Impact of Renal Replacement Therapy on Outcomes of Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: A Cohort Study by Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti, Nauman ul Haq, Nayyer Mehmood, Danyal Hassan, Arsalan Ahmed, Wasim Tariq Malik, Haseeb Haider Zia, Mohammad Salih, Nusrat Yar Khan, Abid Ilyas, Nasir Ayub Khan

“…In the RRT group, serum ammonia level<100 mcg/dL was achieved in all patients. Seven (53.8%) patients in the no-RRT group and 11/11 (100%) in the RRT group were extubated and regained full consciousness after LDLT (p=0.013). …”
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Oral health-related conditions in Ecuador: A temporal trend analysis of hospital discharges from 2000-2023. by Verónica Baldeón, Adriana Hernández, Sthephany Tapia, Alejandro Rodriguez

“…<h4>Methods</h4>An ecological time-series study was conducted based on annual data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Ecuador. …”
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Incidence and determinants of mortality among patients with colorectal cancer in oncology centers of Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2024: multicenter retrospective follow up study by Getachew Tesfaw Walle, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Seteamlak Adane

“…Results The mean age of the participants was 48.6 years (SD ± 15). Median survival time was 23.8 months. The overall incidence rate or incidence density of a colorectal cancer mortality rate was 2.9 per 100 person-months (95% CI: 2.5–3.4). …”
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Early Efficacy of In Situ Fenestration with a Triple Chimney Technique for High-Risk Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Qingsong Wu, Heng Lu, Debin Jiang, Zhihuang Qiu, Javed Rashid, Linfeng Xie, Yue Shen, Liangwan Chen

“…There were no serious neurological complications or persistent endoleakage. The mean follow-up time was 21.4 ± 6.9 months. The patency rate of all branching stents was 100%, with no stent displacement, stenosis, or blockage observed. …”
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Pesticidal Activity of Sundarban Mangrove Plant Extracts against Sitophilus Pests and Identification of Active Constituents Using LC-MS by Md. Abdur Rahman, Rinku Rani Paul, Chaina Biswas, Hakima Akter, Razina Rouf, Sushmita Nath, Jamil A. Shilpi, Lutfun Nahar, Stayajit D. Sarker, Shaikh Jamal Uddin

“…Insecticidal activities of these plants are reported in this study for the first time and would be useful in promoting research aiming for the development of new biopesticides from mangrove plants.…”
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Fast and Sensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Using a Rapid Detection System Free of RNA Extraction by Liang Ma, Yanyan Fan, Xiaomu Kong, Yongwei Jiang, Hong Huang, Meimei Zhao, Yi Liu, Peng Gao, Yong Cui, Yongtong Cao

“…The high sensitivity and short time to results of approximately 35 minutes may impact earlier infection control and disease management.…”
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Examining sufficiency and equity in the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan: a longitudinal study by Yuichi Imanaka, Susumu Kunisawa, Koji Hara, Tetsuya Otsubo

“…The number of physicians per 100 000 population had seemingly increased in all groups, with increases of 22.9% and 34.5% in urban groups with higher and lower initial physician supply, respectively. …”
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Temporal and geographical dynamics of early-onset Parkinson’s disease burden: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yong Li, Dianhui Tan, Cheng Luo, Junchen Chen

“…By 2021, the incidence reached 2.1 cases per 100,000 population, up from 1.0 in 1990. Males had a higher incidence (AAPC 2.3%) compared to females (AAPC 0.8%). …”
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Constant Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Green Sandstone during SHPB Tests Driven by Pendulum Hammer by S. H. Li, W. C. Zhu, L. L. Niu, F. Dai

“…The results demonstrated that a constant strain rate (100 s−1) lasting for 70 μs was achieved with the 8# hammer (3.7 kg; curvature radius, diameter, and length of 100, 70, and 126.3 mm, resp.). …”
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Prevalence of Tactile Hallucination of Phone Vibration among Individuals Aged 18–22 Years by Tanisha Sunil Mali, Trupti Yadav

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Rapid Screening and Estimation of Binding Constants for Interactions of Fe3+ with Two Metalloproteins, Apotransferrin and Transferrin, Using Affinity Mode of Capillary Electrophore... by Mohammed Al Bratty, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Sadique A. Javed, Zia Ur Rehman, Asim Najmi, Karam A. El-Sharkawy

“…However, transferrin exhibited significant interactions with the metal ion at 50 and 100 μmol/mL (ΔR/Rf = 0.0114 and 0.0201, resp.) concentrations and apotransferrin showed strong binding interactions (ΔR/Rf = −0.0254 and 0.0205, resp.) at relatively higher Fe3+ concentrations of 100 and 250 μmol/mL. …”
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Untreated exstrophy-epispadias complex: outcomes of Indiana pouch and primary abdominal wall closure by Niraj Kumar, Avishek Mandal, Sandeep Kumar, Siddharth Yadav, Somanath Karmungikar, Pawan Vasudeva

“…The objective and subjective success rates were 100% and 100%, respectively. Conclusion Indiana pouch continent cutaneous urinary diversion is a feasible option with acceptable complication rates. …”
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First report of Haemaphysalis bispinosa, molecular-geographic relationships of Ixodes granulatus and a new Dermacentor species from Vietnam by Sándor Hornok, Jenő Kontschán, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Dat Van Nguyen, Khanh Ngoc Phuong Ho, Tamás Görföl, Yuanzhi Wang, Róbert Farkas, Thanh Thi Ha Dao

“…This tick species is recorded here, for the first time to our knowledge, as parasitizing lorises in Vietnam and its region. …”
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Utility of Cand PCR in the Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Pregnant Women by Eduardo García-Salazar, Paola Betancourt-Cisneros, Xóchitl Ramírez-Magaña, Hugo Díaz-Huerta, Erick Martínez-Herrera, María Guadalupe Frías-De-León

“…Cand PCR presented an S = 65%, E = 100%, PPV = 100% and NPV = 91%. Cand PCR showed low sensitivity for detecting <i>Candida</i> spp. directly from vaginal swabs, but it was useful for identifying the etiologic agent and reducing the time to obtain the result, which is usually at least 48 h.…”
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Effects of Different Cooking Methods on the Contents and Activities of Active Substances in Shiitake Mushroom Digested in Vitro in Simulated Gastrointestinal Juices by YAO Fen, LIU Hongxia, FAN Xiuzhi, SHI Defang, YIN Chaomin, GAO Hong, ZHANG Yu, YAO Wang

“…The release of total flavonoids decreased with roasting time, while the release of all other bioactive substances had no significant correlation with cooking time. …”
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Pengembangan Aplikasi Berlatih Membaca Cepat Berbahasa Inggris Berbasis Progressive Web App dengan Metode Prototyping by Muhammad Fajar Alfath, Lutfi Fanani, Agi Putra Kharisma

“…Each feature achieved a 100% validity rate in effectiveness testing. Moreover, efficiency testing revealed a task completion time of 0.156 tasks per second. …”
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Disease Burden and Harm of Osteoarthritis by WU Haotian, LIN Jianhao

“…In 2019, approximately 530 million people suffered from osteoarthritis, with the age-standardized incidence rate of 492.2 per 100 000, the age-standardized prevalence rate of 6348.3 per 100 000 and the age-standardized rate of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of 228.0 per 100 000. …”
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A Comparative Study of Vitamin C Concentrations in Two Selected Wild Fruits in Itojo Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akankwatsa, Marither

“…The study found that the vitamin C concentration in three varieties of Horn melon (X1, X2, and X3) was 7.02 mg/100g, 7.39 mg/100g, and 6.49 mg/100g respectively. …”
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Differentiating Between Perfluorohexyloctane Ophthalmic Solution and Water-Free Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Solution 0.1% for Dry Eye Disease: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Char... by Laura M. Periman, Darrell E. White, Douglas Katsev

“…In vitro, PFHO demonstrated a substantially lower evaporation rate versus PFBP or human meibum, as well as a significantly longer ocular surface residence time. Ex vivo, PFHO demonstrated a longer ocular surface residence time than PFBP. …”
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Strength, extent and duration of secondary hyperalgesia induced by high-frequency electrical stimulation of the foot compared to the volar forearm of healthy human volunteers. by Louisien Lebrun, Cédric Lenoir, Caterina Leone, Emanuel N van den Broeke, Ombretta Caspani, Andreas Schilder, Bernhard Pelz, Andrea Truini, Rolf-Detlef Treede, André Mouraux

“…HFS to the foot induced a significant increase in pinprick sensitivity of the surrounding skin, similar in magnitude to the increase at the forearm, and decaying similarly over time (half-lives 150 vs. 221 min). The radius of secondary hyperalgesia was smaller at the foot (22 mm) compared to the forearm (38 mm, p < 0.001), and decreased more rapidly over time (53 vs. 87 min, p < 0.01). …”
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