Long-term outcome of a treat-to-target strategy in late-onset rheumatoid arthritis with chronic lung disease: 5-year results of a prospective observational study by Manami Nomura, Takahiko Sugihara, Hiroyuki Baba, Tadashi Hosoya, Mari Kamiya, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Takumi Matsumoto, Kanae Kubo, Fumio Hirano, Masayo Kojima, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Shinsuke Yasuda, Masayoshi Harigai

“…Abstract Background Controlling disease activity and improving physical function would be more difficult in patients with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis (LORA) who have chronic lung disease (CLD) at baseline. …”
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Efficacy of Intramuscular versus Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Attenuation of Haemodynamic Responses to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Anupama Kumari, Paras Anand, Jigisha Mehta, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective, randomised clinical trial was single-blinded study conducted in the Department of Anaesthesia, Shrimati Bhikhiben Kanjibhai Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre (SBKS MIRC) in Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India over a period of six months from January 2024 to June 2024 on 64 adult patients of American Soceity of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I and II, aged between 18-60 years, posted for surgery under general anaesthesia. …”
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Peroral Endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in pediatric achalasia: a retrospective cohort on institutional experience and quality of life by Thijs Kuipers, Carlijn Mussies, Aaltje Lei, Gwen M.C. Masclee, Marc A. Benninga, Paul Fockens, Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Albert J. Bredenoord, Michiel P. van Wijk

“…Patients with an Eckardt score > 3 had a significantly worse general (Kidscreen-52: physical score 44.7 vs. 52.4; p = 0.011; mental score: 42.5 vs. 51.3; p = 0.038) and disease specific (35 vs. 16; p = 0.017) quality of life compared to those with an Eckardt ≤ 3. …”
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Coexistence of accompanying autoimmune diseases in adolescents with autoimmune thyroiditis by V.I. Pankiv

“…Their age at admission, sex, family history, complaints at admission, comorbidities, physical examination and laboratory fin­dings, clinical follow-up information were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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The Association between Deoxyribonucleic Acid Hypermethylation in Intron VII and Human Leukocyte Antigen-C∗07 Expression in Patients with Endometriosis by Wenrong Zhao, Lei Lei, Rui Chen, Yanmin Zhang, Linlin Chang, Jingxin Cheng

“…Endometriosis, which is a common disease affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, usually causes dysmenorrhea and infertility, thus seriously harming the patients’ physical and mental health. However, there is a mean delay of 6.7 years between the onset of the symptoms and the surgical diagnosis of endometriosis. …”
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The system can change: a feasibility study of a doula-clinician collaborative at a large tertiary hospital in the United States by Jeannette C. Myrick, Lily Schneider, Christina Gebel, Kathleen Clarke, Stephanie Crawford, Lucy Chie, Chloe Zera, Karen M. Emmons, Elysia Larson

“…Implementation strategies ranged from making training dynamic, to changes in the physical environment, to changes in formal policy. …”
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Study on the foam production characteristics of air self-suction foam generator by jet by Caiyuan Lu, Yuxin Wu, Di Zhu, Yuntao Liang

“…In order to develop a foam generator suitable for confined space fire protection, an in-depth analysis of the physical foaming characteristics of self-suction foam is required, and the structure of the foam generator is optimized accordingly. …”
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High-resolution 4D electrical resistivity tomography and below-ground point sensor monitoring of High Arctic deglaciated sediments capture zero-curtain effects, freeze–thaw transit... by M. O. Cimpoiasu, O. Kuras, H. Harrison, P. B. Wilkinson, P. Meldrum, J. E. Chambers, D. Liljestrand, C. Oroza, S. K. Schmidt, P. Sommers, L. Vimercati, T. P. Irons, Z. Lyu, A. Solon, J. A. Bradley, J. A. Bradley

“…During the winter and shoulder seasons, recently deglaciated sediments are particularly sensitive to human-induced warming. Understanding the physical mechanisms and processes that determine soil liquid moisture availability contributes to the way we conceptualize and understand the development and functioning of terrestrial Arctic ecosystems. …”
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Association between the screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime and essential hypertension in young and middle-aged people: a cross-sectional study by Fengde Li, Fangfang Ma, Shangyu Liu, Le Wang, Lishuang Ji, Mingqi Zheng, Gang Liu

“…Sex, age, screen time, occupation, high-sodium diet, physical activity, sleep, overweight or obesity, diabetes or glucose tolerance abnormality, dyslipidaemia, hyperuricaemia, and family history of hypertension were screened to construct a nomogram prediction model. …”
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Toward accurate prediction of carbon dioxide (CO2) compressibility factor using tree-based intelligent schemes (XGBoost and LightGBM) and equations of state by Behnam Amiri-Ramsheh, Aydin Larestani, Saeid Atashrouz, Elnaz Nasirzadeh, Meriem Essakhraoui, Ali Abedi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Ahmad Mohaddespour, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…The trend analysis illustrated that the LightGBM model could verify the actual variation of CO2 Z-factor with pressure (direct relationship) and accurately forecast the physical behavior of the CO2 Z-factor variation. Lately, outlier detection utilizing the Leverage approach illustrated that nearly all data points, except only 39 points, were statistically reliable and located in the valid zone. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of clustering of adverse lifestyle behaviors among 35 – 75 years old residents at high cardiovascular disease risk in Hebei province: an analysis of dat... by Yuejing QIAO, Yuhuan LIU, Lijuan TANG, Dongsheng JIANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…ResultsOf the 29 721 residents surveyed, 27 430 (92.29%) reported having at least two or more adverse lifestyle behaviors associated with CVD risk and the numbers (percentages) of reporters were 8 132 (27.36%) for smoking, 3 493 (11.75%) for alcohol consumption, 22 236 (74.82%) for overweight/obesity, 6 725 (22.63%) for high-salt diet, and 15 100 (50.81%) for physical inactivity, respectively. A total of 18 357 (61.76%) of the residents reported the clustering of adverse lifestyle behaviors (with two or more of the five behaviors) and the subgroups of reporting higher clustering of the adverse lifestyle behaviors were those being males (9 745 [79.74%] reporting the clustering), aged 45 – 54 years (4 932, 63.94%), with primary education or below (9 254, 64.70%), with agricultural household registration (15 321, 67.26%), and with annual household income of ≤ 25 000 Chinese yuan (13 836, 66.41%), and being farmers (13 795, 67.72%). …”
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Retrospective Comparison of Postoperative Fascia Iliaca Block and Multimodal Drug Injection on Early Function of the Knee in Femoral Fractures Using Retrograde Intramedullary Naili... by Songtao Li, Ping Luo, Yuhu Huang, Huarong Xia, Wushu Wei, Wendun Wei, Tianyu Xia, Kai Xu

“…It is essential for early postoperative knee function required for physical self-maintenance in daily life. And a favorable rehabilitation of the knee usually promotes the quality of life. …”
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Comparison of the safety of remimazolam and propofol during general anesthesia in elderly patients: systematic review and meta-analysis by Xianchun Liu, Longyi Zhang, Li Zhao, Xuelei Zhou, Wei Mao, Linlin Chen, Hongyu Zhu, Ying Xie, Linji Li

“…For elderly patients with declining physical and physiological function, anesthesia safety is crucial. …”
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Inpatient dialectical behavior therapy combined with trauma-focused therapy for PTSD and borderline personality disorder symptoms: study design of the naturalistic trauma therapy s... by Annemieke C. Kamstra, Annemieke C. Kamstra, Sybolt O. de Vries, Maarten F. Brilman, Petty Vasilev, Manna A. Alma, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt, Mia De Wolf, Robert A. Schoevers, Frederike Jörg

“…IntroductionChildhood traumatization can result in physical and mental health problems in adulthood, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which negatively influences quality of life and social functioning. …”
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Online patients questions regarding reverse total shoulder arthroplasty pertain to timeline of recovery, specific activities, and limitations by Kyle K. Obana, MD, Dane R.G. Lind, BA, Andrew J. Luzzi, MD, Michaela J. O’Connor, MD, Matthew R. LeVasseur, MD, William N. Levine, MD

“…Finally, surgeons should provide patients with physical booklets and online information available on their websites to avoid reliance on low-quality online sources.…”
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Unlocking the interactive potential of digital models with game engines and visual programming for inclusive Vr and web-based museums by Fabrizio Banfi, Daniela

“…These technologies facilitate the creation of immersive, interactive experiences that provide access to vast datasets, often difficult to explore within the limitations of physical settings. This study investigates these emerging paradigms, specifically focusing on the roles played by digital surveying, data interpretation, Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM), and visual programming languages (VPL) in developing innovative VR solutions. …”
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Determinants of school-going adolescent girls’ health and nutritional status in district Malir, Karachi: a baseline cross-sectional study by Saira Zafar, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Zoha Imtiaz Malik, Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad

“…Adequate nutrition is essential during this developmental stage, leading to significant physical performance, improved cognitive ability, and productivity. …”
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Longitudinal performance trajectories for youth female and male soccer players: 10m-sprint percentile curves adapted to biological age by Julia Hernandez, Chantal Widmer, Stephen Cobley, Dennis-Peter Born, Wolfgang Taube, Michael Romann

“…The incorporation of biological age, as compared to chronological age, is intended to enable a more equitable assessment of physical potential and to reduce selection bias. The goal was to create an evidence-based tool for coaches and researchers to establish realistic benchmarks, model predictions, a support athlete development. …”
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The relationship between walking speed and changes in cardiovascular risk factors during a 12-day walking tour to Santiago de Compostela: a cohort study by Frank L J Visseren, Yolanda van der Graaf, Wilko Spiering, Remy H H Bemelmans, Paulus P Blommaert, Annemarie M J Wassink, Blai Coll

“…Objectives Physical exercise has beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Application of GUHA data mining method in cohort data to explore paths associated with premature death: a 29-year follow-up study by Lily Nosraty, Esko Turunen, Saila Kyrönlahti, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Prakash KC, Subas Neupane

“…Factors appearing in the paths were smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day, symptoms that impaired functioning, past smoking, absence of musculoskeletal diseases, poor self-rated health, having pain, male sex, being married, use of medication, more physical strain compared to others, and high life satisfaction, intention to retire due to reduced work ability caused by diseases and demanding work. …”
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