Examining Caregiver Practices During Adolescent Outpatient Alcohol Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health Treatment: Protocol for a Dyadic Ecological Momentary Assessment Study by Samuel N Meisel, Aaron Hogue, John F Kelly, Elizabeth McQuaid, Robert Miranda Jr

“…MethodsWe will recruit 75 caregiver-adolescent dyads from outpatient mental health clinics providing AUD+CODs treatment. …”
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Efficacy of ultrasonics and Er,Cr:YSGG laser on root surface calculus removal: A comparative in vitro field emission scanning electron microscope study by Afreen Jannath, Rajasekar Sundaram, Suganya Selvarangam, Krishnan Viswanathan, Srinivasan Sivapragasam

“…This study evaluated and compared the effectiveness of root surface calculus removal between ultrasonics and Er,Cr:YSGG laser. Methods. Twenty-eight single-rooted teeth extracted due to periodontal disease were selected for the study. …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Quchi (LI 11) -Yanglingquan (GB 34) in Rats with Spasticity of Cerebral Apoplexy by Bin GUO, Penghan WANG, Linxing HUANG, Zhiqiang XIE, Lina XIE, Weiai LIU, Lizhen YI, Xin LIU, Zenghui YUE

“…Objective:The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of electroacupuncture Quchi (LI 11) -Yanglingquan (GB 34) in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with spasticity of cerebral apoplexy (SCA) on the nerve injury, ultrastructural changes in synapses, and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tyrosine protein kinase B (TrkB) and receptor gene expression levels in hippocampus, so as to reveal the efficacy and mechanism of electroacupuncture.Methods:A total of thirty-six SD rats were randomly divided into electroacupuncture group, sham operation group, model group and blank group, with nine SD rats in each group. …”
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An examination of the prevalence of khat chewing and its contributing factors among high school students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, using a cross-sectional survey design by Alembante Fikadu Lemma, Urban Robert, Lajtai Laszlo

“…Background: Khat (Catha edulis) is not just a substance but a cultural phenomenon in Ethiopia. This tiny tree induces euphoria by chewing its sensitive leaves and buds. …”
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Sexual risk behaviour and its associated factors among university students in Malaysia by Fadzilah Mohamad, Khairatul Nainey Kamaruddin, Nur Amirah Shibraumalisi, Sharifah Najwa Syed Mohamad, Syifa Mohd Azlan, Rahima Dahlan, Irmi Zarina Ismail, Hayati Kadir Shahar, Nurainul Hana Shamsuddin

“…Stratified random sampling was applied. It was an online questionnaire that consisted of participants’ socio-demographic background, academic background, substance abuse, history of childhood abuse, religiosity, knowledge on sexuality, attitude on pre-marital sex, parents’ parenting behaviour, peer influence and SRB. …”
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Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its determinants among people living with mental illnesses in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis study by Gebresilassie Tadesse, Gebremariam Wulie Geremew, Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Demis Getachew, Digafe Demelash, Setegn Fentahun

“…Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence and determinants of psychotropic medication non-adherence in Ethiopia. Methods Primary articles were sourced from PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Google, and Google Scholar. …”
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Mouvement brownien et la relaxation des spins dans les systèmes moléculaires organiques by Rudolf Lenk

“… A survey is given of the possibility of applying the spin-proton relaxation method to the study of Brownian motion in organic substances. …”
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A prospective randomised pilot study evaluating the safety of the novel LubriShield™ Foley catheter: a permanently coated indwelling urinary catheter by Anders Andreasson, Jan Andersson, Henrik Larsson, Teresa Ekerhult, Johan Stranne

“…The aim of this study is to assess the clinical safety of the catheter in patients. Materials & methods: In a prospective single-centre randomised study, 30 patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumour were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive either a standard control catheter or the novel LubriShield™ catheter. …”
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Filter Paper Inspired Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials with High Photocatalytic Activity for Degradation of Methylene Orange by Huang Liu, Yanhua Zhang, Hongtao Yang, Wei Xiao, Lanlan Sun

“…Nanometer-sized zinc oxide (ZnO) has been synthesized through sol-gel method with natural cellulose substance (commercial filter paper) as template. …”
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Effects of alginate oligosaccharides on depression-like behavior and gut microbiota in zebrafish induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress by LONG Yan, SHI Yanxia, QIU Yue, NONG Huiting, ZHU Wuchang, SU Hongmei, HE Naihuan, QIN Zhuwen, WEI Jinbin

“…Objective To investigate the effects of alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) on depression-like behavior and gut microbiota in zebrafish, a model of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). Methods Wild-type AB strain zebrafish were randomly divided into normal, model, positive control and AOS low, medium and high dose (AOS-L, AOS-M, AOS-H) groups, with 24 fish in each group. …”
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Assessing biomarkers of exposure to carcinogens associated with combustible cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and heated tobacco products: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yue Cao, Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Mengqi Yang, Jiaxuan Li, Xi Chen, Fangzhen Zheng, Jianqiang Zhang, Xiao Xu, Xiaona Liu, Xiaona Liu

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Incidence of schizophrenia and other psychoses in England, 1950-2009: a systematic review and meta-analyses. by James B Kirkbride, Antonia Errazuriz, Tim J Croudace, Craig Morgan, Daniel Jackson, Jane Boydell, Robin M Murray, Peter B Jones

“…<h4>Participants</h4>People, 16-64 years, with first -onset psychosis, including non-affective psychoses, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression and substance-induced psychosis.<h4>Study appraisal and synthesis methods</h4>Title, abstract and full-text review by two independent raters to identify suitable citations. …”
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Mental Health Issues and 24-Hour Movement Guidelines–Based Intervention Strategies for University Students With High-Risk Social Network Addiction: Cross-Sectional Study Using a Ma... by Lin Luo, Junfeng Yuan, Chen Xu, Huilin Xu, Haojie Tan, Yinhao Shi, Haiping Zhang, Haijun Xi

“…It further sought to compare differences in mental health indicators and SNA levels across various risk groups and adherence patterns, and to identify the optimal 24-HMG health behavior intervention strategies for students at high risk of SNA. MethodsThis cross-sectional study recruited a total of 12,541 university students from the university town of Guizhou Province as participants. …”
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Impact of healthy pregnancy and lifestyle in mothers on developmental delay in their offspring: a strength-based analysis of a longitudinal study among indigenous children in Austr... by Md Irteja Islam, Thomas Stubbs, Tuguy Esgin, Alexandra Martiniuk

“…Further, we also tested whether child birthweight for adjusted gestational age mediates the association between a healthy pregnancy and lifestyle in mothers and developmental delay in their Indigenous offspring. Methods Strength-based analysis was conducted using data from 8 longitudinal waves of LSIC study in Australia. …”
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Reactivity to Smoking Cues in a Social Context: Virtual Reality Experiment by Katharina Eidenmueller, Sabine Hoffmann, Kornelius Kammler-Sücker, Leonard Wenger, Massimiliano Mazza, Christiane Mühle, Manuel Stenger, Gerrit Meixner, Falk Kiefer, Bernd Lenz

“… Abstract BackgroundSocial contextual factors influence the onset and maintenance of substance abuse. Virtual reality (VR) provides a standardized method to present social stimuli and is increasingly used in addiction research. …”
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Clinical efficacy of a new medical and prophylactic milk product for osteoporosis prophylaxis by O B Ershova, K Y Belova, N. V. Konoplyanlk

“…Material and methods. Randomized blind placebo-controlled study of CP efficacy was conducted in parallel groups. 100 menopausal women with osteopenia confirmed by bone densitometry were included (50 in the treatment group and 50 in the control group). …”
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Digital Psychosocial Interventions Tailored for People in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Scoping Review by Madison Scialanca, Karen Alexander, Babak Tofighi

“…ResultsThe 16 studies reviewed comprised 6 randomized controlled trials, 6 pilot studies, 2 qualitative studies, and 2 retrospective cohort studies. …”
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Social network interventions for health behaviours and outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ruth F Hunter, Kayla de la Haye, Jennifer M Murray, Jennifer Badham, Thomas W Valente, Mike Clarke, Frank Kee

“…We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate health behaviour outcomes of social network interventions.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We searched eight databases and two trial registries from 1990 to May 28, 2019, for English-language reports of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and before-and-after studies investigating social network interventions for health behaviours and outcomes. …”
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Prevalence of Self-Harm Behaviors and Deliberate Self-Cutting in High School Students in Northern Iran and Its Relationship with Anxiety, Depression, and Stress by Elahe Abdollahi, Maryam Kousha, Arvin Bozorgchenani, Mohammadreza Bahmani, Elahe Rafiei, Fatemeh Eslamdoust-Siahestalkhi

“…Objective: The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of self-harm and deliberate self-cutting in high school students in northern Iran, and its relationship with anxiety, depression, and stress. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, participants were 617 high school students in Rasht, Iran in 2018 who were selected through multistage cluster random sampling. …”
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Clinical Study of Safety and Efficacy of a Polymer-Subunit Adjuvant Influenza Vaccine Applied in Combination with an Immune Modulator in People Aged 60 and Over by V. V. Romanenko, I. V. Osipova, D. A. Lioznov, S. Yu. Martsevich, A. V. Ankudinova, T. V. Chebykina

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccine Grippol® plus with immunomodulator Polyoxidonium® for elderly people aged 60 and older Materials and method. Medical immunobiological drug Grippol® plus -three valency inactivated polymer-subunit influenza vaccine produced by LLC «Scientifically Production Association Petrovax Farm»: 5 microgram hemagglutinin current strains of flu virus subtypes A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) and type B, 500 microgram immunoadjuvant Polioksidonium® in phosphate-salt buffer. …”
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