Long-term prognostic impact of the left anterior descending coronary artery as the STEMI-related culprit vessel: subanalysis of the EXAMINATION-EXTEND trial by Pablo Vidal-Calés, Kamil Bujak, Riccardo Rinaldi, Anthony Salazar-Rodríguez, Luis Ortega-Paz, Josep Gómez-Lara, Víctor Jiménez-Díaz, Marcelo Jiménez, Pilar Jiménez-Quevedo, Roberto Diletti, Pascual Bordes, Gianluca Campo, Antonio Silvestro, Jaume Maristany, Xacobe Flores, Antonio De Miguel-Castro, Andrés Íñiguez, Alfonso Ielasi, Maurizio Tespili, Mattie Lenzen, Nieves Gonzalo, Matteo Tebaldi, Simone Biscaglia, Rafael Romaguera, Joan Antoni Gómez-Hospital, Patrick W. Serruys, Manel Sabaté, Salvatore Brugaletta

“…The LAD-STEMI group had more smokers, advanced Killip class and worse left ventricular ejection fraction. …”
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The Effect of Layer Thickness and Nozzle Diameter in Fused Deposition Modelling Printing on the Flexural Strength of Zirconia Ceramic Samples Produced by a Multistage Manufacturing... by Anton Smirnov, Oleg Yanushevich, Natella Krikheli, Yulia Zhukovskaya, Mihail Soloninkin, Petr Naumenko, Nestor Washington Solis Pinargote, Pavel Peretyagin, Sergey Grigoriev, Nikita Nikitin

“…This paper deals with the application of statistical analysis in the study of the dependence of the flexural strength of sintered zirconia disks on the printing parameters (nozzle diameter, layer thickness, and infill pattern) of the fused deposition method printing of a ceramic–polymer filament containing 80 wt.% zirconia and 20 wt.% polylactide. …”
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Synthesis and multifaceted evaluation of novel AgCZ nanocomposite for targeted anti-angiogenic cancer therapy by Yasser Hussein Issa Mohammed, Ahmed Hassen Shntaif, Ahd A. Mansour, Samia Alrabghi, Saad Alghamdi, Naeem F Qusty, Mazen Almehmadi, Abdulelah Aljuaid, Naif Alsiwiehri, Mamdouh Allahyani, Amirah Albaqami, Samiha Salmaoui, Sadeq K. Alhag, Ahmed M. Senan

“…Our study highlights emerging developments in medicine and draws possible future paths. The use of AgCZ composite nanoparticle is one of the potential anticancer drug and alternative to the conventional medicine which appears to be safer and more effectual, but further research is needed to overcome current limitations in clinical translation.…”
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Diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury based upon serum creatinine reference change in the diagnosis of acute kidney injury and prediction of progression of chronic kidney dis... by Hua Rui-xue, Zou Lu-xi, Wu Yu, Wang Tao, Sun Ling

“…More ACKI patients were detected by cROCK than KDIGO criteria （68.1% <italic>vs</italic> 59.7%， <italic>P</italic>=0.001）. …”
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Release Profile and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> Essential Oil-Incorporated, Optimally Stabilized Type I Collagen Hydrogels by Caglar Ersanli, Ioannis Skoufos, Konstantina Fotou, Athina Tzora, Yves Bayon, Despoina Mari, Eleftheria Sarafi, Konstantina Nikolaou, Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

“…Although the strong antimicrobial activity of various EOs has already been studied and revealed, their characteristic high sensitivity and volatility drives the need towards a more efficient drug administration method via a biomaterial system. …”
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Association between gestational weight gain and perinatal outcomes among women with gestational diabetes mellitus by Zize Guo, Lihua Lin, Jiayi Dong, Juan Lin

“…ObjectiveThis study identifies the optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) range for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in singleton pregnancies and examines the relationship between GWG patterns and perinatal outcomes.MethodsWe included 18,548 pregnant women diagnosed with GDM via a 75g glucose tolerance test at Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital from 2011 to 2022. …”
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Predictive Validity of Hospital-Associated Complications of Older People Identified Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data From an Acute Care Hospital in Japan: Observational S... by Seigo Mitsutake, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Shohei Yano, Takumi Hirata, Kae Ito, Ko Furuta, Yoshitomo Shimazaki, Hideki Ito, Alison Mudge, Kenji Toba

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to create a Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) data version of the HAC-OP measure (HAC-OP-DPC) and demonstrate its predictive validity by assessing its associations with hospital length of stay (LOS) and discharge destination. MethodsThis retrospective cohort study acquired DPC data (routinely collected administrative data) from a general acute care hospital in Tokyo, Japan. …”
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Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of migraine with patent foramen ovale: a comparative study by Yongfei Sun, Nanqu Huang, Fei Feng, Yiman Xie, Tao Xu, Yuekui Sun, Yong Luo, Jian Zhan

“…Abstract Objective To analyze the clinical features and prognosis of migraine with PFO and explore their short-term prognostic factors. Methods This study enrolled patients with migraine (MH) and patients with migraine with patent foramen ovale (MH-PFO) who were treated at two hospitals affiliated with Zunyi Medical University (December 2021–October 2022). …”
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The impact of particulate matter exposure on global and domain-specific cognitive function: evidence from the Chinese Square Dancer Study by Jingyi Zhu, Shuaibo Wang, Peizheng Li, Fengping Li, Benchao Li, Lu Ma, Shuang Rong, Jingling Liao

“…However, limited studies have specifically examined the relationship between PM exposure and domain-specific cognitive function. Methods This study involved 2,668 female participants from the Lifestyle and Healthy Aging of Chinese Square Dancer Study. …”
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The Influence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress on Ageism Among Undergraduates: Mediating Roles of Life Satisfaction, Gratitude, and Prosociality by Chen S, Wan Z

“…Following data cleaning, 1174 responses were included for analysis.Methods: Data were collected using online questionnaires. …”
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The effects of rhythm control strategies versus rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: A systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Anal... by Naqash J Sethi, Joshua Feinberg, Emil E Nielsen, Sanam Safi, Christian Gluud, Janus C Jakobsen

“…We assessed the risk of publication bias in meta-analyses consisting of 10 trials or more with tests for funnel plot asymmetry. We used GRADE to assess the quality of the body of evidence.…”
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Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Following Esophageal Variceal Ligation and Its Impact on Clinical Outcomes: Real-World Data from the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network by Nisar Amin, Harleen Chela, Muhammad Faisal Mubarak, Mark Ayoub, Ebubekir Daglilar

“…Hepatic encephalopathy was significantly more frequent in the PPI group at 8 weeks (4.9% vs. 2.0%, <i>p</i> = 0.01), and AKI occurred more often at both 4 weeks (5.7% vs. 2.0%, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and 8 weeks (9.6% vs. 2.1%, <i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Investigating the relationship between sleep disturbances and psychopathology In children and adolescents with microdeletion of 22q11 chromosome: an exploratory study by Maria Rosaria Lala, Domenica Bellantoni, Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Maria Pontillo, Paolo Alfieri, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…Further studies are required to draw more consistent conclusions.…”
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Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide by J Lennert Veerman, Sarah Lewis, John Britton, Bruce Neal, Kathryn G Andrews, Goodarz Danaei, Majid Ezzati, Yanping Li, Yu Chen, Farshad Farzadfar, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Idris Guessous, Lital Keinan-Boker, Paul Elliott, Carukshi Arambepola, Antonia Trichopoulou, Philippos Orfanos, Martin C Gulliford, Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian, Wen-Harn Pan, Shoichiro Tsugane, Habibul Ahsan, Manami Inoue, Luz Maria Sanchez-Romero, Andrew Fogarty, Christos Pitsavos, Edward Giovannucci, Stefaan De Henauw, Stephen S Lim, Cho-il Kim, Inge Huybrechts, Didier Garriguet, Simón Barquera, Katia Castetbon, Neville Calleja, Peilin Shi, Hsing-Yi Chang, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hubert Barennes, Guansheng Ma, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Saman Fahimi, John Powles, Morteza Abdollahi, Anahita Houshiar-rad, Eda Koksal, Sahar Zaghloul, Sirje Vaask, Ana Baylin, Simon Forsyth, Rosely Sichieri, Christian Haerpfer, Ian Brown, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Jacqui Webster, Androniki Naska, Dorothy Gauci, Rebecca E Engell, Tim E Byers, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Mayuree Rao, Pamela A Abbott, Enrique O Abeyá Gilardon, Suad N Al-Hooti, Wulf Becker, Peter Bjerregaard, Lesley T Bourne, Mario V Capanzana, Melanie J Cowan, Dulitha N Fernando, Regina M Fisberg, Brahmam NV Ginnela, Wilbur Hadden, Daniel J Hoffman, Nahla C Hwalla, Hajah Masni Ibrahim, Maria D Jackson, Lars Johansson, Hae-Jeung Lee, Chan Mei Fen, Gert BM Mensink, Rafael A Monge-Rojas, Balakrishna Nagalla, Marga C Ocke, Maciej Oltarzewski, Marja-Leena Ovaskainen, Gulden Ayla Pekcan, Stefka Petrova, Noppawan Piaseu, Leanne M Riley, Rusidah BT Selamat, Chansimaly Simmala, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Gillian Swan, Lucjan Szponar, Heli Tapanainen, Robert Templeton, Anastasia Thanopoulou, Holmfridur Thorgeirsdóttir, Inga Thorsdottir, Aida Turrini, Nowak Verena, Anna Waskiewicz, Gábor Zajkás, Shadi Kalantarian, Pattra Wirojratana, Mary Anne Land, Tricia McKeever, Mohannad Abed Alfattah Al Nsour, Medical Science, Heléne Enghardt Barbieri, Aida Filipovic Hadziomeragic, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Stephen T. McGarvey, Abdulrahman Obaid. Musaiger, Luz Gladys. Posada, Elz˙bieta Halina. Sygnowska

“…Intakes were lower (&lt;3.3 g/day), but more uncertain, in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. …”
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Coffee plant disease identification with an attentive multi-image segmentation framework (MISF) with CycleGAN by Savitri Kulkarni, P. Deepa Shenoy, K.R. Venugopal

“…It combines multiple classical methods—thresholding, K-means clustering, Watershed, GrabCut, and Mean Shift—to isolate disease-specific lesions while eliminating irrelevant background elements. …”
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Urine-based assays for inpatients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in rural South Africa by Mbulelo Mntonintshi, Bianca Sossen, Hloni Bookholane, Aimee Lifson, Lisa Africa, René Goliath, Nicola Wearne, Andy Parrish, Graeme Meintjes

“…Method: Adults (≥ 18 years) with HIV had sputum, urine and blood collected for comprehensive TB testing shortly after admission. …”
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The influence of knowledge absorptive capacity on the knowledge-based enterprises performance by explaining the mediating role of innovation strategy and open innovation activities by Seyed Reza Seyed Javadin, Rasoul Nosratpanah, Aref Ashrafzadeh

“…Purpose: Today, the methods of value creation have been transformed by the dynamics of competition. …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…Comparisons were made across different groups, subtypes, and stages of lung cancer regarding copy number variation (CNV) patterns, microbiome compositions, and clinical detection indices. Results Compared to conventional infection testing methods, Onco-mNGS demonstrates superior infection detection performance, boasting a sensitivity of 81.82%, specificity of 72.55%, and an overall accuracy of 77.58%. …”
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The HOME (home monitoring of high-risk pregnancies) study: a study protocol for an observational study of a telemedicine-assisted follow-up at home vs. hospitalization by Åsa Henning Waldum, Aase Serine Devold Pay, Aase Serine Devold Pay, Gunvor Aasbø, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Meryam Sugulle, Meryam Sugulle, Anne Cathrine Staff, Anne Cathrine Staff

“…We will compare clinical safety, patient-reported outcome measures, and use of healthcare resources compared to standard practice for hospital admissions and/or outpatient visits.MethodThe home monitoring of high-risk pregnancies study is an ongoing observational study. …”
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Buffalo whey proteins performance at the oil/water interface: rheology characterization of the interfacial films by Leandro F. Bustos, Víctor M. Pizones Ruiz-Henestrosa, Cecilio Carrera Sánchez, Franco E. Vasile, Oscar E. Pérez

“…Then, the equilibrium interfacial pressure (πeq) was registered through the Wilhelmy plate method. Additionally, adsorption dynamics at the O/W interface at protein concentrations of 0.5 and 1% were obtained over three h with a drop tensiometer. …”
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