Application of Big Data Technology to Assessments of Female Ovarian Reserve Dysfunction by Xia Ji'An, Ma YunFei, Wu YiYun, Zhao YouLin, Ni HaoRang, Liu XinYan

“…The study enrolled 162 patients who underwent ovarian reserve function assessment for the first time in the Department of Ultrasound, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine from January 2023 to December 2023. …”
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Investigating the effects of home-based rehabilitation after intensive inpatient rehabilitation on motor function, activities of daily living, and caregiver burden. by Kenji Sato, Eri Otaka, Kenichi Ozaki, Kenta Shiramoto, Rie Narukawa, Takeshi Kamiya, Masaki Kamiya, Daiki Shimotori, Chiaki Kamizato, Naoki Itoh, Hitoshi Kagaya, Izumi Kondo

“…Therefore, we examined the effects of continuous home-based rehabilitation immediately after discharge to patients who received intensive rehabilitation during hospitalization.…”
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The effect of anesthesia on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in adults undergoing cataract surgery: a systematic review by Elaheh Foroughi, Etrusca Brogi, Francesco Forfori, Seyyed Taghi Hashemi

“…It is necessary to adopt an appropriate anesthesia method for elderly and high-risk patients, especially people who have a history of cognitive problems‌‌ undergoing elective cataract surgery, to reduce cognitive complications after surgery.‌…”
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Social support from different sources and its relationship with stress in spaceflight analog environments by Suzanne T. Bell, Steven R. Anderson, Peter G. Roma, Lauren Blackwell Landon, Sheena I. Dev

“…Our results are important as they: (a) empirically document the decline in perceived social support over time in extended isolation; (b) provide evidence for the critical importance of the role of fellow crewmembers in being able to provide social support in conditions of extended isolation and communication delay; and (c) underscore the need to more fully understand the dynamics between the crew and external sources of social support (public, organization, family/friends/colleagues) as well as how those relationships may be best supported for individuals who live and work in long-term isolation and confinement.…”
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Autoimmune Complications after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with Nonmalignant Disorders by Abdalla Khalil, Irena Zaidman, Reuven Bergman, Ronit Elhasid, Myriam Weyl Ben-Arush

“…AICs are more frequent after HSCT for metabolic disorders, and sclerodermatous GVHD is more significant in children who underwent allogeneic HSCT for hemoglobinopathies. …”
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The negative impact of missing primary teeth with the importance of space maintainer among children attending the college of dentistry, hawler medical university in Erbil: Iraq. by Hozan Farid Tawfiq, Alaa Mahmud Mustafa

“…Methods: This was a retrospective study in which data was collected utilizing case sheets from patients who visited the pedodontics department at Hawler Medical University's college of dentistry. …”
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Peripheral Arterial Disease and Its Associated Factors among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Yonas Akalu, Ambaye Birhan

“…Clinicians should prevent PAD; screen T2DM patients who are aged, with high HbA1c, and cigarette smokers; and treat them timely.…”
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Serum Cystatin S (CST4): A Novel Prognostic Marker for Gastric Cancer by Chao Gu, Shan Chen, Lining Huang, Chenliang Cao, Renshun Yuan, Zhongyang Kou, Weiwei Chen, Haihua Shi, Xiaodong Gu

“…Methods: A cohort of 334 patients with GC who underwent radical gastrectomy was assessed. …”
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Intensity of Sexual Desire: Norm and Pathology. Discussion on the Topic by Garnik S. Kocharyan

“…(3) Why is a specialist in the field of sexual health, who has received occupational training, unable to make a proper diagnosis before the end of at least 3-month period? …”
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Tax-Deductible Provisions for Gluten-Free Diet in Canada Compared with Systems for Gluten-Free Diet Coverage Available in Various Countries by Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Elena F Verdu, Maria C Gordillo, Julio C Bai, Stephen Birch, Paul Moayyedi, Premysl Bercik

“…An ideal balanced approach would involve subsidizing gluten-free products through controlled vouchers or direct food provision to those who most need it, independently of ‘ability or willingness to pay’. …”
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Twelve-Week Quadriceps Strength as A Predictor of Quadriceps Strength At Time Of Return To Sport Testing Following Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Re... by Joseph P Hannon, Sharon Wang-Price, Shiho Goto, Steven Singleton, Lindsey Dietrich, James Bothwell, Curtis Bush, Craig Garrison

“…All participants were level 1 or 2 cutting and pivoting sport athletes who underwent a primary bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft ACL-R. …”
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Fear of falling and its related factors in older adults following a fall in Kashan, Iran (2023–2024) by Fatemeh Sadat Izadi-Avanji, Azade Safa, Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi, Negin Shaterian

“…Methods This cross-sectional study followed 200 older adults who visited medical centers in Kashan from July 2023 to May 2024. …”
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Study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Uganda. by Glenn J Wagner, Laura M Bogart, Joseph K B Matovu, Violet Gwokyalya, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Allison Ober, Harold D Green, Sylvia Nakami, Margrethe Juncker, Eve Namisango, Emmanuel Luyirika, Ryan K McBain, Kathryn Bouskill, Rhoda K Wanyenze

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Uganda women, yet rates of CC screening are very low. Training women who have recently screened to engage in advocacy for screening among women in their social network is a network-based strategy for promoting information dissemination and CC screening uptake.…”
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An Overview of Spinal Injuries due to Dive or Fall into Shallow Water: Our Long-Term, Double-Center Experience from the Aegean Coast by Murat Yılmaz, Ersin Ikizoglu, Mert Arslan, Erkin Ozgiray, Kadri Emre Calıskan, Resat Serhat Erbayraktar

“…A retrospective study was carried out using data extracted from the medical files of 39 patients (3 females and 36 males) who were treated surgically (n = 29) or conservatively (n = 10). …”
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Associations of Concordant and Shared Lung Cancer Screening Decision Making with Decisional Conflict: A Multi-Institution Cross-Sectional Analysis by Donald R. Sullivan, Sara E. Golden, Liana Schweiger, Anne C. Melzer, Santanu Datta, James M. Davis, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Christopher G. Slatore

“…In this prospective, observational study, we enrolled patients from 3 medical centers (2 Veterans Health Administration, 1 academic facility) after a decision-making interaction about undergoing LCS but before receiving the LDCT. We included patients who indicated they accepted or declined to undergo the LDCT. …”
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Ascending aortic replacement versus aortic root replacement in patients with type A aortic dissection involving the aortic root by Fausto Biancari, Giuseppe Gatti, Timo Mäkikallio, Tatu Juvonen, Giovanni Mariscalco, Zein El-Dean, Matteo Pettinari, Javier Rodriguez Lega, Andrea Perrotti, Francesco Onorati, Konrad Wisniewki, Till Demal, Petr Kacer, Dario Di Perna, Igor Vendramin, Mauro Rinaldi, Luisa Ferrante, Eduard Quintana, Joscha Buech, Caroline Radner, Antonio Fiore, Angelo M. Dell’Aquila, Paola D’Errigo, Stefano Rosato, Gianluca Polvani, Sven Peterss

“…The risk of proximal aortic reoperation was significantly lower in patients who underwent aortic root replacement (5.5% vs 12.9%, adjusted subdistributional hazard ratio (SHR) 0.085, 95% CI 0.022–0.329). …”
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Study on the safety and efficacy of HIFU in the treatment of VaIN by Susu Wu, Xiang Li, Dabao Xu, Mingzhu Ye

“…Purpose This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia(VaIN).Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical, pathological, and follow-up data of 43 patients who underwent HIFU treatment for VaIN at Xiangya Third Hospital of Central South University between January 2018 and December 2022. …”
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Iron overload impact on peripheral blood cells, lymphocytes and karyotypes in newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients: a single-center retrospective analysis by Lixiang Duan, Wenjun Yu, Xiaolin Jiao, Ying Sun, Yao Fang Ma, Le Li, Zeqiang Nie, Dan Zhao

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of 68 newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients who were treated in the Department of Hematology at Yuncheng Central Hospital affiliated to Shanxi Medical University from October 2017 to March 2022. …”
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Adherence of Surgeons to Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines in a Tertiary General Hospital in a Rapidly Developing Country by Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, Ayman El-Menyar, Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmad Zarour, Ashok Parchani, Mohammad Asim, Rasha El-Enany, Haleema Al-Tamimi, Rifat Latifi

“…A total of 101 patients who underwent surgery and followed regimes for surgical prophylaxis as per hospital guidelines were included in the study. …”
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Understanding Recruiters’ Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Technology Acceptance Model by Filomena Almeida, Ana Junça Silva, Sara L. Lopes, Isabel Braz

“…The first was a qualitative exploratory study involving 100 interviews with recruiters who regularly utilize AI tools in their professional activities. …”
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