by Tracy O'Halloran  , Jennifer Symonds  and Linda Bhreathnach

Received: 02 November 2023;  Published: 11 May 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2402026

This systematic review examined the impact of wellbeing interventions on the anxiety levels of children attending low-income schools. Studies, published between January 2000 and April 2022, were included if they had samples of school aged children attending low-income schools who were given a universal school-based wellbeing intervention. Ten databases were searched systematically to identify 542 records. After title and abstract screening, 43 records remained for full text screening, and of these studies, 10 met i [...]

by Hsuan-Wei Chen  , Hsuan-Hwai Lin  , Yu-Lueng Shih  , Tsai-Yuan Hsieh  and Jung-Chun Lin

Received: 23 February 2020;  Published: 30 March 2020;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.2001044

by Masahiro Sato  , Emi Inada  , Satoshi Watanabe  , Issei Saitoh  , Naoko Kubota  , Yoko Iwase  , Kazunori Morohoshi  and Shingo Nakamura

Received: 31 August 2025;  Published: 24 November 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2504317

An episomal vector is a plasmid- or virus-based vector that is present extrachromosomally in cells after transfection. Although it disappears during cell proliferation, it can exist in non-dividing cells, such as neuronal and muscular cells, and continues to express a gene of interest (GOI). Such episomal vectors are usually based on sequences from DNA viruses such as bovine papillomavirus 1 and Epstein-Barr virus. When cells are transfected with an episomal vector harboring a drug-resistance gene and subsequently [...]

by A. Maya Kaye

Received: 14 October 2023;  Published: 27 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2402024

Fueled by decreased state support, economic pressures, and a growing emphasis on academic capitalism, higher education in the United States faces significant challenges. These shifts have fostered fast-paced, competitive environments, impacting the quality and equity of faculty-student mentoring in graduate programs, particularly for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and first-generation students. This article proposes a novel framework, the compassion-focused mentoring conceptual model (CFM-CM), to addre [...]

by Ralph Schöpke

Received: 30 October 2022;  Published: 28 February 2023;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2301023

The water balance is severely disturbed in post-mining landscapes like Lusatia/Germany. Mine waters (amd) enter the environment and spread in groundwater and surface waters. Groundwater containing high amounts of pyrite weathering products flows into receiving waters due to lignite mining for several years. The Chair of Wassertechnik & Siedlungswasserbau at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg/Germany has developed a subsurface rehabilitation method using microbial sulfate reduction over the [...]

by Nanimpo Kansongue  , Stephen Vertigans  and James Njuguna

Received: 22 December 2024;  Published: 13 October 2025;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2504014

This work investigates the potential of renewable energy to significantly reduce Togo’s energy deficit, offering a critical analysis of the country’s current energy landscape. It evaluates the availability and viability of renewable energy sources—particularly solar and small-scale hydropower—and examines the mismatch between energy supply and growing demand. The study highlights Togo’s heavy reliance on biomass and energy imports from neighbouring countries such as Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Nigeria, which exacerba [...]

by Herbert Van Kruiningen

Received: 05 April 2019;  Published: 30 September 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1903036

by Vikas Dhikav  , Prerna Bhati  , Pankaj Kumar  and Praveen Kumar Anand

Received: 18 June 2023;  Published: 05 August 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2403284

This scoping review aims to review the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention for improving mental health outcomes in the geriatric population globally. Yoga is practiced by millions worldwide. Since practitioners of yoga claim to have calmer minds and better psychological and physical health, this topic needs to be reviewed at length. There is a considerable treatment gap worldwide in treating mental disorders, especially in old age, and there is a shortage of low-cost, feasible, and acceptable prev [...]

by Yumiko Nagao  , Shinji Nishioka  and Keizo Koresawa

Received: 12 January 2019;  Published: 02 April 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1902016

Background: The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and oral lichen planus (OLP), an extrahepatic manifestation, is well known. There are still patients with viral liver disease in this country who are not receiving appropriate treatment. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of OLP and untreated hepatitis virus infection in patients who visited dental clinics in Ehime prefecture, in western Japan. Methods: Patients who visited 35 dental clinics in Japan from March 2018 to June 2 [...]

by Kunsang Yang Yang

Received: 15 June 2024;  Published: 15 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2501004

This is a conceptual paper comparing how narrative therapy and Buddhist mantra-based meditation promote mental healing. Narrative therapy promotes mental healing by shifting families’ attention to their subjugated stories of strengths and personal agencies. Whilst Buddhist meditation has been integrated into psychotherapy developed in the West, the application is primarily the focus on breath as a way to help sufferers attain mindfulness. Mantra-based meditation uses the recitation of mantra as the focus inst [...]

by Mélanie Couture  , Julien Gauthier-Mongeon  , Pearce Simamonika  , Rosalie Bernard  , Kevin St-Martin  , Rosalie Lacasse  and Sarita Israel

Received: 18 December 2023;  Published: 17 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2403282

Research indicates that adults in the context of gender and sexual diversity (GSD) experienced more violence and discrimination than the rest of the population. GSD refers to all the diversities of sexual characteristics, sexual orientations and gender identity of a person or a group. To encourage the use of evidence-based interventions in health and social services, it is important to extrapolate from the scientific literature how mistreatment situations are managed in this context. A scoping review was conducted [...]

by Lara Gabrielle Garcia  , Luiz Felippe Salemi  , Rafael Mingoti  , Carla Cristina Cassiano  , Aline Aparecida Fransozi  , Vinicius Guidotti de Faria  , Carlos Alberto Vettorazzi  , Walter Paula Lima  and Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz

Received: 07 October 2022;  Published: 21 February 2023;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2301022

Eucalyptus forests are expanding worldwide and concerns exist about their impact on water resources. There is a lack of information about the hydrological effects of spatial harvest patterns in terms of their effects on streamflow. In this paper, we examined harvest amount and hillslope position effects on flow indices (Q70; Q50 and Q10) and water yield in a small catchment covered with a fast-growing Eucalyptus plantation. To do that, we used the Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis (GSSHA), a physical-b [...]

by Braulio A. Marfil-Garza  and Tatsuya Kin

Received: 11 December 2022;  Published: 19 December 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2204171

by Wasim A. Dar

Received: 03 September 2018;  Published: 29 September 2018;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1803021

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by Ilirjana Zekja  , Fatjona Kamberi  , Ria Bruijn  , Tedi Kokuri  and Evanthia Asimakopoulou

Received: 18 January 2023;  Published: 10 April 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2302166

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the worst public health catastrophe in recent history, impacting people's mental health and increasing concern over vaccinations. Between early May and late June 2021, a web-based survey that included higher education institutions from three countries (Albania, Belgium, and Cyprus) was conducted. The purpose was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of academic staff, what affects their readiness to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and whether there is a l [...]

by Diana Viafara  , Ana L. Jaramillo-Sierra  and Laura Sofía Vega-Plazas

Received: 15 June 2024;  Published: 12 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2501295

This research article aims to address the critical gap in understanding intimate partner violence (IPV) among older women, particularly those over 60 years of age, in Colombian society. The study explores how IPV manifests during the later stages of life, providing insights specific to this age group. The research used qualitative methodology with 14 urban women who had experienced intimate partner violence in their later life. The study revealed that psychological violence was the most common type of abuse among o [...]

by Antonio Meola

Received: 05 May 2019;  Published: 08 May 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.1902025

by Roy G Beran

Received: 01 July 2022;  Published: 13 September 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2203204

This paper examines sleep disorders in older people, focusing on Parkinson’s disease (PD). It defines PD and explores those conditions associated with sleep disorders and their relationship to PD. It identifies specific conditions which cause sleep disoders in patients with PD, namely: REM sleep behaviour disorder (RDB) which may be a precursor to PD; obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) which is very prevalent amongst people with PD; depression and mood disorders which both increase with age and are more common in peopl [...]

by David G Smithard  and John Mirams

Received: 20 February 2023;  Published: 24 August 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2303247

As the medical world continues to search for ways of improving the swallowing of many millions of Dysphagia sufferers around the world, this paper is devoted to presenting the case for carbonated water to be considered as a potential solution for many. The effectiveness of carbonated water (CW) in the rehabilitation of Dysphagia has been studied periodically over the last thirty years and some significant positive results have been recorded – but it is now proposed that further research should be directed to examin [...]

by Leonid Dvorkin  , Vadim Zhitkovsky  and Ruslan Makarenko

Received: 12 January 2023;  Published: 24 February 2023;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2301009

The article proposes a method that considers the parameters of heat and moisture treatment of concrete when designing its composition. Based on the analysis of experimental data, formulas are proposed that allow taking into account the type and characteristics of cement, the characteristics of aggregates, the effect of temperature and duration of steaming, and the water-cement ratio. Graphs and nomograms have been obtained, which makes it possible to simplify the calculation procedure according to the proposed meth [...]

by Elena V. Kudryavtseva  , Sergey N. Fedenev  , Ilia V. Kanivets  , Anastasiya N. Troitskaya  and Vladislav V. Kovalev

Received: 30 April 2024;  Published: 05 August 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2403255

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including in vitro fertilization (IVF), are modern medical technologies widely used in developed countries. A frequent complication of pregnancy resulting from ART is miscarriage. The leading cause of miscarriage, both sporadic and recurrent, is chromosomal abnormalities (CA) of the embryo. To compare the frequency and structure of chromosomal abnormalities (CA) of the embryo during miscarriages after IVF and natural conception. Retrospective cohort comparative study. The s [...]

by OBM Geriatrics Editorial Office

Received: 06 January 2022;  Published: 06 January 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2201186

The editors of OBM Geriatrics would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2021. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition [...]

by Shechter Yonat  , Dagan Amir  , Ben-Haim Menachem  , Bar-Ziv Yaakov  , Brazovsky Eliyau  , Shteingart Shimon  , Dancour Alian  , Paz Kalman  and Lurie Yoav

Received: 17 February 2018;  Published: 01 September 2018;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1803009

Cholangiocarcinoma is an uncommon adenocarcinoma with poor prognosis. Signet ring cell cholangiocarcinoma is an extremely rare disease, with only 11 cases reported to date. However, its incidence is increasing. Similarly, there is an increasing incidence of other SRC tumors (colon, gastric etc.) as well. Most cases have described a localized mass of signet ring cells, mostly in the common bile duct. A 69-year-old Caucasian man admitted for jaundice and abdominal pain that began 3 days prior to his hospitalization. [...]

by Tyrone Pretorius  and Anita Padmanabhanunni

Received: 28 April 2023;  Published: 03 July 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2303173

University students have been identified as a particularly vulnerable group for adverse mental health outcomes owing to the distinctive implications of the COVID-19 prevention measures on the educational sector. Even prior to the pandemic, university students were identified as being at increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes and suicidality. Although various factors can enhance the risk of suicide, one of the strongest predictors of suicidality is the presence of depressive symptomology. The current stud [...]

by Sumant Chavda  , Subhranshu Sekhar Kar  and Alyaa Kamal Al Ramah

Received: 05 July 2023;  Published: 30 October 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2304202

Progressive pseudo-rheumatoid dysplasia (PPRD) is an uncommon genetic condition inherited in an autosomal recessive mode caused by a mutation in the WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 3 (WISP3) located on chromosome 6q21. In this condition, the articular cartilage gradually deteriorates, causing severe discomfort, stiffness, and joint deformities with a relatively high prevalence in Middle Eastern countries. Camptodactyly and platyspondyly are the standard features found in this condition. We present a very y [...]