Proseal laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal intubation in lower abdominal gynecological surgeries for perioperative gastric volume assessment and assessing postoperative recover... by Ranjay Mahaseth, Bhavna Gupta, Gaurav Jain, Anupama Bahadur, Deepak Singla, Debendra K. Tripathy

“…A total of 72 ASA I and II participants were included in two groups: endotracheal tube (ETT) (Group E) and PLMA (Group P). …”
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Relationships between blood concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and manganese and the risk of chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2011–2... by Shenghua Yao, Dan Xu

“…Results A total of 15,450 participants were included. With regard to blood lead concentrations, the odds ratio (OR) for CKD in Q4 relative to Q1 was 1.36 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.20–1.61), indicating an increased oc-currence of CKD in Q4. …”
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals potential mechanism during the bud dormancy transition of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsi... by Huan Guan, Huan Guan, Yuhuan Zhao, Yuhuan Zhao, Qing Chen, Qianqian Zhang, Qianqian Zhang, Pengpeng Yang, Pengpeng Yang, Shuying Sun, Shuying Sun, Guilin Chen, Guilin Chen

“…A total of 1,069 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) participated in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. …”
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Bridging animal models and humans: neuroimaging as intermediate phenotypes linking genetic or stress factors to anhedonia by Huiling Guo, Yao Xiao, Shuai Dong, Jingyu Yang, Pengfei Zhao, Tongtong Zhao, Aoling Cai, Lili Tang, Juan Liu, Hui Wang, Ruifang Hua, Rongxun Liu, Yange Wei, Dandan Sun, Zhongchun Liu, Mingrui Xia, Yong He, Yankun Wu, Tianmei Si, Fay Y. Womer, Fuqiang Xu, Yanqing Tang, Jie Wang, Weixiong Zhang, Xizhe Zhang, Fei Wang

“…The rodent studies included a genetic model (P11 knockout) and an environmental stress model (chronic unpredictable mild stress), while the human data comprised 748 participants from three cohorts. Using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations, we identified neuroimaging patterns in rodent models. …”
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Causes of admissions and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to critical care units in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam in 2018: a multicentre retrospective stu... by Vu Quoc Dat, Bui Thi Khanh Linh, Giang Bao Kim

“…Objective The goal of this study was to describe the burden of disease and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to the critical care units (CCUs) in Vietnam.Design Retrospective study.Setting The whole 1-year data of admissions to CCUs were collected from 34 hospitals from January to December 2018.Participants A total of 44 013 episodes of admission to CCUs were analysed.Primary outcome We used International Classification of Diseases-11 codes to assess the primary diagnosis associated with admissions and in-hospitals mortality. …”
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Effectiveness of deliberate practices versus conventional lecture in trauma training for medical students by Suksan Kanoksin, Bhapapak Na Songkhla, Amarit Tansawet, Issaree Laopeamthong, Pakkapol Sukhvibul, Suphakarn Techapongsatorn

“…Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 48 first- to third-year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital at Navamindradhiraj University (Thailand). The participants were randomly assigned to either the deliberate practice group (n = 24) or the conventional lecture group (n = 24). …”
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A scoping review of strategies for the prevention of hip fracture in elderly nursing home residents. by Anna M Sawka, Nofisat Ismaila, Ann Cranney, Lehana Thabane, Monika Kastner, Amiram Gafni, Linda J Woodhouse, Richard Crilly, Angela M Cheung, Jonathan D Adachi, Robert G Josse, Alexandra Papaioannou

“…Data from 20 trials were included: 7--vitamin D (n = 12,875 participants), 2--sunlight exposure (n = 522), 1--alendronate (n = 327), 1--fluoride (n = 460), 4--exercise or multimodal interventions (n = 8,165), and 5--hip protectors (n = 2,594). …”
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Rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using machine-learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of human vaginal fluids by Xin-Ru Wen, Jia-Wei Tang, Jie Chen, Hui-Min Chen, Muhammad Usman, Quan Yuan, Yu-Rong Tang, Yu-Dong Zhang, Hui-Jin Chen, Liang Wang

“…Moreover, the CNN model was blindly tested on SERS spectra of vaginal fluid samples collected from 40 participants with unknown BV infection status, achieving a prediction accuracy of 90.75% compared with the results of the BVBlue Test combined with clinical microscopy. …”
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Assessment of blood lead and haemoglobin levels among battery technicians and local government office workers in South-western Nigeria by Ebenezer Adeiza Ozomata, Babatunde Ogunnowo

“…Results: A total of 150 battery technicians and 150 office workers participated in the study. The battery technicians were less educated and earned less but had more years of working experience (p≤0.001) when compared to office workers. …”
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The effect of the use of omeprazole versus famotidine on the kidney transplant function: a randomized controlled study by Miłosz Miedziaszczyk, Marek Karczewski, Ilona Idasiak-Piechocka

“…Abstract Tacrolimus is metabolized in the liver with the participation of cytochrome P450 isoforms 3A4 and 3A5 (CYP3A4, CYP3A5). …”
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Efficacy in Japanese adults with growth hormone deficiency receiving weekly somapacitan or daily growth hormone: results from phase 3 REAL 1 trial by Fumio Otsuka, Michael Højby Rasmussen, Takaaki Endo, Claus Sværke, Shigeyuki Tahara, Gudmundur Johannsson

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of somapacitan and daily GH in Japanese individuals with AGHD.MethodsThis subgroup study included the 34-week main period of the multinational, randomized, parallel-group, phase 3 trial, REAL 1 (NCT02229851). Participants received once-weekly somapacitan or daily GH (Norditropin®), both administered subcutaneously. …”
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Poor Nurses’ Work Environment Increases Quiet Quitting and Reduces Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece by Ioannis Moisoglou, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Aggeliki Katsapi, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Petros Galanis

“…After controlling for confounders, we found that lower nurse participation in hospital affairs, less collegial nurse–physician relationships, worse nursing foundations for quality of care, and lower levels of nurse manager ability, leadership, and support were associated with higher levels of quiet quitting among nurses. …”
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An explanatory model of suicidal ideation based on family functionality and mental health problems: A cross-sectional study of medical students by Leslie Aguilar-Sigueñas, David Villarreal-Zegarra

“…Results: A total of 480 participants were included. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 39Poisson regression analysis adjusted identified that people with anxiety symptoms were more than four times more likely to have suicidal ideation (PR=4.89; 95% CI:1.90-12.64). …”
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Socioeconomic environment and survival in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a longitudinal study for the City of Vienna by Christian Roth, Michael Kühn, Rudolf Berger, Sonja Spitzer, Vanessa di Lego

“…On weekends, it is the only hospital in charge of treating STEMIs and thus provides representative data for the Viennese population.Participants The study comprises a total of 1481 patients with STEMI, including women and men aged 24–94 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome measures are age at STEMI and age at death. …”
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Cytokines and Water Distribution in Anorexia Nervosa by Hubertus Himmerich, Bethan Dalton, Olivia Patsalos, Ulrike Schmidt, Iain C. Campbell

“…In the whole sample, GM-CSF, MCP-4, and IL-4 were positively, whereas IFN-γ, IL-6, and IL-10 were negatively associated with all three parameters of body water. In AN participants, we found a statistically significant negative correlation of IL-10 with ICW, ECW, and TBW. …”
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Estimating the Effect of Adhering to the Recommendations of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide on Health Outcomes in Older Adults: Protocol for a Target Trial Emulation by Didier Brassard, Nancy Presse, Stéphanie Chevalier

“…In the hypothetical trial, participants will be instructed to meet sex-specific minimal intakes for vegetables and fruits, whole grains, animal- and plant-based protein foods, milk and plant-based beverages, and unsaturated fats. …”
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Longitudinal examination of young married women’s fertility and family planning intentions and how they relate to subsequent family planning use in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh India by Niranjan Saggurti, Lisa Calhoun, Priya Nanda, Ilene S Speizer, A J Francis Zavier, Gwyn Hainsworth

“…Objectives This study examines which fertility and family planning (FP) intentions are related to subsequent FP use in a sample of young, married women in India.Design We use 3-year longitudinal data from married women ages 15–19 in 2015–2016 (wave 1) who are not using contraception to examine factors associated with any use of FP in 2018–2019 (wave 2).Setting Data were collected in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India.Participants A representative sample of 4893 young married women ages 15–19 was surveyed in 2015–2016 and 4000 of them were found and interviewed 3 years later. …”
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Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Diabetic Complications in People With Type 1 Diabetes by Yuanjie Mao, Jen‐Tzer Gau, Ning Jiang

“…Materials and Methods Insulin resistance was calculated by estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR). The participants (n = 1127) were then divided into four groups based on time‐weighted mean body mass index and mean eGDR: metabolically healthy non‐obesity (MHN, n = 874), metabolically unhealthy non‐obesity (MUN, n = 66), MHO (n = 146) and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO, n = 41). …”
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Patients’ and family members’ knowledge, attitudes and perceived family support for SMBG in type 2 diabetes: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis by Jun Lu, Xiaohong Li, Qian Zhao, Ying Guo, Xinying Yu, Yuheng Feng, Yuxi Zhao

“…Aims and objectives To examine the combined effects of the patient’s and family members’ knowledge, attitudes and perceived family support on self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) behaviour of patients with type 2 diabetes.Design A cross-sectional design using the framework of knowledge–attitude–behaviour (KAB) combined with family support.Setting Shanghai, China.Participants Seventy type 2 diabetes patient–family member dyads recruited from 26 residential committees in Shanghai were investigated. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Climate with Public Health (Case Study: Physical Education Teachers in Kermanshah Province) by Mohammad Saeid Kiani, Leila Nazari

“…Purpose: Appropriate organizational climate can be effective in motivating and improving the morale and participation of people in their decisions and creativity and innovation and can be considered as a source in ensuring the mental health of employees. …”
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