The Vascular Basis of the Pronator Quadratus Muscle Flap and Its Use in Clinical Cases by Binu P. Thomas, Sasi P. Kiran, Maolin Tang, Christopher R. Geddes, Steven F. Morris

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Role of Maternal Empowerment in Addressing Child Malnutrition: Evidence from Asian Developing Countries by Mariam Abbas Soharwardi, Najma Iqbal Malik, Razia Anjum, Muhammad Sohaib Haleem, Inam Ullah Leghari, Jam Bilal Ahmad, Rohma Maryam, Maimoona Nazir, Saireen Fatima, Farooq Ahmed, Kun Tang

“…Objective: With an emphasis on nutritional outcomes, including stunting, wasting, and underweight, the main objective of this study is to investigate the connection between mother empowerment and child malnutrition and explore how better child health in developing Asian nations can be achieved through empowering mothers. Methods: Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data of ten emerging Asian countries from three regions of Asia, this study evaluates maternal empowerment using the composite maternal empowerment index (CMEI) and examines how it relates to children’s nutritional health. …”
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Exploring the connection between maternal mental health and partnership, parental role, and satisfaction with various aspects of life using pairfam data: a cross-sectional analysis by Monique Förster, Claudia Kirsch, Julia Habermann, Dorothee Noeres

“…Abstract Background Decreased maternal mental health leads to difficulties for the mother herself and for her family life. …”
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Association between Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index and 30-day mortality in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study by Jianzhong Ding, Jianzhong Ding, Jiquan Zhang, Wanqiu Lv, Yangchun Xiao, Fang Fang, Wenchao Ma, Yu Zhang, Xiaoli Zhong

“…This study explores the association between the Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index (ALI) and 30-day mortality in ICH patients, evaluating its prognostic value as a composite biomarker that integrates body mass index (BMI), serum albumin, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted on 2,459 ICH patients from a single institution, West China Hospital, between January 2009 and June 2019. …”
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Immune responses in rodent whole eye transplantation: elucidation and preliminary investigations into rejection diagnosis and monitoring by Bing Li, Yong Wang, Charles R. Owens, Touka Banaee, Charleen T. Chu, Kayvon Jabbari, Anna D. Lee, Neil J. Khatter, Alan G. Palestine, An-Jey A. Su, Christene A. Huang, Kia M. Washington

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Evaluation of anti-inflammatory properties on the surface of dental implants depending on the type of processing by S. D. Varzhapetian, M. A. Shyshkin, T. V. Strohonova, O. O. Kokar

“…Study of the anti-inflammatory properties of the surface of commercial dental implants made of zirconium and titanium with different processing methods using the example of the course of the first stage of implantation. …”
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Bayesian inference: more than Bayes’s theorem by Thomas J. Loredo, Robert L. Wolpert

“…Many important capabilities of Bayesian methods arise from use of the law of total probability, which instructs analysts to compute probabilities for composite hypotheses by marginalization over auxiliary factors. …”
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Under-nutrition and its associated factors among under-five children across urban and rural settings of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional comparative study by Amare Wubishet Ayele, Emmanuel Gabreyohannes, Yegnanew A. Shiferaw

“…Abstract Background Under-nutrition is a major public health concern among under-five children, especially in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia. …”
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Microbiological Insights and Diagnostic Approaches in Endo-Perio Lesions by Ranjana Kumari, Bansariben Suhagia, R Maheshwari, Mamta Singh

“…Aim: To investigate the microbiological composition and evaluate diagnostic methods for effective differentiation and management of endo-perio lesions. …”
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Relación entre la proporción 2D:4D, variables de rendimiento físico y composición corporal en atletas de lucha libre élite (Relationship between the 2D:4D ratio, physical performan... by Juan Pablo Méndez Rodríguez, Oscar Alfredo Montenegro Arjona, Armando Monterrosa Quintero

“…Palabras clave: proporciones digitales, antropometría, peso y medidas corporales, examen físico, tamaño corporal Abstract. Background: The 2D:4D ratio in various sports has revealed significant relationships between this digit indicator and sports performance, but few studies have focused on elite wrestlers. …”
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Household Food Security, Feeding Practices, and Anthropometric Failure Among Children Aged 6–23 Months: A Hospital-Based Study by Rohan Chatterjee, Soumalya Ray, Dipta Kanti Mukhopadhyay

“…Background: Household food security (HHFS) and age-appropriate complementary feeding (CF) conceptually play an important role in growth of a child. …”
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Joint and independent associations of dietary antioxidant intakes with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with hypertension: a population-based cohort study by Songfeng Zhao, Yangbin Cao, Hongyi Liu, Aihua Liu

“…Abstract Background The evidence regarding dietary antioxidant intake and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among patients with hypertension is scarce. …”
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Research on the Service Quality Evaluation System Construction of Future Community Health Scenario by WANG Wenting, WANG Jing, ZHOU Fengchen, LIU Kening, WANG Sheng

“…From October to December 2023, a two-round Delphi expert consultation method was used to refine the indicators, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to determine the weights and composite weights of each indicator. …”
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A comparative review of Haute Autorité de Santé and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence health technology assessments of Ikervis® to treat severe keratitis in adult p... by Yasmina Iffet Eroglu

“…Objective: To review the dry eye disease environment, its challenges and available treatment options, and compare the NICE and HAS assessments to question HAS’ decision to maintain full reimbursement of compounded CsA formulations in the absence of evidence, while reimbursing the EMA-approved drug at 15%. Method: extensive search on PubMED. Results: Comparator selection, composite score assessment and use of CE model are key differentiators. …”
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Efficacy and safety of mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome-containing regimens in treating refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia by Ni Lu, Li Liu, Yigeng Cao, Rongli Zhang, Weihua Zhai, Xin Chen, Qiaoling Ma, Donglin Yang, Aiming Pang, Jialin Wei, Yi He, Sizhou Feng, Mingzhe Han, Erlie Jiang

“…Abstract Background Despite the poor prognosis for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an optimal treatment strategy remains undefined. …”
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Distribution of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and post-translationally modified fetuin-A in outpatients with acute kidney disease detected using a nationwide a... by Ya-Chi Lin, I-Wen Ting, David Ray Chang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Yu-Ting Lin, Mei-Chuan Hsieh, Shu-Woei Ju, Jie-Sian Wang, Chang-Cheng Jiang, Hsuan-Jen Lin, Cheng-Ting Lu, Che-Chen Lin, Tzu-Ling Tseng, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…This study presented the distribution of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) and post-translationally modified fragment of fetuin-A (uPTM-FetA) in patients with AKDOPT detected by the AKIDS and explored their association with composite kidney outcome (CKO). Methods: The Big Data Center of China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan established an AKDOPT cohort by consecutively enrolling patients referred to the nephrology clinic during a pragmatic trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the AKIDS. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Technical sciences by T.N. Ivanova

“…Background. Analysis of the performance of steel parts and units operating in aggressive environments has shown that to increase resistance to stress corrosion cracking, steel must meet certain requirements for chemical composition, mechanical and technological properties, including machinability. …”

Clinical differential factors in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with Val142Ile and Ser43Asn mutations by Sandra Milena Castellar-Leones, Edicson Ruiz-Ospina, Jorge Diaz-Ruiz, Cristian Correa-Arrieta, Xiomara Ruiz-Cortés, Diana Luzuriaga-Carpio, Dario Zambrano-Vera, Jeanneth Cedeño-Quincha, Luis Guerrero-Cepeda, Daniel César-Chávez, Fernando Ortiz-Corredor

“…Abstract Background Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) is a rare autosomal dominant disease with high clinical variability, influenced by both genotype and the geographic origins of carriers. …”
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A new classification method for gestational diabetes mellitus: a study on the relationship between abnormal blood glucose values at different time points in oral glucose tolerance... by Yongqing Zhang, MD, Luping Chen, MD, Yinluan Ouyang, MD, Xiaoyan Wang, MD, Tiantian Fu, MD, Guohui Yan, MD, Zhaoxia Liang, MD, PhD, Danqing Chen, MD, PhD

“…Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can lead to various adverse pregnancy outcomes for both mothers and infants, including gestational hypertension, premature rupture of membranes, preterm birth, macrosomia, large for gestational age (LGA) infants, and neonatal hypoglycemia. …”
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Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence and diagnostic efficacy of an IgG4 rapid test in an eosinophilic population in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran by Alireza Ashiri, Abdollah Rafiei, Rahmah Noordin, Nor Suhada Anuar, Ali Teimoori, Bijan Ansari-Moghaddam, Molouk Beiromvand

“…Abstract Background Strongyloides stercoralis is a pathogenic nematode affecting the human intestine. …”
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