Review
Surgery
C. Taliento, G. Pontrelli, A. Rondoni, M. Desgro, M. Steinkasserer, G. Scutiero, G. Vizzielli, P. Greco
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the direct trocar insertion (DTI) method with the Veress needle (VN) insertion method for creating pneumoperitoneum. The results showed no significant differences in major complications between the two methods, but DTI had a lower risk of minor complications compared to VN.
LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Prabhpreet Hundal, Rahim Valani, Cassandra Quan, Shayan Assaie-Ardakany, Tanmay Sharma, Maher Abou-Seido, Leila Salehi, Qamar Amin, Simina Luca
Summary: This study reviewed reasons for postpartum women visiting the emergency department within 10 days after delivery and identified risk factors associated with early ED visits. Findings suggest that patient education on pain management and wound care can help reduce the rate of early postpartum ED visits in a busy community setting.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Tess Levy, Thariana Pichardo, Hailey Silver, Bonnie Lerman, Jessica Zweifach, Danielle Halpern, Paige M. Siper, Alexander Kolevzon, Joseph D. Buxbaum
Summary: The study investigates the differences between individuals with CHAMP1 gene mutations and those with deletions of the gene. It reveals that individuals with mutations have lower adaptive functioning and more severe clinical phenotype compared to those with deletions. The findings suggest that the pathogenesis of CHAMP1 disorder may differ between groups, which has implications for future therapies.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anika Frank, Jonas Bendig, Inaki Schniewind, Witold H. Polanski, Stephan B. Sobottka, Heinz Reichmann, Katja Akgun, Tjalf Ziemssen, Lisa Klingelhoefer, Bjorn H. Falkenburger
Summary: This study found that deep brain stimulation surgery may be associated with neuronal damage, but stimulation itself does not have an impact.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Limnology
Eva Julia Marie Ostertag, Kai Jensen, Viktoria Unger, Stefanie Nolte
Summary: This study investigates the effects of active soil and passive air warming on seedling emergence and survival in salt marshes. The results show that warming has a significant influence on Shannon diversity, but no significant effects on seedling number and survival. However, there are trends that differ between zones, with seedling numbers slightly higher in the warming treatments in the pioneer zone and decreased in the high marsh. Median survival also differs significantly between species.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jian Liu, Anders J. Lindstrom, Thomas E. Marler, Xun Gong
Summary: By integrating fossil and biogeographical calibrations as well as molecular data, this study revisited the evolutionary history of Cycadaceae. The results challenge previous hypotheses, highlighting the importance of combining phylogenetics, tectonic events, and fossils for reconstructing the evolutionary history of lineages that have undergone massive extinctions.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Renata Runjic, Antonia Jelicic Kadic, Edita Runjic, Krunoslava Gudelj, Jakov Milic, Rafael Leite Pacheco, Tanja Rombey, Dawid Pieper, Livia Puljak
Summary: This study analyzed whether articles labeled as systematic reviews or meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) were actually updated versions of previously existing SR/MA. The research examined the usage of the term "update" and whether the previous version of SR was referenced. The majority of articles using the term "update" in the title/abstract were not updated versions of an SR.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Koji Kuronuma, Natsumi Susai, Tomohiro Kuroita, Hiroki Yamamoto, Takeshi Yoshioka, Shuji Kaneko, Hirofumi Chiba
Summary: This study found that PFD may cause pellagra or pellagra-like symptoms such as photosensitivity. Experiments on mice confirmed this hypothesis and suggested that it may be mediated by the actions of NNMT. Urine analysis also supported this hypothesis.
Article
Agronomy
Yue Xiang, Zihan Su, Taotao Li, Dandan Xu, Meijiao Hu, Jinhua Sun, Yueming Jiang, Zhengke Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the inhibitory effects of apple polyphenols (AP) on Peronophythora litchii, the pathogen causing litchi downy blight. AP inhibits the growth of P. litchii both in vitro and in vivo, and damages the plasma membrane of the pathogen. AP also induces the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and down-regulates mitochondrion-related proteins in P. litchii, leading to compromised pathogenicity. In addition, AP treatment enhances the resistance of litchi fruit, as indicated by increased activities of PAL and GLU, upregulated expressions of LcPAL and LcGLU, and higher accumulations of total phenolics and flavonoids.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dijana Djureinovic, Sarah A. Weiss, Irina Krykbaeva, Rihao Qu, Ioannis Vathiotis, Myrto Moutafi, Lin Zhang, Ana L. Perdigoto, Wei Wei, Gail Anderson, William Damsky, Michael Hurwitz, Barbara Johnson, David Schoenfeld, Amit Mahajan, Frank Hsu, Kathryn Miller-Jensen, Yuval Kluger, Mario Sznol, Susan M. Kaech, Marcus Bosenberg, Lucia B. Jilaveanu, Harriet M. Kluger
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the activity and cellular effects of a three-drug regimen in melanoma patients resistant to PD-1 blockade. The results showed that a small number of patients had partial responses, but using higher doses of anti-CSF1R may worsen tumor growth.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dalal A. Al-Mutairi, Basel H. Alsabah, Petra Pennekamp, Heymut Omran
Summary: This study aims to identify causative defective genes in PCD-affected individuals in Kuwaiti population. The results showed that a 3 bp homozygous deletion of GAA in RSPH9 is the most common PCD-causing variant in Bedouin Arabs in Kuwait.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Scott G. Hansen, Jennie L. Womack, Wilma Perez, Kimberli A. Schmidt, Emily Marshall, Ravi F. Iyer, Hillary Cleveland Rubeor, Claire E. Otero, Husam Taher, Nathan H. Vande Burgt, Richard Barfield, Kurt T. Randall, David Morrow, Colette M. Hughes, Andrea N. Selseth, Roxanne M. Gilbride, Julia C. Ford, Patrizia Caposio, Alice F. Tarantal, Cliburn Chan, Daniel Malouli, Peter A. Barry, Sallie R. Permar, Louis J. Picker, Klaus Fruh
Summary: A study found that deleting the pp71 gene and introducing a drug-sensitive region into the RhCMV vaccine vector can protect rhesus macaques from SIV infection. However, further research showed that after deleting the Rh108 gene, although the vaccine could induce high-frequency, durable, SIV-specific T cell responses, it only targeted MHC-Ia-restricted epitopes and failed to protect against SIV infection.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexander A. Mironov, Maksim A. Savin, Anna V. Zaitseva, Ivan D. Dimov, Irina S. Sesorova
Summary: The blood group system is based on the A or B antigens located on the surface of blood cells and is synthesized using unique Golgi glycosylation enzymes. Antibodies are produced against antigens of different blood groups. There are several hypotheses explaining the formation of these antibodies, including natural antibodies, gut bacteria-derived antibodies, and antibodies formed due to glycosylation mistakes or de-sialylation. Further research is needed to determine which hypothesis is correct.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Margarida Palma, Erica Vieira, Margarida Pataco, Isabel Sa-Correia
Summary: In this study, a yeast strain IST 508 closely related to B. navarrensis and B. proliferans was isolated. Although strain IST 508 differed from B. navarrensis CBS 139.77T in ITS sequence, no significant differences were observed in other sequences. The variable phenotypic tests between B. proliferans and B. navarrensis were also similar.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Business
Joshua White, P. D. Harms, Cameron J. Borgholthaus, Christopher S. Tuggle
Summary: As studies on executive personality traits and adult personality change continue to grow, there is a need to connect the literature on Upper Echelons Theory (UET) with evidence of personality change over time. The current models of executive personality lack the capacity to model and explain leader personality change, which threatens the validity and usefulness of UET research. This article highlights the confusion between personality change and other cognitive phenomena in UET literature, and discusses opportunities for bridging the gap between UET and other disciplines.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
