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Objectives: An update of the first European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) consensus on soft tissue tumor imaging in 2015 became necessary due to technical advancements, further insights into specific entities, and the revised WHO classification (2020) and AJCC staging system (2017). The third part of the revised guidelines covers algorithms and techniques beyond initial imaging: (1) Imaging after neoadjuvant therapy in soft tissue sarcoma, (2) sarcoma surveillance, and (3) special aspects, including surveillance of non-malignant entities and the role of interventional radiology.

Materials And Methods: A validated Delphi method based on peer-reviewed literature was used to derive consensus among a panel of 46 specialized musculoskeletal radiologists from 12 European countries.

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FT-NIR models for predicting film quality parameters in titanium dioxide-free tablet coatings.

Eur J Pharm Sci

December 2024

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Mother Theresa 47, 1000 Skopje, N. Macedonia. Electronic address:

This study leverages Fourier Transform Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy to monitor the coating process of pharmaceutical tablets using PVA-based TiO-free films, with talc and iron oxides as opacifiers. By employing a combination of multivariate analytical techniques to evaluate the correlation between film coating progression and film thickness. Assessment of coating thickness for different coating levels was performed by optical microscopy.

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AKR1D1, a key enzyme in the aldo-keto reductase superfamily, plays a dual role in both steroid metabolism and bile acid synthesis by catalyzing the NADPH-dependent reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds, specifically converting 3-ketosteroid hormones into 5β-steroids. Positioned at the critical intersection of steroid hormone and bile acid metabolism, AKR1D1 has the potential to profoundly influence metabolic homeostasis and drug metabolism. Despite its importance, the enzyme's therapeutic implications and role in drug metabolism remain underexplored.

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A study was conducted to investigate the air deposition and explore the distribution of potentially toxic elements in the Mariovo region, North Macedonia, using moss samples as biomonitors of air pollution. The distribution of 44 chemical elements was detected in 20 moss samples collected in the area. The moss samples were analyzed after microwave digestion using inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).

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Spatial distribution and isotopic signatures of N and C in mosses across Europe.

Sci Total Environ

December 2024

Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.

The accumulation of nitrogen (N) in moss tissue has proven to be a reliable marker of increasing N deposition. However, this measurement does not offer additional data about the origin of pollution. In this respect, the analysis of the N isotopic ratios might be a helpful tool in providing supplementary information about the nature of the nitrogenous species in biomonitoring surveys.

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Background And Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate students' perspectives on the relevance of anatomy education to clinical practice throughout their studies at the Faculty of Medicine in Skopje.

Materials And Methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based investigation and took place at the Faculty of Medicine in Skopje at the University of "Ss Cyril and Methodius", R. North Macedonia.

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Air pollution constitutes a significant worldwide environmental challenge, presenting threats to both our well-being and the purity of our food supply. This study suggests employing Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) models featuring Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) units for forecasting PM10 particle levels in multiple locations in Skopje simultaneously over a time span of 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours. Historical air quality measurement data were gathered from various local sensors positioned at different sites in Skopje, along with data on meteorological conditions from publicly available APIs.

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Background: The high prevalence of resistant microorganisms indicates a multidisciplinary approach, which will ensure efficiency and balance between resistance therapy of choice and the implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program in intensive unit care (ICU).

Objectives: The objectives are based on the assessment of AMS in a cardiac surgical intensive care unit (CICU), by determination with the reduction of: inotropic support, length of antibiotic treatment, and need for renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Material And Methods: The research is a retrospective, group comparative, analytical cross-sectional study, in the period from 2020-2023, within the Cardiosurgery department, at Acibadem Sistina.

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  • - This study investigates the connection between patent foramen ovale (PFO), a right to left shunt, and cryptogenic stroke in patients aged 60 and older, comparing it to known causes of stroke.
  • - Researchers used contrast-enhanced bubble Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography to examine 172 patients (86 aged 60+) and found a higher prevalence of PFO in those with cryptogenic strokes versus those with known causes.
  • - Results indicate that PFO is significantly associated with cryptogenic strokes in older patients, and the bubble-cTCD method is suggested as a reliable first-line detection technique for PFO in this age group.
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Introduction: Kidney replacement therapy (KRT) by dialysis or kidney transplantation represents the main treatment modalities for patients with kidney failure. Here we evaluate the trends in taking care of such patients in North Macedonia from 2015 through 2020.

Methods: The patients were analyzed according to age, sex, primary disease, and treatment modality.

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: Non-invasive methods aim to predict the stage of liver fibrosis in line with histological findings via biopsy. Shear wave elastography and serum markers are proven as accurate non-invasive methods for determining liver fibrosis as a modern non-invasive methods compared to liver biopsy in staging hepatic fibrosis. : This study aims to determine the correlation between Shear Wave Elastography and indirect and direct serum markers of fibrosis when staging liver fibrosis.

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  • This systematic review assesses the reliability of integrated electronic apex locators (EALs) in determining working length (WL) compared to traditional methods, analyzing studies published from January 2010 to November 2024 across six countries.
  • A total of 883 articles were screened, with 10 studies meeting the criteria, showing that integrated EALs generally offered comparable or better accuracy for WL determination, particularly when using specific devices like the Gold Reciproc Motor and TriAuto ZX.
  • While integrated EALs appear to enhance endodontic treatment reliability, concerns about study bias and sample selection highlight the need for further research to better understand their effectiveness in various clinical settings.
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Background And Aim: Diabetes has been shown in last decades to be associated with a significantly higher mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary PCI (PPCI). Therefore, the aim of current study was to evaluate the impact of diabetes on times delays, reperfusion and mortality in a contemporary STEMI population undergoing PPCI, including treatment during the COVID pandemic.

Methods And Results: The ISACS-STEMI COVID-19 is a large-scale retrospective multicenter registry involving PPCI centers from Europe, Latin America, South-East Asia and North-Africa, including patients treated from 1st of March until June 30, 2019 and 2020.

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Africa: Understanding, Addressing, and Empowering.

Health Sci Rep

December 2024

Department of Research and Education Oli Health Magazine Organization, Research and Education Kigali Rwanda.

Introduction: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a spectrum of peripheral neuropathies characterized by rapid symmetrical limb weakness and sensory symptoms. GBS can be life-threatening and requires intensive care, particularly for patients with imminent respiratory failure. In Africa, limited research and high therapy costs pose challenges.

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Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection that presents a major challenge to public health worldwide.

Aim: This research compares demographic characteristics, clinical features, and outcomes across different age groups in patients with human brucellosis.

Material And Methods: Between 2003 and 2022 a total of 508 patients with brucellosis were subjected to diagnostics and treatment at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in Skopje.

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  • Plant communities consist of species with varying functional traits and evolutionary backgrounds, leading to the expectation that functional diversity increases with phylogenetic diversity.* -
  • Contrary to this expectation, a study of over 1.7 million vegetation plots showed that functional and phylogenetic diversity are weakly and negatively correlated, suggesting they operate independently.* -
  • Phylogenetic diversity is more pronounced in forests and reflects recent climate, while functional diversity is influenced by both past and recent climate, highlighting the need to assess both types of diversity for ecosystem studies and conservation strategies.*
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Giant (complex) inguinal hernia in female patient left untreated for 40 years: a case report.

J Surg Case Rep

November 2024

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zan Mitrev Clinic, Bledski Dogovor 8, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia.

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  • - A giant inguinal hernia is an uncommon condition, often seen in patients who delay surgery for extended periods due to various reasons.
  • - Surgical preparation and intervention for such cases can be particularly difficult, and the hernia may require emergency treatment if it becomes incarcerated.
  • - This case highlights an unusual instance of a female patient who lived with a giant inguinal hernia for 40 years without seeking treatment.
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Dynamic metabolic modeling of ATP allocation during viral infection.

bioRxiv

November 2024

Bioinformatics Program, Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.

Viral pathogens, like SARS-CoV-2, hijack the host's macromolecular production machinery, imposing an energetic burden that is distributed across cellular metabolism. To explore the dynamic metabolic tension between the host's survival and viral replication, we developed a computational framework that uses genome-scale models to perform dynamic Flux Balance Analysis of human cell metabolism during virus infections. Relative to previous models, our framework addresses the physiology of viral infections of non-proliferating host cells through two new features.

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Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a vaccine-preventable viral infection that poses significant public health challenges, particularly in regions where tick-borne diseases are endemic. This case report describes a 2-year-old boy with confirmed abortive TBEV infection following a tick bite during travel to Switzerland. The patient developed fever and mild symptoms but did not exhibit central nervous system involvement.

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Here we present a highly versatile synthetic strategy based on twofold 6π-electrocyclization accompanied with HBr elimination as a novel approach towards centrosymmetric multi-heteroatom-doped nanographenes build around an electron-rich 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole core. A straightforward synthesis from readily available substrates offers a unique possibility of fusing the 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole subunit not only with carbocyclic building blocks, such as electron-deficient phenanthrenes, chrysenes, or [4]helicenes, but also with heterocyclic systems, such as benzo[b]furan and 5-thiatruxene. The clear advantage of this strategy is that there is no requirement to assemble complex scaffolds possessing bromoaryl units since bromine atom is introduced by bromination of 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole core which, because of its exceptionally electron-rich character, is straightforward reaction.

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  • Newborn Screening (NBS) programs in developed countries focus on identifying treatable disorders that are not immediately evident, but many genetic conditions are still excluded due to high costs and specialized testing needs.
  • A new tool called SCAN has been developed, which is non-invasive and cost-effective, and uses nanopore sequencing combined with machine learning to estimate chromosomal abnormalities.
  • In initial trials, SCAN proved to be highly effective in detecting Klinefelter Syndrome, achieving perfect sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, and could potentially be adapted to identify other genetic disorders as well.*
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Sexual desire is a complex construct with important implications for sexual functioning and well-being. In this research, we translated the Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2), a widely used scale for assessing sexual (desire), into 25 languages from English and used data from the International Sex Survey (ISS) to (a) investigate its psychometric properties (i.e.

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Colchicine in Acute Myocardial Infarction.

N Engl J Med

November 2024

From the Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University (S.S.J., M.-A.E., S.F.L., R. Mian, J.T., S.R.M., P.J.D., J.E., T.S., D.C., S.T., S.Y.), and Hamilton Health Sciences (S.S.J., M.-A.E., S.F.L., R. Mian, S.R.M., P.J.D., J.E., T.S., D.C.), Hamilton, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (M.-A.E.), the University of British Columbia and Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver (J.A.C.), the Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon (W.T.), and London Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London (S.L.) - all in Canada; the University Clinic of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia (S.K., B.Z.); Sorbonne University, ACTION Study Group, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris (G.M.); the Dutch Network for Cardiovascular Research, Utrecht, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, and Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar - all in the Netherlands (J.H.C.); the University Clinical Center of Serbia and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade (G.S.); the Cardiology Department, University Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid (R. Moreno); NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield - both in Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.F.S.); the Caril and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati (T.D.H.); the Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (M.B.); University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (P.K.); the Department of Cardiology, Peninsula Health, Frankston, VIC, and Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC - both in Australia (J.L.); the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and the Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York (B.S.); and B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal (S.K.S.).

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  • * A total of 7062 patients participated, and the results showed no significant difference in primary cardiovascular outcomes between the colchicine group (9.1%) and the placebo group (9.3%) over a 3-year follow-up period.
  • * Colchicine did lower C-reactive protein levels, indicating some anti-inflammatory effect, but it also caused more diarrhea compared to placebo, though serious infections were similar in both groups.
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Routine Spironolactone in Acute Myocardial Infarction.

N Engl J Med

November 2024

From the Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University (S.S.J., M.-A.E., S.F.L., R. Mian, J.T., S.R.M., P.J.D., J.E., M.K.N., J.D.S., D.C., S.T., S.Y.), and Hamilton Health Sciences (S.S.J., M.-A.E., S.F.L., R. Mian, S.R.M., P.J.D., J.E., M.K.N., J.D.S., D.C.), Hamilton, ON, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC (M.-A.E.), the University of British Columbia and Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver (J.A.C.), the Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw (W.T.), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London (S.L.), Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, University of Toronto, Toronto (W.J.C.), Quebec Heart-Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, QC (O.F.B.), and St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, ON (A.P.) - all in Canada; the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.P.); the Medical Faculty, University Clinic of Cardiology, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia (S.K., B.Z.); Sorbonne University, ACTION Study Group, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris (G.M.); Dutch Network for Cardiovascular Research, Utrecht, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, and Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar - all in the Netherlands (J.H.C.); University Clinical Center of Serbia and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (G.S.), and Institut za Kardiovaskularne Bolesti Dedinje-Belgrade (D.T.) - all in Belgrade; the Cardiology Department, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid (R. Moreno); NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield - both in the United Kingdom (R.F.S.); the Caril and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati (T.D.H.); the Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, and the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (M.B.); University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (P.K.); the Department of Cardiology, Peninsula Health, Frankston, VIC, and Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School. Monash University, Melbourne, VIC - both in Australia (R.B.); B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal (S.K.S.); and Clinical Hospital Tetovo, Tetovo, North Macedonia (V.A.).

Background: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists have been shown to reduce mortality in patients after myocardial infarction with congestive heart failure. Whether routine use of spironolactone is beneficial after myocardial infarction is uncertain.

Methods: In this multicenter trial with a 2-by-2 factorial design, we randomly assigned patients with myocardial infarction who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention to receive either spironolactone or placebo and either colchicine or placebo.

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Effective removal of organic and inorganic impurities by adsorption technique requires the preparation of new materials characterized by low production costs, significant sorption capacity, and reduced toxicity, derived from natural and renewable sources. To address these challenges, new adsorbents have been developed in the form of polymer microspheres based on ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and vinyl acetate (VA) (EGDMA/VA) containing starch (St) modified with boric acid (B) and dodecyl-S-thiuronium dodecylthioacetate (DiTDTA) for the removal of dyes: C.I.

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