Neonatal stroke: Clinical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes by Marwa M. Elgendy, Subhash Puthuraya, Carmela LoPiccolo, Wei Liu, Hany Aly, Sreenivas Karnati

“…Background: Neonatal stroke can potentially result in significant neurological sequelae in affected infants. …”
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Clinical and Instrumental Evaluation of Vestibular Function Before and After Cochlear Implantation in Adults by Pasqualina Maria Picciotti, Tiziana Di Cesare, Daniela Rodolico, Walter Di Nardo, Jacopo Galli

“…Background/Objectives: Vestibular dysfunction is one of the main complications after cochlear implant (CI) surgery, and there are currently no standardized protocols for vestibular assessment in CI candidates. …”
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Predicting the role of socio-economic indices for the Human Development Index based on a multivariate regression model by Zainab Alimoradi, Mark D. Griffiths, Mehran Alijanzadeh

“…Abstract Background Social and economic indicators of countries at the global level can reveal both weak and strong achievements concerning specific countries on a wide range of indices. …”
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The Chinese Version of the DigiHealthCom (Digital Health Competence) Instrument for Assessing Digital Health Competence of Health Care Professionals: Translation, Adaptation, and V... by Lu Gao, Meilian Chen, Jingxin Wei, Jinni Wang, Xiaoyan Liao

“… Abstract BackgroundDigital health competence is increasingly recognized as a core competence for health care professionals. …”
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Establishing Normative Dynamic Postural Control Values in Elite Female Handball Players by Brice Picot, Jeanne Dury, Guillaume Néron, Patrick O McKeon, Nicolas Forestier

“…# Background Lower extremity injuries among young female handball players are very common. …”
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Effects of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and Modified Rankin Scale on Predictive Models of 30-Day Nonelective Readmission and Mortality After Ischemic Stroke: Coho... by Mai N Nguyen-Huynh, Janet Alexander, Zheng Zhu, Melissa Meighan, Gabriel Escobar

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to assess whether adding the initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score or modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at discharge improved predictive models of 30-day nonelective readmission or 30-day mortality poststroke. MethodsUsing a cohort of patients with ischemic stroke in a large multiethnic integrated health care system from June 15, 2018, to April 29, 2020, we tested 2 predictive models for a composite outcome (30-day nonelective readmission or death). …”
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Prophylactic Impella CP versus VA-ECMO in Patients Undergoing Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI by Deborah M.F. van den Buijs, Adriaan Wilgenhof, Paul Knaapen, Carlo Zivelonghi, Tom Meijers, Paul Vermeersch, Fatih Arslan, Niels Verouden, Alex Nap, Krischan Sjauw, Floris S. van den Brink

“…To compare two different forms of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients with complex high-risk indicated PCI (CHIP): the Impella CP system and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Background. To prevent hemodynamic instability in CHIP, various MCS systems are available. …”
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Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study Comparing the Bioavailability of 4 Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) Extracts in Healthy Adults Under Fasting Condition by Priyank Rathi, MD, Se-Kwon Kim, PhD

“…Background: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, commonly known as ashwagandha, is a well-known plant in ayurvedic medicine, widely valued for its therapeutic potential. …”
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Identification and expression analysis of TALE superfamily genes explore their key roles in response to abiotic stress in Brassica napus by Meili Xie, Xiaojuan Zhang, Kexin Liu, Zhixian Qiao, Xiaohui Cheng

“…Abstract Background The three-amino-acid-loop-extension (TALE) superfamily genes are broadly present in plants and play important roles in plant growth, development, and abiotic stress responses. …”
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Adaptation and validation of Chinese version of the creativity and innovation effectiveness profile by Siqi Ye, Xinyu Zhao, Zhehao Hu, Xinyue Zhang, Meiqi Meng, Yufang Hao, Xuejing Li

“…Design A scale adaptation and validation study. Methods The cross-cultural adaptation process involved forward-backward translation, expert reviews (using the Delphi method with 15 experts), cognitive interviews (n = 30), and psychometric validation. …”
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Dietary adherence and cognitive performance in older adults: insights from a nationwide survey in China by Yameng Fan, Yan Yu, Jiao Tan, Yonghong Ma, Ke Men

“…BackgroundDietary guidelines, integrating the latest scientific evidence with traditional dietary culture, are regularly issued to provide dietary recommendations and promote health. …”
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Protein biomarkers for bipolar II disorder are correlated with affective cognitive performance by Sheng-Yu Lee, Sung-Chou Li, Tzu-Yun Wang, Ru-Band Lu, Liang-Jen Wang, Kuo-Wang Tsai

“…Abstract Background In our previous research, we identified five candidate proteins—Carbonic Anhydrase 1 (CA-1), Matrix Metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), Peroxiredoxin 2 (PRDX2), Phenylalanyl-tRNA Synthetase Subunit Beta (FARSB), and Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9)—as prospective biomarkers for bipolar II disorder (BD-II). …”
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Home-Based Intervention Tool for Cardiac Telerehabilitation: Protocol for a Controlled Trial by Francesca Mastorci, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Lamia Ait-Ali, Paolo Marcheschi, Paola Quadrelli, Massimiliano Mariani, Rafik Margaryan, Wanda Pennè, Marco Savino, Giuseppe Prencipe, Alina Sirbu, Paolo Ferragina, Corrado Priami, Alessandro Tommasi, Cesare Zavattari, Pierluigi Festa, Stefano Dalmiani, Alessandro Pingitore

“… BackgroundAmong cardiovascular diseases, adult patients with congenital heart disease represent a population that has been continuously increasing, which is mainly due to improvement of the pathophysiological framing, including the development of surgical and reanimation techniques. …”
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Effect of Processed Coffee Husk on Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Body Weight Changes and Economic Feasibility of Bonga Sheep Fed on Natural Pasture Hay as a Basal Diet by Lidya Marew, Fentahun Meheret, Bimrew Asmare

“…ABSTRACT Background Ethiopia is one of the world's coffee producers, generating about 192,000 metric tonnes of coffee husks annually as by‐products. …”
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Coffee plant disease identification with an attentive multi-image segmentation framework (MISF) with CycleGAN by Savitri Kulkarni, P. Deepa Shenoy, K.R. Venugopal

“…It combines multiple classical methods—thresholding, K-means clustering, Watershed, GrabCut, and Mean Shift—to isolate disease-specific lesions while eliminating irrelevant background elements. …”
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Using Social Media Platforms to Raise Health Awareness and Increase Health Education in Pakistan: Structural Equation Modeling Analysis and Questionnaire Study by Malik Mamoon Munir, Nabil Ahmed

“… Abstract BackgroundCurrent health care education methods in Pakistan use traditional media (eg, television and radio), community health workers, and printed materials, which often fall short of reach and engagement among most of the population. …”
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An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Text Classifier for Suicidality Prediction in Youth Crisis Text Line Users: Development and Validation Study by Julia Thomas, Antonia Lucht, Jacob Segler, Richard Wundrack, Marcel Miché, Roselind Lieb, Lars Kuchinke, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“… BackgroundSuicide represents a critical public health concern, and machine learning (ML) models offer the potential for identifying at-risk individuals. …”
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Nanotechnology-driven strategies for tilapia vaccines: Comparative evaluation of nanoemulsions and silica nanoparticles against Streptococcus agalactiae by Angela Mariana Lusiastuti, Siti Nurul Aisyiyah Jenie, Melati Septiyanti, Yulianti Sampora, Tanjung Penataseputro, Thavasimutu Citarasu, Desy Sugiani, Dewi Syahidah, Indah Dwiatmi Dewijanti, Hessy Novita, Tuti Sumiati, Uni Purwaningsih, Suryanto Suryanto, Brata Pantjara, Taufik Hadi Ramli, Pramuanggit Panggih Nugroho, Khairun Nisaa, Annisa Wening Maharani Putri

“…Background and Aim: Streptococcosis, caused by Streptococcus agalactiae, is a significant disease in tilapia farming that results in substantial economic losses. …”
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THROMBOLYTIC AND ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM: AN EFFECT ON PULMONARY PERFUSION (PART 2) by O. V. Nikitina, I. P. Mikhailov, N. Y. Kudryashova, E. V. Migunova, O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. V. Kungurtsev, N. M. Udalova, S. Z. Khusainov, I. B. Kostyuchenko

“…Background. Perfusion scintigraphy reveals perfusion defects in the occlusion of pulmonary vessels of any caliber and makes it possible to quantify pulmonary blood flow disorders, which allows the method to be used for the comparison of the thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy efficacy in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.Aim of study .To compare the efficacy of thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism in the dynamics of pulmonary perfusion disorders.Study Design. …”
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Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets to Temporary Crowns: In Vitro Effects of Surface Treatment by Suliman Y Shahin, Tahani H. Abu Showmi, Sadeem H. Alzaghran, Hoda Albaqawi, Latifah Alrashoudi, Mohammed M. Gad

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different grit sizes of diamond burs and sandblasting surface treatment on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to provisional crowns. Materials and Methods. A total of 75 discs were fabricated from a bisacrylic composite and divided into 5 groups (n = 15) according to surface treatment by black, blue, and green diamond burs and sandblasting in addition to a control group. …”
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