El “Derecho a la Ciudad” entre la propuesta revolucionaria y la garantía estatal by Daniel Ramos Trávez

“…En la actualidad, el derecho a la ciudad, como ocurre en el caso de la legislación ecuatoriana o en las consideraciones de decretos constitucionales, se inscribe dentro del discurso de las prácticas políticas para la gestión y administración de las ciudades. …”
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Therapy of genomic unstable solid tumours (WHO grade 3/4）in clinical stage III/IV using individualised neoantigen tumour peptides-INP trial (individualised neoantigen tumour peptides immunotherapy): study protocol for an open-label, non-randomised, prospective, single-arm trial by Ling Wang, Xia Chen, Juan Zhao, Jiaxi Tang, Wanyan Tang, Bin Liao, Weiqi Nian

“…Most of research on neoantigens has focused just on a unique tumour and a single mutated gene. Currently, a few studies have reported using a mixture of neoantigen peptides derived from multiple genetic mutation sites in the treatment of genomic unstable advanced solid malignancies. …”
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Role of Regulatory B Cells in the Progression of Cervical Cancer by Zhifang Chen, Yuejie Zhu, Rong Du, Nannan Pang, Fengbo Zhang, Di Dong, Jianbing Ding, Yan Ding

“…In total, 70 cases of cervical cancer, 52 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and 40 normal controls were enrolled. The percentage of Breg cells was detected by flow cytometry. …”
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‘It is scary to pause treatment’: perspectives on HIV cure-related research and analytical treatment interruptions from women diagnosed during acute HIV in Durban, South Africa: So... by Deli Mthimkhulu, Krista L. Dong, Mzwakhe Wiseman Ngcobo, Deborah Mindry, Ayanda Zulu, Ntombifuthi Langa, Luyanda Maphalala, Vanessa Pillay, Maud Mthembu, Annie Miall, Whitney Tran, Ana Dillen, Fang Wan, Ali Ahmed, Jamila K. Stockman, Maryam Hussain, Thumbi Ndung’u, Karine Dubé

“…While women diagnosed during acute HIV supported pausing antiretroviral treatment (ART) during analytical treatment interruption (ATI) to advance HIV cure research, concerns about health risks and HIV-related stigma were significant barriers to enrollment. Trust in the research team and close monitoring were seen as positive factors, while fears around sharing of HIV/ATI status and transmission to sex partners complicated decision-making. …”
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Actualización de patrones sedimentológicos en cuencas andinas by Iván Campos-Herrera, Marcos Sanz-Ramos, Alejandro López-Alvarado, Martí Sánchez-Juny

“…El régimen sedimentológico de una cuenca es de sumo interés debido a la relación que tiene la producción de sedimentos con el desarrollo y aprovechamiento de recursos naturales dentro de una cuenca hidrográfica. En Chile, la Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) realiza el control de la concentración sedimentométrica y caudal líquido (entre más variables hidrometeorológicas) en toda la extensión del territorio nacional. …”
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Serum Levels of Irisin and Omentin-1 in Breast Neoplasms and Their Association with Tumor Histology by Grigorios Panagiotou, Sofia Triantafyllidou, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Eleni Papakonstantinou

“…Disease-free individuals (N = 56) and patients with histologically proven benign (N = 61) or malignant tumor (N = 96; subdivided into recently diagnosed/treatment-naïve (N = 72) and chemotherapy-treated (N = 24) subgroups) were enrolled in this study. Demographic, biochemical, and tumor histological characteristics were recorded. …”
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Good Tolerance of Citrate Accumulation due to Plasma Exchange among Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Prospective, Observational Study by Yuanji Ma, Yan Xu, Fang Chen, Ying Wang, Lang Bai, Hong Tang

“…Fifty-four patients were enrolled. The mean age and MELD score were 50.0 ± 11.3 years old and 25 ± 7, respectively. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Older Primary Care Patients and Their Family Members by Tara Seibert, Matthew W. Schroeder, Anthony J. Perkins, Seho Park, Eleanor Batista-Malat, Katharine J. Head, Tamilyn Bakas, Malaz Boustani, Nicole R. Fowler

“…Participants were dyads enrolled in the Caregiver Outcomes of Alzheimer’s Disease Screening (COADS) trial, which included 1,809 dyads of older primary care patients and one of their family members. …”
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Tocar, interpretar, escutar: praticar a música ou fazê-la agir? by Antoine Hennion

“…Não estamos mais diante de uma oposição dual entre obra e recepção, mas envoltos em camadas superpostas de presença, passagens que tornam mais denso o acontecimento e intensificam as coisas de forma oblíqua. …”
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Aberrant Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal Attention Network in Tinnitus by Haimeng Hu, Yining Lyu, Shihong Li, Zheng Yuan, Chuntao Ye, Zhao Han, Guangwu Lin

“…Thirty-one patients with persistent tinnitus and thirty-three healthy controls were enrolled in this study. A group independent component analysis (ICA), degree centrality (DC) analysis, and seed-based FC analysis were conducted. …”
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Ocorrência de Infecção do Trato Urinário em Pacientes após Transplante Renal by Elisa Camila de Souza e Silva, Sibely de Paula Guilherme, Cristina Nantes Miranda, André Luiz Silva Alvim, Gustavo Fernandes Ferreira, Thiago Cesar Nascimento, Ana Paula Machado da Rocha

“…Em 2022, 5.303 transplantes renais foram realizados no país, destacando-se o município de Juiz de Fora como um dos maiores centros de referência em transplantes renais. Objetivos:  O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a ocorrência de infecções no trato urinário de pacientes pós-transplante, bem como o tipo de infecção. …”
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Cuerpo, blanquitud y limpieza de sangre. Una reflexión a propósito de la decolonialidad by Roberto I. Rodríguez Soriano

“…Es decir, a través de un sistema conceptual que asumía al cuerpo (al color de la piel principalmente), a la limpieza de sangre y a caracteres culturales, como definitorios del lugar jerárquico que una persona ocupaba dentro de la sociedad colonial y colonizada. Esta interpretación entra en discusión matizando la afirmación de algunos teóricos de la decolonialidad, principalmente lo planteado por Santiago Castro Gómez, quien se apoya en otros teóricos como Enrique Dussel, Walter Mignolo y Aníbal Quijano, que propone que ser blanco no tenía que ver con el color de la piel, sino que más bien tenía que ver con la escenificación de un imaginario cultural tejido por creencias religiosas, tipos de vestimentas, certificados de nobleza, modos de comportamiento y, sobre todo, por formas de producir y trasmitir conocimientos.…”
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Anaemia in the Hospitalized Elderly in Tanzania: Prevalence, Severity, and Micronutrient Deficiency Status by Clara Chamba, Ahlam Nasser, William F. Mawalla, Upendo Masamu, Neema Budodi Lubuva, Erius Tebuka, Pius Magesa

“…A total of 156 hospitalized adults aged 60 years and above were enrolled in this study. A structured questionnaire was used to capture sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. …”
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The rationale, design of the Assisted reproductive technology cohort nested in a pre-pregnancy family cohort (APP-Cohort) by Wei Xiong, Qinghan Liang, Xiaojie Han, Qiaolu Cheng, Qihang Liu, Xifang Zuo, Huiyu Wang, Huijing He, Guangliang Shan

“…With a focus on various types of risk factors such as genetic, environmental, and shared familial traits, the ongoing follow-up of this study will enable researchers to evaluate and distinguish the impacts of these factors on pregnancy outcomes, perinatal health, and children’s health for individuals conceived naturally versus those conceived through ART. …”
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Assessing blood flow in uterine fibroids using intravoxel incoherent motion imaging compared with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI by Teija Sainio, Jani Saunavaara, Gaber Komar, Antti Viitala, Saara Otonkoski, Kirsi Joronen, Antti Perheentupa, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros

“…Sixteen premenopausal women with uterine fibroids were enrolled in this prospective study. Pelvic MRI scans were obtained for each subject, both with and without continuous intravenous infusion of oxytocin, known to decrease significantly uterine fibroid blood flow, to assess the changes in blood flow of uterine fibroids. …”
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Plasma amino acid profiles of dogs with the hepatocutaneous syndrome and dogs with other chronic liver diseases by Rommaneeya Leela‐arporn, Karah Burns DeMarle, Cailin R. Heinze, Cynthia R. L. Webster

“…Results Twelve dogs each with vacuolar hepatopathy or chronic hepatitis and 8 dogs with congenital disorders (primary hypoplasia of the portal vein or ductal plate malformations) were enrolled. Compared to non‐HCS CLD dogs, HCS dogs had significantly lower plasma concentrations of several amino acids. …”
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Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinical utility evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for the screening of HIV an... by James Kiarie, Karel Blondeel, Igor Toskin, Jordi Casabona, Soe Soe Thwin, Massimo Mirandola, Rosanna Peeling, Ronald Ballard, Laura Fernàndez-López, Inga Upmace, Juliana Reyes-Urueña, Mara Vaselova, Mitja Ćosić, Simon Maljevac, William Mejías, Ander Pazos, Andrii Chernyshev

“…This master protocol outlines the overall research approach that will be used in four countries.Methods and analysis MSM presenting at CBVCT services participating in the study for HIV/STI screening will be enrolled. The (WHO preapproved) dual POCTs to be evaluated will be SD Bioline HIV/Syphilis Duo (Abbot) and Dual Path Platform HIV-Syphilis Assay (Chembio). …”
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High-dose dual therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication inducing less impact on the gut microbiota by Jia-Lun Guan, Ting-Ting Xu, Ya Lin, Yan-Shuai Mo, Bi-Yu He, Ying-Ying Han, Ji-Yan Li, Su-Hong Xia, Ya-Ni Zhou, Jia-Zhi Liao, Pei-Yuan Li

“…The diversity and composition of the gut microbiota were compared and analyzed in both groups using 16 S rRNA gene sequencing. Results Forty-nine H. pylori positive patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the HDDT (n = 24) or the BQT group (n = 25) group. …”
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Microalbuminuria, Kidney Function, and Daily Physical Activity by Baris Afsar

“…Totally 139 patients were enrolled. In the whole group NEADLS score was correlated with age (rho: −0.759, P<0.0001), clinical systolic blood pressure (rho: −0.212, P: 0.018), blood urea nitrogen (rho: −0.516, P<0.0001), creatinine (rho: −0.501, P<0.0001), uric acid (rho: −0.308, P<0.0001), albumin (rho: 0.382, P<0.0001), total cholesterol (rho: −0.194, P: 0.022), LDL-cholesterol (rho: −0.230, P: 0.008), hemoglobin (rho: 0.256, P: 0.002), creatinine clearance (rho: 0.565, P<0.0001), 24-hour urinary protein excretion (rho: −0.324, P<0.0001), and 24-hour urinary albumin excretion (UAE) (rho: −0.483, P<0.0001). …”
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Predicting the exposure of mycophenolic acid in children with autoimmune diseases using a limited sampling strategy: A retrospective study by Ping Zheng, Ting Pan, Ya Gao, Juan Chen, Liren Li, Yan Chen, Dandan Fang, Xuechun Li, Fei Gao, Yilei Li

“…A total of 614 MPA AUC0‐12h samples from 209 patients were enrolled. Among the 10 models evaluated, the Wide&Deep model exhibited the best predictive performance. …”
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