Accelerating the momentum to achieve global elimination of hepatitis B infection: a scoping review of hepatitis B guidelines to reduce mother to child transmission by Ka Wang Cheung, Ying Rong Li, Ms Tiffany Sin-Tung Au, Mimi Tin Yan Seto

“…Summary: Progress towards achieving global elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) by 2030 remains unsatisfactory. …”
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FTO Facilitates Cervical Cancer Malignancy Through Inducing m6A‐Demethylation of PIK3R3 mRNA by Bingxin Chen, Liming Wang, Xiaomin Li, Ci Ren, Chun Gao, Wencheng Ding, Hui Wang

“…N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) always plays an important role in tumor progression, and fat mass and obesity‐associated gene (FTO) works as the m6A demethylase. …”
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Composites in high-pressure hydrogen storage: A review of multiscale characterization and mechanical behavior by Imen Feki, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Samia Nouira, Robert Tie Bi, Jean-Baptiste Maeso, Cedric Thomas, Joseph Fitoussi

“…Key failure mechanisms, such as matrix cracking, fiber breakage, and delamination, are explored to elucidate their progressive development and impact on the structural integrity of composites. …”
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Cross‐ethnicity face anti‐spoofing recognition challenge: A review by Ajian Liu, Xuan Li, Jun Wan, Yanyan Liang, Sergio Escalera, Hugo Jair Escalante, Meysam Madadi, Yi Jin, Zhuoyuan Wu, Xiaogang Yu, Zichang Tan, Qi Yuan, Ruikun Yang, Benjia Zhou, Guodong Guo, Stan Z. Li

“…The biometrics community has achieved impressive progress recently due to the excellent performance of deep neural networks and the availability of large datasets. …”
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Photobiomodulation on Bax and Bcl-2 Proteins and SIRT1/PGC-1α Axis mRNA Expression Levels of Aging Rat Skeletal Muscle by Fang-Hui Li, Yan-Ying Liu, Fei Qin, Qing Luo, Hai-Ping Yang, Quan-Guang Zhang, Timon Cheng-Yi Liu

“…This indicates that LLLI has potential to decrease progression of myocyte apoptosis in sarcopenic muscles.…”
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In Silico Analysis Revealed Five Novel High-Risk Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (rs200384291, rs201163886, rs193141883, rs201139487, and rs201723157) in ELANE Gene Causing Autosom... by Khyber Shinwari, Mikhail A. Bolkov, Muhammad Yasir Akbar, Liu Guojun, Svetlana S. Deryabina, Irina A. Tuzankina, Valery. A. Chereshnev

“…This research sheds light on how ELANE failure upon mutation results in disease progression, including congenital neutropenia, and validation of these novel predicted nsSNPs is required through the wet lab.…”
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Immediate management of a cirrhosis-induced severe pericardial effusion: a case report and review of the literature by Maryam Taheri, Arash Hassanpour Dargah, Pedram Ramezani, Mohsen Anafje, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

“…Methods A 60-year-old Persian man presented with progressive dyspnea, chest pain, and significant weight gain due to fluid retention. …”
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Subnational mapping of anaemia and aetiologic factors in the West and Central African region by Kaleab Baye, Bayuh Asmamaw Hailu, Simeon Nanama, John Ntambi, Arnaud Laillou

“…Without renewed efforts to integrate activities and align various sectors in the prevention of anaemia, progress is likely to remain elusive. …”
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Difference of clinical characteristics in patients with reinfection and primary infection variants of SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective study in China by Chao-Chao Qiu, Xiao-Qing Lin, Qiang Zhang, Ya-Long Chen, Xiao-Qiao Su, Ming-Ying Zhang, Le-Fei Zhu, Zhi-Ruo Lin, Fang Cheng, Shang-Ren Xie, Ji-Chan Shi, Xian-Gao Jiang

“…Abstract Background The number of patients experiencing re-infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is progressively increasing. In this study, we aimed to explore the differences in clinical characteristics between patients with primary infection and those with re-infection of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Exploring the expression of DLL3 in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms and its potential diagnostic value by L. Yin, R. Wang, X. Ma, K. Jiang, Y. Hu, X. Zhao, L. Zhang, Z. Wang, T. Long, M. Lu, J. Li, Y. Sun

“…It was not correlated with progression-free survival (PFS) or overall survival(OS), regardless of cutoff value (1%, 50%, 75%). …”
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D-ribose-5-phosphate inactivates YAP and functions as a metabolic checkpoint by Cheng-E Tu, Yong-Feng Liu, Hong-Wei Liu, Chun-Mei Jiao, Quentin Liu, Mien-Chie Hung, Peng Li, Xiang-Bo Wan, Xin-Juan Fan, Yun-Long Wang

“…Importantly, D5P synergistically enhances the tumor-suppressive effect of GLUT inhibitors and inhibits cancer progression in mice. Conclusions Our study identifies D5P as a metabolic checkpoint linking glucose limitation stress and YAP activation, indicating that D5P may be a potential anti-cancer metabolite by enhancing glucose limitation sensitivity.…”
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Integrative bioinformatics and machine learning approach unveils potential biomarkers linking coronary atherosclerosis and fatty acid metabolism-associated gene by Hong Li, Yongyun Xu, Aiting Wang, Chuanxin Zhao, Man Zheng, Chunyan Xiang

“…These findings not only contribute to our understanding of AS but also present potential biomarkers for the disease, opening avenues for more effective monitoring and progression tracking of AS.…”
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Effective sources of powdery mildew resistance among spring bread wheat for the northwest of the Russian Federation by T. V. Lebedeva, A. N. Brykova, E. V. Zuev

“…Development of cultivars resistant to powdery mildew is the most important trend in spring bread wheat breeding. Its progress is determined by new sources of effective resistance genes and their incorporation into promising spring bread wheat cultivars. …”
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circICMT upregulates and suppresses the malignant behavior of bladder cancer by Xin Luo, FangMei Xie, Guoqiang Qin, Ge Zou, Xu Lu, Chaofeng Zhang, Zeping Han, Ying Zhao, Xiaoyu Song, WenFeng Luo, Yongsheng Li, JinHua He, Jian Shen

“…Bioinformatics predictions have found that circICMT can bind to a variety of miRNAs and RBPs and may form a complex regulatory network to regulate the progression of bladder cancer. Conclusion: circICMT is significantly highly expressed in bladder cancer, and intervening circICMT expression affects the malignant phenotype of bladder cancer cells in vivo and in vitro, which may provide potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the management of bladder cancer.…”
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New insights into the ferroptosis and immune infiltration in endometriosis: a bioinformatics-based analysis by Lusha Liu, Feifei Han, Naiyi Du, Yakun Liu, Aihong Duan, Shan Kang, Bin Li

“…Specifically, the ferroptosis subcluster with stage III-IV of endometriosis is more inclined to the immunosuppressive microenvironment.ConclusionsOur study showed that ferroptosis may jointly promote endometriosis progression by remodeling the immune microenvironment, offering new insights into pathogenesis and therapeutics.…”
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Patient experience with eosinophilic esophagitis symptoms and impacts on daily life based on in-trial qualitative interviews by Calvin N. Ho, Harald Fjällbrant, Evan S. Dellon, Cecilio Santander, Marc E. Rothenberg, Julie Bailey, Shehan McFadden, Jason Ritchie

“…Abstract Purpose Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic immune-mediated progressive disease, causes dysphagia, food impaction, abdominal pain, vomiting, and heartburn. …”
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Understanding Autoimmune Mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis Using Gene Expression Microarrays: Treatment Effect and Cytokine-related Pathways by A. Achiron, M. Gurevich, D. Magalashvili, I. Kishner, M. Dolev, M. Mandel

“…The etiology of MS, as well as the mechanisms associated with its unexpected onset, the unpredictable clinical course spanning decades, and the different rates of progression leading to disability over time, remains an enigma. …”
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Delineating urban flooding when incorporating community stormwater knowledge by Madeline Scolio, Peleg Kremer, Virginia Smith, Achira Amur, Bridget Wadzuk, Kate Homet, Eric Devlin, Md Abdullah Al Mehedi, Laura Moore

“…Overall, Philadelphia, PA is a city with a large proportion of vulnerable populations and is plagued by flooding, with expectations that flood risk will increase as climate change progresses. An array of data, including remotely sensed satellite imagery after major flooding events, Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Special Flood Hazard Areas, First Street Foundation’s Flood Factor, road closures, National Flood Insurance Program claims, and community surveys, were compared for the study areas. …”
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Assessment of retinal pigment epithelium tears in eyes with submacular hemorrhage secondary to age-related macular degeneration by Tomoko Ueda-Consolvo, Syogo Takahashi, Toshihiko Oiwake, Tomoko Nakamura, Masaaki Ishida, Shuichiro Yanagisawa, Atsushi Hayashi

“…Out of the 8 eyes, 5 eyes progressed fibrotic scars within 3 months despite successful SMH removal and showed decrease in their visual acuity (VA). …”
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Mapping neonatal vulnerability using the Small Vulnerable Newborn (SVN) framework—secondary analysis of PRISMA Pakistan studyResearch in context by Hajra Malik, Nida Yazdani, Sameeta Kumari, Sheikh Asad Jamal, Muhammad Kashif, Azqa Mazhar, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…Summary: Background: Despite progress in global neonatal mortality, South Asia continues to lag behind in reducing neonatal deaths. …”
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