Measurement properties of the Spanish COPM in older adult rehabilitation inpatients by Elisabet Capdevila, Mariona Portell, Eva Penelo, María Rodríguez-Bailón

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Sustained response off treatment after fostamatinib in refractory immune thrombocytopenia: A series of four case reports by Waleed Ghanima, Francisco Javier Lucas Boronat, Valentina Carrai, Stefan Rackwitz

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Smoking as a causative factor in chronic kidney disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yue Yang, Zheng Zhang, Hai-tao Lu, Qian-qian Xu, Li Zhuo, Wen-ge Li

“…The results revealed positive associations between CKD and smoking initiation (Pivw = 1.8 × 10−2, OR = 1.192), earlier age at initiation (Pivw = 2.3 × 10−3, OR = 1.481), cigarettes smoked per day (Pivw = 8.8 × 10−3, OR = 1.216), and lifetime smoking (Pivw = 2.3 × 10−7, OR = 2.445). …”
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Analysis of somatic piRNAs in the malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii reveals atypical classes of genic small RNAs by Sergei Funikov, Alexander Rezvykh, Natalia Akulenko, Jiangtao Liang, Igor V. Sharakhov, Alla Kalmykova

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Phytochemical composition, phytotoxicity, and ADME modeling of Artemisia absinthium L.: implications for food safety and pharmaceutical applications by Asmae Hbika, Ayoub Farihi, Mohammed Benali, Fatima-Zahrae Ed-darraz, Abdelhamid Bouyanzer, Mohammed F. Hawwal, Ramzi A. Mothana, Elkhadir Gharibi

“…Palmitic acid is the predominant fatty acid in the hexanic extract (18.7%), while linoleic acid is the main fatty acid in the ethyl acetate extract (42.4%). …”
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Assessment of soil erosion and sediment yield in response to land use and land cover changes using geospatial techniques in Dumuga Watershed, Ethiopia by Zenebe Reta Roba, Mitiku Badasa Moisa, Sanju Purohit, Kiros Tsegay Deribew, Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda

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Lipid-lowering drug targets and lung related diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Haifeng Yu, Xiaofei Zhang, Bian Wen, Shuo Hu, Bin Ni

“…However, long-term inhibition of NPC1L that mimics the use of statin drugs may have contradictory effects on pulmonary edema (OR = 0.508, 95%CI = 0.328–0.786,P = 0.002) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR = 1.524, 95%CI = 1.099–2.115, P = 0.012). A series of sensitivity analyses and positive control analyses have been conducted to confirm the reliability of the results. …”
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Prognostic signature based on mitochondria- and angiogenesis-related genes associated with immune microenvironment of multiple myeloma by Dai Zhang, Yu Xing, Lu Liu, Xiaoqing Zhang, Cong Ma, MengYao Xu, Ruiqi Li, HanJing Wei, Yan Zhao, Bingxin Xu, Shuhao Mei

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Design and Development of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Amplifiers and Coupling Circuits for Telecommunication Systems Applications by R. Makri, M. Gargalakos, N. K. Uzunoglu

“…The circuit operates at 14.4–15.2 GHz with an input power of −15 dB m, a 36 dB total gain, while the input and output VSWR is less than 1.6. …”
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Induced sputum is a reproducible method to assess airway inflammation in asthma by Elena Bacci, Silvana Cianchetti, Stefano Carnevali, Maria Laura Bartoli, Federico L. Dente, Antonella Di Franco, Daniele Giannini, Barbara Vagaggini, Pier Luigi Paggiaro

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Pneumococcal vaccination in elderly care facilities in Japan: A cross-sectional, web-based survey by Youngju Kim, Hironori Taniguchi, Kotoba Okuyama, Junpei Kamimoto, Kenji Kawakami

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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and chronic kidney disease: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Sheng Chen, Ting Zhang, Hongjun Gao, Jianqiang Zhang

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The technology landscape for detection of DNA methylation in cancer liquid biopsies by Isabelle Neefs, Joe Ibrahim, Marc Peeters, Guy Van Camp, Ken Op de Beeck

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Differences in hair cortisol to cortisone ratio between depressed and non-depressed adolescent women by Yasmine Zerroug, Marie-France Marin, Elyse Porter-Vignola, Patricia Garel, Catherine M. Herba

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Glucocorticoid receptor expression in human bronchial epithelial cells: effects of smoking and COPD by M. M. Verheggen, P. W. C. Adriaansen-Soeting, C. A. Berrevoets, P. Th. W. van Hal, A. O. Brinkmann, H. C. Hoogsteden, M. A. Versnel

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Cognitive dysfunction, social participation, and performance of activities of daily living among a sub-urban community-dwelling older adults in Nigeria by Obiekwe Sochima Johnmark, Uzoamaka Nwakego Akobundu, Okwudili Precious Emuka, Akosile Christopher Olusanjo, Uchechukwu Martha Chukwuemeka, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo

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Opening the black box of health systems performance management using the behaviour change techniques taxonomy: implications for health research and practice by Jenna M. Evans, Sarah M. Wheeler

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Oxidative stress and inflammation in hemodialysis: a comparison of patients with or without advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by Vanja Kalacun, Robert Ekart, Sebastjan Bevc, Pavel Skok, Radovan Hojs, Nina Vodošek Hojs

“…Seventy-seven HD patients were included (65.14 ± 12.34 years, 59.2% male) and divided according to abdominal ultrasound and two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) measurements into two groups: 1) no NAFLD or no advanced NAFLD (2D-SWE <9 kPa) and 2) advanced NAFLD (2D-SWE ≥9 kPa). …”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa

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Expanding the structural resolution of glycosylation microheterogeneity in therapeutic proteins by salt-free hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Yutian Gan, Steffen Lippold, John Stobaugh, Christian Schöneich, Feng Yang

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