by Alfonso H. Santos  , Amer Belal  , Hisham Ibrahim  and Muhannad A. Leghrouz

Received: 19 August 2022;  Published: 21 February 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2301175

We aimed to identify the non-renal risk factors for simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) vs. liver transplantation alone (LTA) in end-stage liver disease (ESLD) patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min, not on dialysis. Using organ procurement and transplantation network data, we studied adult ESLD patients who received deceased-donor SLKT or LTA in July 2002-Mar 2016 with a 4-point modification of renal disease (MDRD) equation-estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) s [...]

by Hannah O'Connor  , Joseph Biederman  , Maura DiSalvo  , Gagan Joshi  , Stephen V. Faraone  and Janet Wozniak

Received: 25 January 2024;  Published: 04 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2402031

The aim of this paper is to examine effects of stimulant treatment in children and adolescents with high levels of emotional dysregulation in a psychiatric outpatient clinic. Subjects were referred children and adolescents 6-17 years of age who presented to a child psychiatric outpatient clinic between September 2016-November 2021 and received a prescription for a stimulant medication. Children were stratified into those with low and high levels of emotional dysregulation as defined by an aggregate T-score of <1 [...]

by Sanjay Dutta  , Jeanette E. Villanueva  , Yashutosh Joshi  , Ling Gao  , Paul Jansz  and Peter S. Macdonald

Received: 02 April 2024;  Published: 05 August 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2403222

Heart transplantation remains the gold standard treatment for end-stage heart failure. With an increasing population and improving medical therapy there is an increasing number of patients who would benefit from heart transplantation but are unable to receive one due to a shortage of suitable donor organs. This ongoing need, and significant limitations with traditional cold static storage (CSS), have driven the development of machine perfusion technology that have expanded the donor pool. Machine perfusion is divid [...]

by Josie M Rudolphi  , Courtney Cuthbertson  , Kimberly Keller  and Rebecca Mott

Received: 26 April 2024;  Published: 28 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2402037

Agricultural producers (i.e., farmers, ranchers) and agricultural workers (i.e., hired labor, farmworkers) have worse mental health than the general population and often lack access to mental healthcare. In response, the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded four regional Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Networks in 2019. In the north central region, the North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center (NCFRSAC) was created in 2020 to develop, deliver [...]

by Bojana Petrovic  , Milica Komnenic Radovanovic  , Nikolina Erceg  , Srboljub Milicevic  and Marija Dusanovic Pjevic

Received: 22 November 2023;  Published: 17 January 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2401211

This study evaluates how chromosomal factors affect assisted reproduction techniques (ART) challenges among infertile couples, impacting their chances of conception. Chromosomal abnormalities, a leading cause of pregnancy failure and miscarriages, were investigated in a four-year retrospective study involving 100 patients with a history of infertility and unsuccessful IVF treatment. Among these cases, nine (9%) displayed aberrant chromosomal patterns, including balanced translocations (5%), sex chromosome deletions [...]

by Recent Progress in Materials Editorial Office

Received: 29 August 2022;  Published: 30 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2203016

Interview An Interview with Prof. José Ignacio Álvarez GalindoRecent Progress in Materials Editorial OfficeLIDSEN Publishing Inc., 2000 Auburn Drive, One Chagrin Highlands, Suite 200, Beachwood, OH, USA; E-Mail: rpm@lidsen.comRecent Progress in Materials2022, volume 4, issue 3doi:10.21926/rpm.2203016Received: August 29, 2022Accepted: August 29, 2022Published: August 30, 2022

by Kwami Eli Baba  , Guy Pluvinage  and Julien Capelle

Received: 06 August 2024;  Published: 31 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2404018

Ammonia is a toxic gas and can cause tragic consequences for humans. The damage level depends on concentration and duration of exposure. The security length associated with the risk of a tank leak at the acute exposure level of 30 ppm (AEGL-1) has been computed. Two tools have been combined: the CTOA criterion and the ALOHA software. The CTOA, a measure of fracture resistance against ductile crack propagation, is implemented in Abaqus software to compute the size of a breach in a tank submitted to internal pressure [...]

by Anna Scheyett  , Virginia Brown  and Christopher Weatherly

Received: 24 September 2024;  Published: 16 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2501005

In this conceptual paper we apply the construct of time poverty to a novel population, farmers struggling with stress and mental health challenges. Farmers have rates of suicide that can be over three times that of the general population, with depression and anxiety at double general population rates. These are linked to the multiple stressors farmers experience due to the unpredictable nature of their work, such as weather, input costs, commodity prices, and government regulations. In addition, there are multiple [...]

by OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine Editoria Office

Received: 05 January 2022;  Published: 06 January 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2201001

The editors of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2021. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a cer [...]

by Joana Neto  and Félix Neto

Received: 08 February 2024;  Published: 12 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2402217

Compassionate love (CL) is a recent subject of close relationships. CL is focused on enlarging beneficence to another. The present study approaches the test of the psychometric characteristics of the shortened form of the Compassionate Love Scale for a partner (CLS-P-SF) for Brazilian college students and its relationships with background and well-being variables. The sample included 217 young adults, 46.1% women and 53.9% men. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the single latent factor of the CLS-P-SF is g [...]

by Lamiae Afif  , Zhour El Amrani  , Aziza Sbiti  , Ilham Ratbi  , Imane Cherkaoui Jaouad  , Youssef El Kadiri  , Thomas Liehr  , Abdelaziz Sefiani  and Abdelhafid Natiq

Received: 02 April 2024;  Published: 30 August 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2403259

6q22.31q27 duplication and Xq28 deletion lead to two specific different rare chromosomal disorders. Partial trisomy 6q22.31q27 is a recognizable syndrome with a distinctive phenotype, and the most common finding in girls with Xqter deletions has been premature ovarian failure (POF) and secondary amenorrhea. To our knowledge, neither abnormality in one patient has yet been reported. A 10-year-old girl with de novo 6q22.31q27 duplication and Xq28 deletion was diagnosed by chromosomal microarray and confirmed by fluor [...]

by Marina van Geenhuizen  and Razieh Nejabat

Received: 11 July 2022;  Published: 16 January 2023;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2301007

This paper pictures several risk-taking strategies of young high-tech firms in bringing energy inventions to market and ways urban policy (municipalities) may provide supporting facilities and help accelerate the energy transition. Derived from a longitudinal study of 100 firms in northwest Europe, two findings contribute to practice. Firstly, a share of almost 40 percent of university spin-off firms fails in the market introduction; if the market introduction is reached, 30 percent is relatively late. This develop [...]

by Silvio Simani  , Saverio Farsoni  and Paolo Castaldi

Received: 02 February 2023;  Published: 21 March 2023;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2301011

In agreement with the Editor-in-Chief, the editorial office, and the authors, this article has been removed and marked as retracted because its content and data contained plagiarism from an unpublished study. Please refer to the Removal Statement.

by Sarah I. Willi  , Ulrike Bacher  , Marie Noelle Kronig  , Michael Daskalakis  , Lia Bally  and Thomas Pabst

Received: 29 July 2023;  Published: 04 February 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2401206

Malnutrition remains a clinical challenge in AML patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), leading to physical deconditioning and prolonged hospitalization. Prospective data are mainly lacking to identify those patients who may particularly benefit from parenteral nutrition in this setting. This observational, non-randomized, retrospective, exploratory cohort study assessed the nutritional development in patients following high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with ASCT and explored the [...]

by Luis A. Méndez-Rosado  , Luis A. Sotillo-Bent  , José Sotillo-Lindo  , Anduriña Barrios-Martínez  , Dulce Hechavarria-Estenoz  , Margarita Mayeta  , Jose Hernández-Gil  , Hector Pimentel-Benitez  , Maria Elena de la Torre  , Hibo Moreno  , Pedro Díaz-Véliz  , Alicia Vaglio  , Roberto Quadrelli  , Diana Sánchez-Peñarate  , Mabel Cerrillo-Hinojosa  , Pedro Carbonell-de la Torre  , Judith Pupo-Balboa  , Michel Soriano-Torres  , Marilyn del Sol  , Arlay Castelvi  , Enny Morales  , Damarys García  , Rocío Serrano-Hidalgo  , Catalina Obando  , Liz Pardo  , Laritza del Toro  , Miladys Martinez  , Conrado Uria-Gómez  , Maria G Arteaga Ontiveros  , Mayte Castro  , Odalys Rabelo  , Sahily Miñoso  , Deysi Licourt  , Irenia Blanco  , Roberto Lardoeyt-Ferrer  , Nereida Gonzalez  and Olga Quiñones-Masa

Received: 24 November 2024;  Published: 10 June 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2502296

Generally, in reciprocal translocations there are no gains or losses of genetic material. From the clinical point of view, its primary importance lies in the fact that it can generate errors due to incorrect chromosome segregation during meiosis in carriers. On the other hand, other mutations are less frequent in the genome, specifically in the DNA breakpoints implied in these translocations. In Latin America there are no large-scale reports about this topic. To contribute to the study of reciprocal translocations [...]

by Candice Fischer  and Carolina Eugenia Cáceres Videla

Received: 21 March 2024;  Published: 12 August 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2403046

A growing body of evidence has highlighted the limitations of relying solely on positivist research when summarizing SP/SR results since it might hinder pluralistic perspectives from unique backgrounds and life experiences. In the present reflective report, I aim to conduct quantitative and qualitative research on myself to explore the impact of concentrating on genuineness when delivering psychotherapy as a trainee. This article provides concrete examples of how therapists’ authenticity could benefit the therapeut [...]

by Arbnora Batalli-Kepuska  , Lidvana Spahiu  , Emir Behluli  and Gazmend Temaj

Received: 08 February 2024;  Published: 19 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2403253

Several therapeutic methods are used to cure acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Relapsed/refractory B-cell ALL (R/R B-ALL) remains the primary cause of death worldwide due to the limitation of cure. Blinatumomab is a bispecific T-cell engaging antibody used to treat R/R B-ALL. The use of blinatumomab for treating R/R B-ALL has shown to be very efficient, especially as a bridge tool to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The response to blinatumomab treatment ranged from 69% after two cycles in phase II [...]

by Giuseppe Merra

Received: 03 July 2024;  Published: 10 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2403251

by Rouvick M Gama  , Mysore Phanish  , Abbas Ghazanfar  and Debasish Banerjee

Received: 09 January 2023;  Published: 23 May 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2302185

Despite preventative measures, including vaccination, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection may result in severe illness, particularly in immunosuppressed transplant recipients. This has had a negative impact on organ donation and transplantation rates. However, the risk of transmission from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors to kidney transplant recipients is unknown. We describe 2 cases of successful kidney transplantation from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors. Case 1: 38-year old unvaccinated fe [...]

by Suat Morkuzu  , Alice Morello  , Giorgio Raposio  and Edoardo Raposio

Received: 18 July 2024;  Published: 27 November 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404258

Recent studies have identified that certain types of migraines, including frontal migraines, may be attributed to the irritation of specific extracranial nerves. This systematic review addresses the following questions: Which surgical techniques are most effective for chronic frontal migraines? How do combined surgical approaches compare to isolated procedures regarding efficacy and complication rates? Our objective is to comprehensively analyze surgical options for frontal migraines, including their success rates [...]

by Luana Góes Soares  , Sandra Kunst  , Cláudia Trindade Oliveira  and Annelise Kopp Alves

Received: 04 February 2024;  Published: 01 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/cr.2403007

Sustainability has driven the use of heterogeneous photocatalysis as one of the primary methods for environmental decontamination, reduction, degradation, remediation, or transformation of polluting chemical residues and purification treatment of effluents and wastewater. TiO2 is the most commonly used semiconductor in heterogeneous photocatalysis. It acquires relevance, as it has favorable properties, such as non-toxicity, stability in a wide range of pH, economic viability, etc., which encourage its application a [...]

by Amanda Pong  and Pavel Klein

Received: 15 February 2024;  Published: 08 May 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2402234

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is caused by mutations of hamartin (TSC1) or tuberin (TSC2) resulting in disinhibition of the mTOR pathway of cellular proliferation and differentiation and severe neurocognitive impairment, intractable epilepsy and tumors. Epilepsy develops in ~90% folllowed by drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Recently, prevention of DRE and developmental encephalopathy was shown to be possible in TSC using early administration of vigabatrin. For the first time, medical treatment successfully prevent [...]

by Shisir Ruwali  , Bharana Ashen Fernando  , Shawhin Talebi  , Lakitha Wijeratne  , John Waczak  , Prabuddha M. H. Madusanka  , David J. Lary  , John Sadler  , Tatiana Lary  , Matthew Lary  and Adam Aker

Received: 19 December 2023;  Published: 08 May 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2402011

Breathing clean air is crucial for maintaining good human health. The air we inhale can significantly impact our physical and mental well-being, influenced by parameters such as particulate matter and gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide). Building on previous research that explored the effects of particulate matter (PM) in specific environments, analyzed using biometric indicators and machine learning models; this work focuses on the effects and estimation of inhaled nitrogen dioxide ( [...]

by Daphna Markman Zinemanas

Received: 09 November 2023;  Published: 29 November 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2304057

The experience of painting during the COVID-19 period initiated this art-based autoethnographic account. The pandemic affected various fields of life; the discussion is thus pursued from a few interrelated points of view: of an individual coping with the COVID-19 crisis on a personal level, of a painter, of an art therapist, of an art therapy lecturer and supervisor, and an artist involved in community interventions. Artmaking and viewing artworks can enhance communication with the beholder and encourage others to [...]

by Ashwini Arjuna  , Deepika Razia  , Devika Sindu  , Michael T. Olson  , Lara Schaheen  , Ross M. Bremner  , Rajat Walia  and Kendra McAnally

Received: 25 October 2022;  Published: 06 January 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2301173

Few reports have described successful lung transplantation from a donor with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and outcomes beyond 3 to 6 months remain unknown. After weighing the urgency and life-saving benefits of lung transplantation against the risk of viral transmission, we successfully performed a bilateral lung transplant from a donor with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection with mild symptoms 2 months before donation. At 1 year after transplant, there is no evidence of donor-derived viral transmission, and allo [...]