Child sexual abuse and sleep disturbances among adolescents: the role of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms by Martine Hébert, Valérie Théorêt, Amélie Tremblay-Perreault, Antonio Zadra

“…The present study aimed to: (1) explore sleep disturbances among adolescents with a history of childhood sexual abuse, and (2) investigate the mediating role of PTSD symptoms in the association between childhood sexual abuse and sleep disturbances.MethodsData were drawn from a representative sample of 8,194 adolescents in grades 9 to 11. …”
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Abstract 272: Effect of Level of Education on Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy by Wilson Rodriguez, Gunjanpreet Kaur, Karthik Narayanan, Yongzhen Chen, Xiaoyi Gao, Jordan Scott, Aimalohi Esechie, Kara Christopher, Brian Miremadi

“…(p=0.03). Black patients were more likely to have a less than high school education than white patients (30.0% vs 4.8%) p<0.001. …”
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Mental health symptoms and discrimination among immigrant and US-born Hispanic or Latino adults during the COVID-19 pandemic by Emmanuel A. Odame, Maryam Elhabashy, David Adzrago, Jolyna Chiangong, Cameron K. Ormiston, Faustine Williams

“…The analytical sample included Hispanic or Latino individuals (n = 1,126) who were US-born (n = 625) and foreign-born (n = 501). …”
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Tumor infection with human herpes viruses and features of peripheral blood lymphocyte subset composition in patients with uveal melanoma by Elena V. Svetlova, N. V. Balatskaya, I. G. Kulikova, S. V. Saakyan, I. V. Svirina, A. E. Andryushin, E. B. Myakoshina

“…Individual analysis of frequencies deviating from normal range showed that HHV+ group had 3-fold more often increased percentage of CD3+ lymphocytes, 2-fold more often absolute count of CD3+CD4+CD8+ cells, 2.3-fold more often rise in CD4+/CD8+ ratio. …”
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Prognostic Value of Myeloid Marker Positivity and its Association with Prognostic Factors in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Neval Topal, Seda Yılmaz Semerci, Muharrem Çiçek, Gönül Aydoğan

“…Therefore, studies involving more patients are needed to obtain more precise information on the subject. …”
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Endometrial expression of leukemia inhibitory factor in women with different estrogen/progesterone receptor status of the endometrium by S. S. Aganezov, V. N. Ellinidi, A. V. Morotskaya, A. S. Artemyeva, A. O. Nyuganen, N. V. Aganezova

“…At days 6–8 after ovulation, endometrial biopsy was performed and peripheral blood samples were taken to assess the estradiol and progesterone levels. …”
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DYSLIPIDEMIAS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH CHRONIC NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MERIDIAN-RO STUDY) by E. V. Filippov, S. S. Yakushin, V. S. Petrov

“…Objective: to study the frequency of lipid disorders and their association with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the unorganized population of Ryazan’ region 25–64 yo.Materials and methods. The study was conducted as a prospective cohort with a cross-sectional retrospective and included the study of biochemical samples, an electrocardiogram and a survey using a standardized questionnaire. …”
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Construction and correction of a 3D digital twin for a complex gangue-bearing coal seam by Meichen ZHANG, Lijuan ZHAO, Yadong WANG, Kai ZHANG

“…Objective3D digital twin for complex gangue-bearing coal seams are designed to achieve an information-based description of physical coal seams and faithfully map their virtual forms. digital twin is identified as a prerequisite for exploring the efficient cutting of intelligent shearers while providing an effective data guarantee for achieving unmanned mining. MethodsUsing data on samples from the mining face of coal seam 17 in the Yankuang Energy Group Co., Ltd. …”
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Epidemiological Situation of Schigеllosis in the Republic of Dagestan and Directions for Improving Epidemiological Surveillance by Z. G. Tagirovа, N. M-G. Zulpukarova, Z. M. Daniyalbekova

“…Since 2006, the incidence of bacterial dysentery in Russia has continued to decrease, in the Republic of Dagestan it is at a high level, exceeding more than 10 times the national average. Mostly children are sick (up to 75%). …”
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Engagement, Retention, and Progression to Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Analysis of the Cluster-Randomised "Let's Prevent Diabetes" Trial. by Laura J Gray, Thomas Yates, Jacqui Troughton, Kamlesh Khunti, Melanie J Davies, Let’s Prevent Diabetes Team

“…Given that the data used are from a clinical trial, those taking part might reflect a more motivated sample than the population, which should be taken into account when interpreting the results.…”
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Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Daybreak Drink Tracker: Prospective Observational Study by Kathryn Fletcher, Dominique Robert-Hendren

“…Of those accessing the Drink Tracker, 71.1% (n=2024) consented to research, comprising the final participant sample. Frequency of use was high, with over half of participants (1112/2024, 54.9%) using the Drink Tracker more than once, and more than one-third (757/2024, 37.4%) using the Drink Tracker more than 5 times. …”
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Alcohol consumption among persons living with hypertension: evidence from a population-based study in Cape Verde by Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson

“…Urban residents [AOR = 1.76; 95% CI: 1.33–2.31] and current smokers [AOR = 2.23; 95% CI: 1.13–4.38] were more likely to consume alcohol. Individuals with higher education [AOR = 4.34; 95% CI: 1.97–9.55] were more likely to consume alcohol but less likely to experience AUD [AOR = 0.09, 95%CI: 0.02–1.87]. …”
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Evaluating antenatal risk in twin pregnancies—A feasibility study to identify modifiable factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes by Isabelle Greatholder, Emma Tomlinson, Jack Wilkinson, Lucy E. Higgins, Mark D. Kilby, Alexander E. P. Heazell

“…Participants who reported receiving no information on fetal movement and reduced maternal perception of movements were more likely to have an adverse outcome, but sample size prohibited analysis based upon chorionicity. …”
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The role of nutrition education in the pharmacy curriculum using the example of knowledge about the health benefits of nuts by Ivana Stević, Danijela Milenković, Ana Petrović, Ana Pejčić, Margarita Dodevska, Marija Prvulović Ilić, Nevena Ivanović

“…The study revealed that students obtained information about the health benefits of nuts, mainly from college lectures (51.9%) and mass media (60.9%). More than half of the students (57.8%) expressed a desire for additional information about nuts, which influenced their attitudes significantly more than their level of knowledge.ConclusionThe results showed that pharmacy students had better knowledge and more positive attitudes toward the consumption of nuts compared to non-pharmacy students. …”
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Prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in men having sex with men in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a cross-sectional study by Frantz Jean Louis, Josiane Buteau, Jacques Boncy, Jean Wysler Domercant, Guethina Galbaud, Maureen Leonard, Emmanuel Pericles, Ito Journel, Regine Jean Francois

“…All samples were tested by nucleic acid amplification test, using GeneXpert. …”
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Consumer Wearable Usage to Collect Health Data Among Adults Living in Germany: Nationwide Observational Survey Study by Kristin Manz, Susanne Krug, Charlotte Kühnelt, Johannes Lemcke, Ilter Öztürk, Julika Loss

“…The final sample comprised 4464 adults aged 18 years and older. …”
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Parental involvement of immigrant parents in early educational centers and its relationship with intercultural sensitivity by Marian Bilbao, Florencia Guglielmetti-Serrano, María José Mera-Lemp, José J. Pizarro, José J. Pizarro, Denisse Fernandez, Gonzalo Martínez-Zelaya

“…This study examines the role of intercultural sensitivity in predicting immigrant parental involvement in early education in Chile.MethodsUsing a sample of 347 immigrant parents, we assessed parental involvement levels, intercultural sensitivity, and perceived facilitators and barriers to participation, with several sociodemographic variables.ResultsResults from multinomial logistic regression showed that higher intercultural sensitivity significantly predicted greater parental involvement in children’s educational activities. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide-1, fibroblast growth factor 21, and other endocrine responses to alcohol ingestion in women before and after metabolic surgery by Mariel Molina-Castro, Blair Rowitz, Blair Rowitz, Blair Rowitz, Marta Yanina Pepino, Marta Yanina Pepino, Marta Yanina Pepino

“…Although metabolic surgery increases endogenous GLP-1, it is paradoxically associated with a higher risk of AUD.MethodsBuilding on cross-sectional research indicating that alcohol consumption decreases endogenous GLP-1 and may contribute to a heightened risk of hypoglycemia post-metabolic surgery, this longitudinal, within-subject study examined whether acute alcohol intake reduced GLP-1 and increased fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)–a liver-derived hormone implicated in glucose regulation and alcohol consumption in animal models –more profoundly after surgery. …”
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Periodontal risk assessment in a teaching hospital population in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province by Marwa Madi, Afsheen Tabasum, Ahmed Elakel, Deamah Aleisa, Nabras Alrayes, Hend Alshammary, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Khalid Almas

“…The highest predictive factors of high PRA were 8 or more pockets ≥ 5 mm (OR = 29.0), those with active diabetes mellitus (DM; OR = 10.2), and those with 8 or more missing teeth (OR = 9.15). …”
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Sleep habits, brain functional networks, and type 2 diabetes risk: cohort studies from North American and Asian populations and mediating Mendelian randomization analyses by Faquan Hu, Qian Gong, Liyuan Xiong, Wei Zhao, Lingxiu Li, Yujiao Zheng

“…Results In the Chinese population, daytime naps lasting 0–0.25 h (β = 0.365) and more than 0.5 h (β = 0.039), along with nighttime sleep of less than 5 h (β = 0.049) and more than 9 h of sleep overall (β = 0.124) were linked to a higher risk of T2DM. …”
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