The relationship between vision status and its influencing factors among primary and secondary school students: The masking effect of physical activity level and the moderating eff... by Jiyan Xu, Yanjun Li, Siyuan Ma, Shimeng Dai, Weiwei Xu, Mengjiao Sang, Kaijie Feng

“…Results There was a significant negative correlation between vision status and lifestyle behaviors (r=-0.360, p < 0.01), physical activity level (r=-0.058, p < 0.05). …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…Depression and appetite were evaluated using the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15) and a validated Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), respectively. Oxidative stress parameters were assessed using the standard calorimetric method, and inflammatory parameters were measured via the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method (ELISA). …”
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Impact of obesity, overweight and underweight on life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditures: the Ohsaki Cohort Study by Shinichi Kuriyama, Miyuki Kawado, Shuji Hashimoto, Ichiro Tsuji, Atsushi Hozawa, Toshimasa Sone, Masato Nagai, Masako Kakizaki, Kaori Ohmori-Matsuda

“…In women aged 40 years, multiadjusted life expectancy for those who were obese participants was 49.2 years (46.14–52.59), which was 3.1 years non-significantly shorter than for normal weight participants (p=0.0724), and multiadjusted lifetime medical expenditure was £137 765.9 (123 672.9–152 970.2), being 21.6% significantly higher (p=0.0005).Conclusions According to the point estimate, lifetime medical expenditure might appear to be higher for obese participants, despite their short life expectancy. …”
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Akuisisi Foreground dan Background Berbasis Fitur DTC pada Matting Citra secara Otomatis by Meidya Koeshardianto, Eko Mulyanto Yuniarno, Mochamad Hariadi

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Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Prednisolone in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases with Different Dosage Methods by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The optimal clinically effective dose (OCED) when calculated in mg/kg of weight was 0.70 ± 0.01 (0.68 + 0.72) mg/kg with the corresponding effect 79.25 ± 6.26 (66.62 91.88) %. …”
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Over-Expression of MicroRNA-210 and MicroRNA-185-5p in Normotensive Late-Fetal Growth Restriction: Preliminary Cohort Study by Esra Altan Erbilen, Gulizar Fusun Varol, Necdet Sut, Nebiye Pelin Turker, Niyazi Cenk Sayin

“…RESULTS: Both the placenta and maternal plasma samples exhibited significant correlations with miR-210 and miR-185-5p expression (r=0.615; r=0.771, p<0.01). The expression levels in both placenta and plasma were significantly higher in the LFGR group. …”
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A comparative study of mitoxantrone hydrochloride injection and technetium-99 m for tracing axillary sentinel nodes in patients with breast cancer by Dechuang Jiao, Xiuchun Chen, Xianfu Sun, Zhenduo Lu, Hao Dai, Chengzheng Wang, Chongjian Zhang, Lianfang Li, Jianghua Qiao, Zhenzhen Liu

“…The SLN detection rate did not significantly differ between MHI and 99mTc. MHI blue staining was an independent predictor of pathological positivity (OR 3.58, 95% CI: 1.21–10.60, p = 0.02), while the 99mTc signal was not significant in the same model (p = 0.39). …”
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Neurocognitive function and health-related quality of life among glioblastoma patients: A prospective study by Mohamed A Baba, Ahmed Kharbach, Mohamed Lmejjati, Nawal Adali

“…Multiple linear regression showed that age (B: –15.46; 95% CI: –24.15 to –6.77; p  0.001), education level (B: –9.36; 95% CI: 0.84 to 17.88; p = 0.032), distance from hospital (B: –9.85; 95% CI: –18.34 to –1.36; p = 0.023), and tumour laterality (B= –12.36; 95% CI: –20.65 to –4.06; p = 0.004) were significantly associated with overall QoL at 3 months follow-up. …”
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Using Dose-Effect Relationship for Optimising Systemic Corticosteroid Dosage in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The repeat prednisone course had OCED values of 51.43 ± 1.55 (48.24÷54.61) mg (p = 0.05), with the expected effect of 40.02 ± 12.86 (13.59÷66.45)% (p = 0.05).Conclusion. …”
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Petals morphology formation and pseudocapacitive properties of LiGa5O8 ceramics by Aditya Sharma, Manas Nasit, Nitin Kumar Gautam, Shalendra Kumar, Ranjeet Brajpuriya, B.H. Lee, S.O. Won, Mayora Varshney, Nishima Chaddha, H.J. Shin

“…The redox feature-rich CV curves and the pseudo-capacitance charging/discharging characteristics from GCD results have offered a specific capacitance of ∼107.6 F/g (at a scan rate of 5 mV/s) and 141.8 F/g (at a current density of 1 A/g), respectively, for LiGa5O8-800 sample. …”
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Вдосконалення вузла подавання армуючого волокна для 3D‑друку виробів з композиційним армуванням by Максим Сіренко, Олена Карпович

“…Так само, FDM/FFF 3D-друк може використовуватися як для виробництва прототипів, для відпрацювання конструкції з наступним використанням інших способів виробництва у кінцевих виробах [1], так і для виробництва фінальних виробів безпосередньо [2]. …”
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Pengaruh Word Affect Intensities Terhadap Deteksi Ulasan Palsu by Raga Saputra Heri Istanto, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar, Achmad Ridok

“…The results showed that word affect intensities can be a factor that affects the increased accuracy of fake review detection by 2.1%. …”
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Internal Dosimetry in Patients Undergoing Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-[DOTA0-Tyr3] Octerotate: A Single-Center Experience by Elahe Mahmoudi, Mahasti Amoui, Mohammad Reza Deevband, Elahe Pirayesh, Mohammad Reza Asgari, Mehdi Ghorbani

“…Results: Mean calculated dose in the kidney and liver were obtained as 0.30-0.82 mGy/ MBq, and 1.05-2.11 mGy/MBq, respectively. Conclusion: Based on the results, PRRT therapy is a safe method for the treatment of castration-resistant neuroendocrine cancer patients in terms of patient dose. …”
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Mechanisms of N2O production in salinity-adapted partial nitritation systems for high-ammonia wastewater treatment by Xiang Li, Yingxin Jin, Yanying He, Yufen Wang, Tingting Zhu, Yingxin Zhao, Bing-Jie Ni, Yiwen Liu

“…Particularly, the N2O production increased by 2.84–11.14 times in the aerated stage and by 0.61–2.04 times in the nonaerated stage (i.e. anoxic and settling stages). …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy for academic burnout, procrastination, self-handicapping behavior, and test anxiety among adolescents: a randomized control trial by Khizra Khurshid, Rabia Mushtaq, Umara Rauf, Nida Anwar, Qasir Abbas, Sumayah Aljhani, Zoobia Ramzan, Mafia Shahzadi

“…CBT significantly reduced the degree of procrastination {F (1, 63) = 25.01, p < .000, η 2 = 0.29} academic burnout {F (1, 63) = 11.08, p < .000, η 2 = 0.16}, test anxiety {F(1, 63) = 88.17, p < .000, η 2 = 0.59}, and self-handicapping {F (3, 56) = 10.17, p < .000, η 2 = 0.16} among adolescents. …”
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Does gender influence outcome measures similarly in patients with spondyloarthritis? Results from the ASAS-perSpA study by Sofia Ramiro, Maxime Dougados, Anna Molto, Clementina López-Medina, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Diego Benavent, Dafne Capelusnik

“…While being female independently contributed to higher BASDAI across the three disease subtypes (with varying magnitude), female gender was only associated with higher ASDAS in pSpA (β (95% CI): 0.36 (0.15 to 0.58)) and PsA (0.25 (0.12 to 0.38)) but not in axSpA (0.016 (−0.07 to 0.11)). No associations were observed between gender and CRP levels. …”
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Building on and tailoring to: Adapting a cancer caregiver psychoeducational intervention for rural settings by Erin E. Kent, Kelly R. Tan, Zev M. Nakamura, Jesse Kovacs, Mindy Gellin, Allison Deal, Eliza M. Park, Maija Reblin

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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…Results Cross-sectional association analysis showed that lower MEQ-5 scores were correlated with higher fasting insulin (β=-1.420, 95%CI: -2.386~-0.453), higher HOMA-IR (β=-0.301, 95%CI: -0.507~-0.095), and higher CM risk score (β=-0.063, 95%CI: -0.122~-0.003), even after adjustment for covariates. …”
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Asymptomatic testing people for SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare facilities: A systematic review by Olabisi A. Oduwole, Glory Bassey, Grace Esebanmen, Samuel Shoyinka, Johnsolomon Ohenhen, Elise Cogo, Nicholas Henschke, Eleanor Ochodo, Martin M. Meremikwu

“…Very low certainty evidence shows a decrease in occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the asymptomatic testing group among patients going for index surgery (OR: 0.05, 95 % CI: 0.00–0.82; 501 participants; 1 study) and among long term care facility staff (OR: 0.31, 95 % CI: 0.18–0.52; 3457 participants; 2 studies, I2 = 89%) than the ‘no asymptomatic testing’ group. …”
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Network pharmacology and experimental verification to investigate the mechanism of isoliquiritigenin for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by Waimao Gao, Guang Yang, Xinjuan Liu, Kaifan Hu, Jie Pan, Xingyu Wang, Yan Zhao, Ying Xu

“…The PPI network manifested 7 key targets including albumin (ALB), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), solute carrier family 2 member 1 (SLC2A1), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1), peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPARA) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ, PPARG). …”
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