Bilingualism Does Not Hinder Grammatical Development in Down Syndrome: Evidence from a Sentence Repetition Task by Alexandra Perovic, Katie Levy, Inès Aertsen, Andrea Baldacchino

“…Both groups produced a high proportion of ungrammatical repetitions, with more omissions of verbs than nouns, function words than content words, and significant difficulties producing complex structures such as relative clauses, wh-questions, and passives. …”
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SFDA-MEF: An Unsupervised Spacecraft Feature Deformable Alignment Network for Multi-Exposure Image Fusion by Qianwen Xiong, Xiaoyuan Ren, Huanyu Yin, Libing Jiang, Canyu Wang, Zhuang Wang

“…We also design a feature point extraction loss function to render our output more conducive to subsequent IOS tasks. …”
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Translational research from bioinformatics to animal studies: Exploring gene expression and muscle health in COPD through selenium nanoparticles and exercise by Mahdi Bakhshi, Abdolali Bnaeifar, Sajjad Arshadi, Behzad Bazgir

“…Future research should focus on validating these findings in clinical settings and exploring the therapeutic potential of PGC-1α modulation.…”
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Macrophage Dysfunction in Tuberculosis–Diabetes Mellitus Comorbidity: A Scoping Review of Immune Dysregulation and Disease Progression by Simone E. Barry, Alice Sawka, Antonietta Maldari, Joseph Inauen, Sam LaBroome, James B. Geake

“…Understanding these mechanisms is essential for developing biomarker-driven diagnostics, host-directed therapies, targeted immunomodulation, and improving TB outcomes in diabetic populations. Future research should explore macrophage-targeted interventions to enhance immune function and mitigate TB-DM burden.…”
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The Jack-in-the-Box: Pericardial Decompression Syndrome Managed by a Multidisciplinary Approach with Early Initiation of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case R... by Carmen Orban, Tudor Borjog, Claudia Talpau, Mihaela Agapie, Angelica Bratu, Mugurel Jafal, Mihai Popescu

“…In conclusion, far from being the last option in the management of PDS, V-A ECMO deserves early consideration for securing adequate myocardial and systemic perfusion, while the cardiac function recovers, but a risk-to-benefit assessment should be made by an experienced multidisciplinary team.…”
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Impact of a Novel Electronic Medical Record–Integrated Electronic Form (Provider Asthma Assessment Form) and Severe Asthma Algorithm in Primary Care: Single-Center, Pre- and Postob... by Matheson L McFarlane, Alison Morra, Delanya Podgers, David Barber, M Diane Lougheed

“…There were significantly more pulmonary function tests requested after the implementation of the PAAF (postimplementation: n=70, 49%; baseline: n=71, 30.9%; PPPPPP ConclusionsThe multifaceted intervention of implementing the PAAF in this primary care practice was associated with improved documentation of diagnosis status and asthma control parameters and improved adherence with evidence-based recommendations for care, such as the use of pulmonary function tests and addressing barriers to effective asthma management. …”
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Reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone in the adult Lebanese population: Results from the last decade by Elie Naous, Riam Hijazi, Marianne Chalhoub, Nada El Ghorayeb, Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared

“…Background: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is the most accurate marker in the assessment of thyroid function. Establishing a reference interval (RI) for TSH is essential for interpreting results of thyroid function tests. …”
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Morning Serum Cortisol as a Predictor for the HPA Axis Recovery in Cushing’s Disease by Q. Cui, D. Liu, B. Xiang, Q. Sun, L. Fan, M. He, Y. Wang, X. Zhu, H. Ye

“…The low-dose ACTH stimulation test (LDT) was conducted as the gold standard for assessing the HPA axis function. Results. Peak cortisol in LDT was found only to be positively correlative with morning serum cortisol (MSC) (ρ=0.451, p<0.001). …”
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To Hunt or Patrol? Social Composition and Location Mediate Scent Marking Decisions of a Large Carnivore by K. Whitney Hansen, Neil R. Jordan, Megan J. Claase, J. W. McNutt, Alan Wilson, Christopher C. Wilmers

“…Future research should continue to incorporate sociality in understanding the habitat selection of animals.…”
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A Case of Acute Kidney Injury During Eltrombopag Use Successfully Treated With Plasma Exchange in Addition to Antithrombotic Therapy by Noriko Ueno, Yasuo Kusunoki, Toru Kida, Shun Oda, Akane Yamano, Fumi Nakayama, Shungo Fukuda, Natsuko Ikeda, Tomoko Namba-Hamano, Masato Homma, Masanobu Takeji

“…Despite EPAG discontinuation, the patient’s kidney function deteriorated, necessitating hemodialysis. …”
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Urinary tract infection and hyperbilirubinemia by Hülya Bilgen, Eren Ozek, Tamer Unver, Neşe Biyikli, Harika Alpay, Dilşat Cebeci

“…None of the patients had a positive blood culture. Renal function tests were within normal levels in all patients. …”
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SINGLE STEP IMPLANTATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER OF THE BLADDER AND PENILE PROSTHESIS AS A METHOD OF CORRECTING OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND URINARY INCONTINENCE by P. S. Kyzlasov, M. M. Sokol’shchik, N. A. Goncharov, S. V. Porowski, V. P. Sergeev, D. I. Volodin, A. A. Kisileva, M. V. Zabelin

“…After the operation, one of the methods of preserving the erectile function is the early administration of 5fosofodiesterase inhibitors, but their reception does not always allow to maintain the erectile function, in this case, patients can be rehabilitated by penile implantation. …”
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Short-term follow-up study of rotating stable prosthesis and simple hinge prosthesis in the treatment of malignant bone tumors of proximal tibia by Zi-Meng CHEN, Huo-Wen LIU, Min-Hao WU, Jun LEI, Lin CAI

“…However, it is worth noting that due to the possibility of recurrence, indications should be strictly observed in the selection of limb salvage surgery.…”
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Vestibular Agnosia: Toward a Better Understanding of Its Mechanisms by Assan Mary Cedras, Jonathan Dion, Arnaud Saj, François Champoux, Maxime Maheu

“…This review proposes various methods that future studies should use to overcome the present limitations.…”
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Research Status of Home-Based Rehabilitation in Chronic Diseases and Construction of Intelligent Rehabilitation Treatment Platform by WANG Jinghua, YU Shaohong, LI Li

“…Studies have shown that early identifications of changes in cardiopulmonary function in patients with chronic diseases is one of the ways for timely and effective rehabilitation intervention. …”
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Unlocking the Potentials of Exosomes in Achilles Tendinitis by Naveen Jeyaraman, Madhan Jeyaraman, Swaminathan Ramasubramanian, Sangeetha Balaji, Sathish Muthu

“…Future research should focus on optimizing exosome sources, dosages, delivery methods, and exploring combination therapies to enhance therapeutic outcomes. …”
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To study the burden of post tubercular obstructive airway diseases in patients visiting chest OPD at a tertiary level chest OPD in North India: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Imrana Masood, Nosheen Neyazi, Shah Mohd Abbas Waseem, Hilal Hussain

“…The mean latency of COPD symptoms after completion of ATT was found to be 5.38 &amp;plusmn; 6.77 years.Conclusion: Post-tuberculosis subjects presented with lung function decline without confounding factors like smoking; thus, early screening of COPD is required once diagnosed; appropriate treatment should be initiated as early detection and treatment of these patients can help in better disease management and optimum treatment outcomes.…”
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Carbon Emissions From Low‐Order Streams in a Tropical, High‐Elevation, Peatland Ecosystem Are Mediated by Catchment Morphology by Keridwen M. Whitmore, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Elizabeth Farquhar, Gerard Rocher‐Ros, Esteban Suárez, Diego A. Riveros‐Iregui

“…Taken together, our findings suggest that catchment area and stream slope are important drivers of pCO2 and gas transfer velocity (k) in mountainous streams, and as such they should be considered in catchment‐scale assessments of CO2 emissions. …”
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Single-Institution Experience With Nononcologic Total Femoral Replacement by Ryan Ouillette, MD, Kevin Chen, BA, Matthew Dipane, BA, Alexander Christ, MD, Edward McPherson, MD, Alexandra Stavrakis, MD

“…Despite a notable revision rate and infection risk, the majority of patients maintain or regain ambulatory function, emphasizing the procedure’s role in preserving limb function. …”
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A case of renal damage induced by cryoglobulinemia associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance by Yan Zhang, Xinxuan Meng, Jianying Wang, Qian Hou, Yue Xu, Jingshu Sun, Shengqin Wu, Kunying Zhang

“…Follow-up showed significant improvement in proteinuria and immunological indicators, and renal function stabilized. Conclusions When renal pathology suggests cryoglobulinemia, cryoglobulin testing and electron microscopy examination should be performed, and hematological related examinations should be completed to clarify the etiology. …”
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