Prevalence and association between eating disorders, depression, and obesity among Palestinian adolescent refugees by Basma Damiri, Ahmad Hanani

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among refugee teenagers aged 13–16 years in four West Bank refugee camps. A total of 313 teenagers were interviewed. …”
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UFORE-D Modeling of Urban Tree Influence on Particulate Matter Concentrations in a High-Altitude Latin American Megacity by Laura Ochoa-Alvarado, Juan Garzón-Gil, Sergio Castro-Alzate, Carlos Alfonso Zafra-Mejía, Hugo Alexander Rondón-Quintana

“…Urban trees reduce particulate matter (PM) concentrations through dry deposition, interception, and modifying wind patterns, improving air quality and saving public health expenses in urban planning. …”
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Evaluation of Rural Housing Structural Transformations Based on the Rural Livelihood; Case Study : Riab Village in Khorasan Razavi Province by Abasalt Askari Rabori, Shahab Abbaszadeh, Ali Asghar Abroon

“…This is done by considering entire residential area of the historical village of Riab from the two constructional patterns mentioned in the classified disproportionate sampling method. …”
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Assessing disease phenotypes in Behçet’s syndrome: insights from a multiple correspondence analysis by Rosaria Talarico, Federica Di Cianni, Federica Di Cianni, Antonello Sulis, Diana Marinello, Valentina Lorenzoni, Marta Mosca

“…A multiple correspondence analysis was performed to investigate the possible phenotypes resulting from the different patterns of associations among the demographic and clinical variables.ResultsMost of the patients were female (67%), Caucasian (92%), and HLA-B51 carriers (65.5%). …”
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Role of vertebral fat fraction and R2* based on fat analysis and calculation technique in the quantitative assessment of osteoporosis by Fang Wu, Dongying Su, Hui Hu, Jinzhan Su, Shufeng Fan, Xia Song

“…Conclusion FACT technology quantifies age and sex specific patterns of marrow FF and R2* during osteoporosis progression. …”
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Prediction modeling of land surface temperature in relation to land cover dynamics and health risk perception analysis in barishal city of Bangladesh by Irteja Hasan, Osman Goni, Zarin Tasnim Katha, Mainul Islam Rabby, Siam Hossain, Arpa Banik, Sabbir Hasan, Iftekhar Rahman

“…Abstract Rapid urbanization has brought about rapid changes in land-use and land-cover (LULC) patterns, significantly affecting land surface temperatures (LST). …”
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Lower Limb Torque Prediction for Sit-To-Walk Strategies Using Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks by Chamalka Kenneth Perera, Alpha. A. Gopalai, Darwin Gouwanda, Siti. A. Ahmad, Pei-Lee Teh

“…STW itself can be generalized into strategies based on individual needs and movement patterns. In this study, three long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks were empirically trained for hip and knee torque prediction considering these STW strategies and subject anthropometry. …”
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Global soil moisture mapping at 5 km by combining GNSS reflectometry and machine learning in view of HydroGNSS by Emanuele Santi, Davide Comite, Laura Dente, Leila Guerriero, Nazzareno Pierdicca, Maria Paola Clarizia, Nicolas Floury

“…Moreover, the SM maps at 0.05° revealed some finer details and small-scale patterns that are not shown by the original SMAP SM data at 36 km. …”
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Real-world patient characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in England: a retrospective, population-based study by Clare Pearson, Susana Banerjee, Kiera Heffernan, Tameera Rahman, Jamie Garside, Alvaro Ingles Russo Garces

“…Objective This study defined a retrospective cohort of patients in England with primary advanced or recurrent (A/R) endometrial cancer (EC) who may have been eligible for clinical trials evaluating immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the first-line (1L) setting within a real-world dataset, and described the characteristics, treatment patterns and outcomes within this cohort.Design This was a retrospective, population-based study.Setting Routine population-level data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service in England were used. …”
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Difference in profile of peripheral defocus after orthokeratology and eximer laser correction of myopia by V. V. Neroev, E. P. Tarutta, A. T. Khandzhyan, N. V. Khodzhabekyan, S. V. Milash

“…In the first case, the maximum values of defocus were detected in the peripheral zone (30° from the center of the fovea); in the second case, the maximal effect on the middle periphery was identified 15° from the center. Such patterns of peripheral refraction fully coincided with the specific changes in corneal topography after the two procedures. …”
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73 Prevalence of tinnitus in Puerto Rican adults: A pilot study by Wanda Lugo Velez, Wanda Lugo-Vélez, Jorge Carrion, Annelise Hernández, Andrea Sánchez, Aida Rios, Prixemy Rodríguez

“…Objectives/Goals: (1) Conduct a pilot study documenting prevalence of tinnitus in a sample of Puerto Rican adults at the Audiology Clinic of the Medical Sciences Campus-University of Puerto Rico, (2) categorize patterns of tinnitus, (3) document intervention received for tinnitus, and (4) study sociodemographic characteristics of Puerto Rican adult participants with tinnitus. …”
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Cadmium exposure, epigenetic modifications, and serum cystatin C: insights into mediated pathways and mortality risks in U.S. adults by Yu-Wei Fang, Ching-Way Chen, Ta-Chen Su, Chien-Yu Lin

“…Abstract Background Cadmium exposure has been linked to elevated cystatin C levels, disruptions in epigenetic patterns, and increased mortality risk. However, the role of epigenetic modifications in the relationship between cadmium and cystatin C remains poorly understood. …”
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Assessing the impact of gender and body mass index on motor competence: a cross-sectional analysis of children by Sandeep Kumar, Yajuvendra Singh Rajpoot, Krishna Kant Sahu, Bhanu Pratap, Suchishrava Choudhary, Prashant Kumar Choudhary, Nripender Hooda

“…Fundamental motor skills in children serve as the basis for constructing more complex movement patterns. Therefore, the quality of mastering these skills, relative to children's age, largely determines success. …”
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Social capital as a factor in resocialization of combatants: key problems and management mechanisms. by A.G. Karimov, L.A. Gerasimova

“…In addition, special attention should be paid to measures to restore previously deflected patterns of behavior based on lost values, norms and social relations – the basic segments of social capital.…”
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Automated Detection and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of <italic>Candida</italic> Species Isolated from Blood Cultures of Neonatal ICU Patients Using MALDI-TOF and VITEK: Insig... by Mamta Lamba, Snigdha Purohit, Vijaylaxmi Meena, Rekha Bachhiwal, Rajni Sharma

“…Additionally, we assessed the AFS patterns of these isolates using the automated VITEK 2 Compact system. …”
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Successful Aging from Sa'di's Perspective by Khadigeh Parastesh, Ahmad Razi, Alireza Nikouei

“…With concision and eloquence, he proposed methods to mitigate the losses associated with aging, enabling older adults to live their remaining years with greater serenity and assume new roles befitting their circumstances in society. …”
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Oral Health Status in the Iranian Elderly: The Role of Nutrition Status and Health Literacy by Shahab Papi, Manijeh Izadi, Leila Behboodi, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Fatemeh Hosseini, Mahdi Yousefi, Zeynab Karimi

“…Introduction: Oral health plays an important role in determining food intake patterns, meeting nutritional needs, and consequently keeping the health of the elderly and their quality of life. …”
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An efficacy of protection the organs at risks comparison between the intensitymodulated radiotherapy therapy (IMRT) and the three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) by Abd Al-Taj Abd Ali Khaleel, Siham Sabah Abdullah, Sabbar Shukri Al-Bayaty, Abdulrahman Mohammed Abdulbaqi, Nabaa Mohammad Ali Alazawy

“…Treatment planning techniques used for each patient were three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy. After evaluating patterns, a better plan and treatment with an X-ray beam was chosen. …”
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Genetic variants in CYP2B6 and CYP2A6 explain interindividual variation in efavirenz plasma concentrations of HIV-infected children with diverse ethnic origin. by Sandra Soeria-Atmadja, Emma Österberg, Lars L Gustafsson, Marja-Liisa Dahl, Jaran Eriksen, Johanna Rubin, Lars Navér

“…Data on country of origin, sex, age, weight, HIV RNA, viral resistance patterns, CD4 cells, adherence to treatment, subjective health status and adverse events were collected from their medical records.…”
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Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Risks of Alzheimer and Parkinson Diseases: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies by Sukshma Sharma, Alessandro Gialluisi, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Vittorio Maglione, Licia Iacoviello, Marialaura Bonaccio

“…Studies with adult participants (>18 years old) were included if they explored and reported results on MD, along with other dietary patterns, and examined MD using the following definitions: ‘Medi Score diet’ and ‘alternate Mediterranean diet index (aMED diet)’. …”
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