Burden of Myasthenia Gravis in the Czech Republic: Analysis of the Nationwide Patient Registry by Stanislav Voháňka, Aleš Tichopád, Magda Horáková, Jana Junkerová, Michala Jakubíková, Jiří Piťha, Michaela Týblová, Daniela Vlažná, Katarína Breciková, Jacek Cudny, Petr Hájek

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Plain Language Summary of Publication: The ProLOGUE study investigating brodalumab in people with plaque psoriasis by Shinichi Imafuku, Chika Ohata, Masaru Honma, Hidehisa Saeki, Yoko Mizutani, Takuya Miyagi, Kenta Murotani, Yasumasa Kanai

“…Brodalumab improved the extent and severity of psoriasis according to doctors, and improved health-related quality of life, overall health status, most psoriasis symptoms, general activity, work productivity, and income loss according to study participants. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of seasonal influenza by physicians: a retrospective observational study by Hiroyuki Kato, Tadashi Kobayashi, Hiroki Maita, Takashi Akimoto, Fumihiko Matsuoka, Shigeki Funakoshi, Hiroshi Osawa

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A novel tool for assessing pediatric emergency care in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot study by Sonia Y. Jarrett, Andrew Redfern, Joyce Li, Camilo E. Gutierrez, Priyanka Patel, Olurotimi Akinola, Michelle L. Niescierenko

“…Abstract Background Globally, most children seek emergency care at general rather than specialized pediatric emergency departments. …”
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Indocyanine green fluorescence improves safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the Fundus First technique: a retrospective study by Susanna Haverinen, Susanna Haverinen, Evelina Pajus, Gabriel Sandblom, Gabriel Sandblom, Yücel Cengiz, Yücel Cengiz

“…The aim of this retrospective study was to compare LC with and without the aid of ICG fluorescence at a Swedish hospital routinely performing FF-LC.MethodsData from all patients operated with LC at Sundsvall General Hospital before and after the implementation of routine ICG between 2016 and 2023 were analyzed.ResultsThe study included 2,009 patients; 1,455 operated with ICG (ICG-group) and 549 without (comparison group). …”
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The relationship between hypomagnesemia and ICU mortality in severe hemorrhagic stroke patients: an observational multicentre study on eICU database by Xinzhao Jiang, Faliang Gao, Zongjie Shi, Fang Liu, Wenyan Zhao, Guihong Gong

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Bufalin targets the SRC-3/c-Myc pathway in chemoresistant cells to regulate metastasis induced by chemoresistance in colorectal cancer by Jinbao Chen, Chenqi Wu, Kun Yu, Jinpei Liu, Jiahua Yang, Wei Li, Xiaoxia Tang, Yihai Shi, Ke Xu, Yi Chen, Xiaoyu Qin

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Using Facebook Ads to promote blood pressure checks among African Americans in the United States: A descriptive study by Katherine J POLAK, Jessica LC SAPP, Jennifer L SEDILLO

“…To compare the ads between the general and interest groups, t-tests were used to analyze the reach, impressions, results, and cost per result. …”
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Unlocking the link: predicting cardiovascular disease risk with a focus on airflow obstruction using machine learning by Xiyu Cao, Jianli Ma, Xiaoyi He, Yufei Liu, Yang Yang, Yaqi Wang, Chuantao Zhang

“…Age, hypertension, PIR affect CVD risk most in general. For AO patients, education, gender, ethnicity are key CVD risk factors.…”
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Skin Microbiota: Mediator of Interactions Between Metabolic Disorders and Cutaneous Health and Disease by Magdalini Kreouzi, Nikolaos Theodorakis, Maria Nikolaou, Georgios Feretzakis, Athanasios Anastasiou, Konstantinos Kalodanis, Aikaterini Sakagianni

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Genetic variation of the nuclear sequences of mitochondrial origin associated with retrotransposon Tv1 insertions in Drosophila species of the virilis group by B. V. Andrianov, D. A. Romanov, T. V. Gorelova

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The Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 18 Promotes Hepatitis C Virus Production by Increasing Viral Infectivity by Yujia Li, Max Xuezhong Ma, Bo Qin, Liang-Tzung Lin, Christopher D. Richardson, Jordan Feld, Ian D. McGilvray, Limin Chen

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Assessing greenhouse gas emissions in hospitals: The development of an open-access calculator and its application to a German case-study by Claudia Quitmann, Leonard Terres, Andy Maun, Rainer Sauerborn, Emma Reynolds, Till Bärnighausen, Alina Herrmann, Bernd Franke

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Hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio as a protective factor against coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (2011-2018) by Xin-Da Wang, Chaoya Li, Jia Hu, Fen Cao, Li Zhu, Yongzhi Zhu, Zhongzheng Wen, Jun Liu

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Non-support from the immediate boss is associated with stress and unsafety at work by Fredrik Iredahl, Elvar Theodorsson, Mike Jones, Tomas Faresjö, Åshild Faresjö

“…In this subsample, a total of N = 5 058 middle-aged persons (50-64 years) from the general population participated; of these, 68.4% (N = 3 462 individuals) provided hair samples. …”
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Cytogenetic features of intergeneric amphydiploids and genome-substituted forms of wheat by E. D. Badaeva, R. O. Davoyan, N. A. Tereshchenko, E. V. Lyalina, S. A. S.A. Zoshchuk, N. P. Goncharov

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Reproductive health literacy scale: a tool to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training by Maha Rauf, Zahra Goliaei, Lana Machta, Jenny Chang, Heike Thiel de Bocanegra

“…The mean scores obtained between the three language groups were similar in the domains of digital health literacy and reproductive health literacy (p > 0.05), whereas the scores for general health literacy were not (p > 0.05). The inter-item reliability score for the domains of general health literacy, digital health literacy and RH literacy across all three language groups was above α = 0.7. …”
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Impact of non-participation bias due to psychiatric illness on mortality and cardiovascular event estimates: a Danish longitudinal population study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Mads Rasmussen, Christina Ellervik, Anders Jorgensen, Henrik E Poulsen, Zerlina Rygner

“…Objectives The impact of non-participation due to psychiatric illness on study outcomes in general population studies is insufficiently investigated. …”
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Sistema híbrido para el tratamiento quirúrgico de la escoliosis idiopática del adolescente. Cienfuegos, 2016-2017 (Estudio preliminar) by Jorge Alberto Jerez Labrada, Ernesto Fleites Marrero, Zunaimi Lores Creagh, Dunia Zúñiga Estrada

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Laparoscopic Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure: State of the Art 20 Years after the First Reported Case by Adriana Toro, Annalisa Ardiri, Maurizio Mannino, Antonio Politi, Andrea Di Stefano, Zia Aftab, Abdelrahman Abdelaal, Maria Concetta Arcerito, Andrea Cavallaro, Marco Cavallaro, Gaetano Bertino, Isidoro Di Carlo

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