Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers by María Gordito Soler, Ángel Arturo López-González, Pedro Juan Tárraga López, Emilio Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Cristina Martorell Sánchez, María Teófila Vicente-Herrero, Hernan Paublini, José Ignacio Ramírez-Manent

“…Some studies, also in the working population, have shown a clear association between sociodemographic variables and health habits with scales that assess overweight and obesity. …”
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Effect of flipped classroom method on the reflection ability in nursing students in the professional ethics course; Solomon four-group design by Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Eshagh Moradi, Azizeh Barry, Mohammad Hasan Keshavarzi, Akram Hashemi, Ghobad Ramezani, Atefeh Zabihi Zazoli, Farzaneh Farzadnia

“…Study method The current study is a quasi-experimental study using Solomon’s four-group method. The statistical population included all nursing students who were taking the professional ethics course at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. …”
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Inter-agency collaboration in building urban fire resilience in Indonesia: how do metropolitan cities address it? by Ahmad Harakan, Yusuf Adam Hilman, A. Junaedi Karso, Awaluddin Awaluddin, Nurhalijah Nurhalijah, Indah Sidrawaty Muin, Aldy Nurdiansyah B, Arfan Fadillah, Rudi Hardi

“…In Indonesia, recurring fire incidents, ranging from forest fires to residential fires in densely populated areas, highlight the urgent need for effective fire disaster management. …”
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Identifying Factors Enhancing and Promoting Marital Satisfaction in a Healthy and Stable Marriage: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory by Talat Ahangar, Ahmad Borjali, Mahdi Davaee

“…The present study was conducted to identify the factors that affect marital satisfaction.Method: The present study employed a qualitative, data-driven approach. The study population consisted of premarital counseling specialists who had been professionally active in Tehran in 2021 and had a minimum of five years of counseling experience. …”
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Effective sources of powdery mildew resistance among spring bread wheat for the northwest of the Russian Federation by T. V. Lebedeva, A. N. Brykova, E. V. Zuev

“…Field and laboratory research into the resistance of spring bread wheat accessions to the pathogen identified sources retaining seedling and adult resistance to the Leningrad population of powdery mildew for 7 years or more. These accessions are recommended for use in wheat breeding programs.…”
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Comparative analysis of real-world data on the efficacy and safety of and adherence to ICS/LABA combinations in asthma management by Hee Sun Park, Jungkuk Lee, Hasung Kim, Seong-Dae Woo

“…Methods Utilizing South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service data, we conducted a population-based cohort study involving patients aged 18–80 years, newly diagnosed with asthma who received ICS/LABA combination therapy between January 2016 and December 2020. …”
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Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness for Treatment of under Five Children by Health Professional in Health... by Ayele Mamo Abebe, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Fikir Alebachew Mengistu

“…A total of 201 health professionals will be selected using proportionally allocated to population size and interviewed using structured and pretested questionnaires. …”
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Obesity Index That Better Predict Metabolic Syndrome: Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Waist Hip Ratio, or Waist Height Ratio by Abdulbari Bener, Mohammad T. Yousafzai, Sarah Darwish, Abdulla O. A. A. Al-Hamaq, Eman A. Nasralla, Mohammad Abdul-Ghani

“…The aim was to compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), and waist height ratio (WHtR) to identify the best predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Qatari adult population. Methods. A cross-sectional survey from April 2011 to December 2012. …”
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Prevalence of Malnutrition According to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition Criteria in Community-dwelling Older Adults in Turkey by Filiz DEMIRDAG, Esma Nur KOLBASI, Ozlem PEHLIVAN

“…According to the GLIM criteria, 24.5% (n=139) of the participants had malnutrition, and 13.9% of the total population had severe malnutrition. Age was significantly associated with malnutrition [odds ratio 1.064, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.034-1.096, p<0.0001]. …”
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Sensitivity of Awaji Criteria and Revised El Escorial Criteria in the Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at First Visit in a Tunisian Cohort by Bademain Jean Fabrice Ido, Imen Kacem, Mahamadi Ouedraogo, Amina Nasri, Saloua Mrabet, Amina Gargouri, Mouna Ben Djebara, Bawindsongré Jean Kabore, Riadh Gouider

“…This was a retrospective study including 173 patients diagnosed with ALS at the Department of Neurology of the Razi Hospital between January 2003 and April 2018.After studying the clinical features of the disease in our study population,each patient was categorized according to the rEEC and AC based on data collected in his medical record during his first visit to our department. …”
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Gather together in the name of our next generation: A scoping review of the essence and implementation of community baby showers by Aysha Jawed, Catherine Ehrhardt, Molly Rye, Amy Hess, Elizabeth Murter, Colin Gardiner

“…Methods: Although community baby showers are rising as a trending health promotion intervention to optimize access to care, resources and support to infants and their caregivers as well as optimize infant growth and development, there is no review paper to date that consolidates the strengths and limitations in the quality, delivery and evaluation of community baby showers as a continued focus for future public health interventions surrounding the infant population which informs the development of this scoping review. …”
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Inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined phenotype: when to use and what to expect? by Srishankar Bairy, Tarun Tiwari, Himanshu Mittal, Neeraj Gupta, Meghana M

“…Among the 43 individuals in the study population, the majority fell within the age group of 60-69 years. …”
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Reasons why osteoarthritis predicts mortality: path analysis within a Cox proportional hazards model by George Peat, Martin J Thomas, Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Ross Wilkie, Simran Singh Parmar, Diane Smith, Bethany Jane Seale, Gemma Mansell

“…Objectives To identify potentially modifiable factors that mediate the association between symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) and premature mortality.Methods A population-based prospective cohort study; primary care medical record data were linked to self-report information collected by questionnaire in adults aged 50 years and over (n=10 415). …”
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Differential T cell accumulation within intracranial and subcutaneous melanomas is associated with differences in intratumoral myeloid cells by Katarzyna Stasiak, Aaron D. Stevens, Ashley C. Bolte, Colleen T. Curley, Mirna Perusina Lanfranca, Robin S. Lindsay, Ukpong B. Eyo, John R. Lukens, Richard J. Price, Timothy N. J. Bullock, Victor H. Engelhard

“…Additionally, in IC tumors, the largest population of tumor antigen+ myeloid cells were microglia. …”
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Development and validation of a high-throughput qPCR platform for the detection of soil-transmitted helminth infections. by Nils Pilotte, Victor Omballa, Monica Voss, Leah Padgett, Malathi Manuel, Jeanne L Goodman, Tim Littlewood, Zayina Zondervenni Manoharan, Lisette van Lieshout, Jaco J Verweij, Manigandan Sekar, Ajith Kumar Muthukumar, Gretchen Walch, Abriana Warren, Mariyam Sheikh, Andrew Gonzalez, Sean R Galagan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Moudachirou Ibikounlé, Steven A Williams, Doug Rains, Ushashi Dadwal, Judd L Walson

“…In addition, accurate interpretation of trial outcomes requires diagnostic platforms capable of accurately determining infection prevalence (particularly as infection intensity is reduced) at large population scale and with significant throughput. Here, we describe the development and validation of such a high-throughput molecular testing platform.…”
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of Patients on Haemodialysis Maintenance Therapy in a Country of Sub-Saharan Africa by Nyangi A. Gityamwi, Kathryn H. Hart, Barbara Engel

“…We conducted a cross-sectional investigation of dietary intake and nutritional status of haemodialysis (HD) patients to inform the current status of this population group in the region. HD patients aged ≥18 years, with dialysis vintage of ≥3 months, at one nephrology unit in Tanzania were assessed for their habitual diet and nutrient intake. …”
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Residue behaviors and dietary risk of cyazofamid in turnip, onion and romaine lettuce assessed by a QuEChERS-LC-MS/MS method by Ruijuan Li, Xue Men, Rumei Li, Tongjin Liu, Hui Liang, Feng Fang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Yongli Wang

“…The turnip roots, onion bulbs and romaine lettuce leaves grown in China under Good Agricultural Practices conditions and harvested 10, 14 and 5 days, respectively, after the cyazofamid SC (100 g/L) application, would be reasonably safe for consumption by the general population. The maximum residue limit (MRL) values of cyazofamid could be tentatively set as 10 mg/kg for turnip leaves, 0.3 mg/kg for turnip roots, 0.05 mg/kg for onion bulbs, and 10 mg/kg for romaine lettuce leaves.…”
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Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database by Yanal Alnimer, Touleen Alnimer

“…Results. 32% of our population had evidence of liver steatosis using 294 dB/m as a cutoff. …”
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Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden by T. T. Chen, T. T. Chen, R. Edvinsson, K. Modig, H. W. Linderholm, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist

“…The analysis includes the entire population, as well as subgroups based on sex and age. …”
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New insights into Notch signaling as a crucial pathway of pancreatic cancer stem cell behavior by chrysin-polylactic acid-based nanocomposite by Eman M. Ragab, Doaa M. El Gamal, Fares F. El-najjar, Hager A. Elkomy, Mahmoud A. Ragab, Mariam A. Elantary, Omar M. Basyouni, Sherif M. Moustafa, Shimaa A. EL-Naggar, Abeer S. Elsherbiny

“…These cells are typically identified by the expression of specific cell surface markers. A population of pancreatic cancer stem cells with aberrantly active developmental signaling pathways has been identified in recent studies of human pancreatic tumors. …”
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