The effects of wheat and yam flour diets on the toxicity of three botanical extracts to Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and the underlying biochemical mechanisms by Emmanuel A. Oyeniyi, Ayodeji P. Akinnuoye

“…The botanicals [Piper guineense (PG), Cinnamomum verum (CV), and Syzygium aromaticum (SA)] were applied individually and in binary combinations (PG + SA, PG + CV, and SA + CV). …”
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Nomogram prediction of overall survival in breast cancer patients post-surgery: integrating SEER database and multi-center evidence from China by Yufen Zheng, Yuan Yuan, Minya Jin, Chunlong Wu

“…Decision curve analysis showed that the nomogram provided maximum net benefit across all validation cohorts.ConclusionThe nomogram developed in this study integrates multiple clinicopathological features and provides a convenient and accurate tool for predicting individualized OS in breast cancer patients. This tool can optimize treatment strategies and improve patient prognosis.…”
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Panic disorder: Epidemiology, disability, and treatment gap from nationally representative general population of India by Pavithra Jayasankar, Suhas Satish, Hari Hara Suchandra, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…Introduction: Panic disorder (PD) is one of the most common and debilitating anxiety disorder. Individuals with PD seek frequent healthcare and emergency services leading to frequent work absenteeism and economic burden. …”
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Formación universitaria e intervención social: una contribución de las técnicas gestálticas / University Education and Social Intervention: A Contribution from Gestalt Techniques... by Roser Manzanera-Ruiz, Francisco Sierra-Luque, Purificación Borrego-García

“…This involves the renovation of traditional teaching methods towards other more creative aspects of learning that emphasize the “know-how” and take into consideration the individual’s emotional and psychological dimensions. …”
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Evaluation of caesarean rates according to Robson classification using a newly developed smart phone application in a tertiary center in Sri Lanka: a comparative study by Chandana Jayasundara, Indunil Piyadigama, Asanka Jayawardane, Ananda Perera

“…Ethics Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (Ref – EC-19–024) which waived the need for individual consent. Study adhered to the Helsinki Declaration.…”
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Simulation of the Operation of a Borehole Groundwater Intake with an Annular Prefabricated Conduit by V. V. Veremenyuk, V. V. Ivashechkin, V. I. Krytskaya

“…It is founded that a small water intake with individual radial connections to the prefabricated unit can have advantages in reducing energy consumption for water transportation as compared to a water intake with an annular prefabricated conduit, which in any case should be justified by a feasibility comparison of options, which is based on hydraulic calculation water supply systems. …”
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“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana by Esther Doe-Yo Tawiah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…Methods We conducted an interpretative phenomenological study with a purposive sample of seven mothers whose children, aged between 8 and 24 months, were diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and registered with the Rare Disease Ghana Initiative (RDGI). Individual interviews were conducted between August and September 2023 using semi-structured interview guides. …”
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Automatic Sleep Stage Classification Based on Convolutional Neural Network and Fine-Grained Segments by Zhihong Cui, Xiangwei Zheng, Xuexiao Shao, Lizhen Cui

“…Next, each segment in this series is individually put into the designed CNN and feature maps are obtained after two blocks of convolution and max-pooling as well as a full-connected operation. …”
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The presence of risk factors in the home environment that influences the fall of people of the third age by Ratko Zlatičanin, Amila Jaganjac, Arzija Pašalić, Amra Mačak Hadžiomerović

“…The analysis of the individual rooms in relation to the age of the respondents shows that there is a significant statistical difference. …”
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Integrated into Pants for the Relief of Postoperative Pain in Hip Surgery Patients: A Randomized Trial by Yohann Opolka, Courage Sundberg, Robin Juthberg, Amelie Olesen, Li Guo, Nils-Krister Persson, Paul W. Ackermann

“…The median group differences in pain ratings were greater than the minimum clinically important difference, and the analysis of pain trajectories confirmed clinical significance at the individual level. Moreover, patients in the active TENS group were more likely able to perform a 3-meter walk test by the end of the intervention (p=0.04). …”
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Acute Coronary Syndromes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: “Un Affaire de Coeur” by Abdulrahman Ismaiel, Stefan-Lucian Popa, Dan L. Dumitrascu

“…NAFLD patients are associated with an independently increased risk of developing ACS, mainly in Asian populations, with inconsistent results in North American and European individuals. Moreover, NAFLD and hepatic steatosis severity were both independently correlated with complex multivessel CAD, mortality, and in-hospital MACE in ACS patients.…”
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Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Computed Tomographic Characteristics and Outcome by Aimara de la Caridad Vergara Santos, José Luis Rodríguez Monteagudo, Pedro Barrós Fuentes, Rubén Sánchez Abdala, Osmani Quintero Martínez

“…Patients with putaminal hemorrhage larger than 4 cm and posterior fossa hematoma with hydrocephalus had a poor outcome, as well as most individuals (55) with other mass effects. Most lobar hematomas (14 out of 23) had a satisfactory outcome, unlike cerebellar and brainstem hematomas. …”
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Coupling effect of landscape patterns on the spatial and temporal distribution of ecosystem services: a case study in Harbin City, Northeast China by Yuxin Qi, Peixin Shen, Shu Ren, Tianyi Chen, Yuandong Hu

“…A significant challenge in territorial spatial planning is how to develop distinct ecosystem services in a balanced fashion, because in the majority of cases, the effects of landscape patterns on individual services are different or even opposing. …”
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Recurrent Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Preceded by Anabolic Steroids and High-Dose L-Arginine by Stephen A. LoBue, Adam Goldman, Richard A. Giovane, Stacy M. Carlson, Michael Bivona, Sinan Albear, Thomas D. LoBue

“…Thus, it is possible that anabolic steroids in conjunction with increased L-arginine intake may have precipitated a recurrent HZO in a previously healthy, immunocompetent individual.…”
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Patient-centered outcomes for clinical trials in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis by Brittany Klooster, Kaitlin Chatterton, Nazifa Ibrahim, Madison C. Bernstein, Alan L. Shields, Veleka Allen

“…Objective To identify key disease-related symptoms and impacts, potential outcomes of interest for new treatments, and COAs available to measure those outcomes among adult and adolescent individuals living with CRSwNP, CRSsNP, and AFRS. Methods Literature, clinical trial, and product label reviews were conducted to identify symptoms, impacts, and COAs used to assess CRSwNP, CRSsNP, and AFRS patient experiences in clinical trials. …”
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Computational design, expression, and characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum multi-epitope, multi-stage vaccine candidate (PfCTMAG) by Joan A. Chick, Nadege N. Abongdia, Robert A. Shey, Tobias O. Apinjoh

“…A multi-epitope malaria vaccine candidate was designed in silico using multiple antigens from both the pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic stages, expressed in bacteria, and its sero-reactivity to antibodies in plasma from malaria-positive (cases) and negative individuals (controls) was assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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‘Braun’: the first russian cotton cultivar with naturally colored fiber by R. K. Tuz, M. Sh. Asfandiiarova, L. P. Podolnaya

“…The research material was cotton line 7C with light brown fiber, produced by individual selection from the hybrid combination Genetic 34 (Turkmenistan, late-maturity, brown fiber) × C2 8101-73 (k-8112, Albania, early-maturity, white fiber). …”
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What is the learning effect of video review in postgraduate medical education: a systematic review by Marieke Robbrecht, Myriam Van Winckel, Antonius Mulder, Mieke Embo

“…The methodological quality of the individual studies was assessed using the Medical Education Research Quality Instrument. …”
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Culturally competent healthcare - A scoping review of strategies implemented in healthcare organizations and a model of culturally competent healthcare provision. by Oriana Handtke, Benjamin Schilgen, Mike Mösko

“…Identified strategies and components of culturally competent healthcare extracted from these studies were clustered into twenty categories, which were organized in four groups: Components of culturally competent healthcare-Individual level; Components of culturally competent healthcare-Organizational level; Strategies to implement culturally competent healthcare and Strategies to provide access to culturally competent healthcare. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of blindness and vision loss attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2021, and forecasts to 2030: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Stud... by Yi Zeng, Yixian Liu, Xingyi Chen, Jennifer Kenny, Rong Rong, Xiaobo Xia

“…The burden is predominantly concentrated among males, particularly older individuals and those in low to middle-SDI regions. …”
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