Genomic and epidemiological analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants isolated in Guinea: a routine sequencing implementation by Aminata Mbaye, Haby Diallo, Thibaut Armel Cherif Gnimadi, Kadio Jean Jacques Olivier Kadio, Abdoul Karim Soumah, Joel Balle Koivogui, Jean Louis Monemou, Moriba Kowa Povogui, Djiba Kaba, Castro Hounmenou, Laetitia Serrano, Christelle Butel, Nicolas Fernandez Nuñez, Nicole Vidal, Emilande Guichet, Eric Delaporte, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters, Abdoulaye Toure, Alpha Kabinet Keita, AFROSCREEN Team

“…Organization and collaboration between laboratories are needed for a good sample-collecting and storage system for future direction.…”
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Evaluation of a 90-minute school-based resuscitation course with 340 middle school students – a multicenter intervention study by Josephina Kehlert

“…More than half of the students felt confident in their skills and were willing to perform CPR.Conclusions Middle-school students can benefit from a single short resuscitation course taught by their trained teachers. Future research should include the development of the teaching methods for these classes and the timing of refresher courses later in the curriculum. …”
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Research Progress on Stem Cell Therapies for Articular Cartilage Regeneration by Shuangpeng Jiang, Guangzhao Tian, Xu Li, Zhen Yang, Fuxin Wang, Zhuang Tian, Bo Huang, Fu Wei, Kangkang Zha, Zhiqiang Sun, Xiang Sui, Shuyun Liu, Weimin Guo, Quanyi Guo

“…This article will systematically review the latest developments in these areas, summarize challenges in articular cartilage regeneration strategies involving stem cells, and describe prospects for future development.…”
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Comparison of air-liquid interface transwell and airway organoid models for human respiratory virus infection studies by Camilla T. Ekanger, Camilla T. Ekanger, Camilla T. Ekanger, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Rosanne W. Koutstaal, Fan Zhou, Martin Beukema, Joanna Waldock, Simon P. Jochems, Noa Mulder, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Othmar G. Engelhardt, Nathalie Mantel, Kevin P. Buno, Karl Albert Brokstad, Karl Albert Brokstad, Agnete S. T. Engelsen, Agnete S. T. Engelsen, Rebecca J. Cox, Rebecca J. Cox, Barbro N. Melgert, Barbro N. Melgert, Anke L. W. Huckriede, Puck B. van Kasteren

“…Our collaborative efforts to harmonize infection experiments and compare ALI transwell and airway organoid models described here aid in advancing our understanding and improving the standardization of these complex in vitro respiratory models for future studies.…”
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On the Exponential Atom-Bond Connectivity Index of Graphs by Kinkar Chandra Das

“…Finally, we provide a conclusion summarizing our findings and discuss potential directions for future research.…”
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Current Application and Meta-analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional nursing for colorectal cancer patients' psycho-somatic rehabilitation after radical surgery (中医情志护理在... by SUN Lingyun (孙凌云), PENG Rongyan (彭蓉晏), LIU Jiaxi (刘稼玺), YAN Yunzi (闫蕴孜), YANG Yufei (杨宇飞), ZHAO Nan (赵楠)

“…Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and current application of emotional nursing of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) in psycho-somatic rehabilitation for early-stage colorectal cancer(CRC) patients after radical surgery, so as to provide reference for clinical practice and future research. Methods CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, Embase, Pubmed, Conchrane database were retrieved, and the randomized controlled clinical trials of TCM emotional nursing on psychosomatic rehabilitation of early-stage colorectal cancer patients after radical surgery from 2010 to 2022 was collected. …”
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Anti-LAG-3 antibody LBL-007 plus anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other solid tumors: an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib/II trial by Gang Chen, Dong-Chen Sun, Yi Ba, Ya-Xiong Zhang, Ting Zhou, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Hong-Yun Zhao, Wen-Feng Fang, Yan Huang, Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, De-Sheng Hu, Wei Wang, Jin-Guan Lin, Gui-Ling Li, Su-Xia Luo, Zhi-Chao Fu, Hai-Sheng Zhu, Hui-Li Wang, Sheng-Li Cai, Xiao-Qiang Kang, Li Zhang, Yun-Peng Yang

“…These findings warrant further validation in future studies.…”
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Brief Report: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumors by Alissa J. Cooper, MD, Andrea Arfe, PhD, Biagio Ricciuti, MD, Andréanne Gagné, MD, PhD, Lynette M. Sholl, MD, Alessandro Di Federico, MD, Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD, Mihaela Aldea, MD, PhD, Maria Rosa Ghigna, MD, Miruna Grecea, MD, Phoebe Clark, MS, Jamie E. Chaft, MD, Mark G. Kris, MD, Gregory J. Riely, MD, Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD, Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, MD, Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD, Lingzhi Hong, MD, PhD, Neda Kalhor, MD, Natalie Vokes, MD, Anita Bowman, MS, Soo-Ryum Yang, MD, Natasha Rekhtman, MD, PhD, Adam J. Schoenfeld, MD

“…Prospective clinical studies are urgently needed to identify better therapeutic approaches to treat this aggressive malignancy, and this analysis may serve as a benchmark for future clinical trial design.…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis to examine intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth by Priscilla J Hall, Claire Feeley, Ethel Burns, Jennifer Vanderlaan

“…While most included studies were conducted in obstetric units, to enable the identification of best practice regarding water immersion, future birthing pool research should integrate factors that are known to influence intrapartum interventions and outcomes. …”
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Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study by Sarah Callinan, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Shiwei Liu, Sally Casswell, Thomas Karlsson, Jintana Jankhotkaew, Surasak Chaiyasong, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Gillian Shorter, Timothy Naimi, Ingeborg Rossow, Keitseope Nthomang, June Yue Yan Leung, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Mom Kong, Khem Karki, Steve Randerson, Lathika Athauda, Arvind Banavaram, Orfhlaith Campbell, Song Dearak, Emeka W Dumbili, Laura Romero-García, Romtawan Kalapat, Norman Danilo Maldonado Vargas, Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Mejía, Opeyemi Oladunni, Kwame Owino, Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio, Phasith Phatchana, Vanlounny Sibounheuang, Dao The Son, Kate Vallance, Wim van Dalen, Ashley Wettlaufer, Arianne Zamora

“…Data collection can be improved by measuring these government safeguards in future studies.…”
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Whole genome sequencing of a novel carrageenan-degrading bacterium Photobacterium rosenbergii and oligosaccharide preparation by Jing Chen, Jing Chen, Runmin Chen, Kit-Leong Cheong, Zhuo Wang, Rui Li, Xuejing Jia, Qiaoli Zhao, Xiaofei Liu, Bingbing Song, Saiyi Zhong, Saiyi Zhong

“…Metal ions such as as K+, Na+, and Ba2+ enhanced enzymatic activity, while Ni2+, Mn2+, and Cu2+ had inhibitory effects. kappa-carrageenan was totally hydrolyzed into oligosaccharides with degrees of polymerization ranging from 2 to 6.DiscussionThese findings highlight the potential of GDSX-4 for the efficient production of carrageenan oligosaccharides, paving the way for applications in the food and agricultural industries. Future studies may focus on the efficient expression of κ-carrageenase and expand its industrial application in the preparation of oligosaccharides.…”
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Addressing the overuse of hospital emergency departments in the Portuguese NHS: a new paradigm by Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, Soraia Costa, Filipa Malcata, Juliana Sá, Juliana Sá, Rafael Vasconcelos, Miguel Cabral, Raisa Guedes, Inês Morais-Vilaça, Lara Pinheiro-Guedes, João Ferreira, Nélson Pereira, José Gaspar-Pais, Judite Neves, Joaquim Monteiro, Vera Pires, Miguel Paiva, Rui Guimarães, Hutan Ashrafian, Hutan Ashrafian, Rita Moreira, Fátima Fonseca, Filomena Cardoso, Filomena Cardoso, Jaime Alves, Ara Darzi, Ara Darzi, Fernando Araújo, Fernando Araújo

“…Nonetheless, challenges such as the “reverse referral” process complexity, healthcare information systems integration, and procedural standardization need addressing, with future plans including satisfaction surveys and patient triage protocol refinements to improve service delivery and patient adherence.…”
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Safety and efficacy of oral administrated cepharanthine in non-hospitalized, asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 patients: a Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial by Jianyi Wei, Shupeng Liu, Yuexiang Bian, Lei Li, Biyun Qian, Zixuan Shen, Yan Zhang, Adila Abuduaini, Fuchen Dong, Xin Zhang, Jinhui Li, Yongpei Yu, Weituo Zhang, Jun Wang, Wei Zhai, Qixiang Song, Yu Zheng, Weihua Pan, Lanlan Yu, Qimin Zhan, Ning Zhang, Junhua Zheng, Shuming Pan, Chen Yao, Hai Li

“…However, 60 mg/day CEP showed a slight trend which needs future confirmatory trials to validate. (NCT05398705).…”
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Chinese herbal formula Tongxie Yaofang granules for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II trial by Nicola Robinson, Mei Han, Ling Yan, Vincent Chi Ho Chung, Jian-Ping Liu, Hui-Juan Cao, Shi-Bing Liang, Hong-Jie Cheng, Qiao-Yan Zhang, Yu-Fei Li, Ze-Yu Yu, Ling-Yao Kong, Yan-Mei Cai, Li-Bao An, Bao-Tuan Zhao, Shan-Shan Xu, Nai-Wei Zhang, Bo-Yi Jia, Wei-Fang Liu, Fang Niu, Ba-Teer Wu, Jin-Ming Song, Shu-Xin Jia, Meng-Meng Shi, Xiao-Na Zhang

“…This suggests that the severity of IBS-D symptoms in both treatment arms might have decreased over time, regardless of the treatment, and highlights the need to investigate the relationship between IBS-D and patient psychology. Future large-scale, rigorously designed trials with longer treatment and follow-up periods are essential to evaluate the therapeutic effects and safety of TXYF, and to explore the psychological factors.Trial registration number ISRCTN12453166.…”
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Proteomic analysis to explore potential mechanism underlying pseudomale sperm defect in Cynoglossus semilaevis by Xihong Li, Lu Li, Zhongkai Cui, Ming Li, Xuexue Sun, Zhijie Li, Zhangfan Chen, Lanqing Ding, Dongdong Xu, Wenteng Xu

“…The study provides a fundamental basis for explaining W sperm absence, which may have vast application in the future fish breeding with high-female-ratio.…”
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A zebrafish model of Ifih1-driven Aicardi–Goutières syndrome reproduces the interferon signature and the exacerbated inflammation of patients by Beatriz Bernal-Bermúdez, Beatriz Bernal-Bermúdez, Beatriz Bernal-Bermúdez, Alicia Martínez-López, Alicia Martínez-López, Francisco J. Martínez-Morcillo, Francisco J. Martínez-Morcillo, Francisco J. Martínez-Morcillo, Sylwia D. Tyrkalska, Sylwia D. Tyrkalska, Sylwia D. Tyrkalska, Teresa Martínez-Menchón, Teresa Martínez-Menchón, Teresa Martínez-Menchón, Pablo Mesa-del-Castillo, Pablo Mesa-del-Castillo, Pablo Mesa-del-Castillo, María L. Cayuela, María L. Cayuela, María L. Cayuela, Victoriano Mulero, Victoriano Mulero, Victoriano Mulero, Diana García-Moreno, Diana García-Moreno

“…More interestingly, the phenotype was manifested in the zebrafish inflammation and Type I IFN reporters nfkb:eGFP and isg15:eGFP, respectively, making this zebrafish model suitable for future high-throughput chemical screening (HTS). Using the unique advantages of the zebrafish model for gene editing, we have generated Tg(ifih1_mut) knocked down for mavs and ikbke, which completely abrogated the Poly I:C induction and activation of the GFP of the reporters. …”
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Determinants of tobacco use transitions in smoker nursing students in Catalonia: A prospective longitudinal study by Kenza Laroussy, Esteve Fernández, Yolanda Castellano, Marcela Fu, Antoni Baena, Ariadna Feliu, Armando Peruga, Mercè Margalef, Olena Tigova, Jordi Galimany, Montserrat Puig, Carmen Moreno, Albert Bueno, Antonio López, Judith Roca, Judith Saura, Cristina Martínez

“…Evidence-based tobacco use preventive and cessation interventions are needed to tackle tobacco use among future nurses.…”
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Prevalence of anxiety symptoms and associated factors at 2 months postpartum, results from a 2021 French national prospective cohort study by Alexandra Doncarli, Virginie Demiguel, Camille Le Ray, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Elodie Lebreton, Gisèle Apter, Julie Boudet-Berquier, Catherine Crenn-Hebert, Marie-Noëlle Vacheron, Nolwenn Regnault, Sarah Tebeka, Members of the ENP2021 Study Group

“…The risk factors we identified may guide future prevention policies. …”
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ReluformerN: Lightweight High-Low Frequency Enhanced for Hyperspectral Agricultural Lancover Classification by LIU Yi, ZHANG Yanjun

“…[Conclusion]This network achieves a good balance between crop variety classification accuracy and model complexity, and is expected to be deployed on hardware systems with limited resources in the future to achieve real-time classification functions.…”
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Cohort profile: the potentially preventable burden of community-acquired pneumonia in South African adults in the era of widespread PCV13 immunisation and antiretroviral therapy ro... by Jo Southern, Kennedy Otwombe, Eileen Dunne, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Bradford D Gessner, Michelle Wong, Cheryl Cohen, Anne von Gottberg, Elizabeth Begier, Sharon Gray, Ebrahim Variava, Tumelo Moloantoa, Neil Martinson, Firdaus Nabeemeeah, Nadia Sabet, Lebohang M Mlambo, Phetho Mangena, Pattamukkil Abraham, Floris Swanepoel, Fahima Moosa, Mark Fletcher, Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, Jerusha Naidoo, Minja Milovanovic

“…Among StART cohort, 18/950 (1.9%) died during follow-up.Future plans Planned analyses include incidence estimates of pneumococcal serotype-specific adult CAP and its recurrence, using Urinary Antigen Detection assay results to model the burden of pneumococcal CAP better and health economics analyses.…”
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