Implementation of Stroke Dysphagia Screening in the Emergency Department by Stephanie K. Daniels, Jane A. Anderson, Nancy J. Petersen

“…Early detection of dysphagia is critical in stroke as it improves health care outcomes. Administering a swallowing screening tool (SST) in the emergency department (ED) appears most logical as it is the first point of patient contact. …”
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Opportunities for meaningful inclusion: experience of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities with research by Ally Dudley, Tai Baker, Canyon Hardesty, Eric J. Moody

“…BackgroundIndividuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face numerous health disparities, particularly in rural communities. …”
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Factors related to the development of pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés Quesada Vázquez, Julia Matilde Pupo Jiménez

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: stroke-associated pneumonia is related to increased mortality, decreased functional recovery and prolonged hospital stay, with the consequent economic impact on health services.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to identify the risk factors for the development of pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke.…”
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Second-generation BRAF inhibitor Encorafenib resistance is regulated by NCOA4-mediated iron trafficking in the drug-resistant malignant melanoma cells by Ceyda Colakoglu Bergel, Isil Ezgi Eryilmaz, Gulsah Cecener, Unal Egeli

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Factors associated with poor outcomes in patients with maple syrup urine disease in a tertiary government hospital: A retrospective cohort study by Christine Mae S. Avila, Mary Ann R. Abacan

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Effects of Honey Addition on Antioxidative Properties of Different Herbal Teas by Toydemir Gamze, Capanoglu Esra, Kamiloglu Senem, Firatligil-Durmus Ebru, Sunay Asli E., Samanci Taylan, Boyacioglu Dilek

“…The findings of this study supported the use of honey as a natural sweetener in tea in order to be able to benefit from the health-enhancing antioxidative properties of these two promising food products.…”
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Discrete epidemic models by Fred Brauer, Zhilan Feng, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…Therefore it seemednatural to expect that theoreticians would immediately proceed toexpand this mathematical framework both because the need to handlerecurrent single infectious disease outbreaks has always been apriority for public health officials and because theoreticians oftentry to push the limits of exiting theories. …”
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Result of Surgery to Patients with Brain Tumor in Cienfuegos by Jorge Luis Acevedo Cardoso, Samuel Sánchez Sánchez, Yoniel Suárez Guerrero, Tamara García Alfonso de Armas, Wendy Gómez Menéndez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> brain tumors cause high mortality, decrease in quality of life and impact negatively family health. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to describe the results of surgical interventions to patients with brain tumors in Cienfuegos between January 2012 and December 2015. …”
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Obesity Increases Prevalence of Colonic Adenomas at Screening Colonoscopy: A Canadian Community-Based Study by Theodore F. Shapero, Grant I. Chen, Tim Devlin, Alison Gibbs, Iain C. Murray, Stanley Tran, Corey Weigensberg

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The First Infant Bloodstream Infection Caused by Pantoea dispersa in China: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yu W, Sun Z, Wang M, Li Z, Zhang C, Sun Y, Wang S

“…Wenwen Yu,1,2 Zhaohui Sun,3 Mengyuan Wang,1,2 Zheng Li,1,2 Chunyan Zhang,1,2 Yanmeng Sun,1,2 Shifu Wang1,2 1Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan Children’s Hospital, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China; 2Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Children’s Health and Disease, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Zhaoyuan People’s Hospital, Yantai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shifu Wang, Email wshfu709@163.comAbstract: Pantoea is a prevalent environmental Gram-negative bacterium comprising over 20 distinct species. …”
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The effect of sarpogrelate compared to aspirin in high- or very-high-risk diabetes for primary prevention by Soo Hyun Kang, Kilyoon Pack, Jung Ho Kim, Youngwoo Jang

“…We analyzed the Korean National Health Insurance data to compare the efficacy and overall bleeding of sarpogrelate, an antiplatelet agent with lower bleeding risk, versus aspirin in high-/very-high-risk diabetic populations without prior ASCVD. …”
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Evaluation of contralateral arterial flow compensation using transcranial Doppler in acute internal carotid artery occlusion and implications for neurological outcome by Yichen Wang, Hong Chang, Peng Bai, Jin Chen

“…Additionally, advanced age, elevated National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score (NIHSSs) in the Emergency Department, sole extracranial-to-intracranial collateral circulation (EICC), and absence ACoA were independently associated with worse outcomes (all p < 0.05). …”
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The Impact of Herbal Drug Use on Adverse Drug Reaction Profiles of Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Zimbabwe by Tinashe Mudzviti, Charles C. Maponga, Star Khoza, Qing Ma, Gene D. Morse

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Clinical epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 in Cumanayagua. 2021 by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Natasha Sánchez Bouza, Yoseline César Carrero, Maidelenyis Santos Santos

“…Variables studied: cases according to months, statistical weeks, age, sex, presence or absence of symptoms, clinical manifestations, source of infection, popular council, health area and deceased.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The months of August and September predominated with higher positive cases and deaths, more frequent in females, as well as in young adults. …”
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Soft Tissue Stability around Single Implants Inserted to Replace Maxillary Lateral Incisors: A 3D Evaluation by F. G. Mangano, F. Luongo, G. Picciocchi, C. Mortellaro, K. B. Park, C. Mangano

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Aquatic cycling-What do we know? A scoping review on head-out aquatic cycling. by Stefanie Rewald, Ilse Mesters, Antoine F Lenssen, Jens Bansi, Johan Lambeck, Rob A de Bie, Benjamin Waller

“…Therefore, future research should investigate the effects of aquatic cycling interventions, preferably in individuals that are expected to gain health benefits from aquatic cycling. Moreover, this comprehensive outline of available literature could serve as a starting point for systematic reviews or clinical studies on the effects of aquatic cycling on the cardiovascular responses.…”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability of the Patient-Rated Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire for Thai Patients by Jananya P. Dhippayom, Piyawat Trevittaya, Andy S. K. Cheng

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Diversity and Species Composition of Midgut Symbiotic Bacteria in Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka by Randi Hathnagoda, Pinidi Gunathilake, Thilini Buddhinee, Pabasara Welgama, Hasini Gunarathna, Harshani Perera, Koshila Ranasinghe

“…The study was conducted in the Gampaha Medical Office of Health (MOH) area of Sri Lanka with the focus of elucidating the microbial diversity within the midgut of Culex quinquefasciatus, a crucial step to support ongoing paratransgenesis efforts. …”
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Comparison of Predictability Using Barrett Universal II and SRK/T Formulas according to Keratometry by Kei Iijima, Kazutaka Kamiya, Yoshihiko Iida, Nobuyuki Shoji

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Effect of oxidizing agents on the treatment of a Colombian lead ore by alternative hydrometallurgical processes by Borda J., Salamanca I.D., Torres R.

“…The metallurgy of lead presents significant environmental and public health challenges due to its toxicity. This is why it has been necessary to develop hydrometallurgical processes as alternatives for obtaining metal with a more sustainable and environmentally safe approach. …”
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