Trial protocol of an open-label pilot study of oral naltrexone–bupropion combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (the NABU trial) by Jonathan Brett, Paul S Haber, Nicholas Lintzeris, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Adrian John Dunlop, Liam Acheson, Carl Moller, Michael Christmass, Kirsten Morley, Steven Shoptaw, Madhukar H Trivedi

“…Secondary outcomes will assess methamphetamine use, craving and withdrawal; treatment goals and expectations; physical and psychological well-being; depression and anxiety; and treatment satisfaction. …”
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Chronic glomerulonephritis of the mixed type in patient with HBV-infection (<i>Clinical case</i>) by V. S. Adonyeva, A. B. Botchkarev, O. S. Saurina

Subjects: “…hepatitis b…”
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Study of Gender in Sudden Cardiovascular Death by Rafael Emilio Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó, Mileidys González Lugo, Nidia Doris Tamayo Vicente, Daisy Ferrer Marrero

“…Women were characterized by more physical inactivity and were more affected by diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and elevated hematocrit values. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> sudden cardiovascular death in the municipality of Arroyo Naranjo, Havana, in the period analyzed affected men who smoked and consumed alcohol, being more hypertensive than women. …”
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Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and the risk of Atrial Fibrillation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Liang, Jianghong Dai, Feifei Wang

“…In this analysis, we aimed to compare the risk of AF in patients with T2DM who were treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors versus DPP-4 inhibitors. …”
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Integrated care for older people based on information and communication technology: a scoping review protocol by Yan Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yutong Tian, Qingyun Cheng, Lixue Meng

“…This scoping review aims to assess internationally published evidence concerning experiences and practice of ICT-based implementation of integrated care for older people.Methods and analysis The study will follow the research framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley for scoping reviews. We will conduct a systematic search of the literature published from January 2000 to March 2022 via electronic databases, grey literature databases, websites of key organisations and project funding sources, key journals and reference lists included in selected papers, employ the Joanna Briggs Institute Literature Quality Assessment Tool to assess the quality of the included literature and apply thematic analysis to sort and summarise the content of the included studies. …”
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Oral Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Lesions in Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Study by Raouaa Belkacem Chebil, Yassine Oueslati, Marwa Marzouk, Fatma Ben Fredj, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki

“…The patients involved in this study were diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome according to the AECG (American-European consensus group) diagnostic criteria. Among these patients, we searched for those affected by OLP or OLL as determined by the WHO (World Health Organisation) classification of 2003. …”
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Validation of a novel method for localization of parathyroid adenomas using SPECT/CT by Rachelle A. LeBlanc, Andre Isaac, Jonathan Abele, Vincent L. Biron, David W. J. Côté, Matthew Hearn, Daniel A. O’Connell, Hadi Seikaly, Jeffrey R. Harris

“…Method This was a retrospective review of patients who underwent parathyroidectomy for a single adenoma between 2010-2017. …”
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Assessing brain-muscle networks during motor imagery to detect covert command-following by Emilia Fló, Daniel Fraiman, Jacobo Diego Sitt

“…The motivation underlying this study was the development of a diagnostic tool that can be applied in common clinical settings to detect awareness in patients that are unable to convey explicit motor or verbal responses, such as patients that suffer from disorders of consciousness (DoC). Methods We examined the brain and muscle response during movement and imagined movement of simple motor tasks, as well as during resting state. …”
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Formal Security in the Works of Legal Scholars of Pre-Soviet Period by E. E. Silantyeva

“…The works of experts in civil studies, encyclopedia and philosophy of law have been analyzed in this way, in particular D. Grimm, N. Gredeskul, J. Pokrovsky, P. …”
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The GWAS-MAP platform for aggregation of results of genome-wide association studies and the GWAS-MAP|homo database of 70 billion genetic associations of human traits by T. I. Shashkova, D. D. Gorev, E. D. Pakhomov, A. S. Shadrina, S. Zh. Sharapov, Y. A. Tsepilov, L. C. Karssen, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…In particular, the researchers who would like to use GWAS summary statistics in their studies have to become aware that the data are scattered across multiple websites, are presented in a variety of formats, and, often, were not quality controlled. …”
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Prognostic Value of N1/N2 Neutrophils Heterogeneity and Tertiary Lymphoid Structure in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients by Yanfei Lang, Weiwei Fu, Wei Xu, Chao Ma, Xiuyun Tian, Chunyi Hao, Shigang Ding

“…Tumor‐associated neutrophils exhibit plasticity, adopting either an antitumorigenic N1 (MPO+ CD206−) or a pro‐tumorigenic N2 (MPO+ CD206+) phenotype. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE OF LEUCOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS WITH SKIN LESIONS. ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL CASES by O.A. Borzykh, O.V. Belan, I.A. Mormol, Y.M. Avramenko, T. Іengalychev, T.M. Markina

“…Diagnosis and treatment of LCV is a complex problem in the practice of doctors of many specialties, such as rheumatologists, dermatologists, and therapists, family doctors, which requires close cooperation of specialists. We present 3 clinical cases of patients who were hospitalized in the clinic with symptoms of skin lesions and suspicion of LCV after taking medications. …”
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Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 299,967 individuals aged 20–72 years who underwent multiple checkups between 2008 and 2020 and completed ≥ 3 years of follow-up. …”
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Florid Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia-Associated Simple Bone Cyst Showing Marked Irregular Border and High Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value by Ikuho Kojima, Takashi Nishioka, Maya Sakamoto, Yuko Sai, Yushi Ezoe, Masahiro Iikubo, Hiroyuki Kumamoto, Tetsu Takahashi

“…Computed tomography (CT) imaging findings are sparse, and there are no reports of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, including apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value calculated by diffusion-weighted MRI for the florid COD-associated SBC. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital because a panoramic radiograph of her right mandible showed asymptomatic radiolucency in the apical molar area. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Risk of Symptomatic Embolism in Patients With Infective Endocarditis by Sebastian D. Santos‐Patarroyo, Juan A. Quintero‐Martinez, Brian D. Lahr, Supavit Chesdachai, Daniel C. DeSimone, Hector R. Villarraga, Hector I. Michelena, Larry M. Baddour

“…Methods and Results The Mayo Clinic IE registry was screened to identify patients from 2015 to 2021 who had undergone transesophageal echocardiography. …”
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Molecular genetic bases of seed resistance to oxidative stress during storage by N. A. Shvachko, E. K. Khlestkina

“…In the QTL regions studied, the Zeo1, Ale, nud, nadp-me, and HvGR genes were identified. …”
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Croatian National Data and Comparison with European Practice: Data from the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey II Multicenter Registry by Sandro Brusich, Ivan Zeljković, Nikola Pavlovic, Ante Anić, Zrinka Jurišić, David Židan, Marina Klasan, Zlatko Čubranić, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Camilla Normand, Sime Manola

“…Five centres from Croatia recruited consecutive patients, in a 15-month period, who underwent CRT implantation, primary or an upgrade. …”
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The Role of Heart Rate, Body Temperature, and Respiratory Rate in Predicting Anastomotic Leakage following Surgery for Rectal Cancer by Jiajun Luo, Hongxue Wu, Yue Jiang, Yu Yang, Jingwen Yuan, Qiang Tong

“…Based on the occurrence of anastomotic leakage after surgery, the patients were divided into two groups: those with and without anastomotic leakage. …”
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Assessment of Combined Karyotype Analysis and Chromosome Microarray Analysis in Prenatal Diagnosis: A Cohort Study of 3710 Pregnancies by Jin Wang, Danni Wang, Yan Yin, Yi Deng, Mengling Ye, Ping Wei, Zhuo Zhang, Chun Chen, Shengfang Qin, Xueyan Wang

“…To further detect the chromosome mosaicism, we used FISH analysis to correct the karyotype results of case 1. …”
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Nonlinear association between proteinuria levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality among chronic kidney disease patients by Haiying Song, Yuheng Liao, Haofei Hu, Qijun Wan

“…Background The association between proteinuria levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD) development and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients remains controversial.Methods In this investigation, we conducted a retrospective analysis involving 1138 patients who were registered in the CKD-Research of Outcomes in Treatment and Epidemiology (ROUTE) study. …”
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