Analysis of epidemiological trends and risk factors in high-risk areas for pulmonary tuberculosis: an observational longitudinal study in Xinjiang, China by Liping Zhang, Di Wu, Yanling Zheng, Yaoqin Lu, Salawati Haritebieke, Guangchao Liu

“…Among the influencing factors that had a greater effect on the incidence of PTB, the lower GDP per capita (Q-value=0.65) had a largest effect on PTB in Xinjiang compared with others factors (higher PM2.5: Q-value=0.56, lower health personnel: Q-value=0.49, higher average temperature: Q-value=0.47 and higher urban residents’ health insurance: Q-value=0.46). …”
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Socio-ecological factors influencing boro rice yield and profitability in Wetland areas of Bangladesh: an integrated assessment by Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Md. Abul Kashem, Md. Jaynal Abedien, Tukir Ahamed, Arifa Jannat, Md. Monirul Islam

“…The data were collected from 60 out of 157 farmers who cultivated Boro rice using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Seroprevalence of Asymptomatic Leishmania donovani among Laborers and Associated Risk Factors in Agricultural Camps of West Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectiona... by Animen Ayehu, Yibeltal Aschale, Wossenseged Lemma, Animut Alebel, Ligabaw Worku, Ayalew Jejaw, Abebe Genetu Bayih

“…Among 185 participants examined using rk39, 14 (7.6%) were seroreactive for L. donovani. Leishmania donovani infection had a statistically significant association with sleeping under Balanites trees (AOR: 4.36, 95%CI: 1.186-16.06), presence of domestic animals near sleeping place (AOR: 4.68, 95% CI: 1.25-17.56), and lack of knowledge about VL transmission (AOR: 3.79, 95% CI: 1.07-13.47). …”
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Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire Correlated with Body Compositions of Thai Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Pilot Study by Ekkarit Panichsillaphakit, Yuda Chongpison, Puthita Saengpanit, Tanisa Kwanbunbumpen, Jaraspong Uaariyapanichkul, Sirinuch Chomtho, Chitsanu Pancharoen, Chonnikant Visuthranukul

“…Median [IQR] of age and BMI z-score were 10.5 [9.0, 12.2] years and 3.0 [2.6, 3.7], respectively. Subscale for Enjoyment of Food had the highest score. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19: A questionnaire-based study in the Aseer region by Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khalid Siraj Altalhiyyah, Mohammed Mousa Albariqi, Meshal Ali Alkhayri, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Saad Alnasser, Nawaf Mohammed Alshehri, Saad Haif Alqahtani, Saud Haif Alqahtani

“…The most commonly reported symptoms were diarrhea (13.2%), nausea (13.2%), anorexia (12.7%), abdominal pain (11%), and constipation. Male sex who suffered form severe COVID-19 infection, and gastrointestinal tract symptoms during acute infection were significantly associated with post-COVID-19 gastrointestinal tract symptoms ( p  < 0.05). …”
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Evaluating the Sustainability of Wheat–Maize System with a Long-Term Fertilization Experiment by Yun Shao, Jiahui An, Xueping Wang, Shouchen Ma, Ye Meng, Yang Gao, Shoutian Ma

“…In the protracted long-term experiment, chemical fertilizer (F) was taken as the control (CK) and three distinct treatments combining organic and inorganic fertilizers were used: chemical fertilizer with straw mulching (FS), chemical fertilizer with cow dung (FM), and chemical fertilizer with cow dung and straw mulching (FMS). …”
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Postdiagnostic use of antihypertensive medications and survival in colorectal, lung, corpus uteri, melanoma and kidney cancer patients with hypertension by Rūta Everatt, Irena Kuzmickienė, Birutė Brasiūnienė, Ieva Vincerževskienė, Birutė Intaitė, Saulius Cicėnas, Ingrida Lisauskienė

“…Results We found a statistically significant decrease in mortality among colorectal cancer patients who were users of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) (HR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.47–0.98) or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) (HR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.52–0.91). …”
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Adenoviral Pneumonia Outbreak in Immunocompetent Adults—A Missed Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunity? by Branimir Gjurasin, Lorna Stemberger Maric, Tvrtko Jukic, Leona Radmanic Matotek, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Marko Kutlesa, Neven Papic

“…Twenty-two patients (38%) had criteria for severe CAP, and these patients had higher procalcitonin, NLR, AST, ALT, LDH and CK, and lower T-lymphocyte CD4+ count. …”
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Literature study of Zn supplementation in feed for optimizing Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus growth by Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Hendri Inarto, Julie Ekasari

“…The results of this literature review indicate that zinc supplementation in feed can have a positive impact on overall fish growth by increasing digestive enzyme activity, particularly protease enzymes. …”
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Machine learning for the diagnosis accuracy of bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yi Pan, Pushi Wang, Bowen Xue, Yanbin Liu, Xinhua Shen, Shiliang Wang, Xing Wang

“…The sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing between bipolar disorder and depression were 0.84 (95%CI: 0.80~0.87) and 0.82 (95%CI: 0.75~0.88) respectively. …”
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Association of blood manganese and selenium levels with hepatic steatosis among adolescents: a nationwide cross-sectional analysis by Bin You, Bin You, Bin You, Bin You, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen

“…In the fully adjusted model, adolescents in the highest quartile of blood manganese had more than twice the odds of hepatic steatosis compared to those in the lowest quartile (OR = 2.41, 95% CI: 1.55–3.75, P &lt; 0.01). Similarly, the highest quartile of blood selenium was associated with a 57% increase in hepatic steatosis prevalence compared to the lowest quartile (OR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.19–2.08, P &lt; 0.01). …”
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Aulas de Educação Física e indicadores de violência em adolescentes by Simone Barros, Mauro Barros, Carla Hardman, Agostinho Silva Júnior, Juarez Nascimento, Anísio Brito, Markus Nahas

“…A prevalência de “envolvimento em brigas” e de “envolvimento em episódios de violência física como vitima” foi, respectivamente, de 21,2% e 10,7%. Verificou-se que 64,9% dos estudantes relataram não participar das aulas de EF. …”
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Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

“…The mean (± SD) occupational hazard score was 3.76 (± 0.87), with ergonomic and biological hazards having the highest mean scores, 4.22 and 4.10, respectively, making them the most significant occupational hazards. …”
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Synthesis and evaluation of a novel monomeric amine as sodium montmorillonite swelling inhibitor by Weichao Du, Xiaolin Pu, Jinsheng Sun, Xiao Luo, Yanna Zhang, Lu Li

“…In addition, the results of X-ray diffraction tests showed the obtained 1.0 wt% N 1 , N 2 -ditetradecy- N 1 , N 1 , N 2 , N 2 -tetrakis (2-hydroxyethyl) ethane-1,2-diaminium bromide solution could remarkably reduce the interlayer distance of wet sodium montmorillonite (from 1.94 to 1.37 nm).…”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation, perfusion, and reconstruction combined with a synthetic bone substitute in symptomatic bone cysts: a minimum of 26 months follow-up by Wenhan Huang, Yuan Yan, Chongquan Huang, Hongyi Liao, Jinpeng Lin, Yu Zhang

“…Tumor volume decreased from a mean of 49.7 cm3 before surgery treatment to 13.9 cm3 at the final follow-up (p < 0.01). …”
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Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study by Sonja Reißmann, Mannat Guliani, Tanja Wirth, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

“…Conclusions Differences found in the current study can help tailor preventive measures according to the needs of distinct professions and positions in order to improve working conditions and the violence prevention climate in EDs. …”
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Human intestinal nematode infections in Sri Lanka: A scoping review. by Nalini Kaushalya Jayakody, Anjana Silva, Susiji Wickramasinghe, Nilanthi de Silva, Sisira Siribaddana, Kosala Gayan Weerakoon

“…By 2017, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection prevalence across the island was 0.97% (ascariasis-0.45%, trichuriasis-0.25%, and hookworm infection-0.29%), and the enterobiasis prevalence between 2003 and 2017 ranged from 0% to 42.5%. …”
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Adaptive potential of winter rye cultivars developed at VIR in the context of their grain protein content in the environments of Leningrad province by N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova, V. I. Horeva

“…Protein content in grain for the studied winter rye cultivars in the environments of the Northwest region averaged 10.3% and varied from 8.7% to 12.2% depending on environmental conditions and hereditary features of the cultivars. …”
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The active roles of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa ZTHY2 in regulating antioxidant capacity and immune function of Leizhou black ducks by Jiang Wu, Yingxin Hu, Namula Zhao, Wei Yang, Zhibao Chen, Zhibao Chen

“…The control group (Control) was given a standard basal diet, while the RM group received a diet supplemented with ZTHY2 at concentrations of 2 × 107 (RM1), 2 × 108(RM2), or 2 × 109(RM3) CFU/kg, respectively. …”
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Prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and associated factors among high school adolescent in Hawassa city, Ethiopia by Zenebe Jebero, Amanuel Elias, Gemeda Billo, Mohammed Ayalew, Yonas Alemayehu, Fikre Moga

“…Results: The prevalence of body image dissatisfaction was 18.5 % [95 % CI = 14.8–22.2 %]. Being overweight/obese [Adjusted Odds Ratio(AOR) = 7.8, 95 % CI = 2.58–23.83], engaging in a small amount of exercise [AOR = 3.66, 95 % CI = 1.34–10.0], having moderate depression [AOR = 3.6, 95 % CI = 1.25–10.40], having severe depression [AOR = 6.8, 95 % CI = 1.94–24.22], late age of adolescence [AOR = 1.9, 95 % CI = 1.07–3.39], and family pressure [AOR = 2.2, 95 % CI = 1.28–4.04] were associated factors. …”
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