Alveolar Hemorrhage, a Rare and Life-Threatening Complication of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Grace Loza, Carlos Hallo, Byron Chiliquinga, Alejandro Hallo

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Geo-epidemiology of temporal artery biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis in Australia and New Zealand: is there a seasonal influence? by Matthew A Brown, Tony R Merriman, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Catherine L Hill, Elisabeth De Smit, Linda Clarke

“…Our results do not support a seasonal component contributing to the onset of disease. Our literature search identifies no consistent environmental risk factor in association with GCA.Conclusion This is the largest GCA data set reported outside of Europe. …”
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Urgensi Ratifikasi Statuta Roma Bagi Indonesia by Danel Aditia Situngkir

“…The issues to be discussed in this paper are the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court compared to the Indonesian Human Rights Court and the urgency of the roma statute in relation to sovereignty for Indonesia. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Early Repolarization in Athletes: A Systematic Review by Khaled Elenizi

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Retrospective Analysis of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Single-Center Cohort in Romania and Comparison with National and European Data by Zsuzsánna Simon-Szabó, Sándor Pál, Aliz Pándi, Zsuzsanna Gáll, Hajnal Finta, Zsuzsánna Incze-Bartha, Cristina Maki, Manuela Cucerea

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: ROP screening was performed in 96 infants (76.8%) according to professional guidelines. A literature review was conducted to compare our findings with national and European data. …”
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Kidney transplant utilising donors after circulatory death: The first report from the African continent by T du Toit, K Manning, L Bertels, G Hoffman, D Thomson, Z A Barday

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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83, indicating internal consistency reliability. The MTBQ score had a positive association with a comparator treatment burden scale (rs 0.58, P&lt;0.0001) and with self-reported disease burden (rs 0.43, P&lt;0.0001), and a negative association with quality of life (rs−0.36, P&lt;0.0001) and self-rated health (rs−0.36, P&lt;0.0001). …”
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Understanding the impact of racism on surgical outcomes in settler nation-states USA and Canada: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mary Brindle, Oluwatomilayo Daodu, Tyara Marchand, Saffa Aziz, Ifeoluwa Adedipe, Mirna Matta

“…Identifying preventable adverse outcomes for equity-deserving patient populations is an important starting point to begin to address these gaps in care. To derive literature-based estimates of the outcome gap for racialised surgical patients, we will systematically review and meta-analyse rates of adverse postoperative events associated with common and/or high-risk operations performed in Canada and the USA.Methods and analysis An electronic search of Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, CINAHL and Scopus will be conducted to identify studies reviewing complication rates of racialised compared with non-racialised patients from inception to December 2023. …”
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Spondyloarthritis and Risk of Malignancy: A Narrative Review on a Still Controversial Issue by Ennio Giulio Favalli, Francesco Grossi, Alberto Batticciotto, Matteo Filippini, Simone Parisi, Ombretta Viapiana, Paolo Gisondi, Paolo Dapavo, Lorenzo Dagna, Filippo De Braud

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Arsenic, Chromium, and Other Potentially Toxic Elements in the Rocks and Sediments of Oropos-Kalamos Basin, Attica, Greece by D. Alexakis, D. Gamvroula

“…Only As, Hg, Pb, and Sb contents, in all the examined rocks and sediments, were higher than the levels given in international literature. Concentration of the elements As, Cr, Hg, Mo, Ni, and U is highly elevated in the lignite compared to crustal element averages. …”
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Medication related osteonecrosis (MRONJ) in the management of CTIBL in breast and prostate cancer patients. Joint report by SIPMO AND SIOMMMS by Francesco Bertoldo, Cristina Eller-Vainicher, Vittorio Fusco, Rodolfo Mauceri, Jessica Pepe, Alberto Bedogni, Andrea Palermo, Umberto Romeo, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Giuseppina Campisi

“…Methods: This interdisciplinary SIPMO-SIOMMMS Expert Italian Panel reviewed the available international scientific literature and developed a set of recommendations to implement strategies of MRONJ prevention in breast (BC) and prostate cancer (PC) patients undertaking LD-BMAs to prevent CTIBL. …”
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Environmental Influences on Young Adult Male Height. A Comparison of Town and Countryside in the Netherlands, 1815-1900 by Jan Kok, Erik Beekink, David Bijsterbosch

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Environmental Influences on Young Adult Male Height. A Comparison of Town and Countryside in the Netherlands, 1815-1900 by Jan Kok, Erik Beekink, David Bijsterbosch

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Environmental Influences on Young Adult Male Height. A Comparison of Town and Countryside in the Netherlands, 1815-1900 by Jan Kok, Erik Beekink, David Bijsterbosch

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Environmental Influences on Young Adult Male Height. A Comparison of Town and Countryside in the Netherlands, 1815-1900 by Jan Kok, Erik Beekink, David Bijsterbosch

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study by Ombretta Para, Marco Vanetti, Chiara Dibonaventura, Davide Salerno, Lorenzo Caruso, Christian Carleo, Asim Raza, Carlo Nozzoli, Antonio Spanevello

“…This result is consistent with the literature, which suggests a higher prevalence of COPD in patients with HFpEF compared to HFrEF. …”
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Sustainability Reporting and Assurance: A New Challenge for the Audit Profession in Europe by Darko DACHEVSKI, Barry ACKERS

“…Utilizing extensive literature and quantitative surveys deployed at auditors and audit firms in Europe, the research reveals that auditors associated with international audit networks and larger audit firms demonstrate a greater familiarity with sustainability reporting and assurance concepts and practices compared to auditors associated with smaller, local audit firms. …”
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Environmental Influences on Young Adult Male Height. A Comparison of Town and Countryside in the Netherlands, 1815-1900 by Jan Kok, Erik Beekink, David Bijsterbosch

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Serum IL-18 Is a Potential Biomarker for Predicting Severe Dengue Disease Progression by Josephine Diony Nanda, Chiau-Jing Jung, Rahmat Dani Satria, Ming-Kai Jhan, Ting-Jing Shen, Po-Chun Tseng, Yung-Ting Wang, Tzong-Shiann Ho, Chiou-Feng Lin

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The Difficult Airway Trolley: A Narrative Review and Practical Guide by Martin F. Bjurström, Mikael Bodelsson, Louise W. Sturesson

“…Death and severe morbidity attributable to anesthesia are commonly associated with failed difficult airway management. …”
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