Impact of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Comorbidities and Substance Use Disorders on Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Ligang Liu, Erin R. McKnight, Andrea E. Bonny, Heqing Tao, Pujing Zhao, Milap C. Nahata

“…Depression (<i>p</i> = 0.04), post-traumatic stress disorder (<i>p</i> = 0.002), and alcohol use disorder (<i>p</i> = 0.04) were associated with prolonged retention, whereas cannabis use disorder predicted shorter retention (<i>p</i> = 0.02). …”
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Fenofibrate treatment during withdrawal reverses symptoms of ethanol-induced depression in male rats by Marcelo León, Camila Vásquez-Ulloa, Lucas Marambio-Ruiz, Diliana Pérez-Reytor, Eduardo Karahanian, Eduardo Karahanian

“…However, ethanol-induced reductions in sucrose intake after withdrawal—reflecting anhedonia—were not reversed by fenofibrate. …”
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Land Cover Transformations and Thermal Responses in Representative North African Oases from 2000 to 2023 by Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir, Djihed Berkouk, Safieddine Ounis, Sami Melik, Noradila Rusli, Mohammed M. Gomaa

“…The results reveal substantial reductions in bare soil (e.g., 48.10% in Siwa) and notable urban expansion (e.g., 136.01% in Siwa and 48.46% in Ghadames). …”
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Clinical experience of myasthenic crisis management in Amur region by D. Yu. Kon’kova, V. N. Karnaukh, A. P. Duleba

“…The most common precipitating factors were: infection (36.9 %), stress (26.3 %), misuse of the anticholinesterase drugs (15.8 %). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life: Is there any effect? A cross-sectional study of the MENA region. by Ayesha S Al Dhaheri, Mo'ath F Bataineh, Maysm N Mohamad, Abir Ajab, Amina Al Marzouqi, Amjad H Jarrar, Carla Habib-Mourad, Dima O Abu Jamous, Habiba I Ali, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hayder Hasan, Lily Stojanovska, Mona Hashim, Osama A Abd Elhameed, Reyad R Shaker Obaid, Samar ElFeky, Sheima T Saleh, Tareq M Osaili, Leila Cheikh Ismail

“…Furthermore, over 40% reported increased stress from work and financial matters. Higher IES-R scores were found among females, participants aged 26-35 years, those with lower educational level, and participants residing in the North Africa region (p<0.005). …”
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Patients’ perceptions of rheumatoid arthritis and their behaviour towards medications in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study by Lobna Abdullah Al Juffali, Mohammed A Omair, Haya Almalag, Suha Alalem, Shomoukh Alamairah

“…Subsequently, thematic analysis was performed.Participants The groups included women, aged 35–50 years (n=6), men (n=4) and women above 50 years (n=5).Results The identified themes included stress and losing a loved one as the primary factors inducing RA, delay in diagnosis and beliefs about certain foods that triggered RA flare-ups. …”
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Persistent symptoms and clinical findings in adults with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome in the second year after acute infection: A population-based, nested... by Raphael S Peter, Alexandra Nieters, Siri Göpel, Uta Merle, Jürgen M Steinacker, Peter Deibert, Birgit Friedmann-Bette, Andreas Nieß, Barbara Müller, Claudia Schilling, Gunnar Erz, Roland Giesen, Veronika Götz, Karsten Keller, Philipp Maier, Lynn Matits, Sylvia Parthé, Martin Rehm, Jana Schellenberg, Ulrike Schempf, Mengyu Zhu, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Winfried V Kern, EPILOC Phase 2 Study Group

“…Improvement among patients with earlier PCS was associated with mild acute index infection, previous full-time employment, educational status, and no specialist consultation and not attending a rehabilitation programme. …”
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Thariqah-Based Neck Exercise Program Reduces Headache Intensity Among Indonesian College Students by Sukarmin Sukarmin, Elly Nurachmah, Sri Yona, Dewi Gayatri, Nana Rochana

“…Background: Headaches are common among students due to academic stress and poor sleep habits. One way to reduce headaches is through neck exercises using Thariqah movements. …”
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Computational modeling of drug-eluting balloons in peripheral artery disease: Mechanisms, optimization, and translational insights by Mohammed A. AboArab, Vassiliki T. Potsika, Dimitrios S. Pleouras, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis

“…ML-driven surrogates and physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) enable real-time, patient-specific predictions with computational accelerations exceeding 600 × while maintaining less than 2 % deviation from high-fidelity solvers. …”
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Motivations for suicide attempts and risk factors among youths in Western Iran: A cross‐sectional study by Fatemeh Darabi, Arash Ziapour, Hassan Ahmadinia

“…This study aimed to design interventions and strategies to prioritize mental health, improve life skills to control stressful events, and focus on high‐risk groups (women, married people, people with low education levels, and those with a history of physical and mental illnesses) for suicide prevention in health promotion programs.…”
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Menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices among adolescent schoolgirls in flood-affected rural Bangladesh by Tamima Ahmed, Md. Khalid Hasan, Tanjin Kabir Aunto, Taufique Ahmed, Dilara Zahid

“…Additionally, the study revealed that the respondents’ mothers’ education level, particularly having secondary or higher education [AOR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.04–2.77], was significantly associated with better menstrual hygiene practices. …”
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234 Expanding access to perinatal trauma care: Evaluating the perinatal narrative exposure therapy (PNET) training for interdisciplinary providers by Sam Addante, Karen Reyes Rodriguez, Adela Scharff, Maria Torres, Avelina Padin

“…Objectives/Goals: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common during pregnancy and postpartum, leading to adverse birth outcomes. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Arabic version of the GAD-7 among Lebanese adolescents. by Myriam El Khoury-Malhame, Souheil Hallit, Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz, Sleiman El Hajj, Rita Doumit

“…Participants aged 15-18 years were assessed using GAD-7 (anxiety), PCL-5 (post-traumatic stress disorder), and PTGi (post-traumatic growth) in their Arabic versions at two-time points, spaced three months apart.…”
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Embracing diversity and inclusivity in nursing: challenges and opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals in Pakistan by Noureen Fazal, Amjad Ali

“…In the Asian region, there has been a notable increase in the departure of nursing professionals as a result of stress, burnout, and disproportionate workloads both proceeding and during the COVID-19 pandemic [3]. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of the Pattern, Causes and Variants of Ocular Herpes Severity by G. M. Chernakova, G. Sh. Arzhimatova, E. V. Shirshova, A. V. Andrianova, E. A. Kleshcheva, N. V. Mel’nikova

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Decoding the diagnostic biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction related gene variants in pediatric T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Yunfeng Lu, Xi Yang, Liying Liu, Xiaojun Sun, Xiuli Li, Ping Zhao, Guotao Guan, Yunpeng Dai

“…Additionally, A mitochondrial dysfunction-based signature was created to predict pediatric T-ALL. The mRNA-miRNA and mRNA-TF Regulatory Network were constructed, and the molecular distributions of key genes were calculated. …”
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An enhanced gene function analysis platform for Gastrodia Elata integrating further omics data and analysis tools by Bingbing Pan, Jingjie Zhang, Jiangxin Yang, Hang Yang, Qi Pan, Panpan Zhu, Jun Li, Jiaotong Yang

“…GO and KEGG annotations were predicted using InterProScan and GhostKOALA, while gene families were identified with HMMER, iTAK, OrthoFinder, and KEGG annotations. …”
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Comparison of the effect viola odorata and evening primrose on the anxiety of menopausal women referring to health and treatment centers in Khomein city in 1402 by zeynab Beheshti, Abbas Bayat asghari, Esmat Boshagh, Ahmad Aramoon

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Within-Field Temporal and Spatial Variability in Crop Productivity for Diverse Crops—A 30-Year Model-Based Assessment by Ixchel Manuela Hernández-Ochoa, Thomas Gaiser, Kathrin Grahmann, Anna Maria Engels, Frank Ewert

“…The simulated results can contribute to cropping system design for allocating crops and resources according to soil conditions and predicted seasonal weather conditions.…”
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Spatiotemporal vegetation dynamics in South Asia (2001-2023): roles of climate and anthropogenic activities by Ghani Rahman, Umar Farooq, Min-Kyu Jung, Hyun-Han Kwon

“…Hurst exponent analysis predicted persistent greening (96.5%), emphasizing the importance of climate-resilient land management policies, targeted afforestation, and sustainable agricultural practices to promote ecological resilience. …”
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