Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…The article is based on an ethnographic study carried out mainly in Rabat between 2016 and 2020, during which I followed the daily and ordinary lives of around fifty men and women from West Africa (Côte d'Ivoire n= 28, Senegal n= 17) and Central Africa (Cameroon n=7 Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo, n=4), aged between 25 and 35. They arrived in Morocco between 2012 and 2014 (three quarters of them via the airports), and their profiles (sportsmen and women, pilgrims, traders, adventurers, etc.), motivations and administrative status were varied. …”
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The influence of cultural belonging on social distances in native and international students from the Republic of Moldova / Influența apartenenței culturale asupra distanțelor soc... by RUSNAC Svetlana, KHORY Johnny

“…The sample consisted of 319 subjects, of which 159 (49.8%) are international students, 160 (50.2%) - natives, aged between 18 and 35, representing various countries, some of them with quite a different culture from that of the host country: People's Republic of China, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Korea, Israel, Romania, Republic of Turkey, Ukraine. …”
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Sarcomatous tumor with external iliac vein aneurysm: a rare entity by Tushar Kalekar, Neeha Amit Jhala, Reetika Kapoor, Eshan Chetan Durgi, Karishma Krishnani

“…Case presentation A middle-aged male in his fifties presented to the emergency department with continuous bleeding from a wound over a right inguinal swelling that had been ongoing for four hours. …”
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Clinical and immunological features of rotavirus infection in children infected with herpesviruses by M.Yu. Sliepchenko, O.M. Olkhovska, Ya.V. Kolesnyk, A.V. Gavrylov

“…A total of 81 children aged 12-36 months with RVI were examined. The Group 1 included 33 children who were not found to be infected with any of the herpesviruses. …”
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Characterization of tumor evolution by functional clonality and phylogenetics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Zeynep Kacar, Eric Slud, Doron Levy, Julián Candia, Anuradha Budhu, Marshonna Forgues, Xiaolin Wu, Arati Raziuddin, Bao Tran, Jyoti Shetty, Yotsawat Pomyen, Jittiporn Chaisaingmongkol, Siritida Rabibhadana, Benjarath Pupacdi, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Nirush Lertprasertsuke, Chirayu Auewarakul, Suleeporn Sangrajrang, Chulabhorn Mahidol, Mathuros Ruchirawat, Xin Wei Wang

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The relationship between sarcopenia and mental health status in Chinese older adults: the mediating role of activities of daily living by Huaiju Ge, Shilan Yang, Wenyu Su, Weimin Guan, Shihong Dong, Wenjing Chang, Huiyu Jia, Shan Jiang, Di Qin, Guifeng Ma

“…Methods This study used data from the 2015 and 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, including a total of 3,552 older adults aged 60 and above. We conducted descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis on the data and used seemingly unrelated regression to examine the relationship between sarcopenia, depressive symptoms, and cognitive functions in older adults. …”
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Is the convergence insufficiency symptom survey applicable to elderly individuals? by Saeid Abdi, Haleh Kangari, Saeed Rahmani, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Zahra Kamary Rad

“…Classical and Rasch analyses were conducted. Results The mean ages and gender ratios in the CI group and normal group were 49.70 ± 5.96 and 49.82 ± 5.64 years with a 50% female distribution among individuals. …”
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Understanding trends in osteoporosis drug prescribing: implications for reducing futile biomedical research by Jonathan R. Guillemot, Jonathan R. Guillemot, John W. Abraham, Anthea Tinker

“…The interplay of clinical evidence, diagnostic tools availability, and broader societal attitudes toward aging and treatment efficacy affect medical attitude and prescribing behaviors. …”
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Swiss chiropractic practice-based research network and musculoskeletal pain cohort pilot study: protocol of a nationwide resource to advance musculoskeletal health services researc... by Milo A Puhan, Viktor von Wyl, Alice Kongsted, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Rahim Lalji

“…Phase II will recruit consecutive patients aged 18 years or older with MSK pain from community-based chiropractic practices participating in the PBRN into a prospective chiropractic cohort pilot study. …”
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Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom by Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Olga Ovcinnikova, Giampiero Favato, Vincent Daniels

“…**Objective:** To estimate and compare the health and economic outcomes of 2 HPV vaccination programs in the UK targeting girls and boys aged 12-13 years from the perspective of the UK National Health Service. …”
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Optimal calorie restriction threshold: effect of FATmax exercise combined with different proportions of calorie restriction on hypercholesterolemia by Yuetong Wu, Li Zhang, Jing Li, Boyang Xue, Wenyuan Shang, Yingli Lu

“…Background/ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of maximal fat oxidation intensity exercise combined with calorie restriction intervention on lipid-related parameters in a hypercholesterolemic population, and to determine if an optimal range of calorie restriction exists for effectively enhancing blood lipid profiles.MethodsA 4-week intervention study combined exercise and calorie restriction for 64 patients aged 18–60 with secondary hypercholesterolemia. Ultimately, 43 participants completed the study. …”
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Identifying the Thermal Storage Stability of Polymer-Modified Asphalt with Carbon Nanotubes Based on Its Macroperformance and Micromorphology by Xi-yin Liu, Peng Wang, Yu Lu, Tian-tao Zhang, Li-zhi Wang, Tong-fu Wang

“…The results from the microperformance investigation showed that phase separation of SBS mainly occurred on day 4, while SBS degradation and base asphalt aging led to the worse macroperformance after 10 days of storage. …”
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Two rare cases of primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra: clinical experience, case report and literature review by Bohao Jiang, Jiyuan Hu, Benqiao Wang, Xujia Liu, Ling Tong, Yitong Xu, Hao Zhang

“…Primary symptoms include hematuria and changes in voiding habits. Middle-aged and elderly females are more susceptible to primary clear-cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra. …”
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Acceptability of a dapivirine levonorgestrel vaginal ring in two Phase 1 trials (MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019): Implications for multipurpose prevention technology de... by Barbara A Friedland, Holly Gundacker, Sharon L Achilles, Beatrice A Chen, Craig Hoesley, Barbra A Richardson, Clifton W Kelly, Jeanna Piper, Sherri Johnson, Brid Devlin, John Steytler, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Chantél Friend, Mei Song, Barbara Mensch, Ariane van der Straten, Cindy Jacobson, Craig W Hendrix, Jill Brown, Diana Blithe, Sharon L Hiller, MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 Protocol Teams for the Microbicide Trials Network and the Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network

“…We enrolled healthy, non-pregnant, HIV-negative women aged 18-45 in Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL (MTN-030 only). …”
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Augmented Reality Navigation System Enhances the Accuracy of Spinal Surgery Pedicle Screw Placement: A Randomized, Multicenter, Parallel‐Controlled Clinical Trial by Yichao Ma, Jiangpeng Wu, Yanlong Dong, Hongmei Tang, Xiaojun Ma

“…The study included 150 patients, aged 18–75, with 75 patients in each group. The total number of pedicle screws planned for the clinical trial placement was 351 and 348 in the experimental and control groups. …”
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The results of many years of complex use of cycle- and power-ergometry in determining the physical capacity of young athletes by M. F. Khoroshukha, A. I. Bosenko, Ye. L. Mykhaliuk, M. M. Filippov

“…Materials and methods. Young athletes aged 15–16 (n = 636) took part in the study in which they represented two groups of athletes according to a training process direction: group A (n = 260) – speed-power sports (boxing, freestyle wrestling); group B (n = 376) – endurance sports (athletics, skiing, cycling, swimming). …”
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Exploring gender-based disparities in emotional distress among university level athletes by Sohom Saha, Farjana Akter Boby, Arnav Sharma, Sourav Ganguly, Kautilya Upadhyay, Awesh Khati, Dev Karan Singh, Kamal Dhoni, Debajit Karmakar

“…Methodology: A cross-sectional comparative design was used, involving 60 university athletes (30 males, 30 females) aged 18-25 from LNIPE, Gwalior. Emotional symptoms were assessed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-42). …”
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Extracellular vesicles in sputum of children with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations by Elad Ben-Meir, Lina Antounians, Shafinaz Eisha, Felix Ratjen, Augusto Zani, Hartmut Grasemann

“…Results Sputum samples from 21 children aged 13.3 (range 8.0–17.0) years were analysed. NTA showed high concentrations of particles at the size of small EVs (50–200 nm), and typical EV morphology was confirmed by TEM. …”
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Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Child Vaccination Centers at Sheko District in Southwest Ethiopia by Tewodros Yosef, Tadesse Nigussie, Adane Asefa

“…The study also found that mothers aged 29-40 years (AOR=2.37, 95% CI [1.35-4.17], P=0.003), educational status of primary and above (AOR=2.68, 95% CI [1.48-4.88], P=0.001), attending ≥ 4 antenatal care visits during pregnancy (AOR=3.57, 95% CI [2.10-6.06], P<0.001), and history of postnatal attendance after birth (AOR=2.33, 95% CI [1.16-4.65], P=0.017) were significantly associated with good knowledge of neonatal danger signs. …”
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Interrogating green social prescribing in South Wales; A multi-stakeholder qualitative exploration. by Menna Brown, Katharine Sarah Aylett

“…Globally healthcare systems are struggling to cope with the increasing demands of an ageing population and the NHS (UK) is no exception. …”
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