Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body: Canadian Experience from a Tertiary University Hospital in Quebec by Jean-Philippe Rozon, Guillaume Lavertu, Mélanie Hébert, Eunice You, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Eric Tourville, Ali Dirani

“…Metallic IOFB comprised 88% of cases with a mean ± standard deviation (SD) size of 5.31 ± 4.62 mm. VA improved in 70% of patients after IOFB removal. …”
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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…It is a globally serious disease and is considered endemic in Egypt, affecting all age groups and being common in low-standard and overcrowded areas. Early and appropriate antimicrobial therapy is crucial for suspected bacterial meningitis, even before the causative pathogen is identified. …”
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SarkoLife: quality of life in patients undergoing multimodal soft tissue sarcoma treatment by Sebastian Hoffmann, Tabea Hoffmann, Vlatko Potkrajcic, Christoph K. W. Deinzer, Katrin Benzler, Lars Zender, Adrien Daigeler, Johannes Tobias Thiel

“…There was a significant difference (p < 0.001) in quality of life according to the EORTC scores (high score = high quality of life) between the different treatments: chemotherapy (mean: 26.8 [standard deviation: 19.5]), radiotherapy (51.0 [21.5]), and surgery (46.9 [28.3]). …”
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Mitral Valve Repair in Pediatric Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Mitral Insufficiency: Single-Center Experience and Results by Mustafa Yılmaz, Başak Soran Türkcan, Ata Niyazi Ecevit, İbrahim Ece, Hazım Alper Gürsu, Atakan Atalay

“…In the preoperative period, left ventricular ejection fraction decreased slightly in all patients [mean: 43.3% standard deviation (SD): ±2.8]. Although the preoperative and postoperative values of left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd) and LVEDd Z-scores were above normal, respectively, they showed a decreasing trend after the operation. …”
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Hydroxyurea mitigates diabetic kidney disease through mTOR-S6K signaling pathway in STZ-induced diabetic mice by Wanying Cheng, Cenzhu Wang, Meican Ma, Yu Zhou

“…However, since HU did not significantly affect blood glucose levels, its therapeutic potential may be best realized when used in combination with standard antidiabetic therapies. Such a combination approach could simultaneously address hyperglycemia and renal dysfunction, offering a more comprehensive management strategy for DKD.…”
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Formulation development and evaluation, in silico PBPK modeling and in vivo pharmacodynamic studies of clozapine matrix type transdermal patches by Abdul Qadir, Syed Umer Jan, Muhammad Harris Shoaib, Muhammad Sikandar, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Fatima Ramzan Ali, Fahad Siddiqui, Abdul Jabbar Magsi, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Talha Saleem, Shafi Mohammad, Mohammad Younis, Muhammad Arsalan

“…In vivo Neuro-pharmacological studies showed that the results were comparable to the standard. The C max , T max , AUC t, and AUC inf were predicted as 38.396 ng/mL, 28.960 h, 1625.500 ng-h/mL, and 1175.700 ng-h/mL for a 50 mg patch. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

“…The study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of intensified periprocedural physiotherapy including inspiratory muscle training versus standard postprocedural physiotherapy. Patients were randomized in a 1 : 1 fashion. 108 patients were included and followed up for 90 days after TAVR. …”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Mohamed, Moubarak, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Helal F., Hetta, Hazem M., Shaheen, Abdur, Rauf, Hayder M., Al-kuraishy, Safaa, Qusti, Eida M., Alshammari, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Fred, Ssempijja, Adam Moyosore, Afodun, Ritah, Kenganzi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Juma John, Ochieng, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat, Kevin, Matama, Ali I., Al-Gareeb, Emmanuel, Kairania, Monica, Musenero, Susan, Christina Welburn, Gaber, El-Saber Batiha

“…Novel therapies for the treatment of COVID-19 are continuing to emerge as the SARS-Cov- 2 pandemic progresses. PCR remains the standard benchmark for initial diagnosis of COVID-19 infection, while advances in immunological profiling are guiding clinical treatment. …”
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Birth Preparedness among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last Twelve Months in Jardega Jarte District, Western Ethiopia by Tiruneh Asrat, Negga Baraki, Nega Assefa, Getachew Alemkere

“…The mean age was 28 with a standard deviation of 5 years. Ninety percent of the respondents were rural in residency. …”
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Evaluating Prospective Energy Services Demand for Residential Solar Photovoltaic (RSPV) Generated Electricity in Lagos State, Nigeria by Olalekan Jesuleye, Andrew Oriola, Adeyemi Adepoju

“…Furtherance to this, the study recommends government intervention with formulation and implementation of dedicated policies on household appliances efficiency standard and also introduce financial schemes to support the replacement of inefficient household appliances with highly efficient ones. …”
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Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Danish version of the knee outcome survey - activities of daily living scale in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries by Kamilla Arp, Claus Varnum, Ulrik Dalgas, Bettina Mølri Knudsen, Signe Timm, Bjarke Viberg, Kim Gordon Ingwersen

“…Structural validity (factor analysis), Internal consistency (Cronbach`s alpha), construct validity (hypothesis testing), test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient [ICC]), test-retest agreement (Bland-Altman plots with 95% Limits of Agreement), Standard Error of Measurement (SEM), Smallest Detectable Chance (SDC), responsiveness (construct approach with hypothesis testing) and floor/ceiling effects were assessed. …”
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Experimental investigation of thermal characteristics of a 12S1P Li-ion NMC-21700 battery module under different environments for EV applications by Jay Patel, Rajesh Patel, Rajat Saxena, Abhishek Nair

“…The findings of these experiments demonstrate that despite being simple and economical, natural convection is insufficient as the temperature of the battery module rises significantly at high discharge rates. Although standard EV applications do not exceed the range of 0.3–0.6 C-rate, our study is focussed on extreme conditions of 1C and 2C rates. …”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part II—Cost of Care Among Patients in Advanced Phases or Later Lines of Therapy in Chronic Phase in the United States from a Commercial Perspective by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin

“…**Background:** Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard-of-care treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP). …”
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Reconstruction of built-up urban areas taking into account accessibility to limited mobility population groups: the case of Krasnodar by E. P. Shnurnikova, S. P. Gorzova, V. V. Kononenko

“…The article provides a theoretical justification for techniques and principles of architectural design of buildings, taking into account the accessibility of standard residential buildings to limited mobility persons.Conclusions. …”
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Survival and risk factors for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a history of prior malignancy by Yiwen Qiu, Nida Cao, Dan Meng, Jian Yuan, Yingjie Zhu

“…Therefore, we advocate for active standardized treatment for these patients and propose expanding the range of prior malignancies included in clinical trials based on publication timelines, primary tumour locations, and genetic testing results. …”
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Outcome of dual implantation in distal end femur fractures among patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka by Kumar SVA, Vishnuprasad SH, Vittal V, Diwakar P, Zai SAK

“…Conclusion: For distal femur fractures, particularly Muller's type-C2 and C3, Dual implants, such as dual plates or plate with nail, offer favorable clinical outcomes, acceptable knee motion, high union rates, and optimal supra patella area reconstruction, and thus can be recommended as a standard procedure for managing complex distal femur injuries. …”
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Complications and outcomes in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma with gastric lesions treated with R‐CHOP by Tomohiro Kadota, Sachiko Seo, Hiroe Fuse, Genichiro Ishii, Kuniaki Itoh, Tomonori Yano, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Kunihiro Tsukasaki

“…Abstract Standard therapy for gastric diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is considered to be chemotherapy with or without involved‐field radiation therapy. …”
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Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for Liquid Strain of a Unique Low-temperature Straw Mushroom (Volvariella brumalis) in China by Xue XIONG, Peng LI, Zhun XIANG, Jing HUANG

“…The optimal conditions for the fermentation culture of liquid strains of V. brumalis were investigated, aiming to reduce the production time and costs of V. brumalis strains, and promote the standardized and large-scale production of V. brumalis.…”
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Evaluasi Faktor-Faktor Pembelajaran Online pada Perguruan Tinggi Menggunakan Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP): Studi Kasus Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (PENS) by Rosiyah Faradisa, Mohammad Hasbi Assidiqi, Tessy Badriah

“…Traditional face-to-face learning evaluation standards cannot simply be applied to online learning; special adjustments are needed for online class conditions. …”
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Perceived stress and academic procrastination among higher vocational nursing students: the mediating roles of positive and negative emotions by Congjie Cao, Dandan Chen, Yi Zhou

“…Subsequent mediation analysis demonstrated that positive emotions and negative emotions partially mediated the correlation of perceived stress with academic procrastination (total indirect effect: Standardized β = 0.193, 95% CI [0.142, 0.247]). The direct effect was 0.252, and the mediating effect accounts for 43.4% of the total effect. …”
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