Heart rate variability, sleep quality and physical activity in medical students by Samuel Filipe Lopes Alves, Thaísy Andressa Bastos Primo de Sousa Santos, Marianne Lucena da Silva, Katiane da Costa Cunha

“…Conclusion: The results indicate that poor sleep quality is common among medical students and is correlated with a reduction in HRV, which may have an adverse impact on the cardiovascular health of this population.…”
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GABA promotes peroxisome proliferation in Triticum monococcum leaves by Yunus Şahin, Taras Nazarov, Ercan Selçuk Ünlü, Andrei Smertenko, Nusret Zencrici

“…Components of reactive oxygen species (ROS)/reactive nitrogen species (RNS) metabolism, NADPH regeneration, and catabolism of polyamines were also enriched at later stages of leaf differentiation. The most commonly upregulated gene in differentiated leaves across all datasets of both species was BETAINE ALANINE DEHYDROGENASE (BADH). …”
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Self-medication and knowledge of pregnant women about the use of medication during pregnancy in the cities of Rijeka and Zadar, Croatia by Željko Jovanović, Petra Vulić

“…This includes analysing the way pregnant women make decisions about self-medication and their awareness of potential risks and benefits.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of pregnant women from two cities of similar size and status, Zadar and Rijeka, in the period from 1 May 2023 to 1 June 2023 at the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka and the General Hospital Zadar.ResultsOf the 128 women interviewed, 56% were taking prescription medication, most frequently in Rijeka, while 69.5% practised self-medication. The most commonly used medications were dietary supplements—75 (44.88%); over-the-counter pain relievers and fever, cough, allergy, cold, and nausea remedies—42 (33.07%); and herbal medicines—8 (6.29%).ConclusionPregnant women need to be better informed about self-medication and the safe use of medication. …”
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Benefits of Dance Therapy in Overweight and Obese Women by Katia Rodríguez Palacios, Isaac Rodríguez Palacios, Lázaro Dionisio Rojas Matsuda, Yarisel López Pérez, Ismaray Sacerio González, Ivis Triana Oquendo

“…<strong>Background:</strong> therapeutic physical culture programs accompanied by adequate nutritional advice in groups of obese people, is a common practice to reduce excess weight in people. …”
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Right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in a patient with persistent left-sided superior vena cava emptying into the right atrium: a case report by Lamia Jamjoom

“…Abstract Background A wide range of congenital and acquired abnormalities can impact the superior vena cava (SVC), with some remaining asymptomatic. The most common anomaly is the persistent left SVC draining into the coronary sinus or right atrium, while the right SVC draining into the left atrium is rarely found. …”
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Unity and differentiation of the duration of annual basic leave in Ukraine by S. M. Bortnyk

“…The unity of the duration of annual basic leave should be understood as the establishment of a single name for this leave in all acts of national legislation and the establishment of its duration common to all employees. The differentiation of the duration of annual basic leave means the establishment by law of a longer duration of annual basic leave than its total duration, depending on the employee’s age, disability, specifics of work at the enterprise, institution, organisation, working conditions and nature of work. …”
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Comparison of mortality in people with type 2 diabetes between different ethnic groups: Systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. by Umar Ahmed Riaz Chaudhry, Rebecca Fortescue, Liza Bowen, Stephen J Woolford, Felicity Knights, Derek G Cook, Tess Harris, Julia Critchley

“…<h4>Aims</h4>Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more common in certain ethnic groups. This systematic review compares mortality risk between people with T2D from different ethnic groups and includes recent larger studies.…”
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Frameworks for mitigating the risk of waterborne diarrheal diseases: A scoping review. by Chisala D Meki, Esper J Ncube, Kuku Voyi

“…These frameworks shared several common components, including identification of problems and risk factors, identification and implementation of interventions, and evaluation and monitoring. …”
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The dynamic interplay of opposites in zoroastrianism by Florentin Smarandache

“…Despite diverse cultural origins, these examples share a common thread in questioning absolutes and embracing the dynamic nature of existence.…”
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Absence of genetic introgression between Elymus ciliaris and E. pendulinus (Triticeae: Poaceae) as shown by endosperm protein SDS-electrophoresis in connection with hypotheses of E... by A. V. Agafonov, E. V. Kobozeva, S. I. Tatkov

“…Nevertheless, both electrophoretic images visual analyses and construction the dendrograms of populations with various similarity coefficients revealed a high species specificity of E. ciliaris и E. pendulinus but no signs of introgression in spite of the fact that the two species often grow in common ecotopes and even form sterile hybrids. No indications of the origin of E. amurensis from the highly distinct species E. ciliaris and E. pendulinus were found either.The necessity of biosystematic and experimental methods for confirmation of the origin and taxonomic rank of new and many recognized species in the genus Elymus is shown.…”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Comorbidity by Malgorzata Gorska-Ciebiada, Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska, Maciej Ciebiada, Jerzy Loba

“…Depressive symptoms, MCI, and its comorbidity are common in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes. Systematic screening could result in the identification of high-risk patients.…”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…Malignant cardiac tumors are extremely rare, representing only 25% of all cardiac tumors, and angiosarcoma is the most common subtype. Myxofibrosarcomas are one of the rarest forms of cardiac malignant tumors. …”
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Cystic Lymphangioma of the Greater Omentum: A Case of Partial Spontaneous Regression and Review of the Literature by Haraesh Maranna, Lovenish Bains, Pawan Lal, Rahul Bhatia, Mohd Yasir Beg, Pritesh Kumar, Varuna Mallya

“…Omental cysts are a part of cystic lymphangiomas and are benign proliferations of ectopic lymphatics without a communication with the normal lymphatic system. They commonly involve the neck in the pediatric population and are uncommon at other sites and occur rarely in adults. …”
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Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine: a scoping review by Evelyn Moreno Tarazona, Mauricio Orozco Gonzalez, Andrea La Rosa Giron, Paulo Ruiz-Grosso, Maria Lazo-Porras

“…Clozapine dose ranged from 196 to 525 mg/day, and treatment duration from 5 to 210 months. The most common obsessions were aggression and checking, with severity ranging from mild to moderate. …”
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Spectrum of endoscopic gastric subepithelial lesions encountered on EUS-FNA: A single center experience by Poojan Agarwal, Pooja Bakshi, Kusum Verma, Vikas Singla, Anil Arora

“…The latter could not be categorized further due to a lack of IHC material. The next common diagnosis was adenocarcinoma (06) followed by neuroendocrine tumor (02) and poorly differentiated carcinoma (01). …”
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St’át’imcets frustratives as not-at-issue modals by Davis Henry, Matthewson Lisa

“…Séna7 encodes epistemic modality, refers only to the speaker’s epistemic state (ignoring the common ground), and has no effect on at-issue truth conditions (séna7(p) entails p). …”
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The locative syntax of Experiencers. The case study of phraseological units as psych-predicates by Anna Dąbrowska

“… The name psych-verbs is commonly assigned to verbs denoting mental or emotional states, such as fear, worry, frighten, or surprise. …”
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Early Infant Feeding Practices as Possible Risk Factors for Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergies in Kuwait by Dalal Alkazemi, Munirah Albeajan, Stan Kubow

“…Cow’s milk allergy was the most common type of FA. FA status was independently associated with the early exposures of exclusive breastfeeding (aOR = 15.55 (3.26–74.19), p=0.001), vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency during infancy (aOR = 5.42 (1.92–15.30), p=0.001), and antibiotic exposure during the first year of life (aOR = 5.00 (1.58–15.84), p=0.006). …”
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Effects of radiation and manganese oxide nanoparticles on human glioblastoma cell line U-87 MG glycolysis by N. B. Illarionova, D. V. Petrovski, I. A. Razumov, E. L. Zavyalov

“…Gliomas are the most common type of malignant brain tumors. Standard treatment of gliomas consists of surgical excision of the tumor with subsequent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. …”
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A Fluorescence-Based Method for Rapid and Direct Determination of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Water by Huimei Shan, Chongxuan Liu, Zheming Wang, Teng Ma, Jianying Shang, Duoqiang Pan

“…The fluorescence spectra of tri- to deca-BDE (BDE 28, 47, 99, 153, 190, and 209) commonly found in environment were measured at variable emission and excitation wavelengths. …”
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