Psychological factors affecting post-treatment follow-up care in breast cancer patients attending healthcare centers in western Mazandaran (2021-2022) by Zahra Fotokian, Sobhan Rahimi Esbo, Zahra Jannat Alipour, Ali Pourhabib, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Mojtaba Qanbari Qalesari, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian, Mohsen Vakili Sadeghi

“…Background & Aim: Post-treatment follow-up care for breast cancer is crucial in reducing mortality rates, minimizing treatment costs, and enhancing patients' quality of life. …”
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How can Blood Flow Restriction Exercise be Utilised for the Management of Persistent Pain Following Complex Injuries in Military Personnel? A Narrative Review by Luke Gray, Peter Ladlow, Russell J Coppack, Robyn P Cassidy, Lynn Kelly, Sarah Lewis, Nick Caplan, Robert Barker-Davies, Alexander N Bennett, Luke Hughes

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Recovery and Then Individual Separation of Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium from Spent Car Catalytic Converters Using Hydrometallurgical Technique followed by Successive Precipitation Methods by Ahmed M. Yousif

“…The use of 0.8 vol% H2O2 and 9.0 M HCl mixture at 60°C for a contact time of 2.5 hours during the leaching process may be considered as the best conditions to be followed to save chemicals, energy, and time (about 86%, 96%, and 98% of Rh, Pt, and Pd were recovered, respectively). …”
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Eight-Year Follow-Up Using a Fresh Osteochondral Allograft for a Femoral Head Chondroblastoma in a 17-Year-Old Patient by Louis-Charles Moreau, Philippe Beauchamp-Chalifour, Etienne L. Belzile, Norbert Dion

“…Aggressive curettage followed by bone grafting is the current mainstay of treatment. …”
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Correction: To what extend is socioeconomic status associated with not taking up and dropout from cardiac rehabilitation: a population-based follow-up study

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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in Global Financing Facility country planning documents by Ulla Walmisley, Mary V. Kinney, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Asha S. George

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Donor site morbidity following radial forearm free flap reconstruction with split thickness skin grafts using negative pressure wound therapy by Jessica M. Clark, Shannon Rychlik, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Vincent L. Biron, Daniel A. O’Connell

“…This study aims to compare subjective and objective hand and wrist functional outcomes following RFFF reconstruction with split thickness skin grafts (STSG) in patients treated with NPD and SPD. …”
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Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Songbing Long, Yuanjun Sun, ShiYu Dai, Xianjie Xiao, Zhongzhen Wang, Wei Sun, Lianjun Gao, Yunlong Xia, Xiaomeng Yin

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Analysis and optimization of small modular reactors contribution to the power production of Greece by Kaissas Ioannis M., Nikolaidis Nikolaos I.

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Comparative evaluation of conventional and socket-shield techniques on maxillary esthetics following immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets: A randomized controlled trial by Farhan Durrani, Aishwarya Pandey, Shweta Ahlawat, Ekta Kumari, S. U. Gokila Vani, Sakshi Agarwal, P. G. Naveen Kumar

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up are required to validate these findings.…”
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Young Adults Rehabilitation experiences and Needs following Stroke (YARNS): A scoping review of the rehabilitation care experiences and outcomes of young adults post-stroke. by Colin Chandler, Catherine Clarissa, Arcellia Farosyah Putri, Lissette Aviles, HyeRi Choi, Jonathan Hewitt, Emily Hennessy, Helen Noble, Joanne Reid, Aisha Holloway, Daniel Kelly

“…Grey literature was searched from the following sources: Google Scholar, websites of networks, organisations and charities related to stroke. …”
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Hemolytic Crisis following Naphthalene Mothball Ingestion in a 21-Month-Old Patient with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency by Maricel Dela Cruz, Muhammad Masood Khalid, Ahmed Mostafa, Muhammed Ershad, David Vearrier, Rita McKeever

“…A 21-month-old male with G6PD deficiency presented to the emergency department three hours following an exploratory ingestion of a naphthalene-containing mothball. …”
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Sintilimab for treating progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy caused by human polyomavirus 2 virus infection following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: a case report by Xuelian Jin, Xushu Zhong, Qinyu Liu, Xinchuan Chen

“…Here, we report a case of successful treatment of PML with sintilimab following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Case presentation: A 35-year-old woman with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after induced remission and developed PML 12 months after transplantation. …”
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Patient and provider factors associated with follow-up for positive depression screens in adults: a retrospective review of University of Utah primary and specialty care clinics by Tess Battiola, Tanner Ellison, Danica Dummer, Rachel Weir, Katie Kaput, Deepika Reddy

“…Objective To identify patient and provider factors associated with lower rates of follow-up for positive depression screens in outpatient settings.Design Retrospective cohort study with electronic health record analysis investigating factors associated with follow-up care for patients with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. …”
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Conductivity Enhancement of PVD-WS₂ Films Using Cl₂-Plasma Treatment Followed by Sulfur-Vapor Annealing by Keita Kurohara, Shinya Imai, Takuya Hamada, Tetsuya Tatsumi, Shigetaka Tomiya, Kuniyuki Kakushima, Kazuo Tsutsui, Hitoshi Wakabayashi

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Health-related quality of life following bisphosphonate therapy in individuals with Paget’s disease of bone – A study from a teaching hospital in Southern India by Fibi K. Ninan, Kripa Elizabeth Cherian, Remya Rajan, Felix Jebasingh, Nitin Kapoor, Hesarghatta S. Asha, Nihal Thomas, Thomas V. Paul

“…The most frequently involved skeletal sites were the pelvis (69%), vertebrae and sacrum (68%), followed by the skull (48%) and lower limb (48%). The subjects were treated with parenteral zoledronate (65.5%), oral alendronate (24.1%), and denosumab (6.9%). …”
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The prognostic role of vasculoendothelial growth factor A in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction during 6-months follow-up period by N.P. Kopytsya, I.M. Кutya, I.V. Rodionova, Ya.V. Hilova

“…The aim – to evaluate the prognostic role of vasculoendothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) in patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) after successful revascularization during the 6-month follow-up period. Materials and methods. We studied 135 patients with STEMI, 109 (80.7 %) men, 26 (19.3 %) women, average age (59.21 ± 8.92) years. …”
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Comparison of Hemodynamic Response following Spinal Anesthesia between Controlled Hypertensive and Normotensive Patients Undergoing Surgery below the Umbilicus: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study by Leake Gebrargs, Bereket Gebremeskel, Bacha Aberra, Assefa Hika, Yusuf Yimer, Misrak Weldeyohannes, Suleiman Jemal, Degena Behrey, Abere Tilahun

“…The objective of the study was to compare blood pressure and heart rate changes following spinal anesthesia between controlled hypertensive and normotensive patients undergoing surgery below the umbilicus at Black lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020. …”
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Solid-Phase Extraction of Trace Amounts of Uranium(VI) in Environmental Water Samples Using an Extractant-Impregnated Resin Followed by Detection with UV-Vis Spectrophotometry by Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei, Masoud Sarwghadi, Aliasghar Heydarbeigi, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, Mehdi Nedaie

“…The new EIR was employed for trace separation and preconcentration of U(VI) ion followed by spectrophotometric determination with the arsenazo III procedure. …”
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Quadriceps Strength following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Normative Values based on Sex, Graft Type and Meniscal Status at 3, 6 & 9 Months by Nicole A. Schwery, Michael T. Kiely, Christopher M. Larson, Corey A. Wulf, Christie S. Heikes, Ryan W. Hess, M. Russell Giveans, Braidy S. Solie, Chrisopher P. Doney

“… # Purpose To describe postoperative recovery of quadriceps strength following ACLR related to autograft selection, meniscal status, and sex…”
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