Mesalazine-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Systematic Review by Pan J, Li Z, Ye C, Zhang X, Yang Q, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang J

“…This study aims to explore the characteristics of mesalazine-induced AP.Methods: The databases of CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed and Web of Science were searched (up to March, 2024), and the case reports of mesalazine-related AP in IBD patients were collected and descriptively analyzed.Results: Thirty-four reports were included, describing 42 patients (22 males, 16 females, 4 unspecified) with mesalazine-related AP. …”
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Comparison of Nasal Colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-Infected and Non-HIV Patients Attending the National Public Health Laboratory of Central Nepa... by Kalash Neupane, Binod Rayamajhee, Jyoti Acharya, Nisha Rijal, Dipendra Shrestha, Binod G C, Mahesh Raj Pant, Pradeep Kumar Shah

“…A higher number of S. aureus carriers was detected among HIV-infected males 40 (26.49%), whereas MRSA carriage was more prevalent among HIV-infected females 7 (5.1%). …”
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Forecasting the Incidence of Mumps Based on the Baidu Index and Environmental Data in Yunnan, China: Deep Learning Model Study by Xin Xiong, Linghui Xiang, Litao Chang, Irene XY Wu, Shuzhen Deng

“…From 2014 to 2023, the proportion of female patients ranged from 41.3% in 2015 to 45.7% in 2020, consistently lower than that of male patients. After excluding variables with a Pearson correlation coefficient of <0.10 or P values of <.05, we included 3 Baidu index search term groups (disease name, symptoms, and treatment) and 6 environmental factors (maximum temperature, minimum temperature, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm or less, and particulate matter with a diameter of 10 µm or less) for model development. …”
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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

“…Results: Our cohort comprised 121 patients (mean age 61.67 ± 10.97 years, 86.8% male, and 47.9% smokers before admission). A significant decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were noted, along with an increase in HDL-C (43.87 ± 9.18 vs. 39.8 ± 10.03 mg/dL, p < 0.001). …”
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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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Early-life famine exposure and subsequent risk of chronic diseases in later adulthood: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhao, Qi Zheng, Le-qin Chen

“…The moderating effects analysis revealed that less severe famine exposure during toddlerhood was associated with an increased risk of multimorbidity in adulthood OR (95% CI) of 1.43 (1.01 to 2.03). Males exposed to famine during toddlerhood had a higher risk of multimorbidity in adulthood OR (95% CI) of 2.26 (1.29 to 3.98). …”
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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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Characteristics and prognostic factors of chronic kidney disease patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia by Liu Xiao-hua, Wu Jing-jing, Zeng Ming, Ge Yi-fei, Zhang Bo, Wu Bu-yun, Mao Hui-juan

“…The clinical characteristics， laboratory examination indicators， and disease treatment situations of the two groups of patients were compared.ResultsA total of 22 CKD patients were diagnosed with PJP， including 6 males （27.3%） and 16 females （72.7%）. The mean age was （57.1 ± 16.3） years. …”
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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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Comparing multi-texture fibrosis analysis versus binary opacity-based abnormality detection for quantitative assessment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Sebastian Nowak, Dominik Creuzberg, Maike Theis, Carmen Pizarro, Alexander Isaak, Claus C. Pieper, Julian A. Luetkens, Dirk Skowasch, Alois M. Sprinkart, Daniel Kütting

“…In this retrospective study, two automated tools were compared in 45 patients with biopsy proven (12/45) and imaging-based (33/45) IPF diagnosis (mean age 74 ± 9 years, 37 male) for quantification of pulmonary fibrosis in CT. …”
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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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Real-world clinical and economic impacts of delayed rotator cuff repair surgery in Japan: analysis of a large claims database by Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD, Yuki Otaka, BS, Yuichi Shiotsuki, MS, MPH, Akie Seno, BSc, MBA

“…Results: Of 1243 RCR patients, 68.9% were male and the mean (standard deviation [SD]) age was 55.3 (8.9) years. …”
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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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