Opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after surgical discharge: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charbel El-Kefraoui, Ghadeer Olleik, Marc-Aurele Chay, Araz Kouyoumdjian, Philip Nguyen-Powanda, Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Uyen Do, Alexa Derksen, Tara Landry, Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Agnihotram V. Ramanakumar, Marc-Olivier Martel, Gabriele Baldini, Liane Feldman, Julio F Fiore Jr

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The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mortality in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tara Reshadmanesh, Reza Mohebi, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Azadeh Reshadmanesh, Amirmohammad Khalaji, Mitra Norouzi, Elmira Javanmardi, Reza Pishdad, S. Reza Jafarzadeh, Elina Ghondaghsaz, Sandra Chaparro

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EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENTS OF HERPEX SIMPLEX LABIALIS TREATMENT USING DIODE LASER AND “TEBODONT” GEL by М.А. Gorai, L.F. Kurdysh, O.I. Popova, О.І. Kutelmakh

“…Patients of II main group underwent laser contactless irradiation of the affected lip area with diode laser Picasso made by the company “AMD Lasers” (USA) in a continuous mode with the power range of 0.5 Watt using non-activated fibre and “Program 4”. Exposition – 2 minutes on the area, number – 5 procedures and daily two-time application of “Tebodont” gel on the affected lip area until the final epithelization. …”
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Postmortem Findings in Free-Ranging North American Beavers (<i>Castor canadensis</i>) Reveal Potential Threats to California’s Freshwater Ecosystems by Omar A. Gonzales-Viera, Leslie W. Woods, Aslı Mete, Heather Fritz, Anibal G. Armien, Emma Lantz, Luis A. Gomez-Puerta, Daniel Famini, Jaime Sherman, Jaime L. Rudd, Lauren E. Camp, Karen Shapiro, Deana L. Clifford

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Synthesizing field plot and airborne remote sensing data to enhance national forest inventory mapping in the boreal forest of Interior Alaska by Pratima Khatri-Chhetri, Hans-Erik Andersen, Bruce Cook, Sean M. Hendryx, Liz van Wagtendonk, Van R. Kane

“…The remote sensing data were collected under variable sky conditions (clear to overcast) throughout a 1-month growing-season period, and field data collected by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis program (FIA). In this framework, we also studied the importance of topographic and remote sensing variables for the classification of forest types. …”
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Correlation between headache, cervical pain, and bruxism: retrospective study on TMD patients by Raúl E. Frugone-Zambra, Gianfranco Battaglia-Ardito, Andrea Berzaghi, A Joaquín Poblete-Gutiérrez, Carmen Luz Gonzalez-Poblete, Antonio Jiménez-Silva, Cristóbal Frugone-Zaror, Verónica Bittner-Schmidt, Sergio Bortolini

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Analysis of the Elemental Composition of Individual Species Sedum (Rhodiola) spp. and Orthilia secunda by I. I. Terninko, A. V. Lezina, Yu. E. Generalova, M. A. Romanova

“…Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the Microsoft Excel program according to GM.1.1.0013.15.Results and discussion. …”
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Cities near volcanoes: which cities are most exposed to volcanic hazards? by E. S. Meredith, E. S. Meredith, R. X. N. Teng, S. F. Jenkins, J. L. Hayes, S. Biass, H. Handley, H. Handley

“…We assessed global city exposure to volcanoes in the Global Volcanism Program database that are active in the Holocene by analysing populations located within 10, 30, and 100 km of volcanoes. …”
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HPV self-sampling acceptability in rural and indigenous communities in Guatemala: a cross-sectional study by Kristin Bevilacqua, Audrey R. Murchland, Anna Gottschlich, Andres Pineda, Berner Andrée Sandoval-Ramírez, Christian S Alvarez, Gina S Ogilvie, Thomas E Carey, Mark Prince, Michael Dean, Carlos Mendoza Montano, Alvaro Rivera-Andrade, Rafael Meza

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Antitumour activity of 1,1-bis-(pyrimidine-2,4-diono-1-il)-2-bromo-2-chloroethylenes substituted molecular complexes and bacterial lectin by E. V. Welchinska

“…The experimental tumors were used for passage on experimental animals, and program freezing. Afterward, these would be preserved in Strain Bank of Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. …”
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A meta-analysis on the effects of exercise training on the VO2max in children and adolescents (Meta análisis de los efectos del entrenamiento en el VO2máx en niños y adolescentes)... by Pedro Carazo-Vargas, José Moncada-Jiménez

“…The studies meta-analyzed met the following inclusion criteria: a) healthy individuals, b) participants between 10 and 18 years old, c) being trained in some type of supervised exercise program, d) VO2max reported in ml·kg-1·min-1, e) the study reported before and after mean and standard deviation, f) pre-test post-test research designs, and g) the study was published in a peer-reviewed journal up to February, 2013. …”
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Efficacy and safety of XELOX combined with neoadjuvant radiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer by Shanshan Bu, Siyi Wang, Ting Wang, Hang Xing, Yue Cao, Zhandong Zhang, Chuang Shang, Xiance Tang, Yifei Liu, Xiaoqun Dong, Xiushen Wang

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Ophthalmological manifestations and plasma markers of inflammation in Ebola survivors in post-treatment era by Jean-Claude Mwanza, Alexis K. Kahindo, Justin Mbusa-Kombi, Martial V. Mumbere, Richard O. Kitenge, David R. McIlwain, Jean Christophe S. Mulangu, Placide K. Mbala, Daniel Okitundu, Bruno J. Giordani, Michael J. Boivin, Alla Sikorskii, Nelly N. Kabedi, Jessica G. Shantha, Steven Yeh, Dieudonne N. Mumba, Desire Tshala-Katumbay

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Training clinical professionals to deliver a patient centered intervention in healthcare settings by Monica M. Matthieu, Ciara M. Oliver, Jane Ann McCullough, Mary J. Mallory, Laura D. Taylor, Jennifer A. Koget, Jamie Jensen, David A. Adkins, Robin M. Smith, Kimberly K. Garner

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Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Enhances Macular Hole Closure Rates in Highly Myopic Eyes: A Case-Control Study by Poh SSJ, Tsai ASH, Chou HD, Chee ML, Wang CT, Ting DSW, Lai CC, Lee SY

“…Stanley SJ Poh,1,2 Andrew SH Tsai,1,2 Hung-Da Chou,3,4 Miao Li Chee,5 Chung-Ting Wang,3 Daniel SW Ting,1,2,5 Chi-Chun Lai,3,4 Shu Yen Lee1 1Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; 2Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 4College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 5Singapore Eye Research Institute, SingaporeCorrespondence: Shu Yen Lee, Surgical Retina Department, Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, 168751, Singapore, Tel + 65-65757281, Email shuyen29@gmail.comPurpose: To compare the anatomical and functional outcomes of macular hole (MH) surgery in high myopia (HM) versus non-HM eyes.Patient and Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study of patients who underwent MH repair between 2018 and 2022. …”
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A Novel High-Content Screening-Based Method for Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Drug Discovery Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes by Diogo Crispim Nascimento Portella, Erik Aranha Rossi, Bruno Diaz Paredes, Tanira Matutino Bastos, Cássio Santana Meira, Carolina Vasques Kymie Nonaka, Daniela Nascimento Silva, Alex Improta-Caria, Diogo Rodrigo Magalhaes Moreira, Ana Cristina Lima Leite, Gevanio Bezerra de Oliveira Filho, José Maria Barbosa Filho, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Bruno Solano de Freita Souza

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The hidden threat of cysticercosis: A neglected public health problem by Kusnoto Kusnoto, Aswin Rafif Khairullah, Agus Sunarso, Endang Suprihati, Suhita Aryaloka, Dyah Haryuningtyas Sawitri, Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses, Dea Anita Ariani Kurniasih, Syahputra Wibowo, Bantari Wisynu Kusuma Wardhani, Wasito Wasito, Riza Zainuddin Ahmad, Ima Fauziah, Muhammad Khaliim Jati Kusala, Sheila Marty Yanestria, Julaeha Julaeha, Kartika Afrida Fauzia, Fitrine Ekawasti

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Autism-Associated PTCHD1 Missense Variants Bind to the SNARE-Associated Protein SNAPIN but Exhibit Impaired Subcellular Trafficking by Stephen F. Pastore, Connie T.Y. Xie, Roya Derwish, Tahir Muhammad, Tereza Blahova, Sierra C. El-masri, Paul W. Frankland, Paul A. Hamel, John B. Vincent

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Mapping and Analysis of Exit Strategy Research: A Bibliometrics and Systematic Review by Alireza Valipour, Ali Heidari, Mohammad Ali Shahhosseini, Asadollah Kordnaiej

“…Methodology We employed a combined approach of systematic literature review and bibliometrics using R programming to analyze trends in business exit research.   …”
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Preferences for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men and trans women in 15 countries and territories in Asia and Australia: a discrete choice experiment by Warittha Tieosapjaroen, Benjamin R. Bavinton, Heather‐Marie A. Schmidt, Curtis Chan, Kim E. Green, Nittaya Phanuphak, Midnight Poonkasetwattana, Nicky S. Suwandi, Doug Fraser, Hua Boonyapisomparn, Michael Cassell, Lei Zhang, Weiming Tang, Jason J. Ong

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