Comparing the efficacy of different methods in assessing cervical stromal invasion in endometrial carcinoma: a retrospective study of 2,020 patients by Ying Yang, Ying Yang, Zhijun Ye, Zhijun Ye, Yifei Zhao, Yifei Zhao, Zhengyu Li, Zhengyu Li

“…PurposeThis study aimed to assess the preoperative diagnostic efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and endometrial biopsy for cervical stromal invasion (CSI) in endometrial carcinoma (EC) and to discuss the influencing factors of CSI.Material and methodsA total of 2,020 patients with EC were retrospectively analyzed in a tertiary hospital. Basic patient information, clinical pathology, and laboratory indicators were collected and analyzed. …”
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Development of a novel strategy for the quantification of ultra-trace impurity elements in high-purity magnesium using inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry by Liang Fu, Guangsheng Huang, Yaobo Hu, Xianhua Chen, Jingfeng Wang, Fusheng Pan

“…High purity magnesium is not only an important basic raw material for semiconductor and electronics industries, but also a promising new generation of electrochemical energy storage materials and biomedical materials. …”
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WKB ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through inhibiting enteric glial cells activation and altering the intestinal microbiota by Qi Sun, Bai-Rong Li, Dong-Hao Li, Xiao-Ying Wang, Qian-Yi Wang, Zhi-Meng Jiang, Shou-Bin Ning, Tao Sun

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DYSSS: A Dynamic and Context-Aware Security System for Shared Sensor Networks by Claudio M. de Farias, Luci Pirmez, Luiz F. R. C. Carmo, Davidson Boccardo, Flávia C. Delicato, Igor L. dos Santos, Renato Pinheiro, Rafael O. Costa

“…In this work we propose a Dynamic Security System to be applied in the shared sensor network context. Its basic feature is the nodes neighborhood monitoring and collaboration (through the use of the Byzantine algorithm) to identify an attack and enhance security. …”
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Thermally tunable add-drop filter based on valley photonic crystals for optical communications by Sun Lu, Li Xingfeng, Hu Pan, Wang Hongwei, Zhang Yong, Tang Guojing, He Xintao, Dong Jianwen, Su Yikai

“…However, there are few studies on how to achieve power-efficient tunable devices based on VPCs, which are essential for implementing basic functions such as optical switching and routing. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Humoral Immunity and Bacterial and Clinical Parameters Reveals That Antigen-Specific Antibodies Suppress Inflammatory Responses in Active Tuberculosis Pa... by Mamiko Niki, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yuji Miyamoto, Masao Okumura, Makoto Niki, Ken-ichi Oinuma, Yukihiro Kaneko, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Yuka Sasaki, Hideo Ogata, Hajime Goto, Shoji Kudoh, Yoshihiko Hoshino

“…It is worth noting that most commercially available successful vaccines rely on humoral immunity. To establish a basic understanding of humoral immunity against tuberculosis, we analyzed and evaluated longitudinal levels and avidity of immunoglobulin to various tuberculosis antigens compared with bacterial and clinical parameters during treatment. …”
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Evaluation of Chemical, Functional, Spectral, and Thermal Characteristics of Sargassum wightii and Ulva rigida from Indian Coast by Yogesh Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar, Deepak Kumar, Kiran Verma, Manjeet Aggarwal, Prarabdh C. Badgujar

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Think Pink! Una arquitectura queer: la cabaña de Derek Jarman en Dungeness by Miguel Mesa-del-Castillo

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Náboženská a církevně-správní situace na Chrudimsku v 18. století ve světle zpovědních výkazů by Ladislav Nekvapil

“…Specific examples from noble and civic circles illustrate the basic features of the recatholisation witnessed by the Chrudim region in the period after White Mountain. …”
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Health and Educational Inequalities among the Third Gender Community in Lahore, Pakistan by Ayesha Humayun, Muhammad Hassan, Hira Ashfaq, Zulqarnain Haider, Nauman Naeem, Mubashar Munir

“…Conclusion: The third gender community faces significant barriers in accessing education and healthcare, depriving them of basic human rights. Urgent policy reforms promoting equity, inclusivity, and community sensitization are needed to end their social neglect. …”
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In Vivo Plasticity at Hippocampal Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses: Replicability of the LTP Response and Pharmacology in the Long-Evans Rat by A. Ahnaou, E. White, R. Biermans, N. V. Manyakov, W. H. I. M. Drinkenburg

“…Efforts to prevent biases that contribute to non-replicable scientific protocols and to improve experimental rigor for reproducibility are increasingly seen as a basic requirement for the integrity of scientific research. …”
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Top health service concerns: a data mining study of the Shanghai health hotline by Lili Shi, Tong Zhao, Shimiao Shi, Tianyu Tan, Aksara Regmi, Yuyang Cai

“…ObjectiveOur study aims to explore the health service issues of public concern through analyzing the basic characteristics of callers and information from the health hotline in Shanghai. …”
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Correlation analysis between mild cognitive impairment and the traditional Chinese medicine body constitution types among the elderly in a community in Changning District, Shanghai by XU Lei, ZHANG Min, WANG Wenwen, YU Li, ZHU Xuting, LYU Xiaorui

“…The current investigation method was used to collect the basic information and the prevalence of chronic disease of the subjects through questionnaire inquiries. …”
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Fermented Ophiocordyceps sinensis mycelium products for preventing contrast-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Fenglan Pu, Tianli Li, Chen Shen, Yingqiao Wang, Chunmei Tang, Xiaowen Zhang, Lijiao Yan, Qihe Xu, Jianping Liu

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Detection Methods for Asparagine and Glutamine Contents in Fruits and Vegetables and Recommendations for Dietary Intake of Fruits and Vegetables in Patients with Urea Cycle Disorde... by YE Xinyu, LI Ziying, TANG Shujun, SUN Liping, ZHAO Yunxia, XIAO Weimin, GU Yaping, KUANG Huiying, CHEN Xin, YANG Guowu, HUANG Yali

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<i>Clostridium difficile</i>-associated disease by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertycnhy, Ye. A. Poluektova, T. L. Lapina, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Influence of toxins induces damage and inflammation of intestinal wall due to impairment of intestinal epithelial barrier, stimulation of proinflammatory cytokine production, apoptosis and necrosis of epithelial cells. Basic clinical symptom of C. difficileassociated disease is diarrhea or diarrhea with hematochezia (according to severity of the case). …”
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Geological characteristics and main enrichment controlling factors of coalbed methane in Nanchuan area, southeastern Sichuan Basin by Xipeng HE, Kaiming WANG, Wei LUO, Yuqiao GAO, Nana LIU, Tao GUO, Yatong ZHOU, Didi WU

“…These characteristics provide the basic conditions for the formation of CBM reservoirs. (2) The coal reservoir has a pore-fracture structure, with micropores accounting for 78% of the total pore volume and contributing 99.6% of the total specific surface area, which is favorable for CBM adsorption and post-fracturing seepage. (3) The total gas content of the coal seam is 14.0 to 46.7 m3/t, with free gas accounting for 39% to 44%. …”
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Artrosis: ¿cambios degenerativos o cambios adaptativos? Consejos educativos breves en la consulta de atención primaria by Gema Izquierdo Enríquez, María Victoria García Espinosa, Isabel Prieto Checa, María Fernández de Paúl, Patricia Moreno Carrero, Silvia Fernanda García Vila

“…Moreover, there are no disease-modifying drugs or curative treatment at present; the basic or first-line treatment is non-pharmacological, based on education and physical exercise.The presence of degenerative changes in imaging tests is present in a high percentage of the general asymptomatic population, i.e. in those who have no pain or functional limitation, and this percentage increases progressively with age. …”
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Biomarkers of gastric atrophy at stomach cancer by A. V. Belkovets, S. A. Kurilovich., Yu. I. Ragino, L. V. Scherbakova, O. B. Cheremisina, N. V. Cherdyntseva, N. A. Andryushina, M. I. Voyevoda

“…Atrophic gastritis (AG), being the basic premalignant condition for the stomach cancer (SC), is commonly diagnosed and screened for by noninvasive biomarkers (pepsinogens, gastrin-17), however the data on those biomarkers at SC is inconsistent. …”
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Clinical and endoscopical and morphofunctional scores in evaluation of development of gastroesophageal reflux disease in various age groups by M. A. Osadchuk, A. M. Zolotovitskaya, N. V. Kireyeva, S. N. Nikolenko, I. M. Kvetnoy

“…In development of the catarrhal form of GERD in patients of young age it is possible to consider following basic pathogenic factors: chronic H. pylori-associated gastritis; lower esophageal sphincter incompetence closely related to nutritional deficiency; long-term exposure to acidic gastric contents at gastroesophageal reflux due to disorders of motor function of the esophagus on a background of hyperplasia of NO-synthase and endothelin-1-producing stomach cells. …”
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