Dietetic service provision and nutritional interventions provided to patients with head and neck sarcoma: Findings from a national United Kingdom centre five-year audit by Florence Cook, Dimitris Tatsis, Malla Salli, Deepti Sinha, Nicholas Kalavrezos

“…Objectives: Head and neck sarcomas (HNS) represent a subset of malignancies which may be treated with multiple-modalities including chemotherapy followed by surgery and/or radiotherapy. Malnutrition is common in head and neck cancer (HNC) but limited literature exists determining nutritional interventions required in HNS. …”
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Reliability Testing of Machine Learning Model Prediction Capability towards Unidentifiable Microplastic Spectral Data: Triple Battery and Colorant Investigation by Wesley A. Williams, Shyam Aravamudhan

“…Herein, a 1,800 spectral training dataset was employed for model training (900 from µ-FTIR and 900 from µ-Raman) using data from common MP polymers (synthetically or naturally derived) and plastics. …”
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Role and knowledge of nurses in the management of non-communicable diseases in Africa: A scoping review. by Jean Toniolo, Edgard Brice Ngoungou, Pierre-Marie Preux, Pascale Beloni

“…Nurses were found to be actively involved in managing common chronic diseases from diagnosis to treatment. …”
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MAO-B Polymorphism Associated with Progression in a Chinese Parkinson’s Disease Cohort but Not in the PPMI Cohort by Shi-Shuang Cui, Ling-Yu Wu, Gen Li, Juan-Juan Du, Pei Huang, Jin Liu, Yun Ling, Kang Ren, Zhong-Lue Chen, Sheng-Di Chen

“…This study investigated genetic associations with progression based on 30 PD risk loci common in a longitudinal cohort of Chinese PD patients and the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) cohort. …”
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Brodalumab: Six-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report by Mark G. Lebwohl, John Y. Koo, April W. Armstrong, Bruce E. Strober, Soo Han Yoon, Nicole N. Rawnsley, Earl L. Goehring, Gina D. Mangin, Abby A. Jacobson

“…Methods Crude adverse event (AE) reporting rates per 100 patients were calculated for common AEs and AEs of special interest reported to Ortho Dermatologics by US patients and healthcare providers from August 15, 2017 through August 14, 2023. …”
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Perforin-2 is dispensable for host defense against Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans by Mariano A. Aufiero, Li-Yin Hung, De'Broski R. Herbert, Tobias M. Hohl

“…These results suggest that Perforin-2 is not essential for host defense against fungal infections in otherwise immune-competent mice.IMPORTANCEHumans encounter fungal pathogens daily and rely on innate immune cells to clear Aspergillus fumigatus, the leading cause of mold pneumonia worldwide, and Candida albicans, the most common cause of fungal bloodstream infections. The World Health Organization has classified A. fumigatus and C. albicans as critical priority fungal pathogens due to the emergence of drug resistance and the increasing number of susceptible individuals across the globe. …”
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Mutational Analysis of KCNQ1 Gene in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-control Study by Ankush Ganjewar, Ishwar B Bagoji, Sharan Badiger, Rudragouda B Bulagouda, Gurushnatappa Kadakol

“…Aim: To know the association of KCNQ1 gene common variant rs2237895 risk factor for T2DM. Materials and Methods: The present case-control study was conducted at the Department of General Medicine and Genetics Laboratory of the Anatomy Department at BLDE (Deemed to be University) Shri BM Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre in Vijayapura, Karnataka, India. …”
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A comparative study between condensed polytetrafluoroethylene mesh versus other composite meshes in Endo-laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy by Meredeth Chin, James Lee Wai Kit, Sujith Wijerathne, Avelyn Aw, Daryl Chia Kai Ann, Sean Lee Kien Fatt, Tharun Ragupathi, Harry Ng Ho Man, Davide Lomanto

“…At presentation, the indication was more commonly for recurrence (p = 0.043), and patients were more symptomatic (p = 0.0034) in the Omyra group than the other synthetic meshes group. …”
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Infective agents and polymyalgia rheumatica: key discussion points emerging from a narrative review of published literature by Ciro Manzo, Marco Isetta, Alberto Castagna

“…Secondly, we compared data of PMR-only patients with PMR and overlapping GCA to seek any commonalities or differences regarding the type of infectious agent in these two subgroups. …”
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Use of Dietary Supplements among Spanish Pediatricians in Daily Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Ignacio Güemes Heras, Alicia Santamaría-Orleans, José F. Colinas Herrero, Pilar Gómez Sorrigueta, Luis Ortiz González, Raquel de la Iglesia-Arnaez, Alejandro Canals Baeza

“…Short duration of treatment (<1 month) was significantly more common in the synbiotics group (90.5%), whereas longer duration of treatment (>3 months) was more frequent in the omega-3 group (79.1%). …”
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Immunopathological Changes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Respiratory Infection in Lambs by Abbas A Hamzah, Zainab I Ibrahim

“… Streptococcus pneumoniae are common bacterial pathogens that can cause a range of diseases in humans and animals. …”
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Simulation of Flow Around a Finite Rectangular Prism: Influence of Mesh, Model, and Subgrid Length Scale by Xutong Zhang, Maxime Savoie, Mark K. Quinn, Ben Parslew, Alistair Revell

“…The shear-layer-adapted (SLA) subgrid length scale (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mo>Δ</mo><mi>SLA</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) displayed consistently superior performance compared to the more widely used length scale based on local cell volume, particularly for moderate mesh resolutions commonly employed in industrial settings with limited resources. …”
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How Much Do We Know about the Biopsychosocial Predictors of Glycaemic Control? Age and Clinical Factors Predict Glycaemic Control, but Psychological Factors Do Not by Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah, Hatta Sidi, Arun Ravindran, Paula Junggar Gosse, Emily Samantha Kaunismaa, Roslyn Laurie Mainland, Norlaila Mustafa, Nurul Hazwani Hatta, Puteri Arnawati, Amelia Yasmin Zulkifli, Luke Sy-Cherng Woon

“…Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases in Malaysia. It is associated with significant complications and a high cost of treatment, especially when glycaemic control is poor. …”
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Breast Implant Illness May Be Rooted in Mast Cell Activation: A Case-Controlled Retrospective Analysis by Èva S. Nagy, BMedSci(Hons), MBBS, PhD, FRACS, Grad Cert (Breast Surgery), Mark Westaway, MBBS, DCH, Grad Dip Allergy, Suzanne Danieletto, BSc, MBBS (Hons), FRCPA, MIAC, Lawrence B. Afrin, MD

“…Given that neoantigenic/xenobiotic exposures commonly trigger dysfunctional MCs in MCAS to heighten aberrant mediator expression driving inflammatory and other issues, further investigation of whether BII represents an implant-driven escalation of preexisting MCAS and whether an MCAS diagnosis flags risk for BII seems warranted.…”
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Saudi urologists’ treatment pattern for high-risk Bacillus Calmette–Guérin naïve and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin unresponsive nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer by Mohammad Alghafees, Mohamad Abou Chakra, Abdullah Alkhayal, Mohamad Moussa, Mohammad Alkhamees, Bader Alsaikhan, Ahmed Alasker, Abdulrahman Alsayyari, Abdullah Alsaghyir, Ali Alkahtani, Michael A. O'Donnell

“…BCG shortages are still a problem in Saudi Arabia, as 79% of respondents reported shortages. Most commonly, during BCG shortages, Saudi urologists rationed BCG to patients with high-risk disease, preferring pT1and/or carcinoma in situ to Ta high grade. …”
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Genome-Wide Association and Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes Contributing to Colorectal Cancer by Ruimin Yin, Binbin Song, Jingjing Wang, Chaodan Shao, Yufen Xu, HongGang Jiang

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common cancers diagnosed worldwide. Although genome-wide association studies have effectively identified the genetic basis of CRC, there is still unexplained variability in genetic risk. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Diagnostic Workup of PIK3CA Mutations in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer by Elizabeth J. Anderson, Lea E. Mollon, Joni L. Dean, Terri L. Warholak, Ayal Aizer, Emma A. Platt, Derek H. Tang, Lisa E. Davis

“…The median prevalence of PIK3CA mutation was 36% (range: 13.3% to 61.5%); identified testing approaches more commonly used tissue over liquid biopsies and primarily utilized next-generation sequencing (NGS), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or Sanger sequencing. …”
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Comparison of two point-of-care lung ultrasound techniques and their associated outcomes for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department by Jaron A. Smith, Michael C. Cooper, Kenneth Yen, Joan Reisch, Bethsabee S. Stone

“…Abstract Background Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants. …”
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Prevalence of foodborne zoonotic pathogens in milk and milk products along the water buffalo milk value chain in Bangladesh by Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader

“…S. enterica and C. jejuni are not frequent contaminants of the buffalo milk chain in Bangladesh. Avoiding plastic containers and dirty clothes for cleaning milk containers may help reduce contamination in the buffalo milk value chain. …”
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Congenital vitamin D deficiency: presenting with feeding difficulty in early infancy: a case report by Mesfin Wubishet, Tesfa G. Meskel, Kibret Enyew

“…While seizures and tetany are well-recognized manifestations of hypocalcemia in infants, less common symptoms, such as feeding difficulties and recurrent apnea, are rarely documented. . …”
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