Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Eduardo de Almeida Nogueira, Pietro Cardoso Balthar, Camilla Gabriely Souza Guerra, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…Early in the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home guidelines, there were public health orders that elective surgeries be deferred to prioritize hospital beds for critically ill COVID-19 patients. …”
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TREATMENT OF ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS WITH THE TRIPLE PROCEDURE: INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS, HYDRODILATION AND SHOULDER MANIPULATION UNDER SEDATION by Mauro Emilio Conforto Gracitelli, Jorge Henrique Assunção, Micael de Mesquita Paiva, Fernando Brandão de Andrade e Silva, Arnaldo Amado Ferreira Neto, Eduardo Angeli Malavolta

“…ABSTRACT Objective: There are several conservative treatment options for adhesive capsulitis (AC), but no previous study combines hydrodilation, corticosteroid injection and joint manipulation under sedation (triple procedure), followed by daily home exercises. Methods: Patients included were evaluated before the procedure, at 30 days, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment in prospective cohort. …”
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Effects of Scheduled Exercise on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Women with Early Breast Cancer by Anne Marie Lunde Husebø, Sindre Mikal Dyrstad, Ingvil Mjaaland, Jon Arne Søreide, Edvin Bru

“…This study investigated effects of a scheduled home-based exercise intervention in breast cancer patients during adjuvant chemotherapy, on cancer-related fatigue, physical fitness, and activity level. …”
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Enhanced tumor self-targeting of lemon-derived extracellular vesicles by embedding homotypic cancer cell membranes for efficient drug delivery by Lu-Yao Yang, Guo-Wu Liang, Bing-Jie Cai, Ke-Min Xu, Yu-Jie Zhao, Xiao-Ting Xie, Yu-Lin Zhang, Chao-Qing Li, Guo-Jun Zhang

“…After intravenous injection, LEVBD could efficiently and selectively home to homologous tumor sites even under competition from heterologous tumors and significantly inhibit tumor growth without any observable toxic side effects. …”
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Patient Involvement in Decisions regarding Emergency Department Discharge: A Multimethod Study by Marie Louise Thise Rasmussen, Kirsten Lomborg, Kasper Karmark Iversen, Hanne Konradsen

“…Two factors, being discharged home and not readmitted, were significantly associated with the experience of being involved. …”
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Digital Devices Use and Chinese-Canadian First Graders’ Early English Literacy Development: A Mixed-Methods Study by Guofang Li, Fubiao Zhen, Ziwen Mei

“…This mixed-methods study investigates the impact of digital devices use at home on early English literacy development among 121 Chinese-Canadian first graders, as well as their parents’ perspectives on the families’ purposes and practices of digital devices use for English literacy, highlighting bilingual children’s experiences with multiple digital devices. …”
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EXAMINING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING CHALLENGES IN SULAYMANIYAH PRIMARY SCHOOLS: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY by Areen Ahmed Muhammed

“…The research suggests that enhancing teacher training, updating classroom resources, and fostering supportive home environments could improve English language learning outcomes for students across both types of schools. …”
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Studi Fenomenologi: Pengalaman Interaksi Sosial Lansia Dengan Sesama Lansia Dan Pengasuh Di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha ‘Sabai Nan Aluih’ Sicincin Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 20... by Debby Sinthania, Emil Huriani, Gusti Sumarsih

“…The number of informants was six, selected through purposive sampling with specific criteria, namely the 24-hour caregiver living in the nursing home. Data collection techniques included in-depth interviews, documentation study, and observation. …”
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Identification of Attack on Data Packets Using Rough Set Approach to Secure End to End Communication by Banghua Wu, Shah Nazir, Neelam Mukhtar

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An investigation of factors associated with antenatal care attendance in Gauteng in 2015 by E M Webb, B Girdler-Brown, J Mostert, S Ngcobo

“…Factors that increased the odds of attending antenatal care were living in households that had electricity and piped water, and running a business from home. Residing in a permanent dwelling and being food secure increased the odds of antenatal care attendance. …”
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Birth cohort studies using symptom diaries for assessing respiratory diseases-a scoping review. by Susan Langer, Bianca Klee, Cornelia Gottschick, Rafael Mikolajczyk

“…Studying symptoms of respiratory infections in home based settings requires dedicated prospective cohort studies using diaries. …”
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Evaluation of Antitumer activity of Ammi Majus seeds extract on Some cancer cell line by Shahd Amer Ismael, Izdehar Mohammed Jasim, Saba Adnan Abbas

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Neural Network for Enhancing Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review by Nafizul Alam, Sk Hasan, Gazi Abdullah Mashud, Subodh Bhujel

“…This review highlights the potential of neural networks to revolutionize upper limb rehabilitation, improving motor recovery and patient outcomes in both clinical and home-based settings. It also recommends the future direction of customizing existing neural networks for robot-assisted rehabilitation applications.…”
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Crosscultural Validation of the Community Integration Questionnaire–Revised in an Italian Population by Melissa Ioncoli, Anna Berardi, Marco Tofani, Francescaroberta Panuccio, Annamaria Servadio, Donatella Valente, Giovanni Galeoto

“…Cronbach’s α reported a value of 0.82 in the home integration subscale. The test also showed a good test-retest reliability, with an Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of 0.78, and a significant correlation between the total score of the CIQ-R and the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-12 (r=0.118), between the “social integration” subscale’s score and PCS12 (r=0.121) and between the “Electronic Social Networking integration” subscale’s score and PCS12 (r=0.184), with p<0.05. …”
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Prediction of quality of life among the elderly based on level of depression and spirituality by Nadia Nandina Salsabila, Tutu April Ariani, Nur Aini, Ollyvia Freeska Dwi Marta, Erma Wahyu Mashfufa

“…Methods: This study used a cross-sectional study design conducted on nursing home residents. The study population was elderly living in nursing homes, with a sample size of 73 people selected by convenience sampling and calculated using G*power software. …”
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The use of eDNA in the reconstruction of present and past polar vertebrates’ populations by Rodrigo Goldenberg-Barbosa, Anna Donato, Dafne Anjos, Cesar Amaral

“… The polar regions are home to a great biodiversity of vertebrates that are highly impacted by climate change. …”
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Design of a Process Control Laboratory Curriculum Incorporating Simulation Modules and Hands-On Training for Enhanced Learning Experience by Serene Sow Mun Lock, Irene Sow Mei Lock, Lam Ghai Lim

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Occupational therapy and cooking: A scoping review and future directions by R. Hingst, D. C. Alvarado, L. Bardin, N. Farmer

“…The majority of studies (n = 29, 53%) represented home/community settings and brain injury was the largest clinical group (n = 15, 27%). …”
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Unveiling the enigma of spontaneous cervical swelling syndrome: A case report by Yazan Dumaidi, Ahmad Rjoub, Ahmad Meri, Ahmed Helou, Mohammed Barakat, Lotof Hamdan, Mahmoud Alawneh, Motaz Daraghma

“…One day after, the swelling has subsided, and the patient was trasnfered to the surgical ward after 1 day. The patient was sent home with safety netting instruction in case of shortness of breath.…”
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Predictive abilities of acculturation for differences in self-rated health among international medical students from Medical University &amp;ndash; Sofia by Joana Simeonova, Angelika Velkova, Lidia Georgieva, Peshka Pesheva, Kristina Popova, Nikolai Hristov, Elia Georgieva, Maria Pravchanska

“…The Stephenson Multigroup Acculturation Scale (SMAS) was employed to assess cultural influences from both the host and home countries, focusing on two dimensions: Ethnic Society Immersion (ESI) and Dominant Society Immersion (DSI). …”
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