Exploring Novel Non-Operative Treatments for Osteoarthritis: An Examination of Innovative Therapies by Piotr Robert Bakuła, Kamila Jałocha, Joanna Zygadło

“…Additionally, the integration of novel therapies with traditional interventions is discussed, highlighting opportunities for a more personalized, multimodal approach to OA care. Despite significant progress, challenges such as translational hurdles, cost barriers, and long-term efficacy require further investigation. …”
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Village Headman and Their Financial Role in Managing Credit Institutions during Colonial Times by Haryono Rinardi, M. Hum., Yety Rochwulaningsih, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Rafngi Mufidah

“…Using a historical approach, it investigates the financial duties of the headman and the advantages he derived from these institutions. …”
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Edible mushrooms as a potent therapeutics of subclinical thyroid dysfunction among adults, especially in obese individuals: a prospective cohort study by Juanjuan Zhang, Sabina Rayamajhi, Amrish Thapa, Ge Meng, Qing Zhang, Li Liu, Hongmei Wu, Yeqing Gu, Shunming Zhang, Tingjing Zhang, Xuena Wang, Zhixia Cao, Jun Dong, Xiaoxi Zheng, Xu Zhang, Xinrong Dong, Xing Wang, Shaomei Sun, Ming Zhou, Qiyu Jia, Kun Song, Kaijun Niu

“…Methods: This prospective cohort study investigated 6631 participants (mean age: (45.0 ± 10.2) years; 55.1 % men). …”
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Proteinuria and the risk of Incident atrial fibrillation according to glycemic stages: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Muhan Yeo, So-Ryoung Lee, Eue-Keun Choi, JungMin Choi, Kyung-Yeon Lee, Soonil Kwon, Hyo-Jeong Ahn, Bong-Seong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Seil Oh, Gregory Y. H. Lip

“…Results Overall, the cohort (mean age 47 ± 14 years, 44.8% female) showed increasing annual AF incidence rates from 2.05 to 7.22 per 1000 person-years from normal to late DM (p < 0.001). Incidence rates increased from 2.46 to 8.18 per 1000 person-years with increasing proteinuria (p < 0.001). …”
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A Shared Path: Co-occurrence and Clinical Implications of Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Wojciech Florczak, Joanna Śnieżna, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik, Wiktoria Domino, Urszula Zelik, Gabriela Trestka, Maria Przygoda, Jagienka Włodyka, Kamila Stępień, Sabina Adamczyk

“…Additionally, the study highlights the potential benefits of a personalized approach to treatment. Conclusions:  The co-occurrence of CeD and T1DM is common and it’s determined by shared genetic, immune, and environmental factors. …”
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THE IMPACT OF NEUROSCIENCE-BASED MINDFULNESS TRAINING ON MENTAL HEALTH IN FUTURE PSYCHOLOGISTS by Olha Lazorko

“…The results call for incorporating such training within psychology educational programs, thus enhancing personal health and professional competence. Longitudinal studies investigating the long-term effects of mindfulness practices and their use in a broader range of populations are warranted for future research.…”
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Preferences of melanoma patients to accept adjuvant therapy and toxicity – a qualitative substudy of the GerMelaTox-A project by Toni Maria Janke, Laura Moysig, Christine Blome, Katharina C. Kähler

“…Therefore, this study investigates the motives of melanoma patients for tolerating or rejecting adjuvant therapy and its side effects. …”
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Why are there discrepancies between depressed patients’ Global Rating of Change and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module? A qualitative study of primary car... by Alice Malpass, Glyn Lewis, Jude Robinson, Christopher Dowrick, Naila Khan, Louise Fusco

“…Objectives Our aims were to investigate discrepancies between depressed patients’ GlobalRating of Change (GRC) and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9). …”
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Skeptic’s Comment: What Questions ‘Academic Writing’ Does Not Answer by Alevtina S. Robotova

“…The author is confused by the insufficient attention towards the investigations on eloquence carried out in the 1980s in our native country (e.g. by S.S. …”
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Activity trypsin-like proteinases and intestinal mucosa collagen degradation at gastro-intestinal diseases by О. E. Akbasheva, V. A. Burkovskaya, A. E. Dehand, E. I. Beloborodova, L. A. Akimova, E. L. Naumova, E. A. Kvach

“…Sixty patients with ulcerative colitis, 42 – with Crohn’s disease, 18 - with irritable bowel syndrome and 30 practically healthy persons were investigated. A supernatant, obtained from biopsy specimens of intestinal mucosa, was used for assessment of biochemical parameters. …”
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Mask-Related Headache Among Health Workers During COVID-19 Pandemics: Study from Somalia by Mehmet Ufuk Aluçlu, Nor Osman Sidow, Ahmed Muhammad Bashir, Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, Yavuz Yücel

“…Aim: After the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), new headaches have been reported to develop or worsen among healthcare workers who regularly wear personal protective equipments. In this study, we investigated the possible relationship between de-novo (new-onset) headache features associated with the mask used and pre-existing and exacerbated headaches. …”
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The Rate of Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation according to Antithrombotic Strategy: The COOL-AF Registry by Rungroj Krittayaphong, Arjbordin Winijkul, Komsing Methavigul, Poom Sairat, C. O. O. L.-A. F. investigators

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the rate of ischemic stroke/TIA, major bleeding, and death compared among AF patients who received oral anticoagulant (OAC) alone, antiplatelet alone, or OAC plus antiplatelet. …”
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Gameplay and physical activity behaviors in adult video game players by Haylei Scoggins, Ryan R. Porter, Robyn Braun-Trocchio

“…The participants spent over five days per week and an average of 26.56 h per week playing video games. Personal computers were reported to have the longest duration of play of the four platforms investigated (17.59 h per week). …”
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Transformations in the police organization in the early 1920s by V. A. Grechenko

“…In the first of the named documents, it was stated that persons who joined the police and investigation service are considered civil servants. …”
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Is intense exercise bad for your mind? Subjective, behavioral and physiological responses to a cognitive effort to failure by Darías Holgado, Ludovic Leubaz, Paolo Ruggeri, Guillermo Borragan, Antonio Luque-Casado, Tristan Bekinschtein, Daniel Sanabria, Nicolas Place

“… Introduction Most previous research has investigated if a cognitive task reduces the time a person can perform a posterior physical exercise (Holgado et al., 2023). …”
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Low-Dose Aspirin as Primary Prophylaxis for Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Italian Multicentre Retrospective Study by Daniela Iacono, Serena Fasano, Ilenia Pantano, Virginia D’Abrosca, Piero Ruscitti, Domenico Paolo Emanuele Margiotta, Luca Navarini, Nicola Maruotti, Rosa Daniela Grembiale, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Antonella Afeltra, Roberto Giacomelli, Gabriele Valentini

“…Objective. To investigate the role of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events in an Italian multicentre rheumatoid arthritis (RA) inception cohort. …”
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A Real-Time Angle- and Illumination-Aware Face Recognition System Based on Artificial Neural Network by Hisateru Kato, Goutam Chakraborty, Basabi Chakraborty

“…Automatic authentication systems, using biometric technology, are becoming increasingly important with the increased need for person verification in our daily life. A few years back, fingerprint verification was done only in criminal investigations. …”
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Finding Genetic Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes by Soo Heon Kwak, Hak C. Jang, Kyong Soo Park

“…We hope further research on the genetics of GDM would ultimately lead us to personalized genomic medicine and improved patient care.…”
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Security and Privacy in Metaverse: A Comprehensive Survey by Yan Huang, Yi (Joy) Li, Zhipeng Cai

“…These characteristics not only carve the Metaverse into a novel and fantastic digital world, but also make it suffer from all security/privacy risks, such as personal information leakage, eavesdropping, unauthorized access, phishing, data injection, broken authentication, insecure design, and more. …”
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Electronic Marketing and Service Quality of On-Line Merchandisers: A Case Study of Jumia Uganda. by Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Isingoma, Fenehansi, Mugavu, George

“…The research employed a cross- sectional survey design to investigate the association between electronic marketing efforts and service quality. …”
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