The Development of Sex Reassignment Surgery in Thailand: A Social Perspective by Prayuth Chokrungvaranont, Gennaro Selvaggi, Sirachai Jindarak, Apichai Angspatt, Pornthep Pungrasmi, Poonpismai Suwajo, Preecha Tiewtranon

“…The goal of this policy was to improve the care of transsexual patients in Thailand, by implementing the Standards of Care of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health. Currently, in Thailand, there are 6 major private groups performing sex reassignment surgery, and mostly performing surgery to patients coming from abroad. …”
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Predict Diabetes Using Voting Classifier and Hyper Tuning Technique by Chra Ali Kamal, Manal Ali Atiyah

“…Today, diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world due to the people’s sedentary lifestyle which led to many health issues like heart attack, kidney frailer and blindness. …”
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Autoimmune Gastritis: Focus on Endoscopic and Morphological Characteristics by A. P. Kiryukhin, A. S. Tertychnyy, P. V. Pavlov, A. A. Fedorenko, D. P. Nagornaya, N. S. Marenich, E. A. Losik, E. Yu. Yuryeva, T. L. Lapina

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Site Selection of Kangan Municipal Solid Waste Landfill by Using a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and GIS by ّFazel Amiri, Firooz Babaei, Tayebeh Tabatabaie

“…The study area with daily production of 92 tons of waste, due to lack of recycling equipment and incorrect locating landfill is faced with numerous environmental, health and social problems in open sites and unsafe. …”
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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding the Use of a Communication Board in Communicating with Patients on Mechanical Ventilation... by Sheela A J Williams, Sowjanya P

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Floristic Inventory and Diversity Assessment at Two Locations along the Shores of Cape Coast, Ghana by Gertrude Lucky Aku Dali, Sethiler Arthur, Paul Kwame Essandoh

“…Floristic studies serve as a way of monitoring and evaluating the health of ecosystems. Currently, information on the floristic composition and diversity along the shoreline of Cape Coast is scanty. …”
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Investigation of Strongyle Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Horses in and around Alage District, Ethiopia by Mulugeta Tesfaye Alemayehu, Belete Kuraz Abebe, Sharew Mekonnen Haile

“…However, their service is hampered by a variety of health issues. Strongylosis is a parasitic infestation of the gastrointestinal tract that has a significant impact on the working ability, reproductive performance, well-being, and welfare of horses. …”
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Validity and reliability test of NIHSS-SDKI and CNS-SDKI in determining actual nursing diagnosis and severity of stroke patients by Erlis Eka Fitriana, Haryanto Haryanto, Supriyadi Supriyadi

“…Background: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and The Canadian Neurological Stroke Scale (CNS) are two assessment tools often used for the assessment of neurological status in stroke patients. …”
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Abdominal Pain in Young Adults by O. V. Gaus, M. A. Livzan, D. V. Turchaninov, T. I. Ivanova, D. V. Popello

“…A study of abdominal pain incidence in young adults in relation to dietary habits and psychological profile for advancement of health-promoting technologies.Materials and methods. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and macroalbuminuria: evidence from NHANES 1999-2018 by Dongli Huang, Yuan He

“…This study aims to investigate the association between NHHR and macroalbuminuria in U.S. adultsPatients and methodsThis cross-sectional study utilized data from the 1999–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Use of Telemedicine in Addiction Treatment: Current Practices and Organizational Implementation Characteristics by Todd Molfenter, Roger Brown, Andrew O’Neill, Ed Kopetsky, Alexander Toy

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The Predictive Value of the Pentraxin 3 Concentration in Cumulus Cell Culture Media for the Embryo Implantation by Tulay Irez, Yavuz Sahin, Eduard Malik, Onur Guralp

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Clinicopathological features and evaluation of microsatellite stability of colorectal carcinoma with cribriform comedo pattern by Tuğba Günler, Pinar Karabağli, Hicret Tiyek, Özge Keskin, Muslu K. Körez

“…Background: Cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma (CCA) was a colon cancer subtype defined in the 2009 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. In the 2018 classification, it was a colon cancer subtype included in the adenocarcinoma, Not otherwise specified (NOS) group. …”
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Enhancing thyroid nodule assessment with deep learning and ultrasound imaging by Jatinder Kumar, Surya Narayan Panda, Devi Dayal, Manish Sharma

“…They can have a range of effects on the body's metabolism and overall health. Developments in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning (DL), are helping to identify and measure patterns in clinical images because of DL's capacity towards pull out hierarchical attribute representations from images without the need for annotated images. …”
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A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit by Rowena Almeida, William G. Paterson, Nancy Craig, Lawrence Hookey

“…The increasing demand for endoscopic procedures coincides with the paradigm shift in health care delivery that emphasizes efficient use of existing resources. …”
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A New Insight to Vibration Characteristics of Spans under Random Moving Load: Case Study of 38 Bridges in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Thanh Q. Nguyen, Thao D. Nguyen, Lam Q. Tran, Nhi K. Ngo

“…In addition, a new measurement method has been introduced to replace the traditional method of monitoring the health conditions of bridges through a periodic measurement technique. …”
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Global Prevalence of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) in Adult Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Francesco Aiello, Gabriele Gallo Afflitto, Francesca Ceccarelli, Massimo Cesareo, Carlo Nucci

“…This study provides a reliable figure of the present and future epidemiological burden of FECD globally, which might be useful for the design of FECD screening, treatment, rehabilitation, and related public health strategies.…”
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Characterization of Pregnant Women treated at the Center for Assisted Reproduction by Linett León Díaz, Aimé María Reyes Pérez, Práxedes Rojas Quintana, Aida María Reyes Pérez, Neysi Matilde Chávez González

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> infertility is a health problem that does not cause death, disability or physical pain. …”
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MEDICAL STUDENTS’ SUICIDES –A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by ANNIKA MARTIN, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, JOUKO MIETTUNEN, SAARA KAAKINEN, TUULA HURTIG, ANU-HELMI HALT

“…Being in the last years of studying, having previous mental health problems or problems in personal relationships and academic stress were the most frequently reported associated factors. …”
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Characterization of High Grade Intraepithelial Cervical Lesion among Adolescents and Young Women by Carlos Eric Daudinot Cos, Albania Rodríguez Spinola, Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero, Ana Isabel de la Torre Jiménez

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> considering the relationship between human papilomavirus and cervical cancer, the current increase in sexually transmitted diseases constitutes the biggest threaten to adolescents’ health. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to characterize high-degree intraepithelial cervical lesion in adolescents and young women. …”
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