Le chemin des « mauvaises filles » by Véronique Blanchard, Hélène Duffuler-Vialle

“…The young innocent girl who, whatever her way, has necessarily deviated in some way, earns her freedom or gets trapped depending on the throw of the dice and the choices made by the visitors/players, who have several options at different stages of the play. …”
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The cranium from the Octagon in Ephesos by Gerhard W. Weber, Petra G. Šimková, Daniel M. Fernandes, Olivia Cheronet, Előd Úry, Harald Wilfing, Katarina Matiasek, Alejandro Llano-Lizcano, Pere Gelabert, Immo Trinks, Katerina Douka, Sabine Ladstätter, Tom Higham, Martin Steskal, Ron Pinhasi

“…The cranium represents an 11-14-year-old boy who suffered from significant developmental disturbances. …”
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Prevalence of digestive diseases in patients with excessive body weight and obesity (<i>according to data of polyclinic department of versatile clinic</i>) by I. R. Popova

“…Retrospective study of diseases of digestive organs prevalence included 1504 patients, who have visited polyclinic department in 2010 : 659 with excessive body weight – body mass index (BMI) 25,0 to 29,9 kg/m2), 610 with obesity (BMI ≥30 кг/м2) and 235 with normal weight (BMI 18,5 to 24,9 kg/m2), the latter made control group. …”
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Factors Affecting the Weaning from Nasal CPAP in Preterm Neonates by Shantanu Rastogi, Hariprem Rajasekhar, Anju Gupta, Alok Bhutada, Deepa Rastogi, Jen-Tien Wung

“…Retrospective review of 454 neonates ≤32 weeks of gestational age (GA) who were placed on NCPAP and successfully weaned to room air was performed. …”
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Non-linear dose-response relationship between uterine artery pulsatility index and risk of preeclampsia in early pregnancy: A secondary analysis based on a nested cohort study. by Shaou Wang, Hao Dong

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 5000 pregnant women who underwent prenatal examination and delivery at the same hospital were included in this nested cohort study. …”
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Clinical Profile and Outcome of Esophageal Button Battery Ingestion in Children: An 8-Year Retrospective Case Series by Mustafa Erman Dörterler

“…A total of 17 children who presented after ingesting a button battery and were treated at a tertiary care clinic over an 8-year period were included in this retrospective case series study. …”
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Współzależność cech budowy ciała i dynamiki ich zmian w okresie pokwitania (raport 3 z dwuletnich comiesięcznych badań na Jukatanie w Meksyku) by Napoleon Wolański, Armando Rojas, Ligia Uc, Anna Siniarska

“…It is rather related to differences in the phase of puberty (more advanced girls than boys in this process), although the same calendar age. Girls who mature earlier are characterized by greater initial stature and greater body weight, BM I fat mass (including subcutaneous fat tissue), and fat-free mass at the beginning and end of the study than girls who mature later. …”
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Dengue severity by serotype and immune status in 19 years of pediatric clinical studies in Nicaragua. by Federico Narvaez, Carlos Montenegro, Jose G Juarez, José Victor Zambrana, Karla Gonzalez, Elsa Videa, Sonia Arguello, Fanny Barrios, Sergio Ojeda, Miguel Plazaola, Nery Sanchez, Daniel Camprubí-Ferrer, Guillermina Kuan, Gabriela Paz Bailey, Eva Harris, Angel Balmaseda

“…According to the 1997 World Health Organization (WHO) severity classification, both DENV2 and DENV3 caused a higher proportion of severe disease compared to other serotypes, whereas DENV3 caused the greatest percentage of severity according to the WHO-2009 classification. …”
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Follow up through Endoscopical – Histological Studies and Helicobacter Pylori Infections in Patients Suffering from Gastric Ulcers by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Antonio Moré Pérez, Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Juan Luis de Pasos Carrazana, Anagalys Ortega Alvelay

“…<strong><br />Objective: </strong>To determine the endoscopic-biopsic follow up and to set the frequency of infection due to Helicobacter pylori in those patients who suffer from gastric ulcers. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: observational, descriptive and prospective study carried out at the University Hospital “Arnaldo Milián Castro”. …”
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Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Related Factors by Metin Pıçakçıefe, Şeyma Ata, Raziye Ülkü Kıcalı, M. Onur Vatandaş

“…The study evaluated the prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence in pregnant women who apply to a healthy life center (HLC). Methods: The population of the cross-sectional and analytical study, in which the surveillance data were analyzed, consisted of 202 pregnant women who applied to the HLC of the district health directorate. …”
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Barriers to Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services for Visually Impaired Patients in a Multidisciplinary Ophthalmology Outpatient Practice by Karima S. Khimani, Carissa R. Battle, Lauren Malaya, Aaleena Zaidi, Mary Schmitz-Brown, Huey-Ming Tzeng, Praveena K. Gupta

“…Chart review identified 190 subjects who met criteria for low-vision analysis. Patients who received LVR referrals to attend at least one LVR service visit from the eligible subjects were contacted for participation in phone interviews regarding their LVR experience. …”
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Improving Psychological and Educational Support of University Students with Disabilities in Kazakhstan by Rakhila Aubakirova, Aisulu Zhomartova, Murshida Nurgaliyeva, Gulmira Tulekova, Gulnar Tursungozhinova, Marina Skiba, Alma Turganbayeva, Oxana Belenko

“…The quasi-experiment was conducted among two groups: the first group students trained in special classrooms by teachers who had studied foreign experience and had been trained to master the competencies of creating psychological and pedagogical conditions to support SWD, and the second control group of the students studying without special conditions with teachers who had not been trained abroad. …”
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Association of dietary sodium intake with impaired fasting glucose in adult cancer survivors: A population-based cross-sectional study. by Kyuwoong Kim, Hamee Kim, Tae Joon Jun, Young-Hak Kim

“…<h4>Results</h4>After adjusting for confounding variables identified in the KNHANES, the adjusted OR among the adult cancer survivors who consumed 1,500-2,999 mg/day, 2,300-3,999 mg/day, and ≥4,000 mg/day of dietary sodium were 1.16 (95% CI: 0.25-5.27), 1.93 (95% CI: 0.40-9.37), and 2.67 (95% CI: 0.59-12.18), respectively, as compared to those who consumed <1,500 mg/day (P value for trend = 0.036).…”
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The effects of age and other individual factors on radiation induced ESR signals from fingernails by Samayeh Azariasl, Samayeh Azariasl, Samayeh Azariasl, Hiroshi Yasuda, Hiroshi Yasuda

“…Interestingly, the fingernals of middle-aged donors who regularly took vitamin supplements showed significantly higher ESR signal intensities than those of similar-age donors who did not take supplements. …”
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Satisfaction and Usability of a Commercially Available Medication Adherence App (Medisafe) Among Medically Underserved Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Survey Study by Christa Hartch, Mary S Dietrich, B Jeanette Lancaster, Shelagh A Mulvaney, Deonni P Stolldorf

“…Use of the Medfriend feature, which alerts a social support person if a medication is missed, was low (n=2), but those who used it were very positive about the feature. …”
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Results from a UK consensus about the optimal prescribing of medium strength triple therapy in uncontrolled adult asthma patients in the NHS by Richard E. K. Russell, Darush Attar-Zadeh, Natalie Harper, Fiona Mosgrove, Laura Rush, Dave Singh

“…Lack of clarity exists regarding who should prescribe ICS/LABA/LAMA and in which patients, and this is compounded by a lack of consistency among guidelines. …”
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Unprotected Sex with Injecting Drug Users among Iranian Female Sex Workers: Unhide HIV Risk Study by Khodabakhsh Ahmadi, Majid Rezazade, Mohammad Nafarie, Babak Moazen, Mosaieb Yarmohmmadi Vasel, Shervin Assari

“…This cross-sectional study included 144 FSWs who were interviewed as a part of Unhide HIV Risk Study, a national behavioral survey focusing on various high-risk populations, including IDUs, FSWs, and Men who have Sex with Men (MSMs) in 2009. …”
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Factors in Vaccine Refusal by Patients Applying for COVID-19 PCR Test by Ferhat ARSLAN, Behcet AL, Gorkem Alper SOLAKOGLU, Omer Faruk GULSOY, Cagatay NUHOGLU, Sema AYTEN

“…Objective: This study was designed to determine the reasons for vaccine rejection in patients who applied for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test but did not receive the vaccine. …”
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Chronic disease risk factors among hospital employees: A cross-sectional study in Türkiye. by Volkan Medeni, Vildan Topcu, Fatma Bozdağ, İrem Medeni

“…The prevalence of smoking was 50.4%, alcohol consume 11.6%, physical inactivity 50.4%, and overweight 65.3% among those who graduated from high school or lower. In contrast, the prevalences were 35.4%, 25.0%, 69.5%, and 49.4%, respectively, among those who graduated from university or higher. …”
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Prostate Cancer Patients' Perceptions Regarding the Relevance of a Digital Rectal Examination During Their Follow‐Up After Radiation Therapy by Clément Klein, Ninon Bosc, Sylvie Marty, Laura Calen, Candice Debard, Grégoire Robert, Thibaud Haaser

“…Conclusions A positive perception of DRE persists among patients, mainly at the symbolic level, including a proportion of patients who understand the low clinical utility of DRE. …”
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