The blood metabolome of incident kidney cancer: A case-control study nested within the MetKid consortium. by Florence Guida, Vanessa Y Tan, Laura J Corbin, Karl Smith-Byrne, Karine Alcala, Claudia Langenberg, Isobel D Stewart, Adam S Butterworth, Praveen Surendran, David Achaintre, Jerzy Adamski, Pilar Amiano, Manuela M Bergmann, Caroline J Bull, Christina C Dahm, Audrey Gicquiau, Graham G Giles, Marc J Gunter, Toomas Haller, Arnulf Langhammer, Tricia L Larose, Börje Ljungberg, Andres Metspalu, Roger L Milne, David C Muller, Therese H Nøst, Elin Pettersen Sørgjerd, Cornelia Prehn, Elio Riboli, Sabina Rinaldi, Joseph A Rothwell, Augustin Scalbert, Julie A Schmidt, Gianluca Severi, Sabina Sieri, Roel Vermeulen, Emma E Vincent, Melanie Waldenberger, Nicholas J Timpson, Mattias Johansson

“…Adjusting for BMI partly attenuated the risk association for some-but not all-metabolites, whereas other known risk factors of kidney cancer, such as smoking and alcohol consumption, had minimal impact on the observed associations. …”
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Designing Survey-Based Mobile Interfaces for Rural Patients With Cancer Using Apple’s ResearchKit and CareKit: Usability Study by Alyssa Donawa, Christian Powell, Rong Wang, Ming-Yuan Chih, Reema Patel, Ralph Zinner, Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, Corey E Baker

“…Most participants were aged >50 years (24/30, 80%), from rural areas (25/30, 83%), had up to a high school education (19/30, 63%), and were unfamiliar with mHealth apps (21/30, 70%). …”
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PIK3CA gene mutation status associated with poor prognosis of breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Min Yan, Zhiqiang Zong, Wenyue Guo, Xinyu Li, Jingjing Li, Xi Xia, Xiaolei Wang, Yuan Kong, Fanfan Li

“…In this study, PIK3CA mutant-type group [13.00 (10.56–15.45) months] had lower median PFS than that of the wild-type group [25.00 (13.46–36.55) months] in all breast cancer patients, the difference was significant (P = 0.004). …”
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Improving Recruitment Through Social Media and Web-Based Advertising to Evaluate the Genetic Risk and Long-Term Complications in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrol... by Elizabeth A Williams, Michelle D Martin-Pozo, Alexis H Yu, Krystyna Daniels, Madeline Marks, April O'Connor, Elizabeth J Phillips

“…ConclusionSocial media and web-based search tools differ in their enrollment effectiveness. Google Ads were found to be the most effective advertisement for recruitment in this community-based study. …”
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Transcutaneous Electrical Neurostimulation at the Second Stage of Medical Rehabilitation in Ischemic Stroke: a Controlled Randomized Study by Alexander B. Berger, Tatiana V. Konchugova

“…To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of using electrotherapy with different durations of procedures at the II stage of medical rehabilitation, including the period of patients with stroke in the intensive care unit. …”
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Use of renin-angiotensin system blockers and posttraumatic stress disorder risk in the UK Biobank: a retrospective cohort study by Sunghyuk Kang, Jimin Kim, Ji Su Yang, Ye Jin Jeon, Hyeok-Hee Lee, Shakira F. Suglia, Alexander C. Tsai, Jee In Kang, Sun Jae Jung

“…ARB showed no significant difference (p = 0.96). Conclusions Among individuals under antihypertensive treatment, the use of RAS blockers was associated with a decreased risk of probable PTSD. …”
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Effectiveness of AI-Driven Conversational Agents in Improving Mental Health Among Young People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yi Feng, Yaming Hang, Wenzhi Wu, Xiaohang Song, Xiyao Xiao, Fangbai Dong, Zhihong Qiao

“…The results indicated that, after adjustment for publication bias, AI-driven CAs had a moderate-to-large (Hedges g=0.61, 95% CI 0.35-0.86) effect on depressive symptoms compared to control conditions. …”
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In-silico studies of glutathione peroxidase4 activators as candidate for multiple sclerosis management by Alaa Alnoor Alameen, Mohnad Abdalla, Hanan M. Alshibl, Monerah R. AlOthman, Manal M. Alkhulaifi, Tabyan O. Mirgany, Rasha Elsayim

“…Results showed that the lapatinib had greater log P value (6.17) which indicates higher permeability through blood brain barrio (BBB) to exirt the proposed neurological effect. …”
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Vitamin D supplementation vs. placebo and incident type 2 diabetes in an ancillary study of the randomized Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial by Deirdre K. Tobias, Aruna D. Pradhan, Edward K. Duran, Chunying Li, Yiqing Song, Julie E. Buring, Nancy R. Cook, Samia Mora, JoAnn E. Manson

“…T2D incidence (cases/1000py) at median follow-up of 5.3 y was 3.98 for vitamin D and 4.37 for placebo (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.91; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.76, 1.09). Results did not differ by age, sex, BMI, or baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and vitamin D had no effect on glycemic traits at 2 years. …”
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Effects of Planting Methods and Varieties on Rice Quality in Northern China by Lili Wang, Liying Zhang, Na He, Changhua Wang, Yuanlei Zhang, Zuobin Ma, Wenjing Zheng, Dianrong Ma, Hui Wang, Zhiqiang Tang

“…This study analyzed the quality characteristics of different rice varieties under various cultivation methods. …”
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The clinical effectiveness and safety of low/moderate-intensity statins & ezetimibe combination therapy vs. high-intensity statin monotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Pishoy Sydhom, Bakr Al-Quraishi, Mohamad El-Shawaf, Mohamed T. Osman, Nourhan Naji, Nouran Awwad, Nahla Shehata, Mostafa Osama, Heba Sergany, Kerollos F. Maurice, Ahmed Sayed

“…However, the pooled analysis of RCTs did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference between both arms concerning clinical endpoints. …”
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Effects on the strength and durability of graphene oxide modified geopolymer concrete using industrial waste bauxite tailings by F.S. Frieda, S. Greeshma

“…Compressive strength tests showed that the incorporation of 0.1 wt% GO offered considerable enhancements, where the GCM1-GO0.1 mixture (A/B = 0.4) had a 44.52 % improvement, followed by GCM2-GO0.1 (A/B = 0.45) and GCM3-GO0.1 (A/B = 0.5) with improvements of 31.95 % and 10.22 %, respectively. …”
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Ultrasound-Based Cardiac Output Monitoring During Pediatric Open-Heart Surgery in Children by Nikolay A. Soloviev, Mikhail M. Rybka, Jumber Ya. Khinchagov, Sofya M. Tsoi, Gleb E. Gorbunov, Denis A. Dibin, Zera A. Kodzokov, Madina Yu. Chomaeva

“…Ten patients underwent atrial septal defect closure (ASD group), other 10 patients had ventricular septal defect closure (VSD group). …”
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Characteristics of stratified coal reservoirs in Liupanshui coalfield of Guizhou Province and exploration and development direction of coalbed methane by QIU Wenci, SANG Shuxun, GUO Zhijun, HAN Sijie, ZHOU Xiaozhi, ZHOU Peiming, WU Zhangli, SANG Guoyun, ZHANG Binbin, GAO Wei

“…Stress was concentrated in the middle stratification, where the mechanical properties of the coal were weaker. 2） The No. 11 coal seam exhibited a “sandwich” structure in the vertical direction, consisting of primary structural coal on top, mylonitic coal in the middle, and fragmented coal at the bottom. 3） The middle coal reservoir had the highest proportion of micropores and the strongest adsorption capacity. …”
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Enhancing the understanding of safety and the quality of patient care among medical and health sciences students in interprofessional climate: an interventional study by Salman Yousuf Guraya, Nabil Sulaiman, Ahmed Hasswan, Vida Abdolhamid Salmanpour, Feras Jassim Jirjees, Mohamed Hassan Taha, Jennat Alamara, Sausan A.L. Kawas, Manal Awad, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Leena R. David, Mohamed Aly Haider, Shaista Salman Guraya, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Amal Al-Qallaf, Sarra Shorbagi, Ibrahim Mahmoud

“…Results A total of 248 students and 20 facilitators participated in the workshop. CoM had the highest representation (47.5%), followed by CoP (36.5%), CHS (13.3%), and CDM (2.7%). …”
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Spatial yield gains in empty-row optimized rice–crab co-culture are linked to nifH-driven nitrogen compensation in border rows by Tiexin Yang, Dandan Jin, Liqiang Dong, Liang Ma, Zhengyan Pan, Zhiqiang Li, Fuyu Sun, Xiaosen Sun, Lei Yu

“…Correlation analysis revealed that the PB zone in ERC-12 had significantly higher soil ammonium nitrogen (NH+ 4-N) content and elevated expression of the nitrogen-fixing gene nifH (p < 0.01), which promoted aboveground dry matter accumulation and yield—consistent with enhanced biological nitrogen fixation under crab activity. …”
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Complicações em reconstrução de mama com retalho pediculado do músculo reto abdominal transverso Complications in breast reconstruction using a transverse rectus abdominis myocutan... by Carolina Garzon Paredes, Salustiano Gomes de Pinho Pessoa, Dayanne Nogueira de Amorim, Diego Tomaz Teles Peixoto, Jéssica Silveira Araújo

“…To reduce this trauma, reconstructive surgery offers different options including the use of a retail transverse rectus abdominis (TRAM) flap. …”
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Fine-Grained Classification of Pressure Ulcers and Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis Using Multimodal Deep Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation Study by Alexander Brehmer, Constantin Seibold, Jan Egger, Khalid Majjouti, Michaela Tapp-Herrenbrück, Hannah Pinnekamp, Vanessa Priester, Michael Aleithe, Uli Fischer, Bernadette Hosters, Jens Kleesiek

“…Incorporating multimodal data improved performance in binary classification but had less impact on fine-grained categorization. …”
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Optimization on alkaline and enzymatic extraction of tea flower protein and its functional properties by HOU Ling, SHEN Xian, CHEN Lin, KIM Eunhye, WU Yuanyuan, TU Youying

“…Besides, the protein from alkaline and enzymatic extractions had good abilities on scavenging 1, 1-dipheny-2-picryhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical with the rate of 50.79% and 56.04% respectively, suggesting ant-i oxidative function of the tea flower protein.In sum, the present work provides optimization methods on the extraction of tea flower protein. …”
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Trends and factors influencing over-the-counter cold and cough medication sales in Guangzhou, China: 2011–2017 by Jian Chen, Daoze Wang, Jialu Zheng, Bing Zhang, Yilin Chen, Haoyu Long, Jinfeng Zeng, Zicheng Cao, Wenjie Han, Gang Wang, Xue Zhang, Jianyun Lu, Zhoubin Zhang, Xiangjun Du

“…Meteorological factors, infectious disease factors, and OTCCM% were correlated within an annual cycle. OTCCM% had the highest correlation with the proportion of influenza-like illness at the same time or one week earlier during the winter-spring peaks. …”
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