Differential Prognosis of True Bifurcation Lesions According to Left Main Versus Non–Left Main Location and Treatment Strategy by Ki Hong Choi, Chang‐Wook Nam, Francesco Bruno, Yun‐Kyeong Cho, Leonardo De Luca, Jeehoon Kang, Alessio Mattesini, Young Bin Song, Alessandra Truffa, Hyo‐Soo Kim, Wojciech Wańha, Woo Jung Chun, Sebastiano Gili, Gerard Helft, Seung Hwan Han, Bernardo Cortese, Cheol Hyun Lee, Javier Escaned, Hyuck‐Jun Yoon, Alaide Chieffo, Joo‐Yong Hahn, Guglielmo Gallone, Seung‐Hyuk Choi, Gaetano De Ferrari, Bon‐Kwon Koo, Giorgio Quadri, Seung‐Ho Hur, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Hyeon‐Cheol Gwon, Ovidio de Filippo

“…The primary end point was major adverse cardiac events (MACEs; composite of all‐cause death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, and stent thrombosis) at 800 days. …”
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Perspectives from the 2nd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium: mobilising advocacy and research for improved outcomes by B.W. Allwood, R. Nightingale, G. Agbota, S. Auld, G.P. Bisson, A. Byrne, R. Dunn, D. Evans, G. Hoddinott, G. Günther, Z. Islam, J.C. Johnston, G. Kalyatanda, C. Khosa, S. Marais, G. Makanda, O.M. Mashedi, J. Meghji, C. Mitnick, C. Mulder, E. Nkereuwem, O. Nkereuwem, O.B. Ozoh, A. Rachow, K. Romanowski, J.A. Seddon, I. Schoeman, F. Thienemann, N.F. Walker, D.T. Wademan, R. Wallis, M.M. van der Zalm

“…In 2020, it was estimated that there were 155 million survivors of TB alive, all at risk of possible post TB disability. The 2nd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium (Stellenbosch, South Africa) was held to increase global awareness and empower TB-affected communities to play an active role in driving the agenda. …”
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The SUPERCOLD-CGM Survey. II. [C i](1–0) Emission and the Physical Conditions of Cold Gas in Enormous Lyα Nebulae at z ∼ 2 by Jianan Li, Bjorn H. C. Emonts, Zheng Cai, Jianrui Li, Ran Wang, Montserrat Villar-Martín, Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia, Mingyu Li, Yunjing Wu, Ilsang Yoon, Matthew D. Lehnert, Kyle Massingill, Craig Sarazin, Jason X Prochaska, Mark Lacy, Brian Mason

“…We detect [C i ](1–0) and dust in all 10 QSOs and five companion galaxies. We find that the QSOs and companions have higher gas densities and more intense radiation fields than Luminous Infrared galaxies and high- z main sequence galaxies, with the highest values found in the QSOs. …”
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Rapid molecular assays versus blood culture for bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Gabriella Anna Rapszky, Uyen Nguyen Do To, Veronika Eszter Kiss, Tamás Kói, Anna Walter, Dorottya Gergő, Fanni Adél Meznerics, Márton Rakovics, Szilárd Váncsa, Lajos Vince Kemény, Dezső Csupor, Péter Hegyi, Michael R. Filbin, Csaba Varga, Bánk G. Fenyves

“…Risk of bias was judged to be high in all included articles. Interpretation: Despite their shorter turnaround time, low sensitivity means RMAs cannot replace BCs. …”
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From plants to patterns: Constructing a comprehensive online strontium isoscape for Belgium (IsoBel) using high density grid mapping by Amanda Sengeløv, Giacomo Capuzzo, Sarah Dalle, Hannah F. James, Charlotte Sabaux, Elisavet Stamataki, Marta Hlad, Carina T. Gerritzen, Emma M. Legrand, Barbara Veselka, Guy De Mulder, Rica Annaert, Mathieu Boudin, Kevin Salesse, Eugène Warmenbol, Nadine Mattielli, Christophe Snoeck, Martine Vercauteren

“…Although overlapping 87Sr/86Sr is seen across the majority of lithologies, there is a statistically significant difference between the distribution of 87Sr/86Sr values across all different lithological units in Belgium (Kruskal-Wallis test; p < 0.0001). …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Metabolic Risks of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuhang Ma, Yuting Chen, Yanhua Yin, Lijun Zhang, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lijun Zheng, Songmei Xu, Xiuli Zhu, Jilin Ma, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Qianfang Huang, Qian Ren, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

“…Clinical and biochemical parameters of all participants were determined. The results suggested that the patients with prediabetes or T2DM were with higher risks to have hypertension. …”
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Constructing Identities: Amos Tutuola and the Ibadan Literary Elite in the wake of Nigerian Independence by Mackenzie Finley

“…We know that when one dies, that is not the end of his life [. . .] So why are all people afraid to go to the burial ground at night? …”
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CoviWall, a whole-virion-inactivated B.1.617.2 vaccine candidate, induces potent humoral and Th1 cell response in mice and protects against B.1.617.2 strain challenge in Syrian ham... by Jyotsna Dandotiya, Neeta Adhikari, Manas Ranjan Tripathy, Manas Ranjan Tripathy, Kamini Jakhar, Sudipta Sonar, Dibya Ranjan Pati, Vibhu Kanchan, Varsha S. Prasad, Jitendra Kumar, Nitesh K. Senapati, Arti Bharmoria, Neeraj Rani, Monika Lakhanpal, CS. Patil, Nishan Singh, Lovely Khan, Lavit Jambu, Naveen K. Jain, Syed Khalid Ali, Priyanka Priyadarsiny, Amulya K. Panda, Rajesh Jain, Shailendra Mani, Sweety Samal, Amit Awasthi, Amit Awasthi, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi

“…In addition, we provide pre-clinical immunogenicity and protective efficacy data of the CoviWall vaccine. All the three test doses (i.e., low dose, mid dose, and high dose) immunized in C57BL/6 mice elicited a high titer of anti–receptor-binding domain antibody and neutralizing antibody response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus–2 (SARS-CoV-2) after second booster dose. …”
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Photon sensor-based monitoring of spatial variations in canopy FIPAR for crop growth assessment by Jian Wang, Zhenggui Zhang, Xin Li, Lu Feng, Xiaofei Li, Minghua Xin, Shiwu Xiong, Yingchun Han, Shijie Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhi, Beifang Yang, Guoping Wang, Yaping Lei, Zhanbiao Wang, Yabing Li

“…Common agronomic traits used to measure cotton growth, including plant height (pH), aboveground biomass (AGB), and leaf area index (LAI), showed the highest correlations with FIPAR at 0.2 and 0.3 for pH, 0.5 and 0.6 for AGB, and 0.4 and 0.5 for LAI, all exhibiting significant positive relationships. …”
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Effects of Density Stress on Growth and Physiology of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂ by Xianhong ZHANG, Wenyang LI, Baoliang LIU, Fan FEI, Xiaoqiang GAO, Ran GUO, Shuquan CAO, Zhiwen ZHU

“…The body weight, body length, and total length of all the fish were measured every 20 days. A total of 18 juvenile pearl gentian groupers were randomly collected from each density group, for a total of 54. …”
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Autologous osteoperiosteal transplantation achieves comparable repair effect and superior interface integration to autologous osteochondral transplantation in porcine osteochondral... by Shuai Yang, En Deng, Linxin Chen, Yanbin Pi, Anhong Wang, Linghui Dai, Hongjie Huang, Xiaoning Duan, Xin Fu, Jiying Zhang, Qinwei Guo, Weili Shi

“…Notably, AOPT consistently exhibited superior interface integration compared to AOCT at all time points. Conclusion: Both AOPT and AOCT demonstrate significant efficacy in promoting the repair of osteochondral defects in a porcine model. …”
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Retrieving the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane from the European Copernicus CO2M satellite mission using artificial neural networks by M. Reuter, M. Hilker, S. Noël, A. Di Noia, M. Weimer, O. Schneising, M. Buchwitz, H. Bovensmann, J. P. Burrows, H. Bösch, R. Lang

“…The algorithm's postprocessing is designed to achieve a high data yield of about 80 % of all cloud-free soundings. The spatio-temporal systematic errors of XCO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> and XCH<span class="inline-formula">₄</span> are 0.44 ppm and 2.45 ppb, respectively. …”
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Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women: a systematic review and network meta-analysisResearch in context by Guowei Zeng, Jianfeng Niu, Ke Zhu, Fei Li, Liwen Li, Kaiming Gao, Yanlong Zhuang, Boyang Zhang, Xiaoqiang Han, Gang Ye, Zhikun Gao, Haobai Li

“…For pregnant women with depressive symptoms, mindfulness therapy (SUCRA = 80%; SMD = −0.86, 95% CrI = −1.2, −0.52; Nn = 598), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (SUCRA = 65%; SMD = −0.69, 95% CrI = −1.0, −0.39; Nn = 712), and education therapy (SUCRA = 48%; SMD = −0.54, 95% CrI = −0.86, −0.23; Nn = 2285) all significantly improve depressive symptoms. In the subgroup analysis of healthy populations, muscle acupoint therapy (SUCRA = 77.17%; SMD = −0.89, 95% CrI = −1.55, −0.23; N = 99) and mind-body exercise (SUCRA = 47.54%; SMD = −0.53, 95% CrI = −0.88, −0.19; N = 352) also significantly reduce depressive symptoms. …”
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Key Drivers Affecting the Future of Power Relations in Tehran Metropolis with a Scenario-Writing Approach by Afshin Mottaghi, Arash Ghorbani Sepehr, Joseph Saloukadz

“…Furthermore, Tehran's central and pivotal position was reflected in its political and administrative centrality, with the city continuing to host the headquarters of all government organizations and institutions. This was likely to impede the implementation of spatial justice initiatives that would allow other cities to benefit from the presence of these central institutions. …”
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Clinical experience with recombinant prourokinase for complex retinal diseases in type 2 diabetes by L.K. Moshetova, Yu.B. Slonimsky, I.V. Vorobyeva, A. Dgebuadze, O.V. Agafonova, E.P. Delver, A.A. Belogurov

“…&nbsp;</i> </p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b><i>30 patients (30 eyes) with diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, and AMD were examined. All patients were subdivided into 4 groups. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), retinal light sensitivity (using MAIA microperimetry), vitreous hemorrhage severity (using vitreous hemorrhage density grading scale), intraocular pressure, and tear levels of VEGF-A (by ELISA) were measured.…”
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Glaucoma Detection and Feature Identification via GPT-4V Fundus Image Analysis by Jalil Jalili, PhD, Anuwat Jiravarnsirikul, MD, Christopher Bowd, PhD, Benton Chuter, MD, Akram Belghith, PhD, Michael H. Goldbaum, MD, Sally L. Baxter, MD, Robert N. Weinreb, MD, Linda M. Zangwill, PhD, Mark Christopher, PhD

“…Results: GPT-4V successfully provided glaucoma assessments for all 300 fundus images across the datasets, although approximately 35% required multiple prompt submissions. …”
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A practical distribution pattern of α-SMA-positive carcinoma associated fibroblasts indicates poor prognosis of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Bo Li, Meilong Shi, Yang Wang, Penghao Li, Xiaoyi Yin, Guoxiao Zhang, Xiaochao Kang, Huan Wang, Suizhi Gao, Kailian Zheng, Xiaohan Shi, Xiongfei Xu, Yukun Zhou, Hui Jiang, Wei Jing, Shiwei Guo, Gang Jin

“…Type II CAFs were designated as those located in the juxtatumoural stroma with α-SMA expression that was moderate or higher, and those in the peripheral stroma with α-SMA expression that was less than moderate. All other cases, where the α-SMA expression did not meet these criteria, were categorized as Type I CAFs. …”
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Application of molecular approach in combination with providing treatment and control measures for combating Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections in small scale livestock... by Nutsuda Klinkaew, Pairpailin Jhaiaun, Giang Thi Nguyen, Ruttayaporn Ngasaman, Domechai Keawnoi, Niorn Rattanapob, Pipat Arunvipas, Meyanee Kanjanaphan, Nuttapon Manojai, Suwitcha Panchakhan, Julaluk Jaiboon, Piyavadee Numnual, Prattana Tong-in, Thongphanchang Khanthong, Paween Srirarai, Chutima Chantarakot, Pattarakitti Noenchat, Jaroonwit Napornram, Somtat Yangsuk, Tanakrit Cham-iam, Phuncharat Nilsuwan, Supicha Jindarut, Kanokrat Boonyok, Nipa Thammasonthijarern, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Tawin Inpankaew, Burin Nimsuphan, Jumnongjit Phasuk, Ketsarin Kamyingkird

“…Risk factor analysis identified five factors associated with B. bovis infection and one factor associated with B. bigemina infection in small-scale livestock farming in Thailand. All the farmers were very satisfied with the integrative approach. …”
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Perioperative tislelizumab plus chemotherapy for locally advanced gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (NEOSUMMIT-03): a prospective, nonrandomized, open-label, phase 2 trial by Run-Cong Nie, Shu-Qiang Yuan, Ya Ding, Yong-Ming Chen, Yuan-Fang Li, Cheng-Cai Liang, Mu-Yan Cai, Guo-Ming Chen, Wei Wang, Xiao-Wei Sun, De-Sheng Weng, Dan-Dan Li, Jing-Jing Zhao, Xiao-Jiang Chen, Yuan-Xiang Guan, Zhi-Min Liu, Yao Liang, Ma Luo, Jun Chi, Hai-Bo Qiu, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Xiao-Shi Zhang, Ying-Bo Chen

“…The median age was 60 years (range: 28–74 years), and 53.1% (17/32) patients were Siewert III type. All patients received at least one cycle of assigned preoperative treatment, and 93.8% (30/32) patients completed three cycles of assigned preoperative tislelizumab and SOX. …”
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Nécropoles multipolaires et élaboration d’un nouveau modèle socio-politique au premier âge du Fer : réflexions à partir des sites du Camp de l’Église Sud à Flaujac-Poujols (Lot) et... by Antoine Dumas

“…Indeed, the social units with the highest number of deceased still being buried in the two necropolises during the final chronological phase (625-550 BC) correspond to the groups of tombs where the materials change in the most drastic manner, either with the adoption of completely new ceramic shapes, abandoning all types of decoration, or including new forms of funerary material culture, including bronze or iron torcs, bracelets or pins. …”
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