Clinicopathological Features of 166 Cases of Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma and Effect of Primary Tumor Location on Prognosis after Modified Radical Mastectomy by Shiman Chen, Liang Yang, Yaqiong Li

“…The clinical data of 166 patients with IDC who underwent modified radical mastectomy in our hospital from May 2015 to May 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The clinicopathological features of IDC patients were recorded. …”
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Determinants of rural practice among a cohort of dental professionals in Australia by Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla, Sudheer Babu Balla, Jyothi Tadakamadla, Libby Semmens, Sarah Down, Carol McKinstry, Jane Mills

“…Results Data were available for 819 graduates matched to the AHPRA register. …”
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Current trends and research advances on the application of TiO2 nanoparticles in dentistry: How far are we from clinical translation? by Hossein Mohammadi, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Salmia Beddu, Hamid Reza Mozaffari, Roohollah Sharifi, Razieh Rezaei, Nima Fallahnia, Mona Ebadi, Saiful Amri Mazlan, Mohsen Safaei

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Development and evaluation of functional biscuits infused with functional spices and white pea flour: A comprehensive study on optimizing glycemic control and incorporating anti-di... by Minhaj Uddin, Nabil Mashahid, Juairia Absar Anta, Mahima Ranjan Acharjee

“…Three formulations (A, B, and C), along with a control, were prepared by replacing 16 % of wheat flour with white pea flour. …”
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RIPK2-Mediated Autophagy and Negatively Regulated ROS-NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling in GMCs Stimulated with High Glucose by Chenlin Gao, Jiao Chen, Fang Fan, Yang Long, Shi Tang, Chunxia Jiang, Jiying Wang, Youhua Xu, Yong Xu

“…RIPK2, LC3, caspase1, and IL-1β levels were measured by western blotting and RT-PCR. Autophagosomes were measured by GFP-RFP-LC3; ROS were detected by DCFH-DA. …”
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Occurrence and bioaccumulation of organophosphate flame retardants in high-altitude regions: A comprehensive field survey in Qinghai Province, China by Haibao Zhu, Jinlin Hu, Zheng Ruan, Danhua Liu, Meirong Zhao

“…Paired sample Spearman correlation analysis showed that soil ∑OPFRs were significantly positively correlated with grass ∑OPFRs (P = 0.0023), indicating that soil is the main source of OPFRs in grass. …”
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UK medical students’ mental health and their intention to drop out: a longitudinal study by Asta Medisauskaite, Antonia Rich, Milou Silkens, Neha Lagisetty

“…This study seeks to explore the relationships between various mental health issues and dropout.Design This is a longitudinal study where medical students completed an online questionnaire between November 2020 and February 2021 and those who took part were invited (February–May 2021) to complete the questionnaire again 3 months later.Settings Students from nine geographically spread medical schools in the UK took part in this study.Participants 792 (71.16%) participants filled in the baseline questionnaire and 407 (51.39%) of these students completed the follow-up survey (385 participants were lost to follow-up).Outcome measures Dropout intentions.Exposures Various mental ill-health symptoms using validated scales: emotional exhaustion, insomnia, somatisation, hazardous drinking, anxiety/depression, anorexia tendencies, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), paranoia and bipolar.Results A large number of students met the criteria for mental health disorders (eg, 54.1% insomnia, 37.9% anxiety/depression, 19.4% paranoia) and 19.4% (79) said that they considered dropping out from medical school. …”
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Electromyographic correlates of effortful listening in the vestigial auriculomotor system by Andreas Schroeer, Andreas Schroeer, Andreas Schroeer, Farah I. Corona-Strauss, Farah I. Corona-Strauss, Farah I. Corona-Strauss, Farah I. Corona-Strauss, Ronny Hannemann, Ronny Hannemann, Steven A. Hackley, Daniel J. Strauss, Daniel J. Strauss, Daniel J. Strauss, Daniel J. Strauss

“…All audio streams were either presented from a loudspeaker placed in front of the participants (0°), or in the back (180°). …”
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Science highlights from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory on Svalbard by Katie Herlingshaw, Noora Partamies, Charlotte M. van Hazendonk, Mikko Syrjäsuo, Lisa J. Baddeley, Magnar G. Johnsen, Nina K. Eriksen, Ian McWhirter, Anasuya Aruliah, Mark J. Engebretson, Kjellmar Oksavik, Fred Sigernes, Dag A. Lorentzen, Takanori Nishiyama, Matthew B. Cooper, John Meriwether, Stein Haaland, Daniel Whiter

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Enhancing Food Security via selecting Superior Camelina (Camelina sativa L.) parents: a positive approach incorporating pheno-morphological traits, fatty acids composition, and Toc... by Amin Ebrahimi, Hamzeh Minaei Chenar, Sajad Rashidi-Monfared, Danial Kahrizi

“…Specifically, the VTE1 gene exhibited the highest level of expression. In contrast, the VTE3 gene displayed the lowest level of expression compared to other genes. …”
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Comparison of Nurse Work Hours and Nursing Activities Between High‐ and Low‐Staffed General Wards: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Jiyeong Seong, Sung‐Hyun Cho, Hyo‐Jeong Yoon, Won‐Hee Sim, Moon‐Sook Kim

“…Methods Nursing activities provided by 350 nurses were observed every 10 min during their shifts for three observation days in four high‐ and four low‐staffed wards. …”
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A Review of Human Studies Assessing the Efficacy of Cannabidiol for Anxiety Disorders by Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Bartosz Omasta, Olga Krupa, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kinga Furtak, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Magdalena Agata Czerska, Daria Rybak

“…Minimal improvements were noted in PTSD patients with sexual trauma. Further research is needed to clarify CBD’s therapeutic potential in diverse clinical contexts. …”
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Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects of Laser Epilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Katherine C. Bergus, MD, MPH, Carley Lutz, BS, Jennifer Cooper, PhD, Lindsey Asti, PhD, MPH, Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH, Cory Criss, MD, Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc, Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc

“…In total, 302 patients were enrolled with 151 randomized to each intervention. 1-year follow-up was available for 96 patients in the laser group and 134 in the standard care group. …”
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Protocol for faecal microbiota transplantation in irritable bowel syndrome: the MISCEAT study – a randomised, double-blind cross-over study using mixed microbiota from healthy dono... by Lenka Kramna, Ondrej Cinek, Jakub Hurych, Jiri Vejmelka, Lucie Hlinakova, Vladyslav Larionov, Michal Kulich, Pavel Kohout

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Discharge against Medical Advice (DAMA) from an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia by Ashraf El-Metwally, Nesreen Suliman Alwallan, Ali Amin Alnajjar, Nida Zahid, Khalid Alahmary, Paivi Toivola

“…Most of the patients with DAMA were presented to the urgent care of the Emergency Department. …”
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Teknologi Realitas Virtual pada Perangkat Bergerak untuk Media Pengenalan Lingkungan Haji by Usaid Syawahidul Chaq, Febriliyan Samopa

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Evaluation of double-balloon enteroscopy in the management of type 1 small bowel vascular lesions (angioectasia): a retrospective cohort study by Suleyman Dolu, Mehmet Emin Arayici, Soner Onem, Ilker Buyuktorun, Huseyin Dongelli, Goksel Bengi, Mesut Akarsu

“…Similarly, the prevalence of chronic renal failure and diabetes mellitus were significantly higher in the multiple DBE endotherapy group compared to the single DBE endotherapy group (p < 0.001; p = 0.032, respectively). …”
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Lithuanian exile press during five decades of soviet ban by Silvija Vėlavičienė

“…It was only since the 1950s that emigrants' publications were stored in so-called "special preservation" departments of the greatest libraries of Lithuania. …”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the dysfunctional characteristics of PBMCs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Jindong Zhao, Jindong Zhao, Jindong Zhao, Zhaohui Fang, Zhaohui Fang, Zhaohui Fang

“…Immune cell types were identified via scRNA-seq. The differentially expressed genes, biological functions, cell cycle dynamics, and correlations between blood glucose indicators and genes in different cell types were analysed.ResultsThere were differences between the healthy and T2DM groups in terms of FBG and HbA1c (p&lt;0.05 or p&lt;0.01). …”
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Acrylamide Induces Antiapoptotic Autophagy and Apoptosis by Activating PERK Pathway in SH-SY5Y Cells by Yiqi Wang, Ying Liu, Xing Zhang, Yang Jiao, Lian Duan, Ruijie Cheng, Ning Yang, Hong Yan

“…Different doses of ACR were set to value ACR toxicity. Then, a PERK inhibitor and autophagy inhibitor, GSK2606414 and 3-methyladenine (3-MA), were used separately to inhibit the PERK pathway and autophagy activation in SH-SY5Y cells under ACR treatment. …”
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