The Shaping of New Ethnic Clusters in Kalmykia, 1957–1991 by Sergey S. Belousov

“…Stable new ethnic communities emerged in rural areas, the majority of the migrants having arrived from neighboring North Caucasian republics then characterized by intense population growth and excess labor resources. Shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union, urgently evacuated Meskhetian Turks and Kurds were also resettled to the republic. …”
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Quality of life and overall well-being between healthy individuals and patients with varied clinical diagnoses by Mohamad Adam Bujang, Wei Hong Lai, Xun Ting Tiong, Selvasingam Ratnasingam, Alex Ren Jye Kim, Masliyana Husin, Yvonne Yih Huan Jee, Nurul Fatma Diyana Ahmad, Clare Hui Hong Tan, Khoo Sing Yee, Yoon Khee Hon, Eileen Pin Pin Yap, Fazalena Johari, Alan Yean Yip Fong

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional study and data collection took place from May 2022 to May 2023. Information regarding healthy participants was gathered from healthcare workers without any comorbidities. …”
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Dynamic alterations in spontaneous neural activity in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A resting-state fMRI study by Rui Hu, Wei Du, Fan Tan, Yong Wu, Chun Yang, Weiwei Wang, Wen Chen, Yanwei Miao

“…Neuropsychological scale scores correlated with some dALFF and dfALFF indicators. …”
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Placental Vascular Malperfusion in Pregnancies With Congenital Heart Disease by Nour Rahnama, MD, Arthur Colson, MD, PhD, Pamela Baldin, MD, PhD, Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD, Damien Gruson, MD, PhD, David Vancraeynest, MD, PhD, Christophe Beauloye, MD, PhD, Frédéric Debiève, MD, PhD, Sophie Pierard, MD, PhD

“…Placentas were analyzed for MVM using a scoring system based on the Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus guidelines. …”
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Signs and symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) in clinical practice – the possible involvement of thyroid autoimmunity in genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) by Laura Cucinella, Federica Barbagallo, Mariacristina Erroi, Chiara Procaccianti, Ellis Martini, Lara Tiranini, Giorgia E. Parrotta, Greta Monne, Giulia M. Colombo, Aldo Calogero, Rossella E. Nappi

“…Women with thyroid ADs reported significantly higher scores for dryness, burning/itching, irritation/inflammation, and dyspareunia compared to those without it. …”
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Protocol for the implementation evaluation of an integrated paediatric and primary care model: Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C) by Yvonne Zurynski, Susan Woolfenden, Peter D Hibbert, Harriet Hiscock, Raghu Lingam, Karen Wheeler, Michael Hodgins, Jade Burley, Rachel Pelly, Jane Le, Sonia Khano, Tammy Meyers Morris, Stephanie Germano

“…Introduction Implementation evaluations provide insight into how interventions are delivered across varying contexts and why interventions work in some contexts and not in others. This manuscript outlines a detailed protocol of an implementation evaluation embedded in a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial of a model of care, Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C), that integrates paediatric care in general practice. …”
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DeepGolf: A fine-grained perception framework for golf course distribution in the real world based on multi-source remote sensing data by Ning Li, Yingchao Feng, Wenhui Diao, Xian Sun, Liang Cheng, Kun Fu

“…The DPDFE network further enhances accuracy, improving IoU and F1 scores by 2.1 % and 1.2 %, achieving an overall accuracy of 89.8 %. …”
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Clinical efficacy of low‐dose Perampanel correlates with neurophysiological changes in familial adult myoclonus epilepsy 2 by Antonietta Coppola, Claudia Cuccurullo, Gianmaria Senerchia, Marica Rubino, Liana Veneziano, Francesco Brancati, Luigi Baratto, Valentina Virginia Iuzzolino, Leonilda Bilo, Pasquale Striano, Raffaele Dubbioso

“…PER treatment significantly reduced UMRS total scores (p = 0.001) and action‐myoclonus subscores (p = 0.002), irrespective of disease duration, age at onset, or testing time (p >0.05). …”
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Premorbid and current intellectual performance reflects different backgrounds in patients with Parkinson's disease by Hidetomo Murakami, Machiko Kezuka, Junnosuke Ozawa, Kaoru Matsuoka, Tatsuya Nakanishi, Atsushi Ishida, Naohito Ito, Mizuki Kanemoto, Mitsuru Kawamura

“…Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated for background factors (current age, years of education, UPDRS Part III, and levodopa equivalent dose of prescribed drugs (LED)) with MoCA scores and estimated IQs. Results: Estimated VIQ (r = 0.451, p = 0.001), PIQ (r = 0.445, p = 0.002) and FIQ (r = 0.453, p = 0.001) were significantly correlated with years of education that was fixed until adolescence (i.e. 20 s). …”
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School-based mindfulness training in early adolescence: what works, for whom and how in the MYRIAD trial? by Susan Ball, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Tamsin Ford, Sarah Byford, Tim Dalgleish, Willem Kuyken, Jesus Montero-Marin, Kate Tudor, Alice Tickell, Catherine Crane, Ariane Petit, Elise Sellars, Laura Taylor, Maris Vainre, Benjamin Jones, Kirsty Griffiths, Elizabeth Nuthall, J Mark G Williams, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Katie Fletcher, Emma Medlicott, Anam Raja, Matthew Allwood, Louise Aukland, Tríona Casey, Nicola Dalrymple, Katherine De Wilde, Eleanor-Rose Farley, Jennifer Harper, Nils Kappelmann, Maria Kempnich, Liz Lord, Lucy Palmer, Alice Philips, Isobel Pryor-Nitsch, Lucy Radley, Anna Sonley, Jem Shackleford, Mark T Greenberg, Verena Hinze, Saz Ahmed, Marc Bennett, Lucy Foulkes, Cait Griffin, Konstantina Komninidou, Rachel Knight, Suzannah Laws, Jovita Leung, Jenna Parker, Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer, Ashok Sakhardande, Lucy Warriner, Brian Wainman

“…School-based mindfulness training (SBMT) is an approach with mixed evidence.Objectives To explore for whom SBMT does/does not work and what influences outcomes.Methods The My Resilience in Adolescence was a parallel-group, cluster randomised controlled trial (K=84 secondary schools; n=8376 students, age: 11–13) recruiting schools that provided standard social–emotional learning. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI THREAT MITIGATION DAN TRAFFIC POLICY MENGGUNAKAN UTM PADA JARINGAN TCP/IP by M. Reza Hidayat, Ruben Saragih, Sofyan Basuki, Atik Charisma, Antrisha Daneraici Setiawan

“…Metoda Threat Mitigation menggunakan SNORT sebagai IPS untuk melakukan tindakan terhadap ancaman serta melakukan monitoring trafik yang diintegrasikan dengan Splunk sebagai SIEM. …”
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Development of functional beverage with rice bran protein (Hom mali 105) by Saveboworn Wanticha, Rittisak Sriwiang, Schoenlechner Regine, Wangtueai Sutee, Charoen Ratchanee

“…Sensory evaluation of color, flavor, sourness, sweetness, and overall acceptance (n=30) was conducted. The assessment scores for the various attributes were moderately favorable. 91% of consumers accepted of the product. …”
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Re-presentations to the emergency department initial presentation with COVID-19: Insights from the omicron wave by Daniella Audish, George Braitberg, Anselm Wong

“…The highest number of re-presentations for an individual were 24 and 11 for waves one and two respectively. Shortness of breath was the most common symptom for re-presentation during both waves (21 % and 19 % respectively), followed by cough. …”
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Hydroxocobalamin for the treatment of vasoplegia after lung transplantation: A case series by Anh Nguyen, MD, PhD, Rima Bouajram, PharmD, Marek Brzezinski, MD, Sahand Hassanipour, David Gordon, Binh Trinh, MD, Tobias Deuse, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Steve Hays, MD, Jonathan Singer, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH

“…Results: We identified 3 male patients aged 49 to 62, with lung allocation scores between 89.9 and 90.6, requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (pre- and post-transplant for 5, 5, 9 and 8, 2, 2 days, respectively). …”
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Dendriform pulmonary ossification in military combat veterans: A case series by Jeremy T. Hua, Carlyne D. Cool, Tami J. Bang, Silpa D. Krefft, Richard C. Kraus, Cecile S. Rose

“…Chest imaging was independently reviewed and scored by a thoracic radiologist, and all cases had undergone lung tissue biopsy. …”
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Associations of substance use and positive coping behaviors with sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jessica Laudie, Bethany L. Stangl, Tommy Gunawan, Tommy Gunawan, Melanie L. Schwandt, Cecilia Cheng, Amanda K. Gilmore, Amanda K. Gilmore, David Goldman, David Goldman, Vijay A. Ramchandani, Nancy Diazgranados, Jeremy W. Luk

“…Individuals without AUD history reported an overall increase in PSQI scores (worsened sleep quality) across time. AUD history and substance use behaviors due to the pandemic were associated with worse sleep quality. …”
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Effects of non-contact electric fields on the kidneys and livers of tumour-bearing rats [version 6; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Luthfi Nurhidayat, Ahmad Ghitha Fadhlurrahman, Firman Alamsyah, Warsito Purwo Taruno, Nisrina Firdausi, Subekti Evi Dwi Nugraheni, Rarastoeti Pratiwi

“…Histopathological cross-sections of the kidneys and livers were made using the paraffin method and Hematoxylin-Eosin staining. Histological scoring used the post-examination masking method with 100 visual fields per group. …”
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A literary-historical analysis of Daniel 2: two powers in opposition by M. Nel

“…In Daniel 2 the Babylonian king, shortly after being enthroned, dreams about his political insecurity. …”
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Management of Complex Nonunion of Long Bones by Distraction Osteogenesis Using Monorail Fixator by Azad Khan, Parwez Ahmed, Vishvendra Tomar, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Areeb Ali Siddiqui, Mohd Adnan

“…Results were assessed according to the ASAMI scoring system. Bone results were excellent in 19 (76%), good in 3 (12%), fair in 2 (8%), and failure in 1 (4%) cases. …”
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Associations between dry eye disease and sleep quality: a cross-sectional analysis by Anat Galor, Kimberly Cabrera, Mohammad Ayoubi, Elyana Vittoria Tessa Locatelli, Simran Mangwani-Mordani

“…DE metrics were examined by PSQI scores and subscores.Results Most participants (76%) reported mild or greater DE symptoms (DEQ-5 ≥6). …”
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