Early childhood constraint therapy for sensory/motor impairment in cerebral palsy: a randomised clinical trial protocol by Garey Noritz, Olena Chorna, Jill Heathcock, Alexandra Key, Helen Carey, Ellyn Hamm, Mary Ann Nelin, Micah Murray, Amy Needham, James C Slaughter, Nathalie L Maitre

“…Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is one of the few effective neurorehabilitative strategies shown to improve upper extremity motor function in adults and older children with CP, potentially overcoming developmental disregard.Methods and analysis This study is a randomised controlled trial of children 12–24 months corrected age studying the effectiveness of CIMT combined with motor and sensory-motor interventions. …”
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Sustained Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Initial Hunger Improves Insulin Sensitivity by Mario Ciampolini, David Lovell-Smith, Riccardo Bianchi, Boudewijn de Pont, Massimiliano Sifone, Martine van Weeren, Willem de Hahn, Lorenzo Borselli, Angelo Pietrobelli

“…In a randomised trial, we measured blood glucose and calculated insulin sensitivity in 89 trained adults and 31 not-trained controls, before training in the IHMP and 5 months after training. …”
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Clinical effectiveness and implementation outcomes of pMDI-to-DPI switch in children between 5 and 12 years of age: a scoping review protocol by Nick Sevdalis, Nick Watts, Amanda Zain, Alston Z Y Ng, Inez Yeo

“…Introduction Inhalers are critical in asthma treatment, and inappropriate inhaler use leads to poor asthma outcomes. In adults and adolescents, dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are safe and effective alternatives to mainstay pressurised metered dose inhalers and could bridge the asthma care gap while also reducing the environmental burden of asthma care. …”
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Assessing Cashew Orchards Management Practices and Infestation rates of Apate terebrans in Orchards in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Naamwin Irkoum Zephirin SOMDA, Juliana Amaka UGWU

“…As A. terebrans bores inside branches and trunks, direct observation of adults was unfeasible. Therefore, infestation rates were estimated by counting fresh entry holes monthly. …”
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Effects of antidepressants on body weight in patients treated in a naturalistic setting in Oman by Latifa AL-Jahwari, Mohammed Qutishat, Mandhar Almaqbali, Khalid Al Risi, Mohammed AlBreiki, Mohammed Albalushi, Salim Al-Huseini

“…Method A cross-sectional study conducted from January to June 2023 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital recruited adults with mental disorders on these medications. …”
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Epidemiology of pediatric dengue virus infection, Scenario from a tertiary level hospital in Bangladesh by Kinkar Ghosh, Selim Reza Tony, Khaleda Islam, Reaz Mobarak, Md. Jahangir Alam, Md. Kamruzzaman, Sumaira Alam, Muhammad Talha, Abdullah Al Faisal, Nahidul Islam, Md Mobarok Hossain, Mst. Noorjahan Begum, Mustafizur Rahman

“…Globally, children, adolescents, and young adults bear the largest burden of Dengue; the infection rate is highest among infants. …”
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Intramammary Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma, a Rare EWSR1 Rearranged Mesenchymal Neoplasm in a Previously Unreported Anatomic Location with Review of the Cleveland Clinic Experie... by F. K. Bruehl, K. L. Cooper, S. E. Kilpatrick, M. D. Weindel, M. Ganea, C. Astbury, E. P. Downs-Kelly, C. D. Sturgis

“…Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare soft tissue tumor that is most commonly reported to arise in the subcutaneous tissues of the upper extremities in adolescents and young adults. At present, the WHO classifies this neoplasm as a tumor of uncertain differentiation. …”
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PCSK9 affects vascular senescence through the SIRT1 pathway by Yuqin Wang, Shaoqing Cao, Zhangyu Wang, Chengsi Li, Jiangping Ye, Yehong Liu, Tianhui Jin, Yuting Zhou, Wentao Su, Gangjun Zong

“…Age is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease that increases the susceptibility of older adults to vascular intimal thickening, endothelial dysfunction, and thrombosis. …”
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Psychologic Resilience and Related Factors in the Euthymic Bipolar Patients by Ersin Uygun, Aylin Koseoglu, Suat Kucukgoncu, Sahap N. Erkoc

“…The scales were Personal Information Form and Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults. It was found that there was a meaningful relationship between attempting to suicide and psychological resilience (p: 0,02 and t: -2,4). …”
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Improving Physical Activity mHealth Interventions: Development of a Computational Model of Self-Efficacy Theory to Define Adaptive Goals for Exercise Promotion by Dario Baretta, Fabio Sartori, Andrea Greco, Marco D’Addario, Riccardo Melen, Patrizia Steca

“…that targets physical activity promotion among adults not meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines. …”
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Detecting early cognitive deficits in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease using a remote digital multi-day learning paradigm by Roos J. Jutten, Daniel Soberanes, Cassidy P. Molinare, Stephanie Hsieh, Michelle E. Farrell, Aaron S. Schultz, Dorene M. Rentz, Gad A. Marshall, Keith A. Johnson, Reisa A. Sperling, Rebecca E. Amariglio, Kathryn V. Papp

“…Here, we examined BRANCH multi-day learning curves (MDLCs) in 167 cognitively unimpaired older adults (age = 74.3 ± 7.5, 63% female) with different amyloid-β (A) and tau (T) biomarker profiles on positron emission tomography. …”
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Comparative Study of the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Low Socioeconomic Areas from South Chennai, India by Jeevitha Dhanabal, Pradeep Pushparaj Selvadoss, Kanchana Muthuswamy

“…Intestinal parasites cause one of the most important health problems through their effects in causing undernourishment morbidity and incapacitation due to their behavior particularly in children compared to adults. This study was intended to state the prevalence of intestinal parasites between the slum dwellers of different areas in south Chennai. …”
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What Moves Them? Active Transport among Inhabitants of Dutch Deprived Districts by Carla Saris, Stef Kremers, Patricia Van Assema, Cees Hoefnagels, Mariël Droomers, Nanne De Vries

“…Questionnaires about health, neighbourhoods, and physical activity behaviour were completed by 742 adults. Data was analysed by means of multivariate linear regression analyses. …”
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Guidelines for the Management of Complications of Diabetes in Saudi Arabia Using Delphi Technique for Consensus Among National Experts by Raed Aldahash, Mohammed A. Batais, Ashraf El-Metwally, Saja Alhosan, Mohammed Alharbi, Mohammed Almutairi, Abdulghani Alsaeed, Mohammed Alsofiani, Mohammed AlMehthel, Mohammed Aldubayee, Khaled Aldossari, Sulieman Alshehri

“…(1) Background: Saudi Arabia has one of the leading cases of diabetes globally, with approximately 27.8% of adults suffering from the disease. Given the negative consequences of diabetes mellitus (DM), it is critical to develop guidelines for its management. (2) Methods: After a thorough review of the literature around diabetes management, a diverse panel of 14 clinical experts was identified to participate in the Delphi process. …”
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Oral Administration of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Reduces Cortisol Levels in Human Saliva during Examination Induced Stress: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial by Hannah Andersson, Cecilia Tullberg, Siv Ahrné, Kristina Hamberg, Irini Lazou Ahrén, Göran Molin, Mikael Sonesson, Åsa Håkansson

“…To clarify the effect of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v on the salivary cortisol and salivary IgA levels in young adults under examination stress. Design. Forty-one students with an upcoming academic exam were included in a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study. …”
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Sex Disparities of Health-related Quality of Life in Moderate to Severe Psoriasis: A Real-world Analysis from the Swiss Psoriasis Registry (SDNTT) by Ramtin Lichtenberger, Lara Valeska Maul, Ion Birkenmaier, Iker Oyanguren, Melike Ak, Kristine Heidemeyer, Christoph Schlapbach, Nikhil Yawalkar, Alexander Egeberg, Simon Francis Thomsen, Jacob P. Thyssen, Christina Sorbe, Wolf-Henning Boehncke, Curdin Conrad, Antonio Cozzio, Georgios Kokolakis, Raphael Micheroli, Jashin J. Wu, Thomas Kündig, Alexander Navarini, Julia-Tatjana Maul

“…This study analysed data of 748 adults with moderate-to-severe psoriasis enrolled in the Swiss Dermatology Network of Targeted Therapy registry between 2011 and 2023. …”
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A Study of Inflammatory/Necrosis Biomarkers in the Fracture of the Femur Treated with Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation by Mariapaola Marino, Giuseppe Palmieri, Marco Peruzzi, Flavia Scuderi, Emanuela Bartoccioni

“…Pertrochanteric fractures are common injuries in adults and source of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. …”
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Maternal exposure to tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate induces F0 female reproductive toxicity and offspring developmental toxicity in zebrafish by Anqi Dong, Wenqian Lei, Weiqi Zhou, Wenwen Li, Jianghua Wang

“…Reproduction impairment in exposed adults (F0), including retarded gonado-somatic index (GSI), delayed oocyte maturation, inhibition of reproductive behavior, and subfertility was found. …”
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Deep Learning and Multidisciplinary Imaging in Pediatric Surgical Oncology: A Scoping Review by M. A. D. Buser, J. K. van derRest, M. H. W. A. Wijnen, R. R. deKrijger, A. F. W. van derSteeg, M. M. van denHeuvel‐Eibrink, M. Reismann, S. Veldhoen, L. Pio, M. Markel

“…The more advanced status of DL in adults should be used as guide to move the field of DL in pediatric oncology further, to keep improving the outcomes of children with cancer.…”
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Impact of the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in Mid-Atlantic Tree Fruit Orchards in the United States: Case Studies of Commercial Management by Tracy C. Leskey, Brent D. Short, Bryan R. Butler, Starker E. Wright

“…Among tested sampling techniques, pyramid traps baited with the aggregation pheromone of Plautia stali Scott, methyl-(2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate, yielded the most brown marmorated stink bug adults and nymphs, followed by visual observations. …”
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