Decomposing disparities in the utilization of basic public health services between locals and internal migrants in China: the role of social determinants by Xiaohui Zhai, Zhongliang Zhou, Sha Lai, Jieyu Wang, Yaxin Zhao, Guanping Liu, Zhichao Wang, Hongbin Fan, Yan Zhuang, Dantong Zhao, Dan Cao, Peter C. Coyte

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HDL Particle Size and Functionality Comparison between Patients with and without Confirmed Acute Myocardial Infarction by Raissa de Miranda Teixeira, Nicole Cruz de Sá, Ana Paula Caires dos Santos, Vanessa Rocha Anjos e Silva, Elaine Christine de Magalhães Cabral Albuquerque, Luiz Claudio Lemos Correia, Ricardo David Couto

“…Regarding paraoxonase, the data comparison between REAMI and CP groups was also significantly different (p<0.0067; two-tailed unpaired t-test). …”
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Short-Term Motor Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease after Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Combined with Post-Operative Rehabilitation: A Pre-Post Comparison Study by Kazunori Sato, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Kaoru Honaga, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Yasushi Shimo, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…Mini-BESTest changes were also evaluated in the two groups classified by the presence or absence of postural instability. …”
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Association between resolution of MRI-detected inflammation and improved clinical outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis under long-term anti-TNF therapy by Joachim Sieper, Denis Poddubnyy, Fabian Proft, Mikhail Protopopov, Valeria Rios Rodriguez, Murat Torgutalp, Judith Rademacher, H Haibel, Kay-Geert Hermann, Christian Althoff

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Comparing spirometry, impulse oscillometry with computed tomography for assessing small airway dysfunction in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Suyin Huang, Fan Wu, Zhishan Deng, Jieqi Peng, Cuiqiong Dai, Lifei Lu, Kunning Zhou, Xiaohui Wu, Qi Wan, Gaoying Tang, Shengtang Chen, Changli Yang, Yongqing Huang, Shuqing Yu, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou

“…Correlations among the three techniques-measured small airway function parameters were assessed by Spearman correlation analysis. Results 2055 subjects were included in the final analysis. …”
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Prognosis of Elderly Japanese Patients Aged ≥80 Years Undergoing Hemodialysis by Shingo Hatakeyama, Hiromi Murasawa, Itsuto Hamano, Ayumu Kusaka, Takuma Narita, Masaaki Oikawa, Daisuke Noro, Kazuhisa Hagiwara, Hirofumi Ishimura, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, Chikara Ohyama

“…Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status and hemoglobin level were revealed as prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis. …”
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Providing medically tailored groceries and food resource coaching through the charitable food system to patients of a safety-net clinic in Dallas, Texas: a randomised controlled tr... by Michael Bowen, Sandi L Pruitt, Jaclyn Albin, Tammy Leonard, Willis Wong, Milette Siler, Carolyn Haskins, Jessica Turcios, Carla Pezzia, Alisha Ford, Bianca Schinzer, Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen

“…Analyses will include multiple regression models to analyse changes from baseline to follow-up as well as changes between groups over time. Deductive thematic analysis of qualitative data will be conducted.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the UT Southwestern Medical Center Institutional Review Board (STU-2023-1166) and the Parkland Health Office of Research Administration. …”
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<i>Syntrichia laevipila</i> Brid., a Bryophyta from Northwest Argentina as a Source of Antioxidants and Antimicrobials by Luis Ignacio Jiménez, Florencia Maria Correa Uriburu, José Javier Martínez Chamás, Guillermo Martin Suárez, Iris Catiana Zampini, Mario J. Simirgiotis, María Inés Isla

“…However, mosses appear to be a relatively overlooked group. The objective of this study was to conduct a phytochemical analysis of one hydroalcoholic extract of <i>Syntrichia laevipila</i> and to evaluate its potential as an antioxidant and antimicrobial agent. …”
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Atlas of multilineage stem cell differentiation reveals TMEM88 as a developmental regulator of blood pressure by Sophie Shen, Tessa Werner, Samuel W. Lukowski, Stacey Andersen, Yuliangzi Sun, Woo Jun Shim, Dalia Mizikovsky, Sakurako Kobayashi, Jennifer Outhwaite, Han Sheng Chiu, Xiaoli Chen, Gavin Chapman, Ella M. M. A. Martin, Di Xia, Duy Pham, Zezhuo Su, Daniel Kim, Pengyi Yang, Men Chee Tan, Enakshi Sinniah, Qiongyi Zhao, Sumedha Negi, Meredith A. Redd, Joseph E. Powell, Sally L. Dunwoodie, Patrick P. L. Tam, Mikael Bodén, Joshua W. K. Ho, Quan Nguyen, Nathan J. Palpant

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Genome constitution and differentiation of subgenomes in Siberian and Far Eastern endemic species of the genus Elymus (Poaceae) according to the sequencing of the nuclear gene waxy by A. V. Agafonov, S. V. Asbaganov, E. V. Shabanova (Kobozeva), I. V. Morozov, A. A. Bondar

“…Mason-Gamer and co-authors have previously shown in a series of studies that a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the low-copy gene waxy (GBSS1) sequences significantly complements cytogenetic data on the genomic constitution and evolutionary relationships among both North American and Asian species of the genus Elymus. …”
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Mixed-methods study assessing the accuracy of verbal autopsy and sociocultural determinants of infant mortality in Gujarat, India by Monika Patel, Bhavesh J. Khandhar, Niketkumar D. Satapara, M Yogesh, Samarth Rabadiya, Soumya Sharma

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a mixed-method study with a retrospective cohort component for which data from 661 infant records were extracted from the main health office’s database, with a subset of 328 infant deaths selected for verbal autopsy analysis. …”
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High Body Roundness Index Is Associated With Unhealthy Sleep Patterns: Insights From NHANES (2007–2014) by Pingchuan Liu, Yuding Luo, Xing He, Jiali Zhang, Fanzhou Ren, Bingyang Zhang, Bo Zheng, Jian Wang

“…The data were weighted, and multiple potential covariates were included in the analysis to provide national estimates and account for the comprehensive sampling design. …”
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Human hair biochar to remove malachite green dye and bisphenol-A contamination by M. Kamaraj, P. Kamali, R. Kaviya, K. Abishek, B. Navinkumar, T.G. Nithya, L.S. Wong, J. Aravind

“…Data variables A, B, and C included the potential of hydrogen (3, 6, 9), duration (60, 150, 240 minutes), and adsorbent dose (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 gram per liter) in the Response Surface Methodology experiment.FINDINGS: The human hair biochar is characterized by analytical methods, and Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller analysis revealed that it has a porous nature and extensive surface area, an amorphous structure, and various functional groups. …”
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Introducing an index on prediction of post-revascularization cerebral infarction using preoperative CT perfusion parameters in moyamoya disease by Xiaojun Hao, Chao Zhang, Chen Yang, Xintong Zhao, Yunfeng Zhou, Juan Wang

“…Preoperative quantitative CTP parameters, including cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), mean transit time (MTT), time to drain (TTD), and transit time to maximum of the residue function (Tmax), along with clinical data, were compared between the groups with and without post-CI. …”
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Association of liver biopsy pathology on outcome of patients undergoing heart transplantation by Lauren S. Eichenwald, MD, Raffi Karagozian, MD, Adam J. Eichenwald, PhD, John Morrissey, MD MBA, Saurav Kini, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH

“…However, there is limited data on the impact of liver fibrosis on outcomes for heart transplant (HT) candidates. …”
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Development and interpretation of a pathomics-driven ensemble model for predicting the response to immunotherapy in gastric cancer by Jing Wang, Zhe Li, Wei Wang, Md Tauhidul Islam, Xiaoyan Wang, Zhen Han, Zihan Li, Guoxin Li, Yuming Jiang, Taojun Zhang, Wenjun Xiong, Zepang Sun, Lequan Yu, Zhicheng Zhang, Xianqi Yang, Shengtian Sang, Alyssa A Guo

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Effect of extracellular vesicle ZNF280B derived from lung cancer stem cells on lung cancer progression by Qixia Guo, Jiayan Lu, Hui Zhao, Ding Zhou, Hua Liu

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Association between oxidative balance scores and peripheral artery disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study by Min Zhou, Min Zhou, Peng-Fei He, Peng-Fei He, Keren Zhang, Li-Juan Deng, Ning Wang, Gang Wang, Guang-Yao Yang, Shang Ju

“…Logistic regression analyses evaluated associations between PAD and total OBS, lifestyle OBS, and dietary OBS. …”
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Neuropsychological outcome of indoor rehabilitation in post-COVID-19 condition—results of the PoCoRe study by Michael Jöbges, Melanie Tempfli, Melanie Tempfli, Christoph Kohl, Christoph Herrmann, Stefan Kelm, Alexa Kupferschmitt, Alexa Kupferschmitt, Alexa Kupferschmitt, Ida Montanari, Nike Walter, Gerhard Suetfels, Thomas Loew, Volker Köllner, Volker Köllner, Thilo Hinterberger

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Tumor mutational burden and survival on immune checkpoint inhibition in >8000 patients across 24 cancer types by Vivek Subbiah, Samuel J Klempner, Neeraj Agarwal, David P Carbone, Amit Mahipal, Shilpa Gupta, David Fabrizio, Jeffrey S Ross, Gerald Li, David R Gandara, Miles C Andrews, Jonathan W Riess, Ramez N Eskander, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Sarah Sammons, Jeremy Snider, Lilia Bouzit, Cheryl Cho-Phan, Megan Price, Julia C F Quintanilha, Richard Sheng Poe Huang

“…Following a prespecified analysis plan, rwOS by TMB level was assessed using Cox PH models adjusted for Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, prior treatment, microsatellite instability, sex, age, opioid rx pretherapy, and socioeconomic assessment.Results 8440 patients met inclusion criteria. …”
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