Comparative analysis of cancer statistics in China and the United States in 2024 by Yujie Wu, Siyi He, Mengdi Cao, Yi Teng, Qianru Li, Nuopei Tan, Jiachen Wang, Tingting Zuo, Tianyi Li, Yuanjie Zheng, Changfa Xia, Wanqing Chen, Jing Ni

“…Data on cancer incidence and mortality trends were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program and National Centre for Health Statistics in the US and cancer registry reports of the National Cancer Center (NCC) of China. …”
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Évaluation de la prescription et de l’utilisation des benzodiazépines dans la ville de Sidi Bel-Abbès by Derouicha Matmour, Mounia Medjeber, Yassine Merad

“… Abstract Introduction-A high consumption of benzodiazepines (BZDs) has been noticed sometimes outside the rules of prescription recommendations, which makes their consumption a major public health problem. The present study aimed to evaluate the prescription and use of BZDs in Sidi Bel-Abbès city. …”
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Effects of traditional concurrent training and multicomponent training composed by strength training and dance classes on functional and cognitive capacity of older adults: a study... by Eduarda Blanco-Rambo, Nadyne Rubin, Marcelo Bandeira-Guimarães, Caroline Muraro, Débora Marques, Andressa Fergutz, Greyse Dornelles, Caroline Pietta-Dias, Eduardo Lusa Cadore

“… The combination of strength and aerobic training (concurrent training - TG) has been a widely used intervention for improving health outcomes. Also, dance has been well described as a great aerobic activity and can be an interesting option to compose an alternative multicomponent training program. …”
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Designing and explaining the improvement model of women's employability capacity with emphasis on the 7th development plan by Mahsa Vahidpour, Akbar Etebarian Khorasgani, Mehrban Hadi Peykani, Saeed Daei-Karimzadeh

“…The human development index for women in developed countries is 80%, in underdeveloped countries it is 60% for men, and in Iran, the index is 61% for men. Examining the causes of this difference in underdeveloped countries shows that in developed countries, most of this difference is caused by the level of employment and wages, while in underdeveloped countries, in addition to the differences related to the labor market, differences in education, health and Nutrition is also observed (Najirad et al, 2003). …”
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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…The main causes of teenage pregnancy among learners were identified to be poverty in households that leads to failures of families to pay school fees and provide for the needs of girls, lack of guidance on sexuality by parents and schools, negative peer influence, and defilement mostly perpetrated by older adult men. d. Perpetrators of teenage pregnancy include male peers of similar age or slightly older, adult men including Businessmen, Boda Boda taxi riders, and teachers who exploit the vulnerability of girls. …”
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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…Box 80205, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia, Email kaibrahem@kau.edu.saBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health issue in Saudi Arabia, particularly impacting the elderly. …”
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Appropriateness of urine culture requests in primary care in Spain: A cross-sectional descriptive study by Silvia Fernández-García, Ramon Monfà, Cristina Miranda Jiménez, Maria Giner-Soriano, Frederic Gómez, Ana Moragas

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Dynamics of Somatic and Comorbid Mental Disorders (Distress, Anxiety, Somatisation and Depression) in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome during Therapy with Alimemazine: Result... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. Z. Okhlobystina, M. V. Mayevskaya, O. S. Shifrin, Z. A. Mamieva, Yu. E. Azimova

“…During an open-label, non-comparative and non-interventional study, 60 patients diagnosed with the K58 (K 58.0, K58.9) irritable bowel syndrome were observed (12 men and 48 women, average age 39.6 ± 11.1 years) and treated with Teraligen® (alimemazine) with a gradual dose increase from 2.5 to 15 mg per day against the background of the standard symptomatic treatment used for such states. …”
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Central venous oxygen saturation changes as a reliable predictor of the change of CI in septic shock: To explore potential influencing factors by Ran An, Xi-Xi Wan, Yan Chen, Run Dong, Chun-Yao Wang, Wei Jiang, Li Weng, Bin Du

“…Results: Among 49 patients (31 men, aged (59 ± 18) years), 27 were responders. …”
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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

“…It affects young and older men bimodally and impacts quality of life (QoL) significantly. …”
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Most prevalent jobs of young master’s degree graduates by detailed field of study by Marc Frenette, Tomasz Handler

“…In some disciplines, only a very small share of graduates landed the most prevalent job. Among men and women, the discipline with the lowest concentration of graduates in the most prevalent job was history, general (7.2% and 7.1% worked as secondary school teachers, respectively). …”
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Sensory outcome of exotropia surgery in Thailand: a retrospective multicenter study by Narisa Rattanalert, Supaporn Tengtrisorn, Supawan Surukrattanaskul, Phanthipha Wongwai, Nutsuchar Wangtiraumnuay, Wadakarn Wuthisiri, Suntaree Thitiwichienlert, Warassabhorn Ployprasith, Rattiya Pornchaisuree, Piangporn Saksiriwutto, Penny Singha, Warakorn Thiamthat, Parnchat Pukrushpan, Sirinya Suwannaraj, Yutthaphong Imsuwan, Arpha Pornseth, Atchareeya Wiwatwongwana, Oracha Teerakapong, Juthathip Hiriotappa, Apatsa Lekskul, Variya Nganthavee, Poonyawee Nunthanid, Worawalun Honglertnapakul, Worapot Srimanan, Prangkhwan Jiaranaisilawong, Prapatsorn Patikulsila, Phantaraporn Tangtammaruk, Dussadee Tatritorn, Thunyaluck Jiwanarom, Jipada Pruksacholavit, Puncharut Preechaharn, La-ongsri Atchaneeyasakul, Phawasutthi Keokajee, Thammanoon Surachatkumtonekul, Pittaya Phamonvaechavan, Sorot Wutthiphan, Orapan Aryasit, Parichat Damthongsuk, Alan Frederick Geater

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Dynamic changes and future trend predictions of the global burden of anxiety disorders: analysis of 204 countries and regions from 1990 to 2021 and the impact of the COVID-19 pande... by Si Chen, Wei Huang, Min Zhang, Yan Song, Chunshan Zhao, Hongwei Sun, Yanyu Wang, Jihong Wang, Yali Sun, Lei Zhou, Yan Zhu, HongYuan Wang, ZhengYang Xu, YuRui Bai, Cheng Chang

“…Funding: Jilin Province 2023 Health Science and Technology Capability Enhancement Plan Project (2023LC024) and Jilin Provincial Department of Science and Technology project (20230203054SF). …”
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Development and validation of a machine learning-based model to predict survival in patients with cirrhosis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntResearch in context by Binlin Da, Huan Chen, Wei Wu, Wuhua Guo, Anru Zhou, Qin Yin, Jun Gao, Junhui Chen, Jiangqiang Xiao, Lei Wang, Ming Zhang, Yuzheng Zhuge, Feng Zhang

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Social Confrontation with Menstruation: A Feminist Ethnography of Menstrual Experience among Female Instagram Users by Rana Mohammad Taghinejad Esfahani, Majid Movahed, Halimeh Enayat, Aliyar Ahmadi

“…Acknowledging this is crucial as menstruation is an inherent part of every woman's life and has significant implications for their physical, mental, and social health. Addressing this issue is vital not only for improving public awareness and acceptance of menstruation, but also for combating gender and bodily discrimination, supporting women’s rights and health, and dismantling cultural taboos. …”
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Using multiomic integration to improve blood biomarkers of major depressive disorder: a case-control studyResearch in context by Amazigh Mokhtari, El Chérif Ibrahim, Arnaud Gloaguen, Claire-Cécile Barrot, David Cohen, Margot Derouin, Hortense Vachon, Guillaume Charbonnier, Béatrice Loriod, Charles Decraene, Ipek Yalcin, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Bruno Etain, Raoul Belzeaux, Andrée Delahaye-Duriez, Pierre-Eric Lutz

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Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among pregnant women in Somaliland: Insights from SLDHS 2020 data by Hodo Abdikarim, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Mukhtar Abdi Hassan, Yahye Hassan Muse

“…Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the determinants of home deliveries among women in Somaliland, with the objective of informing targeted interventions to improve maternal and child health outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional study design was employed, utilizing data from a nationally representative sample of 3250 women in Somaliland. …”
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Endocrine disruptors and cancers. [Perturbateurs endocriniens et cancers] by Souhila AOUICHAT BOUGUERRA, Saliha BOUMAZA, Khouloud HEMILA, Samia NEGGAZI, Nadjiba HAMLAT, Sihem BERDJA, Leïla SMAIL, Besma MOHAMMEDI, Kenza REGUOUAT, Amina BOUDJLIDA, Sofiane KACI, Fatima BOUACHRIA-BOUSMAHA

“…Some have been banned, but others persist and concentrate via the food chain in adipose tissue, and cause delayed and multiple effects on human health. Some are toxic for the reproductive function in men via a drop in sperm concentration, others are neurotoxic (Parkinson disease, behavioral disorders) but also those involved in the increasing incidence of chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity and certain hormone-sensitive cancers. …”
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Risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality during yellow fever outbreak in Brazil by Max McClure, Izabela Maurício de Rezende, Leonardo Soares Pereira, Maria Rita Teixeira Dutra, Jordana Rodrigues Barbosa Fradico, Rodrigo Macedo, Marcelle Cardoso Marçal, Lívia Soares Coelho Fonte Boa, Alexandre Maurício Castro Bragato, Flávio Augusto de Almeida Faria, Livia Pamplona, Rodrigo Fabiano do Carmo Said, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara-Silva, Dario Brock Ramalho, Cintia Lopes de Brito Magalhães, Pedro Augusto Alves, Thaysa Drummond Palmeira Gama, Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Thomas P. Monath, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal-Xavier, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho, Betânia Paiva Drumond, A. Desiree LaBeaud, Yellow Fever Collaborative Group, Argus Leão Araújo, Barbara Lenoir, Bruno Dala Vedova Gomes Beato, Carolina Lins Rodrigues Vieira, Daniel Vitor de Vasconcelos Santos, Flavia Mansur Starling, Gabriela Miana de Mattos Paixão, Indiara Penido, Izabela Aparecida Coelho, Leandro Henrique Malta Cunha, Letícia Menezes, Livia Frota Rabelo, Letícia Lemos Jardim, Lívia Fulgêncio da Cunha Melo, Lívia Zignago Moreira dos Santos, Ludmila de Paula, Luísa Lages de Abre Paladino, Natalia Soares Albuquerque, Simone Lopes Oliveira Lemos, Tayrine Araújo

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Coronary plaque characteristics quantified by artificial intelligence-enabled plaque analysis: Insights from a multi-ethnic asymptomatic US population by Guadalupe Flores Tomasino, Caroline Park, Kajetan Grodecki, Jolien Geers, Donghee Han, Andrew Lin, Keiichiro Kuronuma, Nipun Manral, Emily Xing, Heidi Gransar, Sebastien Cadet, Alan Rozanski, Piotr J. Slomka, Michelle Williams, Daniel S. Berman, Damini Dey

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