The American Transformative HIV Study: Protocol for a US National Cohort of Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals With HIV by Christian Grov, Alexa B D'Angelo, Chloe Mirzayi, Michelle Dearolf, Elena Hoeppner, Yan Guo, Nicole Richards, Rifa Ehsan, Sarah Kulkarni, Denis Nash, Viraj V Patel, Dustin T Duncan, Meredith Ray, Tyler Bartholomew, Jennifer Manuzak, Jennifer Manuel, Kathryn McCollister, Drew Westmoreland, Adam W Carrico

“… Abstract BackgroundSexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals represent 2%‐5% of the US population, yet continue to account for more than two-thirds of new HIV infections annually. …”
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Entrenamiento físico/técnico/táctico vs entrenamiento físico: efectos en la resistencia/velocidad de futbolistas prejuveniles (Physical/technical/tactical training vs physical trai... by Darley Jhosue Burgos Angulo, Kevin Andrés Sánchez Jiménez, Ronald Alberto Feraud Cañizares, Alex Arturo Perlaza Estupiñán, María Antonieta Coello Castro, Boris René Morales Fischer

“…Objective: To analyze the effects of physical/technical/tactical training and physical training in enhancing resistance/speed capacity in pre-youth soccer players. Methods: Quasi-experimental research, which compares the results in two homogeneous independent samples (Experimental Group 1: n=12; Experimental Group 2: n=13) in a 6-month intervention process, where speed resistance is measured with two performance assessment tests, additionally evaluated at the process end the effectiveness of the shot on goal. …”
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Interplay between tumor mutation burden and the tumor microenvironment predicts the prognosis of pan-cancer anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy by Wuyuan Liao, Wuyuan Liao, Wuyuan Liao, Xinwei Zhou, Xinwei Zhou, Hansen Lin, Hansen Lin, Zihao Feng, Zihao Feng, Xinyan Chen, Yuhang Chen, Yuhang Chen, Minyu Chen, Minyu Chen, Mingjie Lin, Mingjie Lin, Gaosheng Yao, Gaosheng Yao, Jinwei Chen, Jinwei Chen, Haoqian Feng, Haoqian Feng, Yinghan Wang, Yinghan Wang, Zhiping Tan, Zhiping Tan, Youyan Tan, Jun Lu, Jun Lu, Pengju Li, Pengju Li, Jinhuan Wei, Jinhuan Wei, Li Luo, Li Luo, Liangmin Fu, Liangmin Fu, Liangmin Fu

“…By incorporating the interaction between TMB and the TME, our model provides a more accurate prediction of patient prognosis and treatment response across multiple cancer types. …”
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Socio-economic inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months: a decomposition analysis by Nigusu Worku, Amare Mesfin Workie, Lamrot Yohannes, Mihret Getnet, Mihret Getnet, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Adina Yeshambel Belay, Lakew Asmare, Hiwot Tadesse Alemu, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos

“…BackgroundGlobally, inappropriate feeding practices account for more than two-thirds of all cases of child mortality during the first 2 years of a child’s life. …”
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Genetic Alterations in Chromatin Regulatory Genes in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma and Urothelial Bladder Cancer by Shuo Wang, Xuzhi Yan, Weihua Lan, Yapeng Wang, Ze Wang, Dali Tong, Yao Zhang, Qiang Ran, Haoyang Li, Junhao Jin, Haiyang Xiao, Jing Xu, Qian Yan, Dianzheng Zhang, Qiang Ma, Hualiang Xiao, Jun Qin, Luofu Wang, Jun Jiang, Qiuli Liu

“…Results of tissue microarray of 78 muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) samples were used as prognostic factors of different subtypes of MIBC. …”
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Randomized clinical trial of peer integrated collaborative care intervention after physical injury by Eileen M Bulger, Peter Thomas, Jin Wang, Lauren K Whiteside, Ronald Maier, Allison Engstrom, Douglas F Zatzick, Joan Russo, Patrick Heagerty, Khadija Abu, Tanya Knutzen, Jake Shoyer, Navneet Birk, Cristina Conde, Paige Ryan, Matt Iles-Shih, Lawrence Palinkas

“…Objectives The goal of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of a peer integrated collaborative care intervention for postinjury outcomes.Methods Injury survivors ≥18 years of age were screened for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and severe postinjury concerns; screen-positive patients were randomized to the intervention versus enhanced usual care control conditions. …”
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Multidrug-resistant Organisms Among Patients in COVID-19 Wards Compared to Non-COVID-19 Wards in Indonesian Hospitals by Shod A. Zulkarnain, Radhitya Abdullah, Ardellia G. Pradnyadevati, Muhammad FR Roesianto, Oktavia K. Putri, Raden BR Padmosudiro, Ryan M. Ramadhan, Susanthy Djajalaksana, Dewi Indiastari, Wiwi Jaya, Arie Z. Fathoni, Irene Ratridewi, Sofiana A. Sahara, Etty F. Ruliatna, Anne Voor in ’t holt, Juliette A. Severin, Nurima DP Hastuti, Sanarto Santoso, Dewi Santosaningsih

“…Patients with MDROs were more frequently detected in non-COVID-19 wards compared to COVID-19 wards in both hospitals (SAH: 19.8%/15.3%, p=0.001; NWH: 5%/2.2%, p=0.030). …”
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Changes in retail cigarette price after tax increase: Findings from the 2018–2020 ITC Vietnam surveys by Thi Phuong Thao Tran, Thi Ngoc Phuong Nguyen, Thu Trang Vu, Thai Uyen Tran, Don Nguyen, Thi Hai Phan, Son Dao The, Min Kyung Lim, Anne C. K. Quah, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Hoang Van Minh

“…International brands were substantially more expensive than domestic brands, but prices for both remained constant across all waves. …”
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Clinical research report on Chinese patent medicines and classic traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions (2023) by Xiaolei Wu, Haiyin Hu, Yuetong Wang, Alice Josephine Fauci, Yazi Zhang, Wenting Song, Fengwen Yang, Boli Zhang, Junhua Zhang, Zhaochen Ji

“…However, quality control and standardized management in the design and implementation processes still require enhancement to produce more high-quality clinical evidence and accelerate the translation and application of this evidence.…”
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Membrane transporter progressive ankylosis protein homologue (ANKH/Ank) partially mediates senescence-derived extracellular citrate and is regulated by DNA damage, inflammation, an... by Emma Naomi James, Muy-Teck Teh, Yufeng Li, Christine Wagner-Bock, Zahra Falah Al-Khateeb, Lee Peng Karen-Ng, Terry Roberts, Linnea Synchyshyn, Amy Lewis, Ana O’Loghlen, Andrew Silver, Adina Teodora Michael-Titus, Mark Bennett, Jacob Guy Bundy, Maria Elzbieta Mycielska, Eric Kenneth Parkinson

“…Membrane transporters in similar human fibroblasts cultures were measured by western blotting and more extensively by reverse transcription and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in human fibroblasts, keratinocytes, myoblasts, adipocytes and astrocytes. …”
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Loneliness among dementia caregivers: evaluation of the psychometric properties and cutoff score of the Three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale by Amira Mohammed Ali, Saeed A. Al-Dossary, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Abeer Selim, Abeer Selim, Abeer Selim, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees, Aljawharah Fahad Aljubilah, Musheer A. Aljaberi, Ebtesam Abdullah Alzeiby, Annamaria Pakai, Haitham Khatatbeh

“…This instrumental study aimed to examine the factor structure, reliability, convergent validity, criterion validity, and cutoff scores of a short loneliness measure: the Three-Item version of the University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale (UCLALS3) in a convenience sample of dementia family caregivers (N = 571, mean age = 53 ±12 years, 81.6% females).MethodsExploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine the structure of the UCLALS3 while receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve, including caregiving burden and emotional distress as outcomes, was used to examine its cutoff.ResultsOne factor accounted for 79.0% of the variance in the UCLALS3; it was perfectly invariant across genders but variant at the metric level across countries. …”
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Changes in lymphocyte subsets pre- and post-particle radiotherapy in head and neck bone and soft tissue tumors by Haojiong Zhang, Haojiong Zhang, Haojiong Zhang, Jing Gao, Jing Gao, Jing Gao, Jiyi Hu, Jiyi Hu, Jiyi Hu, Weixu Hu, Weixu Hu, Weixu Hu, Qingting Huang, Qingting Huang, Qingting Huang, Lin Kong, Lin Kong, Lin Kong

“…Investigating peripheral immune cell changes could offer valuable insights for integrating immunotherapies and optimizing treatment outcomes.MethodsIn this observational study, we enrolled 12 patients with head and neck bone and soft tissue tumors treated at our center between November 1, 2022, and November 1, 2024. …”
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Home blood pressure during night-time sleep – a feasible treatment target for patients with hypertension: a proof-of-concept randomised controlled trial by Eric Kam-Pui Lee, Shuqi Wang, Benjamin Hon-Kei Yip, Esther Yee-Tak Yu, Shuk-Yun Leung, Jinghao Han, Yue-Kwan Choi, Kam-Fai Chow, Wai-Ho Chung, Byran P. Yan, Anastasia S. Mihailidou, Richard J. McManus, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong

“…Background: This trial assessed the feasibility of titrating evening dosing of anti-hypertensive medications based on nighttime home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) readings in primary care for hypertensive (HT) patients.Methods: 78 patients with nocturnal HT and stage I daytime HT were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either nighttime HBPM measurements (intervention group) or daytime HBPM measurements (control group). …”
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Randomised controlled trial of perinatal vitamin D supplementation to prevent early-onset acute respiratory infections among Australian First Nations children: the ‘D-Kids’ study p... by Anne B Chang, Peter S Morris, Tom Snelling, Paul V Licciardi, Michael J Binks, David Simon, E Kim Mulholland, Adrienne Kirby, Heather D'Antoine, Amy S Bleakley, Susan J Pizzutto, Michelle Lamberth, Verity Powell, Jane Nelson, Geetha Rathnayake, Amanda J Leach

“…While ARI-related mortality is low in Australia, First Nations infants are hospitalised with ARIs up to nine times more often than their non-First Nations counterparts. …”
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Pre-post feasibility trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for patients during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer: the ECHO-R trial protocol by Andreas Obermair, Monika Janda, Sandra C Hayes, Elizabeth Eakin, Marcelo Nascimento, Dimitrios Vagenas, Jermaine Coward, Louisa G Gordon, Catherine Shannon, James Nicklin, Jeffrey Goh, Vanessa L Beesley, Penny Webb, Merran Williams, Sheree Rye, Rosalind R Spence, Helene O’Neill, Melissa J Newton, Sara Baniahmadi, Andrea Garret

“…However, these recommendations are derived from research typically involving cohorts with more common cancers and relatively good prognosis, such as breast and prostate. …”
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Effect of a Pleuran-Based Supplement on Salivary IgA Secretion in Children With Recurrent Respiratory Infections by Peter Kunc, MD, PhD, Jaroslav Fabry, MD, PhD, Michaela Matiscakova, MD, Katarina Istvankova, DVM, Zuzana Diamant, MD, PhD, Juraj Majtan, PhD, DSc, Milos Jesenak, MD, PhD

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a pleuran-based supplement (ß-glucan isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus in combination with vitamin D and zinc) on mucosal immunity –through modulating salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels –in children with RRIs. Methods: This monocentric, prospective, open-label pilot study investigated the effect of an orally administered pleuran/vitamin D/zinc supplement (1–2 chewable tablets daily depending on body weight) on the dynamics of sIgA secretion measured in saliva samples collected at three timepoints: at baseline and after 4–6 and 8–10 days. …”
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Security and privacy in online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and concerns of academics in Saudi higher education by Basmah Almekhled, Helen Petrie

“…Research limitations/implications – One limitation of this study is the relatively small qualitative data sample, despite the adequate size of the sample including 36 academics from various Saudi Arabian HEIs for quantitative analysis. …”
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Novel coronaviruses and mammarenaviruses of hedgehogs from Russia including the comparison of viral communities of hibernating and active specimens by A. V. Lukina-Gronskaya, I. K. Chudinov, I. K. Chudinov, E. V. Korneenko, E. V. Korneenko, S. D. Mashkova, T. A. Semashko, M. A. Sinkova, L. N. Penkin, E. M. Litvinova, N. Yu Feoktistova, A. S. Speranskaya

“…IntroductionSmall mammals, especially rodents and bats, are known reservoirs of zoonotic viruses, but little is known about the viromes of insectivorous species including hedgehogs (order Eulipotyphla), which often live near human settlements and come into contact with humans.MethodsWe used high-throughput sequencing and metaviromic analysis to describe the viromes of 21 hedgehogs (Erinaceus sp.) sampled from summer 2022 to spring 2023. …”
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Exploring co-occurring conditions in Iraqi children with autism spectrum disorder: prevalence, characteristics, and potential risk factors by Ahmed Kamil Toman, Ahmed Kamil Toman, Ahmed Kamil Toman, Hulla Raoof AbdulRasool, Hulla Raoof AbdulRasool, Faris Lami, Faris Lami, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Ghaith Al-Gburi, Ghaith Al-Gburi

“…For Iraqi children, local healthcare systems tend to place more emphasis on the management of ASD itself while neglecting co-occurring conditions.ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and potential risk factors of co-occurring epilepsy, sleep, and weight issues among Iraqi children with ASD.MethodsA multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from January 24 to August 7, 2024, including children from Imam Hussein Centre, Al-Subtain Academy for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Baghdad’s National Centre for Autism and Child Psychiatry. …”
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Comparison of sedentary time, number of steps and sit-to-stand-transitions of desk-based workers in different office environments including working from home: analysis of quantitat... by Martha Sauter, Eva Backé, Carina Pfab, Michaela Prigge, Claudia Brendler, Falk Liebers, Peter von Löwis, Andrea Pfeiffer, Falko Papenfuss, Janice Hegewald

“…Working from home was associated with increased sedentary time and fewer steps but more STS. CONCLUSION: Sedentary time of desk-based workers seems to be prolonged when working from home. …”
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