Ab Externo Choroidal Fluid Drainage, Pars Plana Vitrectomy, and Endotamponade for the Management of Persistent Hypotony following Glaucoma Surgery by Susanna Friederike Koenig, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Christian Maximilian Wertheimer, Armin Wolf

“…Inclusion criterion was persistent hypotony with severe serous choroidal detachment after intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering surgery due to medically uncontrolled glaucoma. …”
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CC-96673 (BMS-986358), an affinity-tuned anti-CD47 and CD20 bispecific antibody with fully functional fc, selectively targets and depletes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by Dan Zhu, Haralambos Hadjivassiliou, Catherine Jennings, David Mikolon, Massimo Ammirante, Sharmistha Acharya, Jon Lloyd, Mahan Abbasian, Rama Krishna Narla, Joseph R. Piccotti, Katie Stamp, Ho Cho, Kandasamy Hariharan

“…CC-96673, a humanized IgG1 bispecific antibody co-targeting CD47 and CD20, is designed to bind CD20 with high affinity and CD47 with optimally lowered affinity. As a result of the detuned CD47 affinity, CC-96673 selectively binds to CD20-expressing cells, blocking the interaction of CD47 with SIRPα. …”
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Rhodium‐Alloyed Beta Gallium Oxide Materials: New Type Ternary Ultra‐Wide Bandgap Semiconductors by Xian‐Hu Zha, Yu‐Xi Wan, Shuang Li, Dao Hua Zhang

“…However, the power resistance of β‐Ga2O3‐based devices is still much lower than its material limit due to its flat band dispersion at its valence band maximum (VBM) and the difficulty for p‐type doping. …”
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International REACH forgiveness intervention: a multisite randomised controlled trial by Tyler J Vanderweele, Nicole Rodriguez, Richard G Cowden, Man Yee Ho, Everett L Worthington, Andrea Ortega Bechara, Zhuo Job Chen, Elly Yuliandari Gunatirin, Shaun Joynt, Viacheslav V Khalanskyi, Hennadii Korzhov, Ni Made Taganing Kurniati, Anastasiya Anastasiya Salnykova, Liudmyla Shtanko, Sergiy Tymchenko, Vitaliy L Voytenko, Anita Zulkaida, Maya B Mathur

“…The analytic sample consisted of n=4598 participants, median age 26 and 73% female.Interventions At each site, participants were randomly assigned to either immediate receipt of a self-directed forgiveness workbook intervention, or to receipt after a 2 week delay.Main outcomes measures The primary outcomes were unforgiveness (Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory-18), depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms (Brief Symptom Inventory-18) measured at 2 weeks following intervention assignment.Results At 2 weeks follow-up, unforgiveness was lower among the immediate-treatment group compared with the delayed-treatment group (standardised mean difference=−0.53 (95% CI=−0.58 to –0.47)); similar patterns were found for depression (standardised mean difference=−0.22 (95% CI=−0.28 to –0.16)) and anxiety symptoms (standardised mean difference=−0.21 (95% CI=−0.27 to –0.15)).Conclusions A brief workbook intervention promoted forgiveness and reduced depression and anxiety symptoms. …”
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Theory-based mobile phone text messaging intervention for blood pressure control (TEXT4BP) among hypertensive patients in Nepal: study protocol for a feasibility randomised control... by Buna Bhandari, Padmanesan Narasimhan, Abhinav Vaidya, Rohan Jayasuriya

“…This feasibility study would recruit 200 clinically diagnosed hypertensive patients aged 18–69 years, currently receiving blood pressure-lowering medication for more than 3 months, visiting a tertiary healthcare facility in Kathmandu, Nepal. …”
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Mammography screening: Eliciting the voices of informed citizens. by Manja D Jensen, Kasper M Hansen, Volkert Siersma, John Brodersen

“…At recruitment, 72% of participants strongly supported the continuation of mammography screening. This proportion was lower after the presentation of video information (55%), after deliberation (65%), and a month after the assembly (58%). …”
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FACTORS RELATED TO INCIDENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER FIVE CHILDREN by Jaa Oktafa Once Okta, Annasari Mustafa, Ika Yudianti

“…Conclusion: Malnutrition children under five year old in Posyandu Randugading, Tajinan District, Malang Regency have  characteristic related to feeding meals was most of them according to the child's request, majority children have history of an infectious disease, Mother wight gain during pregnancy lower as it should, majority children have more than 2 sibling.…”
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Racial Disparities in Cancer Guideline-Concordant Treatment Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data for Patients With NSCLC by Eric Ababio Anyimadu, MS, Jacklyn M. Engelbart, MD, Jason Semprini, PhD, Amanda Kahl, MPH, Cameron Trentz, MS, John M. Buatti, MD, Thomas L. Casavant, PhD, Mary E. Charlton, PhD, Guadalupe Canahuate, PhD

“…Results: Non-Hispanic Black patients had lower odds of receiving GCIT (OR = 0.80; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.78–0.82) and surviving 2 years after diagnosis (OR = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.78–0.82). …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…Noticeably, 70% had not heard about thalidomide, but of those who had (2692/9113), the risk perception scores were 0.4–0.5 points lower in women below 25 years compared to women aged 26–30 years.Conclusions In general, women perceived the risks of giving birth to a child with birth defects low, but there were substantial disparities between women's perceived risks and the actual risks when it comes to over-the-counter agents against nausea and prescribed medication. …”
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Effects of Gestational Inflammation with Postpartum Enriched Environment on Age-Related Changes in Cognition and Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity-Related Proteins by Shi-Yu Sun, Xue-Yan Li, He-Hua Ge, Yu-Xin Zhang, Zhe-Zhe Zhang, Zhan-Qiang Zhuang, Chong-Yang Ren, Fang Wang, Gui-Hai Chen

“…The results showed that 18-month-old control mice had worse spatial learning and memory and lower levels of these synaptic plasticity-related proteins (PSD-95, GluA1, and Homer-1b/c) than the 6-month-old controls. …”
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Provocative tests of anal sphincter function correlate with symptoms and subtypes of faecal incontinence by John McLaughlin, Dipesh H Vasant, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Abhiram Sharma, Matthew Davenport, Edward Kiff, Karen Telford, Alexander O'Connor, Donghua Liao, Niels Klarskov

“…Resting parameters with all three modalities were lower in passive FI: mean resting pressure (HRAM; p=0.010), yield pressure (FLIP; p=0.031) and opening pressure (AAR; p=0.006). …”
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Watermelon Germplasm with Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses by Alex Luckew, Nebahat Sari, Swikriti Pandey, Ted McAvoy, Alvin M. Simmons, Geoffrey Meru, Cecilia McGregor

“…In 2022, there was a significant difference among cultivars regarding the CYSDV load, with ‘AU-Producer’, ‘Crimson Sweet’, and ‘Estrella’ having lower loads than those of ‘Charleston Gray’ and ‘Sugar Baby’. …”
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Evaluating implementation of a hospital‐based cancer registry to improve childhood cancer care in low‐ and middle‐income countries by Melissa R. Maas, Allison Yang, Michele A. Muir, James B. Collins IV, Courtney Canter, Gevorg Tamamyan, Inam Chitsike, Francine Kouya, Kim Hoa Nguyen, Alia Ahmad, Ana Patricia Alcasabas, Yi‐Jin Gao, Kimberly J. Johnson, Gia Ferrara, Nickhill Bhakta, Benyam Muluneh

“…While treatable with modern therapies, children living in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) have limited access to care and lower survival rates. Hospital‐based cancer registries (HBCRs) collect detailed patient information to critically evaluate and evolve care. …”
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Value of Biochemical Indexes of Bone Metabolism in Predicting Osteoporotic Lumbar Fractures by Fen Feng, CiLa Zhou, Ping Huang, QiaoLin Zhu, Gang Wang, Bin Zhou

“…The levels of P1NP and PTH in the fracture group were significantly higher than those in the nonfracture group, while 25(OH)D and OSTEOC levels were lower than those in the nonfracture group. Moreover, the levels of P1NP, 25(OH)D, OSTEOC, and PTH are important factors affecting the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. …”
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Analysis of the effects of group progressive resistance training on inflammatory markers, cardiovascular fitness parameters, and respiratory function in elderly patients with chron... by Chunyang Li, Yijia Sun

“…However, the organization group had higher scores in these areas and lower levels of inflammatory factors (IL-8, IL-18, IL-6, IL-12) and mMRC scores compared to the conventional group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). …”
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Relevance of anaesthesia type on early neurological outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy by L. Šalaševičius, A. Vilionskis

“…Periprocedural arterial blood pressure levels were significantly lower in GA group (p<0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that independent factors of good outcome were time from arrival to the hospital to recanalization and successful recanalization. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Y-balance Test in Young Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain by Yousef Alshehre, Khalid Alkhathami, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price

“… # Results The YBT demonstrated excellent inter-rater reliability, with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.99 to 1.0 for the YBT scores of both asymptomatic and CLBP groups. The CLBP group had lower scores than those of the asymptomatic group in the reach distances of the ANT (*p* = 0.023), PM (*p* < 0.001), and PL (*p* = 0.001) directions, and the composite scores (*p* < 0.001)…”
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Evaluation of the recombinant protein Sh-TSP-2 for the serological diagnosis of imported urogenital schistosomiasis and comparison with commercially available tests by María Pilar Luzón-García, Laura Navarro, Esther Rodríguez, Manuel Jesús Soriano-Pérez, José Vázquez-Villegas, María Isabel Cabeza-Barrera, Alex Loukas, Nerea Castillo-Fernández, María Jesús Perteguer, Javier Sotillo, Joaquín Salas-Coronas

“…Although commercial serological tests have shown higher sensitivities, Sh-TSP-2 could be valuable for confirming results from tests with lower specificity. Nevertheless, further studies with larger patient cohorts are necessary to fully verify its potential.…”
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Eventful growing up of children with different levels of health: A sociological analysis by S. N. Mayorova-Shcheglova, O. V. Besschetnova, A. Yu. Gubanova

“…Uneven sequence of events in childhood affects social competence and, probably, can explain lower assessment of childhood well-being.…”
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Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Potassium Deficiency on Apple Tree Growth by Evangelia-Vasiliki Ladikou, Gerasimos Daras, Marco Landi, Theocharis Chatzistathis, Thomas Sotiropoulos, Stamatis Rigas, Ioannis E. Papadakis

“…Furthermore, photochemical performance of PSII also declined under K deficiency, with lower electron transport rates, PSII efficiency, and photochemical quenching (non-stomatal limitations of photosynthesis). …”
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