A Higher Serum Anion Gap Is Associated with the Risk of Progressing to Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes by Yingchao Zhang, Fengran Xiong, Ruxuan Zhao, Tingting Shi, Jing Lu, Jinkui Yang

“…Here, we performed a prospective, population-based study among 1191 Chinese individuals aged 22–87 years who took health examinations annually between 2006 and 2012 including clinical features and plasma metabolites. …”
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The Efforts to Implement a Malaria Elimination Strategy in The Highly Endemic Malaria Region of Papua Province, Indonesia by Erni Juwita Nelwan

“…In 2023, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health reported that nearly 75% of districts and cities in the country were free from malaria transmission, meaning 90% of the population lived in malaria-free zones. …”
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Identification of Natural and Forcing Frequencies through Noisy Measurements Acquired in Operational Conditions on a Hospital Building by C. Rinaldi, A. Talebi, M. D’Alessio, F. Potenza, V. Gattulli

“…Operational modal analysis is a robust and practical approach to structural health monitoring which assumes white noise as input. …”
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Association of systemic inflammatory response index and stroke: a cross-sectional study of NHANES, 2005–2018 by Aokai Tian, Yafang Zheng, Jing Jin, Chunyuan Huang

“…This study was aimed at evaluating the potential association of SIRI with stroke.MethodsOur cross-sectional study included adults with sufficient SIRI and stroke data from the 2005-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Dietary exposure to Arsenic, Cadmium, and lead amongst under-five Syrian refugee and Lebanese children in rural Lebanon by Sara Daher, Fouad Ziade, Moomen Baroudi

“…Dietary exposure to arsenic, cadmium, and lead was assessed using the simple distribution approach with two scenarios: lower bound approach and upper bound approach; mean, 50th, 90th and 95th percentile exposure to toxic elements were calculated and compared to Health Based Guideline Values (HBGVs). Mean and 95th percentile dietary exposure of arsenic exceeded HBGVs, but not those for cadmium and lead which showed somewhat elevated exposure levels (reaching 78.5 %). …”
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Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder among Medical Students in New Delhi: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aninda Debnath, Anita Verma, Priyansha Gupta, Sneha Jindal

“…Background: Amid the global concern over alcohol consumption’s ramifications for public health, the escalating prevalence of alcohol misuse among young individuals, especially students, is alarming. …”
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The mediating role of thyroid-related hormones between thyroid dysfunction diseases and osteoporosis: a mediation mendelian randomization study by Ruikang Liu, Weiming Fan, Jiaming Hu, Ke Xu, Zhijian Huang, Yang Liu, Chiyun Sun

“…It is essential to maintain stable levels of thyroid hormones and closely monitor bone health to effectively mitigate and prevent OP.…”
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The corpus callosum in people with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) by Eileen Luders, Debra Spencer, Caitlin Dale, Ieuan A. Hughes, Ajay Thankamony, Umasuthan Srirangalingam, Helena Gleeson, Helen Simpson, Melissa Hines, Florian Kurth

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Global research on sport tourism in commerce, management, tourism, and services : bibliometric analysis by Sri Rizki Handayani, Rizal Ahmad Fauzi, Amung Ma'mun, Vanessa Gaffar, Mustika Fitri, Farcham Mulloh, Wawan Junresti Daya, Harmaman Harmaman, Aldilla Yulia Wiellys Sutikno, Raisalam D. Angoy, Yovhandra Ockta, Rifqi Festiawan

“…Overlay visualization shows a trend towards the intersection of the sports industry and health tourism. Density visualization highlights high-density topics like sport tourism and event tourism, while topics such as sport heritage and nostalgia in sport tourism have low density. …”
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Research Progress of Fatigue Evaluation and Foodborne Anti-sport Fatigue Components by Mengmin LI, Tao LIU, Ting LUO, Dou WANG, Changrong OU, Guiling YANG

“…The review also lists food-borne active ingredients with significant anti-fatigue potential and discusses their synergistic interactions in alleviating fatigue, to provide a theoretical foundation for the development and application of food-borne anti-fatigue foods and health products.…”
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Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome by Axana Rodríguez Núñez, Jorge Calá Fernández, Haydee Cruz Vadell, Miguel Ángel Montoya Deler

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in patients with a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome belonging to the Julián Grimau and Carlos Juan Finlay health areas of Santiago de Cuba, in the period between 2015-2016. …”
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The Anti-Cytokine Storm Activity of Quercetin Zinc and Vitamin C Complex by Hayder B. Sahib, Omer Abid Kathum, Rafal Shakeeb Alanee, Rehab A. M Jawad, Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari

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Ethnographic Study of Perspective and Attitude of Breastfeeding Mothers Towards the use of Elaeis Guineensis Sap As Galactagogue Among Igbo Women of Southeastern Nigeria by Okamkpa Jude Chikezie, Anibeze Ikechukwu Chike, Ozor Ikemefuna Ignatius, Ikenna Kingsely Ndu, Uchenna Anthony Umeh

“…This will be relevant to the formation of intercultural health policies which will value and respect the positive cultural practices of a people. …”
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Enhancing ophthalmology education through a mobile flipped classroom: a new teaching method by Maryam Yadgari, Masomeh Kalantarion, Mohammad-Mehdi Sadoughi, Soleiman Ahmady, Mohammad-Hasan Shahriari

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Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries in three selected counties in Kenya by George M. Muli, Veronica Ntsiea, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, Nassib Tawa

“…Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) presents a significant health challenge, characterised by damage to the spinal cord resulting from trauma, inflammation, tumours or other aetiologies. …”
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Anxiety due to Dental Treatment and Procedures among University Students and Its Correlation with Their Gender and Field of Study by Mohd G. Sghaireen, Abdalwhab M. A. Zwiri, Ibrahim A. Alzoubi, Sadeq M. Qodceih, Mahmoud K. AL-Omiri

“…Lack of adequate dental health education may result in a higher level of dental anxiety among nonmedical students in Saudi Arabia.…”
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Women middle and senior managers by Bassirou Gueye

“…Women’s representation varies significantly by sector, with a higher presence in health care and social assistance and in educational services, and a lower presence in construction and in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. …”
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Medical education and post pandemic challenges: where are we now? by Valeria Vásquez Estrada, Alejandro Hernández Martínez, Lina María Martínez Sánchez

“…RESULTS: The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the change in teaching methodologies, and the mental health and soft-skills impact of the pandemic are some of the main issues that medical education is facing after COVID-19. …”
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Growth Characteristics of Sheep-Derived <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> and Preliminary Research on Effects in Mice and Lambs by Cheng Cheng, Jinye Du, Jianping Tao, Darong Cheng

“…<i>Bacteroides fragilis</i>, a candidate next-generation probiotic, has been closely associated with intestinal health. This study investigated the growth characteristics and probiotic effects of a sheep-derived <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> isolate, focusing on its efficacy in alleviating lamb diarrhea and infectious intestinal diseases. …”
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A Rare Case of Proximal Junctional Failure with Delayed Infection after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Report of Two Cases by Takuro Iwami, Mitsuru Yagi, Eijiro Okada, Satoshi Suzuki, Satoshi Nori, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Kota Watanabe, Nobuyuki Fujita, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto

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