Comparison of clinical metagenomics with 16S rDNA Sanger sequencing for the bacteriological diagnosis of culture-negative samples by Camille d’Humières, Skerdi Haviari, Marie Petitjean, Laurène Deconinck, Signara Gueye, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Lynda Chalal, Naima Beldjoudi, Geoffrey Rossi, Yann Nguyen, Charles Burdet, Ségolène Perrineau, Diane Le Pluart, Roza Rahli, Michael Thy, Piotr Szychowiak, Xavier Lescure, Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Victoire de Lastours, Etienne Ruppé

“…Results: Among the 73 samples, 20 (27 %, 17 patients) had a clinically relevant 16S rDNA Sanger sequencing result (used for patient management) while 11 (15 %, 9 patients) were considered contaminants. …”
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Health-economic evaluation of the outpatient, inpatient, and public health sector in Germany: Insights from the first three COVID-19 waves. by Afschin Gandjour

“…In terms of spending, ICUs had the highest expenditures among the sectors, resulting in an ICER of €59,055 per death avoided. …”
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Pregnancy Loss Was Associated With the Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged Women: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiaoyan Yang, Qingling Fan, Can Shen, Ruirui Hou, Ruoling Chen, Jiaqian Yin, Huifeng Xiang, Yunxia Cao, Xiaoqing Peng

“…Conclusion: Chinese women that have experienced pregnancy loss due to induced abortion and miscarriage had increased risk of CVD. The risk increased with the number of pregnancy losses and older age at the first pregnancy loss.…”
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Red Army Soldiers from Kalmykia in the Battles for Belarus: a Historical and Statistical Study by Sergey G. Ershov

“…At the same time, an analysis of losses and awards in 1944 shows that the proportion of Kalmyks by the beginning of the strategic operation Bagration had noticeably decreased due to the mass removal of Kalmyks and their deportation to the Shiroklag or places of special settlements. …”
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Diversity, distribution and threat status of Fabaceae plants in Costa Rica: a 135-year herbarium record by Donifer Campos Parra, Andres Blanco Picado, Keilor Rojas Jimenez

“…We identified 19 species that had not been collected for more than 40 years. Puntarenas emerged as the province with the highest number of genera and species records (117 and 406, respectively), while at the cantonal level, La Cruz, Bagaces, and Osa presented the largest numbers of genera (89, 84, and 79, respectively). …”
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Higher Consumption of Carbonated Drinks and Fast Food Related to Depression and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls by Abbas Ali Sangouni, Zahra Darabi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh

“…In addition, participants in the highest quartile of carbonated drink consumption had higher odds of poor QoL compared to the first quartile (OR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.00–2.32, P=0.04). …”
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Regenerative potential of concentrated growth factor compared to platelet-rich fibrin in treatment of necrotic mature teeth: a randomized clinical trial by Taghreed Salah, Wael Hussein, Heba Abdelkafy

“…An electric pulp tester and cold test were used to determine whether pulp sensibility had been regained during the follow-up period. The statistical analysis used an independent t-test to compare different groups. …”
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Bioaccumulation, sources and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Lilium davidii var. unicolor. by Haixu Sun, Tianxiang Xia, Hongguang Cheng, Zhenzhen Wu, Qianding Cheng, Lu Lu, Chunbao Fu

“…Baked bulbs exhibited a higher cancer risk than raw bulbs. Local adults had low carcinogenic risks from consuming lily bulbs. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in pediatric surgery training in Germany: a view from the trenches by Sabine Drossard, Louisa Schuffert

“…Nearly half (44.4%) of the respondents had changed training sites, primarily due to clinical rotations (26,7%) and dissatisfaction with training conditions (30,0%). …”
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Structures and strategies for retaining an international pediatric cohort from birth: Lessons from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study by Patricia Gesualdo, Jessica Melin, Rachel Karban, Claire Crouch, Michael Killian, Diane Hopkins, Annika Adamsson, Joanna Stock, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Judith Baxter

“…Strategies unique to TEDDY included (1) study structures to support retention; (2) risk communication and education strategies specific to this population; (3) Data-informed retention strategies that addressed protocol challenges in real-time; and (4) implementation of a re-engagement protocol for those who had withdrawn from the study. Conclusion: Pediatric cohort studies should include strategies, structures, and resources to address retention at the study's initiation and on an ongoing basis. …”
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Integrative analysis of anoikis-related prognostic signature to evaluate the immune landscape and predict therapeutic response in stomach adenocarcinoma by Ziyi Zhou, Lanlan Yang, Yuan Fang, Rongzhong Xu, Xi Wang, Yuli Wang, Zhihong Fang

“…The prognostic signature indicated that the low-risk subgroup had better outcomes and significant correlations with tumor microenvironment, immune landscape, immunotherapy response, and drug sensitivity. …”
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Differences in HIV infection trends in two regions of Cameroon with a longstanding HIV epidemic: insights from 2012 and 2022 by Yannick F. Ngoume, Urmes C. Teagho, Brice Eselacha, Oumarou H. Goni, Dell-Dylan Kenfack, Mérimé Tchakoute, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Marcel Tongo, Marcel Tongo

“…In this regard, we determined the HIV prevalence in remote communities of the East and South administrative regions of Cameroon where the four cross-species SIV transmissions that gave rise to the four HIV-1 groups likely happened.MethodsWe did this in two different periods: 2012/2013 (Period 1; 4,435 participants enrolled in the East and 2,347 in the South) and 2021/2022 (Period 2; 2,203 participant enrolled in the East and 2,347 in the South) using HIV1/2 rapid assays and standard ELISAs and according to the WHO testing strategy.ResultsDuring Period 1, the HIV seroprevalence in the East was 6.9%. This prevalence had significantly decreased to 2.7% [Prevalence Difference or PD: 4.1 (3.1; 5.2); p < 0.001] by Period 2. …”
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Clinical Characteristic of Patients Underwent Bone Mineral Density Examination in Prof. Dr. R. Soeharso Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022-2023: A Cross-Sectional Study by R. Andhi Prijosedjati, Pamudji Utomo, Leli Sabariyah, Ahmad Fauzi

“…This study investigates the characteristics of patients who had BMD examinations at the Prof. Dr. R. Soeharso Orthopaedic Hospital. …”
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Evaluation of Toxicological Risks and Effects of Microplastics on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) under in Vitro Laboratory Conditions by Macarius Pancras Mtega, Matobola Joel Mihale, Kessy Fidel Kilulya

“…The responses of fish to the presence of microplastics in aquarium indicated that microplastics had adverse effects to Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). …”
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What Drives Responses to Willingness-to-pay Questions? A Methodological Inquiry in the Context of Hypertension Self-management by Billingsley Kaambwa, Stirling Bryan, Emma Frew, Emma Bray, Sheila Greenfield, Richard J McManus

“…**Conclusion:** The majority of hypertensive patients who had taken part in a self-management study were prepared to purchase the self-monitoring equipment using their own funds, more so for men, those with higher incomes and those with greater satisfaction. …”
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Evaluative Literature Review Writing by Novice Academic Writers: Enhancing Knowledge and Awareness by Aksakallı Canan, Yağız Oktay, Bakırtaş Şennur, Ötügen Rabia

“…The quantitative analysis of the literature review tasks submitted by the participants during the pre- and post-intervention phases and the themes gathered from the semi-structured interviews revealed that NNES students had several challenges when they wrote literature reviews. …”
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The water footprint of lithium extraction technologies: Insights from environmental impact reports in Argentina's salt flats by Walter Fernando Díaz Paz, Lucas Seghezzo, Ariela Griselda Salas Barboza, Melisa Escosteguy, Paula Valentina Arias-Alvarado, Eduardo Kruse, Marc Hufty, Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray

“…WIblue indicates that, while Fénix had a higher WFblue, its impact on local blue water availability is moderate due to greater local water availability. …”
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The RNA M5C methyltransferase NSUN2 promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing PKM2-mediated glycolysis by Qin Qi, Rui Zhong, Yan Huang, Yong Tang, Xiao-wen Zhang, Chang Liu, Chun-fang Gao, Lin Zhou, Jian Yu, Lu-yi Wu

“…NSUN2 overexpression significantly promoted HCC growth and metastasis, whereas NSUN2 knockdown had the opposite effect. m5C RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (m5C-RIP-Seq) revealed that m5C hypermethylation correlates with mRNA overexpression and that NSUN2-mediated m5C hypermethylation promotes metabolism in HCC patients. …”
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Comparative Study of Cervical Pap Smear and Visual Inspection of The Cervix To Detect Premalignant Disease of The Cervix by Rozhan Yassin Khalil, Khanda Abdolrahman Qader

“…In conclusion, cervix visual inspection method for cancer had a low rate sensitivity compare with pap smear with a non-significant relationship between the two methods and Pap smear needed to conform visual inspection for cervical cancer. …”
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Burden and mortality of breast cancer attributed to diabetes and smoking in women: a secondary analysis based on Global Burden of Disease 2019 in North Africa and the Middle East by Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani, Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Leili Abedi Gheshlaghi, Leila Rezakhani, Mozafar Khazaei

“…In 1990, the age-standardised mortality rate was 12.3 (95% CI: 11.0 to 14.2) per 100 000 people, and by 2019, it had increased to 15.2 (95% CI: 13.3 to 17.3) per 100 000. …”
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