Health insurance and inequalities in catastrophic health spending in cancer patients. A cross-sectional study in China by Wenqi Fu, Jufang Shi, Chaojie Liu, Wanqing Chen, Guoxiang Liu, Jie He

“…Objective: To determine the role of social health insurance programs in reducing inequality in the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) of cancer patients in China. …”
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Assessment of health-related quality of life and adherence to antituberculosis therapy among patients in three tertiary hospitals in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Michael Lahai, Sally-Mattu Conteh, Ahmed Vandy, Onome T. Abiri, Brian Thompson, Mohamed Bawoh, Alvin Turay, Peter Bai James

“…These findings highlight the need for enhancing family support, reducing economic burdens, and combating stigma through public health programs for better outcomes for TB patients.…”
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Spatial Distribution of Cadmium in Avocado-Cultivated Soils of Peru: Influence of Parent Material, Exchangeable Cations, and Trace Elements by Richard Solórzano, Rigel Llerena, Sharon Mejía, Juancarlos Cruz, Kenyi Quispe

“…Such approaches can enhance the efficiency of mitigation programs and reduce the risks to export markets.…”
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Feeding practices during childhood illness and associated factors among mothers of children under 24 month olds in southwest Ethiopia: A Facility-based cross-sectional study design by Diribsa Tizazu Hailu, Vinod Bagilkar, Ebissa Bayana, Tesfaye Asfaw, Merga Garoma Jatu, Assefa Desalew, Mulualem Keneni, Fentahun Meseret, Tigist Demeke

“…However, information on such practices in Africa, especially Ethiopia is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to assess feeding practices for sick infant and young child and associated factors among mothers or caregivers of children under 24 months of age attending public health facilities in Jimma City, 2023. …”
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Antibiotics governance in aquaculture: knowledge, practices, and challenges among stakeholders on the Volta Lake in Ghana by Samuel O. Dandi, Øystein Evensen, Samuel Addo, Emmanuel D. Abarike, Seth M. Abobi, Dzigbodi A. Doke, Jan L. Lyche, Stephen Mutoloki, Amii I. Obiakara-Amaechi, Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe, Regina E. Edziyie

“…Results The survey revealed that drug retailers possess limited knowledge, expertise, and education on the use of antibiotics in fish farming. …”
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Evaluation of the Potential Use of Wild Relatives of Tomato (<i>Solanum pennellii</i>) to Improve Yield and Fruit Quality Under Low-Input and High-Salinity Cultivation Conditions by Maria Gerakari, Anastasia Kyriakoudi, Dimitris Nokas, Ioannis Mourtzinos, Evangelia G. Chronopoulou, Eleni Tani, Ilias Avdikos

“…Salinity stress is a major abiotic factor limiting tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) production, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Socio-economic model of the new system of higher environmental education in Russia by Alla V. Guslyakova, Alla V. Guslyakova, Konstantin V. Isaev, Tatyana N. Ledashcheva, Nailya G. Valeeva, Nina I. Guslyakova

“…Therefore, it is highly recommended focusing on the further research and analysis of the potential risks that can limit the efficacy of the system functioning and evolution in the future.…”
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Trends and driving factors of age-related hearing loss and severity over 30 years: a cross-sectional study by Fen-Fen Li, Zi-Yue Fu, Ke Han, Bing-Yu Liang, Yan-Xun Han, Ye-Hai Liu, Bu-Sheng Tong, Yu-Chen Liu

“…Occupational noise exposure emerges as a critical modifiable risk factor, particularly in rapidly industrializing economies, highlighting the urgent need to prioritize workplace hearing protection programs and targeted noise control policies tailored to regional contexts. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of malocclusion among students in special needs schools in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Amare Teshome Tefera, Biruk Girma Bekele, Zelalem Aniley, Aynishet Adane, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Kefyalew Ayalew Getahun, Simegnew Handebo, Semira Ali, Abebe Muche

“…The Ministry of Health should implement targeted oral health interventions and educational programs, particularly for those with intellectual and visual impairments. …”
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The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review by Heidi Holmen, Heidi Holmen, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Christine Tørris, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Kari Almendingen, Kirsti Riiser, Kirsti Riiser

“…Knowledge of the skills necessary for a child to maintain new health behaviors is limited and the role of health literacy remains unclear. …”
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Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics Evaluation of Ivonescimab, a Novel Bispecific Antibody Targeting PD‐1 and VEGF, in Chinese Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors by Fenghua Wang, Xiaoli Wei, Yulong Zheng, Jing Wang, Jieer Ying, Xiaozhong Chen, Suxia Luo, Huiyan Luo, Xufang Yu, Benchao Chen, Lei Ma, Ruihua Xu

“…ABSTRACT Background Ivonescimab (AK112) is a first‐in‐class bispecific antibody that simultaneously targets programmed death‐1 (PD‐1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with cooperative binding. …”
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Effects of Wolbachia removal on microbial composition and diversity in Aedes albopictus: implication of using wAlbB for discriminating irradiation-based sterile and wild males by Paerhande Dilinuer, Ming Li, Datao Lin, Yu Wu, Zhongdao Wu, Xiaoying Zheng, Dongjing Zhang

“…Current dye/powder marking methods have limitations and may affect SIT effectiveness, necessitating alternative discrimination strategies. …”
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhixin Yu, Shaodong Hong, Hui Yu, Xuanye Zhang, Zichun Li, Ping Chen, Yixin Zhou, Jing Ni

“…The combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy (ICI + Chemo) shows promise in treatment of recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC), but some patients received limited benefit and the prognostic factors of the treatments remain unclear. …”
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Additional expression of T-cell engager in clinically tested oncolytic adeno-immunotherapy redirects tumor-infiltrated, irrelevant T cells against cancer cells to enhance antitumor... by Bora Lim, Caroline Porter, Mae Woods, Masataka Suzuki, Daisuke Morita, Amanda Rosewell Shaw, Greyson Biegert, Spyridoula Vasileiou

“…However, most clinically tested “Armed” OAds show limited antitumor effects in patients with various solid tumors even with increased dosages and multiple injections. …”
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Impact of social protection on child malnutrition and mortality across 46 LMICs: a longitudinal study over two decades with insights from the COVID-19 pandemicResearch in context by Elisa Landin Basterra, Ugo Gentilini, Daniella Medeiros Cavalcanti, Andrea Ferreira da Silva, Lucas de Oliveira Ferreira de Sales, Natanael J. Silva, Davide Rasella

“…Scaling up social protection programs can be crucial for reducing health inequities, building child resilience, and advancing child health targets in the future. …”
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Community engagement and chronic viral hepatitis public health interventions: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and complementary crowdsourcing open callResearch in context by Yifan Li, Eneyi Kpokiri, Dalia Elasi, Rongrong Sheng, Keying Wang, Hayley Conyers, Ye Zhang, Danjuma K. Adda, Philippa C. Matthews, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Joseph D. Tucker, Dan Wu

“…While community engagement, which involves stakeholders in addressing health-related issues, has shown promise to enhance hepatitis outcomes, evidence on its impact remains limited. To summarize the current state of knowledge on this topic we performed a systematic review and a crowdsourcing open call. …”
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Oncolytic virus OH2 extends survival in patients with PD-1 pretreated melanoma: phase Ia/Ib trial results and biomarker insights by Juan Li, Xuan Wang, Li Zhou, Jun Guo, Lu Si, Bixia Tang, Chuanliang Cui, Xiaoting Wei, Xinan Sheng, Siming Li, Zhihong Chi, Lili Mao, Bin Lian, Xieqiao Yan, Yan Kong, Caili Li, Xiangyong Gu, Binlei Liu, Hui Tian, Han Hu

“…Notably, 7 of 12 III–IVM1a patients who previously received programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) therapy achieved iPR/PR, with an ORR of 58.3% (95% CI, 27.7% to 84.8%) and a disease control rate of 75.0% (95% CI, 42.8% to 94.5%). …”
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Field programmable silicon microring WDM transceiver leveraging monolithically integrated phase-change materials by Xing Yang, Shihuan Ran, Ziquan Li, Liangjun Lu, Yu Li, Ngon Phu Wai, MingHua Zhang, Guo-Qiang Lo, Jianping Chen, Linjie Zhou

“…Additionally, various wavelength trimming techniques including germanium ion implantation, continuous laser trimming, femtosecond laser trimming, and polymer material cladding, either have a limited tuning range or require a complex system, and hence they are not suitable for field programming of resonance wavelength. …”
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Spartalizumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy with or without canakinumab in patients with PD-L1-unselected, metastatic NSCLC by Armando Santoro, Garrido Pilar, Daniel S.W. Tan, Jon Zugazagoitia, Frances A. Shepherd, Alessandra Bearz, Fabrice Barlesi, Tae Min Kim, Tobias R. Overbeck, Enriqueta Felip, Can Cai, Simantini Eddy, Tracey McCulloch, Eric S. Schaefer

“…Abstract Background Despite promising outcomes of treatment with anti-programmed cell death (PD)-1/PD-ligand (L)1 agents in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy (PDC) in the first-line setting, a significant unmet medical need remains in patients with PD-L1-unselected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Association Analysis of <i>SLC11A1</i> Polymorphisms with Somatic Cell Score in Chinese Holstein Cows by Kai Liu, Yufang Liu, Tuo Li, Qiuling Li, Jinyu Wang, Yongfu An, Yuze Yang, Kaiyang Li, Mingxing Chu

“…Mastitis is an important disease limiting milk production in dairy cows. Somatic cell score is commonly used as one of the main ways to gauge the level of mastitis in dairy cows, with higher somatic cell scores usually indicating possible mastitis. …”
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