Toxicity and Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Ecosystem from Tannery Wastewater: A Review by Bernard E. Igiri, Stanley I. R. Okoduwa, Grace O. Idoko, Ebere P. Akabuogu, Abraham O. Adeyi, Ibe K. Ejiogu

“…The discharge of untreated tannery wastewater containing biotoxic substances of heavy metals in the ecosystem is one of the most important environmental and health challenges in our society. Hence, there is a growing need for the development of novel, efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective approach for the remediation of inorganic metals (Cr, Hg, Cd, and Pb) released into the environment and to safeguard the ecosystem. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Physicochemical, Antioxidant, and Sensory Properties of Red Wine as Markers of Its Quality and Authenticity by Chigozie E. Ofoedu, Ebelechukwu O. Ofoedu, James S. Chacha, Clifford I. Owuamanam, Ifeyinwa S. Efekalam, Chinaza Godswill Awuchi

“…The consumption of red wine by most wine drinkers has increased significantly because of the perceived health benefits which are linked to its inherent quality characteristics. …”
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Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus and their Knowledge about the Disease by Marisleidy Denis Rodríguez, Antonio Masot Rangel, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Mayumi Hernández Díaz

“…<strong>Background:</strong> diabetes mellitus is an endocrine-metabolic disease characterized by high levels of glucose in blood that occurs due to a deficient secretion or action of insulin. It is a growing health problem.<br /> <strong>Objective:</strong> to identify what knowledge adolescents with type I diabetes mellitus have at the Paquito González Cueto Cienfuegos University Pediatric Hospital. …”
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Telehealth use in primary healthcare collaborative interprofessional practice: protocol for a scoping review by Marina Peduzzi, Gisele Silvestre Belber, Raíssa Ottes Vasconcelos, Heloise Lima Fernandes Agreli, Ana Estela Haddad, Valéria Marli Leonello

“…The objective is to identify the characteristics and applications of telehealth services related to the interprofessional collaborative practice of primary healthcare professionals.Methods and analysis This review will cover studies including as target population those health professionals who work in telehealth services; as concept, telehealth in relation to collaborative interprofessional practice; and as context, primary healthcare. …”
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Exploring strategies to enhance patient safety in spine surgery: a review by Kimia Baradaran, Constana Gracia, Ehsan Alimohammadi

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Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ruth B. Quiliche Castañeda, Josué Turpo-Chaparro, Jesús Hanco Torres, Jacksaint Saintila, Percy G. Ruiz Mamani

“…The findings of this study suggest that college students, especially males and those who are not enrolled in health sciences colleges, should be a priority in healthy lifestyle interventions, particularly nutritional education programs, to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity.…”
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Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (AFABP) and Chemerin in Association with Gestational Diabetes: A Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Mitra Mirsanjari, Bashir A. Lwaleed, Maherah Kamarudin, Siti Zawiah Omar

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Sensitive ratiometric detection of Fumonisin B1 using a reusable Ag-pSi SERS platform by Narsingh R. Nirala, Sudharsan Sadhasivam, Rohit Kumar Singh, Edward Sionov, Giorgi Shtenberg

“…Food and agricultural commodities endure consistent contamination by mycotoxins, low molecular weight fungal metabolites, which pose severe health implications to humans together with staggering economic losses. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHRONIC APICAL PERIODONTITIS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS OR META-INFLAMMATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY by Antonia Boca, Ada Delean, Sanda Ileana Cîmpean, Adina Bianca Boșca, Cosmina Ioana Bondor, Sebastian Candrea, SALIVAGES Project group, Aranka Ilea

“…Dental pulp inflammation culminates in gangrene, often progressing to chronic apical periodontitis (CAP), thus representing a potential source of inflammatory factors with an impact on overall general health. This study investigated the impact of periapical lesions on patients’ general homeostazis and systemic inflammatory status. …”
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Evaluation of Hematological Parameters in Partial Exchange and Packed Cell Transfusion in Treatment of Severe Anemia in Pregnancy by Sudha Salhan, Vrijesh Tripathi, Rajvir Singh, Harsha S. Gaikwad

“…Anemia is a major public health problem throughout the world which assumes prominence in pregnant mothers. …”
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A Deep-Learning Method for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Power Machinery via Dual-Attention Mechanism by Fan Wang, Aihua Liu, Chunyang Qu, Ruolan Xiong, Lu Chen

“…Remaining useful life (RUL) prediction is a cornerstone of Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) for power machinery, playing a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and safety of these critical systems. …”
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Wireless body area network: Architecture and security mechanism for healthcare using internet of things by Arun Kumar, Ritu Dewan, Wisam Subhi Al-Dayyeni, Bharat Bhushan, Jayant Giri, Sardar MN Islam, Ahmed Elaraby

“…The paper proposes an intelligent gateway-based verification and approval system to protect health data from IoT wearable devices, a key worldwide data security risk. …”
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Incidence of Dysmagnesemia among Medically Hospitalized Patients and Associated Clinical Characteristics: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zahra Al Shukri, Juhaina Salim Al-Maqbali, Abdullah M. Al Alawi, Nafila Al Riyami, Sulaiman Al Riyami, Hiba Al Alawi, Qatiba Al Farai, Henrik Falhammar

“…Magnesium (Mg) disorders are common among hospitalized patients and are linked to poor health outcomes. We aimed to determine the incidence of dysmagnesemia among medically hospitalized patients and to identify factors that are associated with dysmagnesemia. …”
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Psychological Distress among Pharmacists during Second Wave of Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study by Keshav Dhakal, Shobhana Nepal, Pratigya Sapkota

“…The COVID-19 peritraumatic distress index (CPDI) questionnaire adapted from the Shanghai Mental Health Centre was used to measure psychological distress. …”
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A revision of malbranchea-like fungi from clinical specimens in the United States of America reveals unexpected novelty by Ernesto Rodríguez-Andrade, José F. Cano-Lira, Nathan Wiederhold, Alba Pérez-Cantero, Josep Guarro, Alberto M. Stchigel

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Bell’s Palsy: A Prospective Study by Ahmed Hassan Kamil Mustafa, Ahmed Mohammed Suleiman

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Thermal-Aware Multiconstrained Intrabody QoS Routing for Wireless Body Area Networks by Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan, Fuad Bajaber, Md. Abdul Hamid, Atif Alamri

“…Wireless body area networks (WBANs) can be formed including implanted biosensors for health monitoring and diagnostic purposes. However, implanted biosensors could cause thermal damages on human tissue as it exhibits temperature rise due to wireless communication and processing tasks inside the human body. …”
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Structured Exercise Program is Feasible and Improves Functional Capacity among Older Adults in Puerto Rico by Osvaldo J Hernandez Soto, Farah A Ramirez Marrero

“…Physical inactivity is a major risk factor affecting overall health and functional capacity among older adults. …”
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Reinforcement of Nanocellulose as Green Agent in the Electronic Applications Associated with the Composites of Polymer Matrix by Manjunathan Alagarsamy, S. R. Barkunan, N. Jayapal, A. Murugan, P. Muralikrishnan, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu

“…The stretchable electronic systems and instruments are awaiting the maximal attention due to its essential applications in certain domains, such as robotics artificial intelligence, brain control and machine interface, clinical devices, and health care electronic monitoring devices. In addition to that, when realizing the operational performance of electronic devices, the electronic instruments and systems must be physically expandable and flexible. …”
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An annotated heterogeneous ultrasound database by Yuezhe Yang, Yonglin Chen, Xingbo Dong, Junning Zhang, Chihui Long, Zhe Jin, Yong Dai

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