Time-series forest age estimation in Xinjiang based on forest disturbance and recovery detection by Lili Zhai, Mei Zan, Mao Ye, Jia Zhou, Cong Xue, Shunfa Yang, Yuntong Liu

“…It also supplies essential data for assessing carbon storage in Xinjiang’s forests, both historically and prospectively, contributing to a deeper understanding of carbon balance in forest ecosystems within arid regions.…”
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Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results by Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Roberto Esporcatte, Mário Henrique Elesbão de Borba, Ana Clara Neri Ávila Baleeiro, Beatriz Caldas Gonçalves, Enzo Inumaru, Enzo Mata de Sousa, Giovana Barros Leal, Henrique Soares de Araújo Pereira Farias, Juliana Alves de Souza, Lure Emilly Barreto da Silva, Matheus Canguçu de Paiva Queiroz, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, John Eikelboom, Álvaro Avezum

“…These findings will be prospectively evaluated in a nationwide larger and well-powered RCT.…”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…Methods and materials: In this prospective study, patients with high-risk prostate cancer treated with WP-SBRT were identified. …”
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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Julien Greggio, Christina Malamateniou, Kelly Pegoretti Baruteau, Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro, Odaro J. Huckstep, Jane M. Francis, Wilby Williamson, Paul Leeson, Adam J. Lewandowski, Winok Lapidaire

“…Future work should focus on larger prospective studies and explore the implications of these findings for normal development and cerebrovascular disease. …”
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Weight-based enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis in young trauma patients: analysis of the CLOTT-1 registry by Sarah Lombardo, Ram Nirula, Elliott R Haut, Scott Brakenridge, Brandon Bruns, Charles E Wade, M Margaret Knudson, Thomas Scalea, Todd W Costantini, Lisa Marie Knowlton, David Spain, Ernest E Moore, Michelle K McNutt, Matthew J Martin, Andrew J Kerwin, George C Velmahos, Bruce Crookes, Marta McCrum, Lucy Kornblith, Mark D Cipolle, Laszlo N Kiraly, David J Milia, Alicia Mohr, Frederick Rogers, Sherry Sixta, Jade Nunez

“…We hypothesized that WB dosing would decrease VTE risk compared with standard fixed dosing (SFD).Methods Patients from the prospective, observational CLOTT-1 registry receiving prophylactic enoxaparin (n=5539) were categorized as WB (0.45–0.55 mg/kg two times per day) or SFD (30 mg two times per day, 40 mg once a day). …”
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Complexity and Risk of Adverse Events in relation to High Bleeding Risk among Patients Receiving Drug-Eluting Stents: Insights from a Large Singl... by Hao-Yu Wang, Yang Wang, Dong Yin, Run-Lin Gao, Yue-Jin Yang, Bo Xu, Ke-Fei Dou

“…Between January 2013 and December 2013, 10,167 consecutive patients undergoing PCI were prospectively enrolled in Fuwai PCI Registry. Complex PCI was defined when having at least one of the following characteristics: 3 vessels treated, ≥3 stents implanted, ≥3 lesions treated, bifurcation with 2 stents implanted, total stent length >60 mm, treatment of chronic total occlusion, unprotected left main PCI, in-stent restenosis target lesion, and severely calcified lesion. …”
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Protocol for Home-Based Solution for Remote Atrial Fibrillation Screening to Prevent Recurrence Stroke (HUA-TUO AF Trial): a randomised controlled trial by Jing Tan, Yan Liang, Yong Liu, Wei Jiang, Duo Huang, Ning Tan, Chung-Wah Siu, Jo Jo Hai, Xiaoyu Huang, Jianfeng Ye, Ji-yan Chen, Chun Ka Wong, Mi Zhou, Li-Xue Yin, Ming-Liang Zuo, Kui Kai Lau, Zhen Lei, Yingqing Feng, Bryan P Yan, Wen-Sheng Yue, Wen-Jun Zhang, Yuk-Ming Lau, Hin-Wai LUI, Koon-Ho Chan, Toi Meng Mok, Weng-Chio Tam, Kun-Chong Tam, Xiuhua Feng, Xiaofei Jiang, Guanming Tan, Mario Alberto Evora

“…The objective of the study was to explore the use of long-term home-based ECG monitoring for AF detection and stroke prevention in patients with a history of stroke.Methods and analysis This prospective, randomised, open-label trial with blinded endpoint adjudication aimed to evaluate the efficacy of long-term home-based ECG monitoring for AF detection and stroke prevention in a 24-month period. …”
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Gestational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts by Jagadeesh Puvvula, Wei-Ting Hwang, Lawrence McCandless, Changchun Xie, Joseph M. Braun, Ann M. Vuong, Youssef Oulhote, Enrique F. Schisterman, Russell T. Shinohara, Linda Booij, Maryse F. Bouchard, Kristin Linn, Michael M. Borghese, Jean R. Seguin, Angelika Zidek, Christine Till, William Fraser, Kimberly Yolton, Kim M. Cecil, Jillian Ashley-Martin, Tye E. Arbuckle, Bruce Lanphear, Aimin Chen

“…Objectives: To evaluate the associations between gestational chemical biomarker mixtures and cognitive abilities in children from two prospective cohorts. Methods: This study includes 617 birthing parent–child pairs from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) and Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Studies. …”
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Real-world outcomes of prophylactic cranial irradiation utilization and efficacy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with consolidative thoracic radiot... by Abdul H. Lone, Rohan Salunkhe, Vijithan Sugumar, Luna J. Zhan, Xiang Y. Ye, Andrea Bezjak, John Cho, Meredith E. Giuliani, Andrew J. Hope, Alexander Sun, Srinivas Raman, Penelope A. Bradbury, Lawson Eng, Natasha B. Leighl, Frances A. Shepherd, Adrian Sacher, Geoffrey Liu, Benjamin H. Lok

“…The role of PCI with CTRT should be evaluated in prospective studies.…”
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Machine learning analysis of pathological images to predict 1-year progression-free survival of immunotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer by Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yuki Sato, Daichi Fujimoto, Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Motohiro Tamiya, Yasuhiro Koh, Junya Fukuoka, Hisashi Tanaka, Naoki Furuya, Ryota Shibaki, Tsukasa Nozawa, Akira Sano, Yuka Kitamura, Takashi Kijima, Toshihide Yokoyama, Satoru Miura, Akito Hata, Jun Sugisaka

“…Hence, we aimed to develop a predictive biomarker of immunotherapy efficacy through a machine learning analysis of the TIME.Methods We conducted a biomarker analysis in a prospective study of patients with extensive-stage SCLC who received chemoimmunotherapy as the first-line treatment. …”
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Glomerular Filtration Rate and/or Ratio of Urine Albumin to Creatinine as Markers for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Ten-Year Follow-Up Study by Pedro Romero-Aroca, Marc Baget-Bernaldiz, Raul Navarro-Gil, Antonio Moreno-Ribas, Aida Valls-Mateu, Ramon Sagarra-Alamo, Joan F. Barrot-De La Puente, Xavier Mundet-Tuduri

“…To determine the relationship between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy on a population of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Methods. A prospective ten-year follow-up population-based study. …”
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Comparable outcomes after busulfan- or treosulfan-based conditioning for allo-HSCT in children with ALL: results of FORUM by Krzysztof Kalwak, Laura M. Moser, Ulrike Pötschger, Peter Bader, Katharina Kleinschmidt, Roland Meisel, Jean-Hugues Dalle, Akif Yesilipek, Adriana Balduzzi, Gergely Krivan, Evgenios Goussetis, Raquel Staciuk, Petr Sedlacek, Herbert Pichler, Peter Svec, Melissa Gabriel, Tayfun Güngör, Ernest Bilic, Jochen Buechner, Marleen Renard, Kim Vettenranta, Marianne Ifversen, Cristina Diaz-de-Heredia, Jerry Stein, Jacek Toporski, Marc Bierings, Christina Peters, Marc Ansari, Franco Locatelli

“…Abstract: The superiority of total body irradiation (TBI)–based vs chemotherapy conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been established in the international, prospective phase-3 FORUM study, randomizing 417 patients aged 4-18 years in complete remission (CR), who received allo-HSCT from HLA-matched sibling or unrelated donors. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with antiangiogenic therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer: a real - world retrospective co... by Zhouwei Zhan, Bijuan Chen, Shaohua Xu, Ruyu Lin, Haiting Chen, Xiaohuan Ma, Xuanping Lin, Wanting Huang, Changhua Zhuo, Yu Chen, Zengqing Guo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining neoadjuvant chemotherapy with anti-angiogenesis and ICIs in patients with locally advanced GC (LAGC).MethodsIn this cohort study, we reviewed our prospectively maintained GC database and included individuals diagnosed with clinical stage II-III GC who received neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery between January 2022 and August 2023. …”
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Development of a Predictive Model of Occult Cancer After a Venous Thromboembolism Event Using Machine Learning: The CLOVER Study by Anabel Franco-Moreno, Elena Madroñal-Cerezo, Cristina Lucía de Ancos-Aracil, Ana Isabel Farfán-Sedano, Nuria Muñoz-Rivas, José Bascuñana Morejón-Girón, José Manuel Ruiz-Giardín, Federico Álvarez-Rodríguez, Jesús Prada-Alonso, Yvonne Gala-García, Miguel Ángel Casado-Suela, Ana Bustamante-Fermosel, Nuria Alfaro-Fernández, Juan Torres-Macho

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: We designed a case–control study nested in a cohort of patients with VTE included in a prospective registry from two Spanish hospitals between 2005 and 2021. …”
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The Influence of Overnight Orthokeratology on Ocular Surface and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Teenagers with Myopia by Xiu Wang, Jing Li, Rui Zhang, Na Li, Yi Pang, Yan Zhang, Ruihua Wei

“…A total of 59 subjects were recruited in this prospective study. The following tests were performed before and after 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months of OOK lens wear, including ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire, slit-lamp examination, and Keratograph 5M. …”
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Brief Report: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumors by Alissa J. Cooper, MD, Andrea Arfe, PhD, Biagio Ricciuti, MD, Andréanne Gagné, MD, PhD, Lynette M. Sholl, MD, Alessandro Di Federico, MD, Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD, Mihaela Aldea, MD, PhD, Maria Rosa Ghigna, MD, Miruna Grecea, MD, Phoebe Clark, MS, Jamie E. Chaft, MD, Mark G. Kris, MD, Gregory J. Riely, MD, Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD, Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, MD, Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD, Lingzhi Hong, MD, PhD, Neda Kalhor, MD, Natalie Vokes, MD, Anita Bowman, MS, Soo-Ryum Yang, MD, Natasha Rekhtman, MD, PhD, Adam J. Schoenfeld, MD

“…A few patients had remarkable response to regimens including immunotherapy. Prospective clinical studies are urgently needed to identify better therapeutic approaches to treat this aggressive malignancy, and this analysis may serve as a benchmark for future clinical trial design.…”
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Impact of bridging with left ventricular assist device on right ventricular function following heart transplantation by Annika Ingvarsson, Grunde Gjesdal, Saeideh Borgenvik, Anna Werther Evaldsson, Johan Waktare, Oscar Braun, Gustav J. Smith, Anders Roijer, Göran Rådegran, Carl Meurling

“…Methods and results We prospectively evaluated 59 (LVAD n = 20) consecutive OHT patients. …”
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Towards water-conscious green hydrogen and methanol production: A techno-economic review by Henrik Wenzel, Gian Müller, Freia Harzendorf, Thomas Schöb, Felix Kullmann, Jann Michael Weinand, Detlef Stolten

“…By reviewing the techno-economic aspects of the process chain’s technologies on a detailed level, this work serves as a foundation for prospective comprehensive techno-economic assessments. …”
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Tomographic features of lung damage associate with D-Dimer levels and further clinical outcome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 by Juan Antonio Suárez-Cuenca, José Fernando Flores-Zaleta, Leslie Andrea Corona-Rojas, Pablo Guzmán-Rullán, Luis Alfonso Camacho-Barajas, Uzziel Aguilera-Ontiveros, Alberto Melchor-López, Alejandro González-Mora, Perla Marlene Guzmán-Ramírez, Janicia Rodríguez-Solis

“…Methods Longitudinal, prospective, observational, multi-center study. Patients diagnosed with ARDS due to COVID-19, without previous lung damage, clotting disorder and/or anticoagulants use, who were attended at the Intensive Care Unit and Internal Medicine Department from March to June 2020. …”
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Cardiovascular disease risk in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study from the UK Biobank, and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Hong Li, Yazhou He, Zubing Mei, Hong Wu, Yang Shen, Ziqiang Wang, Jichun Zhao, Chuan Xu, Yanhong Zhou, Chi Shu, Botao Yu, Xiran Wang, Changtao Li, Yiqiang Liu

“…We aimed to estimate the CVD burden among cancer survivors and illustrate population-level associations between these two conditions.Methods We first conducted a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank and a meta-analysis of previous population-based cohorts. …”
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