Loss-of-function variant in MAGT1 leading to XMEN disease in a Colombian patient with a common variable immunodeficiency by Sebastián Gutiérrez-Hincapié, Julio César Orrego, José Luis Franco, Claudia M. Trujillo-Vargas

“…Serologic and viral load studies for Epstein-Barr virus were positive, but no B-cell malignancies have been documented. The patient presented a nonsense variant in the exon 3 of the MAGT1 gen (c.409C>T, rs387906724) in the X chromosome, resulting in an amino acid substitution of arginine for a stop codon in the position 137 of the protein (R137X). …”
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Sex and authorship in global cancer research by Deborah Mukherji, Ophira Ginsburg, Grant Lewison, Richard Sullivan, Verna Vanderpuye, Winnie K W So, Miriam Mutebi, Nazik Hammad, Julie Torode, Erica Liebermann

“…Imbalances in science and technology in terms of lack of female participation have been well documented. However, there is little evidence about country-level female participation in cancer research.Methodology Through a complex filter, cancer research papers were identified and grouped by countries and sex of the first and last authors of each paper and analysed by the percentage of females in these positions alongside other parameters.Results Our analysis of 56 countries’ outputs, in 2009, revealed that females were the first authors in 37.2% and last authors in 23.3% of papers. …”
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Vínculo afetivo pessoa-ambiente em desastres: análise barthesiana de imagens de atingidos by Maísa Hodecker, Maíra Longhinotti Felippe, Andréa Barbará da Silva Bousfield

“…Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo documental que adota um caráter descritivo-exploratório. …”
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Unveiling urban biodiversity: An interdisciplinary hands-on project that catalyzes awareness by Ana Paula Oliveira, António Bajanca, Ana Paramés

“…Involving 75 students from ISEC Lisboa, the project effectively demonstrated the efficacy of the PBL methodology in promoting student engagement and yielding concrete outcomes, such as a comprehensive survey documenting 71 species (39 fauna and 32 flora). To amplify the project's impact, the findings were disseminated through a well-structured communication strategy, that actively involved the students, including an on-campus exhibition and the publication of both a book and an e-publication. …”
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Más allá de la Conexión: Evaluación Cuantitativa de la Conectividad Significativa en Estudiantes Universitarios de ciencias sociales bajo el Modelo A4IA (Beyond Connection: Quantit... by Paulo Gomez Zanabria, Manuel Higueras Matos, Eick Lazarte Lazarte Vera, URSULA ANGELA NOELIA PODESTÁ SÁNCHEZ

“…Objetivo: Medir la conectividad significativa de los estudiantes universitarios de la Facultad de Ciencias Histórico-Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa. Método: Estudio documental con enfoque cuantitativo, basado en la guía de conectividad significativa. …”
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Primary pulmonary meningioma — a rare lung tumor by Galust A. Baksiyan, Alexander A. Zavialov, Sergey V. Lishchuk

“…CONCLUSION: This clinical case represents the first documented experience of surgical resection of primary pulmonary meningioma in Russia.…”
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Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care—the CRISP Statement by Phillips William R., Sturgiss Elizabeth, Glasziou Paul, olde Hartman Tim C., Orkin Aaron M., Prathivadi Pallavi, Reeve Joanne, Russell Grant M., van Weel Chris

“…Prior CRISP studies documented opportunities to improve research reporting in this field. …”
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Anatomical alterations: biparietal thinning in antiquity. Review of published cases and a new case by Nicol Rossetti, Roberta Fusco, Arianna Vanni, Francesca Garanzini, Alessandra Mazzucchi, Marta Licata

“…These findings align with documented cases in the literature and contribute new data to the limited corpus of biparietal thinning cases. …”
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Fatores críticos de sucesso na implantação do sistema eletrônico de informações em universidades federais by Leandro Duarte de Assis, Custódio Genésio da Costa Filho

“…A coleta de dados foi realizada a partir de análise documental e de oito entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas com gestores e membros das Comissões de Implantação, analisadas por análise de conteúdo. …”
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Changes in public awareness of the social determinants of health over 15 years in Wisconsin, United States by Stephanie A. Robert, Amy Yinan Liu

“…Conclusions: Despite consistent research documenting the social determinants of health, growing health care and policy attention to the social determinants of health, and population exposure to a variety of social determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is little or no increase in public recognition of the social determinants of health, and notable increasing partisan divides.…”
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Autism Spectrum Social Stories In Schools Trial (ASSSIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial analysing clinical and cost-effectiveness of Social Stories... by Dean McMillan, Victoria Allgar, Barry Wright, David Marshall, Shehzad Ali, Joy Adamson, Chris Williams, Elizabeth Littlewood, Dominic Trépel, Lisa Dyson, Hannah Ainsworth, Liz Cook, Lisa Hackney, Danielle Collingridge Moore, Rebecca Hargate, Anne McLaren, Jo Whitehead

“…All adverse events will be closely monitored, documented and reported to the study Data Monitoring Ethics Committee. …”
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The state of the science of interprofessional collaborative practice: A scoping review of the patient health-related outcomes based literature published between 2010 and 2018. by May Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda Feng Chang, Cynthia McGrath, Clark Dana, Martin S Lipsky

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The results suggest a need for more research on the measurable impact of interprofessional collaborative practice and/or care on patient health-related outcomes to further document its benefits and to explore the models, systems and nature of collaborations that best improve population health, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce cost of care.…”
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C5a-C5aR1 axis mediates lung inflammation and fibrosis induced by single-walled carbon nanotubes via promoting neutrophils recruitment by Jiaojiao Zhu, Xiang Zhang, Lanlan Li, Hongxu Yang, Hang Liu, Danyang Wu, Zikai Liu, Bin Liu, Tong Shen

“…A mounting number of studies have been documenting strong pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic effects of carbon nanotube (CNT). …”
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Residual Dyslipidemia Leads to Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Bin Que, Chunmei Wang, Hui Ai, Xinyong Zhang, Mei Wang, Shaoping Nie

“…For the follow-up study, major adverse cardiovascular cerebrovascular events (MACCE; including total death, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and revascularization) were documented. Results. A total of 93.14% of all individuals were followed up for 18.1 months (range, 0–29.3 months). …”
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The SGLT-2 Inhibitors and their Role in the Treatment of Heart Failure - A Review of Literature by Silvia Ciraolo, Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Joanna Wojda, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Adam Sobiński, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Kurza, Julianna Podolec

“… • Research materials and methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted, analyzing clinical trials, guideline documents, and mechanistic studies on SGLT2 inhibitors. …”
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Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivity Responds to Climate Change in the Upstream of the Yellow River, China by XiangYu Lan, RuoWei Li, Xin Wang, TianCai Zhou, YunHui Li, JieJi Duo, Jian Sun

“…Herein, we collected monthly normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and corresponding climate documents. We took advantage of the vegetation sensitivity index (VSI), trend analysis, and moving window to evaluate the spatiotemporal pattern of vegetation sensitivity in the URYR. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of photodynamic research in bladder cancer: Trends and future directions by Xi Xu, Jinshan Xu, Hongliang Gao, Zhaoyang Sheng, Yang Xu, Shuxiong Zeng, Guanghua Chen, Zhensheng Zhang

“…Results: We selected a total of 870 documents for analysis. The yearly publication findings show notable upward patterns over the last two decades. …”
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BRICs Nations Growing Impact on the Global Health Sector by M. B. Jakovljevic, N. V. Ekkert, M. S. Mikerova, V. A. Reshetnikov

“…Previous research on health and pharmaceutical spending has clearly documented that low- and middle-income economies (LMICs), led by these emerging markets, have doubled their share in global health spending from roughly 20% up to approximately 40% in purchasing power parity terms. …”
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Accelerated Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Using Topography-Guided UV-A Energy Emission: Preliminary Clinical and Morphological Outcomes by Cosimo Mazzotta, Antonio Moramarco, Claudio Traversi, Stefano Baiocchi, Alfonso Iovieno, Luigi Fontana

“…The average topographic astigmatism decreased from -4.61±0.74 diopters (D) to -3.20±0.81 D and coma aberration improved from 0.95 ± 0.03 μm to 0.88 ± 0.04 μm after surgery. AS-OCT and IVCM documented differential effects on the treated areas using different energies doses. …”
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Migraine-Asthma Comorbidity and Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy by Stefanie Czerwinski, Jolana Gollero, Chunfang Qiu, Tanya K. Sorensen, Michelle A. Williams

“…These findings confirm prior reports and extend the literature by documenting particularly high odds of pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia among women with comorbid migraine-asthma. …”
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