In vitro and in vivo investigations of selected varieties of Areca catechu L - Phytochemical analysis, antiulcer, and wound healing activity by R. Deveswaran, D.J. Madhu Kumar, V. Madhavan, Soma Chaki, Misbah Khan, Govind R. Kadambi, B.V. Basavaraj, J. Anbu

“…Background: This study investigated the phytochemical composition and potential medicinal properties of arecanut grown in various regions of Karnataka. Arecanut, commonly chewed in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for its purported medicinal benefits, contains arecoline, a pyridine alkaloid known for its pharmacological effects. …”
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CARDIAC-STAR: prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with HR + /HER2 − metastatic breast cancer by Susan Dent, Avirup Guha, Heather Moore, Doris Makari, Rachael McCaleb, Irene Arias, Stella Stergiopoulos, Benjamin Li, Michael Fradley

“…Conclusions We found that CV comorbidities and use of medications with risk of QTc prolongation were common in patients with newly diagnosed HR + /HER2 − mBC. …”
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Novel hormonal agents in men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer and reduced performance status: Experiences of a specialized single center by Thomas Büttner, Philipp Lossin, Stefan Latz, Carolin Jacobs, Philipp Krausewitz, Stefan Hauser

“…Median overall survival (OS) was 9.1 months in the BSC group and 7.0 months in the NHA group, with no significant OS benefits associated with NHA treatment. AEs and severe AEs commonly occurred, but remained indifferent between treatment groups. …”
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The Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use Disorder on Complications and Costs following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty by Jacob M. Wilson, Kevin X. Farley, Matthew Aizpuru, Eric R. Wagner, Thomas L. Bradbury, George N. Guild

“…Opioid use disorder is becoming a more common comorbidity among THA and TKA patients. This is concerning as it represents a significant risk factor for postoperative complication. …”
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Reliability of Chest Wall Mobility and Its Correlation with Lung Functions in Healthy Nonsmokers, Healthy Smokers, and Patients with COPD by Ravi S. Reddy, Khalid A. Alahmari, Paul S. Silvian, Irshad A. Ahmad, Venkata Nagaraj Kakarparthi, Kanagaraj Rengaramanujam

“…Chest wall circumference measurements are common evaluation methods in clinical settings by therapists in order to obtain chest wall mobility. …”
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Yeti claws: Cheliped sexual dimorphism and symmetry in deep-sea yeti crabs (Kiwaidae). by Christopher Nicolai Roterman, Molly McArthur, Cecilia Laverty Baralle, Leigh Marsh, Jon T Copley

“…Sexual dimorphism is a common feature of decapod crustaceans, but little is known about its prevalence in species from deep-sea habitats. …”
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Machine learning identification of a novel vasculogenic mimicry-related signature and FOXM1’s role in promoting vasculogenic mimicry in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Chao Xu, Sujing Zhang, Jingwei Lv, Yilong Cao, Yao Chen, Hao Sun, Shengtao Dai, Bowei Zhang, Meng Zhu, Yuepeng Liu, Junfei Gu

“…Background: Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC), the predominant subtype of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), ranks among the most common malignancies worldwide. Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) plays a pivotal role in tumor progression, being closely linked with heightened chemoresistance and adverse prognosis in cancer patients. …”
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Single‐cell landscape of the intrahepatic ecosystem in alcohol‐related liver disease by Xiaofang Zhao, Senyan Wang, Qi Liu, Wenjuan Wei, Xiaoyan Sun, Hao Song, Jing Xu, Shuijun Zhang, Hongyang Wang, Jing Fu

“…Abstract Alcohol‐related liver disease (ALD) is a common chronic liver disease caused by long‐term excessive alcohol consumption and responsible for more than half of all liver‐related deaths worldwide. …”
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Efficacy and safety of immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials by Cailing Jiang, Shuqin Wang, Lijun Zhu

“…BackgroundHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide and immune checkpoint inhibitors have shown favorable therapeutic effects in recurrent or metastatic or locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M/LA HNSCC). …”
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Epidemiology & genotyping of rotavirus gastroenteritis and rotavirus associated intussusception in preschool children in central Uttar Pradesh by Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Ashish Wakhlu, Shalini Verma, Sudhir Verma, Andrew S. Day, Nayana P. Nair

“…Conclusion: The study confirms a significant burden of RV among young children admitted with AGE this region of India. G3 P8 was the most common RV strain isolated.…”
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Four decades of phenology in an alpine amphibian: trends, stasis, and climatic drivers by Lenzi, Omar, Grossenbacher, Kurt, Zumbach, Silvia, Lüscher, Beatrice, Althaus, Sarah, Schmocker, Daniela, Recher, Helmut, Thoma, Marco, Ozgul, Arpat, Schmidt, Benedikt R.

“…The goal of this study is to assess the main factors determining the timing of breeding in an alpine population of the common toad (Bufo bufo) and to describe the observed shifts in its breeding phenology. …”
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Transcriptomic reprogramming and epigenetic regulation underlying pollination-dependent and auxin-induced fruit set in tomato by Xiaohan Li, Xiaohan Li, Xiaohan Li, Bing He, Anis Djari, Pierre Frasse, Elie Maza, Farid Regad, Julien Pirrello, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Mondher Bouzayen

“…Genome-wide transcriptomic profiling of the flower-to-fruit transition, either pollination-induced or triggered by auxin treatment, shows that both types of triggers modulate the expression of a common large set of genes primarily expressed in maternal tissues. …”
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Burnout in healthcare – the Emperor’s New Clothes by Wojciech Marlicz, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dafni Charisopoulou, Janusz Jankowski, Maria Marlicz, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Patrycja Krynicka, Igor Loniewski, Jerzy Samochowiec, Grażyna Rydzewska, George Koulaouzidis

“…Burnout is common among physicians; it severely alters their health and has a negative impact on functioning of healthcare systems. …”
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Higher detectability of amyloid with phenol Congo red compared with alkaline Congo red by Marta Legatowicz-Koprowska, Justyna Szczygieł, Małgorzata Mańczak, Ewa Walczak

“…Early diagnosis, when the deposits are minimal, determines the prognosis and requires histological confirmation. The commonly adopted gold standard technique is alkaline Congo red (ACR) staining, though its sensitivity is limited. …”
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On the risks of secure attachment in infancy: Childhood irritability and adolescent depression predicted by secure attachment and high approach behaviours at 14-months towards a ca... by Jonathan Hill, Nicky Wright, Helen Sharp, Andrew Pickles, Howard Steele

“…Analyses used path analysis using the gsem command in Stata.ResultsThere were interactions between attachment security and inter-parental violence for age 9 irritability (p = .084) and age 13 depression (p = .039) which arose from greater levels of psychopathology among secure children exposed to inter-parental violence. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Pioglitazone and Omarigliptin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to Pharmacokinetic Study after Coadministration of the Two Drugs by Lin Wang, Jiaxi Wang, Chao Lin, Furong Wang, Xiangping Li, Wanhui Liu

“…Combination therapy is a common approach for clinical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, especially for patients with poor monotherapy. …”
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Best practices in the management of thyroid dysfunction induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors by Ichiro Yamauchi, Daisuke Yabe

“…Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) frequently cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs), with thyroid irAEs being the most common endocrine-related irAEs. The incidence of overt thyroid irAEs was in the range of 8.9–22.2% in real-world settings, typically triggered by antibodies against PD-1 and PD-L1 and rarely by anti-CTLA-4 antibodies alone. …”
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Digital eye strain: prevalence and associated socio-demographic factors among banking assistants in Colombo District, Sri Lanka by Supipi Dissanayake Gunawardana, Dushyanthi Jayawaradana

“…With the excess usage, digital eye strain is now becoming the most common occupational hazard among the digital device users.   …”
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Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Sassy Molyneux, Johnstone Thitiri, Laura Mwalekwa, Molline Timbwa, Anna Vassall, Kirkby D Tickell, Judd L Walson, James Berkley, John Mukisa, Ezekiel Mupere, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Priya Sukhtankar, Sheila Murunga, Julie Jemutai, George Paasi, Benson Singa, Shalton Mwaringa, Rebecca Gathoni Njuguna, Yoko V Laurence, Caroline Ogwang, Mwanajuma Juma, Narshion Ngao, Christina Lancioni, Md Fakhar Uddin

“…Caregivers reported borrowing, selling property and withdrawing other children from school to cope with costs.Conclusions Despite intentions of free healthcare services for under 5, families of acutely ill children very commonly faced catastrophic expenditure, especially for children with CSM. …”
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The milpa, from Mesoamerica to present days, a multicropping traditional agricultural system serving agroecology by Vazeux-Blumental, Noa, Manicacci, Domenica, Tenaillon, Maud

“…The association of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), and squash (Cucurbita ssp.) within the milpa represents the most emblematic multi-cropping subsistence system of Mesoamerica. …”
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