Altered lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscle morphometry and contraction change in postpartum pelvic girdle pain and asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: Lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscle training is considered a crucial component of exercise rehabilitation for postpartum women with pelvic girdle pain (PGP). However, there is a paucity of research evidence regarding the morphological changes and contraction function of these muscles in postpartum women with PGP. Understanding the alterations in lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscles function associated with PGP, is crucial for tailoring effective rehabilitation strategies and promoting optimal postpartum recovery.

What do we know: positive impact of hip-hop pedagogy on student's learning effects.

Over the last decade, hip-hop pedagogy has received a lot of attention in the field of education because of its significance in improving students' learning effects. This review articulates the current understanding of the positive impact of hip-hop pedagogy on students' learning effects within publications, an under-researched area. Based on a review of previous studies, this review innovatively examines six major elements of hip-hop pedagogy (DJ, MC, cypher, breakdance, knowledge, and graffiti) and concludes that the six major elements of hip-hop pedagogy can, in terms of the four dimensions of learning motivation, engagement, learning and memorization, and critical thinking, improve students' learning effects.

Relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and neonatal birth weight in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the association between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and neonatal birth weight in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted between January 2019 and June 2020 at a university hospital in Fuzhou, China.

Results: Pre-pregnancy BMI was used to categorize 791 pregnant women as underweight (3.

Impact of Radiation Therapy Techniques on Hippocampal Doses and Psychological Status in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Purpose: To investigate the impact of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) on hippocampal radiation dosage and psychological status in patients newly diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 269 NPC patients who received initial treatment between January 2013 and April 2022. Patients were categorized into the IMRT group and the VMAT group based on the radiotherapy technique employed.

Novel mutations related to simultaneous congenital nephropathy and ovarian insufficiency.

Nucleoporins, as major components of nuclear pore complex, have been recently discovered to participate in organ development. Here, we report a young female patient with nephrotic proteinuria resistant to immune suppressant treatment and congenital ovarian insufficiency. Renal pathology confirmed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and whole-exome sequencing revealed compound heterozygous mutations in Nucleoporin 160 (), NM_015231.

Exploring the prognostic significance of lactate-mitochondria-related genes in prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common and serious health issue among older men globally. Metabolic reprogramming, particularly involving lactate and mitochondria, plays a key role in PCa progression, but studies linking these factors to prognosis are limited. To identify novel prognostic markers of PCa based on lactate-mitochondria-related genes (LMRGs), RNA sequencing data and clinical information of PCa from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the cBioPortal database were used to construct a lactate-mitochondria-related risk signature.

Physicochemical characterization and digestibility of resistant starch from corn starch sugar residue.

This study sought to investigate the thermal stability and digestibility of corn starch sugar residue resistant starch (CSSR-RS) through comparative analysis of the physicochemical properties and structural characteristics among CSSR-RS, high-amylose corn starch (HS), and normal corn starch (NS). CSSR-RS contained 51.76 % resistant starch (RS), with 42.

Construction of an Interpretable Model of the Risk of Post-Traumatic Brain Infarction Based on Machine Learning Algorithms: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is a severe complication resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can lead to permanent neurological damage or death. The investigation of the factors associated with PTCI and the establishment of predictive models are crucial for clinical practice.

Methods: We made a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 1484 TBI patients admitted to the Neurosurgery Department of a provincial hospital from January 2018 to December 2023.

Motor and parietal cortex activity responses to mirror visual feedback in patients with subacute stroke: An EEG study.

Objective: To elucidate the immediate electrophysiological effects of mirror visual feedback (MVF) combined with or without touch task in subacute stroke.

Methods: Subacute stroke patients and healthy controls were recruited to participate in four grasping tasks (MVF or no MVF, combined with rubber ball or no ball) under electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring. Event-related desynchronization (ERD) /event-related synchronization (ERS) and the lateralization index (LI) were utilized to observe the electrophysiological effects.

Evidence summary of lifestyle interventions in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Objective: In this study, our objective was to provide practice recommendations by thoroughly examining lifestyle interventions for adults diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). This was achieved through a systematic review of the literature, specifically focusing on lifestyle modification interventions in adults with MASLD.

Methods: The PIPOST (Population, Intervention, Professional, Outcome, Setting, and Type of evidence) framework was used to identify the questions for summarizing evidence.

Association between Life's Crucial 9 and overactive bladder: the mediating role of weight-adjusted-waist index.

Background: Research suggests a potential connection between cardiovascular health, obesity, and overactive bladder (OAB). However, the mechanisms by which obesity influences the relationship between cardiovascular health and OAB remain unclear. Life's Crucial 9 (LC9) is a recently proposed method for assessing cardiovascular health, while the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) is a novel and more accurate measure of obesity.

Meibomian gland alterations in allergic conjunctivitis: insights from a novel quantitative analysis algorithm.

Purpose: To investigate the changes in meibomian gland (MG) structure in allergic conjunctivitis (AC) patients using an intelligent quantitative analysis algorithm and to explore the relationship between these changes and clinical parameters.

Methods: A total of 252 eyes from patients with AC and 200 eyes from normal controls were examined. Infrared meibography was performed using the non-contact mode of the Keratograph 5M.

Precise Tailoring of Unprecedent Layered Perovskite-type Heterostructure Ferroelectric via Chemical Molecular Scissor.

Precise stacking of distinct two-dimensional (2D) rigid slabs to build heterostructures has renewed the portfolio of 2D materials, e.g., magic-angle graphene, due to the emergence of exotic physical properties.

Two-Dimensional Layered Germanium Iodide Perovskite Ferroelectric Semiconductors.

The discovery of ferroelectricity in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors has opened a new and exciting chapter in next-generation electronics and spintronics due to their lattice-dimensionality-induced unique behaviors and fascinating functionalities brought by spontaneous polarization. The emerging layered halide perovskites with 2D lattices provide a great platform for generating reduced symmetry and low-dimensional ferroelectricity. Herein, inspired by the approach of reduced lattice dimensionality, a series of 2D layered germanium iodide perovskite ferroelectric semiconductors A2CsGe2I7 [where A = PA (propylammonium), BA (butylammonium) and AA (amylammonium)] was firstly developed, which demonstrates remarkable semiconducting features including narrow direct bandgap (~1.

Association of socioeconomic status with diabetic microvascular complications: a UK Biobank prospective cohort study.

Background: Prior studies on the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and diabetic microvascular complications have been inconclusive. This study aimed to explore whether SES is associated with the risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR), nephropathy (DN) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) using large prospective cohort.

Methods: SES was evaluated using education attainment (individual level), household income (household level), and Townsend deprivation index (TDI, neighborhood level).

Sex differences in cognition, anxiety-phenotype and therapeutic effect of metformin in the aged apoE-TR mice.

Background: Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), depression, and anxiety, which were reported to improve after the administration of metformin. However, sex influence on the effect of ApoE4 and metformin on cognition and mental health is poorly understood.

Methods: ApoE3-TR and apoE4-TR mice of both sexes were randomly assigned to the normal saline and metformin groups from 13 months to 18 months of age.

Modulation of DAPK1 expression by its alternative splice variant DAPK1-215 in cancer.

Background: Death-Associated Protein Kinase 1 (DAPK1) family members are calcium/calmodulin-regulated serine/threonine kinases implicated in cell death, normal development, and human diseases. However, the regulation of DAPK1 expression in cancer remains unclear.

Methods: We examined the expression and functional impact of a DAPK1 splice variant, DAPK1-215, in multiple cancer cell lines.

Inverse relationship of oxidative balance score with hyperuricemia among Chinese adults: a population-based cross-sectional study.

Background: The oxidative balance score (OBS) is a composite metric highlights pro-oxidants and antioxidants balance, representing the overall burden of oxidative stress. This study aims to examine the association between OBS and hyperuricemia in a Chinese population.

Methods: This study was based on population-based cross-sectional survey data of Fujian province from August 2020 to April 2021.

Case report: a rare concurrence of dense deposit disease in an adolescent patient with IgA nephropathy.

Background: Dense deposit disease (DDD) is a rare renal disorder major affecting adolescents and children, characterized by an absence of distinctive clinical symptoms. Its coexistence with other renal conditions complicates both diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice.

Case Presentation: We described a 15-year-old male adolescent presenting with nephrotic syndrome as the initial manifestation, with urinalysis indicating significantly elevated protein and erythrocytes.

Dysfunctional large-scale brain networks in drug-naïve depersonalization-derealization disorder patients.

Background: Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder (DPRD) presents challenges in understanding its neurobiological underpinnings. Several neuroimaging studies have revealed altered brain function and structure in DPRD. However, the knowledge about large-scale dysfunctional brain networks in DPRD remains unknown.

PPARγ activation attenuates neonatal CRD-induced visceral pain sensitization and anxiety in male rats by alleviating oxidative stress.

Background: Visceral pain sensitization and emotional reactions due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) occur frequently in the general population. Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of IBS. Previous studies have demonstrated that activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) has analgesic effects.

A mobile-based multidomain lifestyle intervention using Cognitive Evergreenland for older adults with subjective cognitive decline: a feasibility study.

Background: Dementia is a growing public health issue. Non-drug interventions targeting individuals before the onset of overt cognitive decline may be effective. Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is present in > 50% of older adults and associated with progression to dementia.

Association between neutrophil-albumin ratio and ultrasound-defined metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES 2017-2018.

Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is increasingly prevalent, and systemic inflammation markers may play a role in its pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between neutrophil-albumin ratio (NAR) and MAFLD.

Methods: This population-based study was performed using data from NHANES 2017-2018 and included 4526 individuals with a median age of 44 years old, and the males account for 46.

Exosomes derived from FN14-overexpressing BMSCs activate the NF-κB signaling pathway to induce PANoptosis in osteosarcoma.

Despite advances in treatment, the prognosis of osteosarcoma (OS) patients is unsatisfactory, and searching for possible targets is substantial. Fibroblast growth factor inducible type 14 (FN14), a plasma membrane protein, is involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammation. However, its implication in OS development and progression has not been completely characterized.

Alternative Splicing Events and Differently Expressed Genes During Peak Mortality in Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) Infected with Scuticociliate.

Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) is facing various threats from bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases, especially scuticociliate. Scuticociliate is a facultative parasite causing high mortality in various marine fishes. In this study, an artificial scuticociliate infection model was successfully established for large yellow croaker.