Opening up Corpus FinSL: enriching corpus analysis with linguistic ethnography in a study of constructed action by Puupponen Anna, Hodge Gabrielle, Anible Benjamin, Salonen Juhana, Wainio Tuija, Keränen Jarkko, Hernández Doris, Jantunen Tommi

“…Our results reveal constructed action in FinSL discourse is influenced by factors like signer’s educational background and age, but not exclusively by family networks or use of other sign languages. …”
Get full text

Comparative study of Baduanjin and brisk walking on balance and stability in older adults by Ya-Guang Yu, Jun Zhang, Lin Wang, Dai-Feng Yu, Gong-Bing Shan, Xiao Fu

“…Sixty elderly individuals aged 65 to 79 were selected and randomly divided into the Baduanjin group, the brisk walking group, and the control group that did not engage in exercise. …”
Get full text

Passive hyperthermia alters the resting-state functional connectivity of mouse brain by Yang Ruan, Kai Liu, Bo Li, Shaowen Qian, Hongxia Lei, Yao Xing, Gang Sun

“…Purpose To investigate how passive hyperthermia affect the resting-state functional brain activity based on an acute mouse model after heat stress exposure.Materials and methods Twenty-eight rs-fMRI data of C57BL/6J male mice which weighing about 24 ∼ 29 g and aged 12 ∼ 16 weeks were collected. The mice in the hyperthermia group (HT, 40 °C ± 0.5 °C, 40 min) were subjected to passive hyperthermia before the anesthesia preparation for scanning. …”
Get full text

Preferences and access to community-based HIV testing sites among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Côte d’Ivoire by Christine Danel, Joseph Larmarange, Lazare Sika, Maxime Inghels, Arsène Kra Kouassi, Serge Niangoran, Anne Bekelynck, Séverine Carilon, Mariatou Koné, Annabel Degrées du Loû

“…Objective Measuring access and preferences to Men who have Sex with Men focused community-based HIV testing sites (MSM-CBTS) in Côte d’Ivoire.Design A respondent-driven sampling telephone survey.Setting National survey conducted in 2018 in Côte d’Ivoire.Participants 518 MSM aged over 18 years old.Primary and secondary outcome measures Knowledge, practices, satisfaction and preferences regarding MSM-CBTS. …”
Get full text

Influence of binge drinking on the resting state functional connectivity of university Students: A follow-up study by Samuel Suárez-Suárez, Fernando Cadaveira, Alfonso Barrós-Loscertales, José Manuel Pérez-García, Socorro Rodríguez Holguín, Javier Blanco-Ramos, Sonia Doallo

“…In this two-year follow-up study, the impact of sustained BD on RS-FC was investigated in 44 college students (16 binge-drinkers) via two fMRI sessions at ages 18–19 and 20–21. Using a seed-to-voxel approach, RS-FC differences were examined in nodes of the main brain functional networks vulnerable to alcohol misuse, according to previous studies. …”
Get full text

Provider Preference, Logistical Challenges, or Vaccine Hesitancy? Analyzing Parental Decision-Making in School Vaccination Programs: A Qualitative Study in Sydney, Australia by Leigh McIndoe, Alexandra Young, Cristyn Davies, Cassandra Vujovich-Dunn, Stephanie Kean, Michelle Dives, Vicky Sheppeard

“…This study investigates patterns of vaccine decision-making within Australia’s school-based immunization program, specifically focusing on human papillomavirus (HPV) and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) vaccines offered free to adolescents aged 12–13. <b>Methods:</b> This qualitative study was conducted in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (2022–2023). …”
Get full text

Luteolin Attenuates IL-1β-Induced THP-1 Adhesion to ARPE-19 Cells via Suppression of NF-κB and MAPK Pathways by Wen-Chung Huang, Chian-Jiun Liou, Szu-Chuan Shen, Sindy Hu, Chien-Yu Hsiao, Shu-Ju Wu

“…Inflammation is a critical mediator in retinal degeneration (RD) diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and RD progression may be prevented through anti-inflammatory activity in RPE cells. …”
Get full text

Robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction for managing kidney transplant patients with ureteric complications by Dongho Shin, San Kang, Seung Ah Rhew, Chang Eil Yoon, Hyong Woo Moon, Yong Hyun Park, Hyuk Jin Cho

“…Results: Twelve females and three males, with a mean age of 48.6±6.6 years, were included in the study. …”
Get full text

Concentrations, composition profiles, and in vitro–in silico-based mixture risk assessment of bisphenol A and its analogs in plant-based foods by Chun-Hui Chiu, Shih-Han Sun, Yun-Jia Yao, Yi Chuang, Yu-Tsung Lee, Yi-Jun Lin

“…This study investigated 16 BPs in 23 plant-based foods from Taiwan and estimated their dietary exposure across age groups. High-throughput toxicokinetic modeling was used to convert in vitro ToxCast estrogen receptor (ER) bioactive concentrations into human-equivalent points of departure (PODs), which were compared to PODs derived from animal studies and applied to assess mixture risks through the margin of exposure based on the common ER pathway. …”
Get full text

Association of delayed asthma diagnosis with asthma exacerbations in children by Chung-Il Wi, MD, Euijung Ryu, PhD, Katherine S. King, MS, Jung Hyun Kwon, MD, PhD, Joshua T. Bublitz, BS, Miguel Park, MD, Sergio E. Chiarella, MD, Jason D. Greenwood, MD, MS, Thanai Pongdee, MD, Lynnea Myers, PhD, Björn Nordlund, PhD, Sunghwan Sohn, PhD, Elham Sagheb, MS, Bhavani Singh Agnikula Kshatriya, MS, Dave Watson, PhD, Hongfang Liu, PhD, Beverley J. Sheares, MD, MS, Carla M. Davis, MD, Wade Schulz, MD, PhD, Young J. Juhn, MD, MPH

“…Results: Among 537 matched pairs of DD and TD (median age at index date: 4.1 years), a total of 344 and 253 children in DD and TD, respectively, had ≥1 AE during median follow-up period of 9.3 years. …”
Get full text

Symptoms indicative of early knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction: descriptive analysis of the SHIELD cohort by Anna Cronström, May Arna Risberg, Martin Englund, Dorthe B. Strauss, Paul Neuman, Carl Johan Tiderius, Eva Ageberg

“…Method: 106 participants (50 ​% women, mean [SD] age 25 [5] years) were included. Symptoms indicative of early knee OA were evaluated by the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscale pain, KOOS subscale pain ≤72 (KOOSpain ≤72), and ≤85 on two out of four KOOS subscales (pain, symptoms, activity of daily living, quality of life) (modified Luyten). …”
Get full text

Randomised cross-over trial of vildagliptin and pioglitazone as add-on therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: predicting Which One is Right Here (WORTH) study protocol by Yannan Jiang, Tony R Merriman, Rui Qian Yeu, Rebecca Brandon, Dale Griffiths, Kate Smallman, Allan Moffitt, Glenn Doherty, Ryan Paul, Jennie Harré Hindmarsh, Kerry Macaskill-Smith, Brandon Orr-Walker, Rinki Murphy

“…It is conducted in New Zealand with a target of 300 patients (40% with Māori or Pacific ancestry) eligible if aged ≥18 and ≤80 years, with T2D for more than 1 year, on stable doses of metformin and/or sulfonylurea for at least 3 months, with HbA1c between 59 and 110 mmol/mol inclusive. …”
Get full text

Treatment Efficacy and Compliance in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Treated with Ranibizumab in a Real-Life Setting by Anne-Laurence Best, Franck Fajnkuchen, Sylvia Nghiem-Buffet, Typhaine Grenet, Gabriel Quentel, Corinne Delahaye-Mazza, Salomon Y. Cohen, Audrey Giocanti-Aurégan

“…Compliance was compared to that of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients. …”
Get full text

Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Abdallah Y Naser, Othman Beni Yonis, Ahlam J Alhemedi, Hadeel Allan, Ghalia abu Mohsen, Ayham Almasri, Haitham Abdulrazzeq, Islam Khasawneh, Osama El-khateeb

“…More than half of them (65%) were women. The mean age of the study participants was 21.9 (2.7) years. …”
Get full text

Key regions aberrantly connected within cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuit and their genetic mechanism in schizophrenia: an fMRI meta-analysis and transcriptome study by Yarui Wei, Ziyu Wang, Kangkang Xue, Xiaoyu Niu, Longyao Ma, Shaoqiang Han, Baohong Wen, Yong Zhang, Huafu Chen, Jingliang Cheng

“…SCZ was characterized by hyperconnectivity of the auditory network, visual system, and sensorimotor areas, and hypoconnectivity of the frontal gyrus, cerebellum, thalamus, and caudate nucleus, which were significantly linked to age, sex, duration of illness, and the severity of symptoms and functionally enriched in domains involving self, sensory, action, and social. 2922 genes were significantly over-expressed in these regions, which were enriched for important molecular functions, biological processes, and cellular components of the neurons/cells in the brain as well as SCZ and other mental diseases. …”
Get full text

Severe neonatal hypotonia due to SLC30A5 variant affecting function of ZnT5 zinc transporter by Vadim Dolgin, Pauline Chabosseau, Jacob Bistritzer, Iris Noyman, Orna Staretz‐Chacham, Ohad Wormser, Noam Hadar, Marina Eskin‐Schwartz, Bibi Kanengisser‐Pines, Ginat Narkis, Ramy Abramsky, Eilon Shany, Guy A. Rutter, Kyla Marks, Ohad S. Birk

“…Thus, a biallelic variant in SLC30A5 (ZnT5), affecting cytosolic zinc concentrations, causes a severe hypotonia syndrome with respiratory insufficiency and failure to thrive, lethal by 1 year of age.…”
Get full text

Increasing trend of antimicrobial resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Southwest Finland, 2007–2016: An analysis of shifting strain dynamics and... by Jaakko Silvola, Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Tiina Hirvioja, Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Mari Kanerva, Kari Auranen, Harri Marttila, Jenna Junnila, Jaana Vuopio

“…The shift in patient demographics to younger age groups and community acquisition contributed to the increase in multi-resistant strains. …”
Get full text

Regulation of MAP2, GFAP, and calcium in the CA3 Region Following Kainic Acid Exposure to  organotypic hippocampal slice culture [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Aulanni'am Aulanni'am, Kusworini Handono, Ettie Rukmigarsari, Hidayat Sujuti, Machlusil Husna

“…Methods OHSC was obtained from three healthy wild type Wistar rats aged P10. Healthy culture slices were obtained and lasted up to 10 days in vitro (DIV 10). …”
Get full text

Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…From one core patient scenario, 5 further scenarios were developed involving patients of varying age, sport preference, tumor pathology, and craniotomy approach. …”
Get full text

A Novel Oxidative Stress Mediator in Acute Appendicitis: Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis by Sefa Ozyazici, Faruk Karateke, Umit Turan, Adnan Kuvvetli, Huseyin Kilavuz, Burak Karakaya, Pınar Ozaltun, Murat Alısık, Ozcan Erel

“…In this study, seventy-one (43 male and 28 female) patients diagnosed with AA and 71 (30 male and 41 female) healthy volunteers were included. Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), haemoglobin (Hb), white blood cell (WBC), c-reactive protein (CRP), and thiol/disulphide homeostasis parameters (native thiol, total thiol, disulphide, disulphide/native thiol, native thiol/total thiol, and disulphide/total thiol ratios) were compared between the groups. …”
Get full text