Dissemination of the Russian emigrant literature and the literature of the Book Program in East Europe in 1950-1990 by Alvydas Kazakevičius

“…The main publishers of Russian religious literature during the 1945-1990 period were "A Life with God" ("La Vie avec Dieu") in Brussels and the Institute for Bible Translation in Stockholm. …”
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Clinical portrait of a patient with acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a novel strategy for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment by M.I. Shved, I.O. Yastremska, L.V. Levytska, V.Yu. Kuchmiy, O.A. Prokopovych, Ya.M. Kitsak, R.M. Liakhovych

“…The clinical portrait of patients with ACS developed on the background of type 2 diabetes is characterized by the following features: men under 60 years of age with comorbid conditions and multiple risk factors for coronary artery disease, multivessel and hemodynamically severe coronary lesions (more than 33 points on the SYNTAX scale), large volume of myocardial necrosis, which determines the atypicality and severity of the disease, high grade of heart failure, a significantly higher incidence of life-threatening complications, and a high risk (over 160 points on GRACE score) of cardiac death.…”
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of primary hyperthyroidism: security and efficacy analysis by Jing-E Zhu, Chun-Jun Sheng, Hui-Li Zhang, Jia-Xin Li, Xiao-Wan Bo, Jia-Jing Yin, Peng Yang, Song-Yuan Yu, Li-Ping Sun

“…Pre- and postablative examinations, including grayscale ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), laboratory examination, antithyroid drug (ATD) dosage, and quality of life (QoL) assessment via Thyroid-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Short-Form (ThyPRO-39), were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Tumor Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cell as a Prognostic Marker in Primary Glioblastoma by Seon-Jin Yoon, Jin-Kyoung Shim, Jong Hee Chang, Ju Hyung Moon, Tae-Hoon Roh, Kyoung Su Sung, Ji-Hyun Lee, Eui-Hyun Kim, Sun Ho Kim, Yong-Kil Hong, Su-Jae Lee, Yong-Min Huh, Seok-Gu Kang

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The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in ankle disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qixin Ding, Xu Wang, Yurong Liu, Yuefang Li, Di Zhang, Heling Wang, Shenhong Ma, Qiaohua Han, Weisheng Zhuang

“…Abstract Objective Ankle osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition that significantly impairs patients’ quality of life. Platelet-rich plasma has emerged as a novel cellular therapy in clinical practice. …”
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Appropriate Timing of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis in Medium- and Low-Risk Women: Effectiveness of the Italian NHS Recommendations in Preventing Fetal Macrosomia by Paola Quaresima, Federica Visconti, Eusebio Chiefari, Maria Mirabelli, Massimo Borelli, Patrizia Caroleo, Daniela Foti, Luigi Puccio, Roberta Venturella, Costantino Di Carlo, Antonio Brunetti

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Effectiveness of nurse-led volunteer support and technology-driven pain assessment in improving the outcomes of hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cluster randomised control... by Max K Bulsara, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Mustafa Atee, Caroline Bulsara, Beverley Ewens, Olivia Gallagher, Renee M Graham, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Bev O'Connell, Karla Seaman, Jeff Hughes, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Debra Scaini

“…The primary outcome of this study will be the change in frailty between both admission and discharge, and admission and 30 days, and secondary outcomes include length of stay, adverse events, discharge destination, quality of life, depression, cognitive function, functional independence, pain scores, pain management intervention (type and frequency) and unplanned 30-day readmissions. …”
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Sex-related functional outcome after periacetabular osteotomy in mild to severe hip dysplasia by Maximilian Fischer, Lars Nonnenmacher, Andre Hofer, Alexander Zimmerer, Andreas Nitsch, Rico Großjohann, Sabrina Erdmann, Georgi I. Wassilew

“…The PROMs were assessed using the modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS), the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) with the subscales for pain, sport, activities of daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QoL), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) activity score. …”
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Supplemental oxygen strategies in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia after the neonatal intensive care unit period: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (SOS BPD s... by Anton H van Kaam, Wes Onland, Irwin K M Reiss, Peter H Dijk, Arend F Bos, Eleni-Rosalina Andrinopoulou, E Villamor, LGM van Rooij, M de Jong, JS von Lindern, Lucas Goossens, Stephanie Balink, Elianne J L E Vrijlandt, Anthon R Hulsmann, Debbie H Nuytemans, Arwen J Sprij, André A Kroon, Marielle Pijnenburg, MGA Baartmans, GJ Blok, WP de Boode, HD Buiter, CE Counsilman, CA Dalen Meurs, ACM Dassel, AM de Grauw, MEN van den Heuvel, JLAM van Hillegersberg, JCR van Hoften, JHL van Hoorn, CH ten Hove, A Kamerbeek, AAMW van Kempen, LH van der Meer, RMJ Moonen, EEM Mulder, HJ Niemarkt, MAG van Scherpenzeel-de Vries, IAM Schiering, RNGB Tan

“…Secondary outcomes include anthropometrics collected at 6 and 12 months of corrected age, rehospitalisations, respiratory complaints, infant stress, parental quality of life and cost-effectiveness.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for the trial was obtained from the Medical Ethics Review Committee of the Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (MEC-2018–1515). …”
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The state of paediatric deceased-organ donation at a South African tertiary public- sector hospital: A 14-year analysis by T Siyotula, J Barrell, K Manning, D Thomson, M McCulloch, T du Toit

“…Solid-organ transplantation (SOT) has been proven to be a highly effective and life-saving treatment modality for adults and children suffering from end-stage organ failure. …”
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Large-scale analysis highlights obesity as a risk factor for chronic, non-communicable inflammatory diseases by Sadegh Mousavi, Katja Bieber, Henner Zirpel, Artem Vorobyev, Henning Olbrich, Cristian Papara, Cristian Papara, David A. De Luca, David A. De Luca, Diamant Thaci, Enno Schmidt, Gabriele Riemekasten, Peter Lamprecht, Matthias Laudes, Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Ralf J. Ludwig, Ralf J. Ludwig

“…BackgroundOverweight and obesity are a global pandemic, contributing to death and disability-adjusted life-years. Obesity is a major factor in the onset of chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs). …”
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Association of HIVEP3 Gene and Lnc RNA with Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Content and Hip Geometry by Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Chinese People by Weiwei Hu, Jinwei He, Luyue Qi, Chun Wang, Hua Yue, Jiemei Gu, Hao Zhang, Yi Wang, Zhenlin Zhang

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Global temporal trends and projections of hepatitis B-related cirrhosis among adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2035: an analysis based on the global burden of disease stud... by Quanwei He, Quanwei He, Quanwei He, Xiujuan Chang, Ran Xu, Ran Xu, Wei Han, Wei Han, Sihao Wang, Sihao Wang, Shujuan Gong, Shujuan Gong, Jiagan Huang, Jiangtao Liu, Rugang Zhang, Yongping Yang, Yongping Yang, Yongping Yang

“…The rates of incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years were calculated at the global, regional, and national levels. …”
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Protocol for a multi-domain scoping review to identify measures of decision-making ability in an ageing population by Janel Hanmer, Richard Gershon, Sandra Weintraub, Zahra Hosseinian, Emily H. Ho, Berivan Ece, Miriam A. Novack, Sarah Pila, Tatiana Karpouzian-Rogers, Molly A Mather, Elizabeth McManus Dworak, Patricia Bucko, Aaron James Kaat, S. Duke Han, Peter Lichtenberg, Corinne H Miller

“…By hindering such DM abilities, cognitive impairment (CI) often affects quality of life. Routine screening for CI, however, does not include systematic and comprehensive assessment of DM ability. …”
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Rap1 and mTOR signaling pathways drive opposing immunotoxic effects of structurally similar aryl-OPFRs, TPHP and TOCP by Bilin Zhao, Shuang Zheng, Gaoxiang Yang, Zhijun He, Jiewei Deng, Lijuan Luo, Xinyan Li, Tiangang Luan

“…Aryl organophosphorus flame retardants (aryl-OPFRs), commonly used product additives with close ties to daily life, have been regrettably characterized by multiple well-defined toxicity risks. …”
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Study protocol for Adaptive ChemoTherapy for Ovarian cancer (ACTOv): a multicentre phase II randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of adaptive therapy (AT) with carbo... by Michelle Lockley, Kathy Robinson, Rowan Miller, Charlie Gourley, Nicholas Counsell, Iain Mcneish, Trevor Graham, Uma Anne Mukherjee, Helen Hockings, Apini Patel, Priya Narayanan, Katie Wilkinson, Harjot Dhanda, Alexander R A Anderson

“…Secondary endpoints will include acceptability, deliverability, compliance, toxicity, CA125, quality of life and overall survival. ACTOv is open to National Health Service hospitals throughout the UK, recruitment is anticipated to take 36 months across 10 sites and will be managed by the Cancer Research UK and University College London Cancer Trials Centre.Ethics and dissemination The trial has been reviewed and received approval from the London—Dulwich Research Ethics Committee (REC). …”
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Evaluation of Elexacafor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor therapy after lung transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis: The Dutch National KOALA study by Johanna P. van Gemert, Bart Luijk, Merel E. Hellemons, Klara A. Visser, Carina.M.E. Hansen, Renske van der Meer, C. Tji Gan, Hester van der Vaart, Onno W. Akkerman, Willie N. Steenhuis, Marieke Verkleij, Harry G.M. Heijerman, Erik A.M. Verschuuren

“…Conclusion: ETI for PwCF post-LTx shows favorable effects on CRS, GI symptoms, and quality of life, but not on BMI and HbA1c. Due to its high cost, careful consideration and further studies are required. …”
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Comparative analysis of the intestinal flora of Siniperca chuatsi at different growth stages under three feeding practices by Yunyun Yan, Fubao Wang, Xiao Chen, Junjian Dong, Fengying Gao, Hetong Zhang, Xing Ye, Chengbin Wu, Chengfei Sun

“…Siniperca chuatsi feeds on live bait throughout its life, and preliminary developments have been made for compound feed as an alternative to live bait in aquaculture. …”
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Overview of preclinical and phase II clinical studies on Pegmolesatide’s long-term erythropoiesis stimulating effect via EPOR-mediated signal transduction by Xiaoying Ma, Zhen Li, Lu Zhang, Hui Qian, Qinkai Chen, Ye Tao, Yunfan Li, Dandan Wang, Zhizhen Hu, Weili Luo, Ping Li, Hai Yu, Changlin Mei, Xueqing Yu, Yuanfeng Zhou

“…Discussion Preclinical and clinical evidence signifies that Pegmolesatide is a unique, potent PEGylated EPO-memetic peptide (EMP) with a prolonged PD efficacy and PK half-life and a good safety-tolerability profile. To elucidate further, future studies will address the endocytosis, intracellular degradation, and ligand release of EPOR subsequent to Pegmolesatide binding, thereby supplementing our understanding of the molecular mechanism at play. …”
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Call for Papers - Advancing Astropharmacy and Sports Pharmacy by Ashley Anderson, Ahmer Raza, Shireen Aziz, Misbah Noreen

“…His research focuses on developing an innovative decision-support AI tool for personalized care aimed at optimizing treatments, enhancing the quality of life for individuals with chronic complex conditions, improving the overall quality of care, and reducing societal healthcare costs. …”
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