Changes in household food security, access to health services and income in northern Lao PDR during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey by Jennifer R Head, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Helen Catton, Ammaline Vongsitthi, Kelley Khamphouxay, Niphone Simphaly

“…Objectives We assessed the relative difficulty in meeting food needs during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before; determined the relationship between pandemic-associated difficulties in food access and household, maternal and child food security; and identified resiliency-promoting strategies.Design A cross-sectional survey of households undertaken in November 2020.Setting Rural districts of Luang Prabang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic.Participants Households (N=1122) with children under 5 years.Primary and secondary outcomes measured Survey respondents reported the relative ease of access of food and healthcare as well as changes in income and expenditures compared with before March 2020. …”
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Comparison of Effectiveness between Cobalt Chromium Rods versus Titanium Rods for Treatment of Patients with Spinal Deformity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Frank D. Shega, HongQi Zhang, Daudi R. Manini, MingXing Tang, ShaoHua Liu

“…Eleven eligible studies with 641 participants for 7 observational studies and 35 samples for 4 biomechanical studies were identified. …”
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Analysis of the efficiency of suburban passenger transportation on the Lviv railway sections by Oleh Voznyak, Pavlo Bandrivskyi

“…The results obtained in the article are also typical for many other monitoring areas, indicating this problem's repeatability. …”
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Unfaithful Words: Tolerance by Ferenc Ruzsa

“…This is anything but a light demand on most participants of the dialogue. However, unless they wholeheartedly accept that there are innumerable valid and valuable paths, their ‘interreligious dialogue’ will remain little more than an uncomfortable ceasefire between hostile powers. …”
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A copula-based multivariate flood frequency analysis under climate change effects by Marzieh Khajehali, Hamid R. Safavi, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Mohammad Reza Najafi, Reza Alizadeh-Sh

“…This study assesses the projected changes in flood characteristics based on eight downscaled and bias-corrected General Circulation Models (GCMs) that participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6. …”
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Comparison of Gross Motor Development of 3-7 Years Old Children in Different Geographical Regions by Kezban Tepeli

“…This study was carried out to determine whether gross motor development of 3-7 years old children differed according to their geographical regions. 131 children from the Mediterranean Region, 149 children from the Southeastern Anatolia Region, 214 children from the Marmara Region, 107 children from the Aegean Region, 114 children from the Black Sea Region, 161 children from the Central Anatolia Region, 115 from the Eastern Anatolia Region children were included in the study. Of the children participating in the study, 475 were girls and 516 were boys. …”
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Mental health disorder symptom changes among public safety personnel after emotional resilience skills training by R.N. Carleton, S. Sauer-Zavala, T.A. Teckchandani, K.Q. Maguire, L. Jamshidi, R.E. Shields, T.O. Afifi, J. Nisbet, K.L. Andrews, S.H. Stewart, A.J. Fletcher, R. Martin, R.S. MacPhee, J.C. MacDermid, T.M. Keane, A. Brunet, M. McCarron, L.M. Lix, N.A. Jones, G.P. Krätzig, J.P. Neary, G. Anderson, R. Ricciardelli, H. Cramm, J. Sareen, G.J.G. Asmundson

“…Methods: A 16-month longitudinal design engaged serving PSP (n = 119; 34 % female; firefighters, municipal police, paramedics, public safety communicators) who completed PSP-delivered ERST. Participants were assessed for symptoms of PTSIs, including but not limited to PTSD, at pre- and post-training, and 1-year follow-up using self-report measures and clinical interviews. …”
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Prognostic stratification of patients with AJCC 2018 pN1 disease in stage III oral squamous cell carcinoma by Ming-Hsien Tsai, Hui-Ching Chuang, Yu-Tsai Lin, Tai-Lin Huang, Fu-Min Fang, Hui Lu, Chih-Yen Chien

“…Results A total of 105 patients—including 28 patients with pT1N1 disease and 77 patients with pT2-3N1 disease—participated in the study. Pathological T classification was the only statistically significant prognosticator according to univariate analysis. …”
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Investigation and analysis of clinical medical undergraduate learning behaviors under different teaching models by Yang-Zheng Lan, Yang-Zheng Lan, Wen-Ting Lin, Zheng Wu, Zheng Wu, Wen-Jia Chen, Wen-Jia Chen, Dan Guo, Shu-Hui Liu, Shu-Hui Liu, Jing Liu, Jing Liu

“…Results indicated that students participating in active learning classes exhibited superior classroom engagement and devoted more time to their studies than those in English-medium instruction classes and conventional clinical classes, while the difference between English-medium instruction classes and conventional clinical classes was not significant. …”
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Identification of Potential Type II Diabetes in a Large-Scale Chinese Population Using a Systematic Machine Learning Framework by Mingyue Xue, Yinxia Su, Chen Li, Shuxia Wang, Hua Yao

“…A total of 584,168 adult subjects who have participated in the national physical examination were enrolled in this study. …”
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Effect of manila palm (Veitchia merrillii Becc.) on rumen fermentation and microbial population in beef heifers by Tanitpan Pongjongmit, Thitima Norrapoke, Kampanat Phesatcha

“…Changes on ruminal fermentation parameters could be partially explained by decreases in the ruminal protozoa. …”
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Association between obesity and thyroid nodules in children and adults living in iodine-sufficient areas: analysis of cross-sectional data from Tianjin, China by Yang Wang, Fang Li, Dandan Zhang, Wenfeng Li, Yani Duan, Yushan Cui

“…Objective The main purpose of this study was to analyse the association between obesity and thyroid nodules in children and adults living in iodine-sufficient areas in China.Design Analysis of data from two cross-sectional surveys.Setting and participants 921 children from 2016 to 2021 and 1505 adults from 2018 to 2021 living in iodine-sufficient areas from Tianjin, China were recruited.Outcome measures Anthropometric measures including height and weight were taken, and body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) were calculated. …”
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Psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy: population co-occurrence, genetic correlations and causal effects by Neil M Davies, Dheeraj Rai, Harriet Forbes, Christina Dalman, Torbjörn Tomson, Daniel Berglind, Michael Lundberg, Cecilia Magnusson, Craig Newschaffer, Brian K Lee, Viktor H Ahlqvist, Paul Madley-Dowd, Christina Dardani, Jessica Rast, Caichen Zhong, Renee M Gardner, Kristen Lyall

“…Genetic correlations may partially explain some comorbidities; however, there is little evidence of a bidirectional relationship between the genetic liability of epilepsy and psychiatric conditions. …”
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Long-term Double-J stenting is superior to short-term Single-J stenting in kidney transplantation. by Christiaan A J Oudmaijer, Kelly Muller, Erika van Straalen, Robert C Minnee, Diederik J A N Kimenai, Marlies E J Reinders, Jacqueline van de Wetering, Jan N M IJzermans, Turkan Terkivatan

“…An important limitation was that Single-J participants were unable to leave, even if their recovery allowed earlier discharge.…”
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Association of age-related macular degeneration on fracture risks among osteoporosis population: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Bing-Yu Chen, Chi Chin Sun, Ting-Shuo Huang, Tsai-Sheng Fu, Chia-Yi Lee, Fang-Ping Chen

“…This study was conducted to explore the relationship between AMD and incident fractures in patients with osteoporosis (OS).Design Retrospective analysis of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD).Setting A multicenter study conducted in Taiwan.Participants and controls The current study used the NHIRD in Taiwan between 1996 and 2011. …”
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The Role of the Commercial Space Industry within the US National Security under the Trump Administration by E. A. Kuznetsov

“…At the same time, this trend towards commercialization of outer space use and the growing role of the private space sector in ensuring national security is still understudied. This paper aims to partially fill this gap by assessing approaches to these issues adopted by the administration of D. …”
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Anticoagulation-related complications and their outcomes in hemodialysis patients with acute kidney injury at selected hospitals in Ethiopia. by Hanan Muzeyin Kedir, Abdella Birhan Yabeyu, Addisu Melkie Ejigu, Tamrat Assefa Tadesse, Eskinder Ayalew Sisay

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Clotting affected 19.4% of participants, while bleeding occurred in 15.4%, underscoring the importance of close monitoring. …”
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Diagnostic disparities in inborn errors of immunity: From clinical suspicion to diagnosis by Karen M. Gilbert, PhD, Robert F. LeCates, MA, Alison A. Galbraith, MD, MPH, Paul J. Maglione, MD, PhD, Stephanie Argetsinger, MPH, Nicholas L. Rider, DO, Jocelyn R. Farmer, MD, PhD, Mei-Sing Ong, PhD

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of a US national claims database (years 2007 to 2021). Participants included patients diagnosed with an “unspecified immune deficiency” (uID) and presented with IEI-related symptoms, who later received an IEI diagnosis (n = 1429). …”
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Correlation between the Severity of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Serum Uric Acid to Serum Creatinine Ratio by Jing Liu, Hongye Peng, Che Wang, Yutong Wang, Rongrui Wang, Jixiang Liu, Tianhui Zhou, Shukun Yao

“…To explore a convenient indicator to screen MAFLD and distinguish the severity of the disease, this study analyzed the correlation between sUA/Cr and the severity of MAFLD. Methods. 228 participants were enrolled and divided into 2 groups, including mild MAFLD and non-MAFLD group and moderate-severe MAFLD group, based on liver/spleen computed tomography (CT) ratios. …”
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Role of Astrocytic Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease Animal Models from a Molecular Signaling Perspective by Lucas Udovin, Cecilia Quarracino, María I. Herrera, Francisco Capani, Matilde Otero-Losada, Santiago Perez-Lloret

“…Despite the fact that astrocytes are the most abundant glial cells, critical for brain function, few studies have dealt with their possible role in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease (PD). This article explores relevant evidence on the involvement of astrocytes in experimental PD neurodegeneration from a molecular signaling perspective. …”
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