Rare and syndromic tumours in South African children: A novel report from Sub-Saharan Africa by Alessia Pisapia, Guy Shemesh, Derek Harrison

“…Ten anatomical regions were identified: soft tissue (N = 68, OS= 62 %), head and neck (N = 35, OS= 77 %), renal (N = 19, OS=74 %), skin (N = 17, OS=47 %), hepatic (N = 16, OS=38 %), adrenal (N = 10, OS= 80 %), female reproductive system (N = 8, OS=75 %), pulmonary, chest wall and mediastinum (N = 7, OS=86 %), gastrointestinal (N = 4, OS=75 %) and male reproductive system (N = 2, OS=100 %). The 10 most common variants included: malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (N = 15, 8 %, OS=47 %), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (N = 14, 8 %, OS=64 %), malignant melanoma (N = 14, 8 %, OS=43 %), Ewings sarcoma (N = 13, 7 %, OS=54 %), clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (N = 9, 5 %, OS=67 %), hepatocellular carcinoma (N = 9, 5 %, OS=22 %), desmoplastic small round cell tumour (N = 7, 4 %, OS=57 %), synovial sarcoma (N = 7, 4 %, OS=71 %), undifferentiated sarcoma (N = 6, 3 %, OS=66 %), infantile fibrosarcoma (N = 6, 3 %, OS=66 %). …”
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Slowly digestible starch impairs growth performance of broiler chickens offered low-protein diet supplemental higher amino acid densities by inhibiting the utilization of intestina... by Caiwei Luo, Yao Yu, Gang Meng, Jianmin Yuan

“…A total of 720 21-day-old healthy male Arbor Acres Plus broilers were randomly assigned to 12 treatments, each with 6 replicates of 10 birds. …”
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Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review of Interventions by Anthony Michael Nasser, Bill Vicenzino, Alison Grimaldi, Jay Anderson, Adam Ivan Semciw

“… # Results Twelve studies (2 RCTs and 10 case series) were included (n=424; males 229). RCTs examined the following interventions: platelet-rich plasma injection (n=1), autologous whole-blood injection (n=1), shockwave therapy (n=1) and multi-modal intervention (n=1). …”
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Work performance, physiological and hemato-biochemical responses in working buffalo with different load weights by Visoky Paján-Jiménez, Fernando D. Pazmiño-Rodríguez, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Anna Dutro-Aceves, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

“…During the study, the area maintained an average temperature of 24.4 °C and a humidity of 91.7%. Twelve male working buffaloes 7 to 10 years old (782.16±21.62 kg) were evaluated while transporting African oil palm fruits in metal baskets placed on the back. …”
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KOMPATIBILNOST POMORSKOG I CESTOVNOG PROMETA VELEBITSKOG PODGORJA by ČEDOMIR DUNDOVIĆ, DAMIAN DUNDOVIĆ, KRISTINA DUNDOVIĆ

“…Razvijeni pomorski promet i izgrađena prometna infrastruktura mogu biti akcelerator razvitka ovog područja ponajprije u domeni turizma, razvoja ekološke poljoprivrede, stočarstva, šumarstva i prerađivačke industrije, iskorištavanja obnovljivih izvora energije (vjetra), razvoja male privrede, marikulture i raznih drugih uslužnih djelatnosti. …”
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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

“…Findings: Of the total 23,856 patients with T2DM in the UK Biobank, 13,706 participants (61% males) were eligible and included in this study. …”
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Lentivirus‐mediated gene therapy for Fabry disease: 5‐year End‐of‐Study results from the Canadian FACTs trial by Aneal Khan, Dwayne L. Barber, William M. McKillop, C. Anthony Rupar, Christiane Auray‐Blais, Graeme Fraser, Daniel H. Fowler, Alexandra Berger, Ronan Foley, Armand Keating, Michael L. West, Jeffrey A. Medin

“…Herein we report 5‐year ‘End‐of‐Study’ results. Methods Five males with classical Fabry disease were treated. …”
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April 15th war and hemodialysis patients in Sudan: a cross-sectional study by Malaz Hassan Dafaalla Idrees, Moez Mohammed Ibrahim Bashir, Balqees Abdeen Ahmed Mohamed, Amal Essam Ali Ahmed, Hamid Mohieldin Mohamed Abdalla, Kamil Mirghani Ali Shaaban

“…Results This study involved 316 participants, with an average age of 47.14 and 63.9% being males. After the war, 74.7% reported being unemployed. 30.1% of participants had to flee their homes, and 18.7% had a renal ailment limiting their travel. …”
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Glossina pallidipes Density and Trypanosome Infection Rate in Arba Minch Zuria District of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Ephrem Tora, Wasihun Seyoum, Firew Lejebo

“…Trypanosome infection rate was significantly higher in female G. pallidipes than in male (OR=3.39, 95%CI=1.53‐7.52). Significantly, higher trypanosome infection rate was observed in flies older than 20 days (OR=2.5, 95%CI=1.12‐5.56) and in hunger stage 1 flies (OR=14.24, 95%CI=4.01‐50.59). …”
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Cross-sectional Study of EMG and EMG Rise During Fast and Slow Hamstring Exercises by Kasper Krommes, Markus Due Jakobsen, Thomas Bandholm, Lars Louis Andersen, Mette Zebis, Anthony Shield, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg

“… # Methods Out of 28 participants enrolled, the final sample included 23 recreationally active male participants who attended a session for determining RM (repetition maximum) to establish loading (8 and 16RM for Hamstring Catches, and 8, 16 and 24RM for Leg Curl) and to familiarize themselves with the three different exercises (Nordic Hamstring, Leg Curl and Hamstring Catch), and a testing session >4 days after during which EMG data were collected during 3 repetitions of each exercise performed in a random order…”
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Is lean mass quantity or quality the determinant of maximal fat oxidation capacity? The potential mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness by Edgardo Opazo-Díaz, Juan Corral-Pérez, Alejandro Pérez-Bey, Alberto Marín-Galindo, Adrián Montes-de-Oca-García, María Rebollo-Ramos, Daniel Velázquez-Díaz, Cristina Casals, Jesús-Gustavo Ponce-González

“…Eighty-one adults (50 males, 31 females; age 22.8 ± 4.4, BMI 25.70 ± 5.75, lean-mass 54.19 ± 8.78, fat-mass 18.66 ± 11.32) Body composition assessment by bioimpedance determine fat and lean-mass. …”
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The Effects Of Differing Density Of Swim-Training Sessions On Shoulder Range Of Motion and Isometric Force Production In National and University Level Swimmers by Matias Yoma, Lee Herrington, Tanya Mackenzie

“… # Study design Cross-sectional. # Methods Ten male swimmers (age= 18.7 ± 1.2 years) were divided into high-load (N= 5 national-level, weekly swim-volume= 37.0 ± 2.7 km) and low-load groups (N= 5 university-level, weekly swim-volume= 6.8 ± 1.8 km). …”
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Disorders of the central nervous system cognitive and mnestic functions in genetic arterial hypertension and with the use of beta-blockers of different generations by A. O. Svitlytskyi, A. A. Yehorov, O. V. Melnikova, T. A. Hrekova

“…Materials and methods. The study used 40 male rats weighing 280–300 g with spontaneous arterial hypertension (SHR) aged 8 months and 10 normotensive control normotensive Wistar–Kyoto rats (WKR) weighing 200–220 g. …”
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Perspectiva del (des)empleo en Sonora, 2000-2015 by Ernesto Peralta

“…En la primera se presenta el rezago del empleo permanente respecto a la fuerza de trabajo; en la segunda se describe el marco teÛrico y el respectivo modelo de referencia; en la tercera, el mÈto- do de trabajo y sus resultados, incluyendo las actividades pro- puestas para aumentar el em- pleo y las tasas de inversiÛn para acelerar el crecimiento econÛmi- co y la creaciÛn de empleos for- males; la cuarta contiene conclu- siones y recomendaciones. …”
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Outcomes of Open Reduction and Modified McLaughlin’s Procedure in Neglected Posterior Shoulder Dislocation by Vikas, Jatin Prakash, Karan Maggo, Jujhar Singh, Ankesh Jain, Naval Bhatia

“…Results: The study included 13 patients (4 females, 9 males) with a mean age of 40.69 years and a mean delay of 8.5 weeks from injury to diagnosis. …”
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Induced Inflammatory and Oxidative Markers in Cerebral Microvasculature by Mentally Depressive Stress by Yuequan Zhu, Yazeed Haddad, Ho Jun Yun, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…A total of forty 6-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into the CRS and control groups. …”
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baran Luka Korban Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas yang Dilakukan Pemeriksaan di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Isnu Lucky Riandini, Rika Susanti, Amel Yanis

“…It had been gotten 100 cases the victims of traffic accident for deaths and 73 cases for survivors at RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang. Male victims were larger than female victim,. The largest age group were found 19 – 35 years old. …”
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Treatment of pancreatic cancer with irreversible electroporation and intratumoral CD40 antibody stimulates systemic immune responses that inhibit liver metastasis in an orthotopic... by Partha Ray, Tomoko Hayashi, Karen Messer, Stephen Schoenberger, Aaron Miller, Dennis Carson, Sara McArdle, Zbigniew Mikulski, Jayanth S Shankara Narayanan, Suna Erdem, Herve Tiriac, Minya Pu, Rebekah R White

“…Here, we aim to generate meaningful therapeutic immune effects by combining IRE with local (intratumoral) delivery of a CD40 agonistic antibody (CD40Ab).Methods KPC46 organoids were generated from a tumor-bearing male KrasLSL-G12D-p53LSL-R172H-Pdx-1-Cre (KPC) mouse. …”
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Semen quality and fertility effectiveness of cloned buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bulls by Manoj Kumar Singh, Smiriti Gupta, Kanika Gandhi, S.S. Lathwal, Naresh L. Selokar

“…Thirteen healthy calves (seven males and six females) have been produced, and further attempts are ongoing to produce more calves. …”
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A Muscle Physiology-Based Framework for Quantifying Training Load in Resistance Exercises by Frank Imbach, Stéphane Perrey, Thomas Brioche, Robin Candau

“…Methods: Following individual torque–velocity profiling, fifteen participants (11 healthy males, stature: 178.36 ± 3.95 cm, and body mass (BM): 77.48 ± 7.74 kg; 4 healthy females, stature: 169.25 ± 5.03 cm, and body mass: 60.62 ± 3.91 kg) performed isokinetic leg extension exercise sessions at low, moderate, and high intensities (LI, MI, and HI, respectively). …”
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