Dentoskeletal effects of aesthetic and conventional twin block appliances in the treatment of skeletal class II malocclusion: a randomized controlled trial by Mohamed Najati Alsilq, Mohamed Youssef

“…Fifty-two patients (33 females and 19 males) aged 12.23 ± 0.77 years with skeletal class II division 1 malocclusion caused by mandibular retrognathism were included. …”
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A study of disability and socio-economic impact of mental morbidities from the state of Madhya Pradesh, India by Vijender Singh, Roshan F. Sutar, Suruchi Gupta, Abhijit P. Pakhare, Arun M. Kokane, B. A. Aravind, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao

“…Materials and Methods: A multi-site cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015–16 as part of National Mental Health Survey among adults above 18 years of age. Samples were selected using multi-stage, stratified, random cluster sampling based on probability proportionate to size. …”
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Overlooking the Obvious during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dyspnoea with Asymmetric Breath Sounds in a Toddler by Heli Salmi, Heini Harve-Rytsälä, Paula Rautiainen, Sari Pyörälä, Johanna Hästbacka

“…Foreign body aspiration—an obvious cause of acute respiratory distress in our patient’s age group—was overlooked by experienced emergency medical care providers and paediatric critical care physicians due to the slightly unusual presentation, incomplete anamnestic information, and a bias to consider COVID-19 in the current exceptional circumstances. …”
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Pulse oximetry at two sensor placement sites in conscious foals by Heini Sofia Rossi, Anna Kristina Mykkänen, Jouni Juho Tapio Junnila, Heli Katariina Hyytiäinen

“…Thirty-two foals under one month of age were used. Nineteen foals had normal respiratory and cardiovascular function, and 13 had pneumonia. …”
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Long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives utilization and its associated factors among married women who desire no more children in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis. by Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Wondimnew Mersha Biset, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Saron Abeje Abiy, Tilahun Nega Godana, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Gashaw Awoke Haile, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Berihun Agegn Mengistie

“…A total weighted sample of 3,756 married or in union reproductive age women who desire no more children were included in the analysis. …”
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Accounting for racial bias and social determinants of health in a model of hypertension control by Yang Hu, Nicholas Cordella, Rebecca G. Mishuris, Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis

“…Results The predictive model of high SBP reached an Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve of 74.49% ± 0.23%. Age, race, Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), mental health, and cigarette use were predictive of high SBP. …”
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High Body Roundness Index Is Associated With Unhealthy Sleep Patterns: Insights From NHANES (2007–2014) by Pingchuan Liu, Yuding Luo, Xing He, Jiali Zhang, Fanzhou Ren, Bingyang Zhang, Bo Zheng, Jian Wang

“…Methods Data were sourced from NHANES (2007–2014), including respondents aged 20 years and older. Participants were categorized into two groups based on the healthiness of their sleep patterns. …”
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Hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width ratio as a protective factor against coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (2011-2018) by Xin-Da Wang, Chaoya Li, Jia Hu, Fen Cao, Li Zhu, Yongzhi Zhu, Zhongzheng Wen, Jun Liu

“…After excluding participants due to age, missing data, and potential confounding factors, 6,881 individuals were included in our study. …”
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Results of Selective Biochemical Screening for Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency and Sequencing of the <i>LIPA</i> Gene in the Risk Group Patients by S. V. Shtykalova, A. A. Egorova, O. S. Glotov, A. V. Kiselev, I. Yu. Kogan

“…The variety of clinical symptoms and wide range of ages at which symptoms may begin (in the case of cholesteryl ester storage disease) can lead to errors in diagnosis. …”
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Trends in views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA, 2022–2024: findings from a nationally representative survey by Garen J. Wintemute, Andrew Crawford, Elizabeth A. Tomsich, Veronica A. Pear

“…After weighting, 50.9% (95% confidence interval (CI) 49.5%, 52.3%) were female; weighted mean (SD) age was 48.5 (24.9) years. From 2023 to 2024, the prevalence of the view that violence was usually or always justified to advance at least 1 political objective did not change (2024: 26.2%, 95% CI 25.0%, 27.5%; 2023: 25.3%, 95% CI 24.1%, 26.5%). …”
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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…Method The research subjects were ordinary male students majoring in physical education at a certain university, aged between 18 and 25 years old. A total of 42 people were divided into four sub sample groups: sprint group (10 people), jump group (10 people), long-distance running group (10 people), and regular student group (12 people). …”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…Additionally, 30 healthy volunteers of the same age and gender as the patients were included in the study as a control group. …”
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High Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome during the Transition from F75 to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Feeds among Children 6 to 59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the Pediatric... by Wani Muzeyi, Teddy Ochieng Andra, Lorraine Oriokot, Victor Musiime

“…This study aims to determine the incidence and factors associated with refeeding syndrome in the transition phase when treating children aged 6 to 59 months with severe acute malnutrition at the Mwanamugimu Nutritional Unit, Mulago. …”
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A Study on Diagnostic Accuracy of Dipsi Method Over Traditional Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Among Antenatal Women by Vijayadevi Shanmugam, Dharani Sudha Gopalraj, Shruthi Nanjudappan, Rajeswari Ravindran

“…Sociodemographic data, risk assessments, gestational age, and clinical measurements (height, weight) were collected. …”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…Comparing study cohort 1 and 2 to controls, mean differences were highest in age groups 41-45 years (cohort 1: €5115 vs €3354, _P_<.01; cohort 2: €4152 vs €3354, _P_=.14). …”
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Association between intraoperative fluid management and postoperative outcomes in living kidney donors: a retrospective cohort study by Ja Eun Lee, Chisong Chung, Sunghae Park, Kyo Won Lee, Gaab Soo Kim

“…The following covariates were used: age, sex, body weight, height, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate, operation duration, surgeon, nephrectomy side, and estimated blood loss. …”
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Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England by Richard G Kyle, Jane Wills, Catherine Mahoney, Louise Hoyle, Muireann Kelly, Iain M Atherton

“…Objective To estimate obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England and compare prevalence with those working outside of the health services.Design Cross-sectional study based on data from 5 years (2008–2012) of the nationally representative Health Survey for England.Setting England.Participants 20 103 adults aged 17–65 years indicating they were economically active at the time of survey classified into four occupational groups: nurses (n=422), other healthcare professionals (n=412), unregistered care workers (n=736) and individuals employed in non-health-related occupations (n=18 533).Outcome measure Prevalence of obesity defined as body mass index ≥30.0 with 95% CIs and weighted to reflect the population.Results Obesity prevalence was high across all occupational groups including: among nurses (25.1%, 95% CI 20.9% to 29.4%); other healthcare professionals (14.4%, 95% CI 11.0% to 17.8%); non-health-related occupations (23.5%, 95% CI 22.9% to 24.1%); and unregistered care workers who had the highest prevalence of obesity (31.9%, 95% CI 28.4% to 35.3%). …”
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The Role of Fusion Technique of Computed Tomography and Non-echo-planar Diffusion-weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of Surgical Cholesteatoma Localization by Ayse Ozlem BALIK, Lutfu SENELDIR, Aysegul VERIM, Sema ZER TOROS

“…Methods: This retrospective study included 39 patients who underwent chronic otitis media operation [mean age of 35.10+-15.33 years (18-67 years), 64.1% female, and 35.9% male] and had preoperative high-resolution temporal bone CT and non-EPI DWI examinations. …”
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Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia by Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Maria Vitale, Desie Sheferaw

“…Among the potential factors considered faecal consistency, age and study area were found to increase recovery of Nematode egg and Eimeria oocyst in faeces (p< 0.05). …”
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Exploration of treatment burden through examination of workload and patient capacity during transition onto kidney replacement therapy: a systematic review of qualitative research by Catrin Jones, Ross Cairns, Heather Walker, Silje Welsh, Benjamin Edgar, Karen Stevenson, Bhautesh D. Jani, Patrick B. Mark, David Kingsmore, Katie I. Gallacher

“…Studies were included if meeting the criteria of adults aged 18 or over transitioning for the first time onto any modality of KRT (haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or kidney transplantation), using qualitative methodologies to describe any aspect of experiences of healthcare workload or any factors that affect capacity to manage workload were included. …”
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