Growth and Population Parameters of Panulirus penicillatus and Panulirus homarus in Labangka Tidal Waters, Indonesia by Evron Asrial, Erwin Rosadi, Hamid Hamid, Muhammad Ichsan, Ruly Isfatul Khasanah, Naning Dwi Sulystyaningsih, Agustin Dwi Sumiwi, Najiah Khalisah

“…Some attributes whose values are relatively stable compared to that of 2015, consist of conditional factors such as (old age), growth pattern (hypoallometric), growth coefficient (slow growth), exploitation rate (overexploited), and fishing rate (excessive fishing). …”
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Prognosis and factors related to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism in long-term peritoneal dialysis patients by Yanmei Li, Xiaonan Feng, Na Chen, Shuhua Song, Min Yu, Yan Wang, Hongxia Zhang, Li Wang, Menghua Chen, Na Tian

“…This retrospective cohort study investigated risk factors for sSHPT and the association between SHPT and mortality (all-cause and infection-related) among 771 clinically stable patients (421 male patients; mean age, 51.2 years; median dialysis vintage, 28.3 months) who underwent >3 months of regular peritoneal dialysis (PD) between January 2013 and March 2021. …”
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Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led tel... by Jeanne Cho, Michael Hill, Corita R Grudzen, Deborah J Shim, Abigail M Schmucker, Keith S Goldfeld, Lauren Southerland, Jeffrey M Caterino, Marie-Carmelle Elie, Robert Swor, Susan E Cohen, Arum Kim, Joseph Lowy, Jennifer S Scherer, Nancy E Bael, Ellin Gafford, Joshua Lakin, Paige Barker, Angela Chmielewski, Jennifer Kapo, Audrey Tan, Rebecca Yamarik, Susan Salz, Stephen Ryan, Anne Kim, Isabel Castro, Amelia Hargrove, Laura Stuecher, Nora Daut, Juanita Booker-Vaughns, Garrett K Chan, J Nicholas Dionne-odom, Patrick Dunn, Robert Galvin, Ernest A Hopkins III, Margaret M Maguire, Neha Reddy Pidatala, Dawn Rosini, Sally Welsh, Karen Jubanyik, Ada L Rubin, Kei Ouchi, Rebecca Murray, Nicole Tang, Marie Bakitas, Abraham Brody, Caroline Blaum, Mara Flannery, Richard Tamirian, Pamela Marsack, Jennifer Bonito, Romilla Batra, Donna C Sadasivan, Eric David Isaacs, Constance L Kizzie-Gillett, William K Vaughan, Pluscedia G Williams, Angela Young-Brinn

“…We will enrol 1350 patients aged 50+ years and 675 of their caregivers across nine EDs. …”
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Interplay of PNPLA3 and HSD17B13 Variants in Modulating the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Hepatitis C Patients by Carla De Benedittis, Mattia Bellan, Martina Crevola, Elena Boin, Matteo Nazzareno Barbaglia, Venkata Ramana Mallela, Paolo Ravanini, Elisa Ceriani, Stefano Fangazio, Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Michela Emma Burlone, Rosalba Minisini, Mario Pirisi

“…With a case control retrospective study design, we selected 110 patients who developed HCC on a background of HCV infection, matching each patient for sex and age (±30 months) to three HCV-infected, non-HCC patients. …”
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Assessing five-year trend and socio-demographic determinants of caesarean section delivery in Ghana by Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Anthony Ofosu, Anthony Kolsabilik Kuug, Atsu Ayi, Comfort Dede Tetteh, Saviour Edem Vidzro, Christopher Tetteh Odopey, Angela Nana Esi Ackon, Evelyn Acquah, Desmond Klu, Mustapha Immurana, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Hubert Amu

“…Conclusion Ghana’s high C-section rate is a concern, driven by increased availability, socio-demographic factors, and regional healthcare disparities. Advanced maternal age, higher education, and formal employment increase the likelihood of C-sections. …”
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Combined Transplantation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Improve Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model by Qiyun Yang, Wanmei Chen, Chi Zhang, Yun Xie, Yong Gao, Cuncan Deng, Xiangzhou Sun, Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng

“…DED rats were divided into 4 groups (n=14 each): DED, ADSC, EPC, and ADSC/EPC group. Another 14 age-matched male SD rats with normal erectile function were served as the normal group. …”
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Association between plasma perfluoroalkyl substances and high-grade serous ovarian cancer overall survival: A nested case-control study by Wei-Yi Xing, Fang-Hua Liu, Dong-Dong Wang, Jia-Ming Liu, Wen-Rui Zheng, Jia-Xin Liu, Lang Wu, Yue-Yang Zhao, He-Li Xu, Yi-Zi Li, Yi-Fan Wei, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Qi-Peng Ma, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu

“…Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study within the Ovarian Cancer Follow-Up Study, matching 159 dead patients and 159 survival ones based on body mass index, sample date, and age at diagnosis. Nine plasma PFASs were extracted by solid phase extraction and measured using a liquid chromatography system coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Lower Circulating miR-122 Level in Patients with HNF1A Variant-Induced Diabetes Compared with Type 2 Diabetes by Xiuting Huang, Siqian Gong, Yumin Ma, Xiaoling Cai, Lingli Zhou, Yingying Luo, Meng Li, Wei Liu, Simin Zhang, Xiuying Zhang, Qian Ren, Yu Zhu, Xianghai Zhou, Rui Zhang, Ling Chen, Xueying Gao, Fang Zhang, Yanai Wang, Xueyao Han, Linong Ji

“…In total, 12 HNF1A-DM patients, 24 gender-, age-, and body mass index-matched (1 : 2) T2DM patients and 24 healthy subjects were included in this study. …”
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Low Incidence of Postoperative Respiratory Depression with Oliceridine Compared to Morphine: A Retrospective Chart Analysis by Sergio Bergese, Richard Berkowitz, Paul Rider, Martin Ladouceur, Suzanne Griffith, Alvaro Segura Vasi, Kristina Cochrane, Linda Wase, Mark A. Demitrack, Ashraf S. Habib

“…Patients at 18 years of age or older, who underwent colorectal, orthopedic, cardiothoracic, bariatric, or general surgeries between June 2015 and May 2017 in 11 sites participating in the ATHENA trial who received postoperative analgesia either with IV oliceridine or with IV conventional opioids (e.g., morphine alone or in combination with other opioids) (CO cohort); and had a hospital stay >48 hours, were included in this retrospective analysis. …”
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34th Malaysian Association of Clinical Biochemists Annual Conference in collaboration with 2nd Malaysian Biomedical Science Association Symposium 2024 by Wan Amir Nizam Wan Ahmad, Seri Narti Edayu Sarchio, Nur Najmi Mohamad Anuar, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Suvik Assaw, Rhun Yian Koh, Chooi Ling Lim, Nur Aishah Sharudin, Norlida Harun, Nurulamin Abu Bakar, Mohd Arifin Kaderi

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Exploring the Anti-PANoptosis Mechanism of Dachaihu Decoction Against Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury: Network Pharmacology, Bioinformatics, and Experimental Validation by Yang Z, Kao X, Zhang L, Huang N, Chen J, He M

“…Enrichment analysis showed that DCHD against SALI via anti-PANoptosis by modulating tumor necrosis factor (TNF), AGE-RAGE, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways by targeting Casp3, cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2), toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), STAT3, STAT1, RELA, NF-κB1, myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL1), JUN, IL-1β, HSP90AA1, Casp9, Casp8, and Bcl2l1. …”
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Atrial fibrillation in acute coronary syndrome: clinical and anamnestic features and effects on the course by V.І. Tseluyko, F.B. Salem, N.A. Lopina, I.V. Kuznetsov

“…A retrospective and prospective study was conducted among 206 patients with ACS (mean age 65.00 ± 10.75 years, 63.0 % of men) hospitalized with ACS at the center of percutaneous coronary interventions during period from 2015–2018. 125 patients with ACS were included into further observation. …”
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A comparative study of the effect of capsular repair in the Latarjet procedure by Andrew P. McBride, Thibault Lafosse, Alex N. Karanja, Laurent Lafosse, Ian P. Hughes, Gregory A. Hoy, Eugene T. Ek, Shane A. Barwood, Fraser Taylor, Ezekiel Tan

“…Results Forty-four patients were included, median age was 29.5 years and 91% male. Three groups were assessed, open latarjet with no capsular repair (OL n = 11), open latarjet with capsular repair (OLCR n = 20), and arthroscopic Latarjet without capsular repair (AL n = 13). …”
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Evaluation of Health Science Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Artificial Intelligence in Northern Saudi Arabia: Implications for Curriculum Refinement and... by ALruwail BF, Alshalan AM, Thirunavukkarasu A, Alibrahim A, Alenezi AM, Aldhuwayhi TZA

“…We evaluated northern Saudi health science students’ knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors toward AI.Participants and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 health science students aged 18 years and above from Jouf University, KSA. …”
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Short-acting beta agonist, antibiotics, oral corticosteroid and association with mortality and cardiopulmonary events in patients with COPD: a retrospective cohort study in Alberta... by Mohit Bhutani, Irvin Mayers, Arsh Randhawa, Manisha Talukdar, Suzanne McMullen, Phongsack Manivong, Aaron Gelfand

“…Objective The purpose of the study was to examine the association between short-acting beta agonist (SABA), antibiotic and oral corticosteroid (OCS) use and mortality and cardiopulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Design Retrospective cohort study using administrative health data from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020.Setting Alberta, Canada.Participants Patients ≥35 years old with COPD were identified using diagnostic codes.Primary and secondary outcome measures Patient characteristics included age, sex, geographical zone and comorbidities (as defined by the Charlson Comorbidity Index). …”
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Diagnostic Capability of Pattern Electroretinogram and Three Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Circle Diameter Scans in Glaucoma Suspects by Tirsi A, Tsai J, Abizadeh A, Kacaj D, Procyk O, Gliagias V, Leung N, Yang H, Park SC, Tello C

“…Independent t-test and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were obtained to determine the diagnostic capability of PERG and OCT.Results: Independent t-test revealed significant differences between controls and GS in age, sex, central corneal thickness (CCT), all PERG parameters, and global RNFLT (gRNFLT) in three circle diameters. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Needs of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Community based Cancer Awareness and Screening Programme: A Mixed Method Study from a Ru... by L Meenu, N Divyamol, K Anupriya, TK Abdu Saleem

“…Quantitative and qualitative variables were summarised as means and percentages. Results: The mean age of the ASHAs surveyed was 44.73±5 years. All ASHAs were aware that cancer did not transmit through contact, and 27 (90%) participants knew about the existence of risk factors. …”
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Sociodemographic predictors of flourishing among community older adults in China by Xin Yi, Xiaoyun Liu, Xiaoqun Liu, Gang Chen, Yujie Xie, Chenhao Lin, Hangqin Lv, Yingchun Li, Shuang Wu

“…ObjectiveWith China becoming a rapidly aging society, the mental health of older adults has become an urgent concern. …”
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Socio-demographic portrait of the applicant and the main motives for choosing the "Therapy and rehabilitation" speciality by S.V. Zakharov, O.B. Nekhanevych, O.O. Rusakova, O.V. Smolianova

“…It was determined that the contingent of applicants is represented mainly by persons aged 16-18 (74%) with an active life position (90%). …”
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