Analysis of stress, anxiety, and depression among dental students and dentists: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey by Diva Lugassy, Sarit Naishlos, Yoav Shapinko, Sara Zissu, Rotem Shitrit Lahav, Asaf Shely, Gil Ben-Izhack

“…Abstract Background Dental education is considered a highly stressful training process that can lead to high levels of stress, anxiety and depression, which can affect wellbeing and performance. …”
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Silicon-enhanced non-enzymatic antioxidant defense mechanisms in young orange trees under glyphosate-induced stress by Inácio João Barbosa, Jonas Pereira de Souza Junior, Milton Garcia Costa, José Clebson Barbosa Lúcio, Davie M. Kadyampakeni, Priscila Lupino Gratão, Leonardo Bianco de Carvalho, Renato de Mello Prado, Silvano Bianco

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RAISE study protocol: a cross-sectional, multilevel, neurobiological study of resilience after individual stress exposure by Konstantinos Ioannidis, Paul Wilkinson, Paul Fletcher, Samantha N Sallie, Laura Moreno-López, Muzaffer Kaser, Katja Schueler, Adrian Dahl Askelund, Lorinda Turner, Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Alicia J Smith, Camilla Nord, Eugenia M Davidson, Nadia González-García, Oksana Berhe, Rosalie Shrofer, Sofia Orellana, Sophie L Bellow, Suzanne Schweizer

“…To examine the neuroimmune responses to stress and their relationship with the brain and social environment, we will use a well validated functional MRI task; the Montreal imaging stress task and venepuncture. …”
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New-generation synthetic implants for the surgical correction of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence: design and testing by D. D. Shkarupa, R. A. Shakhaliev, A. S. Shulgin, T. S. Filipenko, N. D. Kubin, D. A. Suchkov, O. A. Shkarupa

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Frequency of leisure travel and psychological well-being in pharmacists: the sequential mediating roles of perceived stress and social support by Shazia Rehman, Jamal Ahmad, Ayesha Khan, Khalid Abdullah Alotaibi

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Occupational exposure to heavy metals and its association with DNA oxidative stress among urban green space workers by Pourya Ahmadi Jalaldehi, Hossein Abbaslou, Seyed Jamaleddin Shahtaheri, Ziba Veisi Malekshahi, Nasim Farahmand Derav, Kamal Azam, Monireh Khadem

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Anorexia nervosa—the frequency of occurrence in Polish youth, the connection with stress, auto-aggressive behaviors and the abuse of psychoactive substances by Michał Górski, Renata Polaniak, Beata Całyniuk, Jagoda Garbicz-Kata, Marta Buczkowska, Joanna Fojcik, Joanna Fojcik, Justyna Nowak, Joanna Domagalska

“…The greatest risk factors for developing anorexia nervosa were female gender, high maternal education, and high levels of physical activity.ConclusionIndividuals who could be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa experienced higher levels of school stress and a greater sense of family stress compared to those who did not meet the diagnostic criteria for the disorder. …”
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Association between workplace violence and occupational stress among emergency department nurses: a cross-sectional study by Lixi Long, Lixi Long, Lixi Long, Nan Xie, Nan Xie, Nan Xie, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou

“…BackgroundEmergency department (ED) nurses suffer from workplace violence (WPV) and occupational stress (OS) due to the working environment. However, a relatively small number of studies on the relationship between WPV and OS among ED nurses have been conducted and its impact on nurse health or nursing quality.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in 30 hospitals in China from December 26, 2023, to January 18, 2024 through questionnaire survey and stratified cluster sampling.ResultsA total of 1,540 ED nurses were surveyed, 1,309 of whom had experienced WPV. …”
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Effectiveness of 2 Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Reducing Stress and Stabilizing Cardiac Autonomic Function: Microrandomized Trials by Andreas Richard Schwerdtfeger, Josef Martin Tatschl, Christian Rominger

“…This metric is quantified by regressing bodily movement on the root mean square of successive differences and identifying reductions <0.5 SD of the predicted value in real time in everyday life. …”
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The untapped potential for healthcare to support recovery for patients with stress-related exhaustion disorder – creating an experience of generalised safety by Susanne Ellbin, Agneta Lindegård, Fredrik Bååthe

“…This created an experience of unsafety, and that could inadvertently maintain the stress response and negatively influence recovery for patients with stress‑related disorders.Conclusion It is paramount to convey an experience of predictability, despite the fact that patients undergo an unpredictable process related to their ED illness. …”
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SOD2 genetics regulating mitochondrial management of oxidative stress is tied to chemical sensitivity in Gulf war veterans by Beatrice Alexandra Golomb, Leeann Bui, Brinton Keith Berg

“…Val16) significantly predicted self-rated chemical sensitivity in GWV and in the total sample (ordinal logistic regression with robust SEs): OR(SE)[95% CI] = 3.56(1.83)[1.30, 9.74], p = 0.013 (total sample); OR[95% CI](SE) = 6.36(4.85)[1.42, 28.4], p = 0.015 (Gulf-deployed). …”
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Functional characterization of a novel plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium enhancing root growth and salt stress tolerance by Sanghee Lee, Young Kook Kim, Haulin Nie, Jongmin Ahn, Nayoung Kim, Seo-Rin Ko, Ah-Hyeon Choi, Hayoung Kwon, Yuxin Peng, Suk-Yoon Kwon, Ah-Young Shin

“…A-2, consists of a 6.65-Mb circular chromosome with 5,980 predicted protein-coding sequences. Comparative genomic analysis classified the strain within the genus Pseudomonas. …”
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Supplementing sialic acid analogs overcomes radiotherapy resistance in triple-negative breast cancer by exacerbating ER stress by Muwen Yang, Dongni Shi, Jianbo Lyu, Yibing Pan, Yiyang Lyv, Xiangfu Chen, Ying Ouyang, Yajie Liu, Yue Li, Libing Song

“…In this study, upregulation of Galbeta1-4 GlcNAc alpha 2,3 sialyltransferase (ST3GAL4) was observed in association with sialylation in TNBC patients with radiotherapy resistance and predicted poorer survival. ST3GAL4 catalyzed α2,3-sialylation of HSP90B1, then facilitates its retrograde trafficking from the Golgi to ER mediated by SURF4 cargo receptor. …”
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Effect of boundary slips on thermal EHL in simple sliding finite line contact considering limiting shearing stress by Mingyu Zhang, Jing Wang, C. H. Venner

“…By investigating the impact of boundary slip and limiting shearing stress on thermal EHL under simple sliding conditions, this research puts forward a novel friction reduction approach based on the theory of boundary slip.…”
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EFFECT OF COMPLEX HOMEOPATHIC DRUG CONTAINING COENZYME Q ON PARAMETERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS AND HEMODYNAMICS IN EXPERIMANTAL DIABETES MELLITUS by S. G. Dzugkoev, V. A. Metelskaya, I. V. Mozhaeva, F. S. Dzugkoeva

“…To study the influence of complex homeopathic drug ubichinon compositum on hemodynamics, Na,K-ATPase activity, parameters of oxidative stress and serum nitric oxide (NO) metabolites concentration in experimental diabetes mellitus.Materials and methods. …”
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Effects of piperine-loaded chitosan nanoparticles on growth and health of heat-stressed rabbits: a dose-response analysis by Ali A. El-Raghi, Ekramy M. Elmorsy, Mahmoud A. E. Hassan, Aya M. Abdel-Rahman, Reham.A. Elbhnsawy, Ayat B. Al-Ghafari, Huda A. Al Doghaither, Ahd A. Mansour

“…This study aims to identify the optimal dosage of piperine-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (PIP-CHNPs) for enhancing growth performance and health status in heat-stressed fattened rabbits. Eighty healthy 6–week-old rabbits were randomly divided into four groups of 20, each receiving dietary supplements of 0, 50, 100, or 200 mg PIP-CHNPs per kilogram of diet. …”
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Evaluating the effect of potassium fertilization on mineral nutrients and root parameters in cotton and pigeon pea under water stress by Meenakshi Meenakshi, Narender Singh, Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Jyoti Rani, Divya Batra, Mohammad Hedayat, Gholamreza Abdi

“…Under water stress conditions, fresh and dry root weights notably reduced, with reductions of 11.60%, 27.20%, and 20.50% for cotton and 30.90%, 11.40%, and 20.22% for pigeon pea at the respective stages. …”
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Mechanical properties and residual stresses in multi pass AISI 304 to AISI 1018 steel welds by SMAW and GTAW by Shridhar, Prabhat Kumar Janapareddy, G B Veeresh Kumar, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Ali El-Rayyes, Jayant Giri, Balkeshwar Singh

“…Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) was performed on the weldments using an induction furnace to analyse the effects of PWHT on microstructural variations, mechanical characteristics and residual stresses of dissimilar weld joints. The results revealed that PWHT improved the mechanical properties of the weld and substantially reduced residual stresses by ~ 48.5% in both SMAW and GTAW weld regions. …”
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Hardware Implementation for Triaxial Contact-Force Estimation from Stress Tactile Sensor Arrays: An Efficient Design Approach by María-Luisa Pinto-Salamanca, Wilson-Javier Pérez-Holguín, José A. Hidalgo-López

“…Some advantages of the developed hardware are that it does not require additional memory elements, achieves a 4× reduction in processing elements compared to a non-sparse implementation, and meets the requirements of being generalizable, scalable, and efficient, allowing an expansion of the applications of normal stress sensors in low-power tactile systems.…”
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RESET post-traumatic stress disorder: clinical protocol integrating reconsolidation, exposure, short-term emotional transformation by Dori Rubinstein, Maayan Abargil, Or Duek, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem

“…Background: The RESET (Reconsolidation, Exposure, and Short-term Emotional Transformation) clinical protocol is an intensive, structured trauma-focused intervention designed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within six daily sessions. …”
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