Comparative Evaluation of Whole Body and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Using Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kamran Qureshi, Ronald H. Clements, Fahad Saeed, Gary A. Abrams

“…We used these indices as noninvasive methods of IR (inverse of insulin sensitivity) estimation and compared hepatic/peripheral components of whole body IR in NAFLD. Methods. 113 morbidly obese, nondiabetic subjects who underwent gastric bypass surgery and intraoperative liver biopsy were included in the study. …”
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Evaluation of Modified Frailty Index-5 as a Predictor of 60-day Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting for Orthopaedic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study by Aparna Ashay Nerurkar, Amreen Fatima

“…The mFI-5 score was calculated based on the presence of five co-morbidities: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or pneumonia, functional health status and hypertension, as defined in NSQIP database. …”
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Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triangulation, mixed-methods study by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Chen Liang, Jihong Liu, Peiyin Hung, Shan Qiao, Berry A Campbell, Myriam E Torres, Neset Hikmet

“…Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic pregnant women appear to have disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 infection and death rates.Methods and analysis We will use the socioecological framework and employ a concurrent triangulation, mixed-methods study design to achieve three specific aims: (1) examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM); (2) explore how social contexts (eg, racial/ethnic residential segregation) have contributed to the widening of racial/ethnic disparities in SMMM during the pandemic and identify distinct mediating pathways through maternity care and mental health; and (3) determine the role of social contextual factors on racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related morbidities using machine learning algorithms. …”
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Limited research investigating the value of MRI in predicting future cognitive morbidity in survivors of paediatric brain tumours: A systematic-review and call to action for clinical neuroimaging researchers. by Daniel J Griffiths-King, Christopher Delivett, Andrew Peet, Jane Waite, Jan Novak

“…Survivors of pediatric brain tumours are at a high risk of cognitive morbidity. Reliable individual-level predictions regarding the likelihood, degree, and affected domains of cognitive impairment would be clinically beneficial. …”
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Elevated Anthropometric and Metabolic Indicators among Young Adult Offspring of Mothers with Pregestational Diabetes: Early Results from the Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbidity Study (the TEAM Study) by Katherine Bowers, Shelley Ehrlich, Lawrence M. Dolan, Resmi Gupta, Mekibib Altaye, Nicholas J. Ollberding, Rhonda Szczesniak, Patrick Catalano, Emily Smith, Jane C. Khoury

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Impaired cognitive function and decreased monoamine neurotransmitters in the DNAJC12 gene knockout mouse model by Shunan Wang, Ming Shen, Bo Pang, Bo Zhou, Yuan Yuan, Mei Lu, Xiangling Deng, Min Yang, Shufang Liu, Qiong Wang, Mei Xue, Qisheng Xia, Zhixin Zhang

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Some phytochemicals and sugar contents of black mulberry (<i>Morus nigra</i> L.) genotypes from Simav District, Kütahya Province, Turkey by V. Okatan, M. A. Gündeşli, A. Yu. Melyanovskaya, O. V. Panfilova, N. G. Krasova

“…The purpose of this research was to determine the biochemical contents in black (Morus nigra L.) mulberry genotypes grown in Kütahya Province. …”
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Black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) prevents deleterious effects of excess glucose in obese C. elegans decreasing lipofuscin accumulation and ROS production by Sonia Núñez, Adrián Millán-Laleona, Javier Cano-Lou, Andrea Corella, Cristina Moliner, Guillermo Cásedas, Filippo Maggi, Víctor López, Carlota Gómez-Rincón

“…The objective of this work is to determine if Morus nigra berries could prevent metabolic and obesity-related disorders using in vitro systems and in vivo alternative models such as C. elegans. …”
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Early and Midterm Outcome of Surgical Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection by Sandy Adel, Karam Mosallam Eisa, Mohamed Adel Elgamal, Asmaa Gaber Rizk

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Early applicability of retinopathy of prematurity score (ROPScore) and serum insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) for predicting treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity: a prospe... by Aliaa Adel Ali, Nancy Abd El-Salam Ahmed Gomaa, Basma Samir Kamil, Ahmed Awadein, Heba Baz, Esraa Ahmed Elmazzahy

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Prostate cancer incidence and mortality linked to metalworking fluid exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zahra Moradpour, Amin Barik, Goljamal Jorjani, Mohammad Reza Taherian, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Aram Halimi, Aram Halimi, Yaser Soleimani, Mobina Karimian, Tina Khavari, Fateme Azizi Kalankari, Fatemeh Asadipour, Mojtaba Azari, Niloofar Yousefzadeh Shakouri, Saeideh Karamian, Nasser Bahari, Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi

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Hospitalization outcomes in people living with HIV on Dolutegravir-based regimen in Mwanza, Tanzania: a comparative cohort by Godfrey A. Kisigo, Eric Barongo, Benson Issarow, Cody Cichowitz, Bahati Wajanga, Samuel Kalluvya, Robert N. Peck

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Impact of Heat on Human and Animal Health in India: A Landscape Review by Sandul Yasobant, K. Shruti Lekha, Poonam Trivedi, Shruti Krishnan, Chinmayee Kator, Harleen Kaur, Mudita Adaniya, Anish Sinha, Deepak Saxena

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Can integrated care interventions strengthen primary care and improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuqi Zhang, Jonathan Stokes, Laura Anselmi, Peter Bower, Jin Xu

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A prospective observational study on asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy & its effects on maternal & perinatal outcome by K. Mounika, Pramila Gupta, Parveen Yousuff

Subjects: “…maternal & perinatal morbidity…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study on 600 Cardiac Surgery Patients by Saimir Kuci, Marsela Goga, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ervin Bejko, Stavri Llazo, Jonela Burimi, Esmerilda Bulku, Andi Kacani, Ermal Likaj, Ali Refatllari, Selman Dumani, Klodian Krakulli, Arber Aliu, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Aferdita Veseli, Edlira Rruci, Laureta Dibra, Arben Baboci, Edvin Prifti, Altin Veshti

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Trait mindfulness in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study by Audra C. Fain, Tess E. K. Cersonsky, Margaret H. Bublitz, Adam K. Lewkowitz, Erika F. Werner, Emily S. Miller, Nina K. Ayala

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Efecto de la dieta, temperatura y hacinamiento, sobre la fecundidad, fertilidad y longevidad de Orius insidiosus (Say) (heteroptera: anthocoridae) by Saini E. D., V. Cervantes, L. Alvarado

“…El género Orius incluye especies que están siendo comercializadas a nivel mundial como insumos biológicos para el control de trips. …”
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The Linda Kizazi study: a comparison of morbidity and mortality from birth to 2 years between children who are HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed, uninfected in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy by John Kinuthia, Dara A Lehman, Dalton Wamalwa, Brenda Wandika, Emily R Begnel, Ednah Ojee, Judy Adhiambo, Eliza Mabele, Vincent Ogweno, Efrem S Lim, Soren Gantt, Jennifer Slyker

“…Background Historically, children who are HIV-exposed, uninfected (CHEU) have been found to have greater morbidity and mortality than children who are HIV-unexposed, uninfected (CHUU). …”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecognized high risk clinical scenarios by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

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