Effectiveness of cognitive stimulation for individuals with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lu Hua Chen, Oi Ling Lee, Yan Wing Lee, Shu Ting Ng, Sum Yi Eugenia Ngai, Yat Hei Zita Pau, Tongyu Ma, Hon-lam Joseph Yuen

“…In the pooled samples, the CS intervention had a significant effect on cognitive function (SMD=0.63, 95% CI 0.25 to 1.01; p=0.001) and depression symptoms (SMD=−0.29, 95% CI −0.55 to −0.03; p=0.03) in individuals with MCI. …”
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Comparison of Milligan-Morgan Haemorrhoidectomy versus Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty in Patients with Grade II and III Haemorrhoids: A Prospective Observational Study by Asfar Ahamed Nawabjan, Sathish Rajkumar, Chudar Arumugam, Mohamed Marzook, Jasmine Sharmila, Lalith Kumar

“…Results: The mean age of the study participants was 41.35±13.95 in the laser group vs 43.3±12.75 in the open group, with no significant age or sex difference. The laser group had significantly lower postoperative pain {Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 4.60±1.14 vs. 9.15±0.67 on Day 1, p<0.001}, shorter operative time (19.85 min vs. 54.75 min), reduced intraoperative blood loss (7±2.51 mL vs. 23±5.23 mL, p<0.001), and shorter hospital stay (1.1 vs. 1.85 days, p<0.001). …”
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« Paroles de flics ». Communications policières et actualité politique au Maroc (2005-2023) by Mériam Cheikh

“…In February 2005, an unusual press publication in Morocco appeared amid the profusion of titles (dailies, weeklies and monthlies) that had been appearing in Arabic and French on the newsstands of the country’s major cities since the 1990s. …”
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Estimating HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis need and impact in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia: A geospatial and risk-based analysis. by Dominik Stelzle, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Chuan Jia, Obreniokibo Amiesimaka, Mary Mahy, Delivette Castor, Ioannis Hodges-Mameletzis, Lastone Chitembo, Rachel Baggaley, Shona Dalal

“…Based on these numbers, different scenarios were analysed for the minimum number of person-years on PrEP needed to prevent 1 HIV infection (NNP). …”
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Effects of Green Manure Intercropping on Soil Moisture, Nutrients, and Apple Yield in a Weibei Apple Orchard by LIANG Qing, ZHANG Tibin, CHENG Yu, GAO Weiqiang, KUANG Yuxin, FENG Hao

“…［Results］ All treatments reduced soil water content (SWC) compared to CK, among which the decreasing range of GR (1.7%) was the smallest. Soil water difference ratio (SWDR) in the main treatments were all negative, among which NGR and NGA had the smallest (0.5%) and largest (4.7%) absolute value, respectively. …”
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Anatomy, histology, and morphology of fish gills in relation to feeding habits: a comparative review of marine and freshwater species by Mohamed A. M. Alsafy, Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez, Ahmed M. Rashwan, Atef Erasha, Safwat Ali, Samir A. A. El-Gendy

“…However, Clarias gariepinus had five pairs, including an additional rudimentary fifth-gill arch. …”
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Intervención educativa sobre hábitos bucales deformantes en escolares de primaria by Marisol Leonisia Pérez Ferrás, Caridad Aurora Lora Quesada, Loreta Isabel Malpica Taboada

“…After the educative intervention 17 (85%) students acquired adequate knowledge, those 6 who knew about it maintain their level and 14 students who had poor knowledge improved their level. showing highly positive changes (p<0.01). …”
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Liposomal ellagic acid enhances the regenerative potential of ADMSC-laden nanofibrous PCL scaffolds in a rat model of spinal cord injury by Arman Abroumand Gholami, Shokoufeh Rahmani, Payam Moharreri, Esmael Amirazodi, Amir Mahdi Molavi, Tahere Mokhtari, Fatemeh Tahmasebi, Amirhossein Rabiei Rad, Hamideh Babaloo

“…The results revealed that EA@lip had the desired size, zeta potential, and lipid concentration. …”
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Long-term forecast of monthly reference evapotranspiration of the period 2018-2027 using SARIMA and GRNN models (case study: Rasht synoptic station) by Pouya Aghelpoor, Vahid Varshavian, Mehraneh Khodamoradpoor

“…Results and discussion: The best model of SARIMA pattern was SARIMA (0, 0, 1) (0, 1, 1)12 which has RMSE and NS values of 8.89 mm and 0.97, respectively. The GRNN model had its best performance by applying the total inputs. …”
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Comparative intake, digestibility and enteric methane emissions by growing lambs and goat kids fed a medium digestibility grass nuts diet by M.R. Quail, I.G. Davies, J.M. Moorby, M.D. Fraser

“…However, the comparative CH4 emissions of different livestock species, particularly those that represent key small ruminants globally (sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus)), have not been explored in the context of diet digestibility and growth potential of the animal. …”
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Twice against thrice-weekly hemodialysis (TATH): a multicenter nonrandomized trial by Mabel Aoun, Serge Finianos, Chadia Beaini, Ghassan Sleilaty, Rita Ghaleb, Nicole Nourie, Sami Kais, Joseph El Hajal, Rachad Alameddine, Celine Boueri, Balsam El Ghoul, Sandy Zeidan, Hiba Azar, Antoine Dfouni, Jenny Hawi, Zeina Mechref, Valerie Hage, Dania Chelala

“…At one year, patients in the twice-weekly group had greater residual urine output. At two years, there was no significant difference in survival (HR = 0.84; 95% CI: 0.37, 1.90), hospitalization rates (P = 0.515) or uncontrolled hypertension (P = 0.442). …”
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Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment by Yeongjin Gwon, Yuanyuan Ji, Jesse D Berman, Azar M Abadi, Ronald D Leeper, Jared Rennie, Jesse E Bell

“…Iowa showed the greatest increase (23.1%) in the 6 month severe drought, while Minnesota had the highest 20.3% in the 12 month severe drought. …”
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The cost-effectiveness analysis of single-tablet efavirenz-based regimen among HIV-1 infected adults in China by Haijun Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Yuhao Kong, Haotian Chen, Sitong Luo, Sitong Luo, Pengyang Fan, Zhihui Li, Zhihui Li

“…However, the cost-effectiveness of different TLE treatment strategies remains uncertain. …”
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Long-term survival of patients with cerebrovascular accident, depending on sex and age: data from the REGION-M registry by S. N. Tolpygina, A. V. Zagrebelny, M. I. Chernysheva, N. P. Kutishenko, V. P. Voronina, N. A. Dmitrieva, O. V. Lerman, Yu. V. Lukina, M. M. Lukyanov, E. Yu. Okshina, N. E. Parsadanyan, S. Yu. Martsevich, O. M. Drapkina

“…At stages 2 and 3, mortality among men was higher than among women in groups 2-4, below in group 1 and did not differ in the oldest age group. In multivariate analysis, the following factors had prognostic significance: age — hazard ratio (HR) of death, 1,035 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1,029-1,041, p=0,001), sex — HR, 0,720 (95% CI: 0,43-0,123, p=0,001) and disability before stroke — HR, 0,999 (95% CI: 0,998-1,000, p=0,002).Conclusion. …”
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Psychocorrection of psychic and psychopathological disorders in rheumatologic pathology by V. M. Kozidubova, S. M. Doluda, V. Ye. Honcharov, E. M. Barycheva, O. V. Hurnytskyi, V. O. Shcherban

“…The first group included 48 patients with acute/chronic rheumatic fever (R), and the second group included 51 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 25 patients with rheumatologic pathology had no mental disorders, so they were not randomized. …”
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Elevated serum IL-10/IL-6 ratio as a novel biomarker for secondary central nervous system lymphoma and poor prognosis in DLBCL by Jingjing Wen, Xingyu Nie, Qiaolin Zhou, Yiping Liu, Jing Yue, Ya Zhang, Jing Su, Xiaogong Liang, Fang Xu

“…Notably, time to CNS relapse did not significantly differ between high- and non-high-risk groups defined by CNS-IPI (χ² = 1.654, p = 0.198). …”
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Suitable Evaluation Frameworks for Disease-Agnostic Platforms for Remote Patient Monitoring: Scoping Review by Arrash Yassaee, Angus Bruno Reed, Ben Swanson, Ana Luísa Neves, Dougal Hargreaves

“…All suitable frameworks had been applied to DHIs and were available in at least 1 OA publication. …”
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Prediction of Distant Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Interpretable Machine Learning: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Dong J, Duan M, Liu X, Li H, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Fu C, Yu J, Hu W, Peng S

“…Performance for the prediction model was also well performed in different sub-cohort stratified by age, gender, and ethnicity. …”
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Regulating effect of empagliflozin plus liraglutide on glucose/lipid metabolism and serum levels of SFRP5， Irisin and tAPN in obese type 2 diabetics by Gao Rui-chao, Li Min, Jin Peng-ran, Liu Xuan, Feng Xue, Tan Zeng-huan

“…Control group received liraglutide for 3 months while observation group had empagliflozin on the basis of control group for 3 months. …”
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Desempenho de sistemas alagados no tratamento de águas residuárias do processamento dos frutos do cafeeiro Performance of constructed wetlands used in the treatment of wastewater o... by Ronaldo Fia, Antonio T. de Matos, Maria E. L. R. de Queiroz, Paulo R. Cecon, Fátima R. L. Fia

“…<br>Nine constructed wetlands (SACESHs) were built on a pilot scale (1.5 m long, 0.5 wide and 0.4 m deep), grown with Typha sp. and Alternanthera phyloxeroides, and operated under different organic loads in the treatment of wastewater of coffee processing (ARC). …”
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