Molecular-genetic mechanisms of the interaction between processes of cell response to mechanical stress and neuronal apoptosis in primary open-angle glaucoma by O. V. Saik, N. A. Konovalova, P. S. Demenkov, N. V. Ivanisenko, T. V. Ivanisenko, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, O. S. Konovalova, O. A. Podkolodnaya, I. N. Lavrik, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

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2024 Polish recommendations for the management of familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents by Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Marta Bandura, Anna Wołoszyn-Durkiewicz, Matylda Hennig, Mieczysław Walczak, Jarosław Peregut-Pogorzelski, Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska, Maria Miszczak-Knecht, Krzysztof Chlebus, Bartosz Wasąg, Agnieszka Zmysłowska, Maciej Banach

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Clinical and immunological features of rotavirus infection in children infected with herpesviruses by M.Yu. Sliepchenko, O.M. Olkhovska, Ya.V. Kolesnyk, A.V. Gavrylov

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Hepatic encephalopathy and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis are associated with increased liver-related readmissions in cirrhosis by Shan Wang, Shan Wang, Lin Zhang, Jin Li, Jiajun Feng, Jie Gao, Rui Huang

“…IntroductionLiver disease remains a significant global health concern. In China, the number of patients with liver cirrhosis is estimated to reach 7 million. …”
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Protocol for the DisCoVeRy trial: multicentre, adaptive, randomised trial of the safety and efficacy of treatments for COVID-19 in hospitalised adults by Florence Ader, Jean-François Timsit, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, François-Xavier Lescure, Laetitia Moinot, Christelle Delmas, Hélène Espérou, Laurent Abel, Benjamin Leveau, Vinca Icard, Toni Alfaiate, Linda Wittkop, Charles Burdet, France Mentré, Marion Schneider, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Julien Poissy, Lila Bouadma, Bruno Lina, Florence Morfin-Sherpa, Maude Bouscambert, Alexandre Gaymard, Gilles Peytavin, Jeremie Guedj, Claire Andrejak, Cedric Laouenan, Drifa Belhadi, Axelle Dupont, Basma Basli, Anissa Chair, Samira Laribi, Julie Level, Marie-Capucine Tellier, Aline Dechanet, Dominique Costagliola, Sandrine Couffin-Cadiergues, Juliette Saillard, Claire Fougerou, Carole Cagnot, Soizic Le Mestre, Delphine Lebrasseur-Longuet, Ventzislava Petrov-Sanchez, Alpha Diallo, NoéMie Mercier, Sarah Tubiana, Benjamin Hamze, Ambre Gelley, Marion Noret, Eric D’Ortenzio, Oriane Puechal, Caroline Semaille

“…Ethical approval has been obtained from the institutional review board on 13 March 2020 (20.03.06.51744) and from the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) on 9 March 2020. Results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number NCT04315948 Eudra-CT 2020-000936-23.…”
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Protocol for a process evaluation: face-to-face physiotherapy compared with a supported home exercise programme for the management of musculoskeletal conditions: the REFORM trial by David Wong, Catherine Sherrington, Manuela L Ferreira, Christopher G Maher, Hueiming Liu, Joshua R Zadro, Lisa A Harvey, Hannah G Withers, Joanne V Glinsky, Jackie Chu, Matthew D Jennings, Alison J Hayes, Ian J Starkey, Blake A Palmer, Lukas Szymanek, Jackson J Cruwys, Kitty Duong, Anne Barnett, Matthew J Tindall, Barbara R Lucas, Tara E Lambert, Deborah A Taylor

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A Morphological and Immunohistochemical Study of the Tumoral and Inflammatory Cells in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Vlad Herlea, Elena Stoica Mustafa, Andreea Cristina Iorgescu, Nicolae Catalin Pechianu, Dragos Cretoiu, Maria Sajin, Simona Olimpia Dima, Catalin Vasilescu, Cezar Stroescu, Constantin Ungureanu, Traian Dumitrascu, Vladislav Brasoveanu, Minerva Ghinescu, Irinel Popescu

“…There were 133 male (57.8%) and 97 female (42.2%) patients included in this study, with ages between 20 and 81 years old (mean age: 58.2 years) and with tumors located in the pancreatic head (n=196; 85.2%), pancreatic body (n=12; 5.2%), and pancreatic tail (n=20, 8.7%), as well as panpancreatic tumors (n=2; 0.9%). …”
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The Efficacy of Adalimumab Treatment in Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kübra Özdemir Yalçınsoy, Osman Özen, Yasemin Özdamar Erol, Pınar Çakar Özdal

“…The mean follow-up period was 41.6±28.2 (range: 18-120) months. Twenty-six patients (49.0%) had anterior uveitis, 22 (41.5%) had intermediate uveitis, and 5 (9.4%) had panuveitis. …”
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Association of race and ethnicity with mortality in adults with SLE: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis by Sam Norton, Chris Wincup, Patrick Gordon, Kate Bramham, James Galloway, Zijing Yang, Samir Patel, Maryam Adas, Deepak Nagra, Mark Russell

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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

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The serum hepcidin and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio in NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jingmin Song, Heqing Wang, Xiaolian Gao, Fen Yang, Xinhong Zhu, Guiyuan Qiao, Ting Gan, Junxiu Tao

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Diagnosing glaucoma in optometry practice by A.V. Korneeva, I.N. Isakov, A.V. Kuroyedov, O.N. Onufriichuk

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Scrub typhus in pregnancy: A 10-year multicenter study in resource-limited settings in China. by Peilin Zhao, Tieyong Dong, Hongbin Lu, Rui Zhu, Shanshan Zhao, Wuqian Tao, Li Li, Chunmei Liu, Shuwei Pu, Ling Mo, Huanhuan Wang

“…A higher proportion of patients with pneumonia (18.7% vs. 9.5%, p = 0.033) and a longer length of hospitalization (7 vs. 6 days, p = 0.007) were seen in laboratory confirmed cases than clinically diagnosed cases. …”
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The Biopsychosocial Burden of Prostate Biopsy at the Time of Its Indication, Procedure, and Pathological Report by Walker W. Laranja, Brunno C. F. Sanches, Brunno R. I. Voris, João C. C. Alonso, Fabiano A. Simões, Ronald F. Rejowski, Leonardo O. Reis

“…At Time 0, patients that experienced a previous biopsy presented higher distress (3.1 ± 3.0 vs. 1.6 ± 2.3), p=0.043, and emotional suffering thermometer scores (2.3 ± 3.3 vs. 0.9 ± 2.4) compared to those undergoing the first biopsy, p=0.036. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of combination therapy for post-occlusive retinal changes by A.G. Shchuko, S.I. Zhukova, M.V. Akulenko

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Analysis of postoperative atrial fibrillation and its associated factors in Morrow procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass by Zhibin Hu, Wenshuai Mao, Lijun Guo, Zhiwei Liu, Xujie Hu, Yong Cui

“…All patients were discharged, but the ICU (2.07 ± 2.91 vs. 1.38 ± 0.78, p = 0.046) and postoperative hospital stays (11.84 ± 7.50 vs. 9.13 ± 2.62, p = 0.002) were significantly prolonged. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor efficacy and toxicity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Roberto Buonaiuto, Aldo Caltavituro, Margherita Tafuro, Alessandra Longobardi, Giuliana Pavone, Pierluigi De Santis, Roberta Caputo, Carmine De Angelis, Lucia Del Mastro, Fabio Puglisi, Mario Giuliano, Grazia Arpino, Martina Pagliuca, Michelino De Laurentiis

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Short-Term Results of Switch from Conbercept to Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab in Eyes with Persistent Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Zongyi Wang, Mengyang Li, Yuou Yao, Jie Hu, Jiyang Tang, Ran Tang, Zhenyu Piao, Jinfeng Qu

“…A total of 64 eyes of 64 patients were included with a mean follow-up of 9.6 ± 3.0 months. …”
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Developing a machine learning model for predicting varicocelectomy outcomes: a pilot study by Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Özer Çelik, Aykut Aykaç, Mustafa Sungur

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Increased Phenotype Severity Associated with Splice-Site Variants in a Hungarian Pediatric Neurofibromatosis 1 Cohort: A Retrospective Study by Klára Veres, Benedek Nagy, Zsófia Ember, Judit Bene, Kinga Hadzsiev, Márta Medvecz, László Szabó, Zsuzsanna Zsófia Szalai

“…Among the remaining 45 pathogenic variants, 17 (37.7%) frameshift, 11 (24.4%) nonsense, 8 (17.8%) splice-site, 4 (8.9%) missense mutations, and 5 (11.11%) copy number variations (CNVs) were detected. …”
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