Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…Azathioprine is a drug commonly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, organ transplantation and various autoimmune diseases. …”
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A transgenic cell line with inducible transcription for studying (CGG)n repeat expansion mechanisms by I. V. Grishchenko, A. A. Tulupov, Y. M. Rymareva, E. D. Petrovskiy, A. A. Savelov, A. M. Korostyshevskaya, Y. V. Maksimova, A. R. Shorina, E. M. Shitik, D. V. Yudkin

“…Fragile X syndrome is the most common reason for inherited intellectual disability in the human population. …”
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The relationship between cognitive function and neuropsychiatric disorders with quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG) on long COVID syndrome patients by Yetty Ramli, Pukovisa Prawiroharjo, Winnugroho Wiratman, Eric Tenda, Nurhadi Ibrahim, Damar Susilaradeya, Abdi Reza, Jennifer Agatha, Rejoel Siagian, Hazrina Fauhan, Florencia Evelyn, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Prasandhya Yusuf

“…This study aims to evaluate heightened common mental disorders in long COVID through assessing psychiatric, cognitive, neurophysiological aspects, and emphasizing lasting mental health impacts. …”
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Our Experience of Managing Central Airway Tumors: Anesthesia Perspectives by Thushara Madathil, Devika Poduval, Tony Jose, Nagarjuna Panidapu, Don Jose, Tinku Joseph, Praveen Kumar Neema

“…Adult patients with central airway tumors commonly present with dyspnea on exertion. These patients may remain asymptomatic until more than half of the airway diameter is obliterated. …”
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Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Pre-School Teachers in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia by Arwa S Alobaid, Ebtehal Almogbel

“… # Results A total of 164 preschool teachers took part in the questionnaire. The most common age group was 30 -- 40 years (58.5%). The total mean score of AKQ was 15.0 (SD 4.97). …”
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Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of essential oils from oregano (Origanum vulgare) against Escherichia coli strains isolated from meat products by L. Brito-Junior, H. C. Brito, M. M. Simões, B. Santos, F. M. C. Marques, M. A. A. Medeiros, M. S. Alves, J. H. A. Farias, C. T. Pereira, A. F. Diniz, A. A. Oliveira-Filho, V. L. R. Vilela

“…Furthermore, the oil was effective in inhibiting the adherence of E. coli bacterial strains, demonstrating a more significant antibiofilm agent than 0.12% chlorhexidine digluconate, a commonly used antibacterial. In short, O. vulgare essential oil exhibited antimicrobial potential against E. coli strains isolated from meat products, suggesting which, upon more detailed investigations, could be used both in isolation or in combination with synthetic antibiotics to combat infections caused by this pathogen.…”
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Cocaine-Induced Giant Bullous Emphysema by Steven Douedi, Vandan D. Upadhyaya, Ishan Patel, Usman Mazahir, Eric Costanzo, Mohammad A. Hossain

“…Emphysematous bullae, defined as airspaces of greater than or equal to one centimeter in diameter, have a variety of etiologies such as tobacco use and alpha-1 antitrypsin being the most common. Emphysematous bullae have also been reported in patients using cocaine usually involving the lung periphery and sparing the central lung parenchyma. …”
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Breast cancer patients with a pre-existing mental illness are less likely to receive guideline-recommended cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Katie Elliott, Emily Haworth, Iakov Bolnykh, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams, Alastair Greystoke, Adam Todd, Linda Sharp

“…Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, with early detection and advanced treatments contributing to declining mortality rates. …”
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Identification of EXPA4 as a key gene in cotton salt stress adaptation through transcriptomic and coexpression network analysis of root tip protoplasts by Qiankun Liu, Pengtao Li, Muhammad Jawad Umer, Mubashir Abbas, Yongqing Zhao, Yu Chen, Yanfang Li, Aiming Zhang, Yuling Liu, Yangyang Wei, Quanwei Lu, Mengying Yang, Yiman Liu, Xiaoyan Cai, Zhongli Zhou, Shuxun Yu, Fang Liu, Renhai Peng

“…Transcriptome based weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) clustered 885 commonly differentially expressed genes into four distinct modules. …”
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Impact of order set implementation on appropriate treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) by Han Pham, Michell J. Stein, Lacy J. Worden

“…Antibiotic order sets will be a useful tool for antimicrobial stewardship program expansion into other common community-acquired infections. …”
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EVALUATION OF STRAIN-STRESS STATE OF THE RAILS IN THE PRODUCTION by V. V. Muravev, K. A. Tapkov

“…High values of residual stresses is one of the most common reason of breaking lots of metal constructions, including rails. …”
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The Entente’s Support for the White Armies in Southern Russia (Late 1918–1919) by G. G. Popov, T. G. Chshiev, O. Yu. Kazenkov

“…The study aims to delineate the scope and nature of the Entente’s support and to understand why this assistance failed to secure a victory for the White forces.Post-Soviet historiography commonly posits that the Red Army enjoyed an economic advantage in terms of weapons and ammunition supply for most of the Civil War. …”
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Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital by Jitendra Singh, Arpita Shah, Hemali Parmar, Bithika Duttaroy

“…Klebsiella spp. was the most common isolates being 39.5% (338 isolates) followed by E. coli 23.97% (205 isolates), Pseudomonas spp. 16.9% (145 isolates), Acinetobacter spp. 14.61% (125 isolates), S. aureus 3.04% (26 isolates) and Enterococcus spp. 1.87% (16 isolates). …”
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Corneal Nerve Parameter Reference Values for Chinese Adults Assessed by Corneal Confocal Microscopy by Juan Cao, Jingru Qu, Bekzod Odilov, Bin Lu, Yuanpin Zhang, Lili Li, Yuan Zhang, Qian Xiong, Yu Hong, Jianqiao Li, Yunfeng Shen, Xinguo Hou

“…Two experts captured and selected images of the central corneal subbasal nerve plexus at each center using the same corneal confocal microscopy instrument according to a commonly adopted protocol. Corneal nerve fiber density (CNFD), corneal nerve branch density (CNBD), and corneal nerve fiber length (CNFL) were measured using fully automated software (ACCMetrics). …”
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Conceptualizing Discussions on the Dark Web: An Empirical Topic Modeling Approach by Randa Basheer, Bassel Alkhatib

“…Our proposed approach highlights the ability to discover the latent thematic patterns in conversations and messages in the common language used in social networks on the Dark Web, constructing topics as groups of terms and their associations. …”
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Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations: content analysis regarding maternal and newborn health and stillbirths in 11 African countries, 2015 to 2019 by Mary Kinney, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Issa Kaboré, Joël Kiendrébéogo, Peter Waiswa, Joy E. Lawn

“…The investment cases commonly included comprehensive results frameworks, and PADs generally had less technical content and fewer indicators. …”
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Sustained-Release Fillers for Dentin Disinfection: An Ex Vivo Study by Bernhard Funk, Sharonit Sahar-Helft, David Kirmayer, Michael Friedman, Doron Steinberg

“…Enterococcus faecalis is the most commonly recovered species from failed root canal treatments. …”
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Algae extract-based nanoemulsions for photoprotection against UVB radiation: an electrical impedance spectroscopy study by Aura Rocío Hernández, Lady Sepulveda, Yoshie Hata, Leonardo Castellanos, Sebastian Björklund, Tautgirdas Ruzgas, Marcela Aragón

“…Abstract Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide, with exposure to UVB radiation being a significant risk factor for its development. …”
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Self-medication and knowledge of pregnant women about the use of medication during pregnancy in the cities of Rijeka and Zadar, Croatia by Željko Jovanović, Petra Vulić

“…This includes analysing the way pregnant women make decisions about self-medication and their awareness of potential risks and benefits.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of pregnant women from two cities of similar size and status, Zadar and Rijeka, in the period from 1 May 2023 to 1 June 2023 at the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka and the General Hospital Zadar.ResultsOf the 128 women interviewed, 56% were taking prescription medication, most frequently in Rijeka, while 69.5% practised self-medication. The most commonly used medications were dietary supplements—75 (44.88%); over-the-counter pain relievers and fever, cough, allergy, cold, and nausea remedies—42 (33.07%); and herbal medicines—8 (6.29%).ConclusionPregnant women need to be better informed about self-medication and the safe use of medication. …”
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Brexit: Could France Follow the Lead? by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…Firstly, the author argues that Eurosceptic sentiments are almost as common in France as they once were in the UK, and, secondly, that it exactly in France where the next referendum on membership in the European Union could take place. …”
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