Child Injury in Israel: Emergency Room Visits to a Children's Medical Center by Michal Hemmo-Lotem, Claudia Jinich-Aronowitz, Liri Endy-Findling, Michal Molcho, Michal Klein, Yehezkel Waisman, Yehuda L. Danon, Joav Merrick

“…The data collected very strongly raise the urgent need for establishing a national surveillance system, which would allow tracking injury-related data with respect to young people throughout the country.…”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Acute Drug Intoxications: A Retrospective Analysis by Cristina Elena Singer, Renata-Maria Văruț, Maria Singer, Simona Cosoveanu, Jaqueline Abdul Razzak, Madalina Elena Popescu, Simina Gaman, Ileana Octavia Petrescu, Cristina Popescu

“…Conclusions: Pediatric ADIs predominantly involve accidental ingestions in young children and intentional overdoses in adolescents. …”
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Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in a population-based pediatric cohort by Jakob Höppner, Christoph Maier, Anne Schlegtendal, Anna Hoffmann, Astrid Petersmann, Thomas Lücke, Nicole Toepfner, Folke Brinkmann

“…The overall health status was comparable between children, irrespective of SARS-CoV-2 infections and similar to pre-pandemic assessment. However, a subset of young adolescents exhibited a decline in physical performance compared to pre-pandemic conditions. …”
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L’insegnamento dell’italiano in Germania nell’era digitale by Ines de Florio-Hansen

“…On the one hand, students must learn to understand and make the best use of the potential of these tools; on the other hand, globalisation implies international exchanges of ideas on the benefits and dangers of electronic media among young (Italian and German) learners…”
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From Waste to Innovation: A Circular Economy Approach for Tissue Engineering by Transforming Human Bone Waste into Novel Collagen Membranes by Lorena Gallego, Kimberly Harvey, Marta Pevida, Luis García-Consuegra, Olivia García-Suárez, Álvaro Meana, María Alvarez-Viejo, Luis Junquera

“…The average value of Young’s modulus and tensile strength obtained from the specimens was 2.56 GPa and 65.43 Mpa, respectively. …”
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Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles by Romina Ledergerber, Martin Keller

“…Methods This study compares ENS to MNS (validity) and evaluates inter-session reliability in sixteen healthy young adults (11 females, 5 males). Data on resting single twitches (RS), 3-5 superimposed twitches (ST) during maximal voluntary contractions of knee extensors, and resting doublet twitches (RD) were assessed using both MNS and ENS. …”
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Problematic Internet use among resident physicians at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yiknashewa Solomon Mekonnen, Selamawit Alemayehu Tessema, Solomon Dhabi Bedane, Askalemariam Bikiss Ali

“…This study included 417 physician residents who were selected using multistage sampling techniques, and Young’s Internet addiction test was used to assess PIU. …”
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Evaluation of the Psychiatric Disorders among Amphetamine Addicts in Rehabilitation Centers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Saud D. AlOtaibi, Hossam A. Elsisi, Mohammed J. AlShammary, Saud A. AlQader, Hejab A. AlHarbi, Bayan R. AlOlaiyan, Ahmad O. Alanazi, Firas S. AlMendeel, Yazeed N. AlHarbi, Ibrahim AlKhalaf, Ahmad H. Alhowail, Abdelhamid Mohamed Elwy, Ashraf M. Emara

“…The assessment tools used are Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale, Young Mania Rating Scale, and Work and Social Adjustment Scale. …”
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Altered circadian rhythmicity of the QT interval predicts mortality in a large real-world academic hospital population by Rutger R. van de Leur, Bastiaan C. du Pré, Markella I. Printezi, Rutger J. Hassink, Pieter A. Doevendans, René van Es, Linda W. van Laake

“…The mean circadian variation of the QT interval was 15 ms, with the maximum QT duration around midnight and an effect that is largest in young female patients. A non-linear relationship between peak-to-trough amplitude in QT interval rhythmicity and all-cause mortality was found, with both lower and higher values associated with increased risk. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda by Robert Opiro, Okello Allele Moses, Robert Opoke, Francis A. Oloya, Esther Nakafu, Teresa Iwiru, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Joel L. Bargul, Elizabeth A. Opiyo

“…However, trypanosome infection was highly significantly associated with the fly’s age based on wing fray category (χ2=7.56, p=0.006, df=1, n=477), being higher among the very old than the young. Conclusion. The relatively high tsetse density and trypanosome infection rate indicate that the transition zone is a high-risk area for perpetuating animal trypanosomiasis. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward leishmaniasis and one health: a cross-sectional study among medical and veterinary professionals by Yasir Khan, I-Chen Lin, Sundus Khan, Mehtab Kanwal, Abdul Wajid, Aamir Khan, Fazal Noor, Ali Madi Almajwal, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Abdul Qadeer

“…The socio-demographic data revealed that most respondents were young (82.6%), male (82.3%), and from rural areas (50.8%), with a majority based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (57.4%). …”
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Revisiting the surgical table: An analysis of surgical dose-response in Asian exotropia by I-Wen Lai, Li-Li Wu, Yao-Lin Liu, Tzu-Hsun Tsai

“…Surgical dose-responses were larger in patients in young adulthood, with longer axial length and larger preoperative deviation angle. …”
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Oral Health Impact Profile in Celiac Patients: Analysis of Recent Findings in a Literature Review by Gabriele Cervino, Luca Fiorillo, Luigi Laino, Alan Scott Herford, Floriana Lauritano, Giuseppe Lo Giudice, Fausto Famà, Rossella Santoro, Giuseppe Troiano, Gaetano Iannello, Marco Cicciù

“…The increment of recording atypical oral manifestation in young patients often related to systematic disease is today a challenge for the therapists. …”
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Maximum carbon uptake potential through progressive management of plantation forests in Guangdong Province, China by Xueyan Li, Chongyuan Bi, Jianping Wu, Chaoqun Zhang, Wenting Yan, Zhenzhen Xiao, Ying-Ping Wang, Jiashun Ren, Yongxian Su

“…A large proportion of these forests consists of young planted forests (PFs), which have significant potential as carbon sinks. …”
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Feeding Practices among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Infants in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Habtamu Temesgen, Ayenew Negesse, Temesgen Getaneh, Yibelu Bazezew, Dessalegn Haile, Wubetu Woyraw, Melaku Desta, Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh

“…Background. Infant and young child feeding in the context of human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) infected mothers has significant challenges due to the risk of transmission of the virus via breastfeeding. …”
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AMPK regulates the maintenance and remodelling of the neuromuscular junction by Sean Y. Ng, Andrew I. Mikhail, Stephanie R. Mattina, Salah A. Mohammed, Shahzeb K. Khan, Eric M. Desjardins, Changhyun Lim, Stuart M. Phillips, Gregory R. Steinberg, Vladimir Ljubicic

“…Results: Our findings reveal an increased abundance of AMPK transcripts within the NMJ and an age-associated decline in AMPK activity and synapse-specific mitochondrial gene expression. Young mice null for skeletal muscle AMPK displayed a neuromuscular phenotype akin to aged animals. …”
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Long-term Patency and Complications of Endovascular and Surgical Revascularization for Takayasu Arteritis by Jiyoung Shin, Ara Cho, Ahram Han, Sanghyun Ahn, Sangil Min, Seung-Kee Min

“…As TAK predominantly affects young female with a longer life expectancy than those with atherosclerotic diseases, assessing the specific long-term outcomes of TAK treatment is important. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Bahareque Walls Under In-Plane Horizontal Loads by Karol Cristancho, Iván Fernando Otálvaro, Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Jesús D. Villalba-Morales, Yezid A. Alvarado, Orlando Cundumí

“…Key material properties, including compressive strength and Young’s modulus, were determined, alongside the mechanical and physical properties of the infill material, which incorporated natural fibers. …”
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Prevalence and investigation of Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in blood donors from the main blood establishment in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil by Agildo da Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira, Gabrielle Tantos Nunes, Ivanildo Pedro de Sousa Junior, Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Luiz Amorim Filho, Vanessa Salete de Paula

“…HCMV transmission can occur through blood transfusions and typically results in asymptomatic infections in newborns and young individuals or causes symptoms like infectious mononucleosis when symptomatic infections arise. …”
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Early Devonian Slab Melting of the Proto-Tethys Ocean: Insights from Adakitic Granitoids in the Jiayuguan Area, Hexi Corridor (NW China) by Qigui Mao, Wenjiao Xiao, Rui Li, Songjian Ao, Dongfang Song, Miao Sang, Hao Wang, Zhou Tan

“…The three adakitic granitoids yield zircon U–Pb ages of 415–403 Ma, implying that the northern Qilian Ocean was subducting until the Early Devonian (403 Ma) and that young/hot/ridge subduction formed the Jiayuguan adakitic granitoids. …”
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