Exploring the health and service utilisation of general practice patients with a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): an observational study using electronic health rec... by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Katie Hardcastle, Catherine A Sharp

“…Objectives To examine the relationships between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), chronic health and health service utilisation among a sample of general practice patients.Design Cross-sectional observational study using anonymised data from electronic health records for 763 patients.Setting Four general practices in northwest England and North Wales.Outcome measures Patient demographic data (age, gender); body mass index; self-reported smoking status; self-reported ACEs; diagnosis of chronic health conditions; current mental health problems; total number of service contacts and repeat medication use in the previous 6 months.Results A history of ACEs (experiencing abuse or neglect as a child, and/or growing up in a household characterised by violence, substance use, mental health problems or criminal behaviour) was strongly independently associated with current mental health problems, smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, showing a dose–response relationship with level of ACE exposure. …”
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A Multilayer Improved RBM Network Based Image Compression Method in Wireless Sensor Networks by Chunling Cheng, Shu Wang, Xingguo Chen, Yanying Yang

“…When the number of hidden units in top RBM layer is 8, the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) of the multilayer RBM network compression method is 74.2141, and it is much higher than that of ROI which is 60.2093. …”
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The Effect of Lipotoxicity on Renal Dysfunction in a Nonobese Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome: A Urinary Proteomic Approach by Irena Markova, Denisa Miklankova, Martina Hüttl, Petr Kacer, Jelena Skibova, Jan Kucera, Radislav Sedlacek, Tereza Kacerova, Ludmila Kazdova, Hana Malinska

“…The development of metabolic syndrome-associated renal dysfunction is exacerbated by a number of factors including dyslipidemia, ectopic deposition of lipids and their toxic metabolites, impairment of lipid metabolism, and insulin resistance. …”
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A Critical Review on the Syllabus of “Creative Writing” Farhangian University by Fateme Jafarikamangar

“…This study is applicable, and it has compared two experimental groups trained with changes in the topic of the control group who was trained exactly according to the topic by incorporating quasi-experimental method. …”
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On Some New Types of Fuzzy Soft Compact Spaces by S. Saleh, Tareq M. Al-shami, Abdelwaheb Mhemdi

“…In this article, we apply the concept of fuzzy soft δ-open sets to define new types of compactness in fuzzy soft topological spaces, namely, δ-compactness and δ∗-compactness. …”
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Performance of concrete paving materials incorporating biomass olive oil waste ash and nano-silica by Hashem Al-Mattarneh, Musab Abuaddous, Rabah Ismail, Ahmad B. Malkawi, Yaser Jaradat, Hamsa Nimer, Mohanad Khodier

“…Using NS and OA, approximately 10 % cost savings could be achieved, together with a sustainable, environmentally friendly disposal method of olive oil waste.…”
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Balancing central control and sensory feedback produces adaptable and robust locomotor patterns in a spiking, neuromechanical model of the salamander spinal cord. by Alessandro Pazzaglia, Andrej Bicanski, Andrea Ferrario, Jonathan Arreguit, Dimitri Ryczko, Auke Ijspeert

“…Interestingly, the result is conserved across different feedback topologies (ascending or descending, excitatory or inhibitory), suggesting that it may be an inherent property of axial proprioception. …”
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Femoral Head Pathology in Subcapital Hip Fractures: Clinical Value and Cost-Effectiveness in a 230-Patient Case Series by Nissim Ohana, Omer Marom, David Segal, Refael Behrbalk, Yuval Ben-Sira, Alex Tavdi, Ezequiel Palmanovich, Eyal Yaacobi

“…<b>Results:</b> The study included 230 patients with a mean age of 82.4 ± 14.1 years, of whom 57% were female. A total of 72 (31%) patients had a history of malignancy at the time of surgery. …”
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Coil optimization methods for a planar coil stellarator by T.G. Kruger, M.F. Martin, D.A. Gates, the Thea Energy Team

“…The plasma encircling coils provide the mean magnetic field and linking current, similar to the toroidal field (TF) coils in a tokamak. The plasma encircling coils can be rotationally symmetric TF-like coils and produce a $B\propto 1/R$ field, but optimizing their placement, tilt, and shaping can substantially reduce the magnetic field error. …”
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Improvement of stability of insecticidal proteins from against UV-irradiation by adsorption on sepiolite by Xueyong Zhou, Hang Li, Yanmei Liu, Jianchao Hao, Huifen Liu, Xianzhi Lu

“…The higher the loading of toxin per mass sepiolite, the lower the 50% of the larvae of sepiolite–toxin complex. …”
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Performance and Characterization for Blend Membrane of PES with Manganese(III) Acetylacetonate as Metalorganic Nanoparticles by H. Abdallah, M. S. Shalaby, A. M. H. Shaban

“…The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images have displayed a typical asymmetric membrane structure with a dense top layer due to the migration of Mn(acac)3 nanoparticles to membrane surface during the phase inversion process. …”
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Closed-cycle management strategy for hospital infection prevention and control in the designated dental hospital for the Winter (Paralympic) Olympic Games to receive emergency dent... by AN Na (安娜), CHEN Qiujing (陈秋静), HU Feng (呼峰), XUE Liang (薛亮), MA Yong (马泳), XIA Dengsheng (夏登胜)

“…In this paper, referring to the infection prevention and control standards of the emergency department of the dental specialist hospital, combined with the situation of the COVID-19, a dedicated isolation channel and independent consultation room for Olympic-related patients and medical staff were set up; Medical staff (the training pass rate was 100%)strictly took personal protection before and after treatment and during treatment, and the diagnosis and treatment areas (surfaces of items, reused medical equipment, and so on) were strictly disinfected, and a total of 38 patients were admitted. …”
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Provide a method to diagnose and optimize diabetes using data mining methods and firefly algorithm by Reza Molaee Fard

“…Diabetes is one of the most common, dangerous and costly diseases in the world today, which is increasing at an alarming rate. The use of data mining methods can help in the early diagnosis of diabetes, which prevents the progression of this disease and many of its complications such as cardiovascular disease, vision problems and kidney disease. …”
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Sex-specific associations between estimated glucose disposal rate and cognitive decline in middle-aged and older adults in China: a longitudinal cohort study by Chun Luo, Shuang Han, Xiaoying Shen, Hao Wu, Jianqing Zhou, Bingyang Liu

“…Dose-response analyses indicated a linear positive relationship between baseline eGDR and global cognitive function in the total population and in females, but not in males. …”
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Analysis of the demand and influencing factors of the family members of children with cardiovascular diseases in a certain hospital in Jinan (济南市某三甲医院心血管病患儿家属对居家医养护需求及影响因素分析)... by MOU Xiao (牟啸)

“…Objective To explore the demand of family members of children with cardiovascular diseases for home care and analyze the influencing factors. Methods A total of 198 family members of children with cardiovascular diseases from a certain hospital in Jinan, Shandong Province were investigated by using general information questionnaire and children's home care needs score questionnaire. …”
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A Turbo‐Charging System‐Like Contrast Agent for MRI‐Guided STING Pathway‐Activated Cancer Immunotherapy by Bin Ren, Sihua Yan, Zongheng Li, Ya Huang, Haobin Cai, Jing Yang, Qingdeng Fan, Chunmei Chen, Fanchao Que, Guochao Wu, Lin Huang, Ruilong Zhou, Jiaoyang Zhu, Chenggong Yan, Gang Liu, Zheyu Shen, Shipeng Ning

“…Abstract To overcome the problems of Gd‐based contrast agents (GBCAs) (nephrotoxicity and brain deposition) and stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists (poor stability, low delivery efficiency, and potential toxicity), in this study, a Turbo‐charging system‐like GBCA is designed and constructed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided STING pathway‐activated cancer immunotherapy. …”
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方中空夹层钢管混凝土叠合构件受弯性能试验研究与有限元分析 by 李明伦, 任庆新, 王庆贺, 丁纪楠

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Morphofunctional variations of the Echinometra lucunter (Echinoidea) on Bahia Coast, Brazil by Walter Ramos Pinto Cerqueira, Yara Aparecida Garcia Tavares, Natalie Petrovna Semanovschi, Daniele Nascimento de Jesus

“…The potential model was tested between AL wet weight and tooth height (log data), estimating the coefficients by linear regression. …”
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Addressing the mental health needs of India’s aging population: Understanding depression prevalence and social risk factors in tertiary care outpatients by Joanne Lydia Rajkumar, Surekha Viggeswarapu, Suja Kurian, Munaf B. Nandyal, Mahasampath Gowri

“…Following a detailed clinical interview, the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised (CIS-R) was administered and the ICD-10 diagnosis of depression was derived. Results: A total of 171 participants were recruited. The prevalence of depression was found to be 53.2% with PHQ-2 and 35.6% with GDS. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect Fraction of Bletilla striata and Its Protective Effect on LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Chunchun Zhang, Dandan Ning, Jieli Pan, Cheng Chen, Chengxian Gao, Zhishan Ding, Fusheng Jiang, Meiya Li

“…Pretreatment with the EFBS (20 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg) for five days prior to the administration of LPS resulted in decreases in wet-to-dry lung weight ratio, neutrophil number, MPO activity, total protein concentration, NO level, and MDA level, as well as IL-1β, IL-6, MCP-1, and TNF-α concentrations in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. …”
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