Long-Term Effects of Adjuvant Intravitreal Treatment with Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Lineage-Negative Cells in Retinitis Pigmentosa by Marta P. Wiącek, Wojciech Gosławski, Aleksandra Grabowicz, Anna Sobuś, Miłosz P. Kawa, Bartłomiej Baumert, Edyta Paczkowska, Sławomir Milczarek, Bogumiła Osękowska, Krzysztof Safranow, Alicja Zawiślak, Wojciech Lubiński, Bogusław Machaliński, Anna Machalińska

“…There were significantly higher differences in response densities of P1-wave amplitudes in the first ring of multifocal ERGs in treated eyes than FE recordings in all follow-up points were detected. Accordingly, the mean deviation in 10-2 static perimetry improved significantly in the treated eyes compared with fellow eyes 12 months after the procedure. …”
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Associated adverse outcomes with tumor treating fields when combined to temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized tria... by Yuanyuan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Zhen, Danhua Lou

“…Results A total number of 994 participants were included in this analysis whereby 572 participants were assigned to TTF + temozolomide, whereas 422 participants were assigned to temozolomide alone. All the studies were randomized trials. The majority of the participants were males (68.0–75.0%) with a mean age of the varying from 54.0 to 69.0 years. …”
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Investigating the Role of the basic Components of Smart Governance in Realizing a Smart City with the ISM Method (Case Study: Tehran) by ALi Asghar Pourezzat, Tayebeh Abbasi, Shahryar Maghsoodi Kenari, Mohammad Mehdi Namdar Joybari

“…The study highlights that Tehran has made substantial progress in establishing e-government, followed by the adoption of smart management practices, technology utilization, and the creation of a supportive political and institutional environment, which are all recognized as key drivers in this process. Conclusion Cities across the globe are confronting numerous challenges, including traffic congestion, air pollution, excessive energy consumption, and uncontrolled urban sprawl. …”
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A quantitative amplitude of vagus nerve obtained by intraoperative neuromonitoring predicts postoperative vocal cord paralysis among patients in thyroid/parathyroid surgery as a se... by Hiroshi Katoh, MD, FACS, Riku Okamoto, MD, Kanako Naito, MD, Tomoya Mitsuma, MD, Mariko Kikuchi, MD, Takaaki Tokito, MD, Takeshi Naitoh, MD, FACS, Naoki Hiki, MD, Yusuke Kumamoto, MD, Takafumi Sangai, MD

“…In dissociative analyses, a V2 cut-off 124 μV still excellently predicted VCP in all ranges of initial V1 ≥ 100 μV. In a validation cohort, the V2 of 126–205 μV (cut-off 197 μV) predicted VCP with both high (>80 %) sensitivity and specificity. …”
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A Subgroup of Latently Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infected Individuals Is Characterized by Consistently Elevated IgA Responses to Several Mycobacterial Antigens by Ralf Baumann, Susanne Kaempfer, Novel N. Chegou, Wulf Oehlmann, Ralf Spallek, André G. Loxton, Paul D. van Helden, Gillian F. Black, Mahavir Singh, Gerhard Walzl

“…Among controls, we found that elevated IgA levels against all investigated antigens were not randomly distributed but concentrated on a subgroup of <30%—with particular high levels in a small subgroup of ~5% comprising one progressor to active TB. …”
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Early Weaning Impairs the Growth Performance of Hu Lambs Through Damaging Intestinal Morphology and Disrupting Serum Metabolite Homeostasis by Haoyun Jiang, Haibo Wang, Haobin Jia, Yuhang Liu, Yue Pan, Xiaojun Zhong, Junhong Huo, Jinshun Zhan

“…As for the serum parameters, the concentrations of glucose on D33, D36, and D45 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and the IL-6 content on D45 (<i>p</i> = 0.018) were observed to be lower, while the levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA) (<i>p</i> = 0.027), IgG (<i>p</i> = 0.035), and IgM (<i>p</i> = 0.002) on the four ages were all higher in the EW group than those in CON group. …”
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Machine learning based on blood test biomarkers predicts fast progression in advanced NSCLC patients treated with immunotherapy by Jie Yang, Jian-Guo Zhou, Benjamin Frey, Hu Ma, Haitao Wang, Markus Hecht, Rainer Fietkau, Udo Gaipl, Xiaofei Chen, Ada Hang-Heng Wong, Fangya Tan, Si-Si He, Gang Shen, Yun-Jia Wang, Wenzhao Zhong

“…Prediction performance was evaluated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results The prevalence of FP was 7.6% (118 of 1546) in all atezolizumab-treated patients. The most important variables for the prediction model were: C reactive protein, neutrophil count, lactate dehydrogenase and alanine transaminase. …”
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Comparative evaluation of antifungal susceptibility testing methods of invasive Candida species and detection of FKS genes mutations in caspofungin intermediate and resistant isola... by Dalia Saad ElFeky, Doaa Mahdy El-Wakil, Mai M. Mwafy, Mohamed M.A. Atia, Noha Mahmoud Gohar

“…Using the epidemiological cut-off values (ECVs) for amphotericin B, 6.7% of isolates were non-wild type (non-WT), including C. guilliermondii (50%), C. tropicalis (25%), and C. glabrata (11.8%), while all C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, and C. kefyr isolates were classified as wild-type (WT). …”
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Nowcasting to Monitor Real-Time Mpox Trends During the 2022 Outbreak in New York City: Evaluation Using Reportable Disease Data Stratified by Race or Ethnicity by Rebecca Rohrer, Allegra Wilson, Jennifer Baumgartner, Nicole Burton, Ray R Ortiz, Alan Dorsinville, Lucretia E Jones, Sharon K Greene

“…Health departments need reliable nowcasting and rapid evaluation tools, particularly to promote health equity by ensuring accurate estimates within all strata.…”
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Soy Protein Isolate Improved the Properties of Fish Oil-Loaded Chitosan–Sodium Tripolyphosphate Capsules by Yunning Wang, Mubeen Asad, Deqian Wang, Xiaofan Gao, Guoliang Zheng, Jian Zhong, Jing Xie, Zhengquan Wang

“…These changes observed in the properties may be due to structural differences between CS-STPP capsules and SPI/CS-STPP capsules. All the results confirm that the obtained capsules are promising for the development of functional foods and drugs.…”
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Effect of Du moxibustion in the treatment of Wind-phlegm disturbance vertigo (督灸疗法治疗眩晕风痰上扰证效果观察) by LUO Lihua (罗丽华), LI Silu (李思璐), LONG Yuqin (龙玉琴), YANG Yanni (杨燕妮), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文)

“…Methods Totally 164 hospitalized patients with Wind-phlegm disturbance vertigo were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with 82 cases in each group. All patients received routine nursing during the treatment, and patients in the control group were given Du moxibustion therapy, 30 min per time, twice a week for 2 weeks. …”
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Study of subterranean biodiversity of the upper Neretva River catchment in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Maja Zagmajster, Ester Premate, Špela Borko, Behare Rexhepi, Vojo Milanović, Anton Brancelj, Michaela Brojer, Christophe Douady, Josef Grego, Milica Jovanović, Florian Malard, Nataša Mori, Vladimir Pešić

“…Individuals of the aquatic troglobiotic isopods and amphipods were analysed molecularly, and based on molecular differences, two new species within the genus Proasellus and two within the genus Niphargus were proposed. Further work on all these taxa is needed for the formal descriptions of the new species to science. …”
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Necrosis in Preoperative Cross-Sectional Imaging and Postoperative Histology Is a Diagnostic Marker for Malignancy of Adrenocortical Tumors by Agata Dukaczewska, Stephan R. Marticorena Garcia, Simon Ponsel, Alexandra Webster, Frederike Butz, Eva M. Dobrindt, Johann Pratschke, David Horst, Martina T. Mogl, Catarina A. Kunze

“…Among the 411 adrenalectomies in 396 patients performed between 2008 and April 2022, 30 cases of ACC (7.6%) were identified, with one tumor measuring less than 40 mm excluded. All 45 benign adrenocortical tumors of at least 40 mm in diameter, including Cushing, Conn, and hormonally inactive adenomas, served as controls. …”
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A comparative analysis in monitoring 24-hour urinary copper in wilson disease: sampling on or off treatment? by Isabelle Mohr, Patrick Lamade, Christophe Weber, Viola Leidner, Sebastian Köhrer, Alexander Olkus, Matthias Lang, Andrea Langel, Patrischia Dankert, Melanie Greibich, Silke Wolf, Holger Zimmer, Patrick Michl, Aurélia Poujois, Karl Heinz Weiss, Uta Merle

“…The levels of the biochemical markers liver and copper metabolism remained stable over the 12-month observation period for all patients. 24 h-UCE off-therapy significantly decreased from T0 to T2 (p = 0.03), whereas no statistically significant differences were detected for 24 h-UCE after therapy. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Variation and Driving Forces of Carbon Storage at the County Scale in China Based on a Gray Multi-Objective Optimization-Patch-Level Land Use Simulation-Integrated... by Gui Chen, Qingxia Peng, Qiaohong Fan, Wenxiong Lin, Kai Su

“…Conversely, the economic priority, ecological priority, and economic–ecological coordinated scenarios all anticipate a decline in cultivated land area; (3) in 2032, the natural development scenario will see a 2.8 Tg drop in carbon stock compared to 2022. …”
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Microwave Ablation of T1a and T1b Renal Masses: A Retrospective Study by Assim Saad Eddin, Karan Rao, Bradford Oliva, Ajmain Chowdhury, Shetty Zubin, Chad Tracy, Brian J. Smith, Sandeep T. Laroia

“…The largest tumor that was ablated was 6.5 cm in size. All the patients were placed under general anesthesia (intubated) before the MWA procedure. …”
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Evolution of the microbiota of wound infections in military personnel during the full-scale russian invasion: a retrospective cohort study (2022–2024) by N.A. Beley, O.A. Loskutov, A.M. Strokan, O.B. Izmaylova

“…Monomicrobial cultures accounted for 50.5 % (95% CI 47.8–53.3), two isolates were found in 34.0 % (95% CI 31.4–36.6), three isolates — in 12.7 % (95% CI 10.9–14.5), four isolates — in 2.2 % (95% CI 1.4–3.0) and five isolates — in 0.6 % (95% CI 0.3–1.1) of all cultures. There was a significant level of antibiotic resistance — 99.7 % of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were multidrug-resistant. …”
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Inflammatory Indices and MAFLD Prevalence in Hypertensive Patients: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Analysis from China by Shen D, Cai X, Hu J, Song S, Zhu Q, Ma H, Zhang Y, Ma R, Zhou P, Yang W, Hong J, Zhang D, Li N

“…The diagnostic performance of these indices was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the curve (AUC) calculations.Results: Patients with MAFLD exhibited significantly elevated levels of all inflammatory indices compared to those without. …”
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RETRACTED: Long non‐coding RNA Sox2OT promotes coronary microembolization‐induced myocardial injury by mediating pyroptosis by Liying Xuan, Danni Fu, Dong Zhen, Dongsong Bai, Lijun Yu, Guohua Gong

“…Results Rat CME disrupted the cardiac functions and induced inflammatory responses and oxidative stress, and activated the nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB) pathway and pyroptosis (all P < 0.05). An NF‐κB inhibitor downregulated the NF‐κB pathway, reduced pyroptosis, and relieved cardiomyocyte injury and pyroptosis. …”
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PEMBANGUNAN PERMUKIMAN KOLONIAL BELANDA DI JAWA : SEBUAH TINJAUAN TEORI by Dimas Wihardyanto, Ikaputra Ikaputra

“…During the VOC, settlements were built independently to meet security aspects in trade, in contrast to the Dutch Colonial Government who began working with the private sector and paid more attention to health and comfort aspects other than security in order to perpetuate colonial efforts in all areas of life. In addition, there are also general characteristics that are separate from other ethnic settlements, have clear territories or borders, have the relatively more complete infrastructure and are organized when compared to settlements for other ethnic groups, and are shaped or tend to use grid patterns to organize these settlements. …”
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