Preliminary Effectiveness of a One-Week Summer Day Camp for Improving Children’s Health Behaviors and Psychosocial Well-Being Outcomes by Qiaoyin Tan, Yuxin Nie, Paul Son, Renee A. Underwood, Peyton Murray, Callie Hebert, K-Lynn McKey, Chelsea Hendrick, Amanda E. Staiano, Senlin Chen

“…., quality of life [QoL], enjoyment, weight-related self-efficacy). Method: The sample consisted of 39 participants, including 19 boys and 20 girls, with majority being overweight (<i>n</i> = 4 or 10%) or with obesity (<i>n</i> = 26 or 67%), who attended the day camp for one week. …”
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U–Pb dating on calcite paleosol nodules: first absolute age constraints on the Miocene continental succession of the Paris Basin by V. Monchal, R. Rateau, K. Drost, C. Gagnaison, B. Mennecart, R. Toullec, K. Torremans, D. Chew

“…</p> <p>In this study, we analysed pedogenic calcite nodules within a continental Miocene succession in the southwestern Paris Basin (the important paleontological site at Mauvières quarry, France). Following multi-method petrographic characterisation of the samples, LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) U–Pb dating was employed to obtain formation ages on the pedogenic calcite nodules. …”
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Effect of acarbose and vildagliptin on plasma trimethylamine N-oxide levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 6-month, two-arm randomized controlled trial by Xinhui Yang, Xiuying Zhang, Chen Sun, Cuiling Zhao, Xiangshuang Kong, Mingming Zhao, Linong Ji, Yufeng Li

“…Using the sealed envelope method, participants were randomly allocated (1:1) to either the acarbose group (n = 50) or the vildagliptin group (n = 50). …”
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Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Combined Unilateral and Bilateral Data by Jia Zhou, Chang-Xing Ma

“…In this work, we extend these methods to the more general and practically common setting where unilateral and bilateral data are combined. …”
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Integrating Gut Microbiome and Metabolomics with Magnetic Resonance Enterography to Advance Bowel Damage Prediction in Crohn&amp;rsquo;s Disease by Huang L, Meng J, Lin S, Peng Z, Zhang R, Shen X, Zheng W, Zheng Q, Wu L, Wang X, Wang Y, Mao R, Sun C, Li X, Feng ST

“…In this study, we aimed to develop a more accurate method for predicting bowel damage. …”
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Authentication of Indian Honey Based on Carbon Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis—Verification of Indian Regulatory Criteria by Ajit Dua, Sanjivan Bahman, Simon Kelly, Shainandni Dogra, Kirti Sharma

“…Further, in the present study, it was found that honey samples with a Δ<i>δ</i>¹³C_P-H greater than +1‰ and a C4 sugar content more negative than −7% also did not comply with the Δ<i>δ</i>¹³C_max criteria. …”
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The Effects of COVID-19 on Financial Distress and Tax Avoidance by Farshad Sabz Alipour, Ali Naderi, Zahra Oryaie, Arash Kazemi

“…The research sample consisted of 162 firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) from 2017 to 2022. …”
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Features of bacterial DNA taxonomy in blood of patients with various metabolic phenotypes of obesity by I. M. Kolesnikova, M. S. Karbyshev, A. M. Gaponov, D. R. Khusnutdinova, T. V. Grigoryeva, D. R. Kamaldinova, O. V. Borisenko, V. V. Makarov, S. M. Yudin, S. A. Roumiantsev, A. V. Shestopalov

“…Nocardioidaceae, Flavobacteriaceae, Hyphomicrobiaceae, and Gaiellaceae DNA were more frequently present in the blood microbiome of patients with MHO, whereas MUHO patients more often had S24-7, Nocardiaceae, and Helicobacteraceae DNA in their blood. …”
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Autonomy-supportive physical education, harmonious passion, and mental health in adolescent girls during COVID-19 by Solmaz Babaei, Masoumeh Parvaneh

“…Results: The results showed that the experimental group had more harmonious passion (p < 0.05). They also reported more physical activity, less loneliness, and greater mental vitality (p < 0.05). …”
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The governing role of board gender diversity on conditional accounting conservatism and executive remuneration: performance-based versus equity-based remunerations by Reem Essam Bedeir

“…Overall, contrary to notions of opportunistic behavior of executives, the results find that boards achieve more level of governance with more women representation.…”
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Uncovering exposome-related diseases through the pathologic metallome: a novel approach for clinical populations by Riccardo Leinardi, François Huaux

“…A paradigm shift is underway, moving toward a more integrated understanding of combined metal effects through the interdisciplinary study of the metallome, the distribution of metal ions and metalloids within a biological system. …”
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Nurse’s leadership and participation in hospital governance: scoping review by Magda Guerra, Élvio Jesus, Beatriz Araújo

“…The sample corpus consisted of 10 articles that met methodological conditions. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Characteristics of the Social Situation of Development Primary School Children Studying in Inclusive Classes by Judina T.A.

“…In addition, children with disabilities have a low level of self-esteem more often than their peers without disabilities. …”
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Study of some parameters of humoral immunity in asthmatic elderly patients by Marisela Pérez Pacareu, Alina González Paredes, Rafael Zamora Puerta, Dayamí García Torres

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To analyse the characteristics of immunoglobulin G, A and M quantification in a sample of elderly patients. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> Descriptive study of two case series: a group of 60 years-old asthmatic patients and a group of patients younger than 60 years. …”
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How to score respondents? A Monte Carlo study comparing three different procedures by Víthor Rosa Franco, Marie Wiberg

“…ABSTRACT This study aimed to empirically compare the effectiveness of Likert, Thurstonian, and Expected a Posteriori (EAP) scoring methods. A computational simulation of the two-parameter logistic model was employed under various conditions, including different sample sizes, number of items, scale levels, item extremeness, and varying discriminations. …”
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Chronic heart failure in out-patient practice: aetiology issues by S. M. Bogdanova, N. V. Makarova

“…Isolated AH, as an aetiological CHF factor, was more frequent in women than in men (33,9% vs. 22,2%). …”
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THE CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL NORMALISED RATIO IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TREATED WITH WARFARIN IN OUTPATIENT AND HOSPITAL SETTINGS: DATA FROM RECVASA REGISTRIES by M. M. Loukianov, S. Yu. Martsevich, S. S. Yakushin, A. N. Vorobyev, K. G. Pereverzeva, A. V. Zagrebelnyy, V. Val. Yakusevich, V. Vl. Yakusevich, T. A. Gomova, M. N. Valiakhmetov, V. P. Mikhin, Yu. V. Maslennikova, M. A. Bichurina, L. A. Matskevich, E. N. Belova, V. G. Klyashtorny, E. V. Kudryashov, A. D. Deev, O. M. Drapkina, s. A. Boytsov

“…INR was monitored with achievement of its target levels more often at the hospital stage of treatment than before hospitalization and more often than in outpatient registries. …”
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Just another tablet? Identifying barriers to statin uptake in patients living with HIV by Adam Darnley, Aarzoo Bhatia, Evelyn Ikekpeazu, Chitra Babu, Anna Garner, Orla McQuillan, Andrew Tomkins, Chris Ward, Clare Wood

“…The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) demonstrated benefits of statin therapy for this population.1 In response, the British HIV Association (BHIVA) issued guidance recommending statin therapy for PLHIV ≥40 years old.2 This study aimed to assess the proportion of patients recommended a statin during clinic visits, whether these recommendations translate into prescriptions in primary care, and the barriers to statin uptake. Materials and Methods: A random sample of PLHIV aged ≥40 years who attended an HIV appointment since March 2024 was selected. …”
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Disturbances of visual perception in non-demented patients with Parkinson’s disease by R. Timofejavaitė, V. Vilda, A. Liveikienė, R. Kaladytė-Lokominienė

“…Non-demented PD patients experienced disturbances of visual perception probably more frequently than control subjects. These disturbances developed more frequently in case of postural instability. …”
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Quality of the Selection of Patients with Respiratory Symptoms According to the Risk of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Yuri Arnold Domínguez

“…Out of the surveyed patients with respiratory symptoms, retirees accounted for 45.8%. All sputum samples were helpful samples, 12.5% of the cultures were not performed because of contamination or inadequate samples. 12.5% of patients needed more follow-up after diagnosis and 18.8% did not improve. 81% of the patients presented at least one risk factor.…”
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