A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials for physical activity among colorectal cancer survivors: directions for future research by Jiayu Mao, Xiaoke Qiu, Yi Zhang, Can Wang, Xueli Yang, Qiuping Li

“…In the meta-analysis, nine of these studies involving 684 participants were included, and results showed that PA interventions have a positive effect on increasing total PA levels in CRC survivors (Z = 2.79, p = 0.005). …”
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Air Transport Area as an Object of State Regulation by O. V. Brusakova

“…It is concluded that the state needs to respond appropriately, i.e. to implement appropriate state regulation of the aviation area functioning during the pandemic, in particular in the implementation of air transportation in exceptional cases, the operation of airfields and airports in quarantine, aircraft parking in designated areas, standardization of issues, related to the return of passengers for canceled flights or their rebooking, providing state support to the aviation area in connection with the cessation of financial revenues from all market participants (including by allocating subsidies from the state budget, providing state aid to ensure minimal operation of airports and airfields, exemption of airlines from paying certain types of taxes for a certain period of time), etc.…”
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Influences of school climate on emotional health and academic achievement of school-going adolescents in India: a systematic review by Jayalaxmi Kaniyagundi Podiya, Janardhana Navaneetham, Poornima Bhola

“…Abstract Background As students spend most of their time in school, a supportive school environment is essential for adolescents’ personal growth, effective learning, and well-being. Students actively participate in learning when they feel supported, respected, and connected to their school environment. …”
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Country economic status is strongly associated with burn survival - validation of the (modified) ABSI by Julia Elrod, Christoph Mohr, Ludvik Branski, Joshua M. Peterson, Fionna M. Wood, Dale W. Edgar, Pius Agbenorku, Shobha Chamania, Anant Sharma, Flavio N. Novaes, Jean Bosco Katabogama, Michael Boettcher, Konrad Reinshagen, Ingo Koenigs

“…Data from 2015 to 2019 were collected, including age, gender, presence of inhalation injury, full-thickness burn, percentage of total body surface area, and outcome. The participating countries were classified based on the HDI and mortality was predicted using both the original and the modified ABSI. …”
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Who is engaging with lateral flow testing for COVID-19 in the UK? The COVID-19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses (CORSAIR) study by Nicola T Fear, Susan Michie, Richard Amlot, G James Rubin, Louise E Smith, Henry WW Potts

“…Objectives To investigate uptake of lateral flow testing, reporting of test results and psychological, contextual and socio-demographic factors associated with testing.Design A series of four fortnightly online cross-sectional surveys.Setting Data collected from 19 April 2021 to 2 June 2021.Participants People living in England and Scotland, aged 18 years or over, excluding those who reported their most recent test was a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test (n=6646, n≈1600 per survey).Main outcome measures Having completed at least one lateral flow test (LFT) in the last 7 days.Results We used binary logistic regressions to investigate factors associated with having taken at least one LFT. …”
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Pulmonary function among flour mill workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kuldip Upadhyay, Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Rakesh Balachandar, Ankit Sheth, Ankit Viramgami

“…Results This quantitative synthesis included twenty-two studies involving 2,482 flour dust exposed and 1,925 control participants. The pooled mean difference for FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEFR and FEF25 − 75% were − 0.43 L (-0.57, -0.29; I 2 = 88.7), -0.49 L (-0.64, -0.33; I 2 = 89.3), -3.5% (-6.49, -0.5; I 2 = 89.7), -1.36 L/s (-1.70, -1.03; I 2 = 90.4) and − 0.34 L/s (-0.63, -0.06; I 2 = 77.3). …”
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NLRP3: a key regulator of skin wound healing and macrophage-fibroblast interactions in mice by Jiamin Zhao, Shuangyi Zhang, Zhiguo Gong, Wei Mao, Wenhui Bao, Qianru Li, Yunjie Bai, Feifei Gao, Shuang Feng

“…Supplementing NLRP3−/− conditioned media with PGE2 partially restored the impaired functions, suggesting that PGE2 acts as a downstream mediator of NLRP3-regulated macrophage-myofibroblast interactions. …”
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The CYP2C19*1/*2 Genotype Does Not Adequately Predict Clopidogrel Response in Healthy Malaysian Volunteers by Yanti Nasyuhana Sani, Lim Sheau Chin, Lim Luen Hui, Nur Elyana Yazmin Mohd Redhuan Shah Edwin, Goh Teck Hwa, Victor L. Serebruany, Yuen Kah Hay

“…Almost half of the participants (46.7%) were found to be nonresponders (3 were CYP2C19*1/*1, 11 were CYP2C19*1/*2, and 7 were CYP2C19*2/*2). …”
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Discharge Hemoglobin Association with Long-Term Outcomes of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Ming Gao, Xinying Zhang, Ling Qin, Yang Zheng, Zhiguo Zhang, Qian Tong, Hang Li

“…The odds ratio (OR) for all-cause mortality at 2 years for participants with Hb below the twentieth percentile was 3.529 (95% CI: 1.976–6.302) and 2.968 (95% CI: 1.614–5.456) after adjustment for age and gender and 2.485 (95% CI: 1.310–4.715) after adjustment for all covariates. …”
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The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Their Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Sintayehu Ambachew, Muluneh Assefa, Yalewayker Tegegne, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

“…A systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected using a semistructured questionnaire. …”
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Drains vs. no drains following burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma by Sajag Gupta

“…Exclusion Criteria: Bilateral chronic subdural haemorrhage on CT scan, recurrent CSDH, patients with  shunt in-situ, patients with bleeding-related conditions (INR > 2.5, BT > 7 min, count of platelets < 60000) or on anticoagulant drugs, patients with severe systemic ailment such as renal failure (Serum Creatinine > 2.5), chronic liver disease (ultrasound shows liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly) and known ischemic heart disease were excluded from this study Materials and Methods: In this study, 100 participants were randomly assigned to two equal groups. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-led intervention for reducing drug-related problems and improving quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients: A randomized controlled trial. by Roheena Zafar, Inayat Ur Rehman, Yasar Shah, Long Chiau Ming, Khang Wen Goh, Amal K Suleiman, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…The clinical pharmacist provided interventions in order to resolve the DRPs, and 37.40% interventions were accepted and fully implemented; 31.30% of the interventions were accepted and partially implemented. The clinical pharmacist identification and proposed intervention for DRPs contributed to a statistically significant improvement in QoL, from mean ±  SD scored 58.64 ±  9.10 at the baseline to 74.48 ± 10.11 at the endpoint, with a p-value of < 0.001.…”
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Detection and characterization of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli carrying virulence gene isolated from broilers in Bangladesh by Md. Sirazul Islam, Chandan Nath, F. M. Yasir Hasib, Tahia Ahmed Logno, Md. Helal Uddin, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Sharmin Chowdhury

“…Five selected isolates were partially sequenced for five VAGs using Sanger sequencing. …”
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Depressive symptoms and quality of life among women experiencing infertility: The moderating effect of perceived social support by Minjeong Jo, Hyewon Shin, Angela Kabbe, Shin-Jeong Kim

“…Methods: Utilizing a cross-sectional design, this study analyzed a secondary dataset comprising 186 South Korean women with infertility. Participants were asked to complete the online survey which included the following scales: The Korean adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool. …”
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Prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella species and their multidrug resistance patterns among pediatric populations in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mihret Tilahun, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Alemu Gedefie, Habtu Debash, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Daniel Gebretsadik Weldehana, Hussein Ebrahim, Ousman Mohammed, Bruktawit Eshetu, Saba Gebremichael Tekele, Zewudu Mulatie, Agumas Shibabaw

“…Of 89 studies, 21 were included for meta-analysis involving 5318 study participants. These eligible studies reported a total of 593 bacterial isolates. …”
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Multidimensional 1-Year Outcomes After Intensive Care Admission for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Thomas C. Seijbel, BSc, Levi Hoste, MD, Corinne M. P. Buysse, MD, PhD, Karolijn Dulfer, PhD, Filomeen Haerynck, MD, PhD, Matthijs de Hoog, MD, PhD, Naomi Ketharanathan, MD, PhD

“…This emphasizes the importance of continued investigative efforts and multidisciplinary follow-up programs to better understand pathophysiology and contributing factors to the MIS-C disease trajectory and initiate patient-specific interventions to improve outcome and social participation.…”
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Correlated factors of posttraumatic growth in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dingyuan Wei, Xue Wang, Mengxing Wang, Jiayan Wang, Fangping Chen, Luyang Jin, Xuemei Xian

“…Results: Thirty-one eligible studies encompassing 6,400 participants were included in this review. Correlated factors were identified to be significantly associated with PTG in patients with CRC including demographic factors: residential area (r = 0.13), marital status (r = 0.10), employment status (r = 0.18), education level (r = 0.19), income level (r = 0.16); disease-related factors: time since surgery (r = 0.17), stoma-related complications (r = 0.14), health-promoting behavior (r = 0.46), and sexual function (r = 0.17); psychosocial factors: confrontation coping (r = 0.68), avoidance coping (r = −0.65), deliberate rumination (r = 0.56), social support (r = 0.47), family function (r = 0.50), resilience (r = 0.53), self-efficacy (r = 0.91), self-compassion (r = −0.32), psychosocial adjustment (r = 0.39), gratitude (r = 0.45), stigma (r = −0.65), self-perceived burden (r = −0.31), fear of cancer recurrence (r = −0.45); and quality of life (r = 0.32). …”
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Ensayo a campo de la eficacia de acaricidas comerciales para el control de Varroa destructor (Acari: varroidae) by R.J. CRESPO, L.R. CRESPO, S.A. VIADER, A. GUARDIA LÓPEZ

“…El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar a campo la eficacia del control otoñal con acaricidas comerciales en el partido de Olavarría (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Se utilizó un diseño completamente aleatorizado con cuatro tratamientos y cinco repeticiones en un apiario en producción: 1- Cumavar®, 2- Amivar®, 3- Wang´s Manpu®, y 4- Testigo. …”
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The effect of two different strength training programs applied to male athletes in the various branches on some physical and physiological parameters by Fırat Akcan, Mursel Bıcer

“…Three groups have been constituted from the volunteers among 18-30 ages who have participated in the study; Explosive Strength Group (ESG, n=12), Strength Endurance Group (SEG, n=12) and Control Group (CG, n=12). …”
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Implementing Namaste Care in nursing care homes for people with advanced dementia: a systematically constructed review with framework synthesis by Serena Salvi, Nancy Preston, Nicola Cornally, Catherine Walshe, on behalf of the In-Touch Consortium

“…Specifically, providing tailored training programmes for staff, creating dedicated Namaste Care spaces, and encouraging active family and volunteer participation can facilitate effective integration. By incorporating these pragmatic recommendations, Namaste Care can be sustainably integrated into daily care routines, leading to improved resident well-being, reduced behavioural symptoms, and enhanced caregiver-resident interactions.…”
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