Emerging Role of Microtubule-Associated Protein 2 as a Prognostic Factor for Renal Dysfunction by Fatima Ghazi Talab, Hind Shakir Ahmed

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Current status of public health awareness and roles within medical institutions in eastern China by Yuchen Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Quan She, Wei Zheng, Kai Lu, Furu Wang, Furu Wang

“…Significant disparities were observed in the demographics, educational backgrounds, majors, job classifications, and titles of public health personnel across different medical institution levels. …”
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Do Intellectually Gifted Children Have Better Planning Skills? by Li Cheng, Xiaohe Xie, Shiting Yang, Linjie Xiao, Xiaoyu Chen, Yun Nan, Dong Qi, Jagannath P. Das, George K. Georgiou

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The Neuroscience Behind Writing: Handwriting vs. Typing—Who Wins the Battle? by Giuseppe Marano, Georgios D. Kotzalidis, Francesco Maria Lisci, Maria Benedetta Anesini, Sara Rossi, Sara Barbonetti, Andrea Cangini, Alice Ronsisvalle, Laura Artuso, Cecilia Falsini, Romina Caso, Giuseppe Mandracchia, Caterina Brisi, Gianandrea Traversi, Osvaldo Mazza, Roberto Pola, Gabriele Sani, Eugenio Maria Mercuri, Eleonora Gaetani, Marianna Mazza

“…By synthesizing findings from neuroimaging studies, we explore how handwriting and typing differentially activate brain regions associated with motor control, sensory perception, and higher-order cognitive functions. …”
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Application of indocyanine green–human serum albumin complex in fluorescence image-guided laparoscopic anatomical liver resection: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial... by Qingyun Xie, Fengwei Gao, Xiaoyun Ran, Xin Zhao, Manyu Yang, Kangyi Jiang, Tianyang Mao, Jiayin Yang, Kun Li, Hong Wu

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A common-sense model–based nursing intervention improves exercise compliance in coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial and a pilot study by Jin Wang, Ying Zhou, Wanxu Huang, Huan Yin, Xiaofang Zhu, Zhenshuai Yao, Bo Dong, Pingping He

“…Participants in the intervention group received a nursing intervention based on a Common-sense model of self-regulation and routine health education, while those in the control group received routine health education only. …”
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Effects of chronic low-frequency pulsed magnetic fields exposure on the contractility and morphology of biceps brachii in healthy adults–a randomized controlled, double-blind trial... by Zhongshan Li, Zhongshan Li, Wenhao Li, Shi Bai, Tieli Yang

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High-calcium milk improves osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by regulating intestinal flora and steroid hormone biosynthesis by Yanyan Zhao, Yanyan Zhao, Xianping Li, Yanpin Liu, Qishan Wang, Junying Zhao, Hang Pan, Huo Chen, Bin Liu, Weicang Qiao, Li Lin, Yue Jin, Lijun Chen, Lijun Chen

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Neural network-based adaptive finite-time tracking control for multiple inputs uncertain nonlinear systems with positive odd integer powers and unknown multiple faults by Miao Xiao, Zhe Lin, Qian Jiang, Dingcheng Yang, Xiongfeng Deng

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A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing biphasic cartilage repair implant with microfracture in small chondral lesions of knee: findings at five-year-follow-up by Yao-Yi Kuo, Si-Qi Chiu, Wen-Pei Chang, Chih-Yu Chen, Chih-Hwa Chen, Chen-Kun Liaw, Cheng-Aun Tan, Pei-Wei Weng

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Efficacy and safety of autologous adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency: protocol for a single-centre randomised control... by Jie Qiao, Hui Liu, Rong Li, Tian Tian, Yang Yu, Chen Zhang, Ping Liu, Lin Zeng, Rui Yang, Jia Li, Shuo Yang, Jialin Li, Qing Guo, Hongxia Zhang, Caihong Ma, Xiaojuan Liu, Xiumei Zhen, Yaodong Zhang, Yanru Lou, Chenhong Liu, Wan Yang, Huiyu Xu, Hongsen Bi

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Evaluation of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-a cognitive function, and sleep quality in elderly patients with major depressive disorder and somatic s... by Gao Ya, Liu Xu, Gu Yan

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Effectiveness of combined eccentric and concentric exercise over traditional cardiac exercise rehabilitation programme in patients with chronic heart failure: protocol for a random... by Hélène Perrault, Frederic Costes, Ruddy Richard, Guillaume Plaquevent-Hostache, Julianne Touron, Guillaume Clerfond, Christine Cuenin, Andreea Moisa, Marie-Claire Boiteux, Romain Eschalier

“…Secondary outcomes will include other physical mobility parameters, functional exercise capacities, quality of life and body composition as well as skeletal muscle properties including mitochondrial function parameters.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the institutional ethics review board (17.079) and the French regulatory authority for research (2017-A00969-44). …”
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Efficacy of Tuina Therapy Based on Hip-Knee-Ankle Synergy in the Lower Extremity Kinematic Chain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Zonglin Wen, Ruoyun Lyu, Shuaipan Zhang, Yifeng Yu, Jianwei Wang, Lingjun Kong, Min Fang

“…Participants in the control group will receive regular health education, self-administered acupressure, and functional exercise. …”
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Is unicompartmental knee arthroplasty a better choice than total knee arthroplasty for unicompartmental osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll... by Kuanyu Xia, Lang Min, Wenqing Xie, Guang Yang, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Lee Smith, Jae Il Shin, Masoud Rahmati, Wenfeng Xiao, Yusheng Li, Yanjie Yin

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The impact of atmospheric pollutants on the physical health of college students based on physical examination data of college students from a university in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province,... by Jiaxin He, Ke Liu, Zhiyu He

“…A mixed cross-sectional econometric model controlled for individual characteristics such as height (mean = 170.66 cm, SD = 8.37), weight (mean = 64.94 kg, SD = 13.40), gender (mean = 0.313, SD = 0.464), and environmental factors such as temperature, wind speed, and green coverage (mean = 41.22, SD = 1.45). …”
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AquaDualPark Study - Effects of Aquatic and Land-Based Dual-Task Exercise Program on Motor and Cognitive Functions of People With Parkinson’s Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Cli... by Adriano Zanardi da Silva, Vera Lúcia Israel

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Practical tips for starting a successful national postgraduate course [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Magnus Sundbom

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Central alterations of brain networks in patients with optic neuritis: a resting state fMRI study by Liang Huang, Dan Song, Lei Zhong, Xuan Liao, Xian-Mei Zhou, Qian-Min Ge, Qian Ling, Yan-Mei Zeng, Xiao-Yu Wang, Jin-Yu Hu, Cheng Chen, Liang-Qi He, Qiong Zhou, Yi Shao

“…AIM: To assess the alterations in the resting-state function connections between the two cerebral hemispheres in patients with optic neuritis (ON) and healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Scheduling of Water Transmission and Distribution Channel Gate Groups Based on Machine Learning by Yiying Du, Chaoyue Zhang, Rong Wei, Li Cao, Tiantian Zhao, Wene Wang, Xiaotao Hu

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