Analysis of the predictive value of the prostate-specific antigen-to-neutrophil ratio for the diagnosis of prostate cancer by Yuxuan Chen, Haisheng Yan, Yaoqin Xu, Kexin Chen, Runqin Yang, Jiali Yang, Ruian Zhu, Rui Lin, Jiang Wang, Jie Liu, Pingsheng Gao, Lei Pang, Lexin Wang

“…Methods Patients were grouped in three different divisions of PSA 4–10 ng/ml, 10–20 ng/ml, > 20 ng/ml, We grouped the patients and compared the test data such as age, PSA, PSA-density (PSAD), and prostate-specific antigen-to-neutrophil ratio (PNR) between the two groups of patients who had puncture results of prostate cancer and non-prostate cancer at the same time using Log regression test to verify the diagnostic value of PNR. …”
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Knowledge and motivations of researchers publishing in presumed predatory journals: a survey by David Moher, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kelly D Cobey, Manoj M Lalu, Danielle B Rice, Hana Raffoul

“…The survey also asked six open-ended items about researchers' motivations and experiences.Participants Using Beall’s lists, we identified two groups of individuals who had published empirical articles in biomedical journals that were presumed to be predatory.Results Eighty-two authors partially responded (~14% response rate (11.4%[44/386] from the initial sample, 19.3%[38/197] from second sample) to our survey. …”
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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…We found 27 countries that had evaluated their policies or strategies, most of them in Asia (11) and Africa (9). …”
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Advancing global herbal medicine: Enhancing herb quality through innovative strategies explored in Hong Kong - An international hub by Hiu-Lam Ngai, Pang-Chui Shaw

“…Herbs have been identified recurrently to have problems such as over-limit aflatoxins and toxic alkaloids, and the distributors had to recall the problematic herbs. Despite the negative business consequences, the problems persisted. …”
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Importance of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Detection During Second Trimester Ultrasound Examination in Low-Risk Population by Erdal Seker, Hasan Sut, Mustafa Kocar, Coskun Umit, Esra Ozkavukcu, Acar Koc

“…STUDY DESIGN: Our study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine between the dates of January 2017-January 2020. Pregnant women have had their detailed ultrasonography at our clinic and who were between 18th-24th gestational weeks were included. …”
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Associations between brominated flame retardants exposure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Mediation analysis in the NHANES by Yulan Cheng, Jingyi Su, Xiangdong Wang, Ruiyao Huang, Zixuan Zhao, Kai Tian, Tianxiang Gu, Xiaoke Wang, Lin Chen, Xinyuan Zhao

“…Albumin (ALB) (oxidative stress marker) has notably mediated influences on the correlations of PBDE99, PBDE154, and PBDE85 with NAFLD risk. Men had higher serum BFRs concentrations than women, and the association between BFRs and NAFLD was also more prominent in men, which may be related to physiological differences between the sexes. …”
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A Health Economic Analysis Exploring the Cost Consequence of Using a Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Germany by Rhodri Saunders, Rafael Torrejon Torres, Henning Reuter, Scott Gibson

“…The break-even point for the SPB was found when the standard of care had an SSI incidence of 0.938%. Major cost drivers were the cost of inpatient SSI care, general ward, and operating room, and the increased risk of an SSI associated with unintended, intraoperative hypothermia. …”
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Effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on perioperative neurocognitive disorder in elderly patients undergoing major surgery and associated genetic variant analysis: a randomize... by Feifei Xu, Tingting Liu, Huiqing Liu, Jiao Deng, Shan He, Zhihong Lu, Haopeng Zhang, Hailong Dong

“…Notably, a Shank3 variant (SNP rs4824145) was included. Conclusions RIPC had little effect on the incidence of PND in elderly patients who underwent major surgery (> 2 h). …”
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Determinants of essential newborn care for institutional births in Bangladesh: Findings from the 2019 MICS Survey by Syeda Sumaiya Efa, Syed Nafi Mahdee, Md Fuad Al Fidah

“…Results: Almost half of the participants were <20 years old (241, 59.7 %), half had secondary level education (205, 50.7 %), and one-third were from the poorest wealth quintile (123, 30.4 %). …”
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Evaluation of Rivaroxaban Exposure via Anti-Xa Levels During VTE Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients by Kaitlin Blotske PharmD, Toral Patel PharmD, BCPS, Toby Trujillo PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS, Matthew Marlar MLS (ASCP), Stuart Lind MD, Henry Kramer MD, Kathryn Hassell MD, Tyree H. Kiser PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, BCCCP, BCPS

“…Patients were enrolled if they were between the ages of 18-89 years old, received rivaroxaban 10 mg daily, and had active orders for coagulation studies. A linear regression model and coefficient of determination was used to evaluate the primary outcome assessing the relationship between rivaroxaban drug concentrations and anti-Xa levels. …”
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Awareness and knowledge of halitosis among students at two different dental universities in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey by Emine Nur Kahraman, Şehrazat Erensoy, Ahu Dikilitaş, Ayşe Gülşahı, Esra Özge Aydın, Funda Seher Özalp Ateş

“…The questionnaire was distributed to a convenience sample of 250 undergraduate students from two different dentistry faculties who had completed their clinical internships. All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows 11.5 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). …”
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UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study by Rachael L Murray, Joanne Morling, Nathan Davies, Tessa Langley, Manpreet Bains

“…They agreed that all tobacco products should be included but had differing views on including e-cigarettes. Opinions on enforcement varied. …”
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Postoperative Pain and Opiate Requirement is Increased Following Second-Side Surgery Among Patients Undergoing Staged Total Knee Arthroplasty by Vivek P. Chadayammuri, MD, Shuvalaxmi D. Haselton, MS, Elizabeth Diaz, PA-C, Roger H. Emerson, MD

“…Baseline demographics, primary outcome measures, including visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, perioperative opioid utilization (MME/day), and surgical satisfaction were evaluated. All patients had a minimum follow-up of 1-year-postoperatively. …”
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The status of serum 25(OH)D levels is related to breast cancer by Mohammad Momivand, Mahta Razaghi, Farshid Mohammadi, Edris Hoseinzadeh, Roya Najafi-Vosough

“…D insufficiency was 50% in the breast cancer group and 27.5% in the control group, while 50% of the breast cancer group and 72.5% of the control group had sufficient Vit. D levels (P = 0.008). In women with breast cancer, lower Vit. …”
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The effects of a 12-week moderate-intensity continuous training intervention on depression, anxiety, and stress in sedentary female college students: a focus on negative emotion re... by Quanwen Zeng, Yong Zhang, Huimin Li, Jin Yuan, Dan Feng, Gendi Zhu

“…The training intensity was maintained at 60–69% of HRmax throughout the 12 weeks.ResultsAfter 12 weeks of MICT, MICT had a positive effect on mild and severe depressive mood, moderate anxiety, and mild stressful mood in sedentary female college students (p &lt; 0.05), but MICT did not have statistically significant effects on moderate depressive mood, mild and severe anxiety, and moderate and severe stressful mood in sedentary female college students (p &gt; 0.05).ConclusionMICT may have a beneficial effect on sedentary female college students, particularly those with lower levels of emotional distress. …”
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Multi-omics unveils strain-specific neuroactive metabolite production linked to inflammation modulation by Bacteroides and their extracellular vesicles by Basit Yousuf, Walid Mottawea, Galal Ali Esmail, Nazila Nazemof, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Emmanuel Njoku, Yingxi Li, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…GABA production by B. finegoldii had a limited impact on gut barrier integrity but a significant role in modulating inflammation. …”
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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…In addition, majority of patients had hypertension 278(74.9%), diabetes 132 (35.6%) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) 130 (35.0%) and 230 (62.0%) and 141(38.0%) of them were in severe and moderate stage of disease respectively. …”
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Small Magnets, Big Future: Low-Field MRI Technology and Clinical Utility by Mohamamdreza Elhaie, Abolfazl Koozari, Iraj Abedi, Mahmoud Mohammadi-Sadr, Abbas Monsef

“…One study found that 0.55T MRI had an accuracy similar to 1.5T for microbleed detection, suggesting its potential as an efficient alternative for stroke diagnosis. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…In winter, areas with dense street tree cover had reduced PM10 levels, while those without showed higher concentrations due to increased stability. …”
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Status of continuous glucose monitoring use and management in tertiary hospitals of China: a cross-sectional study by Xiaoqin Liu, Hongmei Dai, Liping Wu, Yong Zhao, Zumin Shi, Qin Lin, Liping Chen

“…Seventy-three (88.0%) hospitals had developed CGM standard operating procedures, but only 29 (34.9%) hospitals devised emergency plans to deal with adverse effects related to CGM. …”
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