Frecuencia de la inmunosupresión de BRAF V600E en ameloblastomas: Un análisis multi-insituticional de 86 casos en América Latina by Lauren Frenzel Schuch, Marcela Hernández, Mariana Villarroel-Dorrego, María Luisa Paparella, Nelly Molina-Frechero, Oscar Almeda Ojeda, Vanesa Pereira Prado, Estefanía Sicco, Felipe Martins Silveira, Ronell Bologna-Molina

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Comparative evaluation of non-contrast MRI versus gadoxetic acid-enhanced abbreviated protocols in detecting colorectal liver metastases by Haoran Dai, Cheng Yan, Xi Jia, Yuyao Xiao, Xinyue Liang, Chun Yang, Kai Liu, Mengsu Zeng

“…Results No significant difference in AUCs was observed between Protocol 1 (0.899–0.909) and Protocol 2 (0.906–0.931) versus Protocol 3 (0.935–0.939) (p = 0.091–0.195). For lesions ≤ 10 mm, Protocol 1 was slightly inferior to Protocol 3 (p = 0.002–0.032), while Protocol 2 remained comparably effective (p = 0.096–0.179). …”
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Morphological features of compensatory and reparative processes of the cecum in the long term of the experiment using polycaprolactone thread modified with L-arginine by O.M. Pronina, S.M. Bilash, I.V. Ksyonz, M.M. Kobeniak, A.V. Pirog-Zakaznikova, Ya.O. Oliinichenko, M.M. Koptev, S.V. Donchenko, B.S. Kononov, V.V. Oleksiienko

“…Colotomy was performed on 35 sexually mature outbred domestic rabbits (of different sexes) aged 8-10 months and weighing (2.6±0.2) kg. …”
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Prediction model, risk factor score and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A two-stage case-control study by Hua Meng, Yuxin Shi, Kaming Xue, Di Liu, Xiongjing Cao, Yanyan Wu, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Ming Zhu, Lijuan Xiong

“…RFS was significantly linearly associated with VAP risk [odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval = 2.699 (2.347, 3.135)], and showed good discriminations for VAP both in discovery stage [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.857] and validation stage (AUC = 0.879). …”
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Clinical Review of Ocular Traumas Resulting in Enucleation or Evisceration in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Hungary by Gábor Tóth, Milán Tamás Pluzsik, Béla Csákány, Gábor László Sándor, Olga Lukáts, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Nóra Szentmáry

“…The mean time interval between trauma and enucleation/evisceration was 114.9 ± 163.5 months. The main clinical indications for anophthalmic surgery were atrophia/phthisis bulbi (n = 56, 45.2%), acute trauma (n = 25, 20.2%), painful blind eye due to glaucoma (n = 17, 13.7%), endophthalmitis (n = 10, 8.1%), and cosmetic reasons (n = 7, 5.6%). …”
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CARACTERÍSTICAS METODOLÓGICAS EN EL ESTUDIO DEL COMPROMISO HACIA LA PRÁCTICA DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA Y EJERCICIO EN POBLACIÓN GENERAL: UNA REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA by Rafael Zapata Lamana, Victor Fuentes Figueroa, Daniel Reyes Molina, Alex Emmanuelle Geisse Zárate, Igor Cigarroa

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Patient-centered outcomes for gastrointestinal cancer care: a scoping review protocol by Natalie G Coburn, Frances C Wright, Alyson L Mahar, Lesley Gotlib Conn, Julie Hallet, Amy T Hsu, Paul D James, Joanna Yang, Tori Barabash, Luckshi Rajendran, Claire Ludwig, Ekaterina Kosyachkova, Julie Deleemans

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Measuring Empathy among Dental Students and Interns: A Cross-Sectional Study from Dammam, Saudi Arabia by Muhammad Nazir, Muhanad Alhareky, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, Leenah Alsulaimi, Reema Alotaibi, Najwa Yousef, Fatimah Abushal, Jehan Alhumaid

“…Females demonstrated a significantly higher mean empathy score (99.98 ± 14.01) than males (92.72 ± 12.35) (P<0.001). Similarly, the participants with high GPA (98.06 ± 13.69) had significantly greater mean empathy scores than those with low GPA (94.84 ± 13.68) (P=0.029). …”
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Preoperative D-dimer level predicts adverse events after coronary endarterectomy combined with coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort study by Lianxin Chen, Xieraili Tiemuerniyazi, Ziang Yang, Liaoming He, Yifeng Nan, Yangwu Song, Wei Zhao, Wei Feng

“…The optimal cut-off for DD was 0.235 µg/ml. More patients in the high DD group suffered from perioperative MACCE than the low DD group (13.2% vs. 3.9%, P = 0.004), even after multiple adjustment (odds ratio [OR]: 2.93, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07–8.04, P = 0.036) in the multivariable logistic analysis. …”
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Cross-sectional association among dietary habits, periodontitis, and uncontrolled diabetes in Hispanics: the LLIPDS study by Hunter Smith, David Travis Thomas, Gabriela Nicole Vázquez-Morales, Lakin Puckett, María Del Mar Rodriguez, Arnold Stromberg, Luciana Macchion Shaddox, Mauro Pedrine Santamaria, Kevin Pearce, Oelisoa Mireille Andriankaja

“…A higher Healthy Eating Score was significantly associated with fewer sites exhibiting PPD ≥ 4 mm and BOP (adjusted β: −0.02; SE: 0.01; p = 0.035), and reduced odds of uncontrolled glucose (adjusted odds ratio: 0.94; 95% CI: 0.89–0.98; p = 0.007).ConclusionsAdherence to a healthier dietary pattern appears to correlate with lower periodontal inflammation and greater glucose control among Hispanics with T2D. …”
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بررسی شیوع عوامل خطر پوکی استخوان، در زنان یائسه کمتر از 65 سال مراجعه‌کننده به بیمارستان الزهرا(س) by ساجده سجودی, فرشید صابری, بهرام پاکزاد, منصور کریمی فر

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Prognosis of nodal micrometastasis in resectable pN0 non-small cell lung cancer by Sophon Siwachat, Sophon Siwachat, Sophon Siwachat, Apichat Tantraworasin, Apichat Tantraworasin, Apichat Tantraworasin, Nirush Lertprasertsuke, Somcharoen Saeteng, Somcharoen Saeteng

“…Among pN0 patients, nodal micrometastasis was found in 21 cases (21.43%), distributed as follows: 2 (2.04%) in hilar and interlobar regions (N1), 17 (17.35%) in the mediastinal region (N2), and 2 in both hilar and mediastinal regions (N1+N2) (2.04%).Univariable analysis revealed that male sex and the presence of tumor necrosis increased both the recurrence rate of lung cancer and the mortality rate, whereas larger tumor size, intra-tumoral vascular invasion, and pleural invasion were associated solely with cancer recurrence. …”
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Infectious bursal disease virus affecting interferon regulatory factor 7 signaling through VP3 protein to facilitate viral replication by Zhiyuan Wang, Yang Chen, Yanyan Chen, Rui Chen, Weiwei Wang, Shichen Hu, Yihai Li, Hongjun Chen, Ping Wei, Xiumiao He

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Safety and feasibility evaluation of a novel robotic surgical system in gynecological surgery application by Yuanbo Tao, Jun Wang, ShiChao Han, Jing Na, Ya Li

“…The average surgical time was (134.15 ​± ​82.44) min, the average intraoperative blood loss was (29.16 ​± ​29.35) mL, the average time for postoperative bowel motility recovery was (27.0 ​± ​11.5) h, and the average hospital stay after surgery was (3.1 ​± ​1.3) d. …”
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The Electroanatomic Volume of the Left Atrium as a Determinant of Recurrences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study by Amaia Martínez León, David Testa Alonso, María Salgado, Ruth Álvarez Velasco, Minel Soroa, Daniel Gracia Iglesias, David Calvo

“…The mean LA volumes measured by TTE and the EAV by EAM were 62.86 ± 15.58 mL and 126.75 ± 43.35 mL, respectively, with a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.49, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Morbilidad y mortalidad de la duodenopancreatectomía cefálica convencional en pacientes con enfermedad del confluente biliopancreático by José Alejandro Gutiérrez Aguller, Danilo Romaguera Barroso, Zenén Rodríguez Fernández, Oriol Valón Costa, Ana Lubín García, Lázaro Ibrahim Romero García

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Investigation of Woody Species Structure and Regeneration Status in the Central Rift Valley, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia by Assegid Assefa, Tamrat Bekele, Sebsebe Demissew, Tesfaye Abebe

“…The regeneration assessment results demonstrate that 32.35% had poor regeneration, 19.12% had good regeneration, 16.17% had fair regeneration, 8.82% lacked regeneration, and 14.08% appeared as newly regenerated species in the national park. …”
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Medium term health and quality of life outcomes in a cohort of children with MIS-C in Cape Town, South Africa by Frank Phoya, Claire Butters, Timothy F. Spracklen, Timothy F. Spracklen, Hanna L. Kassa, Hamza van der Ross, Chris Scott, Kate Webb, Kate Webb

“…The PedsQL inventory revealed that 16.7% of the children with previous MIS-C showed a deficit in the physical domain compared to 60% of the children with JIA (p &lt; 0.001). 12.5% of the children with previous MIS-C had a deficit in their psychosocial domain which included emotional, social, and educational scores, compared to 40% of the children with JIA (p = 0.035).ConclusionsIn a cohort of 24 South African children with previous MIS-C, no medical complications were reported. …”
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Genome drafting of nosocomial infection CRE Klebsiella pneumoniae confirming resistance to colistin and eravacycline, carrying blaNDM-1, mcr-1, and blaKPC-2, in neonatology from No... by Xinlong Zhou, Kailash Wagh, Guizhen Lv, Devender Sharma, Wei Lei

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Deciphering Immunometabolic Landscape in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Integrative Multiomics, Explainable Machine Learning and Experimental Validation by Dong Q, Wu J, Zhang H, Chen X, Xu X, Chen J, Shi C, Luo L, Zhang D

“…Qiu Dong,1,&ast; Jiayang Wu,2,3,&ast; Huaguo Zhang,4,&ast; Xinhui Chen,2,3 Xi Xu,2,3 Jifeng Chen,3 Changzheng Shi,2,3,5 Liangping Luo,3,5 Dong Zhang2,3 1Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Medical Imaging Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3The Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging for Clinical Translation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasonography, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5Medical Imaging Centre, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Heyuan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dong Zhang, Email lbzhangdong@126.comPurpose: Immunometabolism is pivotal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis, yet the intricacies of its pathological regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. …”
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