Modulatory effects of cinnamomi cortex and its components epicatechin and linalool on skin circadian rhythms by Ji-Young Kim, Juyeon Lee, Soo-Hyeon Lee, Eui-Man Jung, Kyung-Ha Lee

“…Disruptions in these rhythms are linked to various skin disorders and impaired barrier function. …”
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Trans fatty acids and saturated fatty acids in margarines and spreads in Kazakhstan: Study period 2015–2021 by Kainaubek Toshtay, Ali Auyezov, Seitkhan Azat, Rosa Busquets

“…Diets rich in TFA have been linked to coronary artery disease. It is necessary to quantify and police the type of fat in foods to assess its risk. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness among Diabetic vs. Non-Diabetic Patients about the Association between Diabetes and Oral Health by Jaswinder Kaur, Gurleen Kaur Pruthi, Harsimran Singh Kapoor, Vishwas Narang, Akaljot Kaur, Aakash Gupta

“…Current evidence clearly states an association between oral diseases and diabetes mellitus with manifestations like periodontitis, peri-implantitis, xerostomia, etc. Despite this obvious link, knowledge, awareness and attitude of general population towards this are not fully understood. …”
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Effect of comorbidity classes on survival of patients with gastrointestinal tract cancer by Linna Gao, Tian Yao, Shaohua Ge, Jiuwei Cui, Wei Li, Zengqing Guo, Hongxia Xu, Min Weng, Suyi Li, Qinghua Yao, Wen Hu, Lan Zhou, Junqiang Chen, Xianghua Wu, Qingchuan Zhao, Hongli Li, Hanping Shi, Yi Ba, He Huang, The Investigation on Nutrition Status and its Clinical Outcome of Common Cancers (INSCOC) Group

“…The final model included the comorbidity classes and nine more predictors. Additionally, the performance of different simple multimorbidity measures were compared using the Bayesian information criterion (BIC), ROC curves and C-index. …”
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Mudharabah, musyarakah, financing risk, and performance of Islamic banks: Empirical evidence from Indonesia by Radhita Asfarina Annizar, Eddy Junarsin

“…Findings – We find that mudharabah is negatively related to financing risk and positively (in the initial stage) linked to Islamic bank performance. Mudharabah will reduce financing risk if the proportion of mudharabah to total loans is in the range of 5.5-12.6%. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of publications concerning combinations of immunotherapy and targeted therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: a bibliometric study by Biling Gan, Lei Wu, Shunan Zhou, Zhihong Chen, Fan Wu, Lianqun Xu, Zhenrong Chen, Honghui Ma, Peijia He, Dan Fang, Ning Shi

“…The authors Kudo Masatoshi and Hatanaka Takeshi were the most prolific, each with nine publications. The journal Cancers emerged as the top publisher, with 48 relevant articles and an Impact Factor of 5.2 in 2022. …”
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Association of ERCC2/XPD polymorphisms and the risk of head and neck carcinoma: a systematic review, meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, network analysis, and functional effe... by Mohammad Moslem Imani, Ali Ashabi, Farzad Rezaei, Atefe Saffar Shahroudi, Sadegh Kashkouli, Edris Sadeghi, Masoud Sadeghi

“…The effect sizes were presented as the odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results Thirty-nine articles including 56 studies were entered into the meta-analysis. …”
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The Effect of Transobturator Tape Surgery on Female Sexual Functions: A Systematic Review by Engin Yildirim, Nuriye Buyukkayaci Duman, Umit Gorkem, Ozgur Kan

“…In total, 8 clinical studies employed female sexual function index whereas 8 clinical studies administered Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire -12. 4 of these studies tried to understand women’s sexual functions through questions determined by the researchers (N/A). 2 of the other studies used the Sexual Impact Questionnaire and a visual analogue scale, 1 study used Nine Questions on Sexual Functioning (NSF-9) and 1 study used International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Vaginal Symptoms Module (ICIQ-VS). …”
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Stepwise Improvement of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Staged Angioplasty for Carotid Artery Stenosis by Fumiaki OKA, Takayuki OKU, Akiko KAWANO, Koki OKAZAKI, Takuma NISHIMOTO, Mototsugu SHIMOKAWA, Hideyuki ISHIHARA

“…Among them, 19 had a successful procedure. Nine received stenting at the first stage of the procedure because of inadequate dilatation. …”
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Bacteriology Quality of Zobo Drinks Consumed in Some Parts of Osun State, Nigeria by RO Risiquat

“…The bacteriology of Zobo drink prepared and sold at nine market; Alamisi market, Ikirun; Oluode market, Osogbo; Oja obi market, Ila-Orangun, Ede;Sabo market, Ile-ife; Ilesha market, Owena market; Timi market; Orile owu market, Ikire market in Osun state Nigeria were assessed. …”
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Genome-wide association study reveals major loci for resistance to septoria tritici blotch in a Tunisian durum wheat collection. by Maroua Ouaja, Bikash Ghimire, Bochra Amina Bahri, Medini Maher, Sahbi Ferjaoui, Sripada Udupa, Sonia Hamza

“…Four QTL including the major QTL identified on chromosome 1B were considered as novel. SNP linked to the significant QTL have the potential to be used in marker-assisted selection for breeding for resistance to STB.…”
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An assessment strategy for the employability of HRM graduates in South Africa by Tendency Beretu, Warren P. Charles

“…Respondents also suggested industry responsibility in assessments, linking students to industry, emphasising solutions to industry challenges, and calling for industry-based standards. …”
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Role of nutritional factors at the irritable bowel syndrome by Yu. O. Shulpekova, A. V. Sedova

“…At detection of symptoms link to intake of specific products it is necessary to exclude food allergy and enzymopathies (e.g. lactase deficiency), which should be defined as independent diseases under the «mask» of irritable bowel syndrome.Conclusion. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…Objective To describe the incidence and key demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of individuals with liver disease in Wales.Design and setting This study is designed as a retrospective observational study that linked data of anonymised identified individuals from primary, secondary care and mortality data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank in Wales.Participants All Welsh residents who registered with a SAIL-contributing general practitioner (GP) and diagnosed with liver disease from 2004 to 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcome is the annual age-standardised incidence rate of liver disease. …”
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE BENUE STATE CIVIL SERVICE by HUNDU IORFA RAYMOND, A.A. HANGEIOR, O. AULE

“…Thepaper has a total population of fourteen thousand nine hundred and sixty-six (14,966) (Benue State civil service commission worker’s register, 2023). …”
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Use of the measurement tools of TeamSTEPPS®: a scoping review by Hümeyra Dener, Melih Elçin

“…PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched with the keyword, ″TeamSTEPPS″ in December 2023. Results Forty-nine studies using any or both of T-TAQ and T-TPQ were considered eligible for this review. …”
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Shielding our angels: Tackling workplace bullying against nurses working in community environments by Mohammed Ghalib Qutishat

“…That consists of demographics and the adopted form of the Experience of Bullying during Clinical Placement questionnaire, The survey was distributed via online link from September to October 2023. Results: The author distributed 230 questionnaires, and 197 participants replied, giving an 85.65 % response rate. …”
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Perceived urban environment elements associated with momentary and long-term well-being: An experience sampling method approach by Yu-Ru Chen, Atsushi Nakagomi, Masamichi Hanazato, Noriyuki Abe, Kazushige Ide, Katsunori Kondo

“…Conversely, vibrant environments (−0.14) and being on the move (−0.11) were linked to lower MWB. LWB was positively associated with being at cultural/sports/educational facilities (0.06), and vibrant (0.15) and communicative (0.13) urban settings. …”
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Meta-analysis on the entomological effects of differentially treated ITNs in a multi-site experimental hut study in sub-Saharan Africa by Natalie Lissenden, John Bradley, Benjamin Menze, Charles Wondji, Constant Edi, Benjamin Koudou, Raphael N’Guessan, Koama Bayili, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Njelembo Mbewe, Basiliana Emidi, Jacklin Mosha, Alphaxard Manjurano, Graham Small, Welbeck Oumbouke, Sarah Jane Moore, Derric Nimmo, Janneke Snetselaar

“…If the restricted placement of the AIs can exploit mosquito behaviour, particularly where they interact with the bed net interface, and not impact the net’s effectiveness, then the reduction in AI could result in cost reductions. Methods Nine individual experimental hut trials were conducted to compare the efficacy of three different partially-treated net relative to fully treated nets; roof-only treated nets, side-only treated nets, and nets with treated roof and pyrethroid-only side panels. …”
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Influences of a Quasi-stationary Front on Particulate Matter in the Low-latitude Plateau Region in China by Wenxuan Fan, Jian Wu, Xiaopeng Li, Fangyuan Yang, Bing Chen, Jun Guo

“…Furthermore, we investigated all of the KMQSF synoptic weather that occurred from 2014 till 2019 and categorized it into nine types, which produced different pollution patterns. …”
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