The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Anticipatory Delay of Core Muscles in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Yi-Li Zheng, Hao-Yu Hu, Xiao-Chen Liu, Xuan Su, Pei-Jie Chen, Xue-Qiang Wang

“…The relative activation time of each muscle was calculated. Results. In the WBV group, the relative activation time of bilateral MF and bilateral TrA/IO was significantly reduced on shoulder flexion (right MF: P=0.014; left MF: P=0.011; right TrA/IO: P=0.008; left TrA/IO: P=0.026). …”
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HMGB-1 as a Novel Predictor of Disease Severity and Prognosis in Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome by Hong Du, Jing Li, Haitao Yu, Jianqi Lian, Ye Zhang, Ying Zhang, Xuefan Bai, Pingzhong Wang

“…To examine the predictive capacity of the high mobility group box protein-1 (HMGB-1) for disease severity and prognosis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). …”
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White Blood Cell and Granulocyte Counts Are Independent Predictive Factors for Prognosis of Advanced Pancreatic Caner by Lanyun Feng, Shihui Gu, Peng Wang, Hao Chen, Zhen Chen, Zhiqiang Meng, Luming Liu

“…Pancreatic cancer is associated with high death rates and limited therapeutic options, with no effective predictive factors being available for prognosis at present. In this study, we evaluate the value of using blood test results for pancreatic cancer prognosis. …”
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Online discussion threads as promotors of citizen democracy: Current opportunities and challenges for small- and medium-sized media organisations in Finland by Backholm Klas, Ruohonen Heini, Strandberg Kim

“…This article focuses on user-generated discussion threads in journalistic online publication platforms. We investigate how journalists can apply deliberative norms to promote a democratically sustainable discussion within the threads. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SITTING AND OCCUPATIONAL LOW BACK PAIN (LBP) by \

“…For all occupations, the odds ratio (OR) increased when WBV and/or awkward postures were analyzed as co-exposure factors. …”
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Correction: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper by Giacomo Sermonesi, Riccardo Bertelli, Fredric M. Pieracci, Zsolt J. Balogh, Raul Coimbra, Joseph M. Galante, Andreas Hecker, Dieter Weber, Zachary M. Bauman, Susan Kartiko, Bhavik Patel, SarahAnn S. Whitbeck, Thomas W. White, Kevin N. Harrell, Daniele Perrina, Alessia Rampini, Brian Tian, Francesco Amico, Solomon G. Beka, Luigi Bonavina, Marco Ceresoli, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Yunfeng Cui, Francesca Dal Mas, Belinda De Simone, Isidoro Di Carlo, Salomone Di Saverio, Agron Dogjani, Andreas Fette, Gustavo P. Fraga, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Jim S. Khan, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Vitor F. Kruger, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Andrea Mingoli, David Costa Navarro, Eliseo Passera, Michele Pisano, Mauro Podda, Emanuele Russo, Boris Sakakushev, Domenico Santonastaso, Massimo Sartelli, Vishal G. Shelat, Edward Tan, Imtiaz Wani, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Walter L. Biffl, Ian Civil, Rifat Latifi, Ingo Marzi, Edoardo Picetti, Manos Pikoulis, Vanni Agnoletti, Francesca Bravi, Carlo Vallicelli, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest E. Moore, Fausto Catena

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Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper by Giacomo Sermonesi, Riccardo Bertelli, Fredric M. Pieracci, Zsolt J. Balogh, Raul Coimbra, Joseph M. Galante, Andreas Hecker, Dieter Weber, Zachary M. Bauman, Susan Kartiko, Bhavik Patel, SarahAnn S. Whitbeck, Thomas W. White, Kevin N. Harrell, Daniele Perrina, Alessia Rampini, Brian Tian, Francesco Amico, Solomon G. Beka, Luigi Bonavina, Marco Ceresoli, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Yunfeng Cui, Francesca Dal Mas, Belinda De Simone, Isidoro Di Carlo, Salomone Di Saverio, Agron Dogjani, Andreas Fette, Gustavo P. Fraga, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Jim S. Khan, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Vitor F. Kruger, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Andrea Mingoli, David Costa Navarro, Eliseo Passera, Michele Pisano, Mauro Podda, Emanuele Russo, Boris Sakakushev, Domenico Santonastaso, Massimo Sartelli, Vishal G. Shelat, Edward Tan, Imtiaz Wani, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Walter L. Biffl, Ian Civil, Rifat Latifi, Ingo Marzi, Edoardo Picetti, Manos Pikoulis, Vanni Agnoletti, Francesca Bravi, Carlo Vallicelli, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest E. Moore, Fausto Catena

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Role and prognostic value of growth differentiation factor 15 in patient of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the PURSUIT-HFpEF registry by Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Shungo Hikoso, Takahisa Yamada, Yoshio Yasumura, Akito Nakagawa, Toshihiro Takeda, Hirota Kida, Akihiro Sunaga, Tomoharu Dohi, Katsuki Okada, Daisaku Nakatani, Yasushi Matsumura, Yasushi Sakata, Shunsuke Tamaki, Takaharu Hayashi, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Masaharu Masuda, Mitsutoshi Asai, Toshiaki Mano, Hisakazu Fuji, Daisaku Masuda, Shizuya Yamashita, Masami Sairyo, Yusuke Nakagawa, Haruhiko Abe, Yasunori Ueda, Kunihiko Nagai, Masamichi Yano, Masami Nishino, Jun Tanouchi, Yoh Arita, Shinji Hasegawa, Takamaru Ishizu, Minoru Ichikawa, Yuzuru Takano, Eisai Rin, Tetsuya Watanabe, Shiro Hoshida, Masahiro Izumi, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Hiroyasu Kato, Kazuhiro Nakatani, Mayu Nishio, Keiji Hirooka, Takahiro Yoshimura, Akihiro Tani, Yasushi Okumoto, Yasunaka Makino, Katsuomi Iwakura, Yoshiyuki Kijima, Takashi Kitao, Masashi Fujita, Koichiro Harada, Masahiro Kumada, Osamu Nakagawa, Ryo Araki, Takayuki Yamada, Fusako Sera, Kei Nakamoto, Hidetaka Kioka, Tomohito Ohtani, Nobuyuki Ogasawara, Yukinori Shinoda, Koichi Tachibana, Yohei Sotomi, Taiki Sato, Yuji Yasuga, Toshinari Onishi, Kazunori Kashiwase, Ryu Shutta, Masahiro Seo, Yuki Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Akazawa, Daisuke Sakamoto

“…A predefined subcohort of 212 patients underwent multi-biomarker testing. Of these, we analysed 181 patients with available GDF15 data. …”
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Nonoperative treatment efficacy prognosis in acute small bowell obstruction by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. Ye. Larichev, Z. A. Zhemukhova, N. A. Soldatova, I. A. Smirnov

“…Objective is to optimize treatment strategy for patients presenting with acute small bowell obstruction (SBO) due to adhesions. We developed a prognostic scale for conservative treatment outcome utilizing multiple prognostic factors.Methods. …”
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Small bowel obstruction secondary to uterine fibroids: a case presentation by Andreas Antzoulas, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Vasileios Leivaditis, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Levan Tchabashvili, Nikolaos Benetatos, Francesk Mulita

“…Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a serious condition with distinct symptoms such as constipation, vomiting, and abdominal distension. …”
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Necrotizing Urethritis due to Aerococcus urinae by Abdulrahman A. Babaeer, Claudia Nader, Vito Iacoviello, Kevin Tomera

“…No skin necrosis was observed and no crepitus was palpable. Serum white count (WBC) was 29.5 × 103/μL. A CT scan showed gas in the corpus spongiosum. …”
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Effects of Whole Body Vibration and Resistance Training on Bone Mineral Density and Anthropometry in Obese Postmenopausal Women by Moushira Erfan Zaki

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of two exercise programs, whole body vibration and resistance training on bone mineral density (BMD) and anthropometry in obese postmenopausal women. …”
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Elastic Behavior of Borate Glasses Containing Lead and Bismuth Oxides by Mehrdad Khanisanij, Haji Abdul Aziz Sidek

“…PbO and Bi2O3 binary borate glasses with different compositions, (MO)X(B2O3)1−X (M = Pb, Bi), have been characterized and ultrasonic velocity as well as density is taken into account. …”
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Radio-protective effects of ultra-fine bubble hydrogen water and serum protein responses in whole-body radiation-exposed mice by Masaru Yamaguchi, Khin Thandar Htun, Youta Tatara, Yoshiaki Sato, Masato Hosoda, Suchart Kothan, Chikashi Kamimura, Osamu Inanami, Ikuo Kashiwakura

“…In this study, female C57BL/6J mice given ad libitum access to ultra-fine bubble hydrogen water (UBHW) were subjected to whole-body irradiation (WBI) with X-rays, and the radio-protective effect of UBHW was evaluated. …”
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Eight Years of Norovirus Surveillance in Urban Wastewater: Insights from Next-Generation by Giusy Bonanno Ferraro, David Brandtner, Pamela Mancini, Carolina Veneri, Marcello Iaconelli, Elisabetta Suffredini, Giuseppina La Rosa

“…In this study, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was used to monitor the circulation and genetic diversity of HNoVs in Rome over an eight-year period (2017–2024). …”
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Distinct Urinary Metabolite Signatures Mirror In Vivo Oxidative Stress-Related Radiation Responses in Mice by Yaoxiang Li, Shivani Bansal, Baldev Singh, Meth M. Jayatilake, William Klotzbier, Marjan Boerma, Mi-Heon Lee, Jacob Hack, Keisuke S. Iwamoto, Dörthe Schaue, Amrita K. Cheema

“…In this study, urinary metabolites from mice exposed to high-dose and low-dose whole-body irradiation (WBI HDR, WBI LDR) or partial-body irradiation (PBI BM2.5) were analyzed using targeted and untargeted metabolomics approaches. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Expression Profiling Data Indicates Need for Combinatorial Biomarkers in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis by Xinxiu Li, Eun Jung Lee, Danuta R. Gawel, Sandra Lilja, Samuel Schäfer, Huan Zhang, Mikael Benson

“…However, two had been previously proposed in adult inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely, MMP9 and PROK2. …”
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Evaluation of the Oxidative Effect of Long-Term Repetitive Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposures on Different Brain Regions of Rats by Kemal Simsek, Mehmet Ozler, Ali Osman Yildirim, Serdar Sadir, Seref Demirbas, Muzaffer Oztosun, Ahmet Korkmaz, Hakan Ay, Sukru Oter, Senol Yildiz

“…Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) exposure affects both oxidative and antioxidant systems. …”
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Effects of Substituting Soybean Meal With Winged Bean on Growth, Physiological Function and Flesh Quality of Indian Butter Catfish (Ompok bimaculatus) by Jaya Angom, Soibam Khogen Singh, Ayam Gangarani Devi, Pronob Das, Pradyut Biswas, Gusheinzed Waikhom, Soibam Ngasotter, Reshmi Debbarma, Sourabh Debbarma, Nitesh Kumar Yadav

“…This study provides preliminary data on the feasibility and prospects of utilizing WBM in O. bimaculatus diets.…”
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Impact of Scleroderma‐Associated Autoantibodies on Clinical Outcome Assessments: Post Hoc Analysis From a Randomised, Double‐blind, Placebo‐controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Tocilizumab... by Basmah Al Dulaijan, Suiyuan Huang, Celia J. F. Lin, Christopher P. Denton, Dinesh Khanna

“…Methods We used data on both the groups who received placebo (Pbo) and tocilizumab from the focuSSced trial. …”
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