Ocular and Mucocutaneous Sequelae among Survivors of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Togo by Bayaki Saka, Abla Séfako Akakpo, Julienne Noude Teclessou, Garba Mahamadou, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Kossi Dzidzinyo, Adam Nouhou Diori, Nidain Maneh, Sabin Prince-Agbodjan, Koussake Kombaté, Komi Balo, Kissem Tchangai-Walla, Palokinam Pitché

“…Ocular and mucocutaneous sequelae are common in SJS/TEN survivors. Exposure to sulfadoxine and severity of acute ocular involvement are risk factors of ocular sequelae.…”
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Features of Crohn's Disease Depending on the Age of Disease Onset by E. G. Ganich, O. B. Shchukina

“…Anal fissures were noted as the most common perianal disease in all groups. In group A1, there was a positive correlation between clinical, laboratory and endoscopic remission and the absence of perianal disease. …”
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‘Customary’ use of stick tools by chimpanzees in Bulindi, Uganda: update and analysis of digging techniques from behavioural observations by Matthew R. McLennan, Jacqueline Rohen, Zoe Satsias, Tom Sabiiti, John-Mary Baruzaliire, Marie Cibot

“…Wild chimpanzees commonly use stick tools in foraging, often to harvest honey and other insect foods. …”
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Drug Clues for the Treatment of Fungal Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection With Antifungal Lock Therapy by Li X, Yu B, Li H, Liu Z, Fu X, Jiao P, Wang L

“…Shandong First Medical University @ Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ping Jiao; Lei Wang, Email jiaopingonlyone@163.com; wanglei1118@sdfmu.edu.cnBackground: Biofilm formation often represents significant challenges in managing of bloodstream infections associated with catheter use.Objective: Antimicrobial lock therapy serves as an adjunctive treatment for catheter-related infections, effectively eradicating or inhibiting biofilm growth.Methods: This review synthesizes the current knowledge on antifungal lock therapy (ALT) targeting clinically common fungi, primarily Candida species, based on both in vitro and in vivo studies (animals and patients) from the past decade.Results: Amphotericin B (AmB) and echinocandins are identified as the most promising antifungal agents for ALT. …”
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome by Mariia Nagalievska, Khrystyna Vilkiv, Lidiya Mishchenko, Nataliia Sybirna

“…Background and aim: Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Hendl.) H. Robinson, commonly known as yacon, is a medicinal species recognized for its therapeutic properties. …”
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Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium vivax malaria infection in children and adolescents in the Republic of Korea during the period 2000 to 2016: a retrospective study by Jung Ah Lee, Je Eun Song, Seong Yeon Park, Yoon Soo Park, Yoonseon Park, Yee Gyung Kwak, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Il Shin, Joon-Sup Yeom

“…Severe malaria occurred in 13.5% patients, predominantly in adolescents aged 15–18 years. The most common severe manifestations were jaundice (57.1%) and anemia (33.3%). …”
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Trends in Clinico-radiological and Laboratory Characteristics of All-Cause Meningoencephalitis in Western Rajasthan by Ravi Krishna Kanth, Samhita Panda, Sarbesh Tiwari, Taruna Yadav, Gopal Krishana Bohra, Ravi Shekar Gadepalli

“…Conclusions: Tubercular, followed by viral meningoencephalitis, was the most common cause in our center in western India. Pyogenic, atypical bacterial, and systemic inflammatory groups had the best recovery at discharge, while fungal and rickettsial meningoencephalitis groups had worst mRS at 3 months.…”
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Nudge strategies for behavior-based prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review and ethical assessment. by Fiona Vande Velde, Hans J Overgaard, Sheri Bastien

“…Most nudges targeted handwashing behavior and were focused on general health practices rather than targeting a specific disease. The most common nudge strategies were those targeting decision assistance, such as facilitating commitment and reminder actions. …”
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CpG-ODN Induces a Dose-Dependent Enrichment of Immunological Niches in the Spleen and Lungs of Neonatal Chicks That Correlates with the Protective Immunity against Escherichia coli by Thushari Gunawardana, Khawaja Ashfaque Ahmed, Kalhari Goonewardene, Shelly Popowich, Shanika Kurukulasuriya, Ruwani Karunarathana, Lisanework E. Ayalew, Ashish Gupta, Betty Lockerbie, Marianna Foldvari, Suresh K. Tikoo, Philip Willson, Susantha Gomis

“…Immunoprotective function of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) has been demonstrated in neonatal chickens against common bacterial pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella sp. …”
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Influence of volatiles (H$_{2}$O and CO$_{2}$) on shoshonite phase equilibria by Vetere, Francesco, Namur, Olivier, Holtz, Francois, Almeev, Renat, Donato, Paola, Frondini, Francesco, Cassetta, Michele, Pisello, Alessandro, Perugini, Diego

“…This result has important consequences upon the physical properties of the magma because it influences its viscosity and, as a consequence, velocity during its travel to the Earth surface.Assuming that the widths of Vulcanello conduits vary from 0.5 to 1.5 m, estimates of the ascent velocity vary in the range 1.5 ${\times }$ 10$^{-4}$–3.5 ${\times }$ 10$^{-2}$ m${\cdot }$s$^{-1}$ for CO$_{2}$ free systems and from 5.7 ${\times }$ 10$^{-4}$–1.3 ${\times }$ 10$^{-1}$ m${\cdot }$s$^{-1}$ for CO$_{2}$ bearing systems.Since shoshonitic magmas are common not only in the Italian volcanic provinces (Aeolian Arc, Campi Flegrei, Ischia Island, Pontine Islands, Monti Cimini, Monte Amiata, Capraia Island, Radicofani, Roccamonfina) but also in different volcanoes worldwide (Yellowstone, Mariana Arc, Kurile Arc, Tonga Arc, Andean Arc, Kamchatka Arc), we suggest that the new data will be useful to better understand shoshonitic magma behaviour under relevant geological scenarios. …”
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Androgen receptor overexpression by immunohistochemistry in malignant salivary gland tumors in Tanzania by Subira Matiku, Gad Murenzi, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Edwin Liwa, Idd Shaban, Aron Orgenes, Erick P. Magorosa, Amos Mwakigonja, Edda Vuhahula

“…Major salivary gland involvement was (67)58.1%, predominantly parotid gland 35(52.2%), Adenoid cystic carcinoma and Mucoepidermoid carcinoma were the most common tumors accounting for 38(33%) and 22 (19%) respectively. …”
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Azithromycin to prevent acute lower respiratory infections among Australian and New Zealand First Nations and Timorese children (PETAL trial): study protocol for a multicentre, int... by Anne B Chang, Keith Grimwood, Yuejen Zhao, Gabrielle B McCallum, Catherine A Byrnes, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Peter S Morris, Christine Connors, Adrian Trenholme, Shirley Lawrence, Joshua Francis, Kobi L Schutz, Mark D Chatfield, Nevio Sarmento, Robyn L. Marsh, Emily R Bowden, Nicholas Fancourt, Adriano Vieira, Kim M Hare, Dennis Bonney, Felicity Marwick, Bronwyn Karvonen, Carolyn Maclennan, Milena Santos Lay, Endang Soares da Silva

“…This randomised controlled trial (RCT) will address this unmet need by trialling a commonly prescribed macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin) for 6–12 months. …”
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CDC20 and CCNB1 Overexpression as Prognostic Markers in Bladder Cancer by Hatice Sevim Nalkiran, Ilknur Biri, Ihsan Nalkiran, Hakki Uzun, Sumeyye Durur, Recep Bedir

“…<b>Background:</b> Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the ten most common cancers worldwide, with a high recurrence rate and significant variation in clinical outcomes based on tumor grade and stage. …”
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Effects of Curcumin on Iron Overload in Rats by Gülüzar Özbolat, Arash Alizadeh Yegani

“… Background: Iron overload, common in patients with hematological disorders, is a key target in drug development. …”
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Evaluation of Knowledge and Practice of Pharmacy Professionals regarding the Risk of Medication Use during Pregnancy in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdu Tuha, Yilak Gurbie, Haftom Gebregergs Hailu

“…They were asked about the safety of common drugs during pregnancy. It involves both prescription-only medications (POM) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. …”
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MORPHOFUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LEAVES AND FRUITS IN MALOIDEAE (ROSACEAE): b. THE ROLE OF SURFACE TISSUES IN THE FORMATION OF RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES by T. Kh. Kumachova, O. O. Beloshapkina, A. S. Voronkov, A. S. Ryabchenko

“…It has been established that a common feature of the Maloideae fruits is the accumulation of condensed polyphenols, which play an important protective role against biotic stressors, in the cells of the pericarp’s outer tissues. …”
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TO THE BASICS OF MODERN POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: FREEDOM AND JUSTICE IN THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY OF T. HOBBES by L. A. Sytnichenko, D. V. Usov

“…Hobbes constructed in the context of a modern social project, justified the issue of interaction between freedom and justice, which is fundamentally important to nowadays, through the search for such a way of social relations, in which an individual, being in the realm of social existence, would seek to limit his own selfishness and freedom for the sake of the common will of the majority. Thanks to Hobbes, the idea of external humility in disobedience to the inner, of freedom of conscience as a "human and citizen", of an understanding of individual independence, which is not just a permissible but accepted by state power, has been acquired with exceptional theoretical and practical meaning. …”
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Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics by Meng Niu, Zheng-Hao Chen, Meng Li, Xing Zhang, Chun-Xiao Chen

“…Abdominal pain was more common in ISBCD (OR 4.986, 95% CI 2.539-9.792, p<0.001). …”
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Malnutrition among under-5 children and its determinants in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh: A community-based study by Shahinur Akter, Nishana Afrin Nishu

“…Objective The study examines the prevalence of stunting, the most common form of malnutrition and its determinants among children under-5 in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh.Design Cross-sectional survey.Settings Two coastal villages of the Bagerhat and Khulna districts of Bangladesh.Participants Participants were selected using the simple random sampling technique with the following criteria: mothers who had at least one under-5 child and resided in the study area for not less than three consecutive years.Outcome measures To assess the nutritional status particularly, stunting (height for age) in children under-5, a standardised anthropometric measurement tool, such as a height-measuring vertical scale, was used and categorised into severely stunted, moderately stunted and normal height.Results The study found that 57.5% of children were severely and 29% were moderately stunted. …”
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Molecular uncovering of important helminth species in wild ruminants in the Czech Republic by Lucie Škorpíková, Jaroslav Vadlejch, Jana Ilgová, Radim Plhal, Jakub Drimaj, Ondřej Mikulka, Jan Magdálek, Martin Kašný, Nikol Reslová

“…In contrast, trematode infections were less common, with F. magna and D. dendriticum each found in only 1.5% of samples (15/983). …”
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