Treatment compliance at initial and maintenance therapy at gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. I. Simanenkov, S. V. Tikhonov, N. B. Lischuk

“…Total period of patients monitoring was 12 months at which patients made five visits to the research center: initial, through 1.5, 3, 6 and 12 months with filling in of questionnaires of Spielberger-Khanin, Beck, SF-36 and abridged multifactorial questionnaire of the personality (AMQP). …”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…The study revealed extensive pesticide application in Brassica oleracea; var. capitata (cabbage), Brassica oleracea; var. botrytis (cauliflower), Solanum lycopersicum, (tomato) and Beta vulgaris (beet root). Information obtained using interviews revealed that 16.5% of the traders in Kabale Municipality sold pesticides and 70% of the farmers in the major vegetable growing subcounties of Kaharo, Kyanamira and Kamuganguzi sprayed their vegetables with pesticides. …”
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The Identification of FN1 as an Early Diagnostic Marker for Recurrent Abortion by Single-Exosome Profiling by Wang C, Lu Z, She G, Chen K, Zhou H, Zhan X, Yu H, Pi L, Zuo L, Che D

“…Chenlu Wang,1,* Zhaojin Lu,1,* Guangpeng She,2 Kaining Chen,1 Huazhong Zhou,1 Xueli Zhan,3 Hongyan Yu,1 Lei Pi,1 Liandong Zuo,4 Di Che1 1Department of Clinical Biological Resource Bank, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510620, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Andrology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510620, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Di Che, Department of Clinical Biological Resource Bank, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research in Structural Birth Defect Disease, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, People’s Republic of China, Email chedi@gwcmc.org Liandong Zuo, Department of Andrology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510620, People’s Republic of China, Email zuold@163.comPurpose: Recurrent abortion(RA) is a prevalent adverse pregnancy event. Exosomes, secreted by various body fluids, are known to play a role in disease diagnosis and serve as biomarkers through intercellular communication. …”
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Alexitimia como predictor directo y mediado por la depresión en la violencia de pareja / Response to Special Educational Needs and Teaching Efforts in Elementary School by José Moral de la Rubia, Sandra Ramos-Basurto

“…Se aplicaron el Cuestionario de Violencia Sufrida y Ejercida de Pareja (CVSE, Moral de la Rubia & Ramos Basurto, 2015), la Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto de 20 ítems (EAT-20, Bagby, Parker & Taylor, 1994, en su versión mexicana de Moral de la Rubia, 2008a) y el Inventario de Depresión de Beck (2ª ed., IDB-2, Beck, Steer & Brown, 1996, en su Formato Simplificado de Aplicación, IDB-2-FSA; Moral de la Rubia, 2013) a una muestra no probabilística de 240 participantes (120 mujeres y 120 hombres) en Monterrey, México. …”
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Higher Consumption of Carbonated Drinks and Fast Food Related to Depression and Quality of Life in Adolescent Girls by Abbas Ali Sangouni, Zahra Darabi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh

“…Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 733 adolescent girls were included from Mashhad and Sabzevar cities in northeastern Iran. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and SF-12v2 questionnaire were used to assess depression and QoL, respectively. …”
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Association Between Hopelessness And Suicidal Ideation In Iranian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghian, Farnaz Etesam, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Samaneh Akbarpour, Mitra Akhlaghi

“…We developed a questionnaire consisting of three parts; the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), four questions regarding suicidal ideation, and questions regarding demographic characteristics. …”
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Diversity of harmful and beneficial insects on faba bean, Vicia faba L. in Assiut Governorate, Northern Upper Egypt by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Asmaa H. Mahmoud

“…The most common pest species were green leafhopper, Empoasca decipiens (42.28%), followed by bean fly, Ophiomyia phaseoli (17.16%); American serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii (16.45%); sugar beet fly, Pegomya mixta (9.20%); campyloma bug, Campylomma sp. (7.61%); and bean seed fly, Delia sp. (3.17%). …”
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Funcionalidad familiar y depresión en estudiantes universitarios en el Departamento del César by María Margarita Tirado Vides, Miladys Paola Redondo Marín, Gloria Hernández Mieles, Luz Karine Jiménez Ruiz, Martha Esther Guerra Muñoz

“…Para la recolección de la data se utilizó el Apgar familiar y el Inventario de Depresión de Beck. Los hallazgos descriptivos evidenciaron la presencia de signos de depresión y disfuncionalidad familiar en un alto porcentaje de estudiantes, se evidencia también la presencia de casos clínicos de depresión en mujeres más que en hombres. …”
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Intranasal delivery of hMSC-derived supernatant for treatment of ischemic stroke by inhibiting the pro-inflammatory polarization of neutrophils by Yixiang Jiang, Ning Wang, Jingyi Liu, Haoran Ren, Wenkang Jiang, Yanting Lei, Xidan Fu, Miao Hao, Xiujuan Lang, Yumei Liu, Xijun Liu, Rui Li, Hulun Li

“…While the cytokines secreted by stem cells show promise in modulating post-stroke inflammation, the direct application of these supernatants in ischemic stroke treatment and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells from perinatal tissues promote diabetic wound healing via PI3K/AKT activation by Jiawei Huang, Qingwen Deng, Lai Ling Tsang, Guozhu Chang, Jinghui Guo, Ye Chun Ruan, Chi Chiu Wang, Gang Li, Hon Fai Chan, Xiaohu Zhang, Xiaohua Jiang

“…Mass spectrometry was used to analyze the secreted proteins of the MSCs. We incorporated the MSCs into a polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) and sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel matrix with collagen I (Col-I) to evaluate their effects on wound healing. …”
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Impacts of plant root traits and microbial functional attributes on soil respiration components in the desert-oasis ecotone by Jinlong Wang, Jinlong Wang, Jinlong Wang, Guanghui Lv, Guanghui Lv, Guanghui Lv, Jianjun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Xuemin He, Xuemin He, Xuemin He, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Li

“…Nevertheless, in arid ecosystems beset by environmental stress, the partitioning of Rs and the underlying mechanisms through which microbial and root traits govern the distinct components remain poorly understood. …”
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Reproductive modes in populations of late-acting self-incompatible and self-compatible polyploid Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala in western Europe by Stoeckel, Solenn, Becheler, Ronan, Portillo-Lemus, Luis, Harang, Marilyne, Besnard, Anne-Laure, Lassalle, Gilles, Causse-Védrines, Romain, Michon-Coudouel, Sophie, Park, Daniel J., Pope, Bernard J., Petit, Eric J., Barloy, Dominique

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Prevalence of Anxiety among Qassim university female medical students during Covid-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia by Athari Almutairi, Saulat Jahan

“…The questionnaire using Google Forms, submitted to the WhatsApp groups of female medical students, gathered personal data and information related to the Covid19 pandemic effects. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used for measuring the severity of anxiety…”
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Onset after New Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by I. Yu. Feklina, M. G. Mnatsakanyan, A. P. Pogromov, O. V. Tashchyаn

“…Depression was scored with the Beck Inventory, anxiety — with Spielberger—Khanin (adapted STAI) questionnaire; childhood psychogeny has also been assessed.Results. …”
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Suicide Attempters Compared to Intentional Self-Harm Have a Severe Suicidal Intention and Poorer Reasons for Living Soon after Their Attempts: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Stud... by Anand Bhogaraju, Korem Anusha, Preethi Gudlavallety

“…Materials and Methods: In a tertiary hospital, soon after ISH or suicidal attempt (SA), cross-sectional data were collected on socio demographics, attempts, Beck’s suicidal intent scale, Columbia suicide severity rating scale, and brief reasons for living (BRL) scale and analyzed. …”
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Predictive Model of Purpose of Life in Adolescents of Public Educational Institutions from Arequipa City by Julio Cesar Huamani Cahua, Walter L. Arias Gallegos, Ana Lucía Núñez Cohello

“…Los instrumentos utilizados fueron el Test de Sentido de Vida (PIL), Escala de Afrontamiento para Adolescentes (ACS), Escala de Desesperanza de Beck (BHS) y la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida (SWLS). …”
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A cross-sectional study of the current status of psychological health and its correlation with academic performance in medical students: taking medical students in a medical univer... by Han Chunhong, Han Chunhong, Ding Jingjing, He Huan, Zheng Peiyao, Zhang Xiaona, Yang Xiaowen, Zheng Aiming

“…This study examines the psychological health of medical students in a Chinese university and its impact on academic performance, aiming to inform targeted interventions.Methods2022 undergraduate and postgraduates from an independent medical university in Eastern China were selected to score using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation(BSSI); and the total grade point averages (GPAs) of 2022 undergraduates in the first and second academic years were determined to analyse the main psychological influencing factors.ResultsThe general survey of 2022 new medical students at admission showed that the various scores of postgraduates were higher than those of undergraduates. …”
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Differences in Sexual Function Between Trimesters During Pregnancy: An Observational Study by Sunullah Soysal, Abdullah Sarioz, Umran Kilincdemir Turgut, Gokce Anik Ilhan, Yusuf Arman, Begum Yildizhan, Tanju Pekin

“…Among the remaining women, 43 of them excluded due to depression. Beck Depression Inventory was used to evaluate depression. …”
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Role of Financial Institution on the Success of Small-Scale Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO in Kabale District. by Kyarimpa, Glorius

“…The study findings showed role of unsecured loans on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Lyamujungu Sacco and these are ease of Access to Finance, supporting Cash Flow and Working Capital Needs, encouraging Entrepreneurship and Innovation, fostering Business Growth and Expansion, enhancing Financial Flexibility, reducing Financial Constraints Beck, mitigating the Impact of Credit Rationing, encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation. …”
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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Burdens: Impact of Educational Level and Relationship Status Among Low-Income Earners of Western Uganda by Lemuel, Ann Monima, Usman, Ibe Michael, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Alghamdi, Saad, Aigbogun, Eric Osamudiamwen, Archibong, Victor, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Kabanyoro, Annet, Ifie, Josiah Eseoghene, Swase, Dominic Terkimbi, Ssempijja, Fred, Ayuba, John Tabakwot, Matama, Kevin, Onohuean, Hope, Kembabazi, Stellamaris, Henry, Rachael, Odoma, Said, Yusuf, Helen, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Assaggaf, Hamza M., Kairania, Emmanuel, Aslam, Akhmed, Okon, Owoisinke, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Anxiety, anger, and depression were assessed using a modified generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), Spielberger’s State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2, and Beck Depression Inventory item tools, respectively. …”
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