Seroprevalence and Trends in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donors in a Teaching Hospital: Nine-year Retrospective Study by Muhamad Aidil Zahidin, Noor Haslina Mohd Noor, Marini Ramli, Mohd Nazri Hassan, Zefarina Zulkafli, Salfarina Iberahim, Rosnah Bahar, Shafini Mohd Yusoff, Wan Suriana Wan Abdul Rahman, Marne Abdullah

“…HIV infection through blood transfusion remains at the top of any other risk exposure because blood carries a much higher level of HIV than other routes of infection. …”
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MetALD: Clinical aspects, pathophysiology and treatmentKeypoints by Jordi Gratacós-Ginès, Silvia Ariño, Pau Sancho-Bru, Ramon Bataller, Elisa Pose

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Stature estimation and sex determination from contemporary Northeastern Thai clavicles using discriminant function and linear regression analyses by Chanasorn Poodendaen, Poonikha Namwongsakool, Sitthichai Iamsaard, Nareelak Tangsrisakda, Rarinthron Samrid, Chadaporn Chaimontri, Worrawit Boonthai, Suthat Duangchit

“…Materials and method: Four hundred dry clavicles (200 males, 200 females) identified for sex and height before body donation were measured for six standardized parameters including maximum length of clavicle (MaxL), anterior-posterior width at the acromion end surface (APA), anterior-posterior width at the sternal end surface (APS), superior-inferior width at the acromion end surface (SIA), superior-inferior width at the sternal end surface (SIS), and circumference at the mid-shaft of clavicle (CirMid), respectively. …”
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The Glucose/Potassium Ratio Exhibits a Predictive Role That is Both Earlier and More Efficacious Compared to The İnflammatory Response in The Context of Isolated Thoracic Trauma by Demet Acar, Emine Kadıoğlu, Nazlı Kenan, Emine Doğan, Asiye Müminat Çap, Yavuz Yılmaz

“…The retrospective screening data of the patients enrolled in the study facilitated the categorization of individuals into three groups based on criteria delineating outpatient treatment, hospitalization and admission to the intensive care unit. The mean values of the GPR and the NLR across these three groups were assessed utilizing Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). …”
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Reduced white matter integrity and disrupted brain network in children with type 2 and 3 spinal muscular atrophy by Huirong Nie, Shasha Lan, Huan Wang, Pei Xiang, Mengzhen Yan, Yang Fan, Wanqing Shen, Yijuan Li, Wen Tang, Zhiyun Yang, Yujian Liang, Yingqian Chen

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Implications of hormonal carcinogenesis for transgender and gender-diverse people undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy: an up-to-date review by Matteo Lambertini, Filippo Pietrantonio, Dario Trapani, Francesco Perrone, Rossana Berardi, Saverio Cinieri, Chiara Cassani, Amelia Barcellini, Filippo Ghelardi, Alberto Giovanni Leone, Stefania Bonadonna, Marianna Sirico, Barbara Tagliaferri, Stefano Maccarone, Davide Dalu, Lorenzo Ruggieri, Simone Nardin, Nicla La Verde

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Comparative Assessment of Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Prickly Pear Seed Oil from Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia megacantha Varieties by Fatima Ettalibi, Abderraouf El Antari, Allal Hamouda, Chemseddoha Gadhi, Hasnaâ Harrak

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Equivalent experimental study on rock breaking of SC-CO2 and industrial emulsion explosive by Nan JIANG, Yingkang YAO, Bin ZHU, Xuedong LUO

“…As the thickness of the shear slice increases, the carbon dioxide unit consumption rapidly decreases at the mudstone site, whereas changes in unit consumption are less obvious than at the granite site. …”
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MIPortal: A High Capacity Server for Molecular Imaging Research by Misha Pivovarov, Gokul Bhandary, Umar Mahmood, Gudrun Zahlmann, Mohammad Naraghi, Ralph Weissleder

“…In addition, it has served as a useful tool for clinical trials and collaborative multi-institutional small-animal imaging research.…”
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infection and colonization in patients with severe burns: a retrospective cohort study in a single burn center by Myongjin Kim, Kibum Jeon, Dohern Kym, Jinsun Jung, Yu Jin Jang, Seung Beom Han

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A Study of How Moral Courage and Moral Sensitivity Correlate with Safe Care in Special Care Nursing by Fateme Mohammadi, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Afsaneh Ghasemi, Mostafa Bijani

“…The participants consisted of 524 nurses who were in practice in the ICU (intensive care unit), CCU (C\coronary care unit), post-CCU (postcoronary care unit), and dialysis of four hospitals located in the south of Iran selected via census sampling. …”
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Beyond gluten-free diet: a critical perspective on phase 2 trials on non-dietary pharmacological therapies for coeliac disease by Davide Scalvini, Chiara Scarcella, Giulia Mantica, Erica Bartolotta, Stiliano Maimaris, Erica Fazzino, Federico Biagi, Federico Biagi, Annalisa Schiepatti, Annalisa Schiepatti

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Harmonization of RBSP and Arase Energetic Electron Measurements Utilizing ESA Radiation Monitor Data by Ingmar Sandberg, Piers Jiggens, Hugh Evans, Constantinos Papadimitriou, Sigiava Aminalragia‐Giamini, Christos Katsavrias, Alexander J. Boyd, Thomas Paul O’Brien, Nana Higashio, Takefumi Mitani, Iku Shinohara, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Daniel Ν. Baker, Ioannis A. Daglis

“…The proposed adjustments were validated successfully using measurements from ESA Environmental Monitoring Unit (EMU) on‐board GSAT0207 and the Standard Radiation Monitor (SREM) on‐board INTEGRAL. …”
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3D-EAUS and MRI in the Activity of Anal Fistulas in Crohn’s Disease by Maria Eleonora Alabiso, Francesca Iasiello, Gianluca Pellino, Aniello Iacomino, Luca Roberto, Antonio Pinto, Gabriele Riegler, Francesco Selvaggi, Alfonso Reginelli

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Short-Term Health Impact Assessment of Urban PM10 in Bejaia City (Algeria) by Fatima Benaissa, Cara Nichole Maesano, Rezak Alkama, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

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Effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on fever and neutrophilia induced by Clostridium difficile toxin B by R. A. Cardoso, A. A. Melo Filho, M. C. C. Melo, D. M. Lyerly, T. D. Wilkins, A. A. M. Lima, R. A. Ribeiro, G. E. P. Souza

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Impervious surface cover and number of restaurants shape diet variation in an urban carnivore by Tal Caspi, Monica G. Serrano, Stevi L. Vanderzwan, Janet Kessler, Christopher J. Schell, Benjamin N. Sacks

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Persistent Cryptococcal Brain Infection despite Prolonged Immunorecovery in an HIV-Positive Patient by Tom Wingfield, Jo Baxter, Amit Herwadkar, Daniel du Plessis, Tom J. Blanchard, F. Javier Vilar, Anoop Varma

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Successful Antiviral Treatment with Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Infection during Peritransplant Period in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Giovanni Varotti, Ferdinando Dodi, Ernesto Paoletti, Andrea Bruno, Iris Fontana

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Decline in Memory, Visuospatial Ability, and Crystalized Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults: Normative Aging or Terminal Decline? by R. Bendayan, A. M. Piccinin, S. M. Hofer, D. Cadar, B. Johansson, G. Muniz-Terrera

“…The sample consisted of 671 older Swedish adult participants of the OCTO Twin Study. Linear mixed models with random coefficients were used to analyse change patterns and BIC indexes were used to compare models. …”
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