Psychological stress among university students in wartime: A longitudinal study by U. B. Mykhaylyshyn, A. V. Stadnik, Yu. B. Melnyk, J. Vveinhardt, M. S. Oliveira, I. S. Pypenko

“…A closer look at the dynamics of psychopathological symptoms revealed a trend towards increased depression and anxiety, as well as a stabilisation of acute stress indicators in all groups. This indicates a serious deterioration in the mental health of the students and a further chronicisation of their neurotic disorders. …”
Get full text

The epidemiology of Hepatitis B, C and D in Germany: A scoping review. by Gyde Steffen, Ida Sperle, Siv Aina Leendertz, Navina Sarma, Sandra Beermann, Roma Thamm, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann, Sandra Dudareva

“…For HBV and HCV incidence and mortality, we identified large evidence gaps in all population groups. Outcomes on VH sequelae and care were mainly covered by studies in clinical populations of people living with viral hepatitis. …”
Get full text

Study of the interphase period “shoots–earing” of the initial parental forms and hybrids of triticale with different Vrn genes by P. I. Stepochkin, M. V. Emtseva

“…The combination of two dominant genes in the hybrids, except for the combination VrnD1×VrnD4, in homozygous or heterozygous state in the genotype of plants shortened the interphase period “shoots–earing” in comparison with the parental forms and the joint action of the VrnA1 and VrnD1 genes resulted in the emergence of plants with the shortest interphase period in comparison with all triticale forms studied.…”
Get full text

Inclusion of non-medical interventions in model-based economic evaluations for tuberculosis: A scoping review. by Lauren C Ramsay, Marina Richardson, Rafael N Miranda, Marian Hassan, Sarah K Brode, Elizabeth Rea, Beate Sander

“…Only three studies (2%) evaluated non-medical interventions, including smoking reduction strategies, improving housing conditions, and providing food vouchers. All three non-medical intervention evaluations incorporated TB transmission and robust uncertainty analysis into the evaluation. …”
Get full text

Adsorption of Volatile Carboxylic Acids on Activated Carbon Synthesized from Watermelon Shells by Catalina López-Velandia, Jonathan Julian Moreno-Barbosa, Rocio Sierra-Ramirez, Liliana Giraldo, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján

“…The CAS modification caused an increase in the pore volume with a distribution below 10 nm, an increase in the number of basic groups on the carbon surface and a decrease in the carboxylic groups. All of these factors favoured the adsorption of the acids.…”
Get full text

Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants by Felix Schoeller, Felix Schoeller, Parham Ashur, Joseph Larralde, Clement Le Couedic, Rajeev Mylapalli, Karthikeyan Krishnanandan, Anna Ciaunica, Anna Ciaunica, Adam Linson, Mark Miller, Nicco Reggente, Vladimir Adrien, Vladimir Adrien

“…BA, immersion, pleasure, and self-efficacy were measured.ResultsSonification significantly increased body awareness, reward, and immersion (all p < 0.05).ConclusionGS can enhance BA and the SA, pleasure, and control during physical activity. …”
Get full text

Comparison of the Postoperative Analgesic Effects between Ultrasound-Guided Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrect... by Jin Wang, Xulei Cui, Liying Ren, Xu Li, Yuelun Zhang, Yi Xie, Zhigang Ji, Yuguang Huang

“…The postoperative pain NRS at rest and on movement, incidences of side effects, anesthesia-related satisfaction, and quality of recovery scores were similar between the two groups (all P > 0.05). Conclusions. The postoperative 48-hour analgesic effect of TMQLB was noninferior to that of PVB in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. …”
Get full text

Fatigue strength evaluation and fracture behavior of joined dual phase steel/AA6061-T6 aluminum alloy by Ruben Perez Mora, Celso Eduardo Cruz Gonzalez, Saul Daniel Santillan Gutierrez, Jose Jaime Taha Tijerina, Benjamin Vargas Arista, Arturo Barba Pingarron

“…The results for the strain measurement revealed that higher strain-stress were developed in the 6061-T6 aluminum alloy adherend and in all cases they were lower than the adherends yield strength. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Sharia-based Sustainability Reporting Framework Influenced by the Emergence of Metaverse Axes in Accounting by Hossein Keshavarzi Nejhad, Maryam Shahri, Vahid Oskou, Mohammad Reza Abdoli

“…Also, in this section, 5 axes of the emergence of metaverse in accounting were identified through systematic content screening, and in the form of fuzzy Delphi analysis, all dimensions were confirmed. In the quantitative part, the result indicates the determination of the development of the data mining process in accounting analysis as the most central influence on the dimension of adherence to Sharia ethics in sustainability reporting. …”
Get full text

Morphometric, histometric and histomorphological investigation of the effects of different ratios safflower (chartamus tinctorius l.) oil supplements on glandula uropygialis in jap... by İsmail Demircioğlu, Bestami Yılmaz, Kürşat Filikçi, Gülşah Güngören, Faruk Bozkaya

“…The quails were allocated to 4 experimental groups each consisting of 10 individuals (5 male and 5 female). All groups were fed with isoenergic ration containing 21% crude protein and 3100 kCal metabolic energy during six weeks. …”
Get full text

In Vitro Cadmium-Induced Alterations in Growth and Oxidative Metabolism of Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by M. K. Daud, Lei Mei, Ullah Najeeb, Muhammad Azim Khan, Farah Deeba, Irum Raza, Aliya Batool, S. J. Zhu

“…Almost a decreasing trend in the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and peroxidase (POD) activities at all Cd levels after different stress periods was noticed. …”
Get full text

Virtual bronchoscopic navigation and guided radial endobronchial ultrasound for peripheral pulmonary lesions: harmonizing modalities to optimize accuracy by Parul Mrigpuri, Sidharth Raj Yadav, Divyendu Sharma, Sonam Spalgais, Vidushi Rathi, Nitin Goel, Balakrishnan Menon, Raj Kumar

“…Complications included bleeding in two patients (22.2%) and bronchospasm in one patient (11.1%), all managed conservatively. VBN-guided R-EBUS provides high diagnostic accuracy and a low risk of complications in patients with PPLs. …”
Get full text

Validation of the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey 9-item short version (MBI-GS9) among care aides in Canadian nursing homes by Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…Abstract Background The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) is the leading measure of burnout for all occupations. The MBI-GS9, the 9-item version of the MBI-GS, was formulated based on the MBI-GS and has been used for several years. …”
Get full text

Effects of aquatic exercise compared with land-based exercise on the body composition and function of older adults with sarcopenia: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Na Li, Fang Cheng, Jinfeng Yang, Yuanpeng Liao, PeiJie Sun, Weicheng Yang, Jinqi Yang, Jianxin Ran

“…This study has been registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2300077457). All participants will provide written informed consent.Trial registration number Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2300077457.…”
Get full text

Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Combined Use of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Plates and Taylor Spatial Frame for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Desheng Duan, Yang Cao, Renzeng Li, Guohui Wang, Yongfei Zhang, Kui Xiang, Yanli Hu, Yiqun Li, Peng Peng, Pan Zhang, Xianzhe Liu

“…Results and Conclusion. All patients did not experience complications such as wound infection, nerve damage, or bone amputation. 25 patients were followed up for 6–18 months. …”
Get full text

Tissue-friendly dentin treatments as a potential element in revascularization protocol (ex-vivo study) by Hala Fayek Khalil, Nadia Ezz El Din Metwalli, Sara Magdy, Mohamed Shamel

“…Data were presented as mean and standard deviation (SD) values and statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 for all tests. Cell adherence to dentin discs was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) after 5-min irrigant exposure. …”
Get full text

Interdigital and Plantar Foot Infections: A Retrospective Analysis of Molecularly Diagnosed Specimens in the United States and a Literature Review by Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Sara A. Lincoln, Wayne L. Bakotic

“…Here, we examined records of 14,429 skin specimens taken from the feet of dermatology and podiatry outpatients over a 4.6-year period; all specimens were subjected to multiplex qPCR diagnosis for the detection of dermatophytes, <i>Candida</i>, <i>Corynebacterium minutissimum</i>, <i>Pseudomonas</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. …”
Get full text

Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Fibromyalgia: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Replicated Single-Case Design by María Camino Gómez-Pérez, Azucena García-Palacios, Diana Castilla, Irene Zaragozá, Carlos Suso-Ribera

“…Change was investigated with a nonoverlap of all pairs index. Outcomes were pain interference with sleep and social activities, fatigue, sadness, and pain intensity. …”
Get full text

A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing adverse event profile and tolerability of nicergoline by Amit Garg, Jun Xu, Mario Fioravanti, Taku Nakashima

“…Objective To evaluate the safety profile of nicergoline compared with placebo and other active agents from published randomised controlled trials.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of nicergoline compared with placebo and other active agents across various indications.Data sources MEDLINE, Medline-in-process, Cochrane, EMBASE, EMBASE alerts, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) for all the randomised controlled trials, open-label or blinded, in adults treated with nicergoline. …”
Get full text

Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Testicular Cancer by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Edio Llerena-Hernández, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Rolando Jacob Martínez-Granados, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…Malignant spinal cord compression syndrome (MSCCS) occurs in 2.5 to 5% of all oncological patients. In 20% of the cases, it is the initial manifestation. …”
Get full text