Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and return on investment of individual placement and support compared with traditional vocational rehabilitation for individuals with severe menta... by Johanna Maria van Dongen, Philippe Delespaul, Frederieke Schaafsma, Jaap van Weeghel, Johannes Anema, Miljana Vukadin, Wim Zwinkels, Marcel Spijkerman, Marloes de Graaf-Zijl

“…Future economic evaluations should strive for a more robust sample size and a long follow-up period.…”
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The effectiveness of honey supplementation in feed for improving goldfish fingerling Carassius auratus immune system against Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria attack by Rosidah Rosidah, Ujang Subhan, Yuniar Mulyani, Rifai Dermawan

“…This was proven by the increased white blood cells (leucocytes) (27.84 ± 5.07%) followed with no apparent clinical symptoms after attacked by A.hydrophila, such as hemorrhage, necrosis, exophthalmia or dropsy, besides showing the highest survival rate with 73.33 ± 11.5%.   …”
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Preference for HIV testing among community residents in Yunnan Province, China: results from a discrete choice experiment by Jingwen Yang, Chenquan Qiu, Renhai Tang, Wenbin Dong, Enlong Yao, Huyunzhao Wang, Shuwen Lin, Minyang Xiao, Zuyang Zhang, Jin Niu, Liru Fu, Lijun Song, Xuehua Li, Yuhua Shi, Xiaowen Wang

“…Results The results indicate confidentiality was the most important attribute (RI = 39.21%), followed by testing cost (RI = 25.15%), administrator (RI = 11.91%), institution (RI = 11.29%), support services (RI = 8.02%), distance (RI = 4.25%), and testing day (RI = 0.16%). …”
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Corticosteroid use beyond 1-year post heart transplantation is associated with worse outcomes: A contemporary analysis of the ISHLT registry by Abhishek Jaiswal, MD, William L. Baker, Pharm.D, Ashwin Pillai, MD, Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, Balaphanidhar Mogga, MD, Zeina Jedeon, MD, Caroline Chen, David A. Baran, MD

“…We compared the risk-adjusted 2-, 3-, and 5-year survival as well as coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV), treated rejection within 2 years, severe renal dysfunction, diabetes and malignancy rates between those with and without steroids by 1-year post-HT follow-up. Results: We included 17,483 HT recipients, steroids were discontinued in 8750 (50.0%) recipients beyond 1-year post-HT. …”
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Incidence and predictors of adverse birth outcomes among women who gave birth at Assosa general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study by Habtamu Tadesse Gudeta, Shalama Lekasa Nagari, Dessalegn Emana Jabana, Mustefa Aflegn Legese, Demekisa wondimu Biyena, Fantahun Cheklie Kassie

“…This study revealed that inadequate antenatal care follow-up, malaria, hypertension, hemoglobin < 11 g/dl, and a mid-upper arm circumference < 23 cm were predictors of adverse birth outcomes. …”
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The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Aged Population: A Cohort Study by M. L. Tang, Y. Q. Zhou, A. Q. Song, J. L. Wang, Y. P. Wan, R. Y. Xu

“…Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were annually measured during follow-up (Jan 1, 2015-May 31, 2019). DM was confirmed if either FBG≥7.0 mmol/L or HbA1c≥6.5%. …”
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The association between self-acceptance, emotion regulation, and treatment adherence self-efficacy among adolescents with HIV in Liangshan prefecture, China: a cross-sectional stud... by Dan Tan, Wenxi Zhong, Li Ma, Jing Cheng, Xianjun Mao, Xi Zhang, Jian Tang, Song Fan, Bianchuan Cao, Yanhua Chen

“…Abstract Background Achieving viral suppression through effective treatment adherence is critical for adolescents with HIV; however, the role of treatment adherence self-efficacy—an individual’s confidence in their ability to consistently follow antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens—remains under-explored among Chinese adolescents. …”
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Enhancing the understanding of safety and the quality of patient care among medical and health sciences students in interprofessional climate: an interventional study by Salman Yousuf Guraya, Nabil Sulaiman, Ahmed Hasswan, Vida Abdolhamid Salmanpour, Feras Jassim Jirjees, Mohamed Hassan Taha, Jennat Alamara, Sausan A.L. Kawas, Manal Awad, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Leena R. David, Mohamed Aly Haider, Shaista Salman Guraya, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Amal Al-Qallaf, Sarra Shorbagi, Ibrahim Eltayeb Mahmoud

“…CoM had the highest representation (47.5%), followed by CoP (36.5%), CHS (13.3%), and CDM (2.7%). …”
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Anti-Methanogenic Potential of Seaweeds and Impact on Feed Fermentation and Rumen Microbiome In Vitro by Pradeep Kumar Malik, Atul Purshottam Kolte, Shraddha Trivedi, Govindan Tamilmani, Archit Mohapatra, Shalini Vaswani, Johnson Belevendran, Artabandhu Sahoo, Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan, Raghavendra Bhatta

“…The ranking of seaweeds in terms of CH₄ production (mL/g OM) is as follows: <i>Sargassum wightii</i> < <i>Kappaphycus alvarezii</i> < <i>Acanthophora specifera</i> < <i>Padina gymnospora</i> < <i>Spyridia filamentosa</i>. …”
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The effect of active and passive smoking during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A cohort study in Shanghai by Xiaokai Wang, Xia Gao, De Chen, Xuelian Chen, Qingwei Li, Jiani Ding, Fangyuan Yu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Nannan Zhang, Yifang Chen

“…A self-designed questionnaire was utilized to conduct the survey, and their pregnancy outcomes were tracked and followed up. Results A total of 3446 pregnant women were included in this study, among which 2.1% were active smokers, 43.5% were passive smokers, and 54.4% were nonsmokers. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Salmonella typhi among Food Handlers Working in Catering Establishments of Public Institutes Found in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia by Abera Kumalo, Eyasu Gambura, Terfe Dodicho, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Tamrat Balcha, Bahailu Beshir, Misrak Abraham

“…A. lumbricoides was the most prevalent parasite (8.0%), followed by E. histolytica/dispar (4.23%). Twenty-six (6.5%) of food handlers were positive for Widal test. …”
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The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review by Heidi Holmen, Heidi Holmen, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Christine Tørris, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Kari Almendingen, Kirsti Riiser, Kirsti Riiser

“…Results from the included studies were integrated using qualitative data transformation techniques, followed by a narrative summary.ResultsWe identified 7,910 citations. …”
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Excess Sensitivity and Financial Development in the Iranian Households by Amineh Mahmoudzadeh, Kamyab Rajabizadeh, Majid Einian

“…The significance of this investigation lies in the Iranian economic history, which witnessed financial development in the late 1990s, followed by a financial downturn. The data are derived from household income and expenditure surveys conducted by the Iranian Statistical Center. …”
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Iron deficiency in endure athletes by Michał Rogulski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Jolanta Mędyk, Paulina Błasiak, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Patryk Mikołajec, Ruslan Huk, Barbara Bilecka, Jakub Wirkijowski

“…Especially in marathon and half-marathon runners - these groups of endurance athletes are at high risk for iron deficiency via several mechanisms, such as sweating, gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary-tract blood loss, hemolysis, and others.   Methods: Our study followed the guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) [9]. …”
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Status and influencing factors of health literacy among college students of traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study by Jie Zhu, Cuixia Lin, Yanhui Yang, Rui Yao, Ran Yang, Mingqian Jiang

“…Among the six categories of health literacy, the level of scientific health literacy (79.68%) was the highest, followed by safety and first aid literacy (72.86%), health information literacy (61.62%), basic medical literacy (61.30%), chronic disease prevention literacy (60.11%) and infectious disease prevention literacy (40.86%). …”
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Evaluating the pharmacokinetics and safety of blonanserin tablets and Lonasen®: a randomized, open-label, two-period, two-sequence, self-crossover phase I clinical trial by Bo Qiu, Bo Qiu, Haojing Song, Haojing Song, Xue Sun, Xue Sun, Congyang Ding, Congyang Ding, Runxuan Du, Wanjun Bai, Wanjun Bai, Zhanjun Dong, Zhanjun Dong

“…Eligible healthy individuals received a single 4-mg dose of either the test or reference blonanserin tablet, followed by a wash out period of 14 days. Serial blood samples were collected for up to 72 h after administration during each period, and the plasma concentrations of blonanserin were determined using a validated method. …”
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A Machine Learning Model for Predicting Prognosis in HCC Patients With Diabetes After TACE by Wu L, Chen L, Zhang L, Liu Y, Ouyang D, Wu W, Lei Y, Han P, Zhao H, Zheng C

“…Therefore, this study aimed to establish and validate a machine learning-based explainable prediction model of prognosis in patients with HCC and T2DM undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Patients and Methods: The prediction model was developed using data from the derivation cohort comprising patients from three medical centers, followed by external validation utilizing patient data extracted from another center. …”
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One Health interventions and challenges under rural African smallholder farmer settings: A scoping review by Evanson R. Omuse, Honest Machekano, Bonoukpoè M. Sokame, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Thomas Dubois, Sevgan Subramanian, Frank Chidawanyika

“…The One Health (OH) approach recognises the interconnectedness of these health challenges and thus follows a transdisciplinary approach involving diverse stakeholders to address them. …”
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Sex, Knowledge, and Attitude of Stroke Survivors Attending Bebe Herbal Center on Risk Factors before and after Stroke by Polycarp U. Nwoha, Florence O. Okoro, Emmanuel C. Nwoha, Fidelia N. Chukwu, Chidinma O. Nwoha, Nkeiru C. Ogoko, Peace N. Nwoha, Chika A. Idaguko, Augustine U. Obi, Ezenna M. Agwu, Iyanu O. Ayoola, Sunday O. Osonwa, Ifeoma H. Okpara

“…The commonest risk factor suffered was hypertension (73.1%), followed by alcohol intake (59.1%), smoking (31.5%), and diabetes mellitus (26.7%); these affected men more than women. …”
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The prolonged health sequelae “of the COVID-19 pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Melsew Setegn Alie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma

“…It is crucial for individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to receive careful follow-up care to assess and reduce any potential organ damage and maintain their quality of life.Systematic review registrationClinicaltrial.gov, identifier CRD42024501158.…”
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