Association between energy intake and prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stages 3–5: an ambispective cohort study by Di Yang, Huifen Chen, Yan Han, Yuhan Shen, Guixin Liang, Tao Zhou, Fang Tang, Lizhe Fu, Yifan Wu, Meizhu Ding

“…Background The association between dietary energy intake and disease outcomes in CKD 3–5 remains unclear. …”
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Effects of School‐Based Lifestyle Interventions on Cardiovascular Health in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Post Hoc Analysis of a National Multicenter Study by Pengfei Guo, Yueqin Zhou, Zhiyong Zou, Yajun Chen, Jin Jing, Yinghua Ma, Yi Song, Wenhua Ling, Jun Ma, Yanna Zhu

“…Background We evaluated the effects of a national school‐based lifestyle intervention program against childhood obesity on improving cardiovascular health (CVH), assessed using the recently introduced Life's Essential 8 metric framework. …”
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Social capital and major depressive disorder among youth in Iran by Ebtesam Savari, Nastaran Nasirpour, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Ahmad Hajebi, Vandad Sharifi, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Farid Najafi, Bahareh Fakhraei, Hamid Hakimi, Mehran Zarghami, Abbas Motevalian

“…Abstract Background Social capital has long been recognized as a determinant of various health outcomes. …”
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Retrospective cohort of prenatal home ultrasound utilization and maternal-neonatal outcomes by Anat Pardo, Erkan Kalafat, Shira Hazon, Monica Pailis, Emilie Klochendler-Frishman, Or Lee Rak, Ofri Samueloff, Rachel Gomez-Tolub, Anat Shmueli, Noam Pardo, Tomer Sela, Leor Wolff, Asnat Walfisch, Arnon Wiznitzer, Eran Hadar

“…Abstract Background Telehealth solutions, including ultrasound technology, are sought as a modality to enhance prenatal. …”
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Primary prevention of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients treated with fluoropyrimidines: a randomized controlled trial by Johanne D. Lyhne, Vibeke B. Hansen, Lone D. Vestergaard, Susanne E. Hosbond, Martin Busk, Mayooran Gnanaganesh, Else Maae, Birgitte M. Havelund, Torben F. Hansen, Signe Timm, Lars H. Jensen, Mads D. Lyhne

“…Abstract Background Fluoropyrimidines (FP) are the third most used chemotherapeutic drugs administered in solid tumors but have cardiotoxic side effects. …”
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Size-controllable synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanorods via fluorine modulation: applications in dental adhesives for enhanced enamel remineralization by Linzhi Meng, Mengmeng Shu, Peng Mei, Yakun Liang, Lunguo Xia

“…Abstract Background There has been little application of fluorine-substituted hydroxyapatites (FHAs) in dental adhesives. …”
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Association between catheter ablation and psychiatric disorder risk in adults with atrial fibrillation: a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study by Ting-Hui Liu, Jheng-Yan Wu, Po-Yu Huang, Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Ya-Wen Tsai, Kuang-Yang Hsieh, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chih-Cheng Lai

“…BackgroundGiven that atrial fibrillation (AF) s associated with a high risk of psychiatric disorders, understanding the potential benefits of catheter ablation is clinically significant. …”
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Clinical effectiveness of oral antiviral treatment for non-hospitalized high-risk patients with COVID-19 during Omicron JN.1 subvariant wave: a US-based propensity-matched cohort s... by Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Bo-Wen Shiau, Po-Yu Huang, Ya-Wen Tsai, Jheng-Yan Wu, Ting-Hui Liu, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Shu-Farn Tey, Lun-Wu Hung, Chih-Cheng Lai

“…Abstract Background This real-world study aimed to assess the effectiveness of novel oral antiviral agents in managing COVID-19 among high-risk patients during the Omicron JN.1 subvariant wave. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Feeling of Unsafety Scale—Arabic in general population adults by Sahar Obeid, Zeinab Bitar, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Feten Fekih-Romdhane

“…The study aimed to translate the Feeling of Unsafety Scale into Arabic (FUSA) and evaluate its psychometric properties, including internal reliability, sex invariance, composite reliability, and correlation with a measure of intolerance of uncertainty.MethodsA total of 484 Arabic-speaking adults was recruited between March and April 2024. …”
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Relation of Cognitive Reserve Indicator to Heart Disease and Cardiac Structure and Function: A Large Community‐Based Longitudinal Study by Xuerui Li, Wenzhe Yang, Yuyang Miao, Abigail Dove, Jiao Wang, Tingting Du, Zhongze Fang, Weili Xu, Qiang Zhang

“…Background High cognitive reserve (CR) has been related to lower dementia risk, but its association with heart disease (HD) is unknown. …”
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Integrating deep learning in public health: a novel approach to PICC-RVT risk assessment by Yue Li, Yue Li, Shengxiao Nie, Lei Wang, Dongsheng Li, Shengmiao Ma, Ting Li, Hong Sun

“…BackgroundMachine learning is pivotal for predicting Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-related venous thrombosis (PICC-RVT) risk, facilitating early diagnosis and proactive treatment. …”
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Outcomes in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis and Association With New York Heart Association Class: Real‐World Data by Maximilian Leo Müller, Ekaterina Latinova, Anna Brand, Isabel Mattig, Sebastian Spethmann, Daniel Messroghli, Katrin Hahn, Ulf Landmesser, Bettina Heidecker

“…Background Results from ATTR‐ACT (Safety and Efficacy of Tafamidis in Patients With Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy) indicate that tafamidis prolongs survival and reduces cardiovascular hospitalizations in cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR‐CA). …”
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Assessment of mealtime behaviors in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder by Lili Zhang, Yunjian Zhang, Zhongbi Peng, Yun Chen, Lan Zhang, Lidan Liang, Yi Wang, Hao Zhou

“…BackgroundChildren with autism often exhibit atypical eating behaviors, which may significantly impact their nutritional status and overall well-being. …”
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Development and Psychometric Testing of the Nurses’ Professional Dignity Scale by Michela Piredda, Maddalena De Maria, Rosario Caruso, Anna Marchetti, Giorgia Petrucci, Anna Cerra, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Alessandro Stievano

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Human dignity is an inalienable value central to human rights and ethics. …”
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Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Chitosan-Grafted Leciplexes for Promoting the Bioavailability and Antidepressant Efficacy of Mirtazapine: In Vitro Assessment and Animal Studies by Amani M. El Sisi, Essam M. Eissa, Ahmed H. E. Hassan, Marina A. Bekhet, Fatma I. Abo El-Ela, Eun Joo Roh, Rasha M. Kharshoum, Adel A. Ali

“…The current inquiry intended to fabricate nose-to-brain chitosan-grafted cationic leciplexes of MRZ (CS-MRZ-LPX) to improve its pharmacokinetic weaknesses and boost the pharmacodynamics aspects. <b>Methods</b>: Primarily, MRZ-loaded leciplexes (MRZ-LPXs) were fabricated and tailored employing a central composite design (CCD). …”
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Impact of antenatal corticosteroid therapy on neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies by Wei-Zhen Tang, Wei-Ze Xu, Qin-Yu Cai, Kang-Jin Huang, Hong-Yu Xu, Jia-Zheng Li, Bo-Yuan Deng, Hao-Wen Chen, Li Wen, Lan Wang, Tai-Hang Liu

“…Abstract Background Corticosteroids are widely used in obstetric clinical practice for cases with signs of preterm labor to promote fetal lung maturity and reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Continuation vs Withdrawal of Beta-Blockers and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction With Preserved Left Ventricular Function by Michael H. Chiu, MD, MSc, Yuan Dong, MSc, Nowell Fine, MD, SM, Finlay A. McAlister, MD, MSc, Tolulope Sajobi, MSc, PhD, Danielle A. Southern, MSc, Erik Youngson, MMath, Sean van Diepen, MD, MSc, Matthew T. James, MD, PhD, Stephen B. Wilton, MD, MSc

“…Background: The role of routine beta-blocker (BB) use after uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with contemporary therapies is not well established. …”
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Prognostic significance of right ventricular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data by Roozbeh Narimani-Javid, Mehrdad Mahalleh, Kiyarash Behboodi, Kasra Izadpanahi, Alireza Arzhangzadeh, Reza Nikfar, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Sasan Shafiei, Hamed Vahidi, Kaveh Hosseini, Hamidreza Soleimani

“…However, there are still gaps in understanding how right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) affects long-term outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Materials and methods In this systematic review and meta-analysis, a comprehensive search was conducted to identify studies investigating RVD as the predictor of the composite outcome of All-cause death, cardiac death, and hospitalization for HF in patients with HFpEF published until October 2024. …”
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Relationships between physical frailty, depressive symptoms, and cognitive ability among community-dwelling older adults in India by T. Muhammad, Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Waad Ali

“…Abstract Background With a rapidly aging population, physical frailty has become a significant public health concern globally. …”
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A randomized trial of adapted versus standard versions of the Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction implemented via facilitation and delivered by communi... by Allison G. Harvey, Emma R. Agnew, Rafael Esteva Hache, Julia M. Spencer, Marlen Diaz, Estephania Ovalle Patino, Anne Milner, Lu Dong, Amy M. Kilbourne, Daniel J. Buysse, Catherine A. Callaway, Laurel D. Sarfan

“…Methods Ten counties in California were cluster-randomized by county to Adapted or Standard TSC. …”
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