Psychological distress during pregnancy in a multi-ethnic community: findings from the born in Bradford cohort study. by Stephanie L Prady, Kate E Pickett, Tim Croudace, Lesley Fairley, Karen Bloor, Simon Gilbody, Kathleen E Kiernan, John Wright

“…We described the association between maternal mental distress and socio-demographic factors in a multi-ethnic cohort located in an economically deprived city in the UK.<h4>Methods</h4>We defined eight distinct ethno-language groups (total N = 8,454) and classified a threshold of distress as the 75th centile of within-group GHQ-28 scores, which we used as the outcome for univariate and multivariate logistic regression for each ethnic group and for the sample overall.…”
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Assessment of land use and slope influence on soil organic carbon stocks and soil properties in Southern Ethiopia by Cherinet Miju Wachu, Araba Jemal Ibrahim

“…Based on these studies forestry and enset land system tremendous potential raise soil fertility capacity and diminish loss of soil nutrient and more conservation minded. Therefore, we concluded that using different plant residual materials and mixed farming methods, such as agroforestry, promotes the sustainable maintenance of soil physicochemical properties for both the present and the future. …”
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Prevalence of methotrexate intolerance among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Erbil city using methotrexate intolerance severity score by Zhala Kakamin Mawlood, Dashty Abbas Albustany

“…The intolerance was diagnosed based on a cut-off score of 6 and more. Results: Females constituted 93% of the sample, 49% were obese, and only 13% were smokers. …”
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Effect of continuous rotary and reciprocating motions on cyclic fatigue resistance of two different nickel–titanium endodontic files: An in vitro study by Rashmeet Nagpal, Dakshita Joy Sinha, Ruchi Rathi, Aditya Gupta, Nikhil Puri, Rahul Paul

“…Aim: The objectives of this study were to evaluate and compare the cyclic fatigue resistance (CFR) of TruNatomy (TRN) and WaveOne Gold (WOG) nickel–titanium files subjected to continuous rotary and reciprocating motions. Methods: Forty files were divided into two groups which were further divided into two subgroups where Group 1A and Group 2A consisted of 10 samples having size 26, 4% taper TRN files and 25, 7% taper WOG files, respectively, with each file subjected to rotary motion, whereas Group 1B and Group 2B consisted of 10 samples having size 26, 4% taper TRN files and 25, 7% taper WOG files, respectively, with each file subjected to reciprocation motion. …”
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Detection of urinary cystatin-c in IUGR neonates by immunoblot SDS-PAGE by Chiara Grasselli

“…Since cyst-C molecules can be present in both monomer and/or polymer forms, the purpose of this study is to investigate in which forms this molecule is present in the urine of IUGR neonates by Immunoblot SDS-PAGE in order to verify if the presence or absence of a particular type of cyst-C conformation can give more information about the renal functioning. Methods: urine samples were collected from 64 neonates with IUGR, and 86 healthy controls defined as appropriate for gestational age (AGA). …”
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Possibility of the Use of Public Microarray Database for Identifying Significant Genes Associated with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Ki-Yeol Kim, In-Ho Cha

“…Most studies include insufficient samples to apply statistical methods for detecting significant gene sets. …”
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Bioactive Paper Sensor Based on the Acetylcholinesterase for the Rapid Detection of Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticides by Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Ahmed F. El-Aswad

“…For this reason, several methods have been developed to monitor the pesticide residue levels in food samples. …”
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Study of Common Pathogens in Children with Hematological Malignancies during Episodes of Febrile Neutropenias in Tanta Pediatric Oncology Unit, Egypt by adel abd elhaleim hagag

“…Samples were taken as follows: 1-2 ml blood samples was aseptically withdrawn by venepuncutre using a sterile syringe after disinfecting the site of injection by 70% ethyl alcohol or from oro-pharynx by sterile swabs that were introduced into infected part of oral cavity and pharynx then the swabs were gently rotated. …”
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The influence of self-efficacy and socio-demographic factors on the entrepreneurial intentions of selected Youth Corp members in Lagos, Nigeria by Moa-Liberty Alausa Waheed, Tunde Arogundade Odunayo, Tinuola Odunuga Lateefat

“…It was also recommended that future studies should use a larger sample and explore experimental methods so as to see if a causal relationship can be established among variables.…”
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Agroecological assessment of fallow soils in the north‐west of the Republic of Bashkortostan by A. F. Gumerov, T. I. Nizamutdinov, E. V. Abakumov, R. R. Suleymanov

“…Material and Methods. Field studies were carried out in November 2021 and August 2022. …”
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Comparativa de Eficacia entre Aprendizaje invertido y en línea como modelos de aprendizaje: Un análisis comparativo en la formación inicial docente by Cesar Augusto Hernández Suárez, Juan Diego Hernández Albarracín, Janz Elías Jaramillo Benitez

“…He acknowledges the limitations of his results due to the small sample used, but finds them promising, recommending future research with larger and more diverse groups to confirm and expand the applicability of these educational methodologies.…”
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Corrosion of Steels in Liquid Bismuth–Lithium Alloy by Aleksander V. Abramov, Ruslan R. Alimgulov, Anastasia I. Trubcheninova, Vladimir A. Volkovich, Ilya B. Polovov

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Prognostic Value of Laboratory Test Results in Patients with Acute Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning by Sayedeh Zahra Moosavi, Ahmad Monabati, Sayed Mahdi Marashi

“…The first blood sample was taken at emergency room and the second test was performed about 12-18 hours after admission. …”
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Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Peshmargas, Whom fought against ISIS War in Kurdistan Region Borders by Shireen J. Mohammed, Hoshyar A. Ahmed

“…The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among peshmargas returning from war and to identify the associated factors of PTSD among the study sample. Methods: A purposive sample of 113 peshmargas had been studied during the period 1st of January to 1st of June 2018. …”
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Anthropometric Characteristics of Young Bocce Athletes in the Raffa Specialty: An Analysis of Physical Parameters in Junior Players of National Level by Fabio Scamardella, Francesca Latino, Maria Giovanna Tafuri

“…Future prospects include deepening the analysis of the somatotype and the use of larger and more diverse samples. …”
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Bioactive Composition, Antioxidant, And Cytotoxic Activities of Rheum Ribes Extracts by Sema Mısır, Mahmut Özbek, Ceylan Hepokur

“…Total polyphenols (TPC), total flavonoid (TFC), radical scavenging activity (DPPH), the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of Rheum ribes extracts were determined using colorimetric methods. Mineral contents and vitamin values of samples were determined by ICP-MS and HPLC, respectively. …”
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Negative news exposure does not affect risk or ambiguity aversion by Luis S. Garcia Campos, Karolina M. Lempert

“…Here, in two pre-registered studies, we examined how watching a negative news video influenced risk and ambiguity aversion.MethodsStudy 1 was conducted online in a sample of university students (n = 84), whereas Study 2 was done by a sample on Prolific (n = 229). …”
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Mitigating Class Imbalance in Network Intrusion Detection with Feature-Regularized GANs by Jing Li, Wei Zong, Yang-Wai Chow, Willy Susilo

“…UMAP visualizations confirm that SNNL produces more compact and class-consistent sample distributions. …”
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The effect of an escape room game on students’ academic self-efficacy and motivation for critical thinking: oncology nursing course by Betül Çakmak, Tuğçe Türten Kaymaz

“…Abstract Objective This study investigated the effect of an escape room game on oncology nursing course students academic self-efficacy and motivation for critical thinking. Methods This study adopted a one-group pretest–posttest experimental research design. …”
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone Levels During Androgen Deprivation Therapy Are Not Associated With Survival or Development of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer by Kaleem Atchia, France-Hélène Joncas, Lily Summers Trasiewicz, Wei Phin Tan, Keyue Ding, Brant A. Inman, Paul Toren

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate whether higher FSH levels during androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for recurrent prostate cancer could predict the development of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), prostate cancer-specific survival (CSS), and overall survival (OS). MethodsSerum FSH levels were measured in cryopreserved samples of the continuous ADT arm of the PR.7 trial, supplemented with analogous samples from a large contemporaneous biobank. …”
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