Evaluation of hpv risk groups among women enrolled in the mulher cervical cancer screening study in Mozambique by Cristina Mendes de Oliveira, Ricardina Rangeiro, Nafissa Osman, Ellen Baker, Andrea Neves, Arlete A. N. Mariano, Guilhermina Tivir, Joseph P. Thomas, Jennifer Carns, Viviane Andrade, Carla Carrilho, Eliane C. S. Monteiro, Hannah Hoover, Edson Chivambo, Marcos Chissano, Elizabeth Chiao, Hira Atif, Philip E. Castle, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Eva Lathrop, Kathleen M. Schmeler, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Mila P. Salcedo

“…Women with a positive HR-HPV test underwent visual assessment using dilute acetic acid applied to the cervix for treatment decisions. Results Of the 9,014 women enrolled in the MULHER Study, 8,954 (99.3%) had a valid HPV test result. …”
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Outcomes of Active Treatment for Localised Prostate Cancer After Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Alberto Artiles Medina, Ana Tagalos Muñoz, Ana Domínguez Gutiérrez, Alfonso Muriel García, José Daniel Subiela, Noelia Álvarez Díaz, Guillermo Fernández Conejo, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Almudena Coloma del Peso, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla

“…Limitations were scarcity of relevant studies (especially for treatments other than RP), their predominantly observational and retrospective nature, and their small sample sizes. Conclusions and clinical implications: The findings from this meta-analysis should be considered for patient counselling and management decisions, bearing in mind that patients with prior HoLEP who undergo RP have more intraoperative complications and urethrovesical anastomotic leaks and an increased postoperative incontinence rate. …”
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Clinical and laboratory indicators predicting coagulase-negative staphylococci as a cause of bloodstream infection among children below five years of age admitted at a tertiary hos... by Petro Juma, Upendo Kibwana, Anjela Charles, Namala Mkopi, Mabula Kasubi, Lilian Nkinda, Salim Masoud, Joel Manyahi, Mtebe Majigo, Agricola Joachim

“…Two sets of blood cultures were collected per patient. Blood samples were tested for microbial growth and antimicrobial susceptibility. …”
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Correlation between Sputum Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test–Cycle Threshold Values and Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Chirag K C, Shashibhushan B L, Mohan J, Karthik A B

“…This finding may help guide treatment decisions and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Outcomes in ED patients with non‐specific ECG findings and low high‐sensitivity troponin by Lamees M. Alshaikh, Fred S. Apple, Robert H. Christenson, Christopher R. deFilippi, Alexander T. Limkakeng Jr, James McCord, Richard M. Nowak, Adam J. Singer, W. Frank Peacock

“…Abstract Background Although some emergency department risk stratification tools consider non‐specific ECG findings as an aid in disposition decisions, their clinical value in patients with an initially low high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hsTnI) is unclear. …”
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Unraveling natural carbonate variability in Narragansett Bay, RI using multiple high temporal resolution pH time series by Abigail Baskind, Georgia Ahumada, Kristofer Gomes, Heather Stoffel, Shuai Gu, Andrew J Davies, Andrew J Davies, Hongjie Wang

“…These findings will benefit future OA prediction and will ultimately assist in making environmental management decisions in coastal estuaries with implications for multiple coastal stakeholders.…”
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SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY by Surona Visagie, Benje Theron

“…Data were collected from 16 consecutively sampled participants, using a self-developed functional level scale and the L-Test. …”
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The Consequence of External Part of Transparency for Performance and Disclosure of Social Responsibility by Asil Majeed Abdulnabi, Gholamreza Mansourfar, Hamzeh Didar

“…Applying specific selection criteria, a sample of 105 firms was selected, yielding 1,050 firm-year observations. …”
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Cardiac biomarkers, cardiac injury, and comorbidities associated with severe illness and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Zhengchuan Zhu, Miaoran Wang, Wei Lin, Qiaoyan Cai, Ling Zhang, Daxin Chen, Fei Liu, Xiaoman Xiong, Jianfeng Chu, Jun Peng, Keji Chen

“…Outcome measures were events and total sample size for comorbidities, acute cardiac injury, and laboratory parameters of these biomarkers. …”
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RNA hybrid-capture next-generation sequencing has high sensitivity in identifying known and less characterized oncogenic and likely oncogenic NTRK fusions in a real-world standard-... by Zachary D. Wallen, Marni Tierno, Erica Schnettler, Alison Roos, Michelle Green, Kobina Amoah, Rebecca A. Previs, Stephanie Hastings, Sarabjot Pabla, Taylor J. Jensen, Brian Caveney, Marcia Eisenberg, Pratheesh Sathyan, Shakti H. Ramkissoon, Shakti H. Ramkissoon, Eric A. Severson

“…Routine testing for NTRK fusions and treatment with TRK inhibitors has been recommended in multiple tumor types; however, differences between testing technologies used for detecting NTRK fusions can result in variable likelihoods of identification.MethodsTo assess the prevalence of NTRK fusions in a real-world standard-of-care setting, we analyzed data from 19,591 FFPE samples encompassing 35 solid tumor types submitted for comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) as part of routine clinical care. …”
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The effects of stretching on running economy – A systematic review with meta-analysis by Maximilian Zechner, Konstantin Warneke, Andreas Konrad

“…Therefore, defined as oxygen uptake at a velocity at a prescribed percentage of the vVO2max, running economy (RE) has been identified as a decisive performance parameter (Saunders et al., 2004). …”
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Asynchronous Distance Learning Performance and Knowledge Retention of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Among Health Care Professionals Using Video or e-Learning: Web-... by Avinash Koka, Loric Stuby, Emmanuel Carrera, Ahmed Gabr, Margaret O'Connor, Nathalie Missilier Peruzzo, Olivier Waeterloot, Friedrich Medlin, Fabien Rigolet, Thomas Schmutz, Patrik Michel, Thibaut Desmettre, Mélanie Suppan, Laurent Suppan

“…The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), widely used to assess neurological deficits and make treatment decisions, is reliable but requires specific training and certification. …”
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DOCUMENTARY ANIMATION OR ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY? REFLECTIONS ON THE HISTORY AND THE CURRENT SITUATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF POLAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES / ДОКУМЕНТАЛЬНАЯ АНИМАЦИЯ ИЛИ АНИМА... by VIREN DENIS G. / ВИРЕН Д.Г.

“….), the most notable modern samples—primarily those filmed in Poland and in Russia, where animadoc is rapidly gaining momentum—were analyzed in detail. …”
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Respiratory syncytial virus-attributable hospitalizations among adults in high- and middle-income countries: application of the Global Burden of Disease frameworkResearch in contex... by Katrin Burkart, Caihua Liang, Quinn Rafferty, Catherine W. Gillespie, Susan McLaughlin, Andrei Oros, Jam Suba, Duilia Bruno, Marion Fahey, Ana G. Grajales, Mariana Haeberer, Caroline Lade, Asuka Yoshida, Bradford D. Gessner, Elizabeth Begier

“…These results can guide future research, interventions, and policy decisions, including those involving adult RSV vaccines. …”
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Psychosocial, pharmacological, and legal interventions for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children with substance misusing parents: A systematic review by Elizabeth Eggins, David B. Wilson, Joseph Betts, Sara Roetman, Ned Chandler‐Mather, Bronwyn Theroux, Sharon Dawe

“…While a variety of interventions have been developed for this population, the existing evidence‐base requires consolidation and consideration of the comparative effectiveness of different interventions to facilitate evidence‐informed decisions between different intervention approaches. …”
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Farmers’ climate change perception, impacts and adaptation strategies in response to drought in the Northwest area of Bangladesh by J.M. Adeeb Salman Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Khalek, Md. Kamruzzaman

“…Primary data was collected from 375 sample households from four drought-prone districts (i.e., Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, and Dinajpur). …”
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Interplay between tumor mutation burden and the tumor microenvironment predicts the prognosis of pan-cancer anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy by Wuyuan Liao, Wuyuan Liao, Wuyuan Liao, Xinwei Zhou, Xinwei Zhou, Hansen Lin, Hansen Lin, Zihao Feng, Zihao Feng, Xinyan Chen, Yuhang Chen, Yuhang Chen, Minyu Chen, Minyu Chen, Mingjie Lin, Mingjie Lin, Gaosheng Yao, Gaosheng Yao, Jinwei Chen, Jinwei Chen, Haoqian Feng, Haoqian Feng, Yinghan Wang, Yinghan Wang, Zhiping Tan, Zhiping Tan, Youyan Tan, Jun Lu, Jun Lu, Pengju Li, Pengju Li, Jinhuan Wei, Jinhuan Wei, Li Luo, Li Luo, Liangmin Fu, Liangmin Fu, Liangmin Fu

“…The combination of RPLP0 knockdown and anti-PD-1 treatment resulted in significantly suppressed tumor growth and prolonged survival in mice, accompanied by elevated levels of IFN-γ and TNF-α in serum samples, indicating enhanced anti-tumor immunity.ConclusionThis study establishes a reliable risk model that complements TMB in guiding treatment decisions for ICI therapy. …”
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Patterns of antibiotic use, pathogens, and prediction of mortality in hospitalized neonates and young infants with sepsis: A global neonatal sepsis observational cohort study (NeoO... by Neal J Russell, Wolfgang Stöhr, Nishad Plakkal, Aislinn Cook, James A Berkley, Bethou Adhisivam, Ramesh Agarwal, Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, Manica Balasegaram, Daynia Ballot, Adrie Bekker, Eitan Naaman Berezin, Davide Bilardi, Suppawat Boonkasidecha, Cristina G Carvalheiro, Neema Chami, Suman Chaurasia, Sara Chiurchiu, Viviane Rinaldi Favarin Colas, Simon Cousens, Tim R Cressey, Ana Carolina Dantas de Assis, Tran Minh Dien, Yijun Ding, Nguyen Trong Dung, Han Dong, Angela Dramowski, Madhusudhan Ds, Ajay Dudeja, Jinxing Feng, Youri Glupczynski, Srishti Goel, Herman Goossens, Doan Thi Huong Hao, Mahmudul Islam Khan, Tatiana Munera Huertas, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Daniel Jarovsky, Nathalie Khavessian, Meera Khorana, Angeliki Kontou, Tomislav Kostyanev, Premsak Laoyookhon, Sorasak Lochindarat, Mattias Larsson, Maia De Luca, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Nivedita Mondal, Nitu Mundhra, Philippa Musoke, Marisa M Mussi-Pinhata, Ruchi Nanavati, Firdose Nakwa, Sushma Nangia, Jolly Nankunda, Alessandra Nardone, Borna Nyaoke, Christina W Obiero, Maxensia Owor, Wang Ping, Kanchana Preedisripipat, Shamim Qazi, Lifeng Qi, Tanusha Ramdin, Amy Riddell, Lorenza Romani, Praewpan Roysuwan, Robin Saggers, Emmanuel Roilides, Samir K Saha, Kosmas Sarafidis, Valerie Tusubira, Reenu Thomas, Sithembiso Velaphi, Tuba Vilken, Xiaojiao Wang, Yajuan Wang, Yonghong Yang, Liu Zunjie, Sally Ellis, Julia A Bielicki, A Sarah Walker, Paul T Heath, Mike Sharland

“…The baseline NeoSep Severity Score identifies high mortality risk criteria for trial entry, while the NeoSep Recovery Score can help guide decisions on regimen change. NeoOBS data informed the NeoSep1 antibiotic trial (ISRCTN48721236), which aims to identify novel first- and second-line empiric antibiotic regimens for neonatal sepsis.…”
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Dynamic Relationship between the Iranian Stock Market and Commodity Markets: A TVP-VAR Approach and Portfolio Optimization by Hadi Esmaeilpour, Emad Sharifbagheri

“…FindingsThe results ofg the TVP-VAR model indicate that the average total connections amount to 69.42, accounting for approximately 69.42% of the forecast error variance, while in-sample variations represent the remaining 31.57%. …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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