populations at risk for HIV infections but is usually limited to local implementation in single towns or cities. …”
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Advancing the therapeutic effectiveness of paclitaxel in chronic lymphocytic leukemia through the simultaneous inhibition of NOTCH1 and SF3B1 by Shiva Abolhasani, Armin Mahmoud salehi Khesht, Atefeh Khodakarami, Ali Masjedi, Bentolhoda Rashidi, Sepideh Izadi, Fatemeh Karimian Noukabadi, Vahid Karpisheh, Khatereh Torabi Poudeh, Pooya Jalali, Zahra Salehi, Rafieh Bagherifar, Seyyed Sina Hejazian, AliAkbar Movassaghpour, Abbas Ali Hosseinpour Feizi, Farhad Jadidi

“…Overexpression of the splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1) and neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 (NOTCH1) factors is typically found in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), leading to the development of chemotherapy resistance. Objective The current investigation aims to evaluate the chemosensitivity of CLL cells by blocking NOTCH1 and SF3B1 using chitosan lactate (CL) nanoparticles (NPs). …”
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Characterizing obesity: A qualitative study by Tim Bober, Flor Cameron, Lane Alexander, J.G. Luiggi-Hernandez, David Rometo, Linda-Marie Lavenburg, Haley Grant, Emily Klawson, Autumn R. Boyer, Kathleen M. McTigue, Julie Gouveia-Pisano, Avani Patel, Lisa Tarasenko, Jannette Escobar, Allison Brenner, Scott M. Vouri, Feng Dai, Megan E. Hamm

“…In addition to bariatric surgery and behavioral weight management, several effective anti-obesity medications have emerged in the last ten years and become increasingly available. The goal of this qualitative study is to explore the perspectives of people with obesity (PwO), health professionals (HPs), and payors on obesity management and treatments. …”
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Oral-Delivery Lactococcus lactis expressing cherry fusion lactoferrin peptides against infection of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in chickens by Zhuoran Li, Xueying Wang, Dianzhong Zheng, Fuzhen Han, Yue Li, Han Zhou, Jiaxuan Li, Wen Cui, Yanping Jiang, Xiaona Wang, Weichun Xie, Lijie Tang

“…Additionally, LL-EFLmC treatment resulted in a significant increase in serum IgG and intestinal mucus SIgA levels. …”
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