Automated Quantification of Retinopathy of Prematurity Stage via Ultrawidefield OCT by Spencer S. Burt, BA, Aaron S. Coyner, PhD, Elizabeth V. Roti, BS, Yakub Bayhaqi, PhD, John Jackson, MD, Mani K. Woodward, MS, Shuibin Ni, PhD, Susan R. Ostmo, MS, Guangru Liang, BS, Yali Jia, PhD, David Huang, MD, Michael F. Chiang, MD, Benjamin K. Young, MD, Yifan Jian, PhD, John Peter Campbell, MD

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Unveiling sequence-agnostic mixed-chemical modification patterns for splice-switching oligonucleotides using the NATURA platform by Tommaso Tabaglio, Taniya Agarwal, Wei Yuan Cher, Jin Rong Ow, Ah Keng Chew, Priscila Yun Qian Sun, Raja Sekhar Reddy Gurrampati, Hongfang Lu, Praveena Naidu, Hong Kai Ng, Xavier Le Guezennec, Shi Yan Ng, Manikandan Lakshmanan, Ernesto Guccione, Keng Boon Wee

“…NATURA uses a reporter gene system and a comprehensive sequence library to test modifications and delivery methods, validated in a transgenic mouse model. …”
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Black Boarding Academies as a Prudential Reparation by Roy Brooks

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Cardiovascular disease risk in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study from the UK Biobank, and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Hong Li, Yazhou He, Zubing Mei, Hong Wu, Yang Shen, Ziqiang Wang, Jichun Zhao, Chuan Xu, Yanhong Zhou, Chi Shu, Botao Yu, Xiran Wang, Changtao Li, Yiqiang Liu

“…We then systematically searched Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane Library to retrieve previous cohorts. Random-effect meta-analysis was performed to pool relative risk estimates. …”
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Key prognostic risk factors linked to poor functional outcomes in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lili Lin, Senfeng Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao-kuo He, Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, Ruthpackiavathy Rajen Durai

“…Methods A systematic review was conducted to explore all prognostic risk factors in studies published from the initial to June 2024 among 5 Databases included PubMed / Medline, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Cochran Library. The quality of the methodology was analyzed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. …”
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Process evaluation of Project Daire: a food environment intervention that impacted food knowledge, wellbeing and dietary habits of primary school children by Naomi Anderson, Sarah F. Brennan, Fiona Lavelle, Sarah E. Moore, Dilara Olgacher, Amy Junkin, Moira Dean, Michelle C. McKinley, Patrick McCole, Ruth F. Hunter, Laura Dunne, Niamh E. O’Connell, Chris T. Elliott, Danielle McCarthy, Jayne V. Woodside

“…Trial registrations The original trial referenced in this process evaluation is registered as follows: National Institute of Health (NIH) U.S. National Library of Medicine Clinical Trials.gov (ID: NCT04277312; retrospectively registered 11th February 2020).…”
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Natural Product Identification and Molecular Docking Studies of Leishmania Major Pteridine Reductase Inhibitors by Moses N. Arthur, George Hanson, Emmanuel Broni, Patrick O. Sakyi, Henrietta Mensah-Brown, Whelton A. Miller, Samuel K. Kwofie

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study addresses the urgent need for novel, cost-effective drugs by employing in silico techniques to identify potential lead compounds targeting the PTR1 enzyme. A library of 1463 natural compounds from AfroDb and NANPDB, prefiltered based on Lipinski’s rules, was used to screen against the LmPTR1 target. …”
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Genome-wide CRISPR-based screen identifies E2F transcription factor 1 as a regulator and therapeutic target of aristolochic acid-induced nephrotoxicity by Ziqi Liu, Huan Gao, Guoliang Li, Yongjiang Yu, Mengxing Cui, Honghao Peng, Xinchao Guan, Xue Zhang, Zhihan Zhang, Xiaoyu Shen, Shen Chen, Daochuan Li, Liping Chen, Yongmei Xiao, Wen Chen, Lili Liu, Qing Wang

“…To identify undiscovered key genes involved in AAI-induced renal toxicity, a genome-wide CRISPR library screen was conducted in the human kidney-2 (HK-2) cell line. …”
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Physical health in young males and risk of chronic musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases by middle age: A population-based cohort study. by Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Karin Magnusson, Simon Timpka, Ali Kiadaliri, Andrea Dell'Isola, Martin Englund

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Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding? by Robert Lücking, M. Catherine Aime, Barbara Robbertse, Andrew N. Miller, Hiran A. Ariyawansa, Takayuki Aoki, Gianluigi Cardinali, Pedro W. Crous, Irina S. Druzhinina, David M. Geiser, David L. Hawksworth, Kevin D. Hyde, Laszlo Irinyi, Rajesh Jeewon, Peter R. Johnston, Paul M. Kirk, Elaine Malosso, Tom W. May, Wieland Meyer, Maarja Öpik, Vincent Robert, Marc Stadler, Marco Thines, Duong Vu, Andrey M. Yurkov, Ning Zhang, Conrad L. Schoch

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Total neoadjuvant therapy based on short-course radiotherapy versus standard long-course chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenqi Chen, Haiman Jing, Jishi Li, Yong Jiang, Shasha Li, Weijie Wen, Zhiyuan Xu, Jing Jin

“…BackgroundWe conducted the meta-analysis to compare the therapeutic effects of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) based on short-course radiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy (SCRT/CCT) and long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) according to certain significant randomized controlled trials (RCTs).MethodsThe researchers retrieved several databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, to collect all the relevant literature published since the establishment of the databases until July 30, 2024, and then screened to determine the qualified literature and extracted the relevant information. …”
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Direct anterior approach (DAA) vs. conventional approaches in total hip arthroplasty: A RCT meta-analysis with an overview of related meta-analyses. by Philip Lazaru, Simon Bueschges, Nikolai Ramadanov

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The two-component system ArlRS is essential for wall teichoic acid glycoswitching in Staphylococcus aureus by Marieke M. Kuijk, Emma Tusveld, Esther Lehmann, Rob van Dalen, Iñigo Lasa, Hanne Ingmer, Yvonne Pannekoek, Nina M. van Sorge

“…To identify regulatory mechanisms underlying WTA glycoswitching, we screened 1,920 S. aureus mutants (Nebraska Transposon Mutant Library) by immunoblotting for differential expression of WTA-linked α1,4- or β1,4-GlcNAc using specific monoclonal antibody Fab fragments. …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinicopathologic features of endometrial cancer molecular staging by Xiaoxia Yin, Xiaoxia Yin, Bing Luo, Bing Luo, Yong Li, Yong Li

“…Therefore, a meta-analysis of articles related to the clinicopathological features of molecular typing was performed to observe how the prevalence of the four subgroups varied across different pathological features and whether they were associated with certain specific pathological features and to understand how molecular typing may influence current pathological assessments.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP were searched from the time of library construction until May 2024, and the following data were extracted: histological type, FIGO grade, FIGO stage, LVSI, depth of muscularis propria infiltration, and lymph node status of each TCGA group. …”
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Efficacy and safety of PD-1 inhibitors as second-line treatment for advanced squamous esophageal cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis with a focus on PD-L1 express... by Fei Yang, Min Dan, Jindan Shi, Ling Fan, Haoluo Zhang, Tiantian Jian, Kelu Lei, Yue Wang, Juan Xin, Zhigang Yu, Wei Chen

“…To address this key issue in the second-line treatment of ESCC, we conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) with a focus on OS benefits, particularly in patients with different levels of PD-L1 expression.MethodsA systematic search of relevant literature was conducted in Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library, covering publications from the inception of these database to June 2024. …”
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A high-throughput platform for single-molecule tracking identifies drug interaction and cellular mechanisms by David Trombley McSwiggen, Helen Liu, Ruensern Tan, Sebastia Agramunt Puig, Lakshmi B Akella, Russell Berman, Mason Bretan, Hanzhe Chen, Xavier Darzacq, Kelsey Ford, Ruth Godbey, Eric Gonzalez, Adi Hanuka, Alec Heckert, Jaclyn J Ho, Stephanie L Johnson, Reed Kelso, Aaron Klammer, Ruchira Krishnamurthy, Jifu Li, Kevin Lin, Brian Margolin, Patrick McNamara, Laurence Meyer, Sarah E Pierce, Akshay Sule, Connor Stashko, Yangzhong Tang, Daniel J Anderson, Hilary P Beck

“…We applied htSMT to measure the cellular dynamics of fluorescently tagged estrogen receptor (ER) and screened a diverse library to identify small molecules that perturbed ER function in real time. …”
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Baicalin: a potential therapeutic agent for acute kidney injury and renal fibrosis by Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li, Rui Xu, Rui Xu, Dan Zhang, Ji Cai, Ji Cai, He Zhou, He Zhou, Tao Song, Tao Song, Xianyao Wang, Xianyao Wang, Qinghong Kong, Liujin Li, Zhaohui Liu, Zhixu He, Zhengzhen Tang, Jun Tan, Jidong Zhang, Jidong Zhang, Jidong Zhang

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Integrated analysis of the prevalence and influencing factors of poststroke dysphagia by Xiaopeng Wen, Baochao Fan, Jie Zhan, Hao Wen, Huihui Ban, Yujiao Yang, Chenyang Tao, Cui Li, Kunbin Li, Liming Lu

“…Methods A search of English-language literature from database inception from 2005 until May 2022 was performed using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. We used the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Instrument to estimate study quality and calculated the pooled prevalence of PSD with a 95% confidence interval (CI) using an inverse-variance weighted random-effects meta-analysis. …”
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Efficacy and safety of gut microbiome-targeted treatment in patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bo Pan, Yiming Pan, Yu-Song Huang, Meng Yi, Yuwei Hu, Xiaoyu Lian, Hui-Zhong Shi, Mingwei Wang, Guifen Xiang, Wen-Yi Yang, Zhong Liu, Fangfang Xia

“…Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on MTT in treating depression until October 19, 2023. …”
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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

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