Letter
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Shilong Li, Pei Wang, Li Li
Summary: The authors reply to a letter raising concerns about their interpretation of an interaction test in their paper. They clarify that their main clinical question was the association between ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers and COVID-19 outcomes. They explain their use of stratification to control confounding factors and highlight that testing the interaction term assesses association heterogeneity, not treatment effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Tarak Nandy, Mohd Yamani Idna Idris, Rafidah Md Noor, Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab, Sananda Bhattacharyya, Raenu Kolandaisamy, Muktar Yahuza
Summary: This article discusses the importance of communication and authentication in VANET, examines Nandy et al.'s authentication scheme and the raised concerns from Chaudhry, and provides detailed clarifications on the comments.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2022)
Letter
Oncology
Satoshi Kato, Satoru Demura, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Summary: This letter to the editor is a response to comments made on a recently published review article about metastasectomy in the spine.
Letter
Oncology
Robert W. Corty
Summary: This letter to the editor addresses comments on the authors' report of gemcitabine-related adverse events associated with antibacterial use.
Letter
Oncology
Sriram Gubbi, Lisa M. Cordes, Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Ravi A. Madan, Lynnette K. Nieman, James L. Gulley, Jaydira Del Rivero
Summary: This letter to the editor responds to comments by Salinas and colleagues on experiences with identification of adrenal insufficiency among patients on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
Letter
Oncology
Mario E. Lacouture, Anisha B. Patel, Jonathan E. Rosenberg, Peter H. O'Donnell
Summary: This letter to the editor responds to remarks on a recently published article about dermatologic events associated with enfortumab vedotin and emphasizes the importance of education on the prevention and management of such events.
Editorial Material
Optics
Victor Pacheco-Pena, Nader Engheta
Summary: The authors provide a detailed reply to a comment on their recent article, discussing the use of time-dependent metamaterials for antireflection temporary coatings in the time domain. While there are fundamental differences in the physics of temporal and spatial boundaries, the authors believe that both approaches offer opportunities for different applications.
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)
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)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Carsten Schroeder
Summary: The article starts by stating that it does not discuss the legitimacy of mandatory vaccination from a moral or legal perspective. However, it then proceeds to argue against mandatory vaccination, claiming that it puts others at risk and is a deliberate endangerment of people's health. The article lacks scientific evidence and relies on personal opinions and questionable interpretations. Contrary to the article's claim, the data shows that a majority of opponents did get vaccinated, but they are against a mandate. The reasons for or against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination should be considered in the opposite direction.
DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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
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.
Letter
Oncology
Hope S. Rugo, Jens Huober, Jose A. Garcia-Saenz, Norikazu Masuda, Joo Hyuk Sohn, Valerie A. M. Andre, Susana Barriga, Joanne Cox, Matthew Goetz
Summary: This letter responds to Badoui et al.'s discussion on abemaciclib dosages and adverse events.
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Javier Cumpa, Alexandre Declos
Summary: The paper provides a critique of the alternative account of Mereological Nominalism proposed by Effingham, arguing that it is not viable due to the threat of circularity and inconsistency between different accounts of instantiation.
Article
Geography
Sango Mahanty, Sarah Milne, Keith Barney, Wolfram Dressler, Philip Hirsch, Phuc Xuan To
Summary: In our article, we argue for a nuanced understanding of environmental crises and their catalytic effects. This response addresses helpful questions and insights raised by four commentaries. We discuss the spatial and temporal connections between specific rupture episodes and ongoing extraction processes. Furthermore, we clarify the disproportionate impacts of rupture on those with the smallest contributions to the crisis. We also highlight the differences between our contextual view of rupture and planetary analytics like the Anthropocene. Lastly, we address the concerns regarding the potential strengthening of authoritarian interests through the utilization of rupture.
DIALOGUES IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
