Psychometric properties of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) in Mexican adults by Horacio Balam Álvarez García, Isaías Vicente Lugo-González, Fabiola González Betanzos

“…Adequate reliability was demonstrated by Omega coefficients (General: ωG= 0.86, Impact: ωI= 0.86) showed adequate reliability; the scale showed very strong correlations with the Athens scale (rAGoverall= 0.84; rAImpact=0.75) and weak to moderate correlations with the Epworth scale (rEGeneral= 0.39; rEImpact=0.44). …”
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An Adult Patient with Ocular Myasthenia and Unusually Long Spontaneous Remission by Jasem Al-Hashel, Hanaa M. Rashad, Rossen T. Rousseff

“…He relapsed recently with ocular symptoms only. He is now anti-AChR Ab positive and SFEMG is abnormal in a facial muscle. …”
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The relationship between intrinsic capacity and functional ability in older adults by Somayeh Ahmadi, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar, Kazem Malakouti, Mojtaba Azadbakht

“…Age showed a significant and inverse correlation with both ADL (P < 0.001, r = -0.23) and IADL (P < 0.001, r = -0.39). The adjusted coefficient of determination (R²) for the five domains of intrinsic capacity (sensory, cognitive, locomotion, psychological, vitality) as well as age and BMI was 0.16 for ADL and 0.32 for IADL. …”
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Evaluation of Hematocrit in Adults with Dengue by a Laboratory Information System by Duangjai Sahassananda, Vipa Thanachartwet, Putza Chonsawat, Benjamaporn Wongphan, Supat Chamnanchanunt, Manoon Surabotsophon, Varunee Desakorn

“…Linear regression analysis indicated a significant relationship between Hgb and Hct with a coefficient of determination (Pearson’s R2) of 0.92 at red blood cell distribution width (RDW) ≤18, but Pearson’s R2 decreased to 0.78 at RDW >18. …”
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Essential Microenvironment for Thymopoiesis is Preserved in Human Adult and Aged Thymus by J. Shiraishi, M. Utsuyama, S. Seki, H. Akamatsu, M. Sunamori, M. Kasai, K. Hirokawa

“…Normal human thymuses at various ages were immunohistologically examined in order to determine whether adult or aged thymus maintained the microenvironment for the T cell development and thymopoiesis was really ongoing. …”
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The incidence of adult type hypolactasia in patients with irritable bowel syndrome by Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Marek K. Kowalski, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

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Systemic Vascular Function Is Associated with Muscular Power in Older Adults by Kevin S. Heffernan, Angela Chalé, Cynthia Hau, Gregory J. Cloutier, Edward M. Phillips, Patrick Warner, Heather Nickerson, Kieran F. Reid, Jeffrey T. Kuvin, Roger A. Fielding

“…Age-associated loss of muscular strength and muscular power is a critical determinant of loss of physical function and progression to disability in older adults. In this study, we examined the association of systemic vascular function and measures of muscle strength and power in older adults. …”
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Vergence and Accommodative Dysfunctions in Emmetropic and Myopic Chinese Young Adults by Martin Ming-Leung Ma, Anna Chwee Hong Yeo, Mitchell Scheiman, Xiang Chen

“…Associations with refractive error groupings were found for convergence insufficiency (p=0.008, r = −0.13) and divergence insufficiency (p=0.008, r = 0.131). …”
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Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA): The Difference Between a Honeymoon and a Holiday by Livia M. R. Marcon, Carmine G. Fanelli, Riccardo Calafiore

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Association of reported sleep disturbances with objectively assessed mild cognitive impairment among adults in the United States by Chan Shen, Hao Wang, Arthur Nguimatsa Djiotsop, R. Constance Wiener, Mona Pathak, Sophie Mitra, Patricia A Findley, Usha Sambamoorthi

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Gestational Early-Time Restricted Feeding Results in Sex-Specific Glucose Intolerance in Adult Male Mice by Molly C. Mulcahy, Noura El Habbal, Detrick Snyder, JeAnna R. Redd, Haijing Sun, Brigid E. Gregg, Dave Bridges

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Predictors of plasma HDL-C concentrations in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by James M. Shikany, John R. Bassler, Jared P. Reis, Pamela J. Schreiner, David T. Redden, John T. Wilkins, Cora E. Lewis

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International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions by Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, Lukáš Rubín, Ryan McGrath, Bethany Gower, Terry Boyle, Marilyn G. Klug, Alexandra J. Mayhew, Henry T. Blake, Francisco B. Ortega, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Costan G. Magnussen, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yang Liu, Kaare Christensen, Darryl P. Leong, Mette Aadahl, Edimansyah Abdin, Julian Alcazar, Aqeel Alenazi, Bader Alqahtani, Cledir De A. Amaral, Thatiana L.M. Amaral, Alex Andrade Fernandes, Peter Axelsson, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Karin Bammann, Aline R. Barbosa, Ameline Bardo, Inosha Bimali, Peter Bjerregaard, Martin Bobak, Colin A. Boreham, Klaus Bös, João Carlos Bouzas Marins, Joshua Burns, Nadezda Capkova, Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Liang-Kung Chen, Siu Ming Choi, Rebecca K.J. Choong, Susana C. Confortin, Cyrus Cooper, Jorge E. Correa-Bautista, Amandine Cournil, Grace Cruz, Eling D. de Bruin, José Antonio De Paz, Bruno De Souza Moreira, Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos, María Cristina Enríquez Reyna, Eduardo Ferriolli, Gillian Forrester, Elena Frolova, Abadi K. Gebre, Atef M. Ghaleb, Tiffany K. Gill, Yasuyuki Gondo, M. Cristina Gonzalez, Citlali Gonzalez Alvarez, Mary K. Hannah, Nicholas C. Harvey, Jean-Yves Hogrel, Marie-Theres Huemer, Toshiko Iidaka, Lewis A. Ingram, Dmitri A. Jdanov, Victoria L. Keevil, Wolfgang Kemmler, Rose Anne Kenny, Dae-Yeon Kim, Tracy L. Kivell, Ingirid G.H. Kjær, Alexander Kluttig, Rumi Kozakai, Danit Langer, Lisbeth A. Larsen, Wei-Ju Lee, David A. Leon, Eric Lichtenstein, Bertis B. Little, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Rahul Malhotra, Robert M. Malina, Kiyoaki Matsumoto, Tal Mazor-Karsenty, Marnee J. McKay, Sinéad McLoughlin, Abhishek L. Mensegere, Mostafa Mohammadian, Virgilio Garcia Moreira, Hiroshi Murayama, Anne Murray, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Claudia Niessner, Gabriel Núñez Othón, Gabriel Olveira, Suzanne G. Orchard, Andrezj Pajak, Chan Woong Park, Julie A. Pasco, Maria E. Peña Reyes, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Annette Peters, Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Margareth C. Portela, Jedd Pratt, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Wendy Rodríguez-García, Joanne Ryan, Mauricio A. San-Martín, Francisco José Sánchez-Torralvo, Mahnaz Saremi, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Satoshi Seino, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Marc Sim, Bjørn Heine Strand, Mythily Subramaniam, Charlotte Suetta, Sophia X. Sui, Jonas S. Sundarakumar, Koya Suzuki, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Maw Pin Tan, Yu Taniguchi, Barbara Thorand, Anna Turusheva, Anne Therese Tveter, Jonathan Wagner, Dao Wang, Stuart J. Warden, Julia Wearing, Shiou Liang Wee, Leo D. Westbury, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Alexander Woll, Noriko Yoshimura, Ruby Yu

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Oral cannabidiol did not impair learning and memory in healthy adults by Hanna H. Gebregzi, Joanna S. Zeiger, Jeffrey P. Smith, Libby Stuyt, Luann Cullen, Jim Carsella, Daniel C. Rogers, Jordan Lafebre, Jennah Knalfec, Alfredo Vargas, Moussa M. Diawara

“…Future research involving a larger group of older adults is needed to confirm this potential effect. …”
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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Supplementation in Adult Horses Supports Improved Skeletal Muscle Inflammatory Gene Expression Following Exercise by Madison R. Barshick, Kristine M. Ely, Keely C. Mogge, Lara M. Chance, Sally E. Johnson

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Paving the Way for Integrated Advanced Heart Failure and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Training by William H. Marshall V., MD, Ryan D. Byrne, MD, Andrew Civitello, MD, William J. Dreyer, MD, Peter R. Ermis, MD, Brent C. Lampert, DO, Lauren T. Lastinger, MD, Deipanjan Nandi, MD, Joseph A. Spinner, MD, Curt J. Daniels, MD

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Effects of Periodic Task-Specific Test Feedback on Physical Performance in Older Adults Undertaking Band-Based Resistance Exercise by Ryuichi Hasegawa, Mohammod Monirul Islam, Ryuji Watanabe, Naoki Tomiyama, Dennis R. Taaffe

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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Pain Resilience Scale among Lebanese Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain by Melissa Makhoul, Samar Noureddine, Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Laila Farhood, Souha Fares, Imad Uthman, Douglas J. French, Christopher R. France

“…Total PRS-A score (M = 33.20 and SD = 9.90) showed significant correlations with pain catastrophizing (M = 27.65, SD = 13.03, and r = −0.52), pain self-efficacy (median = 9.00, IQR = 4, and rho = 0.61), pain intensity (M = 4.50, SD = 2.25, and r = −0.28), pain interference (M = 4.30, SD = 2.89, and r = −0.56), physical (M = 34.95, SD = 9.52, and r = 0.34) and mental (M = 40.08, SD = 12.49, and r = 0.58) health functioning, anxiety (median = 7.00, IQR = 7, and rho = −0.57), and depression (median = 4.00, IQR = 6, and rho = −0.58). …”
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Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure Using the Occlutech Figulla Device in Adults: More than 800 Patient-Years of Follow-Up by R. J. R. Snijder, L. E. Renes, D. Bosshardt, M. J. Suttorp, J. M. ten Berg, M. C. Post

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Dissemination of Decision Aids about Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis to Spanish-Speaking Adults through Social Media by K. D. Valentine PhD, Felisha Marques MPH, Antonia F. Chen MD, MBA, Leigh Simmons MD, Karen R. Sepucha PhD

“…Background Older adults and Hispanic individuals are increasingly turning to social media platforms to access health-related information. …”
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