Predictive value of the New Zealand Early Warning Score for early mortality in low-acuity patients discharged at scene by paramedics: an observational study by Bridget Dicker, Verity Frances Todd, Tony Smith, Andy Swain, Graham Howie, Melanie Moylan, Aroha Brett

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the NZEWS risk-assessment tool and adverse outcomes of early mortality or ambulance reattendance within 48 hours in low-acuity, prehospital patients not transported by ambulance.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Prehospital emergency medical service provided by St John New Zealand over a 2-year period (1 July 2016 through 30 June 2018).Participants 83 171 low-acuity, adult patients who were attended by an ambulance and discharged at scene. …”
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Arduous management in treatment of elderly patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiopulmonary comorbidities by Yu Enomoto, Kei Kusaka, Kengo Sato, Keita Takeda, Masahiro Kawashima, Yoshiteru Morio

“…We report a case of a 74-year-old male with PAH and cardiopulmonary comorbidities who responded transiently to initial combination therapy with pulmonary vasodilators.…”
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Impact of mechanical ventilation on severe acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with and without COVID-19 – a multicentre propensity matched analysis by Fabian Perschinka, Timo Mayerhöfer, Teresa Engelbrecht, Alexandra Graf, Paul Zajic, Philipp Metnitz, Michael Joannidis

“…Furthermore, we wanted to investigate the rates and timing of RRT as well as the outcome of patients, who were treated with RRT. Results A total of 8,678 patients were included, of which 555 (12.8%) in the COVID-19 and 554 (12.8%) in the control group were treated with RRT. …”
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Predicting Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Premature Neonates with Intrauterine Growth Restriction Using a Three-Layered Neural Network by Anca Bivoleanu, Liliana Gheorghe, Bogdan Doroftei, Ioana-Sadiye Scripcariu, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Valeriu Harabor, Ana-Maria Adam, Gigi Adam, Iulian Valentin Munteanu, Carolina Susanu, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Anamaria Harabor

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: There is a constant need to improve the prediction of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in growth-restricted neonates who were born prematurely. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the predictive performance of a three-layered neural network for the prediction of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes determined at two years of age by the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition (Bayley-III) scale in prematurely born infants by affected by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). …”
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Assessment of Pain Perception of Aesthetic Procedures During Menstrual Period in Comparison to Non- Menstrual Period days by Bin Rubaian NF, AlGhamdi NJ, AlHemli HA, AlHuraish DS, Bukhari AE, Amir BA

“…The study explored the correlation between different phases of the menstrual cycle, the presence of premenstrual symptoms, and the severity of pain experienced by participants.Patients and Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted at dermatology clinics in Saudi Arabia. 383 complete responses were collected from participants who provided data on demographic factors, aesthetic procedures, menstrual status, premenstrual symptoms, and pain severity.Results: The 383 participants reported that the most frequent procedures were laser hair removal (82.5%) and injectables. …”
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Predicting Poor Outcome of COVID-19 Patients on the Day of Admission with the COVID-19 Score by Luke Tseng, Erin Hittesdorf, Mitchell F. Berman, Desmond A. Jordan, Nina Yoh, Katerina Elisman, Katherine A. Eiseman, Yuqi Miao, Shuang Wang, Gebhard Wagener

“…The aim of this study was to develop a simple, objective admission score, based on laboratory tests, that identifies patients who are likely going to deteriorate. Methods. This is a retrospective cohort study of all COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary academic medical center in New York City during the COVID-19 crisis in spring 2020. …”
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Short-Term Motor Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease after Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Combined with Post-Operative Rehabilitation: A Pre-Post Comparison Study by Kazunori Sato, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Kaoru Honaga, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Yasushi Shimo, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…Patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease who were admitted to our hospital for STN-DBS surgery were included in this study. …”
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A Real-World Comparison Between Adjuvant Docetaxel with Cyclophosphamide (TC) and Anthracycline–Taxane Chemotherapy in Early HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer by Danilo Giffoni de Mello Morais Mata, Rossanna C. Pezo, Kelvin K. W. Chan, Ines Menjak, Andrea Eisen, Maureen Trudeau

“…Conclusion: Our study shows that anthracycline–taxane regimens were the most commonly prescribed adjuvant chemotherapy options in HER2-negative BC. Women who received ACT had the lowest OS, likely due to their unfavorable pathology.…”
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Sexual distress among men with cancer – a cross-sectional study by Jonas Nahavandipour, Christoffer Johansen, Annamaria Giraldi, Bolette Skjøft Rafn, Annika von Heymann

“…The number of patients who received help for or were interested in a consultation for sexual problems was calculated. …”
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Faktor Risiko yang Berpengaruh terhadap Kejadian Berat Badan Lahir Rendah di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Sagung Adi Sresti Mahayana, Eva Chundrayetti, Yulistini

“…This was a cross-sectional study by obtaining retrospective datas from medical records of mother who delivered<br />LBW babies at RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang from January until December 2012 period. …”
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Congenital cytomegalovirus - current state of knowledge on the treatment and prevention of fetuses and newborns by Katarzyna Miedzińska, Mateusz Grego, Łukasz Stojak, Dariusz Popiela, Karina Urbańska, Filip Kwiatkowski, Mateusz Baczewski, Witold Czyż

“…Symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus occurs in about 10% of infected newborns and, among of the other things, can cause hearing loosing, vision impairment or cognitive impairment in the children. Importantly, a child who is asymptomatic at the time of delivery is still at risk of developing dysfunctions in the future. …”
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Interacciones docente-estudiantes y maltrato infantil: análisis microgenético desde la perspectiva sociocultural/ Teacher-Student Interactions and Child Abuse: Microgenetic Analysi... by María Natalia Rodríguez, Julian David Torres, Mónica Roncancio

“…We used the idiographic approach to characterize the case study of Martina, a first-grade teacher, through microgenetic analysis; who from her pedagogical practice and the design of a workshop aimed at preventing abuse provided us with elements to characterize the significations she has built on child abuse. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Marina Njelekela, Alfa Muhihi, Akum Aveika, Donna Spiegelman, Claudia Hawkins, Catharina Armstrong, Enju Liu, James Okuma, Guerino Chalamila, Sylvia Kaaya, Ferdinand Mugusi, Wafaie Fawzi

“…Low CD4+ T-cell count, advanced WHO clinical disease stage, and history of TB were associated with 10%, 42%, and 14% decreased risk for hypertension. …”
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Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Implantable Electromedical Devices is Safe by Lucinda A. Harris, Stephanie L. Hansel, Elizabeth Rajan, Komandoor Srivathsan, Robert Rea, Michael D. Crowell, David E. Fleischer, Shabana F. Pasha, Suryakanth R. Gurudu, Russell I. Heigh, Arthur D. Shiff, Janice K. Post, Jonathan A. Leighton

“…A retrospective chart review of all patients who had a capsule endoscopy at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, USA, or Rochester, MN, USA, (January 2002 to June 2010) was performed to identify CE studies done on patients with IEDs. …”
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Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting new onset hypertension: a study based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey by Manhui Zhang, Xian Xia, Qiqi Wang, Yue Pan, Guanyi Zhang, Zhigang Wang

“…Methods: We analyzed data from the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort of individuals who were not hypertensive at baseline and had follow-up results available for prediction by 2015. …”
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Islamic Perspectives on Multicultural Education Values in The Sumberdem Clean Village Tradition by Ummi Ulfatus Syahriyah, Ilma Fahmi Aziza, Islahuddin Islahuddin

“…This process shapes a well-rounded individual who balances their roles as abdullah (God’s servant) and khalifatullah (God’s steward). …”
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Assessment of diabetes-specific eating disorder risk in adult patients with diabetes by Afruz Babayeva, Shovket Alishova, Gunay Mammadova, Meric Coskun, Ethem Turgay Cerit, Alev Eroglu Altinova, Mujde Akturk, Fusun Balos Toruner, Mehmet Ayhan Karakoc, Mehmet Muhittin Yalcin

“…Methods Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R), electronically delivered to the patients with T1D and T2D who were on an intensive insulin regimen followed up in the diabetes outpatient clinic in our center for the evaluation of DEB. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

“…We used panel data from the South African National Income Dynamics Study (SA-NIDS) from 2008-2017, consisting of 17,255 adult study participants who were depression free at baseline. Risk of first depression onset between individuals exposed and unexposed to community disaster was measured, accounting for multiple disaster exposure over time by fitting generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression models. …”
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The role of the hippocampus in working memory and word reading: Novel neural correlates of reading among youth living in the context of economic disadvantage by ET. Marcelle, H. Yang, JW. Cohen, B. Ramphal, D. Pagliaccio, V. Rauh, BS. Peterson, F. Perera, H. Andrews, AG. Rundle, J. Herbstman, AE. Margolis

“…However, among youth with low scores on reading tests who are living in the context of economic disadvantage, this brain network is actively engaged during reading, despite persistent reading problems. …”
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Investigating misclassification of type 1 diabetes in a population-based cohort of British Pakistanis and Bangladeshis using polygenic risk scores by Timing Liu, Alagu Sankareswaran, Gordon Paterson, Genes & Health Research Team, Diane P. Fraser, Sam Hodgson, Qin Qin Huang, Teng Hiang Heng, Meera Ladwa, Nick Thomas, David A. van Heel, Michael N. Weedon, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Richard A. Oram, Giriraj R. Chandak, Hilary C. Martin, Sarah Finer

“…Combining these with 307 confirmed T1D cases and 307 controls from India, we calculated ancestry-corrected PRSs for T1D and T2D, with which we estimated the proportion of T1D cases within the ambiguous group at ~ 6%, dropping to ~ 4.5% within the subset who had T2D codes in their health records (and are thus most likely to have been misclassified). …”
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