ICU Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Mortality among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Private Healthcare System by Maria da Gloria Cruvinel Horta, Geraldo Jose Coelho Ribeiro, Nelson Otavio Beltrao Campos, Douglas Ribeiro de Oliveira, Lelia Maria de Almeida Carvalho, Karina de Castro Zocrato, Daniel Pitchon dos Reis, Mariana Ribeiro Fernandes, Ricardo Mesquita Camelo, Fernando Martin Biscione, Silvana Marcia Bruschi Kelles

“…We evaluated 199 patients who had an index hospitalization due to COVID-19. …”
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UK medical students’ mental health and their intention to drop out: a longitudinal study by Asta Medisauskaite, Antonia Rich, Milou Silkens, Neha Lagisetty

“…Those students who were more emotionally exhausted (Badjusted=0.94, p<0.0001) and expressed higher anxiety/depression symptoms (Badjusted=1.12, p<0.0001), insomnia symptoms (Badjusted=0.69, p<0.0001), somatisation symptoms (Badjusted=0.77, p<0.0001), anorexia tendencies (Badjusted=−0.84, p<0.0001), OCD symptoms (Badjusted=0.61, p<0.0001) and paranoia symptoms (Badjusted=0.52, p<0.0001) expressed significantly stronger intentions to leave their medical education. …”
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Furry neighbours: Acceptability of feeding and managing free‐ranging dogs and cats in an urban area by Danial Nayeri, Pourya Sardari, Fateme Zahra Raisi, Zahra Ghorbanian, Jenny Anne Glikman

“…We found that more than half of the respondents fed FRDs and FRCs (63% and 59%, respectively), and among those who fed FRDs and FRCs, 74.8% and 78.2% respectively used food leftovers from home to feed these animals. …”
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Effects of early supplemental parenteral nutrition on new-onset infection in adults with acute severe stroke: a single-center retrospective case–control study by Chen Ma, Zhirong Fan, Xuan Wang, Bian Li, Jingjing Zhao, Xiaogang Kang, Wen Jiang, Fang Yang

“…Forty control patients in the EN group who received full EN were matched by age, sex and lesion site. …”
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Contemporary Volunteering in the Formation of Prosocial Behaviour of a Person by P. A. Kislyakov, E. A. Shmeleva, O. Gowin

“…Based on the responses of respondents, who took part in the surveys, typical ideas about the motivation of the volunteer, his or her personal qualities and conditions of familiarising with various volunteer practices are identified, studied and generalised. …”
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Identifying key signs of motor neurone disease in primary care: a nested case–control study using the QResearch database by Aleksandar Radunović, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Christopher J McDermott, Tom A Ranger, Judith Burchardt, Xue W Mei

“…Additionally, the associations between MND diagnosis and family history, dropped foot, focal weakness and sialorrhoea remained robust after controlling for confounders. Patients who reported symptoms indicative of damage to the lower brainstem and its connections were diagnosed sooner than those who presented with respiratory or cognitive signs.Conclusion This is the first study that has identified, confirmed and quantified the association of key symptoms and signs with MND diagnosis. …”
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Factors influencing survival outcomes in patients with stroke at three tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe: A 12-month longitudinal study. by Farayi Kaseke, Lovemore Gwanzura, Cuthbert Musarurwa, Elizabeth Gori, Tawanda Nyengerai, Timothy Kaseke, Aimee Stewart

“…Among the remaining 137 patients who were tracked over a 12-month period, 42% were censored, and 58% were deceased. …”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…The retrospective and prospective analysis of primary CRC patients, who were operated in The First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University and Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery in April, 2006 to May, 2014 was carried out. …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…Interventions aimed at all quitters to prevent weight gain on cessation have proven unpopular but targeting people who have gained excess weight immediately after quitting may improve uptake and cost-effectiveness. …”
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A Modified Technique Reduced Operative Time of Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Combined with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Concomitant... by Wei Liu, Qunwei Wang, Jing Xiao, Liying Zhao, Jiangsheng Huang, Zhaohui Tan, Pengfei Li

“…We applied two different LERV techniques, traditional technique and modified technique, in 60 consecutive cases from January 2011 to November 2012. 32 cases who underwent modified technique (group 1) from February 2012 to November 2012 were retrospectively compared to 28 cases (group 2) who underwent traditional technique from January 2011 to January 2012. …”
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Association of intratumoral microbiome diversity with hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis by Fengle Jiang, Yuan Dang, Zheting Zhang, Yanan Yan, Yingchao Wang, Yi Chen, Lihong Chen, Jialiang Zhang, Jingfeng Liu, Jianmin Wang

“…By utilizing 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we identified a specific intratumoral microbiome signature that was highly predictive of the prognosis for HCC patients who underwent surgical resection. Specifically, the presence of Intestinimonas, Brachybacterium, and Rothia were identified as independent risk factors for the overall survival of HCC patients who underwent surgical resection.IMPORTANCEAlthough some studies have shown an abundance of bacteria in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), there is still limited understanding of the composition and diversity of the intratumoral microbiome that is favorable or adverse to the prognosis of HCC patients. …”
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Efficacy of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Reflux Hypersensitivity: A Study Based on Rome IV Criteria by Yuan-Xi Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Jun-Wen Wang, Ying Chen, Hui-Hui Sun, Shu-Chang Xu

“…Patients with reflux hypersensitivity who fulfilled the Rome IV criteria and who wished to receive further treatment were recruited. …”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…After adjustment for confounders, SB showed a significant association with sarcopenia (adjusted β = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.28–1.68). The participants who spent 6 or more hours on SB had a greater odds ratio for sarcopenia (= 6-8 h: adjusted OR = 2.97, 95% CI = 1.14–7.70; > 8 h: OR = 9.14, 95% CI = 3.59–23.22) than the participants who spent less than 4 h. …”
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Association of liver biopsy pathology on outcome of patients undergoing heart transplantation by Lauren S. Eichenwald, MD, Raffi Karagozian, MD, Adam J. Eichenwald, PhD, John Morrissey, MD MBA, Saurav Kini, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study of adults listed for HT who underwent a liver biopsy for evaluation of early or advanced liver fibrosis from August 12, 2004 to February 16, 2022. …”
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Can Clinical Measures of Postoperative Binocular Function Predict the Long-Term Stability of Postoperative Alignment in Intermittent Exotropia? by Yidong Wu, Meiping Xu, Junxiao Zhang, Jinjing Zhou, Minghui Wan, Zhiyue Dai, Tingting Peng, Seung Hyun Min, Fang Hou, Jiawei Zhou, Xinping Yu

“…A retrospective study was performed in thirty-nine children (median: 7 years) who have been surgically treated from intermittent exotropia without overcorrection (less than 10 prism diopters [pd] of exodeviation at 1 month postoperatively). …”
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Renal Damage Frequency in Patients with Solitary Kidney and Factors That Affect Progression by T. Basturk, Y. Koc, Z. Ucar, T. Sakaci, E. Ahbap, E. Kara, F. Bayraktar, M. Sevinc, T. Sahutoglu, A. Kayalar, A. Sinangil, C. Akgol, A. Unsal

“…Patients in group 1 were older than those in group 2 (p=0.001). 34 patients who comprise group 1a had smaller kidney size (p=0.002) and higher uric acid levels (p=0.028) than those in group 1b at presentation. …”
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Using a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalve Atrial Fibrillation in China’s Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study by Xueying Ru, Tianhao Wang, Lan Zhu, Yunhui Ma, Liqun Qian, Huan Sun, Zhigang Pan

“…This study also gauged the general practitioner (GP)’s acceptance of the CDSS who worked in the atrial fibrillation (AF) special consulting room of the CDSS group. …”
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Prognostic Impact of the Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level after Curative Resection of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer by Ryoichi Tsukamoto, Kiichi Sugimoto, Yuki Ii, Takahiro Irie, Megumi Kawaguchi, Aya Kobari, Yuki Tsuchiya, Kumpei Honjo, Masaya Kawai, Shun Ishiyama, Makoto Takahashi, Kazuhiro Sakamoto

“…Results: The subjects were 323 patients who underwent curative surgical treatment for Stage II/III rectal cancer. …”
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Mental health in children with and without ADHD: the role of physical activity and parental nativity by David Adzrago, Saanie Sulley, Faustine Williams

“…Stratified by ADHD diagnosis status, those who engaged in PA (versus did not) for 1 to 3 days, 4 to 6 days, and daily were less often diagnosed with anxiety/depression disorder among those with or without ADHD, especially children without ADHD. …”
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Bibliotherapy Services in Public Libraries: the Case of Lithuania by Jurgita Girčienė, Miglė Damijonaitytė

“…The concept, typology, methodology of bibliotherapy and specialists, who can provide services in this field, especially the scope of librarians’ possibilities, are still being discussed in multidirectional works of bibliotherapy. …”
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