Is High-Intensity Interval Training an Option for Post-Kidney Transplant Physical Rehabilitation Programmes? A Scoping Review by Lovatto V, Sousa BDS, Marães VRFDS

“…The material demonstrated satisfaction, confidence, improvement in resting heart rate, and absence of adverse effects from high-intensity interval training for kidney transplant recipients.Conclusion: Based on this scoping review, high-intensity interval training for kidney transplant patients may be beneficial for physical and mental aspects and complement physical rehabilitation programmes, but there is a need for more studies with robust samples and long-term follow-up to confirm these benefits.Plain Language Summary: Patients undergoing kidney transplantation are at increased risk of developing heart disease, which can result in a high risk of health complications and even death. …”
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Organic petrology and geochemistry evaluation of upper Permian source rocks in the Lower Yangtze Area by Qingfang Zhao, Jianqiang Wang, Yanqiu Yang, Jianwen Chen, Jie Liang, Yinguo Zhang, Heping Dong

“…A range of analytical methods is utilized, including total organic carbon content analysis, rock pyrolysis, organic matter maturity assessment, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis, and kerogen carbon isotope analysis. …”
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Comparative analysis of long-term organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using belimumab versus standard therapy: a post hoc longitudinal study by Murray B Urowitz, Robert L Ohsfeldt, Ronald C Wielage, Yumi Asukai, Sulabha Ramachandran, John J Dever, Mehdi Zakerifar, Ashish V Joshi

“…This analysis was designed to compare organ damage progression between treatment groups (belimumab plus standard therapy vs standard therapy alone) in patients with SLE with ≥5 years of follow-up, reproducing our previous study with more generalisable data.Methods This exploratory post hoc analysis used a heterogeneous population of US and non-US patients receiving monthly intravenous belimumab from pooled BLISS LTE trials (BEL112234/NCT00712933) and standard therapy–treated patients from the Toronto Lupus Cohort. …”
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Prophylaxis of herpetic infections reactivation before the planned pregnancy by V. S. Kopcha, I. V. Lipkovska, N. H. Shpikula

“…An increase in IgG corresponding levels in 4 times and more in pared serum samples does not occur in the case of herpetic infection reactivation. …”
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Arterial hypertension in Ryazan region: data of the third section of the EPOHA study by E. A. Smirnova, Yu. V. Terekhovskaya, A. A. Molodtsova, S. S. Yakushin

“…A representative sample of the population of the Ryazan region, created in 2002 by the method of step-by-step randomization, was reexamined in 2007 and 2016. …”
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Association of circulating IL-6 and IL-10 levels during mid-gestation with recurrent pregnancy loss history and severity: a South Indian study by Sufaya Jameel, Rashmi Bhuwalka, Parveen Jahan

“…Aim: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as the loss of two or more clinical pregnancies before the 20th week of gestation. …”
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Robust molecular subgrouping and reference-free aneuploidy detection in medulloblastoma using low-depth whole genome bisulfite sequencing by Dean Thompson, Jemma Castle, Martin Sill, Stefan M. Pfister, Simon Bailey, Debbie Hicks, Steven C. Clifford, Edward C. Schwalbe

“…Specifically, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) enables assessment of genome-wide methylation status at single-base resolution, however its routine application has been limited by high DNA input requirements, cost, and a lack of pipelines tailored to more rapidly-acquired and cost-effective low-depth (< 10x) sequencing data. …”
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Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing among elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases by Stojanović Goran, Đurić Dušan, Jakovljević Biljana, Turnić-Nikolić Tamara, Maričić Milena, Stojanović Svetlana, Milovanović Olivera

“…In relation to gender, it was more frequent in female elders. The mean number of prescribed drugs was similar for 2016 and 2017, 7.2 and 7.3, respectively. …”
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E-Mental Health Interventions in Inpatient Care: Scoping Review by Alexander Diel, Isabel Carolin Schröter, Anita Robitzsch, Christoph Jansen, Martin Teufel, Alexander Bäuerle

“…Studies involving greater sample sizes and studies with more diverse patient groups need to be planned in the future. …”
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Microbiome of the Proximal Small Intestine in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis by Vladimir V. Kiselev, Stanislav I. Koshechkin, Alexey V. Kurenkov, Vera E. Odintsova, Maria S. Zhigalova, Alekxandr V. Tyakht, Sergey S. Petrikov, Petr A. Yartsev, Ilya V. Dmitriev

“…Currently, due to the complexity of obtaining samples, specific features of laboratory processing and analysis of the results, there is a lack of data on the microbial signature of the small intestine in healthy and diseased states of the upper gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Association of Smoking with Indicators of the Structure and Function of Blood Vessels in Middle-aged Men by O. Yu. Isaykina, V. B. Rozanov, А. А. Aleksandrov, M. B. Kotova

“…To study the association of smoking with indicators of the structure and function of blood vessels in a sample of middle-aged men.Material and methods. This study is part of a 32-year prospective cohort observation of males starting in childhood (11-12 years). …”
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Indicators of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Croatian Children by Marko Badrić, Leona Roca, Vladan Pelemiš, Dragan Branković, Vladimir Živanović

“…The findings will emphasize the need to determine CRF and BMI as important factors that should be addressed from early school years in order to prevent future cardiovascular diseases. Methods: The total sample consisted of 423 students, including 212 girls and 211 boys, from the continental and Adriatic regions of the Republic of Croatia, with an average age of 10.32 years. …”
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Disentangling the gut microbiota of Aldabra giant tortoises of different ages and environments by Douaa Zakaria, Camillo Sandri, Monica Modesto, Caterina Spiezio, Donatella Scarafile, Allen Cedras, Luigimaria Borruso, Paolo Manghi, Paolo Trevisi, Nicola Segata, Paola Mattarelli, Masanori Arita

“…The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is an ideal species for this study due to its exceptionally long lifespan of over 100 years. Methods Using 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis, we analyzed 52 fecal samples from giant tortoises in Seychelles (Curieuse and Mahé islands) and in a zoological park in Italy, from very young individuals to those of >100 years old. …”
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Natural history of the aortic wall changes in adults with the degenerative tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: The morphometric proofs and implications for echocardiography by Borović Saša D., Labudović-Borović Milica M., Todorović Vera N., Rakočević Jelena T., Marinković-Erić Jelena M., Kostić Jelena V., Trifunović Zoran, Milojević Predrag S.

“…The aim of this study was to grade the histopathological changes in the wall of the nonseverely dilated ascending aorta in patients with the severe, calcific TAV stenosis and to correlate them with the echocardiographic parameters in order to analyze when the ascending aorta should be replaced simultaneously with the aortic valve replacement (AVR). Methods. The samples from 37 patients subjected to the AVR and the samples from the control group were analyzed morphologically. …”
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Confirmatory mapping for lymphatic filariasis in districts previously considered nonendemic in Ghana by Joseph L. Opare, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Bright Alomatu, Ernest Mensah, Emmanuel Nyarko, Odame Asiedu, Judith Saare, Charles Brown-Davies, Irene D. Dzathor, Achille Kabore, Ernest O. Mensah

“…Districts were classified as endemic if more than three positive cases were identified out 480 sampled. …”
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Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreaks associated with Coxsackievirus A-24 in India, 2023 by Nutan A. Chavan, Pooja Shinde, Sanjaykumar Tikute, Rajlakshmi Vishwanathan, Avinash R. Deoshatwar, Yogesh K. Gurav, Rishabh Waghchaure, Nishat H. Ahmed, Vannavada S. Rani, Vikram Khan, Aditya Kelkar, Harsh H. Jain, Amita Jain, Mallika Lavania, Babasaheb V. Tandale

“…This study aimed to identify the aetiological agent associated with AHC in 2023, genetically characterize the agent and describe the clinical presentation. Methods: From July to September 2023, 300 ocular and throat swab samples were collected from patients with AHC across various regions of India, including Maharashtra, Daman &amp; Diu, Delhi, Lucknow, and Hyderabad. …”
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Epithelial – mesenchymal transition markers, proliferation markers, and cytokine secretion in breast tissue in malignant and benign breast diseases by A. I. Autenshlyus, S. A. Arkhipov, E. S. Mikhaylova, V. V. Arkhipova, A. V. Proskura, N. A. Varaksin, V. V. Lyahovich

“…To develop methodological grounds for assessing the probability of breast malignancy in patients with noncancerous breast diseases (NCBD) by the following parameters: expression of markers of epithelial – mesenchymal transition (EMT) and proliferation and production of cytokines by samples of the breast tissue.Materials and methods. …”
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2bRAD-M reveals differences in microbial communities between Modic changes and disc herniation by Fang Yang, Jingtao Zhang, Junpu Zha, Guolei Zhang, Jia Li, Wei Du, Lin Liu, Jun Di

“…In this study, we employed 2bRAD-M (2b Restriction Site Associated DNA sequencing for Microbiome), a new sequencing technology capable of accurately characterizing bacteria, fungi, and archaea in samples with low microbial biomass at species-level resolution.MethodsWe surveyed 20 intervertebral disc (IVD) samples, including 10 IVD samples with Modic changes and 10 herniated disc samples. 2bRAD-M was performed to explore whether microbial differences existed between Modic change and herniated disc samples.ResultsIn total, 332 microbial species were identified, including 75 species shared between the two groups. …”
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Microbiological Surveillance and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Observations on Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis in an Outpatient German Reference Center by Annemarie Albert, Stefan Richter, Lisa C. Costello-Boerrigter, Philipp Stieger, Rainer Peter Woitas, Rüdiger C. Braun-Dullaeus, Christian Albert

“…<b>Results</b>: There were 80 documented peritonitis episodes with 99 causal etiologies sampled. Of those, eighty-seven were bacterial, three were fungi (3%), eight had no microbial growth (8%), and one more had missing data. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Contamination and Prevalence of Pathogenic Strains in Cattle Carcasses from Romanian Slaughterhouses by Dariana-Olivia Brătfelan, Alexandra Tăbăran, Sorin Daniel Dan, Alexandru-Flaviu Tăbăran, Rodica Mărgăoan, Oana Lucia Crişan-Reget, Marian Mihaiu

“…This study assessed microbiological risks in Romanian bovine slaughterhouses by analyzing 150 samples from stool and carcasses at the post-evisceration and cooling stages over seven months in two abattoirs, using standardized microbiological methods and PCR to quantify aerobic colony counts (ACCs), <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>, and pathogens (<i>E. coli</i>, <i>Salmonella</i> spp., and <i>Listeria</i> spp.). …”
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