Mediating role of earnings management upon nexus among bank financial leverage and economic financial stability by Bisan Khalil Almasri, David Sunoco, Mohammad Al-said

“…Design/methodology/approach – In order for the researchers to analyze data, quantitative methods are processed statistically. Also, the researcher tests research conceptual framework according to the mediation model that was developed by Preacher and Hayes (2004). …”
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Population Models for Star Formation Timescales in Early Galaxies: The First Step toward Solving Outshining in Star Formation History Inference by Bingjie Wang, Joel Leja, Hakim Atek, Rachel Bezanson, Emilie Burnham, Pratika Dayal, Robert Feldmann, Jenny E. Greene, Benjamin D. Johnson, Ivo Labbé, Michael V. Maseda, Themiya Nanayakkara, Sedona H. Price, Katherine A. Suess, John R. Weaver, Katherine E. Whitaker

“…In this paper, we take a simple model of burstiness and show that state-of-the-art inference methods with flexible star formation histories (SFHs) and neutral priors, while recovering average star formation rates (SFRs; ∼0.1 dex median offset), fail to recover the complexities of fluctuations on tens of Myr timescales, and typically underestimate masses in bursty systems (∼0.15 dex). …”
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Psychometric evaluation of EQ-5D-5L in OHCA survivors from the TTM2 trial: a post hoc analysis by Mattias Bohm, Kristofer Årestedt, Susann Ullén, Niklas Nielsen, Josef Dankiewicz, Hans Friberg, Erik Blennow Nordström, Alain Cariou, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Anders Morten Grejs, Matthias Haenggi, Naomi E. Hammond, Katarina Heimburg, Thomas R. Keeble, Christoph Leithner, Christian Rylander, Johan Undén, Matt P. Wise, Tobias Cronberg, Gisela Lilja

“…Aims: Our aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the health assessment instrument EQ-5D-5L in OHCA survivors. Methods: We included survivors from the Targeted Hypothermia versus Targeted Normothermia after OHCA (TTM2) trial, who completed EQ-5D-5L at 6 months. …”
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Infectious etiology of intussusception in Indian children less than 2 years old: a matched case-control analysis by Ira Praharaj, Samarasimha Nusi Reddy, Nayana Prabhakaran Nair, Jacqueline Elizabeth Tate, Sidhartha Giri, Varunkumar Thiyagarajan, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Rajendiran Revathi, Kalaivanan Maheshwari, Priya Hemavathy, Nirmal Kumar, Mohan Digambar Gupte, Rashmi Arora, Sowmiya Senthamizh, Suhasini Mekala, Krishna Babu Goru, Padmalatha Pamu, Manohar Badur, Subal Pradhan, Mrutunjay Dash, Nirmal Kumar Mohakud, Rajib Kumar Ray, Geetha Gathwala, Madhu Gupta, Ravi Kanojia, Rajkumar Gupta, Suresh Goyal, Pramod Sharma, Mannancheril Abraham Mathew, Tarun John Kochukaleekal Jacob, Balasubramanian Sundaram, Chethrapilly Purusothaman Girish Kumar, Priyadarshini Dorairaj, Ramasubramaniam Pitchumani, Raghul Maniam, Sambandan Kumaravel, Hemant Jain, Jayanta Kumar Goswami, Ashish Wakhlu, Vineeta Gupta, Jie Liu, Eric R. Houpt, Umesh D. Parashar, Gagandeep Kang

“…We conducted post-marketing surveillance for intussusception following rotavirus vaccine, Rotavac introduction in India and evaluated association of intussusception with enteric pathogens. Methods In a case-control study nested within a large sentinel hospital-based surveillance program in India, stool samples from 272 children aged less than 2 years admitted for intussusception and 272 age-, gender- and location-matched controls were evaluated with Taqman array card based molecular assays to detect enteric viruses, bacterial enteropathogens and parasites. …”
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Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Assessment in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair by Kenichi Shibata, PT, Masanori Yamamoto, MD, Ai Kagase, MD, Takahiro Tokuda, MD, Hiroshi Tsunamoto, MD, Testuro Shimura, MD, Azusa Kurita, MD, Ryo Yamaguchi, MD, Mike Saji, MD, Masahiko Asami, MD, Yusuke Enta, MD, Masaki Nakashima, MD, Shinichi Shirai, MD, Masaki Izumo, MD, Shingo Mizuno, MD, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, Makoto Amaki, MD, Kazuhisa Kodama, MD, Junichi Yamaguchi, MD, Toru Naganuma, MD, Hiroki Bota, MD, Yohei Ohno, MD, Masahiro Yamawaki, MD, Daisuke Hachinohe, MD, Hiroshi Ueno, MD, Kazuki Mizutani, MD, Toshiaki Otsuka, MD, Shunsuke Kubo, MD, Kentaro Hayashida, MD

“…Objectives: The objectives of this study were to elucidate the clinical association between the degree of GNRI and different etiologies of MR and to clarify the patient samples for whom GNRI is more relevant to clinical outcomes following TEER. …”
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Exploring the Associations of Neck Circumference, Blood Pressure, CRP, and Insulin Resistance on the Visceral Adiposity Index: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study by Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Francine Cruz Camargo, Alessandra Perfeito, Bruno Benedito Ciano, Clara Tainá Coelho, Gleice Assis Apolinário, Isabela do Nascimento Vicentin, Jéssica Cambui Andreasi, Beatriz Leme Boaro, Ricardo José Tofano, Cláudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi, Jesselina Francisco dos Santos Haber, Sandra Maria Barbalho, Lance Alan Sloan, Kátia Portero Sloan, Antonelly Cassio Alves de Carvalho, Marie Oshiiwa, Patrícia Cincotto dos Santos Bueno, Tereza Laís Menegucci Zutim, Rebeca Maria Siqueira da Silva, Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas, Marcelo Dib Bechara, Karina R. Quesada

“…Results: The sample comprised 268 outpatient cardiology patients (152 men, 116 women). …”
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APOKASC-3: The Third Joint Spectroscopic and Asteroseismic Catalog for Evolved Stars in the Kepler Fields by Marc H. Pinsonneault, Joel C. Zinn, Jamie Tayar, Aldo Serenelli, Rafael A. García, Savita Mathur, Mathieu Vrard, Yvonne P. Elsworth, Benoit Mosser, Dennis Stello, Keaton J. Bell, Lisa Bugnet, Enrico Corsaro, Patrick Gaulme, Saskia Hekker, Marc Hon, Daniel Huber, Thomas Kallinger, Kaili Cao, Jennifer A. Johnson, Bastien Liagre, Rachel A. Patton, Ângela R. G. Santos, Sarbani Basu, Paul G. Beck, Timothy C. Beers, William J. Chaplin, Katia Cunha, Peter M. Frinchaboy, Léo Girardi, Diego Godoy-Rivera, Jon A. Holtzman, Henrik Jönsson, Szabolcs Mészáros, Claudia Reyes, Hans-Walter Rix, Matthew Shetrone, Verne V. Smith, Taylor Spoo, Keivan G. Stassun, Ji Wang

“…We recommend the use of multiple methods, calibration to a fundamental scale, and the use of stellar models to interpret frequency spacings.…”
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Exploring the Effects of Internal and External Factors on the Early Growth of Anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) in the Yellow Sea Based on Otolith Microstructure by Wenwen WANG, Yongjun TIAN, Lijun LIU, Zhuo YIN, Bingqing CHEN, Wenchao ZHANG, Zhenjiang YE

“…This study investigated the marine environment of the Yellow Sea and the complex internal mechanisms that affect the early growth of anchovies. By analyzing samples collected from 2016 to 2018, we used otolith microstructural analysis, a method that allows for precise tracing of hatching dates and the evaluation of growth patterns over time. …”
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Detecting actionable mutations from matched plasma-based versus tissue next-generation sequencing in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective single centre analysis on... by Christophe Bontoux, Caroline Lacoux, Jonathan Benzaquen, Jacques Boutros, Guylène Rignol, Elodie Long-Mira, Sandra Lassalle, Maryline Allegra, Doriane Bohly, Mathieu Garcia, Christelle Bonnetaud, Olivier Bordone, Jean-Marc Félix, Virginie Lespinet-Fabre, Virginie Tanga, Charles-Hugo Marquette, Valérie Taly, Aurélia Baurès, Simon Heeke, Marius Ilié, Véronique Hofman, Paul Hofman

“…The value of systematically combining LB and TB next-generation sequencing (NGS) for genomic profiling in these patients remains controversial. Methods This single-centre retrospective study included 102 matched TB and LB samples collected from aNSCLC patients at diagnosis. …”
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Study protocol for a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial on mepolizumab for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, NSAID exacerbated respiratory dis... by Annina Lyly, Annina Lyly, Johanna Sahlman, Johanna Sahlman, Karoliina Pajala, Karoliina Pajala, Maija Salminen, Maija Salminen, Saara Sillanpää, Saara Sillanpää, Jura Numminen, Jura Numminen, Tanzeela Hanif, Tanzeela Hanif, Tanzeela Hanif, Anu Laulajainen-Hongisto, Mika Mäkelä, Paula Kauppi, Iiris Kangasniemi, Markus Lilja, Markus Lilja, Sari Hammaren-Malmi, Paula Virkkula, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Sanna Toppila-Salmi

“…While evidence suggests that mepolizumab alleviates respiratory symptoms in N-ERD patients, placebo-controlled studies remain limited.MethodsThe aim of this prospective randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study is to investigate whether mepolizumab reduces polyp size, symptom scores, and exacerbations more than placebo during the 16-week treatment period in patients with uncontrolled CRSwNP, N-ERD and asthma. …”
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Factors influencing smoking cessation in Lebanese patients with bladder cancer: A cross sectional study by Georges Horkoss, Joey El Khoury, Rami Halabi, Anthony Kanbar, Serge Assaf, Anthony Mina, Sabine El Breidi, Charbel Dabal, Charbel El Hachem, Maher Abdessater, Rodrigue Saad, Antoine Kassis, Raghid El Khoury

“…Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted using a phone survey composed of 53 questions assessing the patients’ knowledge that they had or received from their treating physician about smoking as risk factor for BCa. …”
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Assessment and prediction of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by using an advanced biomarkers by Alyaa Hliel, Huda Ahmed, Hiba Hasan

“…Both serum MCP-1 and WISP1 levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) the sandwich method. The patients were also assessed for duration of disease, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, serum creatinine and blood urea. …”
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Assessment and prediction of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by using an advanced biomarkers by Alyaa Hliel, Huda Ahmed, Hiba Hasan

“…Both serum MCP-1 and WISP1 levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) the sandwich method. The patients were also assessed for duration of disease, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, serum creatinine and blood urea. …”
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Multicentre pragmatic embedded stepped wedge cluster randomised trial comparing glucose 5% with sodium chloride 0.9% as the default drug diluent in the ICU: the sweet-water trial p... by Alexander Zarbock, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Claudia Spies, Felix Balzer, Martin Witzenrath, Philipp Enghard, Björn Tampe, Oliver Hunsicker, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Bjoern Weiss, Jens Nee, Christian Strauss, Heiko Schenk, Jan-Hendrik Bernhard Hardenberg, Ricarda Merle Hinz, Mareen Pigorsch, Alexander Uhrig, Holger Müller-Redetzky, Tim Schroeder, Ulrike Trost, Daniel Zickler, Rainer Borgstedt, Mariam Abu-Tair, Uta Hildebrand, Dario von Wedel

“…This study aims to investigate if using glucose 5% solution as the default drug diluent, instead of sodium chloride 0.9%, can reduce the prevalence of ICU-acquired hypernatraemia and improve patient outcomes.Methods and analysis To test the effectiveness of glucose 5% solution as the default drug diluent, we will conduct a multicentre, pragmatic, embedded, open-label, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial. …”
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Quadrivalent HPV (4vHPV) vaccine immunogenicity and safety in women using immunosuppressive drugs due to solid organ transplant by Karina Takesaki Miyaji, Karina Takesaki Miyaji, Karina Takesaki Miyaji, Vanessa Infante, Vanessa Infante, Camila Melo Picone, Camila Melo Picone, Joakim Dillner, Hanna Kann, Hanna Kann, Carina Eklund, José Eduardo Levi, Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira, Amanda Nazareth Lara, Amanda Nazareth Lara, Lyca Suzuki Kawakami, Maricy Tacla, Cristina Paula Castanheira, Philippe Mayaud, Ana Marli Christovam Sartori, Ana Marli Christovam Sartori, Ana Marli Christovam Sartori

“…This study aimed to evaluate the quadrivalent HPV vaccine (4vHPV) immunogenicity and safety in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, in comparison to immunocompetent women (IC).MethodsOpen-label clinical trial that enrolled SOT recipients and immunocompetent women aged 18 to 45 years. …”
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Genomic and clinical characterization of pediatric lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma by Yi Que, Xiuxia Lu, Suying Lu, Feifei Sun, Jia Zhu, Yu Zhang, Juan Wang, Junting Huang, Wei Liu, Fenghua Wang, Liping Li, Li Zhang, Min Gao, Zijun Zhen, Yizhuo Zhang

“…Our study aims to elucidate its genomic and clinical characteristics. Methods Forty-one pLELC patients were enrolled at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center from 2012 to 2023. …”
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis in people living with HIV who have cancer: novel insights and diagnostic potential by Zhiman Xie, Qianqian Huang, Qianqian Huang, Lemin Wen, Tingyan Luo, Tingyan Luo, Sufang Ai, Guangjing Ruan, Ningmei Liu, Yiru Wei, Yiru Wei, Yingji Lan, Yingji Lan, Ping Cui, Ping Cui, Qin Cao, Qin Cao, Hao Liang, Hao Liang, Li Ye, Li Ye, Jie Zhou, Jie Zhou, Jiegang Huang, Jiegang Huang

“…We conducted a pioneering study on the gut microbiota of PLWH with various types of cancer, revealing key microbiota.MethodsWe collected stool samples from 54 PLWH who have cancer (PLWH-C), including Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS, n=7), lymphoma (L, n=22), lung cancer (LC, n=12), and colorectal cancer (CRC, n=13), 55 PLWH who do not have cancer (PLWH-NC), and 49 people living without HIV (Ctrl). …”
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Simultaneous profiling of mercapturic acids, glucuronic acids, and sulfates in human urine by Jin Y. Chen, Saurin R. Sutaria, Zhengzhi Xie, Manjiri Kulkarni, Rachel J. Keith, Aruni Bhatnagar, Clara G. Sears, Pawel Lorkiewicz, Sanjay Srivastava

“…Further, we performed statistical analyses on 214 metabolites found in more than 75% of samples to examine the association between metabolites and demographic characteristics using integrated network analysis, principal component analysis (PCA), and multivariable linear regression models. …”
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Application of a high-resolution melt assay for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in Burkina Faso and Kenya by Caitlin Greenland-Bews, Sonal Shah, Morine Achieng, Emilie S. Badoum, Yaya Bah, Hellen C. Barsosio, Helena Brazal-Monzó, Jennifer Canizales, Anna Drabko, Alice J. Fraser, Luke Hannan, Sheikh Jarju, Jean-Moise Kaboré, Mariama A. Kujabi, Cristina Leggio, Maia Lesosky, Jarra Manneh, Tegwen Marlais, Julian Matthewman, Issa Nebié, Eric Onyango, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Kephas Otieno, Samuel S. Serme, Sodiomon Sirima, Ben Soulama, Brian Tangara, Alfred Tiono, William Wu, Emily R. Adams, Abdul Karim Sesay, Chris Drakeley, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Issiaka Soulama, Simon Kariuki, David J. Allen, Thomas Edwards

“…While not a replacement for sequencing, we present a method of screening and prioritizing samples for further investigation and reduce overburdening sequencing capacity. …”
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New possibilities of using perampanel in children. Efficacy and tolerability of perampanel in the treatment of epilepsy (literature review and experience of Svt. Luka’s Association... by K. Yu. Mukhin, O. A. Pylaeva, M. Yu. Bobylova, L. Yu. Glukhova

“…Luka’s Institute of Pediatric and Adult Neurology and Epilepsy) with a focus on the order of perampanel administration (in groups of early and late additional therapy with perampanel).Materials and methods. This study included 270 patients aged 4 to 43 years (125 males and 145 females; 255 children and adolescents aged 4–18 years; 15 adult patients; mean age at the time of perampanel therapy initiation was 11.8 years) who received perampanel and for whom we managed to collect clinical data for at least 6 months.The study sample included 114 patients with structural and presumably structural focal epilepsy, 120 patients with genetic and presumably genetic epilepsy (including Dravet and Angelman syndromes, Lafora disease, mutations in genes PCDH19, PHACTR1, CDKL5, ARX, PING, SCN2A, KIAA2022, chromosomal microdeletions, etc.), and 36 patients with focal epilepsy of unknown etiology. …”
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