Longitudinal Invariance Testing Of The Knee Injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Score For Joint Replacement Scale (KOOS-JR) by Alexandra Dluzniewski, Caleb Allred, Madeline P Casanova, Jonathan D Moore, Adam C Cady, Russell T Baker

“…The KOOS-JR-6 may be a more viable option to assess change over time; however, more research is warranted…”
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Patients` cumulative doses during CT-examinations in Russian clinical practice by P. S. Druzhinina

“…Materials and Methods. The study is based on the analysis of patient effective dose data obtained from computed tomography examination logbooks for the periods 2020–2021 (Department No. 1) and 2019–2021 (Department No. 2). …”
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Survey the level of knowledge of female teachers employed in governmental high ‎schools in Some-E- Sara on AIDS in ‎‏2004‏ by fatemeh seyedfazelpour, farideh hasavari, mitra sedghi sabet

“…‎ Objective: The main goal of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of female ‎teachers employed in governmental high schools in Some -E-Sara on AIDS. ‎ Methods: In this descriptive cross - sectional study, a two part questionnaire on AIDS disease ‎and its prevention was used for data collection. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian maternal mortality ratio: A comparative analysis of Neural Networks Autoregression, Holt-Winters exponential smoothing, and Autoregress... by Mayara Carolina Cañedo, Thiago Inácio Barros Lopes, Luana Rossato, Isadora Batista Nunes, Izadora Dillis Faccin, Túlio Máximo Salomé, Simone Simionatto

“…Brazil has the highest number of maternal deaths and a distressing fatality rate of 7.2%, more than double the country's current mortality rate of 2.8%. …”
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Can clinical findings at admission allow withholding of antibiotics in patients hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia when a test for a respiratory virus is positive? by Ryan Ward, Alejandro J. Gonzalez, Justin A. Kahla, Daniel M. Musher

“…We sought to determine whether clinical, imaging or laboratory features in patients hospitalized for CAP in whom PCR is positive for a respiratory virus enable exclusion of bacterial coinfection so that antibiotics can be withheld. Methods For this prospective study, we selected patients in whom an etiologic diagnosis was likely to be reached, namely those who provided a high-quality sputum sample at or shortly after admission, and in whom PCR was done to test for a respiratory virus. …”
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Trade-offs in relative limb length among Peruvian children: extending the thrifty phenotype hypothesis to limb proportions. by Emma Pomeroy, Jay T Stock, Sanja Stanojevic, J Jaime Miranda, Tim J Cole, Jonathan C K Wells

“…<h4>Background and methods</h4>Both the concept of 'brain-sparing' growth and associations between relative lower limb length, childhood environment and adult disease risk are well established. …”
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Self-selected vs. prescribed aerobic exercise intensity: impacts on pleasure in women with obesity by Carlos Eduardo Rosa Da Silva, Wilian Jesus Santana, Gustavo Almeida, Adriano Verame, Antonio Roberto Doro, Eduardo Barbosa, Leonardo Lima, Helton Magalhães Dias, Marcelo Callegari Zanetti, Aylton Figueira Junior

“…The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of three aerobic training protocols on psychophysiological responses in physically inactive adult obese women.MethodsThe sample consisted of 90 women with a mean age of 48.3 ± 5.5 years and BMI of 31.2 ± 4.8 kg/m2, who participated in three treadmill aerobic training protocols: 1- Control group (IPI) with individually prescribed intensity (64 to 76% of HRmax), 2- Small group (SGS) with self-selected intensity, and 3- Individual with self-selected intensity (ISS). …”
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Perceived neighborhood crime and gun carrying behavior: examining the role of a history of traumatic brain injury by Eric J. Connolly, Anne C. Wingert, Dennis E. Reidy, Jarrad D. Hodge, Jeff R. Temple

“…The current study evaluates the independent and interactive effects of TBI on perceived levels of neighborhood crime and gun carrying. Methods Data from 2015 to 2017 from a longitudinal ethnically diverse sample of adolescents and young adults are analyzed (Ns = 600–734). …”
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Seasonal dynamics of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and biogenic amines in the blood of apparently healthy women living in the city of Arkhangelsk by V. A. Alikina, E. V. Tipisova, A. E. Elfimova, I. N Molodovskaya, V. N. Zyabisheva

“…The aim of the study is to assess the seasonal supply of vitamin D and biogenic amines to practically healthy women of working age living in Arkhangelsk. Material and methods. The study sample included 20 practically healthy women aged 22–44 years, permanently residing in Arkhangelsk. …”
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A predictive analysis of STEM vocation through students’ attitudes to school science classes by María-Antonia Manassero-Mas, Ángel Vázquez-Alonso

“…It develops a gender perspective on the issue.MethodsThe quantitative methodology surveys thousands of Spanish 15-year-old students who completed the Relevance of Science Education Second (ROSES-Q) questionnaire from 2021 to 2023. …”
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Snuff use and the risk for hypertension among black South African women by Olalekan A. Ayo-Yusuf, Olufemi B. Omole

“…This study therefore sought to determine the association between snuff use and hypertension among black South African women. Methods: This study involved secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional representative sample of black women aged 25 to 70 years (n = 4092) who participated in the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey, the largest to date. …”
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Organizational Support as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to Their Autonomy by Ehsan S. S. Saad, Samah M. Elsayed

“…Aim: The current study aimed to assess organizational support as perceived by staff nurses and its relation to their autonomy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional analytical research design utilized to achieve the aim of the current study. …”
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Quantitative study of selected Facebook marketing communication engagement factors in the optics of different post types by Ľudovit Nastišin, Richard Fedorko, Vladimir Vavřečka, Radovan Bačik, Martin Rigelsky

“…Using quantitative statistical methods – MANOVA (Multivariate analysis of variance) and Gammes-Howell post hoc test, a total of 1,280 brand posts were analyzed in order to differentiate the liking and sharing of content types. …”
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Exploring the Resilience–Performance Relationship in Volleyball Players: a Pilot Study on Problem-Solving Strategies by Asterios Patsiaouras, Konstantinos Tsetsilas, Eirini Politi, Konstantinos Charitonidis

“…It is important for coaches and athletes to understand in depth the mechanisms underlying resilience, the effect of problem-solving strategies and the impact of these factors on the development of athletic performance.  Methods: Participants included in the study were 52 volleyball players (male and female) across all national divisions in Greece, with the STARS (State – Trait Assessment of Resilience Scale, GR version) and the Problems Experienced Inventory (COPE, Greek version) used as evaluation instruments. …”
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Digital Financial Knowledge and Its Influence on Lending Application Adoption by R. Bhuvaneshwari, Vinitha K.

“…It assesses direct, indirect, and mediating effects more effectively than simple regression. A sample of 180 respondents was gathered through an online survey. …”
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Assessing Impulsivity in Adolescents with Borderline Personality Features via an Emotional Contextual Go/NoGo Paradigm by Wang Q, Chen Y, Zhong J

“…Qian Wang,1,2 Yizhou Chen,2,3 Jie Zhong2 1Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Clinical and Health Psychology Department, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence: Jie Zhong, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Clinical and Health Psychology Department, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, No. 5, Yi-He-Yuan Road, Haidian, Beijing, 100871, People’s Republic of China, Email jzhong@pku.edu.cnPurpose: This study examined the influence of emotional contexts and invalidating family environment on impulsivity, especially response inhibition function, in adolescents with borderline personality features.Methods: 483 Chinese adolescents (52.2% females; Mage =  15.54 years) from a community sample completed the scales of McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder and Chinese Invalidating Family Scale for Adolescents and the Go/NoGo task under positive, neutral, and negative emotional conditions. …”
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Refining the Feasibility of Machine‐Learning‐Based Diagnostic Model Utilizing Gut Microbiota Analysis for Colorectal Cancer Screening by Shintaro Okumura, Yusuke Konishi, Taku Kitano, Tomonori Matsumoto, Kazutaka Obama, Satoshi Nagayama, Eiji Hara

“…In this study, we evaluated the reproducibility of the diagnostic accuracy of the gut microbiota model, compared the diagnostic accuracy of the gut microbiota model with that of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), and investigated the practical application potential of the gut microbiota model. Methods Fecal samples were collected from both CRC patients and healthy individuals (HI) who underwent FIT. …”
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Evaluating risk stratification scoring systems to predict mortality in patients with COVID-19 by Naveen Garg, Kelly Chu, Batool Alharahsheh, Payal Guha

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated efficient and accurate triaging of patients for more effective allocation of resources and treatment.Objectives The objectives are to investigate parameters and risk stratification tools that can be applied to predict mortality within 90 days of hospital admission in patients with COVID-19.Methods A literature search of original studies assessing systems and parameters predicting mortality of patients with COVID-19 was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE.Results 589 titles were screened, and 76 studies were found investigating the prognostic ability of 16 existing scoring systems (area under the receiving operator curve (AUROC) range: 0.550–0.966), 38 newly developed COVID-19-specific prognostic systems (AUROC range: 0.6400–0.9940), 15 artificial intelligence (AI) models (AUROC range: 0.840–0.955) and 16 studies on novel blood parameters and imaging.Discussion Current scoring systems generally underestimate mortality, with the highest AUROC values found for APACHE II and the lowest for SMART-COP. …”
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The impact of physical activity variety on physical activity participation. by Tyler M Dregney, Chelsey Thul, Jennifer A Linde, Beth A Lewis

“…Future studies should examine how a variety of different activities (e.g., cycling, tennis, group fitness classes) influence motivation and PA, in addition to including larger and more diverse samples. Practitioners should support clients' psychological needs and provide home-based PA options.…”
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Is mental health contagious ? Depression, anxiety, stress and burnout among Mental health professionals in Sudan by Iyas Abdelhadi Ahmed Abdelhadi, Omer A. Mohammed, Shaza K. Babikir, Eman Abdulkarim Mohammed Abdulkarim Bedri, Alaa Abdelhadi Ahmed Abdelhadi

“…The goal of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the mental health of health care professionals working in Khartoum state psychiatric hospitals in order to comprehend effective coping strategies. Methods Data was collected through both online and paper questionnaires from a sample of 164 mental health professionals working in the major mental health institutions in Sudan’s Capital state. …”
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