Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…A survey of 525 working women who had menstruated in the past 6 months (435 working in markets, 45 in schools and 45 working in healthcare facilities) in Mukono District, Uganda was used to test the dimensionality, reliability and validity of the measure.Results The 36 scale items were well understood by the study population. …”
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Sacral neuromodulation outcomes in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients by Tyler Trump, Po-Ming Chow, Vivian Hua, Omer Anis, Mazen Mansour, Howard B. Goldman

“…BMI was positively correlated with success. Of the 49 patients who received IPG 25 (51%) were noted to have sustained efficacy. …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes of Group B Streptococcus colonization: a retrospective study by Guixiu Jin, Lanhua Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Junling Fei, Zhenling Zhu, Ziyan Jiang, Min Liu

“…Material and Methods A retrospective research was carried out on pregnant women who had undergone GBS screening and delivered from June 2020 to December 2022. …”
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Predicting dengue incidence in high-risk areas of China through the integration of Southeast Asian and local meteorological factors by Shaowei Sang, Yiguan Wang, Qiyong Liu, Peng Chen, Chuanxi Li, Anran Zhang

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Analyzing Gait Dynamics and Recovery Trajectory in Lower Extremity Fractures Using Linear Mixed Models and Gait Analysis Variables by Mostafa Rezapour, Rachel B. Seymour, Suman Medda, Stephen H. Sims, Madhav A. Karunakar, Nahir Habet, Metin Nafi Gurcan

“…Our study provided insights into gait recovery across different fracture types using data from 318 patients who experienced no complications or readmissions during their recovery. …”
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Protection of housing rights of Ukrainian citizens in conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine by Samoylenko G., Kosyrev D.

“…It is substantiated that compensation by Ukraine for the damage caused to the housing of Ukrainian citizens, which is a consequence of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, gives Ukraine the right to apply for recovery in a retroactive manner against the Russian Federation as a person who compensated for the damage caused by another person (Article 1191 of the Civil Code of Ukraine). …”
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Ovarian Stimulation in Patient-oriented Strategies Encompassing Individualised Oocyte Number-4 Category; Antagonist versus Short-agonist Protocols by Tarek K. Al-Hussaini, Ahmed Aboelfadle Mohamed, Ayman Askar, Ahmed A. Abden, Yousra M. Othman, Reda S. Hussein

“…Materials and Methods: Infertile women who met the criteria for POSEIDON 4 group and underwent fresh ICSI-ET in using GnRH-antagonist and GnRH-agonist short protocols was performed. …”
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Impact of aspirin on biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after robot assisted radical prostatectomy in a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Shuhei Suzuki, Hiromitsu Negoro, Masashi Kubota, Takayuki Sumiyoshi, Ryoichi Saito, Tomoya Okuno, Takehiko Segawa, Shigeki Fukuzawa, Hiroyuki Onishi, Kodai Hattahara, Kanji Nagahama, Yuya Sekine, Ryoma Kurahashi, Kimihiro Shimatani, Atsuro Sawada, Shusuke Akamatsu, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Takayuki Goto, Takashi Kobayashi

“…A database search identified patients who underwent RARP for pT2-3N0M0 disease at any of 25 centers between 2011 and 2022, categorized into aspirin (n = 350) and control groups (n = 5857). …”
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Human inborn errors of immunity underlying Talaromyces marneffei infections: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study by Huifeng Fan, Zhiyong Yang, Yuhui Wu, Xiulan Lu, Tian Li, Xuyang Lu, Gen Lu, Liming He, Guoping Lu, Li Huang

“…We aimed to investigate the clinical and genetic features of T. marneffei infection in Chinese pediatric patients.Materials and methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 18 pediatric patients with IEIs who were diagnosed with T. marneffei infections at five public hospitals in China from January 2015 to January 2023.ResultsThe common clinical features among the patients were fever, cough, and hepatomegaly. …”
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Emergent treatment using balloon-assisted ERCP versus EUS-guided drainage for acute cholangitis in patients with surgically altered anatomy by Takahiro Shishimoto, Masahiro Itonaga, Reiko Ashida, Yasunobu Yamashita, Yuki Kawaji, Takashi Tamura, Hiromu Morishita, Akiya Nakahata, Yuto Sugihara, Tomokazu Ishihara, Masayuki Kitano

“…Methods : This study retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients who underwent emergent BAE-ERCP or EUS-BD for AC with SAA between January 2020 and March 2024. …”
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Cognitive impairment, depressive and anxiety disorders among post-COVID-19 survivors: a follow-up study by Ayman A. Aziz, Ahmed A. Latif, Sandra W. Elseesy

“…The percentage of patients who suffered from sleep difficulties was 59.1% at 1st interview and 27.3% at 2nd interview. …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Runze Zhu, Wenxian Wang, Yan Gao, Junchuan Liu, Bowen Li, Rongxue Shan, Runjie Xue, Xianshun Yuan, Xi‐Ming Wang

“…A total of 209 HTN patients and 50 healthy controls, who underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at two medical centers in China between June 2015 and October 2024, were enrolled for this study. …”
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Continuity in Teaching the Course Algebra and the Beginning of Analysis: Adaptation of Students to New Conditions by Azizkhan Umiralkhanov, Alma Abylkassymova, Yessenkeldy Tuyakov, Larissa Zhadrayeva, Almagul Ardabayeva

“…A total of 86 students who participated in the experiment were divided into control and experimental groups. …”
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Effect of a perinatal care quality improvement package on patient satisfaction: a secondary outcome analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial by Ashish KC, Anna Bergstrom, Mats Målqvist, Dipak Chaulagain, Olivia Brunell

“…Participating hospitals were randomised by size into four different wedges.Setting 12 secondary-level public hospitals in Nepal.Participants Women who gave birth in the hospitals at a gestational age of ≥22 weeks, with fetal heart sound at admission. …”
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Efficacy and prognosis of dapagliflozin in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated with type 2 diabetes in Xining area by Jinping Chai, Delian Li, Yanmin Liu, Xiaoling Su

“…Xining is situated in a region of middle to high altitude and due to its unique geographical environment, coupled with the population's limited health awareness, unequal medical standards and other factors, there remain some AMI patients who are difficult to diagnose early on. The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy and prognosis of dapagliflozin in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by type 2 diabetes in the Xining region.Methodanalysis on January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2020, in Qinghai province people's hospital of cardiovascular internal medicine hospital treatment of 245 cases of acute myocardial infarction combined the clinical data of patients with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Predictors of food security status among informal caregivers of older adults residing in slums in Ghana by Dina Adei, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Bright Osei Boateng, Anthony Acquah Mensah

“…Additionally, participants identifying as Akan (β = -0.421, p <.05), Christians (β = -0.828, p <.001), married individuals (β = -0.500, p <.05), those who reported never being ill (β = -2.617, p <.001), those without chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (β = -0.638, p <.001), and those not enrolled in the national health insurance scheme (β = -0.422, p <.01) statistically significantly experienced a decreased food security status compared to their counterparts. …”
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Nomogram for Prediction of Postoperative Delirium after Deep Brain Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson’s Disease under General Anesthesia by Yu-Ting Ling, Qian-Qian Guo, Si-Min Wang, Li-Nan Zhang, Jin-Hua Chen, Yi Liu, Ruo-Heng Xuan, Bo Qu, Li-Ge Liu, Zhi-Shuang Wen, Jia-Kun Xu, Lu-Lu Jiang, Wen-Biao Xian, Bin Wu, Chang-Ming Zhang, Ling Chen, Jin-Long Liu, Nan Jiang

“…We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study on the data of 240 patients with Parkinson’s disease who underwent deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus under general anesthesia. …”
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Chronic fatigue and headache in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a radiological and clinical evaluation by Gonçalo G. Almeida, Gonçalo G. Almeida, Saide Alkan, Saide Alkan, Robert Hoepner, André Euler, André Euler, Lara Diem, Franca Wagner

“…This study aimed to investigate the correlation between these symptoms and T2-hyperintense white matter lesions detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spine in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome.MethodsThis retrospective, single-center study analyzed a sample of 96 patients from Bern University Hospital in Switzerland who presented with suspected post-COVID-19 syndrome between 2020 and 2022. …”
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Gambaran Karakteristik Ibu Hamil pada Persalinan Preterm di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2012 by Verdani Leoni Edrin, Ariadi ., Lili Irawati

“…The population in this study were all of mother who delivered preterm were 72 people. The sample that had been used was the total value of population. …”
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Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for a Patient of POEMS Syndrome Presenting with Massive Ascites by Shuji Ueda, Sayoko Yonemoto, Kazumasa Oka, Naohiko Fujii, Keiichi Nakata, Hitomi Matsunaga, Seiko Kataoka, Yuki Iwama, Hiroyuki Narahara, Yuichi Yasunaga, Yoshiaki Inui, Sumio Kawata

“…We report the case of a patient with POEMS syndrome presenting with massive ascites who was treated with very-low-dose lenalidomide and dexamethasone. …”
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