Maternal plasma urocortin level as a biomarker of preterm birth: a prospective cohort study in Sulaimaniyah city in Iraq by Sallama Kamel Nasir

“…Methods This prospective cohort study included 96 women with a singleton pregnancy between 28 and 34 weeks of gestation who were admitted with threatened preterm labour. The participants were monitored until delivery. The UCN level was compared between those with preterm and with full-term deliveries. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Mengqi Han, Yue Shen, Xin Guo, Cheng Hong, Xincan Ji, Haoyang Guo, Yuelong Jin, Hui Yuan

“…A total of 8 studies included 251,672 participants who met the inclusion criteria for this study. …”
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A proof-of-concept analysis of data from the first NHS clinic for young adults with comorbid cannabis use and psychotic disorders by Marta Di Forti, Benjamin W. Bond, Edoardo Spinazzola, Giulia Trotta, Jodie Lynn, Richard Malkin, Naba Kamran Siddiqui, Sultan Demir, Titilayomi Opadokun, Perry B.M. Leung, Zhikun Li, Andrea Quattrone, Gabriella Baxter, Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi, Tom P. Freeman, Hannah Walsh, Tommaso Squeri, Daria Semikina, Felicity Amberson-Jones, Isabelle Austin-Zimmerman, Tim Meynen, Diego Quattrone, Robin M. Murray

“…Results A reduction in the mean CUDIT-R score was observed between T0 (mean difference = 17.10, 95% CI = 15.54–18.67) and T1, with 73.91% of participants achieving abstinence and 26.09% reducing the frequency and potency of their use. …”
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Prognostic value of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes and PD‐L1 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Jie Hu, Takeshi Toyozumi, Kentaro Murakami, Satoshi Endo, Yasunori Matsumoto, Ryota Otsuka, Tadashi Shiraishi, Shinichiro Iida, Hiroki Morishita, Tenshi Makiyama, Yuri Nishioka, Masaya Uesato, Koichi Hayano, Akira Nakano, Hisahiro Matsubara

“…Abstract Background Tumor cells (TC) participate in tumor progression by altering the immune responses in the tumor microenvironment. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Xiudeng Yang, Zheng Zhong

“…Results: The study cohort comprised 7069 participants, of whom 6497 (91.91 %) were sarcopenia-free, and 572 (8.09 %) exhibited sarcopenia. …”
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Public-Private Partnerships in Republic of Korea: Experience and Results by Lee Jae Sung

“…The PPP periods are much related to various amendments to the basic PPP law, initially adopted in August 1994 as the Act on Promotion of Private Capital Investment in Social Overhead Capital which was transformed into the Act on Private Participation in Infrastructure (briefly called the PPP Act) in December 1998. …”
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Age and Sex Variation in the Duration of Action and Corneal Touch Threshold (CTT) following Instillation of 0.5% Topical Ophthalmic Proparacaine and Tetracaine Hydrochlorides by Samuel Kyei, Nana Yaw Abaka Dadzie, Ebenezer Zaabaar, Kwasi Antwi Asamoah Dwomoh, Kofi Asiedu

“…The total duration of the effect of both solutions decreased with increasing age; however, elderly participants had the longest duration (5 minutes) of the maximal effect (minimum CTT) of the two ophthalmic preparations. …”
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A cognitive model of perceptual anomalies: The role of source monitoring, top-down influence and inhibitory processes for hallucinations in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and hal... by Adrianna Aleksandrowicz, Joachim Kowalski, Steffen Moritz, Izabela Stefaniak, Łukasz Gawęda

“…Methods: Eighty-nine patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) were divided into two groups based on AHs presence - 46 with AHs and 43 - non-hallucinating, 43 matched healthy controls (HC), and a sample selected from the general population of 40 participants with high HLEs and 43 with low HLEs performed three experimental tasks assessing top-down processes (False Perception Task - FPT), source monitoring (Action Memory Task - AMT), and inhibitory control (Go/No-Go Task). …”
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Examining some physical parameters of elite basketball players playing in different leagues by Mehmet Fatih Yuksel

“…Total 24 sportsmen consisting of 12 sportsmen from Turkish Man Basketball 2nd League and 12 sportsmen from Turkey Men Basketball 3rd league whose training age is minimum 5, voluntarily participated to this study. Vertical jumping, 20 m speed running, hand grip strength (right and left), flexibility, 30 sec do sit-ups, 30 sec push-up, 20 m shuttle running tests were performed for determining physical properties of basketball players. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Waterfront Environments on Public Well-Being Through Digital Twin Technology by Junjie Luo, Zheng Yuan, Lingzi Xu, Wenhui Xu

“…Real-time environmental data were integrated into the DT using IoT devices, establishing a dynamic link between the digital environment and physical worlds. Participants underwent field tests in both environments, measuring physiological indicators (e.g., heart rate and blood oxygen saturation) and psychological indicators (e.g., pleasure and relaxation). …”
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Renal function in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Renu Saigal, Arun Kumar Agrawal, Laxmikant Goyal, Abhishek Agrawal, Naveen Gupta

“…Conclusions: In this study with small number of participants abnormalities in the renal function were common in patients with AS. …”
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Relationship between albumin-globulin ratio and prostate-specific antigen: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2003–2010 by Simeng Gao, Shaojie Li, Baofang Wu, Jiayin Wang, Sijuan Ding, Zhaohui Tang

“…Methods This cross-sectional investigation used comprehensive AGR versus PSA data from men with 40 years of age and older, who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2003 to 2010, spanning 4 investigation cycles, as only these cycles contained complete PSA data. …”
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DEVIANT BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS IN THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION by Elena Yu. Dvoinikova

“…In the article a phenomenon of lying in the context of deviant behavior in social and psycho-logical adaptation in higher education is considered. …”
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Vaginal flora in HPV infection: a cross‑sectional analysis by Peining Dou, Feng Fang, Rongqiu Qin, Jingsong Nie, Xiaoyan Chen, Xiaoyan Yin, Yiding Wang, Shengying Shi

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the cervical microbiota in patients with HPV infection and to analyse the changes in the vaginal flora and enzyme profiles in females with HPV infection.Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 206 participants who underwent HPV genotyping, sexually transmitted diseases pathogen testing, cytology examination, and microbiome analysis. …”
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Physiological Characteristics of Type 1 Diabetes Patients during High Mountain Trekking by Bartłomiej Matejko, Andrzej Gawrecki, Marta Wróbel, Jerzy Hohendorff, Teresa Benbenek-Klupa, Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz, Maciej T. Malecki, Tomasz Klupa

“…Information was collected on their physiological and dietary behaviors, as well as medical parameters, such as carbohydrate consumption, glucose patterns, insulin dosing, and the number of hypo- and hyperglycemic episodes during this time frame. The participants consumed significantly less carbohydrates on day 3 compared to day 1 (16.4 vs. 23.1 carbohydrate units; p=0.037). …”
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The relationship of height, weight and body mass index with curvature of spine kyphosis and lordosis in 12-15-year old male adolescents of Tehran by Alireza Rabıeezadeh, Fariborz Hovanloo, Mehdi Khaleghı, Hadi Akbarı

“…This was a correlational study in which 97 accessible healthy boy students from Tehran region 2 (13.8 ± 0.8 years old) participate were selected. After measuring height (157.4 ± 8.6 cm), weight (52.9 ± 11.9 kg) and calculating BMI (21.2 ± 3.9 kg/m2), the spinal mouse was used to spinal assessment. …”
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Fatigue and associated factors in multiple sclerosis patients in Latvia by S. Šetlere, A. Abelsen, D. Pastare, A. Millers

“…This cross-sectional study included 117 participants (44 patients with MS and 73 healthy control group). …”
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Use of Cognitive Aids: Results from a National Survey among Anaesthesia Providers in France and Canada by Antonia Blanié, Matthieu Kurrek, Sophie Gorse, Dimitri Baudrier, Dan Benhamou

“…It consisted of 23 questions about the participants’ demographics and their knowledge, use, and impact of CAs. …”
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Association of composite dietary antioxidant index with mortality risk among adults with chronic kidney disease in NHANES by Jun Sun, Haoyu Yang, Aru Sun, Huifang Guan, Weinan Xie, Lin Han, Yu Wei, Xiaoyu Zang, Pengfei Xie, Xiaolin Tong, Yiqun Lin

“…We found that compared to the lowest quartile of CDAI, the weighted multivariate hazard ratio of participants in the highest quartile was 0.83 (95% confidence interval: 0.72, 0.96) for all-cause mortality, Cardiovascular mortality was 0.91 (95% confidence interval: 0.70, 1.18), Cerebrovascular death was 0.51 (95% confidence interval: 0.24, 1.07), Death due to cancer was 0.64 (95% confidence interval: 0.45, 0.92). …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Selected Physical Factors on the Level of Pain in the Course of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders by Łukasz Kopacz, Żaneta Ciosek, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Roman Ardan, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…The study included 60 patients of both genders with diagnosed TMD in a clinical trial. The participants were randomly divided into two groups. Each group consisted of 30 people and was subjected to separate therapies in which LED light therapy with electromagnetic field (MLT) and cryotherapy (CT) were applied. …”
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