Mapping Barriers and Interventions to Diabetes Self-Management in Latino Youth: A Scoping Review by Milena de Lucca, Megan Visser, Tatiane Geralda André, Sisi Namoc Leturia, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Rebecca Ortiz La Banca Barber

“…While the study designs and settings were heterogeneous, the findings highlight the need for culturally tailored, family-centered interventions that address structural barriers and psychosocial needs to improve care.…”
Get full text

Metagenomics-assembled genomes reveal microbial metabolic adaptation to athalassohaline environment, the case Lake Barkol, China by Maripat Xamxidin, Xuanqi Zhang, Gang Zheng, Can Chen, Min Wu

“…Overall, this study reveals extensive taxonomic novelty and functional plasticity among microbial communities in Lake Barkol and underscores the influence of salinity in structuring microbial assemblages and metabolic pathways in athalassohaline ecosystems.…”
Get full text

Pan-cancer analysis of homologous recombination deficiency and homologous recombination repair–associated gene alterations in solid tumors from a large Asian cohort by Lili Ren, Runsi Yao, Ting Hou, Chenglin Liu, Fei Zhao, Xiaojun Chen, Zhou Zhang, Yan Huang

“…Methods Clinical and genomic data from 9,262 patients with 17 solid tumor types were analyzed using the OncoScreenTM Plus kit. …”
Get full text

Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among female healthcare workers in Syria: results from a 2022 cross-sectional survey by Zlatko Nikoloski, Elnur Aliyev, Robert Bain, Leonardo Menchini, Sahar Hegazi, Mai Zalkha, Shaza Mouawad, Neha Kapil, Amaya Gillespie

“…Implications While the vaccination rates among healthcare workers are high, the results could further help in devising strategies for tackling the structural and individual barriers towards vaccine uptake among healthcare workers.…”
Get full text

Place attachment and migration intentions of the population: An example of eight cities in Serbia by Petrović Mina, Backović Vera, Petrović Irena

“…Following the need to combine macro structural and micro actors’ perspective, this paper conceptually starts from endogenous city development paradigm within which place attachment and intentions to migrate are given specific importance since human resources are perceived of pivotal significance. …”
Get full text

The Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Abuse and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Depression and the Moderating Effect of Recipro... by Yang L, Li Y, Wang W

“…Structural equation modeling was used to test the effect of mediation and moderation.Results: Emotional abuse, depression, and NSSI were significantly and positively correlated with each other. …”
Get full text

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Hallux Valgus Among Women: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Gao D, Fu T, Dai W, Liu G

“…Multivariate logistic regression identified knowledge (OR = 1.335, 95% CI: 1.213– 1.469, P < 0.001), age over 30 years (OR = 1.517, 95% CI: 1.026– 2.244, P = 0.037), monthly income above 10,000 Yuan (OR = 1.638, 95% CI: 1.111– 2.415, P = 0.013), and mild hallux valgus (OR = 1.974, 95% CI: 1.246– 3.127, P = 0.004) as independently linked to proactive practices. Additionally, the structural equation model indicated a direct effect of knowledge on practice (β = 0.765, P < 0.001).Conclusion: Women showed adequate knowledge but suboptimal attitudes and proactive practices concerning hallux valgus. …”
Get full text

Examination of Inter‐α Inhibitor Proteins in Permanent and Transient Focal Ischemia by Takahiko Imai, Andreia Lopes de Morais, Tao Qin, Yuichi Sasaki, Yow‐Pin Lim, Cenk Ayata

“…Inter‐α inhibitor proteins (IαIPs) are a family of structurally related glycoproteins with 2 major forms (inter‐α inhibitor and pre‐α inhibitor) in blood. …”
Get full text

Minimum clinically important difference in Quantitative Lung Fibrosis score associated with all-cause mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: subanalysis from two phase II tria... by Matthew S Brown, Jonathan Goldin, Grace Hyun Kim, Xueping Zhang, Lona Poole

“…This may be considered in IPF trials in which the degree of structural fibrosis assessed via HRCT is an endpoint. …”
Get full text

Loneliness and repetitive negative thinking mediate the link between social health and cardiac distress in heart disease patients by Hamid Sharif-Nia, Alun C. Jackson, Safoura Salehi, Fateme Miraghai, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini

“…Participants completed validated questionnaires assessing cardiac distress, social support, social isolation, loneliness, and repetitive negative thinking. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. …”
Get full text

The association between family health and frailty in preoperative patients with gastric cancers: the mediating role of health literacy and physical activity by Hanjia Xin, Chaozhu He, Yingying Gu, Xiuxiu Ma, Ziying Xiang, Jingjing Gong

“…Mediation analysis with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was then applied to explore the relationships between variables.ResultsFamily health in preoperative GC patients was negatively correlated with frailty (r = −0.791, p < 0.01) and positively correlated with both health literacy (r = 0.806, p < 0.01) and physical activity (r = 0.464, p < 0.01). …”
Get full text

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the adult population in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional survey. by Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Zakiul Alam, Md Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Mahir Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Anwer Hossain, Abdullah Al Mamun

“…The policymakers should also think about revisiting the policy of the online registration process to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as online registration is a key structural barrier for many due to the persistent digital divide in the country. …”
Get full text

Investigating the relationship between serum zinc levels and red blood cell indices in anemic patients referred to the laboratories in Gorgan, Iran by Zahra Eslami, Shayan Marhamaty, Seyyed Mehdi Jafari, Mohadese Khorasani, Mehdi Sheikh Arabi, Hamidreza Joshaghani

“…Specifically, zinc (Zn) assumes catalytic, structural, and regulatory roles in numerous biological processes. …”
Get full text

Seismic Behavior of Composite Columns with High-Strength Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges and Honeycomb Steel Webs Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Jing Ji, Hengfei Yang, Liangqin Jiang, Chaoqing Yuan, Yingchun Liu, Yu Zhang, Xiaomeng Hou, Zhanbin Zhang, Xuan Chu

Get full text

Insights into the detection of AMPA cross-reactivity: comparing cyclic peptide- to protein-based assays by Roxane Biersteker, Aegli Athanasiadou, Stef van der Meulen, Tineke J. van Wesemael, Linda M. Slot, Theresa Kissel, René E. M. Toes, Leendert A. Trouw, Diane van der Woude

“…Gaining a better understanding of how PTM backbones affect this detection could provide insights into the structural basis of AMPA reactivity, and refine data interpretation by highlighting how assay choice influences results.…”
Get full text

The role of team dynamics and team acquaintance in group metacognition during medical students’ collaborative learning by Chia-Ter Chao, Yen-Lin Chiu, Chiao-Ling Tsai, Mong-Wei Lin, Chih-Wei Yang, Chiao-Chi Ho, Chiun Hsu, Huey-Ling Chen

“…We measured the influence of team acquaintance, team dynamics, and instructor support on group metacognition using the Team Collaboration Survey (TCS) and the Group Metacognitive Scale (GMS). Data were analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
Get full text

Pulmonary artery pressure trajectories in heart failure patients treated with GLP‐1 receptor agonists by Haoran Jiang, Phuuwadith Wattanachayakul, Veraprapas Kittipibul, Erika Nicolsen, Todd McVeigh, Oksana Kamneva, Marat Fudim

“…Abstract Aims Data support favourable haemodynamic benefits of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) on improving cardiac structural abnormalities and function in patients with heart failure (HF). …”
Get full text

Lower spinal levels and male sex are associated with greater epidural blood patch volume in spontaneous intracranial hypotension by Woo-Seok Ha, JaeWook Jeong, Seungwon Song, Jungyon Yum, Soomi Cho, Hee Jung Kim, Min Kyung Chu

“…This study aimed to analyse factors influencing the tolerable EBP volume, including structural, clinical, and psychological factors. Methods This retrospective study included patients diagnosed with SIH who underwent single-level EBP at a tertiary care centre from 2019 to 2024. …”
Get full text

On the Peculiarities of Wire-Feed Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (WEBAM) of Nickel Alloy–Copper Bimetal Nozzle Samples by Kseniya Osipovich, Vyacheslav Semenchuk, Andrey Chumaevskii, Denis Gurianov, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Valery Rubtsov, Evgeny Kolubaev

“…The thermal diffusivity values of the samples are sufficiently close to one another and align with the properties of the corresponding materials in their state after casting or rolling. The data discussed above indicate that Mode II yields the optimal mechanical properties of the sample due to the high cooling rate, which influences the structural and phase state of the resulting products. …”
Get full text

Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Curcumin-Encapsulated Exosomes Derived from Hypoxic Liver Cancer Cells via Homotropic Drug Delivery Systems by MinSeok Kim, YounJoong Kim, ChiYeon Hwang, MinHyeok Song, SuKang Kim, Kyung-Sik Yoon, InSug Kang, HyungHwan Baik, Yong-Jin Yoon

Get full text