Transgenerational associations between newborn metabolic profiles and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates born to mothers with an obese phenotype by Jonathan D. Reiss, Wei Yang, Alan L. Chang, Jonathan Z. Long, Ivana Marić, Jochen Profit, Karl G. Sylvester, David K. Stevenson, Nima Aghaeepour, Gary M. Shaw

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Global Perspectives on Laptop Features: A Sentiment Analysis of User Preferences in Developed and Developing Countries by Mehrdad Maghsoudi, Mohammadreza Bakhtiari, Hamidreza Bakhtiari

“…The study analyzes user opinions on 16 key laptop features, revealing distinct preferences and pain points between users in developed and developing nations. …”
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Assessment of the quality of life comparison between open and endovascular aortic arch surgery: a pilot study by Eric Thiam Aik Lim, Hannah S. Kim, Andrew McCombie, Andrew D. P. Laing, Adib Khanafer

“…We demonstrated that endovascular aortic arch repair is associated with a better quality of life compared to open aortic arch surgery across all eight subscales. Pain scores were found to be higher than the population normal in the endovascular aortic arch repair group while the open aortic arch surgery group had a score lower than the population norm (P < 0.01). …”
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Anterior clinoid process metastasis with sudden loss of vision: role of emergency optic nerve decompression by Marta Rico-Pereira, Fernando Muñoz-Hernández

“…The patient was admitted to hospital and, during the hospital stay, developed sudden left retro-orbital pain progressing to left amaurosis over approximately 8 h. …”
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A Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as an Adrenal Incidentaloma in a Subject on Warfarin by Ishrat N. Khan, Mohamed A. Adlan, Michael J. Stechman, Lakdasa D. Premawardhana

“…A woman on warfarin with SLE and the antiphospholipid syndrome, presented with left loin pain. She was normotensive and clinically normal. …”
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Ocular Involvement and Blindness Secondary to Linear IgA Dermatosis by Cinthya Ramos-Castellón, Gabriela Ortiz-Nieva, Fernando Fresán, Leonardo Villalvazo, Yonathan Garfias, Alejandro Navas, María C. Jiménez-Martínez

“…A 43-year-old man with linear immunoglobulin A (IgA) dermatosis associated with gluten intolerance presented with progressive vision loss, pain and photosensitivity in both eyes. His visual acuity was light perception (LP) in both eyes. …”
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Concurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: Analysis of Seven Cases and Literature Review by Bryan-Josué Flores-Robles, Eztizen Labrador-Sánchez, Estíbaliz Andrés-Trasahedo, Valvanera Pinillos-Aransay, María-Yasmina Joven-Zapata, Laura Torrecilla Lerena, Osman-Alberto Salazar-Asencio, Juan-Antonio López-Martín

“…Approximately 53% of the patients had rheumatoid nodules, and 83% reported inflammatory lumbar pain during their evaluation. Erosions were observed on radiographs of the hands and/or feet in 85% of the cases, and almost all the patients (80/81) had sacroiliitis on imaging studies. …”
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Interactive Palliative and End-of-Life Care Modules for Pediatric Residents by Mindy K. Ross, Ami Doshi, London Carrasca, Patricia Pian, JoAnne Auger, Amira Baker, James A. Proudfoot, Mark S. Pian

“…Our Comfort Care Modules (CCMs) address pediatric palliative care (PPC) topics of breaking bad news, dyspnea, anxiety, pain management, and the dying child. We also evaluated a scoring system and gathered qualitative data. …”
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Comprehensive Treatment of Severe Periodontal and Periimplant Bone Destruction Caused by Iatrogenic Factors by Gregor-Georg Zafiropoulos, Andreas Parashis, Taha Abdullah, Evangelos Sotiropoulos, Gordon John

“…A 55-year-old female smoker with fixed partial dentures (FPDs) supported on teeth and implants presented with oral pain, swelling, bleeding, and a 10-year history of multiple implant placements and implants/prosthesis failures/replacements. …”
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Intravascular Leiomyomatosis as a Rare Cause of Nonthrombotic Pulmonary Embolism by Julie Van Maercke, Anne-Sophie Van Rompuy, Willy Poppe, Tom Verbelen, Marion Delcroix, Catharina Belge

“…Rarely, this neoplasm is located in the inferior vena cava or in the pulmonary vasculature potentially causing symptoms of dyspnea, chest pain, or syncope. We report the case of a 53-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital with extensive pulmonary embolism comprising of a subtotal occlusion of the right pulmonary artery with extension into the left pulmonary artery. …”
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A Case of In-Bore Transperineal MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy of a Patient with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis by Michael Kongnyuy, Thomas Frye, Arvin K. George, Amichai Kilchevsky, Amogh Iyer, Meet Kadakia, Akhil Muthigi, Baris Turkbey, Brad J. Wood, Peter A. Pinto

“…Any form of pouch manipulation can lead to severe bleeding, inflammation, and pain. Urologists are therefore faced with the challenge of doing a prostate biopsy without a transrectal ultrasound. …”
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Effect of Refined Nursing on Wound Complications After Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Cancer by Yanxia Dong, Guangqin Ma, Shuaishuai Wu, Shuling Zhang

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Lung cancer thoracoscopic postoperative wound complications bring great pain and inconvenience to patients. Methods To provide clinical nurses with a more scientific and effective nursing plan, this study evaluated the effect of refined nursing on wound complications after thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer. …”
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Infective endocarditis following transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement: a clinical case report by Jing-Wei Zhang, Si-ying Liao, Jie Li, Feng-Juan Yao

“…Case presentation An 81-year-old male patient was admitted with intermittent thoracic tightness, chest pain persisting for 3 years, and shortness of breath with nausea for 1 week. …”
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Modified Kraske Procedure with Mid-Sacrectomy and Coccygectomy for En Bloc Excision of Sacral Giant Cell Tumors by Vítor M. Gonçalves, Álvaro Lima, João Gíria, Nuno Carvalho, José Parreira, Manuel Cunha e Sá

“…An exemplifying case of a 29-year-old female with progressive complaints of pain and paresthesias in the sacral and perianal regions, constipation, and weight loss for 6 months is presented. …”
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African Swine Fever Outbreak at a Farm in Central Namibia by Alaster Samkange, Borden Mushonga, Douglas Mudimba, Bernard A. Chiwome, Mark Jago, Erick Kandiwa, Alec S. Bishi, Umberto Molini

“…The clinical signs observed included sternal recumbency, fever, weakness, pain and reluctance to move, hyperemia of the skin and anorexia, followed by death. …”
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Adipose Stem Cell-Based Clinical Strategy for Neural Regeneration: A Review of Current Opinion by Yu-hao Wang, Yu-chen Guo, Dian-ri Wang, Ji-yuan Liu, Jian Pan

“…Nerve injury causes serious clinic issues including pain and dysfunctions for patients. The disconnection between damaged neural fibers and muscles will result in muscle atrophy in a few weeks if no treatment is applied. …”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine hot pack technology for a patient with arthralgia and related nursing measures (中药热奄包技术治疗1例尪痹患者的护理体会) by KAI Yan (凯艳), TANG Ling (唐玲), LU Lin (芦琳), LI Suqian (李苏茜)

“…Targeted nursing interventions on activity of daily living, nutrition, psychological health and functional exercise were also carried out to relieve the pain and improve the quality of life. (本文总结中药热奄包技术治疗1例尪痹患者的护理经验, 通过护理评估、护理诊断, 制定生活、饮食、心理、功能锻炼等针对性护理计划, 并实施中药热奄包治疗, 患者疼痛明显减轻, 生活质量明显改善。)…”
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Validated HPLC Methodology for Pregabalin Quantification in Human Urine Using 1-Fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene Derivatization by Mohamedsaid mostafa Said Mostafa, Hosam Abdel Fattah Mohamed Elshebiny, Olfat Elsayed Mostafa, Shimaa Talaat Elsayed, Mohamed Abdelizm Abdelaziz

“… Pregabalin (PGB) is a synthetic drug used for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and neuropathic pain. PGB is metabolized to N-Methyl pregabalin while the rest is excreted virtually unchanged in the urine. …”
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Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Severe Iron Overload by Kamal Shemisa, Nasima Jafferjee, David Thomas, Gretta Jacobs, Howard J. Meyerson

“…A 34-year-old female with sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin SS disease) and severe iron overload presented to our institution with the subacute presentation of recurrent pain crisis, fever of unknown origin, pancytopenia, and weight loss. …”
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Classic Dissection of Thoracic Aorta Complicated by Ascending Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Promt Diagnosis and Successful Endovascular Repair by Gediminas Rackauskas, Mindaugas Mataciunas, Nerijus Misonis, Diana Zakarkaite, Marijus Gutauskas, Valdas Bilkis, Algirdas Edvardas Tamosiunas, Pranas Serpytis, Aleksandras Laucevicius

“…Patient was admitted to our institution for evaluation of a severe, constant, tearing anterior chest pain radiated to the neck with suspicion of acute aortic dissection. …”
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