Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Wayne C. Drevets, Vanina Popova, Ella J. Daly, Stephane Borentain, Rosanne Lane, M. Soledad Cepeda, Maju Mathews, Husseini K. Manji, Carla M. Canuso
Summary: With no head-to-head studies comparing the effectiveness of intranasal esketamine and intravenous ketamine, valid conclusions on comparative efficacy cannot be drawn from existing data due to differing study designs and patient populations.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Christoph Leonhard
Summary: This article discusses the statistical and methodological issues in the forensic neuropsychological determination of malingering based on PVTs and SVTs, and calls for further research. These commentaries further deepen the doubts about the scientific basis of current neuropsychological practices.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Letter
Ophthalmology
Elizabeth D. Marlow, Saaquib R. Bakhsh, Devasis N. Reddy, Nathan D. Farley, George A. Williams, Tamer H. Mahmoud
Summary: The use of an ILM flap for large and myopic macular holes has been proven to increase the success rate of single surgeries, and incorporating an epiretinal membrane into the flap improves the outcome.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Mennatallah O. Zaki, Doaa A. Elsherbiny, Mohamed Salama, Samar S. Azab
Summary: This article discusses the correlation between tauopathy and common diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and COVID-19, and explores how these diseases can worsen the development of tau pathology. It also examines the potential of drug repositioning for managing tauopathy. By repurposing drugs, it is possible to simultaneously manage or prevent multiple diseases while reducing side effects and drug-drug interactions.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biswa Mohan Sahoo, B. V. V. Ravi Kumar, J. Sruti, Manoj Kumar Mahapatra, Bimal K. Banik, Preetismita Borah
Summary: Drug repurposing, also known as drug repositioning, is an efficient method to identify novel therapeutic agents from existing clinically used drugs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, drug repurposing has become crucial in finding drugs that can act as significant inhibitors against viral proteins. This strategy helps in determining the effectiveness of existing drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 by virtual screening and molecular docking studies.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Zhi-Yong Hu, Hang Ren, Hong Xia, Zhen-Nan Tian, Jin-Lei Qi, Mao Wen, Qi-Dai Chen, Hong-Bo Sun
Summary: A new processing strategy (DRS) was proposed in this study, which enhances the mechanical strength and processing efficiency by using femtosecond laser for enhanced scanning on the inner surface of 3D structures and ultraviolet light exposure. This strategy addresses some of the issues in two-photon polymerization additive manufacturing.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rasika R. Deshpande, Shinya Matsuzaki, Kaily R. Cox, Olivia B. Foy, Rachel S. Mandelbaum, Joseph G. Ouzounian, Christina E. Dancz, Koji Matsuo
Summary: This study aimed to assess the national-level incidence, characteristics, and maternal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by gravid uterine prolapse. The study found that although gravid uterine prolapse during pregnancy is uncommon, it is associated with several high-risk pregnancy characteristics and adverse delivery outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY MFM
(2023)
Letter
Virology
Liyang Zhao, Yusi Li, Wenjuan Yi, Kuo Yan, Chao Yang, Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Rui Li, Ruirong Tan, Gang Fan, Mengyuan Dai, Miao Liu, Ning-Yi Shao
Summary: Although smoking might increase the risk of severe COVID-19, our previous study did not find strong evidence to support this conclusion. We also acknowledged that patients with diabetes or other chronic diseases could have worse outcomes in COVID-19, but this aspect was not investigated in our study as we had published separate research on diabetes. Due to limited sample size and medical records, our study could not encompass multiple factors. Nonetheless, we hope our study serves as a useful and meaningful pilot study for future research.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kofoworola A. Olatunde
Summary: Visible near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (VNIR DRS) is proposed as a rapid and cost-effective alternative for soil analysis, particularly beneficial for environmental risk management of petroleum contamination. The study demonstrated the potential of VNIR diffuse reflectance spectra for rapid non-destructive quantitative analysis of extractible total petroleum hydrocarbon in soils. Models developed showed promising results for characterizing petroleum contamination, with potential for local prediction models.
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Christian Michel, Guido Lohr
Summary: In "Lohr and Michel (2022)", a neurocognitive model is proposed within the predictive processing paradigm to explain acceptability intuitions about copredication sentences. The paper also addresses predicate order effects and discusses alternative interpretations to Murphy's hierarchy-based explanation. In a reply letter, Murphy criticizes the approach, raising methodological and conceptual issues. The reply aims to clarify points of agreement and disagreement, and highlight misrepresentations made by Murphy.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Stephen H. Bradley, Garth Funston, Daniel Jones, Jessica Watson
Summary: The paragraph describes the competing interests of SB, who receives funding for doctoral research and works as a clinical lead for cancer. He also received funding for a collection of essays on health inequalities but not directly.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Leo Ducas, Yang Yu
Summary: Lattice signature schemes must be careful to prevent secret information leakage, as demonstrated by attacks on GGH and NTRUSign schemes. Various countermeasures have been proposed, but vulnerabilities still exist. A new statistical attack was presented, showing weaknesses in the DRS scheme, along with a new scheme to address such attacks.
JOURNAL OF CRYPTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nolan Kline
Summary: This commentary responds to the possibilities and pitfalls of combining intersectionality and syndemics, emphasizing the importance of advancing health equity and social justice. Using fieldwork from Central Florida as an example, it explores how an intersectionality-informed syndemics can contribute to long-term, intersectional social justice goals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Letter
Nutrition & Dietetics
Weili Hu, Pavitra Shankar, Yuanhang Yao, Xinyi Su, Jung Eun Kim
Summary: Pesticides can harm eye health through various exposures. Organic diets have the potential to reduce pesticide exposure, but further studies comparing organic and nonorganic diets are needed to better understand their impact on eye health.
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Oriel FeldmanHall, Jeroen van Baar
Summary: Despite suggesting integration between cognitive-mechanistic and existentialist-humanistic perspectives, Schneider (2022) emphasizes that the two approaches tackle fundamentally different questions in psychology.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2022)