Neurodevelopmental and visual outcomes of infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disability following dietary supplementation in infancy by Andrew, M

“…DHA, choline and UMP supplementation increases rodent brain phospholipids, synaptic components, functional brain connectivity and cognitive performance. This novel pilot study supplemented infants at risk of neurological impairment (ARNI) with a nutrient combination containing these neurotrophic compounds. …”

Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Mixed or Overlap Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Disorders by Argiris Symeonidis, Spiros Chondropoulos, Evgenia Verigou, Vasileios Lazaris, Alexandra Kourakli, Panagiotis Tsirigotis

“…The issues of best timing for performing transplantation, patient and donor eligibility, the type of conditioning regimen, and the outcomes after various allo-SCT procedures are the topics of this review.…”
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Can a propensity score matching method be applied to assessing efficacy from single‐arm proof‐of‐concept trials in oncology? by Shu‐Wen Teng, Yu‐Cheng Su, Ravikumar Pallantla, Madhav Channavazzala, Rukmini Kumar, Yucheng Sheng, Hao Wang, Crystal Wang, Archie Tse

“…Therefore, novel methods are needed to enhance the accuracy of efficacy prediction from current cohorts relative to historical data. …”
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An Efficient Smart Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology Framework to Assess the Quality of Returned Medication through Non-Intrusively Recording Storage Conditions after Dispensatio... by James Gerrans, Parastou Donyai, Katherine Finlay, R. Simon Sherratt

“…A basis and guidelines for solutions aiming at enabling medicine reuse were devised by exploring a conceptual model of a Circular Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (CPSC), discussing concerns raised within the literature and identifying methods to influence the public and pharmaceutical companies. SPaRAS, a novel system to validate the storage conditions and streamline the assessment of returned medicines, is proposed. …”
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Safety and Cybersecurity Assessment Techniques for Critical Industries: A Mapping Study by Ievgen Babeshko, Felicita Di Giandomenico

“…In fact, although the techniques used are not novel and most of them have been used for decades, our study shows that there are still some new trends in this field. …”
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Toward efficient vehicular-based virtual network infrastructure for smart cities by Islam Tharwat Abdel-Halim, Hossam Mahmoud Ahmed Fahmy

“…The basic idea here is to divide the whole city into distinct cells, then predict and evaluate the vehicle eligibility to act efficiently as a centralized communication and information hub for each cell. …”
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Essays in decision-making and organizational behaviour in public bureaucracies by Dissanayake, R

“…In my second paper, an observational study drawing on a large and novel dataset on projects implemented by the same organization, I show that a peer review process induced substantial avoidance of the system around the threshold for eligibility, but available metrics of project quality show only weak evidence of an effect around this threshold. …”

Defining severe obstructive lung disease in the biologic era: an endotype-based approach. by Martin, R, Bel, E, Pavord, I, Price, D, Reddel, H

“…Therefore, to ensure its relevance in the era of targeted biologic therapies, the definition of severe obstructive lung disease must be updated so that it includes all patients who could benefit from novel treatments and for whom associated costs are justified. …”

Current Concepts and Future Trends in Increasing the Benefits of Cochlear Implantation: A Narrative Review by Cristina Maria Blebea, Laszlo Peter Ujvary, Violeta Necula, Maximilian George Dindelegan, Maria Perde-Schrepler, Mirela Cristina Stamate, Marcel Cosgarea, Alma Aurelia Maniu

“…Subsequently, the assessment of new pharmacological options, novel bioactive molecules (neurotrophins, growth factors, etc.), nanoparticles, stem cells, and gene therapy are discussed.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to vaccination uptake against COVID-19, influenza, and pneumococcal pneumonia in immunosuppressed adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A qua... by Amy Fuller, Jennie Hancox, Kavita Vedhara, Tim Card, Christian Mallen, Jonathan S. Nguyen Van-Tam, Abhishek Abhishek

“…Key facilitators of influenza/pneumococcal vaccines were awareness of eligibility, direct invitation, and, clear recommendation from trusted HCP. …”
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3252 Neuroclinical fingerprint of high-risk psychosis by Keisha Novak, Roman Kotov, Dan Foti

“…The project aims to take a novel approach at identifying high-risk profiles based on neurophysiological and behavioral data and using this as a basis for predicting symptom severity across time. …”
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A Clinical Trial for the Identification of Metabolic Biomarkers in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and in Psoriasis: Study Protocol by Evangelia Sarandi, Sabine Kruger Krasagakis, Dimitris Tsoukalas, Gottfried Rudofsky, Aristides Tsatsakis

“…Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and psoriasis are inflammatory disorders that significantly impact patients’ quality of life, stressing the need for novel biomarkers of early diagnosis. This randomized clinical trial (NCT04693936) aims to identify Hashimoto’s thyroiditis’ and psoriasis’ metabolic biomarkers and to investigate the effect of environmental factors on the disease-related metabolic imprint and quality of life. …”
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Nebulised furosemide for the treatment of patients with obstructive lung disease: a systematic review protocol by John Muscedere, Richard Veldhoen

“…Nebulised furosemide may have a novel use in the treatment of OLD. Multiple small studies have shown improvement in pulmonary function as well as dyspnoea. …”
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Project portfolio risk management. Bibliometry and collaboration Scientometric domain analysis by Camilo Andrés Micán Rincón, Oscar Rubiano-Ovalle, Carolina Delgado Hurtado, Carlos-Augusto Andrade-Eraso

“…Originality and findings: Assessing the field as a formal knowledge domain is novel, contributing to a synthesis of its trends and evolution: For first time, descriptive statistics show increasing attention based on the growing citation scores, participation, H index and productivity of its main journals. …”
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Mapping and Measuring the Phenomenon of Precariousness in the Labour Market: Challenges and Implications by Petros Kosmas, Antonis Theocharous, Elias Ioakimoglou, Petros Giannoulis, Maria Panagopoulou, Hristo Andreev, Aggeliki Vatikioti

“…In this study, new variables and novel empirical approaches were introduced into the discussion of precarious work and precariousness, which may eventually lead to new theoretical and policy avenues for reducing or eliminating this phenomenon.…”
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Use of Biomarkers in Ongoing Research Protocols on Alzheimer’s Disease by Marco Canevelli, Giulia Remoli, Ilaria Bacigalupo, Martina Valletta, Marco Toccaceli Blasi, Francesco Sciancalepore, Giuseppe Bruno, Matteo Cesari, Nicola Vanacore

“…The use of biomarkers of amyloid deposition, tau pathology, and neurodegeneration among the eligibility criteria and/or study outcomes was assessed. …”
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Decision Making in Addictive Behaviors Based on Prospect Theory: A Systematic Review by Javier Cabedo-Peris, Francisco González-Sala, César Merino-Soto, José Ángel Cahua Pablo, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano

“…The results show an approach to addictions from a novel perspective.…”
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Whole genome sequencing for USH2A-associated disease reveals several pathogenic deep-intronic variants that are amenable to splice correction by Janine Reurink, Nicole Weisschuh, Alejandro Garanto, Adrian Dockery, L. Ingeborgh van den Born, Isabelle Fajardy, Lonneke Haer-Wigman, Susanne Kohl, Bernd Wissinger, G. Jane Farrar, Tamar Ben-Yosef, Fatma Kivrak Pfiffner, Wolfgang Berger, Marianna E. Weener, Lubica Dudakova, Petra Liskova, Dror Sharon, Manar Salameh, Ashley Offenheim, Elise Heon, Giorgia Girotto, Paolo Gasparini, Anna Morgan, Arthur A. Bergen, Jacoline B. ten Brink, Caroline C.W. Klaver, Lisbeth Tranebjærg, Nanna D. Rendtorff, Sascha Vermeer, Jeroen J. Smits, Ronald J.E. Pennings, Marco Aben, Jaap Oostrik, Galuh D.N. Astuti, Jordi Corominas Galbany, Hester Y. Kroes, Milan Phan, Wendy A.G. van Zelst-Stams, Alberta A.H.J. Thiadens, Joke B.G.M. Verheij, Mary J. van Schooneveld, Suzanne E. de Bruijn, Catherina H.Z. Li, Carel B. Hoyng, Christian Gilissen, Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers, Frans P.M. Cremers, Hannie Kremer, Erwin van Wijk, Susanne Roosing

“…This is essential for the development of future personalized treatments and for patients to be eligible for such treatments.…”
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The patent landscape in the field of stem cell therapy: closing the gap between research and clinic [version 4; peer review: 2 approved] by Esther López-Bayghen, América Padilla-Viveros, Dinorah Hernández-Melchor

“…Given its potential in therapeutic applications, intellectual property rights (IPR) as a protection resource of knowledge are a relevant topic. Patent eligibility of stem cells has been controversial as restrictions to access the fundamental technologies open a gap between research and clinic. …”
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A Systematic Review of COVID-19 Epidemiology Based on Current Evidence by Minah Park, Alex R. Cook, Jue Tao Lim, Yinxiaohe Sun, Borame L. Dickens

“…As the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread rapidly across the globe, we aimed to identify and summarize the existing evidence on epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and the effectiveness of control measures to inform policymakers and leaders in formulating management guidelines, and to provide directions for future research. …”
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