Retrospective Analysis Comparing Lung-RADS v2022 and British Thoracic Society Guidelines for Differentiating Lung Metastases from Primary Lung Cancer by Loredana Gabriela Stana, Alexandru Ovidiu Mederle, Claudiu Avram, Felix Bratosin, Paula Irina Barata

“…<b>Materials and Methods</b>: This retrospective study included 196 patients who underwent chest CT scans between 2015 and 2022 without a known history of cancer but with detected pulmonary nodules. …”
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Factors influencing the quality of life and mental health of Brazilian Federal Education Network Employees: An epidemiological cross-sectional study by Isabela Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira, Nicolli Godoi Pereira, Luís Fernando Monteiro, Leonardo Mateus Teixeira de Rezende, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Woska Pires da Costa, Priscilla Rayanne E. Silva Noll, Matias Noll

“…Understanding the aspects of quality of life (QoL) and mental health can offer valuable insights into the well-being of educational employees. …”
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Athletic identity and its relationship to moral values among physical education university students by L. M. Obeidat, H. I. Momani, T. T. Ammari, M. A. Rababah

“…The questionnaire consists of two scales. The first is the Athletic Identity Measuremtent Scale (AIMS), consisting of 14 items distributed over three domains: socialisation identity (5 items), exclusivity (5 items), and negative emotion (4 items). …”
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Mechanical Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Critical Challenge in the Intensive Care Units by Mircea Stoian, Adina Andone, Sergiu Rareș Bândilă, Danusia Onișor, Sergiu Ștefan Laszlo, Gabriela Lupu, Alina Danielescu, Dragoș-Florin Baba, Anca Meda Văsieșiu, Andrei Manea, Adina Stoian

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Therapy for Dupuytren’s Disease (II): Collagenase Therapy vs. Limited Fasciectomy—A Long-Term Comparative Study by Nikolaus Wachtel, Francesca Romana Dingler, Constanze Kuhlmann, Sinan Mert, Elisabeth Maria Haas-Lützenberger, Verena Alt, Nicholas Moellhoff, Riccardo Giunta, Wolfram Demmer

“…Both the treated and untreated fingers of patients with limited fasciectomy had a superior two-point discrimination (<i>p</i> < 0.001). For the URAM questionnaire, we observed a significantly better result in the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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An Analysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Upadacitinib in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Real-World Study by Hongzhen Wu, Tingting Xie, Qiao Yu, Tao Su, Min Zhang, Luying Wu, Xiaoling Wang, Xiang Peng, Min Zhi, Jiayin Yao

“…<b>Background and Aims:</b> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) requires effective treatment options. …”
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Medication related osteonecrosis (MRONJ) in the management of CTIBL in breast and prostate cancer patients. Joint report by SIPMO AND SIOMMMS by Francesco Bertoldo, Cristina Eller-Vainicher, Vittorio Fusco, Rodolfo Mauceri, Jessica Pepe, Alberto Bedogni, Andrea Palermo, Umberto Romeo, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Giuseppina Campisi

“…In view of a MRONJ risk for BC and PC patients receiving low-dose BMAs, which approximates that of patients with osteoporosis and other non-malignant diseases undergoing similar treatment schedules, the SIPMO-SIOMMMS Expert Panel recognizes the need for less stringent preventive strategies than those already developed for BC or PC patients with bone metastases taking HD-BMAs.…”
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Effect of trilaciclib administered before chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: A pooled analysis of four randomized studies by Ying Liu, Lin Wu, Dingzhi Huang, Qiming Wang, Chen Yang, Li Zhou, Shuguang Sun, Xiaomei Jiang, Ying Cheng

“…In this pooled analysis, we evaluated the multilineage myeloprotection, antitumor efficacy, and safety of trilaciclib treatment in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). …”
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Construction of a prognostic prediction model for colorectal cancer based on 5-year clinical follow-up data by Boao Xiao, Min Yang, Yao Meng, Weimin Wang, Yuan Chen, Chenglong Yu, Longlong Bai, Lishun Xiao, Yansu Chen

“…This study included 411 CRC patients who underwent surgery at Yixing Hospital and completed the follow-up process. …”
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Efficacy Of Vocal Cord Medialization by Injection Thyroplasty Using Liquid Paraffin In Relieving Hoarseness Of Voice In Idiopathic And Traumatic Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis by Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sarim Khan, Ashar Alamgir, Muhammad Hamza Rana, Hafiz Sajjad Hyder, Syeda Jamila Ali

“…The sample size was calculated using the WHO sample size calculator. All the patients in the study presented with hoarseness of voice due to either traumatic injury, idiopathic aetiology, or post-thyroidectomy. …”
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Large-scale evidence generation and evaluation across a network of databases for type 2 diabetes mellitus (LEGEND-T2DM): a protocol for a series of multinational, real-world compar... by Rohan Khera, Yuan Lu, Harlan M Krumholz, Martijn J Schuemie, Ruijun Chen, George Hripcsak, Marc A Suchard, Patrick B Ryan, Anna Ostropolets

“…LEGEND-T2DM will identify all adult, patients with T2DM who newly initiate a traditionally second-line T2DM agent. …”
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Recovery of the Intestinal Microbiota Metabolic Activity in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina

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Constitutive Parliament and its speakers by Algis Kasperavičius

“…It can be acquired in the way of self-education too. Oratorical skills are very important as well. …”
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Behavioural factors associated with cigarette quitting behaviour: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected in three low-income South African communities by Laura Rossouw, Samantha Filby

“…Existing healthcare infrastructure should be leveraged to question people who smoke about their behavioural attributes, and to use this information to deliver behavioural support that motivates and facilitates sustained smoking cessation.…”
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Centralized and local legal regulation of labor relations: problems of correlation and development by V. S. Venediktov, K. Yu. Melnyk

“…The collective agreement, as the main local regulatory act in the field of labor, should comprehensively regulate labor relations within a specific enterprise, institution, organization or individual who uses hired labor. The conclusion of a collective agreement involves the search for a compromise between the employees and the employer in the process of establishing working and rest conditions. …”
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Multiple intracerebral hematomas during SEEG recording and intradural hemorrhage after spinal tap: A case report prompting more research on collagen IV gene mutation and oral nicot... by Markus Leitinger, Serena Broggi, Mathias Spendel, Gudrun Kalss, Ivan Petrović, Herbert Krainz, Fabio Rossini, Julia Höfler, Andreea Toma, Giorgi Kuchukhidze, Matthias Mauritz, Kai‐Nicolas Poppert, Bernardo Crespo‐Pimentel, Pilar Bosque‐Varela, Anna Pleyers, Patricia Ganger, Dieter Kotzot, Davor Lessel, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Eugen Trinka

“…The impact of tobacco‐free nicotine consumption on periprocedural bleeding is uncertain. We present a 20+ year‐old man with drug‐resistant epilepsy who underwent stereo‐EEG with 17 depth electrodes. …”
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The use of the Prospector calculator reduces antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Marcin Paprocki, Szymon Żwirowski, Krzysztof Kuziemski

“…The study included 77 COPD patients who experienced a COPD exacerbation and were treated in outpatient settings. …”
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Association between Air Pollution and Risk of Hospital Admission for Pediatric Pneumonia in a Tropical City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan by Peng-Huei Liu, Kuo-Chen Huang, Yu-Lun Tseng, I-Min Chiu, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…In the two-pollutant model, after adjusting for NO2 (OR: 1.534, 95% CI: 1.206–1.958), SO2 (OR: 1.534, 95% CI: 1.206–1.958), or O3 (OR: 1.741, 95% CI: 1.385–2.196), PM2.5 was still statistically significantly associated with pediatric pneumonia hospitalization. …”
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Lifestyle risk factors for overweight and obesity among rural Indian adults: a community-based prospective cohort study by Rajesh Kumar Rai, Sabri Bromage, Jan-Walter De Neve, Anamitra Barik

“…Discouraging habitual motor vehicle use may help prevent overweight/obesity, while promoting home-based activities may aid remission, particularly for women who are at higher risk for overweight/obesity.…”
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Anlotinib as Maintenance Therapy After First-Line Chemotherapy Combined with Consolidation Radiation for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer by Jinbo Ma MD, Xiaoyan Ma MS, Wei Zhang MD, Shanliang Hu MS, Rukun Zang MS, Xiaolong Wu MS, Jie Song MD

“…After stratification on the basis of clinical response, patients who achieved CR plus PR after chemoradiotherapy had a longer median OS in the anlotinib and observation groups (34.0 months vs 24.8 months, HR = 2.40, P  = 0.009). …”
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