Prevention and treatment of recurrent fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty with denosumab in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Shouyu Xiang, Cheng Tang, Long Ling, Wei Liu, Bingwen Bai, Yanming Cao

“…[Methods] A total of 72 patients diagnosed with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture and treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty in the orthopedic department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from January 2022 to December 2022 were selected as the study subjects.Patients were randomly divided into two groups, each had 36 cases.The control group received conventional anti-osteoporosis treatment, and the observation group added denosumab on the basis of control group treatment.Both groups were followed for 1 year, while the fracture rate and the levels of bone mineral density(BMD), visual analogue scale(VAS) score, oswestry disability index(ODI), beck value, sagittal cobb angle and procollagen type ⅠN-terminal propeptid(PINP) and β-carboxy-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type Ⅰ collagen(β-CTX) were compared between the two groups. …”
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Los variados objetos de la antropología: una relación de sentidos desde La Araucanía, Chile by Teresa Durán, Marcelo Berhó, Noelia Carrasco, Héctor Mora

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Motivação para a prática de exercícios com pesos: influência da supervisão e do gênero by Fábio Pina, José Dantas, Marçal Campos Filho, Diego Lido, Priscilla Conti

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Do Increased Doses to Stem-Cell Niches during Radiation Therapy Improve Glioblastoma Survival? by Sebastian Adeberg, Semi Ben Harrabi, Nina Bougatf, Denise Bernhardt, Angela Mohr, Juliane Rieber, Christian Koelsche, Stefan Rieken, Juergen Debus

“…Conventionally fractionated patients (n=54) who received higher doses (Dmean ≥ 40 Gy) to the IL SVZ showed improved PFS (8.5 versus 5.2 months; p=0.013). …”
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双能CT用于房颤患者左心耳部血栓的诊断 by 赵君雅, 陈梦婷, 周旭辉, 余太慧

“…两组间第一期CT增强扫描左心耳/主动脉 （LAA/AA） CT比值及DECT定量参数 （Zeff、Rho、λHu、nIC） 间差异性有统计学意义（<italic>P </italic>&lt; 0.001）。…”
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The effect of dexmedetomidine vs. atracurium on intubation condition in children - a randomized clinical trial by Mohammad Alipour, Samira Ghanei, Shahrzad Sheikh, Masoud Ghanei, Ahmad Nemati, Shabnam Niroumand

“…This trial was registered retrospectively in the Iranian Clinical Trials Registry at 2021-24-05 ( https://www.irct.ir/ ), and its registration number is IRCT20201028049177N1.…”
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A Case of Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma With Recurrent Brain Metastasis due to Transformation to Small Cell Carcinoma During Adjuvant Atezolizumab Therapy by Nao Kobayashi, Noriaki Sunaga, Masakiyo Yatomi, Ikuo Wakamatsu, Sohei Muto, Hayato Ikota, Rei Yamaguchi, Yoichi Ohtaki, Toshiteru Nagashima, Nobuteru Kubo, Tomomi Masuda, Yosuke Miura, Hiroaki Tsurumaki, Reiko Sakurai, Yasuhiko Koga, Takeshi Hisada, Toshitaka Maeno

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Triiodothyronine (T3) increases the expression of the amphiregulin (AREG) oncogene by activating extranuclear pathways in MCF-7 breast cancer cells by Maria Teresa De Sibio, Fernanda Cristina Fontes Moretto, Regiane Marques Castro Olimpio, Miriane de Oliveira, Lucas Solla Mathias, Vinícius Vigliazzi Peghinelli, Helena Paim Tilli, Bianca Mariani Gonçalves, Dariane Beatriz Marino Cardoso, Larissa Silva Dall Aqua, Igor de Carvalho Depra, Mariana Menezes Lourenço, Aline Carbonera Luvizon, Paula de Oliveira Montandon Hokama, Maria Tereza Nunes, Marna Eliana Sakalem, Célia Regina Nogueira

“…Materials and methods: We treated MCF-7 cells with T3 (10 nM) for 1 hour in the presence or absence of inhibitors for αvβ3 integrin (RGD peptide), MAPK (PD98059), PI3K (LY294002), and protein synthesis (cycloheximide [CHX]). …”
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Lower Hemoglobin Concentration Is Associated with Retinal Ischemia and the Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes by Alicia Traveset, Esther Rubinat, Emilio Ortega, Nuria Alcubierre, Beatriz Vazquez, Marta Hernández, Carmen Jurjo, Ramon Espinet, Juan Antonio Ezpeleta, Didac Mauricio

“…Cross-sectional, case-control study (N=312) with T2DM: 153 individuals with DR and 159 individuals with no DR. …”
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Large Spin Hall Efficiency and Current‐Induced Magnetization Switching in Ferromagnetic Heusler Alloy Co2MnAl‐Based Magnetic Trilayers by Mingzhi Wang, Chang Pan, Nian Xie, Xuepeng Qiu, Yufei Li, Lili Lang, Shiqiang Wang, Dashuai Cheng, Weijia Fan, Shi‐Ming Zhou, Zhong Shi

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Achieving Ultra‐High Heat Flux Transfer in Graphene Films via Tunable Gas Escape Channels by Haolong Zheng, Peng He, Shujing Yang, Yonghua Lu, Na Guo, Yanhong Li, Gang Wang, Guqiao Ding

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Imagem corporal, estado nutricional e sintomas de transtornos alimentares em bailarinos by Nycolle Reis, Zenite Machado, Andreia Pelegrini, Fernanda Monte, Leonessa Boing, Joseani Simas, Adriana Guimarães

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Dual Functions of Androgen Receptor Overexpression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Complex Prognostic Marker by Umay Kiraz, Emma Rewcastle, Silja K. Fykse, Ingrid Lundal, Einar G. Gudlaugsson, Ivar Skaland, Håvard Søiland, Jan P. A. Baak, Emiel A. M. Janssen

“…In a population-based TNBC cohort (<i>n</i> = 198) with long follow-up (4–383 months), AR expression was evaluated via subjective scoring (AR-Manual) and automated digital image analysis (AR-DIA). …”
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Statistical Features of Polar Cap North and South Indices in Response to Interplanetary and Terrestrial Conditions: A Revisit by Jong‐Sun Park, Quan Qi Shi, Oleg A. Troshichev, Khan‐Hyuk Kim, Jih‐Hong Shue, Timo Pitkänen, Hui Zhang

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Patients’ preferences for health insurance coverage of new technologies for treating chronic diseases in China: a discrete choice experiment by Jinsong Geng, Xiaowei Chen, Haini Bao, Danmin Qian, Yuting Shao, Hao Yu

“…After conducting the DCE, we analysed the data by mixed logit regression to examine patient-reported preferences for each attribute.Setting The DCE was conducted with patients in six tertiary hospitals from four cities in Jiangsu province.Participants Patients aged 18 years or older with a history of diabetes or hypertension and taking medications regularly for more than 1 year were recruited (n=408).Results The technology attributes regarding expected gains in health outcomes from the treatment, high likelihood of effective treatment and low incidence of serious adverse events were significant, positive predictors of choice by the study patients (p&lt;0.01). …”
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不同液体小容量复苏对内毒素休克大鼠肾损伤及其ＮＯ和Ｈ２Ｓ的影响

“…【方法】 清洁级ＳＤ大鼠３０只，根据复苏所用液体种类随机分为５组，正常组（Ｎ组）、内毒素休克组（ＬＰＳ，Ｅ组）、７５ ｇ／Ｌ高渗氯化钠组（ＬＰＳ＋ＨＳＳ，ＨＳＳ组）、羟乙基淀粉液１３０／０．４（万汶）组（ＬＰＳ＋ＨＥＳ，ＨＥＳ组）、高渗氯化钠羟乙基淀粉４０溶液（霍姆）组（ＬＰＳ＋ＨＳＨ，ＨＳＨ组）。…”
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Focus group-supported development and psychometric exploration of an instrument to assess perceived physical exertion in nursing students by Eva Lorenz, Eva Grüne, Johanna Popp, Klaus Pfeifer, Johannes Carl

“…We analyzed the items (n = 30) descriptively (including internal consistency via Cronbach’s α) and examined the structure of the questionnaire using exploratory factor analyses. …”
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Association between the rifampicin resistance mutations and rifabutin susceptibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A meta-analysis by Wenli Wang, Hongjuan Zhou, Long Cai, Tingting Yang

“…L452P, I491F, H445C, H445N, and D435G exhibited moderate confidence (5<OR≤10) in predicting susceptibility to RFB. …”
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Morphological and phylogenetic features of the Crimean population of <i>Juniperus deltoids</i> R.P. Adams by A. O. Lantushenko, O. O. Korenkova, A. A. Syrovets, Ya. V. Meger, P. A. Korenkov, O. M. Shevchuk

“…Nuclear (ITS internal transcribed spacer) and chloroplast (petN-psbM, trnS-trnG) non-coding regions of the genome were used for genetic analysis. …”
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Combining Individual‐Based Radio‐Tracking With Whole‐Genome Sequencing Data Reveals Candidate for Genetic Basis of Partial Migration in a Songbird by Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Kira Delmore, Valentina Peona, Juan Sebastian Lugo Ramos, Gregoire Arnaud, Julio Blas, Bruno Faivre, Ivan Pokrovsky, Martin Wikelski, Jesko Partecke, Miriam Liedvogel

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