Evaluation of post-earthquake fractures according to anatomical body parts: A retrospective study by Muhammed Furkan Arpaci, Ferhat Tas, Gokce Bagci Uzun, Mehmet Akcicek, Feyza Inceoglu, Mine Argali Deniz, Emre Demirel, Hidir Pekmez

“…Radiographs were taken of patients admitted to the emergency department after the earthquake. The fractures diagnosed patients were evaluated and classified in anatomical regions and fracture type. …”
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The Relationship Between Screen Time, Sleep and Obesity by Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Zofia Podraza, Dominika Strep, Julia Grabowska, Jakub Rosiński, Zofia Głowniak, Maciej Kwiatkowski, Izabela Kwiatkowska, Malwina Soja

“… Introduction Excessive screen time has emerged as a major public health concern, particularly due to its association with sleep disturbances and the rising prevalence of obesity. …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…Apart from the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, safety endpoints include changes in complete blood count and the results of liver and kidney function tests from baseline to 14 and 24–26 weeks of gestation. …”
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Exoscope-assisted spine surgery: Current applications and future directions–A short review by Tomas Ferreira, Sakshi Roy, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Vallabh Shet, Favour Tope Adebusoye, Adrenito Nicolas, Toufik Abdul-Rahman

“…Recently, exoscope-assisted spine surgery has emerged as a promising technological advancement that may revolutionise the field due to its ability to facilitate precise and advanced visualisation techniques that ensure successful outcomes in spine surgeries. …”
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Evaluation of conditioning temperature and retention time on Enterococcus faecium inactivation, vitamin stability, metabolizable energy, and amino acid digestibility by J.I. Vargas, W.J. Pacheco, L.M. Almeida, C.W. Starkey, E. Monu

“…Summary: Salmonella is a pathogen that can enter the poultry supply chain if feed is manufactured using contaminated ingredients. Hygienisers have emerged as a viable strategy for reducing pathogen levels by extending the retention time of feed during conditioning. …”
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The effectiveness of dance interventions on the cognitive functioning of people with dementia or cognitive impairment: A systematic review by Dauda Salihu, Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman, Umar Muhammad Bello, Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Hadiza Yahaya, Muhammad Chutiyami

“…In the search for non-pharmacological interventions, dance has emerged as a potential complementary therapy to support people with dementia or cognitive impairment. …”
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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…Improvement in city air quality has emerged as a benefit of this lockdown in India. The objective of this paper is to quantify the health benefits due to this lockdown. …”
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Clinicopathological relationship between PM2.5 exposure and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Anfeng Cui, Yingying Shao, Yang Wang, Haodong Wang, Jiayi Song, Caiji Liu, Ningning Shen, Zhiqing Yang, Wangliang Zhang, Tiane Luo, Chen Wang

“…Results: Higher PM2.5 concentrations were observed during February-April and November-January, correlating with increased AECOPD admissions (r = 0.754), outpatient visits (r = 0.799), emergency visits (r = 0.447), and ICU transfers (r = 0.860). …”
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The Potential Applications of Stem Cell Conditioned Medium Secretome in Knee Cartilage Regeneration: A Systematic Review by I Gusti Ngurah Wien Aryana, Febyan Febyan, Nyoman Gede Grenata Nanda Ustriyana

“…Hydrogel-based systems techniques and 3D-printed scaffolds have emerged for innovative delivery. Specific microRNAs, such as miR-92a-3p, have been recognized for enhancing cartilage regeneration. …”
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The correlation between the expression of androgen receptor splice variant-7 (AR-V7) protein with the time of occurrence of castration-resistant prostate cancer and overall surviva... by Indrawarman Soerohardjo, Narpati Wesa Pikatan, Andy Zulfiqqar, Irianiwati Widodo, Didik Setyo Heriyanto

“…Conclusions Diminished AR-V7 + protein expression emerges as a predictive indicator for a shortened time to CRPC onset. …”
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Gonadal aspects, testosterone and estradiol profiles of the Lebranche mullet Mugil liza subjected to different temperatures during the larviculture phase by Marco Shizuo Owatari, Vanessa Martins da Rocha, Cleize Sales da Silva, Marina Cesconeto dos Santos, Mariana Rangel Pilotto, Fabiola Santiago Pedrotti, Caio Magnotti, Maurício Laterça Martins, Vinicius Ronzani Cerqueira

“…In this sense, aquaculture has emerged as a powerful tool for natural resource conservation and development. …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

“…Furthermore, the importance of addressing existential themes in treatment emerged as a latent care need. Discussion The results of this study provide insight into experiences with meaning-making in mental health care and existential themes. …”
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The influence of uterine leiomyomatosis on the onset of psoriasis: a nationwide population-based study of 2.5 million Korean females by Yeong Ho Kim, Hyun Jee Kim, Jee Yun Doh, Kyung Do Han, Ji Hyun Lee

“…Monitoring began at the initial national health assessment within the time frame and continued until either the diagnosis of emerging psoriasis or until December 2018. Results Among 2,503,769 females included, 1.96% were diagnosed with psoriasis and 0.72% with uterine leiomyomatosis. …”
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MiR-128-3p mediates MRP2 internalization in estrogen-induced cholestasis through targeting PDZK1 by Yue Zu, Qianyan Gao, Yisheng He, Qiao Deng, Guodong Li, Xiping Li, Tianze Shang, Xinwei Cheng, Chenglong Zhu, Jianqiao Wang, Dong Liu, Chengliang Zhang

“…Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2) is a transporter responsible for independent bile flow. Emerging evidence indicates that PDZ domain containing 1 (PDZK1) regulates localization of MRP2; however, PDZK1’s role and regulatory machinery in MRP2-mediated estrogen-induced cholestasis (EIC) remain unclear. …”
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Patient education and follow-up units in Iran: A quality improvement project by Elham Almassi Ghaleh, Susan Jamshidi Farsani, Parastoo Ariamloo, Nasrin Mehrnoosh, Maryam Rassouli, Abbas Ebadi

“…This study aims to empower patients and their families by establishing patient education and follow-up units, thereby improving readmission rates, reducing unplanned referrals to emergency departments, and enhancing patient satisfaction, which are key nursing-sensitive indicators. …”
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LIMD1-AS1 promotes the progression of prostate cancer and affects the function of prostate cancer cells by down-regulating miR-29c-3p by Yongsheng Yu, Nan He, Zhaolu Song, Chang Wang, Jinhuang Xu

“…The regulatory role of LIMD1-AS1 in the initiation and progression of PCa is emerging as a significant factor, however, the precise mechanisms governing its influence are yet to be fully elucidated. …”
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ClimaWATCH: A new interactive tool for community heat-health vulnerability assessments by Aparna Keshaviah, Dheeya Rizmie, Huihua Lu, Mike Rudacille, Eric Morris, Colleen Psomas, Farid Qamar, Xindi C. Hu

“…Discussion: The dynamic functionality can improve emergency preparedness by facilitating exploration of the heterogeneity in heat-related health effects from year to year and by demographic or community feature, heatwave definition, and geographic region. …”
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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms for identification of asthma in United States adults based on NHANES dataset by Omid Kohandel Gargari, Mobina Fathi, Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Mahmoudi, Mehran Sarmadi, Arman Shafiee

“…After careful selection of variables related to asthma, various ML algorithms including Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), AdaBoost (ADA), XGBoost (XGB), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Naive Bayes (NB), and Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) were evaluated. SVM and ADA emerged as top performers with the highest area under the curve (AUC) scores of 0.72 and 0.71, respectively. …”
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Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Tessa M. Visser, Haidong D. Wang, Sandra R. Abbo, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman

“…Understanding how coinfections affect arbovirus biology and transmission of is essential for assessing public health risks. However, emerging Ae. aegypti-vectored arboviruses and coinfections are a One Health concern, as ecological and environmental changes will increasingly drive the geographic distributions of viruses, vectors, and hosts in the future.…”
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Enhancing voice spoofing detection in noisy environments using frequency feature masking augmentation by Soyul Han, Jaejin Seo, Sunmook Choi, Taein Kang, Sanghyeok Chung, Seungeun Lee, Seoyoung Park, Seungsang Oh, Il-Youp Kwak

“…To address voice spoofing challenges, various competitions like ASVspoof 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and ADD 2022 have emerged. ADD 2022’s Track 1 aimed to classify genuine and fake speech signals in the presence of noise. …”
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