Physical Activity and Gallstone Disease by I. N. Grigor’eva, T. E. Notova, T. I. Romanova

“…Many systematic reviews and meta-analyses have confirmed an inverse association between GSD and PA in the world, regardless of potential risk factors for GSD, with a clear dose-dependent effect — the relative risk (RR) of GSD was 0.87 (95 % CI 0.83–0.92) per 20 metabolic equivalents (MET) of PA per week. …”
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Prevalence of Erosive-ulcerative Lesions of the Stomach and Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by N. A. Ponkratova, P. V. Pavlov, O. S. Shifrin

“…All patients, along with the standard examination using esophagogastroduodenoscopy, were diagnosed with regard to H. pylori infection: all 70 patients received a rapid urease test (RUT), 24 patients (34.3 %) had H. pylori DNA analyzed in feces, and 46 patients (65.7 %) had 13C labeled urea breath test. The study of H. pylori infection with RUT was carried out in 111 patients without inflammatory bowel disease, who formed the control group.Results. …”
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The Influence of Interleukin 17A and IL17F Polymorphisms on Chronic Periodontitis Disease in Brazilian Patients by Joana Maira Valentini Zacarias, Emília Ângela Sippert, Patrícia Yumeko Tsuneto, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, Cléverson de Oliveira e Silva, Ana Maria Sell

“…A case-control study was conducted on patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and healthy controls with the aim of evaluating possible association between interleukin 17A (IL17A) G197A (rs2275913) and IL17F T7488C (rs763780) polymorphisms and periodontitis. …”
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Sensitizing performance of air purifiers for the high-rise commercial buildings in urban core by Sandeep Budde, Sandeep Budde, Prabhjot Singh Chani, Sandeep Agrawal

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Mouth opening variables amongst the North Indian population by Disha Dixit, Pavitra Rastogi, Nand Lal, Rameshwari Singhal

“…Method: 662 adults from North Indian population, 317 males and 345 females in the age range of 18–80 years were evaluated on their consent. …”
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HIV and AIDS prevention behavior among housewives in South Purwokerto sub-district, Indonesia by Colti Sistiarani, Dian Anandari, Elviera Gamelia

“…There is a relationship between cue to act and prevention of HIV transmission, and no connection between perception of vulnerability, urgency, benefits, barriers, and beliefs with HIV and AIDS prevention behavior as dependent variable. …”
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Öğrenci, eğitmen ve hastaların bakış açısıyla diş hekimliği klinik eğitimi by Kadriye Funda Akaltan, İrem Öztürk

“…Sonuç: Eğitim planlamaları yapılırken, öğretimin sadece öğretim üyeleri değil, diğer paydaşlar tarafından da değerlendirilmesi çok kıymetlidir. Eğitmen davranışları açısından öğrenci ve klinik eğitmenler arasında bazı uyumsuz yanıtlar alınmış olsa da, bulgular klinik eğitimde yaşanan sorunlar ile katılımcıların davranış, duygu, beklenti ve kazanımları konusunda fikir vermektedir.…”
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The Efficacy and Safety of Propiverine Hydrochloride in Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms Who Poorly Responded to Previous Anticholinergic Agents by Naoya Masumori, Shintaro Miyamoto, Taiji Tsukamoto, Seiji Furuya, Akihiko Iwasawa, Takashi Sato, Naoki Itoh, Akihiko Shibuya, Toshiro Oda

“…The most frequent adverse event was dry mouth (13.7%), followed by constipation (6.8%). Conclusions. …”
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An In Vitro Study of the Effects of Methotrexate Loaded Biocomposite Beads on MG63 Osteoblast Cells by A. E. Malash, A. A. Al-esnawy, Khairy T. Ereiba, Ahmed M. Bakr, A. S. Abdraboh

“…Calcium chloride (CaCl2) was used as a cross-linking agent. The obtained biocomposite beads were investigated by different techniques FTIR, XRD, SEM, etc. …”
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Erosive Esophagitis in the Obese: The Effect of Ethnicity and Gender on Its Association by Albin Abraham, Seth Lipka, Rabab Hajar, Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ravi Virdi, Bobby Jacob, Prakash Viswanathan, Paul Mustacchia

“…Overweight and obese subjects were significantly more likely to have ErE than individuals with a normal BMI, with the highest risk seen in the morbidly obese (OR 6.26; 95% CI 3.82–10.28; p<0.0001). Normal weight Black patients were less likely to have ErE as compared to Caucasians (OR 0.46; 95% CI 0.27–0.79; p=0.005), while the odds ratio comparing normal weight Hispanics to normal weight Whites was not statistically significant. …”
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Study on Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Newcastle Disease in Smallholder Poultry Farms in Sodo Zuria District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Saliman Aliye, Habtamu Endale, Mesfin Mathewos, Haben Fesseha

“…The result of the study demonstrates that there was a high seroprevalence 48.7% (n= 187/384) of Newcastle disease in the study district. …”
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Temporal and geographical dynamics of early-onset Parkinson’s disease burden: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yong Li, Dianhui Tan, Cheng Luo, Junchen Chen

“…Males had a higher incidence (AAPC 2.3%) compared to females (AAPC 0.8%). In 2021, 59.7% of the 81,047 global EOPD cases were male. …”
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Korelasi Kadar Adiponektin dengan Kadar Glukosa Puasa pada Penyandang Obes by Isphandra Bakma, Rismawati Yaswir, Desywar Desywar, Efrida Efrida

“…Data dianalisis dengan uji korelasi Pearson, bermakna jika p<0,05. Hasil: Subjek penelitian terdiri dari laki-laki 8 orang (32,0%) dan perempuan 17 orang (68,0%). …”
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Investigating the influence of urban green spaces on urban heat island mitigation – taking four districts in Shijiazhuang as an example by Nan Zhang, Qiuning Ding, Haitao Wang

“…Surface temperature inversion of satellite images was performed using ArcGIS 10.7 software to obtain surface temperature. The overarching aim was to discern the nuanced impact of urban parks on the surface temperatures of their proximate environs during the summer season. …”
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Election Prediction on Twitter: A Systematic Mapping Study by Asif Khan, Huaping Zhang, Nada Boudjellal, Arshad Ahmad, Jianyun Shang, Lin Dai, Bashir Hayat

“…This research identified 787 studies related to election predictions on Twitter. 98 primary studies were selected after defining and implementing several inclusion/exclusion criteria. …”
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Isolation, characterization and therapeutic efficacy of lytic bacteriophage ZK22 against Salmonella Typhimurium in mice by Yihong Sun, Qing Qu, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Hua Xiang, Wei Wang

“…After inoculating S. Typhimurium at 37 °C, co-culture mixed with the optimal multiplicity of infection exhibited the lowest OD600 within 12 h, demonstrating the exceptional antibacterial effect. …”
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Descriptive Analysis Of Electrolyte Imbalance In Relation To Severity Of Illness In Covid-19 Pediatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Rawalpindi Pakistan by Rai Muhammad Asghar, Muddassar Sharif, Khalid Saheel, Asad Shabbir, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Hussain

“…Results: During the study period of 7 months, 61 confirmed COVID-19 patients were admitted. 37(60.7%) were males and 24 (39.3%) were females. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemisi Sürecinde Çalışan Hemşirelerin Anksiyete ve Umutsuzluk Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi by Abdulkerim Bayülgen, Fatma Hikmet Yeşil, Melek Yeşil Bayülgen, Hayriye Akcan Türksever

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Investigating orbital foreign device-associated malignancies: a scoping review by Jeong Hyun Ha, Jagmeet S. Arora, Jamasb J. Sayadi, Nada R. Khattab, Shannon D. Francis, Thomas M. Johnstone, Yeonji Jang, Gordon K. Lee

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Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women by J. Pečeliūnienė, I. Žukauskaitė, V. Dovydėnas

“…Results. 34 females (11%) had subjective cognitive failures (CF+ group) and 276 (89%) had not (CF- group). 28.7% of respondents had subjective cognitive complaints (SCC+ group) and 71.3% had not (SCC- group). 23 females (7.4%) had depression and 62 females (20%) were likely to be depressed. 34 (11%) females had significant symptoms of burnout. 30.6% (N=95) self-reported having chronic diseases. 14.84% of females had subjective hearing disorders. …”
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