Thoracic perfusion of antiangiogenic agents combined with chemotherapy for treating malignant pleural effusion in non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis by Yan Xu, Wei Si, Yingying Cui, Liming Jiang, Yinan Yu, Xiaohua Zhu

“…Here, we performed a network meta-analysis to reveal optimal combinations of antiangiogenic agents and chemical agents and assess their effectiveness and safety.Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed/Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Wanfang, VIP Database and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched from inception to May 2023. …”
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Digital screening tool for the assessment of cognitive impairment in unsupervised setting—digiDEM-SCREEN: study protocol for a validation study by Elmar Graessel, Nikolas Dietzel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter L Kolominsky-Rabas, Peter Heuschmann, Michael Zeiler, Klaus Kammerer, Ulrich Frick, Rüdiger Pryss

“…The results of the validation study will be published in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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Cognition Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease: Mechanisms and Treatment by Congcong Fang, Longqin Lv, Shanping Mao, Huimin Dong, Baohui Liu

“…Simultaneously, early screening and canonical management of PD with cognitive deficits are very imperative to postpone the disease progression and improve the prognosis of patients. In our review, we focus on a description of cognitive decline in PD, expound emphatically the pathological mechanisms underlying cognition deficits in PD, then give a comprehensive overview of specific therapeutic strategies, and finally dissect what fresh insights may bring new exciting prospect for the subfield.…”
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Whombat: An open‐source audio annotation tool for machine learning assisted bioacoustics by Santiago Martínez Balvanera, Oisin Mac Aodha, Matthew J. Weldy, Holly Pringle, Ella Browning, Kate E. Jones

“…It enables users to quickly annotate, review, and share annotations, as well as visualize and evaluate a set of machine learning predictions on a dataset. …”
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Peripheral Nerve Blocks Are Associated With Decreased Early Medical Complications, Dislocations, and Opioid Consumption Following Total Hip Arthroplasty by Brian P. McCormick, MD, Sean B. Sequeira, MD, Mark D. Hasenauer, MD, Robert P. McKinstry, MD, Frank R. Ebert, MD, Henry R. Boucher, MD

“…Level of evidence: III, Retrospective review.…”
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Melatonin supplementation for the treatment of infantile spasms: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled triple-blind trial by Jing Wang, Tao Xu, Miao Liu, Jian Chen, Guang Yang, Weiwei Feng, Yulin Sun, Xiuyu Shi, Liping Zou

“…Findings of this research will be disseminated through national and international meetings, conferences and peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number ChiCTR2000036208.…”
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mHealth Incentivized Adherence Plus Patient Navigation (MIAPP): protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to improve linkage and retention on buprenorphine for hospitalized... by Elenore P. Bhatraju, Devin N. Kennedy, Alexander J. Gojic, Matthew Iles-Shih, Joseph O. Merrill, Jeffrey H. Samet, Kevin A. Hallgren, Judith I. Tsui

“…The Patient Navigator reviews videos and provides treatment adherence coaching, care coordination and motivational enhancement. …”
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Identifying and Ranking Technological Capabilities to Enhance Resilience of the Supply Chain by Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri, Mojtaba Aghaei

“…Therefore, in this paper, to reduce risk and consequently increase the resilience of the supply chain, these indicators were prioritized after identifying indicators of technological capabilities.Methodology: At first, with the review conducted research in the field of supply chain resiliency, Indicators related to technological capabilities to increase supply chain resiliency were investigated, and a list of identified criteria was placed at the disposal of company experts. …”
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Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on atherosclerosis, kynurenine pathway, endothelial function and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease: a clinical tr... by Eliete Bouskela, Gabriela Andrade Paz, Marcus VDS Rangel, Caio Luan Farias, André Luiz Conveniente Soares, Erica Langner, Tatiana Teixeira, Patrícia M L Dutra, Paulo Farinatti, Maria das Graças C Souza, Juliana P Borges

“…Dissemination of the findings will include peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and media releases.…”
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Use of implementation logic models in the Quadruple Aim QUERI: conceptualization and evolution by Russell E. Glasgow, Marina S. McCreight, Brianne Morgan, Heidi Sjoberg, Anne Hale, Lexus Ujano-De Motta, Lauren McKown, Rachael Kenney, Heather Gilmartin, Christine D. Jones, Joseph Frank, Borsika A. Rabin, Catherine Battaglia

“…We found that implementation strategies are often not discrete, and their delivery and adaptation is dynamic and should be guided by emerging data and evolving context. Review of logic models across projects was an efficient and useful approach for understanding similarities and differences across projects. …”
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Vaping – A Beneficial Alternative to Traditional Cigarettes or an Unexplored Danger? by Paulina Błasiak, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Patryk Mikołajec, Barbara Bilecka, Jolanta Mędyk, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Ruslan Huk

“…Methods:  We carried out a comprehensive review using PubMed and Google Scholar, with a primary focus on literature published within five to eight years. …”
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Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study by Andrew P Costa, Aaron Jones, Darly Dash, Paula Rochon, Patrick Quail, Rachel D Savage, Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Lisa M McCarthy, Nathan Stall, Dee Tripp, Maya Potter, Paul Katz, Samantha Peck

“…We will recruit pan-Canadian experts who demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in medical care delivery and medical practice models in the Canadian LTC sector. A literature review will generate a candidate list of statements constituting PCP commitment. …”
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The Global Burden of Emerging and Re-Emerging Orbiviruses in Livestock: An Emphasis on Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus by Shanta Barua, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, M. Asaduzzaman Prodhan, Syeda Hasina Akter, Jully Gogoi-Tiwari, Subir Sarker, Henry Annandale, Debbie Eagles, Sam Abraham, Jasim M. Uddin

“…Bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) are vector-borne orbiviruses that pose an emerging threat to livestock, including cattle and sheep. This review summarizes the global distribution, genetic diversity, and key factors driving their spread along with the existing knowledge gaps and recommendations to mitigate their impact. …”
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Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy among Women with Pathogenic Variants in BRCA1/2: Overall Survival, Racial, and Ethnic Differences by Sukh Makhnoon, Angelica M. Gutierrez Barrera, Roland Bassett, Aimaz Afrough, Isabelle Bedrosian, Banu K. Arun

“…Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of women with a personal history of unilateral breast cancer carrying pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 who were diagnosed between 1996 and 2012. …”
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Immunotherapy versus targeted therapy in management of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue by Nadimul Hoda, Aastha Moza, K.P. Amith, K.S. Sabitha

“…Agents frequently reported to be associated with oral complications include tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), inhibitors of the VEGF receptor (VEGFR), anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORis), and, more recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Herein, our review talks about the comparison of immunotherapy and targeted therapy being the newer advances and its relevance for oral tongue carcinomas. …”
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Effects of coenzyme Q10 on endothelial and cardiac function in patients undergoing haemodialysis: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial by Yongxing Xu, Enhong Han, Jianjun Gao, Xinlou Li, Xiaowen Zuo, Huaping Jia, Fugui Liang, Lei Xie

“…The results of the study are expected to be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at academic conferences.Trial registration number ChiCTR1900022258.…”
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Examining the impacts of input factor application, production efficiency, and inefficiency model on maize yield: employing the stochastic frontier model in search of more efficient... by Muslim Salam, Ayu Anisa Amir, A Nixia Tenriawaru, Muhammad Hatta Jamil, Letty Fudjaja, Muhammad An-Nashrullah K Samma, Ahmad Imam Muslim, Hamed Noralla Bakheet Ali, Muhammad Ridwan

“…On the local government side, reviewing the price of certified seeds, subsidizing the price of maize seeds, ensuring the availability of urea and NPK fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides, and intensifying extension activities and technical guidance on maize cultivation are alternative agricultural policies that the government can implement to support the efficiency and effectiveness of maize farming management.…”
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Analysis of the relationship between environmental particulate matter exposure and congenital diseases, as well as the epidemiological trends and burden of impact on newborns by Mulati Julaiti, Dilixiati Wubuli, Tingting Cui, Nadire Nijiati, Pengfei Huang, Bowen Hu

“…Two-sample Mendelian randomization methods were applied, and the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database was leveraged to analyze the trends and burden of neonatal diseases from 1990 to 2021 and to forecast the burden for 2022–2052.Results: Significant causal associations were identified between PM2.5, PM10 and specific congenital malformations, including gallbladder, bile duct, liver anomalies, and malformations of the reproductive organs and broad ligaments. A review of GBD data indicates a decline in the prevalence of neonatal DALYs and YLDs attributed to ambient particulate matter over the past three decades. …”
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Describing the Clinical and Laboratory Features and HLA-B Pattern of Adult-Onset Idiopathic Autoimmune Uveitis at a Tertiary Hospital in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jyothi Visalakshy, Sandeep Surendran, Salil Ganu, Kannisha Shah, C. B. Mithun, Vishal Marwaha, Lalitha Biswas, Niveditha Kartha, Gopal Pillai

“…Patients and Methods. A chart review of all patients with idiopathic autoimmune uveitis with onset after 18 years of age who were referred to the rheumatology department between January 2017 and December 2018 was performed. …”
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RETRACTION Sulistiyo, S., Setyawan, H., Primasoni, N., Widiyanto, W., Fudin, M. S., Sabariah, S., Rufi’i, R., Pranoto, N. W., Gontara , S. Y., Arien, W., Susanto, S., Wahyuni, D.,... by RETOS RETOS

“…Authors in the Word document of the article submitted for review: 3 Authors in the published PDF with modified authors: 13 Differences between the authors between both moments: +11 y -1 (Additions: Sulistiyo, Widiyanto, Muhammad Soleh Fudin, Sabariah, Rufi’i, Nuridin Widya Pranoto, Satria Yudi Gontara, Wilasari Arien, Susanto, Deasy Wahyuni, Swamynathan Sanjaykumar. …”
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