The patterns, trends and major risk factors of suicide among Indian adolescents-A scoping review protocol. by Rachel Elizabeth Senapati, Jayashree Parida, Jagatdarshi Badamali, Susangita Jena, Pranita Patsani, Arpita Panda, Swati Sukalyani Behera, Abinash Pradhan, Prashant Kumar Singh, Bijaya Kumar Mishra, Prasanna Kumar Patra, Sanghamitra Pati, Harpreet Kaur, Subhendu Kumar Acharya

“…Adolescence helps with the transition of an individual into an adult, so it is important to understand the suicidal behavior of adolescents. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Alopecia Areata at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia by Aysha A. Alshahrani, Rawan Al-Tuwaijri, Zainah A. Abuoliat, Mesnad Alyabsi, Mohammed I. AlJasser, Rayan Alkhodair

“…The most common type of AA in both adult and pediatric groups was the patchy type involving the scalp. …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MALARIA IN THE STATE OF QATAR, 2008-2015 by Elmoubasher Farag, Devendra Bansal, Mohamad Abdul Halim Chehab, Ayman Al-Dahshan, Mohamed Bala, Nandakumar Ganesan, Yosuf Abdulla Al Abdulla, Mohammed Al Thani, Ali H. Sultan, Hamad Al-Romaihi

“…Conclusions Imported malaria in Qatar has witnessed an increase during the past 7 years, despite a long period of constant reduction; where the people most affected were adult male migrants from endemic countries. Many challenges need to be overcome to prevent the reintroduction of malaria into the country.…”
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Hematological effects of coenzyme q10 in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Ercan Keskin, Deniz Uluışık

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> In the experiment, 38 healthy, adult male rats were divided into five groups. Group 1 was fed standard rat pellets for four weeks. …”
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The zebrafish moonshine gene encodes transcriptional intermediary factor 1gamma, an essential regulator of hematopoiesis. by David G Ransom, Nathan Bahary, Knut Niss, David Traver, Caroline Burns, Nikolaus S Trede, Noelle Paffett-Lugassy, Walter J Saganic, C Anthoney Lim, Candace Hersey, Yi Zhou, Bruce A Barut, Shuo Lin, Paul D Kingsley, James Palis, Stuart H Orkin, Leonard I Zon

“…Mutations in the zebrafish moonshine (mon) gene specifically disrupt both embryonic and adult hematopoiesis, resulting in severe red blood cell aplasia. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Health-Related Quality of Life Impact, and Economic Burden of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Christina Soeun Kwon, Patrick Daniele, Anna Forsythe, Christopher Ngai

“…**Results:** Of 123 epidemiologic studies selected for data extraction, 24 reported IgAN diagnosis rates ranging from 6.3% to 29.7% among adult and pediatric patients undergoing renal biopsy, with all reported US rates <15%. …”
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Secukinumab Treatment in Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Real-World Clinical Settings: A Multicenter Study by Ece Erbağcı, Özge Sevil Karstarlı Bakay, Fatma Aslı Hapa

“…Objectives: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SEC treatment in HS patients in real-world settings. Methods: Adult patients who were diagnosed with HS and used SEC for at least 3 months were included in the study. …”
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Unmet needs in atopic dermatitis management: an expert consensus by Annalisa Patrizi, Antonio Costanzo, Cataldo Patruno, Valentina Maria Busà, Andrea Chiricozzi, Giampiero Girolomoni

“…Moreover, prognostic criteria are needed to predict the duration of adult-onset AD. The identification of biomarkers was considered to be useful for clinical management of AD at all stages of disease. …”
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Evaluation of Serum D-dimer Levels and the Disease Severity in Patients of Chronic Urticaria by Leelavathy Budamakuntla, Sachin Somashekar, Heera Ramesh, Tapasya S Kini, S Nandish Kumar

“…Materials and Methods: The study population comprised 59 adult patients with CU recruited from the dermatology outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to a combination of Lactobacillus gasseri PA 16/8, Bifidobacterium bifidum M 20/5 and Bifidobacterium longum SP 07... by EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)

“…The proposed target population is the general adult population. The Panel notes that the only human intervention study provided did not show an effect of consumption of a combination of Lactobacillus gasseri PA 16/8, Bifidobacterium bifidum M 20/5 and Bifidobacterium longum SP 07/3 on defence against pathogens in the upper respiratory tract. …”
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Exploring barriers and facilitators of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), awareness, and preferences among females in Western Saudi Arabia by Daniyah Aloufi, Omar Saggaf, Zainab Ali Alkhalifah, Hassan Alalawi, Nadia Alhazmi

“…Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adult females in Western Saudi Arabia utilizing a convenient snowball sampling technique. …”
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Beyond Drive for Thinness: Drive for Leanness in Anorexia Nervosa Prevention and Recovery by Ronald B. Brown

“…Anorexia nervosa is classified by the American Psychological Association as an eating-related mental disorder, which affects mostly young adult women and adolescent girls. Although refeeding programs are often used to recover bodyweight in patients with anorexia nervosa, treatment failures are high, and the determinants of the disorder remain unknown. …”
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Identification of CHD1L as an Important Regulator for Spermatogonial Stem Cell Survival and Self-Renewal by Shan-Shan Liu, Yin-Shan Bai, Li Feng, Wen-Wei Dong, Yang Li, Li-Ping Xu, Ning-Fang Ma

“…In this study, we have found for the first time that Chd1l is mainly expressed in the testicular tissues of prepubertal and adult mice and colocalized with PLZF, OCT4, and GFRα1 in the neonatal mouse testis and THY1+ undifferentiated spermatogonia or spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). …”
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Incidence of Dysmagnesemia among Medically Hospitalized Patients and Associated Clinical Characteristics: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zahra Al Shukri, Juhaina Salim Al-Maqbali, Abdullah M. Al Alawi, Nafila Al Riyami, Sulaiman Al Riyami, Hiba Al Alawi, Qatiba Al Farai, Henrik Falhammar

“…A prospective cohort study was conducted at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) from April 1st, 2022, to October 31st, 2022, and involved hospitalized adult patients (≥18 years) under the care of the general internal medicine unit. …”
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Intellectual Level Scale (ILS-19) for School Administrators: Validity and Reliability Study by Abdurrahman Kardas, Bilal Yildirim

“…Subject to adaptation, the scale may be applied as a measurement tool in studies to determine the intellectual level of any adult group.…”
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Reorganisation of chromatin during erythroid differentiation by A. A. Khabarova, A. S. Ryzhkova, N. R. Battulin

“…A totipotent zygote has unlimited potential for differentiation into all cell types found in an adult organism. During ontogenesis proliferating and maturing cells gradually lose their differentiation potential, limiting the spectrum of possible developmental transitions to a specific cell type. …”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in dupilumab for pediatric atopic dermatitis in Florida by Urdur Jonsdottir, MD, Emily S. Craver, MS, Tanvi Patel, MD

“…Racial and ethnic disparities have been described in access to emerging therapies in many conditions, including treatment with dupilumab for AD in adult patients. Objective: We sought to assess racial and ethnic disparities in moderate to severe AD treatment with dupilumab in the pediatric population. …”
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Anatomy of Inferior Mesenteric Artery in Fetuses by Ayesha Nuzhat

“…Formation, course, and branching pattern of an artery depend on development and origin of organs to attain the actual adult position.…”
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A THE EFFECT OF ALPHA THALASSEMIA, HBF and HBC ON HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE PATIENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA. by FASOLA ATINUKE

“…This study was conducted to provide baseline data on these variants by characterizing the existing forms of sickle cell disease and correlating these with basic hematological parameters. Methods: Adult and pediatric patients with SCD were recruited from a tertiary health centre in Nigeria. …”
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PROPHYLACTIC ADMINISTRATION OF DOXYCYCLINE REDUCES CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANTATION by Mohamed Kharfan-Dabaja, Mohamed Baydoun, Zaher Otrock, Samar Okaily, Rita Nehme, Racha Abu-Chahine, Ali Hamdan, Samar Noureddine, Souha Kanj, Zeina Kanafani, Ali Bazarbachi

“…This finding suggests a beneficial role for systemic use of doxycycline prophylaxis to prevent CR-BSI in adult BMT patients. Nevertheless, a randomized controlled study is warranted to confirm these findings.…”
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