Les voyages reproductifs vers la Tunisie : l’intime au prisme des pratiques de l’assistance médicale à la procréation by Irene Maffi, Betty Rouland, Carole Wenger

“…They preserve intimacy and anonymity allowing Internet users affected by infertility to share their experiences and express their suffering without fear of being stigmatised. …”
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Autistic and transgender/gender diverse people’s experiences of health and healthcare by Kate Green, Elizabeth Weir, Lily Wright, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Methods We compared the healthcare experiences and health outcomes of cisgender autistic (n = 1094), transgender/gender diverse autistic (n = 174), and cisgender non-autistic adults (n = 1295) via an anonymous, self-report survey. All individuals whose sex assigned at birth did not match their current gender identity were categorized as transgender/gender diverse; this was possible to determine, as the survey asked about sex assigned at birth and gender in separate questions. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal disorders, medication use, and diagnostic interventions in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: a nested case–control analysi... by Carolena Trocchia, Carolena Trocchia, Maua Mosha, Bailey Hamner, Neil Goldenberg, Racha Khalaf

“…MethodsThis was a multicenter case-control analysis using the TriNetX electronic medical record (EMR) global anonymized data platform. Patients were included if they had an ICD9/10 diagnosis code and were between the age of zero to ≤ 21 years between January 1st, 2010, and January 1st, 2020. …”
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The Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation and Digital Health Project: Human-Centered Approach to Multipartner Research Agenda Codevelopment by Haneen Amhaz, Sally Xuanping Chen, Amanee Elchehimi, Kylin Jialin Han, Jade Morales Gil, Lu Yao, Marianne Vidler, Kathryn Berry-Einarson, Kathryn Dewar, May Tuason, Nicole Prestley, Quynh Doan, Tibor van Rooij, Tina Costa, Gina Ogilvie, Beth A Payne

“…MethodsCo-design of the research agenda involved a series of activities: (1) review of the provincial Digital Health Strategy and Maternity Services Strategy to identify relevant health system priorities, (2) anonymous survey targeting perinatal care providers to ascertain their current use and perceived need for digital tools, (3) engagement meetings using human-centered design methods with multilingual patients who are currently or recently pregnant to understand their health experiences and needs, and (4) a workshop that brought together patients and other project partners to prioritize identified challenges and opportunities for perinatal digital health in a set of research questions. …”
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Tantangan dan Strategi Pencegahan Konflik akibat Intoleransi dan Radikalisme di Era Digital untuk Mewujudkan Keamanan Nasional by Budi Setiawan, Bayu Setiawan, Eri R Hidayat, Pujo Widodo, Herlina Juni Risma Saragih, Achmed Sukendro

“…The results show that the main challenges in conflict prevention include anonymity and accessibility of technology, social media algorithms that support confirmation bias, lack of digital literacy, weak supervision and regulation, and the appeal of radical ideologies. …”
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Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Does Not Differentiate Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from Other Pain Conditions in a Tertiary Referral Setting by K. D. Bharwani, M. Dirckx, D. L. Stronks, W. A. Dik, F. J. P. M. Huygen

“…In order to further validate this marker in the diagnostic workup of CRPS, we conducted this prospective cohort study in which we determined sIL-2R levels in patients that were referred to our tertiary referral center with a suspicion of CRPS in a limb, and subsequently compared sIL-2R levels between the patients that were diagnosed with CRPS (CRPS group) and those who were not (no CRPS group). A group of anonymous blood bank donors were used as a healthy control group. …”
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Measúnú ar Ionphlandú Téarmaí Teicneolaíochta Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide sa Ghaeilge: Cur chuige corpasbhunaithe [Assessing the Implantation of ITC Terms in Irish: A corpus-based ap... by Gearóid Ó Cleircín, Jamie Murphy

“…., 2000), a mini-dictionary published over 20 years ago, a sufficiently long period for the terms to have a chance to take root in Irish. 120 standard terms, together with other synonymous versions of the same concepts, were searched in a newly created specialized corpus designed according to the Quirion protocol. …”
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Novel Poly-Arginine Peptide R18D Reduces α-Synuclein Aggregation and Uptake of α-Synuclein Seeds in Cortical Neurons by Emma C. Robinson, Anastazja M. Gorecki, Samuel R. Pesce, Vaishali Bagda, Ryan S. Anderton, Bruno P. Meloni

“…Also, R18D reduced the aggregation of α-syn monomers in the cell-free assay. Conclusions: These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of R18D to inhibit key α-syn pathological processes and PD progression.…”
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Effect of Ethylmethacrylate and Isobutylmethacrylate on Surface Hardness and Surface Roughness of Heat-Cure Ocular Acrylic Resins by Hiba Munaf Hadi, Ayad I. Haddad, Firas Abd kati

“…Purpose: The purpose of this research is to assess the effects of adding different concentrations of copolymers of Ethyl methacrylate (EA) and Isobutyl methacrylate (IBMA) monomers on some of the mechanical properties of acrylic resin such as surface hardness and surface roughness. …”
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Venous thromboembolic events: case history by T.V. Shelkovnikova, Kh.P. Takhchidi, G.V. Vavin, N.Yu. Shishlyannikova

“…Elevated levels of fibrinogen, soluble fibrin monomer complexes, factors V and VIII, von Willebrand factor, and intravascular platelet activation factor were revealed. …”
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A comparative evaluation of commercially available short fiber-reinforced composites by Sufyan Garoushi, Eija Säilynoja, Mark Frater, Filip Keulemans, Pekka K. Vallittu, Lippo Lassila

“…FTIR-spectrometry was used to calculate the degree of monomer conversion (DC%). The two-body wear test was performed in a ball-on-flat configuration using a chewing simulator with 15,000 cycles. …”
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Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption Properties of Methacrylamidocysteine-Containing Porous Poly(Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate) Chelating Beads by Adil Denizli, Bora Garipcan, Sibel Emir, Süleyman Patir, Ridvan Say

“…The metal-complexing ligand and/or co-monomer MAC was newly synthesized from methylacrylochloride and cysteine. …”
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Awareness and knowledge regarding female genital schistosomiasis among European healthcare workers: a cross-sectional online survey by Valentina Marchese, Aaron Remkes, Irina Kislaya, Pia Rausche, André Brito, Jana Christina Hey, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Jürgen May, Daniela Fusco

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey using a self-administered, closed, multilingual, anonymous online questionnaire between 1st June 2023 to 31st January 2024. …”
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Healthcare provision for displaced people in transit: Analyses of routinely collected data from INTERSOS clinics at the Ukrainian border with Moldova and Poland by Saleh Aljadeeah, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Nataliia Khanyk, Eszter Szocs, Aliki Traianou, Ana Tomas, Chrysanthi Tatsi, Elżbieta Czapka, Alessandro Verona, Tessa van Boekholt, Ion Chesov, Apostolos Veizis

“…Ensuring objective anonymization and preventing patient re-identification are essential, particularly in safeguarding refugee privacy and data protection to avoid the misuse of their data.…”
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Cancer mortality trends after implementation of the national programme for dispensarization of certain groups of the adult population: a population-based study from arkhangelsk, no... by L. E. Valkova, M. L. Levit, V. M. Merabishvili, A. Yu. Pankrateva, M. V. Krupina, D. M. Dubovichenko, A. V. Agaeva, A. Yu. Ryzhov, E. F. Potekhina, M. Yu. Valkov

“…Purpose of the study.To conduct a comparative analysis of the mortality from malignant neoplasms (MNs) detected during the implementation of the oncological component of National Prevention Programme named Dispensarization of certain groups of the adult population (DCGAP) according to the data of the Arkhangelsk Regional Cancer Registry (ARCR) for the period from 2006 to 2019.Materials and methods. Anonymous data about patients with malignant neoplasms of the colon, rectum, lung, breast, cervix, uterus, ovaries, prostate gland, kidney undergoing examination (screening) at the first stage of the DCGAP from 2006 to 2019 were extracted from the ARCR database. …”
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Cardiomeds, an mHealth App for Self-Management to Support Swiss Patients With Heart Failure: 2-Stage Mixed Methods Usability Study by Lisa Simioni, Elena Tessitore, Hamdi Hagberg, Aurélie Schneider-Paccot, Katherine Blondon, Liliane Gschwind, Philippe Meyer, Frederic Ehrler

“…Each task was timed, sessions were recorded, and all data were anonymized. After completing the tasks, patients completed the System Usability Scale 10-item questionnaire and answered 5 open questions about their perceptions of Cardiomeds. …”
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Pro-inflammatory effects of inhaled Great Salt Lake dust particles by Jacob M. Cowley, Cassandra E. Deering-Rice, John G. Lamb, Erin G. Romero, Marysol Almestica-Roberts, Samantha N. Serna, Lili Sun, Kerry E. Kelly, Ross T. Whitaker, Jenna Cheminant, Alessandro Venosa, Christopher A. Reilly

“…Pro-inflammatory biomarker mRNA induction was replicated in vitro using HBEC3-KT and differentiated monocyte-derived (macrophage-like) THP-1 cells. In HBEC3-KT cells, IL6 and IL8 (the human analogue of Cxcl1 and Cxcl2) mRNA induction was attenuated by ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N, N,N′,N’-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) and ruthenium red (RR) co-treatment, and by TRPV1 and TRPV3 antagonists, but less by the Toll-like Receptor-4 (TLR4) inhibitor TAK-242 and deferoxamine. …”
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SSL5-AnxA5 Fusion Protein Constructed Based on Human Atherosclerotic Plaque scRNA-Seq Data Preventing the Binding of Apoptotic Endothelial Cells, Platelets, and Inflammatory Cells by Yifei Zhao, Xingyu He, Teng Hu, Tianli Xia, Fangyang Huang, Changming Li, Yiming Li, Fei Chen, Mao Chen, Jun Ma, Yong Peng

“…The <i>SELPLG</i> signaling pathway network demonstrated a higher number of interactions in ACS, while the <i>ANNEXIN</i> signaling pathway network revealed stronger signaling from macrophages toward monocytes in ACS compared to SAP. Competition binding experiments with P-selectin showed that SSL5-AnxA5 induced a decrease in the affinity of PSGL1. …”
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The role of FTO in m6A RNA methylation and immune regulation in Staphylococcus aureus infection-related osteomyelitis by Sijing Liu, Sijing Liu, Sijing Liu, Kai Li, Changhai Long, Mingwu Lao, Biao Ma, Changquan Liu, Haoyuan He, Chunjiang Wang, Wangzhu Chen, Bin Yu

“…Correlation analysis of immune infiltration revealed that monocytes, M2 macrophages, resting mast cells, and neutrophils were present in normal and diseased samples. …”
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Analysis of early efficacy and immune reconstitution after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma by Kaili Chen, Huixin Liang, Zezhong Yu, Guangyao Guo, Huijian Zheng, Yun Huang, Liping Liu, Jie Lin, Jinlan Long, Renyao Pan, Xi Chen, Changgui Wang, Wenjie Zhang, Zhenshu Xu

“…Data on efficacy (efficacy evaluation, renal function and hemoglobin recovery), immune reconstitution (B-cell subsets, immunoglobulin levels, T-cell subsets, NK cells, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR)) and hematopoietic reconstitution times were collected and analyzed. …”
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