Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Long-Term Outcome of Gastric Cancer Patients with Family History: Seven-Year Follow-Up Study for Korean Health Check-Up Subjects by Jooyoung Lee, Su Jin Chung, Ji Min Choi, Yoo Min Han, Joo Sung Kim

“…This study was conducted on asymptomatic healthy individuals who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for the purpose of GC screening. Patients who were diagnosed with GC between October 2003 and December 2013 at Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center were identified. …”
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Delay between Onset of Symptoms and Seeking Physician Intervention Increases Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications: Results of a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey by Norina A. Gavan, Ioan A. Veresiu, Etta J. Vinik, Aaron I. Vinik, Bogdan Florea, Cosmina I. Bondor

“…We present a post hoc analysis of 17,530 questionnaires collected as part of the 2012 screening for neuropathy using Norfolk Quality of Life tool in patients with diabetes in Romania, to assess the impact on foot complications of time between the onset of symptoms of diabetes/its complications and the physician visit. …”
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Combined blockade of GPX4 and activated EGFR/HER3 bypass pathways inhibits the development of ALK‐inhibitor‐induced tolerant persister cells in ALK‐fusion‐positive lung cancer... by Koh Furugaki, Takaaki Fujimura, Narumi Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Watanabe, Ken Uchibori, Eisaku Miyauchi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Ryohei Katayama, Shigeki Yoshiura

“…We generated alectinib‐induced DTP cells from a patient‐derived ALK+ non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line and screened 3114 agents in the anticancer compounds library (TargetMol). …”
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“Lung-on-a-chip” as an instrument for studying the pathophysiology of human respiration by Oksana A. Zhukova, Iuliia V. Ozerskaya, Dmitry V. Basmanov, Vsevolod Yu. Stolyarov, Vladimir G. Bogush, Vladimir V. Kolesov, Kirill A. Zykov, Gaukhar M. Yusubalieva, Vladimir P. Baklaushev

“…Besides the LoC imitating the hematoalveolar barrier, there are modifications for studying the specific pathophysiological processes, for the screening of medicinal products, for modeling specific diseases, for example, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma. …”
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Genotypic Spectrum in a Cohort of Sri Lankan Patients With Homocystinuria by Hewa Warawitage Dilanthi, Kandana Liyanage Subhashinie Jayasena, Nambage Dona Priyani Dhammika, Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika, Matara Mahavidanage Nishani De Silva, Imalke Kankananarachchi, Pushpa Malkanthi Gardiye Punchihewa, Dharma Irugalbandara, Sabine Schroeder, Kosala Karunaratne, Eresha Jasinge

“…The majority of the patients were identified clinically at a later stage of the disease due to lack of a screening programme in the country. Therefore, it is important to improve the awareness of the disease among the clinicians in the interest of early diagnosis and early commencement of metabolic treatment.…”
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Optimization of Preparation Process and Antioxidant Activity of Kidney Bean-Haskap Composite Fermentation Liquid by Jia WANG, Fangli DING, Yu AN, Xueying ZENG, Zhihui ZHANG, Sinan LI, Kaiyuan XU, Fang ZHOU, Ying WANG, Lu ZHANG, Bingzheng XU, Zekun SUN

“…Specifically, four kinds of lactic acid bacteria were selected to inoculate and ferment the composition liquid of kidney bean and haskap. After screening the compound lactic acid bacteria based on the number of live bacterial count as the index, the process parameters of the composite fermentation liquid were determined using single factor test and response surface optimization test, as well as its physical and chemical properties, biological activity and antioxidant capacity were evaluated. …”
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Data backup methods for mission-critical information systems by S. V. Shaytura, P. N. Pitkevich

“…The rules for copying servers were given.Conclusions. This article discusses a data backup architecture for mission-critical enterprise information systems. …”
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Bioactive potential and storage behavior of low molecular mass peptides in Pilsner and IPA style craft beers by Roberta Nogueira Pereira da Silva, Angelica Priscila Parussolo Tonin, Gabriela Soares Macello Ramos, Juliana Furtado Dias, Eduardo Cesar Meurer, Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz

“…LC-MS/MS analysis was performed using the 46 Da neutral loss method and collision-induced dissociation, followed by peptide bioactivity screening through the BIOPEP database. Twelve di- and tripeptides, with masses ranging from 177 to 329 (m/z), were identified, exhibiting potential bioactivities such as dipeptidyl peptidase IV and III inhibition, ACE inhibition, and antioxidative properties. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Iran-package of essential non-communicable disease (IraPEN) program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in pilot areas by Somayeh Derakhshan, Davood Khalili, Alireza Mahdavi, Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari, Amir Kavousi, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Afshin Ostovar, Koorosh Etemad

“…Results A total of 160,223 eligible individuals (93,081 female) were screened at baseline, of which 25,764 individuals (17,386 female) were followed up for at least one year. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

“…The patient underwent COVID-19 screening tests: while the chest CT scan showed features highly suggestive of COVID-19, the RT-PCR was negative on two occasions. …”
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Correlation Analysis Between Multi-Drug Resistance Phenotype and Virulence Factor Expression of Clinical <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> by Wenli Xu, Runcheng Zhou, Jingwei Pan, Zhuangcong Liu, Xuyu Huang, Yueqiao Lin, Nan Li, Kecan Chen, Wenbo Sun, Yi Deng, Anping Yang, Xin Chen

“…The <i>Kirby-Bauer</i>  test was used for drug-sensitive screening, and the results showed that 16 strains were resistant and 16 strains were sensitive. …”
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Breast cancer patients with a pre-existing mental illness are less likely to receive guideline-recommended cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Katie Elliott, Emily Haworth, Iakov Bolnykh, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams, Alastair Greystoke, Adam Todd, Linda Sharp

“…MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and APA PsycInfo databases were searched. After screening, fifteen studies were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria. …”
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Abnormal methylation of Mill1 gene regulates osteogenic differentiation involved in various phenotypes of skeletal fluorosis in rats and methionine intervention by Niannian Chen, Jing Zhang, Congyu Yin, Yudan Liao, Lei Song, Ting Hu, Xueli Pan

“…In a previous study, we screened eight genes with differential methylation associated with various phenotypes of skeletal fluorosis. …”
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Examining anti-inflammatory therapies in the prevention of cardiovascular events: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by George A Wells, Kevin Emery Boczar, Sheojung Shin, Kathryn A Bezzina, Aishwarya Geejo, Alexander Liam Pearson, Saba Shahab, Christophe A Fehlmann, Sarah Visintini, Rob Beanlands

“…Key secondary outcomes will include unstable angina, heart failure, all-cause mortality, cardiac arrest and revascularisation. Screening, inclusion, data extraction and quality assessment will be performed independently by two reviewers. …”
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Mental Health Services for Serious Mental Illness: Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials by Pablo Roson Rodriguez, Xiao Chen, Marcelo Arancibia, Eva Madrid, Farhad Shokraneh, Clive E. Adams, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco

“…Methods We retrieved and screened RCTs of service‐level interventions considering non‐pharmacological approaches for mental healthcare of the CSzG register. …”
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Prevalence, characteristics, and treatment outcome of congenital malaria in Nigeria: a systematic review by Emmanuel Kokori, Gbolahan Olatunji, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Israel Charles Abraham, Rosemary Komolafe, Victor Oluwatomiwa Ajekiigbe, Ntishor Gabriel Udam, Stanley Eneh, Chidiogo Ezenwoba, Adetola Emmanuel Babalola, Oluwatobi Omoworare, Nicholas Aderinto

“…Studies were retrieved from multiple electronic databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, African Journals Online (AJOL), and Cochrane Library and subjected to a multistage screening per established eligibility criteria. The study was registered with PROSPERO and was conducted per PRSIMA-established guidelines. …”
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Additive-manufactured ceramics for dental restorations: a systematic review on mechanical perspective by Yuqing Lu, Anouk van Steenoven, Amanda Maria de Oliveira Dal Piva, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Li Wang, Li Wang, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan, Albert J. Feilzer, Albert J. Feilzer

“…Published articles from 2019 to 2023 were screened, analysed and the relevant papers were selected for inclusion in this review.ResultsA total of 40 studies were included. …”
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The relationship of platelet distribution width with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Chunyu Lu, Shuiqin Cheng, Wenjing Fan, Zhihong Zhang, Jinquan Wang

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) models were used to determine whether there was a linear relationship between PDW and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.Results A total of 720 PD patients were screened, and 426 PD patients were enrolled after PSM. …”
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Transient Elastography in Alcoholic Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Changzhou Cai, Xin Song, Xueyang Chen, Weihua Zhou, Qi Jin, Shenghui Chen, Feng Ji

“…In patients with ALD/NAFLD, CAP was feasible for identifying and screening steatosis, and LSM was accurate for diagnosing fibrosis, especially severe fibrosis and cirrhosis.…”
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Patient perspectives on acromegaly disease burden: insights from a community meeting by Shruti N. Shah, Kevin C. J. Yuen, Vivien Bonert, Wenyu Huang, Jill Sisco, Chrystal Palaty, Kristen Dancel-Manning, Nidhi Agrawal

“…We advocate for periodic screening for impacted ADLs, multidisciplinary teams to proactively address these symptoms, and call for further research on under-evaluated aspects of the disease.…”
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