Caregiver Global Impression Observations from EMBARK: A Phase 3 Study Evaluating Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec in Ambulatory Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Craig M. McDonald, Jacob S. Elkins, Sai Dharmarajan, Katherine Gooch, Teofil Ciobanu, Claire J. Lansdall, Alexander P. Murphy, Fiona McDougall, Eugenio M. Mercuri, Ivana Audhya, the EMBARK Study Group

“…Conclusion These exploratory findings captured by caregiver-reported outcomes add to the totality of evidence that supports the clinical benefits of delandistrogene moxeparvovec for patients with DMD. Trial Registration Number ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT05096221.…”
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Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy for malignant tumors using Technefit radioactive colloid Technetium 99mTc by Irina Onofriychuk, Aziz Zikiryahodzhaev, Anatoliy Ermakov, Nataliya Ablitsova, Eric Saribekyan, Elena Rasskazova, Gadgimurad Zapirov, Stanislav Mikhailov, Andrey Kaprin, Anna Sukhotko, Serghei Covantsev

“…The most informative results in terms of scintigraphy images of sentinel lymph nodes were revealed in the first trial of the research, with all 5 cases (100%) showing positive results. …”
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Parsimonious versus extensive bleeding score: can we simplify risk stratification after percutaneous coronary intervention and reduce bleeding events by de-escalation of the antipl... by Pascal Vranckx, Stephan Windecker, Marco Valgimigli, Neil O’Leary, Yoshinobu Onuma, Peter Damman, Eva Christine Ida Woelders, Kai Ninomiya, Denise Adriana Maria Peeters, Arnoud Willem Johannes van 't Hof, Patrick Washington J C Serruys, Robert-Jan Matthijs van Geuns

“…The benefit of aspirin omission was the largest in ACS patients without HBR.Trial registration number NCT01813435.…”
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Effect of dry needling, ischemic compression and cross-taping of the masseter in patients with orofacial myofascial pain: a randomized comparative study by B. Macedo de Sousa, N. López-Valverde, N. López-Valverde, A. López-Valverde, A. López-Valverde, D. Neves, M. Santos, J. A. Blanco Rueda, J. A. Blanco Rueda

“…Further short- and long-term research is needed to confirm these findings.Clinical Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov, identifier (NCT0660604).…”
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Physical Inactivation of Monodon Baculovirus (Mbv), a Pathogenic Virus of Tiger Prawn (Penaeus Monodon Fab.) by M. Alifuddin

“…Inactivation of MBV was done by heating at 40, 45, 50 and 55 'C for 30 minute and uv radiation for 5, 10, 15 and 20 minute with the distance 30 cm from the uv lamp 15 watt as radiation sources.  Transmission trial showed that infection occured 6 hours post inoculation and inclusion bodies were detected at day 5th; showed the virus lost their infectivities or virulent since no inclusion t Ddies as indicator for MBV infection were detected on hepatopancreas of shrimp test. …”
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Development and clinical assessment of a novel probiotic candy in the prevention of respiratory infections in asthmatic children by Rana Tafrishi, Hamid Ahanchian, Seyed ali Jafari, Abolfazl Pahlevanloo, Hamidreza Kianifar, Mohammadali Kiani, Nasrin Moazzen, Tahereh sadeghi, Peter D. Sly

“…Methods & materials: In this randomized trial, 69 children aged 7–11 years with mild intermittent asthma were randomized to receive probiotic candy (containing 1010 CFU probiotic Bacillus coagulans) or placebo candy, daily for 2 months. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Review of the Studies Using Syngeneic, Autologous, Allogeneic, and Xenogeneic Cells by Christian Sávio-Silva, Stephany Beyerstedt, Poliana E. Soinski-Sousa, Expedito B. Casaro, Maria Theresa A. Balby-Rocha, Antônio Simplício-Filho, Jamille Alves-Silva, Érika B. Rangel

“…Future directions include strategies to reduce MSC heterogeneity, standardized protocols for isolation and expansion of those cells, and the development of well-designed large-scale trials to show significant efficacy during a long follow-up, mainly in individuals with DKD.…”
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Efficacy & safety of brolucizumab 6.0 mg versus 3.6 mg in diabetic macular edema by Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Pradeep Kumar, Amrita Joshi, Aman Saraf, Abhijeet Awasthi, Supriya Dhar, Khaleel M, Atul Kumar, Vipin Rana, Ravi D

“…Trial registration Study was registered with Clinical trials registry of India (CTRI ref no. …”
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Playing hide and seek with primates: A comparative study of Theory of Mind by Aurore San‑Galli, Marie Devaine, Cinzia Trapanese, Shelly Masi, Sébastien Bouret, Jean Daunizeau

“…The profile of primates’ performances against the different algorithms was then used to infer their ToM sophistication. Preliminary results show that the pattern of performance of nonhuman primates differ from those of humans. …”
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Circulating Adipokines and Response to Treatment in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis by Georgios K. Vasileiadis, Yuan Zhang, Tahzeeb Fatima, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Jon Lampa, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Dan Nordström, Gerdur Grondal, Kim Hørslev‐Petersen, Kristina Lend, Marte S. Heiberg, Merete Lund Hetland, Michael Nurmohamed, Till Uhlig, Tuulikki Sokka‐Isler, Anna Rudin, Cristina Maglio

“…Methods This study included 341 participants of the Nordic Rheumatic Diseases Strategy Trials and Registries trial with untreated early RA, randomized at baseline into four treatment arms: methotrexate combined with (1) prednisolone, (2) certolizumab, (3) abatacept, or (4) tocilizumab. …”
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Designing an online intervention for adults with addictive eating: a qualitative integrated knowledge translation approach by Phillipa Hay, Amanda L Baker, Clare Collins, Tracy Burrows, Mark Leary, Kirrilly Pursey, Antonio Verdejo-García, Janelle Skinner, Megan C Whatnall

“…In the field of food addiction (FA), there are limited treatment options that have been reported to show improvements in FA symptoms.Objectives The primary aim of this paper is to describe the step-by-step codesign and refinement of a complex intervention delivered via telehealth for adults with FA using an IKT approach. …”
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Transition to home after very preterm birth: improving outcomes of children and their families—a systematic review protocol by Beatrice Latal, Ulrike Held, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Sandra Siegfried, Vivienne Engel, Valentina Mauron-Papadimitriou, Lea Bührer, Laura Ebner, Lena Keller, Martina Gosteli

“…Subsequently, it will show the individual effect of these interventions and pool effect sizes if possible. …”
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Accommodating inappropriate language: how students react to the translation of inappropriate language in the classroom by Tracey Simpson

“…However, the use of words considered as taboo is problematic for non-native speakers; they are consequently reduced to a system of trial and error at their own peril. We may then ask ourselves how taboo words are perceived by students and what place they have in the classroom. …”
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An Unusual Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Hemophagocytic Syndrome by Saika Sharmeen, Nazia Hussain

“…He simultaneously met the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria for the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the diagnostic criteria of HS as described in the hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) 2004 trial. The bone marrow on autopsy showed the presence of abundant hemosiderophages with focal hemophagocytosis. …”
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Stability Analysis of the Bat Algorithm Described as a Stochastic Discrete-Time State-Space System by Janusz Piotr Paplinski

“…The analysis of the position of eigenvalues of the state matrix shows how the different values of parameters affect the behaviour of the algorithm. …”
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Multi-robot Collaborative Planning based on Optimized Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by Zhang Lin, Zhan Weipeng, Zhu Lingfen, Wu Guoxing

“…The principle of artificial bee colony algorithm is analyzed,adaptive searching factor is proposed to improve new food source generation method,which balances searching range and convergence rate.The robot path point is improved by location angle,and by using this way,the location parameter is reduced.The path length,path smoothness and path safety is synthesized to a goal function by weight. The simulation trial shows that path length and time cost of improved algorithm is superior to primary algorithm. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

“…Longer follow-up, a multicenter design, and a higher number of subjects are needed to confirm these preliminary results. This trial is registered with DRKS00017239.…”
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Inosine enhances the efficacy of immune‐checkpoint inhibitors in advanced solid tumors: A randomized, controlled, Phase 2 study by Haiqing Zhao, Wei Zhang, Yuting Lu, Yin Dong, Zhihao He, Hongchao Zhen, Qin Li

“…The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR); the secondary endpoints were disease control rate, overall survival (OS), and progression‐free survival (PFS). The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05809336). …”
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Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Older Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: Machine Learning–Based Model Development and Validation Study by Xiao-Qin Luo, Ning-Ya Zhang, Ying-Hao Deng, Hong-Shen Wang, Yi-Xin Kang, Shao-Bin Duan

“…ConclusionsAn interpretable eXtreme Gradient Boosting model was developed and validated to predict MAKE30, which provides opportunities for risk stratification, clinical decision-making, and the conduct of clinical trials involving AKI. Trial RegistrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2200061610; https://tinyurl.com/3smf9nuw…”
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First-in-Men Online Adaptive Robotic Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Toward Ultrahypofractionation for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients by Victor J. Brand, MD, Maaike T.W. Milder, PhD, Miranda E.M.C. Christianen, MD, PhD, Kim C. de Vries, MD, Mischa S. Hoogeman, PhD, Luca Incrocci, MD, PhD, Femke E. Froklage, MD, PhD

“…The average total treatment time was 67.7 minutes, showing a downward trend. The treatment was well-experienced overall. …”
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