Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning Experience, Mental Health, Adaptability, and Resilience Among Health Informatics Master’s Students: Focus Group Study by Nadia Davoody, Natalia Stathakarou, Cara Swain, Stefano Bonacina

“…Implications for educators, students, and higher education institutions include the need for educators to stay current with the latest educational technologies and design teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches suited to both online and in-person settings to effectively foster student engagement. …”
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Unsteady ground: understanding the problem of BPPV in the world of sports by Wojciech Nowak, Mirosław Sawicki, Jagoda Mikołajczyk, Paulina Krzemińska, Maciej Gołębski, Zuzanna Kukla, Sebastian Musialik, Stella Mieruszyńska, Jakub Włosiański, Izabela Sadowska

“…In modern world, sport has become a part of everyday life, both in professional in amateur matter. Different sports, may lead to different types of injuries and related complications, one of them is dizzyness and vertigo. …”
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Hyperhomocisteinemia, hypercysteinemia, glutamate excitotoxicity, taurine deficiency at hepatitis C by V. K. Pozdeev, N. V. Pozdeev, O. Ye. Nikitina

“…Data processing by nonnormal histogram plotting of substances plasma levels in hepatitis C patients revealed heterogeneity of pathochemistry of hepatitis C for tGSH, tCys and Gln. However in sets both with relatively low and high levels of these substances content of tHCy, Glu and Asp remains increased and reflects hyperhomocisteinemia and glutamate excitotoxicity phenomena. …”
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Multiple machine learning-based integrations of multi-omics data to identify molecular subtypes and construct a prognostic model for HNSCC by Xiaoqin Luo, Chao Li, Gang Qin

“…Results CS1 exhibited superior survival outcomes in both TCGA and META-HNSCC cohorts. The PRG-based signature stratified patients into low- and high-risk groups, with the low-risk group showing prolonged survival, enhanced immune cell infiltration (B cells, T cells, monocytes), and activated immune functions (cytolytic activity, T cell co-stimulation). …”
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Associated Factors for Erectile Dysfunction Occurrence in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Cross-sectional Study by Ali Hamidi Madani, Fardin Mirbolouk, Mona Naghshbandi, Tolou Hasandokht, Mahboobe Gholipour, Mohammad Sajjad Zabihi, Mohammad Hamidi Madani

“…Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with cardiovascular events, and a significant proportion of men with coronary artery disease (CAD) exhibit early signs of ED. Moreover, both of these disorders shared common risk factors in previous studies. …”
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Digital trophies: using social media to assess wildlife crime in Lebanon by André F. Raine, Jason Gregg, Lloyd Scott, Axel Hirschfeld, Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, Filippo Bamberghi

“…Our study is the first to use social media as a tool for assessing illegal hunting activities in Lebanon. We discuss both the use and limitations of this approach, as well as the ways in which social media can be utilized by law enforcement, to promote legal hunting or hunting alternatives and improve conservation education.…”
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Level of fecal neopterin and calprotectin in asymptomatic and symptomatic norovirus-infected children with malnutrition in Indonesia by Anisa Lailatul Fitria, Zayyin Dinana, Aussie Tahta Maharani, Alinda Syifa Fumizuki, Faiz Nabila Mumtazya, Dominikus Raditya Atmaka, Laura Navika Yamani, Juniastuti, Maria Inge Lusida, Soetjipto, Septa Indra Puspikawati

“…Meanwhile, the level of both biomarkers was significantly different in norovirus positive group and norovirus negative group (p-value < 0.000). …”
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Effects of Pimobendan on Prolonging Time to Rehospitalization or Frequency of Rehospitalization in Patients with Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Medical Adminis... by Kazuhisa Kodama, Tatsunori Murata, Naoki Dohi, Masaaki Nakano, Toshiaki Yokoi, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Koichi Nakao

“…**Results:** The total number of patients with heart failure included during the study period was 1&#8239;421&#8239;110 and we matched 276 patients in both groups. The incidence of rehospitalization throughout the period to completion of follow-up was 365.23/1000 people/yr (95% confidence interval [CI]: 327.78–402.69) in the pimobendan prescription group and 537.81/1000 people/yr (95% CI: 492.36–583.27) in the non-prescription group. …”
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Adsorption properties and competitive adsorption mechanism exhibited by carbon-nanotube-modified biochar for removal of crude oil and Ni(II) pollutants from water by Di Cao, Ruiyan Niu, Guanglu Mo, Huiwen Deng, Rui Liu, Jie Liu, Jialin Fan

“…The experimental data conformed closely to the Elovich, Langmuir, and Freundlich adsorption models, underscoring the significant contributions of both physical and chemical adsorption mechanisms. …”
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Damage symptoms, development, and reproductive performance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on fodder maize and cob by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Azza A. Awad, Walaa E. Gamil, Bassam F. Fahmy

“…The results exhibited that the FAW larvae were able to feed on and infest both fodder maize and corn cobs, causing significant damage particularly to the cobs making them unsuitable for marketing and human consumption. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

“…This work, undertaken by the Working Group (WG) on International Collaborations at the European Network of Pediatric Research at the European Medicines Agency (Enpr-EMA) aims to describe the research ethics review requirements including any pediatric specific requirements, as well as current or upcoming changes across six jurisdictions – the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Canada, Japan, and Australia.MethodsAn open questionnaire developed by the WG and directed at both the Competent Authorities (CA) and the national pediatric clinical trial networks arranged by jurisdictions.ResultsA synopsis of the current regulatory requirements covers centralized versus independent review, comparisons between investigator initiated and industry sponsored clinical trials, timelines, review board members requirements and the consenting/assent process for clinical trial (CT) applications, application submission processes and application requirements for each of the six jurisdictions. …”
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Clinical Consultation in the Workplace: Are There Implications for Response Attitudes? by Bárbara Gonzalez, Rosa F. Novo, Maria João Afonso, Matilde Fernandes, Ana Vieira

“…., 15% presented under-reporting and 18% presented over-reporting) has implications for both clinical and career decision making processes. …”
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Changing patterns in cataract surgery indications, outcomes, and costs, 2012–2023: a retrospective study at Aravind Eye Hospitals, IndiaResearch in context by Sachin Gupta, Ravindran D. Ravilla, Haripriya Aravind, Shivkumar Chandrashekharan, Thulasiraj D. Ravilla

“…However, female patients continued to face inequities, presenting with worse vision, and receiving lower expenditures for surgery, indicating the need for targeted approaches to address sex inequity both on the demand generation and treatment provision sides. …”
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Expert review of AI-generated responses to the top ten patient complaints in primary care by Monica Gillie, George Kent

“…Fatigue received the highest ratings of utility for both etiology and treatment. Responses were overall focused and concise. …”
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Toxicological effects of the environmental pollutant perfluoronanoic acid on the ground-dwelling arthropod Solenopsis invicta by Wenxuan Wang, Mingrong Liang, Yangting Ou, Xiangrui Wang, Yunbo Song, Huimei Chen, Jingxin Hong, Yuling Liang, Yongyue Lu

“…Stomach and contact toxicity experiments revealed that PFNA significantly reduced RIFA viability, with poisoning severity correlating positively with both dose and exposure duration. PFNA inhibited key behaviors—including aggregation, climbing, grasping, crawling, and excavation—and impacted survival. …”
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Clinical value of motor function of digestive system investigation: past, present and future by A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Nowadays investigation of motor function of the esophagus can by carries out both by open catheter method (water perfused manometry), and by the newest hi-tech method – high resolution manometry (HRM) and volume 3D manometry. …”
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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…From January to June 2023, 37 patients were recruited in the intervention group, receiving both routine care and the intervention plan. The intervention’s effects were compared in the two groups. …”
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Fitting and comparison of calcium-calmodulin kinetic schemes to a common data set using non-linear mixed effects modelling. by Domas Linkevicius, Angus Chadwick, Guido C Faas, Melanie I Stefan, David C Sterratt

“…Moreover, there were significant differences in calmodulin activation, both between the schemes and between our reaction rate and those previously published. …”
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The impact of the ursodeoxycholic acid as monotherapy and in the combination with the lactulose on the biochemical blood tests values of the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients by I. V. Mayev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. V. Morozov, M. G. Saidullayeva, M. L. Akhtayeva, N. Yu. Stukova, E. A. Krasnyakova

“…The credible dynamic of the biochemical tests values of the cytolysis as compared with the baseline (the reducing of the activity of the alanine transaminase and the aspartate transaminase) and of the cholestasis (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) was observed; the positive changes in the lipid profile (the increase in the concentration of the high density lipoproteins and the reduction in the total cholesterol, the low density lipoproteins, the very low density lipoproteins and triglycerides ) were seen during the treatmet in both groups. The tendency towards the more expressed impact of the combination of UDCA and lactulose (Ursoliv®) in comparison to the monotherapy by UDCA (Ursosan®) on the biochemical parameters were discovered. …”
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சிந்தனைத் தளத்தில் சுகுமாரனின் வண்டு குண்டு / Thoughts in Sukumaran's Vandu Kundu by முனைவர் ந. இரஞ்சன் / Dr. N. Ranjan

“…The term "children" traditionally encompasses both small boys and girls; however, in contemporary discourse, there is a prevailing tendency to associate "children" primarily with male children, while referring to female children separately as "girls." …”
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