The Clinical Investigation of Disparity of Utility Values Associated with Gallstone Disease: A Pilot Study by Chung-Te Hsu, Yi Liao, Jorn-Hon Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung

“…The utility evaluation was an effective method to incorporate all of the contributing variables for multiple diseases into one outcome measure. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the utility values associated with varying states of gallstone disease among outpatient clinics participants at a teaching hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. …”
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Profile of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Referred to a Hospital in Iran by Amin Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Pazoki, Bahar Allahverdi, Pejman Rohani, Parisa Rahmani

Subjects: “…non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld)…”
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The Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Autoimmune Diseases through Failure of the Self-Recognition Mechanism by Mark Farrugia, Byron Baron

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Plasma myeloperoxidase interactions with cadmium, lead, arsenic, and selenium and their impact on chronic kidney disease by Hsi-Hsien Chen, Ya-Li Huang, Chih-Yin Wu, Mei-Chieh Chen, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Sheng-Lun Hsu, Ying-Chin Lin, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an oxidative stress biomarker, with elevated MPO levels linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. Metal exposure is a risk factor for CKD, and is also correlated to MPO expression, with specific MPO genotypes linked to MPO expression. …”
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Retinal Surface Macrophage Changes in Thyroid Eye Disease before and after Treatment with Teprotumumab by Oscar Otero-Marquez, Mona Fayad, Alexander Pinhas, Toco Y. P. Chui, Richard B. Rosen, Harsha S. Reddy

“…We examined the variation of parafoveal surface macrophages in a thyroid eye disease (TED) patient before and after treatment with teprotumumab (Tepezza, Horizon therapeutics). …”
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Effects of population aging on quality of life and disease burden: a population-based study by Jun-Yan Xi, Bo-Heng Liang, Wang-Jian Zhang, Bo Yan, Hang Dong, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Xiao Lin, Jing Gu, Yuan-Tao Hao

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Estrus response in dairy cows surviving foot and mouth disease given Superbooster and Immunobooster by Rizky Asrin Zulfanisa, Rahmi Sugihartuti, Jola Rahmahani, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Tita Damayanti Lestari, Ali Agus, Mohammad Sofi’ul Anam

“…This study aims to determine the effect of adding Superbooster and Immunobooster on the estrus response of dairy cows after foot and mouth disease (FMD) infection. This study used 18 dairy cows that recovered from FMD based on veterinarian examination. …”
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Autoimmune and iodine deficiency diseases of the thyroid gland as the "tip of the iceberg" of multiple organ pathology by Ekaterina A. Troshina

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The pattern and burden of non-communicable diseases in armed conflict-exposed populations in Northeastern Nigeria by Roland I. Stephen, Jennifer A. Tyndall, Jamiu S. Olumoh, Malachy I. Okeke, Jacob A. Dunga, Tonde G. Elijah, Dillys M. Bello, Oyelola A. Adegboye, Jimmy A. Reyes

Subjects: “…Non-communicable diseases…”
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Extranodal Rosai–Dorfman Disease Presenting as a Mediastinal Mass with Pulmonary Artery Invasion by Andrew R. Orr, Daniel Lefler, C. Deshpande, Pallavi Kumar

“…Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare, nonmalignant disorder of histiocyte proliferation typically involving the cervical lymph nodes. …”
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Endovascular versus Surgical Lower Extremity Revascularization among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Qingzheng Chen, Jialin Han, Gomathy Parvathinathan, Elsie Ross, Margaret R. Stedman, Tara I. Chang

“…Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high prevalence of peripheral artery disease. …”
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Impact of invasive and noninvasive pneumococcal diseases on adult populations: risk factors and vaccination status by Hasip Kahraman, Pınar Yıldız, Şenay Yılmaz, Gül Durmaz, Muzaffer Bilgin, Derya Çağlayan

Subjects: “…Invasive pneumococcal disease…”
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The control effect and induced disease resistance mechanism of Bacillus tequilensis on wheat powdery mildew by Qiuyan Bi, Fen Lu, Jie Wu, Xiangyu Liu, Xiuying Han, Jianjiang Zhao

“…To prevent WPM and emerging chemical fungicide resistance, researchers investigated the control effectiveness and induced disease resistance mechanisms of the biocontrol agent Bacillus tequilensis. …”
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Predicting conversion of Alzheimer’s disease based on multi-modal fusion of neuroimaging and genetic data by Yang Xi, Qian Wang, Chenxue Wu, Lu Zhang, Ying Chen, Zhu Lan

“…We validated the effectiveness of the proposed method by applying it to the task of identifying the disease status on the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative dataset. …”
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A systematic review of deep learning techniques for apple leaf diseases classification and detection by Assad Souleyman Doutoum, Bulent Tugrul

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Association of Myasthenia Gravis With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Yao Wang, Ke Wang, Jing Lu, Peng Xu, Dongmei Zhang, Xinzhi Chen, Jian Wang

Subjects: “…autoimmune thyroid disease | causation | genetics | Mendelian randomness | myasthenia gravis…”
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Increased Porphyrins in Primary Liver Cancer Mainly Reflect a Parallel Liver Disease by Jerzy Kaczynski, Göran Hansson, Sven Wallerstedt

“…We conclude that symptomatic porphyries are unusual in PLC, whereas elevated urinary and/or faecal porphyrins are common, primarily reflecting a parallel liver disease and not the PLC.…”
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Promising role of voxelotor in managing sickle cell disease in children: a narrative review by Amit Agrawal, Gaurav Jadon, Japna Singh, Dalwinder Janjua

Subjects: “…sickle cell disease…”
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Malondialdehyde in Exhaled Breath Condensate as a Marker of Oxidative Stress in Different Pulmonary Diseases by M. L. Bartoli, F. Novelli, F. Costa, L. Malagrinò, L. Melosini, E. Bacci, S. Cianchetti, F. L. Dente, A. Di Franco, B. Vagaggini, P. L. Paggiaro

“…We measured MDA levels in EBC in a large number of patients (N=194) with respiratory diseases: asthma (N=64), bronchiectasis (BE, N=19), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, N=73), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF, N=38). …”
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Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Current Challenges and Future Concerns by Weiwei Zhang, Bin Jiao, Miaojin Zhou, Tao Zhou, Lu Shen

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent type of dementia and its pathology is characterized by deposition of extracellular β-amyloid plaques, intracellular neurofibrillary tangles, and extensive neuron loss. …”
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