Safety of a co-designed cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for people with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders (STEADY): a feasibility randomised controlled trialResearch... by Marietta Stadler, Natalie Zaremba, Amy Harrison, Jennie Brown, Divina Pillay, Jacqueline Allan, Rachael Tan, Salma Ayis, Emmanouela Konstantara, Janet Treasure, David Hopkins, Khalida Ismail

“…A full scale RCT of STEADY will test effectiveness and implementation. Funding: National Institute for Health Research (CS-2017-17-023).…”
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Association of biochemical indicators with multimorbidity in 19,624 older adult individuals with chronic diseases: a study from Jindong District, Jinhua City, China by Qihuan Yao, Guozhong Chen

“…Participants completed a national standardized older adult health examination in the community. …”
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Protocol of the TransformUs SecondaryTeachers’ perceptions of the program reach, effectiveness,adoption, implementation and maintenance schools program: a type II hybrid implementa... by Harriet Koorts, Anna Timperio, Jo Salmon, David Revalds Lubans, Gavin Abbott, Nicola D Ridgers, Natalie Lander, Ana María Contardo Ayala, Emiliano Mazzoli

“…For the implementation trial, TransformUs Secondary will be disseminated via key organisations nationally (eg, state departments of education) and available to all Australian secondary schools (n=1453). …”
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Outcomes and Complications of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgeries (MIGS) in Primary Angle Closure and Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paik B, Chua CH, Yip LW, Yip VC

“…Benjamin Paik,1 Chun Hau Chua,2 Leonard W Yip,1,2 Vivien CH Yip1,2 1Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; 2Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeCorrespondence: Vivien CH Yip, TTSH Medical Centre, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Level 1, Singapore, 308433, Singapore, Email vyip82@yahoo.co.ukTopic: To analyse the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) in lowering IOP and medication burden in primary angle closure (PAC) or primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).Clinical Relevance: MIGS is off-label in angle closure, as implantation of the device is difficult when there is iridotrabecular contact. …”
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Air pollution exposure and prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and related cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Xingyi He, Shipeng Zhang, Qinglin Bai, Moshen Pan, Yanjie Jiang, Weiwei Liu, Wei Li, Yuanyuan Gong, Xueping Li

“…We also conducted subgroup analyses based on the level of national development to examine the impact of PM2.5 on NAFLD and its related cirrhosis. …”
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Decision-Making Factors Among Dentists for Using Dental Magnifying Loupes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alghilan MA, AlShehri A, Almeshrafi A, Alrumi A, Aldibasi O

“…Maryam A Alghilan,1,2 Aram AlShehri,1,2 Azzam Almeshrafi,3 Abdulmajeed Alrumi,4 Omar Aldibasi2 1Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Maryam A Alghilan, Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, P.O. …”
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Increased Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation in a Danish Nationwide Cohort: The Mediating Role of Postoperative Complications by Brix ATH, Petersen TG, Nymark T, Schmal H, Lindberg-Larsen M, Rubin KH

“…Secondarily, to examine the mediation role of post-amputation complications.Study Design and Setting: With data from the Danish National Patient Registry, 11,695 first-time MLEAs in patients aged ≥ 50 years were identified between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021, along with 58,466 unamputated persons matched 1:5 by year of birth, sex, and region of residence. …”
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Estimating Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Risk for the EXPOSE (Explaining Population Trends in Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Health Transitions in South Africa a... by Shaun Scholes, Jennifer S Mindell, Mari Toomse-Smith, Annibale Cois, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

“…ObjectiveThe EXPOSE (Explaining Population Trends in Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Health Transitions in South Africa and England) study analyzes microlevel data collected from multiple nationally representative population health surveys conducted in these 2 countries between 1998 and 2017. …”
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Associations of meteorological factors and ambient air pollutants with mumps incidence in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: boosted regression tree model analysis by Xianglong LIU, Linlin CHEN, Jiayu YU, Rui GONG, Yaogeng CHEN, Yu ZHAO

“…MethodsData on the daily number of mumps cases in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from 2015 to 2019 were obtained from the Notifiable Infectious Disease Surveillance System of the region, and data on meteorological factors (daily mean temperature/relative humidity/atmospheric pressure/wind speed) and air pollutants (daily concentrations of ozone, [O3], sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5/10 mum [PM2.5/PM10]) for the same period were obtained from the National Meteorological Science Data Center. A boosted regression tree (BRT) model was used to determine the optimal lag of meteorological factors and air pollutants that best explained mumps cases and to evaluate the associations of meteorological factors and air pollutants with the daily number of mumps cases in the region. …”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…Various impact assessment methods were employed to evaluate the environmental impact, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Centre for Environmental Studies, International Reference Life Cycle Data System, and the United Nations Environment Program, Society for Environmental Toxicology, and Chemistry toxicity model. …”
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Application of Rapid Impacts Assessment Matrix (RIAM) in Detecting Environmental Impacts of Chabahar Desalination Plant by Hasan Sayyad, Mohsen Shahriari Moghaddam, Malihe Erfani, Saeed Mohammadi

“…Discussion: It is necessary to reduce the intensity of their effects by implementing corrective actions and monitoring environmental parameters at the wastewater disposal site, as well as continuously measuring the output pollutants in the surrounding environment and comparing them with national and international standards. The positive effects, due to being categorized as having very little change or positive effect, little change or positive effect, and change or positive effect, indicate the preference for carrying out the project over not doing it.…”
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Micro-Credit Institutions’ Services and Sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises During Covid-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region, South Western Uganda. by Agaba, Moses, Kaaya, Siraj, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…It is full of Agricultural Terraces and is home to the world-famous mountain gorillas. According to the National Census of 2014 and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Household survey of 2016, the region has a population of about 1.5 million people from the six (6) districts (Kabale, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kisoro). …”
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Joint Education Provision: A Relief or Challenge to Quality Education Services in Uganda. “A Study in Buganda Region”. by Sempungu, Godfrey

“…The National Constitution of Uganda underscores the fact that education is a right of every Ugandan. …”
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Isolation, Characterization, and Molecular Modeling of a Rheumatoid Factor from a Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patient with Sjögren’s Syndrome by Yu-Ching Lee, Keng-Chang Tsai, Sy-Jye Leu, Tuan-Jen Wang, Chia-Yu Liu, Yi-Yuan Yang

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Photoinitiated Polymerization of Cationic Acrylamide in Aqueous Solution: Synthesis, Characterization, and Sludge Dewatering Performance by Huaili Zheng, Yi Liao, Meizhen Zheng, Chuanjun Zhu, Fangying Ji, Jiangya Ma, Wei Fan

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Electronic Shooting Simulator Family "STrIzh": Implementation Levels and Free Software Structure by S. F. Egorov

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Comparative Analysis of Energy Storage Technologies for Microgrids by Mohamed Haikel Chehab, Chokri Ben Salah, Ruben Zieba Falama, Mehdi Tlija, Abdelhamid Rabhi

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Force Measurement Technology of Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor by Bin Fang, Jie Zhao, Nailong Liu, Yuhao Sun, Shixin Zhang, Fuchun Sun, Jianhua Shan, Yiyong Yang

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Aspergillus terreus variant TB21 wet biomass optimized by in-situ transesterification for biodiesel production by Rashmi K. Bed, V. Ravi Kumar, Ameeta RaviKumar

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Human development I: Twenty Fundamental Problems of Biology, Medicine, and Neuro-Psychology Related to Biological Information by Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Søren Ventegodt, Erik Rald, Birgitte Clausen, Maj Lyck Nielsen, Joav Merrick

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