The Problem of Recurrent Injuries in Collegiate Track and Field by Chris Hopkins, Samantha Kanny, Catherine Headley

“… # Study Design Descriptive Epidemiology Study # Methods Data from the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program were analyzed to describe the frequency and burden of recurrent injuries in collegiate T&F between 2009 and 2014. …”
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Medical and Psychological Risk Factors for Incident Hypertension in Type 1 Diabetic African-Americans by Monique S. Roy, Malvin N. Janal, Alec Roy

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Managing pediatric psoriasis: update on treatments and challenges—a review by A. A. Hebert, J. Browning, P. C. Kwong, A. M. Duarte, H. N. Price, E. Siegfried

“…Topics relevant to pediatric psoriasis were explored, including disease characteristics, epidemiology, treatment efficacy and safety, and access to care. …”
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Comparative evaluation of TNM staging systems (eighth vs. ninth edition) for the non-surgical treatment of localized and locally advanced anal squamous cell carcinoma: Prognostic s... by Aihong Zheng, Hong'en Xu, Yiming Tao, Bingchen Chen, Jieni Ding, Tao Song, Yanwei Lu

“…This study aims to compare the survival discrimination of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) eighth and ninth editions for patients with localized and locally advanced (LLA) anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) treated non-surgically and to evaluate the prognostic impact of T classification and lymph node (LN) status with data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. We retrospectively included 6,876 patients in the comparison. …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

“…First phase of the study was cross-sectional with prevalence and epidemiology of ESBL faecal carriage in two nursing homes in Beirut: 57 residents in the first (NH1) and 151 residents in the second (NH2). …”
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Maternal Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors towards Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Study in Two Eritrean Hospitals by Idris Mohammed Idris, Ghidey Gebreyohanns Weldegiorgis, Eyasu Habte Tesfamariam

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Early Esophageal Cancer Specific Survival Is Unaffected by Anatomical Location of Tumor: A Population-Based Study by Rajan N. Amin, Samip J. Parikh, Venu Gopala Reddy Gangireddy, Praveen Kanneganti, Swathi Talla, Sumanth Daram

“…A population-based study was conducted and the data was obtained from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program. Patients with EEC (i.e., stages Tis and T1a) and treated with either ET or EST were analyzed to compare EEC-related survival for three different locations of tumor. …”
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Manipulating the cGAS-STING Axis: advancing innovative strategies for osteosarcoma therapeutics by BingBing Li, Cheng Zhang, XiaoJuan Xu, QiQin Shen, ShuNan Luo, JunFeng Hu

“…Most patients die from lung metastasis. It reviewed the epidemiology and pathological characteristics of OS, highlighting its highly malignant nature and tendency for pulmonary metastasis, underscoring the importance of identifying new therapeutic targets. …”
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Effect of Pentoxifylline on Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shahrzad Shahidi, Marziyeh Hoseinbalam, Bijan Iraj, Mojtaba Akbari

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Bioterrorism in Canada: An Economic Assessment of Prevention and Postattack Response by Ronald St John, Brian Finlay, Curtis Blair

“…Using an epidemic curve based on the epidemiology and management of anthrax and botulinum poisoning, the costs of intervention and treatment after an attack were compared with the costs of preparedness before a bioterrorist attack. …”
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Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions by Ghaleb Elyamany, Eman Al Mussaed, Ali Matar Alzahrani

“…The aim of this paper is to review the recent advances in epidemiology; pathophysiology; clinical, pathologic, and molecular characteristics; therapy; and outcome in patients with PBL.…”
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Relation of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue to Bone Mineral Density in Chinese Women by Ling Wang, Wei Wang, Li Xu, Xiaoguang Cheng, Yimin Ma, Dan Liu, Zhe Guo, Yongbin Su, Qianqian Wang

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Perspectives and Limitations of Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Based Therapy for Corneal Injuries and Retinal Diseases by Barbora Hermankova, Eliska Javorkova, Katerina Palacka, Vladimir Holan

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Occupational therapists’ experiences of intra-professional collaboration during the discharge process from inpatient care to home healthcare by Elin Hellman, Maria Lindström

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Porcine Cysticercosis in Southeast Uganda: Seroprevalence in Kamuli and Kaliro Districts by C. Waiswa, E. M. Fèvre, Z. Nsadha, C. S. Sikasunge, A. L. Willingham

“…The recent recognition of neurocysticercosis as a major cause of epilepsy in Uganda and changes in pig demography have lead to a need to better understand the basic epidemiology of Taenia solium infections in pigs and humans. …”
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COVERS Neonatal Pain Scale: Development and Validation by Ivan L. Hand, Lawrence Noble, Donna Geiss, Laura Wozniak, Charles Hall

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Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine in Pregnant Rat Increased Inflammatory Marker in Newborn Rat by Yosouf Mohsenzadeh, Asghar Rahmani, Javad Cheraghi, Maryam Pyrani, Khairollah Asadollahi

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Biosynthetic mesh in hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Iyad S. Al-Bustami, Thomas Clements, Dalya Ferguson, Alamin Harmouch, Oscar A. Olavarria, Julie L. Holihan

“…The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist was utilized to assess study quality. …”
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Alcohol Consumption and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men by Erin K. Howie, Xuemei Sui, Duck-chul Lee, Steven P. Hooker, James R. Hébert, Steven N. Blair

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Application of fluid dynamics in modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rate: A study using MUSCL scheme by Nnaji Daniel Ugochukwu, Kiogora Phineas Roy, Onah Ifeanyi Sunday, Mung’atu Joseph, Aguegboh Nnaemeka Stanley

“…Sensitivity analysis of the reproduction number highlights the influence of key epidemiological parameters, guiding the development of more efficient disease control measures. …”
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