Malignant and Noninvasive Skin Tumours in Renal Transplant Recipients by Christopher D. Roche, Joelle S. Dobson, Sion K. Williams, Mara Quante, Joyce Popoola, Jade W. M. Chow

“…Despite changes in transplantation practice during the time since the last data were published in this region, these findings are similar to previous studies. …”
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Abortion and contraception for incarcerated people: A scoping review. by Martha Paynter, Paula Pinzón Hernández, Clare Heggie, Shelley McKibbon, Sarah Munro

“…<h4>Results</h4>Our search yielded 43 studies published between 2001 and 2021 across six countries. …”
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The Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Barriers to Elimination and Prevention by Daniel Asmelash, Wubetu Agegnehu, Wondaya Fenta, Yemane Asmelash, Shibihon Debebe, Abyot Asres

“…Methods Relevant studies were retrieved from Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Google Scholar, Gray Literature, Embase, and African Online Journal databases published between 2014 and 2024. Data quality was assessed by a tool developed by Hoy and colleagues and classified as low, moderate, or high risk of bias. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD): An Update on Controversies and Considerations by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Qi Zhang, Xueli Bai, Enliang Li, Tingbo Liang

“…We carefully outlined the published experience with the LT for ARLD in this review.…”
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In-Line and Cross-Flow Coupling Vibration Response Characteristics of a Marine Viscoelastic Riser Subjected to Two-Phase Internal Flow by Xueping Chang, Jinming Fan, Wenwu Yang, Yinghui Li

“…Model validations are firstly performed through comparisons with the published experimental data and numerical simulation results, and the characteristic curves of the in-line and cross-flow vibration pattern, the in-line and cross-flow displacement trajectories, the in-line and cross-flow space-time response of displacement, and the in-line and cross-flow space-time response of stress versus different parameters are obtained, respectively. …”
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The immunological bases of alemtuzumab as induction-therapy in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis by Marco Puthenparampil, Marco Puthenparampil, Marco Puthenparampil, Marta Gaggiola, Marta Gaggiola, Francesca Rinaldi, M. Nosadini, M. Nosadini, S. Sartori, S. Sartori, Paola Perini, Paolo Gallo, Paolo Gallo

“…Although no data on the use of induction therapies in POMS are available from clinical trials currently, case series or case reports on the effect of alemtuzumab (ALTZ) have been recently published. In this review we have briefly revised the immunopathogenic features of POMS, as well as on how ALTZ might impact on them, reporting its efficacy observed in different POMS cohorts.…”
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Feasibility of integrated, multilevel care for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review. by Temitope Ojo, Lynette Lester, Juliet Iwelunmor, Joyce Gyamfi, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Deborah Onakomaiya, Angela Aifah, Shreya Nagendra, Jumoke Opeyemi, Mofetoluwa Oluwasanmi, Milena Dalton, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Dorice Vieira, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Bernadette Boden-Albala

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search of published articles including systematic and narrative reviews that reported on integrated CVD-HIV care was conducted, using multiple search engines including PubMed/Medline, Global Health, and Web of Science. …”
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Narrative Review of the Morphofunctional Underpinnings and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Strategies for Smartphone-addicted University Students by Lucia Ana-Maria Anghelescu, Aurelian Anghelescu, Gelu Onose

“…The relationship (((smartphone addiction) and (problematic smartphone use) and (systematic review) identified 22 papers, published between 2016 and 2024, 16 of which were during the Covid era and post-pandemic periods (2020-2024). …”
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Barriers and facilitators to utilizing HIV prevention and treatment services among migrant youth globally: A scoping review. by Kevin Li, Natasha Thaweesee, Allison Kimmel, Emily Dorward, Anita Dam

“…We conducted a PRISMA-concordant scoping review using keyword searches in PUBMED and Web of Science for peer-reviewed primary literature published between January 2012 and October 2022. We included studies that investigated barriers and facilitators to accessing services for migrant youth participants. …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…The study recommends that folktale books in Runyankole¬Rukiga should be written, published, and distributed in schools to have an increased number of references for students in schools and other educational institutions Lessons of translation should be introduced in lower classes such that learners grow up while knowing their cultural folktales and this will improve folktale usage. …”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…This review examines the limited number of clinical trials published, to date that have deployed this therapy and explores clinical trials in progress for the treatment of COVID-19.…”
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Design and validation of consumer behavior model based on user-generated content in the banking industry by Sepahdar Rahnama, Marzieh ZendehDel, Mir Hadi Moazen Jamshidi

“…User-generated content refers to those contents published by users using various online social platforms (Naeem, 2019). …”
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Construction of the cancer patients’ database based on the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) datasets for cancer epidemiology research by Jinyoung Moon, Yongseok Mun

“…Methods To illustrate the practical application of this methodology to a real-world problem, the authors extracted the R codes applied in an academic paper published in another journal on January 30th, 2024 ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24337 ). …”
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Cognition, physical function and life purpose in the rural elderly population: a systematic review by H&eacute;rcules L&aacute;zaro Morais Campos, Elisa De Leon, Ingred Merllin de Souza, Anna Quialheiro, Elizabete Regina de Oliveira

“…Methods: We included cross-sectional studies published up to April 2023 found in six databases: PubMed, LILACS, PsycINFO, Scopus, SciELO and Web of Science. …”
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A Study on the Evolution of Emission Altitude with Frequency Among 104 Normal Pulsars by Chaoxin Luo, Xin Xu, Changrong Du, Qijun Zhi

“…Utilizing the databases from the European Pulsar Network (EPN), the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), and published literature data, a geometric method was used to investigate the multifrequency emission altitude of 104 pulsars. …”
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Global elective breast- and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping r... by Sonia Haribhai, Komal Bhatia, Maryam Shahmanesh

“…Relevant articles from any country, published between December 2019-24 November 2022, were identified through searches of online databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE) and by examining the reference lists of retrieved articles. …”
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Parental vaccine hesitancy: Recent evidences support the need to implement targeted communication strategies by Cecilia Cagnotta, Nicoletta Lettera, Mirko Cardillo, Daniele Pirozzi, Daniel Catalán-Matamoros, Annalisa Capuano, Cristina Scavone

“…Using PubMed, we reviewed cross-sectional studies, published during years 2023–2024, related to parents’ vaccine hesitancy, with the aim to provide an overview of its prevalence, underlying reasons and consequences for public health. …”
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Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Mashael Al-Rashidi, Shanila Nooruddin, Munazza Jawed, Raghad AlKanhal, Hira Abdul Razzak, Nada Albawardi

“…A systematic literature review was conducted using articles published in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and other local journals between 1990 and 2018. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Perinatal Outcomes between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Women by Inas Babic, Faten Alsomali, Sana Aljuhani, Sahar Baeissa, Inam Alhabib, Ebtisam AlAhmari, Magdy Omer, Khalid Alkhalifa

“…Its impact on maternal, fetal, and neonatal health is still scarce in the published literature. As a routine COVID-19 prenatal screening has been established for all women requiring hospitalization, it is not clear whether symptomatic women carry worse pregnancy outcomes than those without symptoms. …”
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Early amiodarone or lidocaine administration during in-hospital cardiac arrest caused by shockable rhythms by Rafael C. Paganoni, Jack C. Pluenneke, Adham M. Mohamed, Charles H. Hayes, III, Carole E. Freiberger-O’Keefe, Paul S. Chan

“…Introduction: Published data investigating a time-dependent effect of initiation of antiarrhythmic therapy for shockable in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is lacking. …”
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