Reevaluating triptan contraindications: A follow-up survey among Latin American neurologists by Ernesto Bancalari, Jennifer Robblee, Maria Teresa Goicochea, Joe Muñoz, Mario F.P. Peres, Karina Velez

“…Conclusion Triptan contraindications were often considered absolute for RCVS, stroke, dissection, hemiplegic migraine, hypertension, and pregnancy. More studies are needed to clarify the true danger of triptan contraindications.…”
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Fine ash from the Campanian Ignimbrite super-eruption, ~ 40 ka, southern Italy: implications for dispersal mechanisms and health hazard by Flaminia Gianchiglia, Paolo Ballirano, Biagio Giaccio, Andreas Koutsodendris, Sebastien Nomade, Alessandro Pacella, Danilo M. Palladino, Jörg Pross, Daniel Veres, Gianluca Sottili

“…To verify the attribution of the proximal sample to the CI eruption, a 40Ar/39Ar dating was performed, allowing its correlation with the ultra-distal deposits. …”
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Use of AI in Mental Health Care: Community and Mental Health Professionals Survey by Shane Cross, Imogen Bell, Jennifer Nicholas, Lee Valentine, Shaminka Mangelsdorf, Simon Baker, Nick Titov, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

“…Descriptive statistics were calculated, and thematic analysis of open-ended responses were conducted. ResultsThe final sample consisted of 107 CMs and 86 MHPs. General attitudes toward AI varied, with CMs reporting neutral and MHPs reporting more positive attitudes. …”
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Age- and sex-dependent associations between self-reported physical activity levels and self-reported cardiovascular risk factors: a population-based cross-sectional survey by Johannes Burtscher, Martin Kopp, Jeannette Klimont, Hanno Ulmer, Barbara Strasser, Martin Burtscher

“…However, exceeding the WHO recommendations provided much more pronounced benefits, especially in younger and older age groups. …”
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Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess women’s hookah smoking: insights from a multi-stage study by Nahid Shahabi, Azin Alavi, Shirin Shahbazi Sighaldeh, Sara Dadipoor, Shokrollah Mohseni, Hadi Eshaghi Sani Kakhaki, Ziyad Ben Talebh, Ebbie Kalan

“…The study sample comprised women who smoked hookah and were visiting health centers in Bandar Abbas. …”
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Hearing loss and tinnitus: association with employment and income among young adults by Molly Jacobs, Elizabeth N. Tobener, Charles Ellis, Charles Ellis

“…., hearing loss, tinnitus, both) are correlated with unemployment, underemployment, and reduced income, particularly among minority populations, Although hearing loss is more common among Non-Hispanic White individuals, receipt of otologic and hearing healthcare is far less common among Non-Hispanic Black individuals with hearing loss and tinnitus. …”
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Key Elements and Theoretical Foundations for the Design and Delivery of Text Messages to Boost Medication Adherence in Patients With Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia: Sco... by Yu-Meng Yang, Tzu Wang, Hsun-Yu Chan, Yen-Ming Huang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to review existing literature and identify key factors in the design of SMS text messaging interventions for improving medication adherence among patients with diabetes, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia. MethodsWe conducted a scoping review following the SPIDER (sample, phenomenon of interest, design, evaluation, research type) framework and guided by the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist. …”
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Prevalence of dry eye disease among indoor and outdoor workers and the impact on work productivity in the West Bank of Palestine in 2024: a cross-sectional study by Sana Khaled Abubaker, Shahd Baker Samaana, Qutaiba Naser Saidi, Jamal A. S. Qaddumi, Hamza Abualhasan, Shahd Ibrahim Abusalha

“…Males were 81.3% of the study population. 50% of the sample were indoor workers and 50% were outdoor workers. …”
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Economic burden of antimicrobial resistance on patients in Pakistan by Numrah Safdar, Saad Saleem, Muhammad Salman, Ahmad Hussen Tareq, Sidra Ishaq, Saadia Ambreen, Abdul Hameed, Muhammad Bilal Habib, Tariq Mahmood Ali

“…BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes undergo changes that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective against them, resulting in limited, more expensive treatment options, longer hospital stays, and increased mortality rates. …”
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Perioperative Change of High‐Sensitive Cardiac Troponin I Concentration in Cats According to Three Different Anaesthesia Protocols by Tarik Safak, Oznur Yılmaz‐Koç, Ebru Karakaya‐Bilen

“…Conclusions The XK group increased the concentration of hs‐cTnI more than other protocols. In the PI group, the increase in hs‐cTnI concentrations at Post‐0 and 12 h increased less than the other two groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Toward optimizing new nurse anaesthetist training: a qualitative study of perceptions, experiences, and systemic challenges by Tingting Yang, Xueyan Xing, Ying Sun, Jiale Hu, Jiamin Kang, Shumin Tu

“…Objectives This study was conducted to understand the perceptions, experiences and systemic challenges for conducting training for new nurse anaesthetists in anaesthesia from the perspectives of both junior nurse anaesthetists who had received a full induction and the training implementers: (1) understanding the experiences and needs of the training process from the perspective of a junior nurse anaesthetist who has received a full induction programme. (2) understanding the recommendations of training implementers (anaesthesiologists educators, administrators, and anaesthesia nursing educators, administrators) on training implementation. Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed with a purposive sample of 14 participants, comprising junior nurse anaesthetists, anaesthesiologists educators, administrators, and anaesthesia nursing educators, administrators. …”
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Association between chronic kidney disease and colorectal cancer: evidence from meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization by Shuyi Qian, Yuting Gong, Ying Chen

“…This research utilized a meta-analysis of cohort studies along with two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approaches to explore the causal impact of CKD on CRC. …”
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Health and well-being in small island communities: a cross-sectional study in the Solomon Islands by Takafumi Ishida, Takuro Furusawa, Freda Pitakaka, Spencer Gabriel, Akira Sai, Takahiro Tsukahara

“…A drop of blood was sampled for malaria testing; glycated haemoglobin and C reactive protein levels, measured from another drop of blood, were markers for diabetes and inflammation, respectively. …”
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Association of Genetic Polymorphism of ABCG2 Gene and the Occurrence of Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Inas M. M. Ahmed, Lamia M. El Wakeel, Amr S. Saad, Ahmed A. Emam, Raafat R. Abdel-Malek, Abdel Hady A. Abdel Wahab

“…Blood was utilized to extract genomic DNA in order to detect SNPs in the ABCG2 gene (at rs2231137and at rs3114018) using High Resolution Melting (HRM) technique followed by direct sequencing method for every melting cluster using 3500 genetic analyzers for the samples selected from each cluster. …”
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Types of river sources of the thin-grained aluminosilicaclastics for the Jurassic and lower cretaceous deposits of the West Siberian megabasin by A. V. Maslov

“…To reveal, based on the analysis of interrelationships between such parameters as (La/Yb)N, Eu/Eu* and the Th content, the types of river systems that fed the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous deposits of the Shaim oil and gas region (OGR) (Sherkalinsky, Tyumen, Abalak and Mulymya formations) and the region of the North Pokachevsky field of the Shirotnoe Priobye region (Sherkalinsky, Tyumen and Bazhenov formations, Lower Cretaceous deposits).Materials and methods. The ICP MS data for almost 100 samples of mudstones and fine-grained clayey siltstones were used to analyse the features of distribution of lanthanides and Th in the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous clayey rocks of the Shaim OGR and the area of the North Pokachevsky deposits. …”
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Analysis of the Relationship Between Cervical Cancer Progression and the Microbiome by Gao YY, Li XX, Zuo H, Zhang P

“…Emerging evidence suggests that alterations in the cervical microbiota may influence its development and progression.Objective: To compare the cervical microbiota composition and diversity between cervical cancer patients and healthy women using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Methods: Between January and June 2024, cervical tissue samples were collected from 40 cervical cancer patients and 40 healthy women. …”
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Effects of 12-week integrative neuromuscular training on muscular fitness and sex differences in response to intervention in five- to six-year-old preschoolers by Zhihai Wang, Jiayu Zang, Zhaohong Wang, Daniel T.P. Fong, Dan Wang

“…Data were analyzed using an independent samples T-test and a two-way repeated-measures ANOVA. …”
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Efficacy and safety of moderate-intensity rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe versus high-intensity rosuvastatin monotherapy in the treatment of composite cardiovascular events with hyperc... by Lingyan Liu, Yongkun Deng, Lei Li, Xingbiao Yang, Zhaoheng Yin, Yong Lai

“…Future validation is needed with more long-term high-quality large samples.…”
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Occurrence, Morphometric, and Molecular Investigation of Cattle and Buffalo Liver Adult Fluke in Peninsular Malaysia Main Abattoirs by J. Nur Alia Diyana, M. I. Nur Mahiza, H. Latiffah, S. H. Nur Fazila, I. H. Lokman, H. Noor Hazfalinda, P. Chandrawathani, E. B. Ibitoye, K. Juriah

“…Fascioliasis is a parasitic disease of human and animal caused by Fasciola gigantica (F. gigantica) and Fasciola hepatica (F. hepatica). More than 700 million of grazing animals and over 180 million human population are at the risk of fascioliasis. …”
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How Co-Stimulatory/Inhibitory Molecules Vary Across Immune Cell Subtypes in the Severity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Compared to Controls by Kuang-Hui Yu, Wei-Tzu Lin, Ding-Ping Chen

“…This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the surface expression of these molecules in various phenotypic immune cells, comparing the differences between various levels of the severity in SLE and control groups. Methods: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated using Ficoll-Paque from blood samples of severe SLE patients (treatment with immunosuppressants), mild SLE patients (excluding those with persistent proteinuria or thrombocytopenia), and healthy controls (<i>n</i> = 10 each). …”
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