Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Maximize Hip Abductor Strength and Reduce Fall Risk in Older Veterans: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Ben Friedman, Brock A Beamer, Jeffrey Beans, Vicki Gray, Gad Alon, Alice Ryan, Leslie I Katzel, John D Sorkin, Odessa Addison

“…If successful, NMES combined with hip abductor strengthening and balance training could provide a low-cost, scalable solution to reduce falls, improve balance and mobility, and decrease health care costs related to falls in older adults. …”
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Association of carotid atherosclerosis and peripheral artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: risk factors and biomarkers by E. A. Koroleva, R. S. Khapaev, A. P. Lykov, A. I. Korbut, V. V. Klimontov

“…Duplex ultrasound of carotid and low limb arteries, screening/monitoring of diabetic complications and associated diseases, and assessment of glycemic control, biochemical and coagulation parameters were performed. …”
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Advancing Structural Health Monitoring with Deep Belief Network-Based Classification by Álvaro Presno Vélez, Zulima Fernández Muñiz, Juan Luis Fernández Martínez

“…Experimental results showed median cross-validation accuracies of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>98.04</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for ambient data and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>96.96</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for train-induced data, with low variability. Although random forests slightly outperformed DBNs in classifying ambient data (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>99.19</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), DBNs achieved better results with more complex train-induced signals (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>95.91</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). …”
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Differential Pattern of Circulating MicroRNA Expression in Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerosis by Marine M. Tanashyan, Anton A. Raskurazhev, Alla A. Shabalina, Andrey S. Mazur, Vladislav A. Annushkin, Polina I. Kuznetsova, Sergey N. Illarioshkin, Mikhail A. Piradov

“…These changes represent a plethora of atherogenic mechanisms: smooth muscle cell migration (miR-712/205, miR-532), foam cell formation (miR-106b, miR-146a), endothelial dysfunction (miR-200c), low-density lipoprotein-induced vascular damage (miR-100), and leukocyte recruitment (miR-126). …”
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A Study of the Factors Influencing Information Literacy on Farmers' Willingness to Participate in E-Commerce: the Mediating Effects of Perceived Benefits and Perceived Risks, and t... by MA Ning, ZHANG Xiaoyi, LIU Qixuan

“…Most farmers prefer participation scenarios with high perceived benefits and low perceived risks, where government support plays a key role in endorsing and leading trust. …”
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Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index on cardiometabolic biomarkers in pregnant emirati women by Lolowa A. Almekhaini, Shamsa A. Awar, Taoufik Zoubeidi, Sania Al Hamad, Javed Yasin, Junu V. George, Maha Khaled, Nehaya Qasem, Fatima Bahwan, Hassib Narchi, Elhadi H. Aburawi

“…Pregnant women with pre-gestational obesity had higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels compared to women with normal or overweight. All variables were statistically significantly different by trimesters except systolic blood pressure, random blood glucose, lipoprotein-A, and high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein. …”
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Global insights into the genome dynamics of Clostridioides difficile associated with antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and genomic adaptations among clonal lineages by Mohammad Sholeh, Mohammad Sholeh, Masoumeh Beig, Masoumeh Beig, Ebrahim Kouhsari, Mahdi Rohani, Mohammad Katouli, Farzad Badmasti

“…Vancomycin susceptibility-reducing vanG cluster genes were detected at low frequencies. Virulence factors showed variability, with highly prevalent genes such as zmp1 (99.62%), groEL (99.60%), and rpoB/rpoB2 (99.60%). …”
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Single- versus multi-fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery (ALL-STAR) for patients with spinal metastases: a randomized phase III trial protocol by Aniket Pratapneni, Daniella Klebaner, Scott Gerard Soltys, Elham Rahimy, Iris Catrice Gibbs, Steven Daniel Chang, Gordon Li, Melanie Hayden Gephart, Anand Veeravagu, Gregory Arthur Szalkowski, Xuejun Gu, Lei Wang, Cynthia Chuang, Lianli Liu, Scott Jackson, Rong Lu, Jillian Adele Skerchak, Kelly Zhe Huang, Samantha Wong, Eleanor Brown, Erqi Liu Pollom

“…Biased coin randomization will be used to randomly assign patients while balancing the following stratifying variables between the two treatment arms at baseline: gastrointestinal histology (yes/no), paraspinal tissue extension (yes/no), epidural compression (low-/high-grade), and number of sites treated (one to three). …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance among urban slum dwellers in Uganda by Regina Ndagire, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Ivan Segawa, Fiona Atim, Catherine Nassozi Lwanira, Rachel Nante Wangi, Moses Ocan

“…Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a public health threat especially in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Urban slum dwellers are at higher risk of developing AMR than the general population. …”
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U-shaped association between serum chloride and hypertension risk with nadir around 103 mmol/L: insights from regression and interpretable machine learning (XGBoost/SHAP) using NHA... by Shancheng He, Xuemei Zhong, Guangming Chen, Long Li

“…After adjusting for variables, the multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated a U-shaped connection (OR = 0.94, 95% CI: 0.92–0.97, P &lt; 0.0001). …”
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Association between female genital mutilation/cutting and caesarean delivery in singleton births across Sub-Saharan Africa by Demisu Zenbaba, Sylvester Okeke, Deborah Okeke-Obayemi, Sanni Yaya

“…There was a relatively low prevalence of Caesarean section with variations based on age, education, and wealth. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome among patients with severe mental illness attending Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: hospital-b... by Helena Getenet, Yeweyenhareg Feleke, Ruth Tsigebrhan, Tadesse Lejisa, Genet Ashebir

“…The most frequent metabolic abnormality was low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) 88.5% (n = 77). …”
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Species assemblages and their drivers differ between trees and lianas in a seasonal evergreen forest in Thailand by Wirong Chanthorn, Thorsten Wiegand, Anuttara Nathalang, Rajapandian Kanagaraj, Stuart Davies, Zhenhua Sun, Nitin K. Tripathi, Maxime Réjou‐Méchain, Warren Y. Brockelman

“…In contrast, species assemblages of established and large lianas were primarily associated with forest canopy structure, separating low‐canopy forests from high‐canopy forests, whereas soil nutrients were the only factors associated with liana seedling assemblages. …”
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Investigating the correlation of self-care and quality-of-life patients with heart failure by Leili Tapak, Payam Amini, Sharareh Parami, Omid Hamidi, Vajiheh Ramezani-Doroh, Azim Azizi

“…Results The mean(± SD) of age, quality-of-life and self-care were 62.16(± 7.86), 60.05(± 8.85), and 35.16(± 5.36), respectively, indicating a low level of quality-of-life and moderate level of self-care. …”
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Primary healthcare providers’ perceived preparedness to respond to intimate partner violence in the public primary healthcare setting: a cross-sectional study by Ying Ying Chan, Noran Naqiah Hairi, Wan Yuen Choo, Zamtira Seman, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Noor Raihan Khamal, Shazimah Abdul Samad, Azah Abdul Samad, Sajaratulnisah Othman

“…However, research on PHCPs’ responses to IPV in low- and middle-income countries, including Malaysia, remains limited. …”
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The relationship between patient safety culture and attitudes toward incident reporting among registered nurses by Nabel Alsobou, Ahmad Hussien Rayan, Manal Hassan Baqeas, Mohammed Sa’d ALBashtawy, Islam Ali Oweidat, Khalid Al-Mugheed, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem

“…Abstract Background Patient safety is a primary concern in healthcare due to errors and low incident reporting rates. A strong safety culture and positive attitudes towards reporting are crucial for improving patient safety culture (PSC). …”
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Two-Port Needle-Assisted Pediatric Laparoscopic Herniotomy Using Tuohy Needle: Clinical Experience and Outcomes by Imran Abbas, Rida Fatima, Muhammad Aslam Javed, Muhammad Hassan, Mahmood Farooqi, Muhammad Mohsin Gillani

“…It offers favorable operative duration, minimal analgesia dose needs, and shorter hospital stays, with excellent cosmetic outcomes and low recurrence rates.   …”
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Socioeconomic, demographic and environmental factors associated with under-five mortality among children in Kenya: analysis of the 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey by Isaac Isiko, Emmanuel Chiebuka Jacob, Aaron Mwesigwa, Haron Olot, Lenz Nwachinemere Okoro, Jackson Micheal Asingwire, Manankong Jane Precious Izunwanne, Emmanuel Asher Ikwara, Sharon Chioma Ajudua, Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Michael Yaw Amoakoh, Nisat Khan Queen

“…Abstract Background Under-five mortality remains a critical public health challenge globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya. …”
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The mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between childhood trauma and the symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder by Motahhareh Kargar Shooroki, Azadeh Choobforoushzadeh, Azra Mohammadpanah Ardakan

“…Furthermore, self-compassion demonstrated a considerable negative direct impact on BDD symptoms (β=−0.765, p < 0.001), implying that low self-compassion is linked to increased BDD symptomatology and vice versa. …”
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Study of NF-κB Gene Promoter Region {rs28362691 (-94 ins/del ATTG)} Polymorphism in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Case-control Study by Pragyan P Das, Pratima K Sahu, Pratikhya Sarangi, Mihir Ranjan Nayak, Roma Rattan, Saffalya Nayak

“…Introduction: Bipolar Disorder (BD), a multifactorial disorder, is associated with increased proinflammatory cytokines due to chronic low-grade inflammation. It affects a relatively younger population. …”
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