The critical role of diet, exercise, and sleep in shaping the gut microbiota of children with idiopathic short stature: a Retrospective study by Qin Zeng, Qin Zeng, Jun Zhu, Jun Zhu, Yanling Hu, Yanling Hu, Shaoyu Su, Shaoyu Su, Jing Chen, Jing Chen

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the gut microbiota in children with varying degrees of idiopathic short stature (ISS) and to examine the relationship between their intestinal microbiota and lifestyle factors, including diet, exercise, medication, sleep, and psychological state.MethodsA retrospective study involving 58 ISS children was conducted from May to October 2022. Lifestyle data were collected using questionnaires. Fecal samples were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing to assess microbiota diversity and composition. …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven classification method of grapevine major phenological stages using conventional RGB imaging by Ruben Íñiguez, Fikile Wolela, María Ignacia Gonzalez Pavez, Ignacio Barrio, Javier Tardáguila, Talitha Venter, Carlos Poblete-Echeverria

“…A dataset comprising 4,381 images was used to train and validate the models, incorporating data augmentation techniques to improve robustness. …”
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Utilization of magnification devices in Vietnam’s dental practice and education: an online survey by Minh-Hieu Nguyen Tran, Anh Huynh Bui, Lan-Anh Hoang Le, Thuy-Trang Thi Huynh, Phuong-Doan Phan, Thuan-Loc Tran, Nguyen-Tra-Mi Le, Thu-Tra Nguyen, Hoang-Vinh Le, Dai-Phong Lam, Quoc-Viet Lam, Tran-Lan-Khue Pham, An-Tran Pham, Van-Khoa Pham

“…Google login ensured one response per participant. Data were analyzed using JASP (version 0.19.3) with descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests (p < 0.05). …”
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Levels of physical activity in a large international cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Laurent Arnaud, Matteo Piga, Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil, Christelle Sordet, Philippe Mertz, Luc Pijnenburg, Marina Rinagel, Lou Kawka, Sophie Geneton, Julien Blaess, Timothée Mischler, Juan C Sarmiento-Monroy

“…The aim of this study was to assess PA level and characteristics in a large international cohort of patients with SLE.Methods PA was assessed in metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and classified into three levels: low, moderate and high PA. Other data such as fatigue, disease activity, pain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, stress and fibromyalgia were collected using validated patient-reported instruments, using the Lupus Expert system for the Assessment of Fatigue (LEAF) digital tool.Results 1029 LEAF participants with SLE (986 (95.8%) women) with a median age of 43 years were analysed. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE OPTICAL BONE DENSITY OF THE ALVEOLAR PROCESSES IN THE AREA OF DEFECTS OF DENTITION by S.A. German

“…Usually densitometric indices are used for the quantitative evaluation of density structures and visualized by the method of computer tomography or the quantitative evaluation of density structures visualized using the method of computer tomography, the Hounsfield scale (HU) is called. …”
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Patient with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy and comorbidity: analysis of solved and unsolved problems in diabetic retinal involvement diagnosis and treatment from the po... by T. A. Novikova-Bilak, A. V. Zheleznyakova, O. E. Iljukhin, D. V. Lipatov, A. M. Nikolaeva, K. S. Turko, O. K. Vikulova, M. V. Shestakova

“…BACKGROUND: Diabetic retinal involvements as proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME), revealed in most cases of PDR, are main causes of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) loss in diabetic patients. PDR represents late diabetes mellitus (DM) complication, in severe cases it requires vitreoretinal surgery (VRS). …”
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The AMD-associated genetic polymorphism CFH Y402H confers vulnerability to Hydroquinone-induced stress in iPSC-RPE cells by Angela Armento, Inga Sonntag, Ana-Cristina Almansa-Garcia, Merve Sen, Sylvia Bolz, Blanca Arango-Gonzalez, Ellen Kilger, Ruchi Sharma, Kapil Bharti, Rosario Fernandez-Godino, Berta de la Cerda, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Marius Ueffing

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Effect of Clinic-Based and Asynchronous Video-Based Exercise on Clinic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Quasi-Experimental Study by Chidozie E Mbada, Henry Akintunji Awosika, Oluwatobi Ademola Sonuga, Micheal Akande, Tadesse Gebrye, Richard Woolf, Francis Fatoye

“…Eight out of 62 participants discontinued participation. Data collection and analysis have been completed. …”
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DIDACTIC POTENTIAL OF YOUTUBE CHANNELS FOR ENHANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN NON-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMS by Blynova Neliia, Medynska Svitlana, Voloboieva Anna

“…Finally, the synthesis of the gathered data facilitated the formulation and execution of the research concept. …”
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Twelve-Month Outcomes and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Biomarkers After Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implantation in Pseudophakic Eyes with Post-Vitrectomy Cystoid Macular Edem... by Francesco Pignatelli, Alfredo Niro, Giuseppe Addabbo, Pasquale Viggiano, Giacomo Boscia, Maria Oliva Grassi, Francesco Boscia, Cristiana Iaculli, Giulia Maria Emilia Clima, Antonio Barone, Ermete Giancipoli

“…Eyes with post-PPV CME in the first 2 months after surgery, with available clinical and OCT data for 12 months after surgery, were included in the evaluation. …”
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Software Control of the Movement of a Differential Drive Robot for Different Friction Models by M. S. Salimov, I. V. Merkuryev

“…On them, the studied models were visualized in the form of curves of different colors. …”
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Transcriptomic profiling of Schlemm’s canal cells reveals a lymphatic-biased identity and three major cell states by Revathi Balasubramanian, Krishnakumar Kizhatil, Taibo Li, Nicholas Tolman, Aakriti Bhandari, Graham Clark, Violet Bupp-Chickering, Ruth A Kelly, Sally Zhou, John Peregrin, Marina Simón, Christa Montgomery, W Daniel Stamer, Jiang Qian, Simon WM John

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Autohipnosis Ericksoniana en la atención de la lesión deportiva sobre los factores de estrés, ansiedad, depresión y dolor (Ericksonian self-hypnosis in sports injury care on stres... by Víctor Adrián Márquez-Gurrola, Jesús José Gallegos-Sánchez, Edgar Felipe Lares Bayona, Carlos Humberto Castañeda Lechuga, José Torrecillas Lerma, Alejandra Talamantes Martínez, Abril Ávila Zúñiga, Sandra Iliana Torres Herrera

“…An informed consent letter, general data recording instruments and LD were applied: "Specific questionnaire on sports and injury aspects"; and a Psychometric: “DASS-21 Questionnaire” (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales). 16 athletes participated, of which 5 are female and 11 are male, with a 24.5 years average, who presented various sports injuries, where the frequency for depression was 50%, anxiety 50%, and stress 75%; at the beginning, all presented pain with an average of 7.3, a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). …”
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Abstract 213: Successful Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke With Pre‐interventional Thrombolysis‐Induced Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Case Report by Tyler Kendall, Brijesh Mehta, Norman Ajiboye, Khaliq Ahmad, Haris Kamal

“…No opacification of the inferior M2 branch was visualized, with perfusion deficit over the temporal, parietal and frontal regions. …”
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The theme and symbolism of the bridge in European and Serbian early modernist painting by Tubić Dejan M.

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Balancing accuracy and user satisfaction: the role of prompt engineering in AI-driven healthcare solutions by Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Xinyue Li, Kelvin Kam-Lung Chong, Guanghui Hou, Xiaoxiao Fang, Yang Yu, Xiangrong Yu, Junbin Fang, Yi Pan

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Efficacy and prognostic factors of anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: An OCTA imaging-based deep learning analysis by Shengnan Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Xiaohan Wu, Haochen Wang, Ziqi Jin, Peiru Wang, Jinyu Feng, Song Chen, Wei Zhou

“…Background: Anti-VEGF therapies improve visual acuity and reduce central macular thickness (CMT) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration(nAMD) patients. …”
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The incorporation of MALDI mass spectrometry imaging in studies to identify markers of toxicity following in utero opioid exposures in mouse fetuses by Dustyn Barnette, Amy L. Inselman, Pravin Kaldhone, Grace S. Lee, Kelly Davis, Sumit Sarkar, Pritpal Malhi, J. Edward Fisher, Joseph P. Hanig, Richard D. Beger, E. Ellen Jones

“…At the time, the indications for opioid use during pregnancy were not changed due to incomplete maternal toxicity data and limitations in human and animal studies. …”
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Measured Resection as Gap Balance Method in Mobile‐Bearing Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qian Liu, Jianhua Ren, Wenhui Zhang, Tangzhao Liang, Zhe Wang, Siwei Xie, Yuhang Li, Jianfeng Hou, Kun Wang, Ronghan He

“…Prosthetic angles, range of motion (ROM), visual analog scale (VAS) score, Oxford knee score (OKS), and Global Perceived Scale (GPE) were used to evaluate clinical outcomes. …”
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Charting progress in learning health systems: A systematic review of 5 years of definitions, models, and frameworks by Louise A. Ellis, Georgia Fisher, Maree Saba, Genevieve Dammery, Kate Churruca, Samantha Spanos, Carolynn L. Smith, Bianca Forrester, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeffrey Braithwaite

“…Extracted article information included key article characteristics and article type; LHS definition(s) and their reference(s); components of LHS models or frameworks; and any reported theories underpinning LHS models or frameworks. Extracted data were examined using thematic and visual network analyses, and practical examples of how the domains of an LHS can be actualized in health settings were synthesized. …”
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