Brain Activation and Psychomotor Speed in Middle-Aged Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: Relationships with Hyperglycemia and Brain Small Vessel Disease by Misun Hwang, Dana L. Tudorascu, Karen Nunley, Helmet Karim, Howard J. Aizenstein, Trevor J. Orchard, Caterina Rosano

“…Eighty-five adults (48% women, mean age: 49.0 years, mean duration: 40.8) with childhood onset T1D were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Median response time in seconds (longer = worse performance) and brain activation were measured while performing a psychomotor speed task. …”
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Regulation of interferon alpha production by the MAGUK-family protein CASK under H5N1 infection by Jing-Ying Huang, Jing-Ying Huang, Pei-Shan Sung, Shie-Liang Hsieh, Shie-Liang Hsieh, Shie-Liang Hsieh, Shie-Liang Hsieh

“…Interactome studies show that H5N1 triggers associations between CASK and CCT4, STIP1, and TNK1. These associations recruit IRF7, POLR2C, TAF15, HNRNPs, and CRM1, enabling the CASK complex to bind to the Ifna promoter, bind co-transcriptionally to Ifna mRNA, and facilitate CRM1-dependent Ifna mRNA export. …”
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Advising parents when their child has a fever: a phenomenographic analysis of nurses’ perceptions when working at a telephone helpline, at primary care or at a paediatric emergency... by Carina Elmqvist, Anders Svensson, Marta Sund-Levander, Emma Westin, Ingrid L Gustafsson

“…To be included, the 24 online interviewed nurses had to have experience advising parents of febrile children between birth and 5 years of age. They were recruited from three different parts of the healthcare system from four regions in the south of Sweden.Results The nurses described advising parents when their child has a fever as four different kinds of balancing acts: balancing between the parents’ story and objective assessment, balancing between listening and teaching, balancing between self-confidence and trust in the expert, and balancing between independence and having someone by one’s side.Conclusions Giving advice to parents when their child has a fever is a process where the nurse needs to listen, assess and give advice based on the situation. …”
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Immunological Aspects of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes in Chinese by Zhen Wang, Ying Zheng, Yiting Tu, Zhijie Dai, Jian Lin, Zhiguang Zhou

“…A total of 22 patients with FT1D and 10 healthy subjects were recruited. Serum antibodies to GAD, IA2, and ZnT8 in patients were tested. …”
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Altered Brain Functional Activity in Infants with Congenital Bilateral Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study under Sedation by Shuang Xia, TianBin Song, Jing Che, Qiang Li, Chao Chai, Meizhu Zheng, Wen Shen

“…Twenty-three infants with congenital severe sensorineural hearing loss (CSSHL) and 17 age and sex matched normal hearing subjects were recruited. The amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo) of the auditory, language, and vision related brain areas were compared between deaf infants and normal subjects. …”
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Functional connectome gradient of prefrontal cortex as biomarkers of high risk for internet gaming disorder by Xinwen Wen, Lirong Yue, Zhe Du, Jiahao Zhao, Mengjiao Ge, Cunfeng Yuan, Hongmei Wang, Qinghua He, Kai Yuan

“…Early screening for high-risk individuals with IGD and exploring the underlying neural mechanisms is an effective strategy to reduce the harm of IGD. We recruited 219 non-internet gaming addicted college students and evaluated them with magnetic resonance imaging, followed by a two-year longitudinal follow-up. …”
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Tuftelin 1 Facilitates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression through Regulation of Lipogenesis and Focal Adhesion Maturation by Lei Zhu, Kai X. Zhou, Ming Z. Ma, Lin L. Yao, Yan L. Zhang, Hui Li, Chang Du, Xiao M. Yang

“…We found that TUFT1 can interact with ZYX and inhibit its expression and recruitments to focal complexes in HCC cells. Collectively, our study uncovered new regulatory mechanisms of TUFT1-mediated lipogenesis, cell proliferation, and invasion.…”
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Perioperative gum-chewing training prevents a decrease in tongue pressure after esophagectomy in thoracic esophageal cancer patients: a nonrandomized trial by Reiko Yamanaka-Kohno, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Aya Yokoi, Naoaki Maeda, Shunsuke Tanabe, Kazuhiro Noma, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, Toshiharu Mituhashi, Yoshihide Nakamura, Souto Nanba, Yurika Uchida, Takayuki Maruyama, Manabu Morita, Daisuke Ekuni

“…TECPs who underwent first-stage radical esophagectomy were recruited. Thirty-two patients of 40 in the gum-chewing group (GCG) were completed perioperative GCT in 3 times daily. …”
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Driving-Related Neuropsychological Performance in Stable COPD Patients by Foteini Karakontaki, Sofia-Antiopi Gennimata, Anastasios F. Palamidas, Theocharis Anagnostakos, Epaminondas N. Kosmas, Anastasios Stalikas, Charalambos Papageorgiou, Nikolaos G. Koulouris

“…We investigated: (a) whether subclinical neuropsychological deficits occur in stable COPD patients with mild hypoxemia (PaO2 > 55 mmHg), and (b) whether these deficits affect their driving performance. Methods. We recruited 35 stable COPD patients and 10 normal subjects matched for age, IQ, and level of education. …”
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Pain as a Symptom of Mental Health Conditions Among Undocumented Migrants in France: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study by Sohela Moussaoui, Sohela Moussaoui, Sohela Moussaoui, Nicolas Vignier, Nicolas Vignier, Nicolas Vignier, Stephanie Guillaume, Florence Jusot, Florence Jusot, Antoine Marsaudon, Jérôme Wittwer, Jérôme Wittwer, Paul Dourgnon

“…Participants over 18 years of age were recruited from sixty-three sites. Pain was assessed through two variables: overall pain and musculoskeletal pain. …”
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Immune Dysfunction in HIV: A Possible Role for Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in HIV Staging by Iorhen Ephraim Akase, Bolanle O. P. Musa, Reginald Onyedumarakwe Obiako, Abdurrahman Ahmad Elfulatiy, Abdullahi Asara Mohammed

“…Eighty-eight (88) patients with HIV infection, forty-four (44) of whom were treatment naïve patients and forty-four (44) who were treatment-experienced patients, were recruited. The serum concentrations of cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 were carried out using R&D human Quantikine ELISA kits, while patients’ CD4+ T cell counts were evaluated using the Partec easy count kit. …”
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Fear extinction retention in children, adolescents, and adults by Ebba Widegren, Johan Vegelius, Matilda A. Frick, Ashika A. Roy, Stefan Möller, Johan Lundin Kleberg, Johanna Motilla Hoppe, Olof Hjorth, David Fällmar, Daniel S. Pine, Karin Brocki, Malin Gingnell, Andreas Frick

“…In contrast to findings in rodents, fear conditioning in humans may elicit similar physiological responses and recruit similar neural networks from childhood to adulthood.…”
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Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Abdulwahab Aqeeli, Anwar M. Makeen, Ramzi M. Hakami, Hatim H. Najmi, Abdullkarim T. Mobarki, Mohammad H. Haroobi, Saeed M. Almalki, Mohammad A. Mahnashi, Osayd A. Ageel

“…A total of 557 students were recruited from different Jazan university colleges. …”
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Randomized Crossover Study Showing Nurse-Led Same Day Review Replacing Next Day Review in Uneventful Phacoemulsification to Be Safe and Efficacious by Jennifer W. H. Shum, Janice J. J. Cheung, Monica M. N. Lee, Oscar G. W. Wong, Kenneth K. W. Li

“…Setting. Patients are recruited from an ophthalmology outpatient clinic in Hong Kong. …”
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The Effect of Hypertension Duration and the Age of Onset on CV Risk Factors Expression in Perimenopausal Women by Ljiljana Trtica Majnarić, Ivo Martinović, Šefket Šabanović, Stjepan Rudan, František Babič, Thomas Wittlinger

“…A total of 202 women, old 47–59 years, and diagnosed with hypertension, were recruited from primary care practices in eastern Croatia. …”
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Cardiovascular Responses Associated with Daily Walking in Subacute Stroke by Sanjay K. Prajapati, Avril Mansfield, William H. Gage, Dina Brooks, William E. McIlroy

“…Eight individuals with subacute stroke attending in-patient rehabilitation were recruited. Participants wore heart rate monitors and accelerometers during a typical rehabilitation day. …”
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Participant Experiences in the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young Study: Common Reasons for Withdrawing by Barbro Lernmark, Kristian Lynch, Judith Baxter, Roswith Roth, Tuula Simell, Laura Smith, Ulrica Swartling, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, TEDDY Study Group

“…Methods. 8677 children were recruited into the TEDDY study. At participant withdrawal staff recorded any reason parents provided for withdrawal. …”
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Anti-proteolytic regulation of KRAS by USP9X/NDRG3 in KRAS-driven cancer development by Han Koo, Kyung Chan Park, Hyun Ahm Sohn, Minho Kang, Dong Joon Kim, Zee-Yong Park, Sehoon Park, Sang Hyun Min, Seong-Hwan Park, Yeon-Mi You, Yohan Han, Bo-Kyung Kim, Chul-Ho Lee, Yeon-Soo Kim, Sang J. Chung, Young Il Yeom, Dong Chul Lee

“…Mechanistically, KRAS protein binds to the C-terminal serine/threonine-rich region of NDRG3, subsequently going through deubiquitination by USP9X recruited to the complex. This interaction can be disrupted in a dominant-negative manner by a C-terminal NDRG3 fragment that binds KRAS but is defective in USP9X binding, highly suppressing KRAS protein expression and KRAS-driven cell growth. …”
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Psychosocial and Quality of Life Outcomes of Prosthetic Auricular Rehabilitation with CAD/CAM Technology by Chi Keung Tam, Colman Patrick McGrath, Samuel Mun Yin Ho, Edmond Ho Nang Pow, Henry Wai Kuen Luk, Lim Kwong Cheung

“…Six patients requesting for auricular reconstruction were recruited and rehabilitated with implant-supported prosthesis using CAD/CAM technology. …”
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Differences in medial temporal network intrinsic connectivity after a single bout of exercise relate to fitness, memory, and affect by Anastasia Cherednichenko, María Baena-Pérez, Anna Miró-Padilla, Maria Reyes Beltrán-Valls, Diego Moliner-Urdiales, César Ávila

“…Fortyseven healthy young adults, aged 18–29, were recruited for the study. Results: Whole-brain Independent Component Analysis revealed that only the medialtemporal network—including the bilateral hippocampus, amygdala, anterior temporal lobe, and parahippocampus—exhibited a reduction in intrinsic functional connectivity.All other brain networks remained unchanged. …”
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