Coronary angiographic assessment of streptokinase efficacy in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction by Chetan Solanki, Kuwer Devi Singh, Sunil Kumar Tripathi, Manoj Indurkar, Rakesh Kumar Tikadar

“…Results: The majority of patients (66%) were 31–40 years old, with males constituting 88% of the population. …”
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The Association of General and Central Obesity with Dietary Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in Adult Women in Botswana by Boitumelo Motswagole, Jose Jackson, Rosemary Kobue-Lekalake, Segametsi Maruapula, Tiyapo Mongwaketse, Lemogang Kwape, Tinku Thomas, Sumathi Swaminathan, Anura V. Kurpad, Maria Jackson

“…The participants in the study were adult women (N = 1019), 18–75 years old. The dietary patterns were identified using principal component analysis, and their associations with the body mass index and the weight-for-height ratio were examined. …”
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Regulatory T cell-like response to SARS-CoV-2 in Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) transduced with human ACE2. by Bradly Burke, Savannah M Rocha, Shijun Zhan, Miles Eckley, Clara Reasoner, Amin Addetia, Juliette Lewis, Anna Fagre, Phillida A Charley, Juergen A Richt, Susan R Weiss, Ronald B Tjalkens, David Veesler, Tawfik Aboellail, Tony Schountz

“…Insectivorous Old World horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus spp.) are the likely source of the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 prior to its spillover into humans and causing the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Giant Protruding Nodular Fasciitis of the Anterior Chest Wall Clinically Mimicking a Soft Tissue Sarcoma by Hideyuki Kinoshita, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Hiroto Kamoda, Yoko Hagiwara, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Naoya Hirosawa, Seiji Ohtori, Takeshi Ishii

“…Herein, we present the case of a 15-year-old male who presented with a large protruding mass on the anterior chest wall. …”
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An Unusual Case of Mandibular Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Intimacy with an Impacted Wisdom Tooth by Johnson Cheung, Ayham Al Afif, Martin Joseph Bullock, Chad Robertson, Robert Hart, Reginald Goodday

“…Herein, we report a case of mandibular squamous cell carcinoma in a 53-year-old male who presented with symptoms of right facial swelling, trismus, pain, and right-sided lip paresthesia. …”
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Comprehensive Medical and Psychological Rehabilitation in War Trauma (clinical case) by O.A. Panchenko, A.V. Kabantseva, O.O. Zhogina, I.A. Serdyuk

“…The purpose of the work was to analyze a clinical case of the course of war trauma and presents the experience of providing comprehensive medical and psychological clinical rehabilitation to a patient who suffered as a result of a terrorist attack. Patient D., 65 years old, sustained a mine-blast injury (MBI) to the right upper limb extremity during shelling. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy–guided personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression: a case report by Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Wen-Chun Liu, Po-Han Chou

“…Thus, this tool can aid the development of personalized TMS protocols for patients with depression.MethodsA 19-year-old woman presented to our psychiatric clinic with bipolar depression. …”
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Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sara J Ommen, Preeti M Galagali, Sharath M Manya, Prasanna Mithra, Jayashree K

“…Many had exposure to pornographic content (90%), with the youngest being nine years old. Conclusion Nearly half of the late adolescents have PSU. …”
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Hyponatremia due to preserved non-osmotic arginine vasopressin secretion in adipsic diabetes insipidus: a case report with review of literature by Yasufumi Seki, Shun Sugawara, Saya Suzuki, Yulia Minakuchi, Kazuhisa Kusuki, Yuzo Mizuno

“…Herein, we present a case of impaired thirst sensation and arginine vasopressin (AVP) secretion without desmopressin therapy, in which hyponatremia developed due to preserved non-osmotic AVP secretion. A 53-year-old woman with hypopituitarism, receiving hydrocortisone and levothyroxine, experienced hyponatremia three times over 5 months without desmopressin treatment. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“… Soil, water and air are the main components of the environment. The presence of old and modern factories that emit pollutant materials such as steam and smoke polluting the air and soil, as well as dumping solid and liquid wastes for these industries on the lands and in the adjacent water channels, and all these pollutants will negatively affect the environment surrounding the industrial sites. …”
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Insights of cellular and molecular changes in sugarcane response to oxidative signaling by Lucas Felipe Silva, Kellya F. M. Barreto, Helaine Cristiane Silva, Iara Dantas de Souza, Carlos H. S. G. Meneses, Adriana F. Uchôa, Katia C. Scortecci

“…In this study, two-month-old sugarcane plants were treated with varying concentrations of H2O2 to investigate how this molecule acts as a signal at the cellular, biochemical, and proteomic levels. …”
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Integrating frailty interventions into existing care models: a comprehensive approach to enhancing patient outcomes in chronic disease management by Izabella Uchmanowicz, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Kenneth M. Faulkner, Paolo Iovino, Adrian Kwaśny, Stanisław Surma, Camilla Elena Magi, Grzegorz K. Jakubiak, Yari Longobucco, Dawid Janczak, Alina Rak-Pasikowska, Michał Czapla, Michał Czapla, Bartosz Uchmanowicz

“…Frailty syndrome (FS) is a complex and multifaceted condition commonly observed in old adults patients with chronic diseases, often accompanied by cognitive impairments. …”
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BRAF Inhibitors for BRAF V600E Mutant Colorectal Cancers: Literature Survey and Case Report by Yasar Subutay Peker, Mehmet Fatih Can, Ismail Hakki Ozerhan, Gokhan Yagci, Nazif Zeybek, Kutan Kavakli, Sedat Gurkok, Alper Gozubuyuk, Onur Genc, Gokhan Erdem, Ahmet Ozet, Mustafa Gerek, Yusuf Peker

“…In this case report, we share our experience about the use of BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib on a V600E mutant metastatic right colon adenocarcinoma patient. A 59-year-old male with only lung multiple metastatic V600E mutant right colon cancer presented to our clinic. …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Schemas and Panic Disorder through a Case Treated with Schema Therapy by Esra Yancar Demir, Gonca Soygüt

“…In this paper we report the schema formulation of a female patient who had an axis I panic disorder with B class personality and chronic life problems. Case: 36 years old female patient with collage degree. She was introduced to the clinic with severe panic attack symptoms which had been effecting her functionality. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…We performed a review of published case studies of osteomyelitis associated with cat-scratch disease to consolidate existing information on clinical presentation, diagnostic tools, therapy, and outcome, as well as presenting a case of disseminated cat-scratch disease in a 12-year-old female with skull osteomyelitis and spleen involvement. …”
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The Effect of Drinking Ionized Water on the Productive Performance, Physiological Status, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks by Abdullah Mohamed, Mohamed Khalil, Farid Soliman, Karim El-Sabrout

“…A total of 900 one-day-old broiler chicks were randomly and equally assigned to three groups, each with six replicates (50 birds/replicate). …”
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Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females by Valentina Muollo, Samuel D’Emanuele, Laura Ghiotto, Doriana Rudi, Federico Schena, Cantor Tarperi

“…This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the associations between HGS and common functional tests and to determine the optimal cut-off values for these tests in assessing GS.Methods142 community-dwelling older females aged 60–80 years old (mean age: 75 ± 6 years) were evaluated with HGS, the 30-second arm curl (30 s-AC), 30-second chair stand (30 s-CS), the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and the 8-foot Up & Go (8-UG) test. …”
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Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism by Lauren Wagner, Megan Banchik, Tawny Tsang, Nana J. Okada, Rebecca Altshuler, Nicole McDonald, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Shafali S. Jeste, Shulamite Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…Methods In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine differences in language processing in 9-month-old infants at high (HL) and typical (TL) familial likelihood for ASD. …”
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Protocol for a first-in-human feasibility study of T regulatory cells (TR004) for inflammatory bowel disease using (ex vivo) Treg expansion (TRIBUTE) by Jennifer Clough, Peter Irving, A Toby Prevost, Graham M Lord, Joana Vasconcelos, James B Canavan, Beverley Rodger, D Macallan

“…Eligible participants are those who are at least 18 years old, have a diagnosis of active moderate to severe CD and have failed to respond to or tolerate at least two prior lines of standard medication. …”
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Post-Trial Feedback Alters Landing Performance in Adolescent Female Athletes Using a Portable Feedback System by Thomas W Kernozek, Drew Rutherford, Becky Heinert, Jessica Onsager, Maria Lee, Jeremie Schiedermayer, Stephanie Dietrich, Renee Dade, Thomas Gus Almonroeder

“… # Study Design Repeated measures # Methods One hundred fifty female athletes (ages 13-18 years old) landed from a 50 cm platform with and without feedback related to vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), vGRF symmetry and lower extremity position. …”
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