Exploration of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of decreased autoantibodies in lung cancer by Ying Ye, Ying Ye, Yi Huang, Yi Huang, Jianbo Pan, Jianbo Pan

“…We combined with 4 elevated TAAbs, the sensitivity and the specificity of the 10-marker model can attain 80.0% and 87.0%, respectively, which is higher than that of the commonly used 7-TAAbs model in diagnosis for early-stage lung cancer. …”
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Design and application of a pressure relief pad for preventing pressure injuries (一种防压力性损伤减压垫的设计与应用) by ZHANG Yitian (张怡天), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅), LI Jingwen (李静文)

“…Pressure injury is the most common complication of prone position ventilation, and effective preventive and decompression tools can reduce the occurrence of stress injury during prone position. …”
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Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Case Report with Unique Radiographic Appearance on CBCT by Jagadish Chandra, Junaid Ahmed, K. M. Veena, M. Vijayakumar, Nandita Shenoy, Nanditha Sujir

“…PAC is a distinct, yet commonly occurring, minor salivary gland tumor with varied clinical and histologic appearance. …”
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Association between transarterial chemoembolization refractoriness and prognosis in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a large retrospective cohort study by Qinxue Sun, Ziliang Wu, Xi Yin, Feng Li, Ri Liu

“…BackgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is commonly treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in intermediate stages. …”
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Advanced sleep disorder detection using multi-layered ensemble learning and advanced data balancing techniques by Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, S. M. Nuruzzaman Nobel, Maharin Afroj, Md Abdul Hamid, Md Zia Uddin, Md Mohsin Kabir, M. F. Mridha

“…The combination of models not only enhanced accuracy but also improved the system's ability to handle unbalanced data, a common limitation in traditional methods. This study marks a significant advancement in sleep disorder detection through the integration of innovative ensemble techniques. …”
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Novel metabolic prognostic score for predicting survival in patients with cancer by Jinyu Shi, Chenan Liu, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, Heyang Zhang, Tong Liu, Qi Zhang, Li Deng, Hanping Shi

“…The patients in this study were enrolled from the Investigation on Nutrition Status and Clinical Outcome of Common Cancers (INSCOC) project. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis was used to screen for indicators of metabolic disorders. …”
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Endocrine Adverse Events in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Analysis by Meriç Dökmetaş, Harun Muğlu, Erkan Özcan, Buket Bayram Kuvvet, Kaan Helvacı, Ender Kalacı, Seda Kahraman, Musa Barış Aykan, İrfan Çiçin, Fatih Selçukbiricik, Ömer Fatih Ölmez, Ahmet Bilici

“…<i>Results</i>: The most common endocrine irAE was hypothyroidism (65.5%), followed by hyperthyroidism (2.3%), hypophysitis (8.6%), and diabetes mellitus (0.7%). …”
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Impact of stream-groundwater interaction on stream water source composition: A case study of the Dosit River by Lanfang DING, Zhiyuan ZHANG, Xiaowei JIANG, Xusheng WANG, Li WAN

“…The alternation of gaining and losing reaches is a common manifestation of stream-groundwater exchange, and studies on the stream water source composition where source means the location of gaining reaches have become one of the frontiers in stream water quality research. …”
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‘It takes a village’: patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“… Background Residential treatment facilities for eating disorders are becoming increasingly common and purport to provide recovery-orientated care in a less restrictive environment than traditional hospital settings. …”
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Low-Dose Mitomycin C Decreases the Postoperative Recurrence Rate of Pterygium by Perturbing NLRP3 Inflammatory Signalling Pathway and Suppressing the Expression of Inflammatory Fac... by Qie Guo, Xiao Li, Meng-Na Cui, Yu Liang, Xiang-Peng Li, Jun Zhao, Li-Na Wei, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Xiang Hua Quan

“…Simple bare sclera excision is the most commonly used method to treat pterygium. However, the high postoperative recurrence rate of pterygium remains a persistent challenge. …”
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Randomized Comparison of Terumo® Coated Slender™ versus Terumo® Noncoated Traditional Sheath during Radial Angiography or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Birthe Sindberg, Christel Gry Aagren Nielsen, Marianne Hestbjerg Poulsen, Martin Bøhme Rasmussen, Steen Carstensen, Troels Thim, Lars Jakobsen, Jacob Thorsted Sørensen, Benedicte Haastrup, Hanne Maare Søndergaard, Michael Mæng, Christian Juhl Terkelsen

“…However, periprocedural pain is still a common issue, potentially related to sheath insertion and/or arterial spasm, and may result in conversion to femoral access. …”
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Interspecific Variations in Interplant Communication and Ecological Characteristics in Trees by Akira Yamawo, Tomika Hagiwara, Satomi Yoshida, Misuzu Ohno, Riku Nakajima, Yusuke Mori, Tamayo Hayashi, Hiroki Yamagishi, Kaori Shiojiri

“…The analysis which combined results of previous studies suggests that states of mycorrhizal symbiosis predict the development of interplant communication; interplant communication is common in ectomycorrhiza species. These results suggest the importance of plant architecture and population density as well as state of mycorrhizal symbiosis in the development of interplant communications within tree species.…”
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Association of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in rheumatoid arthritis with high titer of rheumatoid factor and autoimmunity to the lung by Aiping Ma, Renliang Huang, Jiaxi Guo, Guangdong Wang, Heqing Huang, Xinze Li, Shan Zhong, Yan Huang, Shaowei Lin, Yikai Lin, Qiaomiao Zhou, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Frank Petersen, Zhanxiang Wang, Xinhua Yu, Xinhua Yu

“…BackgroundCombined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) commonly coexists with connective tissue diseases (CTD), such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Oncogenic RIT1 mutations confer ferroptosis vulnerability in lung adenocarcinoma by Ruilan Ma, Dian Yang, Peng Wang, Ziyi Zhang, Xuehong Zhang, Jialiang Song, Han Liu, Shuyan Liu, Yingqiu Zhang, Lijuan Zou

“…Transcriptomic profiling indicated that oncogenic RIT1 mutant expression influenced common tumorigenic RAS/MAPK, PI3K/AKT, and E2F1 pathways, in addition to altered NFE2L2 target expression. …”
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IMAGINER 2—improving accuracy with augmented realIty navigation system during placement of external ventricular drains over Kaufman's, Keen's, Kocher's and Frazier's point by Martin Vychopen, Fabian Kropla, Dirk Winkler, Erdem Güresir, Ronny Grunert, Ronny Grunert, Johannes Wach

“…Kocher's point is the most commonly used anatomical landmark, but other entry points can be challenging even for experienced neurosurgeons. …”
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Iron deficiency anaemia and its associated risk factors among lactating mothers in Ghana by Mensah K, Abbam G, Gadzeto FF, Marfo L, Daud S, Kuntah S, Bani SB, Dzamesi HK, Apodola FA, Badu A, Chukwurah FE

“…ackground: Anaemia is one of the most common conditions affecting human physiology. Iron deficiency, with or without anaemia, reduces the working capacity of individuals and the entire population. …”
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Seaweed (Porphyra) cultivation enhances production of autochthonous refractory dissolved organic matter in coastal ecosystems by Ting Wang, Ting Wang, Jiajun Xu, Jiajun Xu, Randy A. Dahlgren, Qiang Liu, Yang Jia, Yang Jia, Binbin Chen, Binbin Chen, Hanqin Xu, Hanqin Xu, Zengling Ma, Zengling Ma, Liyin Qu, Liyin Qu

“…Seaweed cultivation contributes to coastal carbon sequestration making it a compelling strategy to mitigate global climate change. Porphyra (commonly known as nori) is an economically important seaweed known to have high release rates for biogenic dissolved and particulate organic matter (DOM and POM). …”
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Forecasting insect abundance using time series embedding and machine learning by Gabriel R. Palma, Rodrigo F. Mello, Wesley A.C. Godoy, Eduardo Engel, Douglas Lau, Charles Markham, Rafael A. Moral

“…We pre-processed the data using our newly proposed approach and more straightforward approaches commonly used to train learning algorithms. We evaluate the performance of the selected algorithms by looking at the Pearson correlation and Root Mean Squared Error obtained using one-step-ahead forecasting. …”
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Novel functional eQTL-SNPs associated with susceptibility to occupational pulmonary fibrosis: A multi-stage study by Rui Zhao, Xiaobo Tao, Wendi Zhang, Siqi Li, Shenxuan Zhou, Anhui Ning, Zhenyu Li, Minjie Chu, Wei Wang, Junhong Jiang

“…Aim: Identifying the common functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that can both affect the susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and silicosis. …”
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Ultrasound-guided Hydrostatic Reduction of Acute Intussusception in Children at a Tertiary Care Center: An Observational Study by Ajay Kumar Yadav, Neha Yadav, Binit Dev, Sonia Dahal, Rohit Prasad Yadav, Sushil Taparia, Hiramani Pathak

“… Introduction: Intussusception is common cause of acute emergency responsible for bowel obstruction in infants and toddlers with peak age of incidence between 6-9 months. …”
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