Patterns and etiology of maxillofacial fractures in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia by Walid A. Abdullah, Khaled Al-Mutairi, Yasser Al-Ali, Abdullah Al-Soghier, Abdullah Al-Shnwani

“…Results: Motor vehicle accidents were the most common cause of maxillofacial fractures in most age groups, especially in males. Within the study sample, mandibular fractures were significantly more common than middle-third facial fractures (56.4% vs. 43.6%; p=0.006). …”
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Racialised experience of detention under the Mental Health Act: a photovoice investigation by Roisin Mooney, Paul McCrone, Rose McCabe, Kamaldeep Bhui, Brian Brown, Colin King, Andrew Molodynski, Nusrat Husain, Jacqueline Sin, Karen Newbigging, Michael Larkin, Neil Caton, Raghu Raghavan, Doreen Joseph, Anthony Zigmond, Clair Dempsey, Michelle Yeung, Julie Carr, Phuong Hua, Frank Keating, Tara Morey, Rahul Battacharya, Nuwan Dissanyake, Rochelle Ramkisson, Laura Dixon, Kopal Tandon, Gary Roberts, Paul Illingworth, Jo White, Karen Persaud, Sayeeda Basharat, Tripti Kandia, Sandra Griffiths, Michael Molete

“…Lived experience data can provide novel insights to reduce coercive care.Methods We purposively sampled people within 2 years of receiving CAT, to maximise diversity by age, sex, ethnicity and different ‘sections’ of the Mental Health Act (England and Wales) from eight health systems in England. …”
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Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of Topical Clobetasol with Oral Hydroxychloroquine versus Topical Clobetasol with NBUVB Phototherapy in Unstable Vitiligo: Investigator Blind... by Dhiman Tarafdar, Indrayudh Sen, Sankha Koley, Biswarup Ray, Pinaki Sarkar, Amrita Sil, Arghyaprasun Ghosh, Nilay K. Das

“…Within group comparison showed significantly more improvement in group B than group A from eight weeks onwards (P < 0.05, analysis of covariance test with baseline VASI as covariate). …”
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Association Between Visual Impairment and Daily Internet Use Among Older Japanese Individuals: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Atsuhide Takesue, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Katsunori Kondo, Jun Aida, Atsushi Nakagomi, Shintaro Nakao

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to determine whether visual impairment is associated with internet use in a population-based sample of older adults. MethodsThis cross-sectional study sourced data for the year 2016 from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. …”
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Resilience as a Mediator Between Workplace Violence and Psychological Well-Being in Hospital Nurses by Mariano García-Izquierdo, María Isabel Soler-Sánchez, José Manuel de Haro García, María Isabel Ríos-Rísquez, Mariano Meseguer-de Pedro

“…Additionally, it examines whether resilience is statistically associated with a mediating role in the relationship between source-specific workplace violence and the psychological well-being of hospital nurses. <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional, multicentre, descriptive, and mediational study was conducted with a sample of 447 hospital nurses. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of co-occurring functional seizure in patients with epilepsy at a tertiary care center in Makkah by Amal Mohammed Alkhotani, Hanadi Abualela

“…SETTING: EMU at KAMC PATIENTS AND METHODS: EMU database from 2015 to 2023 were reviewed. …”
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Reversal for metabolic syndrome criteria following the CHANGE program: What are the driving forces? Results from an intervention community-based study by Hanan E. Badr, Travis Saunders, Omar Bayoumy, Angelie Carter, Laura Reyes Castillo, Marilyn Barrett

“…ObjectiveTo examine the impact of the Canadian Health Advanced by Nutrition and Graded Exercise (CHANGE) program on the reversal of one or more metabolic syndrome (MetS) criteria among community members with MetS and define the significant predictors of upholding individual MetS criterion from 2020 to 2023.MethodsThe program enrolled 278 community members with/or at risk of MetS. …”
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Speed-dependent changes in the arm swing during independent walking in individuals after stroke. by Daan De Vlieger, Arne Defour, Lynn Bar-On, Dirk Cambier, Eva Swinnen, Ruth Van der Looven, Anke Van Bladel

“…Persons post-stroke with a more impaired arm swing coordination pattern only showed speed-dependent adaptations for elbow flexion (p<0.001) at the paretic side during fast walking. …”
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The role of TGF-β in the development of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Hatice Celik Tuglu, Onder Ozturk, Pınar Aslan Kosar

“…Nonetheless, we believe our results provide valuable preliminary insights that may guide future research. Larger, more diverse studies are needed to confirm and expand upon these findings.…”
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Individual host factors and co-infections affect the probability and excretion intensity of endoparasite infections in dairy cows by Anna Sophie Hecker, Marie-Kristin Raulf, Sven König, Katharina May, Christina Strube

“…In addition, it is still unclear to what extent co-infections with other endoparasites influence prevalence and egg/oocyst excretion rates. Methods Faecal samples from 1,126 cows from 24 dairy herds were copromicroscopically examined for endoparasite infections. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding telerehabilitation among Tunisian physical therapists by Ghassen Kharroubi, Emna Arfaoui, Ines Cherif, Rabeb Gharbi, Walid Affes, Jihene Bettaieb

“…This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Tunisian physical therapists regarding telerehabilitation (TR). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted during March 2023, among a simple random sample of physical therapists practicing in the private sector in Greater Tunis. …”
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Magnitude and Factors Associated with Research Misconduct at a Public University in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Habtamu Belay Hailu, Sintayehu Tsegaye Bitew, Joseph Ali, Betselot Yirsaw Wubete, Telahun Teka Wolde

“…The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and factors associated with research misconduct at a public university in Ethiopia. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on a random sample of researchers. …”
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Insights into the detection of AMPA cross-reactivity: comparing cyclic peptide- to protein-based assays by Roxane Biersteker, Aegli Athanasiadou, Stef van der Meulen, Tineke J. van Wesemael, Linda M. Slot, Theresa Kissel, René E. M. Toes, Leendert A. Trouw, Diane van der Woude

“…Results CXP2-based assays reveal a higher proportion of patients with serum reactivity against multiple PTM residues, while FCS-based assays exhibit a more restricted serological profile. When comparing responses to citrullinated versus carbamylated backbones, 61.2% of samples reacted to both PTM-residues on CXP2, while on FCS this percentage significantly decreased to 54.0%. …”
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Antibodies to annexin-5 in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus by Z. S. Alekberova, N. M. Kosheleva, E. N. Alexandrova, S. I. Husmieva, A. A. Novikov, E. L. Nasonov

“…The last pt was also positive for IgM AA5 (till 14,4 U/ml). AA5 elevation was more frequent and more prominent during the II trimester of gestation. 8 pts with SLE (group 2) did not have AA5 elevation. 11 from 15 gestations ended with birth of viable baby, the rest 4 had unfavorable outcome. …”
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Beyond BRCA: A scoping review of person-centred care for women diagnosed with a BRCA gene mutation by Jane Murray Cramm, Cornelia van Diepen, Leonie Emilia Witte

“…The aim was to provide a first overview of the evidence of women’s experiences with person-centred care (PCC) within BRCA care and their needs for further PCC implementation.Design A scoping review, guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews, was conducted.Data sources Medline, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL Plus and Google Scholar were searched for literature published between January 2004 and February 2024.Eligibility criteria Peer-reviewed, primary studies on BRCA and PCC using quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods designs were eligible. The criteria were iteratively refined to include publications based on samples that were &gt;80% female and &gt;80% BRCA positive.Data extraction and synthesis Titles and abstracts were screened with ASReview, a validated AI-driven tool. …”
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Physico-chemical and microbiological characterization of dairy effluents and water from the N'Djili River in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo by MUAMBA Nadine Bipendu, Willy LUSASI SWANA, Thierry TABOU Tangou, KIAMFU Victor Pwema, KANYINDA Jean-Noël Mputu, KYELA Crispin Mulaji

“…Average conductivity and turbidity values showed that dairy effluents (cleaning effluents: 3998.7 ± 0.95 µS/cm conductivity and 1995.4 ± 6.44 ppm turbidity; raw effluents: 896.05 ± 0.95 µS/cm conductivity and 464.5 ± 86.7 ppm turbidity) were more mineralized, saltier, and more turbid than N'Djili River water (site 2: 273.33 ± 13.42 µS/cm and site 1: 124.25 ± 4.74 µS/cm). …”
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Validation of the Bangla version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale with the medical students of Bangladesh by Mohammad Aminul Islam, Maskura Benzir, Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique, Md. Abdul Awal, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Taufique Joarder

“…The item‐wise average scores in the PAS indicate that female medical students are more willing to learn communication skills compared with male students (α = 0.933). …”
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The high carbonated and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption and associated factors in the West of Iran: a cross-sectional study by Zahra Cheraghi, Parvin Cheraghi, Nasrin Shirmohammadi-Khorram, Amin Doosti-Irani

“…The weekly consumption of four or more cups was considered to be high consumption. …”
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Prevalence human papillomavirus type 6 and type 11 in pregnant women by Nadyah Haruna, Mochammad Hatta, Firdaus Hamid, Andi Rofian Sultan, Safri Safri, Monika Fitria Farid, Esa Lestari

“…Background: Pregnancy reduces the effectiveness of cell-mediated immunity, making the body more vulnerable to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. …”
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Investigating the role of rock weathering and clay mineralogy in landslide occurrences within the exposed Tertiary Formations in Rangamati area by Shakhawat Hossain, Mahmud Al Noor Tushar, Shariful Islam, Md. Zayed Abdur Razzak, Asif Alve, Tahmidur Rahman Junayed

“…Illite is identified as the dominant clay type and they are more prevalent in the older formations. Smectite is also present in varying proportions contributing significantly to landslide occurrences through its expansive properties. …”
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