Pornography-Watching Disorder and Its Risk Factors Among Young Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey by Csaba Erdős, Oguz Kelemen, Dávid Pócs, Edit Paulik, András Papp, Edina Horváth, Arbel Golan, Krisztián Széll

“…It also aimed to advance the understanding of PWD as a potential behavioral addiction. MethodsA cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted between September and December 2018, targeting young adults aged 18-35 years in Hungary. …”
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Development and Validation of a Prognostic Molecular Phenotype and Clinical Characterization in Grade III Diffuse Gliomas Treatment with Radio-Chemotherapy by Gu W, Tang J, Liu P, Gan J, Lai J, Xu J, Deng J, Liu C, Wang Y, Zhang G, Yu F, Shi C, Fang K, Qiu F

“…Weiguo Gu,1,2,* Jiaming Tang,2,* Penghui Liu,1 Jinyu Gan,1 Jianfei Lai,1 Jinbiao Xu,2 Jianxiong Deng,2 Chaoxing Liu,1 Yuhua Wang,2 Guohua Zhang,3 Feng Yu,1,2 Chao Shi,2,3 Ke Fang,2 Feng Qiu2,3 1Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Gaoxin Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Nanchang Key Laboratory of Tumor Gene Diagnosis and Innovative Treatment Research, Gaoxin Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Feng Qiu, Department of Oncology, Gaoxin Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Email ndyfy01149@ncu.edu.cn Ke Fang, Department of Oncology, Gaoxin Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email fangkeqq88@163.comBackground: The relationship between molecular phenotype and prognosis in high-grade gliomas (WHO III and IV, HGG) treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy is not fully understood and needs further exploration.Methods: The HGG patients following surgery and treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. …”
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Effects of Different Vegetation Restoration Measures on the Disintegration Characteristics of Eroded Degraded Land of Pinus massoniana in Red Soil Region by XI Jie, WU Zehua, LIN Qiang, WU Jieling, ZHANG Liu, ZHOU Shiqi, ZHOU Qin, SUN Lili, ZHA Xuan

“…[Objective] To investigate the characteristics of soil disintegration under different vegetation restoration measures in degraded land of Pinus massoniana, compare the improvement of soil disintegration in severely degraded P. massoniana land in granite red soil area of Southern China by different vegetation restoration measures, and reveal the interactions between the influencing factors of soil disintegration in granite red soil area in Southern China. [Methods] In this study, a severely degraded land of P. massoniana in Changting County was selected as the research area, and a degraded land of P. massoniana was used as the control group (CK). …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…We aimed to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy of various NITs for NAFLD using network meta-analysis (NMA).Materials and Methods: We conducted a systematic search in seven databases up to April 2024 to identify studies evaluating the diagnostic values of NITs, with liver biopsy as the gold standard. …”
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Hymecromone Administration in Real Clinical Practice: Results of the Prospective Multicentre Observational Study in the Republic of Kazakhstan by A. V. Nersesov, D. A. Kaybullaeva, V. S. Rakhmetova, I. A. Lozinskaya, A. K. Kurmangalieva, V. S. Ayupova, A. B. Orazbaeva, A. K. Kanabaeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…The objectives of the study included collection of clinical characteristics of patients, evaluation of Odeston effects in treatment of biliary pain and changes in the gallbladder emptying, evaluation of compliance to therapy, and treatment effect satisfaction.Materials and methods. The study was conducted from July 2020 to April 2021 at the premises of 60 study sites in 4 cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. …”
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Identification and validation of BATF as a prognostic biomarker and regulator of immune cell infiltration in acute myeloid leukemia by Zhe Zhao, Dongmei Wang, Dongmei Wang, Xue Sheng, Shuying Li, Tingting Liu, Mengyuan Chang, Lei Feng, Di Zhang, Chunyan Ji, Chunyan Ji, Fei Lu, Jingjing Ye

“…However, the associations between BATF expression and prognoses in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients and their immunological effects remain unclear.MethodsGenomic and clinical AML data were got from the TCGA (TCGA-LAML) and GEO (GSE37642) databases for the subsequent analysis. …”
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Neural structural alterations correlates of quadriceps muscle strength deficits in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Le Yu, Shanshan Zheng, Yushi Chen, Xiao'ao Xue, Zikun Wang, JiaYan Cheng, Yang Sun, He Wang, Yinghui Hua

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationships between the structural alterations of CST and quadriceps muscle strength deficits in patients with ACLR. Methods: Twenty-nine participants who had undergone unilateral ACLR (29 males; age = 32.61 ± 6.72 years) were enrolled in a cross-sectional investigation. …”
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Age-related differences of subjective visual vertical perception in adults—a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study by Jun Lu, Jun Lu, Xiang Gong, Meng-Huan Wang, Ruo-Xin Zhao, Yu-Chen Wang, Ying-Ying Shen, Rong Cao, Guang-Xu Xu, Guang-Xu Xu

“…The neural mechanisms and aging effects on SVV perception, however, remain unclear.ObjectiveThis study seeks to examine aging-related changes in SVV perception and uncover its neurological underpinnings through functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).MethodsIn a comparative study of 19 young and 19 older adults, the standardized SVV task executed in Eprime 3.0 software evaluated participants’ SVV orientation and uncertainty. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and safety between palonosetron and ondansetron to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing non-laparoscopic surgery: A systematic re... by Babu Lal, Ragavi Alagarsamy, Jitendra Kumar, Anshul J. Rai, Vineeta Yadav, Rajnish Joshi, Md. Yunus

“…To establish evidence for best clinical practices, this meta-analysis compares the efficacy and safety of palonosetron and ondansetron in preventing PONV in patients undergoing non-laparoscopic surgeries. Methods: A PRISMA-guided systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, and Cochrane Library to identify comparative studies that reported the efficacy (nausea and vomiting) at postoperative time points, namely T1 (0–2 hours), T2 (0–6 hours), T3 (12–24 hours), T4 (24–48 hours), and T5 (24–72 hours), as well as safety (number of incidence of adverse effects). …”
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Association between Corneal Stiffness Parameter at the First Applanation and Keratoconus Severity by Kaili Yang, Liyan Xu, Qi Fan, Shengwei Ren

“…The study aimed to evaluate the character of corneal stiffness parameter at the first applanation (SP-A1) in normal and keratoconus eyes and explore the association between SP-A1 and keratoconus severity indicators. Methods. A total of 351 normal and 351 keratoconus eyes were included in the current study. …”
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Aplikasi Pencarian Hadis Menggunakan Vector Space Model Dengan Pembobotan TF-IDF Dan Confix-Stripping Stemmer by Novi Prisma Yunita

“…The search application was created using the Information Retrieval method. Including Vector Space Model (VSM) and Term Frequency – Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) to create vector space and term weighting and stemming using the Confix-Stripping Stemmer (CS Stemmer) algorithm. …”
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Sex differences in epigenetic ageing for older people living with HIVResearch in context by Carrie D. Johnston, Alina P.S. Pang, Eugenia L. Siegler, Charlene Thomas, Chelsie O. Burchett, Mia Crowley, Rochelle O'Brien, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Marshall J. Glesby, Michael J. Corley

“…Hence, we generated a more representative epigenetic dataset to examine sex differences in epigenetic ageing and relationships to clinical phenotypes and proteomics. Methods: We calculated first, second, and third-generation epigenetic ages using DNA methylation data in an observational cohort of 52 females and 106 males with HIV age 50 and over. …”
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Application of Six Sigma in the management of caregivers of inpatients in Department of Neurology during the COVID-19 outbreak (六西格玛管理法在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控期间神经内科住院患者陪护人员管理中的应用)... by PAN Xi (潘习), XU Lan (徐岚), WANG Zhi (王稚)

“…Objective To evaluate the application of Six Sigma in the management of caregivers of inpatients in Department of Neurology during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods Based on the Six Sigma approach, the management process of caregivers of inpatients in Department of Neurology was divided into five phases: definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control. …”
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Coinfection of avian hepatitis E virus and different serotypes of fowl adenovirus in chicken flocks in Shaanxi, China by Yuan Zhang, Huanyu Xu, Yinuo Tian, Jirong Tang, Huanqing Lin, Yani Sun, Qin Zhao, En-Min Zhou, Yiyang Chen, Baoyuan Liu

“…A total of 240 liver samples were collected from eight farms and detected by molecular etiology methods. The samples were tested positive for FAdV and aHEV and negative for NDV, MDV, ALV, and H9N2 AIV. …”
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The prevalence of cancer in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who received rituximab: a systematic review and meta-analysis by O. Mirmosayyeb, V. Shaygannejad, N. Ebrahimi, H. Ghoshouni, M. Ghajarzadeh

“…Objective: To estimate the pooled prevalence of cancer in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) cases who were under treatment with rituximab. Methods: We searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and google scholar along with gray literature up to April 2021.The search strategy included the MeSH and text words as ((“CD20 Antibody” AND Rituximab) OR “Rituximab CD20 Antibody” OR Mabthera OR “IDEC-C2B8 Antibody” OR “IDEC C2B8 Antibody” OR IDEC-C2B8 OR “IDEC C2B8” OR GP2013 OR Rituxan OR rituximab) AND ((Sclerosis AND multiple) OR (sclerosis AND disseminated) OR ''disseminated sclerosis'' OR ''multiple sclerosis'' OR ''acute fulminating''). …”
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Associations of health literacy with metabolic status and quality of life among comunity patients with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai by YANG Liping, SONG Haihong, SHEN Jue, GAO Jinli, ZHANG Zhiping, QIAN Liuyu, GONG Huan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of health literacy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Shanghai communities, to analyze its correlation with glycemic and lipid metabolic indicators and quality of life (QoL), and to provide an evidence for the development of effective intervention measures.MethodsA follow⁃up survey was conducted among diabetic patients diagnosed at hospitals above the secondary level from March to June, 2023, who were part of a diabetes cohort study jointly established by Songnan Community in Baoshan District and the Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology. …”
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Experimental evidence-based construction of electroacupuncture for ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Yaoguang Guo, Sihan Hu, Sihan Hu, Shiman Luo, Lang Tu, Yao Tang, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng

“…This meta-analysis and systematic review aim to synthesize current experimental evidence on the efficacy of EA in ischemic stroke models, focusing on neurological outcomes, infarct volumes, and underlying molecular mechanisms.MethodsA comprehensive search was performed across four databases—Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PubMed, and Web of Science—to identify relevant experimental studies that utilized electroacupuncture (EA) as a therapeutic modality for ischemic stroke in animal models. …”
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High-fat diet promotes gestational diabetes mellitus through modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism by Lei Yao, Xuefei Zhou, Xianqi Jiang, Hao Chen, Yuanliang Li, Xiao Xiong, Yan Tang, Haogang Zhang, Pengfei Qiao

“…However, there is still a big gap in knowledge about the association between gut microbiota associated metabolism alterations and GDM development.MethodsAll the participants accomplished the validated internet-based dietary questionnaire for Chinese and serum, fecal samples were collected. …”
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Risk factors for ocular biological parameters in Chinese preschool children: a cohort study from the Beijing whole childhood eye study by Xi Qin, Yunyun Sun, Yunyun Sun, Shana Wang, Xiaolan Xie, Lei Gao, Huijian Li, Huijian Li, Ruihua Wei, Jing Fu, Jing Fu, Bidan Zhu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of these factors on the AL, CR, and AL/CR ratio in children aged 3–6 years in Beijing.MethodsIn this 3-month study, initiated in November 2021, children aged 3–6 years from nine kindergartens in Beijing were randomly selected for ocular biological parameter measurements. …”
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Maternal exposure to dim light at night induces behavioral alterations in the adolescent and adult offspring Wistar rat by Shellye González-González, Mariana Gutiérrez-Pérez, Mara A. Guzmán-Ruiz, Estefania Espitia-Bautista, Rosa María Pavón, Karla P. Estrada-Rodríguez, Alejandro Díaz-Infante R., Cecilia G. Guadarrama Gándara, Carolina Escobar, Natalí N. Guerrero-Vargas

“…During adolescence, this process occurs within the NAc, where immune-mediated remodeling directly impacts social play behavior.MethodsThis study investigated the effects of maternal exposure to DLAN or a light-dark cycle (LD) before (5 weeks) and during the gestational period (21–23 days) on the metabolism and behavior of offspring in adolescence and adulthood. …”
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