Decomposition of skill scores for conditional verification: impact of Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation phases on the predictability of decadal temperature forecasts by A. Richling, J. Grieger, H. W. Rust

“…This skill score decomposition framework for conditional verification is a valuable tool to analyze the effect of physical processes on forecast performance and, consequently, supports model development and the improvement of operational forecasts.…”
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Determinants of burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students in Poland: a cross-sectional study by Katarzyna Szwamel, Wiesława Kowalska, Ewa Mazur, Anna Janus, Iwona Bonikowska, Justyna Jasik-Pyzdrowska

“…The consequences of student burnout can be related to the student’s mental and physical health. Burnout may affect the learning process, achieving professional skills, and future effectiveness while working with a patient and, eventually, might lead to the decision to quit the job. …”
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The effect of counseling with a positive approach on anxiety about giving birth to an Infant with Anomalies in pregnant mothers over 35 years of age by Hadis Jalilvand, Mojghan Mokhtari Zanjani, Taraneh Emamgholi Khooshehchin

“…Prenatal counseling can play an important role in reducing anxiety and psychological distress, while also promoting the physical and mental well-being of expectant mothers. …”
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Disturbed sleep after lung transplantation is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Aric A. Prather, PhD, Ying Gao, MS, Legna Betancourt, BS, Rose C. Kordahl, BS, Anya Sriram, BS, Chiung-Yu Huang, PhD, Steven R. Hays, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, Daniel R. Calabrese, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Bhavya Kapse, PhD, John R. Greenland, MD, PhD, Jonathan P. Singer, MD, MS

“…Worse sleep by SPI and insomnia was associated with worse depression, cognitive function, HRQL, physical disability, health utilities, and Fried Frailty Phenotype frailty (all p < 0.01). …”
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KGB Struggle with Antisoviet Manifestation in Lithuania and Abroad: People's Discreditation by Kristina Burinskaitė

“…Political changes after the death of Stalin and changes of the USSR international position forced KGB to use the means of psychological influence, pressure besides physical repression, actions of falsehood, discreditation, various provocations, and intimidation. …”
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Efficacy of Simple Eye Ointment, Polyethylene Cover, and Eyelid Taping in Prevention of Ocular Surface Disorders in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Mehdi Ahmadinejad, Esmat Karbasi, Yunes Jahani, Maryam Ahmadipour, Maryam Soltaninejad, Zahra Karzari

“…Under normal conditions, the cornea of the eye is protected from bacterial invasion, physical injury, and drying by the presence of tears, eyelids, and blinking reflex. …”
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The Effect of the Teach-Back Method on Knowledge, Performance, Readmission, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients by Ali Rahmani, Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Masoud Sirati-Nir, Reza Norouzadeh, Hamid Rozdar, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Also, the frequency of readmissions decreased and the quality of life (except physical function) increased in the patients through teach-back education. …”
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Genome-wide microsatellite characterization and their marker development and transferability in Broussonetia Species by Xiaowen Jia, Hanyu Li, Ying Han, Lu Wang, Chanjuan Lai, Xi Liu, Pan Li, Zupei Lei, Yonghua Zhang

“…Sequencing of their genomes allowed us to develop genomic markers (e.g. simple sequence repeats (SSRs)) and construct a high-density physical map. Results A total of 369,557, 332,627, and 276,245 SSRs were identified in 13 high-quality assembled pseudochromosomes and their unassembled scaffolds for B. papyrifera, B. monoica, and B. kaempferi, respectively. …”
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Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden scales in older adults: a cross-sectional study among psychiatric outpatients in a tertiary care hospital by Manjunath Bidarolli, Biswadeep Das, Vikram Singh Rawat, Sachin Manocha, Hannah Theresa Sony, Akash Agnihotri, Mahima Gupta, Franklin Agera

“…Polypharmacy, common in this population, is a major contributor to anticholinergic burden, which is linked to cognitive and physical decline. This study investigates the relationship between polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden across seven anticholinergic burden scales in elderly patients attending the psychiatric outpatient. …”
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Genetic structure and evolutionary diversity of mating-type (MAT) loci in Hypsizygus marmoreus by Gang Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Lianfu Chen, Hongbo Wang, Lin Guo, Xuan Zhou, Meijie Dou, Baiyu Wang, Jingxian Lin, Lei Liu, Zhengchao Wang, Youjin Deng, Jisen Zhang

“…Further collinear analysis of HD loci in interspecific species found that HD loci contains conserved recombination hotspots showing major rearrangements in Coprinopsis cinerea and Schizophyllum commune, suggesting different mechanisms for evolution of physically linked MAT loci in these groups. It seems likely that gene rearrangements are common in Agaricales fungi around HD loci. …”
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Molecular cloning and expression dynamics of Atrogin-1 in muscle tissue of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) under high salt stress by Yong-Juan Mo, Yi-Li Gao, Shi-Jjian Xu, Bin Wang, Jingping Wu, Peng Yu, Ming Li, Xiangtao Kang, Zhi-Qiang Han

“…High salt stress is known to induce muscle atrophy and alter the physical and chemical properties of muscle in cultured fish. …”
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Internal Benchmarking of Thermal Power Plants оf Electric Power Systems by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, Y. Z. Farzaliyev, U. K. Ashurova

“…In this case, for example, the arithmetic mean of the relative values of the TEI determines the average wear of the object. This physical representation enlivens integral indicators, and their comparison and ranking ceases to be science-intensive. …”
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Analyzing and modeling urban sprawl and land use changes in a developing city using a CA-Markovian approach by M. Tajbakhsh, H. Memarian, Y. Shahrokhi

“…Change detection results showed that with the physical expansion of urban continuous patches, range lands and agricultural lands mostly transited to urban discontinuous patches and eventually were promoted to urban continuous texture. …”
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Preliminary Study by Differential Scanning Calorimetric Analysis of Red Blood Cells in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients Treated with Cilostazol: Correlation with Improvements in... by Dénes Lőrinczy, Dorottya Szabó, László Benkő

“…<b>Objective</b>: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a prevalent vascular condition characterized by arterial narrowing, which impairs blood flow and manifests as intermittent claudication, a pain or cramping sensation induced by physical activity or ambulation. Walking distance is a crucial clinical indicator of peripheral artery disease, and it correlates with the disease severity and risk of mortality. …”
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Active Theater as a Complementary Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study by Nicola Modugno, Sara Iaconelli, Mariagrazia Fiorlli, Francesco Lena, Imogen Kusch, Giovanni Mirabella

“…Thus, to achieve a global improvement in personal well-being, not only drugs, but also complementary therapies, such as physical exercise, occupational and speech therapy, and active music therapy, have been used. …”
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Prevalence of cataract and its associated factors among adult diabetic patients attending at diabetic care clinics in Northwest Ethiopia, 2023 by Abebech Fikade Shumye, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Matiyas Mamo Bekele

“…Data were collected through an in-person interview and physical examination. The data were imported to Kobo Toolbox version 2022 4.4 and exported to Stata version 14. …”
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Awareness and Its Associated Factors of Obstetrics Fistula among Antenatal Care Attendees in Injibara Town Health Institutions, Awi Zone, North West, Ethiopia, 2019 by Wondu Feyisa Balcha, Azezu Asres Nigussie, Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu

“…Obstetric fistula is abnormal passageway between the vagina and bladder or rectum, and it has the most devastating effects on physical, social, and economic levels and represents a major public health issue of thousands of women, which failed to provide accessible and appropriate intrapartum care for women within a developing country, particularly in Ethiopia. …”
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High HDL-C and high LDL-C are risk factors of pterygium in a population-based cross-sectional study in Southern China: the Dongguan Eye Study by Liang Zhang, Min Zhang, Ying Cui, Lixin Zhang, Guanrong Zhang, Qingyang Liu, Haike Guo, Qianli Meng, Siwen Zang, Chun-Han Lo, Yanlei Chen, Jin Zeng

“…Objectives To investigate the relationship between serum lipids and pterygium in a large-scale rural population aged 40 years or older from Southern China.Study design The Dongguan Eye Study was a cross-sectional population-based study from September 2011 to February 2012.Setting The area was set in the rural area of Dongguan, Southern China.Participants Adult rural population aged 40 or older.Methods Participants underwent physical, haematological and ophthalmic examinations.Primary and secondary outcome measures The frequency and risk factors of pterygium.Results A total of 11 357 participants were eligible for inclusion and 8952 (78.8%) participants were enrolled for the systemic and ophthalmic examinations. …”
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Prevalence, Treatment, and Unmet Needs of Migraine in the Middle East: A Systematic Review by Taoufik Alsaadi, AbuBakar Al Madani, Mohammed Alhatou, Mona Nada, Abdulrazaq Albilali, Ahmed Al-Qassabi, Hegab Mohamed, Haytham Mohamed, Rowan El Masry, Ghaidaa Ahmed Saifuddin, Suhail Abdullah AlRukn

“…Migraines significantly impact patients' physical and emotional well-being, leading to disabilities and loss of productivity. …”
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Study of Teakwood Quality from Community Forests in Gunungkidul. VI. Inorganic Material Contents and Acidity by Ganis Lukmandaru, Rudy Nur Hidayah

“…The previous paper in this series reported on the physical and chemical properties of teak wood from community forests. …”
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