Predictive value of the systemic immune–inflammation index for outcomes in large artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy—a single-center study by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Hui He, Jia Duan, Shuang Tang, Wenli Xing

“…Multivariate analysis demonstrated that heightened SII was significantly related to HT (odds ratio [OR]: 1.061, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.035–1.086, p < 0.001), MBE (OR: 1.074, 95% CI: 1.045–1.103, p < 0.001), adverse function (OR: 1.061, 95% CI: 1.031–1.092, p < 0.001), and mortality (OR: 1.044, 95% CI: 1.018–1.070, p = 0.001), after adjusting sex, age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission, initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, baseline Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS), present HMCAS, occluded vessel region, collateral score and successful revascularization. HT and MBE may partially account for patients with elevated SII’s adverse function and mortality. …”
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Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the “WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care” in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

“…Key challenges included knowledge gaps in dementia care and limited resources. Participants emphasized the importance of training, mentorship, and standardized reporting tools to enhance the implementation of dementia care. …”
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Twelve-Month Outcomes and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Biomarkers After Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implantation in Pseudophakic Eyes with Post-Vitrectomy Cystoid Macular Edem... by Francesco Pignatelli, Alfredo Niro, Giuseppe Addabbo, Pasquale Viggiano, Giacomo Boscia, Maria Oliva Grassi, Francesco Boscia, Cristiana Iaculli, Giulia Maria Emilia Clima, Antonio Barone, Ermete Giancipoli

“…<b>Results</b>: Of the 346 pseudophakic patients (352 eyes) who participated in this study, 54 (54 eyes) developed CME within the first 2 months after PPV (incidence of 15.3%). …”
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Distribution and Related Influencing Factors of AMH Level in Family-Planning Women of Childbearing Age: A Cross-Sectional Study from Beijing, China by Song J, Gao S, Zhao L, Tong X

“…We calculated the body mass index (BMI) of each participant. The collected blood test results included AMH, fasting blood glucose (FBG), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), creatinine (Cr), and alanine aminotransferase, and hemoglobin levels and platelet count. …”
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Evaluation of Lacrimal Punctal Changes by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Punctal Dilation Versus Punctal Plug Insertion in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Steno... by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…OCT images of the width and length of the lower puncti of the participants were captured by the same operator on the same machine. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Prevalence Rate Ratios (PRR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were reported. Results Participants’ mean age was 15.3 years (SD = 1.8), 58.5% were female, 86.8% witnessed domestic violence, 47.4% had behavioral impairment, and 2.8% had mild depression symptoms. …”
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Social Media Use and Oral Health–Related Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Rahaf Hamdan BinHamdan, Salwa Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Arwa Zohair Gazzaz, AlBandary Hassan AlJameel

“…ConclusionsSocial media platforms are essential yet double-edged tools for oral health information dissemination in Saudi Arabia. Participants who followed dental-specific accounts had significantly lower misconceptions, while trust in social media as a source of information was linked to higher counts of misconceptions. …”
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DEFINIÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DE ERGONOMIA by \

“…Ergonomistas, em sua prática profissional, devem ter uma compreensão abrangente da amplitude de seu papel, que é, com a Ergonomia, promover uma abordagem holística do trabalho, na qual considerações de ordem física, cognitiva, social, organizacional, ambiental e de outros aspectos relevantes devam ser levados em conta. …”
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THE PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN-CHINESE HUMANITARIAN COOPERATION IN FRAMEWORK OF “ONE BELT, ONE ROAD” INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION by D. A. Smaliakou

“…Strengthening of partnership requires the transition to multilateral cooperation with other states and mutual participation of Russia and China in the course of overcoming the social and economic imbalance in the zone of their shared interests – the territory of the revived Silk Road. …”
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Diversity in mitotic DNA repair efficiencies between commercial inbred maize lines and native Central American purple landraces by Carlos Víquez-Zamora, Sergio Castro-Pacheco, María Viñas, Pablo Bolaños-Villegas

“…In contrast, line Mo17 was unable to repair the damage, but B73 and the landraces Jocopilas (Guatemalan), Orotina Congo, and Talamanca were partially able to repair the DNA damage. High resolution melting analysis of the putative homologous DNA repair gene ZeaATM1 revealed that landraces P1 and P2 may harbor polymorphisms for this gene, and P1 may harbor other polymorphisms for the transcription factor ZeaSOG1 as well as the tumor suppressor ZeaRAD51 and recombinase ZeaBRCA1. …”
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Patrimoine juif, pouvoir marocain by Chiara Lutteri

“…A State-sanctioned reading of interreligious history, based on peaceful coexistence and tolerance, was spread through cultural and patrimonial projects that actively participated in the survival of the King’s political centrality. …”
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UM CINEMA À MARGEM by Paulo Marcondes Ferreira Soares

“… Este estudo discute o modo como cineastas dão orientação estética e politica a seus filmes e teorias estéticas, que fundam suas praticas. Procuro evidenciar como filmes, roteiros ou manifestos compõem um universo artístico-cultural e politico intricado, nao se podendo considera-los em separado, sobretudo, na experiência de um cinema a margem tal como em certas manifestações cinematográficas no Brasil e na América Latina dos anos 1960. …”
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The triglyceride-glucose index trajectories are associated with cardiovascular diseases in people living with HIV: evidence from a prospective cohort study in China, 2005–2022 by Yinsong Luo, Liqin Sun, Yun He, Fang Zhao, Duo Shan, Fan Bu, Lingyun Ge, Xiaorui Li, Yiyao Hu, Xi Xiao, Hongzhou Lu, Jiaye Liu

“…Each 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in the baseline TyG index was associated with a 39% higher risk of CVD (HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.22, 1.59) after adjusting for covariates. Participants were categorized into four distinct TyG trajectory groups: low-stable, low-moderate-stable, high-moderate-stable, and high-increasing. …”
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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Sol I Kim, Jae-Chan Jin, Seo-Koo Yoo, Doug Hyun Han

“…The demographic data collected included age, sex, and school year. Participants also provided information on their internet use patterns and levels of internet addiction. …”
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Exploring the Mechanism of Canmei Formula in Preventing and Treating Recurrence of Colorectal Adenoma Based on Data Mining and Algorithm Prediction by Xiaoling Fu, Yimin Xu, Xinyue Han, Xiangying Lin, Jingnan Wang, Guanhong Li, Xiaochen Fu, Min Zhang

“…Result During the period from October 1 2021 to December 31 2023, a total of 228 participants were included in the study. After block randomization, 114 patients were assigned to each group. …”
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Ginsenoside Rd protects against acute liver injury by regulating the autophagy NLRP3 inflammasome pathway by Xiaomei Zhong, Yibin Sun, Yanxiang Lin, Shan Deng, Huan Wang, Xian Zhou, Jinjian Lu, Yanfang Zheng, Ruoyin Luo, Mingqing Huang, Jianyuan Song

“…Finally, the inhibitory effects of Rd on autophagy and inflammation in HSC-T6 cells were partially blocked by rapamycin and GSK621. Rd is a promising therapeutic agent to protect liver against TAA-induced acute liver injury by regulating the autophagy-NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.…”
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Breeding and genetic aspects of creating productive forms of fast-developing spring bread wheat by B. V. Rigin, E. V. Zuev, V. A. Tyunin, E. R. Shreyder, Z. S. Pyzhenkova, I. I. Matvienko

“…A perspective cultivar 'Erythrospermum 25513' was created at the Chelyabinsk ARI with participation of 'Fori 7' line. 'Forlani Roberto' is a late variety, it responds to vernalization and photoperiod, and in good conditions its productive spike has 5-6 grains in the spikelet. …”
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Effects of Preoperative Sleep Disorders on Anesthesia Recovery and Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery under General Anesthesia by Sicong Yu, Yicheng Xiong, Guangtao Lu, Xiangqing Xiong

“…According to the score of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), the participating patients were divided into four groups: control group (control group), mild sleep disorder group A (group A), moderate sleep disorder group B (group B), and severe sleep disorder group C (group C), with 30 patients in each group. …”
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Construct validity and responsiveness of clinical upper limb measures and sensor-based arm use within the first year after stroke: a longitudinal cohort study by Johannes Pohl, Geert Verheyden, Jeremia Philipp Oskar Held, Andreas Ruediger Luft, Chris Easthope Awai, Janne Marieke Veerbeek

“…Results Ninety-three individuals participated. At D3 and D10, correlations between clinical measures and AU metrics showed variability (range rs: 0.44–0.90). …”
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Engagements étudiants en Algérie post-22 février. Sociohistoire d’un mouvement « désenchanté » by Siham Beddoubia

“…During the first months of the hirak, these students, whether or not they were members of existing student organisations, actively participated in the Tuesday and Friday marches. They put forward the same popular demands as the "Friday protesters". …”
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