Right ventricular strain impairment due to hypoxia in patients with COPD: a post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials by Konrad E Bloch, Mona Lichtblau, Silvia Ulrich, Felix C Tanner, Talant Sooronbaev, Maamed Mademilov, Michael Furian, Helga Preiss, Laura Mayer, Simon Rafael Schneider, Julian Müller, Stephanie Saxer, Anna Titz, Anwer Shehab, Lena Reimann

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Radiological safety assessment of sugar consumption in South Africa—a study of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 40K levels by Samuel Odumu Ogana John, Stephen Friday Olukotun, Stephen Friday Olukotun, Moses Mpofana Radebe, Manny Mathuthu

“…Total chronic daily intake due to 226Ra, 228Ra, and 40K ranged from 0.26 to 0.56 with a mean of 0.39 ± 0.10 (mg/kg-day). The activity concentration levels of the natural radionuclides are within the reference value while annual effective ingestion dose and lifetime cancer risks were below international permissible limits. …”
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Verification of the Efficacy of Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners in a Typical Pressurized Water Reactor under a Station Blackout Condition by Daegwang Hong, Donghyun Cho, Jinwoo Kim, Aya Diab, Cigdem Cildag

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Takeaway food consumption and depressive symptoms in Chinese university students: mediating effects of physical activity by Jianyu Tan, Jianyu Tan, Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Zhewei Su, Zhewei Su, Yiting Kong, Yiting Kong, Pan Ran, Pan Ran, Andrew Greenshaw, Su Hong, Qi Zhang, Qi Zhang, Wo Wang, Ming Ai, Ming Ai, Li Kuang, Li Kuang

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Enhancing sustainable solid waste management through separate source collection by O. Arabiyat, J.T. Al-Bakri, F. Kölsch, S. Al-Omari, H. Aladwan

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High perioperative lactate levels as a potential predictor for severe acute kidney injury following aortic arch surgery by Dongxu Wang, Chen Yang, Han Wang, Mengmeng Ye, Chao Xue, Weiguang Wang, Bo Yu, Kai Ren, Zhenxiao Jin, Shiqiang Yu, Shiqiang Yu, Weixun Duan

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Interventions for SARS-CoV-2 prevention among Jailed adults: A network-based modeling analysis by Isaac Schneider, Karina Wallrafen-Sam, Shanika Kennedy, Matthew J. Akiyama, Anne C. Spaulding, Samuel M. Jenness

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Outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in HIV patients by Nikhitha Mantri, Haozhe Sun, Sameer Datta Kandhi, Nishant Allena, Muhammad Yasir Anwar, Vibha Hayagreev, Shalini Penikilapate, Ahmed Alemam, Hassan A Muntazir, Trishna Acherjee, Harish Patel, Jasbir Makker

“…Impact of PEG tubes on the 30-day and long-term mortality in HIV patients is unknown. …”
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Safety and efficacy of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: final results of the DARWIN 3 long-term extension study by Arthur Kavanaugh, Paul Emery, René Westhovens, Mark C Genovese, Kevin L Winthrop, Rieke Alten, Dick de Vries, Lorenzo Dagna, Patrick Verschueren, Maria Greenwald, Regina Cseuz, Robin Besuyen, Vikas Modgill, Ly Huong Le

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Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome in a 25-Year-Old, Previously Healthy Kuwaiti Man by Einas Alrashidi, Thamer Alessa

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Risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following use of fluoroquinolones: a retrospective multinational network cohort studyResearch in context by Jack L. Janetzki, Jung Ho Kim, Evan Minty, Jung Ah Lee, Daniel R. Morales, Rohan Khera, Chungsoo Kim, Thamir M. Alshammari, Scott L. DuVall, Michael E. Matheny, Thomas Falconer, Seonji Kim, Thanh-Phuc Phan, Phung-Anh Nguyen, Min-Huei Hsu, Jason C. Hsu, Rae Woong Park, Kenneth K.C. Man, Sarah Seager, Mui Van Zandt, James P. Gilbert, Patrick B. Ryan, Martijn J. Schuemie, Marc A. Suchard, George Hripcsak, Nicole Pratt, Seng Chan You

“…For the 60-day follow-up there was no difference in risk of AA/AD between FQ and TMP (absolute rate difference [ARD], 0.21 per 1000 person-year; calibrated HR, 0.91 [95% CI 0.73–1.10]). …”
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Component library creation and pixel array generation with micromilled droplet microfluidics by David McIntyre, Diana Arguijo, Kaede Kawata, Douglas Densmore

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Incremental Healthcare Costs and Outpatient Antifungal Treatment of Patients with Aspergillosis in the United States by Emily Durden, Donna McMorrow, Paul Juneau, Robert Fowler, Paresh Chaudhari, David Horn

“…**Methods:** Adults with at least one medical claim with an aspergillosis diagnosis (International Classification of Disease 9th Revision Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] code 117.3 or 484.6) between 07/01/04-03/01/11 were identified from the MarketScan Research Databases. …”
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Fatal acute liver failure following norovirus gastroenteritis in a child: A case report by Rabab Taha, Noura Elazhary, Sarah Alqhtani, Walaa Almansouri

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Exploring the CD3/CD56/TNF-α/Caspase3 pathway in pyrethroid-induced immune dysregulation: curcumin-loaded chitosan nanoparticle intervention by Nawal Alsubaie, Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim, Amany Abdel-Rahman Mohamed, Tarek Khamis, Tarek Khamis, Mohamed M. M. Metwally, Mohamed M. M. Metwally, Nawal Helmi, Afnan M. Alnajeebi, Badriyah S. Alotaibi, Amirah Albaqami, Wedad Mawkili, Mai A. Samak, Mai A. Samak, Samar A. Eissa

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Comparative color stability assessment of orthodontic clear aligners: an in vitro study by Nancy Ajwa, Fatimah Radhi, Rana Aloraini, Ghadi AlSaydalani

“…T0: before immersing in the solution; T1: twelve hours after immersion; T2: seven days after immersion; and T3/T4: fifteen minutes after exposure to two cleaning agents. …”
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Extended Use of The Spanner® Temporary Prostatic Stent in Catheter-Dependent Men with Comorbidities by Angelo J. Cambio, Richard M. Roach, Paul Arnold, Joseph Cambio, Clifford D. Gluck, Sean P. Heron

“…Patients were 77.1 ± 10.6 years old; 63/107 (58.9%) were dependent on Foley and 40/107 (37.4%) on intermittent catheterization for 36.0 ± 39.3 days and 30.2 ± 45.8 days, respectively. 25/107 (23.4%) discontinuations were primarily due to voluntary patient withdrawal 9/107 (8.4%), investigator-initiated withdrawal 8/107 (7.5%), or lack of effectiveness 4/107 (3.7%). …”
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Soviet View of the World. Exploring Long-Term Visual Patterns in “Novosti dnia” Newsreel Journal (1945-1992) by Mila Oiva, Tillmann Ohm, Ksenia Mukhina, Mar Canet Solà, Maximilian Schich

“…In this article, we reveal long-term continuities, subtle changes, and sudden shifts in the official visual discourse in the Soviet newsreel series ‘Novosti dnia’ (News of the Day) 1945 to 1992. We study visual patterns in approximately 1,700 digitized newsreel issues, each about ten minutes long, using multidimensional vector embeddings. …”
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Advancing ex vivo functional whole-organ prostate gland model for regeneration and drug screening by Karthikeyan Subbiahanadar Chelladurai, Jackson Durairaj Selvan Christyraj, Kamarajan Rajagopalan, Johnson Retnaraj Samuel Selvan Christyraj

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Efficacy of Thiamine in the Treatment of Postcardiac Arrest Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study by Suntornwit Pradita-ukrit, Veerapong Vattanavanit

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