Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees

(Beirut) – Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing widespread protests in 2022 and 2023, Human Rights Watch said today.

The L-shape relationship between hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet score and the risk of diabetic retinopathy in the US population

Background: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the HALP score (hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet) in individuals with diabetes within the United States population. Methods: This cross-sectional investigation was based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database

Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine to prevent and treat COVID-19 household close contacts in Hong Kong: an open-label, randomized controlled trial

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of CHM in the prevention of COVID-19 infection and treatment for COVID-19 related symptoms.Design: Prospective open-label randomized controlled trial.

Integrated metabolomic and metagenomic strategies shed light on interactions among planting environments, rhizosphere microbiota, and metabolites of tobacco in Yunnan, China

Changes in climatic factors and rhizosphere microbiota led plants to adjust their metabolic strategies for survival under adverse environmental conditions.

Randomized controlled trial of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion-based group intervention for persons with inflammatory bowel disease: the LIFEwithIBD intervention

Objectives: This study tested the acceptability and efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion-based intervention (LIFEwithIBD) in people with IBD through a two-arm RCT.

Peer assumption: an illusory consensus hidden in the criminal responsibility of juvenile offender—evidence from psychology

Introduction: There is a consensus hidden in the criminal legislation of many countries that the criminal responsibility capacity of juvenile offenders is not significantly different from that of their peers. The purpose of this paper was to test this hypothesis. The research objects of this paper were 187 juvenile offenders

The bispecific B7H3xCD3 antibody CC-3 induces T cell immunity against bone and soft tissue sarcomas

Sarcomas are rare and heterogeneous malignancies that are difficult to treat.Approximately 50% of patients diagnosed with sarcoma develop metastatic disease with so far very limited treatment options.

Moderator role of Type D personality traits between depressive symptoms and job satisfaction among teachers

Background: Type D personality is characterized by negative affect (NA) and social suppression (SI).It has been indicated Type D personality is associated with depression, anxiety, and burnout.

Artificial intelligence to enhance prehospital stroke diagnosis and triage: a perspective

As health systems organize to deliver the highest quality stroke care to their patients, there is increasing emphasis being placed on prehospital stroke recognition, accurate diagnosis, and efficient triage to improve outcomes after stroke. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel currently rely heavily on dispatch accuracy, stroke screening tools, bypass protocols

Retinal microglia express more MHC class I and promote greater T-cell driven inflammation than brain microglia

Macrophage function is determined by microenvironment and origin.Brain and retinal microglia are both derived from yolk sac progenitors, yet their microenvironments differ.

Composition and influencing factorsof professionals' capacity in public health emergency rescues: A qualitative study

Objectives: To explore the composition and influencing factors of professionals' capacity in public health emergency rescues.Methods: The study adopted a descriptive qualitative method.

Motor activities to improve maths performance in pre-school children with typical development

Poor maths skills are associated with negative outcomes throughout life, such as lower academic qualifications, decreased professional success and socio-economic results.

Towards self-regulated learning: Effects of different types of data-driven feedback on pupils' mathematics

Mathematical word problems refer to word problems where the information that is presented needs to be integrated, typically into a mathematical formula, to arrive at a solution to the problem.

Simultaneous MEG and EEG Source Imaging of Electrophysiological Activity in response to Acute Transcranial Photobiomodulation

Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is a noninvasive neuromodulation technique that improves human cognition.

The relationship between health literacy and blood sugar control in rural areas among diabetes patients

Background: Although the relationship between health literacy and glycemic control has been explored in patients with diabetes, little is known about the relationship between different categories of diabetes health literacy and glycemic control in rural areas. Therefore, this study focused on the relationship between different categories of health literacy and