How do machine learning models perform in the detection of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students? A systematic review.

Undergraduate students are often impacted by depression, anxiety, and stress. In this context, machine learning may support mental health assessment. Based on the following research question: "How do machine learning models perform in the detection of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate students?", we aimed to evaluate the performance of these models.

Management strategies for radio-recurrent prostate cancer: a comprehensive review.

Radiation- (radio-)recurrent prostate cancer poses a significant challenge in clinical management due to its complexity and varied treatment responses. The recurrence of prostate cancer following radiotherapy necessitates a nuanced management strategy that considers disease stage and aggressiveness, patient health status, and prior treatment modalities. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a cornerstone in the management of regional or distant relapse, often initiates the therapeutic cascade, effectively suppressing tumor growth by targeting androgen signaling.

A pilot study of a new app based on self-compassion for the prevention and promotion of mental health among Brazilian college students.

Introduction: Epidemiological data suggest substantial issues on the mental health of university students worldwide. Self-compassion is associated with lower rates of psychological distress and better positive mental health. Thus, we have developed a app-based intervention based on self-compassion principles targeting the prevention and promotion of mental health in college students.

Risk Factors and Contemporary Management Options for Pain and Discomfort Experienced During a Prostate Biopsy.

Purpose Of Review: Prostate fusion biopsy, an innovative imaging modality for diagnosing prostate cancer, presents certain challenges for patients including discomfort and emotional distress, leading to nonadherence to treatment and follow-ups. To inform clinicians and offer pain relief alternatives to patients, this review delves into the risk factors for increased pain and modern management options to alleviate pain during prostate biopsy.

Recent Findings: Individual responses to pain vary, and the overall experience of pain during a prostate biopsy has been contributed to numerous factors such as patient age, prostate volume, previous biopsy experience, and more.

The Effect of Unequal Crank Arm Lengths and Cycling-Specific Prostheses for Recreational Riders with a Transtibial Amputation.

Purpose: We determined the effects of shorter affected side (AS) crank arm lengths and cycling with two different prostheses on joint and crank power, asymmetry, and net efficiency.

Methods: Twelve participants with a TTA rode at 1.5 W·kg -1 with equal (175 mm) and shorter AS crank arms (160, 165, 170 mm) using a daily-use prosthesis and CSP.

Infrared thermography for normal endothelial function screening.

Background: Endothelial dysfunction (ED) suspicion will allow to prevent accelerated atherosclerosis and premature death.

Objective: To establish the usefulness of thermography for endothelial function screening in adults with cardiovascular risk factors.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional, analytical diagnostic test.

Healthcare workers' perceptions about the use of mobile health technologies in public health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.

Background: Mobile health has enormous potential in healthcare due to the increasing use of mobile phones in low- and middle-income countries; its effective deployment, uptake, and utilization may result in improved health outcomes, including a reduction in neonatal deaths. However, there is a suboptimal uptake of mobile health technologies among healthcare workers in low-resource settings like Nigeria, which are often context-specific.

Objective: To investigate healthcare workers' perceptions of mobile health technologies in public health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.

Association between systemic medication use and severity of dry eye signs and symptoms in the DRy eye assessment and management (DREAM) study.

Purpose: Some systemic medications are reported to be associated with dry eye disease (DED), yet their associations with the severity of DED signs and symptoms are not well studied. To evaluate these associations, we performed a secondary analysis of data from the DRy Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) Study.

Methods: Participants (N = 535) were assessed for DED signs using tear break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer testing, corneal fluorescein staining, conjunctival lissamine green staining, meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), and tear osmolarity and DED symptoms using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI).

Maximum velocity and leg-specific ground reaction force production change with radius during flat curve sprinting.

Humans attain slower maximum velocity (vmax) on curves versus straight paths, potentially due to centripetal ground reaction force (GRF) production, and this depends on curve radius. Previous studies found GRF production differences between an athlete's inside versus outside leg relative to the center of the curve. Further, sprinting clockwise (CW) versus counterclockwise (CCW) slows vmax.

Boosting the Hydrodeoxygenation Activity and Selectivity of Ni/(M)-SBA-15 Catalysts by Chemical Alteration of the Support.

The influence of the acid sites in the hydrodeoxygenation of anisole performed over Ni catalysts supported on SBA-15 modified with metal oxides (Ni/M-SBA-15, M = Ti, Zr, Al, or Nb) was demonstrated. Catalysts were characterized by SEM-EDX, nitrogen physisorption, XRD, UV-visible DRS, TPR, TPD of ammonia, IR-Py, O chemisorption, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The mesoporous structure and the hexagonal arrangement of the supports were maintained in the catalysts.

A psychometric study of an executive function assessment instrument (TDI-FE).

Background: This study aims to present and discuss the psychometric properties of executive functions, which were measured using the TDI-FE instrument. The analysis encompasses its internal structure, potential sensitivity to fatigue factors, relationships with external criteria, and diagnostic accuracy.

Methods: The study sample comprised 382 students from Brazil, aged 6-8 years.

Association of Emotional Self-Regulation with Psychological Distress and Positive Functioning Dimensions in Brazilian University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Emotional self-regulation is a relevant factor for human development capable of minimizing emotional difficulties in the face of adverse events, as was particularly useful during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to evaluate emotional self-regulation in Brazilian health science university students and its relationship with positive psychology constructs (subjective well-being, hope, optimism, spirituality, self-compassion, and self-efficacy) and psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress). This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational, analytic study of 1062 Brazilian undergraduate students with data collected using self-administered online questionnaires.

Metabolic behavior for a mutant strain with high resistance to ethanol to survive under oenological multi-stress conditions.

Malolactic fermentation (MLF) positively influences the quality of the wine, and it occurs as a result of a lactic acid bacteria's metabolism, mainly of the species. However, delays and halting of MLF are frequent problems in the wine industry. This is mainly because 's development is inhibited by different kinds of stress.

SO capture enhancement due to confined methanol within MIL-53(Al)-TDC.

The SO capture performance of MIL-53(Al)-TDC was optimised by confining a small amount of MeOH within its pores (MeOH@MIL-53(Al)-TDC). In comparison with fully activated MIL-53(Al)-TDC, MeOH@MIL-53(Al)-TDC shows a 39% higher SO capture capacity. Monte Carlo simulations revealed that such an enhancement is associated with an increase in the degree of confinement the SO molecules resulting from the formation of a lump (MeOH molecules) in the vicinity of the μ-OH groups.

High tolerance and degradation of fungicides by fungal strains isolated from contaminated soils.

The aim of this work was to isolate fungal strains from phytotoxic agricultural soils, screen them, categorize the most tolerant fungi to three fungicides, and identify them by a molecular approach. In this study, 28 fungal strains were isolated from phytotoxic agricultural soil with intensive use of pesticides. The capacity of fungi to resist and degrade different concentrations of carbendazim, captan, and zineb was determined by an exploratory multivariate analysis.

Low-cost homemade cocktails for enzymatic conversion of sugarcane and cassava bagasses.

The agricultural industries generate lignocellulosic wastes that can be modified by fungi to generate high value-added products. This work aimed to analyze the efficiency and the cost-effectiveness of the bioconversion of sugarcane and cassava bagasses using low-cost homemade enzymatic cocktails from LBM 134. Both bagasses were pretreated with a soft alkaline solution without any loss of polysaccharides.

A Children's Health Perspective on Nano- and Microplastics.

Background: Pregnancy, infancy, and childhood are sensitive windows for environmental exposures. Yet the health effects of exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) remain largely uninvestigated or unknown. Although plastic chemicals are a well-established research topic, the impacts of plastic particles are unexplored, especially with regard to early life exposures.

Chemokine profile in women with moderate to severe anxiety and depression during pregnancy.

Background: Cytokine levels have been extensively described in pregnant subjects under normal and pathological conditions, including mood-related disorders. Concerning chemokines, very few studies have reported their association with psychiatric disorders during pregnancy. Therefore, we explored the chemokine profile in women exhibiting anxiety and depression during late pregnancy in the present study.

Solid-state bioprocessing of sugarcane bagasse with for phenolic compounds extraction.

Sugarcane bagasse is a natural source of phenolic compounds. However, these compounds are bound to lignocellulose components, reducing their ability to function as good antioxidants. These linkages are hydrolyzed by enzymes like -glucosidases, increasing free phenolics.

LBM 134 isolated from rotten wood and its potential cellulolytic ability.

Aspergillus is a genus of filamentous and cosmopolitan fungi that includes important species for medical mycology, food, basic research and agro-industry areas. section are efficient producers of hydrolytic enzymes such as cellulases that are employed in the cellulose conversion. Hence, the search of new cellulolytic isolates and their correct identification is important for carrying out safe biotechnological processes.

The metabolic and mechanical consequences of altered propulsive force generation in walking.

Older adults walk with greater metabolic energy consumption than younger for reasons that are not well understood. We suspect that a distal-to-proximal redistribution of leg muscle demand, from muscles spanning the ankle to those spanning the hip, contributes to greater metabolic energy costs. Recently, we found that when younger adults using biofeedback target smaller than normal peak propulsive forces (F), they do so via a similar redistribution of leg muscle demand during walking.