Comprehensive analysis reveals cholesterol metabolism-related signature for predicting prognosis and guiding individualized treatment of glioma by Dengfeng Lu, Fei Wang, Yayi Yang, Aojie Duan, Yubo Ren, Yun Feng, Haiying Teng, Zhouqing Chen, Xiaoou Sun, Zhong Wang

“…Objective: Gliomas are the most common intracranial tumors with the highest degree of malignancy. …”
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HIV/AIDS and HBV co-infection with optimal control strategies and cost-effectiveness analyses using integer order model by Shewafera Wondimagegnhu Teklu, Abushet Hayalu Workie

“…Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV/AIDS co-infection is a common infectious disease that has been spreading through different nations in the world. …”
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Primary Cognitive Factors Impaired after Glioma Surgery and Associated Brain Regions by Chiharu Niki, Takatsune Kumada, Takashi Maruyama, Manabu Tamura, Takakazu Kawamata, Yoshihiro Muragaki

“…Factor analyses were conducted to identify “primary” common cognitive functions affecting the task performance in left and right glioma groups. …”
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Assessing inflammatory protein factors in inflammatory bowel Disease using multivariable mendelian randomization by Qiang Su, Yun Lu, Song He, Jiang Liang, Song Huang, Yuanli He, Zhenxiang An

“…Colocalization analyses demonstrated substantial genetic overlap between inflammatory proteins and IBD, with CXCL5 showing strong evidence of shared genetic variants with UC, and CXCL9 exhibiting genetic colocalization with CD, suggesting common genetic determinants underlying these inflammatory protein-IBD relationships. …”
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A global scoping review of the circumstances of care seeking for abortion later in pregnancy. by Laura E Jacobson, Blair G Darney, Heidi Bart Johnston, Bela Ganatra

“…Low economic status and adolescence were commonly associated characteristics. Population and facility-based studies lacked standardization when reporting durations of gestation. …”
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Enzyme-Aided Treatment of Fruit Juice: A Review by Liew Phing Pui, Lejaniya Abdul Kalam Saleena

“…Enzymatic treatment is a common method of fruit juice production that facilitates juice extraction from plant cells. …”
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Ethnobotany, floristic and phytochemical studies of medicinal plants used to treat uterine fibroids in Mbarara City, Uganda by Calton Nantinda, Esther Lynnet Kisakye, David Musana, Isaac Ssessanga, Ukashar Ssenabulya, Timothy Omara, Ivan Kahwa, Florence Nalimu

“…Uterine fibroids (UF) are the most common non-cancerous benign gynaecologic tumours in premenopausal females. …”
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Reproducibility of peak force for isometric and isokinetic multi-joint leg extension exercise by Manfred Zöger, Alfred Nimmerichter, Arnold Baca, Klaus Wirth

“…Abstract Background Isokinetic dynamometry is a common tool for evaluating muscle function and is used across various disciplines. …”
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Insulin Resistance Markers to Detect Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Male Hispanic Population by Maritza Pérez-Mayorga, Jose P. Lopez-Lopez, Maria A. Chacon-Manosalva, Maria G Castillo, Johanna Otero, Daniel Martinez-Bello, Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Daniel D. Cohen, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease and is closely associated with cardiometabolic disorders, being insulin resistance (IR) the common pathogenic mechanism. The triglycerides/glucose (TyG) index and triglycerides/HDL-c (TG/HDL) ratio are markers correlated with IR. …”
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Alcohol Relapse After Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors, Outcomes, and a Comparison of Risk Stratification Models by Karen Young, Yuval A. Patel, Benson Hoffman, Sarah Peskoe, Shein-Chung Chow, Karli Erhart, Jennifer Jackson, Stephanie Garbarino

“…Conclusion: In our cohort, heavy alcohol use before transplantation and legal issues did not predict relapse, which are common components of prediction scores. Less than 5% of patients had graft dysfunction due to relapse, suggesting good graft outcomes. …”
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Safety and efficacy of trifluridine/tipiracil +/− bevacizumab plus XB2001 (anti-IL-1α antibody): a single-center phase 1 trial by Marion Thibaudin, Nicolas Roussot, Chloé Burlot, Antonin Schmitt, Julie Vincent, Zoé Tharin, Leila Bengrine, Hélène Bellio, Aurélie Bertaut, Léa Hampe, Susy Daumoine, Emilie Rederstorff, Morgane Peroz, Titouan Huppe, Valentin Derangère, David Rageot, John Simard, Caroline Truntzer, Jean David Fumet, Francois Ghiringhelli

“…No patient exhibited dose-limiting toxicity at any dose. The most common treatment-related adverse events (TRAE) of any grade (G) were diarrhoea (35.3%), nausea (47.1%) and anaemia (35.3%). …”
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Clinicopathological and prognostic factor analyses of primary fallopian tube carcinoma and high-grade serous ovarian cancer: a single-institution retrospective study by Mengyan Tu, Xueyan Gao, Tianchen Guo, Weiguo Lu, Junfen Xu

“…Results For PFTC patients, the mean age was 57 years (range, 35–77 years). The most common clinical manifestations were abnormal vaginal bleeding and/or discharge (61%). …”
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Detection and analysis of dynamic patterns of diurnal expression of mammalian genes by O. V. Podkolodnaya, N. N. Tverdokhleb, N. L. Podkolodnyy

“…It can be expected that the similarity of the patterns of daily expression (shape of the curve) of genes is a reflection of the synchronization of gene expression by common external and internal signals or participation in similar biological processes. …”
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Ice-nucleating particles active below −24 °C in a Finnish boreal forest and their relationship to bioaerosols by F. Vogel, F. Vogel, M. P. Adams, L. Lacher, P. B. Foster, G. C. E. Porter, G. C. E. Porter, B. Bertozzi, B. Bertozzi, K. Höhler, J. Schneider, T. Schorr, N. S. Umo, J. Nadolny, Z. Brasseur, P. Heikkilä, E. S. Thomson, N. Büttner, M. I. Daily, R. Fösig, A. D. Harrison, J. Keskinen, U. Proske, U. Proske, U. Proske, J. Duplissy, J. Duplissy, M. Kulmala, T. Petäjä, O. Möhler, B. J. Murray

“…This study should motivate further work to establish whether the commonality in bioaerosol ice-nucleating properties between spring in Finland and summer in Colorado is more generally applicable to different coniferous forest locations and times and also to determine to what extent these bioaerosols are transported to locations where they may affect clouds.…”
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Colors of Macroalgae: Distinguishing <italic>Ulva Prolifera</italic> and <italic>Sargassum Horneri</italic> Using Sentinel-2 L2A Images by Chi Feng, Yin Xing, Minjing Wang

“…Macroalgae blooms have occurred in the East China Sea (ECS) and Yellow Sea (YS) frequently in recent years. Two of the most common macroalgae are mainly <italic>Ulva prolifera</italic> and <italic>Sargassum horneri</italic>. …”
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Evidence of Negative Effects of Defect Size and Older Patient Age by Quantitative CT-Based 3D Image Analysis in Ultraporous Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Grafted Extremity Bone Defects... by Timothy A. Damron, Kenneth A. Mann

“…Synthetic bone graft materials are commonly used to fill defects after curettage of benign bone lesions. …”
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Rapid corticosteroid taper versus standard of care for immune checkpoint inhibitor induced nephritis: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Ryan Sullivan, Riley Fadden, Kerry L Reynolds, Meghan D Lee, Harish Seethapathy, Ian A Strohbehn, Sophia H Zhao, Genevieve M Boland, Meghan E Sise

“…Exposure to other nephritis-causing medications (proton pump inhibitor or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) during the corticosteroid taper was more common in the standard of care group, 9 (64%) versus rapid-taper group, 2 (15%), and was associated with longer time to renal recovery, 20 days (IQR 14–101) versus 13 days (IQR 7–34) in those that discontinued nephritis-causing medications. …”
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Short term outcomes of the first pediatric cardiac surgery program in Rwanda by Yayehyirad Ejigu, Vongai C. Mlambo, Kara L. Neil, Habtamu Sime, Rex Wong, Michel R. Gatera, Gaston Nyirigira, Yilkal C. Sewnet, Yihan Lin, Bertrand Byishimo, Gloria Rukomeza, Yves Mutabandama, Emmanuel Rusingiza

“…Additionally, 24% (n = 50) experienced minor complications, most commonly, pneumonia. The linear combination of surgery duration, cross clamp and bypass time was significantly associated with having complications (aOR = 0.67, p = 0.01). …”
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“The Word for the New Year” by Archimandrite Anastasius (Alexandrov): Speech-Behavioral Analysis by A.Ju. Chernysheva

“…The paper is devoted to the speech-behavioral analysis of the “Word for the New Year” by Archimandrite Anastasius (Alexandrov) commenting on the commonly accepted greeting “Wish you Happy New Year and happiness” by comparing the ephemeral and eternal values of communication. …”
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Antithrombin III deficiency and idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report by Mansoureh Togha, Yousef Mokary, Elham Jafari

“…It typically affects adults but can also occur in adolescents and children, although it is less common. Numerous elements, including coagulopathy, have been documented in previous cases as potential etiological factors of IIH. …”
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