Survival of patients with malignant neoplasms to be screened as part of the adult medical examination during the COVID-19 pandemic by A. A. Dyachenko, L. E. Valkova, M. L. Levit, Yu. A. Voroshilov, M. Yu. Valkov

“…A total of 12,354 records of nine iMNs were selected to analyze the survival during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Effects of meglumine antimoniate and allopurinol treatment on the fecal microbiome profile in dogs with leishmaniosis by Joan Martí-Carreras, Marina Carrasco, Marc Noguera-Julian, Olga Francino, Rodolfo Oliveira Leal, Lluís Ferrer, Gaetano Oliva, Jenifer Molina, Xavier Roura

“…Posteriorly, a microbiome analysis was conducted to analyze bacterial abundance, diversity and enrichment. …”
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Assessment of quality of life, treatment practices, and associated factors among children of atopic dermatitis patients at all Africa leprosy, TB and rehabilitation training center... by Minychel Wale Aynalem, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…Structured questionnaire and Child Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) tool were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression model were used to analyze the data. …”
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Awareness campaigns and strengthened prevention as alternatives to banning: Preventing zoonotic diseases from wildlife in the Democratic Republic of Congo. by Marc K Yambayamba, Chloe Clifford Astbury, Hélène Carabin, Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, Kirsten M Lee, Désiré K Mashinda, Justin M Masumu, Simon R Ruegg, Tarra L Penney, Mala Ali Mapatano

“…The latter included measures such as law enforcement, education, and awareness campaigns, investing in disease prevention, strengthening response, and banning wild meat. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze associations between demographics, consumption, and risk perception.…”
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Knowledge, practice, and factors affecting peripheral intravenous catheters among nurses working in Dessie City public hospitals by Belachew Tegegne, Dawit Checkole, Mekuriaw Wuhib Shumye, Leul Mekonnen Zeru, Zemen Mengesha Yalew, Sewunet Ademe, Metadel Tegegne Shiferaw, Afework Edmealem

“…Binary logistic regression and descriptive statistics were used. Variables with a 95% CI and a p-value of less than 0.05 were declared statistically significant in the multivariable analysis. …”
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Comparative analysis of stentless aortic root and composite valve grafts for aortic root replacement: a retrospective single-centre study by Maria Comanici, Mohammad Yousuf Salmasi, Fabio De Robertis, Toufan Bahrami, Sunil K. Bhudia, Jullien A. Gaer, Shahzad G. Raja

“…Aim: The efficacy of composite valve graft (CVG) versus stentless aortic root replacement (SARR) in patients with aortic valve and root pathologies remains a subject of debate. This study aims to analyze the in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival of these two surgical approaches. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with CKD With Catastrophic Health Care Expenditures: A National Study From Thailand by Pornpen Sangthawan, Sarayut L. Geater, Pinkaew Klyprayong, Pimwara Tanvejsilp, Sirirat Anutrakulchai, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Charan Kuhiran, Pichet Lorvinitnun, Kajohnsak Noppakun, Watanyu Parapiboon, Adisorn Pathumarak, Supinda Sirilak, Pleumjit Tankee, Puntapong Taruangsri, Piyamitr Sritara, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Chagriya Kitiyakara

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Association between the lunar cycle and pregnancy at first artificial insemination of Holstein cows by P. Pinedo, K. Keller, M. Schatte, J. Velez, T. Grandin

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Concordance of Mother-Child (6–23 Months) Dietary Diversity and Its Associated Factors in Kucha District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Tesfaye Guja, Yabsira Melaku, Eshetu Andarge

“…The 7 food groups of the World Health Organization (WHO) for children and the 10 food groups of FANTA/FAO 2016 for mothers were used to analyze the dietary diversity. Cohen’s kappa statistics was calculated to see the strength of concordance. …”
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Development and validation of a postoperative delirium risk prediction model for non-cardiac surgery in elderly patients by Xu Lin, Na Tian, Yuanlong Wang, Shuhui Hua, Jian Kong, Shanling Xu, Yanan Lin, Chuan Li, Bin Wang, Yanlin Bi

“…This study innovatively included the pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and the numerical pain score (NRS) for clinical work, to explore the relationship between sleep quality and postoperative pain and POD. Univariate and Multivariable Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze stepwise regression to screen independent risk factors for POD. …”
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Investigating the peri-saphenous vein graft fat attenuation index on computed tomography angiography: relationship with progression of venous coronary artery bypass graft disease a... by Liwen Han, Lahu Like, Mengzhen Wang, Mi Zhou, Zhihan Xu, Fuhua Yan, Qiang Zhao, Wenjie Yang

“…Generalized linear mixed model and continuous net reclassification improvement (NRI) were used for assessing the associations with graft disease progression. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was used for assessing risk factors predicting cardiac events. …”
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Renal Failure among Women of Reproductive Age in Burundi: Estimating the Prevalence and Associated Factors Using Population-Based Data by Michael Ekholuenetale, Temitope Oluwaseyi Adeyoju, Herbert Onuoha, Amadou Barrow

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Household secondhand smoke exposure and its influencing factors among pregnant women in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, 2024: a cross-sectional survey by Ling HUANG, Lei GUO, Mengyuan DING, Qian WU, Jiangyu XIAO, Yuxin JIANG, De CHEN, Siyu YU

“…A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect information on participants′ socio-demographics, awareness of SHS-related health hazards, and SHS exposure at home. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to analyze factors influencing household SHS exposure among pregnant women in urban and rural areas. …”
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Sleep Quality and Its Predictors Among Pregnant Women in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alasmer Z, Nazzal MS, Mohamed Z, Al-Jaber A, Ali R, Alshar F, Ababneh EM, Alshdaifat E, Kanaan SF

“…Additionally, participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Pregnant Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze sleep quality, and a multivariable linear regression model was used to identify significant predictors of the PSQI total score.Results: 206 pregnant women participated: 23.3% in the second trimester and 73.3% in the third, with a mean age of 30.6 years. 76.6% of pregnant women reported poor sleep quality (PSQI total score > 5). …”
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Association of HER2-low with clinicopathological features in patients with early invasive lobular breast cancer: an international multicentric study by Karen Van Baelen, Ha-Linh Nguyen, François Richard, Gitte Zels, Maria Margarete Karsten, Guilherme Nader-Marta, Peter Vermeulen, Luc Dirix, Adam David Dordevic, Evandro de Azambuja, Denis Larsimont, Marion Maetens, Elia Biganzoli, Hans Wildiers, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen, Patrick Neven, Giuseppe Floris, Christine Desmedt

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Impact of Sex on Infection Risk in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Borrelli, S. Nicola, F. Corradi, I. Badiu, L. Lo Sardo, N. Rashidy, A. Quinternetto, M. Mazzola, F. Meli, E. Saracco, I. Vitali, S. Negrini, L. Brussino

“…However, only a small number of studies have attempted to analyze this risk using real-life data, and even fewer have successfully assessed the influence of sex. …”
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