Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…CO was defined as >90th age-and-sex-specific percentile of WC and GO by BMI-for-age-and-sex percentiles given by WHO Growth Reference 2007. …”
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The Effect of Visual Feedback on Knee Pain and Function in Women Aged 45–75 Following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Sandra Baltramonaitytė, Anelė Katinė

“…Subjects were randomly divided into two groups: experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15). …”
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Prevalence of peripheral artery disease in young coronary artery disease patients by Medikonda Malla Reddy, N. Krishna Geetha, Kakumani Jagadeswar, I. Mariraj, K.I.S.N. Vaishnavi, Fahad Dadu, Gowri Shankar A.

“…This study investigates the prevalence of abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI) values among young myocardial infarction (MI) patients and examines the correlation of ABI with other cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Descripción de la estructura familiar de una muestra de pacientes con hemofilia. Comparación Argentina-México / Description of a Sample of Hemophilia Patients’ Family Structures: A... by Maricela Osorio-Guzmán, Silvina Graña

“…Abstract: Chronic diseases such as hemophilia go beyond the containment of institutional health care systems and involve not only a patient’s personal daily life but also their social networks. …”
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The Chinese version of the immediate mood scaler (IMS): a study evaluating its validity, reliability, and responsiveness in patients with MDD in China by Xiongying Chen, Zizhao Feng, Nanxi Li, Le Xiao, Xu Chen, Xuequan Zhu

“…Also, the baseline IMS-Depression subscale score could predict the change in the PHQ-9 score over the two weeks (t = 2.19, P = 0.029). Conclusions Study findings suggest that the Chinese version of the IMS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing mood symptoms in patients with MDD in China. …”
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Comparative Pitching Biomechanics Among Adolescent Baseball Athletes: Are There Fundamental Differences Between Pitchers and Non-pitchers? by Garrett Bullock, Tessa C Hulburt, Gary Collins, Brian R Waterman, Kristen F Nicholson

“… # Study Design Retrospective cross-sectional study # Methods Baseball players were designated as pitchers or non-pitchers, who then threw fastballs (FB), breaking balls (BB), and change-ups (CH) during a biomechanical assessment. …”
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Longitudinal Assessment of Alterations in Peripheral Inflammatory Markers Over a Hospitalization Period in Patients with Schizophrenia by Süleyman Dönmezler, Oya Güçlü, İmren Kurt, Halil Ibrahim Ozturk

“…Materials and Methods: This retrospective longitudinal study involved 106 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who met the exclusion and inclusion criteria. Inflammatory markers such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratios (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios (MLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios (PLR), C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratios (CAR), and systemic immune inflammation indices (SII) were calculated at the time of hospital admission and after three weeks. …”
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Composite cardiac computed tomography angiography score for improved risk assessment in chronic coronary syndromes by Subin Lee, Alexander Giesen, Dimitrios Mouselimis, Loris Weichsel, Andreas A. Giannopoulos, Max Nunninger, Matthias Renker, Florian André, Norbert Frey, Grigorios Korosoglou

“…However, few studies have so far compared the prognostic value of all those parameters together. …”
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Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix: A Clinical Analysis of 18 Cases without Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol by Dongying Wang, Chunhua Zhao, Li Fu, Yang Liu, Weiyang Zhang, Tianmin Xu

“…Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 18 patients with CCAC who were diagnosed and treated from January 2009 to August 2017 in the Second Hospital of Jilin University. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Behavioral Nudges to Reduce the Phenomenon of Escape from Responsibility in Public Sector by Seyed Kamal Vaezi, Mahboubeh Hosseini

“…These biases essentially pave the way for escape from responsibility by deviating decision-making from the right path. …”
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Health Services Availability and Readiness for Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Primary Care Health Facilities in Ghana: a Cardiovascular Risk Management project by Thomas Hinneh, Bernard Mensah, Hosea Boakye, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

“…This study explored service availability and readiness of health systems for managing hypertension and diabetes in selected district hospitals in Ghana. Methods: We adapted the World Health Organization (WHO) Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) tool to assess hypertension and diabetes management practices between June and July 2022 in four district hospitals in Ghana. …”
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Treatment Patterns and Healthcare Costs Among Patients with Stroke and Spasticity: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study by Michael Hull, Vamshi Ruthwik Anupindi, Jing He, Mitchell DeKoven, Jumaah Goldberg, Jonathan Bouchard

“…Results Overall, 7851 patients fulfilled study criteria; 47.7% were treated with physical or occupational therapy, 11.3% with muscle relaxants, and 0.8% with BoNT-A; 12.4% met the post-index definition of PSS; 84.2% were identified using muscle relaxant or BoNT-A codes, 6.6% using diagnosis codes, and 9.2% using both. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of different modes of labor induction among pregnant women delivering at referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study by Emmanuel Erasto, Martine A. Manguzu, Goodluck G. Nyondo, Manase Kilonzi, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Ritah F. Mutagonda

“…Factors associated with achieving SVD included multigravidity (AoR = 1.57, p = 0.004), comorbidities (AoR = 1.47, p = 0.007), and use of oxytocin (AoR = 3.13, p < 0.001) or dinoprostone (AoR = 0.58, p = 0.003). …”
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Post-COVID-19 manifestations among college students: shedding the light on young adults’ health by Areej Abed Alkhormani, Reema Abdullah Alghamdi, Yara Abdulaziz Damdam, Maria Eissa Almaghrabi, Faisal F. Alamri, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Alqassem Y. Hakami

“…Results According to the inclusion criteria, 428 participants were divided into three groups: those who fully recovered within 14 days of the acute phase (76.4%), those with prolonged symptoms that resolved within 28 days (16.8%), and those with persistent symptoms for more than 28 days (6.8%). …”
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The prevalence and influencing factors of COVID-19 in pregnant women post-relaxation of epidemic control measures in Hunan Province, China by Yingxia Wang, Yixu Liu, Kehan Zou, Min Yang, Yinglan Wu, Donghua Xie

“…Logistic multivariable regression analysis showed that pregnant women with an education level of junior college and above (OR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.18, 1.64), those with a monthly household income ≥ 3,000 yuan and above (OR = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.34), those who lived with their family during family member infection (OR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.32, 1.66), and those with pulmonary (OR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.85) or other (OR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.19, 1.65) underlying diseases were more likely to have COVID-19. …”
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The epidemiology of malaria in four districts in southern Mozambique receiving indoor residual spray as part of a cross-border initiative by Rajendra Maharaj, Nada Abdelatif, Mara Maquina, Ishen Seocharan, Vishan Lakan, Krijn Paaijmans, Francois Maartens, Pedro Aide, Francisco Sauté

“…Spray data was obtained from LSDI2 initiative who implemented IRS in the targeted districts. Results The study showed a definite impact of IRS on malaria prevalence in the targeted districts. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Regain of Consciousness in Dexmedetomidine–Propofol versus Ketamine–Propofol in the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Procedure under Sedation using BIS M... by Priya Banga, Sunder L. Negi, Banashree Mandal, Parag Barwad, Kulbhushan Saini, Krishna P. Gourav

“…Conclusion: The KP combination had fast and early recovery compared to the DP combination in children who underwent the cardiac catheterization procedure under sedation in children undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures requiring sedation.…”
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Personnel training for the security and defense sector as a prerequisite for ensuring the national security of Ukraine by V. V. Sokurenko

“…In this regard, it has been argued that a necessary prerequisite for national security is to ensure quality training of specialists for the security and defense sector, which will be able to respond in a timely manner to various crises. …”
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Effect of stress management based self-care counseling on glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial study by Atefeh Bagheri-Tirtashi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Hajar Adib-Rad, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Ezzat Kiani

“…The data were measured before and after the intervention using Fasting Blood Sugar [FBS] and HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) tests, SDSCA [summary of diabetes self-care activities, NuPDQ‑17 [Prenatal Distress Questionnaire]and DASS [stress, depression and anxiety] questionnaires. …”
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Prediabetes: Challenges, Novel Solutions, and Future Directions by Monique E Francois, Katie M Oetsch

“…Synergistic use of the available novel and promising interventions including low carbohydrate diets, higher protein diets, time restricted feeding, and high intensity interval training may help time-poor individuals achieve improvements in risk-factors including weight loss and glycaemic control (HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose). As large-scale feasibility and adherence are major obstacles to contend with in the rollout of diet and lifestyle interventions, personalised approaches, coupled with counselling based on social cognitive theory, may be increasingly utilised to target specific groups and individuals as programmes can be tailored to meet specific needs and preferences.…”
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