Geographic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep time, and gross motor skills in Nigerian preschoolers by John Oginni, Oluwayomi Aoko, Ekundayo Ajiborisade, Chukwuebuka Osuji, Anthony D. Okely, Kar Hau Chong, Penny L. Cross, Zan Gao

“…This study examines disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep, and gross motor skills between rural and urban preschoolers.MethodsThe study involved 131 healthy preschoolers (3.4 ± 0.8 years) from Lagos State, Nigeria. …”
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Reference equations for the 6-minute walk distance in healthy Portuguese subjects 18–70 years old by M.J. Oliveira, R. Marçôa, J. Moutinho, P. Oliveira, I. Ladeira, R. Lima, M. Guimarães

“…The aims of the present study were to measure anthropometric data and 6MWD in a sample of healthy Portuguese population, to establish reference equations to predict 6MWD and to compare our equations with those obtained by previously published studies.Methods We conducted an observational prospective study. …”
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Exploring the interplay between EBV and autophagy-related gene expression patterns in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Abdullah E. Alanazi, Maaweya Awadalla, Amani Alowaini, Saad Alamri, Doaa Ali AlGhamdi, Alyaa S. Abdel Halim, Mohamed A. M. Ali, Bandar Alosaimi

“…This study investigates the expression levels of autophagy-related genes (ATGs) at both mRNA and protein levels in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and their association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, clinicopathological characteristics, and clinical outcomes.Material and MethodsThirty-five formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue specimens from NPC patients and five non-cancerous nasopharyngeal mucosa control samples were analyzed. …”
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Validation of the Mild Behavioral Impairment Scale (MBI-S) for brief self-assessment of Mild Behavioral Impairment in people without dementia by Paula Hinkl, Elmar Graessel, Nicolas Rohleder, Peter Landendoerfer, Thomas Kuehlein, Natascha Lauer, Anna Pendergrass

“…The aim of this study was to develop a complementary short instrument, the Mild Behavioral Impairment Scale (MBI-S), designed to measure MBI as a short-term modifiable state criterion, and to validate it in a non-clinical sample of people 18 years of age or older. Methods Most of the items on the MBI-S stem from the MBI-C and were chosen to represent the dimensions of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire. …”
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Phantom Pain, Mental Health Problems, and Depression Among Yemenis With Amputated Limbs: Victims of the Recent Conflict by Fuad Taleb, Asmaa Altahari, Morad Mohammed, Eman Alemrany, Enas AL-a'ameri, Abdul kareem Al Qaidy, Hassam Alwageeh, Samah Alhijri, Ayat AlHamdany, Khadija Ahmed, Aziza Alazazi

“…A convenience sample of 60 adults with amputated limbs participated in this study. …”
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Age and sex characteristics of behavioral risk factors and adherence to a healthy lifestyle in Muscovites by S. E. Evstifeeva, A. V. Kapustina, E. L. Nikonov, A. N. Dotsenko, E. V. Prokhorenko, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, N. S. Karamnova, G. A. Muromtseva, B. M. Nazarov, S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina

“…To study the sex characteristics of behavioral risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases and to assess the integral indicator of adherence to a healthy lifestyle in Muscovites within the AEGIDA-Moscow study.Material and methods. A random sample from the adult population of Moscow aged ≥ 18 years (n=4063; men, 40,9%) was used. …”
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Workforce and welfare: Linking child protection staffing levels to recurrence risk by Tonino Esposito, Johanna Caldwell, Martin Chabot, Stéphanie Précourt, Nico Trocmé, Barbara Fallon, Sonia Hélie, John Fluke, Dana Hollinshead

“…Annual levels of evaluation staffing levels for the CP agencies were extracted for the same time period and linked to the administrative dataset. Methods: Using a multilevel model, this study tested whether the number of CP evaluation workers per capita in a family's service delivery area was correlated to the likelihood of recurrent substantiation. …”
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Causal roles of immune cells and metabolites in chronic pancreatitis: a mendelian randomization study by Chao Zhang, Tao Yang, Yuan Yu, Qian Jia, Wan-Meng Xiao, Sha Liu, Ze-Hui Yu, Cheng-Li Wen, Yan Wei, Hao Li, Mu-Han Lü

“…However, studies investigating the causal relationship remain limited. Methods This study utilized publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) databases and conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine the causal relationships (CRs) among 731 immune cells, 1,400 metabolites, and CP. …”
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Advances in Radiation Protection in Oral and Dental Radiology: Pragmatic Approaches and Recent Innovations by Saiedeh Sadeghi, Nastaran Saeidi, Ali Salehi, Kamal Attari, Mohammad Ali Irani, Seyed Sasan Aryanezhad, Reza Malekzadeh, Reza Mahmoudi Anzabi

“…The review findings suggest that samples with nanostructures are more efficient at reducing X-ray energy. …”
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Household Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Between Slum and Non-Slum Areas in Kinshasa, DR Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study by Pierre Z. Akilimali, Benito M. Kazenza, Francis K. Kabasubabo, Landry M. Egbende, Dynah M. Kayembe, Nguyen Toan Tran, Désiré K. Mashinda

“…Thus, this study examined food insecurity in Kinshasa after the peak of the pandemic to understand the impact of post-pandemic recovery efforts as well as the heterogeneity of this problem according to the residence of respondent (slum vs. non-slum areas). Methods: Grounded in the four key dimensions of food security (availability, access, vulnerability, and utilization), this cross-sectional study was conducted in Kinshasa with a representative sample of 2170 households selected from 62 enumeration areas. …”
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Is Canakinumab Safe During Pregnancy? New Insights from Three Cases in Slovakia by Branislav Slenker, Katarina Hrubiskova, Lenka Kapustova, Anna Bobcakova, Juraj Ondris, Milos Jesenak

“…This study aims to provide more findings about this important topic. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis was conducted on three patients followed and treated in the National Center for Periodic Fever Syndromes. …”
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Emergency department visits for hemodialysis by insurance status in the United States by Julianna West, Hei Kit Chan, Henry Wang, Donald Molony, John Foringer, Ryan Huebinger, David Robinson, Summer Chavez

“…We sought to characterize ED visits for emergent HD by insurance status. Methods We performed a cross‐sectional analysis of the 2017 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, including ED visits by patients ≥18 years old with a length of stay ≤1 day and performance of HD. …”
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Association of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Features and Metabolic Syndrome Among Reproductive-Aged Women in the United States by Deepali K. Ernest, Asha Collier, Aparajita Chandrasekhar, Luyu Xie, Shaghayegh Darraji, Jenil Patel, Jaime P. Almandoz, Sarah E. Messiah

“…Objective: To examine the association of PCOS features and MetS in a racially/ethnically diverse population of reproductive-aged women in the United States. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 2,172 women (12–49 years) from the 2011–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. …”
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Contributions of Germline and Somatic Mosaic Genetics to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Nonsyndromic Individuals by Ming Hui Chen, Ellen S. Deng, Jessica M. Yamada, Sangita Choudhury, Julia Scotellaro, Lily Kelley, Eric Isselbacher, Mark E. Lindsay, Christopher A. Walsh, Ryan N. Doan

“…Samples from 354 age‐ and sex‐matched individuals without TAA were also sequenced, with a 2:1 matching. …”
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Exploring the intention to consume whole vs processed edible insects: Insights from traditional and non-traditional entomophagy countries by Simone Mancini, Francesco Riccioli, Daylan Amelia Tzompa-Sosa, Roberta Moruzzo, Joachim Jietse Schouteten, Aijun Liu, Jie Li, Davide Menozzi, Giovanni Sogari

“…This study measures the intention to consume insects as food in a large representative sample of five countries (3260 respondents) with traditions in entomophagy (Mexico and China) and those with no tradition (Belgium, Italy, and the United States). …”
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The Role of Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Region Mutation and SNP IL-28B of Host to Support Successful Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Treatment in Patients with HCV-HIV Coinfection: A... by Juferdy Kurniawan, Rino A Gani, Samsuridjal Djauzi, Fera Ibrahim, Kuntjoro Harimurti, nafrialdi nafrialdi, Suzanna Imannuel

“…The aim of the study is to determine the role of HCV NS5A-ISDR/PKR-BD mutation and SNP IL-28 polymorphism on the successfulness of Peg-IFN/RBV therapy in HCV-HIV coinfection. Methods: prospective cohort was performed in this study. …”
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Neoadjuvant adebrelimab combined with chemotherapy (cisplatin/carboplatin and etoposide) for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: a study protocol of phase 2 trial (NIUS) by Yan Zhang, Qian Huang, Mengxia Li, Xi Zheng, Yanyang Liu, Long Tian, Guizhi Chen, Hongyu Xu, Daxing Zhu

“…To this end, we plan to conduct a study on adebrelimab in combination with chemotherapy for the neoadjuvant treatment of limited-stage SCLC.Methods and analysis This will be a single-arm, prospective study. …”
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Initiation of China Alliance of Research in High Myopia (CHARM): protocol for an AI-based multimodal high myopia research biobank by Tien-Yin Wong, Zi-Bing Jin, Hai-Long He, Yi-Xin Liu, Hao Song, Tian-Ze Xu

“…The China Alliance of Research in High Myopia (CHARM) is a newly established consortium that includes more than 100 hospitals and institutions participating across the nation, aiming to promote collaboration and data sharing in the field of high myopia screening, classification, diagnosis and therapeutic development.Methods and analysis The CHARM project is an ongoing study, and its initiation is distinguished by its unprecedented scale, encompassing plans to involve over 100 000 Chinese patients. …”
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A higher composite dietary antioxidant index is associated with a decreased risk of subclinical hyperthyroidism in adults: evidence from epidemiological studies by Jie Wu, Junxian Niu, Junxian Niu, Chuyu Jia, Qingkai Yang, Dewei Li, Xuqin Dong

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between CDAI and thyroid dysfunction in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults.MethodsFor this research, data was drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in the United States between 2007 and 2012. …”
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General polypharmacy, psychotropic polypharmacy, attitudes of patients on psychotropic deprescribing, and associated factors in adult psychiatric outpatients: a survey study in a c... by Muluken Adela Alemu, Taklo Simeneh Yazie, Woretaw Sisay Zewdu, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Tewodros Ayalew Tessema, Tirsit Ketsela Zeleke, Getu Tesfaw Adiss, Achenef Bogale Kassie, Getaye Tessema Desta, Abrham Nigussie Assefa, Tilaye Arega Moges

“…Near to half of patients (54, 44.7%) felt they were taking large number of medications; more than half (69, 56.1%) felt spending a lot of money. …”
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