The effects of war-related experiences on mental health symptoms of individuals living in conflict zones: a longitudinal study by Doron Amsalem, Shilat Haim-Nachum, Amit Lazarov, Yossi Levi-Belz, John C. Markowitz, Maja Bergman, Alexandra Klein Rafaeli, Lisa A. Brenner, Nitsa Nacasch, Milton L. Wainberg, Ido Lurie, Shlomo Mendlovic, Yuval Neria

“…Abstract On October 7, 2023, a large-scale attack in southern Israel and the subsequent war resulted in extensive loss of life and injuries, with many individuals experiencing traumatic losses, such as family members or close friends being killed or kidnapped. …”
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The Fake History: Soviet Totalitarianism and the Memory of the Guerrilla War by Bernardas Gailius

“…Therefore, the Lithuanian historical culture has a "black hole," which needs to be filled if society means to return to normal life. There were efforts to restore the so-called "historical justice." …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The unfavorable function was defined as dependency in daily life at discharge (Glasgow Outcome Scale ≤ 3), and predictors for unfavorable functional outcomes were examined using a generalized estimating equations (GEE) model, including age, sex, physical disability before injury, injury mechanism, transportation time, prehospital procedures, vital signs on arrival, surgery in each body region, transfusion, AIS in each region, and institutions. …”
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The challenge of a late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: co-occurring trajectories and camouflage tendencies. a case report of a young Autistic female with Avoidant Restricti... by Sara Passarini, Sara Passarini, Silvia Guerrera, Maria Picilli, Maria Picilli, Elisa Fucà, Laura Casula, Deny Menghini, Sabine Pirchio, Valeria Zanna, Giovanni Valeri, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

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Neuropsychological features of patients of reproductive age diagnosed with breast cancer at the stage of surgical treatment using xenon-oxygen therapy by D. A. Rozenko, A. I. Shikhlyarova, L. N. Vaschenko, N. N. Popova, Yu. Yu. Arapova, A. Yu. Ardzha, A. A. Korobov

“…For the final assessment of the physiological and psychological state of the patients, a standardized questionnaires of the quality of life – ESAS, MOS-SF‑36, were used. Statistical data processing was performed using the Statistica 10 software package. …”
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Higher Physical Activity is Associated with Reduced Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Korean Men by Seo Eun Hwang, Jae Moon Yun, Su Hwan Cho, Kyungha Min, Ji Young Kim, Hyuktae Kwon, Jin Ho Park

“…Purpose: Identifying and managing risk factors for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is crucial because it impacts the quality of life of elderly individuals. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity (PA), and their relationship with LUTS have not been well studied. …”

Efficacy, efficiency and safety of a cardiac telerehabilitation programme using wearable sensors in patients with coronary heart disease: the TELEWEAR-CR study protocol by Andrew Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kapreli, Garyfallia Pepera, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Varsamo Antoniou, Gregory Giamouzis, Constantinos Davos, Ladislav Batalik, Vasileios Stavrou, John Skoularigis

“…Secondary outcomes will be the physical activity, the safety of the exercise intervention (number of adverse events that may occur during the exercise), the quality of life, the training adherence, the anxiety and depression levels, the nicotine dependence and cost-effectiveness. …”
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Profiling the Resident and Infiltrating Monocyte/Macrophages during Rejection following Kidney Transplantation by Jie Wang, Peiling Luo, Jingjie Zhao, Junhua Tan, Feifan Huang, Ruiying Ma, Peng Huang, Meiying Huang, Yuming Huang, Qiuju Wei, Liuzhi Wei, Zechen Wang, Lingzhang Meng

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Less Regional Rhetoric, More Diversity. Urbanised Alps in the Interest of Cohesive Societies by Manfred Perlik

“…This is the only way to defend structures and ways of life worth preserving against the majority of the population living outside the Alps. …”
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Research on Material Design of Medical Products for Elderly Families Based on Artificial Intelligence by Jinjin Rong, Xu Ji, Xin Fang, Moon-Hwan Jee

“…A significant number of the AI applications on cell phones accessible today could screen wellbeing information, like every day exercises, diet, and surprisingly the senior’s way of life, in a less nosy way. In such cases, it could help in expecting and, subsequently, forestalling any conceivable hypertension or unpredictable heart rate. …”
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Non-Anatomic Reconstruction in Multiligament Knee Injuries: A Functional Approach by Mihai Hurmuz, Cătălin-Adrian Miu, Daniel Ceachir, Romulus-Fabian Tatu, Mihai Andrei, Bogdan Andor, Alexandru Catalin Motofelea, Călin Tudor Hozan

“…The results demonstrated significant improvements across all scoring systems, with enhanced knee stability, reduced pain, and better quality of life. <i>Conclusions</i>: These findings support the feasibility of non-anatomic reconstructions as a practical solution for patients seeking a return to daily activities and recreational sports without the complexity of full anatomic reconstruction.…”
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TAB2 deficiency induces dilated cardiomyopathy by promoting mitochondrial calcium overload in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes by Wenrui Sun, Jianchao Zhang, Shuang Li, Wanrong Fu, Yangyang Liu, Mengduan Liu, Jianzeng Dong, Xiaoyan Zhao, Xiaowei Li

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Impact of whey bioactive hydrolysates on the quality of fat fillings for confectionery products by Stožinić Milica V., Zarić Danica B., Rakin Marica B., Lončarević Ivana S., Pajin Biljana S., Bulatović Maja Lj

“…Whey hydrolysates have improved absorption, digestibility, excellent nutritional and functional properties, and the ability to extend the shelf life of food products. Due to the large differences in the technological and other physicochemical properties of hydrolysates, the addition of whey protein hydrolysates into confectionery products is much more complicated. …”
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Thyroid hormone receptor- and stage-dependent transcriptome changes affect the initial period of Xenopus tropicalis tail regeneration by Shouhong Wang, Liezhen Fu, Bin Wang, Yanmei Cai, Jianping Jiang, Yun-Bo Shi

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Natural population cohort study on long-lived adults: West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) by Li Wang, Yan Zhang, Qiukui Hao, Xiaoyan Chen, Birong Dong, Yan He, Meijuan Chen, Jirong Yue, Xiaochu Wu, Tianyao Zhang, Yan She, Yanling Gao, Yiping Deng

“…Purpose The West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) cohort study aims to provide guidance for older adults in western China with the aim of improving quality of life, reducing the burden of family care, summarising the characteristics of longevity lifestyles, building a Chinese-longevity-population biobank and exploring the mechanisms underlying population ageing.Participants Since the establishment of the WCLAP research baseline in 2018, a population of 1537 adults aged 80 years and above, living in the community, have been enrolled in the programme as research participants. …”
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Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“… Every concept has its own history and its own prehistory, without which it is impossible to understand both complex and simple phenomena of life, and this article provides a brief overview of the development of rhetoric and stylistics from antiquity to the present day. …”
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An exploration of desired abstinent and non-abstinent recovery outcomes among people who use methamphetamine by Alex Elswick, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Karen L. Roper, Evan Batty, Christopher J. McLouth, William Stoops, Hilary L. Surratt, Carrie B. Oser

“…Specific non-abstinent outcomes endorsed as “absolutely essential” by PWUM included: preventing legal trouble (92%), employment stability (82%), improved quality of life (80%), housing stability (78%), improved coping skills (78%), improved relationships (75%), economic/income stability (74%), ability to think clearly (73%), less impulsivity (73%), less depression (71%), less stress (70%), improved hopefulness (70%), and improved sleep (70%). …”
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Detection Methods for Asparagine and Glutamine Contents in Fruits and Vegetables and Recommendations for Dietary Intake of Fruits and Vegetables in Patients with Urea Cycle Disorde... by YE Xinyu, LI Ziying, TANG Shujun, SUN Liping, ZHAO Yunxia, XIAO Weimin, GU Yaping, KUANG Huiying, CHEN Xin, YANG Guowu, HUANG Yali

“…These findings suggested that individuals with urea cycle disorders should eat more nut fruits and green leafy vegetables, with less asparagine and glutamine, in daily life, especially vegetables and fruits with higher ratio of branched-chain amino acids to Asn plus Gln such as Chinese cabbage, Auricularia auricula, green onion, coconut juice, longan, and pomelo, and should eat less vegetables and fruits with lower ratio of branched-chain amino acids to Asn plus Gln such as potato, pumpkin, green bean, cantaloupe, red plum and yellow peach.…”
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Mortality and Morbidity of Beef Calves in Free-Range Farms in Alentejo, Portugal—A Preliminary Study by Rute Santos, Ana Cachapa, Graça P. Carvalho, Carolina B. Silva, Laura Hernández, Lina Costa, Luísa S. Pereira, Miguel Minas, Helena Vala

“…Herd size appears to have a predictive value on calf mortality in the first month of life, and from 30 days to weaning. The number of sudden, unexplained calf deaths seems to have a predictive value on overall calf mortality (from birth to weaning), suggesting that the farms’ management practices probably play an important role in calf mortality throughout the suckling period. …”
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Factors involved in maintaining Karnofsky Performance Status (≥ 50%) in glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype patients treated with temozolomide and radiotherapy by Shigeo Ohba, Takao Teranishi, Kazuyasu Matsumura, Masanobu Kumon, Daijiro Kojima, Eiji Fujiwara, Kazutaka Nakao, Kiyonori Kuwahara, Kazuhiro Murayama, Eriel Sandika Pareira, Seiji Yamada, Masahiro Joko, Shunsuke Nakae, Jun Muto, Yuya Nishiyama, Kazuhide Adachi, Hikaru Sasaki, Masato Abe, Mitsuhiro Hasegawa, Yuichi Hirose

“…Therefore, maintaining KPS ≥ 50% is important to improve the quality of life of patients with glioblastoma, whose median survival is less than 2 years. …”
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