Impact of mild hypothermic circulatory arrest on surgical outcomes in acute type a aortic dissection patients: a single-centre study by Zhenxiong Li, Hao Tang, Chao Deng, Kangjun Shen, Jingyu Li, Song Tian, WenYao Zhan, Ling Tan

“…Compared with MHCA, MI-HCA provided sufficient protection for distal organs, the brain, and the spinal cord, with a significantly lower incidence of AKI. …”
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Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and osteoporosis: Mendelian randomization combined with bibliometric analysis by Fangjun Yang, Huaming Wang, Miaomiao Liu, Shengtai Pei, Xiaoming Qiu

“…A total of 471 articles written by 1119 organizations from 42 countries/regions by 3331 authors and published in 238 journals were identified in the bibliometric analysis. …”
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Evaluation of Biologics ACE2/Ang(1–7) Encapsulated in Plant Cells for FDA Approval: Safety and Toxicology Studies by Henry Daniell, Geetanjali Wakade, Smruti K. Nair, Rahul Singh, Steven A. Emanuel, Barry Brock, Kenneth B. Margulies

“…Vital biomarkers and organs were not adversely affected despite the 10-fold higher absorption in the tissues, demonstrating the safety for the first in-human clinical trials of ACE2/Ang(1–7). …”
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Reflections by a member of the Editorial Board by Kevin T. Smith

“…Katarina Čufar at the IAWA conference in Hamburg (1983) and at the IUFRO World Conference 1996 in Ljubljana, where the two of them were local organizers. Afterwards they obtained a joint Yugoslav American Project, “Possible alterations of wood in air polluted trees”, which defined my earlier collaborations with Professor Torelli and Katarina Čufar on silver fir decline in Slovenia and Europe. …”
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Therapeutic alliance impact on analgesic outcomes in a real-world clinical setting: An observational study by Barrachina Jordi, Margarit César, Andreu Blanca, Zandonai Thomas, Ballester Pura, Muriel Javier, Cutillas Esperanza, Peiró Ana M.

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Patients admitted in an Intensive Care Unit with severe clinical manifestations of Influenza, october-december 2009 by Yenisey Quintero Mendez, Jorge Luis Ulloa Capestani, Rudis Monzón Rodríguez, Francisco García Valdés, Ramón E Álvarez Cepero, Jaime Geroy Gómez, Pablo Rodríguez Díaz, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito, Yanli Vázquez Villazón, Diley Moreno Ruiz, Octavio Rivero Rodríguez

“…The complications verified with more frequency were the cardiovascular ones (left ventricular failure and diverse types of arrhythmias) in 15 sick persons (13,4%), the multiple failure of organs in 14 (12,8%), the bacterial infection in 6 (5,6%) and the adult respiratory distress syndrome in 2 (1,9%). 19 patients required mechanic ventilation (17,4%). …”
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Heavy metals contamination in geothermal medicinal plant extract; Chromolaena odorata Linn by A. Abubakar, H. Yusuf, M. Syukri, R. Nasution, M. Yusuf, R. Idroes

“…The presence of cadmium in the extract at a high concentration could cause its translocation to the human body, eventually leading to multiple organ damage. Therefore, the extract of Chromolaena odorata leaves collected from a geothermal area should be consumed with caution for possible cadmium intoxication.…”
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Thyroid function during COVID-19 and post-COVID complications in adults: a systematic review by Anisha Panesar, Palma Gharanei, Natasha Khovanova, Lawrence Young, Dimitris Grammatopoulos, Dimitris Grammatopoulos

“…COVID-19 primarily targets the respiratory system but also affects multiple organ systems, including the endocrine system. Emerging evidence suggests interactions between thyroid function, the acute phase of COVID-19, and the prolonged symptoms known as post-COVID sequalae or long COVID. …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors With Estimated Dietary Salt Consumption in Bangladeshi Adults: A Nationally Representative Cross‐Sectional Study by Lingkan Barua, Tahmina Akhter, Rijwan Bhuiyan, Halima Akter Sathi, Palash Chandra Banik, Mithila Faruque, Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

“…Their daily salt consumption was estimated using the spot urine sodium concentration following the Tanaka equation and reported according to the standard nomenclature proposed by the World Hypertension League and partner organizations involved in dietary salt reduction. Out of a total of 6189 participants, 2.4% consumed the recommended amount of salt (<5 g/day), 67.8% consumed a high amount of salt (≥5–10 g/day), 27.2% consumed a very high amount of salt (>10–15 g/day), and 2.6% consumed an extremely high amount of salt (>15 g/day). …”
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Amygdalin Promotes Fracture Healing through TGF-β/Smad Signaling in Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Jun Ying, Qinwen Ge, Songfeng Hu, Cheng Luo, Fengyi Lu, Yikang Yu, Taotao Xu, Shuaijie Lv, Lei Zhang, Jie Shen, Di Chen, Peijian Tong, Luwei Xiao, Ju Li, Hongting Jin, Pinger Wang

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Dietary rosemary oil with/without zymogen forte improves water quality, growth hormones, immune-physiological response, stress resilience, and health status of Chelon ramada grown... by Ashraf I. G. Elhetawy, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Ahmed I. A. Mansour, Shimaa A. Shahin, Amira A. Omar, Mohamed M. Zayed, Mohamed M. Abdel-Rahim

“…Furthermore, significant improvements were observed in the rates of growth and associated hormones, efficiency of feed utilization, blood indicators, immune function, condition of internal organs (namely the intestine and liver), and overall health of the fish.…”
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Increased aqueous humor levels of endothelin-1 in patients with open angle glaucoma by Adam Hedberg-Buenz, Erin A. Boese, Angela W. Nyunt, Nathan C. Sears, Andrew E. Pouw, Kai Wang, John H. Fingert

“…Patients Open angle glaucoma patients (n=62 total) from the ophthalmology clinics of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics were enrolled in this study and organized into three distinct cohorts based on their diagnostic criteria, including those with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG, n=25 patients), normal tension glaucoma (NTG, n=17 patients), exfoliation glaucoma (XFG, n=8 patients), and normal controls (n=12 patients). …”
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Rola słupów i faktycznych organizatorów przestępstw karuzelowych oraz skala współpracy z biegłymi sądowymi w przestępczości gospodarczej by Sonia Kozub-Skalska

“…Zdaniem autora za taki stan rzeczy odpowiada między innymi organ podatkowy wydający decyzje podatkowe na słupów nie korzystając przy tym z możliwości wynikających wprost z art. 55 kodeksu karnego skarbowego (firmanctwo). …”
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Considerations for Establishing a Behavioral Policy-Making and Nudge Institution within the Country's Executive Structure by Seyed Kamal Vaezi, Maryam Darbandi

“…Based on interviews with Iranian experts, the study identified 294 fundamental themes, which were organized into 8 main categories, including organizational structure, legal considerations, societal behavior, behavioral tendencies of government officials, bureaucratic ethics, and the degree of acceptance of theoretical concepts related to organizational behavior. …”
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Genome drafting of nosocomial infection CRE Klebsiella pneumoniae confirming resistance to colistin and eravacycline, carrying blaNDM-1, mcr-1, and blaKPC-2, in neonatology from No... by Xinlong Zhou, Kailash Wagh, Guizhen Lv, Devender Sharma, Wei Lei

“…Monthly surveillance cultures were performed to monitor colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms. CRKP isolates were obtained from blood and nasal swabs of affected neonates. …”
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Photo-Fenton Degradation of RB5 Dye in Aqueous Solution Using Fe Supported on Mexican Natural Zeolite by José Domenzain-Gonzalez, José J. Castro-Arellano, Luis A. Galicia-Luna, Luis Lartundo-Rojas

“…Then, the evaluation reaction was carried out by UV-Vis spectroscopy to know the change in RB5 concentration and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal to determine the organic carbon. The best results on the photo-Fenton degradation was 91% discoloration and 68.5% chemical oxygen demand removal based on an initial concentration RB50=100 mg/L and 10 mg MNZ/Fe (700°C of calcined temperature) at MNZ/Fe=0.05 g/L catalyst dose in aqueous solution, H2O2=3 g/L, pH=2.5, and 180 minutes of reaction time. …”
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Prevalence, predictors, and economic burden of mental health disorders among asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African countries: A scoping review. by Wael Osman, France Ncube, Kamil Shaaban, Alaa Dafallah

“…Inclusion criteria included peer-reviewed articles published in English, and articles based on official reports from credible institutions and organizations. Among the exclusion criteria were publications that were not peer reviewed or had not been sourced by credible sources, publications that did not meet the study topic or language criteria, mixed populations (including Africans and non-Africans), and research abstracts, reviews, news articles, commentary on study protocols, case reports, letters, and guidelines.…”
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Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Retrospective Cohort of a Brazilian Reference Hospital in the Post-HAART Era of Universal Access by Aline Z. de Azambuja, Gustavo Wissmann Neto, Guilherme Watte, Luciana Antoniolli, Luciano Z. Goldani

“…Cryptococcosis remains a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Despite adequate antifungal treatment and management of intracranial hypertension in a reference tertiary care hospital, mortality was high. …”
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Une norme pour la langue d’oc ? Les débuts d’une histoire sans fin by Philippe Martel

“…Laquelle de ses variantes dialectales choisir comme la plus digne d'être l'organe de la renaissance (faut-il, d'ailleurs, obligatoirement en privilégier une ?) …”
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Leucocytosis and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Sickle Cell Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Taonga Musonda, Mildred Zulu, Mulemba Samutela, Annie Kalonda, Hamakwa Mantina, Pauline Okuku, Musalula Sinkala, Panji Nkhoma

“…It is associated with several complications including an altered blood picture and damage in multiple organs, including the kidneys. Kidney disease is seen in most patients with SCA and may affect glomerular and/or tubular function, thereby putting these patients at risk of urinary tract infections. …”
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