The Pandemic EVIDENCE Collaboration Pillar 2: interventions and evidence by Fretheim, A, Onakpoya, I, Bartoszko, J, Jones, M, Gandini, S

“…Pilot and feasibility studies are needed to determine how we may best develop evidence for NPIs for viral respiratory pathogens in seasonal endemic and epidemic settings and how this evidence should be optimally applied in the intervening years to reduce uncertainties during future pandemics.…”

Genetic, natal, and spatial drivers of social phenotypes in wild great tits by Satarkar, D, Sepil, I, Sheldon, BC

“…Centrality showed heritability up to 10% in one of 3 years sampled, whereas betweenness showed none, indicating modest genetic variation in individual sociability, but not group-switching tendencies. …”

Use of intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of autoimmune encephalitis: audit of the NHS experience by Kinsella, JA, Irani, SR, Hollingsworth, R, O’Shaughnessy, D, Kane, P, Foster, M, Schott, JM, Lunn, MP

“…</p> <p><strong>Results</strong> A total of 625 patients who were 18 years of age or older were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin for autoimmune encephalitis, of whom 398 were determined as having 'highly likely' or 'definite' autoimmune/limbic encephalitis. …”

Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound for community-acquired pneumonia in children in ambulatory settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hughes-Davies, H, Ukwatte, U, Roberts, N, Turner, PJ, Hayward, GN, Fanshawe, TR, Bird, C

“…<p><strong>Introduction:&nbsp;</strong>To perform a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound, compared to chest radiography, in children and young people (0&ndash;21 years) who present to ambulatory settings with suspected community-acquired pneumonia.…”

The role of circulating tumor DNA in melanomas of the uveal tract by Zameer, MZ, Jou, E, Middleton, M

“…Accordingly, although current treatments have an excellent local disease control rate, approximately 50% of patients develop metastatic relapse within 10 years. The high risk for metastatic disease with a variable and often long latency period is thought to be due to early spread of cancer cells disseminating into organs such as the liver, followed by a period of dormancy, before the eventual emergence of radiologically measurable disease. …”

Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Safiri, S, Grieger, JA, Ghaffari Jolfayi, A, Mousavi, SE, Nejadghaderi, SA, Fazlollahi, A, Sullman, MJM, Karamzad, N, Sahin, F, Singh, K, Collins, GS, Kolahi, A

“…For adults, EBW was defined as a body mass index (BMI) exceeding 25 kg/m2, while for children aged 1 to 19 years, EBW was determined according to the standards set by the International Obesity Taskforce. …”

Characterisation of the genomes of brain metastases by Ulahannan, D

“…Interventions include surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery with few metastases, with whole brain radiotherapy serving a role in patients with several metastases. In recent years, there have been increased efforts directed towards early phase trials to address the role of targeted biological agents towards pathogenic drivers namely, <em><b>EGFR, HER2</b></em> and <em><b>BRAF</b></em>. …”

Development of a brief assessment tool to identify children with probable anxiety disorders by Reardon, T, Ukoumunne, OC, Ball, S, Gray, A, Violato, M, iCATS Team, Creswell, C

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> <p>Children (aged 8–11 years), and their parents/carers and teachers from 19 primary/junior schools in England each completed a pool of questionnaire items that assessed child anxiety symptoms and associated impact. …”

The junior officers of the Roman army, 91BC - AD14 by Wrobel, T

“…The reforms of Augustus that followed, and the junior officer corps of the earliest years of the Principate are also discussed, in particular the notable military innovations of the Augustan period and the role of the Italian and provincial equestrian ordo. …”

RADAR-AD: assessment of multiple remote monitoring technologies for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease by Lentzen, M, Vairavan, S, Muurling, M, Alepopoulos, V, Atreya, A, Boada, M, de Boer, C, Conde, P, Curcic, J, Frisoni, G, Galluzzi, S, Gjestsen, MT, Gkioka, M, Grammatikopoulou, M, Hausner, L, Hinds, C, Lazarou, I, de Mendonça, A, Nikolopoulos, S, Religa, D, Scebba, G, Jelle Visser, P, Wittenberg, G, Narayan, V

“…Our approach involved a univariate analysis using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to analyze individual features of six RMTs while adjusting for variables such as age, sex, years of education, clinical site, BMI and season. …”

Extreme rainfall and landslides as a response to human-induced climate change: a case study at Baixada Santista, Brazil, 2020 by Couto de Souza, D, Crespo, NM, Vieira da Silva, D, Harada, LM, Parrode de Godoy, RM, Domingues, LM, Luiz, R, Bortolozo, CA, Metodiev, D, Magalhaes de Andrade, MR, Hartley, A, Cesario de Abreu, R, Li, S, Lott, F, Sparrow, S

“…Changes in land cover and urbanization showed a pronounced increase in urbanized area in Guarujá (107%), São Vicente (61.7%) and Santos (36.9%) and a reduction in farming area. In recent years, the region has experienced an increase in population growth and a rise in the proportion of irregular and/or precarious housing in high-risk areas. …”

Going ‘meta’: a systematic review of metacognition and functional neurological disorder by Sadnicka, A, Strudwick, A, Grogan, JP, Manohar, S, Nielsen, G

“…This systematic review provides an analytical checkpoint of the evidence after the first five years of experimental work. We firstly summarize current methods for testing metacognition, prerequisite knowledge that allows readers to independently evaluate the evidence. …”

Biologic therapies and the need for hip and knee replacement amongst patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A population-based epidemiology study using electronic medical records and... by Hawley, S

“…The results suggested no significant impact of biologics on rates of joint replacement, although in age-stratified analyses biologics was associated with a 40% reduction in THR rates amongst patients ≥60 years old.</p> <p>To conclude, a reduction is observed in population-level rates of THR and TKR amongst RA patients (compared to non-RA patients) following the introduction of biologics. …”

Théodore Rousseau (1812-67), his patrons and his public by Kelly, S

“…</p><p>In Part I, I examine Rousseau's involvement with the members of his circle including those who supported him during his years of absence from the Salon, the critic, Théophile Thoré, the industrialist, Frédéric Hartmannn and the civil servant, Alfred Sensier. …”

Fluorescent imaging and bio-cellular uptake assessment of gold-near infrared dye conjugated cockle shell calcium carbonate nanoparticles by Kiranda, H.K., Mahmud, R.B., Mahmood, S.K., Zakaria, Z.A.

“…In recent years, fluorescent imaging has emerged as an active area of interest in medical imaging. …”
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Bioinformatics analysis and spatiotemporal distribution of the f lic gene and its protein isolated from Escherichia coli-infected patients in Eastern Algeria by Harrar, Abdenassar, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Hamidechi, Mohamed Abdelhafid

“…This study examined the presence of fliC mutant strains of E. coli in infected patients from different age groups, sexes and sample types in eastern Algerian provinces over a span of 2 years. Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study involved three provinces in eastern Algeria: i) Bordj Bou Arreridj, ii) Setif and iii) Batna. …”
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Relationship between personality traits, parental attachment, locus of control and acculturation with psychological well-being of Iranian adolescents in Malaysia by Mobarakeh, Mohammad Reza Vakili

“…Correlational research design were used, involving 300 male and female Iranian high school students with the age range of 13-16 years in Kuala Lumpur. The participants were identified by using cluster random sampling technique. …”
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Shift work: the impact on sleep quality Among critical care nurses in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Jaafar, Nor Rasidah Mohd

“…The result of this study revealed that there is no significant relationship between selected sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, years of working experiences with shift work and monthly household incomes) with level of sleep quality among critical care nurses in HUSM (p > 0.05). …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice in burn first aid among nursing student at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia by Munir, Muhammad Shafiq

“…Association between sociodemographic and KAP was tested using Chi-square test showed significant associations between better knowledge and advanced years of study (p=0.021), degree-level education (p=0.046), and prior awareness of burn first aid (p=0.016). …”
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The Emergence of State Sphere in Social Media: A Political Balkanization in Malaysia by Mohamed@Bakar, Badrul Azmier, Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Efendi, Dori

“…Malaysia’s political experience in recent years, in particular the 12th General Election (GE-12) in 2008 is comparable to the Arab Spring in view of the alluring role of social media and its gladiatorial impacts in politics. …”
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