Early Iron Age Pottery Technology of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarqa) by Valeriy G. Loman

“…The work examines sherds from a total of 314 Saka-era vessels (including 291 samples from 6 settlements of Central Kazakhstan and 3 settlements of North Kazakhstan, as well as 23 samples from 9 barrows). …”
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Dominant Arm Internal and External Rotation Strength is Related to Arm Pain in Youth Baseball Players by Jeffrey Paskewitz, Fred Breidenbach, Philip Malloy, P Michael Eckrich, Ryan Zarzycki

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Effects of a 7-week active breaks intervention program on physical literacy and body mass index by Javier Urbano-Mairena, Laura Muñoz-Bermejo, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, María Mendoza-Muñoz

“…Significant differences were found both in total physical literacy score (p < 0.001) and in all domains and subdomains, except for the subdomains self-reported question, intrinsic motivation and knowledge and understanding domain (p = 0.344).ConclusionThe results of the study support the positive effects of an AB program of PL and its domains. …”
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Evaluation of the optical, structural, morphological and electronic properties of Rb3Bi2I9 Perovskites films prepared by Sequential Evaporation by G. Gordillo, O.G. Torres, C.A. Celis, M. Reinoso, J I Clavijo

“…The influence of post-deposition annealing in a high-pressure N2 atmosphere on the structural, optical, morphological, and electronic properties of the resulting films was studied experimentally using X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and computationally via Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. …”
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Validation of the Arabic eHealth literacy questionnaire: a factor and Rasch analysis study by Walid Al-Qerem, Osama N. Fadhil, Anan Jarab, Anan Jarab, Alaa Hammad, Fawaz Al-Asmari, Rahaf Zidan, Judith Eberhardt

“…This study focused on the validation of an Arabic version of the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ), a tool to facilitate patient engagement and health outcomes in digital healthcare.MethodUsing a convenience sampling method, the study recruited a diverse sample of 657 participants from Jordan (58.9% females and 41.1% males).ResultsConfirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch analysis supported a six-factor model and demonstrated satisfactory item performance within established thresholds. …”
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Bauhinia coccinea extract prevents memory loss induced by scopolamine through activation of antiapoptotic and antioxidant pathways in mice by Eunjin Sohn, Bu-Yeo Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Joo-Hwan Kim, Soo-Jin Jeong

“…Cognitive impairment was induced via scopolamine (SCO) injection. Brain tissues were analyzed for acetylcholine (ACh) levels, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, neuronal apoptosis, and antioxidant markers. …”
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Select toxic metals status of pregnant women with history of pregnancy complications in Benin City, South-South Nigeria by OE Otebhi, HB Osadolor

“…Pregnant women with history of pregnancy complications recorded a highly significant increase in the toxic metal (lead) mean value of 25.81μg/dl as against 23.70μg/dl for pregnant women without history of pregnancy complications and 11.23μg/dl for non-pregnant (control) women without history of pregnancy complications as well as significant increases in the mean values of other toxic metals (mercury, cadmium and arsenic) compared with controls (p<0.001). …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Functional Movement Screen™ with a Modified Scoring System for Young Adults with Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara

“…# Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints in individuals who seek medical care and is a leading cause of movement impairments. …”
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Identifying the Aesthetic Criteria of Academic Library Websites Using a Delphi Panel by Maryam Tavosi, Nader Naghshineh, Mohammad Zerehsaz, Siamak Mahboub

“…This study identifies the aesthetic criteria for Iranian academic library websites.Methodology: A Delphi panel method with snowball sampling was employed, involving 21 experts in the first round and 15 in the second. …”
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Clinical Benefits of Parasternal Block with Multihole Catheters when Inserted before Sternotomy by Vedat Eljezi, Crispin Jallas, Bruno Pereira, Melanie Chasteloux, Christian Dualé, Lionel Camilleri

“…Local anesthetic administration followed by continued infusion at 3 mL hr–1 of ropivacaine 2 mg mL–1 per catheter for 48 h postoperatively upon patient arrival in the intensive care unit. …”
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Hematological study of patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis - Case control study by Shaheen Ali Ahmed, Ali Fakhree Alzubaidee

“…Results: The low hemoglobin was reported in 30% and vitamin B 12 deficiency in 31% of the patient so low hemoglobin and B12 deficiency have significant correlation with recurrent aphthous stomatitis. …”
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Second Trimester Genetic Amniocentesis: Five- Year Experience of a Maternal- Fetal Medicine Unit by Orkun Çetin, Fatma Ferda Verit Atmaca, Ali Galip Zebitay, Ayşegül Deregözü, Begüm Aydoğan, Seda Keskin, Oğuz Yücel

“…RESULTS: Total chromosome abnormalities were detected in 101 cases out of 1667 patients which correspond to a 6.1% of the total results. …”
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Respiratory Admissions Linked to Air Pollution in a Medium Sized City of the UK: A Case-crossover Study by Catherine A. Fitton, Bianca Cox, Munro Stewart, James Chalmers, Jill J. F. Belch

“…A total of 34,192 hospital admissions for a respiratory condition were included in this study (children = 9,501; adults = 24,691). Respiratory admissions in children were significantly associated with cumulative 14-day exposure to NOx (RR for a 10 µg m−3 increase in concentration 1.020; 95% confidence interval 1.010–1.031), NO2 (RR 1.086; 95% CI 1.036–1.139) and NO (RR 1.033; 95% CI 1.016–1.052). …”
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Budget Impact Analysis of Treatment Flow Optimization in Epilepsy Patients: Estimating Potential Impacts with Increased Referral Rate to Specialized Care by Masaki Iwasaki, Takashi Saito, Akiko Tsubota, Tatsunori Murata, Yuta Fukuoka, Kazutaka Jin

“…**Objectives:** We developed a Markov model to simulate a treatment flow of epilepsy patients who refer to specialized care from non-specialized care, and to surgery from specialized care for estimation of patient distributions and expenditures caused by increasing the referral rate for specialized care. …”
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Characteristics of Carbonaceous Species of PM2.5 in Chiang Mai City, Thailand by Sawaeng Kawichai, Tippawan Prapamontol, Fang Cao, Wenhuai Song, Yan-Lin Zhang

“…The mean concentrations ± S.D. of PM2.5, organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) were 38.7 ± 18.2, 10.0 ± 4.89, 1.35 ± 0.68, and 7.61 ± 4.08 µg m−3, respectively. …”
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The Hidden Economic Consequences of Migraine to the UK Government: Burden-of-Disease Analysis Using a Fiscal Framework by Rui Martins, Samuel Large, Rachel Russell, Gary Surmay, Mark P. Connolly

“…The model predicted annual productivity losses in the health and social care workforce to be £2.05 billion and total annual productivity losses to be over £5.81 billion. **Conclusions:** This fiscal analysis monetizes the occupational consequences of migraine to the UK government, both in terms of lost tax revenue and transfer payments. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences screening in pediatric primary care and changes in the rate of visits to social work and behavioral health by Sonya Negriff, Margo Sidell, Lee Barton, Mercie J. DiGangi

“…Results Intervention clinics had an average screening rate of 57% (range 26.8 to 91.9%) and an average positive screen rate of 11% (range 1.6–25.1%). …”
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The Effects of Preeclampsia Severity and Thrombocytopenia on the Prognosis of Hypertensive Pregnant Women by Emre Beşe, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu

“…Eclampsia (n=17; 12%) and HELLP syndrome (n=30; 21.1%) were more common in the patients with severe preeclampsia. …”
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Assessing the application of adapted theory of planned behaviour in predicting postpartum family planning intentions in a pragmatic randomized control trial in Western Kenya. by Morris Senghor Shisanya, Mary Kipmerewo, Everlyne Morema, Collins Ouma

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>In developing countries like Kenya, addressing the high population growth rate necessitates a focus on early Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP) use. …”
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Associations Between Hip Pathology, Hip and Groin Pain, and Injuries in Hockey Athletes: A Clinical Commentary by Matt Kelly, Josh Secomb

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