Mutational Landscape of Bone Marrow CD19 and CD138 Cells in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (WM) and IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (IgM MGUS) by Alessandra Trojani, Alessandro Beghini, Luca Emanuele Bossi, Marta Rachele Stefanucci, Cassandra Palumbo, Antonino Greco, Annamaria Frustaci, Barbara Di Camillo, Roberto Cairoli

“…Methods We investigated the mutation status of WM (n = 8), sWM (n = 7), and IgM MGUS (n = 5) patients, by performing high‐throughput targeted AmpliSeq NGS on 117 target genes. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Double Lung Transplant Recipients With Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Alisha Rullay, BSc, Karina Kaur, BSc, Jennifer Holman, PT, Laura C. van den Bosch, MD, Justin G. Weinkauf, MD, Jayan Nagendran, MD, PhD, Rhea A. Varughese, MD, Alim S. Hirji, MD, Dale C. Lien, MD, Jason C. Weatherald, MD, Kieran M. Halloran, MD

“…We tested the relationship between BLAD status and SF-36 physical component summaries and 6MWD using least squares regression, adjusting for age at transplant, sex at birth, and primary lung disease. …”
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Vinblastine resets tumor-associated macrophages toward M1 phenotype and promotes antitumor immune response by Jing Wang, Jin Wang, Yi-Na Wang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Wen-Juan Bai, Nai-Jun Miao

“…The macrophage polarization state is associated with changes in cell shape, macrophage morphology is associated with activation status. M1 macrophages appeared large and rounded, while M2 macrophages were stretched and elongated cells. …”
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Vom ›Fremdling‹ zum ›Maßstab‹. Zum Einzug der westlichen Musiktheorie in die arabische Welt bis ins frühe 20. Jahrhundert by Salah Eddin Maraqa

“…Possessing, learning, and playing a European musical instrument became a status symbol that expressed an affiliation with a higher social class. …”
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Aux origines gauloises de Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : état des connaissances by Sandrine Linger-Riquier

“…This renewed data lends credibility to the presence of a Gallic settlement preceding the Turonian capital of the Early Roman Empire and raises the question of this settlement’s status at the end of the Gallic period.…”
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Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022 by Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde

“…Sea turtle biologists have made sustained efforts to understand the global status of leatherback sea turtle populations. However, despite progress in assessments, demographics, and ecology, key uncertainties persist in tracking leatherback population trends. …”
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Impact of re-operation on progression-free survival in patients with recurrent GBM: Experience in a tertiary referral center. by Houssein Darwish, Tasnim Diab, Sarah Kawtharani, Mounir Barake, Bader Ali, Nagham Ramadan, Hiba Fadlallah, Jeannot Kekedjian, Marwan Najjar, Hazem I Assi

“…However, a notable association was observed with Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) ≤3, indicating higher reoperation rates (p = 0.022). …”
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Determinants of Anemia among HIV-Positive Children on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Attending Hospitals of North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019: A Case-Control St... by Biruk Beletew, Ayelign Mengesha, Mohammed Ahmed, Awet Fitwi, Mesfin Wudu

“…Anemia is one of the most commonly observed hematological abnormalities and an independent poor prognostic marker of HIV disease. …”
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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…The final model described HbA1c levels as function of time, dose, baseline HbA1c, washout status/duration and ethnicity. Other covariates showed no major impact on model parameters and were not included. …”
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The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies by Sandra Vreman, Rutger Jansen, Mikael Bastian, Patricia Beckers, Miriam van Riet, Helmi Fijten, Jan Fledderus, Astrid de Greeff, Hélène Winkelman, Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Lluís Fabà, Henk J. Wisselink, Manouk Vrieling

“…Additionally, tonsil swabs from sows and piglets were taken to evaluate the S. suis tonsillar carrier status (serotypes 2 and 9) before and after weaning. …”
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A bioinformatic search for correspondence between differentially expressed genes of domestic versus wild animals and orthologous human genes altering reproductive potential by M. P. Ponomarenko, I. V. Chadaeva, P. M. Ponomarenko, A. G. Bogomolov, D. Yu. Oshchepkov, E. B. Sharypova, V. V. Suslov, A. V. Osadchuk, L. V. Osadchuk, Yu. G. Matushkin

“…To date, Belyaev’s discovery has already been repeatedly confirmed, for example, by independent observations during deer domestication, during the use of rats as laboratory animals, after the reintroduction of endangered species such as Przewalski’s horse, and during the creation of a Siberian reserve population of the Siberian grouse when it had reached an endangered status in natural habitats. …”
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The Effect of using the Smartphone in the Workplace on Job Engagement and Job Burnout: Investigation of Mediational Role of Stress by Somayeh Naghdi Zarrin, Neda Mohammad Esmaeili

“…The research examines the status of variables and their interrelationships, utilizing an online questionnaire for data collection. …”
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Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana by Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Philip Apraku Tawiah

“…Statistically significant association was observed between HBV infection and the health facility. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep duration and mental health among middle school students: a 3-year cross-sectional survey by Kai-yun Dou, Ru-bao Dong, Chun-long Gan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and its control measures have had a severe and long-term negative impact on both SD and MH in middle school students, with differences observed between genders and academic levels. The greater the severity of the pandemic and the stricter the control measures, the more significant the negative impact on SD and MH etc.…”
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Farmer perception of impacts of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) and transferability of its management practices in Uganda by Andrew Kalyebi, Michael H. Otim, Tom Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…Pheromones and biological control methods to manage FAW were not reported, although a farmer in Kamuli district reportedly observed weaver birds (Ploceus spp.) predating on the FAW in maize. …”
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Different lysine-to-methionine ratios in a low-protein diet affect the microbiome and metabolome, influencing the jejunal barrier function in Tibetan sheep by Fengshuo Zhang, Zhenling Wu, Yu Zhang, Quyangangmao Su, Kaina Zhu, Xuan Chen, Shengzhen Hou, Linsheng Gui

“…IntroductionThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the dietary lysine (Lys)/ methionine (Met) ratio in a low-protein diet on short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiles, villus morphology, antioxidant capacity, and immune status of the jejunum in Tibetan sheep.MethodsA total of 90 weaned Tibetan sheep, each 2 months old with an initial weight of 15.37 ± 0.92 kg, were randomly divided into three treatment groups. …”
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in seminal plasma of buffalo bulls possess spermatozoa specific fertility associated proteins and enzymes by Rakesh Kumar, Mir Ahmad, Bala Subramaniam, Ankit Pal, Aditya Patel, Shiva Shiva, Vitika Chauhan, Seema Karanwal, Mukesh Bhakat, Tirtha K. Datta

“…Uptake of EV-associated fertility proteins by spermatozoa was assessed. We observed that protein cargo was successfully assimilated with sperm. …”
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The Global Burden of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women of Reproductive Age: Findings from the GBD 2019 Study by Jiang B

“…For judicious utilization of available resources, data regarding the burden of PCOS is pivotal for comprehending women’s health status and for devising and refining policies related to women’s endocrine health. …”
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Efficacy and predictors of response to somatostatin analogues in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome by Olga O. Golounina, Zhanna E. Belaya, Alla A. Markovich, Liudmila Y. Rozhinskaya, Galina A. Mel`nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva, Ivan I. Dedov

“…Significant factors determining the response to SSAs after 6 months of treatment are expression status of SSTR5 and NET localization.…”
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The prevalence and influencing factors of COVID-19 in pregnant women post-relaxation of epidemic control measures in Hunan Province, China by Yingxia Wang, Yixu Liu, Kehan Zou, Min Yang, Yinglan Wu, Donghua Xie

“…A questionnaire-based survey collected basic maternal information, COVID-19 infection status, and pregnancy-related information of the participants. …”
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