The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) Performance in Elite Team Handball Players Playing with Shoulder Pain, Previous Pain, or No Pain by Tina Piil Torabi, Jesper Bencke, Roland van den Tillaar

“…No significant differences were found in the CKCUEST scores among the three different groups (F≤1.23, p≥0.30, η^2^≤0.03). Among the female participants, no significant differences were found between performing the CKCUEST and the modified test. …”
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Assessing feasibility and acceptability of increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and rights through pharmacy outlets and community health volunteers: lessons from pil... by Wilson Liambila, Francis Obare, Saumya RamaRao, Monica Oguttu, Carol Nyandat, Benedict Denga, Zeka Wekesa

“…Results A total of 527 clients obtained medication abortion drugs from the 9 participating pharmacy outlets between April and December 2022. …”
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Visual, clinical and quality of life outcomes of a new multifocal IOL with optimized diffractive grating: a non-randomized clinical trial by João Marcelo de Almeida Gusmão Lyra, Mariana Silva Gois de Almeida, Lucila de Albuquerque Barbosa Lira, Laís Oliveira dos Santos, Mateus Lins dos Santos, Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho

“…This study aims to evaluate the visual, clinical, and quality of life outcomes of the BIOS Trifocal IOL for treatment of cataract and presbyopia. Methods Participants who met the inclusion criteria underwent implantation of the BIOS Trifocal IOL and were assessed at 30 and 90 days post-surgery. …”
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Challenges and Strategies Adopted for Remote Teaching of Biochemistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Tatiane Iembo, Helena Landim Gonçalves Cristóvão, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, André Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Nathália Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodrigues Castro, Fernando Nestor Facio Júnior, Antônio Hélio Oliani, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Doroteia Rossi Silva Souza, Júlio César André

“…From an initial pool of 1171 results, 85 articles were selected, with duplicate verification pending for the subsequent phase of the project. …”
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Propensity score matched cohort study on magnesium supplementation and mortality in critically ill patients with HFpEF by Lijun Song, Jianjun Ying, Min Li, Lan Ying, Chenliang Zhao

“…Mediation analysis indicated that blood urea nitrogen partially mediated the association between magnesium intake and mortality, accounting for approximately 22.73% of the observed effect. …”
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Unraveling the association and regulatory role of miR-146b-5p in coronary artery disease by Xiaozhu Ma, Shuai Mei, Yi He, Qidamugai Wuyun, Li Zhou, Ziyang Cai, Qiushi Luo, Yi Wen, Jiangtao Yan

“…Methods and results The study encompassed a total of 452 participants, consisting 295 patients with CAD and 157 individuals without CAD. …”
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A Comparison of Factors Associated with Running-Related Injuries between Adult and Adolescent Runners by Alexandra F. DeJong Lempke, Sara E. Collins, Kristin E. Whitney, Pierre A. D'Hemecourt, William P. Meehan III

“… # Methods Questionnaire responses and clinical assessment data were extracted from 38 adult runners (F: 25, M: 13; median age: 23 \[range 18-36\]) and 91 adolescent runners (F: 56, M: 35; median age: 15 \[range 14-16\]) who underwent a physical injury prevention evaluation at a hospital-affiliated sports injury prevention center between 2013 and 2021. Participants were sub-grouped into those with (adults: 25; adolescents: 38) and those without (adults: 13; adolescents: 53) a history of self-reported RRIs based on questionnaire responses. …”
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Enhancement of Executive Functions but Not Memory by Multidomain Group Cognitive Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Multicenter Randomiz... by Elke Kalbe, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Saskia Elben, Karina Dimenshteyn, Patricia Sulzer, Claudia Schulte, Nele Schmidt, Christian Schlenstedt, Daniela Berg, Karsten Witt, Lars Wojtecki, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone

“…Both interventions were highly feasible (participation, motivation, and evaluation); the overall dropout rate was 4.7%. …”
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The prevalence of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome at a gender-affirming primary care clinic by Theo Stein, Shannon Collins, Joshua St. Louis

“…Methods: A retrospective chart review of medical records was conducted with records between May 2021 and June 2024. Eligible participants were active patients at the gender-affirming primary care clinic, who were over the age of 16, were TGD, and had a diagnosis of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. …”
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Predictive value of the New Zealand Early Warning Score for early mortality in low-acuity patients discharged at scene by paramedics: an observational study by Bridget Dicker, Verity Frances Todd, Tony Smith, Andy Swain, Graham Howie, Melanie Moylan, Aroha Brett

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the NZEWS risk-assessment tool and adverse outcomes of early mortality or ambulance reattendance within 48 hours in low-acuity, prehospital patients not transported by ambulance.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Prehospital emergency medical service provided by St John New Zealand over a 2-year period (1 July 2016 through 30 June 2018).Participants 83 171 low-acuity, adult patients who were attended by an ambulance and discharged at scene. …”
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The MTNR1B Rs724030 variant is associated with islet function and women waist-to-hip ratio in healthy subjects by Sijie Zhang, Wenxuan Bian, Yan Wang, Min Shen, Yu Qian, Hao Dai, Shuai Zheng, Qi Fu, Kuanfeng Xu, Tao Yang, Hemin Jiang

“…Furthermore, we also found significant associations between this variant and IGI, corrected insulin response (CIR), and DIo (All P < 0.001) in female individuals whose waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is greater than 0.85, with considerable heterogeneity (Phet = 0.009, 0.030, and 0.049, respectively) to male participants in the NGT individuals, but not in the impaired fasting glucose (IFG)/impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) individuals. …”
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Measuring Digital Health Literacy in Older Adults: Development and Validation Study by SungMin Kim, Choonghee Park, Sunghyeon Park, Dai-Jin Kim, Ye-Seul Bae, Jae-Heon Kang, Ji-Won Chun

“…Then, we conducted a secondary survey with 400 participants to perform exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. …”
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Incomplete recovery in patients with minor head injury directly discharged home from the emergency department: a prospective cohort follow-up study by Bram Jacobs, Joukje van der Naalt, Jan Cornelis ter Maaten, Sophie Maria Coffeng, Laura Jane Kim

“…We also evaluated the differences between patient groups in this least severe category of brain and head injury.Design Prospective cohort follow-up study.Setting Patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.Participants 242 patients with MHI (n=100 with head injury only and n=142 with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)) discharged home directly after evaluation at the ED.Outcome measures The primary outcome measure was incomplete recovery at 3 months measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended score <8. …”
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Towards water-conscious green hydrogen and methanol production: A techno-economic review by Henrik Wenzel, Gian Müller, Freia Harzendorf, Thomas Schöb, Felix Kullmann, Jann Michael Weinand, Detlef Stolten

“…Finally, the water-conscious and green production of hydrogen and methanol will make the energy transition more sustainable, and regions that are abundant in renewable energy sources but suffer from water-scarcity will also be able to participate.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to global access to life-saving skills training: an international cross-sectional survey by Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Freddy Lippert, Lin Zhang, Willem Stassen, So Yeon Joyce Kong, Audrey L Blewer, Yeh Lai Chern, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

“…The invitation for participation was distributed to local, regional and international emergency care and resuscitation organisations and their membership. …”
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Associations of comprehensive dietary antioxidant index with postmenopausal femur bone mineral density and osteoporosis: data from the national health and nutrition examination sur... by Jianbo Sun, Jie Wang, Wu Hu, He Huang, Hongmou Zhao

“…ObjectivesThe study aimed to explore associations of the comprehensive dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) with femur bone mineral density (BMD) and risk of osteoporosis in American postmenopausal women.MethodsA total of 2,862 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included in this study. …”
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Structural equation modeling for social capital empowerment in supporting mangrove rehabilitation by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…Social capital influences community participation in mangrove rehabilitation.…”
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A comparative study of diagnostic performance of COVID-19 Reporting and Data System and computed tomography severity score in clinically suspected COVID-19 patients by Vikram Kyatham, Yarramsetty Pundari Kashudu, T.R. Nagendra, Rama Rao Piprikar, Rhidaynath A Kogekar, Rahul Bhargava

“…Patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19 were participated. Patients referred with a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) had chest CT evaluation done by CO-RADS and CT-SS, respectively, by an independent investigator. …”
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Optimal Thermal Output of an Absorption Heat Pump with Steam Heating Integrated in a PT-60/70-130/13 Steam Turbine by Oleksandr L. Shubenko, Viktoriia O. Tarasova, Mykola Yu. Babak, Oleksii Yu. Boiarshynov

“…It is noted that the option of the integrated turbine with a partially open regulating diaphragm at the accepted prices for fuel and electricity loses in terms of economic indicators to the option with a closed diaphragm.…”

Time-dependent, patient-centered perceptions of quality measures for total joint arthroplasty: a cross-sectional, choice modeling study by Jacie L. Lemos, Jessica M. Welch, Derek F. Amanatullah, Lauren M. Shapiro, Alex H. S. Harris, Robin N. Kamal

“…Methods Patients who had undergone a TJA within the past two years or had a scheduled TJA within the next 6 months completed a questionnaire designed using best-worst scaling, a method used to measure individuals’ priorities by asking participants to make repeated selections of the best and worst items in a series of subsets of items. …”
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