Anxiety and Depression and Sleep Problems Among Patients with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by Katarzyna Anna Dyląg, Wiktoria Wieczorek-Stawińska, Agata Cichoń-Chojnacka, Anna Piaskowska, Katarzyna Jaroszewska, Kornelia Wasiak, Tomasz Jagła, Julia Frączek, Aneta Abram, Adriana Costanzo, Federica Landri, Paulina Dumnicka, Lech Popiołek

“…<b>Methods</b>: The study included 90 children aged 7 to 16 years diagnosed with FASD, who were primarily in foster or adoptive care. Participants completed validated psychometric tools, including the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) and Children’s Depression Inventory 2 (CDI 2). …”
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The importance of parents' attention to complete aggressive behavior by Desep Pria Pandri, Netrawati Netrawati

“…The population of this study were students of class VII, VIII, and IX of SMP Negeri 21 Padang who were registered in the odd semester of the 2021/2022 academic year as many as 374 students. …”
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Occult Perforation of the Esophagus during Removal of an Enteral Feeding Tube: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammad Alabdallat, Gustav Strandvik, Ibrahim Afifi, Ruben Peralta, Ashok Parchani, Ayman El-Menyar, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

“…We presented a 38-year-old male who was involved in a motor-vehicle collision and found with low Glasgow Coma Scale outside his vehicle. …”
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Analysis of Fluid Balance as Predictor of Length of Assisted Mechanical Ventilation in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) by Praveen Unki, Sushma Save

“…Out of 40 patients, 27 patients who had ≥15% positive fluid balance required prolonged mechanical ventilation. …”
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Relationship between Myopia Progression and School Entrance Age: A 2.5-Year Longitudinal Study by Linjie Liu, Dandan Jiang, Chunchun Li, Yaoyao Lin, Wenzhe Zhou, Haishao Xiao, Yanyan Chen

“…Myopia is related to children’s school entrance age. Children who start school in an earlier age are more likely to suffer from myopia, and the progression of myopia can be considerably faster. …”
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The Mechanics of Fear: Organic Haunted Houses in American Cinema by Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris

“…But the whole point is also to determine the exact nature of the threat and to assess who—or what—the intruder is, so as to circumscribe “it” and return the community to some form of normality. …”
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Taiwan Passengers’ Willingness to Pay for Air Sleeper Seats by Chung-Wei Kuo

“…In addition, if passengers were traveling with children or if the passengers had higher flight frequencies and personal incomes, they were willing to purchase the sleeper seat service. However, people who had not experienced the sleeper seat service were unwilling to purchase it. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears with Bone Marrow Concentrate and Platelet Products Compared to Exercise Therapy: A Midterm Analysis by Christopher Centeno, Zachary Fausel, Ian Stemper, Ugochi Azuike, Ehren Dodson

“…At this midterm review, results from 25 enrolled patients who have reached at least 12-month follow-up are presented. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Anthropogenic and Natural Sources of Pollution on Quality of Water in Upper Indus Basin (UIB) by Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis by Mansoor A. Baluch, Hashim Nisar Hashmi

“…., 40 times higher than minimum WHO recommendation). Furthermore, the results also indicated that, in the Indus River, three monitoring stations and five quality parameters are sufficient to have a reasonable confidence about the quality of water in this most important reserve of Pakistan.…”
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Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study by Andrew P Costa, Aaron Jones, Darly Dash, Paula Rochon, Patrick Quail, Rachel D Savage, Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Lisa M McCarthy, Nathan Stall, Dee Tripp, Maya Potter, Paul Katz, Samantha Peck

“…We will recruit pan-Canadian experts who demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in medical care delivery and medical practice models in the Canadian LTC sector. …”
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Adherence to customized vestibular rehabilitation therapy: influencing factors and clinical implications in vestibulopathy by Yeon Hee Im, Hyun Jin Lee, Eun-Ju Jeon

“…This study aimed to identify factors affecting adherence to CVRT across major vestibulopathy categories, including acute unilateral vestibular hypofunction (AUVH), chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction (CUVH), and bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH).MethodsA retrospective analysis of 90 patients who were prescribed four sessions of CVRT and underwent the therapy was conducted. …”
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Impact of Systolic Blood Pressure Trajectories and Variability on Unexplained Early Neurological Deterioration Post‐Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients by Xuxuan Gao, Qiheng Wu, Yu Ma, Yueran Ren, Jiaying Chen, Xiaofei Lin, Lianghao Ye, Wei Song, Jiajia Zhu, Jia Yin

“…In this prospective, observational cohort study, AIS patients who underwent EVT within 24 h of stroke onset were included. …”
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Research on master-slave game theory-based demand response strategies for renewable energy integration by Wei Hu, Yining Li, Puliang Du, Jiyu Li

“…A master-slave game theory-based demand response strategy framework was proposed, where the energy suppliers act as the leader by setting demand response policies, while energy operators who act as followers decide their consumption behaviors to maximize their own interests. …”
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The clinical frailty scale is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications and the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in elderly patients with trimall... by Qingsong Zhou, Wei Deng, Ming Zhao, Wei Zhou, Duo Chen, Heng Wang, Shengtao Wang, Hongsheng Yang, Yong Yin

“…Result Excluding 3 cases of death during the follow-up process, and 4 cases lost to follow-up, the study included a total of 146 patients, who were grouped based on their degree of frailty: the Healthy Group (CFS = 1–3, n = 69), the Vulnerable Group (CFS = 4, n = 50), and the Frail Group (CFS = 5–9, n = 47). …”
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Benefits of physical exercise through multivariate analysis in sedentary adults and elderly: An analysis of physical fitness, health and anthropometrics by Guilherme da Silva Rodrigues, Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, Gabriel Peinado Costa, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, João Gabriel Ribeiro de Lima, Leonardo da Silva Gonçalves, Larissa Chacon Finzeto, Carlos Roberto Bueno Júnior

“…The data included 376 participants aged 30 to 84 years who had been inactive for at least 3 months. Results showed that participants aged 71 and above had lower systolic blood pressure, height, body mass, elbow flexion and extension, sitting and standing up from a chair, agility, 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and handgrip strength values compared to younger age groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Effects of distant biofield energy healing on adults associated with psychological and mental health-related symptoms: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study by Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“…This trial was randomized, placebo-controlled, three parallel-groups, double-blind, and single-center with subjects who have one or more psychological and mental symptoms. …”
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Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Iván Castillo Ledo, Iriam Rojas Díaz, Antonio Masot Rangel, Silvia Janet Masot Torres, Pedro González López

“…More than half of the patients studied presented manifest symptoms of depression. Patients who presented low depression prevailed.…”
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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Core Stability Exercises in Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Zachary Smrcina, Sarah Woelfel, Christopher Burcal

“…Exclusion criteria were studies that did not utilize an objective pain scale, patients who had a specific diagnosed pathology contributing to the NSLBP or received treatment for their NSLBP within the prior six months…”
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Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection among patients diagnosed with inflammatory intestinal and rheumatological diseases in the biologic era by Helena Martínez-Lozano, Paula Saralegui-Gonzalez, Elena Reigadas, Pablo Ramón Fueyo-Peláez, Aurea García-García, José Miranda-Bautista, Luis Alcalá, Juan Carlos Nieto, María Elena Lobato-Matilla, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez, Patricia Muñoz, Luis Menchén

“…Although the subgroup of IBD patients receiving biologics showed a higher incidence of CDI compared to unexposed IBD patients, biologic therapy was not an independent risk factor for CDI in the logistic regression model; nevertheless, patients who received 3 or more biologic agents had a significantly higher risk for CDI (OR: 3.09, CI 95% 1.13–8.47, p = 0.028). …”
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Is There Gender Disparity in Vascular Access for Hemodialysis with New Percutaneous Systems? A Systematic Review by Hugo Vergara-Pérez, Alejandro Pérez Alba, Pablo Baliño, Asunción Rius Peris, Javier Reque

“…All clinical trials, comparative studies, and descriptive studies involving patients who underwent a pAVF were included. Results: Finally, the review includes 19 studies, comprising 14 retrospective studies and 5 prospective studies. …”
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