Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients with Aortic Stenosis Stratified by Sex: An Asian Perspective by Joy Y. S. Ong, Aloysius S. T. Leow, Chun Yi Ng, Poay Huan Loh, Swee Chye Quek, William K. F. Kong, Tiong Cheng Yeo, Ching Hui Sia, Kian Keong Poh

“…In the severe AS cohort, female sex remained an independent predictor for subsequent heart failure (aHR 2.89, 95% CI 1.01–8.29, <i>p</i> = 0.048) and CV hospitalization (aHR 20.0, 95% CI 1.19–335, <i>p</i> = 0.037) after adjustments for age, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), comorbidities, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and AV intervention. …”
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A Prospective, Crossover, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Study Comparing the Effectiveness and Ocular Comfort of 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid and 0.3% Hyaluronic Acid in Patients With D... by Kim SJ, Yoo WS, Kwon LH, Kim RB, Yoon HJ, Yoon KC

“…While 0.3% HA might have a slight edge in effectiveness, both drops can be used to improve patient comfort and outcomes. …”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Shiv Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sangita Sharma, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sanjeet Pandit, Pranav Kumar Yadav, Ujjwal Laghu, Rajani Lama, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Keshav Parajuli, Anup Bastola, Sher Bahadur Pun, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokharel

“…Similarly, E. coli remained the most frequent ESBL producers 21/27 (77.8%) followed by K. pneumoniae 4/27 (14.21%) in healthy participants, and K. pneumoniae 5/7 (71.42%) and C. freundii 2/7 (28.57%) were detected highest among AmpC-β-lactamase-producing isolates. …”
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ارزیابی خصوصیات زراعی و شیمیایی بوم نظام گندم تحت تاثیر الگوهای کشت مضاعف و مدیریت زیستی- شیمیایی کود... by امیر آینه بند, محمود شوهانی, اسفندیار فاتح

“…یافته‏ها: نتایج این آزمایش نشان داد که بیش‏ترین عملکرد دانه‏ی گندم (1/7 تن در هکتار) در توالی ماش-گندم و در کوددهی تلفیقی به‏دست آمد. …”
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Coal mining-induced composite damage to geological bodies and geological guarantee against damage reduction by Shuangming WANG, Qiang SUN, Xin HU, Jishi GENG, Enke HOU, Shengquan WANG, Shutao ZHOU, Qingmin SHI, Shihao YUAN, Kai CHEN, Shijie SONG

“…Additionally, research on the geological guarantee against composite damage to coal mine surrounding rocks can provide scientific guidance for damage reduction during coal mining and contribute to green, safe coal mining and ecological protection.…”
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Patients with neurological or psychiatric complications of COVID-19 have worse long-term functional outcomes: COVID-CNS—A multicentre case–control study by Rajish S. K. Shil, Adam Seed, Nkongho Egbe Franklyn, Brendan F. Sargent, Greta K. Wood, Yun Huang, Katherine C. Dodd, James B. Lilleker, Thomas A. Pollak, Sylviane Defres, Thomas M. Jenkins, Nicholas W. S. Davies, David A. Cousins, Michael S. Zandi, Thomas A. Jackson, Laura A. Benjamin, Ava Easton, Tom Solomon, John R. Bradley, Patrick F. Chinnery, Craig J. Smith, Timothy R. Nicholson, Alan Carson, Rhys H. Thomas, Mark Alexander Ellul, Nicholas W. Wood, Gerome Breen, Benedict Daniel Michael, the COVID-CNS Study Group

“…Those receiving either statins or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors had a lower risk of impairment in ADLs (OR 0.09, p = 0.0006, 0.17, p = 0.03). Patients with neurological or psychiatric complications of COVID-19 had worse functional outcomes than those with respiratory COVID-19 alone in terms of ADLs and employment. …”
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Multimodal neural correlates of childhood psychopathology by Jessica Royer, Valeria Kebets, Camille Piguet, Jianzhong Chen, Leon Qi Rong Ooi, Matthias Kirschner, Vanessa Siffredi, Bratislav Misic, BT Thomas Yeo, Boris C Bernhardt

“…Although model parameters yielded statistically significant brain–behavior associations in unseen data, generalizability of the model was rather limited for all three latent components (r change from within- to out-of-sample statistics: LC1within = 0.36, LC1out = 0.03; LC2within = 0.34, LC2out = 0.05; LC3within = 0.35, LC3out = 0.07). Our findings help in better understanding biological mechanisms underpinning dimensions of psychopathology, and could provide brain-based vulnerability markers.…”
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Effect of a prepartum and postpartum, complex interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes m... by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Didier Hans, Stefano Di Bernardo, Elena Gonzalez-rodriguez, Alain Lacroix, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

“…There was not enough evidence of a difference in the decrease in weight (mean difference –0.38 kg (95% confidence interval –2.08 to 1.30)) or depression scores (–0.67 (–1.84 to 0.49)). The intervention led to an increase in fat-free mass (0.02 kg (0.01 to 0.03)). …”
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Diversity in the medical research ecosystem: a descriptive scientometric analysis of over 49 000 studies and 150 000 authors published in high-impact medical journals between 2007... by Leo Anthony Celi, Jonathan Shaffer, Marie-Laure Charpignon, Liam G McCoy, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Jack Gallifant, Urvish Jain, Joao Matos, Pia Gabrielle I Alfonso, Marisa Cobanaj, Amelia Morel Fiske, Alexander J Gates, Frances Dominique V Ho, Mohammad Kashkooli, Naira Link

“…Notably, papers with at least one woman among the authors were more likely to also involve at least two LMIC authors (11.7% vs 10.4% in baseline, p&lt;0.001; based on inferred gender); conversely, papers with at least one LMIC author were more likely to also involve at least two women (49.4% vs 37.6%, p&lt;0.001; based on inferred gender).Conclusion We provide a scientometric framework to assess authorship diversity. …”
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A legume-enriched diet improves metabolic health in prediabetes mediated through gut microbiome: a randomized controlled trial by Xiaorong Wu, Alvin Surya Tjahyo, Vera Sergeyevna Brok Volchanskaya, Long Hui Wong, Xianning Lai, Yi Ning Yong, Farhana Osman, Shia Lyn Tay, Priya Govindharajulu, Shalini Ponnalagu, Rachel Tso, Hwee Sze Teo, Kaijie Khoo, Huan Fan, Chew Chan Goh, Clara Poh Lian Yap, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Sumanto Haldar, Kevin Junliang Lim

“…The IG had significantly greater reductions in LDL cholesterol (q (Treatment×Time) = 0.01, β  = -0.16), total cholesterol (q (Treatment×Time) = 0.02, β  = -0.3) and HbA1c (q (Treatment×Time) = 0.04, β  = -0.004) compared with CG, alongside increases in fiber degrading species in IG, mediated through metabolites such as bile acids and amino acids. …”
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Genetic and Molecular Characterization of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Viruses from Live Bird Markets (LBM) in Senegal by Mamadou Malado Jallow, Moussa Moise Diagne, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Ndiendé Koba Ndiaye, Davy Evrard Kiori, Marie Pedapa Mendy, Déborah Goudiaby, Gamou Fall, Malick Fall, Ndongo Dia

“…Among these, A/H9N2 was the only subtype detected in both markets, with a detection rate of 47.7% (82/172) in Thiaroye and 35.3% (42/119) in Tilene, resulting in an overall positivity rate of 42.6% (124/291). …”
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Automated Synthesis and Initial Evaluation of (4′-Amino-5′,8′-difluoro-1′H-spiro[piperidine-4,2′-quinazolin]-1-yl)(4-[18F]fluorophenyl)methanone for PET/MR Imaging of Inducible Nit... by Skye Hsin-Hsien Yeh, Wen-Sheng Huang, Chuang-Hsin Chiu, Chuan-Lin Chen, Hui-Ting Chen, Dae Yoon Chi, Zhengxing Ge, Tsung-Hsun Yu, Pao-Yeh Wang, Yu-Yeh Kuo, Chun-Tse Hung, Geng-Ying Li, Chi-Wei Chang

“…The mean area under the curve (AUC0-30min), total volume of distribution (Vt, mL/cm3), and Ki (influx rate) of [18F]FBAT were 1.9±0.21- and 1.4±0.22-fold higher in the 3 h LPS group, respectively, than in the control group. …”
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Mechanisms of blaIMP-4 dissemination across diverse carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates by Ying Fu, Faye C. Morris, Stephanie C. Pereira, Xenia Kostoulias, Yan Jiang, Callum Vidor, Galain Williams, Yogi Srikhanta, Nenad Macesic, Yunsong Yu, Dena Lyras, Anton Y. Peleg

“…IncH12A plasmids and K. pneumoniae IncC displayed higher transfer efficiencies than other plasmids examined in this study when using the recipient E. coli strain J53 (with conjugation efficiencies of 1.17×10−2 to 5.02×10−5, P < 0.001). …”
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Systematic Sex-Based Inequity in the MELD Score-Based Allocation System for Liver Transplantation in Germany by Leke Wiering, Leke Wiering, Annette Aigner, Marieke van Rosmalen, Brigitta Globke, Brigitta Globke, Tomasz Dziodzio, Nathanael Raschzok, Nathanael Raschzok, Münevver Demir, Wenzel Schöning, Frank Tacke, Petra Reinke, Johann Pratschke, Robert Öllinger, Paul V. Ritschl, Paul V. Ritschl

“…The introduction of MELD-based allocation has worsened this disadvantage [HR before: 0.89 (0.81–0.98), after: 0.77 (0.74–0.81)]. Three key factors contribute to this disparity: Women have lower creatinine levels despite worse renal function, reducing their MELD score (median 1, 0–3). …”
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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure on the outcomes of heart transplantation—“a single center experien... by L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, Carola Grinninger, Sarah Marie Ulrich, Robert Dalla Pozza, Nikolaus A. Haas, Paolo Brenner, Michael Schmoeckel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Christian Hagl, Christian Hagl, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer

“…Odds ratio [OR] is as follows: 1.992, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.983–1.007, p = 0.266, aortic clamp time per minutes: OR: 1.008, 95% CI: (0.997–1.019), p = 0.164, HLM time per minutes: OR: 0.996, 95% CI: (0.991–1.001), p = 0.146, Operation time per minutes: OR: 1.000, 95% CI: (0.995–1.004), p = 0.861.ConclusionThe provision of pre-HTx VAD support does not have an adverse effect on the short- and long-term survival of pediatric patients undergoing HTx. …”
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Risk of angioedema and thrombolytic therapy among stroke patients: An analysis of data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System database by Hunong Xiang, Yu Ma, Xiaochao Luo, Jian Guo, Minghong Yao, Yanmei Liu, Ke Deng, Xin Sun, Ling Li

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that ACE-inhibitors use (aROR 9.73 [95 ​% CI, 7.29–12.98]), female sex (aROR 1.38 [95 ​% CI, 1.13–1.67]) and hypertension (aROR 2.11 [95 ​% CI, 1.52–2.92]) were significant risk factors for angioedema among alteplase-treated stroke patients. …”
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<i>ACE</i> I/D Genotype and Risk of Non-Contact Injury in Moroccan Elite Athletes: A Pilot Study by El Mokhtar El Ouali, Jihan Kartibou, Juan Del Coso, Rashmi Supriya, Ismail Laher, Zineb El Kettani, Hassan Ghazal, Najib Al Idrissi, Ayoub Saeidi, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Hassane Zouhal

“…In the whole group of athletes, neither the dominant (DD + ID vs. II = OR: 1.17, 95% CI: 0.15–16.56, <i>p</i> = 0.89) nor the recessive (DD vs. …”
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Efficiency of lung cancer screening in early diagnosis and treatment program among community residents in Nanshan district, Shenzhen city: a cross-sectional and 2-year follow-up su... by Yarui YANG, Xujun GUO, Yuzheng FAN, Han WANG, Shengbin LI, Juan HE, Chang MA, Junbo BAI, Shengyuan LIU

“…The overall lung cancer detection rate was 193.6/100 000, and the lung cancer early detection rate was 87.5% for the screening program. For the screening program, the total cost was 1.304 million Chinese yuan (CNY); the per capita cost was 157.8 CNY; the cost-effectiveness ratio (CER) for each confirmed lung cancer case was 82 000 CNY; the average cost for each early-diagnosed lung cancer case was 93 000 CNY; and the early detection cost index (EDCI) was 0.22. …”
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Prevalence and clinical profile of comorbidity among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a multi-center observational study in eastern China by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Songhua Chen, Jun Li, Qinglin Cheng, Yu Zhang, Qian Wu, Qian Wu, Kui Liu, Kui Liu, Xuli Jiang, Bin Chen, Bin Chen

“…In addition, a higher percentage of the M. tuberculosis-positive etiology (45%) was observed in participants without comorbidities than in participants with comorbidities (37.1%). Compared to patients without comorbidities, patients with diabetes mellitus (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 2.88, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.42–3.43) were more likely to show cavities in chest X-ray, while patients with pleuritis (AOR: 0.27, 95% CI: 0.23–0.32), other extrapulmonary tuberculosis (AOR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.36–0.64), and tracheobronchial tuberculosis (AOR: 0.40–0.79) were less likely to show chest cavities in X-ray. …”
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Effects of Intrathecal Bupivacaine with Adjuvants Midazolam versus Magnesium Sulphate in Tibia Fibula Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Tejash H Sharma, Jagrati Jain, Aanal Sha, Dushyant Chavda, Dinesh K Chauhan

“…Patients were divided into two groups: Group BM (Midazolam) received 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine 3.2 mL+2.5 mg midazolam (0.5 mL), totaling 3.7 mL and group BMS (Magnesium sulphate) received 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine 3.2 mL+50 mg magnesium sulphate (0.5 mL), totaling 3.7 mL. …”
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