The nature of self-medication in Uganda: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Danladi Makeri, Priscilla Peter Dilli, Theophilus Pius, Naheem Adekilekun Tijani, Abdullateef Afolabi Opeyemi, Kadai Alhaji Lawan, Shango Patience Emmanuel Jakheng, Reagan Muhwezi, Ambrose Shabohurira, Ibe Michael Usman, Ezera Agwu

“…Antibiotics are the commonly self-medicated drugs and ease of access to medications, perceived cost effectiveness, long hospital waiting time, home storage of drugs (leftovers), and perceptions of minor illnesses were key contributors to self-medication behaviour. …”
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Central Interleukin-1β Suppresses the Nocturnal Secretion of Melatonin by A. P. Herman, J. Bochenek, K. Król, A. Krawczyńska, H. Antushevich, B. Pawlina, A. Herman, K. Romanowicz, D. Tomaszewska-Zaremba

“…All of these states share common elements in their aetiology, including the overexpression of interleukin- (IL-) 1β in the central nervous system. …”
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Comparing Sensitivity and Specificity of Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-I, III and Mini-Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination in Parkinson’s Disease by Tivadar Lucza, Zsuzsanna Ascherman, Márton Kovács, Attila Makkos, Márk Harmat, Annamária Juhász, József Janszky, Sámuel Komoly, Norbert Kovács, Krisztina Dorn, Kázmér Karádi

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by numerous motor and nonmotor symptoms. …”
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A Tool to Improve Accuracy of Parental Measurements of Preschool Child Height by Meredith Yorkin, Kim Spaccarotella, Jennifer Martin-Biggers, Carolina Lozada, Nobuko Hongu, Virginia Quick, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

“…Parent-reported measurement of child height is common in public health research but may be inaccurate, especially for preschoolers. …”
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Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy: a qualitative study by Irene Petersen, Vanessa Pinfold, Sarah Hamilton, Fiona Stevenson, Charlotte Walker, Ceri R J Dare, Harminder Kaur, Ruth Lambley, Paulina Szymczynska, Vicky Nicolls

“…In nearly all cases, the women expressed the view that healthcare professionals had access to limited information leaving women to rely on experiential and common sense evidence when making decisions about medicine taking during pregnancy.Conclusions The findings complement existing work using electronic health records by providing explanations for the discontinuation of psychotropic medicines in pregnancy. …”
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A Novel Sesterterpenoid, Petrosaspongin and γ-Lactone Sesterterpenoids with Leishmanicidal Activity from Okinawan Marine Invertebrates by Takahiro Jomori, Nanami Higa, Shogo Hokama, Trianda Ayuning Tyas, Natsuki Matsuura, Yudai Ueda, Ryo Kimura, Sei Arizono, Nicole Joy de Voogd, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Mina Yasumoto-Hirose, Junichi Tanaka, Kanami Mori-Yasumoto

“…There is an urgent need for safer, affordable treatments, especially for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), the most common form. Marine invertebrates have long been resources for discovering bioactive compounds such as sesterterpenoids. …”
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Tinea manuum: a 5 year retrospective study of demographic data, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes by Panittra Suphatsathienkul, Pattriya Jirawattanadon, Lalita Matthapan, Waranyoo Prasong, Chatisa Panyawong, Akkarapong Plengpanich, Sumanas Bunyaratavej, Charussri Leeyaphan

“…Diabetes mellitus was present in 26.2%, and 23.4% had prior topical steroid use. The most common symptom was itching (75.7%), while palm-scale (85.9%) was the most prevalent clinical finding. …”
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Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium‐Ion Battery Anode by Rana Faisal Shahzad, Shahid Rasul, Mohamed Mamlouk, Ian Brewis, Rana Abdul Shakoor, Abdul Wasy Zia

“…This is attributed to graphite, a well‐known common anode material for a range of commercial batteries including lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), which limits the insertion of sodium (Na) ions due to their large ionic size. …”
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Comparison of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Susceptibility to Treadmill Exercise in Nine Mouse Strains by Jong Whi Kim, Sung Min Nam, Dae Young Yoo, Hyo Young Jung, Il Yong Kim, In Koo Hwang, Je Kyung Seong, Yeo Sung Yoon

“…In this study, we investigated the basal level of hippocampal neurogenesis, as well as the effects of treadmill exercise on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in 9 mouse strains: 8 very commonly used laboratory inbred mouse strains (C57BL/6, BALB/c, A/J, C3H/HeJ, DBA/1, DBA/2, 129/SvJ, and FVB) and 1 outbred mouse strain (ICR). …”
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Health Behaviors and Overweight in Nursing Home Employees: Contribution of Workplace Stressors and Implications for Worksite Health Promotion by Helena Miranda, Rebecca J. Gore, Jon Boyer, Suzanne Nobrega, Laura Punnett

“…Strenuous physical work and psychosocial strain are common among low-wage workers such as nursing home aides. …”
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Spinal CRH facilitates the micturition reflex via the CRH2 receptor in rats with normal bladder and bladder outlet obstruction by Risa Shinoki, Ryosuke Jikuya, Takuma Nirei, Takeshi Fukazawa, Hiroki Takizawa, Mari Hioki, Sachi Kawaura, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Go Noguchi, Daiki Ueno, Yusuke Ito, Mitsuru Komeya, Kentaro Muraoka, Hisashi Hasumi, Kazuki Kobayashi, Masahito Takiguchi, Kengo Funakoshi, Kazuhide Makiyama, Naoki Aizawa, Hiroki Ito

“…Treatment options for bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (a common cause of LUTS) are insufficient to relieve discomfort. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Lymphoma: A Single Centre Experience by Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Hira Latif, Abdur Rehman, Waqar Uddin Kashif, Safia Awan, Zarghona Khalil, Uziar Mushtaq, Maria Ahmad, Muhammad Ashhad Ullah Khalil, Manickam Ranga Sami, Jackson Tan

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common but least studied complication of lymphoma. …”
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The Lyn/RUVBL1 Complex Promotes Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis by Regulating Arachidonic Acid Metabolism Through Chromatin Remodeling by Zhenyu Zhang, Yina Gao, Yuanyuan Qian, Bowen Wei, Kexin Jiang, Zhiwei Sun, Feifan Zhang, Mingming Yang, Salem Baldi, Xiaoqi Yu, Yunfei Zuo, Shuangyi Ren

“…Abstract Liver metastasis is a common cause of death in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, but epigenetic remodeling and metabolic reprogramming for CRC liver metastasis remain unclear. …”
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Characterization of the Pore Network of a Cohesive Oxisol Through Morphological and Pore Complexity Analyses by Jocenei A. T. de Oliveira, Thaís N. Pessoa, José V. Gaspareto, Adolfo N. D. Posadas, André L. F. Lourenço, Paulo L. Libardi, Luiz F. Pires

“…Cohesive Oxisols are a type of soil common in the Coastal Plateau in Brazil. These soils represent a challenge for agriculture and their study is fundamental to better land use. …”
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Smartwatches and measurement of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep: a scoping review by José Francisco da Silva, Antonio Henrique Germano-Soares, Luis Carlos Barbosa Silva, Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho, Tuillamys Virgínio de Oliveira, Thiago Coelho de Aguiar Silva, Rafael Miranda Tassitano

“…Results: All models measured PA, step counts, and daily calories, while the SB metric was present in 35.5% of the smartwatches, sleep duration in 93.1%, and 35.5% of smartwatches measured PA, SB and sleep simultaneously. The most common smartwatches sensors were photoplethysmography, geolocation and gyroscope. …”
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Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma in the Upper Buccal Gingiva Misdiagnosed as an Epulis by Andrea Cassoni, Valentina Terenzi, Davina Bartoli, Oriana Rajabtork Zadeh, Andrea Battisti, Mario Pagnoni, Davide Conte, Alessandro Lembo, Sandro Bosco, Francesco Alesini, Valentino Valentini

“…This sarcoma demonstrates an aggressive growth pattern with an high rate of recurrence with hematologic dissemination; the most common sites are lung, liver, and peritoneal cavity, head and neck district being rarely interested. …”
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Carrion in Bomas: Multiple Observations of Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Scavenging Events and Potential Causes in Managed Populations by Elizabeth Kennedy Overton, Robert S. Davis, Franck Prugnolle, Virginie Rougeron, Terry‐Lee Honiball, Olivia Sievert, Jan A. Venter

“…In this paper, we provide three more observations of cheetahs scavenging between 2019 and 2023 in three different protected areas in South Africa and Malawi. We suggest a common factor between these observations, namely that all adult individuals involved were temporarily housed in holding enclosures (bomas) during relocation processes and were provisioned with carrion as supplemental feed. …”
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Policy brief: Optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings by J Cloete, M Karsas, T Chetty, A Pillay, M Archary, D Moore, T Reddy, Y Balakrishna, F Nakwa, R Lancaster, A Goga, P Jeena

“…This cross-sectional study evaluated antimicrobial usage in three academic public sector hospitals in South Africa to improve appropriateness. 22.9% of hospitalised children received at least one prescribed antimicrobial, with neonates, infants, and adolescents having higher prescription rates for HAIs. Common antimicrobials prescribed included beta-lactamase sensitive penicillin, aminoglycosides, and carbapenems. …”
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Biomineralized PEEK cages containing osteoinductive CaP bioceramics promote spinal fusion in goats by Qiujiang Li, Bowen Hu, Linan Wang, Lei Wang, Cong Feng, Zhuang Zhang, Zhipeng Deng, Yang Xiao, Bo Yuan, Xiangdong Zhu, Xiangfeng Li, Xi Yang, Yueming Song, Xingdong Zhang

“…Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has become a commonly used alternative material for fusion cages owing to its excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility, but its biological inertness limits bone regeneration and may lead to poor fusion. …”
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The Reproducibility of Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) Measurement: A Test Case for the Measurement of Key Air Pollutants from the Pan Frying of Fish Samples by Ki-Hyun Kim, Yong-Hyun Kim, Bo-Won Kim, Jeong-Hyeon Ahn, Min-Suk Bae, Richard J. C. Brown

“…A total of 11 experiments were carried out to measure a list of key variables commonly used to represent indoor air pollution (IAP) indicators such as particulate matter (PM: PM1, PM2.5, PM10, and TSP) and a set of individual volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with some odor markers. …”
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