A Database for the Future by Sören Edvinsson, Elisabeth Engberg

“…While there has long been a clear predominance of research within the humanities and social sciences, it has always been used for research in other fields as well, for example medicine. In this article, we first give a brief presentation of the DDB and its history, characteristics, and development from the 1970s to the present. …”
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Serum Cystatin C, Markers of Chronic Kidney Disease, and Retinopathy in Persons with Diabetes by Chee Wai Wong, Boon Wee Teo, Ecosse Lamoureux, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Jie Jin Wang, E. Shyong Tai, Sunil Sethi, Tien Yin Wong, Charumathi Sabanayagam

“…Methods. We examined 1,119 Indian adults with diabetes, aged 40–80 years, who participated in the Singapore Indian Eye Study (2007–2009), a population-based cross-sectional study. …”
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TCR Gene Transfer: MAGE-C2/HLA-A2 and MAGE-A3/HLA-DP4 Epitopes as Melanoma-Specific Immune Targets by Trudy Straetemans, Mandy van Brakel, Sabine van Steenbergen, Marieke Broertjes, Joost Drexhage, Joost Hegmans, Bart N. Lambrecht, Cor Lamers, Pierre van Der Bruggen, Pierre G. Coulie, Reno Debets

“…Candidate epitopes that meet these criteria are MAGE-C2336-344/HLA-A2 (MC2/A2) and MAGE-A3243-258/HLA-DP4 (MA3/DP4). We molecularly characterized TCRαβ genes of an MC2/A2-specific CD8 and MA3/DP4-specific CD4 T-cell clone derived from melanoma patients who responded clinically to MAGE vaccination. …”
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A Database for the Future by Sören Edvinsson, Elisabeth Engberg

“…While there has long been a clear predominance of research within the humanities and social sciences, it has always been used for research in other fields as well, for example medicine. In this article, we first give a brief presentation of the DDB and its history, characteristics, and development from the 1970s to the present. …”
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Development of a Predictive Model for Cosmetic Surgery based on Health Literacy: Mediating Role of Moral Foundations and Social Competence in Women Applying for Cosmetic Surgery by Naghmeh Malekmohammadi, Sara Hashemi, Javad Rahmati

“…The statistical population of this research included all the women applying for cosmetic surgery who referred to cosmetic surgery centers in Tehran in 2023, and 285 people were selected as a sample. …”
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Assessment Of Fetal Outcome In Women Undergoing Emergency Caesarean Section For Fetal Distress In Tertiary Care Hospital by Noor Fatima, Khansa Iqbal, Amna Abbasi, Nabeela Waheed, Amara Arooj, Maliha Sadaf

“…Methods: It is a Descriptive cross-sectional study involving 167 patients who were diagnosed with fetal distress and underwent emergency c-sections. …”
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Comparison of Repeated Fluid-Air Exchange and Passive Drainage for Removing Residual Emulsified Silicone Oil Droplets by Jian Yu, Yuan Zong, Ye Tan, Chunhui Jiang, Gezhi Xu

“…To compare the efficacy of passive drainage (PD) and repeated fluid-air (FA) exchange for removing emulsified silicone oil (SO) droplets. Methods. Twenty rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) patients who underwent primary pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with SO tamponade were randomly and evenly divided into two groups for PD and FA exchange. …”
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Giant Protruding Nodular Fasciitis of the Anterior Chest Wall Clinically Mimicking a Soft Tissue Sarcoma by Hideyuki Kinoshita, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Hiroto Kamoda, Yoko Hagiwara, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Naoya Hirosawa, Seiji Ohtori, Takeshi Ishii

“…Owing to its rapidly growing nature, a precise clinical diagnosis is difficult; it is frequently misdiagnosed as an aggressive or malignant tumor. Herein, we present the case of a 15-year-old male who presented with a large protruding mass on the anterior chest wall. …”
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Metformin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy: An Active Controlled, Parallel-Group, Randomized, Open Label Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy by Jahan Ara Ainuddin, Nasim Karim, Sidra Zaheer, Syed Sanwer Ali, Anjum Ara Hasan

“…In this randomized, open label study, 206 patients with type 2 diabetes in pregnancy who met the eligibility criteria were selected from the antenatal clinics. …”
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Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplant as an Effective Treatment Modality for Systemic Sclerosis and Multiple Myeloma by Memon H, Parrondo R, Schreurs J, Ayala E, Iqbal M

“…A diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) after the diagnosis of SSc is rare and optimal treatment in such cases remains unclear. We here report a case of a female patient who was diagnosed with MM while she was undergoing evaluation for AHCT due to SSc. …”
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Project Based Learning Model: Can It Improve Dribbling Skills In Soccer Games? by Riyan Hardinata, Ghana Firsta Yosika, Youssouf Haïdara, Rahmat Putra Perdana, Uray Gustian, Didi Suryadi, Makan Sacko, Muhamad Zainal Abidin

“…The ability to dribble is a very important skill in soccer, because dribbling skills in soccer aim to be able to pass opponents so that players have the opportunity to provide bait. …”
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Anaphoric Reference in Written Narratives by German-Speaking 10-Year-Olds and Adults: The Influence of Referential Function and Character Type by Ina Lehmkuhle, Josefin Lindgren

“…However, character type only influenced the children, who produced a significantly higher proportion of pronouns with main characters than with secondary characters. …”
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Association between Obesity, Serum Lipids, and Colorectal Polyps in Old Chinese People by Wen Yang, Yan Chang, Haiyan Huang, Yuzhu Wang, Xiaohong Yu

“…In binary logistic regression analysis, there were two risk factors associated with the occurrence of colorectal polyps, which included BMI and systolic blood pressure. …”
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Evaluation of Six Patients with Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma with a Literature Review by Sinem Nedime Sökücü, Celalettin Kocatürk, Nur Ürer, Yaşar Sönmezoğlu, Levent Dalar, Levent Karasulu, Sedat Altın, Mehmet Ali Bedirhan

“…Carcinosarcoma of the lung is a rare malignant neoplasm. We evaluated the diagnosis and treatment of six carcinosarcoma cases, including a synchronous tumour and a solitary pulmonary tumour, along with the clinical and histological features and survival times. …”
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Early detection of myocarditis caused by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab for advanced recurrent renal cell carcinoma by Maki Todo, Yodo Gatate, Shintaro Nakano, Go Kaneko, Masayuki Hagiwara, Takayuki Takahashi, Yuta Umezawa, Genji Ueda, Shiho Ishikawa, Yoshinori Makino, Masafumi Oyama, Suguru Shirotake

“…A retrospective survey was conducted on physiological and biochemical test findings and immune-related adverse events in patients with advanced RCC who received combination therapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab between October 1, 2018 and December 31, 2023. …”
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Prevalence Of Parafunctional Habits And Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms In Young Individuals Reporting To Watim Dental Hospital by Aleshba Saba Khan, Aleeza Sana, Zarah Sufian, Ammarah Afreen, Asma Shakoor, Eruj Shuja

“…Data from 103 patients, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were collected using a structured questionnaire and clinical examination regarding their parafunctional habits and temporomandibular joint symptoms. …”
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Co-occurrence of Myasthenia Gravis and Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report by G. Rynkevič, R. Kizlaitienė

“… Myasthenia gravis (MG) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are thought to have a common autoimmune mechanism as the number of reported co-occurrences of both diseases is increasing. The involvement of both T cells and B cells in the pathogenesis of these two diseases is suspected. …”
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Another Look at Israel’s War with Benjamin in Judges 20 from the Perspectives of African Biblical Hermeneutics by Michael Ufok Udoekpo

Subjects: “…Civil War…”
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Early Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer during Pregnancy after Primary Staging Surgery in the First Trimester by Munetoshi Akazawa, Kazunori Hashimoto

“…Omitting adjuvant chemotherapy during pregnancy, we continued the prenatal checkups in the outpatient. …”
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Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in the Philippines: A Systematic Review by Anna Lena Lopez, Peter Francis N. Raguindin, Maria Asuncion Silvestre, Xenia Cathrine J. Fabay, Ariel B. Vinarao, Ricardo Manalastas

“…Previous studies show substantial disabilities due to CRS and a substantial proportion of susceptible women who are at risk for having babies affected with CRS. …”
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