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China's Feminist Gap: Edges, Nearness, and Distance in Women's Arts
Authors: Claypool Lisa 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
What does it mean to make art in a space that lies on the fault lines of geopolitical boundaries and gender discourses? This article explores the work of Chinese women artists who are alive to the complexities and ambiguities of their position and art practices in between. It asks after the feminist nature of that gap space as the condition for dispersal of identity and the emergence of embodied and affective meaning. How does the work of art work to bring the feminist gap into the beholder's presence? How do we as beholders enter into the feminist gap through our encounters with it? And why might ways of seeing that are shaped by these women's experiences as visual artists and their cultural understandings of feminism end up mattering to us all?
The Cultural Politics of Asian Life in Carl Mydans's Photojournalism of Tule Lake and Yosu-Sunchon
Authors: Lim Jeehyun 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This article turns to two pieces of photojournalism in Life magazine by Carl Mydans to illuminate the visual economy of American militarism. By juxtaposing the photographs of the Tule Lake Japanese American incarceration camp and those of the Yosu-Sunchon rebellion in US-occupied Korea, the article explores the visual representations of military violence in these photographs with an eye to how US military violence was rendered civilized in comparison to the savage violence of Koreans. The visual repertoire of Asian lives in the photographs ranges from what the article calls “endurable life” to “liminal life” based on the photographed subject's receptiveness to Cold War racial liberalism and its governmentality. While Mydans's photojournalism of Tule Lake and Yosu-Sunchon precede the outbreak of the Korean War, the article suggests that the photographs of Asians under US militarism in the years leading up to 1950 show the conditions of the American public's reception of Korean War photographs, which Susan Sontag in 1973 characterized as “unanimous in its acquiescence to the Korean War.”
Face Masks for the Ancestors: Everyday Life and Death during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Urban Hanoi
Authors: Hüwelmeier Gertrud 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This essay examines the everyday life and death of residents in urban Hanoi during the fourth wave of the pandemic in the summer of 2021. The article considers how city dwellers developed manifold creative strategies to deal with government requirements and argue that part of the population developed tactics of survival to circumvent prescribed rules in coping with the pandemic. But it wasn't just the living who were affected by the virus. The dead are believed to live on in the afterlife, and hence the essay also illustrates popular religious practices performed to protect ancestors from infection. Since customary respect for the deceased involves burning paper votive replicas, new items in the form of face masks and vaccine kits began circulating online. This not only sheds light on people's efforts to ensure that ancestors feel safe in the hereafter but shows how ritual artifacts and practices reflect and refract political, economic, and health concerns to bridge life and death.
Using the Perfect Step Method to Improve Odds of Ambulation After Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Mauger Sarah , Durak Eric , Hargrave Hal , Wray Ashton 
Published: February 2025

Apply It!
From this article, the reader should:
• Recognize the emergence of chronic exercise care programs for persons with spinal cord injuries.
• Gain an understanding of the overall application of the Perfect Step recovery model for SCI rehabilitation using FMA, the STEP Method, and PNAR.
• Appreciate the typical training protocol for Perfect Step clients.
• Comprehend the vast benefits of exercise therapy in the rehabilitation of people with SCI.
Implementation of a Group Exercise Program for Survivors of Breast Cancer: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Adaptations
Authors: Wechsler Stephen , Singh Sheel , Gray-Meltzer Lynn , Snyder Allison , Comander Amy , Brunelle Cheryl , Blythe Anna , McCarron Ryley , Schmitz Kathryn H. , Lyons Kathleen D. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Strength After Breast Cancer (SABC) is a safe and effective physical-therapist-led group exercise program for survivors of breast cancer. However, implementation outcomes including patient/provider acceptability and how to overcome implementation barriers are unclear. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of implementing SABC in a hospital-based outpatient rehabilitation clinic and characterized program adaptations made to overcome anticipated and unanticipated barriers.

Methods
SABC was offered as a billable clinical program with the option to provide consent for research activities. Three rounds of SABC were conducted, each with two concurrent groups of up to four participants. Feasibility was determined by enrollment, retention, and, for consented participants, survey completion. Participant acceptability was assessed via survey and one-on-one semistructured interviews. Clinician acceptability was assessed through group interviews after each round of SABC. Program observation, investigator and clinician self-report, and clinician interviews were used to identify and characterize program adaptations.

Results
Of 38 women referred to SABC, 33 (87%) were approached, and of those, 23 (70%) enrolled. Participants attended an average of 4.2 (standard deviation 0.97) of 5 group sessions. Twelve participants consented to research activities and completed SABC; all (100%) completed baseline surveys, 10 (83%) completed post-program surveys, and 6 participated in interviews. Participant satisfaction scores were high. Qualitative data supported both participant and clinician acceptability while also revealing implementation barriers, including time constraints, challenges enacting/supporting exercise behavior change, and payment. In total, 11 adaptations were made; all adaptations were fidelity consistent.

Conclusion
SABC can be feasibly and acceptably implemented as a group-based exercise program in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic. Program adaptations were effective in overcoming previously identified implementation barriers; however, several new barriers were identified. Future research is needed to enhance equitable access to SABC, reduce clinician burden, identify program adaptations to optimize behavior change, and minimize participant burden related to payment.
Nesting of the variegated squirrel, Echinosciurus variegatoides rigidus, on a power line pole using plastic ropes and a weedy plant in Cañas, Costa Rica
Authors: Mora José Manuel , Astorga Juan de Dios 
Published: February 2025

Las ardillas arbóreas construyen nidos usando ramitas, a menudo cortadas de árboles vivos. Algunas especies utilizan material vegetal para completar la estructura, pero ocasionalmente también se incorporan materiales antropogénicos. En Costa Rica, hay 5 especies de ardillas, la ardilla variegada, Echinosciurus variegatoides es la más grande y común. Esta especie construye nidos de hojas y ramitas en lo alto de los árboles. El 6 de noviembre de 2021, mientras viajábamos hacia un área protegida para el monitoreo de fauna silvestre, hicimos una parada en Cañas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. A las 15:00 hr, observamos a una ardilla variegada anidando en un poste de línea eléctrica. Observamos el comportamiento de la ardilla durante aproximadamente 10 min y registramos las observaciones con fotografías y 2 videos. La ardilla fue observada anidando en la plataforma entre un poste y un transformador eléctrico. El nido fue construido utilizando una combinación de hojas verdes, ramitas y cuerdas de plástico de al menos 3 colores diferentes, lo que sugiere que podrían ser de diferentes tipos. El material vegetal utilizado en la construcción del nido fue identificado como Commelina sp., una maleza problemática. Este hallazgo es novedoso, ya que no existen informes previos de esta especie anidando en infraestructura como esta, que no ha sido documentada como sitio de anidación para ardillas. Además, hay pocos casos conocidos de ardillas utilizando materiales antropogénicos para anidar. Discutimos este caso en el contexto del comportamiento de anidación de las ardillas en Costa Rica y el desarrollo urbano.
Self-medication practices in Ethiopia: An umbrella review protocol
Authors: Fetensa Getahun , Ejeta Eshetu , Bekuma Tariku Tesfaye , Bati Feyiso , Amante Edosa , Bulti Jaleta , Abdella Saro , Gebreyohannes Yosef , Ababor Sabit , Botore Abera , Gobena Dabesa , Woldie Mirkuzie , Boltena Minyahil Tadesse , Tolossa Tadesse , Dejene Tafese , Birhanu Zewdie , Sudakar Moranker 
Published: February 2025

Background
Self-medication is the practice of obtaining and using drugs without proper guidance or supervision. It can involve various behaviours that may harm individuals and society. Self-medication can cause serious health and economic problems for countries and healthcare systems. Therefore, current review aimed at examining self-medication practices in Ethiopia.

Methods
This umbrella review will consider all systematic reviews that include self-medication practices of adult age greater than 18 years in Ethiopia. Study protocols, papers other than systematic reviews, papers not reporting on self-medication practices, and papers published in languages other than English will be excluded from the review. MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews will be searched. Two reviewers will screen the titles and abstracts against the eligibility criteria. Data extraction will be performed by 2 independent reviewers on the reviews selected for inclusion. The characteristics of studies like author name, year published, databases searched, number of studies/patients included, and self-medication practices will be extracted. The quality of included studies will be reported using the JBI critical appraisal checklist for systematic reviews and research syntheses. A summary of the extracted data will be presented in tabular format and a narrative synthesis will be performed on the collected systematic reviews that meet the inclusion criteria.

Discussion
This protocol is expected to bring pooled evidence on self-medication practice among different population groups like pregnant mothers, adult population, students, and general population. Evidence from this review will be used to tackle current global problem related with anti-microbial resistance. Therefore, our review will call for government and non-government interventions in reducing current challenge of global issue related with anti-microbial resistance in resource limited country like Ethiopia.

Systematic review registration number
PROSPERO CRD42023182552
Study protocol: Exploratory trial of Forza™, an osmotin-based nutraceutical as adjuvant for the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis
Authors: Costa Viola , Aluan Kenda , Schiavetti Irene , Bason Caterina , Vigo Tiziana , Leveraro Elisa , Cabona Corrado , Prada Valeria , Costagli Mauro , Boccia Vincenzo Daniele , Ruggiero Bruno , Brichetto Giampaolo , Salvetti Marco , Sormani Maria Pia , Mancardi Gianluigi , Inglese Matilde , Battaglia Mario Alberto 
Published: February 2025

Background
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the first cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. Primary and secondary progressive MS are still lacking effective treatments. A new nutraceutical product made of lyophilised leaves of bioengineered kiwi plants (Actinidia deliciosa) overexpressing osmotin has recently been developed. Osmotin is a protein associated with stress adaptation in plant cells and it shares anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties with mammalian adiponectin. The aim of this study is to explore the safety and the efficacy of osmotin in progressive MS (PMS).

Methods
This is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm interventional, baseline vs treatment study that will be carried out by two Italian MS centers, where a total of fifty PMS patients will be recruited. Every patient will take a daily dosage of 5 grams of an osmotin-based nutraceutical, named Forza™ (9th Dimension Biotech, Inc.), for 6 months. Two pre-treatment assessments, at -6 months (-6M) and at baseline visit (M0), and two post-treatment assessments, at month 1 (M1), and at month 6 (M6) will be carried out. ForzaTM safety and activity, assessed by serum Neurofilaments Light (NfL) Chain quantification, are the primary outcomes of the study. Additional assessments will consist of clinical and neuropsychological evaluations, patient reported outcomes (PROs), brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Discussion
Disease modifying treatments in MS usually target inflammatory pathways with excellent results on reducing relapse associated disability but fail in preventing progression independent from relapse activity. This is a proof-of-concept study aimed at exploring the safety and the activity of an osmotin-based nutraceutical as an adjuvant treatment in PMS patients.

Trial registration
The trial was registered on July 10th 2023 at www.clinicaltrials.gov having identifier NCT05937802.
Evaluation of cortical thickness and cortical thickness index in the proximal femur—CT, dual energy absorptiometry (DXA), trabecular bone score (TBS) –
Authors: Ma Xiao , Yang Ik , Lee Sewon , Kim Jungyoun , Park Hyunjin , Yoon Younghyun , Hwang Jihyo 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to assess the anatomical size of proximal femur in South Korea. This study measured cortical thickness and cortical thickness index (CTI) based on computed tomography (CT) and additionally, evaluated the T-score and trabecular bone score (TBS) based on the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Materials and methods
This retrospective study is a cross-sectional study based on data from 600 patients aged from 20 to 93 years during the time from 2011 to 2021 were enrolled and selected the patients who did the examination of both pelvic CT and DXA scan. Age, sex, BMI, T-score, TBS, cortical thickness, CTI and the size of proximal femur were analyzed. Among these patients, 200 patients each corresponding to femoral neck fracture group(N = 200), trochanteric fracture group(N = 200), and non-fracture group(N = 200) were randomly selected and studied. The differences of three groups were compared statistically.

Results
Mean outer diameter of proximal femur was 24.34 mm, inner diameter of proximal femur was 15.28 mm, cortical thickness was 4.55 mm and CTI was 0.37 at the lesser trochanter (LT) level. The outer diameter was 24.00 mm, inner diameter of proximal femur was 13.04 mm, cortical thickness was 4.97mm and CTI was 0.44 at 3cm below LT. In the hip fracture group, T-score of hip, outer diameter of proximal femur and cortical thickness at LT were lower than non-fracture group. BMI, T-score of spine, T-score of hip, inner diameter at 3cm below LT, CTI of LT and TBS were lower in femoral neck fracture group compared to the trochanteric fracture group.

Conclusion
Analysis of 600 patients of pelvic CT might be a representative of real size of proximal femur in South Korea. Outer diameter of proximal femur at LT and cortical thickness at LT level were significantly lower in hip fracture group. Narrower outer diameter of proximal femur and thinner cortical thickness at LT level from the CT might be a risk factor of hip fracture.
Plasmodium and intestinal parasite infections among pregnant women at first antenatal care contact in northwest Ethiopia: A study of prevalence and associated risk factors
Authors: Tamir Zemenu , Animut Abebe , Dugassa Sisay , Belachew Mahlet , Abera Adugna , Tsegaye Aster , Erko Berhanu 
Published: February 2025

Background
Parasitic infections in pregnancy are detrimental for both the mother and her fetus. Malaria and intestinal parasite infections among pregnant women at their first antenatal care contact (ANC1) could offer information on their burden in pregnancy, community-level transmission, and intervention coverage, which is vital for targeted interventions. However, data is scarce in Ethiopia. This study investigated Plasmodium and intestinal parasite infections along with their associated risk factors among pregnant women at their ANC1 in northwest Ethiopia.

Materials and methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 538 pregnant women attending ANC1 at selected health facilities in Jawi District, northwest Ethiopia, between November 2021 and July 2022. Plasmodium infection was diagnosed by light microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests, and multiplex real-time PCR. Whereas, intestinal parasite infections were examined microscopically using stool wet mount and Kato-Katz techniques. Predictors of Plasmodium and intestinal parasite infections were evaluated using logistic regression analysis. A P-value of < 0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance.

Results
Overall, 43.1% (95% CI: 38.9–47.4%) of women were infected with intestinal parasites, 19.1% (95% CI: 15.9–22.7%) had Plasmodium infections, and 11.7% (95% CI: 9.1–14.7%) were co-infected with Plasmodium and intestinal parasites. About 84.9% of malaria cases were asymptomatic, and 39.8% were sub-microscopic infections. Younger maternal age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =  2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 3.65), primigravidity (AOR =  2.37, 95% CI: 1.43, 3.92), lack of insecticide-treated bed net use (AOR =  2.58, 95% CI: 1.26, 5.3), undernutrition (AOR =  1.89, 95% CI: 1.13, 3.15), and intestinal helminth infection (AOR =  2.09, 95% CI: 1.31, 3.36) were significant predictors of Plasmodium infection. Whereas, rural residency (AOR =  1.62, 95% 1.03, 2.57), habit of soil eating (AOR =  2.06, 95% CI: 1.1, 3.9), consuming raw vegetables and fruits (AOR =  1.59, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.3), and lack of latrine use (AOR =  1.66, 95% CI: 1.06, 2.6) were significantly associated with intestinal parasite infections in pregnancy.

Conclusion
High prevalences of Plasmodium and intestinal parasite infections were observed among pregnant women in northwest Ethiopia. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening prevention and control measures for parasitic infections and implementing malaria screening at ANC1, particularly for young and primigravid women.
Incidence of macular hole in patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for submacular hemorrhage
Authors: Matsumoto Riko , Kakinoki Masashi , Sawada Osamu , Obata Shumpei , Saishin Yoshitsugu , Ohji Masahito 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
To investigate the incidence of macular hole (MH) during pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for submacular hemorrhage (SMH) due to either retinal arterial macroaneurysm (RAM) rupture or age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods
We retrospectively evaluated 47 eyes of 47 patients with SMH due to RAM rupture or AMD who underwent PPV. The presence or development of MHs was confirmed intraoperatively by the surgeon. We compared the incidence of MH between the RAM and AMD groups.

Results
In the RAM group, a MH was found in five of 28 (17.9%) eyes, and a MH was developed in three eyes by the surgical procedure. In the AMD group, there was no MH. All MHs were identified intraoperatively and closed by the same surgical procedure. In the RAM group, subretinal tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) injection was performed in 12 eyes. Of the 12 eyes, two developed an MH before t-PA subretinal injection. Of the remaining 10 eyes, four (40%) developed an MH intraoperatively or postoperatively.

Conclusion
MHs are complications of PPV for SMH that occur more frequently in patients with SMH due to RAM rupture than in patients with SMH due to AMD.
Neoplasia detection via colonic surveillance among young individuals with MSH6 and PMS2-associated Lynch Syndrome
Authors: Latham Alicia , Liu Ying L. , Constantino Gillain , Borio Matilde , McCoy Sean , Dudzik Christina , Heiman Jordan , Kemel Yelena , Ukaegbu Chinedu , Carlo Maria I. , Ranganathan Megha , Kane Sarah , Long Jessica , Syngal Sapna , Markowitz Arnold J. , Stadler Zsofia K , Yurgelun Matthew B. , Katona Bryson W. 
Published: February 2025

Purpose:
The age to initiate colonoscopy in MSH6/PMS2-associated Lynch Syndrome (LS) remains uncertain. Herein we characterize colonoscopy findings among young individuals with MSH6/PMS2-associated LS.

Methods:
Retrospective review of a multi-institutional cohort of individuals with MSH6/PMS2-LS undergoing colonoscopy prior to age 50 was performed. Neoplastic lesions were defined as colorectal cancer (CRC), adenomas, or non-hyperplastic serrated lesions.

Results:
Among 285 individuals [161 (56%) MSH6; 124 (44%) PMS2], 125 (44%) had a neoplastic finding inclusive of 53 (19%) with CRC [32 (20%) MSH6; 21 (17%) PMS2], with median age at CRC diagnosis of 38 and 38% reporting CRC family history. Among 824 available pooled procedures, there were 194 (24%) procedures with neoplastic lesions identified, including 21(2.6%) with advanced adenomas, 5 (0.5%) with advanced serrated lesions, and 34 (4.1%) with CRC. Among 122 procedures performed under age 30, 16 (13%) had neoplastic findings and 4 (3.3%) had CRC, of which all were found prior to LS diagnosis. Findings did not differ between MSH6 and PMS2 carriers.

Conclusions:
Among individuals with MSH6/PMS2-associated LS undergoing early colonoscopy, neoplasia was common, even in those under 30. Current recommendations suggesting delayed initiation of surveillance among such patients may lead to missed preventive opportunities.
Exploring the impact of herbaceous Apiaceae family plants on primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review protocol
Authors: T.P. Athul , R. Vijaya Lekshmi , V.S. Nithya , T. Anju Aravind , M.V. Shibna , Pandey Meenakshi , R. Galib , Nesari Tanuja M. , Deogade Meena S. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Objectives
Primary dysmenorrhea is a leading cause of job and school absenteeism among young females. Despite its high prevalence, contemporary medicine offers limited treatment options. Herbaceous members of the Apiaceae family, such as Pimpinella anisum L., Anethum sowa L., Cuminum cyminum L., and Foeniculum vulgare Mill., are commonly used in traditional medicine to treat primary dysmenorrhea. Currently, there is no comprehensive assessment of their therapeutic efficacy and safety. This study protocol assesses how effective and safe these herbs are in managing primary dysmenorrhea.

Methods
The following databases will be searched without language restriction until May 2024: Cochrane CENTRAL, PubMed, AYUSH Research Portal, and DHARA, along with grey literature, and other sources. The risk of bias tool (RoB2) will evaluate the validity and applicability of study results. The review will address publication bias by taking appropriate measures. The review will adhere to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for transparent and systematic reporting.

Results
The review will incorporate randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing Apiaceae herbs to no treatment, placebo, medication, or standard care. It is anticipated that these herbs will significantly reduce menstrual pain severity, measured via the visual analogue scale (VAS), and exhibit fewer adverse events than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Conclusions
This review aims to compile evidence on the efficacy and safety of Apiaceae herbs for primary dysmenorrhea, highlighting the need for further studies.

PROSPERO Registration number
CRD42024538888.