Do Maternal Vitamin D Levels Influence Vitamin D Levels in Preterm Neonates? by M. Panda, J. McIntosh, T. Chaudhari, A. L. Kent

“…Median gestation was 29 (27-30) weeks and median birth weight 1197 (971.2-1512.5) grams. Median maternal VitD level was 54.5 (36-70.7) nmol/L, median neonatal Vit D level at birth was 57 (42-70) nmol/L. …”
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The Cost-effectiveness of Celecoxib versus Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs plus Proton-pump Inhibitors for Treating Osteoarthritis in Algeria by Nadir Hammoumraoui, Sid Ahmed Kherraf, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo, Tarek A. Ismail

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Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 by Atikur Rahman, Zakir Hossain, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, Enamul Kabir

“…Age at first marriage (p<0.001, OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.666 to 0.825), age at first birth (p<0.001, OR0.54, 95% CI 0.480 to 0.607), place of residence (p<0.001, OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.712 to 0.872), exposure of media (p<0.001, OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.647 to 0.768), religion (p<0.001, OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.277 to 1.690), husband’s desire more child (p<0.001, OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.428 to 1.784), women empowerment (p<0.001, OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.075 to 1.3) and wealth index (p<0.001, OR1.61, 95% CI 0.435 to 1.796) were found to be statistically significant determinants of the number of CEB among ever-married women. …”
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Unveiling the potential of Nd2O3 in optimizing the radiation shielding performance of B2O3–TiO2–BaO–ZnO-Nd2O3 glasses by Maryam Al Huwayz, Aljawhara H. Almuqrin, F.F. Alharbi, M.I. Sayyed, B. Albarzan

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Utilizing bioinformatics and machine learning to identify CXCR4 gene-related therapeutic targets in diabetic foot ulcers by Hengyan Zhang, Ye Zhou, Heguo Yan, Changxing Huang, Licong Yang, Yangwen Liu

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Nociceptive and Neuronal Evaluation of the Sciatic Nerve of Wistar Rats Subjected to Compression Injury and Treated with Resistive Exercise by Juliana Sobral Antunes, Keli Lovison, Jhenifer Karvat, Ana Luiza Peretti, Lizyana Vieira, Guilherme Hideaki Higuchi, Rose Meire Costa Brancalhão, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko Ribeiro, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini

“…Regarding allodynia, CG obtained values less than EG (p=0.012) and larger than LG and LEG (p<0.001). Histological results showed that CG and EG had normal appearance, as LG and LEG showed up with large amounts of inflammatory infiltration, degeneration and disruption of nerve fibers, and reduction of the myelin sheath; however LEG presented some regenerated fibers. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Endometrial Flushing Fluid of Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Endometrioma and Uterine Leiomyoma: Comparison with Healthy Controls by Mustafa Demir, Onur Ince, Bulent Yilmaz, Mert Ulas Barut, Ulviye Cansu Ozturk, Avni Kılıc, Ahmet Berkiz Turp, Recep Sutcu, Seyithan Taysi

“…Similarly, oxidant state-related markers didn’t differ significantly between 4 groups (p=0.090 for total oxidant status, p=0.087 for lipid hydroperoxide, p=0.312 for oxidative stress index). CONCLUSION: Endometrial flushing fluid total antioxidant status, total oxidant status, lipid hydroperoxide, ceruloplasmin, and total sulfhydryl levels during implantation window didn’t differ between women with Polycystic ovary syndrome, uterine leiomyoma, endometrioma, and healthy controls. …”
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Preserving soil properties and enhancing cauliflower yield with black plastic mulch in Bangladesh by Farhana Akter Mitu, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Abdul Kader, Fakhar Uddin Talukder, Tahmina Akter, Nargis Akter, Jahidul Karim, Rajesh Kumar Soothar, Ashutus Singha

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Evaluation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Measures in Patients with Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain before a Definitive Diagnosis by Leila Farhad Mollashahi, Narges Farhad Mollashahi, Fahimeh Afzaljavan, Amir Hossein Saati

“…According to Spearman's correlation test, more consultations before definitive diagnosis had a positive and significant relationship with longer time to visit the pain clinic (P=0.012, r=0.335). The rest of the investigated factors had no significant relationship with the diagnosis delay time.Conclusion: Our study showed that most patients had undergone dental procedures in an attempt to relieve pain. …”
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Trends in Real-World Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Receiving One or More ALK Tyrosine Kinase Inh... by Lara Chayab, Natasha B. Leighl, Mina Tadrous, Christine M. Warren, William W. L. Wong

“…Using linked provincial health administrative databases, we examined real-world outcomes of patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC receiving ALK TKIs in Ontario between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021. Demographic, clinical characteristics and treatment patterns were summarized using descriptive statistics. …”
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بررسی اثر اکسین، ساکارز و تغذیه بر الگوی تناوب باردهی نارنگی انشو (Citrus unshiu)

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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Kariyer Planlamaya İlişkin Gereksinimleri by Arzu İlçe, Melisa Bulut, Elif Gençer Şendur, Ümmühan Yiğit, Arzu Akman Yılmaz, Simge Coskun Palaz

“…Öğrencilerin kariyer uyumluluğu, kariyer iyimserliği ve iş piyasalarına ilişkin algılanan bilgi alt boyut ve Kariyer Geleceği Ölçeği toplam puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 40,55 ± 6,35, 38,60 ± 5,72, 9,86 ± 2,10, 89,02 ± 12,35 bulundu. Cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi ve hemşirelikte kariyere devam etmeyi isteme durumu ile kariyer uyumluluğu ve iş piyasalarına ilişkin algılanan bilgi alt boyut ve Kariyer Geleceği Ölçeği toplam puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak fark olduğu belirlendi (p lt; 0,05).Sonuç: Öğrencilerin çoğunluğu hemşirelikte kariyerlerine devam etmek istemekte ve kariyer gelecekleri hakkında olumlu tutum göstermektedir. …”
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Comparing the cost-benefit of breast cancer screening programs in rural and urban areas across four economic zones in China: a Markov modeling analysis by Dachuang Zhou, Kejia Zhou, Wenjuan Wang, Hanqiao Shao, Hongliu Zhang, Wenxi Tang

“…Except for the rural central region, where the cost-effective strategy had suboptimal outcomes compared to status quo, the recommended strategies in the other seven regions could prevent 41.12–58.80% and 8.08–35.39% of advanced breast cancer cases, and 18.83–29.27% and 2.71–14.06% of breast cancer deaths, when compared to no screening and status quo, respectively. …”
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Aplicación de un instrumento para la estratificación del paciente con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica descompensada en el Departamento de Urgencias by Luís Alberto Corona Martinez, Liuva Leyva Rodríguez, Dianelys Perla Leyva Martínez

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Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Seteamlak Adane Masresha

“…Children whose mothers have not attended formal education were 3.042 times (AOR = 3.042 95% CI: (1.312–7.052)) less likely to meet the minimum dietary diversity score than children whose mothers have attended secondary and above. …”
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Genomic Analysis of a Serotype 5 Streptococcus pneumoniae Outbreak in British Columbia, Canada, 2005–2009 by Ruth R. Miller, Morgan G. I. Langille, Vincent Montoya, Anamaria Crisan, Aleksandra Stefanovic, Irene Martin, Linda Hoang, David M. Patrick, Marc Romney, Gregory Tyrrell, Steven J. M. Jones, Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Patrick Tang

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Validity of Wearable Inertial Sensors for Gait Analysis: A Systematic Review by Giuseppe Prisco, Maria Agnese Pirozzi, Antonella Santone, Fabrizio Esposito, Mario Cesarelli, Francesco Amato, Leandro Donisi

“…Regarding gait parameters, 11 studies out of the 32 included studies focused on spatial-temporal parameters, 12 on joint kinematics, 2 on gait events, and the remainder on a combination of parameters. …”
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Sağlık Çalışanlarında Örgütsel Adalet Algısının Duygusal Emek Üzerine Etkisi: Konya İlinde Bir Uygulama by Serap Kılınç, Aydan Yüceler

“…Verilerin elde edilmesinde araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan kişisel bilgi formu, Moorman (1991) tarafından hazırlanan ve Yıldırım (2003) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanarak geçerlik-güvenirlik çalışmaları yapılan Örgütsel Adalet Ölçeği ve Diefendorff vd. (2005) tarafından oluşturulan, Basım ve Begenirbaş (2012) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanıp geçerlik-güvenirlik çalışmaları yapılan Duygusal Emek Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. …”
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Comparison of Left Ventricular Function after His Bundle Pacing vs Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Implantation by Kurniawan Prakoso, Kevin Wibawa, Giky Karwiky, Mohammad Rizki Akbar, Januar Wibawa Martha, Mohammad Iqbal

“…There was no difference in QRS duration at baseline between both groups with higher left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in HBP group (51.2 ± 13.9% vs 45.6 ± 11.1%, p=0.078). During follow up, HBP group showed narrower QRS duration (113.40 ± 17.06ms vs 120.81 ± 12.12ms, p=0.029). …”
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Automated skin lesion detection and prevalence estimation in Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins by Colin J. Murphy, Melissa A. Collier, Ann-Marie Jacoby, Eric M. Patterson, Megan M. Wallen, Janet Mann, Shweta Bansal

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