The Level of Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio Was Associated with the Severity of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack by Liu C, Chen L, Sun D, Guo Y, Zhu H, Li L, Sun S, He G, Cheng Y

“…This study aimed to explore the association of the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR), a novel inflammatory marker, with CSVD burden in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA).Patients and Methods: From October 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023, continuous patients with TIA were recruited in the study. …”
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Esketamine Optimized the Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Treating Sleep Disorders with Comorbid Depression by Ding Y, Wang Z, Huang J, Yi Y, Wu Z

“…Herein, we aimed to establish whether esketamine could enhance the therapeutic efficacy of DEX in treating patients with comorbid insomnia and depression.Methods: We recruited 84 patients with comorbid insomnia and depression who were randomized into two groups for a 1-month follow-up study: the DE group (receiving dexmedetomidine and esketamine) and the DS group (receiving dexmedetomidine and saline). …”
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Nomogram Model for Predicting Risk of Postoperative Delirium in Adult Liver Transplant Patients: A Retrospective Study by Yu LL, Gong Y, Fang F, Wang T, Cang J

“…The model aims to assess the risk of POD and provide early identification of high-risk patients.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on liver transplant patients, classified based on the presence or absence of POD. …”
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Physical activity as a multitarget therapy for metabolically associated fatty liver disease by E. A. Lyalyukova, I. V. Druk, E. N. Chernysheva, A. V. Lyalyukov, I. V. Prikhoda

“…The diagnosis is made in the presence of steatosis (according to instrumental methods and/or biomarker studies and/or histological signs) in combination with one or more additional criteria: overweight or obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic disorders. …”
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Uncovering the evidence: An innovative board game approach to teaching Forensic Sci-ence through active learning by Diana Cunha Fernandes, Rui Azevedo, Áurea Madureira-Carvalho

“…Building a business plan, which will support the game dissemination will be equally important, so that it can have a significant impact. …”
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Physical violence and its associations: Insights from nationally representative data in India by Monisha Mary P, Ankeeta Menona Jacob, Avinash K Shetty

“…The study was carried out between July 2023 and March 2024. Methods: Data from NFHS-5, focusing on women aged 15–49 who completed the domestic violence module, were analyzed. …”
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Teacher Professional Development on Students Learning and Academic Performance: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Rubanda Town Council. by Owomugisha, Edith

“…The findings of the study revealed that there were impacts of Teacher professional development on pupils’ academic performance as they included; Teacher effectiveness increases pupil's performance, High performing schools took more interest in staff training programs, Training provides knowledge and skills to improve and encourages better performance and quality output, Teacher training programs promote knowledge on choice and use of effective teaching methods, Training had visible influence in student academic achievement and Trained teacher receiving students from untrained teacher can facilitate excellent academic gain for his/her students during the school. …”
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Role of Government Projects and Youth Employment in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Youth Livelihood Program. by Zaninka, Esther

“…Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze data. The study revealed that the factor that hindered youth from being involved in government programs in Uganda is that most youth were being hindered by corruption on how to be registered at the sub-county and receive the funds in a group which hinders them from participating in YLP. …”
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Ambulatory Oxygen for Pulmonary Fibrosis (OxyPuF): a randomised controlled trial and acceptability study by Rachel L Adams, Alisha Maher, Nicola Gale, Anjali Crawshaw, David Thickett, Alice M Turner

“…A process evaluation included assessment of trial fidelity and acceptability of the intervention with use of qualitative research methods and arts approaches with patients and staff. …”
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Limitations to institutional delivery among Ashaninka mothers of the Peruvian Amazon by Edith Paola Mejía Mamani, Katty Mendoza-Mamani, Guicela Palza-Portugal, Olga Choque Chura, Yubitza Del Lourdes Pérez Aguilar, Ana Mariela Gonzales Melchor

“…The study describes the factors that limit institutional childbirth among Ashaninka mothers in the Peruvian Amazon. Methods The research was descriptive, using a questionnaire administered to 152 Ashaninka mothers from five communities in Río Tambo. …”
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Hair growth-promoting effects of Stellera chamaejasme L. extract on C57BL/6 mice via induction of anagen phase genes by Jin-Woo Kim, Banzragch Dorjsembe, Chu Won Nho, Pahn-Shick Chang, Jin-Chul Kim

“…(S. chamaejasme, Rui Xiang Lang Du) extract on hair growth in a mouse model. Methods: The extract was prepared using 95% ethanol and topically applied as a 1% or 3% solution to the dorsal skin of shaved mice for 16 consecutive days. …”
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A Randomized, Prospective and Crossover Study, Comparing the Eradication Rate After 10 Days of Concomitant Therapy to Bismuth Quadruple Therapy Among a Sample of the Lebanese Popul... by Jad Chidiac, MD, Reine-Marie Kahwaji, MD, Souheil Hallit, PharmD, MSc, MPH, PhD, Yara Yazbeck, MD, Bassem Akiki, MD, Charbel Yazbeck, MD

“…Objective: Our goal was to compare both treatment regimens among a sample of the Lebanese population to eventually conclude whether one of these therapies has a higher efficacy than the other one as a first- and second-line treatment regimens. Methods: It is a randomized, prospective, and crossover study, started from March 2016 to December 2018. …”
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Dreams and Nightmares in Early Pregnancy: A Comparative Study with a Control Group by Scarpelli S, Spinoni M, Gorgoni M, Lasaponara S, Ciolli P, Rech F, Di Muzio M, Med C, Di Pasquale Benedetti I, Grano C, De Gennaro L

“…Serena Scarpelli,1,2 Marta Spinoni,1 Maurizio Gorgoni,1,2 Stefano Lasaponara,1 Paola Ciolli,3 Francesco Rech,3 Marco Di Muzio,4 Carlotta Med,1 Ilaria Di Pasquale Benedetti,1 Caterina Grano,1,* Luigi De Gennaro1,* 1Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2Body and Action Lab, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy; 3Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 4Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Serena Scarpelli, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, Rome, 00185, Italy, Email serena.scarpelli@uniroma1.itPurpose: This study investigated dream characteristics in women during the first trimester of pregnancy compared to a group of non-pregnant women, aiming to identify variables associated with the observed differences.Participants and Method: A sample of 100 pregnant women in their first trimester was compared to a control group of 100 age-matched non-pregnant women. …”
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Análisis de equidad y sostenibilidad presupuestaria del sistema de copago farmacéutico en España by Jaime Pinilla, Christian González-Martel, Beatriz González López-Valcárcel, Félix Lobo, Jaume Puig-Junoy

“…Results: The results show that equalizing active workers and pensioners and introducing more detailed income brackets can increase the progressivity of the co-payment system. …”
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Bouncing back after trauma: music therapy, gender, and mental health in conflict-ridden settings by Ali Bitenga Alexandre, Amani Kasherwa, Juvenal Bazilashe Mukungu Balegamire, Jonathan Yoyu Tunangoya, Lampard Omari Mukanga, Freddy Zihindula Buhendwa, Marc Ombeni Rusagulira, Masheka Mirango Hilaire, Phillipe Amani Busane, Gilbert Mubalama Mugisho, Denis Mukwege Mukengere

“…Methodology This study is a longitudinal mixed method evaluation of music therapy with songwriting comparing mental health symptoms of participants before and after exposure to the program rather than a clinical trial with a control group. …”
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PolyA polymorphisms in 3' flanking region of pig neuronal protein 3.1 gene and their relationships with meat traits by Yang Yun, Zeng Yongqing, Zhang Zhe, Xu Zhenggang, Chen Wei, Fang Guofeng, Wang Shoudong

“…The extracted DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the products were used to detect the polymorphic type with the method of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and sequencing. …”
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Island bioarchaeology and ritual knowledge transfer at Biniadrís cave (Menorca, Spain): a longue durée perspective by Marta Díaz Zorita Bonilla, Marta Díaz Zorita Bonilla, Monice Timm, Mauricio Marciales Daza, Auxiliadora Moreno Onorato, Eva Alarcón García, Alexandros F. Karakostis, Alexandros F. Karakostis, Javier Escudero Carrillo, Luis Arboledas Martínez, Sonia Robles Carrasco, Berta Morell, Derek Hamilton, Helen Dawson, Francisco Contreras Cortés, Martin Bartelheim, Martin Bartelheim, Jörg Baten, Jörg Baten

“…The main goal of this paper is to reconstruct the burial ritual using comprehensive bioarchaeological methods, including 14C radiocarbon dating, to understand the modality and temporality of use of the Biniadrís cave during the pre- and protohistory of the Balearic Islands. …”
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Negative Energy Balance Induced by Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation Causes Multicompartmental Changes in Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle by Marcos Mônico-Neto, Sara Quaglia de Campos Giampá, Kil Sun Lee, Camila Maria de Melo, Helton de Sá Souza, Murilo Dáttilo, Paulo Alexandre Minali, Pedro Henrique Santos Prado, Sergio Tufik, Marco Túlio de Mello, Hanna Karen Moreira Antunes

“…Describe multicompartmental changes in the fat and various muscle fiber types, as well as the hormonal profile and metabolic rate induced by SD in rats. Methods. Twenty adult male Wistar rats were equally distributed into two groups: experimental group (EG) and control group (CG). …”
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Social Determinants of Health Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Vaccine Attitudes in a Cross-Sectional Study of Latinx Individuals in Oregon by Elizabeth L. Budd, PhD, MPH, Stephanie De Anda, PhD, Sven Halvorson, MS, Leslie D. Leve, PhD, Anne Marie Mauricio, PhD, Ellen H. McWhirter, PhD, Jorge I. Ramírez García, PhD, David S. DeGarmo, PhD

“…This study determined the relative importance of social determinants of health indicators on testing and vaccine attitudes among Latinxs and whether English proficiency and parental nativity moderate associations. Methods: Cross-sectional survey data were collected between January and December 2022. …”
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Does prioritization of COVID vaccine distribution to communities with the highest COVID burden reduce health inequity? by Hae-Young Kim, Anna Bershteyn, Rienna Russo, Jessica Mcgillen, Julia Sisti, Charles Ko, Jaimie Shaff, Remle Newton-Dame, R. Scott Braithwaite

“…We modeled total deaths and equally-distributed-equivalent (EDE) deaths (i.e., the equally preferred number of deaths, considering equity and efficiency) across a range of inequality aversion (Atkinson’s index, ε=0–20). …”
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