Deaths during Sexual Activity by Agnė Okulevičiūtė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…Therefore, to determine the cause of death, not only the autopsy data, toxicological and microscopic examinations of the deceased are important, but also the evaluation of all findings at the scene. The most common cause of death of an autoerotic nature is asphyxia, and the most commonly identified group of the dead are men aged around 40 years. …”
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Hormonal-Receptors-Positive and HER2-Negative Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated with First-Line Palbociclib and Hormonal Therapy: Impact of First-Cycle Neutropenia and... by Khaled Abd Elaziz Ahmed Elnaghi, Hosam Ali Alghanmi, Shereef Ahmed Elsamany, Fathia Almarzoki, Mohamed Elsafty, Mohammad Jaffal

“…We recruited 150 patients who received first-line palbociclib with hormonal therapy. 86% of patients developed 1st cycle neutropenia which was more common in patients with high Ki67. Dose reduction was recorded in 46.7% of patients and it was more common in patients with higher Allred scores (scores 7–8). …”
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An overlap-weighted analysis on the association of constipation symptoms with disease progression and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a nested case-control study by Tongyang Niu, Peize Wang, Xiaomeng Zhou, Tingting Liu, Qi Liu, Rui Li, Haitao Yang, Hui Dong, Yaling Liu

“…Therefore, evaluating the risk factors affecting the survival of patients with ALS is crucial. Constipation, a common but overlooked symptom of ALS, can be effectively managed. …”
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Identification of macrophage polarisation and mitochondria-related biomarkers in diabetic retinopathy by Weifeng Liu, Bin Tong, Jian Xiong, Yanfang Zhu, Hongwei Lu, Haonan Xu, Xi Yang, Feifei Wang, Peng Yu, Yunwei Hu

“…Mitochondrial function regulates the inflammatory polarization of macrophages. Therefore, the common mechanism of mitochondrial related genes (MRGs) and macrophage polarisation related genes (MPRGs) in DR is explored in our study to illustrate the pathophysiology of DR. …”
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Diversity, Abundance, and Habitat Association of Medium and Large-Sized Mammals in Tiski Waterfall, Awi Zone, Ethiopia by Binega Derebe, Yonas Derebe, Melkamu Kassaye

“…Leopard (Panthera pardus) and common bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) contributed the least to the total, accounting for only 2% each of the total. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of the Multicomponent and Spectrum–Effect Correlation of the Antispasmodic Activity of Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction by Yanli Xu, Chenxi Li, Ting Chen, Xiaochun Li, Xiaoyu Wu, Qili Zhang, Lei Zhao

“…The HPLC fingerprint was established, and 20 common peaks were identified. The similarities of 15 batches of SGD were all above 0.965. …”
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Evaluation of the Short-Term Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Level of HbA1c by Hadi Salehnia, Abbas Ali Dehghan, Sara Rashki Ghalehnoo

“…Background: Obesity is one of the most common diseases in the world, and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is one of the common complications of obesity. …”
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Quality of life in people living with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: A scoping review study. by Kate Alford, Stephanie Daley, Sube Banerjee, Jaime H Vera

“…Cognitive impairments impact a broad spectrum of experiences and are a common issue effecting people living with HIV (PLWH). …”
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Comparison of the performance of three classification criteria for Behçet's Disease in a single centre cohort from South India by Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan

“…It was observed that oral aphthosis, despite being the most common manifestation in the Behçet's disease pediatric group, other features, mainly vascular involvement was the most common presenting complaint.…”
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The expansion and loss of specific olfactory genes in relatives of parasitic lice, the stored-product psocids (Psocodea: Liposcelididae) by Jun Sun, Jian Wu, Sheng-Yuan Sun, Zhi-Dong Chen, Guy Smagghe, Jin-Jun Wang, Dan-Dan Wei

“…Abstract Background Booklice, belonging to the genus Liposcelis (Psocodea: Liposcelididae), commonly known as psocids, infest a wide range of stored products and are implicated in the transmission of harmful microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. …”
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Burden of scrub typhus among patients with acute febrile illness attending tertiary care hospital in Chitwan, Nepal by Sangita Thapa, Pradip Hamal, Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Lokendra Bahadur Sapkota, Jaya Prasad Singh

“…Maximum seropositive cases were from Chitwan district, 271 (51.7%) with predominance among women, 314 (35.9%). Scrub typhus was common among age group 51–60 years (37.2%) and farmers, 182 (37.8%). …”
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A clinical study on the efficacy and safety of poly-herbal formulation in managing functional dyspepsia by Debasish Hota, Anand Srinivasan, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Snigdha Suman Dalua, Poorva Tiwari, Ramachandran Valavan

“…Introduction: Functional dyspepsia is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. …”
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Evaluating the reflux suppression properties of Gaviscon Infant powder with different milk formulations using an in vitro model of the infant stomach by Fiona McLaughlin, Jeanine Fisher, Mark Atherton, Cathal Coyle

“…Abstract Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is common in babies and infants and is characterized by effortless regurgitation (with or without vomiting), which is a common symptom of other infant conditions, including cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA). …”
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Clinical Features on Sensory Dysfunction of Upper Limbs of Patients with Unilateral Stroke by SHAO Peng, JIA Jie

“…There were statistically significant differences in the types of sensory dysfunction between the two groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001). (3) Severity of sensory disorders: compared with the cerebral infarction group, the sensory impairments in pinprick, temperature, tactile sensation, position sensation, kinesthesia, vibration, tactile localization, stereognosis and two-point discrimination of the cerebral hemorrhage group were more serious.ConclusionThe inhibitory symptoms of upper limb sensory dysfunctions were more common in stroke patients, while the stimulating symptoms were relatively less; the patients with stroke often suffered from deep, superficial and complex sensory function impairments. …”
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The safety and efficacy of neutral electrolyzed water solution for wound irrigation: post-market clinical follow-up study by Veronika Valdová, Vladimíra Štěpánová, Lenka Lapčíková

“…The most common comorbidities and risk factors were obesity, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral artery disease. …”
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Antibiotic resistance among Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli isolated from patients with oral inflammatory dysbiotic conditions—a retrospective study by A. Basic, S. Blomqvist, G. Charalampakis, G. Dahlén

“…Phenotypic identification of ESBL isolates was based on resistance to ceftazidime and/or cefotaxime.ResultsThe most commonly detected AGNB isolates in oral inflammatory dysbiotic conditions were fermentative species belonging to Enterobacteriaceae e.g. …”
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Making the most of existing research: an evidence gap map of the effects of food systems interventions in low-income and middle-income countries by Birte Snilstveit, Ingunn Gilje Storhaug, Charlotte Lane, Nick Moore, Mark Engelbert, Thalia Morrow Sparling, Amber Franich, Heike Rolker

“…Few studies addressed national-level interventions or women’s empowerment. The most common final outcomes were: anthropometry, micronutrient status, and diet quality and adequacy. …”
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Differences and Correlations of Anxiety, Sleep Quality, and Pressure-Pain Threshold between Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Asymptomatic People by Changming Xu, Zhiwei Fu, Juan Wang, Bao Wu, Xue-Qiang Wang

“…Sleep disturbance is a common problem among patients with low back pain (LBP) with more than 50% complaining about poor sleep quality. …”
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Comorbidity in in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by O.V. Somilo, S.O. Makarov, O.I. Kalbus

“…Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. The most common form of this disease according to the type of its course is relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. …”
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Hepatitis B virus genotypes A1 and A2 have distinct replication phenotypes due to polymorphisms in the HBx gene. by Min Zhang, Karim Mouzannar, Zhensheng Zhang, Yuji Teraoka, Jason Piotrowski, Yuji Ishida, Chise Tateno-Mukaidani, Takeshi Saito, Hiromi Abe-Chayama, Kazuaki Chayama, T Jake Liang

“…HBV genotype A has two major subtypes, A1 (commonly in Africa) and A2 (commonly in Europe) with only 4% nucleotide differences. …”
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