Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results by Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Roberto Esporcatte, Mário Henrique Elesbão de Borba, Ana Clara Neri Ávila Baleeiro, Beatriz Caldas Gonçalves, Enzo Inumaru, Enzo Mata de Sousa, Giovana Barros Leal, Henrique Soares de Araújo Pereira Farias, Juliana Alves de Souza, Lure Emilly Barreto da Silva, Matheus Canguçu de Paiva Queiroz, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, John Eikelboom, Álvaro Avezum

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Climate change rivals fertilizer use in driving soil nitrous oxide emissions in the northern high latitudes: Insights from terrestrial biosphere models by Naiqing Pan, Hanqin Tian, Hao Shi, Shufen Pan, Josep G. Canadell, Jinfeng Chang, Philippe Ciais, Eric A. Davidson, Gustaf Hugelius, Akihiko Ito, Robert B. Jackson, Fortunat Joos, Sebastian Lienert, Dylan B. Millet, Stefan Olin, Prabir K. Patra, Rona L. Thompson, Nicolas Vuichard, Kelley C. Wells, Chris Wilson, Yongfa You, Sönke Zaehle

“…Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the most important stratospheric ozone-depleting agent based on current emissions and the third largest contributor to increased net radiative forcing. …”
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Les fours « à pain » dans les Gaules et les Germanies (ve s. av. J.-C.-ve s. apr. J.-C.), un regard technique by Nicolas Monteix, Camille Noûs

“…The principle is to bake by heat accumulation, wherein the fuel is removed from the oven once a temperature of about 550°C is reached, as indicated by the whitening of the oven walls: the soot no longer deposits but is immediately incinerated. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“… Among the many headlines that followed the 2018 midterm elections in the United States, one stood out as very good news for political representation: the election of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. …”
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Une pompe hydraulique romaine en bois en contexte d’incendie à Reims/Durocortorum by Cyril Driard

“…The cylinders are approximately 0.14 m wide and 0.57 m high for the right cylinder and 0.58 m for the left cylinder. They had no liners. The pistons were found in situ inside and they are of different design. …”
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Alimentation et gestion de l’eau sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon : les aménagements hydrauliques, la ville et ses monuments by Aldo Borlenghi, Éric Leroy

“…On Fourvière hill, which reaches a maximum altitude of about 298 m NGF, the public buildings, thermal baths, fountains, reservoirs as well as the houses and private amenities were supplied with water by the four Lyon aqueducts.The constraints caused by the topography of the hill on which the Roman colony was established made it difficult to supply the districts located in the highest part of the hill, in particular those located above 270 m. …”
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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Of Generative AI In Medical Writing by Qurrat Ulain Hamdan, Waleed Umar, Mahnoor Hasan

“…While this feature serves to improve the performance of these tools according to user input and requirements, it also fuels the debate about privacy breaches and cybersecurity issues that could arise if malicious forces override these tools.6 Although ChatGPT has allowed users to turn off their chat history and prevent the bot from storing their data as of April 2023, the extent to which AI-driven tools uphold the pledge of privacy and confidentiality of user data is not quite transparent. …”
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Clinical Utility of Combined Tissue and Plasma Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients With Advanced, Treatment-Naïve NSCLC by Helena Bote-de Cabo, MD, Marco Siringo, MD, Esther Conde, MD, PhD, Susana Hernández, PhD, Fernando López-Ríos, MD, PhD, Alicia Castelo-Loureiro, MD, Esther García-Lorenzo, MD, Javier Baena, MD-PhD, Mercedes Herrera, MD, Ana Belén Enguita, MD, Yolanda Ruano, PhD, Jon Zugazagoitia, MD, PhD, Luis Paz-Ares, MD, PhD

“…In contrast, adding orthogonal biopsy incremented the detection of ESCAT I or II targetable drivers not only in cases with uninformative testing (undetectable circulating tumor DNA, unavailable/inadequate tissue) but also in about 5% of the patients with seemingly informative but driver undetected molecular results. …”
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An alternative to the straddle-arm technique for a conscious infant who is choking: Towards a more universal skill by Ada Chan, Adam Gesicki

“…Problème La technique consistant à placer un bébé à califourchon sur l’avant-bras d’un ou d’une secouriste pendant qu’on lui administre des tapes dans le dos et des poussées thoraciques pour désobstruer ses voies respiratoires peut s’avérer physiquement impossible pour certaines personnes. …”
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Intersemiotic Translation: From Medieval Poetry to Modern Movie by Leila Nik Nasab

“…Similarly, in the movie, there is a scene where "Jalal", the elder son of the pious man in the story, informs his mother about his father's possible transgression. The mother, shocked and astonished, rejects his claims. …”
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Pathway Of Low Anterior Resection syndrome (LARS) relief after Surgery (POLARiS): protocol for an international, open-label, multi-arm, phase 3 randomised superiority trial within... by Deborah D Stocken, Charles H Knowles, Jared Torkington, David Jayne, Julie Hepburn, Laura Knight, Neil Corrigan, Julie Cornish, Katie Gordon, Ashley Douglas, Kate Wilson, Megan Dale, Julie Croft, Christina Lloydwin, Alexandra Harriet Coxon-Meggy, Judith White, Alun Meggy, Aaron Quyn, Emily Farrow, Kheng-Seong Ng, Hannah Mather, Huey Yi Chong, Betty Tan, Ralph Powell, Andrea Warwick

“…Despite this, little is known about the natural history and there is poor evidence to support current treatment options.Methods and analysis The objectives of POLARiS are to explore the natural history of LARS and to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of transanal irrigation (TAI) or sacral neuromodulation (SNM) compared with optimised conservative management (OCM) for people with major LARS.POLARiS is a prospective, international, open-label, multi-arm, phase 3 randomised superiority trial within a cohort design, with internal pilot phase, qualitative sub-study, process evaluation and economic evaluation. …”
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Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing. by Rosemary Hiscock, Nicole H Augustin, J Robert Branston, Anna B Gilmore

“…FM and RYO real prices changed little over the 3-year period-overall prices rose by about 1p per stick. There was no evidence of commoditisation with prices of all FM segments (but not RYO) rising faster after the implementation of standardised packaging than immediately beforehand. …”
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Application of indigenous zinc-solubilizing bacteria in biofertilizers to enhance zinc nutrition of rice grains in inceptisols paddy fields by E. Pratiwi, P. Lestari, Y. Nugraha, W. Hartatik, Z. Susanti, I.G.M. Subiksa, A. Kasno, T.A. Adriany, Y.S. Fatma, A.F. Nababan, A.A. Rivaie

“…The concentration of the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid was measured using the Salkowski reagent. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…Kershaw’s first two stages of analysis are complemented by a discussion about the fairness of the different treatment of generations in welfare states. …”
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Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African regi... by Charles Agyemang, Ali Ardalan, Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Nuria Casamitjana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Fouad M Fouad, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Wafa Saidi, Chiaki Ito, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Alba Cuxart-Graell, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Liv Mathilde Pampiri, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Hamed Arisha, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Aasmaa Chaoui, Wafa Chemao-Elfihri, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, MENA Migrant Health Working Group, Asad Adam, Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Salma Altyib, Hanen Ben Belgacem, Imane Belkhammar, Thomas Calvot, Luciana Ceretti, Nelly Chavassieux, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Algdail Elnil, Gonzalo Fanjul, Ahmed Hamed, Abdedayem Khelifi, Lora Makhlouf, Maissa Mokni, Davide Olchini, Tarik Oufkir, Nasong Park, Giuseppe Raffa, Sandra Santafé, Alice Sironi, Fatma Temimi, Zeineb Turki

“…Introduction The Middle East and North African (MENA) region is characterised by high and complex migration flows, yet little is known about the health of migrant populations, their levels of underimmunisation and access to healthcare provision. …”
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Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection: A Nationwide Propensity Score Matched Analysis by Gabriela Pilz da Cunha, MD, Jasper P. Sijberden, MD, PhD, Susan van Dieren, PhD, Paul Gobardhan, MD, PhD, Daan J. Lips, MD, PhD, Türkan Terkivatan, MD, PhD, Hendrik A. Marsman, MD, PhD, Gijs A. Patijn, MD, PhD, Wouter K. G. Leclercq, MD, PhD, Koop Bosscha, MD, PhD, J. Sven D. Mieog, MD, PhD, Peter B. van den Boezem, MD, PhD, Maarten Vermaas, MD, PhD, Niels F. M. Kok, MD, PhD, Eric J. T. Belt, MD, PhD, Marieke T. de Boer, MD, PhD, Wouter J. M. Derksen, MD, PhD, Hans Torrenga, MD, PhD, Paul M. Verheijen, MD, PhD, Steven J. Oosterling, MD, PhD, Arjen M. Rijken, MD, PhD, Marielle M. E. Coolsen, MD, PhD, Mike S. L. Liem, MD, PhD, T.C. Khé Tran, MD, PhD, Michael F. Gerhards, MD, PhD, Vincent Nieuwenhuijs, MD, PhD, Mohammad Abu Hilal, MD, PhD, Marc G. Besselink, MD, PhD, Ronald M. van Dam, MD, PhD, Jeroen Hagendoorn, MD, PhD, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, MD, PhD, for the Dutch Hepatobiliary Audit Group

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Analytical and Comparative Analysis of Copper Industry Development Programs in Iran by Adel Rouhi Jouybari, Seyed Mohammad Esmaiel Jalali

“…Iran, with a reserve of about 34 million tons of copper, owns 4% of the world's copper reserves. …”
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Editorial by Michael Rose, Jonathan M. Hoffmann

“…Being opinions, we have left it to the authors' judgment whether or not they revise their manuscripts. …”
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Bidirectional effect modifications of temperature and PM2.5 on myocardial infarction morbidity and mortality in Beijing, China from 2007 to 2021 by Piaopiao Hu, Qinghui Zeng, Jie Chang, Moning Guo, Feng Lu, Yue Qi, Zhao Yang, Pingping Jia, Qiuju Deng, Jing Liu

“…Background: Ambient temperatures and PM2.5 can trigger myocardial infarction (MI), while little is known about the complex interplay between these two factors on MI, especially morbidity. …”
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Percutaneous coronary intervention vs. medical therapy in patients on dialysis with coronary artery disease in China by Enmin Xie, Yaxin Wu, Zixiang Ye, Yong He, Hesong Zeng, Jianfang Luo, Mulei Chen, Wenyue Pang, Yanmin Xu, Chuanyu Gao, Xiaogang Guo, Lin Cai, Qingwei Ji, Yining Yang, Di Wu, Yiqiang Yuan, Jing Wan, Yuliang Ma, Jun Zhang, Zhimin Du, Qing Yang, Jinsong Cheng, Chunhua Ding, Xiang Ma, Chunlin Yin, Zeyuan Fan, Qiang Tang, Yue Li, Lihua Sun, Chengzhi Lu, Jufang Chi, Zhuhua Yao, Yanxiang Gao, Changan Yu, Jingyi Ren, Jingang Zheng, Rongman Jia

“…This study indicated that PCI in patients on dialysis with CAD was significantly associated with lower MACE and mortality when comparing with those with medical therapy alone, albeit with a slightly increased risk for bleeding events that did not reach statistical significance.…”
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