Expanded screening for Fabry disease in patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis: a multicenter Italian experience by Yuri Battaglia, Federica Baciga, Meilad Shakkour, Savio Russo, Giulia Carnicella, Michela Erlati, Gemma Sartori, Giulia Tronconi, Renzo Mignani, Federico Pieruzzi, Paolo Colomba, Laura Scichilone, Michele Andreucci, Concetto Sessa, Giovanni Duro

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Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

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Managerial thinking in neonatal care: a qualitative study of place of care decision-making for preterm babies born at 27–31 weeks gestation in England by Neena Modi, Elizabeth S Draper, Miaoqing Yang, Sarah E Seaton, Kelvin Dawson, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Thillagavathie Pillay, Natalie Armstrong, Alexis Paton, Elaine Boyle, Victor L Banda, Caroline Cupit, Bradley Manktelow, Abdul Qader T Ismail

“…As part of a national project seeking to optimise service delivery for this group of babies (OPTI-PREM), we undertook qualitative research to better understand how decisions about place of birth and care are made and operationalised.Design Qualitative analysis of ethnographic observation data in neonatal units and semi-structured interviews with neonatal staff.Setting Six neonatal units across two neonatal networks in England. …”
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Investigation into the influence of mild hypothermia on regulating ferroptosis through the P53-SLC7A11/GPX4 signaling pathway in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by Liujun Tao, Jie Xu, Liangyan Jiang, Juntao Hu, Zhanhong Tang

“…This study investigates the influence of mild hypothermia on ferroptosis mediated by the P53-SLC7A11/GPX4 pathway in S-ALI. Methods This study utilized both in vivo and in vitro models. In the vivo model, 64 Sprague–Dawley rats were employed, with 40 analyzed for survival outcomes. …”
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Co-obligate symbioses have repeatedly evolved across aphids, but partner identity and nutritional contributions vary across lineages by Manzano-Marín, Alejandro, Coeur d’acier, Armelle, Clamens, Anne-Laure, Cruaud, Corinne, Barbe, Valérie, Jousselin, Emmanuelle

“…Here, using metagenomics on 25 aphid species from nine subfamilies, re-assembly and re-annotation of 20 aphid symbionts previously sequenced, and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing on 223 aphid samples (147 species from 12 subfamilies), we show that dual symbioses have evolved anew at least six times. We also show that these secondary co-obligate symbionts have typically evolved from facultative symbiotic taxa. …”
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Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa: a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predict... by Taconet, Paul, Soma, Dieudonné Diloma, Zogo, Barnabas, Mouline, Karine, Simard, Frédéric, Koffi, Alphonsine Amanan, Dabiré, Roch Kounbobr, Pennetier, Cédric, Moiroux, Nicolas

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Pseudodominant Nanophthalmos in a Roma Family Caused by a Novel PRSS56 Variant by Lubica Dudakova, Pavlina Skalicka, Olga Ulmanová, Martin Hlozanek, Viktor Stranecky, Frantisek Malinka, Andrea L. Vincent, Petra Liskova

“…We have performed ocular examination and review of medical records in two individuals diagnosed with nanophthalmos (proband and her father) and one individual followed for bilateral congenital cataract and microcornea (uncle of the proband). DNA of subjects with nanophthalmos was analysed by exome sequencing. …”
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A systematic review and mapping exercise to assess the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures for adults having reconstructive surgery of the lower limb by Jennie Lister, Sophie James, Hemant K. Sharma, Catherine Hewitt, Helen Fulbright, Heather Leggett, Catriona McDaid

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Effects of the in ovo injection of an Escherichia coli vaccine on the hatchability and subsequent early post hatch characteristics of commercial layer chicks by K.E.C. Elliott, L.L. Lindsey, J.D. Evans, S.A. Leigh, K.J. Robinson, S.A. Fatemi, A. Mousstaaid, P.D. Gerard, J. L Purswell, E.D. Peebles

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Screening for schistosomiasis in a non-endemic setting: Accuracy of a rapid antibody test using finger prick blood by Margherita Ortalli, Bianca Granozzi, Michele Bacchiega, Concettina Di Lillo, Greta Roncarati, Silvia Stefania Longoni, Cristina Mazzi, Elisa Vanino, Zeno Bisoffi, Stefania Varani

“…The other tests used were microscopy on stools and urine, a serum-ICT (SCHISTOSOMA ICT IgG-IgM, LDBIO Diagnostics), an ELISA (NovaLisa Schistosoma mansoni IgG, Novatec) and a Western Blot (SCHISTO II Western Blot IgG, LDBIO Diagnostics). …”
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Barriers and drivers to exclusive breastfeeding in Kyrgyzstan: a qualitative study with mothers and health workers by Cath Jackson, Marina Duishenkulova, Nurila Altymysheva, Jyldyz Artykbaeva, Raisa Asylbasheva, Eleonora Jumalieva, Anastasia Koylyu, Sian Lickess, Tursun Mamyrbaeva, Veerle Snijders, Julianne Williams, Tiina Likki

“…(2) What are the barriers and drivers for health workers in primary care facilities to supporting exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months? Methods The study took place from April to June 2023 in five sites (mix of urban and rural). …”
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Women with Normal OGTT in Pregnancy by Linda Tartaglione, Enrico di Stasio, Angelo Sirico, Mauro Di Leo, Salvatore Caputo, Alessandro Rizzi, Agnese Caneschi, Sara De Carolis, Dario Pitocco, Antonio Lanzone

“…Few data are available about its utilization as a diagnostic tool to find potential alterations of glycemia in subjects with normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). …”
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The APOE∗3-Leiden Heterozygous Glucokinase Knockout Mouse as Novel Translational Disease Model for Type 2 Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetic Atherosclerosis by Marianne G. Pouwer, Suvi E. Heinonen, Margareta Behrendt, Anne-Christine Andréasson, Arianne van Koppen, Aswin L. Menke, Elsbet J. Pieterman, Anita M. van den Hoek, J. Wouter Jukema, Brendan Leighton, Ann-Cathrine Jönsson-Rylander, Hans M. G. Princen

“…There is a lack of predictive preclinical animal models combining atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes. …”
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Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Tommaso La Macchia, Remo Albiero, Tommaso Invernizzi, Giorgia Ceravolo, Ida Ceravolo

“…The patient did not suffer from any other systemic complications. Retinal infarction should be considered a potential complication of PCI. …”
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Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation and minimize losses and damages by Joanne Clarke, Anne Haour, Hana Morel, Johanna Forster, Ben Orlove, Cornelius Holtorf, Andy Hutcheson, Victoria Aryee Adinorkuor, Christa Brunnschweiler, Nick Brooks, Sarah Wade, Nii-Adziri Wellington, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Nicholas P. Simpson

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Advantages and disadvantages of coronary drug-eluting stent: a 23-year journey of randomized clinical trials by Alfredo E. Rodriguez, Juan Mieres, Juan M. Rokos

“…For now, it seems reasonable that DES2 should be indicated in all high-risk or high-complexity lesions; however, alternative strategies may be explored in all other scenarios until more information arrives. Time is running out.…”
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Meningococcal B Vaccination (4CMenB) in Infants and Toddlers by Susanna Esposito, Claudia Tagliabue, Samantha Bosis

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Genetic Basis of Sjögren's Syndrome. How Strong is the Evidence? by Juan-Manuel Anaya, Angélica María Delgado-Vega, John Castiblanco

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Thermoelectric properties of a quantum dot attached to normal metal and topological superconductor by Piotr Trocha, Thibaut Jonckheere, Jérôme Rech, Thierry Martin

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