Unlocking the Potential of Wear Time of a Wearable Device to Enhance Postpartum Depression Screening and Detection: Cross-Sectional Study by Eric Hurwitz, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Rena C Patel, Noémie Elhadad, Melissa A Haendel

“…ConclusionsWe hypothesize that increased Fitbit wear time among females with PPD may be attributed to hypervigilance, given the common co-occurrence of anxiety symptoms. Future studies should assess the link between PPD, hypervigilance, and wear time patterns. …”
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Early postnatal growth failure in infants  <1500 g in a Ugandan referral hospital: a retrospective cohort study by Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen, Francis Okello, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Kathy Burgoine

“…Methods The study included infants with birthweight <1500 g, admitted within 24 h of birth, and who spent 7 or more days in the neonatal unit. …”
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Migration context of emergency department patients and patterns of their in- and outpatient healthcare utilization – analysis of three INDEED study centers in Berlin by Freddy Irorutola, Anna Schneider, Katharina Verleger, Dana Abdel Fatah, Samipa Pudasaini, Antje Fischer-Rosinsky, Anna Slagman, Stephanie Roll, Thomas Keil, Martin Möckel, Liane Schenk

“…Abstract Background Increasing sociocultural diversity has implications for emergency department (ED) care. Individuals with a migration context face challenges that can manifest as barriers in healthcare access and use. …”
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Profiles of innovative behavior and associated predictors among clinical nurses: a multicenter study using latent profile analysis by Husheng Li, Yue Qiao, Tianxiang Wan, Chun Hua Shao, Fule Wen, Xiaoxin Liu

“…The findings also highlight the potentially important role of IB in contributing to nurses’ research output. Practical implications As far as we know, it might be the first study to employ LPA to clarify the heterogeneity in the levels of IB and their specific distribution among nurses. …”
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Mental fatigue of operating room nurses and its relationship with missed perioperative nursing care: a descriptive-analytical study by Vahid Rahmani, Valerie L. Marsh, Ebrahim Aliafsari Mamaghani, Ali Soleimani, Maedeh Alizadeh, Omid Zadi, Nasrin Aghazadeh

“…Results The results of the present study showed that 77.9% of the participants experienced varying levels of mental fatigue, ranging from mild to severe. …”
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Valgus Deviation of the Intersesamoid Crista in Hallux Valgus and Its Association With the Distal Metatarsal Articular Angle: A Pilot Study by Matthieu Lalevée MD, PhD, Maria Khvesyuk MD, Andrew Behrens MD, Philippe Beaudet MD, Antoine Perrier PhD, Albert DaCosta BSc, François Lintz MD, PhD, Kevin Dibbern PhD, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD, PhD

“…Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective comparative study.…”
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An analysis of the factors influencing the demand for care in the community for older adults with mild dementia in China: a cross-sectional study by Shuang Teng, Shuxin Xu, Mengmeng Liang, Jingjie Li, Dongdong Shen, Yan Cheng, Xianping Tang

“…Abstract Introduction The care needs of older adults with mild dementia have not been studied in depth. In this study, we investigated the impairment status of patients with mild dementia and analyzed the care needs of patients with different levels of impairment in terms of activities of daily living, medical services, environmental care, psychological comfort and social participation, and the factors influencing them. …”
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Linkage Analysis in Autoimmune Addison's Disease: NFATC1 as a Potential Novel Susceptibility Locus. by Anna L Mitchell, Anette Bøe Wolff, Katie MacArthur, Jolanta U Weaver, Bijay Vaidya, Swedish Addision Registry Study Group, Sophie Bensing on behalf of The Swedish Addison Registry Study Group, Martina M Erichsen, Rebecca Darlay, Eystein S Husebye, Heather J Cordell, Simon H S Pearce

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This linkage study has implicated a number of novel chromosomal regions in the pathogenesis of AAD in multiplex AAD families and adds further support to the role of HLA in AAD. …”
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The Influence of Deep Margin Elevation and Immediate Dentin Sealing on the Fracture Strength of Premolars Restored With Indirect Inlays: An In Vitro Study by Lulwa E. Al‐Turki, Osamah A. Alsulimani, Khadijah M. Baik, Haytham Othmani, Naif M. Alqarni, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Raghad A. Al‐Dabbagh

“…Conclusions When applied individually or together, deep margin elevation and immediate dentin sealing significantly increase the fracture strength of premolars restored with indirect lithium disilicate inlays. Clinical Implications In the challenging setting of margin elevation, studies on the effects of immediate dentin sealing have generally been limited to evaluating marginal integrity and bond strength. …”
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Associations of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and dynamics of scrub typhus incidence in China: a nationwide time-series study by Haoyue Cao, Jianqiang Han, Weiming Hou, Juxiang Yuan

“…Moreover, given the cross-sectional approach of our study, these findings need to be confirmed through additional cohort studies.…”
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Cross-Reaction, Enhancement, and Neutralization Activity of Dengue Virus Antibodies against Zika Virus: A Study in the Mexican Population by Mayra R. Montecillo-Aguado, Alfredo E. Montes-Gómez, Julio García-Cordero, Josselin Corzo-Gómez, Héctor Vivanco-Cid, Gabriela Mellado-Sánchez, J. Esteban Muñoz-Medina, Benito Gutiérrez-Castañeda, Leopoldo Santos-Argumedo, César González-Bonilla, Leticia Cedillo-Barrón

“…This represents a major health concern, given the high homology between these two viruses, which can result in cross-reactivity. The aim of this study was to determine the cross-reacting antibody response of the IgM and IgG classes against the recombinant envelope protein of ZIKV (rE-ZIKV) in sera from patients with acute-phase infection of different clinical forms of dengue, i.e., dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) (before the arrival of ZIKV in Mexico 2010), as well as acute-phase sera of ZIKV patients, together with the implications in neutralization and antibody-dependent enhancement. …”
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A comparative study of the impact of meditation and Buddhist five precepts on stress and depression between older adults and younger adults by Nahathai Wongpakaran, Sirilux Klaychaiya, Chompimaksorn Panuspanudechdamrong, Natapoom Techasomboon, Pookit Chaipinchana, Justin DeMaranville, Zsuzsanna Kövi, Tinakon Wongpakaran

“…A sample of 1472 individuals (232 were older adults and 1240 were adults) participated in the study. All completed the questionnaires for depression, perceived stress, meditation, and five precepts using the core symptom index, perceived stress scale, and inner strength-based inventory. …”
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Trans-ancestry transcriptome-wide association and functional studies to uncover novel susceptibility genes and therapeutic targets for colorectal cancer by Lijuan Wang, Lidan Hu, Jing Sun, Jianhui Zhao, Siyun Zhou, Lexin Liu, Wei Yu, Yeting Hu, Dan Zhou, Xiangrui Meng, Zhongshang Yuan, Honghe Zhang, Susan Farrington, Maria Timofeeva, Kefeng Ding, Julian Little, Malcolm Dunlop, Evropi Theodoratou, Xue Li

“…Abstract By integrating findings from large-scale omics analyses with experimental tests, this study aims to decipher susceptibility genes and the underlying biological mechanisms involved in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Low Carotid Mean Flow Velocity: A Noninvasive Marker for Coronary Heart Disease—A Community-Based Study by Li-Chih Wu, Chao-Liang Chou, Shu-Hao Wu, Tzu-Wei Wu, Wei-Ren Lan, Chun-Fang Cheng, Shu-Xin Lu, Yih-Jer Wu, Li-Yu Wang

“…However, the clinical implications of specific carotid flow velocities for predicting CHD risk have not yet been fully explored. …”
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Safety and efficacy of tranexamic acid in paediatric cardiac surgery: study protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial by Yang Wang, Xu Wang, Rong Wang, Yu Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Yuan Jia, Jia Shi, Su Yuan, Jinping Liu, Jun Ran, Yuchen Zhao, Zhongdong Hua, Shoujun Li, Zhe Zheng, Shengshou Hu, Fuxia Yan

“…We hypothesised that TXA may increase the incidence of postoperative seizures with no effect on postoperative allogeneic transfusion in paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The pragmatic study will provide important implications for paediatric cardiac surgery.Methods and analysis This will be a single-centre prospective, double-blind randomised controlled trial. …”
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The Lookout Mountain Thinning and Fuels Reduction Study, Central Oregon: Tree Mortality 2–9 Years After Treatments by Christopher J. Fettig, Jackson P. Audley, Leif A. Mortenson, Shakeeb M. Hamud, Robbie W. Flowers

“…The Lookout Mountain Thinning and Fuels Reduction Study (LMS) is an operational-scale, long-term study of the effects of forest restoration and fuel reduction treatments in ponderosa pine (<i>Pinus ponderosa</i> Dougl. ex Laws.) and mixed-conifer forests in central Oregon, U.S. …”
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“Agent – Environment” Evolution Mechanism of Greenbelt from the Perspective of Complex Adaptive System: A Case Study of Beijing’s Greenbelts by Song LIU, Peiyu SHEN, Dizi LIU, Zhaocheng BAI

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Socioeconomic health and impact of sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive crises in India: results from B-VOCAL study by Dipty Jain, Ravindra Kumar, Nandakumar Menon, Disha Shetty, Tulika Seth, Shashank Udupi, Suman Jain, Seema Bhatwadekar, Rabindra Jena, Bharat Parmar, Anil Goel, Ashvin Vasava, Anupam Dutta, Priyanka Samal, Riya Ballikar, Deepa Bhat, Tuphan Kanti Dolai, Jina Bhattacharyya, Manish Mistry, Shomik Ray

“…Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) with vaso-occlusive pain crisis (VOC) has a major impact on healthcare resource utilisation and poses a significant financial burden for the patients. This study examines the economic implications of managing VOC in individuals with SCD in India, from the perspectives of patients, healthcare system and society.Methods This cross-sectional, observational study included 1000 patients with SCD across 14 centres enrolled from November 2021 to June 2022. …”
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Impact of crack cocaine on salivary nucleic acids, enzymes, esters, and lipids: A fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy study by Gabriela Ribeiro Zucco, Taís Maria Cardoso de Oliveira, Thaís Xavier Pereira da Silva, Sandra Silva Marques, Fernando Sabbag, Marcelo Ribeiro de Araújo, Rodrigo Melim Zerbinati, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, José Ângelo Lindoso, Gabrielle Luana Jimenez Teodoro Nepomuceno, Letícia Foiani, Herculano da Silva Martinho, Janete Dias Almeida

“…Objective: This study aims to analyze saliva composition in crack users using vibrational spectroscopy. …”
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A Brief Report of an Executive Functioning Training Pilot RCT in Adults with HIV: A Descriptive Case Comparison Study by Odii IO, Phaowiriya H, Brooks SB, Wright NK, Azuero A, Fazeli PL, Lee J, Chapman Lambert C, James DL, Kay ES, Vance DE

“…The Executive Dysfunction Hypothesis suggests improving executive functioning could reduce cognitive IIV.Study Design: In the parent on-going pilot RCT (called the Executive Functioning Training (EFT) Study), 120 PLWH are randomized to either a no-contact control group or an executive functioning training group which receives 20 hours of computerized exercises. …”
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