The Impact of Dermal Characteristics on Low-Level Laser Power Measurement in Postmortem Zoological Species by Faith Ramsey, Michelle Borsdorf, John Ladner, Anne White, Tara M. Harrison

“…Lighter colored specimens had higher power readings than darker colored or pigmented samples, and feathers appeared to inhibit the laser, showing minimal to no power readings on bird skin covered in covert and down feathers. There was statistically significant mean tissue penetration for all time points between the rabbit and green sea turtle (p=0.0046), the red-tailed hawk and green iguana (p=0.0046), and the red-tailed hawk and green sea turtle (p=0.000034). …”
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Maternal History and Uterine Artery Doppler in the Assessment of Risk for Development of Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Elisa Llurba, Elena Carreras, Eduard Gratacós, Miquel Juan, Judith Astor, Angels Vives, Eduard Hermosilla, Ines Calero, Pilar Millán, Bárbara García-Valdecasas, Lluís Cabero

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Effectiveness of a Social Cognitive Theory-based health education intervention on depression (SCODESS) among mothers of children with cancer in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia-A q... by Wan Syahirah Wan Ghazali, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan

“…The GEE analysis showed no significant effects of SCODESS intervention on depression scores at T2 (p = 0.909) and T3 (p = 0.622) compared to the control group at baseline. However, statistically significant increases were observed in cancer-related knowledge scores at T2 (β = 0.66, 95%CI: 0.21, 9.20, p = 0.002) and T3 (β = 1.18, 95%CI: 0.65, 1.70, p<0.001), and in the problem-focused coping scores at T2 (β = 2.50, 95% CI 0.42, 4.58, p-value = 0.018), and T3 (β = 2.42, 95% CI 0.13, 4.72, p-value = 0.038) in the intervention group compared to the control group at baseline. …”
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Effect of trace elements and nutrients on 21 autoimmune diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Ming-Jie Jia, Hua-Fang Yin, Ying-Chao Liang, Feng Jiang, Hui-Lin Li, Hui-Lin Li

“…Finally, trace elements and vitamins that were statistically significant in the IVW method and had consistent effect sizes and odds ratios across five methods were selected as exposure factors with a causal relationship to diabetes and its complications. …”
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12 Weeks of Combined Endurance and Resistance Training Reduces Innate Markers of Inflammation in a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Nathalie Deckx, Inez Wens, Amber H. Nuyts, Niel Hens, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Gudrun Koppen, Herman Goossens, Pierre Van Damme, Zwi N. Berneman, Bert O. Eijnde, Nathalie Cools

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Child Night Blindness and Bitot’s Spots Are Public Health Problems in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study... by Ajebew Bantihun, Kedir Abdela Gonete, Azeb Atnafu Getie, Asmamaw Atnafu

“…Descriptive summary statistics were used to describe the study population. …”
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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a paediatric cohort in Kuwait by Mohammad Alghounaim, Saadoun Bin-Hasan, Fatemah Alhaddad, Ali Abdulkareem, Danah Alsharrah, Abdullah Alkandari, Mona Al-Ahmad, Hashem Al Hashemi

“…The secondary objective was to establish average duration between first and subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Descriptive statistics were used to present clinical data for each infection episode. …”
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Pancreatic cancer mortality in South Africa: A case-control study by M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge

“…A matched case-control study with 1:1 matching was conducted using data collected by Statistics SA from 1997 to 2016. Controls were randomly selected to be as similar as possible to the cases, and matched by age, sex and year of death. …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Finally, data were presented in the form of texts, figures, and tables. …”
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Temporal Trends in the Utilization and Survival Outcomes of Lobar, Segmental, and Wedge Resection for Early-Stage NSCLC, 2004 to 2020 by Eden Z. Deng, BS, Xiaofei Wang, PhD, Jianrong Zhang, MD, MPH, Thomas E. Stinchcombe, MD, Chi-Fu (Jeffrey) Yang, MD, Nasser Altorki, MD

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Seroprevalence of anti-ToxoplasmaIgG among the human population in Indonesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Taufik Mulya Perdana, Alfin Harjuno Dwiputro, Stefanie Kusuma, Artha Maressa Theodora Simanjuntak, Frengki Prabowo Saputro Wijayanto

“…Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 statistics and Cochran’s Q test. Risk-of-Bias (RoB) was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist for Prevalence Studies. …”
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Evaluation of the bioenergy potential of agricultural and agroindustrial waste generated in southeastern Mexico by Nathaly A. Díaz Molina, José A. Sosa Olivier, José R. Laines Canepa, Rudy Solis Silvan, Donato A. Figueiras Jaramillo

“…The factorial experimental design and statistical analysis revealed trends and magnitudes in the evaluation of energy determination methods and types of waste. …”
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Exploring smallholder farmers’ access and participation in the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in selected counties of Kenya by Joyce Kamau, Collins Okoyo, Collins Okoyo, Tabitha Kanyui, Charles Mwandawiro, Samrat Singh, Lesley Drake

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Specific plasma metabolite profile in intestinal Behçet’s syndrome by Cheng-cheng Hou, Hua-fang Bao, Chun-hui She, Hua-yu Chen, Guan-xing Pan, Hua-ning Chen, Hong-bing Rui

“…P value < 0.05 and variable importance projection (VIP) values > 1 were considered to be statistically significant metabolites. Univariate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was plotted as a measure for assessing the clinical performance of metabolites, and area under curve (AUC) were assessed. …”
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The water quality of the Upper Citarum: Applying the overall index of pollution, Said-WQI, and pollution index methods by Mariana Marselina, Nurul Aulia Rahmi, Siti Ai Nurhayati

“…Additionally, analytical tools including Microsoft Excel, Geographic Information System (GIS), and SPSS, were used for data processing, rainfall analysis, and statistical testing, respectively. Results from four river-monitoring points indicated average values for key parameters such as biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen (DO), and total and fecal coliform, falling below established quality standards. …”
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Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers working in food and drinking establishments in Hargeisa, Somaliland by Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Jonah Kiruja, Abdisamad Shukri Ismail, Soheir H. Ahmed, Faisal Nooh, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Abdiqathar Rashid Kulmie

“…Lack of food safety training (AOR = 0.172; 95% CI: 0.070, 0.420), less working experience (AOR = 1.757; 95% CI: 1.026, 3.009), lack of appropriate water storage equipment (AOR = 0.602; 95% CI: 0.364, 0.996), lack of regular sanitary inspection (AOR = 1.691; 95% CI: 1.028, 2.783), and poor knowledge (AOR = 0.589; 95% CI: 0.353, 0.983) were statistically associated with poor food safety practices. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…After adjustment for confounding factors, age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.983, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.975–0.992, p<0.001), witness (OR = 3.022, 95% CI: 2.014–4.534, p<0.001), public location (OR = 2.797, 95% CI: 2.062–3.793, p<0.001), bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, OR = 1.363, 95% CI: 1.009–1.841, p=0.044), EMT-paramedic response (EMT-P, OR = 1.713, 95% CI: 1.282–2.290, p<0.001), and prehospital defibrillation using an automated external defibrillator ([AED] OR = 3.984, 95% CI: 2.920–5.435, p<0.001) were statistically and significantly associated with survival to hospital discharge. …”
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…Our study found that in comparison to the standard BP control for hypertensive patients with IFG, intensive BP control was associated with a small increased risk of new-onset T2D, though it did not reach statistical significance. This kind of impact should be considered when implementing the strategy, especially for those with high risks of developing T2D. …”
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Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents by Franciane Rocha Faria, Eliane Rodrigues Faria, Roberta Stofeles Cecon, Djalma Adão Barbosa Júnior, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio, Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro, Pedro Israel Cabral Lira, Paulo Roberto Cecon, Silvia Eloiza Priore

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Wind speed and direction on predicting wind energy availability for a sustainable ecosystem by B. Baranitharan, D. Sivakumar, M. Perarul Selvan

“…Data on wind direction and speed were statistically analyzed to determine the current distribution pattern, which is then used to project the amount of wind energy that will be available in the future.METHODS: This study concentrated on choosing wind direction and speed to minimize the potential for current electricity generation from wind turbines, using data collected between 1981 and 2023. …”
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