Mesalazine for People with Diverticular Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Andrea Iannone, Marinella Ruospo, Germaine Wong, Michele Barone, Mariabeatrice Principi, Alfredo Di Leo, Giovanni F. M. Strippoli

“…We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.gov for studies published to July 2018. We estimated risk ratios (RR) for dichotomous outcomes (disease remission/recurrence, acute diverticulitis in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, need for surgery/hospitalization, all-cause/disease-related mortality, adverse events), mean differences (MD) or standardized MD (SMD) for continuous outcomes (quality of life, symptoms score, time to recurrence/remission), and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) using random-effects models. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring of selected higher risk medicines in Irish general practice: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of community-dwellin... by Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caroline McCarthy, Ann Sinéad Doherty, Mark Feighery

“…Objectives To describe the prevalence of sub-optimal monitoring for selected higher-risk medicines in older community-dwelling adults and to evaluate patient characteristics and outcomes associated with sub-optimal monitoring.Study design Retrospective observational study (2011–2015) using historical general practice-based cohort data and linked dispensing data from a national pharmacy claims database.Setting Irish primary care.Participants 625 community-dwelling adults aged ≥70 years and prescribed at least one higher-risk medicine during the 5-year study period.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the prevalence of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring using a composite measure of published medication monitoring indicators, with a focus on commonly prescribed higher-risk medicines such as diuretics and anticoagulants. …”
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Lack of intracranial atherosclerosis in various atherosclerotic mouse models by Diewertje I Bink, Katja Ritz, Claire Mackaaij, Olga Stam, Sanny Scheffer, Mark R Mizee, Hanneke J Ploegmakers, Bert J van het Hof, Onno J de Boer, Judith C Sluimer, Guido R Y De Meyer, Louise van der Weerd, Helga E de Vries, Mat J A P Daemen

“…Although mice are used extensively to study atherosclerosis of different vascular beds, limited data are published on the occurrence of intracranial atherosclerosis. …”
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Circulating Levels of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) in Schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Omran Davarinejad, Saeid Komasi, Mohammad-Taher Moradi, Farzaneh Golmohammadi, Maryam Bahrami, Hamed Esmaeil Lashgarian, Masumeh Jalalvand, Sara Hookari, Fatemeh Kazemisafa

“…Methods A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct for published studies from the first date available up to 17 June 2024. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin, Heba M. Shalaby

“…In Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia (SA), currently, there is no published report on the clinico-radiological manifestations of TB patients. …”
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Satisfaction, effectiveness, and usability of telerehabilitation for Parkinson's disease patients by Shohei Okusa, Hiroki Saegusa, Kazuya Miyakawa, Yuta Tsutsumi, Sae Ishida, Kyoko Nishikata, Tomonori Nukariya, Toshiki Tezuka, Yoshihiro Nihei, Yasuhiro Kitagawa, Shin-ichiro Kubo, Norihiro Suzuki, Jin Nakahara, Morinobu Seki

“…Subjects/Patients: PD patients based on the diagnostic criteria for clinically established or probable PD published by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. …”
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Highlights of Thirty-Year Experience of CO2 Laser Use at the Florence (Italy) Department of Dermatology by Piero Campolmi, Paolo Bonan, Giovanni Cannarozzo, Andrea Bassi, Nicola Bruscino, Meena Arunachalam, Michela Troiano, Torello Lotti, Silvia Moretti

“…Our results are at times not consistent with those published in the literature, stressing the concept that multicentric studies that harmonization methodology and the patient selection are vital.…”
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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

“…The systematic review will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated extensively through conferences.…”
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Double Transseptal Puncture for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Safety of the Technique and Its Use in the Outpatient Setting by Laurent M. Haegeli, Thomas Wolber, Ercüment Ercin, Lukas Altwegg, Nazmi Krasniqi, Paul G. Novak, Laurence D. Sterns, Corinna B. Brunckhorst, Thomas F. Lüscher, Richard A. Leather, Firat Duru

“…However, no safety data has so far been published using this approach. Method. 269 ablation procedures were performed in 243 patients (mean age 56.6±9.3 years, 75% men) using the double transseptal puncture for catheter access in all cases. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Characterisation and Comparison of Bioavailability of Intranasal Fentanyl, Transmucosal, and Intravenous Administration through a Three-Way Crossover Study in 24 He... by S. Nardi-Hiebl, J. W. Ndieyira, Y. Al Enzi, W. Al Akkad, T. Koch, G. Geldner, C. Reyher, L. H. J. Eberhart

“…While the intravenous formulation is primarily used for general anaesthesia and intensive care settings, the drug’s high lipophilic properties also allow various noninvasive routes of administration. Published data suggest that intranasal administration is also attractive for use as intranasal patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). …”
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‘Gaedhilg Chúige Uladh a shábhailt’: An phleanáil teanga in An tUltach [‘Gaedhilg Chúige Uladh a shábhailt’: Language planning in An tUltach] by Duane Long

“…It is seen that, although the above-mentioned theories of language planning had not yet been forwarded, much of what was published in the journal fits into this framework. …”
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Emerging antifungal resistance in Trichophyton mentagrophytes: insights from susceptibility profiling and genetic mutation analysis by Yakun Shao, Jin Shao, Sybren de Hoog, Paul Verweij, Lin Bai, Riina Richardson, Malcolm Richardson, Zhe Wan, Ruoyu Li, Jin Yu, Yinggai Song

“…In light of the absence of established resistance criteria for terbinafine and azoles, coupled with a dearth of research on resistance mechanisms in Trichophyton, antifungal susceptibility and drug resistance gene diversity were analyzed across 64 T. mentagrophytes, 65 T. interdigitale, and 2 T. indotineae isolates collected in China between 1999 and 2024 and 101 published T. indotineae strains. Analyses of the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of terbinafine, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, and isavuconazole revealed a concerning increase in T. indotineae with terbinafine resistance, including two novel isolates from China. …”
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Continuity in Teaching the Course Algebra and the Beginning of Analysis: Adaptation of Students to New Conditions by Azizkhan Umiralkhanov, Alma Abylkassymova, Yessenkeldy Tuyakov, Larissa Zhadrayeva, Almagul Ardabayeva

“…The results of the impact value analysis of 10 studies (N = 105) published from 2010 to 2024 showed that continuity in learning contributed to the average overall impact value (Es = 2.27, 95% CI [2.015–2.35], p < 0.001) compared to other learning methods. …”
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Vitamin D Status in Central Europe by Pawel Pludowski, William B. Grant, Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Milan Bayer, Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, Ema Rudenka, Heorhi Ramanau, Szabolcs Varbiro, Alena Rudenka, Elzbieta Karczmarewicz, Roman Lorenc, Justyna Czech-Kowalska, Jerzy Konstantynowicz

“…Little published information is available regarding epidemiological data on vitamin D status in the large geographical region of Central Europe (CE). …”
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Effects of functional training on physical and technical performance among the athletic population: a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Wensheng Xiao, Te Bu, Junlong Zhang, Haogang Cai, Wuyi Zhu, Xiaorong Bai, Lin Zhang, Soh Kim Geok

“…The studies included were conducted on 819 athletes from 12 different countries and were published between 2011 and 2023. The assessment was performed on the Pedro scale, and the mean Pedro score for the included studies was 5.57 (moderate quality, ranging from 4 to 10). …”
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Additive-manufactured ceramics for dental restorations: a systematic review on mechanical perspective by Yuqing Lu, Anouk van Steenoven, Amanda Maria de Oliveira Dal Piva, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Li Wang, Li Wang, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan, Albert J. Feilzer, Albert J. Feilzer

“…The electronic literature search was performed independently by 2 authors in the following databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus. Published articles from 2019 to 2023 were screened, analysed and the relevant papers were selected for inclusion in this review.ResultsA total of 40 studies were included. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 and other pandemics and epidemics on people with pre-existing mental disorders: a systematic review protocol and suggestions for clinical care by Nitika Sanger, Stephanie Sanger, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Tea Rosic, Anjali Sergeant, Emma Alaine van Reekum, Alexander Dufort, Sandra Lubert

“…Given the potential implications of the current pandemic measures (ie, disruption of healthcare services) on mental health, we will also compile a list of existing mental health resources.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is required for this protocol and proposed systematic review as we will only use data from previously published papers that have themselves received ethics clearance and used proper informed consent procedures.Systematic review registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020179611.…”
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Access to Health Care and Use of Health Care Services Among Males in Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Nkoleleng Johannah Mashilo, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Siphamandla Gumede, Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward

“…The following electronic databases will be systematically searched for evidence published between January 2010 and 2023: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, African Journals Online, and Google Scholar. …”
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The Effect of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMD) on Dental Implants Survival—A Systematic Review by Sebahat Kaya, Christian Walter, Aya Khamis, Lena Katharina Müller-Heupt, Stefanie Zimmer, Lorena Cascant Ortolano, Keyvan Sagheb, Bilal Al-Nawas, Eik Schiegnitz

“…This review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines, including studies published between 2012 and 2023. <b>Results:</b> The review of studies related to oral lichen planus (OLP) revealed an implant survival rate of 99.3% (50% to 100%) with a mean follow-up of 40.1 months. …”
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Determining the impact of mobile-based self-care applications on reducing anxiety in healthcare providers: a systematic review by Mohammad Mahdi Askarizadeh, Leila Gholamhosseini, Reza Khajouei, Saeedeh Homayee, Fatemeh Askarizadeh, Leila Ahmadian

“…Methods In this study, keywords such as anxiety, self-care, healthcare providers, and mobile health were used to search PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for papers published in the recent ten years (2014–2024). We used the PRISMA diagram to report the results. …”
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