“I Live Quite a Good Balanced Life”: A Pilot Study on the Life Experiences of Ageing Individuals Living with HIV by Nuno Ribeiro Nobre, Jari Kylmä, Tapio Kirsi

“…The purpose of this study is to present new knowledge by interviewing nine Finnish HIV-positive individuals of 50 years of age and older. The data were analysed by inductive content analysis. …”
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Autotransplantation of a Third Molar to Replace Compromised Molar With the Individual Three-Dimensional Printed Ultrasonic Osteotome: A Case Report by Cheng Bi, Wen Zhang, Bin Peng

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Antenna Design and Construction of a Free-Pass System for Hi-Pass Type Ticket Gates in Subways for Transportation-Disadvantaged Individuals by Yunsub Lee, Cholu Lee, Cheol Yoon, Woosu Kim

“…This paper examines the design of antennas for Hi-pass type turnstiles needed to implement a subway free-pass system targeting transportation-disadvantaged individuals. The subway free-pass system allows individuals who have a free-pass card to approach the turnstile with the card on their person, which opens the gate automatically. …”
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Upper Extremity Motor Learning among Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis Evaluating Movement Time in Simple Tasks by K. Felix, K. Gain, E. Paiva, K. Whitney, M. E. Jenkins, S. J. Spaulding

“…Motor learning has been found to occur in the rehabilitation of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Through repetitive structured practice of motor tasks, individuals show improved performance, confirming that motor learning has probably taken place. …”
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Individual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing frozen versus fresh embryo transfer strategy (INFORM): a protocol by Lan N Vuong, Rui Wang, Ben W Mol, Rong Li, Karin Hammarberg, Kate Brian, Yun Sun, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Sacha Stormlund, David J McLernon, Zi-Jiang Chen, Richard S Legro, Carlos Simon, Shimona Lai, Marian G Showell, Daimin Wei, Ze Wang, Keliang Wu, Xavier Santamaría, Christophe Blockeel, Femke Mol, Anna P Ferraretti, Bruce S Shapiro, Forest C Garner, Christos A Venetis, Abha Maheshwari, Gwenda Burns

“…We will invite the lead investigators of eligible trials to join the Individual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing frozen versus fresh embryo transfer strategy (INFORM) collaboration and share the deidentified individual participant data (IPD) of their trials. …”
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Beyond individual-level factors that influence family planning uptake among women with diabetes mellitus: a systematic literature review by Idayu Badilla Idris, Sarah Awang Dahlan, Rahana Abd Rahman, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi

“…Factors were categorised to either individual and non-individual factors. Narrative synthesis approach was adopted that appropriately accommodates the heterogeneity of the reviewed studies. …”
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A Single Dose of Beetroot Gel Rich in Nitrate Does Not Improve Performance but Lowers Blood Glucose in Physically Active Individuals by Julia Vasconcellos, Diego Henrique Silvestre, Diego dos Santos Baião, João Pedro Werneck-de-Castro, Thiago Silveira Alvares, Vânia M. Flosi Paschoalin

“…The acute effect of 100 g of a beetroot gel containing ~10 mmol of nitrate was tested on the nitric oxide synthesis, on metabolic and biochemical parameters, and on performance in physically active individuals. Methods. Through a double blind, crossover, placebo-controlled study, 25 healthy runners ingested a single dose of beetroot and placebo gels. …”
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Estimation and Statistical Analysis of Human Voice Parameters to Investigate the Influence of Psychological Stress and to Determine the Vocal Tract Transfer Function of an Individual by Puneet Kumar Mongia, R. K. Sharma

“…The upshot of the analysis is to determine the vocal tract transfer function for each vowel for an individual. The analysis indicates that it can be computed by estimating the mean of the pole zero plots of that individual’s vocal tract estimated for the whole day. …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of individuals with opioid dependence syndrome presenting to a tertiary care center in Assam: A retrospective review by Pranjal J. Chakravarty, Tathagata Mahintamani, Diptadhi Mukherjee, Partha P. Daimary, Hemanta Dutta

“…Aim: This study examines the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of opioid-dependent individuals in Assam. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of 238 patients diagnosed with opioid dependence at a tertiary care addiction treatment center in Assam, covering records from January 2022 to January 2023. …”
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A Subgroup of Latently Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infected Individuals Is Characterized by Consistently Elevated IgA Responses to Several Mycobacterial Antigens by Ralf Baumann, Susanne Kaempfer, Novel N. Chegou, Wulf Oehlmann, Ralf Spallek, André G. Loxton, Paul D. van Helden, Gillian F. Black, Mahavir Singh, Gerhard Walzl

“…Elevated antibody responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in individuals with latent infection (LTBI) have previously been linked to an increased risk for progression to active disease. …”
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Exploring the relationship between opium consumption and lipid profiles: A population-based study of 10,663 individuals in Southern Iran by Najibullah Baeradeh, Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Leila Moftakhar, Fatemeh Jafari, Masoumeh Ghoddusi Johari, Abbas Rezaianzadeh

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 10,663 individuals from Kharameh cohort study. Demographic information, and histories of opium, alcohol, and cigarette use were collected by trained staff. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates in tear secretions of inpatient COVID-positive individuals in an Indian tertiary care setting by Amit Raj, Prateek Nishant, Binod K Pati, Bhawesh C Saha, Prabhakar Singh, Asim Sarfaraz, Sanepalli Sravani, Kopal Shrivastav

“…This study aimed to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in tears as detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), among individuals who tested COVID-positive during the third wave of the COVID pandemic. …”
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The Model of Managing Organizational Motivation Factors in the Development of Individual Innovation (Case Study: Four Companies in Mashad Toos Industrial City) by ٍEhsan Lotfi, Saeed Aibaghi Isfahani

“…This study examines how managers motivate individuals to innovate radically. Therefore, managing the motivating factors of the individual sector has an important contribution to radical innovation capability. …”
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Fusion of EEG and EMG signals for detecting pre-movement intention of sitting and standing in healthy individuals and patients with spinal cord injury by Chenyang Li, Chenyang Li, Yuchen Xu, Tao Feng, Tao Feng, Minmin Wang, Minmin Wang, Minmin Wang, Xiaomei Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Ruidong Cheng, Weihai Chen, Weihai Chen, Weidong Chen, Weidong Chen, Shaomin Zhang, Shaomin Zhang, Shaomin Zhang, Shaomin Zhang

“…IntroductionRehabilitation devices assist individuals with movement disorders by supporting daily activities and facilitating effective rehabilitation training. …”
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Analysis of Sodium Chloride Intake and Treg/Th17 Lymphocytes in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Marlen Vitales-Noyola, Esther Layseca-Espinosa, Lourdes Baranda, Carlos Abud-Mendoza, Perla Niño-Moreno, Adriana Monsiváis-Urenda, Yvonne Rosenstein, Roberto González-Amaro

“…The levels and in vitro differentiation of Th17 cells were also similar in LSI and HSI individuals. Our results suggest that, in the population studied (Mexican mestizo), the level of sodium intake is not apparently associated with different relevant immune parameters in healthy subjects or patients with SLE or RA.…”
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Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of TecnoBody D-Wall to Assess the Range of Motion During Overhead Squat in Healthy Individuals by Caglar Soylu, Gorkem Acar, Berkay Uzumcu, Pervin Demir, Sinan Seyhan, Turker Biyikli

“…This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the TecnoBody D-Wall system in assessing joint range of motion (ROM) during overhead squat movements in healthy individuals, using Kinovea as a reference tool for data comparison. …”
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Uso de equipamentos de proteção individual e suas implicações na higiene de alimentos: revisão de literatura by Barbara Ramona da Silva Lopes, Hilana Ceotto Vigoder, Maria das Graças Gomes de Azevedo Medeiros

Subjects: “…Equipamento de proteção individual…”
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Insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction in individuals with normal glucose tolerance but elevated 1-h post-load plasma glucose by Qianwen Nie, Xue Jin, Yahui Mu, Youyuan Huang, Aimei Dong

“…ObjectiveDiabetes and its complications impose a significant burden on public health, necessitating early identification and intervention, yet current prediabetes diagnostic criteria may not fully capture all high-risk individuals. Evaluate and compare insulin resistance (IR) and β-cell dysfunction in individuals with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 1-hour post-load plasma glucose (1-h PG) ≥ 8.6 mmol/L versus < 8.6 mmol/L, as well as prediabetes based on IFG and/or IGT.Research design and methodsThis retrospective study included individuals at risk for diabetes who underwent an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), classified as having NGT or prediabetes according to ADA criteria. …”
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Mental health and well-being in adolescent and young adult refugees in Sweden: A cross-sectional study of accompanied and unaccompanied individuals by Erica Mattelin, Amal R. Khanolkar, Johan Andersson, Hania Kutabi, Laura Korhonen

“…Being an unaccompanied refugee individual was a risk factor for all adverse outcomes. …”
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Preference for Efficiency or Confusion? A Note on a Boundedly Rational Equilibrium Approach to Individual Contributions in a Public Good Game by Luca Corazzini, Marcelo Tyszler

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