Digital cognitive training in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Sally Richmond, Hannah Kirk, Kim Cornish, Mark A Bellgrove, Tori Gaunson, Meg Bennett

“…Introduction Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders and is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with daily functioning. …”
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Long-Term Multimodal Exercise Intervention for Patients with Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes by Miyuki Nemoto, Kiyotaka Nemoto, Hiroyuki Sasai, Shinji Higashi, Miho Ota, Tetsuaki Arai

“…Methods: This single-arm preliminary study was conducted from July 2017 to July 2018 and recruited 4 male patients with FTLD aged 60–78 years. Patients exercised under the supervision of an exercise instructor once every 2 weeks for 48 weeks. …”
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Relationships between Sleep Duration, Timing, Consistency, and Chronotype with Myopia among School-Aged Children by Rong Li, Yiting Chen, Anda Zhao, Lili Huang, Zichong Long, Wenhui Kang, Yong Yin, Shilu Tong, Shenghui Li

“…A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Shanghai, China, which included 10,142 school-aged children (7–12 years old, 53.2% boys). The Chinese version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) was used to assess sleep variables. …”
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Evolution of “Production–Living–Ecological” Spaces Conflicts and Their Impacts on Ecosystem Service Values in the Farming–Pastoral Ecotone in Inner Mongolia During Rapid Urbanizati... by Ziqi Yu, Xi Meng, Gongjue Yu

“…The findings show that: (1) During the 20 years, the maximum ecological spatial change rate reached 0.43%, with the cumulative spatial dynamics of PLES totaling 2.49%. …”
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Residential status and health in middle and late life: a population-based study with new data from Spain by Miguel Requena, David Reher

“…A 10% random sample of the Spanish population, including 2 054 427 person years and 28 736 deaths, is used.Main outcome measure Registered deaths in the 2012 Spanish vital statistics.Methods Using a new data set based on linked administrative registers, we estimate unadjusted and adjusted mortality rates by coresidential situation. …”
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Association of whole grain food consumption with lung cancer risk: a prospective cohort study by Kanran Wang, Junhan Zhao, Dingyi Yang, Mao Sun, Yongzhong Wu, Wei Zhou

“…A linear dose-response pattern was shown for lung cancer, NSCLC, and SCLC (P for non-linearity > 0.05). …”
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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and axial spondyloarthritis—similarities and differences by David Kiefer, Muhammad Asim Khan, Xenofon Baraliakos

“…In axSpA, the genetic background with the association with human leukocyte antigen-B27 (HLA-B27) is known for 50 years, while in DISH, a genetic contribution is not yet proven. …”
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Periods of development and dynamic parameters of white lupin, Lupinus albus L. yield formation by Galina G. Gataulina, Aleksandra V. Shitikova, Natalya V. Medvedeva

“…The breeding program for creating cultivars of white lupin with a determinant type of growth and the study of the dynamic parameters of the yield formation was carried out in many years of research in the northern part of the Central-Chernozem region of Russia. …”
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Surveillance of influenza viruses circulating from 2017/2018 to 2023/2024 seasons in Veneto Region, North-East Italy by Giuseppe Di Pietra, Denis Munegato, Chiara Poletto, Valeria Conciatori, Sarah Di Sopra, Elisa Franchin, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Cristiano Salata, Claudia Del Vecchio

“…In almost all seasons, influenza virus circulation was more significant in adults, especially those 65 years and older, than in children. Conclusions In the Veneto Region, influenza virus circulation varied considerably from 2017/2018 to 2023/2024. …”
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Mental well-being and job satisfaction in general practitioners in Denmark and their patients’ change of general practitioner: a cohort study combining survey data and register dat... by Peter Vedsted, Anette Fischer Pedersen, Karen Busk Nørøxe, Anders Helles Carlsen, Flemming Bro

“…Potential confounders were included for adjustment.Participants The study cohort included 569 776 patients aged ≥18 years listed with 409 GPs in single-handed practices.Results COGP was significantly associated with occupational distress (burnout and low job satisfaction) in the GP. …”
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Effect of adjuvant sleep hygiene psychoeducation and lorazepam on depression and sleep quality in patients with major depressive disorders: results from a randomized three-arm inte... by Rahimi A, Ahmadpanah M, Shamsaei F, Cheraghi F, Sadeghi Bahmani D, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S

“…Methods: A total of 120 outpatients with diagnosed MDD (mean age: 48.25 years; 56.7% females) and treated with a standard SSRI (citalopram at 20–40 mg at therapeutic level) were randomly assigned to one of the following three conditions: SHP (n=40), LOR (1 mg/d; n=40), SHP–LOR (1 mg/d; n=40). …”
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Spinal Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia by Faisal Konbaz, Taif Alqahtani, Nada Alharthi, Mohammad Baraja, Nazish Masud, Sami Aleissa, Fahad Alhelal, Majed Abalkhail

“…The mean age of the patients was 53 ± 18 years and males were predominant (59%). The positive COVID-19 patients were 3%. …”
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Dynamic electro‐clinical features in Guanidinoacetate N‐methyltransferase deficiency: A familial case series by Mariapaola Schifino, Emanuele Bartolini, Stefano Pagano, Camilla Meossi, Rosa Pasquariello, Roberta Battini

“…The dynamic electroclinical pattern we observed has never been reported beforehand. …”
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IMPAIRED REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF THE mTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY IN OSTEOARTHROSIS by Elena Vasilyevna Chetina, E A Bratygina, E M Zaitseva, E P Sharapova, A L Alekseyeva, N V Demin, S A Makarov

“…Objective: to study the pattern of impaired regulatory mechanisms of the mammalian target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway, by monitoring gene expression in the blood of patients with osteoarthrosis (OA) at different stages of the disease. …”
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Toward an Understanding of the Lack of Transmission of Facts About Human Papillomavirus: Qualitative Case Study by Hind Bitar, Sarah Alismail

“…MethodsA qualitative case study design was used, involving semistructured interviews with 20 women in Saudi Arabia aged 23 to 42 years. Participants were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. …”
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Strut and radio-morphometric analysis of mandibular trabecular structure in pre-and post-menopausal women to aid in the diagnosis of osteoporosis by Ragavendiran Anandan, Krithika C.L, Anuradha Ganesan, Yesoda Aniyan K.

“…Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the mandibular trabecular pattern in pre- and postmenopausal age women. By analysing the strut, fractal, grey level co-occurrence matrix, and radio-morphometric indices in the panoramic radiograph. …”
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Antibacterial therapy for Lyme disease in children by S.O. Nykytyuk, S.S. Levenets, T.V. Hariyan, I.P. Mironets, A.S. Sverstiuk

“…Conclusions. In recent years, the incidence of Lyme disease has been increasing, with rates in the Ternopil region exceeding the national average. …”
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Etiology, antibiotic susceptibility and prognostic factors of pediatric community-acquired sepsis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Abel Abera Negash, Daniel Asrat, Workeabeba Abebe, Tewodros Hailemariam, Andualem Wubete, Abraham Aseffa, Mario Vaneechoutte

“…Methodology: A prospective cross-sectional study of 101 children aged 0-15 years with suspected CAS was performed at two major hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …”
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Ice and snow thickness of the IGAN Glacier in the Polar Urals from ground-based radio-echo sounding 2019 and 2021 by I. I. Lavrentiev, G. A. Nosenko, A. F. Glazovsky, A. N. Shein, M. N. Ivanov, Ya. K. Leopold

“…The glacier has lost about 3.2 × 106 m3 of ice per last decade, if the rate of loss continues, it may disappear in 40–50 years. However, this process may have a non-linear nature, as it involves not only climatic factors, but also local terrain features, on the one hand contributing to a high accumulation of snow, on the other – the formation of a glacial lake during glacier retreat, which may increase ablation.…”
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Recent trends in dental research in Saudi Arabia: Mapping review (2010–2020) by Waad Khayat, Mona Rajeh

“…Objectives: To map Saudi-affiliated dental research productivity by institution, managing sector, geographical region, collaboration pattern, study design, dental specialty, time course, publication source, authorship, and funding during 2010–2020. …”
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