XXXth IUGB Congress and Perdix XIII by F. Buner, M. Puigcerver

“…Borja Heredia – Fourth plenary session: ‘Conservation and management of migratory species’ Conservation and management of the Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) in Europe: past, present and future. …”
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Correlation of dental age and anthropometric parametres of the overall growth and development in children by Tričković-Janjić Olivera, Apostolović Mirjana, Janošević Mirjana, Filipović Gordana

“…Anthropometric methods of measuring the whole body and body parts are the most commonly applied methods of analyzing the growth and development of children. …”
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Medical on-call handbook for foundation doctors: a quality improvement project at Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK by Carola Maria Bigogno, Francesca Bladt, Amy Edwards, Priyanka Sivakumaran, Lamin King

“…Moreover, previous research has also highlighted a common lack of confidence among new FY1 doctors when making clinical decisions and managing deteriorating patients.1 This project aimed to improve confidence and knowledge among newly qualified doctors, through a structured on-call handbook discussing common medical presentations and emergencies. …”
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Optimizing and Testing an Individualized and Adaptive Physical Activity Digital Health Intervention: Protocol for a Control Optimization Trial Embedded Within a Randomized Controll... by Meelim Kim, Shadia Mansour-Assi, Mohamed El Mistiri, Junghwan Park, Sarasij Banerjee, Owais Khan, Steven De La Torre, Michael Higgins, Job Godino, Kevin Patrick, Camille Nebeker, Sonia Jain, Predrag Klasnja, Daniel E Rivera, Eric Hekler

“…If the hypothesis is supported, this will provide compelling evidence to suggest that personalized and perpetually adaptive support can enhance PA more effectively than intervention elements commonly used in digital health worksite wellness programs. …”
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The global status of genetic counselors in 2023: What has changed in the past 5 years? by Kelly E. Ormond, Peter James Abad, Rhona MacLeod, Masakazu Nishigaki, Tina-Marié Wessels

“…Key factors identified as driving the increase in genetic counselors are the number of training programs that have developed (>130 globally, mostly at a master’s degree level) and a growing number of national biobanks and/or population screening programs that require GC as part of the process. …”
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Iron for Florida Turfgrasses by Travis W. Shaddox, J. Bryan Unruh

“… Iron (Fe) is commonly applied to enhance turfgrass color. Understanding the dynamics of Fe both in the plant and in the soil could greatly enhance your nutrient management programs. …”
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Pressure Vessels Structural Integrity Assessment Using Failure Analysis Diagrams by Juarez de Jesus Rocha Pinto, Miguel Mattar Neto

“…Level 2 evaluation, the most commonly used in FFS methodologies, was applied to develop the programs. …”
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Association Between Prevention Focus and Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study by Jethro Raphael Suarez, Amber Blount, Kworweinski Lafontant, Joon-Hyuk Park, Rui Xie, Nichole Lighthall, Ladda Thiamwong

“…An understanding of the motivational driving factors that lead older adults to engage in SB can help to create effective intervention programs. ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the association between prevention and promotion focus with SB in older adults, as well as compare these associations with two factors (ie, age and BMI) that are commonly known to have an association with SB among older adults. …”
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Women's Perceived of Mammography in National Center of Early Detection of Breast Cancer at Baghdad Medical City by Bayda'a Abdul Kareem

“… Background: breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide, although breast screening with Mammography can reduce mortality in breast cancer. …”
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Pilot peer health education for noncommunicable disease prevention in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Palau by Lemlem W Gebremariam, Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Shahrin E Rayna, Fahmida A Khan, Chifa Chiang, Yupeng He, Everlynn J Temengil, Sherilynn Madraisau, Md Khalequzzaman, Sohel R Choudhury, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Atsuko Aoyama

“…Peer education for NCD prevention should be integrated into existing primary health care programs.…”
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Innovations at the intersection of homelessness and substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review by Hannah Passmore, Sam Craft, Rachel Krieger, Sunny Tang, Sofia Sacerdote, Emily Lumbis, Stephanie Blaufarb, Kelly M. Doran

“…Most articles discussed interventions addressing opioid use (n = 60). Commonly described interventions included telemedicine-based prescribing of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), homeless services site-based MOUD provision, managed alcohol programs, supervised consumption services, and safer supply prescribing. …”
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Lactose intolerance awareness among adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Nouran Aleyeidi, Latifah Albeheiri, Fatimah Alrashed, Abeer Alangari, Atha Alghazi, Jinan Alzaid, Nariman Sheikh, Renad Alqahtani, Sarah Alajmi, Tafe Albogami

“…Introduction: Lactose intolerance is a common medical condition characterized by malabsorption of lactose. …”
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Advancing the assessment of clinical competence in Latin America: a scoping review of OSCE implementation and challenges in resource-limited settings by Soledad Armijo-Rivera, Brenda Fuenzalida-Muñoz, Scarlett Vicencio-Clarke, Alexandra Elbers-Arce, Sergio Bozzo-Navarrete, Natasha Kunakov, Cesar Miranda-Hurtado, Hector Shibao-Miyasato, Jacqueline Sanhueza, Carla Cornejo, Alix Soublette, Ana María Sandoval, Fresia Cicibel Casas-Bueno, Ximena Delgado

“…The number of stations and duration of each varied, with 18-station circuits being the most common. Evidence of validity and reliability of the OSCE was reported in 26.09%, feedback to students in 33,33%, and simulated patient training in 37.68% of the reports. …”
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Cognitive Training for Emotion-Related Impulsivity and Rumination: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial by K J D Allen, Matthew V Elliott, Eivind Haga Ronold, Liam Mason, Nandini Rajgopal, Åsa Hammar, Sheri L Johnson

“… BackgroundInhibitory deficits are common in psychopathology. Emotion-related impulsivity (ERI) and rumination are general risk factors for psychiatric distress that are similarly associated with dysfunctional inhibition—particularly in affective contexts. …”
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Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis to Explore the Biological Characteristics of <i>Cyclocybe chaxingu</i> by Qiang Yang, Haiyan Song, Ge Su, Xuncheng Wang, Haijing Hu, Zhijun Zhai, Minghui Chen, Jianping Zhou, Hua Yin, Yang Gao, Dianming Hu

“…These insights clarify the taxonomic status of <i>C. chaxingu</i>, supporting its recognition within the genus <i>Cyclocybe</i> and providing a valuable resource for future research and breeding programs.…”
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Functional outcomes following hip fracture with concurrent vertebral fracture within a fracture liaison service by Ong-art Phruetthiphat, Wasin Kanokwongnuwat, Yodhathai Satravaha, Panukorn Pinijprapa, Chaisiri Chaichankul, Pawin Gajaseni

“…Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures in the elderly population. …”
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Cytological evaluation of p16Ink4a in precancerous lesions of the cervix: Conventional papanicolaou smears by Seema Singhal, Vinod Kumar Arora

“…Background: Cancer of the uterine cervix is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. More than three fourths of these patients are diagnosed at advanced stages, leading to poor prospects of long term survival and cure. …”
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Robotic Rehabilitation Devices in the Philippines: A Review of Recent Advancements by Czaryn Diane Ompico, Juliah Faye Dela Vega, Tonica Garcia, Christien Matthew Ramos, Enrique Mariano Perez, John Carlo Reyes, Julius Noel Banayo, Armyn Sy, Nicanor Jr. Roxas, Francisco Emmanuel Jr. III Munsayac, Nilo Bugtai

“…Background: Rehabilitation robots are emerging technologies that address common challenges in conventional rehabilitation methods, such as labor-intensive, costly, and often yielding slow or suboptimal recovery outcomes. …”
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Factors associated with James Cook University medical students experiencing &lsquo;high quality&rsquo; clinical learning on final-year rural placement by Brooke Mackie, Torres Woolley, Aaron Hollins, Leanne Hall

“…Potentially, these findings may assist rural placement programs coordinators to better plan, develop and support training sites and thus improve future placement experiences for student and junior doctor trainees. …”
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Drivers of inequality in Millennium Development Goal progress: a statistical analysis. by David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu, Martin McKee

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Unequal progress in health MDGs in low-income countries appears significantly related to burdens of HIV and NCDs in a population, after correcting for potentially confounding socioeconomic, disease burden, political, and health system variables. The common separation between NCDs, child mortality, and infectious syndromes among development programs may obscure interrelationships of illness affecting those living in poor households--whether economic (e.g., as money spent on tobacco is lost from child health expenditures) or biological (e.g., as diabetes or HIV enhance the risk of tuberculosis).…”
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