Evaluation of primary HPV-based cervical screening among older women: Long-term follow-up of a randomized healthcare policy trial in Sweden. by Qingyun Yao, Jiangrong Wang, K Miriam Elfström, Björn Strander, Joakim Dillner, Karin Sundström

“…The initial phase of the trial, which was the focus of this study, targeted women aged 56 to 61 years old in 2012 to 2014 who were randomized to primary cytology arm (n = 7,401) or primary HPV arm (n = 7,318). …”
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Implications of high throughput sequencing of plant viruses in biosecurity – a decade of progress? by Fox, Adrian, Botermans, Marleen, Ziebell, Heiko, Fowkes, Aimee R., Fontdevila Pareta, Nuria, Massart, Sebastien, Rodoni, Brendan, Chooi , Kar Mun, Kreuze, Jan, Kumar, P. Lava, Cuellar, Wilmer J., Carvajal-Yepes, Monica, MacDiarmid , Robin M.

“…In the 15 years since High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) was first used for the detection and identification of plant viruses, the technology has matured and is now being used in frontline plant biosecurity applications. …”
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Prognostic value of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with a SCORE risk <5%: data from a 10-year follow-up by M. D. Smirnova, O. A. Pogorelova, T. V. Fofanova, O. N. Svirida, Z. N. Blankova, M. I. Tripoten, B. M. Tamaeva, E. B. Yarovaya, F. T. Ageev, T. V. Balakhonova

“…In 2009, all patients underwent clinical examination, carotid artery (CA) ultrasound with the detection of plaques, total CA occlusion, intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA). …”
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Safety and efficacy assessment of two new leprosy skin test antigens: randomized double blind clinical study. by Becky L Rivoire, Nathan A Groathouse, Stephen TerLouw, Kapil Dev Neupane, Chaman Ranjit, Bishwa Raj Sapkota, Saraswoti Khadge, Chhatra B Kunwar, Murdo Macdonald, Rachel Hawksworth, Min B Thapa, Deanna A Hagge, Melinda Tibbals, Carol Smith, Tina Dube, Dewei She, Mark Wolff, Eric Zhou, Mamodikoe Makhene, Robin Mason, Christine Sizemore, Patrick J Brennan

“…Phase II, Stage C safety and initial efficacy trial showed that both antigens at the low dose exhibited low sensitivity at 20% and 25% in BT/TT leprosy patients, but high specificity at 100% and 95% compared to TB patients. …”
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Late Presentation of Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava with Absent Right Superior Vena Cava Manifesting as Heart Failure: A Case Report by Ahmed SA, Dahir OF, Abdi AE, Adan AS, Abdi IA, Waberi MM, Mohamud MA, Fujeyra AMH, Ali AA, Ahmed MA, Adan Ali BA, Hassan MS, Aksu F, Mukhtar MS, Ibrahim IG, Hassan MO

“…In rare cases, it may contribute to hemodynamic disturbances and arrhythmias, potentially leading to heart failure, especially when associated with other cardiac anomalies or conduction abnormalities.Case Presentation: We report the case of a 45-year-old male who presented with progressive symptoms of heart failure, including dyspnea, fatigue, and reduced exercise tolerance. Initial workup revealed an unexplained dilated coronary sinus and reduced left ventricular function with dilated heart chambers. …”
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Efficacy, Kinetics, and Mechanism of Tetracycline Degradation in Water by O₃/PMS/FeMoBC Process by Xuemei Li, Qingpo Li, Xinglin Chen, Bojiao Yan, Shengnan Li, Huan Deng, Hai Lu

“…Under these reaction conditions, the degradation rate of TC in 8 min and 14 min reached 94.3% and 98.6%, respectively, and the TC could be reduced below the detection limit (10 μg/L) after 20 min of reaction. …”
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Glyphosate bioremediation using a newly isolated Bacillus albus strain F9D: mechanisms and kinetic studies by Wen-Juan Chen, Mingqiu Liu, Shao-Fang Chen, Yuming Zhang, Haoran Song, Maman Hassan Abdoulahi, Kalpana Bhatt, Sandhya Mishra, Mohamed A. Ghorab, Wenping Zhang, Shaohua Chen

“…An effective, rapid, and stable detection method for glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) was developed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry technology (UPLC-MS/MS). …”
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Comparison of the Impact of tNGS with mNGS on Antimicrobial Management in Patients with LRTIs: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Li D, Li Q, Huang Z, Wu W, Fan X, Liu J, Li R, Zhang Q, Su X

“…The overall pathogen detection rates for tNGS and mNGS were 89.74% and 89.71% (P=0.991). …”
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Features of oral peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified by HUANG Runyu, ZHANG Chunye, ZHANG Ying, ZHAO Zhengyan, YANG Yang, WU Lan

“…The patients′ ages at initial diagnosis ranged from 25 to 77 years, with a mean age of (52.53±12.94) years. …”
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Efficacy and tolerability of rufinamide in the treatment of epilepsy (experience of the Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy) by K. Yu. Mukhin, O. A. Pylaeva, M. Yu. Bobylova, N. V. Freydkova, L. Yu. Glukhova, M. O. Abramov

“…We assume that the early introduction of rufinamide (prior to the detection of drug resistance) might have yielded better results.…”
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Prevalence and genetic diversity of porcine rotavirus A from diarrheic piglets in Northern Thailand by Nutthawadee Jampanil, Pattara Khamrin, Kattareeya Kumthip, Thitapa Longum, Zhenfeng Xie, Arpaporn Yodmeeklin, Panuwat Yamsakul, Aphisek Kongkaew, Yuki Akari, Satoshi Komoto, Shoko Okitsu, Hiroshi Ushijima, Niwat Maneekarn

“…Additionally, a rare G2P[27] (0.3%) genotype re-emerged approximately 22 years after the initial detection in 2000 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in lions, tigers, and hyenas at Denver Zoo by Emily N. Gallichotte, Laura Bashor, Katelyn Erbeck, Lara Croft, Katelyn Stache, Jessica Long, Sue VandeWoude, James C. Johnson, Kristy L. Pabilonia, Gregory D. Ebel

“…We measured SARS-CoV-2 infections over 4 months in lions, tigers, and hyenas at Denver Zoo and detected viral RNA, infectious virus, neutralizing antibodies, and recrudescence after initial clearance. …”
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A systematic environmental intervention, nidotherapy, given to whole communities: protocol for a randomised stepped-wedge trial by Peter Tyrer, Mike Crawford, Abdullah Ahmad, Barbara Barrett, Woody Caan, Conor Duggan, Eleni Frisira, Tim Kendall, Jacob King, David Daley, Elizabeth Mullins, Richard Parish, Yangang Xing, Min Yang

“…Conclusions The findings of this study should help to determine whether nidotherapy has a place in the early detection and treatment of mental pathology. …”
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Intramural pregnancy after intrauterine insemination in a nulligravid patient without previous uterine trauma, complicated by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report by Koyo Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takiuchi, Kengo Kiso, Saki Ishii, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuto Kinose, Michiko Kodama, Yutaka Ueda, Kenjiro Sawada, Takahiro Tsuboyama, Tadashi Kimura

“…Despite its potentially life-threatening nature, the absence of definitive preoperative diagnostic criteria for IMP complicates its early detection and management, especially in patients without known risk factors. …”
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Three-dimensional omnidirectional characterization methods of rock anisotropic wave velocity and acoustic emission location optimization by Shengjun MIAO, Wenxuan YU, Mingchun LIANG, Pengjin YANG, Conghao LI, Zejing LIU

“…Numerous geotechnical disasters, such as rock bursts and slope instability, are associated with these phenomena. Acoustic emission detection is recognized as an effective method for monitoring rock failure and instability processes. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Stimulated Serum Thyroglobulin in the Follow-up of Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Vlado Wagenhofer, Ivan Mihaljević, Tatjana Kralj, Dubravka Vrdoljak, Tomislav Kizivat

“…The aim was to determine the diagnostic value of stimulated serum thyroglobulin (sTg) for the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and to evaluate whether repeated sTg measurement provides additional clinical benefit in detecting persistent or recurrent structural disease if the initial sTg was negative. …”
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Radiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension: Methodical aspects by I. K. Korobkova, V. K. Lazutkina, L. A. Nizovtsova, T. V. Riden

“…Pulmonary hypertension is a menacing complication of a number of diseases, which is responsible for high mortality rates and considerably poorer quality of life in a patient. The timely detection for pulmonary hypertension allows timely initiation of treatment, thus improvement in prognosis in the patient. …”
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Mitochondrial Genetic Mutations in the Pale Grass Blue Butterfly: Possible DNA Damage via the Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Real-Time Molecular Evolution by Mariko Toki, Wataru Taira, Ko Sakauchi, Joji M. Otaki

“…Among 641 individuals from 44 localities in Northeastern Japan, we detected a heteroplasmic nonsynonymous nucleotide substitution in one out of three 2012 individuals from Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, where the biological impact of radioactive pollution was the highest among the localities surveyed in 2012, suggesting DNA damage via initial exposure to short-lived radionuclides. …”
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Endometrial cancer: Part II. Multimodality treatment of uterine high-grade serous carcinoma (clinical course I) by Che-Wei Chang, Szu-Ting Yang, Chia-Hao Liu, Wen-Hsun Chang, Wen-Ling Lee, Peng-Hui Wang

“…This part II (Clinical course I) has explored the first journey from the initial diagnosis and initial treatment at the hospital “A” and “B” to the subsequent management of the recurrent disease at the hospitals “C,D,E,F”, including the rationale and controversial issues in the clinical course I.…”
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Bioethical reflections on the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through biomarker research by José Reinaldo Madeiro Júnior, Aline Albuquerque Sant'Anna de Oliveira

“…Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through biomarker detection opens new horizons for research into the disease, allowing the detection of pathophysiological changes before symptoms appear. …”
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