Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and ultrasound markers of obesity as unfavorable factors in the course of coronary artery disease by D. A. Tsygankov, O. M. Polikutina

“…The following liver parameters were assessed: anteroposterior dimension of the left lobe and oblique-vertical dimension of the right lobe. Statistical data processing was carried out using the Statistica 6.0 program. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance in a protracted war setting: a review of the literature from Palestine by Ramya Kumar, Osama Tanous, David Mills, Bram Wispelwey, Yara Asi, Weeam Hammoudeh, Omar Dewachi

“…From an initial 1,787 articles, 102 were included in the final analysis. Of these, 91 studies focused on AMR in humans, seven on animals, and four on water contamination. …”
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PRECIS-2 used as an implementation science tool for global environmental health: A cross-sectional evaluation of the Ecolectivos study protocol to reduce burning of household plast... by Lisa M Thompson, Annalyse Ferguson, Hina Raheel, Amy E Lovvorn, Mayari Hengstermann-Artiga, Maria Renee Lopez, Melinda Higgins, Eri Saikawa, Margaret A Handley

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-five respondents provided data. Among the nine domains, four were rated as pragmatic-eligibility, setting, flexibility-delivery, and primary analysis. …”
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Occurrence and Impact of Intraoperative Anastomotic Leakage in Retzius-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Jian-Kai Chen, Yu-Jun Chang, Chi-Bo Lin, Yueh Pan, Pai-Fu Wang

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Perioperative Anti-Fibrotic Treatment Prevents Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis After Lung Cancer Surgery by Stefano Bongiolatti, Alberto Salvicchi, Elisabetta Rosi, Elena Bargagli, Giovanni Mugnaini, Alessandro Gonfiotti, Federico Lavorini, Paolo Spagnolo, Andrea Dell’Amore, Federico Rea, Luca Voltolini

“…Based on these real-world data, this pathway could be proposed as a prophylactic treatment in patients with concomitant idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and cancer undergoing lung resection.…”
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Features of the vegetative state and arterial pressure level in children with chronic gastroduodenal pathology by A. S. Hotsulia

“…The structure of the obtained compounds is confirmed by the data of elemental analysis, 1H NMR spectroscopy, IR-spectrophotometry. …”
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A Model Predicting Occult Metastases in Lateral Lymph Nodes in pN1a Stage Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Chen Y, Chen S, Mei Y, Wang F, Wei T, Wei C

“…Yan Chen,1,2,&amp;ast; Shaohua Chen,2,&amp;ast; Yujia Mei,3 Fengwei Wang,4 Teng Wei,2 Changyuan Wei1 1Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Liuzhou People’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Health Management Centre, Liuzhou People’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Changyuan Wei, Email changyuanwei@gxmu.edu.cnObjective: This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting occult lateral neck lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in patients with pN1a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), addressing the clinical controversy surrounding prophylactic lateral neck dissection (PLND).Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 128 pN1a PTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with bilateral central lymph node dissection and ipsilateral PLND between 2020 and 2023. …”
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Immunogenic cell death pathway polymorphisms for predicting oxaliplatin efficacy in metastatic colorectal cancer by Yi Xiao, Chiara Cremolini, Fotios Loupakis, Alfredo Falcone, Natsuko Kawanishi, Christoph Mancao, Bodour Salhia, Shannon M Mumenthaler, Daniel J Weisenberger, Gangning Liang

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Application of handheld near infrared device for in-plant quality assessment of tomato paste samples by Shreya Madhav Nuguri, Silvia de Lamo Castellvi, Didem Peren Aykas, Mustafa Mortas, Luis Rodriguez-Saona

“…Partial least squares regression (PLSR) was used to analyze the multivariate data and develop predictive models for the quality traits. …”
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Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio index and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database by Siyuan Cheng, Hui Shen, Yucheng Han, Shaojie Han, Yun Lu

“…Methods The patients’ data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Psychometric Properties of a Neuropsychological Assessment Scale for Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in the Illiterate and Low-Educated Subjects in Iran by Ameneh Ahmadi, Maryam Noroozian, Mohsen Kachooei, Zahra Hooshyari, Aram Golsokhan

“…The aim of this study was to design, develop, and evaluate the reliability and validity of a diagnostic scale for Alzheimer's disease tailored to low-educated and illiterate populations. …”
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Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women with disabilities in Ethiopia: from the social model of disability perspective by Abebe Alemu Anshebo, Abebe Alemu Anshebo, Yilma Markos Larebo, Yilma Markos Larebo, Sujit Behera, Natarajan Gopalan

“…The Kobo Toolbox was used for data collection and cleaning, and the Statistical Package for Social Science version 26 was used for analysis. …”
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Diversidad genética intra e inter-específica de ñame (Dioscorea spp.) de la región Caribe de Colombia mediante marcadores AFLP Genetic diversity intra and inter-specific yam (Diosc... by Hernando Javier Rivera-Jiménez, Andrés Álvarez-Soto, Juan Diego Palacio-Mejía, Dora Yovana Barrios-Leal, Diana López-Álvarez

“…., is a good tool to support development and conservation strategies of this plant as genetic resource. …”
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A qualitative study to explore healthcare providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers to early detection of breast and cervical cancers among women attending primary healthcar... by Gugulethu Tshabalala, Charmaine Blanchard, Keletso Mmoledi, Desiree Malope, Daniel S O'Neil, Shane A Norris, Maureen Joffe, Janan Janine Dietrich

“…IDIs were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and entered into NVIVO for framework data analysis. Analysis was stratified by healthcare provider role and identified apriori around the themes of barriers and facilitators for early detection and management of breast and cervical cancers. …”
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La cultura maker en las dinámicas de construcción colaborativa de los videojugadores online. Caso de estudio Gumiparty / The maker culture in the dynamics of construction collabora... by Francisco-Ignacio Revuelta-Domínguez, Jorge Guerra-Antequera

“…The oral interview was used as a technique for collecting information. The analysis of the data was done through the constant comparison method and for this we used the software NVivo version 11. …”

Virtual Primary Care for People With Opioid Use Disorder: Scoping Review of Current Strategies, Benefits, and Challenges by Shawna Narayan, Ellie Gooderham, Sarah Spencer, Rita K McCracken, Lindsay Hedden

“…We conducted searches in MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, and Embase using our developed search strategy with no date restrictions. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE PERIOPERATION RISK WITH VerifyNow ARU® TOOL IN PATIENTS AFTER CORONARY BYPASS ON PROLONGED ASPIRIN TREATMENT by K. E. Krivoshapova, S. S. Altarev, O. V. Gruzdeva, G. P. Plotnikov, O. L. Barbarash

“…In correlation assessment there was tendency found of the platelets reactivity level with 6-hour blood loss (p=0,09). This data was confirmed by the results of linear regression analysis, that showed negative correlation of blood loss volume and VerifyNow results. …”
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Serial multiple mediation of psychological capital and self-directed learning ability in the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among undergraduate nur... by Xiu-Juan Feng, Xiao-Hui Chai, Huan Liu, Xiang-Xiang Li, Chun-Ni Heng, Jing-Hui Tong, Wen-Kai Zheng

“…The serial multiple mediation of psychological capital and self-directed learning ability in the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity was examined using the SPSS PROCESS 3.4 macro by Hayes. Data analysis included descriptive analysis, independent samples t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, ordinary least-squares regression, and the bootstrap method. …”
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Measuring characteristics of wild and cultivated food environments: a scoping review by Penny Farrell, Erica Reeve, Ellen Johnson, Anna K. Farmery, Dori Patay, Anne Marie Thow, Jonathan Wu, Jessica R. Bogard

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Needs and Preferences of Swedish Young Adults for a Digital App Promoting Mental Health Literacy, Occupational Balance, and Peer Support: Qualitative Interview Study by Martin Karaba Bäckström, Sonya Girdler, Ben Milbourn, Annika Lexén

“…MethodsWe conducted semistructured interviews with 16 young adults and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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