Application of Crisis Management Principles in Earthquake-Stricken Urban Areas by Hamedreza Sobhi, Mahmoud Rahimi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…About three-quarters of the world’s population lives in areas that in recent decades have experienced at least one of the four leading causes of death from crises: earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or droughts have experienced. …”
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An Insight of Vitamin E as Neuroprotective Agents by Hui-Min Yap, Kwan-Liang Lye

“…Oxidative stress has a role in the modulation of critical cellular functions, such as apoptosis program activation, ion transport and calcium mobilization which lead to cell death. Many studies were conducted to prevent neuronal cell death caused by oxidative stress through administration of free radical scavenging antioxidant, such as vitamin E. …”
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Ineffective Erythropoiesis in β-Thalassemia by Jean-Antoine Ribeil, Jean-Benoit Arlet, Michael Dussiot, Ivan Cruz Moura, Geneviève Courtois, Olivier Hermine

“…In this paper, we will focus on the underlying mechanisms leading to premature death of thalassemic erythroid precursors in the bone marrow.…”
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Mortality Related to Chagas Disease and HIV/AIDS Coinfection in Brazil by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach

“…Of a total of about 9 million deaths, Chagas disease and HIV/AIDS were mentioned in the same death certificate in 74 cases. …”
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Radiotherapy for Melanoma: More than DNA Damage by Susanne J. Rogers, Emsad Puric, Brigitte Eberle, Niloy R. Datta, Stephan B. Bodis

“…It has long been known that radiation causes not only DNA strand breaks, apoptosis, and necrosis, but also immunogenic modulation and cell death through the induction of dendritic cells, cell adhesion molecules, death receptors, and tumour-associated antigens, effectively transforming the tumour into an individualised vaccine. …”
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Characterization of mortality rates resulting from traffic accidents involving cycles by Angela Normayda Jorge Miguez, Haray Godoy del Sol, Mavis Ortis Sagasta

“…The most affected anatomic region was the head (61.5%), 46, 2 % of deaths had more than 50 mg of alcohol in blood and the predominant direct cause of death was the injuries of higher nervous centers. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Fatal Outcome due to Liver Failure by Rachel A. Poley, Jaime F. Snowdon, Daniel W. Howes

“…To present a case of a healthy 41-year-old female who developed fulminant hepatic failure leading to death. The cause of hepatic failure identified on postmortem exam was herpes simplex virus hepatitis. …”
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Protective Effects of Gemigliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice by Seung Hee Choi, Jaechan Leem, In-Kyu Lee

“…Gemigliptin attenuated cisplatin-induced apoptotic cell death, as assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling and Western blot analysis in the kidneys. …”
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Neonatal mortality outcome and trends: A 6-year retrospective analysis from a North Indian teaching college hospital by Ritu Rakholia, Mohd Maroof, Damini Kharkwal, Gurpreet Singh

“…Background: India contributes to the highest number of neonatal deaths in the world, a fourth of the world’s total. …”
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Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Early Clinical Outcome and Stent Restenosis after Carotid Artery Stenting by Alexandru Achim, Dávid Lackó, Artúr Hüttl, Csaba Csobay-Novák, Ádám Csavajda, Péter Sótonyi, Béla Merkely, Balázs Nemes, Zoltán Ruzsa

“…Overall stroke/death rate in the asymptomatic patients was 2.4%, and the restenosis rate was higher in the diabetes population (2.3% vs. 1%, p=0.04). …”
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Long-Term Survival and Risk Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Real-World Study by Yu Zhu, Ling-Ling Gu, Fa-Biao Zhang, Guo-Qun Zheng, Ting Chen, Wei-Dong Jia

“…The clinical, pathological, and follow-up information was collected to compare the basic characteristics of death and nondeath after radical resection. Kaplan–Meier curves were used for survival analysis and male and female subgroup analysis. …”
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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria by Nura M. R. Ahmad, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Clara Prats, Mustapha Musa, Daniel López, Josep Casanovas-Garcia

“…Today, tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the major threats to humankind, being the first cause of death by an infectious disease worldwide. TB is a communicable chronic disease that every year affects 10 million people and kills almost 2 million people in the world. …”
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Ensemble Classification Model With CFS-IGWO–Based Feature Selection for Cancer Detection Using Microarray Data by Pinakshi Panda, Sukant Kishoro Bisoy, Sandeep Kautish, Reyaz Ahmad, Asma Irshad, Nadeem Sarwar

“…Cancer is the top cause of death worldwide, and machine learning (ML) has made an indelible mark on the field of early cancer detection, thereby lowering the death toll. …”
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A Corticobasal Syndrome Variant of Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with Stroke-Like Onset by Ján Necpál, Martin Stelzer, Silvia Koščová, Michal Patarák

“…The clinical course is typically insidious and rapid, leading to an early death. In general, the most common form is sporadic CJD; however, Slovakia is typical for a high percentage of genetic cases. …”
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Characterization of cerebro-vascular disease in the Intermediate Care Unit. Multicentre study in the central part of Cuba. by Alba Enseñat Alvarez, Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Maribel Misas Menéndez, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Niurka Galende Hernández, Aleida Hernández Lara, Ramón Erice Lafont

“…<strong>Fundament: </strong>Cerebrovascular diseasets constitute the third cause of death and the first cause of disability worldwide and in Cuba, hence it has been included among the prioritised programs of the World Health Organisation and by our Ministry of Public Health.…”
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Real-Life Use of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ruth Alex, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam, Kiran Kumar

“…Patients who received TCZ earlier during therapy from the onset of symptoms had better survival outcomes. There was only one death among 14 patients who received vaccination. …”
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Frequency of mortality in patients with high AIMS65 score presenting with upper GI bleed by Javeria Zahid Khan, Saima Ambreen, Sidra Jahangir, Aimen Malik, Bushra Khaar, Muhammad Umar

“… Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common reason for hospitalisation across the world, with a UK frequency of 10% and a death rate of 8-14 percent. [1] Several risk assessment scores have been created to predict clinically relevant outcomes like death, the requirement for hospital-based care, rebleeding, and hospital stay length Objective: To determine frequency of mortality in patients with high AIMS65 score presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Perancangan Sistem Automatic Indikator Rumah Sakit menggunakan Metode Agile guna Menunjang Rekam Medis Elektronik by Hafifah Ismayati, Yuda Syahidin, Yuyun Yunengsih

“…Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mengevaluasi indikator kinerja kesehatan seperti Bed Turn Over (BTO), Bed Occupancy Index (BOI), Length of Stay (LOS), Turn Over Interval (TOI), Neonatal Death Rate (NDR), dan General Death Rate (GDR) di rumah sakit. …”
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Portal-splenic-mesenteric venous thrombosis in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review by Ricardo Zanetti Gomes, Matheus Von Jelita Salina, Vitor Hugo Moro Pironatto, Julia Kapp Lepinski, Tiago Daniel Gueiber, Beatriz Moreira Salles Juliatto, Milena Zadra Prestes, Camila Marinelli Martins

“…Statistically significant relationships (p<0.05) were found between patient death and tachypnea at hospital admission (p=0.043) and between patient death and age (p=0.019). …”
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Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review. by Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Edward Wilson Ansah, Cynthia Esinam Segbedzi, Sarah Darkwa

“…While safe food sustains life, contamination obliterates its values and could result in death and short to long term morbidity. The purpose of this scoping review is to explore food contamination in Ghana, between 2001-2022. …”
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