Effectiveness of a Group-Based Culturally Tailored Lifestyle Intervention Program on Changes in Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes among Asian Indians in the United States by Rupal M. Patel, Ranjita Misra, Sudha Raj, Ashok Balasubramanyam

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Correlation of sarcopenia with progression of liver fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a study from two cohorts in China and the United States by Fan Zhang, Longgen Liu, Wenjian Li

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Impact of Financial Toxicity on the Health‐Related Quality of Life and Financial Well‐Being of Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Comparative Study of the United Kingdom and United States by Tran Thu Ngan, Emily Tonorezos, Michael Donnelly, Ciaran O'Neill

“…ABSTRACT Background This study investigated and compared the impact of financial toxicity (FT) on the health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and financial well‐being of cancer patients and survivors in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US). Methods UK & US participants (n = 600) completed an online questionnaire that consisted of a validated FT instrument (COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity‐COST), a standardised HRQoL instrument (EQ‐5D‐5L) and questions related to their financial well‐being. …”
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Investigating experiences of stigma and its impact on substance use recovery among residents of recovery residences in the United States: A scoping review protocol. BSGH 020. by Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Sahil Hogarty, Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Holly Russell, Kate Manchisi, Van Smith, Amy Mericle

“…<h4>Method</h4>The review will use the PRISMA-ScR framework to identify studies focused on stigma and recovery in recovery residences published in English within the United States since 2000, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies. …”
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Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis by Zhenhu Chen, Pingping Jia, Di Xie, Jingyu Xie, Juan Liu, Wangnan Cao, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Shi Zhao, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Xin Chen, Peihua Cao

“…In this study, we investigated temporal trends in excess kidney failure-related mortality during the first three years of the pandemic in the United States. Methods We aim to estimate time-varying excess kidney failure-related mortality, which is defined as the difference between observed mortality and expected mortality predicted by a Poisson log-linear regression model, in the United States (March 2020—March 2023). …”
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The relationship between perceptions toward advertising and consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods among adults in the United States: results from a national survey by Chan L. Thai, Jacqui Villarreal, Jacqueline A. Thai

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Nutritional content and healthiness in sweet and salty snacks and beverages popular in South Korea and the United States assessed by nutrition labels: a cross-sectional comparative study by Bo Jeong Gong, Segovia Lucas, Diewo Camara, Pauline E. Jolly, Chandrika Piyathilake, Taisun Hyun

“…Objectives This study investigated the nutritional differences between sweet and salty snacks and beverages in South Korea (Korea) and the United States (US). Nutritional content and healthiness were determined using back- and front-of-package nutrition labeling (FoPNL) systems. …”
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Impact of the Timing of Enzyme Replacement Therapy Initiation and Cognitive Impairment Status on Outcomes for Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II) in the United States: A Retrospective Chart Review by Karen S. Yee, David Alexanderian, Yidie Feng, Xiaowei Ren, Bernd Schweikert, Olulade Ayodele

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An analysis of observed and predicted extreme heat and precipitation trends across four pulse producing regions in North America: North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Northeastern United States by Sophia Weiss, Erin Coughlan de Perez

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Relative age effect across the talent identification process of youth female soccer players in the United States: Influence of birth year, position, biological maturation, and skill level by Laura Finnegan, Mirelle van Rijbroek, José M. Oliva-Lozano, Rick Cost, Matthew Andrew

“…The aims of the study were to examine the relative age effect (RAE) in youth female soccer players in the United States (US) and the influence of birth year, playing position, estimated maturation and skill ratings. …”
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Author Correction: Surgical Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Economic Burden in Patients with Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Who Underwent Joint Surgery in the United States by Feng Lin, Winghan J. Kwong, Sherry Shi, Irina Pivneva, Eric Q. Wu, John A. Abraham

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Association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multivariable analysis of a large United States data set by Alicia J. Burns, Alexander W. Steinberg, James D. Sargent, Jenny E. Ozga, Zhiqun Tang, Cassandra A. Stanton, Laura M. Paulin

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Higher Levels of Income and Education are Associated with More Specialized Sport Participation Behaviors: Results from a Representative Sample of Youth Sport Parents from the United States by Eric G Post, Matthew J. Rivera, Darleesa Doss, Lindsey E. Eberman

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine associations of parent income and education with child sport specialization behaviors among a nationally representative sample of youth sport parents in the United States. # Study Design Cross-sectional. # Methods Parents of youth athletes in the United States (n=236, age: 39.2±8.1 years, 57.2% female) were recruited to complete an online questionnaire by Qualtrics Online Samples (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) using a combination of actively managed, double-opt-in market research panels. …”
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Much Lower Prevalence and Mortality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Japan Than in the United States Despite Higher Smoking Rates: A Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review by Akira Sekikawa, Mengyi Li, Niva Joshi, Brandon Herbert, Curtis Tilves, Chendi Cui, Shiyao Gao, Yuefang Chang, Yasutaka Nakano, Frank C Sciurba

“…Background: A recent systematic review showed Japan’s mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the lowest among 204 countries, despite notably higher smoking rates in men in Japan than in the United States. This study aims to compare (1) trends in smoking rates, (2) trends in COPD mortality, and (3) the spirometry-based COPD prevalence in the general adult population between Japan and the United States. …”
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Decline of post-neoliberal regionalism in South America: Weaknesses of “pink tide” political leadership on Defense policies by Emilse Eliana Calderón

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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the U.S.-Colombia Relations (Part II) by A. A. Manukhin

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La construcción de un estado neo-colonial: el encuentro nicaragüense con la diplomacia del dólar by Michel Gobat

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Robert Duncan’s Long Poem Debates and his Poetics of Grand Collage by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part II—Cost of Care Among Patients in Advanced Phases or Later Lines of Therapy in Chronic Phase in the United States from a Commercial Perspective by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin

“…**Objectives:** To describe real-world treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and costs of patients with CML-CP reaching later lines of therapy or progressing to AP/BC in the United States. **Methods:** Adult CML patients from administrative claims data (January 1, 2000–June 30, 2019) were classified by health state: on third-line (CML-CP On Treatment), on fourth or later lines (CML-CP Post-Discontinuation), or progressed to AP/BC (CML-AP/BC). …”
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