A Population Analysis of 20 Exoplanets Observed from Optical to Near-infrared Wavelengths with the Hubble Space Telescope: Evidence for Widespread Stellar Contamination by Arianna Saba, Alexandra Thompson, Kai Hou Yip, Sushuang Ma, Angelos Tsiaras, Ahmed Faris Al-Refaie, Giovanna Tinetti

“…Our results also provide a catalog of potentially active stars for further investigation and monitoring.…”
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Clinical Features and Genetic Background of the Periodic Fever Syndrome with Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis: A Single Center Longitudinal Study of 81 Patients by Daša Perko, Maruša Debeljak, Nataša Toplak, Tadej Avčin

“…The aim of our study was clinical evaluation of PFAPA patients from a single tertiary care center and to determine whether variations of AIM2, MEFV, NLRP3, and MVK genes are involved in PFAPA pathogenesis. …”
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Impact of bedroom light exposure on glucose metabolic markers and the role of circadian-dependent meal timing: A population-based cross-sectional study by Qi Li, Yu-xiang Xu, Xiu-zhen Lu, Yu-ting Shen, Yu-hui Wan, Pu-yu Su, Fang-biao Tao, Xin Chen, Ying Sun

“…Background: Light at night (LAN) has become a global concern. However, little is known about the effects of bedroom LAN exposure on glucose metabolism markers. …”
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Gender and melanoma subtype‐based prognostic implications of MUC16 and TTN co‐occurrent mutations in melanoma: A retrospective multi‐study analysis by Nilesh Kodali, Simona Alomary, Abhijit Bhattaru, Ahmed Eldaboush, Robert A. Schwartz, Shari R. Lipner

“…ALM patients with neither gene mutations had worse prognosis, suggesting a protective effect of having both MUC16 and TTN mutations. …”
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Subject-Specialized Chatbot in Higher Education as a Tutor for Autonomous Exam Preparation: Analysis of the Impact on Academic Performance and Students’ Perception of Its Usefulness by Fulgencio Sánchez-Vera

“…This study evaluates the impact of an AI chatbot as a support tool for second-year students in the Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education program during final exam preparation. …”
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12 Weeks of Combined Endurance and Resistance Training Reduces Innate Markers of Inflammation in a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Nathalie Deckx, Inez Wens, Amber H. Nuyts, Niel Hens, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Gudrun Koppen, Herman Goossens, Pierre Van Damme, Zwi N. Berneman, Bert O. Eijnde, Nathalie Cools

“…Since recent evidence supports a crucial role of dendritic cells (DC) in the pathogenesis of MS, we investigated the effect of a 12-week combined exercise program in MS patients on the number and function of DC. …”
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The Missing LNK: Evolution from Cytosis to Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis and Germline SH2B3 Mutation by Krishna Gundabolu, Bhavana J. Dave, Carmelita J. Alvares, Jeffrey J. Cannatella, Vijaya R. Bhatt, Lori J. Maness, Zaid S. Al-Kadhimi, Rana K. Zabad, Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun

“…Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a rare but distinct hematological neoplasm with overlapping features of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). …”
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Quality of Life, Depression, and Healthcare Resource Utilization among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Concomitant Hypertension and Obesity: A Prospective Survey by Andrew J. Green, Debbra D. Bazata, Kathleen M. Fox, Susan Grandy

“…Respondents reporting T2DM and HTN and obesity (body mass index, BMI, ≥30 kg/m2) were compared with a T2DM-alone group. Results. Respondents with T2DM, HTN, and obesity (n=1292) had significantly lower SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Summary scores (37.3 and 50.9, resp.) than T2DM-alone respondents (n=349) (45.8 and 53.5, resp., P<0.0001). …”
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Correlation of Endometrial Glycodelin Expression and Pregnancy Outcome in Cases with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treated with Clomiphene Citrate Plus Metformin: A Controlled Study by Selda Uysal, Ahmet Zeki Isik, Serenat Eris, Seyran Yigit, Yakup Yalcin, Pelin Ozun Ozbay

“…Histological dating and immunohistochemistry for glycodelin were performed by a single pathologist who was blinded to the patients’ clinical data. …”
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The Correlation between Serum Vitamin D and Total IgE Levels and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria among Chinese Population: A Retrospective Study by Jia Liu, Fudong Wang, Hui Cao, Yulan Wang, Furong Liang, Shuling Jiang, Haofeng Zhang, Jingying Luo

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Optical coherence tomography angiography reveals abnormal retinal vascular density and perfusion in patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: a cross-sectional study by Lujie Zhang, Yongqiu Yu, Ting Liu, Chongyi Li, Liang Tan, Shuiqian Wen

“…Compared with the less symptomatic group, the symptomatic group exhibited a significantly lower vascular density (MD − 5.635483; 95% CI − 10.450009  to  − 0.820957; p = 0.015) and perfusion area (MD − 0.063351; 95% CI − 0.116611  to  − 0.010091; p = 0.013) in the superior nasal sector of the peripapillary SVC; lower vascular density (MD − 4.817846; 95% CI − 8.924294  to  − 0.711399; p = 0.015) and perfusion area (MD − 0.202707; 95% CI − 0.369499  to  − 0.035915; p = 0.011) in the peripheral ring superior quadrant of the macular SVC; and greater vascular density (MD 7.209401; 95% CI 0.818716–13.600086; p = 0.021) and perfusion area (MD 0.047320; 95% CI 0.001685–0.092956; p = 0.039) in the inferior nasal sector of the peripapillary DVC. …”
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General practitioners’ clinical decision-making in patients that could have cancer: a vignette study comparing the Baltic states with four Nordic countries by Alexander Rosendahl, Anet Vanaveski, Liina Pilv-Toom, Jānis Blumfelds, Vija Siliņa, Mette Brekke, Tuomas Koskela, Aurimas Rapalavičius, Hans Thulesius, Peter Vedsted, Michael Harris

“…This study investigated the likelihood of General Practitioners (GPs) investigating or referring patients with a low but significant risk of cancer in these two regions, and how this was affected by GP demographics.Design A survey of GPs using clinical vignettes.Setting General Practice in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden.Subjects General Practitioners.Outcome measures A regional comparison of GPs’ stated immediate diagnostic actions (whether or not they would perform a key diagnostic test and/or refer to a specialist) for patients with a low but significant risk of cancer (between 1.2 and 3.6%).Results Of the 427 GPs that completed the questionnaire, those in the Baltic states, and GPs that were more experienced, were more likely to arrange a key diagnostic test and/or refer their patient to a specialist than those in Nordic Countries or who were less experienced (p < 0.001 for both measures). …”
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‘Two in One’ Cloning Vector Applied for Blunt-End and T-A Cloning with One-Step Digestion–Ligation and Screening of Positive Recombinants by Unaided Eyes by Xingli Zhang, Chong Teng, Kaidi Lyu, Shanhua Lyu, Yinglun Fan

“…PCR products can be cloned into the pYFRed by a one-step digestion–ligation reaction in a tube. …”
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What Affects Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in China? A Configurational Perspective Based on Dynamic Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis by Danni Lu, Xinhuan Zhang, Degang Yang, Shubao Zhang

“…It systematically evaluated the dynamic evolution of agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) by selecting “resources” and “energy” as core input factors and adopting a dual-output approach focused on “economic” and “low-carbon” outcomes. …”
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Bioanalytical method development, in-vivo pharmacokinetic evaluation, ex-vivo platelet aggregation inhibition activity of a novel solid dispersion formulation of ticagrelor by Abhishek Srivastava, Abhishek Srivastava, Simrata Bedi, Abhishesh Kumar Mehata, Datta Maroti Pawde, Ketan Vinayakrao Hatware, Mohammad Ahmad Khan, M. S. Muthu, Uma Bhandari

“…BackgroundTicagrelor, a potential antithrombotic drug indicated for cardiovascular events with acute coronary syndrome, has been restricted from its oral use due to poor aqueous solubility. …”
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Potential Impacts of Future Climate Changes on Crop Productivity of Cereals and Legumes in Tamil Nadu, India: A Mid-Century Time Slice Approach by Vellingiri Geethalakshmi, Ramasamy Gowtham, Radhakrishnan Gopinath, Shanmugavel Priyanka, Marimuthu Rajavel, Kandasamy Senthilraja, Manickam Dhasarathan, Raj Rengalakshmi, Kulanthaivel Bhuvaneswari

“…Climate change is a terrible global concern and one of the greatest future threats to societal development as a whole. …”
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The Role of The Cytomegalovirus Antigenemia Assay in the Detection and Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Syndrome and Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Review of the British Columbia Experience by Erica D Greanya, Nilufar Partovi, Eric M Yoshida, R Jean Shapiro, Robert D Levy, Chris H Sherlock, Gwen M Stephens

“…BACKGROUND: The pp65 cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay has been used as a means of guiding the pre-emptive therapy of CMV disease in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. …”
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HDN-DDI: a novel framework for predicting drug-drug interactions using hierarchical molecular graphs and enhanced dual-view representation learning by Jinchen Sun, Haoran Zheng

“…Results This study introduces a novel framework for DDI prediction termed HDN-DDI. …”
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Perspectivas de una reforma migratoria que regularice a indocumentados mexicanos, en el contexto político actual de Estados Unidos by Ismael García Castro

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À propos de l’ouvrage de Christian Bessy : L’Expropriation par le droit. Propriété intellectuelle, valeur et travail by Léo Malherbe

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