Impact of witnessing abuse of their mother and childhood trauma on men's perpetration of intimate partner violence in the cross-sectional UN multi-country study on men and violence... by Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Naeema Abrahams, Nwabisa Shai, Leane Ramsoomar, Bianca Dekel, Andrew Gibbs, Jani Nöthling, Samantha Willan, Esnat Chirwa

“…Methods: In nine sites, from six countries, data were collected in a two-stage, randomly-selected household survey, with one man aged 18–49 years interviewed per house. 8379 interviews were completed with ever partnered men in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (Bougainville) and Sri Lanka. …”
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Effect of different intraoperative blood pressure regulation levels on postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing radical mastectomy for breast cancer after receiving n... by Ying Zhang, Zhou Zhou, Xinxin Wang, Xiaobao Zhang, Hongya Liu, Xiaoqiao Sang, Yingge Liu

“…It is expected to enrol 166 subjects receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy with anthracyclines, between the ages of 40 and 75 years, scheduled for radical mastectomy. …”
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Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study by José Omar Larios-Tinoco, Xochiquetzalli Tejeda-Castellanos, Carlos Maximiliano Sánchez-Medina, Ma. Elena Ortiz-Cornejo, Horacio Márquez-González, María de Lourdes Martín-López, Salvador Villalpando-Carrión, Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho, José Luis Alaniz-Arcos

“…Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study of 94 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years and divided them into three study groups (normal weight, overweight, and obesity). …”
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Associations between WASH-related violence and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa (HPTN 068): a cross-sectional analysis by Ruvani T Jayaweera, Kathleen Kahn, Sheri A Lippman, Torsten B Neilands, Rhian Twine, Jennifer Ahern, Ryan G Wagner, Audrey Pettifor, Dana Goin

“…Participants (n=1798) included in this analysis were aged 13–21 at baseline. Lifetime experience of violence or fear of violence when using the toilet and collecting water was collected by self-report; depressive symptoms in the past week were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). …”
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography combined with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for the removal of large gallbladder stones: a pilot study by Liang Zhu, Jinli He, Zhenzhen Yang, Xi Huang, Junbo Hong, Xiaojiang Zhou, Youxiang Chen, Guohua Li

“…Methods In total, six patients (aged 23–72 years, 3 males and 3 females, Han ethnicity) who had large gallbladder stones (diameter ≥ 1 cm) complicated with common bile duct (CBD) stones and who underwent ERCP combined with ESWL at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from July 2022 to December 2022 were enrolled. …”
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Cross-sectional design and protocol for Artificial Intelligence Ready and Equitable Atlas for Diabetes Insights (AI-READI) by Gerald McGwin, Linda M Zangwill, Nicholas Evans, Shannon McWeeney, Cecilia S Lee, Bhavesh Patel, Jeffrey C Edberg, Cynthia Owsley, Aaron Lee, Cecilia Lee, Sally L Baxter, Michael Snyder, Samantha Hurst, Nicole Ehrhardt, Christopher Chute, Dawn S Matthies, Julia P Owen, Amir Bahmani, Sally Baxter, Edward Boyko, Aaron Cohen, Jorge Contreras, Garrison Cottrell, Virginia de Sa, Jeffrey Edberg, Irl Hirsch, Michelle Hribar, T.Y. Alvin Liu, Bonnie Maldenado, Sara Singer, Bradley Voytek, Joseph Yracheta, Linda Zangwill

“…The fundamental rationale for promoting health resilience in T2DM stems from its high prevalence of 10.5% of the world’s adult population and its contribution to many adverse health events.Methods AI-READI is a cross-sectional study whose target enrollment is 4000 people aged 40 and older, triple-balanced by self-reported race/ethnicity (Asian, black, Hispanic, white), T2DM (no diabetes, pre-diabetes and lifestyle-controlled diabetes, diabetes treated with oral medications or non-insulin injections and insulin-controlled diabetes) and biological sex (male, female) (Clinicaltrials.org approval number STUDY00016228). …”
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Effects of Switching to Netarsudil/Latanoprost Fixed Dose Combination from Various Latanoprost Regimens: The Phase 4 MORE Study by Bacharach J, Sadri E, Sawhney G, Kopczynski C, Merchea MM

“…Eligible participants were aged ≥ 18 years and had a current diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. …”
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Multi-biofluid metabolomics analysis of allergic respiratory rhinitis and asthma in early childhood by Chih-Yung Chiu, MD, PhD, Meng-Han Chiang, MS, Chieh-Ni Kuo, BS, Mei-Ling Cheng, PhD, Gigin Lin, MD, PhD

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Effects of dribbling restrictions in small-sided games on aerobic and anaerobic fitness in youth basketball players by Mingbang Li, Liang Tan, Hong Wu, Jianwei Wu

“…This experimental study aimed to compare the impact of free-play SSGs (freeD) and limited-dribbling SSGs (limitedD) in SSGs on the aerobic and anaerobic adaptations of youth basketball players.MethodsForty-five youth basketball players (aged 15.7 ± 0.6 years, with 4.2 ± 0.7 years of experience) were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (freeD and limitedD) and a control group (not exposed to SSG interventions). …”
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Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Serious Video Game (The Secret Trail of Moon) for Emotional Regulation in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Randomized Clin... by Marina Martin-Moratinos, Marcos Bella-Fernández, María Rodrigo-Yanguas, Carlos González-Tardón, Chao Li, Ping Wang, Ana Royuela, Pilar Lopez-Garcia, Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla

“…Participants included individuals aged between 7 and 18 years who had a clinical diagnosis of ADHD and were receiving pharmacological treatment. …”
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SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION OF DOMESTIC BIOANALOGUE OF BEVACIZUMAB – NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFECTIVE TREA TMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SQUAMOUS CELL NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER by S. V. Orlov, S. N. Fogt, M. S. Shustova

“…The study included 138 patients, male and female aged 18 to 75 years with newly diagnosed inoperable or widespread metastatic NSCLC (except squamous cell NSCLC), relevant eligibility criteria. …”
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Microscopía electrónica para el estudio del Na2Si0(4) en la durabilidad de un compuesto a base de cemento portlánd y refuerzo de caoba Analysis of Na2Si0(4) effect on durability of... by Inocente Bojórque, Jorge Acevedo, Raquel Valera

“…The purpose of this research was to study the role of this agent on this material's durability due to the chemical incompatibility between calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 and the fiber reinforcement from the mahogany (Swietenia Macrophylla), from composites of three different ages and two different fiber volumetric fraction as well. …”
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Bone Mineral Density, TBS, and Body Composition Indexes in Ukrainian Men with Parkinson’s Disease by Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, Maryna Bystrytska, Nataliia Grygorieva, Iryna Karaban, Nina Karasevich

“…We performed a cross-sectional case-control research design and examined 76 males aged 50–77 years old, who were divided into two groups: first group including men without PD n=38 and the second group including subjects with PD n=38. …”
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qBiCo: a method to assess global DNA conversion performance in epigenetics via single-copy genes and repetitive elements by Faidra Karkala, Roy B. Simons, Floor Claessens, Vivian Kalamara, Manfred Kayser, Athina Vidaki

“…Abstract Background Human DNA methylation profiling offers great promises in various biomedical applications, including ageing, cancer and even forensics. So far, most DNA methylation techniques are based on a chemical process called sodium bisulfite conversion, which specifically converts non-methylated cytosines into uracils. …”
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Study of Radioclinical and Risk Factors of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia by Adam BA, Osman AA, Sheikh Hassan M, Sidow NO, Osman Hidig MF, Mohamed AA, Ibrahim AA, Mohamed SA, Mohamed YG, Ahmed SA, Jeele MOO, Hassan MO

“…Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used for analysis.Results: The majority of patients were female (86.76%) and aged 20– 40 years (86.76%). Significant risk factors included the postpartum period (77.94%) and pregnancy, with statistical analysis showing strong associations between CVT and the postpartum period (χ² = 62.96, p < 0.0001) and pregnancy (χ² = 5.21, p = 0.022). …”
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Analysis of community older adult care facility construction and demand differentiation based on residential area and population attribute differences by Yanzhe Liu, Yaolei Wang, Guiping Guo, Tubao Yang, Tubao Yang, Yupeng Liu, Hongmei Gao, Tiejian Jiang, Xiangmin Li

“…Currently, China has fully entered an aging society. The construction and efficient utilization of community older adult care facilities have become urgent issues that need to be addressed. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…., Germany, and other Western countries, aged 18 and 55+. The survey deployed “Social Identification Scale” and “Perceived Islamophobia Scale.” …”
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In-Situ Electrospinning Dressings Loaded with Kaempferol for Reducing MMP9 to Promote Diabetic Ulcer Healing by Li J, Meng H, Guo W, Zhou L, Wu S, Gao G, Liu Q, You D, Qu W

“…Jianwen Li,1,2,&ast; Hongqi Meng,3,&ast; Wenlai Guo,3 Lubin Zhou,4 Siyu Wu,3 Guanghui Gao,4 Quanzhe Liu,3 Di You,5 Wenrui Qu2,3 1Gastroenteric Medicine and Digestive Endoscopy Center, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China; 2Joint International Research Laboratory of Ageing Active Strategy and Bionic Health in Northeast Asia of Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Hand Surgery, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China; 4Polymeric and Soft Materials Laboratory, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Di You; Guanghui Gao, Email youdi1118@jlu.edu.cn; ghgao@ccut.edu.cnBackground: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are often associated with persistent inflammatory response, impaired macrophage polarization, and slow vascular regeneration. …”
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Hispanic Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Sustain Health Inequalities by Armando S. Martinez, David Momtaz, Travis Kotzur, Alexandra McLennan, Abdullah Ghali, Farhan Ahmad, Ebubechi Adindu, Alan C. Santiago-Rodriquez, Ali Seifi, Brian Smith

“…Results: Compared to non-Hispanic patients (N=1829), Hispanic patients (N=431) had spinal fusion with instrumentation at younger ages (12.9 vs. 14.1 years old, p=0.011) and had significantly different household incomes with less representation in the 75th to 100th percentile (16.8% vs. 26.5%, p<0.001). …”
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Application of deep learning model based on unenhanced chest CT for opportunistic screening of osteoporosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Chengbin Huang, Dengying Wu, Bingzhang Wang, Chenxuan Hong, Jiasen Hu, Zijian Yan, Jianpeng Chen, Yaping Jin, Yingze Zhang

“…Abstract Introduction A large number of middle-aged and elderly patients have an insufficient understanding of osteoporosis and its harm. …”
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