Features of distribution and ecology of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Carpathian National Park (Ukraine) by Oleksandr Kyseliuk, Bohdanna Kalynchuk, Yurii Motruk

“…According to the authors, this is due to the fact that there are no settlements at higher altitudes and the disturbance factor of animals is lower. The distribution and places of occurrence of this species in the park over the past five years are analysed. …”
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Dietary Niacin Requirement of Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis by Xuran Liu, Wenlong Wan, Mengge Li, Jiayuan Shi, Jie Xu, Zihan Zhou, Anran Wang, Shuyan Miao

“…The niacin content in the hepatopancreas of crabs in G1 and G2 was significantly lower than that of the other four groups (p<0.05). …”
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Studies on Microbial Quality, Protein Yield, and Antioxidant Properties of Some Frozen Edible Insects by Peter Kurdi, Patspon Chaowiwat, Jirathit Weston, Chanida Hansawasdi

“…The highest DPPH radical scavenging activity and FRAP values were detected in samples treated at 135°C, while the protein content of these samples was lower than that of the untreated control. These results indicate that hydrolytic compounds of proteins and probably other types of cricket materials are possibly involved in the antioxidant activities of the treated defatted cricket samples.…”
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On the risks of secure attachment in infancy: Childhood irritability and adolescent depression predicted by secure attachment and high approach behaviours at 14-months towards a ca... by Jonathan Hill, Nicky Wright, Helen Sharp, Andrew Pickles, Howard Steele

“…Among children who were not exposed to partner violence higher approach behaviours in the SSP were associated with lower irritability and depression.ConclusionInfant behaviours characteristic of attachment security in the Strange Situation Procedure may not equip children to deal with exposure to inter-parental violence and associated parental negativity.…”
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Correlation of disease activity score using erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein with clinical disease activity index in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Viraj Panchal, Puja Srivastava, Dhaiwat Shukla, Devang Rana, Supriya Malhotra, Sapan Pandya

“…Background: Most patients coming to government hospital are from lower socioeconomic class and do not always get investigations done like ESR or CRP. …”
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Analysis of Basketball Trainers Views about Coronavirus-19 Phobia by Dr. Yahya Gökhan Yalçın, Havva Demırel, Mehmet Altın

“…It was observed that the differences were not observed in both variables in Somatic, Social, Economic and General Dimensions, but they differed in psychological dimensions and the differences were in favor of lower age groups depending on the age factor. As a result, coronavirus-19 phobia of basketball coaches serving in the Turkey Basketball Federation (TBF) and registered Basketball coach of Turkey's Basketball Coaches Association (TÜBAD) is not related to gender and rank, but young coaches have been determined that most affected group psychologically. …”
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Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Sassy Molyneux, Johnstone Thitiri, Laura Mwalekwa, Molline Timbwa, Anna Vassall, Kirkby D Tickell, Judd L Walson, James Berkley, John Mukisa, Ezekiel Mupere, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Priya Sukhtankar, Sheila Murunga, Julie Jemutai, George Paasi, Benson Singa, Shalton Mwaringa, Rebecca Gathoni Njuguna, Yoko V Laurence, Caroline Ogwang, Mwanajuma Juma, Narshion Ngao, Christina Lancioni, Md Fakhar Uddin

“…Interventions aimed at supporting financial protection, reducing additional healthcare costs, and lowering health service charges may help prevent catastrophic expenditures.…”
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Osilodrostat treatment in patients with Cushing’s disease of Asian or non-Asian origin: a pooled analysis of two Phase III randomized trials (LINC 3 and LINC 4) by Akira Shimatsu, Beverly MK Biller, Maria Fleseriu, Rosario Pivonello, Eun Jig Lee, Rattana Leelawattana, Jung Hee Kim, Rama Walia, Yerong Yu, Zhihong Liao, Andrea Piacentini, Alberto M Pedroncelli, Peter J Snyder

“…Asian patients with Cushing’s disease generally required numerically lower osilodrostat doses than non-Asian patients to achieve beneficial effects. …”
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Trabeculectomy versus stepwise treatment for breaking the attack of acute primary angle closure in patients with long attack duration: study design and protocol for a multicentre r... by Jing Jiang, Qing Zhang, Bo Qu, Chao Dai, Mingguang He, Ye Zhang, Ning-Li Wang, Shuning Li, Guangxian Tang, Su Jie Fan, Zhi Li, Chi Liu, Xinqi Chang, Yanyan Cheng

“…However, patients with APAC in China and developed countries differ in disease characteristics as the Chinese have longer attack duration and lower success rate in breaking the attack with solely medication or laser therapy. …”
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Effect Observation on Quanjing Acupuncture combined with Blood-letting Cupping Therapy on Upper Extremity Spasticity in Recovery Stage of Stroke by Zhulian ZHAN, Lu YANG, Mali XI, Xiaoying HU, Guoping ZHOU

“…The control group received routine diagnosis and rehabilitation treatment, and Quanjing acupuncture treatment, once a day, six times a week, two weeks in each course, continuous treatment for two courses; the treatment group was treated combined with blood-letting cupping therapy on the basis of the control group, once every other day, three times a week, two weeks in each course, continuous treatment for two courses.Modified MAS scale was used to evaluate the degree of upper limb spasm;simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function scale (FMA) was used to assess the limb motor function of patients; Barthel index (BI) was used to assess the daily living ability of patients.Results:Compared with the treatment before, MAS score of both groups was significantly lower, FMA score and BI score were significantly higher, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the control group, MAS score of the treatment group decreased more significantly after treatment, FMA score and BI score improved more significantly, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);the effective rate of spasm improvement in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Quanjing Acupuncture therapy combined with blood-letting cupping therapy can improve the degree of upper limb spasm, motor function and daily living ability of stroke patients at recovery stage, and has a good clinical effect.…”
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DepRescribing inapprOpriate Proton Pump InhibiTors (DROPIT): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Swiss primary care by Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sven Streit, Sven Trelle, Nicolas Rodondi, Carole Elodie Aubert, Kristie Rebecca Weir, Enriqueta Vallejo-Yagüe, Samantha Chan, Marie Roumet, Pascal Juillerat, Sofia Carolina Zambrano Ramos, Jennifer Inauen, Angela Edith Schulthess-Lisibach, Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Clémentine Tombez, Martina Zangger, Flurina Jenal, Yvonne Mattmann, Christof Bieri, Michaela Barbier

“…Successful implementation of our PPI deprescribing strategy has the potential to improve patient outcomes and lower costs.Trial registration number NCT06129474.…”
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tVNS alters inflammatory response in adult VPA‐induced mouse model of autism: evidence for sexual dimorphism by Hale Gök Dağıdır, Neslihan Bukan, Meltem Bahcelioglu, Ayşen Çalıkuşu, Ece Alim, Saadet Özen Dizakar, Elif Topa, Hayrunnisa Bolay

“…However, IL‐1β was significantly lower, and IL‐6, TNF‐ α, and IL‐22 were not different in female VPA‐exposed mice compared to the control group. …”
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Calculated parameters for the diagnosis of Wilson disease by Nada Syazana Zulkufli, Pavai Sthaneshwar, Wah-Kheong Chan

“…Results: Caeruloplasmin, total copper, NCC, NCC%, CCR, adjusted copper and discriminant function were significantly lower in WD compared to non-WD. Discriminant function showed the best diagnostic specificity (99.4%), sensitivity (98.2%) and classification accuracy (99.1%). …”
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Are Elite Collegiate Female Athletes PRIME for a Safe Return to Sport after ACLR? An Investigation of Physical Readiness and Integrated Movement Efficiency (PRIME) by Courtney R Chaaban, Darren Hearn, Benjamin Goerger, Darin A Padua

“…The ACLR group, however, had lower LESS scores, indicative of better movement quality. …”
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A New Nomogram to Predict the Success of Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Ureteral Stones by Muhammed Fatih Simsekoglu, Engin Derekoylu, Mustafa Ozkaya, Muhammet Demirbilek, Ugur Aferin, Berin Selcuk, Ahmet Erozenci, Bulent Onal

“…A stone load larger than 1 cm2, age older than 45.5 years, the presence of multiple stones, new- (third-) generation lithotripter use, and pre-SWL catheterization had statistically significant effects on lower stone-free rates in patients who underwent SWL due to ureteral stones. …”
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Surgical fear and sleep quality effect the postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery: cross sectional study by Özge Çimen, Yeliz Sürme

“…Results The mean fear of surgery score of women was higher than men, and sleep quality and postoperative quality of recovery were lower than men (p = 0.045). A moderate negative correlation between fear of surgery and sleep quality was found (r = -0.377; p = 0.000). …”
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Morphological analysis of lacrimal punctum using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in different age groups by Hasan Naz, Shruthi Tara, Jagadeesh K Reddy, V Rajesh Prabu, Mithun Thulasidas

“…The selected eyes from healthy patients were divided into four age groups (21–35 years, 36–50 years, 51–65 years, 66–80 years), and lower lacrimal puncta were analyzed using AS-OCT. …”
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EFFICACY OF THIONONTRITE-S FOR PREVENTION OF METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE IN CATTLE by Ye. V. Tyapkina, M. P. Semenenko, Ye. V.  Kuzminova, A. A.  Abramov

“…At the end of the experiment the level of alanine aminotransferase in the first group was 1.8 times less than the control levels, the level of aspartate aminotransferase was 1.6 times lower than the negative control levels. The positive effect of thionontrite-S was also observed with regard to pigment metabolism; the concentration of total bilirubin in the experimental group was within physiological limits (4.28 ± 0.55 µM/l), whereas in the control group hyperbilirubinemia was 1.6 times higher than the upper limit of normal. …”
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Effect of behavioral stage change theory on postoperative rehabilitation and quality of life in male patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma resection: a retrospective study by Lili Dong, Fanfan Zhang

“…Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores and quality of life were significantly lower in the observation group. As compared to the control group, the observation group exhibited a considerably decreased incidence of cancer-related symptoms, including fever, jaundice, abdominal pain and gastrointestinal hemorrhage (p < 0.05). …”
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Non-Redox-Based Electrochemical Detection of Adrenaline: A Simple and Reliable Approach Using Glass Nanopipets by Ralph J. Page, Gene Koifman, Noel Manring, Jessica L. Smeltz, Pavithra Pathirathna

“…The sensor achieved a detection limit of 5 pM in Tris buffer using DB24C8 and 50 pM with DB18C6, both significantly lower than the physiological concentration of Adr. …”
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