Characterizing immune biomarkers and effector CD8+ T-cell exhaustion in pancreatic adenocarcinoma via single-cell RNA sequencing profiling by Rawaa AlChalabi, Raghda Makia, Semaa A. Shaban, Ahmed AbdulJabbar Suleiman

“…We analyzed mutations in the shortlisted biomarkers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and performed in silico mutational analysis using Maestro to evaluate the impact of an IL7R mutation (K110N) on protein function. Virtual screening using a deep learning framework, GNINA, explored the inhibitory features of the anti-inflammatory drugs oxaprozin and celecoxib on IL7R. …”
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Better understanding the phenotypic effects of drugs through shared targets in genetic disease networks by Elena Díaz-Santiago, Aurelio A. Moya-García, Jesús Pérez-García, Raquel Yahyaoui, Raquel Yahyaoui, Christine Orengo, Florencio Pazos, James R. Perkins, James R. Perkins, James R. Perkins, Juan A. G. Ranea, Juan A. G. Ranea, Juan A. G. Ranea, Juan A. G. Ranea

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Frekuensi HBsAg Positif pada Uji Saring Darah di Palang Merah Indonesia Cabang Padang Tahun 2012 by Nadia Ventiani, Susila Lastri, Dian Pratiwi

“…The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of positive HBsAg in the screening test of the blood donors. A descriptive studies has been conducted by using secondary datas<br />in  PMI Padang. …”
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Pattern of Refractive Error among Patients attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Assam, India: A Cross-sectional Study by Nilanjan Kaushik Thakur, Ruma Das Debsikdar, Srawani Sarkar, Surabhi Prasad, S Lakshmi, Devajit Deka

“…Results: Of the 11,932 participants screened, 6,112 were males (51.22%) and 5,820 were females (48.78%), aged 5-89 years. …”
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Metabolites and lipid species mediate the associations of adiposity in childhood and early adulthood with mammographic breast density in premenopausal women by Kayla R. Getz, Myung Sik Jeon, Lili Liu, Lei Liu, Haixiang Zhang, Chongliang Luo, Jingqin Luo, Adetunji T. Toriola

“…Methods This study consists of 705 premenopausal women who had their screening mammogram at Washington University in St. …”
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Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…The identified titles and abstracts were screened independently by two authors and studies that mentioned facial anthropometry in relation to self-expressed behaviour or personality in humans and monkeys were included. …”
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Deciphering Regulatory Networks Governing Seedling Emergence in Deep-Sown Direct-Seeded Rice Cultivation by Jasneet Singh, Nitika Sandhu, Aman Kumar, Om Prakash Raigar, Sutej Bains, Gaurav Augustine, Muskan Gupta, Ekta Kharche, Anu Kalia, Navtej Singh Bains, Arvind Kumar

“…Two rice genotypes (IRGC 128442 and PR126) were screened for contrasting seedling emergence and subjected to high-throughput RNA sequencing under varying sowing depths (4 cm and 10 cm) and time intervals (5, 10, and 15 days after sowing). …”
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Comparison study of bioelectrical impedance analyzers for measuring lower limb muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly adults by Ai-Chun Huang, Hsueh-Kuan Lu, Chien-Wei Liang, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Yi-Sung Tsai, Chung-Liang Lai, Chung-Liang Lai

“…Compared to multi-frequency BIA and DXA, this method is simpler to operate and more convenient, making it particularly suitable for preliminary screening and assessment of sarcopenia in clinical and community settings.…”
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Accuracy of artificial intelligence algorithms in predicting acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yaxin Xiong, Yuan Gao, Yucheng Qi, Yingfei Zhi, Jia Xu, Kuo Wang, Qiuyue Yang, Changsong Wang, Mingyan Zhao, Xianglin Meng

“…The retrieved literature was screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, the quality of the included studies was assessed using QUADAS-2, and the included studies were statistically analyzed. …”
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Prevalence of asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtamu Belay, Adugna Abera, Esayas Aklilu, Tesfahun Bishaw, Ayinalem Alemu, Geremew Tasew, Berhanu Erko

“…Close contact with domestic animals and being male were identified as significant risk factors. Regular screening of people living in close contact with animals. …”
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An analysis of controlled human infection studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov by James Wilkinson, Joshua Osowicki, Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Ian J Saldanha, Meta Roestenberg, Danny Toomey, Jupiter Adams-Phipps, John Pietro, Jake Littman, Steffen Kamenicek, Daniel Kaufman

“…The frequencies of these discrepancies were used to quantify the differences between reporting in ClinicalTrials.gov records and publications of the same results.Results We screened 5131 ClinicalTrials.gov records for inclusion, reviewed 410 records in full and included 344 records. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Current recommendations stress the need for pneumococcal vaccine, yearly flu vaccination and routine screening with tuberculin skin test (PPD). HIV-infected individuals with a PPD skin test reaction of 5 mm of induration or greater using 5 tuberculin units will be considered candidates for one year of isoniazid prophylaxis. …”
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A systematic review of impact of person-centred interventions for serious physical illness in terms of outcomes and costs by Richard Harding, Sridhar Venkatapuram, Alessandra Giusti, Ruwayda Petrus, Liz Gwyther, Lindsay Farrant, I Petersen, Amelia Cook, Kennedy Bashan Nkhoma

“…Study quality was appraised using the Joanna Briggs checklist.Results We screened n=6156 papers. Seventy-two papers (reporting n=55 different studies) were retained in the review. …”
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Trends and Gaps in Digital Precision Hypertension Management: Scoping Review by Namuun Clifford, Rachel Tunis, Adetimilehin Ariyo, Haoxiang Yu, Hyekyun Rhee, Kavita Radhakrishnan

“…Data were extracted and summarized for study and sample characteristics, precision health focus, digital health technology, disciplines involved, and characteristics of personalized interventions. ResultsAfter screening 883 articles, 46 were included; most studies had a precision health focus on personalized digital interventions (34/46, 74%), followed by prediction models (8/46, 17%) and phenotyping (4/46, 9%). …”
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Meta-analysis on Studies of Deviant Marketing Behaviors: Past, Present and Future by Zahra Ahmadi Alvar, Davood Feiz, Meysam Modarresi

“…Through a multi-stage screening process involving the examination of titles, abstracts, and keywords, our research team identified and selected a total of 72 articles pertinent to the subject of deviant behaviors in marketing for further text-mining analysis. …”
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CCR7 and CD48 as Predicted Targets in Acute Rejection Related to M1 Macrophage after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation by Jie Zhang, Jun Pei, Chengjun Yu, Jin Luo, Yifan Hong, Yi Hua, Guanghui Wei

“…In addition to immunoinfiltration, CD4+T, CD8+T, NK cells, NKT cells, and monocytes increased significantly in the AR group, which was highly consistent with the results of Hub gene screening. Finally, we predicted that 19 TFs and 32 miRNAs might interact with the Hub gene. …”
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Exploring public perceptions and awareness of Parkinson's disease: A scoping review. by Sophie Crooks, Gillian Carter, Christine Brown Wilson, Lisa Wynne, Patrick Stark, Michail Doumas, Matthew Rodger, Emma O'Shea, Gary Mitchell

“…The 'Population-Concept-Context' framework was used in the screening process to identify eligible papers.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 23 studies were included in the review representing global research in quantitative (n = 12) and mixed methods approaches (n = 11). …”
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Risk of diabetic ketoacidosis caused by sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in patients with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized cont... by Ying Liu, Shiwen Yang, Aidou Jiang, Dan Zou, Zhaoyang Chen, Na Su, Na Su

“…We conducted a network meta-analysis to evaluate the incidence of DKA at different doses in the treatment of T1DM.MethodsWe searched electronic databases and clinical trial registries, including PubMed, Embase (Ovid SP), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Ovid SP), and ClinicalTrials.gov, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) concerning SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with T1DM from inception to December 2023. Literature screening, quality assessment and data extraction were carried out independently by 2 researchers based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and statistical analysis was performed using Stata 15.1 software and R 4.1.3.ResultsNineteen clinical studies and one clinical trial were ultimately included. …”
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Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Infection in Some Wildlife and Cattle in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Y. J. Atuman, C. A. Kudi, P. A. Abdu, O. O. Okubanjo, A. Abubakar, Y. Wungak, H. G. Ularamu

“…Harvested sera from blood were screened for presence of antibodies against the foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) using the PrioCHECK® 3ABC NSP ELISA kit, and positive samples were serotyped using solid-phase competitive ELISA, (IZSLER Brescia, Italy). …”
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Human rights violations are associated with forcibly displaced population’s mental health—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Felix Sisenop, Pallavi Chatarajupalli, Paul A. Bain, Hanna Kaade, Jutta Lindert

“…Subgroup analyses were performed for the Global Peace Index, sampling methodology, also we assessed risk of bias.ResultsOf the 8,555 records screened, 55 with n = 31,573 participants met the inclusion criteria (n = 15,714 males, females, n = 15,859 females). …”
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