Investigation of the Prevalence of Secondary Bacterial Respiratory Infections in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at sari Imam Khomeini Hospital by Golnar Rahimzadeh, Laleh Vahedi Larijani, Yasaman Amini, Samira Esmaeili Reykande, Somayeh Sheidaei

“…Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with confirmed secondary bacterial respiratory infections. …”
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The Value of TruScreen (An Artificial Intelligence Cervical Cancer Screening System) in High-Risk HPV Positive Patients by Lianmei Luo, Jun Zhang

“…However, the current research sample size was small, and further research needs to be performed with a larger sample size.…”
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Prevalence of Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome in Adults After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Putra Agina Widyaswara Suwaryo, Fairrul Kadir, Azizan Omar, Sukhbeer Kaur Darsin Singh

“…Methods: This study employed a retrospective cohort design and analyzed patient data from hospital records between July and December 2022, yielding a sample of 316 participants with mTBI. …”
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Association of asthma and allergy history with premenstrual symptom severity in young adult women by Isabella Caruso, Donghao Lu, Sofija Zagarins, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson

“…Participants self-reported history of asthma and eczema, as well as their behavioral, dietary, and medical history. A sample of participants (n = 287) provided blood samples to evaluate inflammatory factor levels. …”
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Exploring the impact of macrophage polarization and Modic changes on baseline clinical condition in radiculopathy due to lumbar disc herniation by Wensen Li, Niek Djuric, Christiaan Mink, Carmen L.A. Vleggeert-Lankamp

“…Research question: This study aims to investigate the impact of inflammation and macrophage polarization on clinical symptoms in surgical LDH patients. Material and methods: Nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue samples were obtained from LDH patients. …”
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Using cluster analysis to identify the health literacy strengths and challenges of people living with motor neurone disease in Australia by Arabelle Douglas, Maryanne McPhee, Fiona Fisher, Christina Cheng, Anjali Henders, Laura Ziser, Julie C. Stout, Matthew C. Kiernan, Richard Osborne, Susan Mathers

“…There was extensive diversity within the sampled population, with a mix of sociodemographic backgrounds across each cluster profile. …”
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Prognostic significance of Ki-67 in assessing the risk of progression, relapse or metastasis in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas by Zilan Luo, Xu Yan, Yang Liu, Fengrui Nan, Yuhong Lei, Yuan Ren, Lingyu Li

“…A significant finding was the high expression of CDK1, a gene known to be significantly associated with the metastatic risk of PPGLs, in samples with Ki-67 ≥ 3% (p < 0.0001). More importantly, patients with PPGLs and a Ki-67 level ≥ 3% had a 3.59-fold higher risk of progression, relapse or metastasis compared to those with Ki-67 < 3% (HR = 4.59, 95% CI: 1.06–11.95), after adjusting for all confounding factors. …”
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Menopausal symptoms and the awareness of menopausal-related information in low-income mid-aged women from Guayaquil, Ecuador by Danny Salazar-Pousada, Valeria Ortega-Uscocovich, Cecibel Ramírez-Morán, Peter Chedraui

“…Objective To assess menopausal symptoms and determine awareness of menopausal related information in mid-aged women.Methods This was a cross-sectional study in which 140 women aged 40 to 60 years from Guayaquil, Ecuador were surveyed with the short 10-item Cervantes Scale (CS-10) and a questionnaire containing personal data and questions assessing awareness of menopause related information.Results The mean age of the sample was 48.0 ± 5.6 years. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with clinical, neurophysiological, laboratory and radiological outcome for surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal... by Karl Michaëlsson, Konstantinos Pazarlis, Anna Punga, Nikos Schizas, Bengt Sandén, Peter Försth

“…Introduction Symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common indication for spinal surgery. However, more than one-third of the patients undergoing surgery for lumbar stenosis report dissatisfaction with the results. …”
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Transcending borders: anthropometric insights and body image among Turkish immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands by Kübra Baran, Başak Koca Özer, Michael Hermanussen, Detlef Groth, Christiane Scheffler

“…Methods Anthropometric data on height, weight, circumferences, and skinfold thickness were collected, and a body image survey was administered. …”
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Detection of AdeAB, TetA, and TetB efflux pump genes in clinical isolates of tetracycline-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from patients of Suez Canal University Hospitals by Hasnaa Azab, Aya Mohamed Askar, Noha M. Abd El-Fadeal, Amira A. A. Othman, Amal H. Rayan, Sally Khattab

“…Objectives The study aimed to study (1) the prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii infections at Suez Canal University Hospitals, (2) the distribution of efflux pump genes AdeA &B, TetA, and TetB, and (3) the effect of efflux pump inhibitor (CCCP) on tetracycline-resistant isolates. Methods Clinical samples (457) were collected (blood, urine, sputum, ETA, pus, and pleural fluid), followed by A. baumannii isolation and identification, PCR detection of efflux pump genes, and detection of tetracycline susceptibility and its MIC before and after treatment with the efflux pump inhibitor (CCCP). …”
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Analyzing and predicting short-term substance use behaviors of persons who use drugs in the great plains of the U.S. by Nguyen Thach, Patrick Habecker, Bergen Johnston, Lillianna Cervantes, Anika Eisenbraun, Alex Mason, Kimberly Tyler, Bilal Khan, Hau Chan

“…Understanding the change in substance use behaviors of persons who use drugs (PWUDs) over time, therefore, is important in order to inform healthcare providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders toward more efficient allocation of limited resources to at-risk PWUDs.…”
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Expression of IGF-1R in oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma – An RT-PCR study by Vivek Nayyar, Vinay Hazarey, Sindhu M. Ganvir, Hemant J. Purohit, Reshma Talkal, Kiran Jot

“…Thus, we compared the expression of IGF-1R mRNA in normal oral mucosa (NOM), OSMF, and OSCC. Materials and methods: Thirty biopsy tissue samples for each of the three groups, NOM, OSMF, and OSCC, were taken and analyzed histopathologically and then subjected to RT-PCR for evaluation of the expression of IGF-1R mRNA in each of them. …”
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A Demonstration of Interstellar Navigation Using New Horizons by Tod R. Lauer, David H. Munro, John R. Spencer, Marc W. Buie, Edward L. Gomez, Gregory S. Hennessy, Todd J. Henry, George H. Kaplan, John F. Kielkopf, Brian H. May, Joel W. Parker, Simon B. Porter, Eliot Halley Vrijmoet, Harold A. Weaver, Pontus Brandt, Kelsi N. Singer, S. Alan Stern, Anne. J. Verbiscer, Pedro Acosta, Nicolás Ariel Arias, Sergio Babino, Gustavo Enrique Ballan, Víctor Ángel Buso, Steven J. Conard, Daniel Das Airas, Giorgio Di Scala, César Fornari, Jossiel Fraire, Brian Nicolás Gerard, Federico González, Gerardo Goytea, Emilio Mora Guzmán, William Hanna, William C. Keel, Aldo Kleiman, Anselmo López, Jorge Gerardo Machuca, Leonardo Málaga, Claudio Martínez, Denis Martinez, Raúl Meliá, Marcelo Monópoli, Marc A. Murison, Leandro Emiliano Fernandez Pohle, Mariano Ribas, José Luis Ramón Sánchez, Sergio Scauso, Dirk Terrell, Thomas Traub, Pedro Oscar Valenti, Ángel Valenzuela, Ted von Hippel, Wen Ping Chen, Dennis Zambelis

“…We conclude that the best astrometric approach to navigating spacecraft on their departures to interstellar space is to use a single pair of the closest stars as references, rather than a large sample of more distant stars.…”
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Solid-state NMR at natural isotopic abundance for bioenergy applications by Bennett Addison, Malitha C. Dickwella Widange, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Anne E. Harman-Ware

“…However, for the analysis of rigid solids, many traditional methods necessitate dissolution or chemical/physical modification of the sample, which limit our ability to capture an intact view of its structural components. …”
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Breeding value of spring durum wheat accessions for performance traits under environment of Ukrainian Forest-Steppe by С. О. Хоменко, В. С. Кочмарський, І. В. Федоренко, М. В. Федоренко

“…These are samples with regression coefficient more than one ‘MIP Raiduzhna’, ‘Hordeiforme 13-07’ (UKR), ‘Lan’, ‘Salaut’, ‘Ertol’ (KAZ), ‘Bezenchukskaya 205’, ‘Lilek’ (RUS). …”
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Functional fitness in older people: A population-based cross-sectional study in Borba, Amazonas, Brazil (Aptitud funcional en personas mayores: Un estudio transversal de base pobla... by Alex Barreto de Lima, Adilson Marques, Miguel Peralta, Duarte Henriques-Neto, Joana Bordado, Myrian Faber, Rafaela Silva, Élvio Rúbio

“…The rest of the FF components may be more dependent on other related factors such as sex, lifestyles, and the environment. …”
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HLA Polymorphisms and Haplotype Diversity in Transylvania, Romania by Mihaela L. Vică, Horea V. Matei, Cosmina I. Bondor, Gheorghe Z. Nicula, Costel V. Siserman, Luminița Loga, Lucia Dican

“…HLA gene frequency data from several European population groups (as presented in studies involving more than 1,000 individuals) served as reference in comparison with the local sample. …”
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Archaeal diversity in the microbiomes of four wild bird species by Trevor Hunter, Lauren Chance, Chris S. Elphick, Sarah M. Hird

“…The ammonia-oxidizing archaeal order Nitrososphaerales was detected in all four host species, and methanogenic orders were enriched in samples from Canada Geese. In Bacteria-Archaea co-occurrence networks, Archaea-Specific primers found many more significant interactions than the Universal primers alone. …”
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Exploring the relationship between mean performance and within-person variability on smartphone-based cognitive testing in adults across the lifespan by Laura M. Campbell, Andrea M. Weinstein, Ashley Henneghan, Emily W. Paolillo, Robert Ackerman, Jessica Bomyea, Colin A. Depp, Philip D. Harvey, Amy E. Pinkham, Elizabeth W. Twamley, Raeanne C. Moore

“…Better average performance was associated with greater consistency across most measures. Broader and more diverse data collection methods like EMCT can provide valuable insights into cognitive functioning beyond traditional mean-based measures.…”
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