Investigation of the proactive personal traits of faculty of sports sciences students and their status of the psychological needs in sports by Volkan Sural, Bekir Car, Ali Erdogan, Erkan Faruk Sirin

“…Also, there was a significant difference in favor of students between the ages of 18-21 in the autonomy satisfaction sub-factor, and in favor of students aged 22 and over in the belonging dissatisfaction sub-dimension. …”
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Pervasive Refusal Syndrome: Three Case Reports—Autism as a Predisposing Factor and Gentle Coercion to Shorten Duration of Disorder? by Håkan Jarbin, Ann-Sofie Saldeen, Carl-Magnus Forslund

“…Pervasive refusal syndrome (PRS) is a severe child psychiatric syndrome not yet included in the international classification and mostly affecting girls aged 7-15 years. Hospital admission and severe loss of function extend for many months and years but most recover. …”
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Girls and the Risk of Unplanned Pregnancies by Florina Rad, Alexandra Mariana Buică, Nicolae Gică

“…Unplanned pregnancies at young ages are associated with unfavorable psychosocial trajectories both for the mother and the child. …”
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Retroffiting and Repairing Cooling Tower Structure Within A Tide Deadline by Benny Dwika Leonanda

“…<p><em>This project focused on the retrofitting of an aging cooling tower at PT. Sulfindo Adiusaha's Chlor Alkali Plant. …”
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Exploring the link between Multimorbidity and direct healthcare costs in Ireland: A cross-sectional study by Sharon Walsh, Paddy Gillespie

“…Methods Cross-sectional analysis of data on 8,447 community-dwelling adults aged 50 and over collected between 2009 and 2011 as part of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. …”
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Mortality due to traumatic brain injury, medical-legal aspects by Yunier Riverol González, Clarivel Rodríguez García, Yaima González Cabrera, Dayamí Llanes Pulido

“…Conclusions: young ages and the male sex are the most vulnerable. The accidental medico-legal etiology related to traffic accidents is the most representative. …”
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Impact of diabetes on mental and functional well-being of older adults in Kerala by A. Anjana, P. Bindu

“…Methods: Data for the present study were taken from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), 2017–2018. The LASI is a nationally representative survey of 72,250 older adults aged 45 and above across all states and union territories of India. …”
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Elderly Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment Exhibit Altered Gut Microbiota Profiles by Qiong Pan, Ya-Qian Li, Ke Guo, Min Xue, Yu Gan, Kejian Wang, Da-Bao Xu, Qiu-Yun Tu

“…As a transitional state between normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is characterized by a worse cognitive decline than that of natural aging. …”
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Increased Serum Soluble (Pro)renin Receptor Levels in Patients with Sarcopenia by Satoshi Morimoto, Haruki Sasaki, Chikahito Suda, Atsuhiro Ichihara, Nobuyuki Ura

“…In total, 45 subjects were enrolled. Their ages were 81 (59–89) y.o., and serum soluble (P)RR levels were 30.5 ± 7.3 ng/ml. …”
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Problems Faced by Tribes in Collection and Marketing of Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.) Fruit in Jhalawar District of Rajasthan by Shirish Sharma, Sourabh Dadhich

“…The majority of respondents, 86 (57.33%), were between the ages of 36 and 50, with only 44 (29.33%) between the ages of 18 and 30. …”
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Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Different Composite Resins after Using Different Polishing Systems. by Hisham Z. Abdullah, Bassam K. Amin

“…Color parameters (L*, a*, and b*) and surface roughness were measured before and after accelerating artificial aging (2000–4000 thermal cycles) and staining. …”
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Norm Values of Head Circumference in Turkish Children by Haluk Yavuz, M. Akif Bakır, Saime Sündüs Uygun

“…Methods: We aim to create head circumference growth curves for children aged 0-18 years in Turkish community. Measurements were performed by same person using a rigid and calibrated tape meter. …”
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Recent Advances in DNA Systems for In Situ Telomerase Activity Detection and Imaging by Shiyi Zhang, Wenjing Xiong, Shuyue Xu, Ruocan Qian

“…Telomeres play a key role in maintaining chromosome stability and cellular aging. They consist of repetitive DNA sequences that protect chromosome ends and regulate cell division. …”
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Chemical and Sensory Effects of Cofermentation and Blending of Malbec and Merlot Wines from the Central Coast of California by L. Federico Casassa, Armando Vega-Osorno, Anibal A. Catania, James F. Harbertson

“…After 3 years of bottle aging, polymeric pigments were higher in cofermented and blended wines. …”
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A GP130-Targeting Small Molecule, LMT-28, Reduces LPS-Induced Bone Resorption around Implants in Diabetic Models by Inhibiting IL-6/GP130/JAK2/STAT3 Signaling by Qi-qi Liu, Wei-wei Wu, Jian Yang, Rui-bin Wang, Ling-ling Yuan, Pei-zhao Peng, Mao-yun Zeng, Ke Yu

“…First, LMT-28 was added to osteoblasts stimulated by LPS and advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and nuclear factor-κB receptor-activating factor ligand (RANKL) and associated pathways were evaluated. …”
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Acute Diverticulitis in the Young: The Same Disease in a Different Patient by Adolfo Pisanu, Valentina Vacca, Isabella Reccia, Mauro Podda, Alessandro Uccheddu

“…We carried out a cross-sectional study in 23 patients (28.7%) aged 50 and younger and 57 older patients (71.3%). …”
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Non – Invasive, smartphone image-based screening for sickle cell disease at the point-of-need by Eudorah F. Vital, Meredith Haak LiCalzi, Robert G. Mannino, Patrick T. McGann, Wilbur A. Lam

“…We tested the app on 485 pediatric patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), achieving an overall sensitivity of 74 % and specificity of 76 % in screening for SCD among children aged 6 months to 21 years. Notably, the app demonstrated enhanced performance in the target demographic, with 100 % sensitivity and 75 % specificity for screening SCD in children aged 6 months to 5 years. …”
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Effects of Multipolar Radiofrequency and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Treatment for Face and Neck Rejuvenation by Thais Cristina Ferraz de Oliveira, Sheyla de Fatima Soares Rocha, Daniel Gontijo Ramos, Camila Gontijo Ramos, Michelle Vanessa dos Anjos Carvalho, Mariana Gontijo Ramos

“…Skin aging is a gradual process that leads to wrinkle formation, laxity, and overall changes in skin appearance. …”
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An Emerging Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 in Preventing Advanced-Glycation-End-Product-Mediated Damages in Diabetes by Alessandra Puddu, François Mach, Alessio Nencioni, Giorgio Luciano Viviani, Fabrizio Montecucco

“…This paper outlines evidence on the protective role of GLP-1 in preventing the deleterious effects mediated by AGEs in type 2 diabetes.…”
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Tracing the origin of Traditional Chinese Medicine diet nursing (中医饮食护理溯源) by WANG Yali (王亚丽), ZHANG Kaiye (张凯烨), TANG Ling (唐玲), WEI Yongchun (魏永春), E Haiyan (鄂海燕), JIANG Jing (姜婧)

“…TCM diet nursing is a method to study the performance of food under the guidance of TCM theory, and reasonably allocate meals according to the nature, taste, meridian and function of food, so as to maintain health and strengthen the body, prevent aging and fight aging. On the basis of thousands of years of practice, TCM diet nursing has gradually formed its unique theoretical system and effectively guided people's life practice. …”
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