Ultrasound Estimates of Visceral and Subcutaneous-Abdominal Adipose Tissues in Infancy by Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe, Neena Modi, Sabita Uthaya, Ieuan A. Hughes, David B. Dunger, Carlo Acerini, Ronald P. Stolk, Ken K. Ong

“…In CBGS, mean US-visceral depths increased by 20 % between ages 3 and 12 months () and at both ages were lower in infants breast-fed at 3 months than in other infants. US-visceral depths at both 3 and 12 months were inversely related to skinfold thickness at birth ( and at 3 and 12 months, resp.; adjusted for current skinfold thickness). …”
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Renal impairment as a risk factor for chemotherapy induced neutropenia in the treatment of trifluridine/thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor plus bevacizumab by Masatsune Shibutani, Hideki Tanda, Hiroaki Kasashima, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Kiyoshi Maeda

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High prevalence of p16 staining in malignant tumors. by Noémi De Wispelaere, Sebastian Dwertmann Rico, Marcus Bauer, Andreas M Luebke, Martina Kluth, Franziska Büscheck, Claudia Hube-Magg, Doris Höflmayer, Natalia Gorbokon, Sören Weidemann, Katharina Möller, Christoph Fraune, Christian Bernreuther, Ronald Simon, Christian Kähler, Anne Menz, Andrea Hinsch, Frank Jacobsen, Patrick Lebok, Till Clauditz, Guido Sauter, Ria Uhlig, Waldemar Wilczak, Stefan Steurer, Eike Burandt, Rainer Krech, David Dum, Till Krech, Andreas Marx, Sarah Minner

“…Comparison with clinico-pathological data in 128 vulvar, 149 endometrial, 295 serous ovarian, 396 pancreatic, 1365 colorectal, 284 gastric, and 1245 urinary bladder cancers, 910 breast carcinomas, 620 clear cell renal cell carcinomas, and 414 testicular germ cell tumors revealed only few statistically significant associations. …”
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Parental intentions and requests to provide pain care for their infants in neonatal intensive care units by Aya Shimizu, Takeshi Arimitsu, Kana Harada, Mio Ozawa

“…By contrast, the use of sucrose and breastfeeding (both 13.0%), skin-to-skin contact (7%), and use of expressed breast milk and non-nutritive sucking (both 3.7%) were less frequently used due to indifference or doubts, lack of knowledge about pain care, differences between recommended pain care methods and parental values, and pain care methods being inappropriate for the child's condition.ConclusionsThis survey demonstrated that when parents provide pain care for their children in the NICU, they are required to make choices based on the advice and knowledge offered by HCPs, taking into account the diverse values of parents as well as the overall condition of their infant and their breastfeeding status. …”
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Inhibition of cancer cells using target-specific 2A3 antibody-conjugated gold nanoclusters by Jui-Chi Kuo, Tsung-Rong Kuo, Fajar Rinawati, Erna Susilowati, Sucipto, Dyah Ika Krisnawati

“…The cell viability assay indicated that 2A3-AuNCs could inhibit the growths of cancer cells with overexpressed CEACAM6, including breast cancer MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells. The fluorescence imaging results also demonstrated that 2A3-AuNCs could inhibit the growth of cancer cells with MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells. …”
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Design and synthesis of antiproliferative 2-oxoindolin-3-ylidenes incorporating urea function with potential VEGFR-2 inhibitory properties by Dalia R. Aboshouk, M. Adel Youssef, Siva S. Panda, Benson M. Kariuki, Mohamed S. Bekheit, Ahmed R. Hamed, Walid Fayad, Ahmed A. F. Soliman, Adel S. Girgis

“…Promising antiproliferation properties (MTT assay) were observed for most of the synthesized agents against HCT116 (colon), MCF7 (breast) and PaCa2 (pancreatic) cancer cell lines relative to sunitinib. …”
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Breaking boundaries: role of the brain barriers in metastatic process by Nasim Izadi, Peter Solár, Klaudia Hašanová, Alemeh Zamani, Maryam Shahidian Akbar, Klára Mrázová, Martin Bartošík, Tomáš Kazda, Roman Hrstka, Marek Joukal

“…BMs predominantly originate from primary lung (20–56%), breast (5–20%), and melanoma (7–16%) tumors, although they can arise from other cancer types less frequently. …”
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Prevalence of Insomnia and Related Factors Among Cancer Outpatients in China by Zhao K, Yu Z, Wang Y, Feng W

“…Insomnia was assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).Results: A total of 146 patients participated in the study, with the majority suffering from breast tumors (40.4%), gastrointestinal tract tumors (18.5%), and endocrine tumors (5.8%). …”
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Qualitative analysis of patients’ feedback from a PROMs survey of cancer patients in England by Richard Wagland, Jessica Corner, Adam Glaser, Sir Mike Richards

“…Objective This study examined how free-text comments from cancer survivors could complement formal patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), as part of the England PROMs survey programme for cancer.Design A qualitative content analysis was conducted of responses to a single open-ended free-text question placed at the end of the cross-sectional population-based postal questionnaire.Setting Individuals were identified through three UK Cancer Registries and questionnaires were posted to their home addresses.Participants A random sample of individuals (n=4992) diagnosed with breast, colorectal, non-Hodgkins lymphoma or prostate cancer at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years earlier.Results 3300 participants completed the survey (68% response rate). …”
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Engineering of Dihydroxy Biphenyl Dioxygenase Enzyme to Improve Its Performance In Removing PCBs: A Molecular Docking Study by Susan Yazdankhah, Alireza Zakeri, Saeed Khalili, Abolfazl Jahangiri, ZahraalSadat Hashemi, Alireza Heidari

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Infant Feeding Practices of HIV Positive Mothers and Its Association with Counseling and HIV Disclosure Status in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Chalachew Adugna Wubneh

“…Counseling on feeding option with an odds ratio of 4.32 (95% CI: 2.75, 6.77) and HIV disclosure status to the spouse with an odds ratio of 6.05 (95% CI: 3.03, 12.06) were significantly associated with exclusive breast feedings practices. Conclusion. Most mothers report exclusive breastfeeding, but there are still almost a quarter of mothers who mix feed. …”
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Exploring Sensory Attributes in Spinach- and Offals-Filled Chicken Roulades: An Empirical Analysis by Paul-Corneliu Boișteanu, Bianca-Georgiana Anchidin, Marius-Mihai Ciobanu

“…Variations in consumer preference for roulades filled with chicken offals were noted in the anatomical region, with slightly greater preference for roulades made from chicken breast. However, this (anatomical region used) did not significantly affect the outcomes of all sensory tests. …”
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Mining hypertension predictors using decision tree: Baseline data of Kharameh cohort study by abbas Rezaianzadeh, Samane Nematolahi, maryam jalali, Shayan Rezaeianzadeh, Masoumeh Ghoddusi Johari, Seyed Vahid Hosseini

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Trees, seeds and seedlings analyses in the process of obtaining a quality planting material for black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by Andrea M. ROMAN, Irina M. MORAR, Alina M. TRUTA, Catalina DAN, Adriana F. SESTRAS, Liviu HOLONEC, Florin IORAS, Radu E. SESTRAS

“…Among the averages of the main traits (tree height, diameter at breast height, basal area, self pruning trunk length, crown diameter) of the plus trees from the five stands, there were registered significant differences, and two stands stood out with a high biomass growth. …”
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Comparative evaluation of salivary and serum CA 15-3 levels in tobacco users with and without potentially malignant oral disorders (PMOD) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by Gopikrishna Padmanabhan, Ramesh kumar, Rajkumar krishnan, Madhu Narayan, R. Ashwini, Shruthi Venkatkumar

“…The biomarker CA 15-3 have been studied in breast carcinoma and might be useful in diagnosing PMODs and OSCC. …”
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Are deprivation-specific cancer survival patterns similar according to individual-based and area-based measures? A cohort study of patients diagnosed with five malignancies in Engl... by Lucy Elliss-Brookes, Aurélien Belot, Matthew Baker, Fiona C Ingleby, Laura M Woods, Iain M Atherton

“…Objective To investigate if measured inequalities in cancer survival differ when using individual-based (‘person’) compared with area-based (‘place’) measures of deprivation for three socioeconomic dimensions: income, deprivation and occupation.Design Cohort study.Setting Data from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study of England and Wales, UK, linked to the National Cancer Registration Database.Participants Patients diagnosed with cancers of the colorectum, breast, prostate, bladder or with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma during the period 2008–2016.Primary and secondary outcome measures Differentials in net survival between groups defined by individual wage, occupation and education compared with those obtained from corresponding area-level metrics using the English and Welsh Indices of Multiple Deprivation.Results Survival was negatively associated with area-based deprivation irrespective of the type analysed, although a trend from least to most deprived was not always observed. …”
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Autologous haematopoiesis stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for treatment-refractory autoimmune diseases in children by Jasmin Beate Kuemmerle-Deschner, Susanne Benseler, Joerg C Henes, Özlem Satirer, Michaela Döring, Till Lesk

“…Safety: Three experienced infections, including HHV6, Candida and Ralstonia sepsis; one developed a systemic inflammatory response syndrome; two new onset secondary autoimmune diseases including autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, Graves’ disease and one was found to have a breast fibroadenoma. Treatment toxicity: one cyclophosphamide-associated transient renal failure and pericardial effusion, one patient with amenorrhoea/infertility.Conclusions AHSCT was an effective and safe approach for children and adolescents with treatment-refractory autoimmune diseases. …”
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Feature Selection in Cancer Classification: Utilizing Explainable Artificial Intelligence to Uncover Influential Genes in Machine Learning Models by Matheus Dalmolin, Karolayne S. Azevedo, Luísa C. de Souza, Caroline B. de Farias, Martina Lichtenfels, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

“…This study investigates the use of machine learning (ML) models combined with explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) techniques to identify the most influential genes in the classification of five recurrent cancer types in women: breast cancer (BRCA), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), thyroid cancer (THCA), ovarian cancer (OV), and colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). …”
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Isolation and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida spp. from Pediatric Patients in Kurdistan of Iraq by Mohammed Salah Bahi, Khattab Ahmed Mustafa Shekhany

“…Among of the 160 sample of pediatric patient 62 (38.8%) positive for Candida spp. which it is including 17 (27.4 %) and 26 (41.9%), 19 (30.6%) breast feeding, bottle feeding and mixing respectively. …”
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Is Whole‐Brain Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases an Overestimated Therapy? A Retrospective Study of Real‐World Data Using Landmark Analyses by Florian Hoelzl, Oliver Koelbl, Isabella Gruber

“…Non‐small cell lung cancer (n = 95), breast cancer (n = 53), and small cell lung cancer (n = 48) were the most frequent cancer types. …”
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