Impact of Nasal Anatomical Variation Subtype on Surgical Outcomes for Rhinogenic Contact Point Headache by Salvatore Lavalle, Annalisa Pace, Giuseppe Magliulo, Mario Lentini, Jerome Rene Lechien, Christian Calvo-Henriquez, Federica Maria Parisi, Giannicola Iannella, Antonino Maniaci, Daniela Messineo

“…Outcomes were measured by visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and headache frequency. Predictors like age, gender, and nasal anatomical variations were analyzed. …”
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Reinnervation of Free Nipple Grafts Associated With Improved Erection Function by Katya Remy, MD, Seth E. Fruge, MD, Ian L. McCulloch, MD, Kristyn Vicente, BA, Makayla Kochheiser, BA, Katherine H. Carruthers, MD, William G. Austen, Jr, MD, Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD, Ian L. Valerio, MD

“…Twenty patients (11 subjects and 9 controls) with comparable age, body mass index, and mastectomy weight were included. …”
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Validation of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire for MASH (CLDQ-MASH) by Zobair M. Younossi, Maria Stepanova, Issah Younossi, Andrei Racila

“…Results: There were 4,213 MASH patients included: age 56 ± 11 years, 44% male, 65% type 2 diabetes, 69% advanced fibrosis (F3–F4). …”
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阿魏酸通过胰岛素/IGF信号通路和DAF-16促进秀丽隐杆线虫寿命和应激抵抗力 by 况琪斐, 陈巧超, 张玲, 何文, 裴中

“…用50 mmol/L阿魏酸组喂养线虫后，<italic>daf-2</italic>、<italic>akt-2</italic>和<italic>age-1</italic>基因的mRNA表达水平下调（<italic>P</italic>＜0.05），<italic>daf-16</italic>基因的mRNA表达水平上调（<italic>P</italic>＜0.05），并上调其下游靶基因<italic>sod-3</italic>、<italic>clk-2</italic>的mRNA表达，以及下调<italic>ctl-1</italic>、<italic>dod-17</italic>的mRNA表达（<italic>P</italic>＜0.05）。…”
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Assessing the development of health technology assessment in Iran: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s Multiple streams framework: a qualitative study by Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Participants, consisting of 12 males and 4 females with an average age of 41.56 years and an average work experience of 14.37 years, provided insights into the current state of HTA. …”
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Inferior outcome of stand-alone short versus long tibial stem in revision total knee arthroplasty. A retrospective comparative study with minimum 2 year follow-up by Abdelatif Elsayed Ahmed, Abu Mukh Assala, Elsaid Ahmed Nady Saleh, Youssef Ahmed Omar, Foissey Constant, Servien Elvire, Lustig Sebastien

“…The final groups consisted of 234 knees: 110 patients with short stems (SS) and 124 with long stems (LS). The mean age at surgery was 65.96 ± 8.73 years in SS and 67.07 ± 8.64 years in LS. …”
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Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions by Qiaoqiao Gou, Meihui Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Xinran Yuan, Mingyi Yang, Junrui Li, Bo Wang, Dan Yang, Xiubo Ren, Miaomiao Yang, Siqi Liu, Ningning Liu, Jiaqi Han, Qiujian Xu

“…Key recommendations include personalized music selection, development of age-appropriate interventions, and minimization of external interferences to maximize therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Low Serum Magnesium Level Is Associated with Microalbuminuria in Chinese Diabetic Patients by Baihui Xu, Jichao Sun, Xinru Deng, Xiaolin Huang, Wanwan Sun, Yu Xu, Min Xu, Jieli Lu, Yufang Bi

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1829 diabetic subjects (aged ≥ 40 years) from Shanghai, China. Subjects were divided into three groups according to serum magnesium tertiles. …”
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Predictors of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Onset and Progression in a Cohort of Type 1 Diabetic Patients by M. Matta, A. Pavy-Le Traon, S. Perez-Lloret, C. Laporte, I. Berdugo, N. Nasr, H. Hanaire, J. M. Senard

“…Methods. 175 type 1 diabetic patients (mean age: 50 ± 11 years; female/male: 76/99) with positive bedside screening for CAN were included and underwent 2 standardized autonomic testings using 4 standardized tests (deep breathing, Valsalva maneuver, 30/15 ratio, and changes in blood pressure during standing), separated by 3 ± 1 years. …”
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Community-based newborn care utilization and associated factors in Nekemte City, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023 by Dawit Tesfaye Daka, Bizuneh Wakuma, Werku Etafa, Dereje Temesgen Chewaka, Ashenafi Zewdie, Mekdelawit Birhanu Ayele, Yohannis Midekso Beriso, Bruck Tesfaye Legesse, Wandimu Muche Mekonen

“…While time of first anti natal care contacts [AOR: 0.14; 95% CI: 0.08–0.25], maternal age [AOR: 3.36; 95% CI: 1.35–8.31], marital status [AOR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.08–0.75], and estimated wealth level [AOR: 6.54; 95% CI: 2.24–19.11] were significantly associated factors with the level of community-based utilization of newborn care. …”
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Concentrations, composition profiles, and in vitro–in silico-based mixture risk assessment of bisphenol A and its analogs in plant-based foods by Chun-Hui Chiu, Shih-Han Sun, Yun-Jia Yao, Yi Chuang, Yu-Tsung Lee, Yi-Jun Lin

“…This study investigated 16 BPs in 23 plant-based foods from Taiwan and estimated their dietary exposure across age groups. High-throughput toxicokinetic modeling was used to convert in vitro ToxCast estrogen receptor (ER) bioactive concentrations into human-equivalent points of departure (PODs), which were compared to PODs derived from animal studies and applied to assess mixture risks through the margin of exposure based on the common ER pathway. …”
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Development of autonomic innervation at the venous pole of the heart: bridging the gap from mice to human by Fleur Zwanenburg, Thomas A. Bos, Arend D. J. Ten Harkel, Monique C. Haak, Nathan D. Hahurij, Robert E. Poelmann, Conny J. van Munsteren, Lambertus J. Wisse, Nico A. Blom, Marco C. DeRuiter, Monique R. M. Jongbloed

“…Methods Wildtype mouse embryos (E9.5–E18.5) and healthy human fetuses (6–38 weeks gestational age (WGA)) were studied at sequential stages to obtain a comparative developmental series. …”
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Radiomics for Predicting the Development of Brain Edema from Normal-Appearing Early Brain-CT After Cardiac Arrest and Return of Spontaneous Circulation by Michael Scheschenja, Eva-Marie Müller-Stüler, Simon Viniol, Joel Wessendorf, Moritz B. Bastian, Jarmila Jedelská, Alexander M. König, Andreas H. Mahnken

“…<b>Results:</b> A total of 83 patients (average age: 65 ± 13.3 years, 19 women) with CA and ROSC were included. …”
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Balanced crystalloid versus saline for resuscitation in pediatric septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Barkhá Vijendra, Ana Beatriz Bertol, Mylena Maria Guedes de Almeida, Pedro Henrique Aquino Gil de Freitas, Áurea Maria Salomão Simão, Bianca Lisa de Faria

“…BS was used to treat septic shock in 2,460 (20.1%) patients. The mean age was 5.98 ± 3.08 years, with 43.82% female patients. …”
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Change in Atrial Fibrillation Burden over Time in Patients with Nonpermanent Atrial Fibrillation by Philipp Krisai, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Matthias Bossard, Elena Herber, Steffen Blum, Pascal Meyre, Thilo Burkard, Michael Kühne, Stefan Osswald, Beat A. Kaufmann, David Conen

“…A relative change ≥10% or an absolute change >0.5% in AF burden between two yearly Holter-ECG recordings was considered significant. Results. Mean age was 67 years, 72% were men. The proportion of patients with no recorded AF increased from 53.7% at baseline to 78.6% (p=0.1) after 4 years of follow-up. …”
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Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Abdallah Y Naser, Othman Beni Yonis, Ahlam J Alhemedi, Hadeel Allan, Ghalia abu Mohsen, Ayham Almasri, Haitham Abdulrazzeq, Islam Khasawneh, Osama El-khateeb

“…More than half of them (65%) were women. The mean age of the study participants was 21.9 (2.7) years. …”
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Basolateral amygdala volume in affective disorders using 7T MRI in vivo by Benedikt Kürzinger, Stephanie Schindler, Martin Meffert, Anja Rosenhahn, Robert Trampel, Robert Turner, Peter Schoenknecht, Peter Schoenknecht, Peter Schoenknecht

“…The increase in volume is followed by a reduction phase, as glucocorticoid exposure cumulatively results in excitotoxic damage, reflecting allostatic load.Methods7T magnetic resonance brain imaging was conducted on a total of 84 participants (mean age 38 ± 12 years), comprising 20 unmedicated and 20 medicated individuals with MDD, 21 individuals suffering from bipolar disorder and 23 healthy controls. …”
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Proximity or Directional Model of Voting for the Turkish Voter? by Murat İnan, Gül Arıkan Akdağ

“…Additionally, education, age, gender and income were recruited as classical control variables. …”
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IMPACT-ICU feasibility study: pragmatic mixed-methods randomised controlled trial of a follow-up care intervention for survivors of critical illness and caregivers by Sunita Mathur, John Muscedere, David M Maslove, Miranda Hunt, John Gordon Boyd, Stephanie Sibley, Tracy Boyd, Michelle Tryon, Natasha Arianne Jawa, Michaela Hanley, Robin Westphal, Afolasade Fakolade

“…Survivors of critical illness will be eligible if: age ≥18 years, life expectancy ≥6 months and high risk for PICS. …”
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Development and validation of a predictive model and tool for functional recovery in patients after postero-lateral interbody fusion by Shuai Zhou, Zhenbang Yang, Wei Zhang, Shihang Liu, Qian Xiao, Guangzhao Hou, Rui Chen, Nuoman Han, Jiao Guo, Miao Liang, Qi Zhang, Yingze Zhang, Hongzhi Lv

“…Multivariate analysis showed that age, season, occupation, HDL-C, smoking, weekly exercise time, and osteoporosis were independent risk factors for postoperative recovery. …”
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