A Retrospective Cohort Study with Blood Parameters for Early Estimation of Multiple Sclerosis: Ratio Suggestion by Esra Tekin, Sibel Canbaz Kabay, Ayşegül Küçük

“…Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a non-traumatic neurological disease that often affects young adults and causes disability. Because there is no curative treatment that can provide full recovery, it is important to make an early diagnosis and slow the course of disease with current drugs. …”
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Internet, Actividade Física, Depressão, Ansiedade e Stresse by F. Cabral, M. Pereira, C. M. Teixeira

“…Utilizou -se também a versão portuguesa da Escala de Depressão, Ansiedade, eStresse -21 e do Teste de Dependência de Internet de Young (IAT). Foram realizadas análisesmultivariadas para comparar o efeito do sexo, do meio de residencial, da frequência do uso daInternet (em dias e horas) e da prática ou não de AF sobre as variáveis dependentes (stress,ansiedade, depressão e dependência da internet - IAT), também foram realizadas análisesde correlação de Pearson para examinar possíveis associações entre as referidas variáveisdependentes. …”
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Non-Operative Rehabilitation Principles for Use in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia: A North American Based Delphi Study by Ashley E. Disantis, RobRoy L. Martin, Keelan Enseki, Victoria Spaid, Michael McClincy

“…# Background Acetabular dysplasia (AD) is defined as a structurally deficient acetabulum and is a well-recognized cause of hip pain in young adults. While treatment of severe AD with a periacetabular osteotomy has demonstrated good long-term outcomes, a trial of non-operative management is often recommended in this population. …”
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Joint use of polyvalent serum and immunomodulators for calves in early postnatal period by N. V. Shanshin

“…To increase nonspecific resistance of calves in the early postnatal period, preference shall be given to those veterinary medicinal product that can not only normalize the immune system, but also have a combined positive effect on homeostasis in general, stimulate the growth and development of young animals at the early stages of ontogenesis.…”
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Information level about oral cancer in college prep students. Moron, 2022-2023 by Marileidi Morales Cabrera, José Carlos Alvarez Hernández, Betsy Hernández Alvarez, Dairon César Fundora Pérez, Liliana Alvarez Ossorio, Claudia Martha Díaz Macías

“…In the overall rating, 104 (56.8%) students were evaluated as inadequate. 44.8% of young people identified the mass media as ways to obtain information.…”
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Impact of National HIV and AIDS Communication Campaigns in South Africa to Reduce HIV Risk Behaviour by Karl Peltzer, Warren Parker, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Elias Makonko, Khangelani Zuma, Shandir Ramlagan

“…Most programmes were more often seen or heard by young people aged between 15 and 24 years. In multivariate analysis, greater exposure to HIV mass communication programmes was associated with greater HIV knowledge, condom use at last sex, having tested for HIV in the past 12 months, and less stigmatizing attitude toward PLWHA.…”
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A Case Series of Vaping-Induced Lung Injury in a Community Hospital Setting by Mohammed Ali, Kashmala Khan, Mihir Buch, Manuel Ramos- Ramirez, Munish Sharma, Seema Patel, Saiara Choudhury, Humayun Anjum, Alamgir Khan, Salim Surani

“…Over the past few years, vaping (also known as E-cigarettes) has become a popular trend and has been considered “safer” alternative to smoking cigarettes, especially among young adults. The use of E-cigarettes has rapidly increased, and according to the most recent report by CDC released at the end of December 2019, 2,506 cases and more than 54 associated deaths due to vaping/E-cigarette-associated lung injury were reported. …”
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Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria by Harriet U. Ugboko, Obinna C. Nwinyi, Solomon U. Oranusi, Fasina F. Fagbeminiyi

“…Diarrhoea alters the microbiome, thus the immune system, and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. This study evaluated the association between the risk factors and diarrhoea prevalence among children under five years in Lagos and Ogun States, located in Southwest Nigeria. …”
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A Biphasic Pleural Tumor with Features of an Epithelioid and Small Cell Mesothelioma: Morphologic and Molecular Findings by Sarah Hackman, Richard D. Hammer, Lester Layfield

“…These small cell variants display some morphologic overlap with desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs) which generally occur within the abdominal cavity of young males and are defined by a characteristic t(11;22)(p13;q12) translocation. …”
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Flood Inoculation of Fusarium eumartii in Tomato Seedlings: Method for Evaluating the Infectivity of Pathogen Spores by María Terrile, Florencia Mesas, María Picco, María Salcedo, Andrea Mansilla

“…This protocol provides a detailed, efficient, and robust flood-inoculation method for assessing F. eumartii infection of young tomato seedlings grown on MS medium plates. …”
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Deficits in reaching movements under visual interference as a novel diagnostic marker for mild cognitive impairment by Ciro Rosario Ilardi, Giovanni Federico, Marco La Marra, Raffaella Amato, Alessandro Iavarone, Andrea Soricelli, Gabriella Santangelo, Sergio Chieffi

“…The whole sample included 11 patients with MCI due to Alzheimer’s disease, 10 healthy older adults, and 12 healthy young adults, all right-handed. Patients with MCI performed reaching movements whose trajectories deviated significantly away from the flanker, especially when it was 1 mm away, with less consistent trajectories than controls. …”
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IN THIS ISSUE: Indigenous knowledge at the food systems forefront by Duncan Hilchey

“…Keith is very generous with his time and values helping young and emerging Indigenous researchers. We are privileged to have him engaged with JAFSCD! …”
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Acute effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on rectus femoris muscle stiffness: a dose-response shear-wave elastography study by Sara Kranjc, Mojca Fink, Masatoshi Nakamura, Žiga Kozinc

“…This experimental, parallel group design study investigated the acute effects of PNF stretching on rectus femoris muscle stiffness and explored a potential dose-response relationship.MethodsThirty healthy young adults (23 females, 7 males) were randomly assigned to either a PNF stretching group (n = 15; 22.96 ± 2.2 years) or a control group (n = 15; 23.3 ± 2.1 years). …”
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Perceptions of healthcare workers in high-risk areas of a Singapore hospital during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study by Phui-Sze Angie Au-Yong, Wee-Ming Peh, Frederick Hong-Xiang Koh, Li-Ming Teo, Siok-Peng Ng, Alina Li-Na Tan, Aven Shan-Hua Ng, Min-Hoe Chew

“…Female gender, nursing occupation and duration of service <10 years were significantly associated with increased fear of contracting COVID-19, less control over occupational exposure and lower perceived need to care for COVID-19 patients. Having young children at home did not significantly affect these perceptions. …”
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Structural Model for Preparing Safe and Hygienic Complementary Food in Indonesia by Lucy Widasari, Anto J. Hadi, Haslinah Ahmad, Wirawan Setyalaksana, Lusy Damayanti, Elly Sutrisni

“…The study aimed to evaluate how mothers provide complementary feeding (CF) to infants and young children aged 6–23 months. It explored factors influencing the adoption of safe and hygienic CF practices recommended by the WHO and Infant and Child Feeding Guidelines. …”
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Enhanced Apoptosis of Monocytes from Complication-Free Juvenile-Onset Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 May Be Ameliorated by TNF-α Inhibitors by Jolanta Myśliwska, Monika Ryba-Stanisławowska, Marcin Smardzewski, Bartosz Słomiński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Janusz Siebert

“…Our results indicate that three monocyte subsets are distinguishable in the groups of young diabetic patients and the healthy, similarly to in the blood of adults. …”
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Vaginal Tritrichomonas foetus infection in mice as an in vivo model for drug development against Trichomonas vaginalis. by Noelle M Nieskens, Yukiko Miyamoto, Brianna M Hurysz, Anthony J O'Donoghue, Lars Eckmann

“…Four different T. foetus strains caused robust vaginal infection in young mice, while none of four diverse T. vaginalis strains did. …”
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Influence of the interphase between laser-cladded metal layer and steel substrate on fatigue propagation of a short edge crack by Lucie Malikova, Pavel Doubek, Petr Miarka, Stanislav Seitl

“…Particularly, the influence of various Young’s modulus of the interphase on the stable/unstable edge crack propagation is assessed. …”
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Rollover Car Crashes with Ejection: A Deadly Combination—An Analysis of 719 Patients by Rifat Latifi, Ayman El-Menyar, Hany El-Hennawy, Hassan Al-Thani

“…As an increased number of young Qatari males sustain ROCs with ejection, these findings highlight the need for research-based injury prevention initiatives in the country.…”
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Identification of Pediatric Oral Health Core Competencies through Interprofessional Education and Practice by D. Hallas, J. B. Fernandez, N. G. Herman, A. Moursi

“…Over the past seven years, the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) and the Advanced Practice: Pediatrics and the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) program at New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) have engaged in a program of formal educational activities with the specific goals of advancing interprofessional education, evidence-based practice, and interprofessional strategies to improve the oral-systemic health of infants and young children. Mentoring interprofessional students in all health care professions to collaboratively assess, analyze, and care-manage patients demands that faculty reflect on current practices and determine ways to enhance the curriculum to include evidence-based scholarly activities, opportunities for interprofessional education and practice, and interprofessional socialization. …”
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