Method for assessing visual saliency in children with cerebral/cortical visual impairment using generative artificial intelligence by Kate Matsunaga, Kleanthis Avramidis, Mark S. Borchert, Mark S. Borchert, Shrikanth Narayanan, Melinda Y. Chang, Melinda Y. Chang

“…We propose a method that combines eye tracking and an image-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) model (SegCLIP) to assess higher- and lower-level visual characteristics in children with CVI. We will recruit 40 CVI participants (aged 12 months to 12 years) and 40 age-matched controls, who will watch a series of images on a monitor while eye gaze position is recorded using eye tracking. …”
Get full text

Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis by Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Patients with Rheumatic Disease on Long-Term Methotrexate Treatment by Arindam Nandy Roy, Anjani Kumar Darapureddy, Yarram Ashok Kumar

“…Results: A total of 48 subjects diagnosed with different rheumatic diseases on long-term MTX were recruited in the study, and majority of them were female (n = 41). …”
Get full text

Clinical relevance of macromolecular complexes involving integrins, potassium and sodium ion channels and the sodium/proton antiporter in human breast cancer by Elena Lastraioli, Jessica Iorio, Francesco Piazza, Chiara Capitani, Michele Santillo, Claudia Duranti, Simonetta Bianchi, Icro Meattini, Scott P. Fraser, Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz, Andrea Becchetti, Annarosa Arcangeli

“…Integrins frequently recruit ion channels and transporters within complexes which behave as signaling hubs. …”
Get full text

The LIFTMOR-M (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation for Men) trial: protocol for a semirandomised controlled trial of supervised targeted exerci... by Benjamin K Weeks, Belinda R Beck, Amy T Harding, Steven L Watson

“…Intervention group responses will be compared with those of a self-selected, non-randomised control sample of sex-matched and age-matched men who will follow their usual lifestyle activities for 8 months.Methods and analysis Apparently healthy men over 50 years with low bone mass, screened for medical conditions and medications known to adversely affect bone health, will be recruited. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to 8 months of either exercise programme with block randomisation based on presence or absence of osteoporosis medications. …”
Get full text

The Vibrio type VI secretion system induces intestinal macrophage redistribution and enhanced intestinal motility by Julia S. Ngo, Piyush Amitabh, Jonah G. Sokoloff, Calvin Trinh, Travis J. Wiles, Karen Guillemin, Raghuveer Parthasarathy

“…Vibrio also induces tissue damage and macrophage activation, both ACD-dependent, recruiting macrophages to the site of tissue damage and away from their unperturbed positions near enteric neurons that line the midgut and regulate intestinal motility. …”
Get full text

Public insight into knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the West Bank, Palestine by Haya Jebreen Mohammed Warasna, Bashar Yaser Hasan Awad, Mohamad A. Banat, Mohammad Yaser Hasan Awad, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jameel Suliman, Tarek A. Owais, Ahmad J. Warasna

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the West Bank from August to September 2024. Participants were recruited from 11 cities and a validated questionnaire adapted from a previous study was used to collect the data. …”
Get full text

Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

“…Analyses of subgroup and sensitivity were conducted: using data from non-multiple imputation, participants aged over 65, and all non-excluded participants aged 60 or above to execute repeated analysis; recruiting propensity score matching (PSM) method that focused on selected SDoH, lifestyle, and health status-related factors to strengthen essential comaparability between workers and non-workers; employing two-stage least squares (2SLS) model and setting retirement age (over 65 years or not) as an instrumental variable (IV) to solve the potential reverse causation between work status and depression. …”
Get full text

Accuracy of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement under Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Shangju Gao, Jingchao Wei, Wenyi Li, Long Zhang, Can Cao, Jinshuai Zhai, Bo Gao

“…Methods. This study recruited patients who underwent robot-assisted percutaneous endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (PELIF) or fluoroscopy-guided minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) between December 2017 and February 2020 at a single center. …”
Get full text

Gratitude experience of nursing students during final stage of clinical internship: A qualitative study from the perspective of positive psychology (积极心理学视角下护理实习生实习后期感恩体验的质性研究)... by NIAN Guihong (年桂红), LI Qiaomei (李巧梅), ZHANG Ting (张婷)

“…Methods Twelve nursing student who participated in the clinical internship were recruited using a purposive sampling method, A face-to-face semi-structured method was adopted, and qualitative data was analyzed Colaizzis method of phenomenological analysis. …”
Get full text

Preliminary evidence of immune infiltration and neutrophil degranulation in peripheral blood of non-obese OSA patients related to cognitive decline by Qingqing Liu, Yanru Ou, Ting Liu, Yuming He, Xiangming Quan, Ruoyun Ouyang, Zhihui Shi

“…Cohorts of healthy control (n = 20) and non-obese, treatment-naïve OSA patients (n = 20) were recruited. We collected their peripheral blood mononuclear cells and neutrophils, and their cognitive performances were evaluated by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). …”
Get full text

Polymorphisms and dental age in non-syndromic cleft lip and palate: a cross-sectional study by Gabriela Fonseca-Souza, Lhorrany Alves-Souza, Maria Angélica Hueb de Menezes-Oliveira, Nikolaos Daratsianos, Svenja Beisel-Memmert, Christian Kirschneck, Rafaela Scariot, Juliana Feltrin-Souza, Erika Calvano Küchler

“…Methods Children aged between 5 and 14 years with and without CL ± P were recruited to participate in this study. DA was evaluated by calibrated examiners (kappa > 0.80) using the method proposed by Demirjian et al. (1973). …”
Get full text

The Impact of Parental Support on Adherence to Therapist-Assisted Internet-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Primary Care for Adolescents With Anxiety: Naturalistic 12... by Anna Larsson, Sandra Weineland, Linnea Nissling, Josefine L Lilja

“…MethodsAdolescents with anxiety were recruited within the regular primary care patient flow during the implementation phase of therapist-assisted iACT for adolescents. …”
Get full text

Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated in Routine Medical Practice: Final Analysis of the ESTEEM Study by Krupa Shah Pandey, Kathryn Giles, Konstantin Balashov, Richard Macdonell, Jörg Windsheimer, Mikel Martinez, Ivan Božin, Stephanie Raynaud, Matthew Scaramozza, Oksana Mokliatchouk, Zhaonan Sun, Nicholas Belviso, Yayoi Sato, Xiaochen Lin, Annette Okai

“…Methods Patients newly prescribed DMF were recruited from 393 sites globally. The primary objective was to assess the incidence and type of serious adverse events (SAEs) and adverse events (AEs) leading to discontinuation of DMF. …”
Get full text

Developing generic clinical trial animated explainer videos in the UK: results of a survey and case study by Clare Calvert, Vicki S. Barber, Duncan Appelbe, Kirsty Sprange, Claire Nollett, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Samantha Tanner, Duncan B. Richards

“…Following virtual meetings with patient and public partners recruited from the Delphi respondents, a script for each AEV was co-produced before being developed into an AEV by a company specialising in animated video production. …”
Get full text

Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis identifies hub genes associated with immune cell infiltration in early-onset schizophrenia by Shasha Wu, Tailian Xue, Yilin Li, Weikang Chen, Yan Ren

“…Methods In this study, we recruited 26 EOS patients and 27 healthy controls (HCs), and microarray data were collected. …”
Get full text

The effect of educational programs on parents’ knowledge, behavior, and practices regarding aluminum phosphide poisoning and its first-aid measures by Mabrouka Attia Ali Nada, Ahmed Kamal Eldin Elsayed Elfeky, Hamida Ahmed Mustafa Darweesh, Farida Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Loujain Saud Sharif, Faten Shawky Kandil, Fatma Ahmed Elsobky, Samah Abdallah Mohamed Amer

“…Children (n = 98) who met the inclusion criteria (aged between 0 and 18 years and who experienced accidental or suicidal aluminum phosphide poisoning) were recruited from the inpatient clinical toxicology department ward, intensive care unit in the emergency department, and critical care unit of Menoufia University Hospital. …”
Get full text

Cultural Adaptation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Maternal and Child mHealth Intervention: Protocol for a Co-Design and Adaptation Research Study by Sana Ishaque, Ola Ela, Chris Rissel, Karla Canuto, Kerry Hall, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Annette Briley, Claire T Roberts, Sarah Jane Perkes, Anna Dowling, Billie Bonevski

“…Participants will be recruited from multiple Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander–specific health services under the local health networks around metropolitan South Australia. …”
Get full text

Health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and their associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Markos, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Getachew Tilaye Mihiret, Belsity Temesgen Meselu, Kumlachew Solomon Wondmu, Temesgen Getaneh, Nurilign Abebe Moges

“…This study aimed to evaluate the extent and associated factors of health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among pregnant women in public health institutions in Debre Markos, northwest Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 275 pregnant women who were recruited using a systematic random sampling technique from 19 April to 19 May 2021. …”
Get full text

Effects of Bilateral M1 Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain and Mood in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain by LU Xuefang, YUAN Peng, DENG Shukun, SU Qiuju, FANG Xiangming, CHEN Gangrui, YANG Han, SHEN Ying

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effects of a novel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) device known as "Halo Sport" on pain and mood in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP), by specifically targeting the bilateral primary motor cortex (M1 region).MethodsForty-two patients with NSCLBP who were treated in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from July 2023 to March 2024 were recruited. According to the random number table method, the patients were divided into control group and experimental group, with 21 patients in each group. …”
Get full text

Correlation of sarcopenia and depressive mood in older community dwellers: a cross-sectional observational study in China by Lei Chen, Yunlu Sheng, Hanmei Qi, Tingting Tang, Jing Yu, Shan Lv

“…Our objective was to define the correlation between depression and sarcopenia in older Chinese community dwellers.Design The study has a cross-sectional design.Setting The study was conducted in Jiangsu, China.Participants A total of 101 men and 149 women aged 60 years or older were recruited.Outcome measures Lean tissue mass was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. …”
Get full text