Role of Neuron-Specific Enolase in the Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring of Sarcoidosis by Noriaki Sunaga, Yasuhiko Koga, Yoshimasa Hachisu, Koichi Yamaguchi, Masaki Aikawa, Norimitsu Kasahara, Yosuke Miura, Hiroaki Tsurumaki, Masakiyo Yatomi, Reiko Sakurai, Toshitaka Maeno, Takeshi Hisada

“…When comparing serum NSE and pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) levels in SCLC patients with those in patients with sarcoidosis and nonsarcoidotic benign diseases, serum NSE could be used to distinguish SCLC from sarcoidosis and nonsarcoidosis by setting at a cutoff value of 17.0 ng/ml with a sensitivity of 73.5% and a specificity of 90.2%, which were comparable to those of ProGRP. …”
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Horsing Around: Carnivalesque Humor and the Aesthetics of Dehierarchization in Mister Ed by Stefan L. Brandt

“…This essay discusses the aesthetics of dehierachization in one of the pioneering sitcoms in American television—the CBS-produced Mister Ed (1961–1966). Drawing on the concepts of “the animal subaltern” (Willett), “bestial ambivalence” (Wells), and “liminal animal denizenship” (Donaldson and Kymlicka), I argue that the show constructs its protagonist, a talking horse named Mister Ed, as a shapeshifting character who humorously challenges established assumptions regarding the human/animal dichotomy. …”
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Impact of a cardio‐oncology unit on prevention of cardiovascular events in cancer patients by Alessandra Cuomo, Valentina Mercurio, Gilda Varricchi, Maria Rosaria Galdiero, Francesca Wanda Rossi, Antonio Carannante, Grazia Arpino, Luigi Formisano, Roberto Bianco, Chiara Carlomagno, Carmine De Angelis, Mario Giuliano, Elide Matano, Marco Picardi, Domenico Salvatore, Ferdinando De Vita, Erika Martinelli, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Floriana Morgillo, Michele Orditura, Stefania Napolitano, Teresa Troiani, Carlo G. Tocchetti

“…Type 1 included patients naïve for oncological treatments, Type 2 patients already being treated with oncological treatments, and Type 3 patients who had already completed cancer treatments. …”
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices amid COVID-19 in four Gauteng public hospitals by Almien Smit, Andreas Engelbrecht, Suma Rajan

“…Conclusion: HCWs often put the needs of patients above their own. The study found that despite respondents being aware of guidelines for CPR in COVID-19, compliance with guidelines was reported to be poor. …”
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Total Hip Arthroplasty Using the Conjoined Tendon‐Preserving Posterior Approach: The Modified Posterior Approach with a Minimum of 2‐Year Follow‐Up by Yuto Ozawa, Yusuke Osawa, Taisuke Seki, Yasuhiko Takegami, Hiroki Iida, Hiroto Funahashi, Shiro Imagama

“…Methods This retrospective study included 83 patients from May 2018 to September 2021: 36 patients with 42 hips who underwent THA with the CPP approach (CPP group) and 47 patients with 60 hips who underwent THA with the standard posterior approach (PA group) with a minimum of 2 years of follow‐up. …”
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Hemochromatosis Patients as Voluntary Blood Donors by Tara E Power, Paul C Adams

“…With respect to quality of life, it was found that individuals who donate blood were generally healthier with respect to physical functioning and bodily pain, however, these findings may indicate that hemochromatosis patients who are healthier are better able to donate at public blood banks, rather than that voluntary blood donation has an effect on the donors' physical functioning over phlebotomy clinic users. …”
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Non-Operative Rehabilitation Principles for Use in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia: A North American Based Delphi Study by Ashley E. Disantis, RobRoy L. Martin, Keelan Enseki, Victoria Spaid, Michael McClincy

“…Establishing guidelines for non-operative management in this population will help reduce practice variation and is the first step in stratifying individuals who would benefit from non-operative management. …”
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Pregnant Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Observational Case Series Study by Shiwei Wang, Haofeng Xiong, Changling Luo, Hong Zhao, Ying Fan, Ting Zhang, Lili Wang, Qi Wang, Wen Xie

“…Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is common in patients with end-stage liver disease and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) or hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) related cirrhosis. …”
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Future destinations: how people cured of hepatitis C using direct acting antiviral drugs progress in a new HCV-free world. A thematic analysis by Sarah R. Donaldson, Andrew Radley, John F. Dillon

“…Abstract Background The introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals (DAAs) transformed Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, despite this uptake of DAAs remains lower than required to meet the WHO Sustainable Development Goal (3.3). Treatment with interferon was suggested to be able to deliver important outcomes for people who use drugs in addition to a viral cure, such as social redemption, and shift from a stigmatised identity. …”
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Current Use of Gait Belt in Hospitals of Certain Areas in China by LUO Mi, YUE Guang, MU Keli

“…Almost all the participants who did not know gait belts voiced that they were willing to use it once they understand the benefits of gait belt use and ways to use it correctly (92.2%).ConclusionGait belt is not widely known and used by the participants. …”
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Multinational retrospective analysis of bridging therapy prior to chimeric antigen receptor t cells for relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and young adult... by Maike Breidenbach, Peter Bader, Andishe Attarbaschi, Claudia Rossig, Roland Meisel, Markus Metzler, Marion Subklewe, Fabian Mueller, Paul-Gerhardt Schlegel, Irene Teichert von Lüttichau, Jean-Pierre Bourquin, Gabriele Escherich, Gunnar Cario, Peter Lang, Ramona Coffey, Arend von Stackelberg, Semjon Willier, Brigitte Strahm, Christina Peters, Tobias Feuchtinger

Subjects: “…B-ALL…”
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Effects of social determinants on children’s health in informal settlements in Bangladesh and Kenya through an intersectionality lens: a study protocol by Helen Elsey, Alastair H Leyland, Linsay Gray, Laura Dean, Bachera Aktar, Zahidul Quayyum, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Ivy Chumo, Caroline Kabaria, Blessing Mberu, Samuel Saidu, Lana Whittaker, Lakshmi K Josyula, Md Imran Hossain Mithu, Ross Forsyth, Eliud Kibuchi, Varun Sai, Sureka Garimella, Proloy Barua, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Tasmiah Selim, Ibrahim Gandi

“…In these proposed studies, we aim to examine how key Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) factors at child and household levels combine to affect under-five health conditions, who live in slums in Bangladesh and Kenya through an intersectionality lens.Methods and analysis The protocol describes how we will analyse data from the Nairobi Cross-sectional Slum Survey (NCSS 2012) for Kenya and the Urban Health Survey (UHS 2013) for Bangladesh to explore how SDoH influence under-five health outcomes in slums within an intersectionality framework. …”
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Comparison of Post Biopsy Pathology and Post Radical Prostatectomy Pathology in Patients with Prostate Cancer Detected After Fusion Biopsy by Serdar Göktaş, Murat Celik, Halil Özer, Murat Gül, Ali Furkan Batur, Özcan Kılıç, Mehmet Kaynar, Emre Altıntaş

“…Material and Methods: In this retrospective study, data of 182 patients who underwent fusion biopsy and concomitant systematic biopsy between January 2020 and August 2022 was reviewed. …”
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An increase in flow-diverter oversizing values as an independent risk factor for developing more severe in-stent stenosis. A retrospective single-center study based on flow diversi... by Georgi Vladev, Georgi Vladev, Alexander Sirakov, Alexander Sirakov, Svetozar Matanov, Kristina Sirakova, Kristian Ninov, Stanimir Sirakov, Stanimir Sirakov

“…IntroductionIn the past decade, flow diverters (FDs) have increasingly been used to treat cerebral aneurysms with unfavorable morphology in which other endovascular techniques fall short of being as effective. In-stent stenosis (ISS) is one of the most puzzling and frequent risks of flow diversion therapy observed on follow-ups. …”
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Epidemiology and clinicopathological features of soft tissue tumors in adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Ogochukwu Chioma Ofiaeli, Felix Emeka Menkiti, Victor Ifeanyichukwu Modekwe, Shirley Nneka Chukwurah, Ogochukwu Robinson Ofiaeli, Amalachukwu Okwukweka Odita

“…Most of the STTs patients presented within the first two years of occurrence (36.7%, n = 29/79). However, age, age group and sex were not significantly associated with the WHO grades of these STTs. …”
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MEDIATION AS A METHOD OF PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC LEGAL DISPUTES IN THE FIELD OF STATE REGISTRATION by Olena S. Lunina, Volodymyr Yu. Poplavskyi

“…This creates an obligation for the state to promote the development of such non-state institutions, such as, in particular, intermediaries (mediators), who help to settle the dispute without bringing it to court. …”
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Longitudinal association between food frequency and changes in body mass index: a prospective cohort study by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco

“…Results were consistent for those reporting exactly eating 4 times per day (β for BMI=0.16; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.30 and β for BMI-for-age z-score=0.05; 95% CI 0.01 to 0.09).Conclusions Children who eat <5 times per day, gain more BMI compared with those who eat ≥5 times. …”
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Tetanus Toxoid Immunization Status and Associated Factors among Mothers in Damboya Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone, SNNP, Ethiopia by Muluken Dubale Mamoro, Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore

“…A total of 837 mothers who had given birth in the last 12 months were included in the study. …”
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Understanding parental choices related to infant sleep practices in the United States using a mixed methods approach by Hannah Sahud, Rachel P. Berger, Megan Hamm, Emily Heineman, Flor Cameron, Julia Wasilewski, Ashley Griffin, Gysella B. Muniz

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to gather information about parental practices, knowledge, and attitudes regarding infant sleep habits and environments, among families who practice non-recommended sleep practices. Methods We conducted one-on-one phone interviews with parents who had practiced non-recommended sleep methods with their infant and had or had not experienced an undesirable sleep event such as a fall. …”
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Genomics costing tool: considerations for improving cost-efficiencies through cross scenario comparison by Marco Marklewitz, Alexandr Jaguparov, Aude Wilhelm, Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Biran Musul, Angela Lee Poates, Babak Afrough, Ashley Norberg, Noah Clayton Hull, Soudeh Ehsani, Group members of GCT pilot working group, Joanna Salvi Le Garrec, Toni Whistler

“…These institutions are the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), FIND, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and the World Health Organization (WHO). To validate the GCT, it was piloted in public health laboratories across three WHO regions: African, Eastern Mediterranean, and European. …”
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