The relationship between non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio and bone mineral density: an NHANES study by Shuo Qi, Biao Peng, Zhanwang Xu, Daodi Qiu, Guoqing Tan

“…NHHR levels were categorized into tertiles (low, medium, and high) based on their distribution among the study population.ResultsThe study included 8,671participants, studies have shown, the ratio of non-high-density lipoprotein to high-density lipoprotein (NHHR) exhibits a stratified correlation with bone mineral density (BMD). …”
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The impact of locus of control on somatic and psychological profiles of patients with irritable bowel syndrome engaging in aerobic exercise by Laura Prospero, Giuseppe Riezzo, Benedetta D’Attoma, Antonia Ignazzi, Antonella Bianco, Isabella Franco, Ritanna Curci, Angelo Campanella, Claudia Beatrice Bagnato, Piero Porcelli, Gianluigi Giannelli, Francesco Russo

“…Each IBS patient was administered the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—Short Form (IPAQ-SF) before treatment, and the Physical Capacity Assessment Tests were applied before and after treatment. Participants filled out a GI symptom questionnaire before and after the intervention and some validated psychological tests to evaluate the changes induced by AEP. …”
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Potential traumatic events in the workplace and depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress: a cross-sectional study among Dutch gynaecologists, paediatricians and orthopaedic su... by Maria G van Pampus, Karel Willem Frank Scheepstra, Hannah S Pauw, Minouk Esmee van Steijn, Claire A I Stramrood, Miranda Olff

“…Objective To compare the prevalence of work-related potential traumatic events (PTEs), support protocols and mental health symptoms across Dutch gynaecologists, orthopaedic surgeons and paediatricians.Design Cross-sectional study, supplementary analysis of combined data.Setting Nationwide survey between 2014 and 2017.Participants An online questionnaire was sent to all Dutch gynaecologists, orthopaedic surgeons and paediatricians, including resident physicians (4959 physicians). 1374 questionnaires were eligible for analysis, corresponding with a response rate of 27.7%.Outcome measures Primary outcome measures were the prevalence of work-related PTEs, depression, anxiety, psychological distress and traumatic stress, measured with validated screening instruments (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Trauma Screening Questionnaire). …”
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Case-Based Virtual Reality Simulation for Severe Pelvic Trauma Clinical Skill Training in Medical Students: Design and Pilot Study by Peng Teng, Youran Xu, Kaoliang Qian, Ming Lu, Jun Hu

“…ResultsA total of 40 students underwent training, with 95% (n=38) affirming that the software effectively simulated real-patient scenarios. All participants (n=40, 100%) reported that completing the simulation necessitated making the same decisions as doctors in real life and found the VR simulation interesting and useful. …”
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Targeting Liver Biopsies For Optimal Biopsy Site In Diffused Liver Disease Using Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective, Single Center Study by Naushaba Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Noor Aftab, Rizwan, Rehan

“…Methodology: In this prospective single-centre study, the researchers divided the participants into two groups. One group (Group A) had their biopsy guided by ultrasound, which is a standard imaging technique. …”
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The Impact of Critical Listening and Critical Reading on Critical Thinking by Yasemin Baki

“…The study group of this study was determined through simple random sampling, one of the random sampling methods. The participants consisted of 201 teacher candidates studying in the Department of Turkish Language Teaching at a university in the north of Türkiye. …”
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Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Seventy six (58.5%) cases were not currently married compared with 19 (7.3%) controls. Study participants who were currently not married (AOR = 10.82; 95% CI: 5.01-23.36%), having poor knowledge about induced abortion (AOR = 3.03; 95% CI: 1.46-6.26%), uncertainty about last normal menstrual period (AOR = 4.12; 95% CI: 2.01-8.44%), late pregnancy testing (AOR = 5.94; 95% CI: 2.5-14.15%), not using contraceptives (AOR = 3.70; 95% CI: 1.85-7.44%), having irregular menstrual cycle (AOR = 4.83; 95% CI: 2.41-9.70%), and three and more live births (AOR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.11-0.59%) were independent predictors of induced abortion in the second-trimester. …”
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Therapeutic potential of adipose-derived stem cells for diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed A. Abu Elainein, Mohamad Mahmoud Whdan, Mahmoud Samir, Nada G. Hamam, Mohamed Mansour, Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Mohamed, Mahmoud Mostafa Snosy, Mahmoud Ayman Othman, Ahmed Sayed Sobieh, Mahmoud Gamal Saad, Mohamed A. Labna, Salma Allam

“…Methods The PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov. databases were searched from January 2000 and December 2023, articles were primarily evaluated regarding their titles and abstracts, then full-text screening was assessed against the inclusion and exclusion criteria by utilizing Rayyan software. …”
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Using Micro-Learning to Enhance Knowledge and Skills of Airway Management in Nurse Anesthesia Students: An Interventional Study by Masoumeh Albooghobeish, Alireza Ghalandeh, Ali Khalafi, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

“…Methods: This Non-Randomized Controlled study, employing a Pre-test-Post-test design, included 52 nurse anesthesia students in Iran. Participants were first assessed with a Pre-test, and then assigned to either the M-L M (n=26) or T M (n=26) groups. …”
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Effect of family support and work resources in the relationship of economic constraints and work volition: Evidence from China. by Lu Hai, Yang Wang, Man Shu, Mengxiao Zhang, Yijiao Wang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The study examined 1249 Chinese undergraduate students as participants ((714 men and 535 women; Mage = 19.32, SD = 1.50), using the questionnaire with the Wenjuanxing online survey tool. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study. by Esther Jebor Chongwo, Barack Aoko, Martha Kaniala, Moses Esala, Phillis Magoma, Eunice Njoroge, Susan Nyamanya, Joyce Marangu, Anil Khamis, John Ng'asike, Anja C Huizink, Amina Abubakar

“…<h4>Results</h4>The mean age of the participants was 44years (SD = 11 years). The findings, viewed through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, reveal a complex interplay of contextual factors impacting children's development. …”
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Gambaran Morfologi Spermatozoa pada Perokok Sedang di Lingkungan PE Group yang Datang ke Bagian Biologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Vinda Dwi Apriora, Arni Amir, Oea Khairsyaf

“…The conclusions is all participants showed normal spermatozoa morphology counts and the head abnormality is the major detriments.…”
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Genetic insight into dissecting the immunophenotypes and inflammatory profiles in the pathogenesis of Sjogren syndrome by Jingyi Xu, Shucheng Si, Yijun Han, Lin Zeng, Jinxia Zhao

“…Abstract Background Sjogren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease and its pathogenesis often involves the participation of numerous immune cells and inflammatory factors. …”
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Demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities in all forms of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 9 years: findings from the Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 202... by J Bernadette Moore, Xiaodong Lin, Louise Dye, Van Khanh Tran, Yun Yun Gong, Xiaomian Tan, Pui Yee Tan, Somphos Vicheth Som, Son Duy Nguyen, Do Tranh Tran, Nga Thuy Tran, Samantha Caton, Hannah Ensaff, Geoffry Smith

“…Low serum zinc, anaemia and iron deficiency were the common MNDs observed, affecting 53.1%, 15.2% and 13.9% of the study participants. Older children aged 2–4 years (OR (95% CI) 1.43 (1.20, 1.72)), ethnic minorities (5.94 (3.78, 9.36)) and those living in mountainous areas (5.06 (1.18, 14.42)) had increased odds of stunting, whereas reduced odds were found in children from the richest quintile (0.13 (0.05, 0.32)). …”
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Effects of Resistant Starch on Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xinyi Du, Jing Wu, Chenlin Gao, Qinqin Tan, Yong Xu

“…The meta-analysis included 8 studies involving 301 participants. RS intake significantly reduced serum indolephenol sulfate (IS), blood phosphorus, IL-6, and uric acid levels in dialysis patients. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Management of Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Single Institution 20-Year Experience with 286 Patients by Yuqing Qu, Haoming Li, Xianling Wang, Yulong Chen, Qinghua Guo, Yu Pei, Jin Du, Jingtao Dou, Jianming Ba, Zhaohui Lv, Yiming Mu

“…With these various therapies, the symptoms were also partially relieved. According to findings in pathological and immunochemical examination, all the functional PanNENs were categorized into NEN-G1 (41.95%), NEN-G2 (54.90%), NEN-G3 (3.15%), and NEC-G3 (0%). …”
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The relationship between vision status and its influencing factors among primary and secondary school students: The masking effect of physical activity level and the moderating eff... by Jiyan Xu, Yanjun Li, Siyuan Ma, Shimeng Dai, Weiwei Xu, Mengjiao Sang, Kaijie Feng

“…Parents should avoid having excessive expectations and additional academic burdens on their children and encourage them to actively participate in sports; schools should fully implement the ‘’Double Reduction’’ policy, making myopia prevention and control an important part of health education; communities should carry out publicity work for myopia prevention and control, raising adolescents’ awareness of eye health.…”
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Associations of carbohydrate quality and cardiovascular risk factors vary among diabetes subtypes by Katharina S. Weber, Sabrina Schlesinger, Janina Goletzke, Klaus Straßburger, Oana-Patricia Zaharia, Sandra Trenkamp, Robert Wagner, Wolfgang Lieb, Anette E. Buyken, Michael Roden, Christian Herder, for the GDS group

“…Abstract Background Assess the intake of carbohydrate quality and their association with cardiovascular risk factors among diabetes subtypes. Methods Participants of the German Diabetes Study (GDS) (recent-onset diabetes (n = 487) and 5-years thereafter (n = 209)) were allocated into severe autoimmune diabetes (SAID, 35%), severe insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD, 3%), severe insulin-resistant diabetes (SIRD, 5%), mild obesity-related diabetes (MOD, 28%), and mild age-related diabetes (MARD, 29%). …”
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Vocational and psychosocial predictors of medical negligence claims among Australian doctors: a prospective cohort analysis of the MABEL survey by Anthony Scott, Marie Bismark, Owen M Bradfield, Matthew Spittal

“…Objective To understand the association between medical negligence claims and doctors’ sex, age, specialty, working hours, work location, personality, social supports, family circumstances, self-rated health, self-rated life satisfaction and presence of recent injury or illness.Design and setting Prospective cohort study of Australian doctors.Participants 12 134 doctors who completed the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life survey between 2013 and 2019.Primary outcome measure Doctors named as a defendant in a medical negligence claim in the preceding 12 months.Results 649 (5.35%) doctors reported being named in a medical negligence claim during the study period. …”
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What are the important factors influencing the physical activity level of junior high school students: a cross-sectional survey by Huijun Ma, Xuefeng Li, Chengliang Ma, Da Teng

“…The data on students’ physical activity levels were collected through the Children’s Leisure Activities Study Survey Questionnaire, and the data on factors affecting students’ physical activity were collected through the Student Perceived Factors Affecting Physical Activity Questionnaire.ResultsIn this study, students from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades participated in physical activities, averaging 214.500 min per week in moderate-intensity and 25.000 min in high-intensity activities, cumulatively averaging 280.000 min weekly. …”
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