Association between the number of pregnancies and hearing loss: NHANES 1999–2018 by Haohong Lai, Juntao Wu, ZhuoYi Chen, Minqian Gao, Haidi Yang

“…While prior studies suggest that reproductive factors may influence women’s auditory health, the specific association between the number of pregnancies and auditory function remains inadequately understood. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Chinese patent medicines for allergic rhinitis based on 2020 Chinese Pharmacopoeia: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll... by Weibo Zhao, Lingyao Kong, Xuehui Wang, Qingyuan Liu, Yaqi Wang, Ji Wang

“…Secondary outcomes include quality of life, relapse rates, nasal function, biomarkers, and adverse events. No languages and publication data limitations. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF A SCIENTIST (FOLLOWING GENETICS) by Jonas Rubikas

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Sevoflurane-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Post-Robotic-Assisted Paraesophageal Hernia Repair by Sara Alhaj, James Tran, Muhammad Nazim, Praveen Tumula, Hassan Ahmed

“…The patient’s POD#1 daily labs showed elevated values for liver function tests and a low platelet count of 10,000 platelets per microliter with an international normalized value (INR) of 1.3. …”
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DCP-YOLOv7x: improved pest detection method for low-quality cotton image by Yukun Ma, Yajun Wei, Minsheng Ma, Zhilong Ning, Minghui Qiao, Uchechukwu Awada

“…IntroductionPests are important factors affecting the growth of cotton, and it is a challenge to accurately detect cotton pests under complex natural conditions, such as low-light environments. …”
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Influence of Rice–Crayfish Co-Culture Systems on Soil Properties and Microbial Communities in Paddy Fields by Dingyu Duan, Dingxuan He, Liangjie Zhao, Chenxi Tan, Donghui Yang, Wende Yan, Guangjun Wang, Xiaoyong Chen

“…Further analyses using the Mantel test and Random Forest identified extracellular enzyme activities, PLFAs, soil moisture, and bulk density as major factors shaping microbial communities. …”
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Quality of Life in Children with Wilson Disease: A Single Center Study by Walaa ElNaggar, Engy Adel Mogahed, Eman Taher Al Said, Afaf Enayet

“…At the study enrollment, liver function tests were within normal ranges in 15 patients (50%), while the other 15 (50%) patients had deranged liver functions. …”
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Exploring the Role of Patient Preferences in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment Decisions: A Qualitative Study by Andrew M. Moon, Daniel Richardson, Gabriel V. Lupu, Donna M. Evon, Hanna K. Sanoff, Jessica Carda-Auten, Randall Teal, Myra Waheed, Ethan Basch, David M. Mauro, Ted K. Yanagihara, David A. Gerber, Neil D. Shah, Oren K. Fix, Hersh Shroff, Tammy Triglianos, Jonathan D. Sorah, Jingquan Jia, Ashwin Somasundaram, Lynne I. Wagner, Michael D. Kappelman, Matthew Schooler, Julia R. Phillips, Hiwot A. Ekuban, Ariel E. Sanderford, A. Sidney Barritt

“…Providers primarily discussed the role of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage, liver function, performance status, and eligibility of liver transplantation in making treatment recommendations. …”
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Clinical efficacy of a personalized exercise program in the rehabilitation of patients with atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation by M. G. Bubnova, D. M. Aronov, M. M. Makhinova, K. V. Davtyan

“…Involvement of patients with AF after catheter RFA in a cardiac rehabilitation program based on moderate-intensity aerobic training improves exercise tolerance, cardiac function, corrects thrombogenic factors, and reduces the likelihood of arrhythmia recurrence, including AF.…”
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The Threat of Emerging and Re-emerging Infections in Indonesia by Erni Juwita Nelwan

“…Budiman et.al reported factors that might contribute to liver injury. His study shows that measuring baseline liver function test AST routinely might minimize the toxicity of ARV to patients particularly with a low body mass index. …”
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Younger severe asthma patients with interleukin 4 (CC variant) and dupilumab treatment are more likely to achieve clinical remission by Mona Al-Ahmad, Asmaa Ali, Wafaa Talat

“…Data were collected on demographics, clinical, and functional parameters; including biomarkers such as blood eosinophils count (BEC), total immunoglobulin E (IgE), and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), as well as the polymorphism patterns of the interleukin-4 (IL-4) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) genes. …”
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Association of patent ductus arteriosus treatment in extremely low gestational age neonates with two year kidney outcomes: a secondary analysis of the preterm erythropoietin neurop... by Paige E. Condit, Ronnie Guillet, Dinushan Kaluarachchi, Russell L. Griffin, Shina Menon, David J. Askenazi, Matthew W. Harer

“…Between-group, variables were compared using chi-square or t-test statistics. General estimating equations and multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the association with outcomes. …”
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Exploring Social Cognition Sub‐Domains and Predictors in Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Ozlem Totuk, Merve Turkkol, Ebru Hatun Uludaşdemir, Hasan Can Güdek, Guldeniz Cetin Erci, Ipek Gungor Dogan, Damla Cetinkaya Tezer, Sevki Sahin, Serkan Demir

“…Assessments included the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) for emotion recognition, the Trail Making Test (TMT) for executive function, the Tromso Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS) for nonverbal understanding, the Implied Meaning Test (IMT) for implicit understanding, the Social‐Emotional Competence Scale for adaptability, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale for impulsivity, the Stroop Test for inhibition, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for depression, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for cognition, and the Short Form‐12 (SF‐12) for quality of life (QoL). …”
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Arterial hypertension in tuberculosis patients: clinical course and pharmaceutical control by N. Yu. Klimenko, N. V. Drobotya, A. A. Kastanayan, V. V. Kaltykova, E. Sh. Guseynova

“…Dynamics of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (BPM) parameters, left ventricular (LV) morphology and function (echocardiography data), vegetative effects on hemodynamics (heart rate variability), and endothelial function (von Willebrand factor level measurement, reactive hyperemia test) were investigated. …”
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Chondroblastoma of the Proximal Humerus in a 12-years-old Female: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. by Emilio Valdes-Davila, Omar Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez, David Muñoz-Leija

“…Case Report: A 12-years-old girl from México, presented with progressive right shoulder pain after a traction injury, clinical examination showed limited abduction and a palpable mass, imaging and pathology tests revealed a lesion in the proximal humerus. …”
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Application of sparrow search swarm intelligence optimization algorithm in identifying the critical surface in slope-stability by Abhijit Saha

“…SSA has been experimented on some hard benchmark test functions to test its effectiveness and thereafter, applied in slope-stability problems in searching the critical failure surface. …”
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Research on Multifunctional Rotating Target Device by HU Yinqiu, CHEN Hongtao, ZHANG Kun, SONG Yingmin, LIU Xingyu, GONG Xinbao, SUN Qi, LI Yankun

“…Therefore, the rotating target device designed in this paper basically achieves the expected function, effectively solving the problem of continuous decrease in neutron yield, and the functional test results are normal with low neutron scattering effect. …”
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Clinical Progression and Load Management For Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy In A Long-Distance Runner: A Case Report by Cristina Campos-Villegas, Lucía Ortega-Pérez de Villar, Javier Gámez-Payá, Jorge Alarcón-Jiménez, Nieves de Bernardo

“…Compression of the tendon and shear force at its insertion at the ischial tuberosity during hip flexion/adduction is a key etiologic factor. The aim of this case report is to analyze the effectiveness of an exercise protocol with progression of tendon loading in PHT in an amateur runner, by assessing pain and functional capacity…”
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Investigating Psychosocial Causes of the Tendency for Rhinoplasty in Qazvin City, Iran, in 2023: A Descriptive Analytical Study by Reza Emrani, Mona Akhoundi

“…The study tools comprised two questionnaires: One was a researcher-made questionnaire to determine social factors, and the second was a standard international NEO-FFI test to assess personality traits. …”
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Spectral Separation of Up-Conversion Luminescence Processes by Mikhail V. Korolkov, Inna A. Khodasevich, Alexander S. Grabtchikov, Valentin A. Orlovich, Dmitri Mogilevtsev

“…The advantage of our method is an ability to be self-testing and robust with respect to noise and experimental imperfections. …”
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