Cytokine status in posttraumatic synovitis on the background of systemic and intra-articular use of NSAID and ozone by G. V. Poryadin, A. N. Zakhvatov, T. V. Tarasova, D. A. Khaydar, V. O. Timoshkin

“…In this regard,  the development and implementation of new pathogenetic treatment methods of post-traumatic synovitis permits  to limit the area of secondary alterations and activate  reparative mechanisms in the lesion  from the early terms,  thus potentially improving the results of  rehabilitation treatment and  increasing efficiency  of  conventional therapy   in  post-traumatic synovitis. …”
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Efficiency and Energy Consumption of Partial Carbonation Process for CO₂ Capture from Natural Gas Combustion by Rubens Coutinho Toledo, Caio Leandro de Moraes, Vinoth Thangarasu, João Andrade de Carvalho, Ivonete Avila

“…CaL is a promising technology, due to sorbent low cost and availability, but its industrial implementation performance decay is a major challenge to face. …”
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To framework, or not to framework? Reflections from co-design of a digital supportive care platform for patients with brain tumours and their carers by Mahima Kalla, Kit Huckvale, Ashleigh Bradford, Verena Schadewaldt, Sarah C. E. Bray, Ann Borda, Kara Burns, Heidi McAlpine, Joseph Thomas, Daniel Capurro, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Sarah Cain, Wendy Chapman, James R. Whittle, Katharine J. Drummond, Meinir Krishnasamy

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STRUCTURE AND PREVALENCE OF PERIODONTIC TISSUE DISEASES IN SMOKERS USING TOBACCO HEATING PRODUCTS by N.B. Kuzniak, I.D. Kiiun, O.M. Soltys, N.V. Vatamaniuk, O.M. Kavchuk

“…The prospect of further research is to study the structure and prevalence of periodontal disease in people who smoke using devices for heating tobacco depending on the time of smoking, as well as the development and implementation of individual effective treatment and prevention measures. …”
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Associations between milk infrared-predicted plasma biomarkers of stress resilience and fertility in dairy cattle: Insights for enhancing breeding programs and herd management by Alessio Cecchinato, Hugo Toledo-Alvarado, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Vittoria Bisutti, Erminio Trevisi, Riccardo Negrini, Sara Pegolo, Stefano Schiavon, Luigi Gallo, Giovanni Bittante, Diana Giannuzzi

“…A gradient boosting machine approach with leave-one-batch-out cross-validation (R2 range from 0.45 to 0.82) was implemented to an independent calibration database of 1,367 lactating cows reared in 5 herds. …”
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Drug use and sexual behaviors among women who inject drugs and use a syringe services program; Miami, Florida by Belén Hervera, Teresa A. Chueng, Joy Scheidell, Katrina Ciraldo, Sabrina Soto Sugar, Marina Plesons, Hansel E. Tookes, David P. Serota, Raymond R. Balise, Noby Nakamuro, Shelby Meaders, David W. Forrest, Tyler S. Bartholomew

“…In Florida, where syringe service programs are relatively new and implemented at the county-level, access remains limited. …”
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Trends in burden and mortality of congenital birth defects in G20 countries (1990–2021) and predictions for 2022–2040 by Xiangwen Li, Pengfei Qu, Pu Yan, Yule Kou, Jian Song, Di Wu, Jiayi Wang, Siyu Pan, Yufei Liu, Xinrui Li, Rongqiang Zhang

“…To effectively reduce these gaps, enhanced international cooperation, increased investment in healthcare resources, and the implementation of more robust preventive measures are essential to effectively reduce the gap in the CBD burden across these countries.…”
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Building a pre-surgical multiparametric-MRI-based morphologic, qualitative, semiquantitative, first and high-order radiomic predictive treatment response model for undifferentiated... by Raul F. Valenzuela, Elvis Duran-Sierra, Mathew Antony, Behrang Amini, Sam Lo, Keila E. Torres, Robert S. Benjamin, Jingfei Ma, Ken-Pin Hwang, R. Jason Stafford, Dejka Araujo, Andrew J. Bishop, Ravin Ratan, Wei-Lien Wang, Jossue Espinoza, Pia V. Valenzuela, Chengyue Wu, John E. Madewell, William A. Murphy, Colleen M. Costelloe

“…Institutions that have not yet implemented CE-SWI can rely on a single-sequence approach based on PWI/DCE, combining the presence of TIC II and Capsular enhancement as criteria for response prediction.…”
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Variabilidad espacial de propiedades físicas y químicas en suelos de la granja experimental de la Universidad del Magdalena (Santa Marta, Colombia) Spatial variability of physical... by José Rafael Vásquez Polo, Diosdado Baena Garcia, Juan Carlos Menjivar Flores

“…Classification analysis enabled to indentify four areas with similar edaphic conditions, which will allow to stablish the sampling strategy, number of samples, size and distribution of experimental units and thus to improve the implementation of agronomic management practices in agreement with the characteristics of the soils.…”
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Prace konserwatorskie przy kamiennej rzeźbie Matki Boskiej autorstwa Andrzeja Pruszyńskiego z elewacji kościoła pw. Matki Bożej Pocieszenia w Żyrardowie – wybrane zagadnienia histo... by Piotr Owczarek

“…SUMMARY The stone sculpture of the Virgin Mary from the facade of the church Our Lady of Consolation in Żyrardów is one of the numerous sculptural implementations of Andrzej Pruszyński workshop. In 2018 the monument was under conservation and restoration works. …”
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The Effectiveness of Teaching Spiritual Concepts Based on Mention and Prayer on Moral Intelligence and Quality of Attachment in Students by سارا آقابابایی, Fateme Hekmatzade

“…Zikr and prayer were used as techniques to reinforce the discussed topics in the students.Steps for Designing the Spiritual Concepts Training Package1.Review of Existing ResourcesThe following resources were studied to inform the intervention:Sweet Tales of Tazkirat al-Awliya (Alar, 2013).Life is Calling You (Safaeian, 2014) .Flight to Infinity (Ghazi Mirsaiid et al, 2014) .Exploring the Role of Prayer in Physical and Mental Health (Azhdar et al, 2011) .Spiritual Interventions in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (Walker & Hathaway, 2012/2017).Development of the Training Package:Based on the review of these resources, a comprehensive training package was designedInitial Implementation:The training package was tested on three students in a preliminary phaseExpert Feedback:Feedback was gathered from psychology experts using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI).Implementation of the Intervention:The finalized training package was applied to the experimental and control groups for assessmentResultsThe data from this study were analyzed in two stages: descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Multidisciplinary Team Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the MENA Region: Current Practices, Challenges, and Gaps by El-Kassas M, Khalifa R, AlNaamani KM, Shousha H, Yilmaz Y, Sanai FM, Almattooq M, Labidi A, Akroush MWI, Debzi N, Abdelmalek MO, Abdeen NS, Tumi A, Elbadry M, El Fouly A, Marwan E, Al Suwaidi J, Elzouki AN, Alswat KA

“…Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are essential for optimizing HCC management; however, their implementation and impact may vary across healthcare settings. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, and mixed (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of its implementation, and descriptive-survey type in terms of data collection. …”
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN STRATEGIC STUDY OF PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (REMARCA TRIAL): RESULTS OF 12-MONTH TREATMENT IN 130 PATIENTS by D. E. Karateev, E. L. Luchikhina, N. V. Demidova, G. S. Gridneva, M. A. Kanonirova, Yu. V. Muravyev, G. V. Lukina, Yu. A. Olyunin, K. A. Kasumova, E. N. Aleksandrova, A. A. Novikov, A. A. Avdeeva, T. V. Popkova, D. S. Novikova, A. V. Smirnov, A. V. Volkov, E. L. Nasonov

“…To introduce treat-to-target recommendations is an important task of modern rheumatology; however, there is still a diversity of serious problems relating to a scientific rationale and a clinical one for this strategy and to the possibilities of its implementation in real clinical practice, in the rheumatology service of the Russian Federation in particular, by taking into account the specific features of funding for high-tech medical care.Objective: to determine the efficiency and safety of combined therapy with subcutaneous methotrexate (MT) and biological agents (BA) when using the treat-to-target strategy in patients with active early and extended-stage rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have risk factors for a poor prognosis.Subjects and methods.The results of the REMARCA (Russian InvEstigation of MethotrexAte and biologicals in eaRly aCtive inflammatory Arthritis) trial of 130 patients followed up for 12 months or more were given. …”
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Remote, smart telemonitoring of COVID-19 survivors for early detection of deterioration in cardiac health (the PARTMO study) by Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Nutan Maurya, Nutan Maurya, Susan San Miguel, Rumbidzai Teramayi, Ahilan Parameswaran, Annamarie D’Souza, Gregory Melbourne, Joseph Descallar, Young Juhn, Enoch Chan, Jerome Pong

“…IntroductionThis study aims to implement a virtual model of care in the primary healthcare setting, utilising biosensor technologies (S-Patch EX) to remotely monitor and identify clinical signs and symptoms of cardiovascular conditions (mainly arrhythmias) in patients post-COVID-19 infection.MethodsThis open-label, non-randomised, observational study was conducted in patients aged 18 years and above, clinically diagnosed with COVID-19 after June 2021, and those residing within Greater Western Sydney. …”
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Multicenter Study of Resistant Arterial Hypertension Course After Classic and Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy by A. N. Kazantsev, R. A. Vinogradov, M. A. Chernyavsky, V. N. Kravchuk, D. V. Shmatov, A. A. Sorokin, A. A. Erofeyev, V. A. Lutsenko, R. V. Sultanov, A. R. Shabayev, I. M. Radjabov, G. Sh. Bagdavadze, N. E. Zarkua, V. V. Matusevich, E. F. Vaiman, A. I. Solobuyev, R. Yu. Lider, V. A. Porkhanov, G. G. Khubulava

“…This cohort, comparative, retrospective, open-label study from January 2014 to December 2020 included 761 patients with hemodynamically significant stenosis of the internal carotid arteries (ICA) and RH lasting more than 3 years. Depending on the implemented revascularization strategy, 2 groups were formed: Group 1: 38.0% (n=289) — classical CEE with plasty of the reconstruction zone with a patch (made of diepoxy-treated xenopericardium or synthetic); Group 2: 62% (n=472) — eversion CEE with CB transection. …”
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Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning (PPML) Inference for Clinically Actionable Models by Baris Balaban, Seyma Selcan Magara, Caglar Yilgor, Altug Yucekul, Ibrahim Obeid, Javier Pizones, Frank Kleinstueck, Francisco Javier Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Ferran Pellise, Ahmet Alanay, Erkay Savas, Cetin Bagci, Osman Ugur Sezerman

“…We accomplish this by performing a security analysis to determine an appropriate query limit for each user, using the European Spine Study Group’s (ESSG) adult spinal deformity dataset. We implement a privacy-preserving tree-based machine learning inference and run two security scenarios (scenario A and scenario B) containing four parts with progressively increasing the number of synthetic data points, which are used to enhance the accuracy of the attacker’s substitute model. …”
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Patient-Reported Incident Measure (PRIM) tools for reporting patient safety incidents: protocol for a scoping review by Mercè Soler Font, Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignasi Bolíbar, Maria Rubio-Valera, Merce Soler-Font, Víctor Quirós González, Karla Salas-Gama, Dimelza Osorio, Maria Nieves Plana, Julio Muñoz-Miguel, Maria Teresa Franco, Mariona Secanell-Espluga, Paula Fernández-Torres, Stefanie Suclupe, Daniel Torres-López, Alex Aisa Castillo, Adrià Almar, Emilien Amar Devilleneuve, Ignasi Bolibar Ribas, Alex Cano Velasco, Gonzalo Casans Gómez, Núria Castany Viñas, Maria Teresa Franco Romero, Cristina González Steinbauer, Clara María Grau Corral, Antoni Jesús Cruz Antolin, Susana Malgrat Caballero, Roser Martín Campos, Cristopher Alan Mazo Torre, Julio Muñoz Miguel, Rafael Manuel Ortí Lucas, Percy Efrain Pantoja Bustillos, Maria del Mar Pina Cobos, Maria Nieves Plana Farras, Aida Ribera Solé, Soledad Romea Lecumberri, Maria Rubio Valera, Alba Saa Casal, Anna Sala Cunill, Karla Salas Gama, Yuli Salvador Lodosa, Mariona Secanell Espluga, Stefanie Chriss Suclupe Obregon

“…Identifying and analysing patient safety incidents is essential to prevent future events, allowing organisations to apply a learning-from-error approach and to implement improvement plans. Patient-Reported Incident Measures are tools for patients and caregivers to report safety issues related to their healthcare. …”
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Factors affecting viral suppression or rebound in people living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana by Anthony T. Boateng, Anthony T. Boateng, James O. Aboagye, James O. Aboagye, Helena Lamptey, Christopher Z.-Y. Abana, Christopher Z.-Y. Abana, Araba Abaidoo-Myles, Araba Abaidoo-Myles, Darius N. K. Quansah, Darius N. K. Quansah, Seth Agyemang, Seth Agyemang, Yaw Awuku-Larbi, Gloria Ansa, Joseph Oliver-Commey, Vincent Ganu, George B. Kyei, George B. Kyei, George B. Kyei, Peter Puplampu, Evelyn Y. Bonney

“…Regular VL monitoring and the implementation of measures to prevent viral rebound, particularly among PLWH with lower education levels, will help Ghana move closer to attaining the third “95” of the UNAIDS 95–95-95 target by 2030.…”
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Global landscape and trends in lifetime risks of haematologic malignancies in 185 countries: population-based estimates from GLOBOCAN 2022Research in context by Kexin Sun, Hongliang Wu, Qian Zhu, Kai Gu, Hui Wei, Shaoming Wang, Li Li, Chunxiao Wu, Ru Chen, Yi Pang, Bingfeng Han, Hongmei Zeng, Meicen Liu, Rongshou Zheng, Wenqiang Wei

“…Summary: Background: Haematologic malignancies accounted for 6.6% of total cancer cases and 7.2% of total cancer-related deaths worldwide in 2022. We implemented a novel approach to estimate the lifetime risk of developing and dying from various types of haematologic malignancies at the global, regional and country-specific perspectives in 2022. …”
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