Investigating the Risk Indicators of Urinary Incontinence Among Young Nulligravid Women: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ghada Mohammed, Noha A. Mousa, Shaikha S. Alhaj, Basema Saddik

“…Logistic regression analysis identified key predictive risk factors for UI: being overweight or obese (odds ratio [OR] = 1.88, confidence interval [CI] = 1.22–2.90), smoking (OR = 3.07, CI = 1.32–7.12), and delaying bladder emptying (OR = 2.99, CI = 1.63–5.47). …”
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Analysis of physicochemical properties, electronic sensory, and HS-GC-IMS to explore the effects of density-related stress on the texture, nutritional profile, and flavor of Larimi... by Songpeng Jia, Mengqi Lu, Tianyi Lan, Zhenyu Gao, Ran Meng, Xuelei Wang, Xiongfei Wu, Lin Huang, Xujie Li, Zhongming Zheng, Weiliang Shen

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Biomechanical evaluation of the new intramedullary system II for treating reverse obliquity trochanteric fractures by Qian Wang, Lu Liu, Zhong Li, Kun Zhang, Qiang Huang

“…Besides, the NIS-II models indicated a 50.1-63.7% reduction for maximal stress on implants and a 32.6-38.9% reduction for maximal stress on femurs, compared with the PFNA models. …”
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Inhibition of lead acetate-induced testicular dysfunction in male wistar rats: A possible role for combined extracts of Syzygium aromaticum and Xylopia aethiopica seeds by Emmanuel Nnaemeka Uhuo, Paulinus Chinedu Nwuke, Chiemeziem Adnma Obike, Prince Ogochukwu Alaebo, Becky Chinyere Odili

“…Summary: Background: Lead acetate poisoning induces testicular dysfunction through the enhancement of oxidative stress and morphological abnormalities in the testes. …”
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Mathematical Modelling of Crop Water Productivity for Processing Tomato by Hayrettin Kuşçu

“…The mean goal of the study was to evaluate the performance of the Jensen, Minhas, Blank, Stewart and Rao CWPMs in predicting fruit yield of processing tomato. Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive growing seasons. …”
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Oxidative state is associated with migration distance, but not traits linked to flight energetics by Péter László Pap, Orsolya Vincze, Csongor I. Vágási

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Isorhamnetin Attenuates Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Injury by Reducing ENO1 (Alpha-Enolase) in Cardiomyocytes by Zhenli Guo, Shizhong Liu, Xianghong Hou, Xin Zhou, Yan Wang, Yi Rong, Xinzhi Li, Rui Yang, Ketao Ma

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Aflatoxin B1 disrupts intestinal barrier integrity: Insights into DAF-16/SOD-3-mediated oxidative imbalance and autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans by Yajiao Wu, Zekai Wu, Jiaxin Wen, Mengting Chen, Wenqiang Bao, Jian Zhang, Yifan Lin, Xinyue Gao, Hong Hu, An Zhu

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Assessment of the relationship between sense of coherence and surgery-related oral wound healing by using a contemporary scale: a prospective cohort study by Alanur Çiftçi Şişman, Rukiye Ceren Beker, Bahar Başak Kiziltan Eliaçik

“…This suggests SOC may be useful in predicting patient-reported outcomes like pain perception. …”
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Relationship Between Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Gender and Female Student Leadership: An Evaluative Study by Mercy Olajumoke Kutu, Thokozile Valerie Mayekiso

“…It conclusively stressed the need to advance female representation in higher education student leadership. …”
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Predictors of professional burnout among physicians in a country in Eastern Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic era by Babatunde Fatoke, Stephen Olaide Aremu, Samuel Olusegun Itodo, Dorcas Oluwakemi Aremu, Abdillahi Abdi Barkhadle

“…Abstract Introduction It is commonly known that physicians are subjected to high levels of stress in their jobs, which can result in physical, psychological, and emotional problems, including burnout. …”
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Mitochondrial protection and anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin in inhibiting reproductive toxicity induced by sodium valproate in male mice by Moein Shaneh, Milad Chahardori, Fereshteh Talebpour Amiri, Nahid Amani, Fatemeh Shaki

“…Furthermore, sperm analysis and histopathological examination were done on testicular tissue.Results: VPA injection increased the amount of nitric oxide, inflammatory factors, mitochondrial toxicity, and oxidative stress markers (P<0.05). Also, histopathological and sperm analysis showed significant damage to testis tissue and a significant reduction in sperm count, motility, and normal morphology after VPA administration. …”
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Nephroprotective Roles of L-Cysteine, Silymarin and Ursodeoxycholic acid, against Carbon Tetrachloride induced Nephrotoxicity in Male Albino Rats by Hero H. Muhammed Saed Mrs, Sarwar N. Jafar Mr., Zeyan A. Ali Mrs, Treefa F. Ismail Mrs

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Shear design of UHPC girders: A simplified and reliable model by Ahmad Tarawneh, Roaa Alawadi, Brandon Ross, M.Z. Naser

“…Based on the correlation and reliability analyses, a simplified model was proposed and calibrated to achieve a reliability index of 3.5 (Vn=1.3(ft,loc+0.18fpc) bwd + Vs). Also, a prediction model for ft,loc was proposed. The proposed shear model resulted in an average and CoV of 1.29 and 25.8%, respectively, for the theoretical-to-experimental ratios. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression pattern of the phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) family in three alfalfa varieties by Ting Cui, Yong Wang, Kuiju Niu, Huiling Ma

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Employing Spectral Features to Accelerate Sorghum Phenotyping Against Sap‐Feeding Aphids by Kumar Shrestha, Kantilata Thapa, Esha Kaler, Misaki Taniguchi, Scott E. Sattler, James C. Schnable, Joe Louis

“…Further, a partial least square regression model demonstrated medium predictive capability for plant physiological parameters related to fluorescence. …”
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Ratcheting fatigue behaviour of advanced structural materials at their service temperatures by Prerna Mishra, Vivek Gupta, Prateek Deoman Malwe, Ashish Urade, Venushree Khanke, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, Saurav Dixit, Choon Kit Chan, Chandrakant Sonawane, Ghanshyam G. Tejani

“…Abstract Ratcheting fatigue behavior is a critical phenomenon in structural materials undergoing cyclic loading, particularly when combined with nonzero mean stress or multiaxial stress states. This manifests as the progressive buildup of plastic strain in one direction with each loading cycle, ultimately leading to material degradation and failure. …”
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MELATONIN EFFICIENCY IN MULTIPLE TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL UTERUS BLEEDING by E. N. Tananakina

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Device-guided breathing as a possible tool to improve the outcome of exposure therapy by Maartje Cathelijne de Jong, Cornelis Hendrikus Boersma

“…Exposure therapy is a widely used treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress dis­order. It involves reduction of fear through progressive exposure to frightening stimuli in a therapeutic environment. …”
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Epoxy/anhydride thermosets modified with end-capped star polymers with poly(ethyleneimine) cores of different molecular weight and poly(ε–caprolactone) arms by C. Acebo, M. Alorda, F. Ferrando, X. Fernandez-Francos, A. Serra, J. M. Morancho, J. M. Salla, X. Ramis

“…The addition of the star polymers led to an improvement up to 130% on impact strength and a reduction in the thermal stresses up to 55%. The structure and molecular weight of the modifier used affected the morphology of the resulting materials. …”
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