Potentially inappropriate medications for geriatric patients in Bahrain: prevalence, predictors, and implications for practice by Mohamed Fadhel Abdulla, Fawaz Eyad Obaid, Osama Sobhi Moaket, Mahmood AbdulJabbar Alawainati

“…A computer based simple random sample was obtained, and the Beers criteria 2023 was utilized to assess medication appropriateness. …”
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Attitudes towards chiropractic: a survey of Canadian sport and exercise medicine physicians by Cameron Borody, Janet D’Arcy, Jaime Waters, Mark Leung, Jason Busse

“…CSPs who worked with a chiropractor in a multidisciplinary setting hold a more positive opinion of chiropractic. An independent samples t-test indicated that there was a significant difference between CAQ scores for those with experience of working with a chiropractor (M = 42.03, SD = 14.99) and those without (M = 29.41, SD = 13.10); t(58) = 3.27, p < 0.05. …”
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Psychological distress and its potential risk factors among Black and White adult immigrants in the United States – National Health Interview Survey 2005–2018 by David Adzrago, Maryam Elhabashy, David R. Williams, Faustine Williams

“…This current study aimed to estimate the prevalence of moderate to severe (hereafter, moderate-severe) psychological distress and assess its risk factors among Black and White immigrants, respectively. Methods: Drawing from the 2005–2018 National Health Interview Surveys data, this study analyzed a sample of Black (n = 5939) and White (n = 40,127) immigrants using weighted Chi-square test and logistic regression analyses. …”
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The indirect effects of school bullying on mathematics achievement: the mediating roles of teacher-student relationships, sense of belonging and differences between genders by Rongrong Ren, Wei Chen, Shouying Zhao

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the direct and indirect effects of school bullying on mathematics achievement among Chinese eighth grade students. Methods A two-stage stratified sample design was used to select participants. …”
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Rank-Based Psychological Characteristics in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes: Mental Strength, Resilience, Grit, Self-Efficacy, Self-Control, Aggression, Life Satisfaction, and Mental... by Leandro de Lorenco-Lima, Stacey A. Gaines, Elisabeth M. Waterbury

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study aimed to explore the differences in mental strength, resilience, grit, self-efficacy, self-control, aggression, life satisfaction, and mental health disorders among the Brazilian jiu-jitsu belt ranks. <b>Methods:</b> A sample of 420 Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes (78.8% male), including 121 white belts, 118 blue belts, 78 purple belts, 46 brown belts, and 57 black belts, between 18 and 60 years of age, completed the Mental Strength Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Grit Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Brief Self-Control Scale, Brief Aggression Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Mental Health Disorders Screening Instrument for Athletes. …”
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Sling exercise for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Yu-Shan Yue, Xu-Dong Wang, Bin Xie, Zhong-Han Li, Bing-Lin Chen, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yi Zhu

“…<h4>Interpretation</h4>Based on limited evidence from 2 trials, SE was more effective for LBP than thermomagnetic therapy. …”
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CircRNAs OF SALIVA AS POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS by Afet Sattarova, Milad Asadi, Tayfun Yoldaş, Osman Bozbıyık, Ahmed Al Omar, Can Müftüoğlu, Ufuk Mert, Ayşe Caner

“…In addition, expression levels can be detected in various non-invasive samples such as saliva and serum, due to these properties, they can be a biomarker for various cancer, can be substituted by invasive methods in CRC Methods: In this study, 25 circular RNAs in the literature related to CRC were evaluated for the first time in saliva samples. …”
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Prediction of chemical composition and energy value of hay by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) by Tomaž ŽNIDARŠIČ, Jože VERBIČ, Drago BABNIK

“…NIRS has a high ability to predict in vitro assessed NEL concentration (R2 = 0.89). More than 95% of samples lied within acceptable limits of ± 0.3 MJ NEL kg–1 dry matter (DM). …”
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Effects of Ultrasonic-Assisted Application of Yeast Extract and Trehalose on Mass Transfer Kinetics and Quality Characteristics during Low-Salt Curing of Pork by ZHANG Xiaoming, LÜ Yanchi, SHANG Lei, SUN Jingyi, XU Yujuan, LI Cong, ZHOU Hui, XU Baocai

“…Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) analysis revealed the water distribution in pork muscle became more homogeneous. The pork sample subjected to this treatment had the highest score in sensory evaluation. …”
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Effect of systemic glucocorticosteroids in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation on respiratory microbiota composition in the period of st... by S. V. Fedosenko, M. A. Karnaushkina, L. M. Ogorodova, V. A. Petrov, I. A. Deev, E. S. Kulikov, A. E. Sazonov

“…The patients have had a history of observation for twelve months or more; they are characterized by the absence of exacerbations and systemic antibiotic therapy for four weeks or more prior to inclusion in the study. …”
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The Impact of a 10% Tax Rate and Redistribution on Resource Concentration in Networks by Sarah Leutner, Illia Terpylo, Detlef Groth

“…Sample and Methods We used Monte Carlo simulations with agents starting at equal resource levels, interacting under the rules of each model. …”
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Minimally Invasive and Emerging Diagnostic Approaches in Endometrial Cancer: Epigenetic Insights and the Promise of DNA Methylation by Floriana Porcaro, Antonella Paolucci, Piercarmine Porcaro, Gaetano Cardinale, Antonia Romitelli, Domenico Cozzolino, Serena Voccola

“…This review highlights the potential of DNA methylation-based testing as a non-invasive alternative to traditional diagnostic methods, offering earlier detection, better risk stratification, and more personalized treatment plans. …”
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Near-infrared spectral variation in Ryugu particles and implication for rapid space weathering by solar UV radiation by S. Furukawa, T. Okada, K. Hatakeda, R. Kanemaru, K. Yogata, T. Yada, M. Abe, T. Usui, C. Pilorget, V. Hamm, R. Brunetto, D. Loizeau, L. Riu, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet, S. Sasaki, Y. Egashira, T. Hiroi, H. Kaiden, A. Miyazaki, K. Nagashima, R. Tahara, Y. Sugiyama, A. Nakano, T. Ojima, Y. Hitomi, K. Kumagai, M. Nishimura, J.-P. Bibring

“…We developed a fitting method using multiple Gaussians to precisely calculate the band’s peak position and depth, providing more reliable information on space weathering effects. …”
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Ghana's National Health Insurance enrollment: Does the intersection of educational and residential status matter? by Roger Antabe, Florence W Anfaara, Yujiro Sano, Daniel Amoak

“…<h4>Results</h4>Overall, we found that more women (90%) than men (73%) enrolled on the NHIS. …”
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Three-dimensional geometric morphometric studies of modern human occipital variation. by Yameng Zhang, Lynne A Schepartz

“…Larger occipital bones were associated with a more curved occipital plane, a pronounced inion, a narrower biasterionic breadth, a more flexed clivus, and a lower and relatively smaller foramen magnum.…”
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Description and comparison of the skin and ear canal microbiota of non-allergic and allergic German shepherd dogs using next generation sequencing. by Neoklis Apostolopoulos, Stefanie P Glaeser, Ruchi Bagwe, Stefan Janssen, Ursula Mayer, Christa Ewers, Peter Kämpfer, Reto Neiger, Nina Thom

“…Macrococcus spp. were more abundant on non-allergic skin while Sphingomonas spp. were more abundant on the allergic skin. …”
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Causes and Intervention Strategies to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Ambato by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez, María Augusta Reyes Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> evaluate the implementation of an action program aimed at reducing the rate of childhood obesity in the population under study.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental study, before-after type without a control group, was carried out in children between 7 and 15 years old residing in Ambato, Ecuador, during the year 2022; The sample consisted of 350 children. …”
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Medical Students’ Experience of and Reaction to Stress: The Role of Depression and Anxiety by Coumaravelou Saravanan, Ray Wilks

“…The results showed that 44% (n=158) of the students were anxious and 34.9% (n=125) were depressed. More female students exhibited anxiety compared to male students. …”
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Do the Energy-Related Uncertainties Stimulate Renewable Energy Demand in Developed Economies? Fresh Evidence from the Role of Environmental Policy Stringency and Global Economic Po... by Chafic Saliba

“…Remarkably, the findings underline that the effect of the EUI on REN is more positive in high EPS countries and that the positive effect of the EUI is more moderate when GEPU is high. …”
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Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey. by Elliot J Coups, Baichen Xu, Carolyn J Heckman, Sharon L Manne, Jerod L Stapleton

“…The study sample consisted of 2,826 individuals who reported being military veterans. …”
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