Cross-sectional associations between patterns of cultural engagement and indicators of biological dysregulation by Emma S. Walker, Daisy Fancourt, Meena Kumari, Anne McMunn

“…As a result, the mechanisms through which cultural activities may be associated with health are unclear.Aim Test quantitative associations between cultural engagement pattern (including active and passive engagement in arts, sports, and heritage activities) and indicators of biological dysregulation in a large dataset.Subjects and methods Understanding Society data were used to conduct cross-sectional linear regression analyses between a data-driven latent class model of cultural engagement and indicators of anthropometric, cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and neuroendocrine function. …”
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Comparative analysis of acute and chronic painful temporomandibular disorders: Insights into pain, behavioral, and psychosocial features. by Adrian Ujin Yap, Jung Hwan Jo, Sunghae Kim, Byeong-Min Lee, Ji Woon Park

“…This study compared pain characteristics, oral behaviors, jaw function, and psychosocial distress between TMD patients with acute and chronic pain, examined correlations among variables, and identified factors associated with chronic pain-related TMDs (PT).…”
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Depression screening model for middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients in China by Linfang Deng, Shaoting Luo, Tianyi Wang, He Xu

“…A nomogram model was constructed using these predictive factors. The model evaluation included the C-index, calibration curves, the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, and DCA. …”
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Right Ventricular Clot in Transit in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Successfully Treated with Thrombolytics by Yaman Alali, Ian Jackson, Abedel Rahman Anani, Marisa Varghese, Muhammad Ebrahim Khan, Suchitra Pilli

“…We present the case of a 63-year-old man with no traditional VTE risk factors who was diagnosed with a clot in transit three weeks after diagnosis of COVID-19. …”
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Clinical outcomes and safety of external beam radiotherapy with extensive intrahepatic targets for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A single institutional clinical experience by Sunmin Park, Chai Hong Rim, Won Sup Yoon

“…RILD was defined as an increase in Child-Pugh (CP) score ≥2 or liver function tests ≥2.5 times at 3 months after the end of radiotherapy. …”
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Assessment of the Prevalence of the Use of Nasal Decongestants Among Hail Population by Farida Habib Khan, Abdullah D Alotaibi, Amal Daher Alshammari, Mohammed Alateeq, Muath Alshmmari, Read Alharbi, Rakhi Issrani

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and Chi-square tests were performed to evaluate associations between demographic factors and decongestant use. …”
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Effect of sleep quality on vision-related quality of life in a sample of Qassim University students: an ocular surface health approach by Hanan Awad Alkozi, Saleh Alshammeri

“…Young adult participants completed three questionnaires: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index. …”
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Development of a Structured Cooking Program for Clients at the Senior Care Centres: A Mix-Method Feasibility Study by Rachel Ng Min Wen, Grace Chua Mei En, Clement Hong, Therese Marie Tay, Tianma Xu

“…Pre- and post-assessments, including community mobility, physical function and self-perceived quality of life, at three time points, were conducted to measure functional changes. …”
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Status of self- care ability of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mahsa Ebrahimi, MohammadTaghi Moghadamnia, Rabiolah Farmanbar, Seyed Habib Zayeni, Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili

“…Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistical tests (Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney and Multiple linear regressions). …”
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An artificial intelligence approach to palaeogeographic studies: a case study of the Late Ordovician brachiopods of Laurentia by Akbar Sohrabi

“…In order to measure the reliability of the neural network model, the mean square error performance function was used. For training the neural network model, the Bayesian training function (trainbr) was used. …”
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Anti-epileptic and gut-protective effects of trioctanoin and the critical role of gut microbiota in a mouse model of epilepsy by Fei Yu, Jia-Lin Ji, Ying Wang, Yi-Di Liu, Yi-Mei Lian, Meng-Zhen Wang, Zheng-Xu Cai

“…Gut microbiota structure and function affect metabolism, gut health, and behavioral responses and are regulated by dietary factors. …”
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What are the reasons for patients not adhering to their anti-TB treatment in a South African district hospital? by Somasundran Govender, Bob Mash

“…The following variables showed a significant association (p 0.05) with non-adherence: higher level of education; distance from the hospital; time taken to travel; the method of transport; satisfaction with the hospital; food security; income; the smoking of tobacco and/or marijuana; the patients' perspective and beliefs; HIV testing and status; functional status; social support; the relationship with the TB nurse; depression score; and self-rating of confidence. …”
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Sexual wellness clinic collaborative initiative with a large urban emergency department: sexual health outcomes and linkage to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by Ruby Massey, Joesph A. Mason, Eleanor E. Friedman, Kimberly A. Stanford, Damaris Garcia, Jackson Montgomery, Jessica Schmitt, Aniruddha Hazra

“…Of all visits, 27.3% resulted in a syphilis diagnosis, 16.1% tested positive for chlamydia test, and 15.0% tested positive for gonorrhea. …”
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Quantifying degradation in animal acoustic signals with the R package baRulho by Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Marcos Quiroz‐Oliva, Adrián García‐Rodríguez, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara

“…We highlight the package features with a case study testing the effects of habitat and acoustic structure on signal propagation, two common factors evaluated in such experiments. …”
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Analysis of ROMO1 Expression Levels and Its Oncogenic Role in Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers by Selçuk Yaman, Osman Akidan, Mehmet Vatansever, Sema Misir, Serap Ozer Yaman

“…The study revealed that ROMO1 is of significant clinical importance for gastrointestinal cancers and may have potential clinical utility in treatment and prognosis. Functional tests on cell lines derived from these particular gastrointestinal cancers can also be performed in vitro to evaluate the impact of the ROMO1 gene and other factors, like potential drugs, on the expression of these genes and the development and progression of the cancer.…”
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STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION OF FUTURE MANAGERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FORMATION OF A MODERN MANAGER-LEADER by Hanna Ya. Mytrofanova, Olha A. Yevtushenko

“…The first difference in the perception of the category “motivation” is caused by the fact that we study motivation on the one hand as a psychological function, on the other - as a managerial function. …”
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Ten years of visual field change in people living with diabetes: A prospective longitudinal study. by Karl-Johan Hellgren, Boel Bengtsson

“…<h4>Background</h4>A better characterization of diabetic retinopathy (DR) may be helpful to monitor early disease, predict progression of DR, and to evaluate new treatment strategies. Visual function has been suggested to complement the assessment of microvascular lesions in DR but needs to be evaluated in longitudinal studies.…”
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Role of Combined Use of Adiponectin and hsCRP in Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Neurogenic Bladder by Joanna Bagińska-Chyży, Alicja Szymańska, Agata Korzeniecka-Kozerska

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most severe form of spina bifida, often accompanied by impaired motor function due to paralysis of the lower limbs, as well as neurogenic bladder (NB). …”
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Greening concept in inventory system for deteriorating items with preservation investment and price and stock dependent demand via marine predators algorithm by Hachen Ali, Gobinda Chandra Panda, Adel Fahad Alrasheedi, Ali Akbar Shaikh, Jeonghwan Gwak

“…Demand is modeled as a nonlinear function influenced by three key factors: selling price, green level (reflecting the environmental friendliness of the product and its production), and available inventory level. …”
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Sarcopenia and Risk of Cognitive Impairment: Cohort Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Tingting Sha, Yuqing Zhang, Jie Wei, Changjun Li, Chao Zeng, Guanghua Lei, Yilun Wang

“…MethodsUsing UK Biobank data, we first examined the associations of sarcopenia and its indices (appendicular lean mass [ALM], handgrip strength, and gait speed) with cognitive function (fluid intelligence and prospective memory) by using mixed-effects regression models. …”
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