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Effects of a blended classroom-based intervention on aerobic fitness, motor skills, inhibition, and daytime sleepiness among Hong Kong children
Authors: Li Ming Hui , Sit Cindy Hui Ping , Wong Stephen Heung Sang , Wing Yun Kwok , Ng Ching Kong , Rudd James , Chow Jia Yi , Sum Raymond Kim Wai 
Published: September 2022

In response to the all-round development of primary school children, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a blended intervention program on children's health-related outcomes of aerobic fitness, motor skills, inhibition and daytime sleepiness in classroom settings. Three experimental conditions include: (1) the “Stand + Move” group combining sit-stand desks and physical activity (PA) recess, (2) “Move” group with PA recess only, and (3) Control group (CG; normal class schedule). A total of 64 primary school children (37.5% girls and 62.5% boys, M [SD] = 9.6 [0.61], BMI mean = 17.0 ± 3.0) participated in all assessments, including aerobic fitness, motor skills, inhibitory control, and daytime sleepiness. The baseline data collection starts from January 2019, with the intervention lasting for 13 weeks and followed by post-intervention and follow up tests conducted in July and October 2019. There was a significant interaction effect on aerobic fitness [F(2,76) = 10.62, p &lt; 0.001, η2 = 0.22] after the intervention period, whereas no significant interaction was observed for other variables. Significant main effects were observed in aerobic fitness (pre – post: −11.75 and −7.22) for both experimental groups, with the blended group showing greater improvements immediately post the test, while motor skills only showed a significant increase at the three-month follow-up, with the greatest increase in the blended group (pre-follow-up: −2.50). For inhibition control and daytime sleepiness, better improvements were shown for the experimental groups than for the control group. The blended designed intervention, by incorporating multiple components as an innovative strategy to reconstruct children's traditional classroom environment in Hong Kong, has demonstrated improved physical and psychological development of school children.Clinical trial registrationChiCTR, ChiCTR2000035038. Registered 29 July 2020 – Retrospectively registered. http://www.chictr.org.cn/hvshowproject.aspx?id=46038.
Identifying latent comorbidity patterns in adults with perceived cognitive impairment: Network findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system
Authors: Ramos-Vera Cristian , Saintila Jacksaint , O'Diana Angel García , Calizaya-Milla Yaquelin E. 
Published: September 2022

BackgroundPeople with cognitive impairment may be exposed to an increased risk of comorbidities; however, the clustering of comorbidity patterns in these patients is unclear.ObjectiveTo explore the network structure of chronic comorbidity in a U.S. national sample spanning all 50 U.S. states with more than 170,000 participants reporting perceived cognitive impairment.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study conducted using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) secondary data collected in 2019 and covering 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. A total of 15,621 non-institutionalized U.S. adult participants who reported “yes” to the subjective cognitive impairment question were considered, of whom 7,045 were men and 8,576 were women. All participants were aged 45 years or older. A statistical graphical model was used that included clustering algorithms and factorization of variables in a multivariate network relationship system [exploratory graphical analysis (EGA)].ResultsThe results of the EGA show associations between the comorbid conditions evaluated. These associations favored the clustering of various comorbidity patterns. In fact, three patterns of comorbidities have been identified: (1) arthritis, asthma, respiratory diseases, and depression, (2) obesity, diabetes, blood pressure high, and blood cholesterol high, and (3) heart attack, coronary heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease.ConclusionThese results suggest the development of interdisciplinary treatment strategies in patients with perceived cognitive impairment, which could help to design an integrated prevention and management of the disease and other related health problems, such as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications and association with comorbidities in older adults with diabetes in an outpatient visitation setting
Authors: Lu Lvliang , Yao Keqin , Chen Jiaqi , Yang Yujie , Wang Kai , Zheng Jing , Guo Pi , Cai Yunpeng , Zhang Qingying 
Published: September 2022

AimsPotentially inappropriate medications had been found associated with adverse drug events such as falls, emergency department admissions and hospital readmissions. There is lack of information about the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications and associated chronic conditions in older patients with diabetes in China. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with diabetes in an outpatient visitation setting and the association with polypharmacy due to comorbidities.Materials and methodsThis was a 3-year repeated cross-sectional study which conducted in outpatient setting of 52 hospitals in Shenzhen, China, using 2019 Beers criteria. The prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications, polypharmacy and comorbidities in older adults with diabetes in an outpatient setting was expressed as percentages. Logistic models were used to investigate the association between potentially inappropriate medication exposure and age, sex, polypharmacy and comorbidities.ResultsAmong the 28,484 older adults with diabetes in 2015, 31,757 in 2016 and 24,675 in 2017, the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications was 43.2%, 44.88% and 42.40%, respectively. The top five potentially inappropriate medications were diuretics (20.56%), benzodiazepines (13.85%), androgens (13.18%), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (12.94%) and sulfonylureas (6.23%). After adjustment for age and polypharmacy, the probability of potentially inappropriate medication exposure was associated with chronic gastrointestinal diseases, followed by osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, tumor, dementia, chronic liver disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and hyperlipemia.ConclusionPotentially inappropriate medications were common in older patients with diabetes in an outpatient visitation setting. Higher probability of potentially inappropriate medication exposure was associated with the comorbidity chronic gastrointestinal diseases as well as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. To ensure that iatrogenic risks remain minimal for older adults with diabetes, the clinical comorbidities should be considered.
Impact of supervisors' research style on young biomedical scientists' capacity development as measured by REDi, a novel index of crossdisciplinarity
Authors: Hashiguchi Akiko , Hamada Hiroka , Takahashi Satoru , Honda Keisuke 
Published: September 2022

The challenge for medical schools in Japan is to develop research activities for innovation. This study aimed at analyzing the connection between the research output of “promising researchers” (next-generation leaders in terms of research activity) and their supervisors' past research activities to identify those factors that impact researchers' performance. Activity was analyzed from the viewpoints of productivity, coauthorship networks, and research impact using a novel index called the Research Diversity Index (REDi) that quantifies crossdisciplinarity. Research funding, which has not yet been fully utilized in correlation studies of the characteristics of authors, was also considered in this study. For the promising researchers extracted using betweenness centrality scores within coauthorship networks, there were diachronic correlations between the records of the promising researchers and those of their supervisors. Supervisor leadership as measured by the number of last-authored publications and extent of networking had a positive effect on the promising researchers productivity. Supervisors' research style of integrating knowledge from multiple fields, as measured by REDi, was negatively correlated with the publication impact of promising researchers, suggesting that REDi is useful as a novel indicator of research quality not being captured by existing indices. It was also noted that establishing an academic presence through extensive collaborations could be advantageous for obtaining research funding, especially from top-down government programs. The possible implications of this study for promoting research activities are the importance of incorporating new doctorates into research groups at an early stage and that of promoting interinstitutional, crossdisciplinary collaborations.Classification codeMSC: 62P10 Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta-analysis.JEL: Z1Z10 Cultural Economics • Economic Sociology • Economic Anthropology- General.
Comprehensive pregnancy dental benefits improved dental coverage and increased dental care utilization among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women in Virginia
Authors: Naavaal Shillpa , Harless David W. 
Published: September 2022

ObjectivesTo evaluate the changes in dental insurance and utilization among pregnant women before and after the pregnancy Medicaid dental benefit policy implementation in 2015 in Virginia.MethodsWe used pooled cross-sectional data from six cycles of the Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System on women aged ≥21 years. Using logistic regression models and a difference-in-difference design, we compared the effects of policy implementation on dental insurance and utilization between pre-policy (2013–2014) and post-policy period (2016–2019) among women enrolled in Medicaid (treatment, N = 1,105) vs. those with private insurance (control, N = 2,575). A p-value of 0.05 was considered significant.ResultsAmong Medicaid-enrolled women, the report of dental insurance (71.6%) and utilization (37.7%) was higher in the post-period compared to their pre-period (44.4% and 30.3%, respectively) estimates but still remained lower than the post-period estimates among women with private insurance (88.0% and 59.9%, respectively). Adjusted analyses found that Medicaid-enrolled women had a significantly greater change in the probability of reporting dental insurance in all post-period years than women with private insurance, while the change in the probability of utilization only became statistically significant in 2019. In 2019, there was a 16 percentage point increase (95% CI = 0.05, 0.28) in the report of dental insurance and a 17 percentage point increase (95% CI = 0.01–0.33) in utilization in treatment group compared to controls.ConclusionsThe 2015 pregnancy Medicaid dental benefit increased dental insurance and dental care utilization among Medicaid-enrolled women and reduced associated disparities between Medicaid and privately insured groups.
Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous A1 pulley release using a needle knife: An anatomical study
Authors: Qiu Zuyun , Li Hui , Shen Yifeng , Jia Yan , Sun Xiaojie , Zhou Qiaoyin , Li Shiliang , Zhang Weiguang 
Published: September 2022

ObjectiveThe present study aimed to assess the efﬁcacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous A1 pulley release using a needle knife.MethodsThe author performed percutaneous A1 pulley release in 84 cadaveric hands fixed with 10% formalin. The cadaveric hands were divided into three groups: 28 hands in each group (group U: ultrasound-guided needle knife pushing group, group N: non-ultrasound-guided needle knife pushing group, group T: classical needle knife operation puncture group). Percutaneous A1 pulley release was performed, the soft tissue was dissected layer by layer, and the relevant anatomical data were measured.ResultsThe injured cases were as follows: group U, 29 (20.7%); group N, 36 (25.7%); and group T, 28 (20.0%). There is no significant difference between different tissue injury types in different intervention methods. The missed release cases were as follows: group U, 8 (5.7%); group N, 4 (2.9%); and group T, 13 (9.3%). The percentage of released A1 pulley were as follows: group U, 71.4% ± 30.7%; group N, 66.0% ± 20.3%; and group T, 61.0% ± 30.4%. The percentage of released A1 pulley of the three groups were compared: group U &gt; group N &gt; group T, and there was statistical difference between the three groups. The full release rates of the three groups were compared: group U(31.4%) &gt; group N(15.7%) &gt; group T(13.6%), and there were significant difference in the full release of A1 pulley between group U and group T, group N.ConclusionBased on the cadaver specimen, the length and percentage of released A1 pulley is longer by ultrasound-guided percutaneous A1 pulley release using a needle-knife. and there was no statistical difference in the injury rate between the three techniques.Type of Study and Clinical RelevanceClinical anatomic study. To test the efﬁcacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous A1 pulley release using a needle knife in cadaveric hands, and provide an anatomically based support in clinic.
Comparison of botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection and lateral internal sphincterotomy (redo-LIS) for recurrent anal fissure treatment
Authors: Alyanak Ahmet , Gulen Merter , Ege Bahadır 
Published: September 2022

ObjectiveToday's gold standard for treating chronic anal fissure is the Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy (LIS). Botulinum Toxin (BoNT) injection is, on the other hand, an alternative treatment for patients who do not want to have surgical treatment, patients undergoing chemotherapy, patients of high risk for surgery, and those who have the risk of anal incontinence (e.g., elderly, past anorectal surgery, vaginal multiple births, etc.). The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of BoNT and redo-LIS for treatment of post-LIS recurrent chronic anal fissure, and reveal differences if any.This study aims to compare redo-LIS and BoNT injection for treating post-LIS recurrent anal fissure.Material and methodNineteen patients who received LIS treatment and then redo-LIS or BoNT injection due to recurrence in the follow-up were included in this study. Group I (redo-LIS group) include 11 patients and group 2 (BoNT group) includes 8 patients. Their data on age, sex, anal incontinence scores and pain (VAS score) score as well.ResultsDuring the 3-month post-surgery follow-up period, there was statistically significant difference (p &lt; 0.01) between groups by pain. No deterioration in the incontinence scores of patients in the group during the 6-month post-surgery period.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that redo lateral internal sphincterotomy (LIS) is a reliable method for patients who received LIS but developed recurrent chronic anal fissure, and achieves successful results in terms of recurrence and relief of pain.
Experiences of Urban Slum-Dwelling Women With Maternal and Child Health Services During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-City Qualitative Study From India
Authors: Sahoo Krushna Chandra , Doley Chinki , Negi Sapna , Das Sasmita , Verma Priyanka , Kanungo Srikanta , Pati Sanghamitra 
Published: September 2022

Objectives:The COVID-19 pandemic containment necessitated the diversion of substantial health care resources thus affecting the routine essential care, and posing barriers to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We explored the experiences of vulnerable communities—urban-slum-dwelling women regarding maternal and child health services during COVID-19.Methods:We conducted 48 in-depth interviews in four Indian states—12 in each state among urban-slum antenatal, intra-natal, and postnatal women. We used framework analysis.Results:Amidst the implementation of the mandatory stay-at-home, many women acknowledged that routine immunization services and antenatal check-ups remained uninterrupted, and were mostly provided at the community level. To prevent transmission, the family members and relatives had restricted visits to the health facility during labor or post-delivery. Women preferred to have a shorter hospital stay post-delivery and reduced routine postnatal check-ups for fear of infection.Conclusion:India has a variety of national and state-level programs focused on improving MCH indicators to achieve the SDGs. COVID-19 inadvertently interrupted some components of health services, insinuating the need for a disaster or pandemic-resilient MCH services delivery system.
Did COVID-19 Policies Have the Same Effect on COVID-19 Incidence Among Women and Men? Evidence From Spain and Switzerland
Authors: Sant Fruchtman Carmen , Fischer Fabienne Beatrice , Monzón Llamas Laura , Tavakkoli Maryam , Cobos Muñoz Daniel , Antillon Marina 
Published: September 2022

Objective:This study aimed to investigate how COVID-19 prevention policies influenced the COVID-19 incidence in men and women.Methods:We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study using the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and the Spanish Ministry of Health surveillance data for February 2020–June 2021 to explore sex and age differences in COVID-19 cases and testing. The female-male incidence rate ratios (IRR) were estimated for each week of the pandemic. We complemented our analysis with qualitative information on relevant containment measures in each country.Results:In Switzerland and in Spain, there was an excess of cases in women of 20–59 years old and 80+. This excess of cases was significant during the waves of the pandemic in both countries. In Switzerland, the biggest difference was observed for the age group 20–29, reaching an excess of 94% of cases compared to men during the first wave of COVID-19 (March–May 2020). The excess of cases in women was greater in Spain than in Switzerland, where it reached 159% for women aged 20–29 during the first wave (March–June 2020). In both countries, the age groups 60–79 had a significant excess of cases in men during the pandemic.Conclusion:COVID-19 public health policies affect men and women in different ways. Our findings highlight the importance of gender-sensitive responses to address a public health crisis.
Relationship Between Fruit and Vegetables Intake and Common Mental Disorders in Youth: A Systematic Review
Authors: Dabravolskaj Julia , Marozoff Shelby , Maximova Katerina , Campbell Sandra , Veugelers Paul J. 
Published: September 2022

Objective: Recent evidence suggests that adequate fruit and vegetables intake (FVI) might be associated with lower risk of common mental disorders (CMDs) in adults, but studies in youth are also beginning to emerge and are synthesized in this systematic review.Methods: Online databases were searched from inception to 30 October 2020 to locate cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies focusing on the FVI and CMDs in youth (i.e., 10–18 years old). The risk of bias of studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool and the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale.Results: Among 3,944 records identified, 12 studies (8 cross-sectional, 1 case-control, and 3 prospective cohort studies) were included in the final synthesis. None of the prospective cohort studies identified a statistically significant association between FVI and CMDs in youth, although inconsistent associations were reported in cross-sectional and case-control studies.Conclusion: The lack of associations between FVI and CMDs in youth, along with consistent associations in adults, might be explained by the accumulation of risk theoretical model and methodological challenges.
Multiwavelength-emitting InGaN quantum wells on convex-lens-shaped GaN microstructures
Authors: Matsuda Yoshinobu , Funato Souta , Funato Mitsuru , Kawakami Yoichi 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
We fabricated InGaN quantum wells on GaN microlens structures by employing a thermal reflow method. The peak emission wavelengths shift from ∼490 nm on the top of the microstructure to ∼400 nm on the bottom. This variation is attributed to the In composition distribution caused by the continuously changing off-angles from the (0001) plane. The obtained results suggest that not only stable planes exposed in microstructures by selective area growth technique but also unstable planes can be useful for InGaN-based microstructures with multiwavelength emission properties.
Comparison of Neurotypical and Autistic brain waves based on EEG analysis
Authors: Shenoi Adit 
Published: September 2022

<p>It is commonly known that different brain waves are associated with different types of activities that we perform. This paper attempts to compare the activation states for Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Theta waves of three subjects, two of which are typical brains, and the third subject has Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The intent is to observe the brain patterns as the subjects perform conditions of normal and sports activity. We use Mind Monitor, MATLAB, EEGLAB to capture, analyze and plot the brain waves. We expected to observe differences in brain wave activation between typical and autistic brain. We also expected more activation in Alpha and Beta spectrums as those are associated more with the conditions we tested. The results were quite exciting as we saw differences in activation levels at the expected spectrum frequencies between the two types of brain. While this is more of a qualitative experiment than a quantitative one, we did observe a significant skew in Front Right Electrode activation for the autistic brain across all spectrums. </p>
Quasi-Fermi-Based Charge Transport Scheme for Device Simulation in Cryogenic, Wide-Band-Gap, and High-Voltage Applications
Authors: Stanojevic Zlatan , Gonzalez Medina Jose Maria , Schanovsky Franz , Karner Markus 
Published: September 2022

<p>In this preprint we present a novel approach to solving the transport problem in semiconductors. We reformulate the drift-diffusion equations in terms of the quasi-Fermi-energies as solution variables; a drastic increase in numerical stability is achieved, which permits the simulation of devices at cryogenic temperatures as well as wide-band-gap devices using double precision arithmetic, instead of extended precision arithmetic which would otherwise be required to solve these applications using regular drift-diffusion.</p>