Term stillbirths in Eastern Uganda: a community-based prospective cohort study by Martin Chebet, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Andrew D Weeks, Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen, Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, Francis Okello, Thorkild Tylleskär, Kathy Burgoine, David Mukunya

“…The incidence of term stillbirth was 18.4 per 1000 births (95% CI 14.8 to 22.9). The most common underlying causes of stillbirth were prolonged or obstructed labour 32/101 (31.7%) and malaria 20/101 (19.8%). …”
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Development of a core measurement set for research in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a study protocol (AO Spine RECODE-DCM CMS) by Robert Chen, Angus G K McNair, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Julio C Furlan, Benjamin M Davies, Oliver D Mowforth, Iwan Sadler, Bizhan Aarabi, Brian K Kwon, Michael G Fehlings, James S Harrop, Armin Curt, Ellen Sarewitz, Carl Moritz Zipser, Timothy F Boerger, Mark R N Kotter, James Milligan, Lindsay Tetreault, Danyal Khan, Keng Siang Lee, Alvaro Yanez Touzet, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, James D Guest, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Shirley Widdop

“…Previously, the AO Spine Research Objectives and Common Data Elements for DCM (AO Spine RECODE-DCM) defined ‘what’ should be measured in DCM: the next step of this initiative is to determine ‘how’ to measure these features. …”
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Behavior changes to promote preconception health: a systematic review by Maiko Suto, Kimiko Inaoka, Daichi Suzuki, Aya Nitamizu, Naoko Arata, Erika Ota

“…Most of the studies recruited women. The most common study setting was healthcare services, and various types of behavioral change interventions were noted. …”
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Nutritional intake of micronutrient and macronutrient and type 2 diabetes: machine learning schemes by Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Amin Mansoori, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Davoud Tanbakuchi, Fatemeh Sangin, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Malihehsadat Abedsaeidi, Sara Ghazizadeh, MohammadReza Mohammad Taghizadeh Sarabi, Ali Rezaee, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus, an endocrine system disease, is a common disease involving many patients worldwide. …”
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Medicalización y cólera en Córdoba a fines del siglo XIX. Las epidemias de 1867-68 y 1886-87 by Adrián Carbonetti

“…Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar las estrategias, las prácticas y los conflictos de los diferentes actores que intervinieron en los dos primeros brotes coléricos que se produjeron en la ciudad de Córdoba. Estas epidemias cobran, en este sentido, un valor importante pues son un indicador del grado de inserción de la elite médica en el Estado y de las estrategias por las cuales opta la medicina y otros actores sociales para combatirlas. …”
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Assessment of Awareness and Attitude Regarding Early Childhood Caries among Parents of Preschool Children Attending Pediatric Outpatient Department: A Cross-sectional Study by S. Deepak, Gaurav Mishra, Vinay Kumar Gupta, Sumit Kumar, Aman Rajput, Mohit Kumar Kanoujia

“…Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common chronic disease in young children, negatively impacting their health and development. …”
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The historical nature of the legal tradition by Ilyn L.

“…At the same time, the need to eliminate the negative vestiges of Soviet law, such as the administrative-command style of governance, legal nihilism, corruption, formalism, and disregard for the rule of law, can be considered a challenge. …”
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A Precise Oxide Film Thickness Measurement Method Based on Swept Frequency and Transmission Cable Impedance Correction by Yifan Li, Qi Xiao, Lisha Peng, Songling Huang, Chaofeng Ye

“…Eddy current testing (ECT) is commonly employed during poolside inspections due to its simplicity and ease of on-site implementation. …”
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Genome sequencing and comparison of five Tilletia species to identify candidate genes for the detection of regulated species infecting wheat by Hai D. T. Nguyen, Tahera Sultana, Prasad Kesanakurti, Sarah Hambleton

“…Tilletia controversa causes dwarf bunt of wheat (DB) and is also regulated by some countries, while the closely related but non-regulated species, T. caries and T. laevis, both cause common bunt of wheat (CB). Historically, diagnostic methods have relied on cryptic morphology to differentiate these species in subsamples from grain shipments. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“…The study concluded that frequent urination (94.6%), increased thirst (86.6%) and slow healing of cuts and wounds (88.5%) were the common symptoms of diabetes. Respondents knew that a family history of diabetes mellitus is the most significant risk factor, followed by being overweight /obesity (89.7%). …”
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Facilitators and barriers to protective eyewear acceptance among Indian farmers: A qualitative study by Gopinath Madheswaran, K Eshwari, Judith Shefali Jathanna, Syed Ibrahim, Krithica Srinivasan, Lakshmi Shinde, Ramesh S Ve, Rashima Asokan, S Saravanan, SB Saranya

“…Eye injuries from dust, branches, and chemicals were common, and farmers relied on home remedies for minor issues. …”
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Study on the Correlation between Pain and Cytokine Expression in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Bone Metastasis of Malignant Cancer Treated Using External Radiation Therapy by Yaling Lou, Yu Chen, Yumei Yuan, Ronghua Wang, Hanmin Shan

“…External radiation therapy is commonly used to treat cancer patients with bone metastases and can effectively relieve metastasis-related pain, although its underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. …”
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Patient education interventions for adolescent and young adult kidney transplant recipients- a scoping review. by Michael Corr, Clare McKeaveney, Fina Wurm, Aisling Courtney, Helen Noble

“…Traditional face-to-face education and transition clinics were the most common educational interventions. Using technology to enhance patient education was also a major theme identified. …”
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The Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia Patients at Madani Hospital by Indah Kurnia Utami, Yasinta Rakanita, Patricia Novina Nurak, Niluh Puspita Dewi

“…In Group A, the incidence of metabolic syndrome decreased from 53% in the pretest to 40% in the posttest after being given vitamin A, B, and folic acid therapy. The most commonly used other medication was THP (38%). Conclusion: The administration of adjuvant therapy with vitamins A, B, E, and folic acid can reduce the value of one or two of the five metabolic syndrome criteria for schizophrenia patients (p = 0.052) compared to the group of patients who did not receive vitamins A, B, E, and folic acid adjuvant therapy. …”
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Global metabolomic profiling of tumor tissue and paired serum samples to identify biomarkers for response to neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX treatment of human pancreatic cancer by Manoj Amrutkar, Sander Johannes Thorbjørnsen Guttorm, Anette Vefferstad Finstadsveen, Knut Jørgen Labori, Lars Eide, Helge Rootwelt, Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen, Ivar P. Gladhaug, Caroline S. Verbeke

“…Four DAMs—3‐hydroxybutyric acid (BHB), 3‐carboxy‐4‐methyl‐5‐propyl‐2‐furanpropanoic acid (CMPF), glycochenodeoxycholate and citrulline—were common to both tissue and serum and showed a similar pattern of differential abundance in both groups. …”
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Identification of natural phytochemicals as AKT2 inhibitors using molecular docking and dynamics simulations as potential cancer therapeutics by Jibon Kumar Paul, Mahir Azmal, Md Naimul Haque Shohan, Mohua Mrinmoy, ANM Shah Newaz Been Haque, Omar Faruk Talukder, Ajit Ghosh

“…Dysregulation of this pathway, particularly in the AKT2 isoform, is commonly observed in cancers such as breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, leading to enhanced tumor progression, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. …”
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CHILDREN ON ANTI EPILEPTIC DRUGS HAVE LOW SERUM CALCIUM AND RAISED ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE LEVELS by Tanzeela Rani, Syeda Mamoona Qudrat, Salma Aziz, Nasar Um Min Allah, Ammara Khalid, Mobeen Tabassum

“… Objective: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in children requiring long-term therapy using anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). …”
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Microbial diversity and metabolomics analysis of colon contents exposed to cadmium and polystyrene microplastics by Dechun Chen, Liyu Pan, Xuan Ran, Junyu Huang, Xiaohua Teng, Falong Yang, Haifeng Liu

“…Cadmium and microplastics, common pollutants, can accumulate in the body, impacting the intestinal barrier and harming livestock breeding. …”
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Assessment of residential exposures to agricultural pesticides: A scoping review. by Raphaëlle Teysseire, Guyguy Manangama, Isabelle Baldi, Camille Carles, Patrick Brochard, Carole Bedos, Fleur Delva

“…They predominantly used Geographic Information Systems and sometimes surveys or interviews to calculate surrogate exposure metrics, the most common being the amounts of pesticides applied or the surface area of crops around the dwelling. …”
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Relationship between the ultrasound features of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and positive PD-1/PD-L1 expression by Ruiqian Yan, Haixia Li, Junxi Gao

“…Among 112 PD-1-positive cases, most luminal B cases exhibited ill-defined margins, while distant metastasis was more common in triple-negative cases. Among 121 PD-L1-positive cases, many HER-2-positive and triple-negative cases presented as large masses (diameter ≥ 2 cm), while luminal B cases were more likely to show calcification. …”
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