Association of sildenafil use with age-related macular degeneration: a retrospective cohort study by Nicola Jaime Adderley, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Alastair K Denniston, Wen Hwa Lee, Ji Eun Diana Han, Jesse Coker

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Antimicrobial membranes based on polycaprolactone:pectin blends reinforced with zeolite faujasite for cloxacillin-controlled release by Bárbara Bernardi, João Otávio Donizette Malafatti, Ailton José Moreira, Andressa Cristina de Almeida Nascimento, Juliana Bruzaca Lima, Lilian Aparecida Fiorini Vermeersch, Elaine Cristina Paris

“…Abstract Multifunctional membranes applied to biomedical materials become attractive to support the biological agents and increase their properties. …”
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A study on the production of extracellular vesicles derived from novel immortalized human placental mesenchymal stromal cells by Yingying Tong, Jie Sun, Xin Jiang, Xu Jia, Huimin Xiao, Hua Wang, Guanghua Yang

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Validation of Point-of-Care Glucose Testing for Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes by Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Sandra Božičević, Edita Pape-Medvidović, Spomenka Ljubić

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of an innovative, interference-resistant POC glucose meter (StatStrip glucose hospital meter, Nova Biomedical, USA) in subjects with a previous history of dysglycaemia, undergoing a 75 g diagnostic oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT). …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Study of an Electrokinetic Micromanipulator for Biological Applications by Reza Hadjiaghaie Vafaie, Ali Fardi-Ilkhchy, Sobhan Sheykhivand, Sebelan Danishvar

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Combating Osteoarthritis through Stem Cell Therapies by Rejuvenating Cartilage: A Review by Navneet Kumar Dubey, Viraj Krishna Mishra, Rajni Dubey, Shabbir Syed-Abdul, Joseph R. Wang, Peter D. Wang, Win-Ping Deng

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuromuscular electrical stimulation post-botulinum toxin injection in children with cerebral palsy by Fu-An Yang, Jie-Ren Mi Le, Chia-Hsiang Lu, Chao-Chun Huang, Hung-Chou Chen

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Nasal Adenocarcinoma in a Horse with Metastasis to Lung, Liver, and Bone and Review of Metastasis in Nine Horses with Sinonasal Tumors by Ashley Hanna, Susanne M. Stieger-Vanegas, Jerry R. Heidel, Melissa Esser, John Schlipf, Jacob Mecham

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Neurological Complications following Surgical Treatments of the Lower Molars by Antonio Mancini, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Marco Di Blasio, Elisabetta de Ruvo, Angela Di Noia, Laura Ferrante, Gaetano Del Vecchio, Andrea Palermo, Francesco Inchingolo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma

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Optimizing and Enhancing Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Devices by Amri Chaymae, Gaouzi Khawla, Jilbab Abdelilah, el Yousfi Alaoui My Hachem, Azrar Lahcen

“…This technology provides a renewable and unlimited energy source, particularly useful for biomedical sensors with strict energy requirements.…”
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Genetic diversity of single-celled microorganism Blastocystis sp. and its associated gut microbiome in free-ranging marine mammals from North-Western Mediterranean Sea by Marianna Marangi, Sonia Boughattas

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Characterisation of Drosophila UbxCPTI000601 and hthCPTI000378 Protein Trap Lines by Siew Woh Choo, Ching Yew Beh, Steven Russell, Robert White

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Genetic Variant of C-5434T REN Enhancer on Serum Renin Levels and Binding Pattern of Signal Transducers and Activators Transcription 3 by Imama Maslahah, Mohammad Saifur Rohman, Nashi Widodo, Agustina Tri Endharti, Didik Utomo

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Effects of Changes in Colored Light on Brain and Calf Muscle Blood Concentration and Oxygenation by J. Weinzirl, M. Wolf, P. Heusser, M. Nelle, U. Wolf

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A low-cost printed circuit board-based centrifugal microfluidic platform for dielectrophoresis by Nicklas Rondot, Songyuan Yan, Dario Mager, Lawrence Kulinsky

“…Abstract In recent decades, electrokinetic handling of microparticles and biological cells found many applications ranging from biomedical diagnostics to microscale assembly. The integration of electrokinetic handling such as dielectrophoresis (DEP) greatly benefits microfluidic point-of-care systems as many modern assays require cell handling. …”
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Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-Based Lock-In Amplifier System with Signal Enhancement: A Comprehensive Review on the Design for Advanced Measurement Applications by Jose Alejandro Galaviz-Aguilar, Cesar Vargas-Rosales, Francisco Falcone, Carlos Aguilar-Avelar

“…For instance, the electrical impedance measurement of the human body, organs, tissues, and cells, known as bioelectrical impedance, is commonly used in biomedical and healthcare applications because it is non-invasive and relatively inexpensive. …”
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Value of DWI Combined with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Differential Diagnosis between Recurrent Glioma and Radiation Injury: A Meta-Analysis by Hongyi Li, Yang Duan, Na Liu, Junyi Dong, Yuanzi Liang, Ronghui Ju

“…Chinese and English studies related to the diagnosis of recurrent glioma and radiation injury using DWI and MRS and published before 15 October 2022 were retrieved from PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Journal Database, and Wanfang Database for a meta-analysis. …”
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Predicting microRNA target genes using pan-cancer correlation patterns by Shuting Lin, Peng Qiu

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Exploring Teen Pregnancy as a Public Health Problem: A Critical Scoping Review of Public Health Research on Teen Pregnancy in Canada by Sherri Dutton, Mir Sanim Al Mamun, Colleen M. Davison

“…Results showed although a portion of research fell within the acknowledge and illuminate categories, most of the research utilized public health language rooted in biomedical and individualistic discourses and focused on influencing individual action, rather than greater societal change. …”
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How Do We Treat Children with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome and Is the Biopsychosocial Model Also Being Applied? A Scoping Review by Anke P. C. Top, Thomas G. de Leeuw, Wichor M. Bramer, Bernadette C. M. de Mol, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Maaike Dirckx

“…In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for managing chronic pain in children, these patients and their families and caregivers should be treated within the context of the biopsychosocial model; pain should not be treated purely as a biomedical problem. Therefore, our second aim was to evaluate whether these interventions are applied within the context of the biopsychosocial model, utilizing an inter- or multidisciplinary approach. …”
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