Association between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels in 2nd Trimester Amniotic Fluid and Fetal Development by Nikolaos Antonakopoulos, Zoe Iliodromiti, George Mastorakos, Christos Iavazzo, Georgios Valsamakis, Nikolaos Salakos, Aris Papageorghiou, Alexandra Margeli, Sophia Kalantaridou, George Creatsas, Efthymios Deligeoroglou, Nikolaos Vrachnis

“…In accordance with our study design, samples of amniotic fluid were collected from women who had undergone amniocentesis early in the 2nd trimester. …”
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Mental Health and Other Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Intention toward Children of Military Parents in Lambayeque, Peru by Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Annel B. Rojas-Alvarado, Cinthia Karina Picón-Reátegui, Franccesca Dawson Aguila, Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Neal M. Davies, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas, César Johan Pereira-Victorio, Danai Valladares Garrido, Víctor J. Vera-Ponce, Jaime A. Yáñez

“…Finding mental health support, experiencing burnout syndrome, having a relative who suffers from mental health problems, and being part of the Catholic religion were associated with a higher willingness to immunize the children of Peruvian military members.…”
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Framing Colonial Australia: A Socio-historical Articulation of the Display of Art by Anita Gowers

“…Arriving with limited access to complementary art services and resources on the other side of the world to the centres of taste and civilisation, how did these artists frame their works? Who were the frame makers and what materials were available? …”
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Hamstrings and Quadriceps Weaknesses Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Persist Up to 6 Months After Return-to-Sport: An Angle-specific Strength Analysis by Michiel Hagen, Jos Vanrenterghem, Yves Van den Borne, Maria A. Diaz, Sabine Verschueren, Mark A. Robinson, Annemie Smeets

“… # STUDY DESIGN Case-Control study # METHODS Twenty athletes who had undergone ACLR performed isokinetic strength tests for concentric knee flexion and extension (60°/s) at RTS, and three and six months later. …”
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Female Breast Cancer Patients, Mastectomy-Related Quality of Life: Experience from Ethiopia by Engida Abebe, Kassaw Demilie, Befekadu Lemmu, Kirubel Abebe

“…Our breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy performed poor in terms of quality of life as compared to international findings which demands attention in incorporating psychosocial aspects in the treatment plan.…”
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Analysis of the Muscle Structure and Protein Composition of Different Varieties of Cultured Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Yuan MA, Quanyou GUO, Yao ZHENG, Weibo SUN, Liu YANG, Xiaoyan SONG

“…The leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine contents in the muscles of all five varieties were higher than the WHO/FAO standards. This study systematically analyzed the differences in muscle structure and protein composition among different varieties of cultured large yellow croaker from the perspective of food material, providing a reference for subsequent variety selection and high-quality processing.…”
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The magnitude of ivacaftor effects on fluid secretion via R117H-CFTR channels: Human in vivo measurements. by Jessica E Char, Colleen Dunn, Zoe Davies, Carlos Milla, Richard B Moss, Jeffrey J Wine

“…We focused on an R117H-7T/F508del subject who produced quantifiable C-sweat off ivacaftor and was available for 1 blinded, 3 off ivacaftor, and 3 on ivacaftor tests, allowing us to estimate in vivo fold-increase in sweat rates produced by ivacaftor's effect on the open probability (PO) of R117H-CFTR. …”
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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

“…We included 178 male subjects who visited our hospital multiple times between 2018 and 2023 for medical checkups for at least 3 years. …”
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Evaluating Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation to Predict Cardiovascular Events by Takahiro Nishihara, MD, PhD, Toru Miyoshi, MD, PhD, Kentaro Ejiri, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Osawa, MD, PhD, Soichiro Fuke, MD, PhD, Kousuke Seiyama, MD, Masayuki Doi, MD, PhD, Mitsutaka Nakashima, MD, PhD, Takashi Miki, MD, PhD, Shinsuke Yuasa, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: High RCA-PCATA showed significant association with future cardiovascular events after adjusting conventional risk factors and adverse coronary CTA findings in East Asian patients who underwent clinically indicated coronary CTA.…”
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Comparative outcomes of thulium laser enucleation by prostate volume: a three-group analysis from a single-center study in Vietnam by Hoai Nam Tran, Van Hinh Tran, Viet Cuong Nguyen

“…Materials and Methods This prospective study included 92 BPE patients who underwent ThuLEP, stratified into three groups based on prostate volume: Group A (< 50 ml), Group B (50–80 ml), and Group C ( >80 ml). …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Glycemic Control and Its Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Daniel Asmelash, Netsanet Abdu, Samson Tefera, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Cherie Derbew

“…A cross-sectional study design was conducted to determine knowledge, attitude, and practice towards glycemic control and its associated factors. Diabetic patients who were attending the University of Gondar Hospital from March to May 2018 were included in the study. …”
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The Impact of Cementing Techniques on Implant Longevity in Relation to Keel Length in Persona and NexGen Knee Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Study by Arash Sharafat Vaziri, MD, Mohammad Naghi Tahmasebi, MD, Hoseinali Hadi, MD, Sina Javidmehr, MD, Sohrab Keyhani, MD, Zahra Vahdati, MD, Hossein Nematian, MD, Yalda Farahmand, MD

“…Methods: Every participant who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between August 2014 and September 2022 with a minimum of 4-year follow-up using 1 of 3 implants were included: Persona + conventional cementing technique; Persona + modified cementing technique; and NexGen LPS-Flex. …”
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Nationwide incidence of central retinal artery occlusion in Japan: an exploratory descriptive study using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims (2011–2015) by Hiroshi Tamura, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Masahiro Miyake, Ai Kido, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Shusuke Hiragi

“…The crude incidence rates and age-standardised incidence rates of CRAO, according to the standard age-structure population of the WHO, were calculated.Results The crude incidence rate of CRAO in Japan was 5.84 (95% CI, 5.71 to 5.97) per 100 000 person-years. …”
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Cyberbullying: Violence in the digital world by Mijatović Marina D.

“…The above mentioned types of abuse can cause permanent and deep traumas, reduce the level of self-confidence of people who are labeled with this type of violence, damage them emotionally and socially. …”
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Machine vision-based detection of key traits in shiitake mushroom caps by Jiuxiao Zhao, Jiuxiao Zhao, Wengang Zheng, Wengang Zheng, Yibo Wei, Yibo Wei, Qian Zhao, Qian Zhao, Jing Dong, Jing Dong, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang, Mingfei Wang, Mingfei Wang

“…Finally,M3 group using GWO_SVM algorithm achieved optimal performance among six mainstream machine learning models tested with an R²value of 0.97 and RMSE only at 0.038 when comparing predicted values with true values. …”
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INONDATIONS TORRENTIELLES EN ZONES MONTAGNEUSES AFFÉRENTES AU GOLFE DU MEXIQUE by JEAN-NOËL SALOMON

“…The example of mountainous areas in the Mexican Gulf, Caribbean Sea, shows that climate change was by no means minor, the renewed outbreak of natural disasters triggered by global warming having a major detrimental impact on the environment and the economy with severest consequences for the poorest populations, who can hardly cope with such hazards, a situation that may result in grave social problems.…”
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Prenatal malaria exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study of pregnant women in the Northern Region of Ghana by Akbar Fotouhi, Masud Yunesian, Hawawu Hussein, Mansour Shamsipour, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Percival Delali Agordoh, Mashoud Alabi Seidu

“…After adjusting for newborn admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit, parity, maternal age and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, women who were exposed to malaria during the third trimester of pregnancy had 2.02 times (95% CI 1.36 to 2.99) higher odds of premature delivery. …”
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The influence of students’ intelligence types and personality traits on academic performance in distance learning in the digital environment by V. Ya. Afanasyev, N. V. Vorontsov

“…The research was conducted in 2019–2021 on the basis of three groups of bachelor students who studied in different training forms, namely: full-time (classroom) form in 2019 and 2021 and remote (distance) form in 2020. …”
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Intergenerational transitions in age at menarche: insights from Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, India by Sumedha, Suman Singh, Praveen Kumar Pathak

“…The study additionally found that dietary and lifestyle factors had an impact on the age of menarche, with those who regularly consumed junk food, occasionally ate meat/fish or eggs, completely avoided curd or buttermilk and engaged in non-resting leisure activities experiencing an earlier onset of menarche. …”
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Psychosocial Trauma History Negatively Impacts Liver Transplant Access in Women with Chronic Liver Disease by Katherine M. Cooper, Alessandro Colletta, Dhruval Amin, Darya M. Herscovici, Deepika Devuni

“…We performed a single center retrospective analysis of patients who completed routine LT evaluation between October 2017 and June 2021. …”
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