Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

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Mindful moms: acceptability and impact of co-designed and digitally delivered video meditations for pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder by Sarah E. Lord, Deepika Rao

“…This paper reports results of a pilot study to evaluate initial efficacy and acceptability of digitally delivered mindfulness meditation videos to reduce stress and promote mindfulness among women in recovery.Methods: Women with lived experience of OUD were recruited from three outpatient programs that provided care to pregnant and parenting women with a history of opioid use in rural northern New England (2 maternity care settings that offered buprenorphine as part of their service menu and 1 academic substance use treatment setting). …”
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MACROSCOPICS AND MICROSCOPICS FEATURE OF WITAR RATS LIVER AFTER IMMERSION IN GRADUAL CONCENTRATION OF RANDU HONEY by Putri Ariani Kusuma, Tuntas Dhanardhono, Saebani Saebani, Ratna Damma Purnawati, Hermawan Istiadi

“…Aim Observation and examintaion the difference of macroscopic and microscopics feature of Wistar rats liver after immersion of formaldehyde and randu honey. Methods Experimental with post-test only control group design using 24 male Wistar rats as sample, randomly divided into 4 groups consist of: Group C (preserved with 10% formaldehyde solutions), P1 (preserved with 10% randu honey solutions), P2 (preserved with 20% randu honey solutions) and P3 (preserved with 30% randu honey solutions). …”
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Utilization of mental health services and associated factors among residents of southern Ethiopia; a community based cross-sectional study by Birhanu Alamirew, Beniam D. Darge, Bezabih Terefe, Feleke Gebremeskel

“…This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the utilization of mental health services and identifying factors that influence access to these services among the population of rural southern Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected adults in southern Ethiopia. …”
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Habitat Characteristics and the Species Response of Astragalus curvirostris Boiss. to the Environmental Factors in Lorestan Rangelands by Reza Siahmansour, Nadia Kamali, Hamid Reza Mirdavoodi, Javad Motamedi

“…To investigate the changes in the performance of this species along the slope of the environmental factors from the Generalized Additive Models was used. A random-systematic method was used to sample environmental and plant characteristics from 2016 to 2018. …”
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Influence of different hydrogen peroxide neutralizer solutions on the dental root morphology by Amanda Vargas Trindade Roela, Natália Rivoli Rossi, Thais Cachuté Paradella, Tarcísio José de Arruda Paes Junior, Camilla Sthéfany do Carmo Ribeiro, Rodrigo Furtado de Carvalho

“…Objective: Evaluate through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) the dental root morphology after the application of different neutralizer solutions, which were submitted to internal tooth bleaching with hydrogen peroxide 35%. Material and Methods: Eighteen bovine incisor teeth were randomly selected and prepared. …”
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Determination of Some Plant Characteristics, Nutritive Value and Seed Germination Rates of Ranunculus constantinopolitanus by Erdal Çaçan, İhsan Arslan

“…The plant material of this study consists of 50 Ranunculus constantinopolitanus plants collected by random sampling method from the meadow area in Çayağzı village located in Bingöl city center in 2018. …”
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Development and Validation of a Mortality Risk Prediction Index Score for Adults Living with HIV and Multiple Chronic Comorbidities by Viviane Dias Lima, Bronhilda Takeh, Neil Faught, Hasan Nathani, Jielin Zhu, Scott Emerson, Katerina Dolguikh, Jason Trigg, Kate Salters, Rolando Barrios, Julio Montaner

“…The index date was randomly selected between one-year post-ART initiation and the end of the follow-up. …”
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A Prospective, Initiative, Single-Center Open Post-Registration Comparative Study of Laboratory Efficacy of Various Forms of Acetylsalicylic Acid in a Cardioprotective Dose with Di... by N. V. Lomakin, L. I. Buryachkovskaya, D. A. Zolin, V. I. Kazey

“…To compare the kinetics of dissolution (in vitro) and some pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic parameters of branded generic preparations of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in buffered form in cardioprotective doses [ASA 75 mg+Mg(OH)2 15.2 mg], which differ in the composition of excipients, with a reference drug.Material and methods. Patients with cardiovascular diseases who had indications for ASA monotherapy (n=75) were included in a one-center open postregistration comparative non-randomized study. …”
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Massa Medicata Fermentata treated spleen deficiency constipation by mediating intestinal microbiota and serum peptide by Kangxiao Guo, Kangxiao Guo, Yuan Tang, Tao Yang, Yongwang Yan

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the correlation between the treatment of spleen deficiency constipation and the typical brain and intestinal peptides.MethodsA total of 18 male Kunming mice were randomly divided into three treatment groups (n = 6): normal group (CC), model group (CM), and Massa Medicata Fermentata intervention group (CG). …”
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Immune pre-stimulation by injected yeast beta-glucan as a strategy to prevent calf diarrhea and bovine respiratory disease during the first 74 days of age by Fang Yan, Zhihong Zhang, Xiaorong Zhan, Wenqian Yang, Junhu Yao, Xiurong Xu

“…This trial was conducted to evaluate the prophylactic effect of intraperitoneal injection of yeast β-glucan after birth on diarrhea in Holstein calves during the first 74 days of age.MethodsA total of 52 healthy newborn Holstein calves (body weight 39.3 ± 0.82 kg) were enrolled and randomly assigned into two groups (n = 26 in per group): 1) placebo group (CON), and 2) intraperitoneal injection with yeast β-glucan solution (0.1 g/mL, 50 mg/kg body weight) at 3 and 6 days of age (IP). …”
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Propolis mitigates histopathological alterations in the pituitary gland and reproductive system of female albino rats subjected to cadmium toxicity by Abdulla A. Albishtue, Aqeel Mohsin Al-Mahmmodi, Hasan A. Almamoori, Mustafa Ali Alahmer

“…This study investigated the protective potential of PRO on the pituitary-ovarian-uterine axis in female rats subjected to Cd-induced toxicity. Materials and Methods: Thirty adult female albino rats were randomized into five groups (n = 6/group): Control (C), Cd-only (T0), and Cd plus PRO at 150, 300, and 500 mg/kg body weight (BW) (T1–T3, respectively). …”
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Various Types of Neuroleukemia with Optic Nerve Involvement by E. E. Grishina, A. A. Ryabtseva, O. M. Andryukhina, A. A. Kovrizhkina

“…To analyze the clinical manifestations of leukemia with optic nerve damage in leukemia and malignant lymphomas.Patients and Methods. From January 2016 to January 2020, one center-based non-randomized prospective study was conducted on patients with leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas who were treated in the hematology department of MONIKI and made complaints about reduced vision. 26 patients were examined, 4 of them were diagnosed neuroleukosis with leukemic infiltration of the optic nerves: three women aged 41, 44, 46 years and a man aged 50 years.Results. …”
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Okra polysaccharide mitigates carrageenan-induced thrombosis in mice by regulating inflammation and oxidative stress by Jinping Ni, Jinping Ni, Xiwen Cao, Xianqing Hu, Xianqing Hu, Shenwen Fu, Shenwen Fu, Shenwen Fu, Meixiu Jiang, Yuqi Ni, Yuqi Ni

“…In this study, we determined whether OP can suppress carrageenan-induced mice thrombosis and its involved mechanism.MethodsTwenty-four BALB/c mice were assigned to four groups randomly (6 mice/group): Ctrl, Model, OP low lose (OP-L, 200 mg/kg body weight), and OP high lose (OP-H,400 mg/kg body weight) were administered via intragastric administration for 9 days. …”
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Pulse low-intensity electromagnetic field as prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury by Đurović Aleksandar, Miljković Dejan, Brdareski Zorica, Plavšić Aleksandra, Jevtić Miodrag

“…Methods. This prospective random control clinical study included 29 patients with traumatic SCI. …”
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65 ABCD Study Child Opportunity Index Factor Structure: The association between environment and cognitive performance by Julia Harris, Bo A. Malames, Hailley R. Moore, Caitlin A Neslon, Krista M. Lisdahl

“…This study utilized factor scores of environment, education, and socioeconomic variables in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) and its association with cognitive functioning in youth. Methods/Study Population: This study used ABCD (n  =  9,543) linked external data, cognitive performance, and self-reported data from youth (ages 9–10) and their caregivers. …”
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Effect of Xingbi Gel Nasal Drops on Rats with Allergic Rhinitis Based on the Nasal Mucosa-Hippocampus Neuroimmune Mechanism by FAN Xueqi, QIU Caixia, YAN Shuiping, ZHUANG Xiangli, AI Si, GUO Lihua, ZHENG Jian

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of Xingbi gel nasal drops on rats with allergic rhinitis (AR) based on the nasal mucosa-hippocampus neuroimmune mechanism.MethodsA total of 40 SPF SD rats at postnatal day 21 (PND21) were randomly divided into normal group, model group, traditional Chinese medicine group and western medicine group, with 10 cases in each group. …”
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Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on Vietnamese health workers over the prolonged restricted COVID-19 responses: a cross-sectional study by Melvyn W B Zhang, Carl A Latkin, Pascal Auquier, Giang Thu Vu, Roger C M Ho, Cyrus SH Ho, Laurent Boyer, Bach Tran, Minh Trong Nguyen, Guillaume Fond, Thao Phuong Hoang, Phuong Thu Ho, Tu Huu Nguyen

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Effect of Cilostazol and Aspirin During Hyperacute Stroke Phase in Rats: An Experimental Research Study by Christiana Anastasiadou, Anastasios Papapetrou, George Galyfos, Kostas Vekrellis, Patroklos Katafygiotis, Andreas Lazaris, George Geroulakos, Angelos Megalopoulos, Christos Liapis, Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos, John Kakisis

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of specific antiplatelet agents on the hippocampus (ipsilateral and contralateral) during the hyperacute phase of stroke. Materials and Methods: Twelve-week-old rats were randomly assigned to four groups, each containing six rats: a cilostazol group, an aspirin group, an aspirin plus cilostazol group, and a control group. …”
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Exposure to Community Violence and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Emergency Department by Leslie Cachola, Yanina Guevara, Sobia Ansari

“…Unfortunately, patients’ experiences often go unidentified, leading to missed opportunities to address and prevent further harm. Methods: We administered a 22-question survey of trauma exposure in ED patients to 1) identify the prevalence of exposure to community violence and ACEs and resulting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and 2) determine perceived social service needs. …”
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