ANTERIOR INCISURAL SPACE (AIS): ITS TOPOGRAPHY AND SIZE IN THE CRANIAL CAVITY. POSITION OF THE BASILAR ARTERY APEX IN AIS by R. N. Lyunkova, P. A. Lopanchuk, A. V. Gushchin, E. A. Mishurinskaya, V. A. Bendosenko, V. V. Krylov

“…In group A, long-size AIS were found in 53.68% of samples; in garup B, long-size AIS were found in 3.7% of samples, in group C, there were only large AIS–33.3%; in group D, the maximum size of 24 mm was more frequent – 18.2 %, but the total number of samples with large AIS  was two times lower–27.3% than in group A. …”
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Ultrasonographic determination of bifurcation site of the tibial nerve at the tarsal tunnel by Donald Spears Wilcox, Antonio Tom Howard, Mark S. Mennemeier, Jacqueline Rainey, Charlotte Yates, Melissa Allen, Kevin D. Phelan

“…Finally, a decided advantage of using ultrasound to map nerve branching, when possible, is that it is easier to obtain a larger sample than in typical cadaveric studies. The current study more than doubled the number of specimens collected in previous cadaveric studies which greatly improves the external validity of our findings.…”
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Cognitive inflexibility moderates the relationship between relief-driven drinking motives and alcohol use by Lara R. Piccoli, Lucy Albertella, Erynn Christensen, Leonardo F. Fontenelle, Chao Suo, Karyn Richardson, Murat Yücel, Rico S.C. Lee

“…Greater understanding of these neurocognitive-motivational mechanisms may help to develop more targeted and effective interventions for reducing harmful drinking.…”
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Decreased Expression of Aquaporins as a Feature of Tubular Damage in Lupus Nephritis by Maxime Melchior, Marie Van Eycken, Charles Nicaise, Thomas Duquesne, Léa Longueville, Amandine Collin, Christine Decaestecker, Isabelle Salmon, Christine Delporte, Muhammad Soyfoo

“…We included 37 lupus nephritis samples and 9 healthy samples collected between 2000 and 2020, obtained from the pathology department. …”
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Easing the burden: a pilot study on the impact of mindfulness on the mental health of Brazilian medical students by Vinicius Vieira Neves, Daniel Teixeira dos Santos, Marcelo Demarzo, Lia Antico, Cynthia de Almeida Brandão Meirelles, Ana Rosa Airão Barboza

“…Abstract Background Mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are more prevalent in medical students than in the general population. …”
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Whole genome comparisons reveal gut-to-lung translocation of Escherichia coli and Burkholderia cenocepacia in two cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients by Huihui Gao, Lei Xu, Yixin Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Siyuan Zhu, Huai Lin, Yuting Gao, Daqing Mao, Xing Lu, Yi Luo

“…However, the scarcity of reported cases with confirmed sources limits the ability to evaluate and manage VAP, which remains a major challenge for healthcare systems globally. Methods Pathogens were isolated from endotracheal aspirate (ETA) samples of VAP patients using conventional culture techniques. …”
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Profile of Dermatophytes and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study in a Government Setup in Urban South Kerala, India Nation by Lakshmi Nandakumar, Manjusree Suresh, Sabeena Jayapalan, O Sasikumari

“…Introduction: Recently, there has been a change in the spectrum of dermatophytosis, shifting from Trichophyton rubrum, which was previously the most common species, to the more drug-resistant and chronic Trichophyton mentagrophytes. …”
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Vitamin D Serum Levels and the Development of Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: Insights from a COVID-19 Intensive Care Cohort by Jelena Gulišija, Vesna Čapkun, Stefan Golic, Sanda Stojanović Stipić

“…The objective of this preliminary study was to examine the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the incidence of ICU-AW in a cohort from the University Hospital of Split. <b>Methods</b>: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted in the University Hospital of Split in ICU from December 2021 to March 2022. …”
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Skin melanoma cells produce diverse gelsolin (GSN) isoforms, which play non-redundant roles in cells’ proliferation and motility by Ewa Mazurkiewicz-Stanek, Aleksandra Makowiecka, Iryna Kopernyk, Michał Majkowski, Anna Boguszewska-Czubara, Tomasz Trombik, Paweł Karpiński, Piotr Donizy, Antonina J. Mazur

“…Therefore, nothing is known about the role of specific GSN isoforms in skin melanoma biology. Methods We applied immunocytochemical staining to melanoma tissue samples to analyze the localization of GSN production within tumor samples. …”
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Analysis of Mannose‐Binding Lectin Protein and mRNA Levels on Selected Chicken Breeds in South Africa by Peter Ayodeji Idowu, Takalani J. Mpofu, Oliver T. Zishiri, Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, Bohani Mtileni

“…Objective To detect and quantify the MBL protein concentration and chicken MBL expression in selected chicken breeds in South Africa. Methods Forty‐five blood samples from three indigenous chicken breeds, Ovambo (OV = 9), Venda (VD = 9) and Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK = 9), and two exotic chicken breeds, Rhode Island Red (RIR = 9) and Lohmann Brown (LB = 9), were used for MBL protein concentration using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques. …”
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Normative values for the hypoparathyroidism patient questionnaire (HPQ28) in the German general population by Christian Trummer, Martina Blaschke, Deborah Quint, Maxi Schulz, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Matthias Büttner, Heide Siggelkow

“…The aim of this study was to find normative values for the HPQ28 in the German general population. Methods We tasked an independent market and social research institute to obtain sociodemographic data and HPQ28 results from a representative sample of the German general population. …”
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Levels of biogenic amines in lung tissues of patients with non-small cell lung cancer after COVID-19 of various severity by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, D. A. Kharagezov, V. A. Bandovkina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, N. D.  Cheryarina, Yu. N. Lazutin, A. G. Milakin, I. A. Leyman, O. N. Stateshny, N. D. Ushakova

“…Was to analyze levels of biogenic amines (serotonin and its metabolite 5-HIAA, dopamine, norepinephrine and histamine) in lung tissues of patients with lung cancer with previous COVID-19 infection.Patients and methods. The study was carried out on samples of intact lung tissues, tumor tissues and peritumoral lung tissues obtained during open biopsy while performing radical surgery from patients with morphologically verified non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), stage I–IIIA (cT1–3NХM0). …”
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Approach to automating viral genome assembly by Ms Anastasiia Paremskaia, Dr Andrei Deviatkin, Dr Pavel Volchkov

“…The software CD-HIT was employed to eliminate sequences that were more than 99.8% identical in nucleotide composition. …”
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CO43 | Early platelet dysfunction in sepsis: an ICU pilot study

“…This study aims at exploring early platelet function changes in septic patients and their corrrelation to sepsis severity markers, such as procalcitonin and SOFA score. Methods: Ten adult patients with sepsis or septic shock admitted to the ICU of «Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. …”
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Stability of tenogenic secretomes optical density, colour, weight, TGF-b concentration and bacterial growth after 30-day storage under room or refrigerator temperature by Aziz Mukhlis, Soesilawati Pratiwi, Lestari Pudji, Suroto Heri

“…There was no significant correlation between the storage temperature and bacterial growth in either the R1-K1 group (p-value = 0.439) or R30-K30 group (p-value = 0.439). The R30 group samples, however, displayed more noticeable colour changes compared to the initial colour and the K30 group. …”
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Carbohydrate Determinants of Chorionic Villi Glycoconjugates of Human Embryos, Lost due to Sporadic and Recurrent Miscarriages by Zastavnyy I., Yashchenko A., Lutsyk A.

“…To investigate lectin-binding carbohydrate determinants of the structural components of the chorionic villi of human embryos, dead as a result of sporadic and habitual non-pregnancy in the first trimester of pregnancy. Materials and methods. Tissue samples of chorionic villi of 8 human embryos, lost due to sporadic and recurrent miscarriages in the first trimester of pregnancy (gestational age 4-13 weeks), were subjected to lectin histochemistry investigation. …”
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Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in the General Population of Japan Using an Artificial Neural Network–Based Schizophrenia Classifier: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Pichsinee Choomung, Yupeng He, Masaaki Matsunaga, Kenji Sakuma, Taro Kishi, Yuanying Li, Shinichi Tanihara, Nakao Iwata, Atsuhiko Ota

“…MethodsWe randomly selected a sample of 750 participants where the age, sex, and regional distributions were similar to Japan’s demographic structure from a large-scale Japanese web-based survey. …”
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Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance in Bacteria from Contaminated Agricultural Soil: Insights from a New Zealand Airstrip by Ali Heydari, Nick D. Kim, Patrick J. Biggs, Jacqui Horswell, Gerty J. H. P. Gielen, Alma Siggins, Collette Bromhead, Juan Carlos Meza-Alvarado, Barry R. Palmer

“…An airstrip located at Belmont Regional Park (BRP), near Wellington, New Zealand, has been found to have a gradient of cadmium contamination due to spillage of superphosphate fertiliser. Methods: Soil samples from the BRP airstrip with a gradient of cadmium contamination, were used as a novel source to explore bacterial communities’ resistance to heavy metals (HMs) and any co-selected antibiotic (Ab) resistance. …”
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Microbiological colonization of the pancreatic tumor affects postoperative complications and outcome after pancreatic surgery by Esther Anna Biesel, Johanna Sundheimer, Mohamed Tarek Badr, Sara Posadas-Cantera, Sophia Chikhladze, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Uwe Alexander Wittel

“…The aim of our single-center analysis was the examination of microbiological colonization of pancreas tissue at the time of surgery and its potential influence on complications and outcome.MethodsWe prospectively evaluated patients undergoing pancreatic surgery over a three-year period from June 2018 to June 2021. …”
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Analysis of gut and circulating microbiota characteristics in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis by Ping Qi, Ping Qi, Xu-xu Yang, Xu-xu Yang, Cun-kai Wang, Wei Sang, Wei Zhang, Yun Bai

“…The role of gut and circulating microbiota in its pathogenesis remains unclear.MethodsWe enrolled cirrhotic patients with PVT (n = 17) and cirrhotic patients without PVT (n = 25). …”
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