Advancing equity in cervical cancer screening for sexual and gender minoritized people assigned female at birth (SGM AFAB) in the United States: recommendations from healthcare equ... by Merrily E. LeBlanc, Emmett C. Line, Jennifer Potter, Roberta E. Goldman, S. Bryn Austin, Madina Agénor

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Lucid episodes among people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their impact on family caregiver stress and grief (LEAD): protocol for a longitudinal observational s... by Yin Liu, Joan M Griffin, Lauren R Bangerter, Kyungmin Kim, Alexander Batthyány, Robyn W Birkeland, Terry L Frangiosa, Rachel L Nosheny, Joseph Gaugler, Maria I Lapid

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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Gloria, Muhoza B., Mukasa, Ssemaluulu Paul, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…STATA 13 software was used to define participants’ demographic while qualitative data were analysed using content analysis to come up with classes describing participants’ perceptions. …”
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Relationship between regional relative theta power and amyloid deposition in mild cognitive impairment: an exploratory study by Jaesub Park, Jaesub Park, Woo Jung Kim, Woo Jung Kim, Han Wool Jung, Han Wool Jung, Jae-Jin Kim, Jae-Jin Kim, Jin Young Park, Jin Young Park, Jin Young Park

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Molecular profiles of tumor contrast enhancement: A radiogenomic analysis in anaplastic gliomas by Xing Liu, Yiming Li, Zhiyan Sun, Shaowu Li, Kai Wang, Xing Fan, Yuqing Liu, Lei Wang, Yinyan Wang, Tao Jiang

“…However, the biological behaviors and molecular mechanism of enhanced tumor are not well illustrated. …”
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Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in the Management of Pediatric Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review by Abel Checa-Peñalver, Cristina Lírio-Romero, Esther A. Luiz Ferreira, Sonsoles Hernandes-Iglesias, Inmaculada García-Valdivieso, Juan Manuel Pérez-Pozuelo, Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino

“…The risk of bias was assessed using RoB2 for randomized trials and ROBINS-I for non-randomized studies. (3) Results: A total of 11 studies involving 1739 children were included, assessing interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy, personalized psychosocial follow-up programs, hypnotherapy, music therapy, and digital tools. …”
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The impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder on obsessive-compulsive disorder: clinical outcomes in the context of bipolarity by Maciej Żerdziński, Maciej Żerdziński, Marcin Burdzik, Marcin Burdzik, Paweł Dębski, Paweł Dębski, Roksana Żmuda, Magdalena Piegza, Piotr Gorczyca

“…Therefore, we aimed to study the impact of OCPD in more detail by analyzing selected comorbidities, emotional aspects, and sociodemographic data. This study assessed 78 OCD patients (average age 44.9 years, 34.61% OCPD), using Y-BOCS, BABS, BPAQ, BIS-11, YMRS, HDRS-17, and ASEX. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Fertility and Maternal and Child Mortality Indicators Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mazandaran Province by Marzieh Zamaniyan, Maboubeh Omid, Malihe Ghasemi Tirtashi, Ghasem Oveis, Fatemeh Jaefari, Seyed Mohsen Soleimani rad, Jamshid Yazdani charati, Mahmood Moosazadeh

“…These factors significantly influenced individuals' sexual behaviors. In this study, we examined and compared fertility indicators, as well as child and maternal mortality rates, before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Understand HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and Influencing Factors in Italian Adults by Marianna Riccio, Azzurra Massimi, Erika Renzi, Michele Innocenzio, Roberta Siliquini, Fabrizio Bert, Anna Odone, Carolina Marzuillo, Paolo Villari, Corrado De Vito

“…This study analyzed the factors influencing HPV vaccine acceptance among adults, including a focused analysis of parental behaviors. Methods: Data were collected through a web-based survey using a questionnaire. …”
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Influencing factors affecting health-promoting lifestyles in patients with primary liver cancer: a latent profile analysis by Xuerui Wang, Jiarong Ding, Liping Zhou, Qiaomei Fu, Ye Zhang, Yao Lu

“…A general information questionnaire and a health-promotion lifestyle scalewere used for data collection. Potential profile analysis was conducted to classify the health-promoting lifestyles of patients with primary liver cancer, and the influencing factors of different categories were explored through univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis. …”
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Human development, inequality, and their associations with brain structure across 29 countries by Vicente Medel, Luz M. Alliende, Richard Bethlehem, Jakob Seidlitz, Grace Ringlein, Celso Arango, Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė, Laila Asmal, Mark Bellgrove, Vivek Benegal, Miquel Bernardo, Pablo Billeke, Jorge Bosch-Bayard, Rodrigo Bressan, Geraldo Busatto, Mariana Castro, Tiffany Chaim-Avancini, Monise Costanzi, Leticia Czepielewski, Paola Dazzan, Camilo de la Fuente-Sandoval, Covadonga M. Diaz-Caneja, Marta Di Forti, Ana Maria Diaz-Zuluaga, Stefan Du Plessis, Fabio Duran, Sol Fittipaldi, Alex Fornito, Nelson Freimer, Ary Gadelha, Clarissa Gama, Ranjini Garani, Clemente Garcia-Rizo, Cecilia Gonzalez Campo, Alfonso Gonzalez-Valderrama, Salvador Guinjoan, Bharath Holla, Agustin Ibañez, Daniza Ivanovic, Andrea Jackowski, Pablo Leon-Ortiz, Christine Lochner, Carlos Lopez-Jaramillo, Hilmar Luckhoff, Raffael Massuda, Philip McGuire, Jun Miyata, Romina Mizrahi, Robin Murray, Aysegul Ozerdem, Pedro Pan, Mara Parellada, Lebogang Phahladira, Juan P. Ramirez-Mahaluf, Ramiro Reckziegel, Tiago Reis Marques, Francisco Reyes-Madrigal, Annerine Roos, Pedro Rosa, Giovanni Salum, Freda Scheffler, Gunter Schumann, Mauricio Serpa, Dan J. Stein, Angeles Tepper, Jeggan Tiego, Tsukasa Ueno, Juan Undurraga, Eduardo A Undurraga, Pedro Valdes-Sosa, Isabel Valli, Mirta Villarreal, Toby T Winton-Brown, Nefize Yalin, Francisco Zamorano, Marcus Zanetti, Anderson M Winkler, Sara Evans-Lacko, Nicolas A. Crossley

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Intervention With WhatsApp Messaging to Compare the Effect of Self-Designed Messages and Standardized Messages in Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Young People Living With... by Jeffrey Freidenson-Bejar, Dianne Espinoza, Rodrigo Calderon-Flores, Fernando Mejia, Elsa González-Lagos

“…Although mobile health interventions, particularly those using SMS text messaging, have been implemented to improve ART adherence, many lack a focus on specific behavioral mechanisms. …”
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Optimizing equine standing sedation: continuous infusion of detomidine and butorphanol enhances stability but prolongs ataxia by Julia de Assis Arantes, Isabela Peixoto Rabelo, Lucas Bermudes, Milena Domingues Lacerenza, Rubens Peres Mendes, Rodrigo Romero Corrêa, Diego Iwao Yamada, Carlos Augusto de Araújo Valadão, Renata Gebara Sampaio Dória

“…Data were analyzed using statistical models to assess differences between groups and across time points.ResultsContinuous infusion of detomidine resulted in superior sedation quality, greater stability, and a reduced need for rescue sedation (p < 0.001) compared to bolus administration. …”
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Cortical reorganization correlates with motor recovery after low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with occupational therapy in chronic subcortical st... by Satoshi Katai, Masanori Maeda, Sumie Katsuyama, Yoichi Maruyama, Maiko Midorikawa, Toshiki Okushima, Kunihiro Yoshida

“…The fMRI data obtained during hand movement were used to calculate the laterality index (LI). …”
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Directly measured high in-plane thermal conductivity of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks by Jinghang Dai, Qiyi Fang, Gustavo A. Alvarez, Amelia Schaeffer, Kirt A. Page, Jiyoung Kim, Samuel M. Kielar, Joyce Christiansen-Salameh, Eugene Jeong, Dayanni D. Bhagwandin, Jinha Kwon, Ly D. Tran, Md. Sherajul Islam, Ajit K. Roy, Nicholas R. Glavin, Yu Zhong, Jun Lou, Zhiting Tian

“…Particularly, direct in-plane thermal conductivity data for large-area, fully suspended covalent organic framework thin films has not been reported previously. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with late presentation for HIV care among adult men at a large HIV clinic in Eastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study by Sherifah Nabikande, Juliana Namutundu, Joanita Nangendo, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire

“…We defined late presentation for HIV/AIDS care as persons presenting for care with a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/μl or presenting with an AIDS defining event, regardless of the CD4 cell count. We used semi-structured questionnaires to interview 394 HIV positive adult men receiving care at Family Hope Centre, and reviewed patient files to collect data on baseline CD4 cell count. …”
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Association of longitudinal changes in patient-reported health status with return to work in the first 2 years after traumatic injury: a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands by Leonie de Munter, Mariska A C de Jongh, Margot C W Joosen, Koen W W Lansink, Lena Horn, Grigorios Papageorgiou

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Suicidal ideation, attempt and associated factors among adult cancer patients at Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2023 by Kunuya Kunno, Asmare Belete, Tamrat Anbesaw, Monenus Teshome, Shimelis Girma Kassaye, Badiru Dawud, Zelalem Birhan

“…Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires and a consecutive sampling technique was employed. …”
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The journey of playing: a qualitative evaluation of ‘Maze Out,’ a serious game for eating disorders by Maria Mercedes Guala, Helene Nygaard Nielsen, Kim Bul, David Clinton, Martina Scarpelli, Regina Christiansen, Finn Skårderud, Anette Søgaard Nielsen

“…We investigated the experiences of Maze Out, a digital game co-produced by patients with eating disorders (EDs), clinicians working in the EDs field, and game experts when used as a therapeutic adjunct alongside treatment as usual (TAU). …”
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Wild Ungulate Prey Size and Feeding Group Demographic Structure Affect Interactions and Per Capita Food Intake of African Pride Lions in East African Maasai Steppe by Thobias Oddo Tomeka, Bernard M. Kissui, Ifura Godfrey Ukio, Frank R. Mushi, Rudolf F. Mremi, Nathan J. Roberts, Marcel Holyoak, Guangshun Jiang

“…This study used long‐term population monitoring data collected from 2004 to 2023 to assess how prey size and feeding group composition affect different age/sex class interactions and per capita food intake of African lion cubs, subadults, adult males, and adult females. …”
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