Gender differences in early posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: a network analysis by Line Rønning, Rachel L. Zelkowitz, Marilyn L. Piccirillo, Jianlin Liu, Jordan L. Thomas, Jessy Guler, J. Joana Kyei, Chris M. Hoeboer, Jeanet F. Karchoud, Miranda Olff, Anke B. Witteveen, Mirjam van Zuiden

“…Background: Despite known gender/sex differences in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), potential differences in the associations among PTSD symptoms between men and women in the early post-trauma period are not well-characterized.Objective: This study utilized network analysis to assess potential differences in the associations among PTSD symptom clusters between men and women during the early post-trauma period.Method: We included n = 475 participants (57.5% self-identified women) who recently (≤2 months) experienced an interpersonal or motor vehicle potential traumatic event in the Netherlands. …”
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Effect of Artificial Intelligence Helpfulness and Uncertainty on Cognitive Interactions with Pharmacists: Randomized Controlled Trial by Chuan-Ching Tsai, Jin Yong Kim, Qiyuan Chen, Brigid Rowell, X Jessie Yang, Raed Kontar, Megan Whitaker, Corey Lester

“…MethodsIn a randomized controlled trial, 30 pharmacists from professional networks each performed 200 medication verification tasks while their eye movements were recorded using an online eye tracker. Participants completed 100 verifications without AI assistance and 100 with AI assistance (either with black box help without uncertainty information or uncertainty-aware help, which displays AI uncertainty). …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Gastrointestinal Carriage of Pathogenic Gram Negative Enteric Bacteria among Apparently Healthy Food Handlers of Public Hospitals, Addis Abab... by Tegegn Belhu, Kinfe Fissehatsion, Abraham Tesfaye, Dr Yohannes Woldekidan, Kassu Desta

“…From 368 food handlers who participated in the study, 81% were females. 119 (32.34%) were positive for at least one intestinal parasite. …”
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Evaluation of the relationship between worry and anxiety with the general health status of pregnant women at risk of diagnosing abnormalities by Maryam Hassanzadeh Bashtian, Morvarid Irani, Alireza Afshari-Safavi, Fatemeh Keramati, Roya Ram, Tooba Farazmand

“…Results The average age of the participants was 28.13 ± 6.17 years. The average total score of general health was 15.49 ± 7.14, while the average total worry and anxiety scores were 16.81 ± 11.74 and 45.12 ± 6.06, respectively. …”
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Showcasing Emptiness? Voicing Redemption Through ‘Saharomania’ in the French Literary Imaginary by Amina Zarzi

“…While taking part in Said’s Western canon on the Orient, redemptive ‘Saharomania’ also participates in the wider definition of the ways in which the imaginary of emptiness fuelled the fin-de-siècle cult of the void. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Proximate Compositions, Physical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Kersting’s Groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet) Accessions by Finagnon Toyi Kevin Fassinou, Eric Etchikinto Agoyi, Marius Affonfere, Edmond Sacla Aide, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Flora Josiane Chadare

“…Ten trained panelists participated in testing the cookability of the samples while 30 untrained panelists were involved in the acceptability test. …”
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Associations of Serum Urate and Cardiovascular Events in a Clinical Trial of Interleukin-1β Blockade by Nicholas H. Adamstein, MD, Jean G. MacFadyen, BA, Brittany N. Weber, MD, PhD, Peter Libby, MD, Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Paul M Ridker, MD, MPH

“…For normal estimated glomerular filtration rate, SU associated with CV and all-cause mortality, but not MACE. Participants with gout had higher event rates independent of SU. …”
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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and future risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–3: a nationwide pros... by Gaoshu Zheng, Jijie Jin, Fei Wang, Qianrong Zheng, Jiaxin Shao, Jiangnan Yao, Pan Huang, Hao Zhou, Jianghua Zhou

“…Results Of the 3429 CKM stages 0–3 participants, 620 patients developed CVD during the 3-year follow-up period. …”
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The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) Performance in Elite Team Handball Players Playing with Shoulder Pain, Previous Pain, or No Pain by Tina Piil Torabi, Jesper Bencke, Roland van den Tillaar

“…No significant differences were found in the CKCUEST scores among the three different groups (F≤1.23, p≥0.30, η^2^≤0.03). Among the female participants, no significant differences were found between performing the CKCUEST and the modified test. …”
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Visual, clinical and quality of life outcomes of a new multifocal IOL with optimized diffractive grating: a non-randomized clinical trial by João Marcelo de Almeida Gusmão Lyra, Mariana Silva Gois de Almeida, Lucila de Albuquerque Barbosa Lira, Laís Oliveira dos Santos, Mateus Lins dos Santos, Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho

“…This study aims to evaluate the visual, clinical, and quality of life outcomes of the BIOS Trifocal IOL for treatment of cataract and presbyopia. Methods Participants who met the inclusion criteria underwent implantation of the BIOS Trifocal IOL and were assessed at 30 and 90 days post-surgery. …”
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Challenges and Strategies Adopted for Remote Teaching of Biochemistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Tatiane Iembo, Helena Landim Gonçalves Cristóvão, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, André Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Nathália Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodrigues Castro, Fernando Nestor Facio Júnior, Antônio Hélio Oliani, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Doroteia Rossi Silva Souza, Júlio César André

“…From an initial pool of 1171 results, 85 articles were selected, with duplicate verification pending for the subsequent phase of the project. …”
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Propensity score matched cohort study on magnesium supplementation and mortality in critically ill patients with HFpEF by Lijun Song, Jianjun Ying, Min Li, Lan Ying, Chenliang Zhao

“…Mediation analysis indicated that blood urea nitrogen partially mediated the association between magnesium intake and mortality, accounting for approximately 22.73% of the observed effect. …”
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Unraveling the association and regulatory role of miR-146b-5p in coronary artery disease by Xiaozhu Ma, Shuai Mei, Yi He, Qidamugai Wuyun, Li Zhou, Ziyang Cai, Qiushi Luo, Yi Wen, Jiangtao Yan

“…Methods and results The study encompassed a total of 452 participants, consisting 295 patients with CAD and 157 individuals without CAD. …”
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A Comparison of Factors Associated with Running-Related Injuries between Adult and Adolescent Runners by Alexandra F. DeJong Lempke, Sara E. Collins, Kristin E. Whitney, Pierre A. D'Hemecourt, William P. Meehan III

“… # Methods Questionnaire responses and clinical assessment data were extracted from 38 adult runners (F: 25, M: 13; median age: 23 \[range 18-36\]) and 91 adolescent runners (F: 56, M: 35; median age: 15 \[range 14-16\]) who underwent a physical injury prevention evaluation at a hospital-affiliated sports injury prevention center between 2013 and 2021. Participants were sub-grouped into those with (adults: 25; adolescents: 38) and those without (adults: 13; adolescents: 53) a history of self-reported RRIs based on questionnaire responses. …”
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Enhancement of Executive Functions but Not Memory by Multidomain Group Cognitive Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Multicenter Randomiz... by Elke Kalbe, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Saskia Elben, Karina Dimenshteyn, Patricia Sulzer, Claudia Schulte, Nele Schmidt, Christian Schlenstedt, Daniela Berg, Karsten Witt, Lars Wojtecki, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone

“…Both interventions were highly feasible (participation, motivation, and evaluation); the overall dropout rate was 4.7%. …”
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The prevalence of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome at a gender-affirming primary care clinic by Theo Stein, Shannon Collins, Joshua St. Louis

“…Methods: A retrospective chart review of medical records was conducted with records between May 2021 and June 2024. Eligible participants were active patients at the gender-affirming primary care clinic, who were over the age of 16, were TGD, and had a diagnosis of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. …”
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Predictive value of the New Zealand Early Warning Score for early mortality in low-acuity patients discharged at scene by paramedics: an observational study by Bridget Dicker, Verity Frances Todd, Tony Smith, Andy Swain, Graham Howie, Melanie Moylan, Aroha Brett

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the NZEWS risk-assessment tool and adverse outcomes of early mortality or ambulance reattendance within 48 hours in low-acuity, prehospital patients not transported by ambulance.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Prehospital emergency medical service provided by St John New Zealand over a 2-year period (1 July 2016 through 30 June 2018).Participants 83 171 low-acuity, adult patients who were attended by an ambulance and discharged at scene. …”
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Measuring Digital Health Literacy in Older Adults: Development and Validation Study by SungMin Kim, Choonghee Park, Sunghyeon Park, Dai-Jin Kim, Ye-Seul Bae, Jae-Heon Kang, Ji-Won Chun

“…Then, we conducted a secondary survey with 400 participants to perform exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. …”
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Incomplete recovery in patients with minor head injury directly discharged home from the emergency department: a prospective cohort follow-up study by Bram Jacobs, Joukje van der Naalt, Jan Cornelis ter Maaten, Sophie Maria Coffeng, Laura Jane Kim

“…We also evaluated the differences between patient groups in this least severe category of brain and head injury.Design Prospective cohort follow-up study.Setting Patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.Participants 242 patients with MHI (n=100 with head injury only and n=142 with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)) discharged home directly after evaluation at the ED.Outcome measures The primary outcome measure was incomplete recovery at 3 months measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended score <8. …”
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Towards water-conscious green hydrogen and methanol production: A techno-economic review by Henrik Wenzel, Gian Müller, Freia Harzendorf, Thomas Schöb, Felix Kullmann, Jann Michael Weinand, Detlef Stolten

“…Finally, the water-conscious and green production of hydrogen and methanol will make the energy transition more sustainable, and regions that are abundant in renewable energy sources but suffer from water-scarcity will also be able to participate.…”
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