Hippocampus-sparing volume-modulated arc therapy in patients with World Health Organization grade II glioma: a feasibility study by Renxian Xie, Renxian Xie, Hongxin Huang, Hongxin Huang, Qingxin Cai, Jiayang Lu, Tong Chen, Tong Chen, Keyan Xie, Jianzhou Chen, Chuangzhen Chen

“…This study aimed to assess the feasibility of hippocampus-sparing volumetric-modulated arc therapy (HS VMAT) in patients with World Health Organization (WHO) grade II glioma.MethodsHS VMAT plans and non-hippocampus-sparing volumetric-modulated arc therapy (NHS VMAT) plans were generated using a computed tomography (CT) dataset of 10 patients who underwent postoperative radiotherapy. …”
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Anxiolytic, memory improvement, hepatoprotective, and antioxidant effects of Thymus vulgaris on alcohol withdrawal syndrome in mice by Nadège Emégam Kouémou, Franklin Mbeboh Savo, Simon Pale, Aimé Paul Noubissi, Sylviane Mireille Nguepi Dongmo, Germain Sotoing Taiwe, Elisabeth Ngo Bum

“…This study was conducted to assess the anxiolytic, memory-improving, hepatoprotective, and antioxidant effects of T. vulgaris on alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Methods: In this preclinical study 42 mice were grouped into seven equal sets of normal control, negative control, positive control (piracetam; 200 mg/kg), and test (T. vulgaris; 25, 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg) groups. …”
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and positive treponemal serology in Solomon Islands guest workers in Australia by Mikaela Seymour, Sean O’Connor, Levi Hou, Sarai Tafa, Sarat Tata, Nicholas Smoll, Stefanie Vaccher, Annie Preston-Thomas, Nishila Moodley

“…In addition, we sought to understand the effect of sex, age and type of sexual activity on the risk of STIs in this population group. Methods: Workers under one employer were offered chlamydia and gonorrhoea urine polymerase chain reaction testing, treponemal serology with reflex rapid plasma reagin testing, and HIV testing via antibody/antigen detection. …”
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Impact of climate change on adipose-derived stem cells: A molecular and histological study by Saeed Motesaddi Zarandi, Rasoul Yarahmadi, Rasul Nasiri, Mohammad Bayat, Hossein Nasiri, Abdollah Amini, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Hassan Rasoulzadeh

“…This study specifically investigates the impact of these two key aspects of climate change on adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) as a pilot study and starting point for further examinations into the biological effects of climate change-associated conditions. Methods: One-month-old male rats were kept for 4 months (equal to a 10-year climatic period) in 4 groups and exposed to conditions based on climatic data from Tehran's synoptic stations. …”
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Trends in paediatric anaesthesia research publications and the impact of author sex, country of origin, topic, and external funding by Andy Jeon, Aine Sommerfield, Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg

“…The characteristics selected were study design, topic choice, region of origin, sex of authors (as defined by first name), and presence of external funding. Methods: This bibliometric study reviewed all paediatric anaesthesiology original research articles published between 2012 and 2021 from five high-impact general anaesthesiology journals and from the subspecialty's top-ranking specialist journal, Pediatric Anaesthesia. …”
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The Effect of Spice and Herbs Mixture on Electrolytes and Liver and Renal Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Muhammad Khattak, Nor Mohd-Shukri, Tahir Mahmood, Qamaruddin Ahmed, Mehran Rahimlou

“…This study investigated the effect of spice and herbs on serum biochemical parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: The spice and herbs procured from local market were processed by cleaning, washing, crushing, freeze-drying, formulating, and encapsulating in doses of 2, 4, and 6 grams. …”
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Sexual health in female and male cancer survivors – compared with age-matched cancer-free controls in Norway by Emilie Åsberg, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Jarle Karlsen, Cecile E. Kiserud, Guro Aune, Marianne Nilsen, Randi J. Reidunsdatter

“…This study investigated sexual health in cancer survivors shortly after diagnosis and at long-term follow-up compared to the general population. Methods: A nationwide survey stratified by sex and age was distributed to a representative sample of the Norwegian population. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of 1% and 3% Sodium hypochlorite in reducing the microbial counts in primary teeth root canals using Bioluminometer – A randomized clinical t... by Divya Mukundan, Ganesh Jeevanandan, Satish Vishwanathaiah, Suman Panda, Tazeen Dawood, Aseel Abutaleb, Prabhadevi C. Maganur

“…The objective of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of 1% and 3% NaOCl irrigation in reducing bacterial load within primary teeth root canals. Materials and methods: This clinical study involved forty participants divided into two groups. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Adhesive Retention and Denture Weight in Different Residual Ridge Morphologies: A Cross‐Over Randomized‐Controlled Trial by Naseer Ahmed, Maria Shakoor Abbasi, Asra Salahuddin, Lareb Tariq, Sarrah Siraj, Gotam Das, Ghazala Suleman, Fahim Vohra, Artak Heboyan

“…ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to compare the retentive strengths of various forms of denture adhesives (paste, powder, and strips) on different types of mandibular residual alveolar ridges, considering their respective denture weights. Materials and Methods In this crossover randomized‐controlled trial, the patients were randomly and equally divided into 3 groups based on clinical features and radiographic findings according to the Wical–Swoope classification. …”
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Effect and clinical mechanism exploration of acupuncture intervention for chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) in triple-negative breast cancer: study protocol for a ra... by Wenqi Yang, Wenqi Yang, Qing Zhang, Chong Gao, Jingzhi Zhang, Jingzhi Zhang, Xingwei Guo, Xingwei Guo, Xin Liu, Xin Liu

“…This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in managing CRCI among TNBC patients and explore the mechanism by which acupuncture treatment affects CRCI through the inflammatory signaling pathway.MethodsThis study is designed as a prospective, parallel, randomized, sham-controlled, assessor-blinded clinical trial. …”
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Descriptive characterization of the cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Zamfara State, 2017-18 by Ahmad Njidda, Ismail Raji, Sulaiman Lawal, Hakeem Yusuf, Evaristus Aniaku, Rabi Usman, Auwal Usman Abubakar, Jamilu Nikau, Moreen Kamateeka, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku

“…Therefore, we conducted a descriptive analysis of the outbreak to determine its epidemiology. Methods: We line-listed all suspected cases during the outbreak between September 4th 2017, and May 22nd 2018. …”
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An enhanced multimodal fusion deep learning neural network for lung cancer classification by Sangeetha S.K.B, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, P Karthikeyan, Hariharan Rajadurai, Basu Dev Shivahare, Saurav Mallik, Hong Qin

“…The performance is compared with established methods like CNN, DNN, and ResNet. The results underscore MFDNN's pivotal role in revolutionizing lung cancer diagnosis, promising more accurate and timely identification of this critical condition.…”
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Chrysin Attenuates Gentamicin-Induced Renal Injury in Rats Through Modulation of Oxidative Damage and Inflammation via Regulation of Nrf2/AKT and NF-kB/KIM-1 Pathways by Talat A. Albukhari, Rehab M. Bagadood, Bayan T. Bokhari, Waheed A. Filimban, Hatem Sembawa, Nani Nasreldin, Hossam E. Gadalla, Mohamed E. El-Boshy

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory effects of CH against nephrotoxicity induced by GM. Methods: Male rats were separated into four equal groups: a negative control group (NC), a CH-treated group (100 mg/kg/day per os), a group treated with GM (100 mg/kg/day IM), and a group treated with both GM and CH (100 mg/kg/day), for 10 days. …”
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Exploring the subjective experience of researchers and co-researchers with lived experience of psychosis high risk states: a qualitative analysis within a participatory research pr... by Melanie Trimmel, Antonia Renner, Nilufar Mossaheb, Fabian Friedrich, Alexander Kaltenboeck, Josef S. Baumgartner, Raphaela E. Kaisler, Zsuzsa Litvan, The Voice Consortium, Barbara Hinterbuchinger

“…This study aims to explore the subjective experience of researchers and co-researchers with lived experience of psychosis high risk states who were involved in a participatory research project. Methods In this study with a combined participatory and qualitative research approach, we used a reflexive thematic analysis approach to systematically analyse open reflection reports from researchers and co-researchers with lived experience of psychosis high risk states, who took part in a participatory research project (VOICE). …”
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Atrial Fibrillation Types and Chronic Kidney Disease are Independent Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Radiofrequency Ablation by Mo P, Fan C, Chen J, Wang Y, Xiao W, Peng Z, Lin XZ, Luo CF, Zhang C

“…It is commonly treated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which is more successful than conventional anti-arrhythmic drugs, but it is still largely unknown whether these beneficial effects are equally present for all AF types. Here, we evaluated the impact that AF type has on post-RFA patient conditions and identified underlying factors affecting AF prognoses.Patients and Methods: Three hundred and twenty-nine AF patients who underwent RFA were retrospectively examined (221 paroxysmal, 56 persistent, 52 long-term persistent), during a post-RFA follow-up period, from 3-months to 2-years. …”
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Feasibility of Closed-Loop TCI Based on New EEG Baseline in the Presence of Low Dose of Esketamine: A Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Li X, Li S, Xu C, He H, Shao W, Zhan S, Xu B

“…Xiaoshan Li,1,2,* Shengchao Li,1,2,* Chanyan Xu,1 Huan He,1 Weidong Shao,1 Shuteng Zhan,1,2 Bo Xu1,2 1Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bo Xu, Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theater command of PLA, 111 Liuhua Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Email xubo333@hotmail.comObjective: This research aimed to quantify the impact of low dose of esketamine on BIS and validate the feasibility of closed-loop TCI system based on the new BIS baseline with low dose of esketamine.Methods: This study consisted of two phases. …”
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Assessing the knowledge and practices of smallholder pig farmers and associated risk factors for swine gastrointestinal disorders in Masindi district, Uganda by Samuel Majalija, Gabriel Tumwine, Juliet Kiguli, Benard Owori, Robert Alex Isabirye, Peter Waiswa

“…Thus, this study determined the knowledge and practices among smallholder pig farmers and the associated risk factors for pig gastrointestinal disorders in Masindi district, Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a closed-end questionnaire interview of 170 smallholder pig farmers in the rural district of Masindi, from March to July 2020. …”
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The effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness of induction chemotherapy in the combined treatment of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer by P. V. Golubev, L. V. Bolotina, A. R. Gevorkov, T. I. Deshkina

“…Evaluation of the effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness (achievement of objective response – OR) of induction chemotherapy in patients receiving combined treatment for locally advanced HPV-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx.Patients and methods. Sixty-eight patients (51 men and 17 women) with locally advanced squamous cell cancer of the oropharynx associated with papillomavirus were included in the study, which was carried out from 2021 to 2023 at the P. …”
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Feasibility of simultaneous integrated boost for high-dose treatment of high-risk prostate cancer by E. S. Sukhikh, L. G. Sukhikh, A. V. Taletsky, Zh. A. Startseva, V. V. Verkhoturova, V. V. Rozanov, E. A. Selikhova

“…Simultaneous integrated boost technique based on the volumetric modulated arc therapy is the most efficient treatment option. Material and Methods. The anatomical data of 10 patients with high-risk prostate cancer was used for dosimetry-based treatment planning. …”
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Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis Nerve Demyelination Is Attenuated by Blocking JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Rats by Rumeng Zhou, Shuping Liu, Yue Liu, Yin Liu, Rong Fu, Jiajia Yao, Zuneng Lu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the function of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway in a rat model of experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN). Methods Lewis rats were divided into three groups: the control, the EAN, and the AG490 groups. …”
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