HEALTH-RELATED CHALLENGES, PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, AND ADAPTATION EXPERIENCES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN A FOREIGN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
Vadatchkoria R, Dondoladze K, Tsintsadze N, Kaushik A, Singh H.
Avicenna - Batumi Medical University (ABMU).
Batumi State University (BSU), Batumi, Georgia.
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
6-13

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POST-EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT OF RABIES EXPOSURES AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: A 2024– 2025 RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Tan Kaiyou, Zhang Zhaoying.
Shengli Street Community Health Service Center, No. 329 Dongxin Road, Shengli Street, Emeishan City, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China.
Emeishan Foguang Hospital, No. 689 Wanfu West Road, Suishan Town, Emeishan City, Sichuan Province, China.
14-19

RETICULOCYTE COUNT AND HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES IN MICROCYTIC HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA: PREVALENCE AND PATTERNS AMONG INFANTS UNDER 24 MONTHS IN ANDEAN ECUADOR
Josue Andres Orozco Pilco, Ximena del Rocío Robalino Flores, Silvia Paola Monar Basantes, Luisa Carolina González Ramírez.
Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Ciencias de la Educación, Tulcán, Ecuador.
Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Riobamba, Ecuador.
Universidad de Cuenca, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cuenca, Ecuador.
20-25

INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS OF SHORT-TERM MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND ANEMIA
Mirgul Kapakova, Jamilya Mansurova, Anar Kozhabayeva, Beshimbayeva Zhuldyz, Zhanar Toktarova, Meiramgul Tokbulatova, Galiya Assanova, Bolat Ashirov, Dariga Nurgalieva.
NCJSC «Semey Medical University», Semey, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Emergency Medical Care Hospital, Semey, Kazakhstan.
Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Corporate fund «University Medical Center», Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
26-32

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CONCEPT OF ACCELERATED POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY AFTER SUBTOTAL COLECTOMY
Aynur Isayeva, Yusif Aliyev, Nergiz İmanova.
Scientific Center of Surgery named after Academician M.A. Topchubashov, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
33-36

MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: DEFINITION, TIMING, RATES, MAIN RISK FACTORS, AND WAYS TO IMPROVE
David Gogoberidze, Irine Bakhutashvili.
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 1 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave, Tbilisi.
Aversi Clinic, 27b Vazha Pshavela Ave, Tbilisi.
37-43

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN MANAGING ANXIETY AND STRESS FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC EVENTS
Nataliya Byelyayeva, Pavlo Velychko, Olha Savitska, Zhanna Bogdan, Nataliia Ivantsev.
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Pedagogy and Philology, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
PhD student of psychology, International Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine.
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of General and Practical Psychology, Faculty of Special Education, Psychology and Social Work, Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University, Kamianets-Podіlskyi, Ukraine.
Dr. of Psychology, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Psychology and Sociology, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics; Kharkiv, Ukraine.
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Rehabilitation Psychology, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, Ivano- Frankivsk, Ukraine.
44-53

THIRTY-DAY INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION AND PERIOPERATIVE PROCESS COMPLIANCE IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DAY-SURGERY UNIT: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF 200 PATIENTS
Hayfa A. Al-Olayan.
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
54-66

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AND SELECTION OF SURGICAL STRATEGY IN FOOT DROPSYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH COMMON PERONEAL NEUROPATHY
Grigoryan A.A, Makinyan L.G, Podlesnaya A.A, Imankulov M.A, Abu Zaalan V.M.
Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, 117198, Russia.
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "V.P. Demikhov City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow City Health Department", 115280, Moscow, Russia.
Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation / Sechenov University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
67-72

CORRELATION OF HBA1C WITH INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND NEUTROPHIL-TO-HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RATIO IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: A RETROSPECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Norah Hadi Mohammed, Tala Mustafa Ezzat, Fatima Alzahra Mukhtar, Ahmed. L. Osman, Marwan Ismail, Areeg Khalfallah, Ghina Yazbek, Sara Mohammed Ali, Abdelgadir Elamin Eltom.
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
Thumbay labs, Ajman, UAE
73-75

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INFERTILITY AND SERUM LEVELS OF ANTI-MÜLLERIAN HORMONE, FOLLICLESTIMULATING HORMONE, LUTEINIZING HORMONE, AND PROLACTIN ACCORDING TO VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION STATUS
Zainab Haitham Fathi, Ammar A.Y. Almulathanon.
Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
76-82

HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Zhadra Kalbagayeva, Zaituna Khismetova, Nazym Iskakova, Aliya Atabayeva, Bakytkul Toktabayeva, Aigul Tugelbayeva, Sultan Seidumanov, Kamila Akhmetova, Bibinur Sydykova.
NCJSC Semey Medical University, 103 Abay Street, Semey 071407, Kazakhstan.
Kazakh National Medical University, 94 Tole Bi Street, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan.
NCJSC Astana Medical University, 49/A Beibitshilik Street, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Medical University "KSPH", 19a Utepova Street, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan.
83-89

ASSESSMENT AND NONPHARMACOLOGICAL GUIDANCE OF CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR AND DENTAL ANXIETY IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY: A STRUCTURED NARRATIVE REVIEW
Tamta Chikobava, Ann Margvelashvili, Manana Kalandadze, Nino Tebidze, Vladimer Margvelashvili.
Tbilisi State University, Chavchavadze Ave 1, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia.
BAU International University, Batumi, Fridon Khalvashi str. 237, Batumi, Georgia.
Georgian National Museum, Purtseladze str. 3, 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia.
University of Georgia, Kostava str. 77a, 0171, Tbilisi, Georgia.
90-97

ETHICAL AND DEONTOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY CARE: TOWARD A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
Eglantina Bulica, Admir Sinamati, Alketa Tandili, Gentian Vyshka.
Ophthalmologist, University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania.
Forensic Expert, University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania.
98-103

MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF KEY GENES AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PREDICTIVE NOMOGRAM FOR PERIODONTITIS DIAGNOSIS
Tingliang Tao, Yun Huang, Mengdan Xu, Shaoguo Wang, Lihong Bao.
HeFei Stomatological Hospital, Hefei, 230001, China.
Hefei Stomatology Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China.
104-111

ASSOCIATION OF SER447TER, HINDIII AND PVUII LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE GENE POLYMORPHISMS WITH LIPID PROFILE IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Ahmed Abdelhadi Ahmed Nasr, Selma E. Hago Dawd, Ammar Abdelmola, Husham O. Elzein, Menna Ibrahim ALbader, Ezeldine K Abdalhabib, Elryah I Ali, Alneil Hamza, Mohammed Ibrahim Saeed, Salah Eldin Omar Hussein, Sara Mohammed Ali, Ayman H. Alfeel, Amar Mohamed Ismail, Omer Fadul Idris.
College of Medical Laboratory Science, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Consultant Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Thumbay Hospital Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Al Fajr College of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar 91431, Saudi Arabia.
Center for Health Research, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine-BBMS, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, AlQurayyat, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
112-120

MATERNAL AND CORD-BLOOD HOMOCYSTEINE AND NEONATAL S100B IN PRETERM BIRTH: ASSOCIATIONS WITH INHOSPITAL NEONATAL OUTCOMES IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT
Indira Adilbekova, Nishangul Bozhbanbayeva, Saule Issenova, Gulmira Altynbayeva, Dilfuza Sultanmuratova.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Scientific Center of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Department of Neonatology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
121-130

CLINICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) IN WOMEN BASED ON SYMPTOM CLUSTERING AND DIAGNOSTIC TRENDS
Hayder G Oufi, Rana Hussein Kutaif, Ruaa E. Alabd, Hawraa Hussein Abd, Ranya Riyadh Hameed, Esraa Adnan Al-Muhanna, Dina Amer Abd, Riham Taha Yousif.
Al-Turath University, College of Pharmacy, Baghdad, Iraq.
Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
131-141

LYMPHOVASCULAR AND PERINEURAL INVASION IN RELATION TO THE PRESENCE AND BURDEN OF NODAL METASTASIS IN RESECTED GASTRIC CANCER
Ferat Sallahu, Anamarija Jankulovska, Altin Sallahu.
Faculty of Medicine, UBT—Higher Education Institution, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Skopje, North Macedonia.
Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK), Prishtina, Kosovo.
142-146

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE RISK AMONG URBAN AND RURAL ADOLESCENTS IN AMBATO, ECUADOR
Toapanta Yugcha Iván, Toapanta Paredes Ximena, León Corrales Luis Sebastián, Maisincho Proaño Erika Fernanda, Alvarado Buenaño Marlon Andrés, Reinoso Molina Marcos Rubiño.
Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ecuador.
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas Espe, Ecuador.
147-151

FREQUENCY OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN FEATURES AMONG NEUROLOGICAL OUTPATIENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SCREENING STUDY OF 1,705 PATIENTS
Elmira Amanova, Gaukhar Abassova, Gulnaz Kaishibayeva, Vitaliy Kovalchuk, Yessengeldi Ismailov, Marzhan Abdrazakova, Sandugash Alipbekova, Saule Tuktibayeva, Kanatzhan Kemelbekov, Adlet Yernazarov.
Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan's Medical University "KSPH"; Kazakh-Russian Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Society of Rehabilitation Medicine of St. Petersburg; Center for Medical Rehabilitation and Department of Rehabilitation for Patients with Central Nervous System Disorders, St. Petersburg State City Hospital No. 38 named after N. A. Semashko, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
152-162

PERCEIVED CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS IN THE SECOND-TRIMESTER FETAL ANOMALY SCAN
Shaikha Fatmah Al Sharqia, Magdy Ali Abdou Gouda, Praveen Kumar, Shima Ibrahim Ali.
Medical Imaging Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Radiology Science and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, SDN
163-171

NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IN SURGICAL PATIENTS. PROTEIN-ENERGY METABOLISM DISORDERS
Moldir Tleubayeva, Meyirbek Aimagambetov, Kirill Krylov, Yernar Mamyrov, Marat Syzdykbayev, Samatbek Abdrakhmanov, Gulshat Alimkhanova, Assel Tulebayeva, Roman Khripunov.
NJSC "Semey Medical University", Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Semey, Kazakhstan.
NJSC Scientific Center of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Children disease department, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
East Kazakhstan Regional Specialized Medical Center, Department Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan.
Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care named after Professor V.D. Malyshev, Institute of Surgery, Moscow, Russia.
172-180

COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUMENTAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC ELBOW CONTRACTURE IN CHILDREN AT THE INITIAL STAGE OF REHABILITATION
Eranov Sh. N, Urinbaev Payzilla, Khodjanov Iskandar Yunusovich, Eranov Nurali Fayziyevich, Khalimova Fariza Tursunbaevna.
Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Khalimova Fariza Tursunbaevna-Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Medico-Social Institute of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
181-187

PHYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION, RADICAL-SCAVENGING ACTIVITY AND EXPERIMENTAL MICROCIRCULATORY RESPONSES TO GEORGIAN CUCURBITA MOSCHATA FLESH-WITH-PEEL EXTRACT
Diana Dzidziguri, Irakli Chkhikvishvili, Maka Mantskava, Eka Shekiladze, Ekaterine Bakuradze, Tornike Liverashvili, Nina Kipiani, Sophio Turabelidze-Robaqidze, Tamar Sanikidze.
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
V. Bakhutashvili Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Beritashvili Centre of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia.
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
188-195

DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY PEARLS: KERATINOCYTE CANCER AFFECTING HIGH RISK FACIAL REGIONS - LOGARITHMIC SPIRAL FLAP FOR NASAL ALAR RECONSTRUCTION AND V-TO-T FLAP FOR LOWER LIP RECONSTRUCTION
Tchernev G, Tchernev KG Jr, Kordeva S.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, General Skobelev 79, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Onkoderma- Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 26, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria.
196-203

OCULAR SURFACE AND TEAR FILM CHANGES IN GRAVES’ DISEASE ACCORDING TO THYROID EYE DISEASE STATUS
Yerzhan Khochshanov, Dulat Baltabayev, Svetlana Khan, Yelena Aisenova, Zhibek Dautbayeva, Zhanar Akhmetova, Viktoriya Nazarova, Assel Meiramova.
NJSC “Astana Medical University”, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
SME REM “Multidisciplinary City Hospital No. 3” of the Akimat Astana, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
LPP Innovation Center “ArtScience”, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
204-209

PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE AMONG WOMEN IN ALMATY: A HOSPITAL-BASED STUDY
Laktionova M, Barmanasheva Z, Onglas A, Kulzhanov M, Baimuratova M, Sarsenbaeva M.
Ph.D in Public Health, Postdoctoral Researcher, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Ph.D in medicine, Obstetrician-gynecologist, gynecologist-surgeon in Institute of reproductive medicine, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Advisor to the Rector, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
PhD in Medicine, Associate Professor, Kazakh Medical University “Higher School of Public Health”, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Director of the Medical College “KSPH”; Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health and Social Sciences, Kazakhstan’s Medical University “KSPH”, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
210-217

LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I AND B-100 CONCENTRATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY
Ahmed Abdelhadi Ahmed Nasr, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Ravshanova Maftuna Zoxidjonovna, Husham O. Elzein, HabibAllaa Eldaw Mohamed, Ezeldine K Abdalhabib, Elryah I Ali, Alneil Hamza, Mohammed Ibrahim Saeed, Salah Eldin Omar Hussein, Ayman H. Alfeel, Amar Mohamed Ismail, Omer Fadul Idris.
College of Medical Laboratory Science, Alneelain University, Khartoum, Sudan. ahmednasr63@hotmail.com
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. telsayed@jazanu.edu.sa
Assistant, Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Traditional Medicine, Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand city, Sartepa St., house 26, home 59, Uzbekistan. Phone: +998 93 994 66 96. Email: maftuna01111989@gmail.com. ORCID: 0009-0001-9040-5233
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar 91431, Saudi Arabia.elryah.ali@nbu.edu.sa
Center for Health Research, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia. husham.osman@nbu.edu.sa
Medical laboratory section, School of Allied Health Science, Kambala international university. KIU .WC. Eldaw.mohamed13@hotmail.com
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, AlQurayyat, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia.ezeldine@ju.edu.sa
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, AlQurayyat, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia.aahamza@ju.edu.sa
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.dr.salaheldin@gmu.ac.ae, dr.sara@gmu.ac.ae, aymanalfeel@gmail.com
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
218-225

MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE CERVICAL EPITHELIUM AND STROMA IN CHRONIC RECURRENT CERVICITIS WITH AND WITHOUT SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESIONS: A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Khamdamova Muhayyoxon Tukhtasinovna, Khalilova Mekhriniso Tuymurodovna, Askarova Zebo Zafarjonovna, Yusupova Mekhribon, Kambarova Dildora Noxidovna, Khalimova Fariza Tursunbaevna.
PhD, Professor of the Department of Psychology, SHEI «Donbas State Pedagogical University», Sloviansk, Ukraine.
Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Head of Department of Psychological Counseling and Psychoterapy, N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Psychology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
PhD, Associate Professor of Department of Psychology, SHEI «Donbas State Pedagogical University», Sloviansk, Ukraine.
PhD, Doctor of Pedagogical Science, Professor, Vice-Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Security in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic.
226-233