Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis by Bruno Guedes Baldi, Paulo Henrique Ramos Feitosa, Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Alexandre Franco Amaral, Carolina Salim Gonçalves Freitas, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Eliane Viana Mancuzo, Ellen Caroline Toledo do Nascimento, Mariana Sponholz Araujo, Marcelo Jorge Jacó Rocha, Martina Rodrigues de Oliveira, Tatiana Senna Galvão, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho

“…To date, no Brazilian recommendations for a comprehensive approach to the disease have been published. This document is the result of a non-systematic review of the literature, carried out by 12 pulmonologists, a radiologist, and a pathologist, which aims to provide an update of the most important topics related to LAM, mainly to its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, including practical and multidisciplinary aspects of its management.…”
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How not to disappear completely: new Stereospondyli fossils from the Rhaetian, Upper Triassic of Bonenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and their implications for the Late Triassic exti... by Andrea Prino, Florian Witzmann, Achim H. Schwermann, P. Martin Sander, Laurent Garbay, Dorota Konietzko-Meier

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Clozapine treatment of a Japanese patient during pregnancy: Effect on fetal heart rate by Shunya Aoki, Katsutoshi Takada, Tatsuru Sugama, Mitsugi Kimiwada, Tatsuya Hoshino, Takaoki Kaneko, Shintaro Obata, Yasuhiro Ota, Satoshi Toishi, Kaori Koike, Hirokazu Akada, Takahisa Saiga, Shigeki Sato

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Floral diversity and ethnobotanical profile of Anwar-Mahal, District Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Fazal Hadi, Aneela Haroon, Alia Gul, Sawaira Zafar, Noshin Shafqat, Nadia Jabeen, Asma, Haseeb ur Rahman

“…The number of herbs was 119 (71.69%), trees 26 (15.66%), and shrubs 21 (12.65%) species. Therophyte was the dominant life form, having 84 (50.29%) species, and microphyll with 62 (36.68%) species was the leading leaf size class. …”
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Inhaled corticosteroid treatment and pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – nationwide development from 1998 to 2018 by Allan Klitgaard, Rikke Ibsen, Jesper Lykkegaard, Ole Hilberg, Anders Løkke

“…The overall proportion of patients in high dose treatment decreased (12.7% to 5.7%), but not in patients with pneumonia hospitalization (16.5% to 15.1).Conclusions Our study demonstrates a nationwide decrease from 1998 to 2018 in the proportion of patients who redeemed a prescription for antibiotics used mainly for respiratory tract infections, which may reflect a decrease in the number of outpatient pneumonias. …”
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Neuroinflammatory disorders of the central nervous system associated with monkeypox virus: a systematic review and call to action by Shramana Deb, Ritwick Mondal, Purbita Sen, Dipanjan Chowdhury, Shramana Sarkar, Granthik Banerjee, Vramanti Sarkar, Anjan Chowdhury, Julián Benito-León

“…MPXV detection was confirmed in 13 of 18 (72.2%) cases, primarily using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction from various biological specimens. Among the 12 cases with documented treatment, the most commonly administered therapies were tecovirimat (58.3%) and intravenous methyl-prednisolone (66.7%). …”
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A Rare Diagnosis of Parotid Gland Follicular Lymphoma Arising in Warthin Tumor: Case Report and Literature Review by Ido Vaknin, Irit Allon, Shirley Zafrir-Haver, Alex Abramson

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Arbovirus surveillance in febrile patients attending selected health facilities in Rwanda by Vincent Rusanganwa, Olivia Wesula Lwande, Brenda Bainda, Patrick I. Chiyo, Eric Seruyange, Göran Bucht, Magnus Evander

“…ONNV infection was detected in 12 of 230 pools (5.2%) and ZIKV in three pools (1.3%). …”
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Experience, access and utilisation of fertility care for infertile men within the biomedical sector in urban Bangladesh: protocol for a qualitative study by Papreen Nahar, Gitau Mburu, Sohana Shafique, Priya Satalkar-Götz, Foyjunnaher Sultana

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Cariostatic Agents: From Silver Diamine Fluoride to Emerging Bioactive Compounds by Pacheco-Quito EM, Avila-Cunalata D, Cuenca-León K

“…Edisson-Mauricio Pacheco-Quito,1,2 Daniel Avila-Cunalata,1 Katherine Cuenca-León1,2 1Unidad Académica de Salud y Bienestar, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca, 010105, Ecuador; 2Grupo de Investigación Innovación y Desarrollo Farmacéutico en Odontología, Facultad de Odontología, Jefatura de Investigación e Innovación, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca, 010105, EcuadorCorrespondence: Edisson-Mauricio Pacheco-Quito, Unidad Académica de Salud y Bienestar, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca, 010105, Ecuador, Email epachecoq@ucacue.edu.ecAbstract: Cariostatic agents are bioactive compounds that inhibit the progression of dental caries by promoting enamel and dentin remineralization while mitigating dentin hypersensitivity. …”
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Bedrock Origins from Petrology and Geochemistry: Volcanic Gravel Clasts from the Rawhide Terrace in the Pleistocene Ancestral Mississippi River Pre-Loess Terrace Deposits by Maxwell G. Pizarro, Jennifer N. Gifford, James E. Starnes, Brian F. Platt

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A Urologist’s Perspective: Initial Experiences With SpaceOAR Hydrogel Insertion for Prostate Cancer Patients by Hyunho Han, Ik Jae Lee, Woong Sub Koom, Chan Woo Wee, Woong Kyu Han

“…The average operative time for the first 50 cases was 12.70±3.40 minutes, while for the latter 54 cases was 12.50±5.35 minutes, which suggests no significant learnig curve exist. …”
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The Clinical Rationale for the Sentry Bioconvertible Inferior Vena Cava Filter for the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism by Michael D. Dake, Gary M. Ansel, Matthew S. Johnson, Robert Mendes, H. Bob Smouse

“…Successful filter conversion was observed in 95.7% of patients at 6 months (110/115) and 96.4% at 12 months (106/110). Through 12 months, there were no cases of symptomatic PE. …”
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Posterior stability in posterior-stabilized vs medially congruent total knee replacement: A radiological comparison of two polyethylene designs in a single model by Leonardo Stramazzo, Nicolo’ Bassi, Stefano Ghirardelli, Tommaso Amoroso, Leonardo Osti, Pier Francesco Indelli

“…Radiographic measurements were taken by tracing a line along the posterior cortex of the tibia and then measuring the perpendicular distance to a point marked at the posterior corner of Blumensaat’s line. Results: At 12 months minimum FU, no statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in all the clinical scores. …”
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Effects of injecting micro-fragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) in the tendon-bone junction region during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on postoperative tendon-bone healing... by Jun Wang, Huiming Peng, Xinyu Liu, Congcong Wang, Hongjuan Fu

“…Data will be collected at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Primary outcomes include graft maturity, assessed by signal-to-noise quotient on MRI at 6 and 12 months. …”
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MPN/MDS OVERLAP SYNDROME ANTICIPATED BY A SEVERE BLEEDING DIATHESIS: HYPOTHESIS OF A PRE-EXISTING PLATELET DISORDER by Paola Ranalli, Stefano Baldoni, Daniela Bruno, Mauro Di Ianni

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Effectiveness of a multi-component facility-based intervention on HIV-related infant and maternal outcomes: results from the IMPROVE clustered randomized study by Lauren Greenberg, Vincent J. Tukei, Heather J. Hoffman, Ramatlapeng Thabelo, Tsietso Mots’oane, Matsepeli Nchephe, Mammatli Chabela, Matseliso Masitha, Majoalane Mokone, Amy Knowlton, Shannon Viana, Lynne Mofenson, Appolinaire Tiam, Appolinaire Tiam, Laura Guay, Laura Guay

“…Pregnant women with and without HIV were enrolled at their first antenatal visit and followed through 12–24 months postpartum with their infants. Data were collected through participant interviews and routine medical record abstraction. …”
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Evolution of whole blood trauma resuscitation in childbearing age females: practice patterns and trends by Martin Schreiber, Bryan A Cotton, Joseph P Minei, Laura Vincent, Jason L Sperry, Frances Guyette, Ernest E Moore, Jeremy W Cannon, Stephen R Wisniewski, Mark H Yazer, Nicholas Namias, Alexandra MP Brito, James F Luther, Erin Fox, Lee Anne Ammons, Skye Clayton

“…Among the 33 CBAFs who received LTOWB and for whom an RhD type was available, 4/33 (12.1%) were RhD-negative, while 9/95 (9.5%) CBAFs who received component therapy were RhD-negative. …”
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Impact analysis of infant antibiotic exposure on the burden of asthma: a simulation modeling study by Tae Yoon Lee, Tae Yoon Lee, John Petkau, Ariana Saatchi, Fawziah Marra, Stuart E. Turvey, Hannah Lishman, David M. Patrick, Jacquelyn J. Cragg, Kate M. Johnson, Kate M. Johnson, Kate M. Johnson, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Mohsen Sadatsafavi

“…We used administrative health data to document trends in infant (<1 year of age) antibiotic use in British Columbia during 2001 and 2018 (the study period). …”
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Using Airborne Laser Scanning Data to Assess the State Historical Garden Complexes by Anna Dudzińska, Barbara Szpakowska

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