Relationship between Learning Styles and Academic Performance in Medical Students at Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Mai Mohamed Elhassan Mustafa, Sami Alhazmi, Raum Abdu Hasan Ayoub, Sarah Jaber Mobarki, Reham Mousa Aljudayba, Imtenan Ali Oberi, Sarah Hassan Moafa, Yara Ajeebi, Lamyaa Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan, Salaheldin Elamin Abdalla Terair

“…Visual learning methods were significantly associated with age and academic class with preference to use diagrams and demonstrations in 202 (46.9%) of the participants. …”
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Outcome of Management of Midshaft Clavicular Fractures with Titanium Elastic Nail System: A Case Series by Karthik Chithartha, Vanasekar Mokkasamy

“…All patients were followed for a minimum of 6 months postoperatively (post-op) with radiographs and functional score assessment. Result: The average age of the study population was 38.8 ± 11 years. …”
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The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Ayehu Bereket, Denekew Bitew, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…The overall prevalence of hypertension in the study was 29.28%. Age 41 to 50 (AOR: 2.506; 95% CI: 1.103–5.694; and p=0.028), having self-reported diabetes mellitus (AOR: 8.595; 95% CI: 2.795–26.424; and p<0.0001), having a family history of hypertension (AOR: 3.387; 95% CI: 1.579–7.285; and p=0.002), khat chewing (AOR: 5.426; 95% CI: 1.811–16.256; and p=0.003), physical inactivity (AOR: 5.212; 95% CI: 1.974–13.763; and p=0.001), and presence of self-reported repeated stress (AOR: 3.027; 95% CI: 1.404–6.527; and p=0.005) were the risk factors associated with hypertension. …”
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Selected Metabolic Markers in Girls with Turner Syndrome: A Pilot Study by E. Błaszczyk, M. Lorek, T. Francuz, J. Gieburowska, A. Gawlik

“…There were no differences in chronological or bone age. No significant differences were observed in mean weight, although the Z-score BMI was higher in the study group. …”
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Propuesta metodológica para la identificación de zonas de atención prioritaria en materia de despoblación aplicada a la provincia de Badajoz (Extremadura) by Ana Isabel Horcajo Romo, Enrique Eugenio Ruiz Labrador, José Manuel Pérez Pintor, José Antonio Gutiérrez Gallego

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Impact of Covid-19 infection on thyroid functions by Hanaa S. Hamed, Reda El khodary, Samah Mohamed Lotfy, Maha Mahmoud Hamed Sakr, Mohammad Walaa Saied

“…Results We included 129 patients aged between 22 and 70 years, with 38 (29.5%) identified as male and 91 (70.5%) as female. …”
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Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adult Functional Capacity: A Comparative Study of Walking and Step Endurance Tests by Patchareeya Amput, Arunrat Srithawong, Sinthuporn Maharan, Puttipong Poncumhak, Patcharin Phrompao, Eakarach Wongsaya, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Sahachat Aueyingsak

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted with 34 young participants (mean age: 20.62 years, 88.24 % female), all experiencing mild post-COVID-19 symptoms. …”
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EARLY REFEEDING AFTER COLORECTAL CANCER SURGERY REDUCES COMPLICATIONS AND LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY by Eliani Frizon, José Eduardo de Aguilar-Nascimento, Júlio Cesar Zanini, Mariah Steinbach Roux, Bruna Caroline de Lima Schemberg, Pamela Luiza Tonello, Diana Borges Dock-Nascimento

“…METHODS: Retrospective cohort carried out at the Cascavel Uopeccan Cancer Hospital, including adult cancer patients (age ≥18 years), from the Unified Health System (SUS), who underwent colorectal surgeries from January 2018 to December 2021. …”
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Investigating the Status of Physical Activity, Adherence to Treatment, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Asthma by Soheila Rabie Siahkali, Mojghan Sadat Aghvamy, Mohammad Javad Naghihoo

“…Results: The majority of participants were male (57.2%) with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of 66.35 (15.33) years. The physical activity level of the majority of participants was vigorous (43.4%). …”
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Development of Professional Competences of teachers and Psychologists in the Conditions of Joint training by I. A. Korobeinikov, T. V. Kuzmicheva

“…The subject field is monitoring of individual development of primary school-age children with developmental delay. The quality of joint training was evaluated in the third and fourth grade curriculum. …”
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Mental health literacy among primary care providers in Hungary: a vignette-based survey by Valerie S. Swisher, Dorottya Őri, Zoltán Rihmer, Róbert Wernigg

“…Mislabeling conditions was significantly associated with older age (for GAD, OCD-Aggression, PD and MDD), male gender (for GAD), greater mental health stigma (for OCD-Order), and lack of exposure to mental health conditions (for SAD). …”
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Egg retrieval in ground-nesting cuckoo hosts: can two species of buntings accurately identify and retrieve their own eggs? by Yuhan Zhang, Guo Zhong, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang

“…Factors such as parasitism risk, nest predation pressure, age differences, and experience of parent birds may combine to influence egg retrieval behavior of the host.…”
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Study on Seroprevalence and Leptospiral Antibody Distribution Among Livestock Breeders and Farmers in Golestan Province by Malihe Naderi, Vahideh Hamidi Sofiani, Reza Hoseinpour, Amir Mohammad Alborzi, Seyed Amir Soltani

“…Also, by examining the age, it was shown that 68.57% of patients are in the middleaged rang. …”
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Anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in previously infected persons with immunocompromising conditions-United States, 2020-2022. by Anna Bratcher, Jefferson M Jones, William A Meyer, Rehan Waheed, Huda Yazgi, Aaron Harris, Adi V Gundlapalli, Kristie E N Clarke

“…A longitudinal, logistic regression produced adjusted odds ratios comparing anti-N prevalence among specimens with and without associated IC, adjusted for age, sex, residence in a metro area, and social vulnerability index (SVI) tertile. …”
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Adenoma Detection Rate in Colonoscopic Screening with Ketamine-based Sedation: A Prospective Observational Study by Mirza KOVACEVIC, Nermina RIZVANOVIC, Adisa SABANOVIC ADILOVIC, Nedim BARUCIJA, Anida ABAZOVIC

“…Baseline characteristics, ADR, bowel preparation quality according to the Chicago bowel preparation (CHBP) scale, cecal intubation, colonoscopy removal, and complications were analyzed. Results: The mean age of patients was 55.76 years; 40 (28.6%) were males and 100 (71.4%) were females. …”
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Impact of plastic waste fiber and treated construction demolition waste on the durability and sustainability of concrete by Selvakumar Duraiswamy, Prakhash Neelamegam, M. VishnuPriyan, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…The results demonstrate a significant enhancement in strength properties with the addition of 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% plastic-fibres, alongside the complete replacement of coarse aggregate with CDW, particularly noticeable at both 7 and 28-day curing ages. Although higher fiber dosages led to a slight reduction in compressive by 7% at the optimum percentage of 0.25% of PE and 0.5% of PET, the flexural strengths and split tensile strength exhibited a proportional increase of 11.7% and 18%. …”
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Digital measurement of ocular microtremor in Parkinson's disease: Protocol for a pilot study to assess reliability and clinical validation. by Lisa Graham, Rodrigo Vitorio, Richard Walker, Alan Godfrey, Rosie Morris, Samuel Stuart

“…We will recruit 30 People with PD, 30 people with suspected PD and 30 age-matched healthy control participants for assessment of OMT. 20 People with PD will complete a test-retest reliability assessment at the same approximate time, exactly one week after their initial visit under the same conditions to explore consistency. …”
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Postmarketing safety evaluation of belimumab: a pharmacovigilance analysis by Huqun Li, Wenlong Xie, Chongshu Wang, Cuilian Guo

“…The differences across ages and regions in belimumab-related AEs were also explored.Results A total of 4 974 201 AE reports were retrieved from the FAERS database, among which 9782 reports were related to belimumab. 485 positive safety signals related to belimumab were identified. …”
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Association Between Weight Loss and Changes in Optimal Positive Airway Pressure Levels in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Ji Ho Choi, Dong Yun Lee, Tae Kyoung Ha, Ji Eun Moon

“…Results Out of the initial cohort, 20 OSA patients (male:female=18:2), with an average age of 42.2±9.3 years and a body mass index of 34.2±5.1 kg/m2, were included in this analysis. …”
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Factors associated with unplanned readmissions for patients with mental and behavioural disorders in China: a quantitative analysis by Sha Lai, Zechen Wang, Chi Shen, Junfei Feng, Yawei Huang, Xiaolong Zhang, Li Lu, Zhongliang Zhou

“…Additionally, individual-level factors, including demographic information (e.g. gender, age, marital status, and occupational status), disease-related factors (e.g. primary diagnostic group, condition at admission, and other diagnoses), and clinical characteristics (e.g. length of stay and medical costs), were associated with unplanned readmissions across all subgroups. …”
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