High chromosomal instability is associated with higher 10‐year risks of recurrence for hormone receptor‐positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2‐negative breast cancer pa... by Yu‐Yang Liao, Jianfei Fu, Xiang Lu, Ziliang Qian, Yang Yu, Liang Zhu, Jia‐Ni Pan, Pu‐Chun Li, Qiao‐Yan Zhu, Xiaolin Li, Wenyong Sun, Xiao‐Jia Wang, Wen‐Ming Cao

“…Patients with high CIN had shorter iDFS and OS than those with low CIN [10‐year iDFS 11.1% versus 82.2%, hazard ratio (HR) = 11.12, p < 0.01; 10‐year OS 45.7% versus 94.3%, HR = 14.17, p < 0.01]. …”
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Engagement With Digital Adherence Technologies as Measures of Intervention Fidelity Among Adults With Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis and Health Care Providers: Descriptive Analysis... by Jason Alacapa, Amare Worku Tadesse, Natasha Deyanova, Tanyaradzwa Dube, Andrew Mganga, Rachel Powers, Job van Rest, Norma Madden, Egwuma Efo, Salome Charalambous, Kristian van Kalmthout, Degu Jerene, Katherine Fielding

“…Of all dose days, 1,165,195 (84.14%) were recorded as digital, 156,664 (11.31%) as manual, 59,045 (4.26%) had no information, and 3975 (0.29%) were confirmed as missed. …”
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Impacto de la pandemia por COVID19 en la percepción de competencia motriz de escolares de la ciudad de Temuco, Chile (Impact of the COVID19 pandemic on the perception of motor com... by Jaime Carcamo-Oyarzun, Francisco Romero-Rojas, Isaac Estevan

“…In the field of motor development, the perception of motor competence is considered one of the most important underlying mechanisms that influence the adherence to the practice of physical activity, where Physical Education classes are one of the most relevant instances for its development. The present study aims to analyze how the perception of motor competence evolves in conditions of confinement and closed schools because of COVID-19 during the time in which the students have not had Physical Education classes in a face-to-face manner. 104 students (52.9% girls; age M=10.9; S.D.=0.69) participated and answered the SEMOK questionnaire for assessing perceived motor competence in both 2019 (T1) and 2020 (T2). …”
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Percutaneous Lapidus Procedure for the Management of Primary Hallux Valgus Deformity – A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Alasdair John Henry Barrie MBChB MSc FRCS, James Ryeburn BSc, Alastair S.E. Younger MB ChB, ChM, FRCSC, Andrea Veljkovic MD, MPH, BComm, FRCSC, Kevin Wing MD, FRCSC, Murray J. Penner MD, FRCSC, Oliver Gagne MD, FRCSC

“…The mean follow-up period was 34 months (range: 6–70 months). 47 cases (31.5%) had percutaneous akin osteotomy in addition to percutaneous Lapidus. …”
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin in COVID-19 patients: a dual-center screening study in Malaysia by Norsyuhadah Musa, Wan Norlina Wan Azman, Nor Amirah Mohammad Nazri, Tuan Salwani Tuan Ismail, Azian Harun, Najib Majdi Yaacob, Sarina Sulong, K.N.S Sirajudeen, Mahaya Che Mat, Hani Ajrina Zulkeflee

“…Within the mild to moderate COVID-19 group, 88 (93.6) had PiMM phenotypes, 3 (3.2) featured PiXM/PiYM, and 1 presented PiBM phenotypes. …”
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New approach to the mitral valve through the left anterior minithoracotomy for combined valve and coronary surgical proceduresCentral MessagePerspective by Oleksandr Babliak, MD, PhD, Vasyl Lazoryshynets, MD, PhD, Volodymyr Demianenko, MD, PhD, Dmytro Babliak, MD, Anton Marchenko, MD, Katerina Revenko, MD, Yevhenii Melnyk, MD, Oleksii Stohov, MD

“…There were no reoperations due to bleeding, no occurrences of strokes, and no other major complications. There were no instances of hospital mortality or mortality within 30 days after the procedures. …”
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Optimal surgery sequence in the treatment of degenerative hip-spine syndrome: a propensity score-based inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis by Yiming Fan, Yi Huang, Tianhao Wang, Qi Wang, Han yu, Chao Xue, Guoquan Zheng, Yan Wang

“…After conducting IPTW, all baseline data variables had P-values greater than 0.50, indicating that the baseline characteristics between the two groups were comparable. …”
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Association between daily living activities and quality of life in post-COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study by Shameem Ahammad, Ruksana Akter, Md. Abdul Koddus, Md. Kabir Hossain, Ehsanur Rahman, Tofajjal Hossain, Mohammad Mohinul Islam, Khin Nyein Yin, Md. Feroz Kabir, Md. Iqbal Kabir Jahid

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in instances of post COVID-19 condition (PCC), which is defined by enduring symptoms that impact all facets of everyday life. …”
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Identifying serious underlying diagnoses among patients with brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs): a Canadian cohort study by Sanjay Mahant, Nassr Nama, Ronik Kanani, Jessica Foulds, Julie Quet, Anupam Sehgal, Ran D Goldman, Jeffrey N Bone, Peter Gill, Martin Ogwuru, Parnian Hosseini, Zerlyn Lee, Kara Picco, Josée Anne Gagnon, Joanna Holland, Falla Jin, Nardin Kirolos, Susan Akbaroghli, Chris Novak, Brigitte Parisien, Matthew Donlan, Polina Kyrychenko, Ioulia Opotchanova, Émilie Harnois, Alyse Schacter, Elisa Frizon-Peresa, Praveen Rajasegaran, Melody Wyslobicky, Prathiksha Nalan, Joel Tieder, Marie-Pier Goupil, Shawn Lee, Emy Philibert, Juliette Dufresne, Raman Chawla

“…Recurrent events were observed in 113 patients (10.8%) during the index visit, and 65 patients had a return to ED visit related to a recurrent event (6.2%). …”
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Diverse diagnostic and management approaches for acute rheumatic fever in Australia and New Zealand: findings of a prospective clinical study by David Broadhurst, Bo Remenyi, Nigel J Wilson, Jonathan R Carapetis, Shirley Lawrence, Florina Chan Mow, Joshua Reginald Francis, Jennifer Yan, Anna P Ralph, Glenn Pearson, Mark Mayo, Rachel Webb, Nicole J Moreland, Reuben McGregor, Julie Bennett, Ruwani Peiris, Rachel Burgess, Alicia Stanley, Laura Francis, Rhonda Holloway, Roxanne Westbury, Yolanda Hernandez-Gomez, Caroline Motteram

“…Australian compared with New Zealand participants more commonly had ARF recurrence (22% vs 0%), underlying RHD (48% vs 0%), possible/probable ARF (23% vs 9%) and were underweight (64% vs 16%). …”
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Artificial intelligence in automatic image segmentation system for exploring recurrence patterns in small cell carcinoma of the lung by Jing Shen, Shaobin Wang, Hui Guan, Mingyi Di, Zhikai Liu, Qi Chen, Mei Li, Jie Shen, Ke Hu, Fuquan Zhang

“…Upon analyzing recurrence patterns among 94 patients, a total of 170 instances were examined. Recurrence was most prevalent in regions 10R, 10L, 4R, and 7, accounting for 67.65% (115/170) of cases, while regions 2L and 3P showed no recurrences. …”
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Critical load exceedances for North America and Europe using an ensemble of models and an investigation of causes of environmental impact estimate variability: an AQMEII4 study by P. A. Makar, P. Cheung, C. Hogrefe, A. Akingunola, U. Alyuz, J. O. Bash, M. D. Bell, R. Bellasio, R. Bianconi, T. Butler, H. Cathcart, O. E. Clifton, O. E. Clifton, A. Hodzic, I. Kioutsioukis, R. Kranenburg, A. Lupascu, A. Lupascu, J. A. Lynch, K. Momoh, J. L. Perez-Camanyo, J. Pleim, Y.-H. Ryu, R. San Jose, D. Schwede, D. Schwede, T. Scheuschner, M. W. Shephard, R. S. Sokhi, S. Galmarini

“…Models employing ammonia bidirectional fluxes had both the largest- and the smallest-magnitude biases, depending on the model and bidirectional flux algorithm employed. …”
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Risk of malignancy and the use of disease-modifying therapy in multiple sclerosis: exploring the role of DMT in a multi-center study by Mohammed Bayounis, Mohammed Bayounis, Mohammed Bin Mahfooz, Mohammed Bin Mahfooz, Mohammed Assiri, Mohammed Assiri, Yousef Alghamdi, Yousef Alghamdi, Fahad Alturki, Fahad Alturki, Mahdi Almutairi, Mahdi Almutairi, Abdullah Alshelawy, Abdullah Alshelawy, Mohammed Alosaimi, Mohammed Alosaimi, Faisal Almutawa, Faisal Almutawa, Abdulrahman Alammar, Abdulrahman Alammar, Yahya Alyahya, Yahya Alyahya, Osama Khojah, Osama Khojah, Osama Khojah, Seraj Makkawi, Seraj Makkawi, Seraj Makkawi, Yaser Al Malik, Yaser Al Malik, Yaser Al Malik

“…A comprehensive literature review, covering publications from February 1976 to May 2024, supplemented the review to contextualize findings within the broader research landscape.ResultsAmong the 860 MS patients on DMTs, 10 (1.16%) developed malignancies, predominantly female (80%), with an average age of 50.9 years. The majority had relapsing–remitting MS (RRMS) (90%), with interferon beta (70%) and ocrelizumab (60%) being the most frequently used DMTs. …”
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Valor de alguns exames complementares na Coréia de Sydenha by Aron J. Diament

“…Only two cases, in the remission phase, had anormalities in the temporal and occipital areas: case 29, with suggestion of "paroxystic dysrhythmia in the left occipital region, by acute atypical waves", and case 33, with "paroxystic dysrhythmia in the left-temporal region, by hypersynchronic waves"; this one was the only case that required anticonvulsive treatment. …”
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Valor de alguns exames complementares na Coréia de Sydenha The value of some laboratorial data in Sydenham's chorea by Aron J. Diament

“…Only two cases, in the remission phase, had anormalities in the temporal and occipital areas: case 29, with suggestion of "paroxystic dysrhythmia in the left occipital region, by acute atypical waves", and case 33, with "paroxystic dysrhythmia in the left-temporal region, by hypersynchronic waves"; this one was the only case that required anticonvulsive treatment. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…For example, as a contingency or crisis standard, many hospitals deferred elective surgeries to preserve limited resources for emergency and life-saving procedures. Massachusetts, for instance, issued a public health emergency order that required hospitals to defer 50 percent of all non-essential and non-urgent (elective) surgeries. …”
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Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect levels of burnout, anxiety and depression among doctors and nurses in Bangladesh? A cross-sectional survey study by Ann John, Greg Fegan, M Masudur Rahman, John G Williams, Mesbah Rahman, Neil Hawkes, Stephen Roberts, Saiful Islam, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Md Mujibur Rahman, Md Golam Kibria, Mahfuza Akhter, Mahmud Hasan, Faruque Ahmed, Claire O'Neill, Kymberley Carter, Umakant Dave, Abul Kalam Azad, Titu Mia

“…Anxiety, depression and burnout scores were statistically worse in COVID-19 active staff compared with those not working on COVID-19 activities (p&lt;0.01 for HADS anxiety and depression and MBI emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP) and personal accomplishment (PA)). …”
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Connectivity guided intermittent theta burst stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in moderately severe treatment resistant depression by Richard Morriss, Lucy Webster, Luke Ingram, Mohamed Abdelghani, Adriana Anton, Shaun Barber, Peter Bates, Paul Briley, Clement Boutry, Cassandra Brookes, Edward Cox, Beth Hall, Marilyn James, Matthew Keane, Micheal Kurkar, Sudheer Lankappa, Peter Liddle, Hamish McAllister-Williams, Hyerin Oh, Alexander O’Neill-Kerr, Jehill Parikh, Stefan Pszczolkowski, Ana Suazo Di Paola, Louise Thomson, Yvette Walters, Dorothee Auer

“…At baseline, participants had a mean (SD) age of 43.7 (14.0) years, 132 (51.8%) were female, 232 (91%) were of white ethnicity and 23 (9%) were from ethnic minority backgrounds. …”
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