Building evidence for indoor tanning as a behavioral addiction: concerns, problems, and change perceptions are associated with addictive symptoms by Allison Leip, Carolyn J. Heckman, Jerod L. Stapleton

“…However, studies have not adequately explored whether excessive tanning continues despite concerns and problems that would be expected with behavioral addiction. …”
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Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Reduction in use without complete abstinence presents a promising avenue for intervention enhancement, but supporting data is scarce regarding its translation into positive patient outcomes. This study explores whether reducing opioid use frequency (OUF) during opioid agonist treatment correlates with reduced potential life problems in individuals with POUD, including those using fentanyl. …”
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Patient “No-Show” Prior to Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Postoperative Anemia by Jeffrey S. Mun, BA, Matthew W. Parry, MD, MS, Alex Tang, MD, Jesse J. Manikowski, MS, Cory Crinella, PA-C, John J. Mercuri, MD, MA

“…Patients were divided based on whether they NS at least 1 appointment vs always attend (AA) appointments. …”
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Impact of adjuvant trastuzumab therapy and its discontinuation on cardiac function and mortality in patients with early-stage breast cancer: An analysis based on the Japanese Recei... by Keiko Miyazato, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Akihiko Shimomura, Naohiro Yonemoto, Chikako Shimizu, Kazuhiro Sase, Shinichiro Ueda

“…Incidentally, there are still unclear whether or not trastuzumab treatment should be continued in the setting of reduced cardiac function. …”
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Detection of the Extended γ-Ray Emission around TeV Source 1LHAASO J0249+6022 with Fermi-LAT by Yunlu Gong, Liancheng Zhou, Qi Xia, Shan Chang, Jun Fang, Li Zhang

“…We also considered theoretically whether the nonthermal emission could originate from a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) scenario. …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…Compared to 2022, the number of bronchiolitis cases in 2023 (388 versus 309) and their proportion of lower respiratory tract infections (39.1% versus 28.2%) have significantly increased (p < 0.001). Whether in 2022 or 2023, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was the primary pathogen causing bronchiolitis among children under 12 months of age, while human rhinovirus (HRV) was the main pathogen in children aged 12– 24 months. …”
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Asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection in women prior to oocyte retrieval has no impact on embryo laboratory outcomes: a retrospective study by Yanhong Wu, Shenghao Wu, Weijue Su, Junzhao Zhao, Liangliang Ma

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether COVID-19 infection affects ovulation induction outcomes and the laboratory outcomes of women undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatment. …”
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Resistance training beyond momentary failure: the effects of past-failure partials on muscle hypertrophy in the gastrocnemius by Stian Larsen, Paul Alan Swinton, Nordis Østerås Sandberg, Benjamin Sandvik Kristiansen, Andrea Bao Fredriksen, Hallvard Nygaard Falch, Roland van den Tillaar, Milo Wolf

“…Thus, the objective of this study was to assess whether performing additional past-failure partial repetitions beyond momentary failure increased muscle hypertrophy. …”
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Exploring the drivers of adolescent sexual and reproductive healthcare-seeking behavior in northwestern Botswana: a cross-sectional analysis by Mackenzie Lawson, Helen Apps, Peggie Ramaphane, Francis Barchi

“…The outcome variable of interest was whether a respondent had ever forgone a visit to a health clinic for sexual and reproductive health information or services. …”
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Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

“…The scientists from the Institute of History of Latvia tend to focus their attention on the analysis of the prerequisites of the coup, even admitting that the coup was inevitable. Neither in Estonian nor in Lithuanian historiography can the above trends be observed; critical analysis of the coup is prevailing in both. …”
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PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN TEAM ASSISTED INDIVIDUALIZATION TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN KONSEP DAN KETERAMPILAN GENERIK SAINS SISWA by Jeni Rahmayanti, Connie Connie, Iwan Setiawan

“…Kata kunci : Team Assisted Individualization, Pemahaman Konsep, Keterampilan Generik Sains   ABSTRACT   This study aims to explain whether there was a significant effect of the application of Team Assisted Individualization model on the understanding of the concepts and science generic skills of students of SMAN 3 Kota Bengkulu. …”
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Exploring RNA cargo in extracellular vesicles for pleural mesothelioma detection by Agnieszka Kraft, Michaela B. Kirschner, Vanessa Orlowski, Manuel Ronner, Caroline Bodmer, Valentina Boeva, Isabelle Opitz, Mayura Meerang

“…We detected a subset of genes associated with the previously identified epithelioid (32 genes) and sarcomatoid molecular components (36 genes) in PM-EVs. To investigate whether these markers could serve as biomarkers for PM detection in blood, we compared the RNA content of PM-EVs with the cargo of EVs isolated from the plasma of healthy donors (publicly available data). …”
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Validation of the shortest version of the eating attitude test (EAT-7) as a screening tool for disordered eating in patients with first-episode schizophrenia by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…However, only little psychometric information is available on the EAT for researchers and clinicians who deal with patients with schizophrenia, and it is still unclear whether the scale could fulfill measurement needs and help clinical and research decision-making in the context of psychotic disorders. …”
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Association between serum total bilirubin levels and 28-day all-cause mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage by Dachang Qiu, Guangwei Li, Yongfei Dong, Yongfei Dong

“…The patients were categorized into two groups based on whether they survived for 28 days following admission to hospital. …”
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Characterizing Light-absorbing Aerosols in a Low-income Settlement in South Africa by Nopasika A. Xulu, Stuart J. Piketh, Gregor T. Feig, Daniel A. Lack, Rebecca M. Garland

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Effect of nursing process-based nursing decision implementation on emergency patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Tiantian Wan, Caixia Wang, Jingli Shi, Shujian Wu

“…The main research question was whether nursing decision-making interventions can improve clinical outcomes in patients with acute STEMI (ASTEMI), including time management, cardiac function recovery, and QoL. …”
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The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy, Aerobic Fitness, and Traditional Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Training: A Prospective Cohort Study by Brian R Kreisel, Kelly M Scott, Erin M Florkiewicz, Michael S Crowell, Jamie B Morris, Paige A McHenry, Timothy M Benedict

“… # Purpose This study’s purpose was to investigate whether self-efficacy is a risk factor for musculoskeletal injury in an initial military training environment and compare it to other known risk factors…”
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How defensive medicine is defined in European medical literature: a systematic review by Nathalie Baungaard, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Helle Gerbild, Merethe Kirstine Andersen, Jesper Lykkegaard, Pia Ladeby Skovvang

“…In order to compare results pertaining to defensive medicine across countries, future studies are recommended to specify whether they are using the narrow or broad definition of defensive medicine.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020167215.…”
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Impact of resin tapping on the radial growth and climate sensitivity of naturally- regenerated Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) in Western Nepal by Bipin Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Gaire, Tek Maraseni, Bishnu Prasad Devkota, Badri Bhattarai, Shankar Tripathi, Kamal Raj Aryal, Hari Adhikari

“…Furthermore, both tapped and untapped trees exhibited a positive correlation between radial growth and temperatures in May, June, July and August suggesting critical role of temperature in influencing the growth of Pinus roxburghii trees whether they have been tapped for resin or not. The rainfall in January, February, March, April, August, October, and December positively influenced the radial growth of both tapped and untapped trees, with only the rainfall in January having a significant effect on growth. …”
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Variability of daily feed intake as an indicator of resilience in Pietrain pigs by C. Casto-Rebollo, P. Nuñez, S. Gol, J. Reixach, N. Ibáñez-Escriche

“…A Bayesian linear model was used to determine whether the differences in progeny mortality rate between the levels of resilience were relevant. …”
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