Association of socioeconomic factors and the risk for unintentional injuries among children in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Nobuhiro Sato, Kohei Akazawa, Yusuke Hagiwara, Junta Ishikawa

“…Objectives While Japan has socioeconomic issues, such as income inequality, little is known about the association between socioeconomic factors and the risk of unintentional childhood injuries. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of socioeconomic factors on the risk for unintentional injuries among preschool children in Japan.Design Cross-sectional study using data from a web-based questionnaire survey.Setting Japan (January 2015).Participants 1000 households with preschool children under 6 years of age.Outcome measures Multivariate logistic regression was performed to analyse the influence of socioeconomic factors on the incidence of unintentional injuries.Results Overall, 976 households were eligible for the analysis, with 201 households reporting unintentional injuries. …”
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Contralateral Metabolic Activation Related to Plastic Changes in the Spinal Cord after Peripheral Nerve Injury in Rats by Ran Won, Bae Hwan Lee

“…Under pentobarbital anesthesia, rats were subjected to unilateral nerve injury. Mechanical allodynia was tested for two weeks after nerve injury. …”
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Using artificial intelligence to optimize anti-seizure treatment and EEG-guided decisions in severe brain injury by Zade Akras, Jin Jing, M. Brandon Westover, Sahar F. Zafar

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Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Injury due to Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infections by Qingqing Chen, Panpan Xu, Zhihui Guan, Feizhen Song, Xinhua Luo, Xijiang Zhang, Chuming Zhang, Ronghai Lin, Cheng Zheng

“…Conclusions: Older age (> 67 years), higher SOFA score (> 6), mechanical ventilation, and CVC in place were found to be significantly associated with an increased risk of myocardial injury. Clinical physicians should be alert to the potential for myocardial injury in elderly critically ill patients, especially those who are on mechanical ventilation and have indwelling CVC, in the event of KP-BSI.…”
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Applying Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) to Fishing Vessels: An Analysis of Occupational Injuries on Korean Trap Boats by Su-Hyung Kim, Seung-Hyun Lee, Kyung-Jin Ryu, Yoo-Won Lee

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Genetic and peripheral biomarkers of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury: a systematic review by Kiriana Cowansage, Reshmi Nair, Jose M. Lara-Ruiz, Daniel E. Berman, Courtney C. Boyd, Tiffany L. Milligan, Daniel Kotzab, Dawn M. Bellanti, Lisa M. Shank, Maria A. Morgan, Derek J. Smolenski, Ida Babakhanyan, Nancy A. Skopp, Daniel P. Evatt, Marija S. Kelber

“…BackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly cooccurs with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military populations and is a significant predictor of poor long-term outcomes; however, it is unclear to what extent specific biological variables are associated with comorbidity. …”
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Deficiency in Galectin-3 Promotes Hepatic Injury in CDAA Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kazuhiro Nomoto, Takeshi Nishida, Yuko Nakanishi, Makoto Fujimoto, Ichiro Takasaki, Yoshiaki Tabuchi, Koichi Tsuneyama

“…We investigated whether galectin-3 is involved in the development of NASH by comparing galectin-3 knockout (gal3−/−) mice and wild-type (gal3+/+) mice with choline-deficient L-amino-acid-defined (CDAA) diet-induced NAFLD/NASH. Hepatic injury was significantly more severe in the gal3−/− male mice, as compared to the gal3+/+ mice. …”
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Prehospital Intubation in Patients with Isolated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A 4-Year Observational Study by Mazin Tuma, Ayman El-Menyar, Husham Abdelrahman, Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmad Zarour, Ashok Parchani, Sherwan Khoshnaw, Ruben Peralta, Rifat Latifi

“…To study the effect of prehospital intubation (PHI) on survival of patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury (ISTBI). Method. Retrospective analyses of all intubated patients with ISTBI between 2008 and 2011 were studied. …”
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HSF1 Alleviates Brain Injury by Inhibiting NLRP3-Induced Pyroptosis in a Sepsis Model by Yi-fu He, Xi-min Hu, Md. Asaduzzaman Khan, Bo-yao Yu, Yi-cun Sheng, Xian-zhong Xiao, Xin-xing Wan, Si-pin Tan, Kun Xiong

“…There is evidence that brain injury may be related to severe systemic infection induced by sepsis. …”
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Emergency Sonography Aids Diagnostic Accuracy of Torso Injuries: A Study in a Resource Limited Setting by Charles Edward Tunuka, Robert Wangoda, Sam Bugeza, Moses Galukande

“…EFAST is a reliable method of diagnosing torso injuries in a resource limited context.…”
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The Golfer’s Fore, Fore +, and Advanced Fore + Exercise Program: An Exercise Series and Injury Prevention Program for the Golfer by Zachary M Thomas, Kevin E Wilk

“…Injuries most commonly occur at the low back followed by the wrist. …”
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Self-Injurious Behavior in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Units: Actual Aspects of the Complex Care Provision by Sigita Lesinskienė, Mariam Afrahi, Kamilė Pociūtė

“… Background: Nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior in children and adolescents is a major concern that requires mental health professionals’ attention. …”
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Akkermansia muciniphila identified as key strain to alleviate gut barrier injury through Wnt signaling pathway by Xin Ma, Meng Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Tingting Xu, Xinchen Zhou, Mengqi Qian, Zhiren Yang, Xinyan Han

“…FMT alleviated ETEC-induced gut barrier injury and intestinal inflammation in the AIMD model. …”
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Skeletal Muscle-Derived Stem/Progenitor Cells: A Potential Strategy for the Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury by Egle Pavyde, Romaldas Maciulaitis, Mykolas Mauricas, Gintaras Sudzius, Ernesta Ivanauskaite Didziokiene, Arvydas Laurinavicius, Neringa Sutkeviciene, Edgaras Stankevicius, Justinas Maciulaitis, Arvydas Usas

“…Single intravenous MDSPCs injection accelerated functional and morphological kidney recovery, as reflected by significantly lower serum creatinine levels, renal injury score, higher urinary creatinine, and GFR levels. …”
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Shenfu Injection Protects Brain Injury in Rats with Cardiac Arrest through Nogo/NgR Pathway by Haixia Deng, Zhanhong Tang, Peng Tuo, Ruihua Wu, Si Jia, Xuan Zhao, Deqing Huang, Yuguang Gao, Zhou Lan

“…The effect of Shenfu injection on brain injury after cardiac arrest (CA) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) along with the underlying mechanism of axonal regeneration was explored. …”
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Optical approaches for neurocritical care: Toward non-invasive recording of cerebral physiology in acute brain injury by Austen T. Lefebvre, Nicole E. Steiner, Carissa L. Rodriguez, Joseph P. Angelo, Eyal Bar-Kochba, Rohan Mathur, Marek Mirski, David W. Blodgett

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A qualitative study of motivations for non-suicidal self-injury in a sample of psychiatric outpatients in Singapore by Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Say How Ong, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

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Therapy with Interleukin-22 Alleviates Hepatic Injury and Hemostasis Dysregulation in Rat Model of Acute Liver Failure by Tariq Helal Ashour

“…The therapeutic efficacy of interleukin-22 (IL-22) on liver injury and hematological disturbances was studied in rat model of acute liver failure (ALF) induced by D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (D-GalN/LPS). …”
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HACE1 protects against myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury via inhibition of mitochondrial fission in mice by Bang-Xia Liu, Juan Zheng, Zhan-Wei Tang, Lei Gao, Meng Wang, Ying Sun, Chen Chen, Heng-Chen Yao

“…The mice were evaluated for myocardial histopathological injury, serum troponin I (cTnI) levels, oxidative stress injury, apoptosis and cardiac function. …”
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Efficacy Comparison of Various Repair Techniques for Flexor Tendon Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Anak Agung Gde Duta Maha Putra, Made Bramantya Karna, Anak Agung Gde Yuda Asmara, Putu Feryawan Meregawa

“…Background: Flexor tendon injuries are potentially disabling, as flexor tendons are essential to hand function, playing a vital role in all types of grip, including power and fine pinch grips. …”
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