Diet Patterns Featuring Western-Style and Low-Preparation Foods Differentially Relate to Cognitive Function in Early Childhood From the STRONG Kids 2 Birth Cohort Study by Arden L McMath, Shelby A Keye, Jennifer M Barton, Corinne N Cannavale, Samantha J Iwinski, Kelly F Bost, Sharon M Donovan, Naiman A Khan

“…Three diet patterns were derived at each age (2, 3, and 4 y old); children were not assigned to a specific diet pattern but, rather, had 3 different diet pattern scores that were used for analyses. …”
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Characterizing dengue seroprevalence and heterogeneities in transmission intensity in Ghana by Dr Anthony Awuah, Anna Vico, Evans Asamoah Adu, Eric Ebenezer Boham, Hakim Alani, Akua Pomaah Wiredu, Louis Adu-Amoah, Dr Belén Pedrique, Martine Guillerm, Christian Obirikorang, Nicole S Struck, Dr Isabela Ribeiro, Prof John Amuasi, Dr Ilaria Dorigatti

“…The estimated sensitivity and specificity of the IgG ELISA assay compared to the PRNT were respectively 83% (95% CrI 78-88) and 89% (95% CrI 80-97), while the NS1assay had a sensitivity of 20% (95% CrI 12-30), and a specificity of 99% (95% CrI 94-1). …”
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Expression of kinetochore component NDC80 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells proliferation and migration by Youwu Shi, Jing Sun, Feng Du, Zhiwei Sun, Ying Yang, Jing Yu, Yanjie Xiao, Xiaoyu Sun, Wen Zhang, Hongkun Zheng, Xiaodong Zhang, Jun Jia

“…Compared with patients of other NDC80 CNVs status, CNVs gain patients had relatively shorter overall survival, however with no statistic difference (19.9 ± 0.8 months vs. 30.9 ± 5.1 months, p = 0.124). …”
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DanGer Shock‐like profile predicts the outcome in ST‐elevation myocardial infarction‐related cardiogenic shock by Norman Mangner, Johannes Mierke, Dominik Baron, Felix J. Woitek, Stephan Haussig, Thomas Nowack, Ephraim B. Winzer, Julia Fischer, Robert Höllriegel, Stefanie Jellinghaus, Axel Linke

“…Those patients were younger, had less often received CPR before mAFP implantation, and mAFP‐support was longer. …”
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EXPRESSION of MACROPHAGe-ASSOCIATED GENES IN BREAST TUMORS: RELATION TO TUMOR PROGRESSION by N. V. Litviakov, M. M. Tsyganov, M. K. Ibragimova, I. V. Deryusheva, P. V. Kazantseva, I. V. Mitrofanova, I. G. Frolova, M. A. Buldakov, E. M. Slonimskaya, E. L. Choinzonov, Yu. G. Kzhyshkovska, N. V. Cherdyntseva

“…All 100 % of patients (10 out of 10) with YKL39+CCL18+ macrophage phenotype in a tumor were alive and had no evidence of tumor progression during 5 years of follow-up. …”
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Cytocompatibility and bone regeneration potential of chitosan-thiocolchicoside-lauric acid nanogel with insights into zebrafish toxicology by Ameena Mustafa, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Elumalai Perumal, Rajeshkumar Shanmugham, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini

“…Hatching rates and viability of zebrafish embryos treated with different CTL nanogel concentrations were studied. …”
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Invasive pneumococcal disease in adults after the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination: a retrospective study in the metropolitan area of Zagreb, Croatia (2010–2022) by Rok Čivljak, Rok Čivljak, Karla Draženović, Iva Butić, Iva Butić, Marina Kljaković Gašpić Batinjan, Eva Huljev, Ninoslava Vicković, Ivan Krešimir Lizatović, Borna Grgić, Ana Budimir, Ana Budimir, Andrea Janeš, Ana Nikić Hecer, Tajana Filipec Kanižaj, Tajana Filipec Kanižaj, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić, Mirjana Lana Kosanović Ličina, Karolina Dobrović

“…Indication for vaccination had 249 patients (64%) but only 11 patients (4.4%) were vaccinated. …”
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Dissecting Patterns of Care in Patients With Variant Histology of Bladder Cancer and Lymph Node Invasion by Marco Bandini, Filippo Pederzoli, Andrea Necchi, Roger Li, Roberta Lucianò, Giuseppe Basile, Simone Scuderi, Riccardo Leni, Alberto Briganti, Andrea Salonia, Francesco Montorsi, Andrea Gallina, Philippe E. Spiess

“…Conclusions: We described different patterns of care in patients with VHs of bladder cancer. …”
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Prognostic Value of G8 Geriatric Screening and Meet-URO Scores in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Receiving First-Line Ipilimumab-Nivolumab Combination Immunotherapy by Ria Nagpal MB, BCh, BAO, Marina Campione PhD, Sara Elena Rebuzzi MD, Lucia Fratino MD, Pasquale Rescigno MD, Sergio Bracarda MD, Davide Bimbatti MD, Ugo De Giorgi MD, Matteo Santoni MD, Fabio Calabrò MD, Mimma Rizzo MD, Alessio Signori PhD, Diana Giannarelli PhD, Giuseppe Fornarini MD, Umberto Basso MD, Giuseppe Luigi Banna MD

“…Results Patients with G8 > 14 had more favorable IMDC and Meet-URO risk classifications and lower neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios. …”
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Investigation of voriconazole heteroresistance in clinical isolates of Trichosporon asahii from a multicenter study in China by Chenlu Liu, Qiaoying Gao, Yingxing Li, Jinhan Yu, Shuying Yu, Xinfei Chen, Xue Li, Yingchun Xu, Ying Zhao, Lina Guo

“…The isolates had low VRC MICs (average 0.038 µg/mL), with 95.2% (59/62) classified as wild type. …”
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A comparison of healthcare resource utilization and costs between patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with first-line ibrutinib or acalabrutinib using two large US r... by Kerry A Rogers, Benyam Muluneh, Zaina P Qureshi, Jinghua He, Alex Bokun, Zhijie Ding, Marie-Helene Lafeuille, Priyanka Gogna, Bruno Emond, Michael Fradley

“…Conclusion: In this large real-world study using a mix of claims data and imputed cost estimates, CLL/SLL patients treated with ibrutinib had longer duration of 1L, fewer days with CLL/SLLrelated outpatient services and numerically lower all-cause and CLL/SLL-related costs versus acalabrutinib, showing that ibrutinib can be an optimal cost-effective option in 1L.…”

Research on NS1 Proteins of Group 2 Tembusu Virus Inhibiting the Production of Duck Type Ⅰ IFN by Yunzhen HUANG, Junqin ZHANG, Linlin LI, Jiawen DONG, Yong XIANG, Ming LIAO, Minhua SUN

“…The study aimed to explore whether group 2 TMUV NS proteins had different effects on the innate immune response of ducks compared with group 3 TMUV.…”
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The diverse virulence potential of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from diarrhea: the emergence of a hybrid pathotype? by Ana C. M. Santos, Ana C. M. Santos, Roberta S. Silva, Mônica A. M. Vieira, Cristina V. Niero, Matheus S. F. Ribeiro, Beatriz E. C. Guth, Tânia A. T. Gomes, Rosa M. Silva

“…Finally, four strains were sequenced and had their genome characterized. Most of the strains originated from phylogroup B1 (48.6%) and A (36.3%), followed by groups B2 (13.5%) and E (8.1%). …”
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Incidence of diabetes in South Asian young adults compared to Pima Indians by Lisa R Staimez, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Viswanathan Mohan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Roopa Shivashankar, Dimple Kondal, Nikhil Tandon, K M Venkat Narayan, Elizabeth Selvin, Mohammed K Ali, Unjali P Gujral, Natalie Daya, Deepa Mohan, Shivani A Patel, Howard H Chang, Masood Kadir, Sayuko Kobes, Robert Hanson

“…Among those with BMI ≥30 kg/m2, diabetes incidence in SA men was nearly as high as in Pima men. SA and Pima Indians had similar magnitude of association between age, sex, BMI, and insulin secretion with diabetes. …”
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Poor nutrition doubles post-COVID-19 syndrome risk in cancer patients: insights from a Chinese multicentre study by Liangyuan Zhang, Liangyuan Zhang, Haihang Yu, Haihang Yu, Jianzhou Yang, Rila Su, Rila Su, Jiaqi Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Rongbiao Zeng, Rongbiao Zeng, Yajie Liu, Lei Zhang, Junjie Xu, Junjie Xu

“…After adjusting for confounding factors, the high nutritional risk group had a significantly higher prevalence of post-COVID-19 syndrome compared to the low nutritional risk group (32.7% vs. 19.5%, AOR: 2.37, 95% CI: 1.23–4.54, p = 0.010). …”
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Association between self-stigma and diabetic complications in Japanese people with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study by Asuka Kato, Yasutaka Maeda, Masae Minami, Daiji Kawanami, Mayuko Yamamoto, Yuichi Takashi, Masashi Ishizu, Kyoko Toyokawa, Dai Nagata, Kensuke Makihata, Haruki Koganemaru, Tomoki Sakamoto, Kayoko Teshima, Yuka Urata, Yoshimi Muta, Hisashi Yokomizo, Dan Sekiguchi

“…The mean SSS-J score was significantly higher in people with type 2 diabetes who had DR than in those without DR (p=0.006). There was no significant difference in the mean SSS-J scores of the patients with albuminuria (p=0.318) or a decreased kidney function (p=0.887). …”
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic liver disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studiesResearch in context by Ayesha Shah, Liam Spannenburg, Parag Thite, Mark Morrison, Thomas Fairlie, Natasha Koloski, Purna C. Kashyap, Mark Pimentel, Ali Rezaie, Gregory J. Gores, Michael P. Jones, Gerald Holtmann

“…Although the prevalence of SIBO among patients with CLD with cirrhosis was higher at 42.9% (95% CI: 35.9–50.2) compared to 36.9% (95% CI: 27.4–47.6) in those without cirrhosis, this difference failed statistical significance. However, CLD patients with decompensated cirrhosis had a significantly higher prevalence of SIBO compared to those with compensated cirrhosis, with an OR of 2.6 (95% CI: 1.5–4.5, p < 0.001). …”
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus’ impact on heart failure patients’ exercise tolerance: a focus on maximal fat oxidation during exercise by Huiying Zhu, Huiying Zhu, Jianchao Pan, Jianxuan Wen, Jianxuan Wen, Xiaojing Dang, Xiaojing Dang, Xiankun Chen, Xiankun Chen, Yunxiang Fan, Yunxiang Fan, Weihui Lu, Weihui Lu, Wei Jiang, Wei Jiang

“…In addition, the T2DM group had lower FATox at exercise intensity levels of 40% (P &lt; 0.05) and 50% (P &lt; 0.05) of peak VO2, compared to the non-T2DM group.ConclusionsT2DM is associated with a decrease in exercise tolerance and fat oxidation capacity in patients with heart failure. …”
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Deep Learning to Predict the Future Growth of Geographic Atrophy from Fundus Autofluorescence by Anish Salvi, MS, Julia Cluceru, PhD, Simon S. Gao, PhD, Christina Rabe, PhD, Courtney Schiffman, PhD, Qi Yang, PhD, Aaron Y. Lee, MD, MSCI, Pearse A. Keane, MD, FRCOphth, Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, Frank G. Holz, MD, Daniela Ferrara, MD, PhD, Neha Anegondi, MTech

“…Results: The model using baseline and 6-month FAF images to predict GA lesion enlargement at 1.5 years had the best performance for the derived 1-year ROG. …”
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Understanding the effects of forest management on streams and rivers: A synthesis of research conducted in New Brunswick (Canada) 2014–2018 by Maitane Erdozain, Karen A. Kidd, Lauren Negrazis, Scott S. Capell, David P. Kreutzweiser, Michelle A. Gray, Erik J.S. Emilson

“…Results in Phase I show that streams in the most intensively managed catchments had greater inputs of terrestrial materials such as sediments, and these were incorporated into food webs, resulting in more terrestrial diets of aquatic consumers. …”
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