Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts by Lewis Steell, Stefanie J. Krauth, Sayem Ahmed, Grace O. Dibben, Emma McIntosh, Peter Hanlon, Jim Lewsey, Barbara I. Nicholl, David A. McAllister, Susan M. Smith, Rachael Evans, Zahira Ahmed, Sarah Dean, Colin Greaves, Shaun Barber, Patrick Doherty, Nikki Gardiner, Tracy Ibbotson, Kate Jolly, Paula Ormandy, Sharon A. Simpson, Rod S. Taylor, Sally J. Singh, Frances S. Mair, Bhautesh D. Jani, the PERFORM research team

“…LCA was applied to people who self-reported ≥ 2 LTCs (from n = 43 LTCs [UK Biobank], n = 13 LTCs [UKHLS]) at baseline, across four age-strata: 18–36, 37–54, 55–73, and 74 + years. …”
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Impact of mealtime social experiences on student consumption of meals at school: a qualitative analysis of caregiver perspectives by Leah Elizabeth Chapman, Wendi Gosliner, Deborah A. Olarte, Monica Daniela Zuercher, Lorrene D. Ritchie, Dania Orta-Aleman, Marlene B. Schwartz, Michele Polacsek, Christina E. Hecht, Kenneth Hecht, Anisha I. Patel, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Margaret Read, Juliana FW Cohen

“…Most (60.6%) were caregivers of children who were eligible for free or reduced-price meals. …”
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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

“…Methods: We conducted a prospective study of myocardial infarction patients who completed exercise-based Phase 2 CRP. Data was collected on clinical variables, cardiovascular risk factors, treatment goals, pharmacological therapy, and health outcomes through questionnaires at the beginning and at the end of Phase 2 CRP. …”
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Clinical implications of proximal tubular multicilia in glomerular diseases by Bohye Kim, Boram Weon, Evonne Kim, Sohee Park, Wencheng Jin, Nayeon Shin, Yun Kyu Oh, Chun Soo Lim, Jung Pyo Lee, Obin Kwon, Jeonghwan Lee

“…Methods: Between August 2012 and April 2021, 134 patients (including 126 with glomerular disease patients and 8 controls) who were hospitalized at Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center and Seoul National University Hospital were included in this study. …”
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Identifying subgroup of severe community-acquired pneumonia based on clinical metagenomics, a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Mingqiang Wang, Mingqiang Wang, Yue Jin, Yue Jin, Wenxiao Zhang, Wenxiao Zhang, Ling Ye, Ling Ye, Huanzhang Shao, Huanzhang Shao

“…We hypothesize that subtyping sCAP based on simple inflammatory markers, organ dysfunction, and clinical metagenomics results is feasible.MethodIn this study, we retrospectively enrolled immunocompetent sCAP patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, who underwent clinical metagenomics from 17 medical centers. …”
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Russian Non-Interventional Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Rifaximin-α Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease under the Conditions of Outpatient Prac... by O. S. Shifrin, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Korolev, T. I. Semenova, M. V. Shein, G. N. Leksikova, O. A. Tokareva, O. E. Davydova, P. S. Andreev, S. E. Katorkin, A. A. Chernov, A. V. Zhuravlev, O. S. Sek, A. A. Kopina, N. Yu. Samokhina, Yu. V. Gorozhankina, M. F. Samigullin, V. S. Groshilin, E. N. Borisova, T. A. Petrova, I. Yu. Pirogova, S. V. Mednikov, N. V. Smagin, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, N. V. Smirnova, L. G. Kirsanova, N. M. Malyutina, M. A. Smirnova, E. N. Shleikova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The proportion of patients who received more than one course of treatment over 6 months was 97.6%. …”
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KONSEP PERANCANGAN TAMAN RAMAH DIFABEL PADA TEPIAN SUNGAI MAHAKAM SAMARINDA KALIMANTAN TIMUR by Nur Husniah Thamrin, Hatta Musthafa AP

“…Each bank of the Mahakam river is often used as a recreation area in the form of parks and also settlements on water. Samarinda residents who have a variety of cultural backgrounds and physical needs (diffable) really need recreational facilities in the form of green open spaces (parks) that can meet these needs. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine fumigation combined with acupoint massage in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs in elderly hospitalized patients in the... by DONG Fangfang (董芳芳), ZHANG Linying (张林英), HE Yan (贺艳), XU Man (许曼), LIU Zijing (刘紫荆), XIONG Qiuwan (熊秋婉)

“…Methods A simple random sampling method was used to select 80 elderly inpatients (age ≥65 years old) who met the inclusion criteria in the general medical department of a certain hospital in Wuhan from June 2020 to May 2022 as the subjects of this study, and were randomly divided into control group and study group, with 40 patients in each group. …”
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“A torch, a rope, a belly laugh”: engaging with the multiple voices of support groups for people living with rare dementia by Paul M. Camic, Emma Harding, Sam Rossi-Harries, Oliver S. Hayes, Mary Pat Sullivan, Lawrence Wilson, Nikki Zimmermann, Roberta McKee-Jackson, Joshua Stott, Nick C. Fox, Catherine J. Mummery, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Jason D. Warren, Rimona S. Weil, Sebastian James Crutch

“…The aim of the present study was to explore and better understand what the concept of support means for people living with different rare dementia (PLwRD) and their care-partners who attend ongoing support groups.MethodsRepresenting seven types of rare dementia, source material was collected from 177 PLwRD and care-partners attending in-person support groups, with the goal of developing research-informed group poems, co-constructed by a facilitating poet. …”
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Predictive value of serum procalcitonin level for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections in hematological patients by Qi Sun, Qingsong Lin, Yanxia Lv, Zhiying Tian, Qiushuang Yan, Yaqing Yu, Xue Fu, Hongjing Yao, Fujun Sun, Yonghui Xia, Guoqing Zhu, Sizhou Feng

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective study involving 2299 cases with hematological diseases and who had been performed blood culture and PCT test within 24 h. …”
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Association between major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms and the risk of vascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes, and the mediating role of metabolic... by Guochen Li, Yongfu Yu, Chunqing Lin, Shichen Zheng, Hong Tu, Wanghong Xu

“…Methods: We conducted this prospective analysis among the participants of the UK Biobank who were diagnosed with T2DM and free of vascular complications at baseline between March 13, 2006 and September 30, 2010. …”
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Longitudinal associations of flare and damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake, Sang-Cheol Bae, Zhanguo Li, Shereen Oon, Vera Golder, Mandana Nikpour, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Eric Morand, Chak Sing Lau, Worawit Louthrenoo, Alberta Hoi, Sandra Navarra, Sean O’Neill, Shue-Fen Luo, Yanjie Hao, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Dominique Milea, Aisha Lateef, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Sargunan Sockalingam, Madelynn Chan, Jiacai Cho, Leonid Zamora, Fiona Goldblatt, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu, Xiaomeng Xu, Aldo A Navarro Rojas

“…The risk of subsequent damage accrual in patients who experienced mild-to-moderate flare, after controlling for confounders, was 32% greater than in patients without flares (adjusted HR) (95% CI 1.32 (1.17 to 1.72)). …”
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The burden of headache disorders among medical students in Vietnam: estimates from a cross-sectional study with a health-care needs assessment by Dung Viet Nguyen, Hieu Trung Vo, Khoi Hong Vo, Lam Tung Duong, Lam Que La, An Bao Hoang, Phu Hong Vo, Thao Thu Tran, Binh Van Phan, Huong Thi Thu Pham, Hai-Anh Nguyen, Nga Thi Bui, Phuc Duy Phan, Thang Xuan Pham, Cong-Hoang Nguyen, Ngoc-Linh Thi Pham, Luc Tien Trinh, Duong Thi Ha, Ha-An Phan, Thanh-Thuy Ho, Loi Thi Dinh, Le Thi Bich Nguyen, Linh Hue Nguyen, Toan Van Phan, Thuy Thanh Truong, Quy Huu Ha, Hoai Thi Thu Nguyen

“…Participants included medical students who were randomly selected from two medical universities in Vietnam. …”
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Surrounding Gastric Mucosa Findings Facilitate Diagnosis of Gastric Neoplasm as Gastric Adenoma or Early Gastric Cancer by Tadashi Miike, Shojiro Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Miyata, Tomoya Hirata, Yuko Noda, Takaho Noda, Sho Suzuki, Sachiko Takeda, Shuichiro Natsuda, Mai Sakaguchi, Kosuke Maemura, Kanna Hashimoto, Takumi Yamaji, Hiroo Abe, Hisayoshi Iwakiri, Yoshihiro Tahara, Satoru Hasuike, Kenji Nagata, Akira Kitanaka, Kazuya Shimoda

“…We retrospectively examined 146 patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric neoplasm between October 2009 and January 2015. …”
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Inter-pregnancy interval and uterine rupture during a trial of labour after one previous caesarean delivery and no previous vaginal births: a retrospective population-based cohort... by Pejman Adily, Travis Bettison, Mark Lauer, Rajit Narayan, Adam Mackie, Hala Phipps, Vincenzo Berghella, Marjan M. Haghighi, Katelyn Perren, George Johnson, Bradley de Vries

“…We investigated how the interval between pregnancies and induction or augmentation of labour affect the likelihood of uterine rupture among parturients with one previous livebirth by caesarean delivery who had a subsequent trial of labour. Methods: In this population-based cohort study, we used data from U.S National Vital Statistics System from 2011 to 2021. …”
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Differentiation of Early Sacroiliitis Using Machine-Learning- Supported Texture Analysis by Qingqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Xi Hu, Xin Dang, Xiaojing Yu, Liye Chen, Hongjie Hu

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 92 participants were retrospectively included at our university hospital institution, comprising 30 controls and 62 patients with axSpA, including 32 with nr-axSpA and 30 with r-axSpA, who underwent MR examination of the sacroiliac joints. …”
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Environmental biocontamination by SARS-CoV-2 Virus in the hospital setting by M Espejo Mambié, D San Jose-Saras, C Bischofberger Valdés, C Díaz-Agero Pérez, JC Galán Montemayor, L Martínez-García, M Abreu Di-Berardino, P Moreno-Nunez, J Vicente-Guijarro, J.M Aranaz-Andrés

“…All positive air samples were identified within 2 m of patients who had recently developed symptoms (<5 days). High dependency and elevated temperatures seemed to indicate a higher risk of environmental biocontamination. …”
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Diagnosis, screening, and follow-up of patients with familial interstitial lung disease: Results from an international survey by Emil Vilstrup Moen, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Michael Kreuter, Wim A. Wuyts, Maria Molina-Molina, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Antonió Morais, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Christopher J. Ryerson, Fabian Caro, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Jesper M. Magnusson, Joyce S. Lee, Julie Morisett, Justin M. Oldham, Lauren K. Troy, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Maria Laura Alberti, Raphael Borie, Simon L. F. Walsh, Sujeet Rajan, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yet H Khor, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…Genetic screening of relatives was supported by 80% of respondents who indicated insufficient evidence and a lack of formal guidelines for genetics and ILD. …”
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Tumor mutational burden and survival on immune checkpoint inhibition in >8000 patients across 24 cancer types by Vivek Subbiah, Samuel J Klempner, Neeraj Agarwal, David P Carbone, Amit Mahipal, Shilpa Gupta, David Fabrizio, Jeffrey S Ross, Gerald Li, David R Gandara, Miles C Andrews, Jonathan W Riess, Ramez N Eskander, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Sarah Sammons, Jeremy Snider, Lilia Bouzit, Cheryl Cho-Phan, Megan Price, Julia C F Quintanilha, Richard Sheng Poe Huang

“…Using a large real-world dataset with validated survival endpoint data, we evaluated clinical validity of TMB measurement by the test in over 8000 patients across 24 cancer types who received single-agent immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI).Methods Patients with advanced-stage cancers from 24 cancer types treated with single-agent anti-PD(L)1 therapy in standard-of-care settings were included. …”
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Features of expression of immunohistochemical markers in local and generalized clear cell kidney cancer by E. M. Frantsiyants, A. N. Shevchenko, E. A. Dzhenkova, N. S. Karnaukhov, T. A. Gudtskova, A. A. Breus, E. V. Filatova, D. A. Shvyrev

“…The material for the study was the operating material of 100 patients with light cell kidney cancer who were treated at the National Medical Reseaгch Centгe fог Oncology of the Russian Federation Health Ministry from 2015 to 2018. 50 patients were diagnosed with local cancer (T1–3an0m0), 50 – generalized cancer (T1–4N0M1). …”
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