Accuracy of the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale – Early Screener to predict the risk for developing PTSD in young children after accidental injury by Irma Hein, Maj Gigengack, Cedric Sachser, Ramón Lindauer

“…However, PTSD often goes unrecognized in the emergency setting of hospitals and screening methods for young children are lacking.Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of an early screening tool for PTSD in a sample of young children (0–7 years) after unintentional injury.Methods: The Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale – Early Screener (PEDS-ES) was administered to parents of children referred to the Emergency Department within 7 days post-accident (n = 82), and a validated interview for PTSD was administered 3 months after the accident as criterion measure: the Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment (DIPA). …”
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AI-driven therapeutics and novel interventions in migraine: a systematic review of emerging trends by Sree Sudha Tanguturi Yella, KSBS Krishna Sasanka, Bhumika Meena, Sumit Pareek, Madhusudan Prasad Singh, M Surya Durga Prasad, Mokanpally Sandeep

“…Clinicians should consider integrating these technologies for patients who do not respond to conventional therapies to offer more personalized and effective treatment. However, due to the study variability and small sample sizes, further research is necessary to confirm their long-term efficacy and to validate their broader clinical application.…”
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Mapping the oxidative landscape in cystic fibrosis: methodological frontiers and application by Michela Rubin, Ilaria Artusi, Ilaria Artusi, Giorgio Cozza, Giorgio Cozza

“…The critical choice of experimental models (in vitro, in vivo) and biological samples (e.g., blood, sputum, BALF, EBC, cells), along with their specific considerations, are also integral to the review. …”
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Relationship between Learning Styles and Academic Performance in Medical Students at Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Mai Mohamed Elhassan Mustafa, Sami Alhazmi, Raum Abdu Hasan Ayoub, Sarah Jaber Mobarki, Reham Mousa Aljudayba, Imtenan Ali Oberi, Sarah Hassan Moafa, Yara Ajeebi, Lamyaa Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan, Salaheldin Elamin Abdalla Terair

“…We also investigated the relationships between learning styles and demographics. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study with a representative sample. …”
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A current analysis of caregivers’ approaches to fever and antipyretic usage by Meltem Polat, Soner Kara, Hasan Tezer, Anıl Tapısız, Okşan Derinöz, Anıl Dolgun

“…Introduction: The aim of this survey was to investigate the current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of febrile children’s caregivers about fever, antipyretic usage, and temperature measurement methods in a tertiary care hospital. Methodology: A 41-item questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of febrile children’s caregivers in face-to-face interviews by two research assistants from January 2012 through June 2012 in an urban region of Turkey. …”
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HLA antibodies and their value during renal transplantation by M. Sh. Khubutia, N. V. Borovkova, R. V. Storozhev, N. V. Doronina, M. V. Storozheva, A. S. Pertsev, A. V. Pinchuk

“…Objective: to evaluate the effects of pre-existing HLA antibodies on the posttransplantation period and to study changes in the generation of donor-specific antibodies in recipients after allogeneic cadaveric kidney transplantation.Materials and methods. One hundred and ten serum samples from patients on the kidney transplantation waiting list (WL) were tested for pre-existing HLA antibodies. …”
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Intelligent surgical drainage - digitizing the analysis of drainage fluid in patients with surgical drains. by Anastasia Meckler, Sebastian Künert, Leonardo Poggi, Julia Jeske, Lukas Schipper, Thanusiah Selvamoorthy, Felix Nensa, Bernadette Hosters, Michael Fabian Berger, Ramsi Siaj, Mario Vincent Roser

“…This study demonstrates the potential of mini-spectrometers integrated into surgical drains to improve post-operative drainage management, potentially offering faster, more reliable analyses compared to traditional methods.…”
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Genetic heterogeneity of congenital cerebral palsy and the concept of the neurotropic genome by P. L. Sokolov, N. V. Chebanenko, A. G. Prityko, P. A. Romanov

“…Genetic mutations were confirmed by the methods of next generation sequencing (NGS) in the study of venous blood samples. …”
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Physical condition preparation of combat sport athletes for fighting simulation in experimental research: coach perspective analysis by Trisnar Adi Prabowo

“…Data analysis uses narrative analysis methods to identify common themes and patterns that emerge from the data. …”
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Comparison between Thai and Indian Adolescents’ Self-Figure Drawing as Child Abuse Art-Based Assessment by Nisara Jaroenkajornkij, Meghna Girish, Bussakorn Binson, Rachel Lev-Wiesel

“…The research aims to understand the extent to which distinctions or similarities arise in Self-Figure drawings among adolescents from two culturally similar yet distinct backgrounds characterized by differences in religious affiliations, socioeconomic contexts, and political environments. Methods: Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study utilized quantitative measures, including the Traumatic Events Checklist (TEQ-5) and Medical Somatic Dissociation Questionnaire (MSDQ), alongside a qualitative analysis of Self-Figure drawings. …”
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PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH STUDENTS by Cristina-Laura ABRUDAN

“…Nowadays probably more than ever, communication has reached an unprecedented level. …”
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Clinical study status of diabetic gastrointestinal diseases by Xuechun Fan, Yanyan Wang, Jingsi Cao, Jing Yu, Jiaxing Tian, Jia Mi

“…In addition, most studies were small sample sizes (≤100), randomized parallel controlled trials and 69.01% of the studies used different methods of blinding. …”
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Designing a Development Model for the Healthcare System in Iran by Hossein Dargahi, Ahmad Arabkhani, Raheb Ghorbani, Israfil Roshdi

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to design a development model for the healthcare system in Iran. Materials and Methods: This study with a mixed-methods research was in 2020-22 fulfilled cross-sectionally. …”
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Analyzing teachers’ scripts from teachers’ reflections after they tried to encourage students’ flexible mathematical thinking by Joona Moberg, Minna Hannula-Sormunen, Markus Hähkiöniemi, Erno Lehtinen

“…The results suggest that the analytic framework developed is functional and robust, paving the way for future investigations with larger samples. This study provided a more profound understanding of how online in-service education can support teachers to develop scripts supporting their competences to teach mathematical flexibility.  …”
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The Surface Proteome of Bovine Unsexed and Sexed Spermatozoa by Patrícia Pinto-Pinho, Joana Quelhas, Francis Impens, Sara Dufour, Delphi Van Haver, Graça Lopes, António Rocha, Rosário Pinto-Leite, Margarida Fardilha, Bruno Colaço

“…Current sperm sexing methods are costly and largely restricted to cattle, while immunological techniques targeting sex-specific membrane proteins may offer more economical alternatives. …”
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Investigation of virulence factors of Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated in secondary/ persistent infections by Ana Claudia C. Xavier, Frederico Canato Martinho, Izabel C.G. Camões, Lilian F. Freitas

“…The aim of this study was to investigate  the prevalence of E. faecalis strains in secondary  endodontic/ persistent using endodontic infection by  culture and PCR technqiues; and to investigate for  the presence of virulence factor genes of gelatinase  (gelE), cytolysin activator (Cyla), surface adhesin  of Enterococcus (ESP) and collagen adhesin of  Enterococcus (ACE). Material and methods: Microbial samples were obtained from 12 teeth with  secondary/ persistent endodontic infection showing  apical periodontitis. …”
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A pilot comparison of the retention rates of FAST and BEFAST stroke warning-sign mnemonics by Shujing Guo, Jeffrey L. Saver

“…We undertook a pilot randomized trial to assess the feasibility of, refine methods for, and provide information regarding required sample size for a larger, pivotal randomized trial comparing the retention rate of FAST versus BEFAST.MethodsThis study randomized adult participants without history of stroke to a comprehensive community stroke education intervention that included the definition of a stroke, its risk factors, outcomes, and either FAST or BEFAST mnemonics and assessed retention after 14–21 days. …”
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Analysis of indications for selectively missing results in comparative registry-based studies in medicine: a meta-research study by Paula Starke, Zhentian Zhang, Hannah Papmeier, Dawid Pieper, Tim Mathes

“…Further research is needed to determine the main reasons for selectively missing results to support the development and implementation of more specific methods for preventing selectively missing results.…”
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Underreporting in the military: perceived sensitivity of trauma-related and comorbid disorders among soldiers and civilian employees of the Austrian Armed Forces by Wolfgang H. Prinz, Ulrich S. Tran, Gloria Ch. Straub, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster

“…Applying multilevel modelling, we tested whether mental health measures/ITQ symptom clusters would be perceived as more sensitive than the control measure across the three samples and investigated associations of demographic variables, trust in data protection and item order with sensitivity ratings.Results: All mental health measures, particularly items on alcohol use disorder and the negative self-concept symptom cluster of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), distrust in data protection and item order predicted perceived sensitivity. …”
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The pervasive effects of an antibiotic on the human gut microbiota, as revealed by deep 16S rRNA sequencing. by Les Dethlefsen, Sue Huse, Mitchell L Sogin, David A Relman

“…A companion paper in PLoS Genetics (see Huse et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000255) shows that the taxonomic information obtained with these methods is concordant. Pyrosequencing of the V6 and V3 variable regions identified 3,300-5,700 taxa that collectively accounted for over 99% of the variable region sequence tags that could be obtained from these samples. …”
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