Understanding uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination among the homeless: A mixed methods evaluation. by Grace Phillips, Emmy Racine, Anna Marie Naughton, Julieann Lane, Patricia M Kearney

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a mixed methods study co-designed with the Adult Homeless Integrated Team, a multi-disciplinary team who work with local agencies to provide care to people experiencing homelessness in Cork, Ireland's second largest city. …”
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Investigation of Attitudes Towards Cancer Screening of Patients Applying to Hospital Outpatient Clinics by Şule Can, Şevval İrem Dalcalı, Bilge Macit, Meftun Akgün, Hatice Demirdağ

“…The study sample consisted of 348 individuals aged 30-70 years who applied to the outpatient clinics of two city hospitals located on the Anatolian and European sides of Istanbul. …”
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Subjects of administrative offenses on air transport by O. V. Brusakova

“…It has been concluded that the subject of an administrative offense in air transport is a natural person of full legal capacity who at the time of committing the administrative offense has reached the age of sixteen (general subject). …”
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Identification of Predictive Factors for Massive Transfusion Activation in Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Thosapol Ueamsaranworakul, Ratcharin Niamjumnong, Kumpol Kornthatchapong, Winchana Srivilaithon

“…Conclusion: Several physiological parameters: low SBP, elevated HR, reduced Hb, increased INR, diminished BE, and elevated lactate are significantly correlated with an increased likelihood of necessitating MTP in trauma patients. Among those who received MTP, the survival rate was lower compared to the non-MTP group.…”
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Experience of rectosacropexy in treatment of patients with rectum prolapse by A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, O. Yu. Fomenko, A. A. Tikhonov, M. A. Voynov

“…Original study included 137 patients who underwent surgery for prolapse of rectum in the State scientific center of coloproctology from January, 2007 to December, 2013. …”
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Immune Dysfunction in HIV: A Possible Role for Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in HIV Staging by Iorhen Ephraim Akase, Bolanle O. P. Musa, Reginald Onyedumarakwe Obiako, Abdurrahman Ahmad Elfulatiy, Abdullahi Asara Mohammed

“…Also, both IL-6 and IL-10 concentrations were higher in patients with higher WHO clinical staging of disease, significantly so for IL-6.…”
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Nursing students in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study by Vistolina Nuuyoma, Frieda Makambuli

“…Aim: The study explored how nursing students who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus have experienced the process of being in isolation and understanding their source of resilience. …”
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Total Body Irradiation without Chemotherapy as Conditioning for an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Sultan Altouri, Mitchell Sabloff, David Allan, Harry Atkins, Lothar Huebsch, Dawn Maze, Rajiv Samant, Christopher Bredeson

“…We report our experience in 4 patients with AML who received 16 Gy TBI prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), between June 2010 and May 2011. …”
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Voluntary disclosures of payments from pharmaceutical companies to healthcare professionals in Germany: a descriptive study of disclosures in 2015 and 2016 by Marlene Stoll, Lara Hubenschmid, Cora Koch, Klaus Lieb

“…Objective To analyse voluntary payment reports of pharmaceutical companies to German healthcare professionals (HCPs) in 2015 and 2016 based on an industry-self-regulating transparency codex.Design and participants Cohort study of all German HCPs who voluntarily agreed that at least one payment they received in 2015 and 2016 from pharmaceutical companies is disclosed.Main outcome measures Number of HCPs who disclosed at least one payment in the database; separated by year of disclosure and whether they disclosed once or repeatedly. …”
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Incidence and long-term patient reported outcome measures of patients with radiological cauda equina compression but without clinical features of cauda equina syndrome by Hamzah Alsheikh Soleiman, Mary Solou, Andreas K. Demetriades

“…Conclusion: This study highlights the existence of patients who are referred urgently with radiological cauda equina compression but who lack clinical CES symptoms. …”
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Integrated care teams in primary care improve clinical outcomes and care processes in patients with non-communicable diseases by Pei Lin Hu, Cynthia Yan-Ling Tan, Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Rebekah Ryanne Wu, Juliana Bahadin, Nivedita Vikas Nadkarni, Ngiap Chuan Tan

“…Clinical outcomes included the proportion of patients (ICT vs. UC) who attained their treatment goals after 12 months. …”
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Clinical Impact of Local Anesthesia on Sedation Stability and Propofol Dosage in Pediatric Dental Sedation by Merve Hayriye Kocaoglu, Çağıl Vural, Betül Büşra Ursavaş

“… Background: Local anesthesia (LA) is often preferred for stabilization of vital signs, depth of anesthesia and pain control in dental restorations but the efficacy of LA administration during deep sedation is controversial.Aim: To retrospectively investigate the effects of LA on heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, depth of anesthesia and total dose of anesthetic drugs given in pediatric patients sedated for dental procedures.Materials &amp; Methods: Records of 50 healthy children were divided into two groups: Patients who received infiltration LA at the beginning of sedation (Early LA) or who received LA at the end of sedation after completion of restorations (Late LA). …”
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Non-drinking and social life in adolescence: a qualitative study in Switzerland by Lorraine Chok, Joan-Carles Suris, Lucie Vittoz, Diana Fernandes Palhares, Yara Barrense-Dias

“…Finally, non-drinkers are sometimes automatically designated as resources who have to control the drinking of others and/or are the ones who help their drinking-peers if they are drunk and need help, a status that can put them under pressure. …”
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Magnesium, Aging, and the Elderly Patient by Mladen Davidovic, Dejan Trailov, Dragoslav Milosevic, Branimir Radosavljevic, Pavle Milanovic, Snezana Djurica, Helena Loncar-Stevanovic, Radmila Stevic

“…Also, magnesium levels were measured in patients who passed away in the course of their disease and were compared with the control group. …”
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Intraoperative Tracheal Obstruction Management among Patients with Anterior Mediastinal Masses by H. Kafrouni, Joelle Saroufim, Myriam Abdel Massih

“…This report discusses a 30-year-old asymptomatic Caucasian female who faced recurrent distal airway collapse during mediastinoscopy for biopsy of an anterior mediastinal mass, which led to the inability to extubate her. …”
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The dark side of the association between internet use and older adults’ subjective wellbeing: the role of subjective social class by Denghao Zhang, Jiaming Shi, Zhixin Feng

“…Results The results revealed that older adults who used the internet were more likely to report higher levels of subjective wellbeing than those who did not. …”
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Development of an Anatomy Attitude Scale for Medical School Students and Analysis of Their Attitudes by Mehmet Ali Can

“…This study included 700 Term 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 students studying in the School of Medicine of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMU) in the academic year 2020-2021 who agreed to take part in the study. Of these students, 345 were recruited for factor analysis and 355 for investigation of attitudes. …”
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Prognostic Roles of Inflammatory Markers in Pancreatic Cancer: Comparison between the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio by Dongwook Oh, Jung-Soo Pyo, Byoung Kwan Son

“…Interestingly, the NLR and PLR had no prognostic value in patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy. Conclusion. Taken together, our results showed that inflammatory markers are useful for predicting prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer. …”
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Continuation of education after marriage and its relationship with professional maternal healthcare utilization among young adult women in Bangladesh. by Sihab Howlader, Md Aminur Rahman, Md Mosfequr Rahman

“…Compared to young adult women who did not continue their education after marriage, women who continued were more likely to utilize ≥4 professional ANC (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.47; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.11-1.94), ≥8 professional ANC (AOR = 1.22; 95% CI = 1.01-1.74), and professional delivery care services (AOR = 1.78; 95% CI = 1.29-2.44). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Interstitial Lung Disease Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure Admitted to the ICU by Sourabh Pahuja, Milta Kuriakose, Satyam Agarwal, Pradeep Bajad, Arjun Khanna, Deepak Talwar

“…Distinguishing those patients who have a known cause for their ILD from those who do not was found to be crucial for deciding the most appropriate management.…”
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