Inadequate Lymph Node Yield: An Inadequate Indication for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II Colon Cancer by Alan Zambeli-Ljepović, MD, MHS, Daniel Hoffman, MD, Katherine E. Barnes, BS, Fernanda Romero-Hernandez, MD, Amir Ashraf Ganjouei, MD, MPH, Mohamed A. Adam, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD, MHA

“…Unadjusted 5- and 10-year survival rates were 84% and 75%, respectively, among patients who received ACT and 70% and 50% among patients who did not (log-rank P < 0.01). …”
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Glycemic Profile and Clinical Treatment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus-Tuberculosis: An Update Scoping Review by Rissaadah S, Nursiswati N, Pahria T

“…In addition, patients with DM-TB who did not start TB treatment were more likely to have poorer glycemic control than patients with DM-TB who underwent active TB treatment.Conclusion: Patients with DM-TB, such as MDR-TB, are at a higher risk of poor glycemic control, treatment failure, and clinical severity. …”
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Development Of Website-Based Learning Media to Improve Students’ Self-Regulated Learning in Economics by Etty Marzani, Sri Kartikowati, Gimin Gimin

“…Students who cannot manage their learning independently other than in class will have an impact on their learning in class. …”
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Quetiapine-related weight loss: Report of a rare adverse effect by Nicodemus Okwudili K Obayi, David HN Nweke, Edidiong Idio, Darlington Okey, Cletus Ozibo

“…Nevertheless, weight loss that is an infrequent adverse effect of quetiapine has been reported in a few cases of patients who were ab initio started on quetiapine or who gained weight during previous antipsychotic treatment but who lost weight when shifted to quetiapine. …”
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Users’ experiences of an online intervention for bipolar disorder: important lessons for design and evaluation by Richard Morriss, Steven H Jones, Fiona Lobban, Alyson L Dodd, Sara Mallinson, Martin Griffiths

“…Relative to participants in the waitlist control group, those who received ERPonline showed increased monitoring for early warning signs of relapse and had developed more positive illness models.Objective To understand users’ motivations and barriers for taking part in an online/telephone-based trial, and for engagement with ERPonline.Methods Participants from the trial who had been allocated to receive ERPonline were purposively sampled to participate in telephone-based, in-depth qualitative interviews about their experiences. …”
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of posttraumatic hospitalized patients with symptoms related to venous thromboembolism: a single-center retrospective study by Hyung Su Park, Sung Youl Hyun, Woo Sung Choi, Jin-Seong Cho, Jae Ho Jang, Jea Yeon Choi

“…Of these patients, 278 patients who underwent CTA were enrolled in our study. Results VTE was found in 120 of the 7,634 patients (1.57%), and the positive diagnosis rate of the 278 patients who underwent CTA was 43.2% (120 of 278). …”
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A comprehensive analysis of percutaneous liver biopsy characteristics and pathological manifestations in a large patient cohort (2009–2024) by Minling Cao, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayu Wang, Junmin Jiang

“…The study population comprised 4,188 patients who underwent liver biopsies, with 408 patients receiving two biopsies and 50 patients who underwent three or more procedures. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. by Nelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot, Emmanuel Olal, Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Steven Baguma, Denish Omoya Ochula, Patrick Odong Olwedo, Johnson Nyeko Oloya, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Pamela Okot Atim, Godfrey Smart Okot, Ritah Nantale, Judith Aloyo, David Lagoro Kitara

“…Considering this, WHO and the US CDC developed guidelines for wearing facemasks in public. …”
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The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series by Jeffrey R. Savarino, MD, MPH, Emily Rubin, MD, JD, Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS, Rachel McLellan, BA, Myron L. Rolle, MD, MSc, Pranav Nanda, MD, Christopher J. Stapleton, MD, Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH

“…We sought to identify people who survived firearm suicide attempts to describe the acute stressors, substance use, and mental health conditions related to the attempt. …”
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Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study by Nefsu Awoke, Biftu Geda, Aseb Arba, Tiwabwork Tekalign, Kebreab Paulos

“…Background. Nurses, who are the majority, can contaminate their hands with different types of microorganism during “clean” activities (e.g., lifting a patient; taking a patient’s pulse, blood pressure, or oral temperature; or touching a patient’s hand, shoulder, or groin). …”
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Predictors of New Onset Dysglycemia Post COVID-19 by Jonita Fernandes, Alphonsa Mary, Aanchal Sebastian, Franciosalgeo George, Jyothi Idiculla

“…Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of glucose intolerance and new-onset diabetes in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and to correlate the risk factors for dysglycemia. …”
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Clinical presentations and outcomes of celiac disease in children and adolescents at a tertiary care center in Lebanon by Dana Andari, Rima Hanna-Wakim, Sarah Khafaja, Nadine Yazbeck

“…The aim of this 10-year-retrospective study was to describe the common clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities, and the effect of the gluten-free- diet (GFD) on the growth of children and adolescents with celiac disease.MethodsThis was a retrospective chart review of subjects aged 6 months to 18 years who visited the Pediatric Gastroenterology clinic at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023, and who were diagnosed with celiac disease based on serological markers and/or changes on histology of the small intestinal mucosal biopsies for those who underwent upper endoscopy, or HLA typing expressing the HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 gene for few subjects.ResultsThe study included 90 patients with celiac disease, of whom 64 were newly diagnosed during the study period. …”
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Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

“…To evaluate the impact of Internet-based patient self-management education and activities on patients’ pain, anxiety, and quality of life in patients who could not access multidisciplinary pain management. …”
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KULTŪRINIS ŽYDŲ ĮVAIZDIS LIETUVOJE IR TAUTININKŲ IDEOLOGIJA by Bernaras Ivanovas

“…Generally, all negative features were attributed to the Jews, who wanted to integrate to Lithuanian society and who wanted to take positions, that, according to the ideology of nationalists, were attributed just for Lithuanians. …”
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Smoking Cessation by Phone Counselling in a Lung Cancer Screening Program: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study by Ankita Ghatak, Sean Gilman, Siobhan Carney, Anne V Gonzalez, Andrea Benedetti, Nicole Ezer

“…Participants differ significantly from those who are otherwise referred by healthcare workers. …”
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Behavioral and sociodemographic correlates of the body mass index in Brazilian workers by Priscila Cristina Santos, Kelly Samara da Silva, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Gabrielli Thais de Mello, Elusa Santina Antunes de Oliveira, Markus Vinícius Nahas

“…Usually, BMI is higher among men, older individuals, those who watch more hours of TV daily, and those who do not practice physical activity during leisure time. …”
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Effects of vaginal dilation therapy on vaginal length, vaginal stenosis, vaginal elasticity and sexual function of cervical cancer survivors by Yu-Xuan Lin, Fei-Fei Zhao, Wei-Min Kong

“…Patients with a time interval from the last treatment less than 24 months or those who had moderate or good vaginal elasticity, benefitted more from vaginal dilatation therapy.Conclusions Cervical cancer survivors who had not received timely vaginal dilation still benefitted from vaginal dilation therapy, irrespective of the treatment methods they received. …”
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Effect of intramuscular midazolam premedication on patient satisfaction in women undergoing general anaesthesia: a randomised control trial by Kwang Ho Lee, Seung Woo Song, Younghyun Jin, Hyunjae Lim, Jonghoon Lee

“…The secondary outcomes included blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen desaturation, recovery duration and postoperative pain.Results Patients who received midazolam were more satisfied than those who received placebo (percentage difference: 21.0%, OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.46 to 8.70). …”
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Does knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations match behaviour in Australian shift workers? A cross-sectional study by Grace E Vincent, Sally A Ferguson, Caroline M Rampling, Charlotte Cecelia Gupta, Alexandra E Shriane, Gabrielle Rigney

“…Logistic regressions revealed that shiftworkers who had heard of sleep hygiene were more likely to engage in sleep hygiene practices and had better sleep quality compared with those who had not heard of sleep hygiene. …”
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Why do people walk their dog where the wild things are? A qualitative content analysis from an urban nature reserve by Jasmin Packer, Mark Kohler, Dolly Dawson, Nusrat Asad, Rosslyn von derBorch, Anna Chur‐Hansen

“…Abstract Domestic dogs can have devastating impacts on threatened wildlife, but limiting their damage is challenging because it relies on changing the behaviour of people who bring dogs into natural areas and allow them to romp unrestrained. …”
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