Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on low-grade inflammation in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction by M.V. Bielinskyi, N.M. Seredyuk, A.I. Vytryhovskiy, V.D. Koroliuk

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the potential association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and low-grade inflammation markers in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction through a comparative analysis of systemic immune-inflammation indices, fibronectin, and soluble suppression of tumorogenesis-2 (sST2) levels in ST-elevated myocardial infarction patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Half-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy on Fundus Autofluorescence in Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Martin Stattin, Stefan Hagen, Daniel Ahmed, Eva Smretschnig, Florian Frommlet, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

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The Impact of EGDT on Sepsis Mortality in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon by Christopher El Khuri, Gilbert Abou Dagher, Ali Chami, Ralph Bou Chebl, Tarek Amoun, Rana Bachir, Batoul Jaafar, Nesrine Rizk

“…Adopting this approach in facilities with limited resources, ICU capabilities, and prehospital systems may have a pronounced benefit.…”
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The impact of successive Montessori programmes on cognitive achievement by Maria Angelica Paez-Barrameda

“…Despite numerous stud­ies attesting to the superiority of Montessori over other educational systems, research exploring the cumulative impact of successive Montessori programmes on cognitive achievement remains limited. …”
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Factores que influyen en la decisión de licitar o no licitar en la Franja de Gaza - perspectivas de los contratistas Factors affecting bid/no bid decision in the Gaza Strip -contra... by Adnan Enshassi, Sherif Mohamed, Ala'a El Karriri

“…This study suggests that contractors and clients should improve their financial systems and capabilities in order to stay in business.…”
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Green technologies in food colorant extraction: A comprehensive review by Irianto Irianto, Nicky Rahmana Putra, Yustisia Yustisia, Syahrial Abdullah, Syafruddin Syafruddin, Paesal Paesal, Andi Irmadamayanti, Herawati Herawati, Budi Raharjo, Sri Agustini, Asmaliyah Asmaliyah, Amik Krismawati, Bramantyo Airlangga

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Rapid detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in positive blood cultures via MALDI-TOF MS and tree-based machine learning... by Xiaobo Xu, Zhaofeng Wang, Erjie Lu, Tao Lin, Hengchao Du, Zhongfei Li, Jiahong Ma

“…Abstract Background Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a systemic infection that predisposes individuals to sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. …”
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Association of Diabetes Mellitus with Carotid Artery Stenosis Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Bangladesh: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study by Chowdhury MAT, Joshi D, Magdum M, Adhikary D, Saklayen S, Alauddin M, Ranjan R, Adhikary AB

“…Md Abir Tazim Chowdhury,1 Dharmendra Joshi,2 Munama Magdum,3 Dipannita Adhikary,4 SMG Saklayen,5 Md Alauddin,6 Redoy Ranjan,4,6 Asit Baran Adhikary7 1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal; 3Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 4Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK; 5Department of Vascular Surgery, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 6Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 7Department of Cardiac Surgery, Impulse Hospital, Dhaka, BangladeshCorrespondence: Md Abir Tazim Chowdhury, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel +8801718123463, Email chowdhuryabir0@gmail.comBackground: Atherosclerosis is a systemic vascular disease commonly affecting coronary and carotid arteries, particularly in diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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RCE-IFE: recursive cluster elimination with intra-cluster feature elimination by Cihan Kuzudisli, Burcu Bakir-Gungor, Bahjat Qaqish, Malik Yousef

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Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robots by ZHANG Lixin, BAI Dingqun, BAI Yulong, CHEN Wenhua, CHEN Yan, DU Qing, FAN Maohua, HE Hongchen, HUANG Liping, JIA Jie, LI Jianhua, LI Lei, PAN Yu, SU Min, WANG Hongtu, YIN Yong, ZHANG Bi

“…In addition, referencing the latest research, this consensus elaborates on the working principles, classification, clinical application (indications and contraindications, working parameters and operating procedures, safety), and recommendations on clinical application (hemiplegia, paraplegia, musculoskeletal diseases, childhood diseases and other systemic diseases) when using lower limb rehabilitation robots in the current context. …”
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Association between red cell distribution width—albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure by Ni Li, Junling Li, Kai Wang

“…The time-concordance index curve was carried out to explore the additional prognostic value of RAR on mortality over the existing scoring systems, Serial Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ).ResultsThe analysis encompassed a cohort of 4,506 patients, with Kaplan-Meier curves indicating that individuals with higher RAR levels exhibited an elevated risk of all-cause mortality (p < 0.001). …”
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Bibliotecas universitárias públicas no YouTube: métricas dos canais by Orestes Trevisol Neto, Ana Clara Cândido, Mateus Rebouças Nascimento, Priscila Machado Borges Sena, Dayane Dornelles

“…As temáticas recorrentes nos 70 vídeos listados focam o Currículo Lattes, a normalização de trabalhos acadêmicos (citação, referência), o uso de fontes de informação e pesquisa em bases de dados, a utilização dos gerenciadores bibliográficos (Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero), a construção de trabalhos acadêmicos TCC, projeto de pesquisa e artigos científicos (escrita), plágio acadêmico, uso do Canva, Excel, Open Jounal Systems.…”
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Child Night Blindness and Bitot’s Spots Are Public Health Problems in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study... by Ajebew Bantihun, Kedir Abdela Gonete, Azeb Atnafu Getie, Asmamaw Atnafu

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Secondary hyperoxaluria: Cause and consequence of chronic kidney disease by Loreto Mariscal de Gante, Laura Salanova, Mariel Valdivia Mazeyra, Rosario Serrano Pardo, Borja Quiroga

“…This transporter is active at both the intestinal and renal levels, and its mechanism of action is disrupted during systemic inflammation and metabolic syndrome, which could explain the rising incidence of secondary hyperoxaluria in recent decades. …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…In this study, the high rate of cryptococcal antigenemia was observed among hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients, and it is alarming and highlights the need for improving CD4 status, expanding serum cryptococcal antigen screening, and strengthening regular cryptococcal antigenemia surveillance systems.…”
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Knowledge translation strategies for policy and action focused on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and well-being: a rapid scoping review by Etienne V Langlois, Leah Boulos, Lori Wozney, Janet A Curran, Helen Wong, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Robin Urquhart, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Allyson J Gallant, Julia Kontak

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Waste ceramic powder for sustainable concrete production as supplementary cementitious material by Yasin Onuralp Özkılıç, Yasin Onuralp Özkılıç, Alireza Bahrami, Yusuf Güzel, Ali Sinan Soğancı, Memduh Karalar, Essam Althaqafi, Ali İhsan Çelik, Özer Zeybek, P. Jagadesh

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Cross-Stressful Adaptation to Drought and High Salinity Is Related to Variable Antioxidant Defense, Proline Metabolism, and <i>Dehydrin b</i> Expression in White Clover by Yao Ling, Duo Wang, Yan Peng, Dandan Peng, Zhou Li

“…The objective of this study was to explore DP-regulated cross tolerance to salt stress and SP-induced cross tolerance to drought associated with changes in growth, antioxidant defense, proline metabolism, and the expression of the dehydration-responsive gene <i>Dehydrin b</i> involved in the stabilization of membrane systems, cryoprotection of intracellular proteins, and enhancement in water retention capacity in white clover (<i>Trifolium repens</i>). …”
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Cross-agency working when conducting a pragmatic RCT for older victims of crime: our experiences and lessons learned by Marc Serfaty, Jessica Satchell, Gloria K. Laycock, Chris R. Brewin, Marta Buszewicz, Gerard Leavey, Vari M. Drennan, Jonathan Cooke, Anthony Kessel

“…Lessons learned Factors promoting successful screening included simple IT systems, building rapport with the police and maintaining contact with participants. …”
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Detection and classification of long terminal repeat sequences in plant LTR-retrotransposons and their analysis using explainable machine learning by Jakub Horvath, Pavel Jedlicka, Marie Kratka, Zdenek Kubat, Eduard Kejnovsky, Matej Lexa

“…Previous experimental and sequence studies have provided only limited information about LTR structure and composition, mostly from model systems. To enhance our understanding of these key sequence modules, we focused on the contrasts between LTRs of various retrotransposon families and other genomic regions. …”
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