Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Early Stages of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in a Sample of Egyptian Patients by Yasser A Elmotaleb Gazar, Hesham Salah Hamoud, Sherif Mohamed Ismail

“…The skin was significantly thicker in systemic sclerosis patients (85%) compared to 37.5% in the MCTD population. Patients presented with various features, the most common of which was fatigue (26.7%) and myositis (23% of patients). …”
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in patients undergoing nasal surgeries for prevention of emergence agitation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Gustavo R.M. Wegner, Bruno F.M. Wegner, Henrik G. Oliveira, Luis A. Costa, Luigi W. Spagnol, Valentine W. Spagnol, Gilberto T.F. de Oliveira Filho

“…Conclusions: Both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions emerged as effective strategies in mitigating emergence agitation after nasal surgeries, offering clinicians valuable options for improving postoperative outcomes in this patient population.…”
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Prevalence and Economic Impact of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of the Madrid Community: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Cristina Horrillo-García, Víctor Quesada-Cubo, Ana María Pérez-Alonso, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis

“…The Madrid Community EMS is a public service that serves all types of populations and represents an epidemiological reference for supporting a population of 6.4 million inhabitants. …”
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Portable X-ray fluorescence of zinc and selenium with nail clippings-Mother and Infant Nutrition Investigation (MINI). by David E B Fleming, Nelly Madani, Michaela G Kaiser, Jong Sung Kim, Erin Keltie, Natashia Drage, Ying Jin, Jane Coad, Louise Brough

“…Nail clippings were obtained from the Mother and Infant Nutrition Investigation (MINI), a study designed to assess nutrition in a population of women and their breastfed children in New Zealand. …”
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Myocardial Gene Expression of T-bet, GATA-3, Ror-γt, FoxP3, and Hallmark Cytokines in Chronic Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy: An Essentially Unopposed TH1-Type Response by Luciana Gabriel Nogueira, Ronaldo Honorato Barros Santos, Alfredo Inácio Fiorelli, Eliane Conti Mairena, Luiz Alberto Benvenuti, Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Noedir Antonio Stolf, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto

“…Results are consistent with a strong local TH1-mediated response in most samples, possibly associated with pathological myocardial remodeling, and a proportionally smaller FoxP3+CTLA4+ Treg cell population, which is unable to completely curb IFN-γ production in CCC myocardium, therefore fueling inflammation.…”
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A Meta-Analysis of Statin Use and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yikai Wang, Wenjun Wang, Muqi Wang, Juanjuan Shi, Xiaoli Jia, Shuangsuo Dang

“…Stratified analysis showed that statins reduced the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian and Western populations (odds ratio, 0.54 vs. 0.60). Besides, statins have protective effects against hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatitis B virus (odds ratio, 0.44; 95% CI: 0.22–0.85) and hepatitis C virus infections (odds ratio, 0.53; 95% CI: 0.49–0.57). …”
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Risk prediction models for breast cancer: a systematic review by Jiang Li, He Li, Jie He, Ni Li, Yadi Zheng, Zheng Wu, Maomao Cao

“…Objectives To systematically review and critically appraise published studies of risk prediction models for breast cancer in the general population without breast cancer, and provide evidence for future research in the field.Design Systematic review using the Prediction model study Risk Of Bias Assessment Tool (PROBAST) framework.Data sources PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Embase were searched from inception to 16 December 2021.Eligibility criteria We included studies reporting multivariable models to estimate the individualised risk of developing female breast cancer among different ethnic groups. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus-specific TIGIT+ Treg are present in the blood of healthy subjects – a hurdle for vaccination? by Jonah Clegg, Jonah Clegg, Malgorzata E. Mnich, Malgorzata E. Mnich, Alberto Carignano, Giovanni Cova, Simona Tavarini, Chiara Sammicheli, Bruna Clemente, Megan Smith, Megan Smith, Emilio Siena, Monia Bardelli, Michela Brazzoli, Fabio Bagnoli, Rachel M. McLoughlin, Elisabetta Soldaini

“…Due to colonizing interactions, pre-existing S. aureus-specific CD4+ T cells are often found in the human population and yet a detailed characterization of their phenotypes and how they might in turn impact vaccine efficacy are thus far unknown. …”
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Hospitalisation rates for epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes in 796 190 school-aged children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: a record-link... by Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Craig Melville, Michael Fleming, Gillian S Smith, Jill Pell, Deborah Cairns

“…Scotland’s Pupil Census, 2008–2013, was used to identify pupils with and without intellectual disabilities and was linked with the Prescribing Information Service to identify pupils with epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes, and the Scottish Morbidity Records-01 to identify hospital admissions.Setting The general child population of Scotland.Participants School pupils aged 4–19 years; 18 278 with intellectual disabilities and 777 912 without intellectual disabilities.Outcomes Overall, emergency and non-emergency hospitalisations for epilepsy, asthma and/or diabetes; and length of stay.Results Epilepsy and asthma were more prevalent in pupils with intellectual disabilities (8.8% and 8.9%, respectively, compared with 0.8% and 6.9% among pupils without intellectual disabilities, p<0.001), whereas insulin-dependent diabetes was not (0.5% prevalence). …”
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Development of a 3D cephalometric index to grade severity of dentofacial deformity in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis by Stratos Vassis, Mia Glerup, Ida Tambjerg, Annelise Küseler, Cory M. Resnick, Carlalberta Verna, Troels Herlin, Lillemor Berntson, Charlotte Myrup, Ellen Nordal, Marite Rygg, Kristiina Aalto, Sven Erik Noerholt, Thomas K. Pedersen, Peter Stoustrup

“…Data were collected from a population-based Nordic JIA cohort of 240 patients that received a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan approximately 17 years after onset of JIA. …”
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Frailty Is Associated With Decreased Survival in Adult Patients With Nonoperative and Operative Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 381,754 Patients by Evan N. Courville, MD, Oluwafemi P. Owodunni, MD, MPH, Jordyn T. Courville, BS, Syed F. Kazim, MD, PhD, Alexander J. Kassicieh, BS, Allyson M. Hynes, MD, Meic H. Schmidt, MD, MBA, Christian A. Bowers, MD

“…Frailty was associated with major complications, LOS, mortality, and high level care discharges in a nationwide population of 381,754 patients. While timely surgery may be required for patients with tSDH, rapid deployment of point-of-care risk assessment for frailty creates an opportunity to equip physicians in allocating resources more precisely, possibly leading to better outcomes.…”
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Impact of Hypoglycemia on Health-Related Quality of Life among Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand by Thongchai Pratipanawatr, Bancha Satirapoj, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul, Sompongse Suwanwalaikorn, Wannee Nitiyanant

“…The study was a multicenter cross-sectional study, conducted from February 2013 to March 2015 at 5 tertiary care hospitals in Thailand (Srinagarind, Phramongkutklao, Ramathibodi, King Chulalongkorn Memorial, and Siriraj hospitals). The study population were males or females diagnosed with type 2 DM according to ADA criteria, 30 years of age or older, who had been treated with sulfonylurea (SU) monotherapy or SU and metformin combination for at least 6 months. …”
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Salinity effect evaluation on the survival rate and hematology of snakeskin gourami juvenile Trichopodus pectoralis by Lies Setijaningsih

“…ABSTRACT   Snakeskin gourami Trichopodus pectoralis an endemic fish that was highly demanded by Indonesian society. The declining in population stock was the main problem cause its availability still relies upon the nature catch. …”
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Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…Three years earlier, Montenegro was admitted to NATO, but its population did not have the opportunity to vote on this in a referendum. …”
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Incidence of alexithymia in worsening symptoms and quality of life of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients (SLE) by Fabio Rapisarda, Concetta Mezzatesta, Antonina Butticè, Alessandro Raffa, Stefano Boca

“…The group of patients was recruited within the Connetiviti outpatients’ clinic of the UOC (Complex Oparational Unit) of Rheumatology of the Paolo Giaccone University Polyclinic in Palermo, consisting of healthy subjects and/or with known diagnoses identified within non-clinical contexts, chosen randomly (statistical sense) in order to better represent the general population of the territorial context.Specific psycho-diagnostic measures were administered: Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Response Evaluation Measure (REM-71),Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI),Symptom Check list (SCL-90), Short Form (SF-36). …”
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Interactions of ST-elevation myocardial infarction, age, and sex and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among Chinese adults: a secondary analysis of a single-centre p... by Lin Zhou, Wei Yuan, Cuiping Wang, Yi Liang, Peijing Liu

“…STEMI and sex also indicated an additive interaction (AP: 0.459, CI: 0.018 to 0.899).Conclusion In this Chinese population with MI, the risk of MACE was increased by about 2.7 times in women with STEMI compared with men without STEMI. …”
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Firsthand report on solid waste management practice in the major town of Addis Ababa-Adama economic corridor, Ethiopia by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Berhanu Assefa, Kristina Henzler, Julia Weißert, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Mahelet Admassu, Ikram Mohammed-Amin, Genanew Tesfahun

“…Rapid population growth and economic development in Ethiopia have led to increased solid waste generation due to heightened consumption and a throwaway mentality. …”
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Characteristics and Determinants of Partial Remission in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Using the Insulin-Dose-Adjusted A1C Definition by Aurore Pecheur, Thierry Barrea, Valérie Vandooren, Véronique Beauloye, Annie Robert, Philippe A. Lysy

“…PR occurred in 56.2% of patients and lasted 9.2 months (0.5 to 56.6). 25.6% of patients entered T1D with DKA, which correlated with lower PR incidence (17.6% versus 82.3% when no DKA). In our population, lower A1C levels at diagnosis were associated with higher PR incidence and in young children (0–4 years) initial A1C levels negatively correlated with longer PR. …”
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Pre-Transplant Hypoalbuminemia Is Not Associated With Early Key Outcomes Among Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients by Ekaterina Fedorova, Sofia Nehring Firmino, Dixon B. Kaufman, Jon S. Odorico, David Aufhauser, Carrie Thiessen, David P. Al-Adra, Didier Mandelbrot, Brad C. Astor, Brad C. Astor, Sandesh Parajuli

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The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Efficacy of ADP Receptor Blockers in Patients with Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Pilot Prospective Study by Matej Samoš, Marián Fedor, František Kovář, Peter Galajda, Tomáš Bolek, Lucia Stančiaková, Jana Fedorová, Ján Staško, Peter Kubisz, Marián Mokáň

“…Totally 67 patients were enrolled. 21 patients had T2D. Among all study population, 33 patients received clopidogrel and 34 patients received prasugrel. …”
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