Understanding emotional issues of clients approaching to nutrition counseling: A qualitative, exploratory study in Italy by Angelo R Pennella, Cristina Rubano

“…In this case, the paternalist model in the therapeutic interpersonal relationship between client and nutritionists was prevalent; 2) ‘emotional eaters’ who were partially aware of their disorder and sough emotional support from nutritionist. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight reduction: A model-based meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials by Haoyang Guo, Juan Yang, Jihan Huang, Ling Xu, Yinghua Lv, Yexuan Wang, Jiyuan Ren, Yulin Feng, Qingshan Zheng, Lujin Li

“…Results: Fifty-five studies involving 16,269 participants and 12 GLP-1RAs were included. Six drugs showed significant dose-response relationships. …”
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Development and validation of the Michigan Chronic Disease Simulation Model (MICROSIM). by James F Burke, Luciana L Copeland, Jeremy B Sussman, Rodney A Hayward, Alden L Gross, Emily M Briceño, Rachael Whitney, Bruno J Giordani, Mitchell S V Elkind, Jennifer J Manly, Rebecca F Gottesman, Darrell J Gaskin, Stephen Sidney, Kristine Yaffe, Ralph L Sacco, Susan R Heckbert, Timothy M Hughes, Andrzej T Galecki, Deborah A Levine

“…MICROSIM models changes in risk factors over time, cognition and dementia using changes from a pooled dataset of individual participant data from 6 US prospective cardiovascular cohort studies. …”
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Effect of vehicle operating parameters on fuel consumption and the overall energy efficiency of the drive system by Jaroslaw Gonera, Michał Janulin, Oleksandr Vrublevskyi

“… This article presents a research methodology that supplements known studies to solve the problem of a correct complementary analysis of vehicles with different drive units. …”
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Is vaginal breech delivery associated with higher risk for perinatal death and cerebral palsy compared with vaginal cephalic birth? Registry-based cohort study in Norway by Guro L Andersen, Solveig Bjellmo, Sissel Hjelle, Pål Richard Romundstad, Torstein Vik, Marit Petra Martinussen, Dag Moster

“…Objective This paper aims to study if vaginal breech delivery is associated with increased risk for neonatal mortality (NNM) or cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway where vaginal delivery accounts for 1/3 of all breech deliveries.Design Cohort study using information from the national Medical BirthRegister and Cerebral Palsy Register.Setting Births in Norway 1999–2009.Participants 520 047 term-born singletons without congenital malformations.Main outcome measures NNM, CP and a composite outcome of these and death during birth.Results Compared with cephalic births, breech births had substantially increased risk for NNM but not for CP. …”
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Impact of academic cheating and perceived online learning effectiveness on academic performance during the COVID-19 pandemic among Pakistani students by Aamir Abbas Malik, Mehdi Hassan, Muhammad Rizwan, Iqra Mushtaque, Tauqeer Ahmed Lak, Mussarat Hussain

“…The study included a total sample of N = 8,590 students, with males (n = 3,270, 38%) and females (n = 5,320, 61%) participating. The data was divided into three categories: high schools (n = 1,098, 12.7%), colleges (n = 4,742, 55.2%), and universities (n = 2,570, 32.1%). …”
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Contribution of Short-Time Occlusion of the Amblyopic Eye to a Passive Dichoptic Video Treatment for Amblyopia beyond the Critical Period by Lauren Sauvan, Natacha Stolowy, Danièle Denis, Frédéric Matonti, Frédéric Chavane, Robert F. Hess, Alexandre Reynaud

“…Secondly, we tested if this effect could be enhanced by short-term monocular occlusion of the amblyopic eye. 17 subjects presenting stable functional amblyopia participated in this study. 10 subjects followed 6 sessions of 1.5 hour of dichoptic movie viewing (nonpatched group), and 7 subjects, prior to each of these sessions, had to wear an occluding patch over the amblyopic eye for two hours (patched group). …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting lung cancer based on acoustic–clinical features by Zhou Lu, Zhou Lu, Jiaojiao Sha, Xunxia Zhu, Xiaoyong Shen, Xiaoyu Chen, Xin Tan, Rouyan Pan, Shuyi Zhang, Shi Liu, Tao Jiang, Jiatuo Xu

“…First, acoustic features were extracted from all participants, and optimal features were selected by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression. …”
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Moderate regular physical exercise can help in alleviating the systemic impact of schistosomiasis infection on brain cognitive function by Inssaf Berkiks, Inssaf Berkiks, Nada Abdel Aziz, Nada Abdel Aziz, Nada Abdel Aziz, Blessing Moses, Blessing Moses, Tiroyaone Brombacher, Tiroyaone Brombacher, Frank Brombacher, Frank Brombacher

“…We also provided insights into the transformative potential of regular moderate physical exercise in partially alleviating cognitive and neuroinflammatory consequences of schistosomiasis. …”
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Rehabilitation needs screening to identify potential beneficiaries: a scoping review by Carla Sabariego, Wouter De Groote, Melissa Corso, Kent Murnaghan, Antony Duttine

“…When mapping screening items with the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), almost all ICF chapters for body functions and activities and participation have been included across screening tools, with the following most frequently included ICF categories: emotional functions (b152), acquiring, keeping and terminating a job (d845), sensation of pain (b280) and carrying out daily routine (d230).Conclusions Rehabilitation need screening tools commonly include the screening for current functioning limitations among people with selected health conditions. …”
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Factors Associated with Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure Measured as Part of Routine Clinical Care among Patients Attending Cardiology Outpatient Department of a Tertia... by Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Vathulan Sujanitha, Mahesan Guruparan, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan

“…SBP showed high VVV among the participants as expressed by mean of SD which was 13.06 ± 5.64. …”
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Square-Stepping HIIT Combined With 'Phyllanthus amarus' Supplementation Alleviates Fasting Blood Glucose and Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Individuals by Surachat Buddhisa, Nattaphol Prakobkaew, Piyapong Prasertsri, Sudarat Boonpitak, Puttipong Poncumhak, Orachorn Boonla

“…Methods: The number of 48 overweight and obese individuals was divided into 4 groups (n = 12/group) and total 40 participants were completed the 8-week program: 1) control group (n = 8), 2) PA group (n = 12); received PA at 150 mg/day, 5 days/wk, 3) square-stepping HIIT (n = 9); received square-stepping HIIT training for 15 min/day, 3 days/wk, 8 weeks and 4) HIIT+PA group (n = 11). …”
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Signs of Central Hypersensitivity, Stress, and Anxiety following Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study by Ivana Leao Ribeiro, Ximena Gálvez González, Diego Lara Torres, Luz Alejandra Lorca, Snehil Dixit, Nicolás Yáñez Benavides, Francisco Ortega Gonzalez

“…Methods. 40 women participated (n=20, PO group, age: average±standard deviation, 49.2±8.3 years; body mass index (BMI): 27.5±3.0 kg/cm2; surgery time: 22.2±34.4 months; n=20, control group, 46.9±8.1 years; BMI: 26.8±3.5 kg/cm2). …”
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Association of Awake Bruxism with Tooth Wear and Occupational Stress Among Mechanical and Non-Mechanical Workers by Fatima Tu Zahra, Syeda Sameen Zehra Rizvi, Amna Riaz, Amna Nisar, Amna Khan, Naveed Ahmad

“…Conclusions: Awake bruxism tooth wear and occupational stress in participants working in a factory involved with heavy machinery exhibited significant association.   …”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Postprandial Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jihang Du, Yinhao Feng, Qiang Yuan, Haiping Gong, Jie An, Liu Wu, Qian Dai, Bojun Xu, Haozhong Wang, Jian Luo

“…We initially identified 63 studies, of which five (1253 participants) were eventually included in our analysis. …”
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Nutrition and diet in the general U.S. Asian American population: A scoping review protocol. by Sze Wan Chan, Gregory Laynor, Shahmir H Ali, Stella S Yi

“…We will record article characteristics, diet outcomes, and recommendations from final included articles using a data extraction table and prepare a summary narrative with key findings.…”
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The effect of meningococcal vaccines on new generation of systemic inflammatory markers in children by Omer Okuyan, Neval Elgormus, Seyma Dumur, Ugurcan Sayili, Hafize Uzun

“…Results: Of the 464 participants, 58.2% were male, with a mean age of 3.81 years, and both sex ratios and ages were similar across the Nimenrix and Bexsero groups. …”
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Roles of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α in high glucose-induced cardiac fibroblasts proliferation by Wenqing San, Qianyou Zhou, Danning Shen, Danyi Cao, Yun Chen, Guoliang Meng

“…Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) participates in various pathological and physiological cardiovascular processes. …”
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The implementation and side effect management of immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecologic oncology: a JAGO/NOGGO survey by Maximilian Riedel, Helene Herrmann, Thomas Bartl, Anna-Maria Rossner, Anna Tatzber, Chiara Flethe, Dario Zocholl, Barbara Schmalfeldt, Jalid Sehouli, Klaus Pietzner

“…Results A total of 221 gynecologists participated in the study. Most respondents (n = 130, 59.1%) were primarily engaged in gynecologic oncology at the time of the survey, with an average of ten years of clinical experience. …”
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Perbandingan Profil Lipid pada Daerah Terpapar dan Tidak Terpapar Emisi PT Semen Padang by Yoshie Anto Chicamy, Rismawati Yaswir, Husni Husni

“…Industri semen menghasilkan polutan udara yang berbahaya bagi kesehatan. Polutan seperti Particulate Matter (PM) dapat memengaruhi metabolisme lipid melalui mekanisme stres oksidatif, disfungsi endotel, dan inflamasi sehingga meningkatkan kadar kolesterol total, kolesterol low density lipoprotein (LDL), trigliserida, dan penurunan kolesterol high density lipoprotein (HDL). …”
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