Real-world effectiveness of hemodialysis modalities: a retrospective cohort study by Yan Zhang, Anke Winter, Belén Alejos Ferreras, Paola Carioni, Otto Arkossy, Michael Anger, Robert Kossmann, Len A. Usvyat, Stefano Stuard, Franklin W. Maddux

“…Baseline characteristics were similar between baseline modalities, except that hemodiafiltration patients were a median of 2 years younger, had higher percentage of fistula access (66% vs. 47%), and had longer mean dialysis vintages (4.4 years vs. 2.6 years). …”
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Monomorphic type of maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis: rationale for interdisciplinary collaboration by E. I. Kasikhina, N. N. Potekaev, O. V. Zhukova, M. N. Ostretsova

“…The median age of disease onset was 4 [3; 7] years (minimum age – 2 years, maximum – 16 years). …”
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Independent and joint associations of sedentary behaviour and physical activity with risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in 40,156 Australian adults with coronary heart disease by Amanda Lönn, Suzanne J Carroll, Theo Niyonsenga, Adrian Bauman, Rachel Davey, Robyn Gallagher, Nicole Freene

“…Results: There were 40,156 individuals included, with a mean age of 70 (SD=10) years old, 62 % men. During a median of 8.3 (IQR = 10.03) years, 3260 non-fatal-, 5161 total cardiac events, and 14,383 major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were recorded. …”
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Is Stretching exercises Superior to Steroids for Sustained Relief in Plantar Fasciitis? Evidence from a Prospective Study by Divya Nand Pandey, Harsh Pratap Singh, Chetan Singh, Shrikant Raj, Harshit Tripathi, Ayush Prakash

“…Discussion: The mean age was 42.8 ± 3.82 years in the conservative group and 40.5 ± 3.48 years in the steroid group, with 76% aged 30–50 years. …”
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Assessment of the impact of reconstitution therapies—cladribine tablets and alemtuzumab—on the atrophy progression among patients with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis by Aleksandra Pogoda-Wesołowska, Ignacy Stachura, Arkadiusz Zegadło, Marzena Maciągowska-Terela, Karolina Sobolewska, Aleksander Dębiec, Jacek Staszewski, Adam Stępień

“…The aim of the study was to assess the effect of IRT treatment on the degree and pattern of brain atrophy in patients with MS during 3 years of observation.MethodsPatients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) treated with CLAD and ALEM were retrospectively recruited for the study. …”
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Neurological disorders caused by recreational use of nitrous oxide—a retrospective study from a German metropolitan area and review of the literature by Asya Tshagharyan, Se-Jong You, Christian Grefkes, Elke Hattingen, Joachim P. Steinbach, Pia S. Zeiner, Marcel Hildner, Iris Divé

“…The most frequently observed lesion pattern was combined myelo-polyneuropathy. T2-hyperintense myelon lesions were observed in 11 of 15 patients (73.3%). …”
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Intestinal parasitic infection with special reference to taeniid tapeworms in school children of Malakand region, Pakistan by Rahman H. U., Rafiq N., Khan W., De Los Ríos Escalante P., Aldamigh M. A.

“…Age-wise prevalence was noted as the students aged 11 to 13 years were highly infected at 57.4 %, followed by 8 to 10 years at 48.8 %, while the least prevalence was noted in the age 5 to 7 years at 45.5 %. …”
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Global, regional, and National Burden of chronic kidney disease attributable to dietary risks from 1990 to 2021 by Kaixuan Wang, Shuaiqi Chen, Mengmeng Wang, Qingjiang Han, Yuchuan Hou, Xiaohui Wang

“…However, the trends in the burden of CKD attributable to dietary risks have yet to be fully elucidated.MethodsThis study extracted two major indicators related to CKD caused by dietary risks from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database for the years 1990 to 2021, including deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). …”
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Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults by Sadeghi Bahmani D, Gerber M, Kalak N, Lemola S, Clough PJ, Calabrese P, Shaygannejad V, Pühse U, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S

“…Methods: A total of 23 patients with MS at disease onset (mean age =32.31 years; 91% females), 23 healthy adolescents (mean age =17.43 years; 82% females), and 25 healthy young adults (mean age =20.72 years; 80% females) took part in the study. …”
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Decoupled lake history and regional moisture availability in the middle elevations of tropical Mexico by Yosahandy Vázquez-Molina, Alexander Correa-Metrio, Edyta Zawisza, Juan Felipe Franco-Gaviria, Liseth Pérez, Francisco Romero, Blanca Prado, Fernanda Charqueño-Célis, Manuel Esperón-Rodríguez

“…Although the regional climate has been deteriorating, the enlarging lake suggests a decreasing water deficit though time. This pattern is probably a result of increasing insolation during the dry season, causing advection of marine moisture that precipitates because of the steep elevation gradient. …”
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Mortality level and predictors in a rural Ethiopian population: community based longitudinal study. by Berhe Weldearegawi, Mark Spigt, Yemane Berhane, Geertjan Dinant

“…<h4>Background</h4>Over the last fifty years the world has seen enormous decline in mortality rates. …”
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Characteristics of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Strains Isolated from Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections in Uruguay by Lorena Pardo, Virginia Machado, Marta Mollerach, María Inés Mota, Lorena P. N. Tuchscherr, Pilar Gadea, Noella Gardella, Daniel O. Sordelli, Magdalena Vola, Felipe Schelotto, Gustavo Varela

“…Strains of group 1 (pulsotype A, CP8+, and Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)+) were the most frequently recovered and exhibited a PFGE band pattern identical to other CA-MRSA strains previously isolated in Uruguay and Brazil. …”
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Uptake and factors associated with HIV self-testing among women in South Africa by Michael Ekholuenetale, Osaretin C. Okonji, Chimezie I. Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow

“…Women who are employed were 1.44 times as likely to have HIVST uptake compared to those not employed. Women aged 20–24 years, 25–29 years, 30–34 years, and 40–44 years had about two times higher odds of HIVST, when compared with women aged 15–19 years. …”
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Dynamic Changes in and Driving Factors of Soil Organic Carbon in China from 2001 to 2020 by Fuyan Zou, Min Yan, Liankai Zhang, Jinjiang Yang, Guiren Chen, Keqiang Shan, Chen Zhang, Xiongwei Xu, Zhenhui Wang, Can Xu

“…It remains unclear what changes have occurred in the distribution pattern of and trend in soil organic carbon (SOC) in China against the background of climate and land use change. …”
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Life–History Traits of <i>Eremias pleskei</i> Nikolsky, 1905 from Northeastern Anatolia by Kamil Candan, Elif Yıldırım Caynak, Serkan Gül, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Çetin Ilgaz, Cantekin Dursun

“…The mean age was 4.88 ± 0.43 years and 3.20 ± 0.29 years for males and females, respectively. …”
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Medication utilisation trends during pregnancy and factors influencing adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Dae Hyun Yoo, Yeo-Jin Song, Eunwoo Nam, Yu-Seon Jung, Jihyun Keum

“…The mean maternal age for all pregnancy episodes was 33.7 years; 33.3 years in the delivery group and 33.7 years in the APO group. …”
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Spatiotemporal trends in hernia disease burden and health workforce correlations in aging populations: a global analysis with projections to 2050 by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Huayou Luo, Ruo Shu, Tong Zhang, Yong Dai

“…Spatial and temporal patterns were examined using age-period-cohort and frontier analyses. …”
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Quantifying age-related rates of social contact using diaries in a rural coastal population of Kenya. by Moses Chapa Kiti, Timothy Muiruri Kinyanjui, Dorothy Chelagat Koech, Patrick Kiio Munywoki, Graham Francis Medley, David James Nokes

“…<h4>Background</h4>Improved understanding and quantification of social contact patterns that govern the transmission dynamics of respiratory viral infections has utility in the design of preventative and control measures such as vaccination and social distancing. …”
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Unraveling influenza sentinel surveillance in Pakistan 2008-2024: Epidemiological insights during the pre and post pandemic period of COVID-19 by Nazish Badar, Muhammad Salman, Nadia Nisar, Hamza Ahmed Mirza, Abdul Ahad, Faisal Ahmad, Bisma Daud

“…Background: The coronavirus pandemic has substantially influenced the transmission pattern of other respiratory viruses. However, screening and detecting other respiratory pathogens was unheeded during this time to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Neurobiological correlates of personality dimensions in borderline personality disorder using graph analysis of functional connectivity by Francesca D’Adda, Giovanni Sighinolfi, Micaela Mitolo, Mauro Scala, Lucia Guidi, Lorenzo Motta, Lorenzo Cirignotta, David Neil Manners, Caterina Tonon, Raffaele Lodi, Marco Menchetti

“…Abstract Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is is a type B personality disorder primarily characterized by a pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships, a distorted self-concept, and intense emotional reactions, associated with extreme and opposing mental and behavioral states, which coexist and lead to destructive behaviors such as self-harm, commonly recurring over time.. …”
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