Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of judges and attorneys in Lebanon — a cross-sectional study by Rayan Mroué, Michele Cherro, Ghida Kassir, Elias Ghossoub, Nadia Dandan

“…Participants with positive attitudes (RIBS) were more likely to have a family member with a mental illness (p value = .001), feel comfortable handling cases involving mental health (p value = .001), and have lived with someone with a mental illness (p value = .007). …”
Get full text

Delayed Postoperative Ambulation Results in a Significant Increase in 90-Day Mortality in Surgically Treated Hip Fractures by Robert S. Wood DO, Maddie Vergun BS, Elizabeth Herrera MPH, Jacqueline Krumrey MD

“…These fractures lead to increased morbidity, loss of autonomy in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), prolonged hospitalization, and heightened mortality rates. …”
Get full text

Impaired mobility drives disability in psoriatic arthritis – An observational study from Karnataka Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort (KPsAC) by Vineeta Shobha, Chanakya Kodishala, S Chandrashekara, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Haridas, Vijay Rao, Ramesh Jois, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Preet Singh, Shweta Singhai, B G Dharmanad, Pramod Chebbi, R Subramanian, Ashwini Kamath, Uma Karjiigi, Vikramraj K Jain, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, Shiva Prasad, C Srinivas, J Ramya, Benzeeta Pinto, Beenish Nazir, Harshini, Mahendranath

“…The I-HAQ comprises 12 questions (nine basic and three advanced activities of daily living (ADLs), on the standard HAQ format) relevant to the Indian population. …”
Get full text

Syngap1 promotes cognitive function through regulation of cortical sensorimotor dynamics by Thomas Vaissiere, Sheldon D. Michaelson, Thomas Creson, Jessie Goins, Daniel Fürth, Diana Balazsfi, Camilo Rojas, Randall Golovin, Konstantinos Meletis, Courtney A. Miller, Daniel O’Connor, Lorenzo Fontolan, Gavin Rumbaugh

Get full text

Immobilization of purified pectinase from Aspergillus nidulans on chitosan and alginate beads for biotechnological applications by Hamed M. El-Shora, Sabah A. Abo-Elmaaty, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, Widad M. Al-Bishri, Ahmed I. El-Batal, Mervat G. Hassan

“…The free and chitosan-immobilized enzymes had half-lives (t1/2) of 23.83 and 28.64 min at 65 °C, and their Kd values were 0.0291 and 0.0242 min−1, respectively. …”
Get full text

The Possible Role of Neutrophils in the Induction of Osteoclastogenesis by Carolyn G. J. Moonen, Teun J. de Vries, Patrick Rijkschroeff, Patrice E. Poubelle, Elena A. Nicu, Bruno G. Loos

“…Enduring surface expression of RANKL for short-lived cells as cPMNs was achieved by fixating stimulated cPMNs. …”
Get full text

FEATURES OF THE MODEL OF A SPECIALIZED GEOSPATIAL DATABASE FOR VISUALIZING INDICATORS OF HUMAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC SECURITY IN WARTIME CONDITIONS by Zakharii S. Varnalii, Oleksii P. Fedchenko, Ihor V. Pampukha, Ihor V. Tolok

“…The socio-economic security of the state is not only a guarantee of its citizens’ safety but also a guarantee of a decent standard of living. Studying the impact of military conflicts on human social security reveals weaknesses in the implementation of state policy in the political, economic, and social spheres. …”
Get full text

Identification of depressive symptoms in adolescents using machine learning combining childhood and adolescence features by Xinzhu Liu, Rui Cang, Zihe Zhang, Ping Li, Hui Wu, Wei Liu, Shu Li

“…Abstract Background Depressive symptoms in adolescents can significantly affect their daily lives and pose risks to their future development. …”
Get full text

Adherence patterns, risk factors and complications among patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study at Nsawam Government Hospital by Abraham Norman Nortey, Amanda Adjoda, Amidu Alhassan, Godfred Yawson Scott

“…Participants earning less than 500 Ghana Cedis (Ghc) (adjusted OR (aOR)=8.85. 95% CI (1.59 to 49.24), p=0.013), patients with TB who indicated having complication (joint pain, spinal pain, heart disorders, liver or kidney problems) as a result of TB (aOR=2.81, 95% CI (1.58 to 4.99), p<0.001), respondents who mentioned living with people infected with TB (aOR=3.23. 95% CI (1.24 to 8.37), p=0.016) were the independent predictors of adherence to TB medication.Conclusion The study findings revealed that participants exhibited commendable adherence to TB medication. …”
Get full text

Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Sarah Byford, Abigail Jones, Shelley Potter, Paul White, Diana Harcourt, Helena Lewis-Smith, Patricia Fairbrother

“…While increasing numbers of women are living beyond breast cancer, treatment-related body image concerns are common and associated with adverse consequences. …”
Get full text

Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

“…Quantitative results showed that owners rated the short lifespan of dogs as the most negative aspect, while the belief that dogs brighten their lives was rated most positively. On average, positive statements were rated significantly higher (2.06) than negative ones (−0.66), supporting the prediction from social exchange theory that dog owners in a voluntary sample tend to perceive more advantages than disadvantages in dog ownership. …”
Get full text

Association between self-reported and proxy informant Health Quality of life of older adults with the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. A cross-sectional study. by Denis Boucaud-Maitre, Fares Jaballah, Luc Letenneur, Leila Rinaldo, Jean-François Dartigues, Moustapha Dramé, Hélène Amieva, Maturin Tabué-Teguo

“…Other outcomes measures included the frequency and severity of delusions, hallucinations and agitation using the reduced Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home (NPI-R) score, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score.…”
Get full text

Understanding sociodemographic differences in climate behavior, climate policy acceptance, and political participation by Lena Lehrer, Lennart Hellmann, Cornelia Betsch

“…In previous work, older, male, and highly educated individuals were shown to exhibit greater general readiness to act against climate change; the same is true for people living in larger communities. Yet, the sociodemographic effects may vary for the single facets of the readiness to act against climate change—namely individual climate-friendly behavior, acceptance of climate-protection policies, and political participation. …”
Get full text

A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Early Cost-effective Assessment from the Total Posterior Spine Sys... by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Yaser Badr, Todd Lanman, Kee D. Kim, J. Patrick Johnson

“…**Background:** Given the increased attention to functional improvement in spine surgery as it relates to motion preservation, activities of daily living, and cost, it is critical to fully understand the healthcare economic impact of new devices being tested in large FDA randomized controlled trials (RCT). …”
Get full text

Near-mortality Scenarios in Obstetrics: Case Studies of Severe Complications and their Management by Jayshree P Kulkarni, Swapnali Sansare, Sneha

“…Case 2 involves a 37-year-old Gravida 3 Para 2 Living 0 Abortion1 (G3P2L0A1) woman with 28.5-week In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF)-conceived DCDA twins and a history of a previous Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS), requiring an emergency subtotal obstetric hysterectomy due to Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH). …”
Get full text

The neuroendocrine stress-response in insects: the history of the development of the concept by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…This reaction is universal and appears in response to stimuli that are unusual not just for living and habitat of the species, but also for each population. …”
Get full text

Criminological analysis of the state and particularities of determination of the illegal possession of vehicles in Ukraine under conditions of armed aggression by Yu. B. Danylchenko

“…In situations of armed conflict, these determinants are shaped by the urgency of leaving vehicles unattended, prioritising saving lives and health, personal freedom when there is a risk of combat exposure, and the occupation of territory. …”
Get full text

The effect of gender on the story-writing style of the novels My Bird, From Satan Learnt and Burnt, Your Redness from Me, and Bibi Shahrazad based on Sara Mills’s Theory by Fatemeh Ranjbar, Hassan Akbari Beyragh

“…Thematically, all the four novels revolve around women's lives and are related to the issues, problems and oppressions that women face in society and family. …”
Get full text

Active Theater as a Complementary Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study by Nicola Modugno, Sara Iaconelli, Mariagrazia Fiorlli, Francesco Lena, Imogen Kusch, Giovanni Mirabella

“…However, even when motor improvements are evident, patients often report a deterioration of their daily lives. Thus, to achieve a global improvement in personal well-being, not only drugs, but also complementary therapies, such as physical exercise, occupational and speech therapy, and active music therapy, have been used. …”
Get full text

Body height in adult women and men in a cross-sectional population-based survey in Geneva: temporal trends, association with general health status and height loss after age 50 by Silvia Stringhini, Idris Guessous, Kaspar Staub, Julia Schäppi, Katarina L Matthes

“…Objective On the one hand, trends in average height in adulthood mirror changes in living standard and health status of a population and its subgroups; on the other hand, height in general, as well as the loss of height in older age in particular, are associated in different ways with outcomes for health. …”
Get full text