How socioeconomic status moderates the stunting-age relationship in low-income and middle-income countries by S V Subramanian, Christian Bommer, Sebastian Vollmer

“…This pattern is more pronounced in the poorest than in the richest quartile, with large differences in stunting prevalence at 20 months (stunting rates: 40.7% (95% CI 39.5 to 41.8) in the full sample, 50.3% (95% CI 48.2 to 52.4) in the poorest quartile and 29.2% (95% CI 26.8 to 31.5) in the richest quartile). …”
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The clinical efficacy and safety of equipment-assisted intravesical instillation of mitomycin C after transurethral resection of bladder tumour in patients with nonmuscular invasiv... by Weijian Zhou, Jianping Liu, Dongdong Mao, Changying Hu, Dianjun Gao

“…Given the significant heterogeneity in research quality and sample size among earlier studies, more prospective, multicentre, large sample randomized controlled trials are needed to supplement and verify this in the future.…”
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Evaluating burnout syndrome among medical students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece: a cross-sectional study by Konstantinos Angelopoulos, Georgia-Nektaria Porfyri, Angelos Ntikos, Ioanna Chioti, Chrysovalantis Fagogenis, Vasiliki Tarantili, Anastasia Konsta

“…Thus, we investigated whether it is also present in the medical student community, which faces the main characteristics of the syndrome from the beginning of their educational career.Materials and methodsThe research was conducted on a sample of 400 Greek medical students at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, using the Maslach Basic Inventory questionnaire with three sections: exhaustion, depersonalization, and low satisfaction with personal achievements. …”
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Social-Economic Status and Cognitive Performance among Chinese Aged 50 Years and Older. by Fan Wu, Yanfei Guo, Yang Zheng, Wenjun Ma, Paul Kowal, Somnath Chatterji, Ling Wang

“…<h4>Background</h4>Numerous population-based studies have suggested that socio-economic status (SES) is associated with cognitive performance, but few nationally representative epidemiological studies on cognitive performance with a large sample of older adults are available in China. And many studies explore the factors associated with cognitive performance, mainly focusing on individual level and more rarely on multiple levels that include the individual and community.…”
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Digital Competence of Young Adults in Poland by Małgorzata Ćwiek, Katarzyna Maj-Serwatka

“…The research methods used statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, regression modelling (stepwise regression), as well as t-tests for independent samples, and One-Way ANOVA. …”
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Augmented Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament Repair in Ankle Fractures and the Postoperative Effect on 3D Syndesmotic Volumes by Blake Moore MD, Ashley Suttmiller

“…We also explored relationships between postoperative volumes and PROs. Methods: Twenty patients with syndesmotic injuries participated in our randomized clinical pilot study. …”
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Estimation of Predictive Cytokine Interleukin-18 Level in Serum of Ischemic Heart Disease Patients by Using Enzyme-Linked Immune Sorbent Assay by Duha Alaa Hassan, Hayfaa Mahmood Fahad

“…Conclusion: In conclusion, IL-18 is a pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine. Males were more frequently observed than females among IHD patients. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated From Dairy Cows in Xinjiang, China by Kuojun Cai, Min Xu, Lu Liu, Hongqiong Zhao

“…Methods K. pneumoniae was identified by PCR amplification of the khe gene and the automated VITEK 2 Compact System. …”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Intellectually Disabled Individuals in Bandar Abbas County, Southern Iran by Abbas Pakmehr, Mostafa Omidian, Habibollah Turki, Mohammad Fararouei, Bahador Sarkari

“…Demographic features of the subjects including age, sex, intellectual disability type, and duration of their stay in the center were recorded. A stool sample was taken from each subject and evaluated by direct wet mount and formalin-ethyl-acetate concentration methods. …”
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Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Pilot Study of Naproxen During Dental Implant Osseointegration by Hattanas Kumchai, Daniel I. Taub, Ryan E. Tomlinson

“…We designed a randomized, placebo‐controlled pilot study to quantitatively assess the effect of NSAIDs during early implant osseointegration. Materials and Methods Subjects receiving a maxillary dental implant were randomized to take naproxen or placebo for 7 days after the surgery. …”
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Awareness of Interventional Radiology among Clinical Years’ Medical Students and Medical Interns at University of Hail by Rahaf Albaqawi, Meshael Alreshidi, Dalal Alshubrami, Halah Alrasheedi, Fayez Alreshidi, Ibrahim Alrashidi

“…Statistical Analysis Used: The sample size was calculated through the Raosoft sample size calculator website. …”
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Circulating miRNAs as Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Changzhou Cai, Yiming Lin, Chaohui Yu

“…Circulating miRNAs, especially miR-122, might be promising diagnostic biomarkers for NAFLD with high-accuracy, and more large-sample studies are required to support the above findings in the future.…”
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Investigating inter-thalamic adhesion in cadavers: Anatomical insights and radiological correlations by Suma Dnyanesh, Shilpa M. Bhimalli, Rajendra Mali, Anjali Patil, Dnyanesh K

“…Results: The ITA was present in 90% of the samples. Out of the total sample, 38 brains were from female individuals, with an ITA absence observed in only 2 cases (5.2%). …”
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Dance Training and the Neuroplasticity of the Vestibular-Ocular Reflex: Preliminary Findings by Raghav H. Jha, Erin G. Piker, Miranda Scalzo, Diana Trinidad

“…Given the study’s small sample size and the inclusion of non-fulltime dancers, future research with larger samples of professional dancers is needed for enhanced generalizability. …”
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Population trends and variation in body mass index from 1971 to 2008 in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort. by Jason P Block, S V Subramanian, Nicholas A Christakis, A James O'Malley

“…After exclusions, the final sample size was 4569 subjects with 28,625 observations. …”
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REMOTE, HYBRID AND ON-SITE WORK IN ORGANIZATIONS IN BULGARIA: INTERACTIONS AND INFLUENCE ON WELL-BEING, WORK ENGAGEMENT AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE by Vihra Naydenova, Viktoriya Nedeva-Atanasova

“…The Bulgarian sample showed good levels of engagement compared to other cultures. …”
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Expression changes in the fibulin family in gastric cancer: A Systematic Review by Mahsa mahdizadeh, Zeinab Mohammadi, Seyyed Mehdi jafari

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in fibulins in gastric tumor tissue compared to control samples. Methods: In this systematic review, a search was conducted on June 21, 2024, in alignment with the guidelines set forth by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. …”
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Evolution of mechanical and rockburst parameters of gypsum-like rock under fatigue stress disturbance by Chongyang Wang, Sijiang Wei, Dongming Zhang, Beichen Yu, Yisha Pan, Xunjian Hu

“…The results showed that the effects of cyclic stress and loading frequency on fatigue damage characteristics of the samples are interrelated. The effect of fatigue cyclic stress on the mechanical parameters and rockburst parameters of the samples after fatigue loading is relatively straightforward, while the impact of frequency on the mechanical properties of samples after fatigue loading is more complex. …”
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Analytical Approaches Using GC-MS for the Detection of Pollutants in Wastewater Towards Environmental and Human Health Benefits: A Comprehensive Review by Gonçalo Catarro, Rodrigo Pelixo, Mariana Feijó, Tiago Rosado, Sílvia Socorro, André R. T. S. Araújo, Eugenia Gallardo

“…Finally, future perspectives are discussed, including the integration of emerging technologies such as high-resolution mass spectrometry, the miniaturisation of GC systems, and the development of faster and more sustainable analytical methods.…”
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Incorporating external controls in the design of randomized clinical trials: a case study in solid tumors by Emily M. Damone, Jiawen Zhu, Herbert Pang, Xiao Li, Yinqi Zhao, Evan Kwiatkowski, Lisa A. Carey, Joseph G. Ibrahim

“…The simulation studies showed that the Case Weighted Adaptive Power Prior achieved the highest power (and well controlled type-1 error) across all 5 methods with consistent study sample size. Conclusions By following the proposed hybrid control framework, one can design a hybrid control trial transparently and accounting for differences between control groups while controlling type-1 error and still achieving efficiency gains from the additional contribution from external controls.…”
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