The U-shaped relationship between serum osmolality and in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database by Xing-Hua Chen, Jing-Jing Zhao, Cheng Chen, Li Yao

“…Abstract Background Disturbances in serum osmolality are associated with poor prognosis in many diseases and are more likely to occur in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). …”
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Relationship between Cervical Spine and Skeletal Class II in Subjects with and without Temporomandibular Disorders by Paola Di Giacomo, Valeria Ferrara, Ettore Accivile, Giacomo Ferrato, Antonella Polimeni, Carlo Di Paolo

“…To assess changes in the craniocervical structure and in hyoid bone position in skeletal Class II subjects with and without temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Materials and Methods. The cephalometric analysis of 59 subjects with skeletal Class II was evaluated and compared. …”
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Perceptions on Genetic and Genome Screening among College Students in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi by Habiba Alsafar, Deema Islayem, Reem Almansoori, Tahnoon Alnahyan, Abdulla Alhammadi, Raven Haan, Guan Tay

“…The survey that was circulated through email was also shared with friends and family, and through social media, to try to capture a larger and more diverse demographic population. Results: Results found that most of the participants were aware of genetic testing and showed a positive attitude toward the technology. …”
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Phenolic Profile, Nutritional Composition, Functional Properties, and Antioxidant Activity of Newly Grown Parthenocarpic and Normal Seeded Tomato by Sajid Dominic, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Qasim Ali, Nosheen Aslam, Satyajit Dey Sarker, Saeed Ahmad Shah Chishti, Shafaqat Ali, Saliha Maqbool, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni

“…Moreover, NPT were seedless with longer shelf-life and had more phenolic and flavonoid contents than the NST. …”
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Activity-Based Prospective Memory and Motor Sleep Inertia in Insomnia by Lorenzo Tonetti, Miranda Occhionero, Sara Giovagnoli, Federica Giudetti, Elena Briganti, Vincenzo Natale

“…Background/Objectives: The aim of this study is to shed light on activity-based prospective memory upon the awakening and its association with motor sleep inertia in different phenotypes of insomnia disorder. Methods: To this end, 67 patients with insomnia and 51 healthy controls took part in the study. …”
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Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of national surveys by Blessing Jaka Akombi, Pramesh Raj Ghimire, Andre Masumbuko Renzaho

“…A total sample of 56600 neonatal deaths of singleton live-born infants was reported across the region. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP), and risk factors toward zoonotic diseases among smallholder livestock farmers in Bugesera district of Rwanda by Celestin Munyaneza, Ferdinand Bizimana, Felicitas Mukumbo, Sandrine Gatesi, Ephrem Sibomana, Severin Munyampuhwe, Marie Fausta Dutuze

“…This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP), and risk factors regarding zoonotic diseases among smallholder livestock farmers in Bugesera district of Rwanda.Methods and materialsA convenient sample of 155 livestock smallholder farmers was selected from eight of the fifteen sectors of the district. …”
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Biogenic amine testing in the South African public health care system by D. Legg-E’Silva, E.M. Cave, T. Snyman, S. Currin, N. Kone, K.L. Prigge

“…African individuals are more likely to have raised catecholamines and requires further investigation.…”
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HIV-1 transmission within marriage in rural Uganda: a longitudinal study. by Samuel Biraro, Eugene Ruzagira, Anatoli Kamali, James Whitworth, Heiner Grosskurth, Helen A Weiss

“…Stored serum samples were tested for HSV-2 serostatus using the Kalon ELISA test. …”
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DKA Prediction in Children Using Artificial Intelligence: Improved Emergency Care by Arifa Parveen, Mohsina Riffat, Sarang Shaikh

“…Although, the dataset contained more samples of normal children (i.e., 80.5%) than DKA-diagnosed children but still the prediction model performed very well in identifying the DKA in the children. …”
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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

“…Students wanting to pursue specialties outside of primary care were significantly more confident in treating people with opioid addiction (P < 0.01, α = 0.05). …”
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Significant association between perceived HIV related stigma and late presentation for HIV/AIDS care in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin, Tariku Dejene Demissie, Mirkuzie Woldie Kerie, Morankar Sudhakar, Lillian Mwanri

“…The meta-analytical association showed that people who perceived high HIV related stigma had two times more probability of late presentation for HIV care than who perceived low stigma (pooled odds ratio = 2.4; 95%CI: 1.6-3.6, I2 = 79%).…”
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Towards building a sustainable future with the tech revolution by E. Allaf Jafari, F. Asayesh, M. Rostamian

“…The current research was conducted to design an urban sustainability model, emphasizing new technologies.METHODS: Based on the nature of the data, the research method was qualitative and exploratory; the theme analysis method was used to analyze the data. …”
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ChroniSense National Early Warning Score Study (CHESS): a wearable wrist device to measure vital signs in hospitalised patients—protocol and study design by Michelle Helena van Velthoven, David Brindley, Felicia Adjei, Dimitris Vavoulis, Glenn Wells, Attila Kardos

“…Wearable devices could provide an easier, reliable, more convenient and cost-effective method of monitoring. …”
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Dickkopf1 regulates fate decision and drives breast cancer stem cells to differentiation: an experimentally supported mathematical model. by Zvia Agur, Oleg U Kirnasovsky, Genadiy Vasserman, Lilach Tencer-Hershkowicz, Yuri Kogan, Hannah Harrison, Rebecca Lamb, Robert B Clarke

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Our study suggests that Dkk1 treatment may be more robust than other methods for eliminating CSCs, as it challenges a general cellular homeostasis mechanism, namely, fate decision by QS. …”
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The effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques compared to general aerobic exercise on balance, fear of falling, and quality of life in older adults living in n... by Mehrnaz Kajbafvala, Mina Ansari Eshlaghi, Shabnam ShahAli, Fateme Pourkazem, Anahita Hejazi

“…Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and paired samples t-test were utilized to between and within-group changes of variables. …”
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Associations Between Sleep Duration and Activity of Daily Living Disability Among Older Adults in China: Cross-Sectional Study by Huimin Fan, Weijie Yu, Hongguo Rong, Xiaokun Geng

“…Considering the heavy disease burden caused by activities of daily living (ADL) disability, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to test the hypothesis that individuals with short and longer sleep duration are more likely to have ADL disability. ObjectiveADL disability is a common condition affecting the quality of life among older people. …”
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Evaluation of Occurrence, Concentration, and Removal of Pathogenic Parasites and Fecal Coliforms in Three Waste Stabilization Pond Systems in Tanzania by Abdallah Zacharia, Wajihu Ahmada, Anne H. Outwater, Billy Ngasala, Rob Van Deun

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Co-occurence of risky driving behaviours and associations with seatbelt and helmet use - a descriptive cross-sectional study among young adults by George Kritsotakis, Maria Papadakaki, Raymond Tumwesigye

“…The personal, social and financial cost is still very high as road traffic crashes account for 65.8% of all deaths among young people aged 10-24 years, with prominent gender differences that are not fully explained yet.  Methods: using a descriptive cross-sectional study design, we examined the associations of seatbelt and helmet use with the likelihood of manifesting multiple driving violations (fail to stop at STOP signs, running red traffic lights, driving towards the wrong direction, illegal overtaking, speeding, cellphone use while driving, driving under the influence of alcohol) in a sample of 536 1st year university students in Greece. …”
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Level of intestinal permeability markers and selected aspects of diet and BMI of Polish e-sports players by Mazur-Kurach Paulina, Szot Monika, Rzeszutko-Bełzowska Agata, Klimek Andrzej, Gacek Maria, Frączek Barbara

“…Zonulin levels also increased with more frequent consumption of sweet cereals (R = 0.21; p < 0.05), pork meats (R = 0.21; p < 0.05) and red meat dishes (R = 0.18; p < 0.05). …”
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