Beliefs and Attitudes towards Mental Illness: Comparative Study between Rural and Urban Male Adolescents in Beni-Suef Governorate by Aziza M. Abozeid, Eman N. Ramadan

“…Results: The median age was 14.0 years in both groups, with more illiterate parents in the rural sample. Significantly adolescents from rural areas were aware of mental illness about two-thirds (66.1%) and had read about it (91.7%). …”
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Genome wide association for addiction: replicated results and comparisons of two analytic approaches. by Tomas Drgon, Ping-Wu Zhang, Catherine Johnson, Donna Walther, Judith Hess, Michelle Nino, George R Uhl

“…We assess convergence between results from these two samples using two related methods that seek clustering of nominally-positive results and assess significance levels with Monte Carlo and permutation approaches. …”
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Socio-economic analysis of the EU citizens’ attitudes toward farmed animal welfare from the 2023 Eurobarometer polling survey by Giorgia Riuzzi, Barbara Contiero, Flaviana Gottardo, Giulio Cozzi, Arzu Peker, Severino Segato

“…These clusters could be further merged into three macro-clusters with two main opposite levels of concern (>80% positive answers) about FAW: concerned about at least 10 questions (74% of the sample); concerned about no more than three questions (6% of the sample); and a third macro-cluster in between concerned about five to seven questions, especially on specific farming practices (20% of the sample). …”
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients on Maintenance Haemodialysis: A Prospective Observational Study from a Government Hospital in Central Ker... by Biju K Gopinath, Zainab Yaseen, Arun Karat, Usha Samuel

“…Serum was separated after centrifugation and then stored in small 1 mL Eppendorf tubes/vials and refrigerated at 2-8°C. These serum samples were analysed for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody levels in both cases and controls within 24 hours, using the Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA) method on the VITROS ECiQ Immunodiagnostic system. …”
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Analytical Approaches Using GC-MS for the Detection of Pollutants in Wastewater Towards Environmental and Human Health Benefits: A Comprehensive Review by Gonçalo Catarro, Rodrigo Pelixo, Mariana Feijó, Tiago Rosado, Sílvia Socorro, André R. T. S. Araújo, Eugenia Gallardo

“…Finally, future perspectives are discussed, including the integration of emerging technologies such as high-resolution mass spectrometry, the miniaturisation of GC systems, and the development of faster and more sustainable analytical methods.…”
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Men’s internet sex addiction predicts sexual objectification of women even after taking pornography consumption frequency into account by Pavla Novakova, Edita Chvojka, Anna Ševčíková, Lukas Blinka, Paul Wright, Steven Kane

“…Such users may, in response to internet sex addiction symptoms such as craving, have increased levels of sexual objectification.MethodsIn a sample of 1,272 male consumers of online video pornography (Mage = 32.93, SDage = 9.44), we examined whether internet sex addiction is linked to sexual objectification via an online survey.ResultsWe fitted a series of structural equation models and found that men who scored higher on internet sex addiction were more likely to objectify women. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopy for the detection of isthmuses of mandibular molar teeth using micro-CT as reference by Ali Keleş, Cangül Keskin, Rawan Alqawasmi, Kaan Gündüz, Hikmet Aydemir

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic visualisation to detect the presence and type of isthmuses within the mesial root canals of mandibular first molar teeth compared with micro-computed tomography (microCT) images as reference. Materials and Methods Thirty-two mesial roots of mandibular first molars presenting isthmuses were selected based on micro-CT scans. …”
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Dyslipidemia in Patients with a Cardiovascular Risk and Disease at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon by Vicky Jocelyne Ama Moor, Sylvie Ndongo Amougou, Sebastien Ombotto, Felicien Ntone, Doriane Edna Wouamba, Bernadette Ngo Nonga

“…To determine the frequency of lipid abnormalities in patients with a cardiovascular risk and disease at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) of Yaoundé. Materials and Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study from 1 March to 31 May 2015 at the UTH of Yaoundé. …”
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The significance of long chain non-coding RNA signature genes in the diagnosis and management of sepsis patients, and the development of a prediction model by Yong Bai, Jing Gao, Yuwen Yan, Xu Zhao

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the value of Long chain non-coding RNA (LncRNA) RP3_508I15.21, RP11_295G20.2, and LDLRAD4_AS1 in the diagnosis of adult sepsis patients and to develop a Nomogram prediction model.MethodsWe screened adult sepsis microarray datasets GSE57065 and GSE95233 from the GEO database and performed differentially expressed genes (DEGs), weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), and machine learning methods to find the genes by random forest (Random Forest), least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), and support vector machine (SVM), respectively, with GSE95233 as the training set and GSE57065 as the validation set. …”
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Evaluating the efficiency of teaching basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation among medical university students in Ukraine by H.Yu. Tsymbaliuk, A.M. Chervatiuk, V.O. Krylyuk

“…The data obtained underscore the need for standardization of BCPR training and changes in approaches to practical training, as well as the importance of using simulation methods in the educational program. It is shown that to improve the quality of education and the confidence of students in their actions in future professional activities, it is critically necessary to add more simulation technologies and psychological preparation to avoid stress when providing assistance in real-life BCPR situations.…”
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THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TEACHING SYSTEMS IN LEARNING RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS APPARATUS MOTOR SKILLS by Despoina Τsopani, George Dallas, Niki Tasika, Amalia Tinto

“… The purpose of this study was to examine which of the two teaching systems, the Current Teaching System (CTS) and the Serial Organization System (SOS), is more effective in the learning rhythmic gymnastics skills in this novice (basic) level of students. …”
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Correlation between the Intensity of Helicobacter pylori Colonization and Severity of Gastritis by Hamid Reza Ghasemi Basir, Mehdi Ghobakhlou, Parvin Akbari, Arash Dehghan, Mohamad Ali Seif Rabiei

“…Methods. In this cross-sectional study, endoscopic gastric biopsy samples of 544 patients who complained symptoms of dyspepsia for more than three months referring to the laboratory were studied. …”
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Imaging genomics of cancer: a bibliometric analysis and review by Xinyi Gou, Aobo Feng, Caizhen Feng, Jin Cheng, Nan Hong

“…This review aims to assess current applications and advancements of imaging genomics in cancer. Methods Literature on imaging genomics in cancer was retrieved and selected from PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase before July 2024. …”
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Interpersonal trust in a couple as a sociocultural value by N. N. Nadezhina

“…With a quota sample, 1,155 respondents were interviewed.The Results. …”
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Gallbladder diseases detected by ultrasound and correlated risk factors by Sahar Ahmed MAHDI, Israa JAAFAR

“…The study aimed to determine the variety of gallbladder disease detected by ultrasound in Iraqi patients. Methods. This study involved a randomly selected sample of 100 men and 100 women who attended the ultrasound clinic at Emamein Kadhimein Medical City for abdominal ultrasonography for various reasons in a period of 8 months (Oct 2022-Jul 2023). …”
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Elemental Associations with Groundwater Nitrate in Northeastern Region of Saudi Arabia: Implications for Sustainable Water Management by Al Mamun

“…A strong linear correlation with a high coefficient of determination (R² of 0.99) between electrical conductivity and dilution factor suggests the potential interchangeability of ion-selective electrode methods and conductivity meters for EC determination. …”
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The cross-sectional study of assessment of cognitive status in patients with poor glycemic control and good glycemic control of diabetes mellitus by Dinesh Panati, Yethiraju Madarapu, Bharathi Sibbala, Swetha Puthalapattu, Sujana Devi Gandla

“…Results: The prevalence of cognitive impairment among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients was 50%, 53.3%, and 56.6% according to TMT-A, BCRS, and MMSE, respectively. All the assessment methods have shown a significant difference in levels of cognition among diabetic cases than controls, and the impairment is more in cases with poor glycemic index. …”
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Cell sources of inflammatory mediators present in bone marrow areas inside the meniscus. by Francisco Airton Castro Rocha, Virgínia Claudia Carneiro Girão, Rodolfo de Melo Nunes, Ana Carolina Matias Dinelly Pinto, Bruno Vidal, João Eurico Fonseca

“…TRAP+ osteoclasts, and hematogenous precursors expressing IL-1β, TNF, and iNOS were identified inside bone marrow areas in meniscal samples from both naïve and sham operated mice. Quantitative immunoexpression of IL-1 β, TNF and iNOS was more intense, P = 0.0194, 0.0293, 0.0124, respectively, in mouse knees from mice sacrificed 49 days after being subjected to an osteoarthritis (OA) model as compared to sham operated animals.…”
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How can data manipulation matter in predicting the failure risk? Evidence from Romanian companies by Isabella Lucuţ Capraș, Monica Violeta Achim, Mihaela Stefan Hint, Lucian Vasile Găban

“…Three types of statistical methods were used to determine and consolidate the results. …”
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Fetal growth in Bogotá, Colombia: a comparison with international and latin american curves by Gabriela Marisol Vallejo, Montserrat Uriel Calvo, José De la Hoz-Valle, Ximena Carolina Romero

“…Methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on ultrasonographic data of singleton pregnancies between 16 and 39 weeks in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 2015 to November 2018. …”
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