Isolated simultaneous bilateral humeral shaft fractures in a healthy victim of a road traffic crash: a case report and review of literature by Stephen Adesope Adesina, Isaac Olusayo Amole, Imri Goodness Adefokun, Adepeju Olatayo Adegoke, Ehimen Oluwadamilare Odekhiran, Olusola Tunde Ekunnrin, Simeon Ayorinde Ojo, Adewumi Ojeniyi Durodola, Innocent Chiedu Ikem, Samuel Uwale Eyesan

“…She underwent closed nailing of both fractures on the 4th day post-injury and was discharged on the 7th day post-surgery. She had an excellent functional outcome, and radiographic union was noted on her 12-week postoperative follow-up. …”
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Traversing Shifting Sands—the Challenges of Caring for Someone With Alzheimer's Disease and the Impact on Care Partners: Social Media Content Analysis by Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Julie Hahn-Pedersen, Rebecca Crawford, Ross Morrison, Rose Jeppesen, Lynda Doward, Wendy Weidner

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this social media review was to gain insight into the impact of caring for someone with AD, focusing particularly on impacts on psychological and emotional well-being, social functioning, daily life and ability to work, health-related quality of life, social functioning, and relationships. …”
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Dietary Hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) Products Enhance Egg Yolk Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Color Without Compromising Laying-Hen Performance: A Meta-Analysis by Yusup Sopian, Panneepa Sivapirunthep, Anuraga Jayanegara, Chanporn Chaosap

“…The results showed that hemp supplementation had no significant effect on hen-day production, egg mass, feed conversion ratio, or feed intake. …”
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Gadgets in kindergarten: image, perceptions, and reality. Child’s perspective study by Olga L. Kholodova, Natalia S. Tyumentseva, Evgeny E. Krasheninnikov-Khait

“…Educators in these groups had different approaches to using digital devices. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF DRUG THERAPY FOR OBESITY ON THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OVERWEIGHT WOMEN by E. A. Strebkova, I. V. Solovyeva, E. P. Sharapova, A. M. Mkrtumyan, L. I. Alekseeva, E. L. Nasonov

“…After 6 months, group 1 had more marked weight loss than group 2: 10.0% (mean 10.5 kg) and 0.8% (mean 1 kg) respectively. …”
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Enhancing the Total Terminal Galactosylation of CHO Cell-Derived TNF-α Blocker-IgG1 Monoclonal Antibody Using Time-Dependent Galactose Supplementation by Mallikarjuna Pulipeta, Pradeep Kumar Iyer, Rajendra Kumar Palakurthy, Narasimha Pullaguri, Rajasekhar Pinnamaneni, Srinivas Reddy Chilukuri

“…The IgG1 subclass is the most potent among all the immunoglobulin gamma (IgG) antibodies, inducing Fc-related effector functions. N-linked glycan distribution of therapeutic IgG1s affects Fc-related effector functions such as CDC (complement-dependent cytotoxicity) and ADCC (antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity) biological activities and efficacy in vivo. …”
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Beyond clinical scales: an observational study on instrumental gait analysis and biomechanical patterns in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Paolo De Pasquale, Mirjam Bonanno, Cristiano De Marchis, Luca Pergolizzi, Antonino Lombardo Facciale, Giuseppe Paladina, Maria Grazia Maggio, Federica Impellizzeri, Irene Ciancarelli, Angelo Quartarone, Angelo Quartarone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…IntroductionParkinson’s disease (PD), a common neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor functions, is associated with abnormal gait patterns characterized by altered kinematic, kinetic, and electrophysiological parameters. …”
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Adrenal Dysfunction Caused by Critical Illness and Its Correction by Controlling Body Temperature: Prospective Cohort Study by N. E. Altshuler, N. M. Kruglyakov, M. B. Kutsyi, K. A. Popugaev

“…Critical condition (CC) is defined as any life-threatening condition that requires support of the functions of vital organs and systems to prevent imminent death. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research on Climate Change and Agriculture from 1985 to 2023 by Cheng Li, Hongda Yao, Zhaozhe Li, Fang Wu, Bo Liu, Yongping Wu, Kwok Pan Chun, Thanti Octavianti, Xuefeng Cui, Yang Xu

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Degree of Phosphorus Saturation and Soil Phosphorus Thresholds in an Ultisol Amended with Triple Superphosphate and Phosphate Rocks by E. W. Gikonyo, A. R. Zaharah, M. M. Hanafi, A. R. Anuar

“…The threshold DPS value established was about 22% (incubated soil). Field soils had lower DPS values <12% and strip P was related to initial DPS and average DPS in exponential functions: strip P = 2.6exp0.44DPS, R2 = 0.77** and strip P = 1.1DPS2 — 2.4DPS + 6.2, R2 = 0.58**, respectively. …”
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The results of intramyocardial implantation of autologous bone marrow cells treated with erythropoietin in the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease with severe lesion of v... by A. V. Fomichev, A. M. Chernyavsky, K. K. Gulyaeva, O. V. Poveshchenko, A. P. Lykov, Yu. E. Kareva, S. M. Minin, N. A. Nikitin

“…In the control group, 45,2% of patients had FC I, 52,3% of patients did not have angina. …”
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STATE OF ORAL HYGIENE, RATE OF SALIVATION AND VISCOSITY OF ORAL LIQUID IN 3-6 YEARS OLD AGED CHILDREN, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DEGREE OF CARIES ACTIVITY by L.F. Kaskova, M.O. Sadovski

“… Oral fluid performs a number of important functions: mineralizing, protective, cleansing, creating an optimal environment for the functioning of the hard tissues of the teeth. …”
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Trauma outcomes differences in females: a prospective analysis of 76 000 trauma patients in the Asia-Pacific region and the contributing factors by Mohamad Iqhbal Bin Kunji Mohamad, Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Norhaiza Ahmad, Arifah Bahar, Zarina Mohd Khalid, Nuraina Aqilah Binti Mohd Zaki, Nurul Azlean Norzan, Sang Do Shin, Goh E. Shaun, Wen-Chu Chiang, Kentaro Kajino, Kyoung Jun Song, Do Ngoc Son

“…Although younger females with less severe injuries had better functional outcomes, this advantage disappeared in severe injuries and those over 50 years. …”
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Classification of hoarding and comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms by Sara K. Nutley, Catherine W. Striley, Linda B. Cottler, Joseph Eichenbaum, Rachel L. Nosheny, R. Scott Mackin, Carol A. Mathews

“…These subgroups fell along a continuum of increasing neuropsychiatric burden, with individuals in the “multisymptomatic” class experiencing the greatest deficits to general functional ability and cognitive functioning, as well as elevated rates of comorbid neuropsychiatric diagnoses. …”
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Factors influencing nutrition literacy in patients of colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study by Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Dan Li, Dan Li, Dan Li, Jiai Yan, Jiai Yan, Ju Yang, Ju Yang, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Yiran Liu, Yiran Liu, Yanping Xia, Yanping Xia, Yanping Xia, Hong Cao, Hong Cao, Hong Cao, Jiao Hua, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Yingyu Wang, Yingyu Wang

“…Factors such as illness duration, number of hospitalizations, cognitive function measured by relevant scales are also emerged as significant determinants impacting NL. …”
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Robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for anatomically complex T1b renal tumors with a RENAL nephrometry score ≥7: A propensity score‐based analysis by Wen Deng, Junhua Li, Xiaoqiang Liu, Luyao Chen, Weipeng Liu, Xiaochen Zhou, Jingyu Zhu, Bin Fu, Gongxian Wang

“…Conclusions For patients with anatomically complex T1b renal tumors with a RENAL nephrometry score ≥7, RPN had an advantage over LPN in reducing OT, WIT, and postoperative hospital stay length without increasing the risk of complications and weakening the oncological control, while the two surgical methods were similar in renal functional preservation.…”
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EVALUATION OF ULTRASOUND REMISSION CRITERIA IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DURING TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY by Rita Aleksandrovna Osipyants, D E Karateev, E Yu Panasyuk, G V Lukina, A V Smirnov, S I Glukhova, E N Aleksandrova, A V Volkov, E L Nasonov

“…The trial included 36 patients with RA (meeting the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria) who had received TCZ for 6 months. The authors made a clinical and laboratory assessment of RA activity (DAS28-CRP, and SDAI), functional impairments (HAQ index) and US verification of wrist joint synovitis (a Voluson-i device, GE, 4-13-MHz linear transducer) at baseline and 6 months after therapy. …”
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Insight into influence of degradation metabolism of Firmicutes on the microstructure of anthracite coal by Yuewu Wang, Bingjun Liu, Sheng Xue, Yang Yang, Jian Chen, Jingbei Zhang, Chunshan Zheng, Tianyao Zhou

“…The effects of adding functional microorganisms on the microstructure of anthracite coal were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing of samples before and after the cultivation and microcharacterization experiments of coal samples. …”
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Sarcopenia in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension by Steven Hopkins, Jillian Hall, Hollie Saunders, Riyaz Bashir, Vladimir Lakhter, Anjali Vaidya, Ahmed Sadek, Paul Forfia, Estefania Oliveros

“…Results: We reviewed 558 patients with CTEPH, and 97 patients had an available CTAP before intervention. Sarcopenia was identified in 26 (24.8%) of the patients and was associated with worse baseline functional status (<i>p</i> = 0.008), higher mean pulmonary artery pressure (48 vs. 39 mmHg; <i>p</i> = 0.002), and higher pulmonary vascular resistance (9.9 vs. 6.8 WU; <i>p</i> = 0.013). …”
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Impact of interhospital transfer on patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in an Australian setting by Andrew Cheung, Dennis Cordato, Alan McDougall, Cecilia Cappelen-Smith, Leon Stephen Edwards, Christopher Blair, Nathan Manning, Jason Wenderoth

“…There was no significant difference in baseline characteristics including age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, intravenous thrombolysis administration or procedure time between transferred and direct presenters (all p&gt;0.05). Transferred patients had worse 90-day functional outcome (39.6% vs 61.0%, OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.78), higher mortality (25.3% vs 6.8%, OR 4.66, CI 1.59 to 13.70) and longer stroke onset to treatment (groin puncture) time (298 min vs 205 min, p&lt;0.01). …”
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