Multilevel Understanding of the Impact of Individual- and School-Level Determinants on Lipid Profiles in Adolescents: The Cross-Level Interaction of Food Environment and Body Mass... by Wei-Ting Lin, Yu-Ting Chin, Pei-Wen Wu, Sharon Tsai, Meng-Hsueh Chen, Chiao-I Chang, Yu-Cheng Yang, Chun-Ying Lee, David W. Seal, Chien-Hung Lee

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Pathogen Burden Among ICU Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Hail Saudi Arabia with Particular Reference to β-Lactamases Profile by Saleem M, Syed Khaja AS, Hossain A, Alenazi F, Said KB, Moursi SA, Almalaq HA, Mohamed H, Rakha E, Alharbi MS, Babiker SAA, Usman K

“…Mohd Saleem,1 Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja,1 Ashfaque Hossain,2 Fahaad Alenazi,3 Kamaleldin B Said,1 Soha Abdallah Moursi,1 Homoud Abdulmohsin Almalaq,4 Hamza Mohamed,5 Ehab Rakha,6,7 Mohammed Salem Alharbi,8 Salma Ahmed Ali Babiker,9 Kauser Usman10 1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; 3Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4Hail Health Cluster, King Khalid Hospital, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 6Laboratory Department, King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 7Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 8Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Family Medicine, Hail University Medical Clinics, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 10Department of Internal Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaCorrespondence: Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 59 184 9573, Email skazharuddin@uoh.edu.saPurpose: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated with a higher mortality risk for critical patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). …”
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Effectiveness of a community-integrated intermediary care (CIIC) service model to enhance family-based long-term care for Thai older adults in Chiang Mai, Thailand: a cluster-rando... by Myo Nyein Aung, Saiyud Moolphate, Thin Nyein Nyein Aung, Yuka Koyanagi, Akrapon Kurusattra, Sutatip Chantaraksa, Siripen Supakankunti, Motoyuki Yuasa

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Managing Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations: The Role of Timely Systemic Corticosteroid Administration in Emergency Care Settings—A Multicentric Retrospective Study by Luna Antonino, Eva Goossens, Josefien van Olmen, An Bael, Johan Hellinckx, Isabelle Van Ussel, An Wouters, Tijl Jonckheer, Tine Martens, Sascha Van Nuijs, Carolin Van Rossem, Yentl Driesen, Nathalie Jouret, Eva Ter Haar, Sabine Rozenberg, Els Vanderschaeghe, Susanne van Steijn, Stijn Verhulst, Kim Van Hoorenbeeck

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Application of robust regression in translational neuroscience studies with non-Gaussian outcome data by Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Melissa J. Alldred, Melissa J. Alldred, Scott E. Counts, Milos D. Ikonomovic, Milos D. Ikonomovic, Milos D. Ikonomovic, Eric E. Abrahamson, Eric E. Abrahamson, Sylvia E. Perez, Elliott J. Mufson

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Predicting Short- and Long-Term Functional Outcomes Based on Serum S100B Protein Levels in Patients with Ischemic Stroke by Rakesh Jalali, Jacek Zwiernik, Ewa Rotkiewicz, Beata Zwiernik, Adam Kern, Jacek Bil, Anita Jalali, Joanna Manta, Jerzy Romaszko

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The relationship between traditional dress and bacterial contamination in the hospital setting-a cross sectional study by Omar A. Abu Suliman, Waleed M. Kattan, Osama A. Marglani, Syed A. Raza, Razaz A. Felimban, Mohamed K. Alzahrani, Suhaib E. Bahri, Waed S. Jameel, Moataz Alknawy, Enas A. Tantawy, Shalam Nikhat Sheerin, Burhanudin Saha, Hanadi Aljedani, Tareq Awad, Moustafa El Hefnawy

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An investigation of media reports of digital surveillance within the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic by Leigha Comer, Lorie Donelle, Lorie Donelle, Marionette Ngole, Jacob J. Shelley, Anita Kothari, Maxwell Smith, James M. Shelley, Saverio Stranges, Saverio Stranges, Saverio Stranges, Saverio Stranges, Brad Hiebert, Jason Gilliland, Jacquelyn Burkell, Tommy Cooke, Jodi Hall, Jed Long

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Longitudinal Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Consumption in Russian Hospitals: Results of the Global-PPS Project by Svetlana Rachina, Yuliya Belkova, Roman Kozlov, Ann Versporten, Ines Pauwels, Herman Goossens, Elena Bochanova, Olga Domanskaya, Elena Elokhina, Ludmila Ezhova, Vladimir Mishchenko, Oksana Ni, Dmitry Popov, Ulyana Portnjagina, Evgeny Shchetinin, Vera Shegimova, Yulia Strezh, Vera Vityazeva, Nadezhda Zubareva, Russian Global-PPS Project Study Group

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Scaling-up integrated type-2 diabetes and hypertension care in Cambodia: what are the barriers to health system performance? by Savina Chham, Savina Chham, Josefien Van Olmen, Wim Van Damme, Wim Van Damme, Srean Chhim, Veerle Buffel, Edwin Wouters, Edwin Wouters, Por Ir

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Case report: Persistent shedding of a live vaccine-derived rubella virus in a young man with severe combined immunodeficiency and cutaneous granuloma by Kimberly E. Bonner, Kimberly E. Bonner, Ellie Sukerman, Juventila Liko, Tatiana M. Lanzieri, Melissa Sutton, Emilio DeBess, Christopher Leesman, Christopher Leesman, Joseph Icenogle, LiJuan Hao, Min-hsin Chen, Raeesa Faisthalab, Richard F. Leman, Paul R. Cieslak, Suk See DeRavin, Ludmila Perelygina

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The Relationship Between Abdominal Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome After a Weight Reduction Program in Adult Men with Obesity by Liao CC, Sheu WHH, Lin SY, Lee WJ, Lee IT

“…Chun-Cheng Liao,1,2 Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu,3–5 Shih-Yi Lin,4,6 Wen-Jane Lee,7 I-Te Lee3,4,8,9 1Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 2School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 4School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; 5Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, College of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; 6Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 7Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 8School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 9College of Science, Tunghai University, Taichung City, TaiwanCorrespondence: I-Te LeeDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard, Sect. 4, Taichung 40705, TaiwanTel +886-4-23741300Fax +886-4-23593662Email itlee@vghtc.gov.twPurpose: To assess the relationship between changes in abdominal adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in men with obesity after a weight reduction program (WRP).Patients and Methods: Adult men with obesity and MetS were recruited for this prospective single-arm intervention study. …”
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Statistical Validation of Risk Alleles in Genetic Addiction Risk Severity (GARS) Test: Early Identification of Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in 74,566 Case–Control Subjects by Kenneth Blum, David Han, Ashim Gupta, David Baron, Eric R. Braverman, Catherine A. Dennen, Shan Kazmi, Luis Llanos-Gomez, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Igor Elman, Panayotis K. Thanos, Bill W. Downs, Debasis Bagchi, Marjorie C. Gondre-Lewis, Mark S. Gold, Abdalla Bowirrat

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(R,R)-BD-AcAc2 Mitigates Chronic Colitis in Rats: A Promising Multi-Pronged Approach Modulating Inflammasome Activity, Autophagy, and Pyroptosis by Sameh Saber, Mohannad Mohammad S. Alamri, Jaber Alfaifi, Lobna A. Saleh, Sameh Abdel-Ghany, Adel Mohamed Aboregela, Alshaimaa A. Farrag, Abdulrahman H. Almaeen, Masoud I. E. Adam, AbdulElah Al Jarallah AlQahtani, Ali M. S. Eleragi, Mustafa Ahmed Abdel-Reheim, Heba A. Ramadan, Osama A. Mohammed

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A pilot study of implementing an adapted model for integration of interventions for people with alcohol use disorders in Tanzanian primary healthcare facilities by Dorothy Mushi, Charlotte Hanlon, Candida Moshiro, Joel M Francis, Merga B. Feyasa, Solomon Teferra

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Association Between Dietary Habits and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Thai Adults: A Case-Control Study by Kalandarova M, Ahmad I, Aung TNN, Moolphate S, Shirayama Y, Okamoto M, Aung MN, Yuasa M

“…Makhbuba Kalandarova,1 Ishtiaq Ahmad,1 Thin Nyein Nyein Aung,2 Saiyud Moolphate,3 Yoshihisa Shirayama,1,4 Miyoko Okamoto,1 Myo Nyein Aung,1,4,5 Motoyuki Yuasa1,4 1Department of Global Health Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan; 2Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; 3Department of Public Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai, 50300, Thailand; 4Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan; 5Juntendo Advanced Research Institute for Health Sciences, Juntendo University, Tokyo, 113-8421, JapanCorrespondence: Ishtiaq Ahmad; Myo Nyein Aung, Department of Global Health Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo City, Hongo, 2 Chome-1-1, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan, Email ahmad@juntendo.ac.jp; myo@juntendo.ac.jpBackground: The prevalence of T2DM is escalating in Thailand affecting over 10% of adults aged 20– 79 years old. …”
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Regular Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Individuals with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Who Received a Full Vaccination Schedule against COVID-19 by Sara Rodríguez-Mora, Magdalena Corona, Miriam Solera Sainero, Elena Mateos, Montserrat Torres, Clara Sánchez-Menéndez, Guiomar Casado-Fernández, Javier García-Pérez, Mayte Pérez-Olmeda, María Aranzazu Murciano-Antón, Javier López-Jiménez, Mayte Coiras, Valentín García-Gutiérrez

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Trends in all-cause mortality and major causes of death between 2007 and 2018 among patients with diabetes in Taiwan by Jun-Sing Wang, Jun-Sing Wang, Jun-Sing Wang, Jun-Sing Wang, Yi-Ling Wu, Horng-Yih Ou, Horng-Yih Ou, Yi-Sun Yang, Yi-Sun Yang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chii-Min Hwu, Chii-Min Hwu

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Effectiveness of early awake self proning strategy in non-intubated patients with COVID-19 hypoxemia: An open-labelled randomized clinical trial from Jodhpur, India by Maya Gopalakrishnan, Satyendra Khichar, Suman Saurabh, Parag Vijayvergia, Karthikeyan Thangaraju, Swapnil Tripathi, Harshavardhan V. Devarakonda, Akhilesh Kumar, Pranav S. Kumar, Mahendra Kumar Garg

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Limited Clinical and Diagnostic Utility of Circulating Tumor DNA Detection in Patients with Early-Stage Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Comparison with Benign Thyroid Nodules a... by Yong Joon Suh, Mi Jung Kwon, Hye-Mi Noh, Hong Kyu Lee, Yong Joon Ra, Nan Young Kim

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