Effects of tai chi on postural control during dual-task stair negotiation in knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Bo Chen, Feng Xiong, Xiangbin Wang, Meijin Hou, Shaoqing Chen, Jiao Yu, Dalu Qi, Yanxin Zhang, Shengxing Fu, Zhenhui Li, Fengjiao Yang, Alison Chang, Anmin Liu, Xuerong Xie

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Effectiveness of a Family-Based Self-Management Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Patients Receiving Family Doctor Contract Services: A Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial by Lan Zhu, Jing Wang, Zhigang Pan, Wei Zhang, Jing Tang, Hua Yan, Fulai Shen, Yi Shen

“…Secondary outcomes included family support, family function, diabetes knowledge, quality of life, self-efficacy, and biochemical markers. …”
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Effect of particulate matter exposure on patients with COPD and risk reduction through behavioural interventions: the protocol of a prospective panel study by Hwan-Cheol Kim, Shinhee Park, Seung Won Ra, Sei Won Lee, Sung Yoon Kang

“…This study aims to assess the impact of PM on lung function, quality of life and exacerbations in patients with COPD using a panel design study; it will also provide evidence for interventional measures to reduce harm from PM exposure.Methods and analysis A prospective panel study of patients with COPD aged ≥40 years will be conducted. …”
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The use of bone autoplasty for false joints of the humerus diaphysis by K. I. Khorak, P. G. Kogan, D. G. Parfeev, A. I. Avdeev, A. M. Morozov, M. E. Piskareva

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The illness management and recovery program: a contribution to recovery-oriented secondary mental health services by Kristin B. Ørjasæter, Tone Winnem, Kristin Heiervang, Ottar Ness, Kim T. Mueser

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Effect of vestibular rehabilitation treatment (VRT) on patients with unsteadiness after intratympanic gentamicin in Menière’s disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Peixia Wu, Yue Zhou, Qiling Tong, Huiqian Yu

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Optimal fractional order automatic generation control including an excitation system for hybrid interconnected grids by Awadh Ba Wazir, Sultan Alghamdi, Abdullah Ali Alhussainy, Abdulraheem H. Alobaidi, N. Gowtham

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The transcription factor FOXA1 upregulates PYCR1-mediated autophagy to suppress antitumor immunity in lung adenocarcinoma by Kui Liu, Xiaoyan Yang, Xuemei Tang, Bo Tang

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“BRAINSTORM” OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDEXES AND INDICATORS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE VOLGA BASIN) by N. V. Kostina, G. S. Rozenberg, G. E. Kudinova, A. G. Rozenberg, M. V. Pyrsheva

“…For an integrated assessment of the two objects one introduced the "critical" and the "reference" state and fixed values for each index and indicator under the review. Factor analysis in the space of two principal components is conducted as well as one carried out the calculation of generalized desirability function for each administrative unit of the Volga river basin. …”
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Cognitive performance classification of older patients using machine learning and electronic medical records by Monika Richter-Laskowska, Ewelina Sobotnicka, Adam Bednorz

“…These two models consistently outperform other ML techniques, such as K-Nearest Neighbors, Multi-Layer Perceptron, linear SVM, Naive Bayes, Quadratic Discriminant Analysis, Linear Discriminant Analysis, AdaBoost, and Gaussian Process Classifiers. …”
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On Decision-Making Algorithms in Discrete Optimization Problems by Yulia Terentyeva

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The paradigm of anthropocentrism in contemporary pediatric surgery by V.О. Dubinina, І.V. Ksonz, S.М. Bilash, L.V. Abyzova, О.S. Bilanov

“…The method of synergetics provided an integrating function. The methods of analysis, synthesis, and generalization determined the logic of our scientific research. …”
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The prevalence of erectile dysfunction and its associated factors among diabetic patients in the Southwestern Region of Saudi Arabia analytical cross-sectional study by Safar Saad Battar, Faisal Saeed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Mansour M. Alqahtani, Rayyan Mohammed A. Alassiri, Abdulrhman Saeid Z. Alshahrani, Mohammed Ahmed M. Alhanash, Nawaf Faris A. Alnahdi, Saad Ali S. Alasiri, Abdulaziz Saud S. Alotaibi, Ali Mohammed AlAmri

“…Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v22, with descriptive statistics including Chi-square tests, independent t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression. …”
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Neural correlates of device-based sleep characteristics in adolescents by Qing Ma, Barbara J. Sahakian, Bei Zhang, Zeyu Li, Jin-Tai Yu, Fei Li, Jianfeng Feng, Wei Cheng

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THE REASONS THAT LEAD TO THE REDUCTION OF THE USE OF NON-REMOVABLE PROSTHESIS DESIGNS by M.J. Nidzelskyy, N.V. Tsvetkova, S.S. Yasnogorskaya

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Drug related problems and associated factors among thyroid disorder patients in Northwest Ethiopia by Fisseha Nigussie Dagnew, Samuel Agegnew Wondm, Melak Erara Mengistu, Samuel Berihun Dagnew, Tilaye Arega Moges, Gashaw Binega Mekonnen

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Anticancer effects and mechanisms of Pulsatilla chinensis, Bupleurum chinense and Polyporus umbellatus on human lung carcinoma and hepatoma cells by Mengzhen Li, Woonghee Kim, Han Jin, Hong Yang, Xiangtai Kong, Xiya Song, Hasan Turkez, Yuefeng Bi, Chengxue Pan, Ling Fu, Hongmin Liu, Mathias Uhlen, Cheng Zhang, Adil Mardinoglu

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Hypoxia-Induced Differences in the Expression of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 1-Related Factors in the Renal Tissues and Renal Interstitial Fibroblast-like Cells of Yak (Bos Grunn... by Manlin Zhou, Jun Wang, Ruirui Cao, Fan Zhang, Xuehui Luo, Yiyuan Liao, Weiji Chen, Haie Ding, Xiao Tan, Zilin Qiao, Kun Yang

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Relationship between Body Roundness Index and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study by Dandan Guo, Tao Li, Qingchao Yang, Chenlu Yang, Yang Yang, Fuchen Liu, Jun Ma, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Chengyuan Song, Yiming Liu

“…Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, physical examinations, and laboratory tests. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and BRI was calculated and grouped into quartiles. …”
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Recommendations for All-Round Newborns and Infants Hearing Screening in Russian Federation by S. S. Chibisova, G. S. Tufatulin, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, I. V. Koroleva, E. R. Tsygankova, T. G. Markova, N. N. Volodin, G. A. Tavartkiladze

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