Habitual alcohol consumption associated with reduced semen quality and changes in reproductive hormones; a cross-sectional study among 1221 young Danish men by Anders Juul, Niels Jørgensen, Niels E Skakkebæk, Shanna H Swan, Tina Kold Jensen, Mads Gottschau, Jens Otto Broby Madsen, Anne-Maria Andersson, Tina Harmer Lassen, Lærke Priskorn

“…Objective Study associations between three measures of alcohol consumption (recent, typical/habitual, binging), semen quality and serum reproductive hormones.Design Cross-sectional population based study.Setting and participants 1221 young Danish men, aged 18–28 years were recruited when they attended a compulsory medical examination to determine their fitness for military service from 2008 to 2012. …”
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Sexually transmitted diseases and immunology articles pushed by WeChat official accounts are of most interest to the Chinese public: A national cross-sectional study in China by Yi Li, Yinan Zhao, Ning Yao, Shuang Zhou, Beibei Jiang, Ying Xiong, Chunbei Zhou

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On the Design of a High Band-Ratio Mid-Section Crossed Dual-Band Branch-Line Coupler With Arbitrary Power Division Ratio Using Perturbation Factor by Ahammad, Asif Iftekhar Omi, Mohammad H. Maktoomi, Mohammad A. Maktoomi, Praveen K. Sekhar

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Psoriasis severity in moderate to severe psoriatic Greek patients routinely treated with systemic treatment: a cross-sectional and retrospective chart review study (CRYSTAL-Greece) by Dimitrios Rigopoulos, J. Katsantonis, O. Neofotistou, V. Chasapi, E. Lazaridou, A. V. Roussaki-Schulze, M. Papakonstantis, C. Angelakopoulos, P. Rigatos, P. Aronis, C. Zeglinas, A. Kyriakakis, T. Heatta-Speicher, A. Kollia, K. Antachopoulou, E. Papadavid

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Influence of cervical muscle strength and pain severity on functional balance and limits of stability in elderly individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a cross-sectional s... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Mohammad A. ALMohiza, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ghada Mohammed Koura, Ajay Prashad Gautam, Debjani Mukherjee, Raee S. Alqhtani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Abdullah Mohammed Alyami, Faisal M. Alyazedi

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War-related continuous traumatic stress as a potential mediator of associations between moral distress and professional quality of life in nurses: a cross-sectional study in Ukrain... by Larysa Zasiekina, Anastasiia Martyniuk

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The association of sun-cured tobacco and cigarette use with global cognitive function, verbal fluency and memory in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sec... by Xiaomei Chen, Jie Li, Jia Liu, Xiao Liu, Menghui Deng, Xunhu Dong, Yanni Yang

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An examination of ankle joint position sense, postural control and associated neuromuscular deficits in patients with plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional analysis with advanced bi... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Faisal M. Alyazedi, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ravi Shankar Reddy

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Competency-based training in anaesthesiology: train the trainers first. A descriptive cross-sectional survey by the committee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensi... by Vojislava Neskovic, Carmen Oliveira, Carmen Oliveira, Aeyal Raz, Lesley Bromley, Gordana Jovanovic

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Exploring the role of different coping styles in mediating the relationship between dyadic adjustment status and postpartum depression among postnatal women: a single-centre, cross... by Jing Chen, Jing Deng, Fan Liu, Xiujing Guo, Yifei Tan

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Protection and Control of the State Border as a Component of Ensuring National Security of Ukraine by V. V. Polovnikov

“…Cross-border security – is a component of national security of Ukraine and provides security of the state border, protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within existing borders, other vital national interests of Ukraine from external and internal threats in the field of border activity (at the state border and cross-border space).…”
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An exploration of the increasing prevalence of chronic pain among Canadian veterans: Life After Service Studies 2016 and 2019 by Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar, Dena Zeraatkar, Andrew Thomas, Jason W. Busse

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Financial contagion in the US, European and Chinese stock markets during global shocks by Marina Yu. Malkina

“…However, during the 2020 pandemic, there was a short-term strong contagion of the S&P 500 and STOXX 600 from the SSE Composite Index, as well as longer-term, moderate cross-contagion between the S&P 500 and STOXX 600. …”
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Transformation in European Defence Supply Chains as Ukraine Conflict Fuels Demand by Roland Hellberg, Martin Lundmark

“…This study contributes to a deeper understanding and theoretical advancement in managing military and security challenges, with particular emphasis on enhancing readiness, resilience, and the scaling of military capabilities across cross-border defence supply chains.…”
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Neurovascularization inhibiting dual responsive hydrogel for alleviating the progression of osteoarthritis by Wenpin Qin, Zhangyu Ma, Guo Bai, Wen Qin, Ling Li, Dongxiao Hao, Yuzhu Wang, Jianfei Yan, Xiaoxiao Han, Wen Niu, Lina Niu, Kai Jiao

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Misuse of Statistical Methods in 10 Leading Chinese Medical Journals in 1998 and 2008 by Shunquan Wu, Zhichao Jin, Xin Wei, Qingbin Gao, Jian Lu, Xiuqiang Ma, Cheng Wu, Qian He, Meijing Wu, Rui Wang, Jinfang Xu, Jia He

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The effects of maternal health literacy, family functioning and self-efficacy on antepartum depression in pregnant women in China: a moderated mediation model by Ling Zhang, Li Ren, Hongyu Li, Haiyan Qiu, Hong Yang, Xiaolan Shi, Honghui Rong, Chuanfen Zheng, Fengju Li, Ting Luo, Lu Lu, Enyu Lei, Dali Yi, Ji-an Chen

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The relationships between mental health and social media addiction, and between academic burnout and social media addiction among Chinese college students: A network analysis by Tingwei Feng, Buyao Wang, Mingdi Mi, Lei Ren, Lin Wu, Hui Wang, Xufeng Liu, Xiuchao Wang

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Ground Testing of a Miniature Turbine Jet Engine for Specific Flight Conditions by Ryszard Chachurski, Łukasz Omen, Andrzej J. Panas, Piotr Zalewski

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