Association of β-Blocker Therapy at Discharge with Clinical Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients without Heart Failure by Yan Chen, Xiao-fang Tang, Run-lin Gao, Yue-jin Yang, Bo Xu, Jin-qing Yuan

“…Landmark analysis at 1 year showed that patients with UA who were discharged with β-blockers had lower mortality (HR 0.17, 95% CI 0.04-0.65, P=0.010) and cardiac death (HR 0.12, 95% CI 0.01-0.99, P=0.049) than those discharged without β-blockers. …”
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Ion recognition enables fast Mg–Cl bond dissociation kinetics and better Mg plating/stripping reversibility by Jiacheng Yang, Jinlei Zhang, Kun Zhang, Jing Liu, Zhenfang Zhou, Zhenjiang Li, Guicun Li, Guanglei Cui, Zhonghua Zhang

“…The designed skeleton host also exhibits excellent long cycle lifespan above 2300 h and extra-high average Coulombic efficiency of 99.65 % within 700 cycles. The accelerated bond splitting strategy enables improved metal-anode reversibility, which is also insightful to high concentrated or other electrolyte systems that contain abundant ion pairs or aggregates.…”
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Insights Into Causal Effects of Genetically Proxied Lipids and Lipid‐Modifying Drug Targets on Cardiometabolic Diseases by Liwan Fu, Qin Liu, Hong Cheng, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Jingfan Xiong, Jie Mi

“…Moreover, significant Mendelian randomization and strong colocalization associations for the expression of LPL in blood and subcutaneous adipose tissue were linked with myocardial infarction (OR, 0.918 [95% CI, 0.872–0.967], P=1.24×10−3; PP.H4, 0.99) and coronary heart disease (OR, 0.991 [95% CI, 0.983–0.999], P=0.041; PP.H4=0.92). …”
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Can enhanced CSR quality reduce the cost of debt capital? An empirical analysis of CEO expertise and non-financial reporting practices in China by Oleh Pasko, Yang Zhang, Nelia Proskurina, Vadym Sapych, Yelyzaveta Mykhailova

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US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound in pancreatic cancer treatment: a consensus initiative between Chinese and European HIFU centers by Kun Zhou, Holger Strunk, Dobromir Dimitrov, Joan Vidal-Jove, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Markus Essler, Chengbin Jin, Zhechuan Mei, Hui Zhu, Milka Marinova

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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…The 30 s chair stand test was the main secondary (efficacy) outcome.Results No adverse events (AEs) occurred during testing or in telerehabilitation sessions; 38% (11/29) of the intervention group compared with 60% (9/15) of the control group experienced an AE (p=0.21), most of which were minor, over the course of the 12-week study. 27 of 29 participants (93%; 95% CI 77% to 99%) receiving the intervention attended ≥75% of sessions. …”
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Prolonging IOP-lowering effect of glaucoma surgery by I.B. Alekseev, A.I. Samoylenko, А.К. Aylarova

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Establishment of Fermentation Kinetic Model of Streptococcus thermophilus JM108 by Wen SUN, Baolei LI, Baochao HOU, Weilian HONG, Jian HE, Chao LIANG, Yu ZHANG, Chaoxin MAN, Yujun JIANG, Ling GUO

“…The R2 values for the three cases were 0.9974, 0.9947, and 0.9964, respectively, all greater than 0.99. The errors between the fitted and experimental values were less than 15%, indicating a good fit. …”
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Photoreceptor metabolic window unveils eye–body interactions by Shaopeng Yang, Zhuoyao Xin, Weijing Cheng, Pingting Zhong, Riqian Liu, Ziyu Zhu, Lisa Zhuoting Zhu, Xianwen Shang, Shida Chen, Wenyong Huang, Lei Zhang, Wei Wang

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Factors associated with occupational injuries among bricklayers and carpenters in Building Construction: insights from a mixed methods study in Osun State, Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade, Nisha Naicker

“…Factors associated with OI among bricklayers included being aged 20–39 years (AOR:6.9, 95% CI:3.1–15.3) and 40–59 years (AOR:2.9, 95% CI:1.5–5.6), earning less than N50,000 (US$67) monthly (OR:2.3, 95% CI:1.2–4.7), earning N50,000-N99,000 (US$67-US$133) monthly (AOR:2.5, 95% CI: 1.2–5.2), and handling ≥ 200 kg per day at work (AOR:2.1, 95% CI:1.3–3.5). …”
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Re-cNGQGEQc 放射性标记及其对肺腺癌细胞的抑制作用 by 李贵平, 黄凯, 黄宝丹, 齐永帅, 池晓华, 江英

“…抑制性实验结果表明188Re-cNGQGEQc对肺腺癌A549 细胞的增殖具有显著的抑制作用，且与放射剂量呈明显正相关；而且 188Re-cNGQGEQc 的 IC50 值为 44.88×107  Bq/L，明显低于阴性多肽的 93.45×107  Bq/L 和 188ReO4-  的 99.60×107  Bq/L（P<0.01）。【结论】使用双功能螯合剂 EC 建立了标记率高、体外稳定的 188Re 标记小分子肽的方法，体外实验证实 188Re-cNGQGEQc 能有效地抑制肺腺癌A549 细胞的增殖，研究结果为后续开展小分子多肽的放射靶向治疗肺癌的体内应用提供实验基础。…”
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Game-thinking; utilizing serious games and gamification in nursing education – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mats Nylén-Eriksen, Marko Stojiljkovic, Daniela Lillekroken, Katrin Lindeflaten, Elisabeth Hessevaagbakke, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Olav Johannes Hovland, Ada Marie Svarstad Solberg, Sylvia Hansen, Ann Kristin Bjørnnes, Christine Tørris

“…The meta-analysis suggested that game-thinking could be beneficial in nursing education, notably improving students’ academic achievement (Pooled ES = 0.99, [95%CI 0.53, 1.44]). The most significant effect of game-thinking on academic achievement was observed in the academic knowledge performance of nursing students (Pooled ES = 1.06, [95%CI 0.55, 1.57]), followed by academic skill performance (Pooled ES = 0.54, [95%CI 0.06, 1.03]). …”
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Effect of electroacupuncture on discomfort in patients undergoing colonoscopy: protocol for a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial by Chao Lin, Wenting Chen, Yue Yong, Jiangang Song, Xiangyu Sun, Yongqiang Wang, Liyue Lu, Chunchun Wang, Kuangdi Xu

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A Sustainable Approach: Repurposing Red Beetroot Peels for Innovative Meringue Products by Oana Emilia Constantin, Florina Stoica, Silvia Lazăr (Mistrianu), Doina Georgeta Andronoiu, Mihaela Turturică, Nicoleta Stănciuc, Roxana Nicoleta Rațu, Constantin Croitoru, Gabriela Râpeanu

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Dynamic mechanical response and deformation-induced co-axial nanocrystalline grains facilitating crack formation in magnesium-yttrium alloy by Shuang Yang, Fei Liu, Fei Chen, Yuan-Biao Tan, Hao Fu, Si-Yuan Wei, Song Xiang

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Bikis Liyew, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Tilahun Kassew

“…Result and conclusion: the knowledge mean scores were 9.93 ± 2.99 [95% CI (9.59, 10.31)]. The proportion of nurse’s knowledge who score above the mean was 167 (55.9%) [95% CI (50.2, 61.5)] and below the mean 132 (44.1%) [95% CI (38.5, 49.8)]. …”
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Concurrent severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus outbreaks on multiple fox farms, China, 2023 by Jian Sun, Lei Qian, Delong Li, Xiurong Wang, Hong Zhou, Cixiu Li, Edward C. Holmes, Jianke Wang, Juan Li, Weifeng Shi

“…The 13 newly sequenced SFTSV genomes shared >99.43% nucleotide identity with human strains from China. …”
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Concentrations and health risks of metal elements in ambient air PM2.5 in two urban districts of Hefei city from 2015 to 2023: analysis of monitoring data by Yu ZHU, Linling YU, Derui YAN, Changchun XIAO

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Monitoring of hepatitis E virus infection and replication by functional tagging of the ORF2 protein by Maliki Ankavay, Nathalie Da Silva, Angela Pollán, Noémie Oechslin, Katja Dinkelborg, Patrick Behrendt, Darius Moradpour, Jérôme Gouttenoire

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长期体外反搏对犬急性心肌梗死心肌侧支循环的影响 by 伍贵富, 杜志民, 胡承恒, 梁　宏, 郑振声, 马　虹

“…定量冠脉造影比较两组犬的冠脉侧支 循环, 抗α-肌动蛋白(α-actin)抗体和抗Ⅷ 因子相关抗原(F Ⅷ-r-Ag)抗体免疫组化法标记心血管平滑肌细胞和血管内皮细 胞。99mTc-M IBI 核素心肌扫描检测心肌血流灌注。心室造影评价心室射血功能和心室壁运动能力。…”
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