Increased Expression of TLR10 in B Cell Subsets Correlates with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Ying Zhang, Rong Cao, Haijian Ying, Juping Du, Shuaishuai Chen, Na Wang, Bo Shen

“…Toll-like receptor (TLR) 10, mainly expressed on B cells, has emerged as a modulatory receptor in inflammation. …”
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Leveraging mobility data to analyze persistent SARS-CoV-2 mutations and inform targeted genomic surveillance by Riccardo Spott, Mathias W Pletz, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Aurelia Kimmig, Christiane Hadlich, Matthias Hauert, Mara Lohde, Mateusz Jundzill, Mike Marquet, Petra Dickmann, Ruben Schüchner, Martin Hölzer, Denise Kühnert, Christian Brandt

“…Thereby, mobile service data can be used either retrospectively to assess surveillance coverage and efficiency from already collected data or to actively guide part of a surveillance sampling process to districts where these variants are expected to emerge. The latter concept was successfully implemented as a proof-of-concept for a mobility-guided sampling strategy in response to the surveillance of Omicron sublineage BQ.1.1. …”
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Ultrasound diagnostics of traumatic pancreatitis at combined trauma by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, D. A. Kosolapov, V. M. Abuchina

“…In patients with combined trauma and closed injury of the abdomen signs of acute pancreatitis emerged, as a rule, on the 1–7 day after the moment of trauma. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Model for Credit Risk Assessment of Supply Chain Finance Based on Topological Data Analysis and Graph Neural Network by Kosar Farajpour Mojdehi, Babak Amiri, Amirali Haddadi

“…Supply Chain Finance (SCF) in the energy sector has emerged as a critical area of focus due to the need for sustainable and efficient financial solutions to manage the complex interactions between various stakeholders, including suppliers, financial institutions, and energy companies. …”
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Characteristics of successful expansion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from colorectal cancer liver metastasis by Jina Baek, Gyuheon Choi, GunHee Lee, Hyun Lee, Gyungyub Gong, Hye Seon Park, Chae-Lyul Lim, Joo Young Kim, Hee Jin Lee

“…Abstract Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) utilizing tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has emerged as a successful treatment modality for various malignancies. …”
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES IN VIETNAM: AN IDEOGRAPHIC LENS by Yolanda Sarason, Kristi Yuthas, Linh Nguyen

“…Social entrepreneurial ventures are viewed as valuable tools for generating social and economic wealth and alleviating poverty in emerging economies. While there are many success stories of social ventures, there is a growing focus on the challenges in launching and managing social ventures in these economies. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers of Treatment Compliance among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetes Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata: A Mixed- Methods Study by Abhipsa Dey, Baishakhi Paria, Moumita Mandal, Aparajita Mondal, Nabanita Bhattacharyya, Mausumi Basu

“…Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a disease of epidemic proportions and has emerged as a major healthcare problem. Compliance to medication plays a crucial role in achieving success in medical treatment and preventing complications. …”
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Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Is Associated with Achilles Tendon Rupture through Disrupting the Normal Functions of Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells by Jingjing Liang, Biao Chen, Yanmei Li, Daibang Nie, Changbin Lei, Qing Yang, Yiqin Zhou, Shenglong Li, Shuaizhi Chen, Bin Li, Lin Shu, Liaobin Chen, Wang Wang

“…Hyperuricemia is a metabolic disorder that is essential to the development of inflammatory gout, with increasing prevalence over recent years. Emerging clinical findings has evidenced remarkable tendon damage in individuals with longstanding asymptomatic hyperuricemia, yet the impact of hyperuricemia on tendon homeostasis and associated repercussions is largely unknown. …”
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Behavior and outcomes of 141 acquired lacrimal sac mucoceles treated via endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy by Ying-Jie Ma, Guang-Ming Zhou, Zhi-Rong Liu, Jin-Fei Wei, Xin-Yu Li, Bin Dong, Lin-Juan Wu, Wen-Can Wu, Bo Yu

“…MRI characteristics can be used for precise clinical diagnosis, while En-DCR emerges as an optimal therapy for this condition. …”
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Transitioning from Oxime to the Next Potential Organophosphorus Poisoning Therapy Using Enzymes by Rauda A. Mohamed, Keat K. Ong, Noor Azilah M. Kasim, Norhana A. Halim, Siti Aminah M. Noor, Victor F. Knight, Nurul Najwa Ab. Rahman, Wan Md Zin W. Yunus

“…In this review, the restrictions and obstacles in the therapeutic development of oximes, along with the new strategies to overcome the problems, are discussed. The emerging interest in enzyme treatment with its advantages and disadvantages is described as well.…”
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Impact of physical activity on cardiovascular health in firefighters: Scoping review by Ghaleelullah Achmat, Charlene Erasmus, Jill Kanaley, Rucia November, Lloyd Leach

“…Background: Firefighters’ duties include fire response, emergency medical treatment and rescue operations. …”
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Advancing precision cancer immunotherapy drug development, administration, and response prediction with AI-enabled Raman spectroscopy by Jay Chadokiya, Kai Chang, Saurabh Sharma, Jack Hu, Jennie R. Lill, Jennifer Dionne, Jennifer Dionne, Jennifer Dionne, Amanda Kirane

“…As the development of emerging multi- and spatial-omics platforms continues to evolve, an effective tumor assessment platform providing utility in a clinical setting should i) enable high-throughput and robust screening in a variety of biological matrices, ii) provide in-depth information resolved with single to subcellular precision, and iii) improve accessibility in economical point-of-care settings. …”
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Pigmented pathological type and depth of follicular extension as predictors of treatment failure in 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis: A retrospectiv... by Qinyuan Zhu, Huyan Chen, Jing Luan, Qiong Huang, Lianjun Chen, Wenyu Wu, Shujun Chen

“…Results: ICC at 3 months was achieved in 106 out of 119 patients (89.07%), with 65 out of 82 patients (79.27%) maintaining SCC at 12 months. Pigmented AK emerged as an independent predictor of treatment resistance (OR=44.05, p=0.00). …”
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Integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics data revealed role of insulin resistant SNW1 gene in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes by Ravi Bhushan, Rimjhim Trivedi, Ritu Raj, Anjali Rani, Sangeeta Rai, Anima Tripathi, Shiv Govind Rawat, Ajay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Pawan K. Dubey

“…Abstract Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is an emerging maternal health problem with increasing incidences. …”
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Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease by Ingrid Yazmin Cruz-Alegría, Nancy Gabriela Santos-Hernández, Christian Ruiz-Castillejos, Juan Felipe Ruan-Soto, Adriana Moreno-Rodríguez, Any Laura Flores-Villegas, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Luis Arturo Hernández-Mijangos, Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla, Dolores Guadalupe Vidal-López, José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente

“…Ecoepidemiology is an emerging field that attempts to explain how biotic, environmental, and even social factors influence the dynamics of infectious diseases. …”
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‘It overwhelms the system’: examining EMS provision in a South Texas border community by Miryoung Lee, Jessica Hernandez, Christine Crudo Blackburn, Mayra Rico, Lauren Knight

“…Objective Examine how the characteristics of border communities along the US southern land border impact Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in these border communities.Design Using phenomenological approach, we conducted face-to-face, one-on-one interviews using a semistructured interview methodology.Setting All participants worked as EMS providers in a city fire department along the Texas-Mexico border.Participants 28 EMS providers participated in the study. 93% of participants were male and 7% were female. 50% of participants had more than 10 years of experience working as an EMS provider.Findings We found that local EMS personnel frequently provide medical support for Border Patrol due to the lack of medical capability within the agency. …”
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Competing fairness ideals underlie wealth inequality across decision contexts by Inge Huijsmans, Sarah Vahed, Cătălina E. Răţală, Alberto Llera, Alan G. Sanfey

“…By integrating a computational model, we quantify individual differences in the interplay between financial self-interest and competing pro-social motivations that emerge in the context of pre-existing wealth inequity. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on Family Dynamics and Child Development: A Comprehensive Review by Matthias Brockstedt, Serpil Uğur Baysal, Kadir Daştan

“…The review also addresses the exacerbating effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on domestic violence rates and service provision, noting increased occurrences of domestic abuse and decreased pursuit of urgent care and support, highlighting research conducted from the pandemic’s start through 2023. Emergent studies reveal a rise in domestic abuse occurrences and a decline in urgent care and support pursuit, emphasizing the need for adapted intervention strategies. …”
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Cultivating clean skies: unveiling the tapestry of air quality in Gujarat through innovative machine learning analysis by Gaddam Advitha, Allada Nagasai Varaprasad, Koti Vennela Khushi, Pullabhotla Vijay, Sukanta Nayak

“…Air pollution emerges as a formidable threat to both public health and environmental integrity, especially in regions undergoing rapid development. …”
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Clinician’s perceptions and experiences with tobacco treatment in people who use cannabis: a qualitative study by Cristina Martínez, Marga Pla, Ariadna Feliu, Marta Enríquez, Judith Saura, Carmen Cabezas, Joan Colom, Josep M. Suelves, Sílvia Mondon, Pablo Barrio, Magalí Andreu, Antònia Raich, Jordi Bernabeu, Xavier Roca, Maite Narváez, Esteve Fernández, Group of clinicians of the ACT_ATAC study

“…Results Five main themes and 17 subthemes emerged: Individual characteristics, Clinician characteristics, Models of intervention, Organizational healthcare models, and Health policies. …”
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