Nelson Mandela était-il communiste ? by Chloé Maurel

“…How does he position himself in relation to communism in his autobiography A Long Walk to Freedom and in his pleadings during his trial? Why has he always maintained an ambiguity about his belonging to communism? …”
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Chemical Budbreak Induction Methods to Increase Blackberry Yields under Inadequate Chilling Conditions by Shinsuke Agehara, Syuan-You Lin

“…To compensate, we developed chemical budbreak induction methods based on the field trial data collected over 3 growing seasons. This new 4-page article provides guidelines for the budbreak induction methods, with the aim of supporting the development of subtropical blackberry production. …”
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Clinical Effect of the Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion by Yehui Zhou, Ming Yang

“…This paper combines acupuncture and massage to treat lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion, uses a controlled trial to study the clinical effects of acupuncture combined with massage for the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion, combines mathematical statistics to test the data, and compares and analyzes the statistical object parameters. …”
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Association of delayed asthma diagnosis with asthma exacerbations in children by Chung-Il Wi, MD, Euijung Ryu, PhD, Katherine S. King, MS, Jung Hyun Kwon, MD, PhD, Joshua T. Bublitz, BS, Miguel Park, MD, Sergio E. Chiarella, MD, Jason D. Greenwood, MD, MS, Thanai Pongdee, MD, Lynnea Myers, PhD, Björn Nordlund, PhD, Sunghwan Sohn, PhD, Elham Sagheb, MS, Bhavani Singh Agnikula Kshatriya, MS, Dave Watson, PhD, Hongfang Liu, PhD, Beverley J. Sheares, MD, MS, Carla M. Davis, MD, Wade Schulz, MD, PhD, Young J. Juhn, MD, MPH

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Women's experiences and acceptability of self-administered, home delivered, intravaginal 5-Fluorouracil cream for cervical precancer treatment in Kenya by Konyin Adewumi, Aparna Ghosh Kachoria, Everlyn Adoyo, Mercy Rop, Mercy Rop, Antony Owaya, Jennifer H. Tang, Jennifer H. Tang, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Lisa Rahangdale, Chemtai Mungo, Chemtai Mungo, Chemtai Mungo

“…Scalable solutions like self-administered topical therapies can help close this gap. In a recent Phase I trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05362955), we demonstrated safety and adherence to self-administered intravaginal 5% 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) cream as an adjuvant therapy for cervical precancer among women living with HIV (WLWH) in rural Kenya. …”
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Real-World Evidence of Clinical Outcomes of the Use of the Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 in Rheumatic and Gastrointestinal Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: 12-Month Data from the... by Bruno Fautrel, Yoram Bouhnik, Carine Salliot, Franck Carbonnel, Mathurin Fumery, Christophe Bernardeau, Yves Maugars, Mathurin Flamant, Fabienne Coury, Ben Braithwaite, Salima Hateb, Janet Addison, the PERFUSE investigators

“…Trial registration date: 10 September 2018.…”
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An Objective Pain Score for Chronic Pain Clinic Patients by Agnes K. Pace, Melanio Bruceta, John Donovan, Sonia J. Vaida, Jill M. Eckert

“…This study was registered with ClinicalTrial.gov with National Clinical Trial Number NCT02882971.…”
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Temporary spinal cord stimulation combined with lidocaine patch for postherpetic neuralgia in the elderly: a controlled study by Yun Li, Chunhui Hao, Shengtao Wang, Feng Qiu, Xuli Zhao, Tao Sun

“…Combining spinal cord stimulation (SCS) with lidocaine patches may enhance pain relief by targeting central and peripheral pain mechanisms.MethodsThis randomized, controlled, single-blind trial enrolled 97 patients aged ≥60 years with PHN lasting ≥6 months. …”
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Decreased Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Indicated Worse Biometric, Lipid, Liver, and Renal Function Parameters in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Xi Luo, Xin-Ming Yang, Wang-Yu Cai, Hui Chang, Hong-Li Ma, Yan Peng, Xiao-Ke Wu

“…SHBG can be used as a tool to screen metabolic syndrome. This trial is registered with NCT01573858 and ChiCTR-TRC-12002081.…”
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Cognitive improvement and prefrontal network interactions in individuals with remitted bipolar disorder after transcranial infrared laser stimulation by Douglas W. Barrett, Roger E. Davis, Jennifer E. Siegel-Ramsay, Amy Bichlmeier, Jorge R. C. Almeida, F. Gonzalez-Lima

“…To confirm TILS efficacy, a sham-controlled, double-blinded randomized trial is needed.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier NCT05354895.…”
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Oral cannabidiol did not impair learning and memory in healthy adults by Hanna H. Gebregzi, Joanna S. Zeiger, Jeffrey P. Smith, Libby Stuyt, Luann Cullen, Jim Carsella, Daniel C. Rogers, Jordan Lafebre, Jennah Knalfec, Alfredo Vargas, Moussa M. Diawara

“…Method A two-arm crossover, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) to evaluate the effects of 246 mg oral CBD on L&M in healthy adults. …”
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Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships — a randomized crossover pilot study by Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann

“…No side effects or adverse events were reported during the trial.ConclusionThe findings indicated a responsiveness of oxytocin to musical stimulation. …”
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Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Conclusion Findings underscore the significance of harm reduction goals focusing on opioid use reduction, which translated in improvements across many life domains. Trial registration Study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03033732) prior to participant enrollment.…”
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The effect of Tai Chi on plasma homocysteine in 1176 adults: a propensity score matching-based study by Yingchun Gu, Juncai Bai, Yang Li, Ling Han, Dongwei Wang

“…Conclusions Tai Chi exercise may be associated with lower homocysteine levels and is a promising aerobic exercise for Hcy control. Trial registration number ChiCTRl900023059 (Chinese Clinical Trial Registry). …”
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Potential alternative and novel biomarkers for paediatric MAFLD: exploratory evidence from a Chinese cohort by Fan Yang, Mengyuan Hu, Lulian Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Lihong Zhu, Le Zhang, Haoyang Zhang

“…These findings posed new paths in guiding the prevention and early diagnosis and prevention. Trial registration This trial was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR2400080508). …”
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Effect of Pulsed Electric Field on the Cations Removal from Salt-Affected Soils to Optimize Energy Use Efficiency in Reclamation by Ahmed Abou-Shady

“…The anolyte pH decreased for the majority of the time OFF intervals over the first seven days of the trial for both the 25% and 50% pulsed strategies. …”
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Acute Effects of Ketamine Infusion on Postoperative Mood Scores in Patients Undergoing Dilation and Curettage: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Study by Raham Hasan Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed Khamis, Ashraf Nabil Saleh, Yehia Mamdouh Hassan Mekki, Mohamed Mohamed Kamal, Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdulmohsen Abdulnaiem Ismaiel

“…Further future studies exploring postoperative mood scores after 24 hours post-infusion are needed. This trial is registered with PACTR201907779292947.…”
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Brain Functional Network in Chronic Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Occlusion: Changes and Compensation by Shihao He, Ziqi Liu, Zongsheng Xu, Ran Duan, Li Yuan, Chu Xiao, Zhe Yi, Rong Wang

“…This study not only reveals the compensation mechanism of cerebral hemisphere ischemia but also validates previous explanations for brain function connectivity, which can help provide interventions in advance and reduce the impairment of higher brain functions. This trial is registered with Clinical Trial Registration-URL http://www.chictr.org.cn and Unique identifier ChiCTR1900023610.…”
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Boost IORT in Breast Cancer: Body of Evidence by Felix Sedlmayer, Roland Reitsamer, Christoph Fussl, Ingrid Ziegler, Franz Zehentmayr, Heinz Deutschmann, Peter Kopp, Gerd Fastner

“…Its combination with a 3-week hypofractionated external beam radiotherapy to the whole breast (WBI) is presently tested in the HIOB trial (hypofractionated WBI preceded by IORT electron boost), a prospective multicenter trial of the International Society of Intraoperative Radiotherapy (ISIORT).…”
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Impaired Hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccination responses show strong concordance in hemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease by Karsten Lürken, Anna Meinecke, Luis A. Manthey, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Frank Klawonn, Anna Zychlinsky Scharff, Sandra Steffens, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Frank Müller, Georg M. N. Behrens, Christine Happle

“…These results may help to adapt vaccination strategies in this highly vulnerable population. Trial registration: German Clinical Trial Registry, DRKS00021152.…”
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