Eccentric indices based QSPR evaluation of drugs for schizophrenia treatment by Muneeba Mansha, Sarfraz Ahmad, Zahid Raza

“…Statistical analysis shows that p-values less than equals 0.05, f-test value (>2.5), and values of correlation r are greater than 0.7 validate the calculations. …”
Get full text

Exploring gender influence on adolescent awareness and perspectives regarding social, economic and environmental sustainability by Salvador Boned-Gómez, Alberto Ferriz-Valero, Ove Østerlie, Salvador Baena-Morales

“…Based on an analysis of existing literature, which presents varied perspectives on the impact of gender on sustainability awareness, this work seeks to address a significant gap in the current knowledge. Methods A cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out on adolescents in the province of Alicante (Spain) through the completion of the SCQ-S questionnaire in the period from March 2022 to May 2023. …”
Get full text

Socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation of 12–23 months old children in Malawi: a decomposition analysis by Bridget Naphiyo, Jacob Mazalale, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa

“…The results, therefore, suggest that to improve equality in health outcomes, the Government of Malawi needs to embrace wider policies that do not only address the consumption of healthcare services but also policies that affect socioeconomic determinants of health.…”
Get full text

Treadmill exercise promotes neuroprotection against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury via downregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators by Zhang Y, Cao RY, Jia X, Li Q, Qiao L, Yan G, Yang J

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on neuroprotection and understand the underlying mechanisms.Materials and methods: Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was conducted to establish a rat model of cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury to mimic ischemic stroke. …”
Get full text

Joint constraints from cosmic shear, galaxy-galaxy lensing and galaxy clustering: internal tension as an indicator of intrinsic alignment modelling error by Simon Samuroff, Andresa Campos, Anna Porredon, Jonathan Blazek

“…We thus propose that such tension (or the lack thereof) can be employed as a test of model sufficiency or insufficiency when choosing a fiducial IA model, alongside other data-driven methods.…”
Get full text

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF SEROLOGICAL MARKERS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by Aleksei Leonidovich Maslaynski, S V Lapin, A V Mazing, T V Bulgakova, N M Lazareva, M D Cheshuina, P A Oleinick, E P Ilivanova, A A Totolyan, V I Mazurov

“…Diagnostic sensitivity of AMCV equaled 78%, ACCP — 77%, IgM RF — 71%, IgA RF — 43%, AKA — 43%, ARA33 — 31% and ANF — 31%. …”
Get full text

Effects of visual search training in children with hemianopia. by Iliya V Ivanov, Stephan Kuester, Manfred MacKeben, Anna Krumm, Manja Haaga, Martin Staudt, Angelika Cordey, Claudia Gehrlich, Peter Martus, Susanne Trauzettel-Klosinski

“…During free viewing, saccades were equally distributed to both sides before and after training. …”
Get full text

Adaptation and validation of the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) in pharmacy students based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) by Hanieh Alizadeh, Ali Norouzi, Maryam Alizadeh

“…Results The content validity ratio was equal to or greater than 0.54, indicating the retention of all items. …”
Get full text

Investigating the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 vaccination, and autoimmune diseases in a pediatric population: a comprehensive analysis by Cynthia Freiberg, Arad Dotan, Dana Arnheim, Yonatan Butbul Aviel

“…The study period was divided into three phases: two pre-pandemic phases of equal duration (A and B) and a pandemic phase (C). …”
Get full text

Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Relation to Metformin Use in Adults with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus by Anum Gul, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Muhammad Amir, Abdul Rehman Arshad, Saqib Qayyum, Najmush Shakireen

“…Results: 148 patients were enrolled, consisting of an equal proportion of cases and controls i.e. 74 patients in each group, with a mean age of 44.09± 10.61 and 46.15± 10.64 respectively. …”
Get full text

‘Beyond the Scale’: A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Weight Stigma Experienced by Patients With Obesity in General Practice by Leona Ryan, Fiona Quigley, Susie Birney, Michael Crotty, Owen Conlan, Jane C. Walsh

“…This study explores how patients with obesity perceive WS in general practice settings; its impact on their psychological well‐being and health behaviours, and the patients suggestions for mitigating it. Methods In‐depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 PwO who had experienced WS in general practice settings in Ireland. …”
Get full text

Technology of Pesticides and Fertilizers Application with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Digital Agriculture by L. A. Marchenko, A. A. Artushin, I. S. Smirnov, T. V. Mochkova, A. Yu. Spiridonov, R. K. Kurbanov

“…The rational run length was established to equal 0.8-3.2 kilometers. The authors established requirements for the spraying quality of unmanned aerial vehicles. …”
Get full text

Anxiety in periodontally healthy, stage III/IV periodontitis with and without smoking: a cross-sectional study by Abhay P. Kolte, Rajashri A. Kolte, Amruta S. Verma, Vrushali N. Lathiya, Saquib A. Shahab

“…So, the aim of this study was to evaluate and correlate anxiety in Periodontally healthy, Stage III/IV Periodontitis patients with and without smoking. Methods 120 participants included in the study were divided equally into four groups of healthy non-smokers (Group I), healthy smokers (Group II), non-smokers with untreated Stage III or IV periodontitis (Group III) and smokers with untreated Stage III or IV periodontitis (Group IV). …”
Get full text

A novel machine learning architecture to improve classification of intermediate cases in health: workflow and case study for public health by Bassel Hammoud, Aline Semaan, Lenka Benova, Imad H. Elhajj

“…In this work, we propose an ML architecture to improve the sensitivity of detecting patients in intermediate “hard-to-classify” classes. Methods The proposed architecture replaces a single classifier with a group of cascaded increasingly specialized classifiers: the ‘Human-like’, the ‘Segregating’, and the ‘Deep’ classifiers. …”
Get full text

Lessons learned from operationalizing the integration of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions in rural Ethiopia. by Girmay Ayana Mersha, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku, Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Meseret Woldeyohaness, Tadese Kebebe, Birhanu Wodajo, Stefaan De Henauw, Souheila Abbeddou

“…However, Integration of sectors were facing challenges in creating shared vision to improve nutrition status of children and women, distributing workload and equal commitment among sectors.…”
Get full text

The association between mHealth wearables and hypertension selfmanagement in African-born immigrants from medically underserved areas in the United States: a causal-comparative st... by Nelson Bryant

“…Using mHealth interventions, especially wearable devices, has shown some potential in improving hypertension control and treatment compliance in ethnic minorities. Methods This causal-comparative study conducted in 2024 aimed to determine if there is an association between using mHealth wearable devices and improving hypertension control in African-born immigrant groups. …”
Get full text

Phenotypic variation of dairy cows’ hematic metabolites and feasibility of non-invasive monitoring of the metabolic status in the transition period by Silvia Magro, Angela Costa, Damiano Cavallini, Elena Chiarin, Massimo De Marchi

“…Therefore, mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR) could be seen as a valid alternative.MethodsIn the present study, we used laboratory-determined reference blood data and milk spectra of 349 Holstein cows to (i) identify the non-genetic factors affecting the variability of major blood traits in healthy cows and, subsequently, (ii) test the predictive ability of milk MIR. …”
Get full text

FD-YOLO: A YOLO Network Optimized for Fall Detection by Hoseong Hwang, Donghyun Kim, Hochul Kim

“…This study focuses on detecting fall situations using image-based methods. The fall images utilized in this research were created by combining three open-source datasets to enhance generalization and adaptability across diverse scenarios. …”
Get full text

Effect of moderate-intensity exercise bouts lasting by Karani Magutah, Nilesh B Patel, Kihumbu Thairu

“…Appealing exercise regimes yielding similar/better body composition should be sought.Objective We investigated the effect of moderate-intensity exercise bouts of <10 min on body composition in previously sedentary adults.Methods This unblinded study enrolled 53 healthy sedentary volunteers aged ≥50 years, randomised into one of two gender-balanced exercise interventions: (1) male and (2) female short-duration bouts (MS, n=14; FS, n = 13), and (3) male and (4) female long-duration bouts (ML, n=13; FL, n=13). …”
Get full text

Developing the Short‐Form of Lymphedema Needs Questionnaire for Iranian Breast Cancer Patients by Mozhgan Kazemzadeh, Asiie Olfatbakhsh, Sara Dorri

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a short‐form version of this questionnaire. Methods The questionnaire items were extracted from the Lymphoedema Needs Questionnaire‐Breast Cancer (LNQ‐BC). …”
Get full text