An Interactive Pain Application (MServ) Improves Postoperative Pain Management by Richard Gordon-Williams, Andreia Trigo, Paul Bassett, Amanda Williams, Stephen Cone, Martin Lees, Brigitta Brandner

“…Patients with a device were significantly less likely to have poor pain control at 24 hours (OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.25, 0.81) and to report time in severe pain at 48 hours (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.47–0.80). …”
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From resources to resilience: Understanding the impact of standard of living and energy consumption on natural resource rent in Asia by Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Tufail, Chen Mo, Salman Wahab, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Wong Chee Hoo, Zhu Ling

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Deep learning based decision-making and outcome prediction for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with posterior surgery by Kai Chen, Xiao Zhai, Ziqiang Chen, Haojue Wang, Mingyuan Yang, Changwei Yang, Yushu Bai, Ming Li

“…The results showed that the Multi-Layer Perceptron model achieved the best performance among the four DL models, with a mean square error of 2.77 × 10–5 and an average absolute error of 0.00350 on the validation set. …”
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Relationship between age and delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a secondary analysis by Qing-qing Wu, Wei-wen Chen, Tian-lai Lin, Cun-rong Chen, Zhi-rong Ding, You-li Chen

“…For patients aged > 77 years, the risk of DCI did not decrease with increasing age (OR, 1.42; 95% CI 0.47–4.34). …”
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Wood flour / ceramic reinforced polylactic acid based 3D–printed functionally grade structural material for integrated engineering applications: A numerical and experimental charac... by Arunkumar Thirugnanasamabandam, B. Prabhu, Varsha Mageswari, V. Murugan, Karthikeyan Ramachandran, Kumaran Kadirgama

“…DSC thermograms demonstrate that FGSM has a better glass transition temperature (66°C) and a cold crystalline temperature (87.63°C), which contributes to its thermal stability. …”
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Healthcare and non-healthcare professionals’ knowledge about nutrition in older adults: a cross-sectional study by Marijana Matek Sarić, Tamara Sorić, Ana Sarić, Paula Smoje, Anamarija Rozić, Marina Matković, Sanja Zoranić, Marija Ljubičić

“…Results Participants’ overall knowledge of nutrition guidelines for older adults was moderate in both groups, with healthcare professionals scoring a median of 7.0 (IQR = 1.0) and non-healthcare professionals scoring a median of 6.0 (IQR = 2.0). …”
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Intervention to Improve Children’s Hygiene in Urban Squatter Settlement Schools in Pakistan: An Implementation Research by Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Muzna Hashmi, Laraib Mazhar, Muhammad Uzair, Laeba Hussain, Maleeha Naseem, Shagufta Iqbal, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Rozina Karmaliani, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani

“…Mean knowledge score differences were 20.33 (SD = 5.85) for personal hygiene and 10.08 (SD = 7.72) for environmental hygiene. Practice scores also increased, with mean differences of 2.52 (SD = 1.98) and 2.47 (SD = 2.08) for personal and environmental hygiene, respectively. …”
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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in promoting sustainable agriculture by V. Dhayalan, K. Sudalaimuthu

“…This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original authors and source are cited. …”
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Association between maternal satisfaction and other indicators of quality of care at childbirth: a cross-sectional study based on the WHO standards by Marzia Lazzerini, Emanuelle Pessa Valente, Chiara Semenzato, Ilaria Mariani

“…Additionally, ‘victim of abuse, discrimination, aggressiveness’ was inversely associated with the wish to return to the facility or to recommend it to a friend (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.70, p<0.003).Conclusion This study suggested that many variables are strongly associated with women’s satisfaction with care during childbirth and support the use of multiple measures to monitor the QoC at childbirth.…”
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Emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions among young ICU nurses: a model based on the job demands-resources theory by Xiaona Zhang, Haitao Huang, Songtao Zhao, Dan Li, Hua Du

“…The combined indirect effects accounted for 17.18% and 12.76% of the total effect, respectively. …”
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Effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) extract on lipid profile, glucose levels and its safety in adults: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. by Dimuthu Muthukuda, Chamini Kanatiwela de Silva, Saumiyah Ajanthan, Namal Wijesinghe, Anuradha Dahanayaka, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran

“…<h4>Results</h4>The mean age (SD) of the 150 participants was 50.4 (10.52) years, and 66% were females. Among the 127 participants assessed at 12 weeks, those in the C. zeylanicum extract arm had a lower LDL-C value than the placebo arm but the difference was not significant (the baseline adjusted mean difference was 6.05mg/dL; 95% CI: -2.43 to 14.52; p = 0.161). …”
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The Efficacy of Adalimumab Treatment in Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kübra Özdemir Yalçınsoy, Osman Özen, Yasemin Özdamar Erol, Pınar Çakar Özdal

“…Results: The study included 103 eyes of 53 patients, of whom 29 (54.7%) were female. The mean age at presentation was 8.2±3.4 (range: 3-16) years. …”
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Evaluating the effects of time-restricted eating on overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hui Liu, Fuliang Shangguan, Fen Liu, Yu Guo, Huixi Yu, Hanbing Li, Yinhua Su, Zhongyu Li

“…<h4>Trail registration</h4>Trail registration number: ChiCTR2400086815.…”
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2004-2011年广东省四会市肝癌发病空间特征分析 by 刘文奕, 黄启洪, 林爱华

“…【结果】2004-2011年广东省四会市肝癌累计发病1252例，发病率总体呈上 升趋势，波动范围为32.67/10万~41.14/10万。空间扫描发现肝癌发病存在聚集性，结果显示总人群肝癌发病率高发性聚集 区主要位于四会市南部及东南部地区，包括东城街道、大沙镇和龙甫镇（似然比LLR=6.34，P=0.019，相对危险度RR=1.31）； 低聚集区集中于中部偏北地区，包括罗源镇、地豆镇和江谷镇（LLR=8.66，P=0.001，RR=0.67）。…”
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Tendencias del sector fitness en Colima 2025: un estudio descriptivo by Adriana Isabel Andrade Sánchez, Isela Guadalupe Ramos Carranza, Lenin Tlamatini Barajas Pineda, Ciria Margarita Salazar C., Pedro Julián Flores Moreno, Rossana Tamara Medina Valencia, Lino Francisco Jacobo Gómez Chávez, Jorge López-Haro

“…La población estuvo conformada por 340 profesionales del sector fitness en los 10 municipios de Colima (217 hombres y 122 mujeres), seleccionados de forma aleatoria. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Its Impact on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Correlation with Duration of Illness: A Pilot Study by Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec, Dominika Blachut, Jan Harpula, Marcin Bereś, Agnieszka Nowak, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

“…LVEF values were lower in their searched group, and this factor showed statistical significance (53.92% ± 6.46 vs. 58.67% ± 4.69, p=0.0044). Thickness of the IMT was higher and statistically important among patients with SLE, both in left (1.22 ± 0.27 mm vs. 0.7 ± 0.21 mm, p=0.0001) and right common carotid artery (1.16 ± 0.26 mm vs. 0.59 ± 0.15 mm, p=0.0001), compared to the controls. …”
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Career Adaptability and Career Construction as Mediating Variables Between Hardiness and Vocational Identity by Enrique Merino-Tejedor, María José Serrano-Fernández, Maria Boada-Cuerva, Beatriz Sora

“… Background: The Career Construction Theory (CCT) focuses on the active role people can play when they create and design their singular paths for career success. …”
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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Samir Abdallah Hanna, Bruna Salani Mota, Fabio Ynoe de Moraes, Gustavo Nader Marta, Heloísa de Andrade Carvalho, Rachel Riera

“…The 2-year telangiectasia rate was decreased with IMRT (RR 0.66, 95%CI 0.47 to 0.93; P = 0.02); however, edema, pain, pigmentation, or fibrosis remained unaffected. …”
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High-coverage whole-genome sequencing of a Jakun individual from the “Orang Asli” Proto-Malay subtribe from Peninsular Malaysia by Wai-Sum Yap, Alvin Cengnata, Woei-Yuh Saw, Thuhairah Abdul Rahman, Yik-Ying Teo, Renee Lay-Hong Lim, Boon-Peng Hoh

“…In this study, we report the genome structure of a Jakun female, based on whole-genome sequencing, which yielded an average coverage of 35.97-fold. We identified approximately 3.6 million single-nucleotide variations (SNVs) and 517,784 small insertions/deletions (indels). …”
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HIV risk perception and changes in sexual behavior and sexual satisfaction following male circumcision among circumcised males and their female partners from a traditionally noncir... by Barbara Burmen, Kennedy Mutai, George Otieno Olilo

“…Results: Of 3,285 men interviewed, 1,001 (30%) were circumcised, of whom 247 (25%) were recently circumcised. Of 4,171 women interviewed, 976 (24%) had primary partners who were circumcised of whom 151 (15%) had ‘recently circumcised’ primary partners. …”
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