Comprehensive Analysis of the Mechanism of Anoikis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Dongqian Li, Qian Bao, Shiqi Ren, Haoxiang Ding, Chengfeng Guo, Kai Gao, Jian Wan, Yao Wang, MingYan Zhu, Yicheng Xiong

“…This signature holds promise in advancing the development of personalized therapy for HCC.…”
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Investigation on acute chromium poisoning accident occurred in process of electroplating tank cleaning by Jinbin LUO, Qiang CHEN, Tao LI, Wenlong LI, Binbin ZHU, Fangjun WANG

“…ConclusionThe main causes of the poisoning accident include weak awareness of the employer of occupational disease prevention and control; failures in fulfilling legal obligations of occupational disease prevention and control, implementing effective occupational disease prevention measures, and providing proper occupational health and safety training and effective personal protective equipment. In order to protect the health of workers, the relevant government departments and employers should attach great importance to the prevention and control of occupational diseases, such as strengthening training and education, increasing the intensity of occupational health supervision, and urging employers to implement occupational disease prevention measures in accordance with the law.…”
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One stage transanal versus one stage laparoscopic-assisted transanal endorectal pull-through in managing Hirschsprung’s disease in pediatric age group; a retrospective study by Ahmed Elrouby, Sameh Shehata, Saber Waheeb, Ahmed Khairi, Doaa AbdAl-Aziz, Baher Looka

“…The two groups were compared as regards the personal data, the operative data, and the post-operative outcomes including the time of passage of stools, time of tolerating oral feeding, the duration of hospital stay, and the development of any early postoperative complications. …”
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Work conditions and determinants of health status among industrial shift workers: a cross-sectional study by Sasha Javanmardi, Ludwig Rappelt, Ludwig Rappelt, Christian Baumgart, Daniel Niederer, Lars Heinke, Jürgen Freiwald

“…Effective interventions should be focused on job-specific and personalized health profiles rather than a stratification of work conditions to enhance health, productivity, and workforce sustainability.…”
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A recurrence model for non-puerperal mastitis patients based on machine learning. by Gaosha Li, Qian Yu, Feng Dong, Zhaoxia Wu, Xijing Fan, Lingling Zhang, Ying Yu

“…Accurate prediction of its recurrence is crucial for personalized adjuvant therapy, and pathological examination is the primary basis for the classification, diagnosis, and confirmation of non-puerperal mastitis. …”
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Assessing how pro-environmental perspectives impact participation in rooftop organic agriculture in urban neighborhoods by Mohammad Enamul Hoque, Abdullah Al Mamun, Perengki Susanto

“…The EP, awareness of consequences (ACs) and social norms (SNs) predicted personal norms (PNs). In addition, PNs and SNs forecasted the intention to produce organic food in urban-area rooftop gardens. …”
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Cognitive impairment in a primary healthcare population: a cross-sectional study on the island of Crete, Greece by Panagiotis Simos, Simeon Panagiotakis, Joanna Moschandreas, Dimitrios Boumpas, Antonios Konstantinos Bertsias, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Sophia Papadakis, Ioannis Zaganas, George Duijker, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis, Polyvios Papadokostakis, Kornilia Makri, Eliza Iatraki, Chariklia Tziraki, Maria Basta, Alexandros Vgontzas, Christos Lionis

“…Female gender (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.72; 95% CI 2.31 to 3.47), age (AOR=1.11; 95% CI 1.10 to 1.13), having received only primary or no formal education (AOR=2.87; 95% CI 2.26 to 3.65), alcohol intake (AOR=1.19; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.37), reporting one or more sleep complaints (AOR 1.63; 95% CI 1.14 to 2.32), dyslipidaemia (AOR=0.80; 95% CI 0.65 to 0.98) and history of depression (AOR=1.90; 95% CI 1.43 to 2.52) were associated with low MMSE scores.Conclusions This study identified a relatively high prevalence of low MMSE scores among persons attending PHC practices in a southern European community setting and associations with several known risk factors.…”
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Alcances del derecho a la salud en colombia: una revisión constitucional, legal y jurisprudencial by Elena Cárdenas Ramírez

“…El derecho a la salud fue consagrado en la Constitución Política de 1991 como un derecho económico, social y cultural, es decir, un derecho de segunda generación, que posteriormente ha sido reconocido por la Corte Constitucional como un derecho fundamental a través de la acción de tutela por tres vías: la primera, estableciendo su relación de conexidad con el derecho a la vida, el derecho a la integridad personal y el derecho a la dignidad humana; la segunda, reconociendo su naturaleza fundamental en contextos donde el tutelante es un sujeto de especial protección (niños y niñas, adulto mayor, sujetos en condición de discapacidad, etc.); y la tercera es la afirmación en general de la fundamentalidad del derecho a la salud en lo que respecta a un ámbito básico, esto es, conforme a los servicios consagrados por la Constitución, el bloque de constitucionalidad, la ley y los planes obligatorios de salud, con las ampliaciones necesarias para proteger una vida digna. …”
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Prevalence of depressive symptom and its associated factors among epilepsy patients in Amhara region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study by Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Yilkal Abebaw Wassie, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Mekdes Kiflu, Sisay Maru Wubante, Kennean Mekonnen, Birhaneslasie Gebeyehu Yazew, Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen, Yeshambel Andargie Tarekegn

“…Abstract Background Depressive symptom is the most common type of psychiatric co-morbidity among persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy patients are identified as at higher risk of suffering depressive symptom explicitly in low- and middle-income countries due to poor mental health care systems and financial burdens. …”
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Bacteriological quality and predictors of raw meat collected from municipal slaughterhouse and butcher shops in northeast, Ethiopia by Leykun Berhanu, Adinew Gizeyatu, Masresha Abebe, Daniel Teshome, Mohammed Aragaw, Gete Berihun

“…Hence, measures should be taken to improve the personal hygiene status of meat handlers and the quality of water used to wash hands and meat contact surfaces.…”
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Barriers to Adherence to Standard of Care in Appalachia: A Qualitative Assessment in Gastrointestinal Cancers by Levy BE, Castle JT, Bardhan R, Dignan M, Bhakta A

“…Grounded theory identified themes related to patient behaviors and non-adherence to standard of care recommendations.Results: Data were collected in 45 telephone and in-person patient interviews, 26 from an NCI-designated cancer center and 19 from a rural hospital. …”
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Prognostic nutritional index as a predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in American adults with hypertension: results from the NHANES database by Jing Tang, Jing Tang, Long Yang, Guan-Ying Yang, Yan-Hong Li, You-Sen Zhu, Hui Li, Xiao-Ming Gao, Xiao-Ming Gao, Xiao-Ming Gao

“…After excluding participants younger than 18 years, without hypertension, and with missing follow-up data, a total of 18,189 cases were included in this study. Persons with hypertension were divided by PNI into 4 groups: Q1 (PNI < 49.0), Q2 (PNI: 49.0–52.5), Q3 (PNI: 52.5–55.5), and Q4 (PNI > 55.5). …”
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ENSURING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING IN UKRAINE: PERSPECTIVES AND RISKS by Liudmyla Gudz

“…However, the successful application requires comprehensive preparation, including software certification, pilot projects, personal data protection, strengthening cybersecurity, and the adoption of a special law on the use of e-voting at various levels and the introduction of e-voting as an alternative method along with traditional voting.…”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REHABILITATION APPROACH BASED ON THE VISUAL MODEL OF MOBIUS TAPE IN THE TREATMENT OF MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME OF THE CERVICAL REGION IN COMBATANTS by Ye. Yu. Strashko

“…Myofascial pain syndrome, localized in the muscles and fascia, can range from mild discomfort to excruciating pain. To optimize personal rehabilitation programs in health care practice, for additional visualization of educational and practical activities, it was suggested to consider the rehabilitation process as a "motor and mental dialogue" at the same time, and also to use a topological object - the Möbius strip as a visual, multi-vector, interdisciplinary, plastic model of rehabilitation. …”
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Correction of insulin resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the influence of recovery treatment by O.I. Lemko, N.V. Vantiukh, D.V. Reshetar, S.V. Lukashchuk

“…A control group 12 practically healthy persons were also examined. The presence of insulin resistance was diagnosed by evaluation of the glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR index and C-peptide levels. …”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…Burnout was measured by the Chinese version of 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, which assesses three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and reduced personal accomplishment (reduced PA). The primary outcome was the prevalence of its three dimensions. …”
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PERSonalised Incentives for Supporting Tobacco cessation (PERSIST) among healthcare employees: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Alex Burdorf, Jasper V Been, Frank J Van Lenthe, Nienke W Boderie, Johannes LW van Kippersluis, Diarmaid T Ó Ceallaigh, Márta K Radó

“…Individualisation of incentives based on personal characteristics yields potential to further increase the effectiveness of incentive-based programmes.Method A randomised controlled trial among healthcare workers recruited through their employer and signed up for a group-based smoking cessation programme. …”
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Incidence of diabetic retinopathy and predictors among adult patients with diabetes in central and southern Ethiopia: a multicentre retrospective cohort study by Tagese Yakob, Awoke Abraham, Begidu Yakob, Mesfin Menza Jaldo

“…A total of 376 adult patients with diabetes were followed for 45 752 person-months (PMs). Overall, the incidence rate was 11.7 per 1000 PMs of observation. …”
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Piloting creative engagement strategies to explore themes of parenthood with fathers by Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin, Catherine Lamont-Robinson, Mark Billington, Matthew James, James Prewett, Gareth Ward, Mireia Bes Garcia, Giovanni Biglino, Giovanni Biglino

“…The catalogue served as an artistic reference to gauge a sense of participants' creative predispositions, as well as a foundation to facilitate spontaneous dialogue about personal meanings of fatherhood. Fathers' experiences of contemporary arts varied greatly; yet all fathers confidently shared responses ranging from photographers' representation of masculinity and fatherhood and perceptions of what was excluded or privileged within this very specific curation. …”
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Do coping strategies mediate the effects of childhood adversities and traumata on clinical high-risk of psychosis, depression, and social phobia? A cross-sectional study on patient... by Zhixiong Chang, Naweed Osman, Carolin Martha Doll, Theresa Katharina Lichtenstein, Marlene Rosen, Eva Meisenzahl, Hanna Kadel, Joseph Kambeitz, Kai Vogeley, Frauke Schultze-Lutter

“…However, these relations are likely mediated by personal coping behaviors. This cross-sectional study investigates the relationships between the main CAT domains, coping, CHR-P, depression, and social phobia. …”
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