Barriers and Predictors of Lyme Disease Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Poland by Dawid Lewandowski, Artur Sulik, Filip Raciborski, Milena Krasnodebska, Joanna Gebarowska, Aleksandra Stalewska, Kacper Toczylowski

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Efficacy and safety of currently approved and lower starting doses of inotuzumab ozogamicin in adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a phase IV s... by Muhit Özcan, Ryan D. Cassaday, Ewa Zarzycka, Erik Vandendries, Fan Zhang, Ying Chen, Alejandra Nieto, Fatih Demirkan, Pau Montesinos, Fevzi Altuntas

“…The CR/CRi rates were 50.0%, 83.3%, 71.9%, and 68.4% in the respective subgroups. …”
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Catastrophic health expenditure associated with non-inpatient costs among middle-aged and older individuals in China by Xiaojuan Zhang, Kun Zhu

“…Assess the financial risk associated with non-hospitalization expenses through catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and examine the determinants of CHE using logistic regression analysis.ResultsOver 60% of the participants availed non-inpatient services in the month preceding the investigation. …”
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Long-Term Visual Quality and Pupil Changes after Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction for Eyes without Preoperative Cylinder Refraction by Xiaonan Yang, Qiting Feng, Quan Liu, Jianhui Chen, Pengxia Wan

“…At 30 months postoperatively, the photopic Log CS reduced significantly with glare at three and six cycles/degrees (P<0.001 and P=0.015, respectively), a decreased photopic pupil diameter (3.27 ± 0.55 mm vs. 3.10 ± 0.66 mm, P=0.030), and an increased Coma (Z31) and Trefoil (Z3−3) at 4 mm diameter area analysis. …”
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Clone-Specific Response in Leaf Nitrate Reductase Activity among Unrelated Hybrid Poplars in relation to Soil Nitrate Availability by Julien Fortier, Benoit Truax, France Lambert, Daniel Gagnon, Normand Chevrier

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High Prevalence of Autoimmune Diabetes and Poor Glycaemic Control among Adults in Madagascar: A Brief Report from a Humanitarian Health Campaign in Ambanja by Ernesto Maddaloni, Giovanlorenzo Pastore, Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, Aldostefano Porcari, Mario Fittipaldi, Francesco Garilli, Claudio Tiberti, Silvia Angeletti, Paolo Pozzilli, Giovanni Mottini, Nicola Napoli

“…Different from the healthy controls, diabetic subjects showed a low prevalence of obesity (5.7% versus 30%, p=0.02). Accordingly, we found a high prevalence of autoimmune diabetes as 12% of people with diabetes showed positivity for the autoantibody against glutamic acid decarboxylase. …”
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Effects of Sex and Age on Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength and Flexibility in High School Basketball Athletes by Takashi Nagai, Nathaniel Bates, April McPherson, Rena Hale, Timothy Hewett, Nathan D. Schilaty

“… # Results A total of 172 high school basketball athletes (64 males/108 females; mean age (range): 15.7 (14-18) years old) participated in the study. …”
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The Relationship between H. pylori Infection and Osteoporosis in Japan by Daisuke Asaoka, Akihito Nagahara, Mariko Hojo, Hitoshi Sasaki, Yuji Shimada, Takashi Yoshizawa, Taro Osada, Sumio Watanabe

“…Multivariate analysis showed that age (OR 1.13; 95%CI 1.07–1.20), being female (OR 4.77; 95%CI 1.78–12.77), BMI (OR 0.79; 95%CI 0.68–0.92), H. pylori (OR 5.33; 95%CI 1.73–16.42), and PUD (OR 4.98; 95%CI 1.51–16.45) were related to osteoporosis. …”
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Exploiting gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis for enhanced antimicrobial activity of phage endolysin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Dorota Kuc-Ciepluch, Karol Ciepluch, Daria Augustyniak, Grzegorz Guła, Barbara Maciejewska, Artur Kowalik, Ewelina Jop, Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa, Michał Arabski

“…We explored alternative antimicrobial strategy to determine whether inducing natural pyroptosis via GSDMD activation by P. aeruginosa LPS could enhance the effectiveness of recombinant phage endopeptidase KP27 (peptidoglycan-degrading enzyme) against P. aeruginosa, enabling penetration through OM and bacterial killing synergistically. …”
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Luteolin Pretreatment Ameliorates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by lncRNA-JPX/miR-146b Axis by Tongda Xu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Gege Liao, Haochen Xuan, Jie Yin, Jieli Bao, Yang Liu, Dongye Li

“…We established the models in vitro (HL-1 cells) and in vivo (C57BL/6J mice) to certify the protection mechanism of Lut pretreatment on myocardial I/R injury. …”
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The flow pattern of neuro-pediatric emergency visits during COVID-19 pandemic by Imad M. Khojah, Osama Y. Muthaffar, Anas S. Alyazidi, Maha K. Alghamdi, Mayar Alhuqaili, Hassan A. Alalawi, Ohud T. Alharbi, Latifa A. Almuharib

“…The mean length of stay during the pre-COVID-19 pandemic was 16.48 ± 33.53 h, which was significantly longer compared to a mean length of stay of 7.76 ± 7.27 h during the COVID-19 pandemic (P < 0.001). …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis by Adam M. Caputo, Keith W. Michael, Todd M. Chapman, Gene M. Massey, Cameron R. Howes, Robert E. Isaacs, Christopher R. Brown

“…A total of six minor complications (20%) were recorded, and two patients (6.7%) required additional surgery. Conclusions. …”
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Factors Associated with Recurrent Ulcers in Patients with Gastric Surgery after More Than 15 Years: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study by Monica Pantea, Anca Negovan, Claudia Banescu, Simona Bataga, Radu Neagoe, Simona Mocan, Mihaela Iancu

“…On univariate analysis, smoking (p=0.048, OR = 3.15, 95% CI: 1.01–9.93) and low-dose aspirin consumption (p=0.067, OR = 2.63, 95% CI: 0.95–7.68) were significantly associated with ulcer. …”
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HUBUNGAN EKSPRESI NEGATIF MLH-1 DENGAN GAMBARAN KLINIKOPATOLOGIK KARSINOMA KOLOREKTAL by Selly Alinta Syukri, Tofrizal Tofrizal, Aswiyanti Asri, Salmiah Agus

“…Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ekspresi negatif MLH-1 ditemukan pada 17 kasus (34%). Analisis statistik menunjukkan hubungan tidak bermakna antara ekspresi negatif MLH-1 dengan usia, jenis kelamin, lokasi tumor (nilai p berturut-turut 0,277, 0,557 dan 0,093) dan hubungan bermakna dengan subtipe histopatologik (p=0,002). …”
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Spatial and temporal variability in sea surface temperatures and monsoon dynamics in the northwestern Arabian Sea during the last 43&thinsp;kyr by J. Maier, J. Maier, N. Burdanowitz, N. Burdanowitz, G. Schmiedl, G. Schmiedl, B. Gaye, B. Gaye

“…The SST reconstructions from core SL167 span the last 43 kyr and reveal temperature fluctuations of around 7 °C (ranging from 20.1 to 27.4 °C). …”
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Progenitor Hematopoietic Cells Implantation Improves Functional Capacity of End Stage Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Advanced Heart Failure by Yoga Yuniadi, Yuyus Kusnadi, Lakshmi Sandhow, Rendra Erika, Dicky A. Hanafy, Caroline Sardjono, R. W. M. Kaligis, Manoefris Kasim, Ganesja M. Harimurti

“…Harvested cells characterized with CD133, CD34, CD45, and KDR showed 0.87±0.41, 0.63±0.66, 99.00±2.60, and 3.22±3.79%, respectively. …”
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Nerve regeneration using a Bio 3D conduit derived from umbilical cord-Derived mesenchymal stem cells in a rat sciatic nerve defect model. by Terunobu Iwai, Ryosuke Ikeguchi, Tomoki Aoyama, Takashi Noguchi, Koichi Yoshimoto, Daichi Sakamoto, Kazuaki Fujita, Yudai Miyazaki, Shizuka Akieda, Tokiko Nagamura-Inoue, Fumitaka Nagamura, Koichi Nakayama, Shuichi Matsuda

“…<h4>Results</h4>The mean angle of attack value in the kinematic analysis was significantly better in the Bio 3D group (‒20.1 ± 0.5°) than in the silicone group (‒33.7 ± 1.5°) 8 weeks after surgery. The average diameters of myelinated axons were significantly larger in the Bio 3D group (3.61 ± 0.15 μm) than in the silicone group (3.07 ± 0.12 μm), and the number of myelinated axons was significantly higher in the Bio 3D group (11,201 ± 980) than in the silicone group (8117 ± 646). …”
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پارامترهای مؤثر بر مسائل زیست‌محیطی در شمال غرب ایران (مطالعۀ موردی: خشک شدن دریاچه ارومیه) by محسن جان پرور, فرید عباسی, الهام قباسفیدی, دریا مازندرانی

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Ìtúpalẹ̀ Ewì Aláwòrò-Ẹkùn Láàrin Àwọn Àwórì by Rifqat Ọpẹyẹmí Sanni ́

“… Onírúurú ọdún ìbílẹ̀ ló wà láàrin Yorùbá, ọ̀ kan-ò-jọ̀ kan ìbọ ni wọ́ n sì máa ń fi sọrí àwọn ọdún ìbílẹ̀ wọ̀ nyí. …”
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Studies on Physical, Mechanical & Tribological Properties of Al6063 Incorporated with CNT & Nano Clay as Filler Materials by Asifiqbal M. Doddamani, Iresh G.Bhavi, R. Noorahmed, Mohan B. Vanarotti, J. Balaji, Syed Sameer Hussain

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