Association of Race and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort by Ericha G Franey, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Erin L Richard, John E Alcaraz, Caroline M Nievergelt, Richard A Shaffer, Vibha Bhatnagar

“…Further studies are needed to confirm this observation.…”
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Effective interventions to prevent youth vaping behaviours: a rapid review by Ana Paula Belon, Laura Nieuwendyk, Tasha Allen, Melissa Worrell, Candace I J Nykiforuk

“…We applied PROGRESS-Plus (Place of residence, Race/ethnicity/culture/language, Occupation,Gender/sex, Religion, Education, Socioeconomic status, Social capital, and additional context-specific factors) for an equity analysis. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Chinese Women: A Comprehensive Population-Based Study by Huang X, Ruan G, Sun P

“…Factors associated with lower CCS knowledge included low monthly household income, lack of rural cooperative medical insurance, low literacy, not having received CCS within the past 3 years, unmarried status, and childbirth history. A strong positive correlation was observed between CCS knowledge and adherence to CCS recommendations (Spearman correlation coefficient: 0.708, p < 0.01). …”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…On the basis of clinical characteristics at diagnosis (lymph node status, distant metastasis, prostate-specific antigen [PSA], and Gleason score), patients were categorized into low-risk, intermediate-risk, high-risk, and metastatic groups.RESULTSOf 25,009 patients analyzed, 85% had a public funding source. …”
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Progress towards 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 strategy implementations and HIV positivity trends in the City of Johannesburg by J C Y Nyasulu, I Maposa

“…In addition, the HIV positivity rate was analysed to observe trends. A time trend analysis for aggregated data was performed on all the measured indicators to determine whether the decrease or increase was statistically significant. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome in Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Maturation Accompanying Megakaryocytic Differentiation by Kentaro Odani, Junya Abe, Yoshiaki Tsuyuki, Soshi Yanagita, Kazuya Shiogama, Mitsuhiro Tachibana, Yutaka Tsutsumi

“…Even after emergent percutaneous coronary intervention, his performance status remained poor, so no chemotherapy against leukemia was given. …”
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Continuous Consumption of Reused Palm Oil Induced Hepatic Injury, Depletion of Glutathione Stores, and Modulation of Cytochrome P450 Profiles in Mice by Waranya Chatuphonprasert, Yollada Sriset, Kanokwan Jarukamjorn

“…Depletion in reduced glutathione (GSH) stores, with a significant decrease in the GSH/GSSG ratio, was observed with the reused oil but not with the fresh oil. …”
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Metabolic Profile in a Cohort of Young Sicilian Patients with Klinefelter’s Syndrome: The Role of Irisin by Stefano Radellini, Valentina Guarnotta, Vincenzo Sciabica, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Carla Giordano

“…In addition, we assessed the complete hormonal gonadic status and irisin values in both groups of patients. …”
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Effect of Gender Based Violence on Women’s Health and Wellbeing in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Ninsiima, Irene

“…The study findings revealed the impact of Gender Violence on the wellbeing of people in Northern Division, Kabale Municipality and these included the low economic status and poverty of women within and outside of marriage, women in abusive relationships frequently change or lose their employment. …”
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Poverty and Academic Performance of primary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Justus, Niwagaba

“…The sample study was selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques and data was collected using observation check list, interviews and questionnaires. …”
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Lymphocyte Oxidative Stress/Genotoxic Effects Are Related to Serum IgG and IgA Levels in Coke Oven Workers by Meili Gao, Yongfei Li, Aqun Zheng, Xiaochang Xue, Lan Chen, Yu Kong

“…Except for age, alcohol and smoking status, IgM, and IgE, a significant correlation in urinary 1-OHP and other biomarkers in the total population was observed. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in participants with highly active MS: TOPAZ clinical trial and interim analysis of TREAT-MS real-world study by Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Bart Van Wijmeersch, Sara Eichau, Stephan Richter, Frank Hoffmann, Nicole M. Armstrong, Magdalena Chirieac, Janete Cunha-Santos, Barry A. Singer

“…TREAT-MS: Participants from German MS clinics were observed for 4 years after last alemtuzumab treatment phase. …”
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Genetic diversity of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus in cohorts of patients affected with SARS-CoV-2 by Patrizia Malaspina, Carla Jodice, Bianca Maria Ciminelli, Michela Biancolella, Vito Luigi Colona, Andrea Latini, Francesca Leonardis, Paola Rogliani, Antonio Novelli, Giuseppe Novelli, Andrea Novelletto

“…We typed 445 individuals of European ancestry, stratified for gender, age, and clinical status for 4 SNPs, two of which result in amino acid substitutions in IGHA2 and IGHG4, respectively. …”
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The impact of glucocorticoid receptor transactivation on context-dependent cell migration dynamics by Szonja Polett Pósa, Éva Saskői, Lili Bársony, Lőrinc Pongor, Fanni Fekete, János Papp, Anikó Bozsik, Attila Patócs, Henriett Butz

“…This inhibition was observed at 2 h in single-cell tracking migration assays. …”
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Effects of permafrost stability changes on vegetation dynamics in the middle part of the Greater Khingan Mountains by Jiaman Sun, Wei Shan, Chengcheng Zhang

“…Ridge regression and partial correlation analyses indicated that frozen soil status, precipitation, and evapotranspiration are the primary factors influencing vegetation dynamics, accounting for 32.90%, 30.45%, and 27.15%, respectively. …”
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Geographic Mapping of Crohn’s Disease and Its Relation to Affluence in Jiangsu Province, an Eastern Coastal Province of China by Dong Hu, Jianan Ren, Gefei Wang, Guosheng Gu, Song Liu, Xiuwen Wu, Jun Chen, Huajian Ren, Zhiwu Hong, Jieshou Li

“…A steady increase was observed in the number of CD patients over the period of observation. …”
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Comparison of IL-17 and FOXP3+ Levels in Maternal and Children Leprosy Patients in Endemic and Nonendemic Areas by Flora Ramona Sigit Prakoeswa, Faradiba Maharani, Munawaroh Fitriah, Jusak Nugraha, Hardyanto Soebono, Budi Prasetyo, Santi Martini, Dominicus Husada, Hari Basuki Notobroto, Muhammad Yulianto Listiawan, Anang Endaryanto, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa

“…Although the number of male leprosy patients is higher, female leprosy patients have more impact on the family health status due to close contact with family members, roles in the household, and parenting. …”
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Spatial and seasonal variability of excess dinitrogen gas in the Baltic Sea by Pratha Sivasamy, Magdalena Diak, Aleksandra Winogradow, Hermann W. Bange, Marta Borecka, Przemysław Makuch, Katarzyna Koziorowska-Makuch, Karol Kuliński, Anna Mackiewicz, Beata Szymczycha

“…A significant spatial difference in ΔN2 (p = 0.0001) was observed, with the highest values found in the Gotland Deep. …”
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Risk Factors and Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis after Hepatectomy: A Single-Center Experience by Kazuki Wakizaka, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Shichi, MD, Takeshi Aiyama, MD, PhD, Yoh Asahi, MD, PhD, Akihisa Nagatsu, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Orimo, MD, PhD, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, MD, PhD, Akinobu Taketomi, MD, PhD

“…As PVT can be fatal, early detection and appropriate treatment according to the status of PVT are important.…”
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Rotavirus infections in the pediatric population: a comparative study of pre-COVID and COVID-19 pandemic periods by Bahar Öztelcan Gündüz, Kazım Kutlutürk, Bülent Ünay

“…Significant differences were found between the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods in terms of the number of emergency department visits (p = 0.003), the duration of emergency observations (p = 0.001) and the rates of patient visits from urban or rural centers (p = 0.001). …”
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