Navigating trends in research related to vestibular function tests through scientometrics.

Purpose: Research on vestibular function tests has advanced significantly over the past century. This study aims to evaluate research productivity, identify top contributors, and assess global collaboration to provide a comprehensive overview of trends and advancements in the field.

Method: A scientometric analysis was conducted using publications from the Scopus database, retrieved on January 5, 2024.

Mitochondrial Sorting and Assembly Machinery: Chaperoning a Moonlighting Role?

The mitochondrial outer membrane (OMM) β-barrel proteins link the mitochondrion with the cytosol, endoplasmic reticulum, and other cellular membranes, establishing cellular homeostasis. Their active insertion and assembly in the outer mitochondrial membrane is achieved in an energy-independent yet highly effective manner by the Sorting and Assembly Machinery (SAM) of the OMM. The core SAM constituent is the 16-stranded transmembrane β-barrel Sam50.

-mediated clonal hematopoiesis modestly improves neurological deficits and is associated with inflammation resolution in the subacute phase of experimental stroke.

Introduction: Recent work has revealed that clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is associated with a higher risk of numerous age-related diseases, including ischemic stroke, however little is known about whether it influences stroke outcome independent of its widespread effects on cardiovascular disease. Studies suggest that leukocytes carrying CH driver mutations have an enhanced inflammatory profile, which could conceivably exacerbate brain injury after a stroke.

Methods: Using a competitive bone marrow transplant model of -mediated CH, we tested the hypothesis that CH would lead to a poorer outcome after ischemic stroke by augmenting brain inflammation.

Understanding ultrasonographic renal length-to-aorta ratio in Sighthounds: A breed specific study in Chippiparai dogs.

Ultrasonographic renal length-to-aorta ratio is an ideal reflection of renal health in dogs. Earlier studies have highlighted the need for breed-specific reference intervals for this parameter. The aim of this study was to establish a breed-specific reference interval of kidney length to aorta ratio (KL:Ao) in Chippiparai dogs, a breed of Indian sighthounds.

Parental/Caregiver Satisfaction and Anxiety with Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Dakshina Karnataka, India - A Questionnaire Based Study.

Aims: The present study aimed to assess parental/caregiver satisfaction with a Neonatal Hearing screening program and determine the levels of parental/caregiver stress and anxiety at the time of hearing screening/ rescreening.

Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adapted to collect data for the current study. The study was conducted in two phases, where phase one included the development of the questionnaire and its validation, and phase two included data collection and statistical analysis.