The Usefulness of Genotyping of Celiac Disease-Specific HLA among Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Various Clinical Situations by Grazyna Deja, Dominika Sikora, Aleksandra Pyziak-Skupien, Karolina Klenczar, Rafał Deja, Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot

“…The probability of developing CD in DRB1∗04-positive patients was 4 times lower (OR 0.25; 95% CI 0.118-0.529; p=0.001). DRB1∗04 was significantly less frequent in children with villous atrophy compared to potential CD (13% vs. 39%; p=0.03). …”
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A descriptive study of smoking, socioeconomic position, and health-related behaviors in urban Colombia by Valentina Guatibonza-García, Sofía Gnecco-González, Agustín Pérez-Londoño, Carolina Betancourt-Villamizar, Carlos O. Mendivil

“…Strong tobacco control policies should focus on men with less income and lower education. The same communication avenues can be used to convey health information and motivational campaigns to smokers and non-smokers.…”
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Research on the City Network Structure in the Yellow River Basin in China Based on Two-Way Time Distance Gravity Model and Social Network Analysis Method by Duo Chai, Dong Zhang, Yonghao Sun, Shan Yang

“…The subgroups of city networks have strong internal connections, while the connection among subgroups is weak and the development shows a partitioned and fragmented pattern, making it difficult to form linkages among the upper, middle, and lower reaches. The “beaded chain” spatial development strategy can be adopted in the river basin planning, giving priority to strengthening the links within subgroups of cities and among adjacent subgroups, building central city chains, and reinforcing the overall basin management.…”
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Comparison of clinical outcomes between double arterial cannulation and single arterial cannulation in type A aortic dissection by Zhiwei Tang, Chunze Yuan, Hong Liu, Yi Ding, Jiaxi Gu, Minghui Li, Buqing Ni, Yongfeng Shao

“…The incidence of stroke and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis was lower in the double arterial cannulation group than in the single artery cannulation group, but there was no statistical difference. …”
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Superconductivity of electron-doped chalcohydrides under high pressure by Yu Du, Zefang Wang, Hanyu Liu, Guoji Liu, Xin Zhong

“…Furthermore, our electron-phonon simulations reveal that the estimated superconducting transition temperature (T_{c}) of Li_{2}SH_{6} (46 K) is lower than that (77 K) of Li_{2}SeH_{6} at 200 GPa, which contrasts with the general belief that the light-weight elemental compound (high Debye temperature) has higher superconductivity. …”
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Regenerative Potential of Granulation Tissue in Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Naiwen Tan, Maja Sabalic, Linh Nguyen, Francesco D’Aiuto

“…In particular, CD44+, CD73+, CD90+, CD105+, and CD146+ cells were found widely in granulation tissue whilst the only meta-analysis confirmed that CD90+ cells were present in lower numbers within the granulation tissue when compared with healthy periodontal tissue (WMD=−23.43%, 95% CI -30.43 to -16.44, p<0.00001). …”
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Effects of pyrazosulfuron-ethyl on caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish larvae by Chenkai Ge, Zhijun Ye, Weitao Hu, Jingrong Tang, Huimin Li, Fasheng Liu, Xinjun Liao, Jianjun Chen, Shouhua Zhang, Zigang Cao

“…With the widespread application of pesticides, water pollution problems are becoming more and more serious, which is very likely to cause harm to fish. Lower vertebrates, including fish, have the ability to repair damaged tissues. …”
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Zinc levels in severe eating disorders by Kara Leach, Dan V. Blalock, Judy Oakes, Melanie Hebert, Marina Foster, Philip S. Mehler

“…Results Admission zinc levels were statistically significantly lower in cases compared to controls. Admission zinc levels were significantly higher for patients with AN-R than patients with AN-BP. …”
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Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis by Jie Wang, Kaijie Qiu, Songsheng Zhou, Yichao Gan, Keting Jiang, Donghuan Wang, Haibiao Wang

“…Smoking, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, low platelet, elevated liver enzymes and liver fluke infection increase HCC risk, while coffee consumption, a healthy diet, and bariatric surgery lower it. Medications like metformin, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), aspirin, statins, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors reduce HCC risk, while acid suppressive agents, particularly proton pump inhibitors, elevate it. …”
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How much does government’s short-term response matter for explaining cross-country variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes? A regression-based relative importance analysis of 84 c... by Gordon G Liu, Junjian Yi, Hanmo Yang, Xiaoyun Peng

“…As expected, the stronger or faster are the government responses, the lower is the level of infections. In the meantime, many other factors underpin a major part of the variation in the control of COVID-19. …”
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Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Tewelde Yohanes, David Kariuki, Maritza Titus, Charles Batungwanayo, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Araia Berhane, Jacinta Nzinga, David Njuguna, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Edith Andrews Annan, Benson Droti

“…We included any empirical research describing interventions that contributed to the functionality of health systems in Africa or any low-income or lower-middle-income regions. We searched Web of Science, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and ERIC from their inception, and hand-searched other relevant sources. …”
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ANCA-Negative Vasculitis in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Complicated with Membranous Nephropathy: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Eri Kasama, Jun Ino, Fumika Iemura, Saeko Kumon, Mio Kodama, Keitaro Sato, Hitoshi Eizumi, Kosaku Nitta, Junichi Hoshino

“…Herein, we report a 70-year-old female who presented with purpura on the lower legs, upper limb numbness, renal dysfunction (eGFR, 20.5 ml/min/1.73 m2), and eosinophilia (eosinophils, 37,570/μl). …”
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A Polymer-Binder-Free Approach to Creating Functional LiFePO₄ Cathodes by Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-Derived Ion-Conductive Binders by Daniela M. Josepetti, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C. Howlett, Hiroyuki Ueda

“…Large amounts of OIPC−lithium salt mixtures in the composition yielded thick electrodes with expected nominal areal capacities of up to 3.74 mAh/cm², where the balanced composition with a reduced Li⁺ concentration can demonstrate >1.5 mAh/cm² at 0.1C. Lowering the amount of these ion-conductive binders enabled LFP cathodes to perform effectively under fast cycling conditions at a C-rate as high as 2C. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 13 Constituents of Radix Polygoni Multiflori in Rat Plasma and Its Application in a Pharmacokinetic Study by Wenhao Cheng, Yinghui Li, Wei Yang, Siyang Wu, Mengmeng Wei, Yang Gao, Chen Kang, Shuofeng Zhang, Yingfei Li

“…The method was fully validated in terms of selectivity, linearity, accuracy, precision, recovery, matrix effects, and stability. The lower limit of quantitation of the analytes was 0.1–1 ng/mL. …”
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Early Maladaptive Schemas Related to Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: Similarities and Differences by Nergis LAPSEK&Yacute;L&Yacute;, Mehmet AK

“…In these schemas, control group had significantly lower scores than others. Unipolar and bipolar groups were similar. …”
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Smoking behavior among Asian Americans during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: The influence of pandemic stressors and depression by Paula Lozano, Aven Peters, Alia Southworth, Yicklun Mo, Helen Lam, Fornessa T. Randal, Karen E. Kim

“…We found a statistically significant interaction between the COVID-19 period indicator variable and current smoking by Asian American ethnic groups (p=0.014), such that current smoking was lower for Chinese compared to South Asians before COVID-19, but was comparable for both groups during the pandemic. …”
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Exercise stress echocardiography shows impaired left ventricular function after hospitalization with COVID‐19 without overt myocarditis: A pilot study by Robert E. Goldstein, Edward A. Hulten, Thomas B. Arnold, Victoria M. Thomas, Andrew Heroy, Erika N. Walker, Keiko Fox, Hyun Lee, Joya Libbus, Bethelhem Markos, Maureen N. Hood, Travis E. Harrell, Mark C. Haigney

“…At peak stress, RP had significantly lower mean left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (67% ± 7 vs. 73% ± 5, p < 0.0017) and higher peak early mitral inflow velocity/early mitral annular velocity (E/e’, 9.1 ± 2.5 vs. 6.6 ± 2.5, p < 0.006) compared with HS performing equal exercise (8.5 ± 2.6 min). …”
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Analysis of Prevention and Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage after Sphincter-Preserving Surgery for Middle- and Low-Grade Rectal Cancer under Laparoscopy by Jia-He Yu, Xiang-Wu Huang, Yu-Cheng Song, Hui-Zhong Lin, Feng-Wu Zheng

“…The distance from the lower edge of the rectal tumor to the anal edge was ≤10 cm. 6 developed anastomotic leakage after the operation (leakage rate of 4.7%). …”
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Computed tomography–guided percutaneous biopsy in diagnosis of suspected metastatic renal cell carcinoma: which location is the most suitable? by Petr Hoffmann, Michal Balik, Martina Hoffmannova, Jindrich Kopecky, Pavel Ryska, Jana Draganovicova, Petr Dvorak

“…However, the biopsies of lesions outside the kidney had a lower complication rate.…”
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The Effect of Physical Activity on Level of Anger among Individuals with Autism by Mehmet Ilkım, Halil Tanır, Mehmet Özdemir, İbrahim Bozkurt

“…The results showed that anger levels of the autistic individuals participating in the physical activity program were lower and the physical activity in autistic individuals helped anger control. …”
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