Effect of Sex and Lateral Ankle Sprain History on Dorsiflexion Range Of Motion Asymmetry During the Weight Bearing Lunge Test by kathrine P Cady, Mark De Ste Croix, Martine Deighan

“…There was a significant association of sex and direction of asymmetry (χ2(1) = 11.26, p = 0.00). Sixty-five-point two percent of males were shown to have higher DFROM of their non-dominant limb compared to 75% of females who were higher in their dominant limb…”
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Program for Providing Iron Tablets in Schools and Reducing the Incidence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Padang City by Rita Asriyanti, Azrimaidaliza Azrimaidaliza, Frima Elda, Khiky Dwinatrana

“…Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviews to explore the program's implementation. The study involved two schools in Padang City, randomly selecting a sample of 274 adolescent girls. …”
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Adherence to the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines and vision impairment in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Haoxi Zhong, Huimin Zhu, Mingjie Jiang, Jingfeng Mu

“…Meeting all three guidelines (PA, ST, and SD) significantly reduced the odds of myopia (aOR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.53–0.93) and showed a trend toward reduced risk of anisometropia (aOR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.47–1.02), compared to those who met none. Meeting two guidelines also significantly reduced the risk of myopia (aOR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.59–0.97) and anisometropia (aOR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.51–1.00).ConclusionAdherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines, particularly meeting the ST and PA recommendations, was associated with a lower risk of myopia and myopic anisometropia. …”
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Destination Service Quality and Destination Image To Enhance Revisit Intention: Role of Perceive Risk in Post-Covid-19 Era by Lia Febria Lina, Berlintina Permatasari, Dian Novita, Angga Febrian

“…This study surveyed 295 local and international tourists who met the criteria. This research utilizes PLS-SEM 7.0, a flexible statistical method for hypothesis testing, ideal for complex models with multiple variables. …”
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Motives for choice of work in healthcare and individual performance of medical doctors working in public multispecialty hospitals in Warsaw by Malgorzata Chmielewska, Jakub Stokwiszewski, Justyna Markowska, Tomasz Hermanowski

“…Data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires developed by WHO. Herzberg model as modified by the authors was used to identify key motives for choosing a job in healthcare. …”
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AUDIOMETRIC PROFILE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN ADULTS AT NANGARHAR UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL by Abdul Azeem Rasouli, Mohammad Azim Azimee, Fahima Azeem

“…Regarding the severity of hearing loss, 30.10% reported mild hearing loss (26-40 dB), whereas moderate hearing loss (41-55 dB) represented 32.25%. …”
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Rapid left ventricular dimension normalization following transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure in children by Hui Yuan, Wenjing Zhu, Jianli Lv

“…Background: This study evaluated left ventricular (LV) dimension changes after transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in children and identified factors influencing these changes. Methods: We retrospectively studied 124 children (mean age: 3.5 ± 3.0 years) with preoperative LV Z-scores ≥2 who underwent successful transcatheter VSD closure. …”
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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Plus Metformin to Prevent Persistent Endometrial Hyperplasia by Vakkas Korkmaz, Enis Özkaya, Tuncay Küçüközkan, Fadıl Kara, Yasemin Çekmez, Hilal Korkmaz

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this study, we identified 134 women with simple endometrial hyperplasia without atypia. …”
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Ankle and Distal Tibia Megaprostheses in Orthopedic Oncology: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Edoardo Ipponi, Martina Cordoni, Elena Bechini, Fabrizia Gentili, Fabio Cosseddu, Antonio D'Arienzo, Lorenzo Andreani

“…Materials and methods: We report two cases who suffered from malignant bone tumors localized in the distal tibia and treated with wide resections and the implant of 3D printed custom-made megaprostheses to replace the distal tibia and the ankle. …”
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Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea by Jung-In Ko, Sun Young Lee, Shin Hye Yoo, Kyae Hyung Kim, Belong Cho

“…Abstract We aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics, common chief complaints, and diagnosis of geriatric cancer-related emergency department (ED) visits and trends of ED outcomes. …”
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Hip and Groin Problems in Female Team-Sport Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Juan Diego Stadelmann, Freddy Reichmann, Romana Franceschini-Brunner, Andrea Mosler, Nicola A. Maffiuletti, Mario Bizzini

“… # Level of Evidence 3b…”
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Quadriceps Strength following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Normative Values based on Sex, Graft Type and Meniscal Status at 3, 6 & 9 Months by Nicole A. Schwery, Michael T. Kiely, Christopher M. Larson, Corey A. Wulf, Christie S. Heikes, Ryan W. Hess, M. Russell Giveans, Braidy S. Solie, Chrisopher P. Doney

“…At each time point, One-way ANOVAs, independent samples t-test and chi-square analyses were used to test for any between-group differences in strength outcomes…”
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The Effect of Child Abuse on University Student’s Psychological Status: A Retrospective study by Pary M. Azize, Farida A. Kadir, Lavin Luqman Othman

“…And have the ones who have experienced abuse suffered from a degree of depression at the time of the abuse. …”
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Evaluation of the Nutrition Heart Program Through the Four Elements of Community Empowerment Approach by Rika Satyadewi, Galuh Mega Kurnia, Arina Mufida Ersanti, Corie Indria Prasasti

“…Most mothers of toddlers actively participated, although some were also mothers of toddlers who were passive due to work commitments. Cadres play an active role in program implementation, handling certain administrative reports are done by cadres as a form of accountability. …”
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The role of multifocal visual evoked potential in detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis by Reem M. Sabry, Osama Hamad, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Khalil, Sahar Ibrahim Mohammed, Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Hanan Hosny

“…Methods Forty-five patients with compensated hepatic cirrhosis were enrolled in our study and compared to 45 normal controls who were matched for age, sex and educational level. …”
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A Study of Hypothyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients by Sudharsanan V, Prabhu Shankar S, Viknesh V

“…The study involved 237 CKD patients who provided informed consent and met inclusion criteria. …”
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Results of multicenter observation study on application of international questionnaire GerdQ for diagnostics of gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. O. Kaybysheva, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, M. Yu. Konkov, I. V. Mayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…During the subsequent 2 wks patients underwent EGDS, 24-hour pH-metry and diagnosis was specified. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…NAFLD has contributed to most of the change in incidence.Conclusions We observed increasing incidence rates of liver disease in Wales, with NAFLD showing a particularly sharp increase and frequently identified as an underlying condition. …”
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The Taking Charge After Stroke (TaCAS) study protocol: a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of a single Take Charge session, two Take Charge sessions and control intervention on health-related quality of life 12 months after stroke for non-Māori, non-Pacific adult New Zealanders discharged to community living by Mark Weatherall, Harry McNaughton, Vivian Wai Yin Fu

“…All patients discharged to community living who have ongoing symptoms at time of discharge (modified Rankin scale>0) will be eligible. …”
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Investigation of the effects of combined exercises and self-management education, with and without functional exercises, on pain and functional outcomes in patients with avascular... by Zohreh Gholami, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Elham Madreseh, Raghad Mimar

“…This study will plan to enrol 53 male and female participants, aged 18–50 years, who have been diagnosed with AVNFH. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) the Exe+Functional group, which will receive 12 weeks of mixed therapeutic exercises combined with functional resistance exercises and self-management education and (2) the control group, which will receive the same interventions but without functional exercises. …”
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