Urban Industrial Land Expansion and Its Influencing Factors in Shunde: 1995–2017 by Chen Xiong, Jiayi Lu, Fangqu Niu

“…The influence of globalization and technical progress is not significant.…”
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Drosophila Mutant Model of Parkinson’s Disease Revealed an Unexpected Olfactory Performance: Morphofunctional Evidences by Francescaelena De Rose, Valentina Corda, Paolo Solari, Patrizia Sacchetti, Antonio Belcari, Simone Poddighe, Sanjay Kasture, Paolo Solla, Francesco Marrosu, Anna Liscia

“…Thus, behaviour modifications and morphofunctional changes in the olfaction of LRRK loss-of-function mutants might be used as an index to explore the progression of parkinsonism in this specific model, also with the aim of studying and developing new treatments.…”
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Trends and transitions: mapping a decade of conservation research in Brazil’s federal protected areas by Ana Carolina da Silva, Franklin Galvão, Nelson Cosmo

“…The COVID-19 pandemic impacted research, together with the dismantling of scientific institutions by the Brazilian government compromised scientific progress, reflected in a decline of 54% in publications. …”
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Antivirals for the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 in South Africa by R Perumal, V Naidoo, S Govender, T N Gengiah

“…Several antiviral classes have been newly developed or repurposed to treat COVID‐19 early after infection to retard progression to severe disease and reduce the risk of death, particularly in the elderly and/or in patients with comorbidities. …”
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Assessing the Influence of Tourism Competitiveness on the Development of Tourism Destinations: A Case Study of Queen Elizabeth Nation Park. by Turyamureeba, Frankline

“…By scrutinizing the factors that enhance a destination's appeal to tourists, such as its diverse ecosystems, abundant biodiversity, and well-established infrastructure, the research aims to unravel the dynamics that drive overall progress. The investigation goes beyond the surface to assess how a destination's competitive edge translates into tangible economic benefits. …”
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Extracellular vesicles derived from creeping fat stem cells promote lymphatic function and restrain inflammation of Crohn's disease by Weigang Shu, Yongheng Wang, Mengfan Chen, Xiaoli Zhu, Fangtao Wang, Chunqiu Chen, Peng Du, Alexandra Bartolomucci, Xin Su, Xiaolei Wang

“…Our results provide a novel insight into the role of mesenteric lymphatics in CD progression and reveal a new potential therapeutic. …”
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Autologous osteoperiosteal transplantation achieves comparable repair effect and superior interface integration to autologous osteochondral transplantation in porcine osteochondral... by Shuai Yang, En Deng, Linxin Chen, Yanbin Pi, Anhong Wang, Linghui Dai, Hongjie Huang, Xiaoning Duan, Xin Fu, Jiying Zhang, Qinwei Guo, Weili Shi

“…This study presents histological evidence of the progressive transformation of the periosteum graft into cartilage-like tissue and demonstrates its ability to integrate with the surrounding tissue.…”
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N6-methyladenosine RNA modification regulates the transcription of SLC7A11 through KDM6B and GATA3 to modulate ferroptosis by Haisheng Zhang, Cheng Yi, Jianing Li, Yunqing Lu, Haoran Wang, Lijun Tao, Jiawang Zhou, Yonghuang Tan, Jiexin Li, Zhuojia Chen, Gholamreza Asadikaram, Jie Cao, Jianxin Peng, Wanglin Li, Junming He, Hongsheng Wang

“…In vivo and clinical data supported the positive roles of the METTL3/SLC7A11 axis in tumor growth and progression. Conclusions METTL3 regulated the transcription of SLC7A11 through GATA3 and KDM6B to modulate ferroptosis in an m6A-dependent manner. …”
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Panitumumab plus 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid or 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid alone as maintenance therapy in RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (PanaMa, AIO KRK 0212... by Arndt Stahler, Meinolf Karthaus, Stefan Fruehauf, Ullrich Graeven, Lothar Müller, Ludwig Fischer von Weikersthal, Karel Caca, Eray Goekkurt, Alexej Ballhausen, Greta Sommerhäuser, Annabel H.S. Alig, Swantje Held, Armin Jarosch, David Horst, Anke Reinacher-Schick, Stefan Kasper, Volker Heinemann, Sebastian Stintzing, Tanja Trarbach, Dominik P. Modest

“…The primary endpoint was superiority of progression-free survival of maintenance (PFS; time from random assignment to progression/death) in favour of FU/FA + panitumumab. …”
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Phase II clinical trial assessing the addition of hyperthermia to salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer in previously irradiated pati... by Kai-Lin Yang, Mau-Shin Chi, Chung-Yu Hao, Hui-Ling Ko, Yi-Ying Huang, Ren-Hong Wu, Hung-Chih Lai, Ying-Chu Lin, Sheng-Po Hao, Kwan-Hwa Chi

“…Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicities were evaluated. …”
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First-in-human dose escalation trial to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of an anti-MAGEA1 autologous TCR-transgenic T cell therapy in relapsed and refractory solid tumors by Ignacio I Wistuba, Mamta Kalra, Linus Backert, Martin Wermke, Edwin R Parra, Jason John Luke, Apostolia M Tsimberidou, Sebastian Bunk, Mohammad B Hossain, Andrea Mayer-Mokler, Arun Satelli, Norbert Hilf, Steffen Walter, Cedrik M Britten, Van K Morris, Tobias A W Holderried, Winfried H Alsdorf, Katrin Wetzko, Borje S Andersson, Sandra Grund-Gröschke, Katrin Aslan, Anantha Marisetty, Swapna Satam, Jens Hukelmann, M Alper Kursunel, Karine Pozo, Andreas Acs, Melissa Baumeister, Claudia Wagner, Oliver Schoor, Ali S Mohamed, Delfi Krishna

“…Five patients had initial tumor shrinkage in target lesions and one patient with SD experienced continued shrinkage in target lesions for 3 months in total but had to be classified as progressive disease due to progressive non-target lesions. …”
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Fractionated robotic radiosurgery for unfavorable nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma: 5-year outcomes from a single institution protocol by Akrita Bhatnagar, Monica Pernia Marin, Jonathan W. Lischalk, Min Ji Koh, Siviero Agazzi, Simeng Suy, Brent T. Harris, Susmeeta T. Sharma, Edward Aulisi, Amjad Anaizi, Mohamed H. Khattab, Walter C. Jean, Walter C. Jean, Sean P. Collins, Brian T. Collins

“…The indication for radiosurgery was tumor progression (n = 14, 70%) or residual tumor after subtotal resection (n = 6, 30%). …”
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Nobiletin Attenuates Pathological Cardiac Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction via Activating PPARγ and PGC1α by Yufei Zhou, Ting Yin, Mengsha Shi, Mengli Chen, Xiaodong Wu, Kai Wang, Iokfai Cheang, Yanxiu Li, Hongcai Shang, Haifeng Zhang, Xinli Li

“…Pathological cardiac remodeling serves as a vital mechanism during the progression from myocardial infarction (MI) to chronic heart failure (CHF). …”
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The impact of war on people with type 2 diabetes in Ukraine: a survey studyResearch in context by Oksana Sulaieva, Viktoriia Yerokhovych, Sergii Zemskov, Iuliia Komisarenko, Vitalii Gurianov, Volodymyr Pankiv, Oleksandr Tovkai, Tetyana Yuzvenko, Violetta Yuzvenko, Andrii Tovkai, Zlatoslava Shaienko, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Nadiya Skrypnyk, Taras Romaniv, Nadiya Pasyechko, Taras Krytskyy, Solomiia Danyliuk, Andrii Klantsa, Dmytro Krasnienkov, Oleksandr Gurbych, Nazarii Kobyliak

“…Next, the impact of intrinsic and war-related factors on T2D progression was assessed via logistic regression analysis and machine learning tools. …”
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Systematic bias between blinded independent central review and local assessment: literature review and analyses of 76 phase III randomised controlled trials in 45 688 patients with... by Jianrong Zhang, Yu Huang, Hengrui Liang, Wenhua Liang, Jianxing He, Yiyin Zhang, Jiaxi He, Jieyu Wu, Long Jiang, Shiyan Tang, Qihua He, Lindsey Tristine Hamblin, Zhiheng Xu, Yaoqi Chen, Difei Chen, Xinyu Wang, Kexin Deng, Shuhan Jiang, Jiaqing Zhou, Jiaxuan Xu, Xuanzuo Chen

“…Additionally, the articles should report objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS) or time to progression (TTP); the treatment effect of these endpoints, OR or HR, should be based on central and local assessments.Results Of 76 included trials involving 45 688 patients, 17 (22%) trials reported their endpoints with statistically inconsistent inferences (p value lower/higher than the probability of type I error) between central and local assessments; among them, 9 (53%) trials had statistically significant inference based on central assessment. …”
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Risk factors and renal outcomes of AKI in children with secondary steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome by Nannan Yu, XiaoJun Ouyang, Jie Li, Jie Gao, Shuhan Zeng, Hongjie Zhuang, Mengjie Jiang, Yuxin Pei, Xiaoyun Jiang

“…Furthermore, AKI was identified as a risk factor for the progression of secondary SRNS to ESKD.…”
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Oncometabolite D-2HG drives tumor metastasis and protumoral macrophage polarization by targeting FTO/m6A/ANGPTL4/integrin axis in triple-negative breast cancer by Siyue Zhang, Ning Zhang, Tong Wan, Yinqiao He, Jie Hao, Yiwei Liu, Yidong Liu, Bing Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Lijuan Wang, Dan Luo, Chao Gao, Qifeng Yang

“…Conclusions Our study unveils a previously unrecognized role for D-2HG-mediated RNA modification in TNBC progression and targeting the D-2HG/FTO/m6A/ANGPTL4/integrin axis can serve as a promising therapeutic target for TNBC patients.…”
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Polo-like Kinase 1 Expression as a Biomarker in Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Two-Center Study by Lana Jajac Brucic, Vesna Bisof, Majana Soce, Marko Skelin, Ivan Krecak, Andjela Nadinic, Branka Vrbicic, Zivana Puljiz, Suzana Hancic, Slavko Gasparov

“…The aim of this study was to assess PLK-1 expression considering the age of the patients and its effects on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). <b>Results</b>: A total of 146 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) were included in this retrospective two-center study. …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is the most common slowly progressive chronic degenerative joint disease, characterized by varying degrees of loss of joint cartilage with local inflammation, usually affecting the elderly population. …”
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Inflammation and Immune Response in COPD: Where Do We Stand? by Nikoletta Rovina, Antonia Koutsoukou, Nikolaos G. Koulouris

“…Increasing evidence indicates that chronic inflammatory and immune responses play key roles in the development and progression of COPD. Recent data provide evidence for a role in the NLRP3 inflammasome in the airway inflammation observed in COPD. …”
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