Ultrasound-Guided Combined Interscalene-Cervical Plexus Block for Surgical Anesthesia in Clavicular Fractures: A Retrospective Observational Study by Onur Balaban, Turan Cihan Dülgeroğlu, Tayfun Aydın

“…Materials and Methods. Charts of patients, who underwent clavicular fracture surgery through this technique, were reviewed retrospectively. …”
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The decision of becoming a mother: Why some girls in foster group homes become adolescent mothers and others don’t? by Nair Elizabeth Zárate Alva, Josefina Sala-Roca, Laura Arnau-Sabatés

“…Most of the girls in the mother group were teen mothers who were sent to foster homes because of their premature motherhood. …”
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The Effects of Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery on Retinal Layer Thickness by Ali Kurt, Raşit Kılıç

“…A total of 32 eyes of 32 patients who had undergone uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery and intraocular lens implantation in one eye were enrolled. …”
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Stress and Coping Among Elderly During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Sulaimanya City in Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Yousif Abdalla Qadr, Azad Ali Ismail

“…Male participants, elders who live with their family, unvaccinated elders, physically passive elders have had higher stress level than female, elderly home, vaccinated, physical active elders. …”
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Neural Plasticity of Mild Tinnitus: An fMRI Investigation Comparing Those Recently Diagnosed with Tinnitus to Those That Had Tinnitus for a Long Period of Time by Jake R. Carpenter-Thompson, Sara A. Schmidt, Fatima T. Husain

“…The aim of the study was to compare differences in neural correlates of tinnitus in adults with recent onset and others who had the disorder for longer than a year. Design. …”
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A model for the development of virtual communities for people with long-term, severe physical disabilities by C.M. Tilley, C.S. Bruce, G. Hallam, A.P. Hills

“…In- depth interviews were conducted with twelve persons with paraplegia, quadriplegia or other severe, long-term physical or mobility disabilities and six health care professionals, service providers, information personnel and policy advisers who were involved in their well-being. <br><b>Analysis.…”
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A Curious Case of Intestinal Diaphragm Disease Unmasked by Perforation of a Duodenal Ulcer by Mairéad McNally, Ion Cretu

“…Here we report the case of a 60-year-old male patient who presented with iron deficiency anaemia and recurrent subacute bowel obstruction. …”
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Financial inclusion for people with disability: a scoping review by Louise Puli, Natasha Layton, Diane Bell, Abu Zafar Shahriar

“…Methods This review utilised the Arksey and O’Malley framework and PRISMA Checklist for systematic literature examination and data extraction. The WHO’s Environmental Factors guided the analysis to propose potential interventions and to generate recommendations. …”
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Le Conseil Métropolitain pour l’Opportunité Éducative (METCO) à Boston : intégration raciale et libéralisme de banlieue, 1966-1996 by Sarah Harakat

“…By retracing the genesis of the program, and in particular its continuation through the anti-busing crisis of the 1970s, I analyze its success as the result of its strict obedience to the rules of suburban liberalism (Geismer): although publicly celebrated as grounded in mutual contribution, the choice of racial integration is in fact conceived as an act of charity.This article draws on METCO’s archives, quantitative US census data from the second half of the twentieth century and the historiography of the anti-busing crisis in Boston, as well as oral history interviews conducted with alumni who went to schools in the the suburbs affected by the program.…”
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Determination of the Concentration of Total Cyanide in Waste Water of a Tobacco Company in Southwestern Nigeria by MT Osobamiro

“…The levels are significantly higher than the maximum permissible levels recommended by WHO (0.2mg/l), European Union and National Agency for Food, Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC) (0.001mg/l) at P=0.05. …”
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Retroaortic Left Renal Vein in a Case of Left Adrenal Adenoma: Radiological Findings by Alper Dilli, Umit Yasar Ayaz, Osman Raif Karabacak, Baki Hekimoglu

“…Abdominal and scrotal US, abdominal CT and MRI were performed for a 50-year-old male patient who was referred with continuous abdominal pain, intractable hypertension, high levels of blood cortisol and proteinuria. …”
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Risk factors for pterygium in the Ambato population. Ecuador by Chabely Figueredo Morales, Tania Morales Molina, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado

“…The population consisted of 483 patients who attended the ophthalmology clinic of the Ambato Municipal Hospital, Ecuador and the sample was selected at convenience and was made up of 161 patients. …”
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Lymphomatoid Papulosis Type A: A Case Report of the “Wait-and-See Strategy” in a 27-Year-Old Male Patient with Extensive Disease by Eirini Kavvalou, Maria Stefanidou, Sabine Elke Krueger-Krasagakis, George Evangelou, Dimitra Koumaki, Leonidas Marinos, Maria Tzardi, Konstantinos Krasagakis

“…This is the case of a 27-year-old male patient with a newly diagnosed extensive lymphomatoid papulosis type A involving cosmetically sensitive areas (e.g. face), who refused to be treated with a low dose of methotrexate, as recommended by the published literature. …”
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Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic Usage at Therapeutic Doses on Daytime Sleepiness by Birol Topcu, Meltem Alan, Tuğba Nurcan Yüksel

“…One hundred twenty volunteers who met the inclusion-exclusion criteria were divided into two equal groups. …”
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WRITER'S STRATEGIES IN THE INTERCOURSE WITH THE READER IN BELLES-LETTRES by A. S. Komarov

“…The author of the article comes to the conclusion that signs of the successful strategy can be traced in the reader's return to the intercourse with the writer when he or she rereads the writer's books, repeats or makes references to words, situations or ideas suggested or described by the writer who has grasped the reader's attention in one or several content dimensions.…”
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Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsy Presenting with Hand Drop in a Young Child by Inês Sobreira, Cátia Sousa, Ana Raposo, M. Rita Soares, Ana Soudo, Ana Isabel Dias

“…We present the case study of a six-year-old male child who presented with left hand drop that he kept for over four weeks. …”
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Association of Dysmenorrhea with Mental Health and Academic Performance among University Students by Ayesha Jamil, Malaika Sheraz, Sana Ashraf, Sana Akram

“…Results: There were 356 (92.7%) participants who were experiencing painful menstruation with a mean age of 22.97 ± 8.79 years. …”
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Finnish parents’ perception of the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of autistic adolescents by Kwok Ng, Sanni Hiltunen, Marleena Pekonen, Eija Kärnä

“…In this paper, we used a convenience sample (n = 323) of Finnish parents of autistic adolescents who reported the perceived impact of COVID-19 on the lives of their autistic children. …”
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Endometrioid Paraovarian Borderline Cystic Tumor in an Infant with Proteus Syndrome by Liliana Vasquez, Mariela Tello, Ivan Maza, Monica Oscanoa, Milagros Dueñas, Haydee Castro, Alan Latorre

“…We describe a 20-month-old asymptomatic infant with Proteus syndrome who developed an endometrioid paraovarian borderline cystic tumor. …”
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Severe Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome by N. K. Sujay, Matthew Jones, Emma Whittle, Helen Murphy, Marcus K. H. Auth

“…We report a rare association between foetal alcohol syndrome and severe gastrooesophageal reflux disease in an infant who ultimately required fundoplication to optimise her growth and nutrition. …”
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