A phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a valproate/lithium combination in ALS patients by M.-C. Boll, M. Alcaraz-Zubeldia, C. Rios, D. González-Esquivel, S. Montes

“…Background: Few treatments are currently available for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). …”
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Ovarian stimulation alternatives for in vitro production of embryos in water buffaloes by Alexis Bandeo, José Luis Konrad, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Marina J. Sansinena, Gustavo Crudeli, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“… Currently, one of the most promising tools to increase the number of transferable embryos in buffaloes is in vitro production (IVP). …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Simulated Patients on Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of Laypeople Following a Basic First Aid Course: Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Background: Teaching first aid to laypeople is a cost-effective way to improve public health. However, it is currently unclear what the most effective ways are to teaching first aid. …”
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Osiąganie kompromisu potrzeb człowieka i przyrody by Karol Lewandowski

“…Ecoengineering can be currently utilized in engineers and designers practice and in environment evaluating system s, provided that corresponding procedures and research methods are created within detailed sciences. …”
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Détection de différents rétrovirus chez des primates non-humains infectés par STLV-1 ou SFV et pathologie viro-induite by Jocelyn Turpin, Sandrine Alais, Ambroise Marçais, Olivier Hermine, Réjane Rua, Antoine Gessain, Romain Lacoste, Renaud Mahieux

“…Une seconde étude est actuellement en cours afin de déterminer si la détection de STLV-1 dans des échantillons de salive est corrélée à une PVL importante dans le sang circulant. …”
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Fálétí’s Philosophical Sensibility by Adeshina Afolayan

“…They influence thoughts about political currents and conditions. They can, for instance, lead the reader to critical reflections on the type of leaders suitable for a given society and on the degree of civic consciousness exercised by the people in protecting their rights. …”
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GravIS: mass anomaly products from satellite gravimetry by C. Dahle, E. Boergens, I. Sasgen, I. Sasgen, T. Döhne, S. Reißland, H. Dobslaw, V. Klemann, M. Murböck, M. Murböck, R. König, R. König, R. Dill, M. Sips, U. Sylla, A. Groh, M. Horwath, F. Flechtner, F. Flechtner

“…Satellite gravimetry, as realized with the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO) missions, is the only currently operative remote sensing technique that can track large-scale mass variations, making it a unique monitoring opportunity for various geoscientific disciplines. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Although the belief that the real number of active cases is roughly ten times the official one is concrete, nobody is currently in the position to provide a more accurate estimate. …”

Interplay between oxidative stress, neuroinflammatory cytokines and melatonin in Alzheimer's disease: Insights from cerebrospinal fluid analysis by Francisco Artime-Naveda, David Hevia, Rebeca Alonso-Arias, Carmen Martínez, Isabel Quirós-González, Rafael Cernuda-Cernuda, Alejando Alvarez-Artime, Iván Menéndez-Valle, Rosa M. Sainz, Juan C. Mayo

“…While beta-amyloid (Aβ) and tau biomarkers are currently used to discriminate AD from other tauopathies and dementias, additional indicators could enhance patient stratification for specific dementia types. …”
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Barcelona scale for buccophonatory apraxia: Quantitative assessment tool by N. Montagut, S. Borrego-Écija, J. Herrero, A. Lladó, M. Balasa, E. Muñoz, F. Valldeoriola, R. Sánchez-Valle

“…Introduction: Currently there is no tool to quantify buccophonatory apraxia to stratify, compare and monitor patients longitudinally in an objective manner. …”
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Immunisation schedule of the Pediatric Spanish Association: 2024 recommendations by Francisco José Álvarez García, Antonio Iofrío de Arce, Javier Álvarez Aldeán, Elisa Garrote Llanos, Lucía López Granados, María Luisa Navarro Gómez, Valentín Pineda Solas, Irene Rivero Calle, Jesús Ruiz-Contreras, Ignacio Salamanca de la Cueva, Pepe Serrano Marchuet, Francisco José Álvarez García, Antonio Iofrío de Arce, Javier Álvarez Aldeán, María Garcés-Sánchez, Elisa Garrote Llanos, Abián Montesdeoca Melián, María Luisa Navarro Gómez, Valentín Pineda Solas, Irene Rivero Calle, Jesús Ruiz-Contreras, Pepe Serrano Marchuet

“…The AEP 2025 Vaccination and Immunization Schedule recommended for children, adolescents and pregnant women residing in Spain features the following novelties:Due to the increase in measles cases and outbreaks in recent years, we recommend advancing the second dose of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to 2 years of age.As a consequence of the above, since many autonomous communities (ACs) use the quadrivalent vaccine for the second dose of MMR and varicella vaccines, we recommend, for all ACs, advancing the second dose of varicella vaccine to 2 years of age.Due to the very significant increase in cases of pertussis since late 2023 and especially in 2024, we recommend advancing the dose of Tdap given in adolescence to 10–12 years of age.To complete protection against meningococcal disease in adolescence, we recommend vaccination against MenB at age 12 years.We believe that vaccination against seasonal influenza should be routine up to age 18 years, but given the disappointing coverage in children aged 6–59 months, we currently consider that improving this coverage should be prioritised, extending vaccination to children and adolescents aged 5–18 years once this objective has been achieved.Among other aspects, the routine immunization tables for healthy individuals and risk groups, the use of the new extended-valence conjugate vaccines against pneumococcal disease, routine vaccination at 4 months of age with MenACWY and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 for individuals aged more than 6 months with risk factors remain unchanged with respect to the 2024 schedule. …”
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Endocrine disruptors and cancers. [Perturbateurs endocriniens et cancers] by Souhila AOUICHAT BOUGUERRA, Saliha BOUMAZA, Khouloud HEMILA, Samia NEGGAZI, Nadjiba HAMLAT, Sihem BERDJA, Leïla SMAIL, Besma MOHAMMEDI, Kenza REGUOUAT, Amina BOUDJLIDA, Sofiane KACI, Fatima BOUACHRIA-BOUSMAHA

“…Exposure of humans and animals to ED through food and/or domestic use is currently a hot topic. The results of numerous independent studies have highlighted the carcinogenic effect of ED, particularly in the case of hormone-dependent cancers. …”
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Hameaux et villages paysans de la période romaine en plaine d’Alsace by Antonin Nüsslein, Pascal Flotté, Mathias Higelin, Muriel Roth-Zehner

“…Among these general trends the emergence of clustered settlements thus appears to coincide with this pivotal moment in the decline in the total number of settlements during the 2nd c. AD. There is currently little evidence to enable us to evaluate the social status of the inhabitants. …”
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Peer support for adult social care in prisons in England and Wales: a mixed-methods rapid evaluation by Holly Walton, Efthalia Massou, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, Donna Gipson, Lucy Wainwright, Paula Harriott, Pei Li Ng, Stephen Riley, Stephen Morris, Naomi J Fulop

“…Peer-supported social care may have wide-reaching benefits, yet there are a number of risks that must be mitigated. It is currently not possible to evaluate impact and cost of peer-supported social care due to limited data. …”
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Villa d’époque romaine et habitat médiéval à Mont-Saint-Jean (Sarthe) : bilan des recherches 2008-2020 by Florian Sarreste, Paul-André Besombes, Phaedra Bouvet, Chloé Genies, Étienne Jaffrot, Florian Jedrusiak, Thomas Jubeau, Anthony Ledauphin, Annaïg Le Martret, Christophe Loiseau, Hugo Meunier, Aurore Noël, Sandrine Paradis-Grenouillet, Boris Robin

“…The ancient buildings are located at the mouth of a valley that cuts into the northern flank of the Coëvrons syncline, the last eastern foothill of the Armorican Massif, currently covered by the Sillé-le-Guillaume national forest. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the creation of brand identity in Iran's banking industry by Seyed Mahdi Saatchi, farzad asayesh, Sedighe Tootian Esfahani, Seyed Mahmood Hashemi

“…Strategies such as cost management and the growth of Rial and foreign currency incomes, attracting low-cost bank deposits, facilitating the provision of services to customers are among the important things in creating a professional brand identity for the bank. …”
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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…The economy of the study regions is predominantly agricultural with the majority of the population depending on subsistence farming, living in rural areas, and currently, the poorest in all aspects of development in Uganda. …”
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Quais et ouvrages portuaires romains de Rouen/Rotomagus (Seine-Maritime) by Marie-Clotilde Lequoy

“…Additionally, the tides, with their alternating currents, would have easily carried ships upstream or downstream. …”
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Diplomado para docentes de Ciencias de la Salud: Validación por criterio de expertos. by Emiliano Nicolás Diez y Martínez de la Cotera, José J. Arteaga Herrera, Raúl López Fernández

“…<strong><br />Objetivo</strong>: Validar, mediante criterio de expertos, un diseño de diplomado dirigido a profesores que se desempeñan en el ciclo clínico de las Carreras en Ciencias de la Salud. <strong><br />Métodos</strong>: Se aplicaron encuestas a 27 expertos a través de la utilización de los métodos: el Ábaco de Régnier y las Caras de Chernoff. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…Guiding Distributive Justice: Capability Theory Capability theory is an account of justice opportunity that places a fundamental moral significance on individuals' ability to reach proper functioning and well-being.[52] Whether or not an individual can make use of a particular set of resources and convert them into a state of functioning depends on personal, sociopolitical, and environmental conditions ("conversion factors").[53] In this sense, liberty is not the absence of restraint from others or institutions but the freedom achieved through capability-enhancing relationships.[54] Within the context of bioethics, capability theory shifts focus toward creating circumstances by which individuals can direct their lives as they choose.[55] Acting in accordance with the principle of beneficence, peer-support specialists could enhance the capability of patients to be self-determined and autonomous, which would promote patient well-being and empowerment.[56] Those living with SMI, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are among the most disadvantaged in society, experiencing social and economic hardship related to their illness.[57] These individuals are often feared and rejected by others, which increases depression, lowers self-esteem, and engenders feelings of social isolation.[58] Compounding their challenges, especially for those facing structural inequalities, is insufficient access to appropriate mental health services supporting recovery.[59] Capability theory provides a sound justification for the resource distribution necessary to create and sustain a thriving network of peer-support specialists, to which those with SMI currently do not have access. Establishing this conversion factor would increase the uptake of PADs and motivate continued engagement in treatment, which is crucial for patients with SMI.[60] Governments and private and public mental healthcare organizations should prioritize establishing peer-support facilitator networks to provide those living with SMI with this much-needed resource. …”
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