Clinical presentation of human leptospirosis in febrile patients: Urabá, Colombia. by Pablo Uribe-Restrepo, Janeth Perez-Garcia, Margarita Arboleda, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, Piedad Agudelo-Florez

“…<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is responsible for various clinical syndromes, classically linked with fever and acute kidney injury.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in six health institutions in the region of Urabá, Colombia. …”
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Perianal fistulas characterization using magnetic resonance imaging. Qatar Cuban Hospital, 2017-2023 by Rolando Dornes Ramon, Yordany Vázquez Mora, Yunelkys Martínez Castro, Isbelys Flatts Segundo, Aimé Alberna Cardoso

“…Demographic studied variables were, as well as personal pathological history, degree of injury, clinical manifestations, time location and length of the fistulous tract. …”
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Improving preparedness for time critical prehospital care: a descriptive study of the first responder system in Central Norway by Andreas Lindeman, Lars Eide Næss, Lars Vesterhus, Ann-Britt Maude Bakken, Andreas Krüger, Helge Haugland

“…Our findings suggest that the first responder system contributes to rapid response in cases of acute illness and injury, especially in rural areas.…”
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Influence of Edible Coatings on Biochemical Fruit Quality and Storage Life of Bell Pepper cv. “Yolo Wonder” by Abad Ullah, N. A. Abbasi, M. Shafique, A. A. Qureshi

“…Results revealed that 12% gum arabic coating exhibited significantly reduced weight loss, membrane leakage, chilling injury, and decay incidence with less increase in pH, total soluble solids, and sugar percentage, whereas appealing fruit color (L⁎, a⁎, and b⁎) along with higher values of ascorbic acid (1.84 mg/100 g), titratable acidity (0.19%), and firmness (4 N) was observed in cold storage environment. …”
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Female Brain and Endocrinological Research-Veteran (FemBER-Vet) study: A study protocol for identifying endocrinological, lifestyle and psychosocial determinants of brain health ou... by Tamlyn Watermeyer, Elliott Atkinson, Glyn Howatson, Gill McGill, Christina Dodds, Paul Ansdell, Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

“…<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies have demonstrated a greater risk of dementia in female veterans compared to civilians; with the highest prevalence noted for former service women with a diagnosis of psychiatric (trauma, alcoholism, depression), and/or a physical health condition (brain injury, insomnia, diabetes). Such findings highlight the need for increased and early screening of medical and psychiatric conditions, and indeed dementia, in the female veteran population. …”
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Urodynamic Evaluation after High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Patients with Prostate Cancer by Luigi Mearini, Elisabetta Nunzi, Silvia Giovannozzi, Luca Lepri, Carolina Lolli, Antonella Giannantoni

“…In conclusion, following HIFU detrusor overactivity, decreased bladder compliance and urge incontinence represent de novo dysfunction due to prostate and bladder neck injury during surgery. However, urodynamic study shows a progressive improvement in all storage and voiding patterns at 6-month follow-up. …”
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Arachidonic Acid Derivatives and Their Role in Peripheral Nerve Degeneration and Regeneration by Carlos Rodrigo Camara-Lemarroy, Emmanuel Irineo Gonzalez-Moreno, Francisco Javier Guzman-de la Garza, Nancy Esthela Fernandez-Garza

“…After peripheral nerve injury, a process of axonal degradation, debris clearance, and subsequent regeneration is initiated by complex local signaling, called Wallerian degeneration (WD). …”
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Why Does Pnemococcus Kill? by Yves Bergeron, Michel G Bergeron

“…Nitric oxide release is biphasic and corresponds mostly to monocyte recruitment in BAL fluid and concomitant serious tissue injury. Pneumococci activate leukotriene B4 (LTB4) release. but PMN recruitment is not primarily mediated by LTB4. …”
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Effect of Delayed Harvesting on the Quality of 'Cuixiang' Kiwifruit by Wen PENG, Min ZHANG, Xinyi LI, Qinyu ZHAO, Xiangyu SUN, Tingting MA

“…Delayed harvesting for 1 week effectively suppressed the development of rot and chilling injury. Delayed harvesting significantly reduced the b* value of fruits (P<0.05), but maintained the textural quality of fruits in the LTM group, significantly reduced the ascorbic acid content of fruits in the AH group (P<0.05), and slowed down the degradation of ascorbic acid in the LTM fruits and maintained their antioxidant capacity. …”
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Learning to Listen to Non-spoken Voices. Including Young People With Intellectual Disabilities Who are Non-speaking as Primary Participants in Qualitative Research by Beverley Samways, Pauline Heslop

“…Through this adapted methodology, the participants were able to contribute significant insights into the research inquiry, resulting in a dataset which reflected the rich, nuanced and overlaid emotional experiences, including significant emotional overwhelm and distress which could be understood as a factor for their self-injury. It is hoped that the explication of this approach prompts further consideration as to how non-speaking participants might be included in future social research.…”
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Assessing low-back loading during lifting using personalized electromyography-driven trunk models and NIOSH-based risk levels by Mohamed Irfan Refai, Tiwana Varrecchia, Giorgia Chini, Alberto Ranavolo, Massimo Sartori

“…Workplace injury risk due to physically demanding tasks (e.g., repeated lifting) is currently assessed using ergonomic guidelines. …”
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Validity and Reliability of Hospitalization Anxiety Scale Based on Parent Perception in Children Age 1-6 Years by Hermalinda Herman, Apiradee Pimsen, Lili Faria, Deswita, Okky Adelirandy, Rahmatika Amelda, Rahmi Ramadhan

“…The main stressors could be in the form of separation from family, loss of control, bodily injury, and pain. In clinical practice, nursing assessments in identifying anxiety in children and parents were often challenging. …”
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Neuroinflammation as Fuel for Axonal Regeneration in the Injured Vertebrate Central Nervous System by Ilse Bollaerts, Jessie Van houcke, Lien Andries, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons

“…After optic nerve or spinal cord injury, inflammatory stimulation and/or modification greatly improve the regenerative outcome in rodents. …”
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Study of the Influence of Plaque Growth and Hydrostatic Properties in an Atherosclerotic Artery, for the Prevention of Arterial Wall Damage: Application to Vascular Diseases by J. R. Tsafack Nzifack, J. S. Mabekou Takam, R. Moutou Pitti, M. Fogue, P. K. Talla

“…All the results are in good agreement with the expected result of the literature and could play an important role in the diagnosis of the patient with an arterial injury. It will also help the doctor and the surgeon to make a good clinical decision and good treatment planning.…”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Cocultured with Chondrocytes Promote the Proliferation of Chondrocytes by Jie Shi, Jiulong Liang, Bingyu Guo, Yu Zhang, Qiang Hui, Peng Chang, Kai Tao

“…Articular cartilage injury and defect caused by trauma and chronic osteoarthritis vascularity are very common, while the repair of injured cartilage remains a great challenge due to its limited healing capacity. …”
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The Protective Effect of Lidocaine on Septic Rats via the Inhibition of High Mobility Group Box 1 Expression and NF-κB Activation by Huan-Liang Wang, Yan-Qiu Xing, Ying-Xue Xu, Fei Rong, Wei-Fu Lei, Wen-Hua Zhang

“…We found that acute organ injury induced by CLP was mitigated by lidocaine treatment and organ function was significantly improved. …”
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Sestrin2 Signaling Pathway Regulates Podocyte Biology and Protects against Diabetic Nephropathy by Moein Ala

“…Consistently, overexpression of Sestrin2 ameliorated podocyte injury, mesangial proliferation, proteinuria, and renal fibrosis in animal models of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning Compared with Open Reduction Internal Fixation in Treating Supracondylar Fractures: A Systematic Review by I Made Yedi Wisnawan, I Kadek Yoga Premana, Anak Agung Ngurah Krisna Dwipayana

“…Some complications, like nerve injury, infection, and scar, were also seen after surgery. …”
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Benign mature teratoma of the conus medullaris in a 57-year-old-female: case report and literature review by Daniel Yamba Yamba, Dramane Cissé, Oualid Mohammed Hmamouche, Faycal Lakhdar, Mohammed Benzagmout, Khalid Chakour, Mohammed El Faiz Chaoui

“…However, the surgical excision should be made under neurophysiological monitoring to avoid some injury to the surrounding neural tissue. Furthermore, the paucity of literature on the Adjuvant therapy for spinal teratoma is a challenge for neurosurgery for aiming of total resection.…”
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Gene expression of psychiatric disorder-related kinesin superfamily proteins (Kifs) is potentiated in alternatively activated primary cultured microglia by Suguru Iwata, Mitsuhiro Hyugaji, Yohei Soga, Momo Morikawa, Tetsuya Sasaki, Yosuke Takei

“…Abstract Objective Reactivity of microglia, the resident cells of the brain, underlies innate immune mechanisms (e.g., injury repair), and disruption of microglial reactivity has been shown to facilitate psychiatric disorder dysfunctions. …”
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