Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Review of the Studies Using Syngeneic, Autologous, Allogeneic, and Xenogeneic Cells by Christian Sávio-Silva, Stephany Beyerstedt, Poliana E. Soinski-Sousa, Expedito B. Casaro, Maria Theresa A. Balby-Rocha, Antônio Simplício-Filho, Jamille Alves-Silva, Érika B. Rangel

“…Phase I clinical trials have evaluated the safety profile of MSC-based therapy in humans, and phase II clinical trials (proof of concept in trial participants) still need to answer important questions for treating DKD, yet metabolic control has already been documented. …”
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The Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales-21: Principal component analysis and evaluation of abbreviated versions in young adults with temporomandibular disorders. by Yinghao Xiong, Adrian Ujin Yap, Carolina Marpaung, May Chun Mei Wong

“…<h4>Results</h4>The mean age of the study participants was 21 (SD = 0.1) years and 80.4% were women. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions on healthcare professionals’ understanding and use of conscience: a systematic review protocol by Alex Clark, Megan Kennedy, Christina Lamb, Edith Pituskin, Ken Kirkwood, Yolanda Babenko-Mould

“…This protocol will not involve individual patient information endangering participant rights. The results will be reported in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021256943.…”
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Factors affecting implementation of interventions for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet for people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a community-based qualitative s... by Sheena E Ramsay, Richard G Watt, Falko F Sniehotta, Eileen Kaner, Martha Paisi, Neha Jain, Martin Burrows, Emma A Adams, Gillian McLellan, Emma C Joyes, Laura J McGowan, David Landes, Lorenzo Iafrate

“…This study aimed to understand the factors that affect implementation (relevance of setting, acceptability and adverse effects of interventions) and the sustainability of interventions targeting oral health, substance use, smoking and diet for people experiencing SMD.Methods Between August 2021 and April 2023, interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with two groups of participants: (1) people experiencing SMD in Newcastle Upon Tyne/Gateshead and (2) frontline staff, volunteers, policymakers and commissioners from London, Plymouth and Newcastle Upon Tyne/Gateshead. …”
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The effect of Shirodhara on essential hypertension: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Meenakshi Khapre, Dhanlika Dhanlika, Sriloy Mohanty, Amrita Mehndiratta

“…Evidence from RCTs was synthesized as a standardized mean difference (SMDs) for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, comparing participants who received Shirodhara intervention along with Ayurveda medication and those who received only Ayurveda medication. …”
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Reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Performance Tests for Overhead Sports Activities by Bryan L Riemann, Kevin E Wilk, George J Davies

“… # Purpose \(1\) To establish the intersession reliability of several open kinetic chain FPT in healthy young adults with a history of overhead sport participation. (2) To examine the intersession reliability of the limb symmetry indices (LSI) from each test…”
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Exploring effects of a booster workshop on progression and retention of resuscitation skills of residents when added to regular low-dose simulation by Hui-Wen Chen, Hung-Wei Tsai, Yi-Chun Chen, Yu-Jui Chiu, Enoch Yi-No Kang, Yi-Ting Hsu, S. Barry Issenberg, Jen-Chieh Wu

“…Residents were divided into two groups: the control group received regular low-dose simulation with faculty-led debriefing at the 1st, 6th, and 11th months, while the intervention group participated in an additional 3-hour simulation workshop one week before the 6th-month scenario. …”
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Home management of malaria among caregivers of under-five children in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria by Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed, Olubankole Akinboboye, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, David Akintayo Oguntuase

“…A systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit participants (mothers and other caregivers). A structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used. …”
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Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Depression in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Longitudinal Studies by Christopher B. Watson, Vicki Bitsika

“…Eleven studies with 118,544 female participants met the inclusion criteria for review. Results Ten of the 11 reviewed studies reported a statistically significant positive association between exposure to IPV and depression in women. …”
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Assessing awareness and utilisation of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among women who inject drugs in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Modupe Onigbogi, Osadebamwen N Eghaghe, Omobola Y Ojo, Oluwatoyin Funmilola Babalola

“…Our study therefore sought to determine the awareness and use of PrEP among WWID in Lagos, Nigeria.Methods The study was descriptive cross-sectional in design and involved 422 participants recruited by using the snowballing technique. …”
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Odor Identification by Parkinson’s Disease Patients Tested by Using Sniffin’ Sticks versus Natural Spices by Florence Baert, Geertrui Vlaemynck, Jarissa Maselyne, Christophe Matthys

“…The mean total score was higher for the Sniffin’ Sticks than for the spice odor identification test in all participants (55.4% versus 22.5%). Sniffin’ Sticks orange, peppermint, rose, and fish odorants were best correctly identified by PD patients, by 62.5, 53.8, 52.9, and 57.5%, respectively. …”
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miR-223-3p Inhibits Antigen Endocytosis and Presentation and Promotes the Tolerogenic Potential of Dendritic Cells through Targeting Mannose Receptor Signaling and Rhob by Hao-Cheng Tang, Yin-Yan Lai, Jing Zheng, Hong-Yan Jiang, Geng Xu

“…These data suggest that miR-223-3p has an inhibitory effect on the antigen uptake and presentation capacities of BMDCs and promotes Treg cell differentiation, which is, at least partially, through targeting MR signaling and Rhob.…”
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Association of Body Fat Percentage with Time in Range Generated by Continuous Glucose Monitoring during Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes by Yuting Ruan, Jiana Zhong, Rongping Chen, Zhen Zhang, Dixing Liu, Jia Sun, Hong Chen

“…A total of 85 T2DM patients were recruited in this cross-sectional study. All participants underwent 72 h CGM period during short-term CSII therapy. …”
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Viral nucleic acid load in the milk of lactating mothers with COVID-19 and the prognosis of infants by Mengkun Wang, Yifei Li, Jie Lei, Huiyi Jiang

“…Additional 11 non-breastfed children of the same age hospitalized with COVID-19 (Omicron variant) participated in the study as the control group. Their clinical manifestations were observed, and the milk of lactating mothers with COVID-19 was collected for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection. …”
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Trip route optimization based on bus transit using genetic algorithm with different crossover techniques: a case study in Konya/Türkiye by Akylai Bolotbekova, Huseyin Hakli, Ayse Beskirli

“…In order to select the most appropriate crossover operator of the genetic algorithm, the performances of seven methods, namely One Point Crossover (OX1), Two Point Crossover (OX2), Position Based Crossover (PBX), Order Based Crossover (OBX), Partially Mapped Crossover (PMX), Cycle Crossover (CX) and Inversion Crossover (IX) are tested on the real-world problem in Konya/Türkiye. …”
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LEVERAGING AI TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PROJECT TEAM DYNAMICS: IMPACT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT by Olena Kuzminska, Denys Pohrebniak, Mariia Mazorchuk, Viacheslav Osadchyi

“…Based on the results of the free choice of project and team management tools, we categorised three groups among the 56 participants of the experiment according to the use or non-use of AI tools to enhance group dynamics, followed by self-assessment of the effectiveness of the selected tools in increasing their levels of self-efficacy and social engagement. …”
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A mixed method exploration of job morale of physicians working in public healthcare settings in Kazakhstan during the COVID-19 pandemic by Alina Kuandyk, Mariya Dmitriyeva, Nazerke Toleukhanova, Maev Conneely, Timur Suleimenov, Dauren Sarssenov, Raimzhan Mamytkhan, Madiyar Sakhayev, Arman Tleubergenov, Medet Toleubayev

“…The prevalence of burnout was 30.97%, and signs of severe depression symptoms were detected among 3.69% of participants. Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis: (1) fear of uncertainty; (2) media scrutiny; (3) resurgence in appreciation; and (4) heightened sense of duty. …”
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Comparison of two screening tools for borderline personality disorder (BSL-23 and MSI-BPD) among Indian gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men by Jaiyant Cavale, Dweep Chand Singh, Lata Hemchand

“…Tools used to evaluate the participants included questions related to sociodemographic variables, MSI-BPD, BSL-23 and the Minority Stress Scale. …”
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Exploring barriers to rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury: a qualitative study in Iran by Farhad Nosrati Nejad, Mehdi Basakha, Abdurrahman Charkazi, Abdullatif Esmaeili

“…Methods This study employed a qualitative approach to explore the barriers experienced by individuals with SCIs in accessing rehabilitation services. Fourteen participants were purposefully selected from the Golestan province (north of Iran) until data saturation was reached. …”
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Psychological testing in children with elevated blood lead level: the effect of spirulina by N.I. Hnida, N.H. Lotysh, D.V. Usenko, I.M. Hnidoi, V.N. Kukushkin

“…The research protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. …”
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