Surgeons are apprehensive to use DCD lungs despite similar post-transplant outcomes: A 20-year UNOS retrospective analysis by J. Sam Meyer, MSc, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, MHS, Yury Peysakhovich, MD, Dan Aravot, MD, Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, MHS, Yaron D. Barac, MD, PhD

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Prolonged venous transit is associated with worse neurological recovery in successfully reperfused large vessel strokes by Janet Mei, Hamza Adel Salim, Dhairya A. Lakhani, Licia Luna, Aneri Balar, Mona Shahriari, Nathan Z. Hyson, Francis Deng, Adam A. Dmytriw, Adrien Guenego, Vaibhav Vagal, Victor C. Urrutia, Elisabeth B. Marsh, Hanzhang Lu, Risheng Xu, Rich Leigh, Dylan Wolman, Gaurang Shah, Benjamin Pulli, Kambiz Nael, Gregory W. Albers, Max Wintermark, Jeremy J. Heit, Tobias D. Faizy, Argye E. Hillis, Raf Llinas, Vivek Yedavalli

“…Prolonged venous transit (PVT), a visual qualitative VO marker on CT perfusion (CTP) time to maximum (Tmax) maps, has been associated with unfavorable 90‐day functional outcomes despite successful reperfusion. …”
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Perfusate Liver Arginase 1 Levels After End-Ischemic Machine Perfusion Are Associated with Early Allograft Dysfunction by Giuseppina Basta, Serena Babboni, Daniele Pezzati, Serena Del Turco, Emanuele Balzano, Gabriele Catalano, Lara Russo, Giovanni Tincani, Paola Carrai, Stefania Petruccelli, Jessica Bronzoni, Caterina Martinelli, Simona Palladino, Arianna Trizzino, Lorenzo Petagna, Renato Romagnoli, Damiano Patrono, Giandomenico Biancofiore, Adriano Peris, Chiara Lazzeri, Davide Ghinolfi

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The rising use of liver grafts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) has been enabled by advances in normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and machine perfusion (MP) technologies. …”
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Gambaran Profil Lipid pada Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut di Rumah Sakit Khusus Jantung Sumatera Barat Tahun 2011-2012 by Fitri Zahara, Masrul Syafri, Eti Yerizel

“…Descriptive research has been conducted with a a cross-sectional study and a retrospective approach using medical record about the result of lipid profile test (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides) at the heart hospital of West Sumatera to describe the lipid profile in patients with ACS in 2011-2012. …”
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Guidance for the gastrointestinal evaluation and management of iron deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa by W M Simmonds, Y Awuku, C Barrett, M Brand, K Davidson, D Epstein, E Fredericks, S Gabriel, S Grobler, C Gounden, L Katsidzira, V J Louw, V Naidoo, C Noel, E Ogutu, N Ramonate, N Seabi, M Setshedi, J Van Zyl, G Watermeyer, C Kassianides

“…The current drive towards patient blood management in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)prescribes that we regulate not only the use of blood transfusion but also the management of patients in whom the cause of iron loss or inadequate iron absorption is sought. Recommendations have been developed to: (i) aid clinicians in the evaluation of suspected gastrointestinal iron loss and iron malabsorption, and often a combination of these; (ii) improve clinical outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal causes of ID; (iii) provide current, evidence-based, context-specific recommendations for use in the management of ID; and (iv) conserve resources by ensuring rational utilisation of blood and blood products. …”
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A Predictive Model for Pulmonary Aspergillosis in ICU Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Li Y, Ren X, Wang Q, Shen S, Li Y, Qian X, Tang Y, Jia J, Zhang H, Ding J, Song Y, Zhang S, Wang S, Xu Y, Jiang Y, He X, Dai M, Zhong L, Xiong Y, Pan Y, Wang M, Shao H, Cai H, Huang L, Wang H

“…Yujing Li,1,2,&ast; Xindie Ren,3,&ast; Qianqian Wang,4,&ast; Songying Shen,2,&ast; Yihao Li,1,2 Xinling Qian,2 Yufei Tang,2 Jinguang Jia,2 Hao Zhang,2 Junjie Ding,2 Yinsen Song,1 Sisen Zhang,1 Shengfeng Wang,5 Yinghe Xu,6 Yongpo Jiang,6 Xuwei He,7 Muhua Dai,8 Lin Zhong,9 Yonghui Xiong,10 Yujie Pan,11 Mingqiang Wang,12 Huanzhang Shao,12 Hongliu Cai,3 Lingtong Huang,3 Hongyu Wang1,2 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, People’s Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine/People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated with Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Critical Care Medicine, Lishui People’s Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Pinghu, Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 10Department of Critical Care Medicine, Lanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanxi, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 11Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 12Department of Critical Care Medicine, Henan Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Zhengzhou Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital; Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Henan University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lingtong Huang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email lingtonghuang@zju.edu.cn Hongyu Wang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, People’s Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine/People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China, Email hongyu260@163.comBackground: Several predictive models for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) based on clinical characteristics have been reported. Nevertheless, the significance of other concurrently detected microorganisms in IPA patients is equally noteworthy. …”
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Emergence of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Spain (2012-2022): genomic insights and clinical correlations by Guillem López de Egea, Aida González-Díaz, Randall J Olsen, Gérard Guédon, Dàmaris Berbel, Immaculada Grau, Jordi Càmara, Lucía Saiz-Escobedo, Sara Calvo-Silveria, Irene Cadenas-Jiménez, José María Marimón, Emilia Cercenado, Antonio Casabella, Sara Martí, M. Ángeles Domínguez, Nathalie Leblond-Bourget, James M Musser, Carmen Ardanuy

“…Objectives: An increase in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) infections has been documented worldwide. This study aims to analyze invasive disease caused by SDSE (iSDSE) in adults over an 11-year period in Spain. …”
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The novel H10N3 avian influenza virus acquired airborne transmission among chickens: an increasing threat to public health by Xiaoquan Wang, Huiyan Yu, Yahao Ma, Pinghu Zhang, Xiyue Wang, Jianyu Liang, Xiuling Zhang, Ruyi Gao, Xiaolong Lu, Wenhao Yang, Yu Chen, Min Gu, Jiao Hu, Xiaowen Liu, Shunlin Hu, Daxin Peng, Xian Qi, Changjun Bao, Kaituo Liu, Xiufan Liu

“…However, the biological characteristics of novel H10N3 in poultry have not been fully elucidated. Our findings revealed that H10 subtype AIVs are predominantly prevalent in waterfowl. …”
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Tadalafil treatment for fetuses with early-onset growth restriction: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase II trial (TADAFER IIb) by Hiroaki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Yoichi Aoki, Masayuki Endo, Tomoaki Ikeda, Shintaro Maki, Masafumi Nii, Kayo Tanaka, Satoshi Tamaru, Toru Ogura, Yuki Nishimura, Tomomi Kotani, Akihiko Sekizawa, Masahiko Nakata, Koji Nakamura, Kenji Nagao, Ichiro Yasuhi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Sho Takakura, Mayumi Kotera, Takafumi Ushida, Norihiko Kikuchi, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Mayumi Takano, Sachie Suga, Michi Kasai, Osamu Yasui, Yuka Maegawa, Shigeru Aoki, Yoshio Yoshida

“…Our findings will be widely disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration jRCTs041190065.…”
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Differences in the response to TNF inhibitors at distinct joint locations in patients with psoriatic arthritis: results from nine European registries by Adrian Ciurea, Seraphina Kissling, Andrea Götschi, Lykke Midtbøll Ørnbjerg, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen, Bálint Tamási, Burkhard Möller, Michael J. Nissen, Bente Glintborg, Anne Gitte Loft, Almut Scherer, René Bräm, Karel Pavelka, Jakub Závada, Joao Madruga Dias, Paula Valente, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Olafur Palsson, Vappu Rantalaiho, Ritva Peltomaa, Catalin Codreanu, Corina Mogosan, Florenzo Iannone, Marco Sebastiani, Gareth T. Jones, Gary J. Macfarlane, Isabel Castrejon, Ziga Rotar, Brigitte Michelsen, Johan K. Wallman, Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma, Oliver Distler, Mikkel Østergaard, Merete Lund Hetland, Raphael Micheroli, Caroline Ospelt

“…Abstract Background Efficacy of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) for peripheral arthritis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been established in randomized clinical trials that have used improvement in summated joint counts as an outcome. …”
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Characteristics of the Volunteer Service Management System for National Parks in the United Kingdom by Tianyi REN, Chuanbo HONG, Yinglin WANG

“…However, the current volunteer service management system for national parks in China has not yet been established. The United Kingdom (“UK”), with its well-developed and mature volunteer service management system under the management of the National Parks Authority (NPA) and related partners, provides an exemplary model for the establishment of the volunteer service management system for national parks. …”
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Pre-operative DNA methylation marks as predictors of weight loss outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy by Guillermo Paz-López, Teresa M. Linares-Pineda, Andrés González-Jiménez, Raquel Sancho-Marín, Luis Ocaña-Wilhelmi, Francisco J. Tinahones, Sonsoles Morcillo, Carolina Gutiérrez-Repiso

“…Objective: Although DNA methylation has been suggested to be a potential predictor of the progression of obesity and obesity-related diseases, little is known about its potential role as predictive marker of successful weight loss after bariatric surgery. …”
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Global insights into MRSA bacteremia: a bibliometric analysis and future outlook by Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Kai Lai, Jia-Kai Lai, Jian-Yi Chen, Jian-Yi Chen, Jia-Yu Cai, Jia-Yu Cai, Zhan-Dong Yang, Zhan-Dong Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Ze-Tao Zheng, Ze-Tao Zheng, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo

“…Although progress has been made in new treatments and diagnostic technologies, further validation is required. …”
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The anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E by M. Sanni Ali, Lisa Stockdale, Issaka Sagara, Issaka Zongo, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Frédéric Nikièma, Amadou Tapily, Frédéric Sompougdou, Modibo Diarra, Duncan Bellamy, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Charles Zoungrana, Djibrilla Issiaka, Alassane Haro, Koualy Sanogo, Abdoul Aziz Sienou, Mahamadou Kaya, Seydou Traore, Oumar M. Dicko, Youssouf Kone, Hama Yalcouye, Ismaila Thera, Kalifa Diarra, Paul Snell, Opokua Ofori-Anyinam, Chris Ockenhouse, Cynthia Lee, Katie Ewer, Halidou Tinto, Abdoulaye Djimde, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Alassane Dicko, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood

“…Although anti-CSP antibody titres declined after repeated booster doses of RTS,S/AS01E a high, although declining, level of efficacy was sustained suggesting that there may have been changes in the characteristics of the anti-CSP antibody following repeated booster doses. …”
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A Path to the Stars: The Evolution of the Species by Fabrizio Vitali, Guido Chincarini, Mario Zannoni, Stefano Covino, Emilio Molinari, Stefano Benetti, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Enrico Cascone, Rosario Cosentino, Francesco D'Alessio, Paolo D'Avanzo, Vincenzo De Caprio, Massimo Della Valle, Alberto Fernandez-Soto, Dino Fugazza, Enrico Giro, Demetrio Magrin, Giuseppe Malaspina, Lech Mankiewicz, Raffaella Margutti, Ruben Mazzoleni, Luciano Nicastro, Alberto Riva, Marco Riva, Ruben Salvaterra, Paolo Spanò, Monica Sperandio, Mauro Stefanon, Gino Tosti, Vincenzo Testa

“…During the last years, a number of telescopes have been dedicated to the followup of the GRBs. But after the Swift launch, the average observed intensity of the GRBs showed to be lower than thought before. …”
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Carbon stock dynamics of forest to oil palm plantation conversion for ecosystem rehabilitation planning by D. Frianto, E. Sutrisno, A. Wahyudi, E. Novriyanti, W.C. Adinugroho, A.S. Yunianto, H. Kurniawan, H. Khotimah, A. Windyoningrum, I.W.S. Dharmawan, H.L. Tata, S. Suharti, H.H. Rachmat, E.M. Lim

“…From 1998 to 2022, there has been a consistent annual decline in carbon stocks, resulting in a reduction of 1,933.11 tons of carbon per year. …”
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Non-small cell lung cancer and the tumor microenvironment: making headway from targeted therapies to advanced immunotherapy by Anna De Lucia, Lucia Mazzotti, Lucia Mazzotti, Anna Gaimari, Anna Gaimari, Matteo Zurlo, Roberta Maltoni, Claudio Cerchione, Sara Bravaccini, Angelo Delmonte, Lucio Crinò, Patricia Borges de Souza, Luigi Pasini, Fabio Nicolini, Fabrizio Bianchi, Manel Juan, Hugo Calderon, Chiara Magnoni, Chiara Magnoni, Luca Gazzola, Luca Gazzola, Paola Ulivi, Massimiliano Mazza

“…Over the past decades, significant progress has been made in the understanding of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) biology and tumor progression mechanisms, resulting in the development of novel strategies for early detection and wide-ranging care approaches. …”
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Normative Database of Spatiotemporal Gait Metrics Across Age Groups: An Observational Case–Control Study by Lianne Mobbs, Vinuja Fernando, R. Dineth Fonseka, Pragadesh Natarajan, Monish Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs

“…Introduction: Gait analysis is a vital tool in the assessment of human movement and has been widely used in clinical settings to identify potential abnormalities in individuals. …”
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A lipidated peptide derived from the C-terminal tail of the vasopressin 2 receptor shows promise as a new β-arrestin inhibitor by Rebecca L. Brouillette, Christine E. Mona, Michael Desgagné, Malihe Hassanzedeh, Émile Breault, Frédérique Lussier, Karine Belleville, Jean-Michel Longpré, Michel Grandbois, Pierre-Luc Boudreault, Élie Besserer-Offroy, Philippe Sarret

“…As the V2R sequence has been shown to bind β-arrestins with high affinity, we added an N-terminal palmitate residue to allow membrane tethering and cell entry. …”
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Thermodynamic and experimental evaluation of the sustainable recycling of magnesium alloy scrap by vacuum distillation based on vapor-liquid equilibrium by Lipeng Wang, Dong Liang, Yang Tian, Jianxue Chai, Rui Li, Shuji Wu, Bin Yang, Baoqiang Xu, Yong Deng

“…Although vacuum distillation can be used to recycle Mg alloy scrap, this requires optimizing and maximizing metal recirculation, but there has been no thermodynamic analysis of this process. In this study, the feasibility and controllability of separating inclusions and 23 metal impurities were evaluated, and their distribution and removal limits were quantified. …”
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