Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Also, a questionnaire was used to collect data related to sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, lifestyle habits, sleeping quality, physical activity, and psychological status. …”
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Ventricular assist device implantation in children with a mechanical valve: An ACTION registry analysis by Sabena F. Hussain, MD, MSc, Elyse Miller, MD, Othman Aljohani, MBBS, MPH, Scott Auerbach, MD, David Bearl, MD, Victor Benvenuto, MD, Erica Bonura, MD, Richard L. Crawford, Anna Joong, MD, Jameson Dyal, MD, Christina Hartje-Dunn, MD, Sujit Jana, MD, Sonia Kaushal, MD, Melanie Lynn, MD, Joseph Spinner, MD, Laura Radel, MD, Alexander Raskin, MD, Diana Torpoco-Rivera, MD, Sarah J. Wilkens, MD, MPH, Chet R. Villa, MD

“…Methods: All patients with a history of CHD (n = 433) in the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network database were included in the study (January 2012-January 2023). …”
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Security and religion in democratizing Tunisia: re-enacting surveillance through religious narratives and gendered dynamics by Fabrizio Leonardo Cuccu, Alessandra Bonci

“…In conclusion, the role of wa’ydhat within the control and surveillance apparatus in Tunisia exists at the intersection between the evolution of surveillance practices worldwide, under the umbrella of the global war on terror, and the history of state control over religion in the country, dating back to the years of Bourguiba. …”
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Geographically widespread and novel hemotropic mycoplasmas and bartonellae in Mexican free-tailed bats and sympatric North American bat species by Daniel J. Becker, Kristin E. Dyer, Lauren R. Lock, Beckett L. Olbrys, Shawn A. Pladas, Anushka A. Sukhadia, Bret Demory, Juliana Maria Nunes Batista, Micaela Pineda, Nancy B. Simmons, Amanda M. Adams, Winifred F. Frick, M. Teague O'Mara, Dmitriy V. Volokhov

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Le mouvement étudiant et la question des langues en Algérie (1962-1965) : à propos d’un épisode méconnu de l’histoire de l’UGEMA-UNEA by Yassine Temlali

“…This, in spite of Ahmed Ben Bella’s declarations of Arabist principles, would work objectively not towards the defrancisation of the state and society but rather towards its bilingualisation through a measured promotion of Arabic.By contextualising as fully as possible a little-recognised mini-episode from the Fifth Congress of the UGEMA – and by illuminating, through this episode, the positions of the organisation on the linguistic question – this article emphasises the importance of university cultural debates for a better understanding of both the history of the Algerian student movement and the Berber claim in Algeria.…”
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Epidemiology of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II According to the Register of the Russian Federation by Natalia V. Buchinskaia, Ekaterina Yu. Zakharova, Yulia S. Koshevaya, Anastasia O. Vechkasova, Rostislav K. Skitchenko, Aleksandr M. Nikonov, Vera I. Kurilova, Yulia V. Maximova, Khasyanya F. Aksyanova, Elena G. Bakulina, Nina I. Kononenko, Elena V. Osipova, Mikhail M. Kostik, Sergei I. Kutsev

“…Males were 157 (99.4%), positive MPS II family history had 47 (29.7%) patients. The median age of the first symptoms was 1.8 (0.8-2.6) years, ranging from 0.1 to 19 years, and the age of diagnosis was 4.0 (2.5; 5.9) years, ranging from 0.1 to 38.9 years. …”
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A Vitamin Pattern Diet Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Women: Results from a Case Control Study in Taiyuan, China by Qiong Chen, Yongliang Feng, Hailan Yang, Weiwei Wu, Ping Zhang, Keke Wang, Ying Wang, Jamie Ko, Jiaxin Shen, Lingling Guo, Feng Zhao, Wenqiong Du, Shouhang Ru, Suping Wang, Yawei Zhang

“…Dietary nutrient patterns were identified using factor analysis, and their associations with GDM risk were evaluated using unconditional logistic regression models adjusting for total energy intake, maternal age, high blood pressure, education, maternal body mass index (BMI), parity, and family history of diabetes. A “vitamin” nutrient pattern was characterized as the consumption of diet rich in vitamin A, carotene, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C, dietary fiber, folate, calcium, and potassium. …”
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Relationships between the menstrual cycle and neuropsychiatric and physical symptoms in females with Tourette syndrome by Daisy T. Noriega-Makarskyy, Evan Realbuto, Ariadne Kaylor, Lisa Osiecki, Angela Essa, Dongmei Yu, Dongmei Yu, Cornelia Illmann, Carol A. Mathews, Carol A. Mathews, Carol A. Mathews, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf

“…Respondents were asked to share their age of TS symptom onset, history of OCD and ADHD diagnoses, and current tic symptoms and severity. …”
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The Joint Association of Sleep Quality and Outdoor Activity with Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai by Lu R, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Lyu J, Li R, Kang W, Zhao A, Ning Z, Hu Y, Lin X, Tong S, Lu Z, Li S

“…And after stratification by gender, premature birth and family history of allergy, similar associations were validated in general.Conclusion: Poor sleep quality and low levels of outdoor activity, when combined, have a stronger association with asthma and allergic rhinitis than each factor independently, and this relationship is not influenced by sleep duration. …”
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Relationship between Surface Electromyography Parameters and Balance Function in Patients with Lower Limb Spasm after Stroke by ZHENG Bao, LIU Yiwen, WANG Zongbao, XU Wanyue, XIONG Shanshan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between electromyography (EMG) parameters of bilateral lower limb muscles and standing balance parameters in patients with hemiplegic lower limb spasm after stroke, and to provide basis for rehabilitation and treatment of balance function in patients with lower limb spasm after stroke.MethodsA total of 30 patients with hemiplegic lower limb spasm after stroke were recruited as the patient group from Anhui Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and 30 healthy people with no history of trauma, gender, age and body mass index (BMI) matched were selected as healthy control group (referred to as healthy group). …”
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Epidemiology and Treatment Patterns of Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease in a Large, Real-World Australasian Cohort by Jack McNamara, William Wilson, Joseph L. Pipicella, Simon Ghaly, Jakob Begun, Ian C. Lawrance, Richard Gearry, Jane M. Andrews, Susan J. Connor

“…Despite this high prevalence, the burden of disease, treatment and natural history in the current biologic era are poorly described. …”
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Shaping the Securities Industry Spatial Pattern by Institutional Arrangements in China: An Analysis Based on Headquarters Location of Securities Companies by Zhang Xuchen, Pan Fenghua

“…Although the securities industry of China has a relatively short history of development, its spatial structure has undergone a substantial transformation. …”
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Analogs of Precambrian microbial communities formed de novo in Caucasian mineral water aquifers by Daria G. Zavarzina, Alexey A. Maslov, Alexander Y. Merkel, Nataliya A. Kharitonova, Alexandra A. Klyukina, Ekaterina I. Baranovskaya, Elena A. Baydariko, Evgeniy G. Potapov, Kseniya S. Zayulina, Andrey Y. Bychkov, Nikolay A. Chernyh, Elizaveta A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Sergey N. Gavrilov

“…Their structure and the metabolic traits of their prokaryotic populations were similar to those presumed to have dominated the Earth’s biosphere during several critical periods of its evolutionary history, that is, the Early Archean, the period of banded iron formations accumulation, and the Great Oxidation Event. …”
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Prospective study of factors associated with asthma attack recurrence (ATTACK) in children from three Ecuadorian cities during COVID-19: a study protocol by Cristina Ardura-Garcia, Max Bachmann, Alejandro Rodriguez, Philip Cooper, Michael Richard Perkin, Irina Chis Ster, Natalia Cristina Romero, Martha E Chico, Alvaro Cruz, Diana Morillo, Santiago Mena-Bucheli, Angélica Ochoa, Claudia Rodas, Augusto Maldonado, Karen Arteaga, Jessica Alchundia, Karla Solorzano, Camila Figueiredo

“…Data are being collected at baseline and during follow-up by questionnaire: sociodemographic data, asthma history and management (baseline only); recurrence of asthma symptoms and attacks (monthly); economic costs of asthma to family; Asthma Control Test; Pediatric Asthma Quality of life Questionnaire; and Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (baseline only). …”
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Sangre Por Salud (SPS) Biobank: cohort profile by Richard R Sharp, Euijung Ryu, Janet E Olson, Karen Meagher, James R Cerhan, Davinder Singh, Suzette Bielinski, Emmil Zarrugh, Marlene E Girardo, Giovanna Moreno Garzon, Valentina Hernandez, Sharon Levey, Crystal Gonzalez, Daniela B Pompa, Gabriel Q Shaibi, Lawrence Mandarino, Steven Thibodeau, Elena De Filippis

“…After obtaining informed consent, detailed medical history questionnaires were captured, and blood samples were obtained for common laboratory tests. …”
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Occupational skin diseases among bricklayers and brick masons in a resource poor setting, Southwest Nigeria: prevalence and correlates – a case–control study by Michael Gbenga Israel, Oluwaseyi Kikelomo Israel, Adeolu Oladayo Akinboro, Peter Kehinde Uduagbamen, Sebastien S Oiwoh, Olanrewaju Olayemi, Fatai O Olanrewaju, Mufutau M Oripelaye, Stephen Olawale Aiyedun, Olumayowa Oninla, Olayinka Olasode, Olaniyi Onayemi

“…Bricklayers/brick masons not using personal protective equipment (PPE, hand gloves) were three times more likely to develop OCD compared with those who used them (OR=3.38, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.72, p=0.007). A family history of allergy is also a predictor of OCD (OR=2.69, 95% CI 1.30 to 5.60, p=0.008).Conclusion OSD are common in bricklayers/brick masons, especially among those without the use of PPE. …”
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Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children by Chandima P. Karunanayake, William Albritton, Donna C. Rennie, Joshua A. Lawson, Laura McCallum, P. Jenny Gardipy, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Kathleen McMullin, Vivian Ramsden, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team, The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team

“…While ear infection is a prevalent condition of childhood, First Nations children were less likely to have a history of ear infections when compared to their rural Caucasian counterparts.…”
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The moderating role of parent–child interaction in the relationship between maltreatment and psychological well-being among preschool children by Cheng Zhang, Chuican Huang, Chunhui Zhang, Weijia Wu, Zhenning Huang, Xue Xia, Sijia Liu, Chen Wang, Qing Luo, Qing Luo, Lichun Fan, Lichun Fan

“…All data were collected using an online platform, on which parents or caregivers reported their children’s history of abuse and completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Chinese Parent–Child Interaction Scale.ResultThe reporting rate of child abuse in Hainan Province was 61.81%. …”
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Prognostic significance of cell cycle-associated proteins p16, pRB, cyclin D1 and p53 in resected oropharyngeal carcinoma by Michaela Plath, Martina A. Broglie, Diana Förbs, Sandro J. Stoeckli, Wolfram Jochum

“…In a multivariate analysis adjusted for age, smoking history, pT and pN category, high p16INK4a expression showed the lowest hazard ratio for death. …”
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Identification of multiple complications as independent risk factors associated with 1-, 3-, and 5-year mortality in hepatitis B-associated cirrhosis patients by Duo Shen, Ling Sha, Ling Yang, Xuefeng Gu

“…Eight machine learning techniques were employed to construct predictive models, including C5.0, linear discriminant analysis (LDA), least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), k-nearest neighbour (KNN), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), support vector machine (SVM), generalised linear model (GLM) and naive Bayes (NB), utilising variables such as medical history, demographics, clinical signs, and laboratory test results. …”
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