Predictors of non-response to successive waves of surveys in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study during the 3-year postpartum period: a longitudinal cohort study by Mika Kigawa, Akiko Tsuchida, Tomomi Tanaka, Kei Hamazaki, Yuichi Adachi, Hidekuni Inadera, Kenta Matsumura, Haruka Kasamatsu

“…The self-administered questionnaires that we used in this study were then distributed by mail every 6 months until the children were 3 years old, for a total of six times.Participants Of 103 060 mothers who consented to participate in the JECS during pregnancy, 88 489 mothers were included in the study after excluding those with multiple births, miscarriages or stillbirths and those who withdrew from the study within 3 years after providing informed consent.Primary and secondary outcome measures Data were collected at the baseline survey on participants’ socioeconomic status, medical history, health status, health-related behaviours and their children’s health conditions and living situations. …”
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Infarct‐like myocarditis with coronary vasculitis and aneurysm formation caused by Epstein–Barr virus infection by Cristina Chimenti, Romina Verardo, Claudia Grande, Marco Francone, Andrea Frustaci

“…The aim of the report is to describe a case of myocardial EBV infection causing acute myocarditis with heart failure, necrotizing coronary vasculitis, and multiple left ventricular (LV) aneurysms. A 67‐year‐old woman presented with fever, chest pain, and heart failure. …”
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Patients’ and family members’ knowledge, attitudes and perceived family support for SMBG in type 2 diabetes: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis by Jun Lu, Xiaohong Li, Qian Zhao, Ying Guo, Xinying Yu, Yuheng Feng, Yuxi Zhao

“…Other analyses and calculations were performed by STATA V.14.0.Results SMBG was very poor (20%), and behaviour was characterised by ‘multiple complications,’ and ‘all paths lead to the same destination’ for patients. …”
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Genetic diversity of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus in cohorts of patients affected with SARS-CoV-2 by Patrizia Malaspina, Carla Jodice, Bianca Maria Ciminelli, Michela Biancolella, Vito Luigi Colona, Andrea Latini, Francesca Leonardis, Paola Rogliani, Antonio Novelli, Giuseppe Novelli, Andrea Novelletto

“…Abstract Background The Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain (IGH) genomic region is responsible for the production of circulating antibodies and warrants careful investigation for its association with COVID-19 characteristics. Multiple allelic variants within and across different IGH gene segments form a limited set of haplotypes. …”
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Insights into youth nutritional status in Serbia: assessing prevalence and trend in the context of social determinants by Sanja Stanisavljević, Aleksandar Milovanović, Anđela Milovanović, Branko Jakovljević, Vesna Bjegović-Mikanović, Divna Kekuš

“…The trend analysis of the levels of nutritional status by the research years was done using multiple linear regression in adjusted models. Results A total of 63.3% of respondents had body mass index (BMI) in the normal weight range, 11.7% were underweight, 18.5% were pre-obese, and 6.2% were obese. …”
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Laparoscopic suture repair for perforated peptic ulcer disease: a meta-review and trial sequential analysis by S. I. Panin, T. V. Nechay, I. V. Sazhin, K. Yu. Melnikov-Makarchuk, A. V. Sazhin, A. V. Puzikova, A. N. Akinchits, A. V. Bykov

“…Meta-epidemiology, as a form of evidence synthesis, allows for the pooling of data and assessment of the diversity present in multiple and overlapping SRs.Aim of the researchThis study aimed to summarize evidence from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials and reanalyze outcome data on laparoscopic suture repair of perforated peptic ulcers using trial sequential analysis (TSA).Materials and methodsThe Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, eLibrary, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched before 1 June 2024. …”
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Spike and Envelope Proteins for a Number of Bat Coronaviruses for Understanding the Hypothesis of Possible Origin for the Novel 2019- nCoV by Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…Therefore, this study aims to investigate the evolution and analysis of molecular epidemiology for both Spike and Envelope proteins of 20 available complete genome sequences of different bat coronaviruses including 2019-nCoV in order to find out which type of bat coronaviruses is more likely to be the origin of this new 2019-nCoV and also multiple amino acid sequences of Envelope protein for all bat coronaviruses were aligned for the purpose of finding the greater probability of novel 2019-nCoV original host   among bat coronaviruses. …”
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The impact of precompetition state on athletic performance among track and field athletes using machine learning by Yuting Zhang, Pengyu Fu, Qi Yu, Qingmei Niu, Dongfeng Nie, Xiangya Dou, Xiaoqin Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to compare the differences in the precompetition status (nutritional, physiological, biochemical, psychological, and sleep statuses) among college track and field athletes with different competition performances and to screen for key indicators of differences affecting athletic performance.MethodsMultiple indicators, traditional methods, and machine learning methods are used to detect the exercise load, fatigue index, and precompetition state of athletes with different sports performances.Results(1) Two weeks before the competition, the fat mass in the left upper limb in the BP group was significantly higher than that in the BnP group (P < 0.05). …”
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Mathematical analysis of steady-state solutions in compartment and continuum models of cell polarization by Zhenzhen Zheng, Ching-Shan Chou, Tau-Mu Yi, Qing Nie

“…Taken together these results furnish a detailed description of the factors that influence the tradeoff between a single correctly aligned but poorly polarized stable steady-state solution versus multiple more highly polarized stable steady-state solutions that may be incorrectly aligned with the external gradient.…”
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Hiding in plain sight: eating disorders in diverse populations - a case for comprehensive medical education by Tashalee R. Brown, Madeline O. Jansen, Drew Hirsch, Habiba Amir, Alexis E. Duncan, Ginger E. Nicol

“…Methods Ninety-two resident physicians in internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, and surgery at an academic center completed an online survey from 12/1/2020–3/1/2021, which comprised multiple choice and vignette-style open-ended questions to assess knowledge and attitudes toward the management and clinical presentations of eating disorders. …”
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Identifying Complex Scheduling Patterns Among Patients With Cancer With Transportation and Housing Needs: Feasibility Pilot Study by Allan Fong, Christian Boxley, Laura Schubel, Christopher Gallagher, Katarina AuBuchon, Hannah Arem

“…Schedule complexity captures deviations from chronological order, unresolved appointments, and coordination across multiple locations. We apply the scheduling complexity algorithm to scheduling data from 38 patients with breast cancer enrolled in a 6-month comorbidity management intervention at an urban hospital in the Washington, DC area that serves low-income patients. …”
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Patient–specific hemodynamic modeling to optimize LVAD speed and right heart health by Mustafa M. Ahmed, Holly Grant, Jasmine Martinez, Joshua Thomas, Mohammad Al-Ani, Alex Parker, Juan Vilaro, Juan Aranda, Venkat Keshav Chivukula

“…VHM predictions were obtained for multiple scenarios: (1) population–based pulmonary system parameters, (2) patient-specific systemic and pulmonary resistance and capacitance parameters, (3) clinical optimization–based patient-specific mean arterial pressure (MAP), and (4) several MAP targets ranging from 70 to 90 mm Hg. …”
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Home Medication Review among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Rural Villages of Pahang, Malaysia: A Case Report by Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Nur Alyaa Anisa Mat Harom, Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar

“…The first case describes a 62-year-old single Malay female with multiple chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, dyslipidemia, and bronchial asthma, managed with eight prescribed medications. …”
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Predictors of plasma HDL-C concentrations in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by James M. Shikany, John R. Bassler, Jared P. Reis, Pamela J. Schreiner, David T. Redden, John T. Wilkins, Cora E. Lewis

“…During exams, participants completed various questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, and blood collection. We performed multiple linear regression of HDL-C at each CARDIA exam in a cross-sectional analysis, and linear mixed-effects regression to assess the longitudinal change of HDL-C across exams, treating time as a linear predictor, separately in women and men. …”
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Adenosine A2A receptor activation is necessary to gate the TrkB-dependent intramuscular nerve sprouting during muscle reinnervation after a nerve crush by Michael Di Palma, Davide Lattanzi, Patrizia Ambrogini, Stefano Sartini

“…The effects of A2A and TrkB interplay on muscle fiber multiple-innervation was assessed using a functional approach. …”
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Differential attainment at national selection for higher surgical training: a retrospective cohort study by Amanda Lee, Jennifer Cleland, John Hines, Peter Brennan, Ricky Ellis, Yasin Al-Tawarah

“…The objective of this study was to characterise the relationship between candidate sociodemographic factors and performance at National Selection for HST in the UK.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting National Selection for HST in the UK.Participants All UK graduates in the UKMED database (https://www.ukmed.ac.uk) who underwent selection for HST from 2012 to 2019.Outcomes and measures Performance at HST Selection for each surgical specialty is measured by assessment of the candidate’s academic portfolio and multiple objective structured clinical examination style stations testing knowledge and skills. …”
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A Research Synthesis of Therapeutic Interventions for Whiplash-Associated Disorder (WAD): Part 5 – Surgical and Injection-Based Interventions for Chronic WAD by Robert W Teasell, J Andrew McClure, David Walton, Jason Pretty, Katherine Salter, Matthew Meyer, Keith Sequeira, Barry Death

“…A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the strength of evidence associated with various WAD therapies. Multiple databases (including Web of Science, EMBASE and PubMed) were searched to identify all studies published from January 1980 through March 2009 that evaluated the effectiveness of any well-defined treatment for acute (less than two weeks), subacute (two to 12 weeks) or chronic (more than 12 weeks) WAD. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Self-Reported Substance Use among Patients with Mental Illness in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study by Kilaye Karino, Joel S. Ambikile, Masunga K. Iseselo

“…The study employed bivariate and multiple logistic regression analyses to investigate the association between patient characteristics and self-reported substance use, with statistical significance set at a p value of < 0.05. …”
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Un manifeste patrimonial pour la gastronomie by Marie-Hélène Bénetière, Isabelle Chave, Julie Faure, Michaël Vottero

“…Revue des patrimoines thus questions in multiple, multidisciplinary and complementary ways the very notion of "gastronomic heritage" and the way in which it has been identified, constituted, studied, conserved, protected, enhanced and transmitted for nearly fifty years now. …”
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Estado de salud bucal en pacientes diabéticos. Sagua la Grande, 2010-2011 by Anailim Peraza Delmés, Mayra Bretón Espinosa, Aileen Vale López, Yamil Valero González, Thelma S. Díaz Arencibia, Yadima Leiva Bálzaga

“…Esta enfermedad se caracteriza por el deterioro progresivo de múltiples funciones metabólicas y es propensa a desarrollar enfermedades bucales. …”
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