Appropriate Prescription of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Geriatric Patients—A Systematic Review by Carolina Costa, Diana Soares, Ana Borges, Ana Gonçalves, José Paulo Andrade, Hugo Ribeiro

“…In high GI risk addition of PPI to naproxen or celecoxib use should be recommended (RS A). When renal function is on focus, celecoxib remains as first line of therapy (RS A). …”
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Liquidity and Leverage Impact on Islamic Bank Value: A Test on Multigroup Moderated Mediation Effect by Yusuf Falaqi Ahmad, Vivin Maharani Ekowati, Meldona

“…Furthermore, as dividend policy does not function effectively as a moderating mechanism, strategies aimed at increasing firm value should focus more on strengthening fundamental financial performance.…”
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Difference in summer heatwave-induced damage between desert native and urban greening plants in an arid desert region. by Bo-Rui Li, Nan Sun, Ming-Shan Xu, Qi-Xing Sun, Hui-Ming Wang, Jie Zhou, Xu Luo, Guang-Hui Lv, Xiao-Dong Yang

“…In the context of global climate change, in order to maintain the stability and function of urban ecosystems in extreme climate, the screening of greening plants should start from the perspective of hydraulics and trait integration, and more native species with strong drought adaptability should be planted.…”
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Rhabdomyosarcoma Requiring Ovarian Transposition Release for Recurrent Severe Ovulation Pain Following Laparoscopic Ovarian Transposition: A Case Report by Yuko Shimoji, Keiko Mekaru, Akiko Ikemura, Natsuki Tamashiro, Shuko Chinen, Rie Nakamura, Chiaki Heshiki, Wataru Kudaka, Masayuki Sekine

“…ABSTRACT Case Ovarian transposition (OT) is performed to preserve ovarian function in patients undergoing pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy. …”
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Coronary vasospasm testing: escape from the cath lab! by Ana Djordjevic Dikic, Srdjan Dedic, Nikola Boskovic, Vojislav Giga

“…Current guidelines recommend invasive coronary function testing to assess pathophysiology and mechanisms and to define treatment. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of a tincture derived from the fruit of Pimpinella anisum L. (anise tincture) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Paul Brantom, Andrew Chesson, Johannes Westendorf, Paola Manini, Fabiola Pizzo, Birgit Dusemund

“…Since the fruit of P. anisum and its preparations were recognised to flavour food and their function in feed would be the same, no demonstration of efficacy was necessary.…”
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Bleeding from jejunal varices formed at the Roux-en-Y jejunum site caused by the compression of the left renal vein after living donor liver transplantation with renoportal anastom... by Wataru Nakanishi, Shigehito Miyagi, Kazuaki Tokodai, Atsushi Fujio, Toshiaki Kashiwadate, Kengo Sasaki, Yoshihiro Shono, Mineto Ohta, Yoshikatsu Saitoh, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei

“…Conclusions Although renoportal anastomosis should be cautiously performed when there are no options for severe portal vein thrombosis, the status of the left renal vein and new collateral formation should be observed carefully during the follow-up period in pediatric cases of renoportal anastomosis.…”
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Association of a low ankle brachial index with progression to end-stage kidney disease in patients with advanced-stage diabetic kidney disease by Ruiying Tang, Yun Liu, Jiexin Chen, Jihong Deng, Yan Liu, Qingdong Xu

“…After adjusting for traditional chronic kidney disease risk factors, a low ABI remained associated with a greater risk of ESKD (HR: 1.758; 95% confidence interval: 1.243–2.487; p = 0.001).Conclusions These results indicate that patients with a low ABI should be monitored carefully. Furthermore, preventive therapy should be considered to improve the long-term kidney survival of patients with residual kidney function.…”
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Differential cognitive and clinical improvements in Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder following hospitalization: A comparative analysis based on the Clock Drawing Test. by Ahmad Pirani, Atiye Sarabi-Jamab, Faeze Bostan, Razieh Salehian, Mehran Ilaghi, Ali Aledavoud, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli

“…This study aimed to evaluate the changes in cognitive function based on the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) among hospitalized SCZ and BDP patients and its association with positive and negative symptoms.…”
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Alaskapox amid New Orthopox Viral Infections Mikhail V. Supotnitskiy by M. V. Supotnitskiy

“…If this syndrome is detected in a patient, OPXV infection should be assumed and the patient should be managed according to the guidelines of MP 3.1.0291-22. …”
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Amplitude-frequency characteristics of the seat vibration protection system with a three-segment static force characteristic with a section of quasi-zero stiffness by Korytov M.S., Sherbakov V.S., Kashapova I.E.

“…Seat vibration protection systems in real conditions should have a limitation of suspension displacement for ergonomic reasons. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of an essential oil obtained from the fruit of Carum carvi L. (caraway oil) for all animal species (FEFANA asbl) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Paul Brantom, Andrew Chesson, Josef Schlatter, Johannes Westendorf, Paola Manini, Fabiola Pizzo, Birgit Dusemund

“…Therefore, to reduce the risk, the exposure of the users should be minimised. Since C. carvi and its preparations were recognised to flavour food and its function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, no further demonstration of efficacy was considered necessary.…”
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Flexible modular dwelling for rural environments; specific case: Cebadas – Ecuador [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Karina Elizabeth Cajamarca Dacto, Maikol Josueé González Espinosa, Dany Marcelo Tasan Cruz, Erick Fabricio Nieto Páez, Jean Carlos Montero Riofrio

“…Background Sustainable modular dwelling design for rural areas should focus on creating healthy and economically accessible spaces, sensitive to local needs and integrating environmental, functional, sociological and technological aspects. …”
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Psychological Patient-reported Outcomes Cannot Predict a Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Patients who Return to Sports after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructio... by Ramana Piussi, Rebecca Simonson, Johan Högberg, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

“…However, the values that should be regarded as "pass" or "fail" are still unclear…”
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Environmental Taxes Impact on the Population Health Protection: Cross-Country Analysis by Iryna Tenytska, Maksym Palienko

“…In the study, the dependent variable is the environmental tax revenues, which in most cases had a significant impact on health and life indicators (including the incidence of tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes, unintentional poisoning mortality, and life expectancy). It should be noted that environmental taxation should be considered in terms of ensuring the compensatory function and the amount of environmental damage which currently affects the living conditions. …”
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Design and Fabrication of a Car Sports Rims. by Nsimbe Laban

“…Low pressure casting is recommended that is by filling the mould cavity from the bottom so as to prevent the risk of air bubbles entering into the mould cavity hence minimizing casting defects. The casted rim should undergo more heat treatment processes so as to improve its strength and more tests including the impact tests should be done on the casted rim so as to ensure that it will perform its intended function before putting it in service.…”
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Effect of Post-Acute Kidney Injury Use of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors on Long-term Mortality and Major Adverse Kidney Events: A 5-year Retrospective Observational Cohort Study by Byorn W.L. Tan, Bryce W.Q. Tan, K. Akalya, Wei-Zhen Hong, Yi Da, Sanmay Low, Wan-Ying Ng, Horng-Ruey Chua

“…Although angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have been widely used in proteinuric kidney disease to slow kidney function decline, the effect of ACEi/ARB use post-AKI on long-term kidney function remains unclear. …”
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Tablet-based sensorimotor home-training system for amnestic mild cognitive impairments in the elderly: design of a randomised clinical trial by Robin Bekrater-Bodmann, Annette Löffler, Stefano Silvoni, Lutz Frölich, Lucrezia Hausner, Simon Desch, Dieter Kleinböhl, Herta Flor

“…The primary outcome is episodic memory function, improved hippocampal function during memory tasks will be a secondary outcome. …”
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Utilization Patterns and Optimization Suggestions for Wildlife Passages in Xinjiang Nature Reserves by Mengdi Fu, Jun Wang, Shuang Li, Le Qin, Junsheng Li, Shichao Jin

“…To enhance the effectiveness of passages, seasonal and diurnal variations should be fully considered in passage construction and management, particularly by minimizing human activity during nighttime, dawn, and dusk. …”
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End-tidal carbon dioxide-guided extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves neurological prognosis in patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Xiaozu Liao, Chen Gu, Zhou Cheng, Kepeng Liu, Qing Yin, Binfei Li

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) Goal-Directed CPR (GDCPR) on neurological function before ECMO using a retrospective case-control analysis. …”
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