Comparative Study on Associations Between Lung Cancer Prognosis and Diagnostic Criteria Set by the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration and the Asian Working Group for C... by Utae Katsushima, Takuya Fukushima, Jiro Nakano, Naoya Ogushi, Kazuki Fujii, Yutaro Nagata, Keisuke Kamisako, Yukiko Okuno, Yuta Okazaki, Kentaro Nakanishi, Kiyori Yoshida, Tatsuki Ikoma, Yuki Takeyasu, Yuta Yamanaka, Hiroshige Yoshioka, Kimitaka Hase, Takayasu Kurata

“…Cachexia diagnostic criteria of the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration (EPCRC) may underestimate cachexia in Asians; therefore, new criteria have been proposed by the Asian Working Group for Cachexia (AWGC). …”
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A missense variant in the SOX5 gene (c.221C > T) is associated with intellectual disability by Xiujuan Yang, Zhongzhi Gan, Xiaoling Guo, Xiang Huang, Juan Liu, Yingchun Zheng, Xiaoqiang Zhou, Jingli Lian, Yue Liu, Tingting Yang, Chao Li, Fenying Chen, Fei He, Xiangmin Xu, Yasi Zhou, Qian Liu, Xingkun Yang, Fu Xiong

“…Abstract Objectives The SOX5 gene has been identified as the pathogenic gene responsible for Lamb-Shaffer syndrome. …”
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Growth response of koi fish fed on the diet containing Euchema cottoni by Edison Saade, Dody D Trijuno, , Haryati, , Zainuddin

“…ABSTRACT   Seaweed meal has been used as ingredient, binding and thickening agent in the diet. …”
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A New Transformation Method of the T₂ Spectrum Based on Ordered Clustering—A Case Study on the Pore-Throat Utilization Rule of Supercritical CO₂ Flooding in L... by Yanchun Su, Chunhua Zhao, Xianjie Li, Xiujun Wang, Jian Zhang, Bo Huang, Xiaofeng Tian, Mingxi Liu, Kaoping Song

“…Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-pressure mercury injection (HPMI) have been widely used as common characterization methods of pore-throat. …”
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Comorbidities and neurosurgical interventions in a cohort with connective tissue disorders by Ilene S. Ruhoy, Paolo A. Bolognese, Jared S. Rosenblum, Randall A. Dass, Navdeep S. Nayyer, Navdeep S. Nayyer, Jeffrey D. Wood, Jeffrey D. Wood, John B. Biggins, John B. Biggins

“…Some CTDs such as hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), which is one of the most common, have been associated with neurological disorders requiring surgical intervention. …”
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Frequency and accuracy of intraoperative bone margin sampling for T4a cancers of the head and neck at the QEII Health Sciences Centre: a retrospective chart review by Anna-Claire Lamport, Colin A. MacKay, Martin J. Bullock, S. Mark Taylor, Jonathan R. Trites, Martin Corsten, Matthew H. Rigby

“…Due to processing limitations, there had been no formal standardized protocol for intraoperative bone sampling at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. …”
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Soil chemical factors contributing to differences in bacterial communities among tea field soils and their relationships with tea quality by Shuning Zhang, Shuning Zhang, Naoki Yanagisawa, Mio Asahina, Hiroto Yamashita, Hiroto Yamashita, Hiroto Yamashita, Takashi Ikka, Takashi Ikka, Takashi Ikka, Takashi Ikka

“…While the relationships between soil bacterial communities and plant nutrient status have been investigated, the specific role by which soil bacterial communities interacted with soil properties to influence tea plant nutrients and quality remained underexplored.MethodsIn this study, different soil types were collected from tea gardens and designated as soil A (pH 3.41), soil B (pH 3.75), soil C (pH 4.16), soil D (pH 4.17) and soil E (pH 5.56) based on the initial soil pH. …”
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Estradiol-dependent and independent effects of FGF21 in obese female mice by T. V. Jakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, A. D. Dubinina, N. Yu. Balybina, K. O. Baranov, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…The therapeutic effects of FGF21 have been studied mainly in males. They are not always manifested in females, and they are accompanied by sex-specif ic activation of gene expression in tissues. …”
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Evaluation of Yellow Fever Virus Infection in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Mosquitoes from Pakistan with Distinct Knockdown Resistance Genotypes by Carlucio Rocha dos Santos, Caleb Guedes Miranda dos Santos, Dinair Couto-Lima, Bárbara Silva Souza, Rafi Ur Rahman, Marcos Dornelas Ribeiro, José Bento Pereira Lima, Ademir Jesus Martins

“…Background: Yellow fever (YF) is an acute hemorrhagic disease endemic to Africa and Latin America; however, no cases have been reported in Asian regions with high <i>Aedes aegypti</i> infestation. …”
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The effect of single and dual task training on the intracortical inhibition in young and old adults by Michael Wälchli, Craig Tokuno, Benedikt Lauber, Wolfgang Taube

“… Introduction It has been demonstrated that single-task (ST) balance training enhances performance in balancing alone, whereas dual-task (DT) balance training improves the ability to perform two tasks concurrently (Kiss et al., 2018). …”
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Fetal cardiac function in pregnancy affected by congenital heart disease: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study by Anna Erenbourg, Tracie Barber, Vera Cecotti, Stefano Faiola, Ilaria Fantasia, Tamara Stampaljia, Hagai Avnet, Beata Radzymińska-Chruściel, Neama Meriki, Alec Welsh

“…Trial registration The study protocol has been registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration System, identification number NCT05698277.…”
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Particulate matter emission in agricultural biomass residue combustion by M.G. Nugraha, A. Sharfan, V.S.Y. Prakoso, M. Hidayat, H. Saptoadi

“…Meanwhile, the utilization of closed combustion systems has been demonstrated to decrease the emission factor within the range of 0.37 to 1.98 grams of particulate matter per kilogram of biomass. …”
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Obesity and polysomnographic variables on patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Chaiane Facco Piccin, Marco Colomé Beck, Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Reinaldo Fernando Cóser Neto, Pedro Luis Cóser, Fabrício Scapini, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva

“…There was a significant correlation of the BMI with the N2 (r=0.30), with the AHI (r=0.49), with the AHIREM (r=0.37), with the MAR (r=0.37) and with the N3 (r=-0.38). The obesity has been associated with the increase in the number of apneas and hypopneas, micro-arousals, and time of stage 2, and the reduction in time of stage 3 of sleeping. …”
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Association of Time in Target Range of Resting Heart Rate With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Jianmei Zheng, Cen Chen, Zhongcai Fan, Qiang Ye, Yi Zhong, Jinsong Li, Hao Huang, Jianping Deng, Jinghong Zhao, Tinglin Xiong, Wenjie Tian, Xuemei Zhang

“…Heart rate (HR) has been proved to be associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in Acute coronary syndrome patients. …”
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Development of monoclonal antibodies against P. gingivalis Mfa1 and their protective capacity in an experimental periodontitis model by Mingya Cao, Siyu Wang, Shengke Zhou, Min Yan, Yu Zou, Yuan Cui, Xinyu Lou, Yichang Gao, Ying Chen, Zijing Han, Yi Qian, Jingying Chen, Xia Li

“…While anti-FimA antibodies have been shown to improve periodontitis, the effect of anti-Mfa1 antibodies on P. gingivalis infection and periodontitis was previously unknown. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Gleason Score in Determining the Presence of Skeletal Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients: a Pakistani Perspective by Taimoor Nasir, Syeda Neha Aamer, Saman Waqar, Wafa Omer

“…These results indicate that a GS > 7 cannot be reliably used to rule in the need for a BS in patients with Prostate cancer.         …”
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Does syndromic surveillance assist public health practice in early detecting respiratory epidemics? Evidence from a wide Italian retrospective experience by Giovanni Corrao, Andrea Stella Bonaugurio, Giorgio Bagarella, Mauro Maistrello, Olivia Leoni, Danilo Cereda, Andrea Gori

“…Conclusions: High predictive power for anticipating COVID-19 epidemic waves, even two weeks ahead of the official reports, was obtained from electronic syndromic tracers of healthcare-seeking trends and Google search engine use. …”
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A Machine Learning Model for Predicting Prognosis in HCC Patients With Diabetes After TACE by Wu L, Chen L, Zhang L, Liu Y, Ouyang D, Wu W, Lei Y, Han P, Zhao H, Zheng C

“…Linxia Wu,1– 3,&ast; Lei Chen,1– 3,&ast; Lijie Zhang,1,4,&ast; Yiming Liu,1,5,&ast; Die Ouyang,1 Wenlong Wu,5,6 Yu Lei,5,6 Ping Han,1 Huangxuan Zhao,1– 3 Chuansheng Zheng1– 3 1Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 3Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Precision Radiology & Interventional Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Interventional Radiology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Interventional Radiology, Auto Valley Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430056, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinyinhu Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430048, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuansheng Zheng; Huangxuan Zhao, Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China, Email hqzcsxh@sina.com; zhao_huangxuan@sina.comPurpose: Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been found to increase the mortality of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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The Effects of Presenting AI Uncertainty Information on Pharmacists’ Trust in Automated Pill Recognition Technology: Exploratory Mixed Subjects Study by Jin Yong Kim, Vincent D Marshall, Brigid Rowell, Qiyuan Chen, Yifan Zheng, John D Lee, Raed Al Kontar, Corey Lester, Xi Jessie Yang

“…Automated pill verification technologies have been developed to aid pharmacists with medication dispensing. …”
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How trait mindfulness protects late adolescents from stress-induced sleep problems: the unique role of mindfulness facets and gender differences by Huiting Cao, Jing Qian, Fenghua Tang, Yunyan Dong, Haining Ren, Xiaoran Xue, Ningning Mao, Xiaoyu Liu

“…Gender differences have been observed in mindfulness’s protective effects, yet how gender influences each mindfulness facet remains unclear. …”
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