Effectiveness of HPV vaccination in reducing infection among young Brazilian women by Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Mariângela Carneiro, Wendel Coura-Vital, Angélica Alves Lima

“…Participants underwent a Pap smear and cervical sample collection for HPV detection, genotyping performed by PCR-RFLP, type-specific PCR, and using the PapilloCheck®. The prevalence of HPV infection was analyzed using the compare proportions test. …”
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Effects of nanocurcumin supplementation on metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Gofarana Wilar, Cecep Suhandi, Kohji Fukunaga, Masanori Shigeno, Ichiro Kawahata, Rizky Abdulah, Takuya Sasaki

“…Results: Nanocurcumin supplementation significantly improved waist circumference (WC) (standardized mean difference (SMD): −0.30 cm), fasting blood sugar (FBS) (SMD: −0.34 mg/dL), HbA1c (SMD: −0.33 %), and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) score (SMD: 0.73). Lipid profile parameters, including total cholesterol (SMD: −0.18 mg/dL), LDL-C (SMD: −0.16 mg/dL), and HDL-C (SMD: 0.32 mg/dL), also reduced significantly. …”
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Merck Open Global Health Library in vitro screening against Schistosoma mansoni identified two new substances with antischistosomal activities for further development by Monique Evelyn Ueberall, Martina Berchthold, Cécile Häberli, Sven Lindemann, Thomas Spangenberg, Jennifer Keiser, Christoph G. Grevelding

“…Furthermore, S. mansoni couples were treated in vitro with these two lead structures simultaneously to check for additive effects, which were found with respect to reduced motility. …”
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Clinical Study of Limosilactobacillus reuteri for the Treatment of Children with Chronic Tic Disorders/Tourette Syndrome: A Mid-Term Efficacy Evaluation by Yan Liang, Lin Wan, Guanglei Wang, Huimin Yan, Jing Zhang, Xinting Liu, Ziyan Zhang, Gang Zhu, Guang Yang

“…The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS); Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham-IV Scale (SNAP-IV); and Child Behavior Check List (CBCL) scores were assessed before and after treatment. …”
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Hubungan Perdarahan Postpartum dengan Paritas di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Periode 1 Januari 2010 - 31 Desember 2012 by Nola Eriza, Defrin , Yuniar Lestari

“…It is suggested to pregnant women with risk factors of high parity to regularly check her pregnancy to health providers so that maternal health can be controlled in order to prevent primary postpartum hemorrhage.…”
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Evacuation after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Is a Cause of Diabetes: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey by Hiroaki Satoh, Tetsuya Ohira, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Akira Sakai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Akira Ohtsuru, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi, Gen Kobashi, Kotaro Ozasa, Seiji Yasumura, Shunichi Yamashita, Kenji Kamiya, Masafumi Abe

“…Using the Comprehensive Health Check survey, we analyzed changes in the glucose metabolism before and after the disaster. …”
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Insulin Sensitivity and Beta-Cell Function Are Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Individuals without Hypertension by Chuchen Meng, Min Sun, Zhixiao Wang, Qi Fu, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Jia Mao, Yun Shi, Wei Tang, Xiaoping Huang, Yu Duan, Tao Yang

“…The Matsuda index (β=0.114, P<0.001) and HOMA-β (β=0.045, P<0.001) were negatively correlated with baPWV while lnHOMA-IR (β=0.196, P=0.076) and the Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) (β=0.226, P=0.046) showed a borderline negative correlation. …”
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Low-cost phone-based LiDAR scanning technology provides sub-centimeter accuracy when measuring the main dimensions of motor-manual tree felling cuts by Stelian Alexandru Borz, Andrea Rosario Proto

“…This study was setup to check to what extent proximal scanning by low-cost LiDAR platforms can provide accurate data to support the extraction and computation of volume loss by motor-manual tree felling. …”
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Increasing Access to Mental Health Supports for 18- to 25-Year-Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Angela MacIsaac, Teagan Neufeld, Ishaq Malik, Elaine Toombs, Janine V Olthuis, Fred Schmidt, Crystal Dunning, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Arto Ohinmaa, Sherry H Stewart, Amanda S Newton, Aislin R Mushquash

“…All participants will receive UP, which involves waitlist monitoring practices at the study site, which includes regular check-in phone calls to obtain any updates regarding functioning. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…Methods From January 1, 2019, to August 31, 2023, an epidemiological cross-sectional survey was conducted among the elderly population undergoing health check-ups at Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital in Jiangsu Province. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Phytochemicals from Tea and Agarwood Leaf Extracts against Isolated Bacteria from Poultry and Curd by Shah Rucksana Akhter Urme, Syeda Fahmida Ahmed, Mohammed Mostafa Al Quadir, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan

“…Unlike commercial antibiotics, which have side effects on probiotics (beneficiary bacteria), leaf extract activities were analyzed to check if they had positive effects on probiotics that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract as well as dairy products. …”
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Spatial and temporal variation of Antarctic microbial interactions: a study around the west Antarctic Peninsula by Swan L. S. Sow, Willem H. van de Poll, Rachel Eveleth, Jeremy J. Rich, Hugh W. Ducklow, Patrick D. Rozema, Catherine M. Luria, Henk Bolhuis, Michael P. Meredith, Linda A. Amaral-Zettler, Julia C. Engelmann

“…Conversely, SAR11 Clade II, which was less abundant but persistent year-round at both sites, was the dominant driver at Palmer, evidenced by many (28.2% and 37.4% of positive and negative effects respectively) strong causal effects. Article note: Kindly check first page article notes are correct. Conclusions Our research has shed light on the dynamics of microbial community composition and correlative interactions at two sampling locations that represent different climate regimes along the WAP.…”
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Medication-focused telehealth interventions to reduce the hospital readmission rate: a systematic review by Fatemeh Emadi, Racha Dabliz, Rebekah Moles, Stephen Carter, Jenny Chen, Charu Grover, Manya Angley, Rohan A. Elliott, Deirdre Criddle, Deborah Rigby, Sepehr Shakib, Frank Sanfilippo, Charley Budgeon, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Paul Yates, Katie Phillips, Anna Packer, Linda Krogh, Simon Poon, Jonathan Penm

“…Most of the interventions were multifaceted, embedded medication-focused interventions with reminders for diet, exercise, symptom check-ups, and education. Among the 23 included papers, 10 studies demonstrated success in reducing readmissions. …”
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Transconjunctival correction of involutional entropion: A video demonstration by Neelam Pushker, B. Mounica, Sahil Agrawal

“…After doing the distraction test, leave the eyelid and check for its position in relation to the globe. …”
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TSH Variability of Patients Affected by Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Treated with Levothyroxine Liquid Solution or Tablet Form by Carlo Cappelli, Ilenia Pirola, Elena Gandossi, Claudio Casella, Davide Lombardi, Barbara Agosti, Fiorella Marini, Andrea Delbarba, Maurizio Castellano

“…Patients were randomized (1 : 1) to receive treatment of hypothyroidism with liquid L-T4 or tablet form. The first check-up evaluation was made from 8 to 12 months after 131I remnant ablation. …”
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Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Infection in Some Wildlife and Cattle in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Y. J. Atuman, C. A. Kudi, P. A. Abdu, O. O. Okubanjo, A. Abubakar, Y. Wungak, H. G. Ularamu

“…Harvested sera from blood were screened for presence of antibodies against the foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) using the PrioCHECK® 3ABC NSP ELISA kit, and positive samples were serotyped using solid-phase competitive ELISA, (IZSLER Brescia, Italy). …”
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Visible light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using copper ferrite nanoparticles synthesized via Glycine-Assisted combustion method by A. Dinesh, K. Radhakrishnan, V. Renuga, Rajendra P. Patil, Suriyaprakash Rajadesingu, S. Suthakaran, L. Guganathan, Manikandan Ayyar, Madhappan Santhamoorthy, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Munawar Iqbal

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to check the phase’s structure and purity, FT-IR was used to find out what functional groups were present, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) was used to look at the optical properties, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to see the structure’s shape. …”
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Características sensoriales y preferencia en cultivares de alcaucil (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.), producidos en el Cinturón Hortícola de Rosario, Argentina by M.B. GATTI, M.C. MONDINO, S.M. GARCÍA, M.C. CIAPPINI

“…Para la evaluación sensorial se utilizó el método llamado CATA (check all that apply), participaron de la prueba 50 personas entre estudiantes y docentes de escuelas de cocina de Rosario. …”
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Association between serum testosterone changes and parameters of the metabolic syndrome by Sohei Kuribayashi, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Hiroaki Kitakaze, Go Tsujimura, Takahiro Imanaka, Norichika Ueda, Kentaro Takezawa, Hiroshi Kiuchi, Ayaka Tachi, Jiro Sakamoto, Toyofumi Abe, Go Tanigawa, Yasushi Miyagawa, Takashi Fujimoto, Norio Nonomura

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A multi-layer neural network-based evaluation of MHD radiative heat transfer in Eyring–Powell fluid model by Muflih Alhazmi, Zahoor Shah, Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja, Nafisa A. Albasheir, Maryam Jawaid

“…Performances of which are confirmed by metrics like error histograms, mean squared-error (MSE) check-ups, and regression analysis with MSEs all over the interval [10−09 – 10−04] to ensure a sustained model. …”
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