Religiosity as a potential mediator for violence in childhood and adulthood: results from a Brazilian nationally representative survey by Homero Vallada, Ronaldo Laranjeira, Juliane Piasseschi de Bernardin Gonçalves, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Maria do Rosario Dias Latorre

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between religiosity and violence in childhood, as well as the possible mediating role of religiosity between suffering violence in childhood and suffering and/or perpetrating violence in adulthood.Design Cross-sectional population-based study carried out from November 2011 to March 2012.Setting Face-to-face surveys (at participants’ homes) were performed in a Brazilian nationally representative sample.Participants A total of 3378 adults (aged 19 years and above) were included.Primary and secondary outcomes measures The association between suffering violence in childhood and religiosity, and the mediating role of religiosity between childhood and adulthood violence were analysed using logistic regression models.Results Religiosity was associated with childhood violence, showing that those who suffered less violence in childhood were more religious in adulthood and considered religion more important in their lives. …”
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Pediatric kidney transplant recipients are at an increased risk for dysbiosis by Gizem Yılmaz, Seha Saygılı, Ayşe Ağbaş, Esra Karabağ Yılmaz, Ahmet Variş, Nur Canpolat

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to compare the gut microbiota composition in pediatric kidney transplant (KTx) recipient with that of healthy children.MethodsThis cross-sectional observational study included 30 pediatric KTx recipients aged between 7 and 21 years and 25 healthy children. …”
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Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in HIV Coinfected Individuals in Eastern India with Risk Factor Analysis by Soumyabrata Nag, Soma Sarkar, Debprasad Chattopadhyay, Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Rahul Biswas, Manideepa SenGupta

“…The prevalence of HSV-2 was significantly higher in persons with multiple partners and in the reproductive age group. The overall seroprevalence of HSV-1 IgM was too low (<5%), whereas it was too high (about 90%) with HSV-1 IgG in all three study groups.…”
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Intravenous esketamine in pediatric Rett syndrome: An open-label, early phase 1 pilot study by Huiping Li, Shu Liu, Caimei Lin, Yuchao Wu, Xiuping Wu, Yukun Huang, Yajun Wu, Xiubin Tong, Xiu Xu

“…Three girls with classic RTT aged 5–10 years were enrolled. Esketamine was intravenously administrated once per week for 5 weeks. …”
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The Ocular Biometry of Adult Cataract Patients on Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train in Rural China by Xiaoguang Cao, Xianru Hou, Yongzhen Bao

“…Three Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train missions of Peking University People’s Hospital in China were chosen. 3828 adult cataract patients aged 29 to 88 years with axial length (AL) less than 27.0 mm were enrolled. …”
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Ultrasound Guidance for Renal Tract Access and Dilation Reduces Radiation Exposure during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy by Thomas Chi, Selma Masic, Jianxing Li, Manint Usawachintachit

“…Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative procedural and patient data were collected for analysis. Results. Mean age of patients was 52.7±17.2 years. Forty-five percent of patients were male with mean BMI of 26.1±7.3 and mean stone size of 27.2±17.6 millimeters. …”
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Comparison of the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy versus tenecteplase in patients with minor nondisabling acute ischemic stroke by Xinzhao Jiang, Ruozhen Yuan, Jiawei Ye, Xu Wang, Zongjie Shi, Shunyuan Guo

“…Of the 62 patients included in the analysis, the median (IQR) age was 66 (58–76) years, and 21 patients (34%) were female. …”
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation of parotid tumors: experience from two-centers by Min Zhuang, Yucheng Lin, Songsong Wu, Man Lu, Zirui Jiang, Ting Wei, Lu Wang, Shishi Wang, Jie Zou, Yi He

“…We also recorded the incidence of any complications associated with TA.Results: A total of 23 patients (13 males and 10 females; median age 65 years, range 5–91 years) were included. The mean VRR at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after TA was 37.03%±10.23%, 56.52%±8.76%, 82.28%±7.89%, and 89.39%±6.45%, respectively. …”
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Cluster analysis of digital competencies among professors in higher education by Karime Chahuán-Jiménez, Eduardo Lara-Yergues, Dominique Garrido-Araya, Elena Salum-Alvarado, Paulina Hurtado-Arenas, Rolando Rubilar-Torrealba

“…PurposeThis research focuses on the diagnosis and clustering of professor higher education in relation to digital competencies, based on different levels of digital competency development.MethodsThe methodology employed in this study involved an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis and cluster analysis using K-means clustering algorithm, considering the Silhouette score, based on the responses obtained through a questionnaire DigComEdu framework, and adjusted according to the experts who conducted a validity analysis.ResultsThe findings indicate that, for the sample professor who answers the questionnaire voluntarily and confidentially, considering margin of error of 5%, a confidence level of 95%, and a response distribution of 50%, corresponding to 314 professors, with a Crombach’s alpha of 0.56, there is no relation between the variables of investigation, age, gender, academic degree, academic hierarchy, and years in academy and the level of digital competencies among professors. …”
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at District Headquarter Hospital haripur, Pakistan by Mehwish Fayaz, Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki, Ijaz Ul Haq, Muhammad Afzal, Mudassar Latif, Ehtisham Altaf

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 400 individuals diagnosed with COPD who were aged 30–75. The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), which is specific to COPD, was employed to assess the patient's quality of life. …”
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Relationship between the Plasma Levels of Catecholamines and Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Yumi Ichikawa, Yusuke Sawada, Jun Nakajima, Yuta Isshiki, Kazunori Fukushima, Yuto Aramaki, Kiyohiro Oshima

“…There were no significant differences observed between the two groups in age, cause of cardiopulmonary arrest, and prehospital resuscitation time. …”
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Association Between Lung Parenchymal Attenuation in Computed Tomography and Airflow Limitation in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis by Lucía Esteban Baloira, Ester Zamarrón de Lucas, Carlos Carpio Segura, Macarena Lerín Baratas, María Fernández Velilla, María Isabel Torres Sánchez, Inmaculada Pinilla Fernández, Pablo Mariscal Aguilar, Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala Walther, Concepción Prados Sánchez

“…<b>Results</b>: In total, 73 patients (63% males) were included. The mean age was 31.6 ± 12.3 years and the FEV1 was 67.8 ± 25.9% pred. …”
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The experiences of ferric carboxymaltose desensitization and provocation by Fatma Dindar Çelik, MD, Kurtuluş Aksu, MD, Özgür Akkale, MD, Hatice Çelik Tuğlu, MD, Melis Yağdıran, MD, Onur Telli, MD, Gürgün Tuğçe Vural Solak, MD, Enes Çelik, MD

“…Results: Among the 21 patients (mean age: 41.73 ± 10.98 years, all female) hypersensitive to iron underwent FCM RDD, 20 patients (95.2%) successfully completed FCM treatment with RDD. …”
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HbA1c-Based Score Model for Predicting Death Risk in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lingling He, Shuan Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Yuyong Jiang, Xianbo Wang, Zhiyun Yang

“…A prediction score model composed of HbA1c, NLR, age, and CTP class was devised, which ranged from 0 to 7. …”
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Successes and Challenges in an Integrated Tuberculosis/HIV Clinic in a Rural, Resource-Limited Setting: Experiences from Kericho, Kenya by Douglas N. Shaffer, Eunice T. Obiero, Josphat B. Bett, Ignatius N. Kiptoo, Jonah K. Maswai, Fredrick K. Sawe, E. Jane Carter

“…Of 1,911 patients, 89.8% were adults aged 32.0 (±12.6) years with baseline CD4=243.3 (±271.0), 18.2% < 50 cells/mm3. …”
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Precision and Accuracy Analysis of PM_2.5 Light-Scattering Sensor: Field and Laboratory Experiments by Hisam Samae, Phuchiwan Suriyawong, Artit Yawootti, Worradorn Phairuang, Sate Sampattagul

“…The sensor performance was also affected by factors such as the sensor age and device model. Corrections were developed to adjust the DustBoy readings to match the reference devices more closely, enhancing the accuracy post-adjustment. …”
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The Clock Drawing Task reveals executive dysfunction in the dialysis population – an underrecognized and underestimated problem by Piotr Olejnik, Aleksandra Golenia, Oliwia Maciejewska, Ewa Wojtaszek, Paweł Żebrowski, Jolanta Małyszko

“…Moreover, past medical history, demographic data, and laboratory test results were collected.Results The mean patient age was 59.47 ± 14.98 years, and the mean duration of dialysis was 45.93 ± 48.49 months. …”
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Circulating Levels of Betatrophin and Irisin Are Not Associated with Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Previously Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Lingshu Wang, Jun Song, Chuan Wang, Peng Lin, Kai Liang, Yu Sun, Tianyi He, Wenjuan Li, Ruxing Zhao, Jun Qin, Yiran Lu, Jinbo Liu, Fuqiang Liu, Xinguo Hou, Li Chen

“…The present study aims to demonstrate the associations of circulating betatrophin and irisin levels with β-cell function, assessed by the area under the curve (AUC) of C-peptide, and the possible correlation between these two hormones in previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. In total, 20 age-, sex-, and body mass index- (BMI-) matched normal glucose tolerance (NGT) subjects and 120 previously diagnosed T2DM patients were included in this study. …”
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A Comprehensive 10-Year Nationwide Pharmacovigilance Surveillance on Antibacterial Agents in Korea: Data Mining for Signal Detection of Trends and Seriousness of Adverse Events by Seon Hu Mo, Soo Hyeon Lee, Chang-Young Choi, Yongjun Sunwoo, Sooyoung Shin, Yeo Jin Choi

“…The predictors may include age (OR 1.05), the number of concomitant medications (OR 1.44), concomitant proton pump inhibitors (OR 1.46) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OR 1.38) use, and specific antibacterial classes, while multiple antibacterial therapy was associated with lower serious ADE risks. …”
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Association between the use of mobile touchscreen devices and the quality of parent-child interaction in preschoolers by Krisztina Liszkai-Peres, Zsófia Budai, Zsófia Budai, Adrienn Kocsis, Zsolt Jurányi, Ákos Pogány, György Kampis, Ádám Miklósi, Veronika Konok

“…Our findings revealed that preschoolers who regularly use MTSDs (n = 47, aged 4–7 years, engaging in MTSD use for at least 2 h per week) are spending less time with their parents and exhibited lower quality interactions compared to non-users (n = 25). …”
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