Effect of a Stress-Management Intervention Based on Self-efficacy Theory for Enriching Marital Relationships and Sleep Quality in Primigravida Women by Zeinab Alizadeh, Farzaneh Noroozi, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Rosanna Cousins, Leila Ghahremani

“…Background: A woman’s first pregnancy is a significant life event, and anxieties related to pregnancy and childbirth arecommon during this time. …”
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Real-world Data of Antithrombotic Therapy in Neuroendovascular Therapy: Analysis of JR-NET 4 by Nozomi SASAKI, Yukiko ENOMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAGAMI, Koji IIHARA, Akira ISHII, Hirotoshi IMAMURA, Nobuyuki SAKAI, Chiaki SAKAI, Tetsu SATOW, Yuji MATSUMARU, Shinichi YOSHIMURA

“…In the JR-NET 4, severe adverse events and hemorrhagic and all complications were significantly more frequent in the preprocedural triple or more therapy group. …”
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Development of the relationship between visual selective attention and auditory change detection by Yuanjun Kong, Xuye Yuan, Yiqing Hu, Bingkun Li, Dongwei Li, Jialiang Guo, Meirong Sun, Yan Song

“…Our one recent study has shown a positive correlation between the event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes associated with visual selective attention (posterior contralateral N2) and auditory change detection (mismatch negativity) in adults, suggesting an intimate relationship and potential shared mechanism between visual selective attention and auditory change detection. …”
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Real‐world effectiveness and safety of oral azvudine versus nirmatrelvir‒ritonavir (Paxlovid) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a multicenter, retrospective, cohort study by Haiyu Wang, Guangying Cui, Ming Cheng, Tuerganaili Aji, Guotao Li, Xinjun Hu, Guangming Li, Shixi Zhang, Yanyang Zhang, Linqi Diao, Pan Li, Ling Wang, Yiqiang Yuan, Guowu Qian, Ruiqing Zhang, Xiaoli Jin, Juan Wang, Hong Luo, Donghua Zhang, Mingming Wang, Silin Li, Zhan Song, Mengzhao Yang, Guanyue Su, Ranran Sun, Junbiao Chang, Zujiang Yu, Zhigang Ren

“…The robustness of the findings was verified by the Xinjiang cohort and three sensitivity analyses. Fewer adverse events were observed in the azvudine group. Subgroup analysis revealed that azvudine provided greater benefits for patients with malignant tumors, significantly reducing both all-cause death (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.20−0.54) and composite disease progression (HR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.33−0.88). …”
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HPV vaccination and Native Americans: protocol for a systematic review of factors associated with HPV vaccine uptake among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the USA by Sameer Vali Gopalani, Ami E Sedani, Amanda E Janitz, Shari C Clifton, Julie Stoner, Jennifer Peck, Ashley Comiford, Alicia L Salvatore, Janis Campbell

“…We will disseminate the findings from this review through peer-reviewed publication(s) and conference presentation(s).Potential amendments In the event of amendments to the protocol, we will provide the date, rationale, and description of the change for each amendment.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020156865.…”
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Multiple Dimensions Define Thresholds for Population Resilience of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica by Megan K. La Peyre, Hongqing Wang, Shaye E. Sable, Wei Wu, Bin Li, Devin Comba, Carlos Perez, Melanie Bates, Lauren M. Swam

“…In coastal Louisiana, extreme freshwater inputs from rivers and precipitation events impact estuarine salinity, which is a key driver of oyster population dynamics. …”
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Impact of high hemoglobin levels on carotid artery intima–media thickness and its predictive value for hypertension in high-altitude areas: a real-world study by Long Hongyu, Long Ga, Zhang Yiqian, Xu Qiuyu, Li Kemin, Qing Maiyongcuo, Xiong Min

“…These levels are closely associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between hemoglobin levels in the peripheral blood and hypertension in high-altitude regions, providing a basis for preventing and treating primary hypertension in these regions.Materials and methodsFrom May 2020 to May 2021, patients diagnosed with primary hypertension in plateau regions of China were selected as participants. …”
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Establishing nomograms for predicting disease-free survival and overall survival in patients with breast cancer by Ling Zhou, Lifen Bai, Huiyin Zhu, Chongyong Guo, Sheng Liu, Lu Yin, Jian Sun

“…Background Prognostic factors-based nomograms have been utilised to detect the likelihood of the specific cancer events. We have focused on the roles of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) and p-AKT in predicting the prognosis of BC patients. …”
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Impact of Obesity on Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic/Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy for Benign or Malignant Adrenal Diseases: A Meta-Ana... by Maurizio Zizzo, Andrea Morini, Magda Zanelli, Chiara Grasselli, Francesca Sanguedolce, Sze Ling Wong, Munyaradzi G. Nyandoro, Andrea Palicelli, Giuseppe Broggi, Nektarios I. Koufopoulos, Lucia Mangone, Angelo Cormio, Rosario Caltabiano, Antonino Neri, Massimiliano Fabozzi

“…Due to important biases (small overall sample size and few analyzed events), the interpretation of our results must be a careful one. …”
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To cool or not to cool: understanding and improving cooling centre use in metro vancouver through community-based participatory action research by Liv Yoon, Giulia Belotti, Rachel Stern, Katherine White, Aida Mohajeri, Abby Zhou, Eduardo Rosales Miranda, Erika Siao, Thanh Le, Jeff Masuda, Eun-young Lee, Chris Buse

“…Extreme heat events present significant health risks, particularly for populations facing systemic marginalization. …”
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Outcomes of Del Nido and hyperkalemic blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery with prolonged aortic cross-clamp times★ by Szpytma Malgorzata, Gimpel Damian, Ross Jordan, Newland Richard F., Crouch Gareth, Rice Gregory D., Bennetts Jayme S., Baker Robert A.

“…The primary outcome was the postoperative troponin release profile with clinical events reported as secondary outcomes. Results: There was no difference in the peak or median troponin at 6, 12 and 72 h nor the number of patients with positive troponin profiles postoperatively between cohorts. …”
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The 0ν2β-decay CROSS experiment: preliminary results and prospects by The CROSS collaboration, I. C. Bandac, A. S. Barabash, L. Bergé, M. Brière, C. Bourgeois, P. Carniti, M. Chapellier, M. de Combarieu, I. Dafinei, F. A. Danevich, N. Dosme, D. Doullet, L. Dumoulin, F. Ferri, A. Giuliani, C. Gotti, P. Gras, E. Guerard, A. Ianni, H. Khalife, S. I. Konovalov, E. Legay, P. Loaiza, P. de Marcillac, S. Marnieros, C. A. Marrache-Kikuchi, C. Nones, V. Novati, E. Olivieri, C. Oriol, G. Pessina, D. V. Poda, T. Redon, V. I. Tretyak, V. I. Umatov, M. M. Zarytsky, A. S. Zolotarova

“…CROSS (Cryogenic Rare-event Observatory with Surface Sensitivity) aims at developing and testing a new bolometric technology to be applied to future large-scale experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay of the promising nuclei 100Mo and 130Te. …”
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Real world efficacy and safety of the advanced hybrid closed-loop system MiniMed 780G (SmartGuard) in children under 7 years of age by Sara López-López, Cristina Díaz-Martín, Inés García-de Pablo, María Teresa Ovejero-Garcia, María Beatriz Garnier-Rodríguez, Ruth Molina-Suárez, Cristina Ontoria-Betancort, Blanca Sáez-Gallego, Ángela Domínguez-García, Sofía Quinteiro-González, Lourdes Travieso-Suárez, María Fátima Cabrera-Guedes, Yeray Nóvoa-Medina, Yeray Nóvoa-Medina, Yeray Nóvoa-Medina

“…No significant changes were observed in the time below range (TBR) or variation coefficient (CV) in either group. No events of severe hypoglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis occurred. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Transdermal Buprenorphine versus Oral Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Patients with Persistent Postoperative Pain after Spinal Surgery by Jae Hyup Lee, Jin-Hyok Kim, Jin-Hwan Kim, Hak-Sun Kim, Woo-Kie Min, Ye-Soo Park, Kyu-Yeol Lee, Jung-Hee Lee

“…Quality of life (QoL), treatment satisfaction, medication compliance, and adverse events (AEs) were assessed. Findings. At week 6, both groups reported significant pain reduction (mean NRS change: BTDS −2.02; TA −2.76, both P<0.0001) and improved QoL (mean EQ-5D index change: BTDS 0.10; TA 0.19, both P<0.05). …”
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Exploring therapeutic mechanisms of Chuan Huang Fang-II in the treatment of acute kidney injury on chronic kidney disease patients from the perspective of lipidomics by Ling Chen, Qian Wang, Tonglu Li, Lejia Li, Chen Wang, Bing Xu, Xuezhong Gong

“…Urinary AKI biomarkers decreased more in RG + CHF group (p < 0.05). No serious adverse events occurred during the trial. 58 different lipid metabolites and 48 lipid biomarkers were identified. …”
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Drought-induced stress on rainfed and irrigated agriculture: Insights from multi-source satellite-derived ecological indicators by Yanan Chen, Ying Wang, Chaoyang Wu, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Meihong Fang, Li Yao, Guihua Liu, Qiuyi Xu, Lintao Chen, Xuguang Tang

“…Our study revisited the spatio-temporal evolution of record-breaking drought event of 2012 in the continental United States by using a 3-month Standard Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI3), and analyzed the impacts of such drought based on three satellite-based ecological metrics, including structural metric (LAI) and physiological metrics (GPP, GOSIF) across the irrigated and rainfed croplands, respectively. …”
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The effect of failed transfer of passive immunity and agammaglobulinemia on the occurrence of preweaning diarrhea, pneumonia, and mortality in Holstein calves by Mely T. Olivera, Jesús Mellado, José E. García, Juan A. Encina, Perpetuo Álvarez, Ulises Macías-Cruz, Leonel Avendaño, Miguel Mellado

“…Material and methods: Health events and mortality records were obtained from Holstein calves (n = 4,349) in a large commercial dairy herd. …”
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A remarkable and durable response to tislelizumab treatment of an anaplastic thyroid carcinoma without targetable genomic alterations: a case report by Jingjing Chai, Jiaqi Lv, Jian Xiong, Xiuwen Chen, Senyuan Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Ming Luo

“…The patient exhibited significant regression in cervical metastatic lymph nodes and pulmonary metastatic tumors, achieving a sustained remission lasting 14 months, culminating in complete remission, without experiencing any adverse events related to immune checkpoint inhibitors. This case demonstrates the efficacy of second-line monotherapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) for ATC in a patient unable to tolerate chemotherapy and anti-angiogenic anlotinib treatment, thereby offering a viable treatment strategy for ATC patients.…”
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The Solar and Geomagnetic Storms in 2024 May: A Flash Data Report by Hisashi Hayakawa, Yusuke Ebihara, Alexander Mishev, Sergey Koldobskiy, Kanya Kusano, Sabrina Bechet, Seiji Yashiro, Kazumasa Iwai, Atsuki Shinbori, Kalevi Mursula, Fusa Miyake, Daikou Shiota, Marcos V. D. Silveira, Robert Stuart, Denny M. Oliveira, Sachiko Akiyama, Kouji Ohnishi, Vincent Ledvina, Yoshizumi Miyoshi

“…In 2024 May, the scientific community observed intense solar eruptions that resulted in a great geomagnetic storm and auroral extensions, highlighting the need to document and quantify these events. This study mainly focuses on their quantification. …”
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Phase I clinical trial testing the dose escalation and expansion of Pressurized IntraThoracic Hyperthermic Aerosol Cisplatin administration (PITHAC) for the management of pleural c... by Louis-Emmanuel Chriqui, Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Edoardo Zanfrini, Severine Devesa-Perez, Michel Gonzalez, Thorsten Krueger, Kim Ellefsen, Alice Destaillats, David Bonnet, Martin Hübner, Hasna Bouchaab, Michal Bassani-Sternberg, Solange Peters, Sabrina Cavin, Jean Y Perentes

“…The secondary and translational endpoints are adverse events and the immune response directed against cancer following PITHAC. …”
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