Patients´ experiences of TENS as a postoperative pain relief method in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a qualitative study by Eva Angelini, Charlotta Josefsson, Cecilia Ögren, Paulin Andréll, Axel Wolf, Mona Ringdal

“…They conveyed a preference for TENS, which they experienced as a safe and fast-acting alternative to opioids, despite its limitations in managing severe pain and rapid offset upon discontinuation. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first study that describes patients’ views on managing postoperative pain using TENS in the post-anesthesia care unit. …”
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Comparison of three recent discrete stochastic inversion methods and influence of the prior choice by Juda, Przemysław, Straubhaar, Julien, Renard, Philippe

“…Groundwater flow depends on subsurface heterogeneity, which often calls for categorical fields to represent different geological facies. The knowledge about subsurface is however limited and often provided indirectly by state variables, such as hydraulic heads of contaminant concentrations. …”
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Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study by Nadia Saniee, Shahram Sedghi, Abdolreza Noroozi chakoli, Salime Goharinezhad, Leila Nemati anaraki

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Sex life dissatisfaction contribute to intention toward infidelity among Malaysians: relationship satisfaction as a mediator by Soon Aun Tan, Siew Mun Ang, Pit Wan Pung, Xi Yao Teoh, Seow Ling Ooh

“…Conclusions This study may fill a knowledge gap in Malaysia about the underlying association among these variables as well as the practical implication of the importance of sex life and relationship satisfaction in determining whether one would engage in extramarital affairs.…”
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History of Pain Research and Management in Canada by Harold Merskey

“…Their work continues while a variety of basic and clinical studies are advancing knowledge of fundamental mechanisms, including work by Henry and by Sawynok on purines; by Salter and by Coderre on spinal cord mechanisms and plasticity; by Katz on postoperative pain; by several workers on children's pain; and by Bushnell and others in Montreal on cerebral imaging. …”
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Phylogenetic Group Determination of Escherichia coli Isolated from Animals Samples by Fernanda Morcatti Coura, Soraia de Araújo Diniz, Marcos Xavier Silva, Jamili Maria Suhet Mussi, Silvia Minharro Barbosa, Andrey Pereira Lage, Marcos Bryan Heinemann

“…This report demonstrated that some phylogroups are associated with the host analyzed and the results provide knowledge of the phylogenetic composition of E. coli from domestic animals.…”
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The winding road to health: A systematic scoping review on the effect of geographical accessibility to health care on infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries. by Fleur Hierink, Emelda A Okiro, Antoine Flahault, Nicolas Ray

“…Therefore, we aimed at evaluating the current state of knowledge on the effect of geographical accessibility to health care on infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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NLRP3 is a BMI-independent mediator of stable COPD by Yonca Gungor, Selin Ercan, Saliha Selin Özuygur Ermiş, Yiğit Kozalı, Gizem Kursunluoglu, Ceyda Sahan, Aylin Ozgen Alpaydin, Hulya Ayar Kayali

“…The NLRP3/caspase-1/interleukin (IL)-1β pathway might be involved in the progression of COPD with increasing body mass index. To our knowledge, no previous studies have explored the role of NLRP3 inflammasome markers in linking COPD and obesity. …”
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Pleural Rosai-Dorfman disease complicated with renal clear cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review by Sudan Tang, Sudan Tang, Xinju Yang, Shunan Wang, Shunan Wang, Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao

“…In this report, we aim to present a unique case of RDD with pleural involvement in a 61-year-old patient. To our knowledge, only a few cases of RDD primarily manifesting as pleural disease have been reported thus far.Case summaryA 61-year-old male with left brachial plexus neuropathy was found to have a space-occupying lesion in the left posterior pleura. …”
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HER2-Positive Metaplastic Spindle Cell Carcinoma Associated with Synchronous Bilateral Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast by Katsumi Kito, Toshiharu Maeda, Keiko Ninomiya, Atsuro Sugita, Teiri Sagawa, Kinya Matsuoka, Kousei Kinoshita, Naoki Hyodo, Nagisa Morita, Keizo Furuya

“…Since the spindle cell component was intimately admixed with apocrine carcinoma and had focal cytokeratin expression, we diagnosed it as metaplastic spindle cell carcinoma, which was originated from the apocrine carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a patient with synchronous bilateral apocrine carcinomas coinciding with metaplastic carcinoma.…”
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Food loss in Pacific Island Countries: a scoping review of the literature by Christian-Yves Amato-Ali, Viliamu Iese, Gayathri Mekala, Daniela Hidalgo, Hilda Sakiti-Waqa

“…This scoping review aims to systematically map the literature on food loss in PICs, addressing knowledge gaps and understanding specific methodological aspects. …”
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The Inhibitory Effects of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin on Endosomal TLR Signaling Pathways by Ahmed S. Elshikha, Georges Abboud, Rigena Avdiaj, Laurence Morel, Sihong Song

“…These findings not only advanced the current knowledge of hAAT biology, but also implied an insight into the clinical application of hAAT.…”
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Initial Development and Validation of a Transition Readiness Scale for Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Oded Hammerman, Areej Bayatra, Dan Turner, Arie Levine, Raanan Shamir, Amit Assa, Michael Wilschanski, Yaacov G. Bachner, Eran Israeli

“…Self-efficacy significantly correlated with age, while the correlations between perceived knowledge and perception of medical care with age were not significant. …”
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Personnel training for the security and defense sector as a prerequisite for ensuring the national security of Ukraine by V. V. Sokurenko

“…It has been argued that to ensure quality personnel training for the security and defense sector, it is important to form a quality system of recruitment and staffing of security and defense forces with professional staff, updating approaches to the selection procedure (both professional and psychological, moral) of candidates for service in the security and defense sector; improving the quality of training of scientific personnel who have special knowledge, skills, abilities and methods necessary to solve problems related to the functioning of the security and defense sector; strengthening practical training, in particular conducting trainings focused on providing practical skills and abilities to resolve conflicts without the use of special tools and weapons; improving the quality and intensity of joint training of defense forces to conduct strategic actions.…”
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Assessing SPECT/CT for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint: A systematic review by Larissa Rix, Samuel Tushingham, Karina Wright, Martyn Snow

“…Results: PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Knowledge, and NHS databases were searched for English language articles focusing on the diagnostic value of SPECT/CT for knee chondral lesions and knee pain. …”
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Mapping C. difficile TcdB interactions with host cell-surface and intracellular factors using proximity-dependent biotinylation labeling by Jennifer S. Ward, Karl J. Schreiber, John Tam, Ji-Young Youn, Roman A. Melnyk

“…Despite great progress in identifying many of the key host factors involved in the uptake of toxins, significant knowledge gaps remain as to how partially characterized and newly discovered microbial toxins exploit host factors or processes to intoxicate target cells. …”
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Computational analysis of thermo-solutal Marangoni convective unsteady stagnation point flow of tetra hybrid nanofluid past rotating sphere with activation energy by Munawar Abbas, Hawzhen Fateh M. Ameen, Jihad Younis, Nargiza Kamolova, Ebenezer Bonyah, Hafiz Muhammad Ghazi

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Attitudes towards transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in Australia: a national survey of TIPS centres by Jacob George, Avik Majumdar, Golo Ahlenstiel, Stuart K Roberts, Scott Read, Eric Kalo

“…This study aimed to address this gap in knowledge and benchmark the current landscape of TIPS services in Australia against international guidelines.Methods We designed a 42-item questionnaire according to practice-based recommendations and standards of international guidelines to investigate current landscape of TIPS service across four key domains: (1) service provision, (2) patient selection and indications, (3) best procedure practice, and (4) postoperative care.Results Gastroenterologist/hepatologists from 23 major liver centres (67.6%) across Australia currently performing TIPS completed the questionnaire. …”
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Immunomodulatory properties of Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia) leaves and its applications in value-added products by Jyoti Singh, Etika Saxena, Anjali Raj Chaudhary, Mandeep Kaur, Molly Salotra, Prasad Rasane, Sawinder Kaur, Sezai Ercisli, Melekber Sulusoglu Durul, Mehmet Ramazan Bozhuyuk, Ahmet Hakan Urusan, Riaz Ullah

“…Studies have shown the potential of incorporating giloy leaves into a wide range of value-added products, such as beverages, biscuits, and herbal formulations, to bridge traditional knowledge with modern functional food production. A comparison of traditional and modern giloy-based products demonstrates their benefits and drawbacks, showing that traditional techniques can be combined with modern scientific developments to improve medicinal efficacy. …”
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Integrating literature and family insights: exploring the needs of families supporting adults with diabetes by Vânia Lídia Soares, Vânia Lídia Soares, Sara Lemos, Sara Lemos, Carlos Sequeira, Carlos Sequeira, Carminda Soares Morais, Carminda Soares Morais, Carminda Soares Morais, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo

“…Phase 2 involved a focus group to gather qualitative data on family experiences, which was analyzed using content analysis and following the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.Results from both phases revealed five themesCommunication and emotional expression within families, the impact of diabetes on the family, diabetes-specific knowledge, socio-cultural and environmental influences on diabetes management, and communication with healthcare providers. …”
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