The Impact of the COVID-19 Surge Response on Motivation Among Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows: A discussion of findings from semi-structured interviews at Montefiore Medical C... by Sujatha Ramachandran, Kateryna Slinchenkova, Jonathan Leff, David Adams, Sarang Koushik, Omar Viswanath, Naum Shaparin

“… # Conclusions The actions of the Montefiore Anesthesiology residents and fellows demonstrated that altruism and professionalism were readily available amongst physicians. …”
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Trends, gender, and racial disparities in patients with mortality due to paroxysmal tachycardia: A nationwide analysis from 1999-2020. by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Saif Yamin, Abdullah, Wania Sultan, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Samia Aziz Sulaiman, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar

“…These findings call for immediate public health actions to curb the rising trends and reduce potential disparities.…”
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Plantago major leaf extract against bacteria and fungi of medical importance by Débora Silva Marques de Sousa, Luciana da Silva Ruiz, Ana Flávia Marques Pereira, Alessandra Aguirra Sani, Tatiane Baptista Zapata, Gabrielle Pires de Morais Monari, Cassiana Ferreira da Rosa, Ary Fernandes Junior, Vera Lucia Mores Rall, Diego Godina Prado, Alberto de Oliveira, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco

“…Plantago major is a plant endowed with several biological properties, such as antibacterial, antifungal, and healing actions. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activities of the methanolic extract obtained from the leaves of P. major. …”
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Global trends in importance of 24-hour movement behaviors to pediatric health: implications for South Korea by Eun-Young Lee, Reyana Jayawardena, Seiyeong Park, Justin Y Jeon, Yeon-Soo Kim, Mark S. Tremblay

“…Korean health authorities have also responded to this need by releasing a translated report of the WHO guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behavior as well as the 2024 update of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Koreans. Accordingly, actions must be followed in policy, research, and practice. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Herbal Medicines in Combating Particulate Matter (PM)-Induced Health Effects: Insights from Recent Studies by Aekkhaluck Intharuksa, Warunya Arunotayanun, Mingkwan Na Takuathung, Yaowatat Boongla, Siripat Chaichit, Suthiwat Khamnuan, Anchalee Prasansuklab

“…Numerous herbal medicines and phytochemicals have shown efficacy in mitigating PM-induced cellular damage through their ability to counteract oxidative stress, suppress pro-inflammatory responses, and enhance cellular defense mechanisms. These combined actions collectively protect tissues from PM-related damage and dysfunction. …”
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Potential Medicinal Fungi from Freshwater Environments as Resources of Bioactive Compounds by Ilenia Cicero, Giulia Mirabile, Giuseppe Venturella

“…Several studies are available in the literature about in vitro and in vivo mechanisms of actions of such bioactive compounds. Most of these surveys are focused on macrofungi belonging to the genera <i>Pleurotus</i>, <i>Ganoderma</i>, or specific taxa such as <i>Agaricus bisporus</i>, <i>Agaricus blazei</i>, <i>Boletus eduliInonotus obliquus</i>, <i>Hericium erinaceus</i>, <i>Lentinula edodes</i>, and <i>Grifola frondose</i>. …”
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Study protocol for virtual leisure investigating the effect of virtual reality-delivered stress reduction, entertainment and distraction on the use of coercion and need-based medic... by Julie Midtgaard, Lars Clemmensen, Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Gry Jørgensen, Kristina Ballestad Gundersen, Lisa Charlotte Smith, Stephane Bouchard, Christina Plambøck Thomsen, Louise Turgut

“…Introduction The environment at a psychiatric inpatient ward can lead to emotional distress and behavioural deviations in vulnerable individuals potentially resulting in conflicts, increased use of need-based medication and coercive actions, along with low satisfaction with treatment. …”
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Sex differences in anaerobic performance in CrossFit® athletes: a comparison of three different all-out tests by Tomás Ponce-García, Jerónimo García-Romero, Laura Carrasco-Fernández, Alejandro Castillo-Domínguez, Javier Benítez-Porres

“…It is associated with the ability to perform explosive actions and the capacity for rapid recovery between repeated efforts. …”
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Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs on the Epigenetic Modification of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Expression in the Hippocampi of Chronic Restraint Stress Rats by Mi Kyoung Seo, Young Hoon Kim, Roger S. McIntyre, Rodrigo B. Mansur, Yena Lee, Nicole E. Carmona, Ah Jeong Choi, Gyung-Mee Kim, Jung Goo Lee, Sung Woo Park

“…These findings suggest that the antipsychotic drug olanzapine induced histone modification of BDNF gene expression in the hippocampus and that these epigenetic alterations may represent one of the mechanisms underlying the actions of antipsychotic drugs.…”
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Exploring factors of physicians’ preferences for continuing medical education by Ruzica Nikolic Mandic, Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic, Zoran Bukumiric, Zorica Terzic-Supic, Jovana Todorovic, Sandra Grujicic, Dejan Nesic, Ulrich Laaser

“…It outlined competency groups developed with expert consensus. Proposed actions include integrating key competencies and developing online self-assessment tools for everyday practice. …”
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Characteristics of Medical Care During in-hospital Cardiopulmonary-cerebral Resuscitation by Viviana de la Concepción García Escudero, Liset Fuentes Santana, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Yanisleidys Chacón Blay, Camilo Rodríguez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> medical care in the face of cardiorespiratory arrest must continue to be improved, through the improvement of health personnel and the development of organizational actions towards the process of intrahospital cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation.…”
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Effects of carob rich-polyphenols on oxidative stress markers and physical performance in taekwondo athletes by Nawel Gaamouri, Hassane Zouhal, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Mehrez Hammami, Aloui Ghaith, El Hafedh El Mouhab, Anthony C. Hackney, Ismail Laher, Omar Ben Ounis

“…Carob rich phenolic components have attracted the attention of many researchers because of their antioxidant actions. We utilized a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled design to study the putative antioxidant role of six weeks of daily polyphenol supplementation on selected blood markers of oxidative stress and performance in taekwondo athletes. …”
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Using AI chatbots (e.g., CHATGPT) in seeking health-related information online: The case of a common ailment by Pouyan Esmaeilzadeh, Mahed Maddah, Tala Mirzaei

“…Using structural equation modeling on survey data collected from 231 respondents in the US, our study examines the hypotheses linking hedonic and utilitarian values, user satisfaction, willingness to reuse conversational AI, and intentions to take recommended actions. The results show that both hedonic and utilitarian values strongly influence users' satisfaction with conversational AI. …”
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Creation of a Strategically Oriented Social Responsibility Management System in a Georgian Organization by Maia Chechelashvili, Nino Chikviladze, Irina Iashvili, Tamar Kajaia, Khatuna Kharkhelauri, Elisabed Malania

“…Using decomposition, key problems of effective implementation of corporate social responsibility are identified, among which regulatory uncertainty and strategic integration are highlighted as the most relevant for Georgian organizations; components of an effective social responsibility management system are formed. The actions, the implementation of which constitutes an adaptive algorithm for the formation of a strategically oriented system of social responsibility management, capable of ensuring the organization’s competitiveness in the long term, are defined. …”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…The funding source was significantly associated with OS independent of age, educational level, and receipt of any treatment in the intermediate-risk (hazard ratio [HR], 2.28 [95% CI, 1.58 to 3.30]; P < .001) and high-risk (HR, 1.36 [95% CI, 1.02 to 1.80]; P = .04) groups, but not in the low-risk (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.60 to 1.21]; P = .38) or metastatic groups (HR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.64 to 1.11]; P = .23).CONCLUSIONThe worse OS observed for patients with prostate cancer with a public source of funding underscores the need for actions directed to improve the standards of public health care in Brazil.…”
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Experience of nurse-guided root cause analysis after a sentinel event: a qualitative study by Li-Li Huang, Yan-Hong Jiang, Ju-Hong Yang, Wei-Wen Hong, Hai-Fei Chen, Wei-Wei Hu

“…However, evidence on the effectiveness of nurse-guided RCA in improving compliance and corrective actions is limited. Objective The aim of our research is to deeply explore the experiences, roles, challenges, and strategies of nurses in guiding RCA. …”
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The role and contribution of civil society and community actors in COVID-19 prevention and control: the case of the COMVID COVID-19 movement in Burkina Faso by Charlemagne Tapsoba, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Cheickna Touré, Seyni Mbaye, Orokia Sory, Yamba Kafando, Issa Kaboré, Simon Kaboré

“…In a nutshell, the COMVID COVID-19 movement fostered dialogues and collaboration among civil society, community actors and the Ministry of Health, which plans to engage the CCVS beyond the COVID-19 response, for the implementation of other actions within the national community health policy.…”
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Genie oder kein Genie, ist nicht die Frage. Perspektiven auf Clara Wieck Schumanns Kompetenzerwerb by Janina Klassen

“…Some key questions of this research such as the actors, audiences, actions, artifacts, and sociocultural and material affordances of musical works can be connected to categories of gender studies. …”
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Perspectives, benefits and challenges of a live OSCE during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional study by Anne Herrmann-Werner, Teresa Loda, Rebecca Sarah Erschens, Stephan Zipfel, Andrew B Nevins

“…Secondary outcome measures were how the implemented hygiene actions influenced the OSCE, including the interaction and communication between students and standardised patients (SPs). …”
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Habitat Quality Dynamics in Urumqi over the Last Two Decades: Evidence of Land Use and Land Cover Changes by Siying Chen, Ümüt Halik, Lei Shi, Wentao Fu, Lu Gan, Martin Welp

“…To mitigate further habitat quality loss and support sustainable development, it is essential to implement rigorous ecological protection policies, adopt effective ecological risk management strategies, and promote the expansion of ecological land use. These actions are crucial for stabilizing and improving regional habitat quality in the long term.…”
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