Effects of immersive virtual reality-based exercise on quality of life, stress, anxiety, depression, and handgrip strength in fibromyalgia: A pilot study by Gonzalo ARIAS-ÁLVAREZ, Carla GUZMÁN-PINCHEIRA, Diego GONZÁLEZ-GONZÁLEZ, Waldo OSORIO-TORRES, Daniel PECOS-MARTÍN, José GÓMEZ-PULIDO, Claudio CARVAJAL-PARODI

“…The normality assumption was evaluated, and the pre-post means were compared using Student's t-test (p < 0.05). …”
Get full text

Loss and Grief Among Bereaved Family Members During COVID-19 in Brazil: A Grounded Theory Analysis by Paola Kallyanna Guarneri Carvalho de Lima, Carlos Laranjeira, Lígia Carreira, Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi Baldissera, Viviani Camboin Meireles, Wanessa Cristina Baccon, Lashayane Eohanne Dias, Amira Mohammed Ali, Fernanda Fontes Mello, Maria Fernanda do Prado Tostes, Maria Aparecida Salci

“…Participants were mainly female (n = 16) with a mean age of 55.5 (SD = 16.2). The loss of their family members occurred 12 to 24 months before data collection. …”
Get full text

Serotype-specific serum immunoglobulin G at 18 months of age following one or two doses of a primary series of 10-valent or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and a booster d... by Alane Izu, Eleanora Aml Mutsaerts, Courtney Olwagen, Lisa Jose, Anthonet Koen, Amit J Nana, Clare L. Cutland, Shabir A. Madhi

“…For PCV10, GMCs for both 1 + 1 schedules were non-inferior to a 2 + 1 schedule for nine of the PCV10 serotypes.Conclusion Transitioning to a 1 + 1 schedule should be considered for early immunization programs.Clinical trial registration www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier is NCT02943902.…”
Get full text

Effectiveness of Community Smoking Prevention Education in Enhancing Adolescent’s Knowledge in Banyuwangi Indonesia by Azimatul Karimah, Soetjipto, Izzatul Fithriyah, Sheila Maryam Gautama, Agustina Sjenny, Adila Taufik Syamlan, Nindy Adhilah, Dina Faizatur Rahmah, Williana Suwirman, Virzi Aliyyah Rahma, Teisha Jediya Videlia Marantika, Rifat Nurwita Kusumaningtyas, Andyani Pratiwi, Rizka Solehah

“…Eventually, the standard error mean for the pre-test and post-test is 2.073. The average learning outcome in the pre-test (53.47) is less than that of the post-test (63.47), and the p-value is 0.000, which is less than 0.05. …”
Get full text

A comparative analysis of feedback delivery modality within a Precision Teaching protocol to enhance drivers’ lane maintenance by Mariaelena Tagliabue, Giulia De Cet, Federico Orsini, Massimiliano Gastaldi, Riccardo Rossi

“…These findings could be valuable in shaping the design of PT protocols for real-time coaching programs for eco-driving or within usage-based insurance schemes.…”
Get full text

PD-1/PD-L1 governed cross-talk of exhausted CD8+ T and memory B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus by Fangfang Sun, Kaiwen Wang, Shuang Ye, Jia Li, Liou Cao, Shuangjun He, Jiangfeng Zhao, Xuemei Feng, Zhangling Xu, Haiting Yang, Jiaer Ye

“…Background Indeterminate readout of the quantitative interferon-γ release test (QFT) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis screening is a specific laboratory finding for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which may be due to T-cell exhaustion and abnormal programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) signalling.Methods We enrolled 104 patients with SLE and 225 with other rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) who presented to the outpatient clinic between 2020 and 2023. …”
Get full text

Dental decay in children and the link to weight status: A cross-sectional analysis of national school health data by Arwa Alhamed, Abdullah Al-Zeer, Fahad Alsaawi, Abdulrahman Alshaikh, Abrar Alzaher, Abdullah Alkattan, Noura Alrasheed, Khlood Sagor, Elham Alsalem, Mona Ibrahim, Amjad Alfaleh

“…In addition, dental health screening and management programs should utilize standardized dental decay assessment methods and ethnically representative growth charts.…”
Get full text

Robust machine learning models for calculating the carbon dioxide desublimation point within natural gas mixtures at low temperature conditions by Walid Abdelfattah, Munthar Kadhim Abosaoda, Dharmesh Sur, Menon Soumya V, Prabhat Kumar Sahu, Kamred Udham Singh, R. Sivaranjani, Rohit Chauhan, Siya Singla, Fereydoon Ranjbar

“…While all models demonstrated excellent predictive accuracy, the GPM model provided superior results among black-box tools, exhibiting a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 0.99 %. …”
Get full text

The prevalence of workplace violence toward psychiatric nurses in Saudi Arabia and its effect on their quality of life by Sae’d M. Abu El-Kass, Sae’d M. Abu El-Kass, Sae’d M. Abu El-Kass, Osama Mahmoed Ellayan, Anas Muhmmad Turkman, Hind Mushabab Al Mansour, Musherh Alraied Alrowily, Khairyah Abdullah Alsobhan, Bushra Alraydh Alruwaili, Norah Saud Alqahtani, Hana Alraydh Alruwaili, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi

“…Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 25.ResultsThe participants’ mean age was 34.85 ± 4.74 years, 67.8% were male, and 52.7% had over 10 years of experience. …”
Get full text

Concurrent Validity of Wearable Nanocomposite Strain Sensor With Two-Dimensional Goniometer and Its Reliability for Monitoring Knee Active Range of Motion in Multiple Participants by Han-Byeol Choi, Yongjun Kim, Ji Young Lim, Seonghee Kim, Sang Yul Yang, Kihyeon Kim, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Seunghyun Baik, Ji Hye Hwang

“…The standard deviation of the mean (SEM) for absolute reliability was 2.18&#x00B0;, with the width of variability based on SEM at 9.88&#x00B0;. …”
Get full text

Evaluating the burden of caregivers of patients with visual impairment: a multicenter pilot study in Italian visual rehabilitation centers by Gianni Virgili, Gianni Virgili, Francesco Ferron, Federico Bartolomei, Ruth Van Nispen, Eliana Costanzo, Giovanni L. Ciaffoni, Emanuela Rellini, Emanuela Rellini, Simona Turco, Simona Turco, Marina Piepoli, Simona Di Pietro, Stefania Fortini, Stefania Fortini

“…Regarding the caregiver, the Italian validated version of the “Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)” was administered.ResultsFifty patients and their caregivers were included. The mean total CBI score was 23.6 points (SD 18.4), which is about the threshold for abnormal stress score. …”
Get full text

Deep brain stimulation-entrained gamma oscillations in chronic home recordings in Parkinson's disease by Maria Olaru, Amelia Hahn, Maria Shcherbakova, Simon Little, Wolf-Julian Neumann, Reza Abbasi-Asl, Philip A. Starr

“…Understanding the discrepancies between types of gamma oscillations may improve programming protocols.…”
Get full text

Personality Type D and Psychophysiological Stress Reactivity During Mental Stress in Young Healthy Individuals by Alexey N. Sumin, Natalia N. Zagorskaya, Anna V. Shcheglova, Anatoly A. Shipilov, Daniil Z. Kostylbaev, Elena A. Shikanova, Ingrid Y. Prokashko

“…These data can be useful for developing stress resistance programs and biofeedback training. The possibility of using the above psychophysiological parameters in biofeedback training programs for individuals with personality type D requires further research.…”
Get full text

History of injection drug use in the month preceding incarceration in Iranian prisons by Mitra Darbandi, Willi McFarland, Soheil Mehmandoost, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshan, Naser Nasiri, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Meraj Sharifi, Roya Safari Faramani, Hamid Sharifi

“…Implementing targeted prevention programs within prisons, including better access to rehabilitation and needle exchange programs, is recommended to reduce the risks of infectious disease transmission including HIV and HCV.…”
Get full text

Exploration and Assessment of Breast Cancer Awareness in the Saudi Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dalia A. Elmaghraby, Ahmad Mohammed Al ben Hamad, Khalid Mohammed Alhunfoosh, Hamzah Redha Alturifi, Mohammed Abdullah Albahrani, Ahmed Ali Alshalla, Anas Alyahyan, Muntathir Altaweel

“…The age range of the participants was 18 to 70 years, with a mean age of 29.9 ± 11.5 years. Among the participants, 60.1% were female. …”
Get full text

Management and Outcomes of Pulmonary Nodules in a Real-World Setting by Berta Mosleh, Pavla Sarova, Helmut Prosch, Joachim Widder, Clemens Aigner, Marco Idzko, Mir Alireza Hoda, Daniela Gompelmann

“…<b>Background and Objective:</b> Due to the increasing use of imaging and lung cancer screening programs, the rate of detected pulmonary nodules has steadily increased over the past decade. …”
Get full text

Case Report: Locally invasive thyroid metastases from renal cell carcinoma: surgery after neoadjuvant therapy by Dana M. Hartl, Mohamed-Amine Bani, Abir Al Ghuzlan, Andreea-Elena Simonescu, Ingrid Breuskin, Alix Marhic, Laurence Albiges, Laurence Albiges, Livia Lamartina, Livia Lamartina, Julien Hadoux, Julien Hadoux

“…Patient 1 received lenvatinib and a bispecific anti–Programmed cell Death protein 1/ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (PD-1/CTLA-4) antibody in the context of a clinical trial. …”
Get full text

Increased coexpression of PD-L1 and TIM3/TIGIT is associated with poor overall survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Qing Li, Yong Wu, Ting Liu, Peipei Wang, Yueyun Chen, Qingqin Long, Jiangfang Tian, Zhenyu Ding

“…Importantly, PD-L1/TIM3 or PD-L1/TIGIT was the optimal combination for predicting poor OS and short restricted mean survival time of patients with ESCC and was an independent prognostic factor. …”
Get full text

Molecular profiling and sex determination of Cannabis sativa germplasm collection: Exploring microsatellite markers and high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis by Anastasia Boutsika, Eleftheria Deligiannidou, Theodoros Moysiadis, Nikolaos Tourvas, Panagiotis Karnoutsos, Marios Karagiovanidis, Dimitrios Magalios, Christos Nanos, Vangelis Mitsis, Eleni Tsaliki, Eirini Sarrou, Apostolos Kalivas, Ioannis Ganopoulos

“…These findings contribute valuable insights into the genetic diversity and sex determination mechanisms of Cannabis sativa and support future breeding programs which aim at developing cultivars with favorable traits.…”
Get full text

Comprehensive assessment of physicochemical quality, heavy metals, and ecological risks in the Someshwari river water, Netrokona, Bangladesh by Rima Sarker, Md. Sirajul Islam, Md. Humayun Kabir, Shahrina Sultana, Nowara Tamanna Meghla, Mir Md. Mozammal Hoque, Tanmoy Roy Tusher

“…However, to maintain this water quality, it is strongly recommended that effective awareness programs be implemented to prevent water pollution.…”
Get full text