Comparative evaluation of slide scanners, scan settings, and cytopreparations for digital urine cytology by Jen-Fan Hang, Yen-Chuan Ou, Wei-Lei Yang, Tang-Yi Tsao, Cheng-Hung Yeh, Chi-Bin Li, En-Yu Hsu, Po-Yen Hung, Yi-Ting Hwang, Tien-Jen Liu, Min-Che Tung

“…Results: The default mode had scanning success rates of 85.7% or 92.9%, depending on the scanner used. …”
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A stratified therapeutic model incorporated with studies on regulatory B cells for elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma by Wenjiao Tang, Yan Li, Zhongqing Zou, Jian Cui, Fangfang Wang, Yuhuan Zheng, Li Hou, Ling Pan, Bing Xiang, Hong Chang, Li Zhang, Ting Niu

“…Results Based on the CEMM2021 model, 147 patients had received at least one cycle of induction therapy, including bortezomib/dexamethasone (Bd) (n = 80), lenalidomide/dexamethasone (Rd) (n = 27), Bd with a third agent X (Bd + X) (n = 27), and other regimens (n = 13). …”
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Advanced superimposition method to evaluate the marginal and internal fit of ceramic crowns fabricated using heat pressing techniques by Nasser M. Alqahtani, Saurabh Chaturvedi, Mohamed Khaled Addas, Manar Fahad A. AlQahtani, Arwa Ahmed M. Alhudiry, Shahrah H. Qahtani, Mohammad A. Zarbah, Asim Elsir Elmahdi, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini

“…The all-ceramic crowns fabricated using a Medit intraoral scanner with an SLA 3DPrinter with a rounded shoulder finish line had the best marginal and internal fit.…”
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Disparities in Rotator Cuff Tear Progression Definitions and Rates by Mason J. Garcia, BS, Daniela Caro, MD, Maria Velasquez Hammerle, MD, Juan B. Villarreal, MD, Joseph P. DeAngelis, MD, MBA, FAOA, FAAOS, Arun J. Ramappa, MD, Ara Nazarian, PhD

“…Patients who were initially asymptomatic and became symptomatic had higher progression rates (33%–63%) than those who remained asymptomatic (4%–38%). …”
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The C-terminus of non-structural protein 1 (NS1) in H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 avian influenza virus affects virus fitness in human cells and virulence in mice by Claudia Blaurock, Ulrike Blohm, Christine Luttermann, Julia Holzerland, David Scheibner, Alexander Schäfer, Allison Groseth, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Elsayed M. Abdelwhab

“…We found a high degree of prevalence for short NS1 sequences among hIAV, zoonotic AIV and H5N8-B, while AIV and H5N8-A had longer NS1 sequences. We assessed the fitness of recombinant H5N8-A and H5N8-B viruses carrying NS1 proteins with different lengths in human cells and in mice. …”
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Impact of ambient temperature, diurnal temperature range on hyperventilation syndrome emergency admission: a time-series analysis in Beijing, China by Xuan Liu, Qi Zhao, Changping Li, Yuming Guo, Xuan Li, Zhuang Cui, Wenyi Zhang, Jianping Wang, Yongming Zhang, Jinhua Zhao, Ying Ni

“…Moderate heat (23°C) at lag (0–3) days, extreme heat at lag 0 days, had greatest relative risks on HVS visits, with 2.021 (95% CI 1.101 to 3.71) and 1.995 (95% CI 1.016 to 3.915), respectively. …”
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Effect of a multi-component, participatory social and health promoting intervention on health and wellbeing in refugee families from Syria resettled in Denmark by Nina Odgaard Nielsen, Anne Vollen Rafn, Signe Andersen, Jan Rafn, Hanne Kjærsgaard, Birthe Petersen, Anne Juul Sønderskov, Morten Dahl, Eirikur Benedikz, Marianne Lindahl

“…Results: A higher proportion in the IG (38 %) than in the CG (22 %) had rated their general health more positively after the intervention, though the difference was statistically insignificant (p = 0.38). …”
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Feasibility of an at‐home, web‐based, interactive exercise program for older adults by Nicole C. Feng, Eliza Ryan, Mhretab Kidane, Erich S. Tusch, Brittany M. McFeeley, Roger Carlsson, Abdul H. Mohammed, Krister Håkansson, Kirk R. Daffner

“…Excluding dropouts, the PACE‐Yourself group had a lower adherence rate of 93%, compared with the other three (∼98%). …”
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Blood RNA-seq in rare disease diagnostics: a comparative study of cases with and without candidate variants by Xiaomei Luo, Bing Xiao, Lili Liang, Kaichuang Zhang, Ting Xu, Huili Liu, Yi Liu, Yongguo Yu, Yanjie Fan

“…Methods 128 unrelated probands with suspected Mendelian disorders who had previously undergone ES/GS were recruited. A validation cohort (n = 7, with variants expected to alter RNA) and a test cohort (n = 121, including 10 with variants of uncertain significance (VUS) and 111 with no previously identified candidate variants) were analyzed. …”
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Smart Technology Facilitated Patient-Centered Venous Thromboembolism Management (the SmaVTE Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Zhi-Geng Jin, Zhe-Qi Zhang, Bin-Bin Liu, Hao Wang, Ying Yang, Li-Na Ren, Hui Zhang, Wei Ji, Zhen-Guo Zhai, Yu-Tao Guo

“…The primary outcome is the difference in patients’ KAP on VTE at 3-month follow-up between the 2 groups. …”
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Analysis of diabetes mortality characteristics and potential years of life lost among residents of Huangpu District， Shanghai， 1993‒2021 by LI Weiyi, ZHAO Junfeng, MAO Yuming, WANG Yi, ZUO Zhenzi, GAO Qiang, SHI Junling

“…Diabetes accounted for a cumulative PYLL of 22 741 person-years, with an average annual AYLL of 1.88 years and an average annual potential years of life lost rate (PYLLR) of 0.82‰. Male residents had higher PYLL, AYLL, and PYLLR than females.ConclusionDiabetes mortality rates in Huangpu District have increased year by year, resulting in significant life loss. …”
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The prediction of haemophilic arthropathy progression based on MRI findings and clinical characteristics by Lu Zhang, Jinxia Guo, Shufang Wei, Jiajia Li, Yincong Dou, Tianming Cheng, Yinghui Ge, Tuo Zhang

“…K-M survival curves indicated that patients receiving prophylactic treatment and those with less severe MRI-SP had better progression-free survival. Conclusion MRI-detected synovial hypertrophy is an independent risk factor for HA progression. …”
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FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT IN SAKHALIN REGION, RUSSIA, PART 3: 137CS AND 134CS IN COW’S MILK by V. P. Ramzaev, A. N. Barkovsky, A. V. Gromov, M. V. Kaduka

“…The Fukushima accident has had a negligible impact on radiocaesium contamination of cow’s milk and the corresponding human exposure on the southern Kuril Islands: Shikotan, Kunashir and Iturup.…”
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Molecular mechanism of virulence, microbiological susceptibility, host factor and clinical outcome of blood stream infection caused by Escherichia coli by Prof Ashoka Mahapatra, Prof Bijayini Behera, Dr Sushree Sarathi, Dr Saurav Nayak, Mr Sheikh Naim, Ms Smrutiprajnya Dash, Ms Bipasa Patra, Ms Subhashree Sahoo

“…In our study, although majority had single or combination genes but the correlation was not significant which could be due to small sample size. …”
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Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide and angiopoietin-like protein type 4 as markers of immune inflammation and osteoporotic processes in rheumatoid arthritis patients by G. Ya. Osmanova, V. A. Aleksandrov, A. V. Aleksandrov, L. N. Shilova, E. G. Cherkesova, N. V. Aleksandrova, I. A. Zborovskaya

“…Patients’ age, body mass index (BMI), duration and activity of the disease had no significant effect on ACPA in the general group of RA patients. …”
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Etiological mechanisms underlying the hazard factors and inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective cohort study by Yi Tao, Yongjia Li, Tianyi Zhou, Lei Zhao, Pan Li, Minghong Sun, Lijuan Zhang, Lihong Yang, Ting Chen, Xuemei Lian, Xiaoni Zhong

“…We conducted analyses within a prospective cohort of unrelated European individuals, utilizing data from the UK Biobank. This cohort had over a decade of follow-up and included more than 500,000 participants aged between 37 and 73 years at recruitment, which took place between 2006 and 2010. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CELLULAR COMPARTMENT CHANGES OF IMMUNE SYSTEM IN THE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC POLYPOUS RHINOSINUSITIS DEPEND ON EFFICIENCY OF DRUG THERAPY by E. L. Savlevich, A. V. Zurochka, S. V. Khaidukov

“…Moreover, we have shown in this group that the absolute number of Treg cells is increased; and these cells had a suppressive influence on effector cells of adaptive immune response, thus inducing incomplete elimination of infectious agents, which contribute to permanent incomplete course of inflammatory process. …”
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Diagnostic value of the urea-to-creatinine ratio for gastrointestinal bleeding source: influence of renal function by Philipp Russ, Julian M. Koppenhöfer, Simon Bedenbender, Thomas S. Tarawneh, Ulrike W. Denzer, Ivica Grgic, Martin Rußwurm, Christian S. Haas

“…UCR values were significantly higher in upper vs. lower GI bleeding in patients with normal renal function (67.5 vs. 42.5; p < 0.0001), but this difference was reduced in CKD (49.3 vs. 41.0; p = 0.0103) and not significant in AKI (53.1 vs. 47.7; p = 0.09). …”
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The role of individual organization of circadian rhythms in the formation of carbohydrate metabolism disorders by Yu. V. Nelaeva, O. D. Rymar, I. M. Petrov, A. A. Nelaeva, A. E. Yuzhakova

“…In all groups, morning and evening chronotypes had correlations with the amplitude of the daily rhythm of glycemia (r=-0.7, p=0.002 and r=-0.6, p=0.035), basal body temperature (r=0.4, p=0.046 and r=-0.5, p&lt;0.0001) and daily energy value (r=-0.6, p= 0.041 and r=-0.6, p=0.05), differing only in the strength of the relationship.CONCLUSION: Thus, people with the morning and intermediate types of the morning chronotype, who organize a daily routine and nutrition that do not correspond to the individual characteristics of this given chronotype, can, along with people of the evening chronotype, become vulnerable in the context of the development of type 2 diabetes.…”
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Effect of Salinity on the Growth and Biochemical Profile of <i>Hedypnois cretica</i> and <i>Plantago coronopus</i> Plants in Relation to the Cropping System and Growth Environment by Nikolina Vidalis, Efstathios Pentotis, Nikolaos Thanos, Alexios Alexopoulos, Pavlos Tsouvaltzis, Spyridon A. Petropoulos, Ioannis Karapanos

“…On the contrary, the growth of the <i>P. coronopus</i> plants was negatively affected by salinity only in the GP system. However, salinity had no effect on most growth characteristics of both species grown in the field, suggesting a strong environmental effect on the impact of salinity in the tested species. …”
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