Development and validation of a risk assessment tool for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes among patients in South Karnataka, India by Deepak Anil, Sunil Kumar Doddaiah, Rajendra Prasad Shivaswamy, Arun Gopi, Sayana Basheer, Mysore Ramakrishnaiah Narayana Murthy

“…The risk score is specifically designed for the population of South Karnataka, India.Results Out of the 545 study participants, the prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes was 59.9%. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and its associations with cardiovascular diseases and cancer: Evidence form NHANES 2017–2018 and Mendelian randomization analysis by Xuehua Wang, Qian Xu, Wenhu Liu, Jingjie Xiong, Han Li, Ni Xiong, Yan Wang, Zhaohui Wang

“…Methods: Utilizing the dataset from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data release cycle, our study encompassed 3538 adult participants within the age range of 20 to 80 years. …”
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Impact of an Intervention Package for Preventing Anemia Among Adolescent Girls in Selected High Schools of Bangalore District by Chetan Kumar M R, G Nagarathnamma

“…The study found a significant enhancement in the post-intervention knowledge levels regarding prevention of anemia among adolescent girls in the experimental group at a 5 level of significance.Conclusion The results of the study indicate that the intervention was effective in bringing about improvement in knowledge of anemia of the participants in the experimental group. A significant enhancement in knowledge was noticed in the intervention group compared to the control group highlighting the efficacy of a holistic approach to anemia prevention…”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Fetomaternal Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zainab Groof, Ghadeer Garashi, Hamid Husain, Shaikhah Owayed, Shaima AlBader, Hawra’a Mouhsen, Anwar Mohammad, Ali H. Ziyab

“…This cross-sectional study enrolled 947 mothers living in Kuwait, who had given birth within the previous four years. Participants were recruited from primary health care clinics and public hospitals. …”
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Descriptive Phenomenology from Instances of Dishonesty in Psychotherapy by Psychotherapists by Hossein Alipour, Mahdi Akbari

“…The statistical population for this study comprised all psychotherapists working in counseling centers in Amol city in 2023 who participated through a theoretical sampling method. A total of 16 psychotherapists constituted the sample for this research, and data were collected using a five-axis semi-structured interview protocol focused on psychotherapy dishonesty. …”
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Association between Combined Structure Function Index and Glaucoma Severity by Shumpei Ogawa, Yoshimasa Tanabe, Yoshinori Itoh, Takahiko Noro, Hisato Gunji, Tadashi Nakano

“…We retrospectively reviewed medical records from September 2009 to July 2015, which included 195 eyes of 195 patients with OAG or normal-tension glaucoma who underwent SAP and optical coherence tomography on the same day (male: female, 128 : 67; mean age, 61.4 ± 11.3 years; mean spherical equivalent, −2.39 ± 2.3 D). We divided participants into three stages based on MD value: early, MD > −6 dB; middle, −6 dB ≥ MD ≥ −12 dB; and advanced, MD < 12 dB. …”
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Evolution of plastic deformation during multi-pass ECAP of an AA6060 aluminum alloy – An experimental flow line analysis by Nadja Berndt, Nadja A. Reiser, Martin F.-X. Wagner

“…., flow lines, are analyzed from the partially deformed billets using optical images and a graphics software. …”
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Investigating the frequency and intensity of menopausal symptoms and contributing factors in postmenopausal women in a Middle Eastern Nation by Melika Taziki, Zahra Arab Borzu, Soudabeh Zarvekanloo, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Zahra Rahimi, Shayesteh Shirzadi

“…Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total number of 300 participants from Neyshabur health centers were recruited, using stratified random sampling in 2022. …”
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DIGITAL SECURITY IN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS: A STUDY BASED ON FUTURE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS by María José Latorre-Medina, Chaimae Tnibar-Harrus

“…To carry out the project, the study resorted to a descriptive method by submitting the participants to a specifically designed questionnaire entitled “Digital Security Competence Required for Teachers”. …”
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“Feedback is communication between human beings”: understanding adolescents' conception of written qualitative feedback by Sining Tao, Wenjuan Qin

“…To explore potential explanations for these patterns, a purposeful subsample of 10 learners participated in semi-structured interviews, conceptualizing the role of feedback in their writing practices. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of Yoga in Reducing Stress in Hypertensive Patients by Evelyn Carolina Betancourt Rubio, Walter Alberto Vayas Valdiviezo, Daniela Abigail Cobo Álvarez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the mean age was 41.2 years, with 50.7 % male (n = 70) and 49.3 % female (n = 68) participants. The stress variable measured before the intervention had a mean of 19.44, and the measurement after the intervention had a mean of 15.94, showing a lower average stress level after the intervention. …”
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The Association between Adolescent’s Weight Perception and Health Behaviors: Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data, 2011–2014 by Furong Xu, Mary L. Greaney, Steven A. Cohen, Deborah Riebe, Geoffrey W. Greene

“…Therefore, these associations were explored using data from 2438 adolescents aged 12–19 years who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination 2011–2014 Survey. …”
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Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (AFABP) and Chemerin in Association with Gestational Diabetes: A Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Mitra Mirsanjari, Bashir A. Lwaleed, Maherah Kamarudin, Siti Zawiah Omar

“…Background. Adipocytokines participate in regulating the inflammatory response in glucose homeostasis and type 2 diabetes. …”
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The effect of a water jogging exercise course on older men with knee osteoarthritis by Yaser Khanjari, Razie Garooei

“…Although previous research has shown the positive effects of exercise on land to some extent, but due to high pressure on land, the elderly does not want to participate in these exercises. Water exercise has recently been considered to reduce pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, although its effects have not yet been fully elucidated. …”
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The motivation of activity of civil servants as a means to improve the efficiency of the public civil service by Kh. M. Bekmurzieva

“…The article has devoted to topical issues of motivation of employees of state bodies in the Russian Federation. …”
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Underestimated latent tuberculosis infection burden among school contacts in China: a cross-sectional study by Jin Yin, Mei Wang, Chengguo Wu, Yaling Shi, Ying Liu, Ya Yu, Qian Su, Zhengyu Zhang, Xueyong Huang, Xiaoshuang Zhang, Jun Fan, Bo Wu

“…The LTBI detection gap among school contacts was assessed by comparing with the data implemented by community-level medical and health care institutions from 2021 to 2022. Results In 6063 participants, 4233 were tested using TST, 1799 were tested using C-TST, and 31 were tested using IGRA. …”
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Sublingual Buprenorphine and Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Three-Year Follow-Up of Quality of Life Assessment by Salvatore M. Giacomuzzi, Markus Ertl, Georg Kemmler, Yyvonne Riemer, Alexander Vigl

“…Moreover, the buprenorphine-maintained group showed significantly less additional consumption of benzodiazepines (p = 0.015) compared with methadone participants. It is concluded that opioid addicts improved their QOL and health status when treated with methadone or buprenorphine. …”
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Ambient Air Pollution and Congenital Heart Disease: Updated Evidence and Future Challenges by Francesca Gorini, Alessandro Tonacci

“…The etiology of CHD is mostly multifactorial, with environmental determinants, including maternal exposure to ambient air pollutants, assumed to contribute to CHD development. While particulate matter (PM) is responsible for millions of premature deaths every year, overall ambient air pollutants (PM, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide, ozone, and carbon monoxide) are known to increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Impacts of meteorology and emission reductions on haze pollution during the lockdown in the North China Plain by L. Liu, L. Liu, X. Long, Y. Li, Y. Li, Z. Zang, Z. Zang, F. Wang, Y. Han, Z. Bao, Y. Chen, T. Feng, J. Yang

“…Utilizing the WRF-Chem model, we explored how sharp emission reductions and varying meteorological conditions influenced fine-particulate-matter (PM<span class="inline-formula">_2.5</span>) concentrations across the NCP. …”
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The mediating effect of job burnout on the relationship between practice environment and workplace deviance behavior of nurses in China: a cross-sectional study by Yao Li, Xutong Zheng, Zhen Yang, Wenjing Yan, Qin Li, Yan Liu, Aiping Wang

“…Moreover, the relationship between practice environment and work deviance behavior among nurses was partially mediated by job burnout. Conclusion A healthy practice environment and a decrease in job burnout could directly lower the work deviant behavior of nurses. …”
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