MIP-3α-antigen fusion DNA vaccine enhances sex differences in tuberculosis model and alters dendritic cell activity early post vaccination by James T. Gordy, Rowan E. Bates, Elizabeth Glass, Jacob Meza, Yangchen Li, Courtney Schill, Alannah D. Taylor, Tianyin Wang, Fengyixin Chen, Khaleel Plunkett, Styliani Karanika, Petros C. Karakousis, Richard B. Markham

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Pre-post feasibility trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for patients during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer: the ECHO-R trial protocol by Andreas Obermair, Monika Janda, Sandra C Hayes, Elizabeth Eakin, Marcelo Nascimento, Dimitrios Vagenas, Jermaine Coward, Louisa G Gordon, Catherine Shannon, James Nicklin, Jeffrey Goh, Vanessa L Beesley, Penny Webb, Merran Williams, Sheree Rye, Rosalind R Spence, Helene O’Neill, Melissa J Newton, Sara Baniahmadi, Andrea Garret

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RNA‐Binding Protein Hnrnpa1 Triggers Daughter Cardiomyocyte Formation by Promoting Cardiomyocyte Dedifferentiation and Cell Cycle Activity in a Post‐Transcriptional Manner by Chuling Li, Yijin Chen, Qiqi Chen, Haoxiang Huang, Michael Hesse, Yilin Zhou, Ming Jin, Yu Liu, Yifei Ruan, Xiang He, Guoquan Wei, Hao Zheng, Senlin Huang, Guojun Chen, Wangjun Liao, Yulin Liao, Yanmei Chen, Jianping Bin

“…Hnrnpa1 knockout inhibited cardiac regeneration and worsened cardiac function in the neonatal MI model. Nanopore RNA sequencing, RIP assay, IP‐MS, MeRIP‐qPCR, PAR‐CLIP and luciferase reporter experiments showed that Hnrnpa1 induced Mettl3 post‐transcriptional splicing to inhibit m6A‐dependent Pbx1 and E2F1 degradation, thereby increasing Runx1, Ccne1, Cdk2 and Ccnb2 expression to promote CM DACCA. …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Heterogeneity Parameters Combined with Inflammatory Cells to Predict the Value of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients Post Myocard... by Yu-jiao Song, Xiao-ying Zhao, Lu-jing Wang, Ting Ning, Ming-tian Chen, Pei Liu, Si-wen Chen, Xin-xiang Zhao

“…The cohort was stratified into two groups: those without HFpEF and those who developed HFpEF.Cardiac structure, function, EAT volume, and infarct volume parameters were obtained using the CMR post-processing software CVI-42, while EAT heterogeneity parameters entropy were derived using Python software. …”
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Correlation between fatigue and pulmonary involvement in the post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study 6–12 months after hospital discharge by Paulo A Lotufo, Juliana C Ferreira, Eloisa Bonfa, Anna S Levin, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Marta Imamura, Esper G Kallas, Roger Chammas, Thais Mauad, Izabel Marcilio, Nelson Gouveia, Ricardo Nitrini, José Eduardo Krieger, Marcio Valente Yamada Sawamura, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, Cristiano Gomes, Jorge Hallak, Luis Yu, Marcio Mancini, Maria Elizabeth Rossi, Thiago Avelino-Silva, Edivaldo M Utiyama, Aluisio C Segurado, Beatriz Perondi, Anna Miethke-Morais, Amanda C Montal, Leila Harima, Solange R G Fusco, Marjorie F Silva, Marcelo C Rocha, Carolina Carmo, Clarice Tanaka, Julio F M Marchini, Thaís Guimarães, Ester Sabino, Tarcisio E P Barros-Filho, Celina Almeida Lamas, João Marcos Salge, Cesar Higa Nomura, Adriana L Araújo, Bruno F Guedes, Carolina S Lázari, Cassiano C Antonio, Claudia C Leite, Emmanuel A Burdmann, Euripedes C Miguel, Fabio R Pinna, Geraldo F Busatto, Giovanni G Cerri, Heraldo P Souza, Izabel C Rios, Larissa S Oliveira, Linamara R Batisttella, Marcello M C Magri, Maura S Oliveira, Orestes V Forlenza, Ricardo F Bento, Rodolfo F Damiano, Rossana P Francisco, Wilson J Filho, Mateus Satoru Kajiwara, Luis Augusto Visani de Luna, Thais Suemi Yokoyama, Pedro Rizzi de Oliveira, Maria Amelia de Jesus, Vilson C Junior

“…Introduction Post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC) may include pulmonary sequelae, fatigue and other symptoms, but its mechanisms are not fully elucidated.Objective This study investigated the correlation between fatigue and the presence of pulmonary abnormalities in PCC patients with respiratory involvement 6–12 months after hospitalisation.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary hospital in Brazil.Participants 315 patients, aged ≥18 years, were considered eligible based on SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by reverse transcription-PCR.Methods Pulmonary function tests (PFT), cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET), chest CT and hand grip were performed. …”
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Application of Post-Occupancy Evaluation in the Design of Collegiatae Educational Space: (Case study: Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Islamic Azad University-Tehran South Branch) by Reza Naghdbishi, Zeinab Gohari

“…The study emphasizes the importance of post-occupancy evaluation and user participation as a means to address the limitations of building usage. …”
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Personalized 3D-printed retainers as a novel approach to maintain the auricular morphology after corrective surgery for cryptotia: a retrospective study by Jiajun Zhi, Peixu Wang, Lin Lin, Bo Pan, Haiyue Jiang

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Prognostic significance of NT-proBNP and sST2 biomarkers in patients with post-myocardial infarction heart failure after a coronavirus infection by N. M. Kalashnikova, D. N. Zaitsev, A. V. Govorin, M. V. Chistyakova, B. T. Balzhitov

“…To determine the prognostic significance of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and soluble ST2 (sST2) in patients with post-myocardial infarction heart failure after a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Material and methods. …”
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Study protocol for the Outcomes Post-Treatment: Impact on Motor Impairment of Sleep Efficiency in Spinal Cord Injury (OPTIMISE SCI) – a randomised controlled trial by Julio C Furlan, Sandra Walsh, Mark Boulos, Christie Yao, Martha McKay

“…The OPTIMISE SCI (Outcomes Post Treatment: Impact on Motor Impairment of Sleep Efficiency in SCI) is an ongoing phase 3 clinical trial focused on the effects of the early use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy to treat individuals with moderate-to-severe SRBDs in the acute/subacute stage after SCI.Methods and analysis A total of 44 participants with SCI who are newly diagnosed with moderate-to-severe SRBD are randomised into early CPAP therapy (initiated within the first 8 weeks postinjury) versus delayed CPAP therapy (initiated at 6 months postinjury). …”
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Early cardiac events after haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide. subanalysis exploring cardiac toxicity conducted on behalf of GE... by Filipe R. Pinto, Enric Cascos, Estefanía Pérez-López, Mónica Baile-González, Carlos Martín Rodríguez, María Jesús Pascual Cascón, Marta Luque, Albert Esquirol, Carmen Martín Calvo, Felipe Peña-Muñóz, Inmaculada Heras Fernando, Itziar Oiartzabal Ormtegi, Adolfo Jesús Sáez Marín, Sara Fernández-Luis, Juan José Domínguez-García, Sara Villar Fernández, José Luis López Lorenzo, Miguel Fernández de Sanmamed Girón, Leslie González Pinedo, Lucía García, Ana Pilar González-Rodriguez, Tamara Torrado, Silvia Filaferro, Pascual Basalobre, Alberto López-García, Guillermo Ortí, Guillermo Ortí, Manuel Jurado Chacón, Manuel Jurado Chacón, María Queralt Salas, María Queralt Salas

“…ECEs, defined as any new cardiac event within 100 days post-transplant, were analyzed using cumulative incidence functions considering death and relapse as competing risks. …”
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Pioneering the Security of EHRs Using an Immersive Blockchain Conceptual Framework by Rihab Benaich, Youssef Gahi, Saida El Mendili

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‘...the opium of the people’? Religiosity in socialist new towns by Márton Berki, Brigitta Sivadó

“…Although an undoubtedly growing body of scholarly work deals with the economic, political and institutional transformation of post-socialist cities, the no less profound cultural changes former socialist cities have undergone since the beginning of the transition still remain relatively under-theorised. …”
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Visual Impairment in Stroke Patients: a Two-Part Review. Part II — Rehabilitation Methods by Tatyana V. Marfina, Tatiana V. Konchugova, Tatiana V. Apkhanova, Detelina B. Kulchitskaya, Anastasiya A. Mukhina

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Risk factors for the formation of gastroenterological pathology after infectious hemocolitis in children by O. I. Klimova, N. V. Gonchar, Yu. V. Lobzin, S. G. Grigorev

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Evolutionary analysis of the DHHCs in Saccharinae by Hao Wen, Xinyu Liu, Xueting Zhao, Tingting Zhao, Cuilian Feng, Hailong Chang, Jungang Wang, Jishan Lin

“…Abstract The DHHC domain genes are crucial for protein lipid modification, a key post-translational modification influencing membrane targeting, subcellular trafficking, and protein function. …”
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Randomized Control Trial Comparing Effects of Tourniquets on Neurology and Functional Outcomes after Total Knee Arthoplasty by Gur-Aziz Singh Sidhu, Saphalya Pattnaik, Mothana Gawad, Rafia Ghani, Harjot Kaur, Neil Ashwood

“…The literature reveals a divided opinion on whether TKA should be performed with or without a tourniquet, with conflicting results on post-operative pain, blood loss, and functional outcomes.. …”
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Predicting acupuncture efficacy for neck pain based on functional connectivity features: a machine learning study by Zhen Gao, Mengjie Cui, Cheng Xu, Haijun Wang, Yanlin Zhang, Laixi Ji

“…Longitudinal analysis showed 6 predictive features altered post-treatment in responders versus 44 in non-responders. …”
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Effects of sexual counseling and education based on self-efficacy theory on the sexual function of women with breast cancer by Azadeh Jamshidi, Farzaneh Noroozi, Razieh Bagherzadeh, Tayebeh Gharibi

“…The current study aimed to examine the impact of sexual counseling and education based on self-efficacy theory on the sexual function of women with breast cancer. Method The trial was a randomized controlled trial with a parallel design, including a pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up. …”
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Association of player position and functional connectivity alterations in collegiate American football players: an fMRI study by Owen Griffith, Xiaoxiao Bai, Alexa E. Walter, Michael Gay, Jon Kelly, Wayne Sebastianelli, Linda Papa, Semyon Slobounov

“…During group analysis, first, voxel-wise paired sample t-tests identified significant changes in connectivity from pre- to post-season, by player, and previous concussion history. …”
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Proteomic discovery analysis of quantitatively assessed emphysema in the general population. The MESA Lung Study by Daniel E. Guzman, Lisa Ruvuna, Claire J. Guo, Yifei Sun, Katherine A. Pratte, Ani W. Manichaikul, John S. Kim, Wendy S. Post, Alain G. Bertoni, Norrina B. Allen, Karol E. Watson, James S. Pankow, Eric A. Hoffman, Ruth F. Dubin, Rajat Deo, Igor Z. Barjaktarevic, Eugene R. Bleecker, Christopher B. Cooper, Victor E. Ortega, Annette T. Hastie, Robert Paine, James Michael Wells, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Edwin K. Silverman, Prescott G. Woodruff, Christine Kim Garcia, Jerome I. Rotter, Russell P. Bowler, Peter Ganz, R. Graham Barr

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